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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






2. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






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. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






6. 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


7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






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






22. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






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






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






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






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






33. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






34. Communication formula






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






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






37. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






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






39. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






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






41. 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.






42. Communication up and down the organization






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






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






45. 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






46. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






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