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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






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






4. 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






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






6. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






7. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






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






11. 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






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. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






20. 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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






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






25. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






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






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






28. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






31. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






32. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






33. 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






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






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






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






37. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






42. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






43. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






44. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?