PMP Certification Questions

• Project-based Organizations are those whose operations consist primarily of projects.


• Non Project-based organizations often may lack management systems designed to support project needs efficiently and effectively.

Quality planning - Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them

Perform Quality Assurance - Applying the planned , systematic quality activities to ensure that the project employs all processes needed to meet requirements.

Perform Quality Control - monitoring specific project results to determine whether they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

I. Inputs

• Organizational process assets


• Procurement management plan


• Evaluation criteria


• Procurement document package


• Proposals


• Qualified sellers list


• Project management plan

                 - Risk register

                 - Risk related contractual agreements

II. Tools and Techniques

• Weighting system


• Independent estimates


• Screening system


• Contract negotiation


• Seller rating systems


• Expert judgment


• Proposal evaluation techniques

III. Outputs

• Selected sellers


• Contract


• Contract management plan


• Resource availability


• Procurement management plan (updates)


• Requested changes

I. Inputs

• Project management plan


• Requested changes


• Work performance information


• Recommended preventive actions


• Recommended corrective actions


• Recommended defect repair


• Deliverables

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Approved change requests


• Rejected change requests


• Project management plan(updates)


• Project scope statement (updates)


• Approved corrective actions


• Approved preventive actions


• Approved defect repair


• Validated defect repair


• Deliverables 

I. Inputs

• Project management plan


• Contract documentation


• Enterprise environmental factors


• Organizational process assets


• Work performance information


• Deliverables

II. Tools and Techniques

• Project management methodology


• Project management information system


• Expert Judgment

III. Outputs

• Administrative closure procedure


• Contract closure procedure


• Final product, service, or result


• Organisational process assets (updates)

• Close Project


• Contract Closure

A project has a beginning and an end and passes through several phases of development known as life cycle phases. Every project has certain phases of development. A clear understanding of these phases allows managers and executives to maintain control of the project more efficiently.
These phases are varied depending upon the industry involved but all follow the same basic steps.

How Important is Project Life Cycle::

1. This is a tried and tested method for delivering projects on time, within budget and to the expected quality targets.

2. Aids communication and helps define roles within the project organisation as it provides a framework for the project that is visible and understood by all members of the project.

3. The project lifecycle will allow the project manager to link progress directly to each phase and recognise the completion of each phase

4. The phases within the project lifecycle provide an understanding of the evolution of the project, being able to identify areas that need greater attention at different times such as risk management in the early stages and more Project Evaluation Reviews during the Implementation stage.

5. At each stage, approval is generally required from outside the project team before proceeding to the next stage.

6. The project life cycle also allows for the gate procedure to be used.

7. At each stage, approval is generally required from outside the project team before proceeding to the next stage.

• Develop Project Management Plan


• Scope Planning


• Scope Definition


• Create WBS


• Activity Definition


• Activity Sequencing


• Activity Resource Estimating


• Activity Duration Estimating


• Schedule Development


• Cost Estimating


• Cost Budgeting


• Quality Planning


• Human Resource Planning


• Communications Planning


• Risk Management Planning


• Risk Identification


• Qualitative Risk Analysis


• Quantitative Risk Analysis


• Risk Response Planning


• Plan purchases and Acquisitions


• Plan Contracting