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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






5. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Communication with peers






20. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






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






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






29. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. Communication in writing or oral






39. 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






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






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






42. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






48. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






49. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






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