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






3. Communication that is not on the record






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






5. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






6. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






7. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....


8. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






11. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






12. 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






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






14. Communication up and down the organization






15. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






20. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






21. 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






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






23. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






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






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






27. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






28. 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.






29. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






30. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






31. A milestone has a ______duration






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






33. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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


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






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






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






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






39. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






40. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






41. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






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






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






44. Communication with peers






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






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