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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






2. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






3. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






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






5. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






6. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






7. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






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






9. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






10. Communication with peers






11. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






12. 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.






13. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






14. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






15. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






16. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






17. 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






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






19. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






20. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






21. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






22. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






25. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






26. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






27. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






28. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






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






31. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






32. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






33. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






34. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






35. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






36. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






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






42. 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






43. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






44. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






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






47. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






48. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






49. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






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