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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. 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






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






5. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






8. 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






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

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10. 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






11. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






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






14. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






15. 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






16. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






18. One choice does not include any other choices






19. 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.






20. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






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






34. 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






35. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






37. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






38. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






39. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






40. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






41. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






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






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






44. 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






45. Communication with peers






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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






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






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