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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






2. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






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






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






5. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






6. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






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






8. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






10. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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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18. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






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






20. Communication in writing or oral






21. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






23. 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






24. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






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






26. One choice does not include any other choices






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






28. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






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






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






31. Difference between internal and external risk






32. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






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






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






35. 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






36. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






37. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






38. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






39. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






40. 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.






41. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






42. 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






43. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






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






45. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






46. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






47. 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






48. What is the number source of conflict?






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






50. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th