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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






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






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






4. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






5. 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






6. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






7. 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






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






9. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






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






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






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






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






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






15. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






16. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






24. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






25. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 3 main components of the communication model






32. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






33. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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






35. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






36. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






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






38. 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.






39. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






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






41. A milestone has a ______duration






42. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. 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






48. What is the number source of conflict?






49. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






50. 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