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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






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






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






4. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






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






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






7. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






8. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






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






10. Communication with peers






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






19. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






20. 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






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






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






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






24. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






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






26. 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






27. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






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






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






30. Communication formula






31. 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.






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






33. What is the number source of conflict?






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






35. 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.






36. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






37. Difference between internal and external risk






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






39. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






40. 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.






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






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

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






44. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






45. 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






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






47. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






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






49. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






50. 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)