PMP Certification Questions

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Project scope statement


• Work breakdown structure


• WBS dictionary


• Project management plan

                 - Risk register

                 - Risk - related contractual agreements

                 - Resource requirements

                 - Project schedule

                 - Activity cost estimates

                 - Cost baseline

II. Tools and Techniques

• Make-or-buy analysis


• Expert judgement


• Contract types

III. Outputs

• Procurement management plan


• contract statement of work


• make-or-buy decisions


• Requested changes       

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Roles and responsibilities 


• Project organization charts


• Staffing management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Pre-assignment


• Negotiation


• Acquisition


• Virtual teams

III. Outputs

• Project staff assignments


• Resource availability


• Staffing management plan (updates)

I. Inputs

• Project Charter


• Project Statement of work


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Preliminary project scope statement 

I. Inputs

• Project staff assignments


• Staffing management plan


• Resource availability

II. Tools and Techniques

• General management skills


• Training


• Team - building activities


• Ground rules


• Co-location


• Recognition and rewards

III. outputs

• Team performance assessment

I. Inputs

• Organizational process assets


• Project staff assignments


• Roles and responsibilities


• Project organization charts


• Staffing management plan


• Team performance assessment


• Work performance information


• Performance reports

II. Tools and Techniques

• Observation and conversation


• project performance appraisals


• Conflict management


• Issue log

III. Outputs

• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Recommended preventive actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)

I. Inputs

• Quality management plan


• Quality metrics 


• Quality checklists


• Organizational process assets


• Work performance information


• Approved change requests


• Deliverables

II. Tools and Techniques

• Cause and effect diagram


• Control charts


• Flow Charting


• Histogram


• Pareto chart


• Run chart


• Scatter diagram


• Statistical sampling


• Inspection


• Defect repair review

III. Outputs

• Quality control measurements


• Validated defect repair


• Quality baseline (updates)


• Recommended corrective actions


• Recommended preventive actions


• Requested changes


• Recommended defect repair


• Organization process assets (updates)


• Validated deliverables


• Project management plan (updates)

Scope Planning - Creating a project scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined,verified, controlled, and how the work breakdown structure (WBS) will be created and defined.

Scope Definition - Developing a detailed project scope statement as the basis for future project decisions.

Create WBS - Subdividing the major project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components

Scope Verification - Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

Scope Control - Controlling changes to the project scope.

Project managers or the organization can divide projects into phases to provide better management control with appropriate links to the ongoing operations of the performing organization. Collectively, these phases are known as the project life cycle.