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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






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






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

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4. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






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






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






9. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






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






11. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






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






14. 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.






15. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






16. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






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






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






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






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






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






22. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






23. 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






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






25. 3 main components of the communication model






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






27. 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






28. 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)






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






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






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






32. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






34. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






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






40. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






41. Communication in writing or oral






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






43. 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






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






45. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






46. 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.






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






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






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






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