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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






2. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






3. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






4. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






5. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






6. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






7. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






8. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






9. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






10. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






11. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






12. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






13. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






14. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






15. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






16. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






17. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






18. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






19. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






20. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






21. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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22. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






23. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






24. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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25. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






26. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






27. Commuincation within the project






28. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






29. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






30. What is the number source of conflict?






31. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






32. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






33. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






34. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






35. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






36. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






37. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






38. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






39. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






40. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






41. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






42. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






43. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






44. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






45. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






46. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






47. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






48. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






49. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






50. Practice of providing more than what the customer request