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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






2. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






3. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






6. Communication up and down the organization






7. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






8. 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






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






10. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






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






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






14. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






16. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






17. 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






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






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






20. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






23. 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






24. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






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






27. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






39. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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. 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






50. 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