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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






3. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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






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






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






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






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






9. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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






11. 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






12. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






13. Communication up and down the organization






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






15. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






17. 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






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






19. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






20. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






21. Shows the type of resources broken down






22. 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






23. 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)






24. 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






25. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






26. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






27. Difference between internal and external risk






28. One choice does not include any other choices






29. 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






30. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






31. 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.






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






33. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






34. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






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






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






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






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






39. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






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






41. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






42. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






43. 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






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






45. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






46. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






47. 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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48. 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






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






50. 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.