PMP Certification Questions

Activity Definition - Identifying the Specific schedule activities that need to be performed to produce the various project deliverables.

Activity Sequencing - Identifying and documenting dependencies among schedule activities

Activity Resource Estimating - Estimating the type and quantities of resources required to perform each schedule activity

Activity Duration Estimating - Estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete individual schedule activities

Schedule Development - Analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to creae the project schedule.

Schedule Control - Controlling changes to the project schedule

I. Inputs

• Project scope statement


• WBS dictionary


• Project scope management plan


• Deliverables

II. Tools and Techniques

• Inspection

III. Outputs

• Accepted  deliverables


• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions

I. Inputs

• Preliminary project scope statement


• Project management processes


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Project management plan

I. Inputs

• Quality management plan


• Quality metrics


• Process improvement plan 


• Work performance information 


• Approved change requests


• Quality control measurements 


• Implemented change requests


• Implemented corrective actions 


• Implemented defect repair


• Implemented preventive actions 

II. Tools and Techniques

• Quality planning tools and techniques


• Quality audits


• Process analysis 


• Quality control tools and techniques

III. Outputs

• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)


• Project management plan (updates)

Human Resource Planning - Identifying and documenting Project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships, as well as creating the staffing management plan.

Acquire Project Team - Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project

Develop Project Team - Improving the competencies and interaction of team members to enhance project performance.

Manage Project Team - Tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance.

The project management life cycle describes high-level processes for delivering a successful project.

The project management life cycle is usually broken down into four phases:

1. Initiation and Planning,

2. Execution,

3. Project Monitoring and Control, and

4. Project Closing.

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets 


• Project scope statement


• Work breakdown structure


• WBS dictionary 


• Project management plan

             - Schedule management plan

             - Staffing management plan

             - Risk register

II. Tools and Techniques

• Analogous estimating


• Determine resource cost rates


• Bottom-up estimating


• Parametric estimating


• Project management software


• Vendor bid analysis


• Reserve analysis


• Cost of quality

III. Outputs

• Activity cost estimates 


• Activity cost estimate supporting detail 


• Requested changes


• Cost management plan (updates)

I. Inputs

• Project management plan


• Approved corrective actions


• Approved preventive actions


• Approved change requests


• Approved defect repair


• Validated defect repair


• Administrative closure procedure

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system

III. Outputs

• Deliverables


• Requested changes


• Implemented change requests


• Implemented corrective actions


• Implemented preventive actions


• Implemented defect repair


• Work performance information