PMP Certification Questions

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)

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

• 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

• 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

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 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

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

• 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)