PMP Certification Questions

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

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.

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

• 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

• Organizational process assets


• Project scope statement


• Project scope management  plan


• Approved Change requests

II. Tools and Techniques

• Work breakdown structure templates


• Decomposition

III. Outputs

• Project scope statement(updates)


• Work breakdown structure


• WBS dictionary


• Scope baseline


• Project scope management plan(updates)


• Requested changes

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)

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.

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