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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






2. 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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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)






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

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






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






19. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






21. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






22. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. Communication that is not on the record






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






37. 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.






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






39. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






40. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






41. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






49. Commuincation within the project






50. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase