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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






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






3. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






4. Delphi Technique Interviewing






5. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






6. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






7. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






8. What is the output of Identify Risk?






9. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






10. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






11. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






12. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






13. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






14. Shows the type of resources broken down






15. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






16. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






17. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






18. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






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






20. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






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






22. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






23. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






24. Communication up and down the organization






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






26. 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






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






28. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






29. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






30. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






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






32. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






33. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






34. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






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






36. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






37. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






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






39. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






40. 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






41. 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






42. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






43. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






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






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






46. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






47. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






48. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






49. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






50. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?