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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






2. 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






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






4. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






12. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






13. Communication formula






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






15. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






16. 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.






17. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






18. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






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






26. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






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






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






29. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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


33. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






34. Delphi Technique Interviewing






35. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






36. A milestone has a ______duration






37. 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






38. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






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






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






41. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






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






44. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






45. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






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






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






48. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






49. 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






50. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as