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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






2. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






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






4. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






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






6. Commuincation within the project






7. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






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






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

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11. 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)






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






13. 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






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






15. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






17. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse






18. 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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Communication in writing or oral






33. 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)






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






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






36. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






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






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






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






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






41. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






42. Communication that is not on the record






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






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






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






46. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






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






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






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






50. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure