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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






2. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






3. 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.






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






5. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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

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






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






10. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






11. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






12. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






13. Communication formula






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






15. 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






16. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






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

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18. What is the output of Identify Risk?






19. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






20. 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






21. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






23. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






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






25. 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.






26. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






28. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






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






30. 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.






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






32. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






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






35. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






36. 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.






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






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






39. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






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






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






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






43. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






44. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






45. 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






46. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






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






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






49. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






50. 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