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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






10. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






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






14. 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






15. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






16. 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.






17. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






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






19. Shows the type of resources broken down






20. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






21. What is the output of Identify Risk?






22. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






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






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






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






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






27. 3 main components of the communication model






28. 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.






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






30. 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






31. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






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






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






35. One choice does not include any other choices






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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


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


44. Difference between internal and external risk






45. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






46. 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






47. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






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






49. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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