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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






3. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






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






19. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






20. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






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






24. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






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






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






27. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






29. 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






30. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






37. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






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






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






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






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






43. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






44. Communication that is not on the record






45. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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46. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






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






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