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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






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






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






4. 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






5. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






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






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






8. 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






9. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






10. 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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11. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






17. 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






18. 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






19. Communication that is not on the record






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






21. 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






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






23. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Communication formula






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






38. 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






39. 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






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. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






42. Commuincation within the project






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another