PMP Certification Questions

Communications planning - Determining the information and communications needs of the project stakeholders.

Information Distribution - Making needed information available  to project stakeholders in a timely manner.

Performance Reporting - Collecting and distributing performance information. This includes status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting.

Manage Stakeholders - Managing communications to satisfy the requirements of and resolve issues with project stakeholders.

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

• Work performance information


• Performance measurements


• Forecasted completion


• Quality control measurements


• Project management plan

                - Performance measurement baseline

• Approved change requests


• Deliverables

II. Tools and Techniques

• Information presentation tools


• Performance information gathering and compilation


• Status review meetings


• Time reporting systems


• Cost reporting systems

III. Outputs

• Performance reports


• Forecasts


• Requested changes


• Recommended corrective actions


• Organizational process assets (updates)

I. Inputs

• Project scope statement


• Work breakdown structure


• WBS dictionary


• Activity cost estimates


• Activity cost estimate supporting detail


• Project schedule 


• Resource calendars 


• Contract


• Cost management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Cost aggregation


• Reserve analysis


• Parametric estimating 


• Funding limit reconciliation

III. Outputs

• Cost baseline 


• Project funding requirements 


• Cost management plan (updates)


• Requested changes

I. Inputs

• Contract (when applicable)


• Project statement of work


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project selection methods


• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

         1. Project charter

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

• Project management plan


• Work performance information


• Rejected Change requests

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Earned value technique


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Recommended corrective actions


• Recommended preventive actions


• Forecasts


• Recommended defect repair


• Requested changes 

I. Inputs

• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Activity list


• Activity attributes


• Resource availability


• Project management plan

II. Tools and Techniques

• Expert Judgment


• Alternatives analysis


• Published estimating data


• Project management software


• Bottom-up estimating

III. Outputs

• Activity resource requirements


• Activity atributes (updates)


• Resource breakdown structure


• Resource calendars (updates)


• Requested changes