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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. Communication with peers






4. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






5. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






6. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






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






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






9. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






10. 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






11. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






18. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






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






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






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






22. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






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






24. What is the output of Identify Risk?






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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

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30. One choice does not include any other choices






31. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






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






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






34. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






35. Commuincation within the project






36. Communication formula






37. 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






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






39. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






40. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






42. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






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






44. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






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






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






47. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






48. 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






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






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