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Step 2: Filling out the application for the PMP exam can be a project in itself. You'll get some tools and learn some best practices that will help you fill out the application efficiently.
Step 3: Studying for the exam toward PMP certification will be a much less daunting task if you apply your project management skills to it and create a project plan. Here are the essential elements to include in your PMP study plan.
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Step 6: Despite all the studying you've done for the PMP Exam you may be nervous about taking the test. Here's how PMP sample questions and PMP Exam Simulators can help test your knowledge and prepare you for the big day.
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Step 8: Earning professional development units is key to maintaining your PMP certification after you received your certification. Here are tips on staying PMP certified over the years.
A) It is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables.
B) It is a hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so that the work packages can be related to the performing organizational unit.
C) It is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type to be used on the project.
D) It is a hierarchical tabulation of the physical assemblies, sub-assemblies and component needed to fabricate a manufactured product.
Exam Tip: The Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), also known as RACI matrix or Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC), describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process. It is especially useful in clarifying roles and responsibilities in cross-functional/departmental projects and processes. RACI is an acronym derived from the four key responsibilities most typically used:
Responsible: Those who do the work to achieve the task. There is typically one role with a participation type of Responsible, although others can be delegated to assist in the work required.
Accountable (also Approver or final Approving authority): The one ultimately accountable for the correct and thorough completion of the deliverable or task, and the one to whom Responsible is accountable. In other words, an Accountable must sign off (Approve) on work that Responsible provides. There must be only one Accountable specified for each task or deliverable
Consulted: Those whose opinions are sought; and with whom there is two-way communication.
Informed: Those who are kept up-to-date on progress, often only on completion of the task or deliverable; and with whom there is just one-way communication.
Very often the role that is Accountable for a task or deliverable may also be Responsible for completing it (indicated on the matrix by the task or deliverable having a role Accountable for it, but no role Responsible for its completion, i.e. it is implied). Outside of this exception, it is generally recommended that each role in the project or process for each task receive, at most, just one of the participation types. Where more than one participation type is shown, this generally implies that participation has not yet been fully resolved, which can impede the value of this technique in clarifying the participation of each role on each task. There is a distinction between a role and individually identified people: a role is a descriptor of an associated set of tasks; may be performed by many people; and one person can perform many roles. For example, an organization may have 10 people who can perform the role of project manager, although traditionally each project only has one project manager at any one time; and a person who is able to perform the role of project manager may also be able to perform the role of business analyst and tester.
The PMBOK Guide 4th Edition (starting in section 9.1) defines RACI as a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) which is used to illustrate the connections between work packagers or activities and project team members. On larger projects, RAMs can be developed at various levels. For example, a high-level RAM can define what a project team group of unit is responsible for within each component of the WBS, lower level RAMs are used within the group to designate roles, responsibilities and levels of authority for specific activities. The matrix format shows all activities associated with one person and all people associated with one activity. This also ensures that there is only one person accountable for any one task to avoid confusion. The PMBOK confirms that one example of a RAM is the RACI chart, showing the work to be done in the left column as activities. The assigned resources can be shown as individual or groups. The RACI is just one type of RAM; the project manager can select other options such as "lead" and "resource" designation or others as appropriate for the project. The RACI is particularly important when the team consists of internal and external resources to ensure clear divisions of roles and expectations.
Solution
The correct answer is: A
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Joseph Catanio from the Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with
their research study into the relationship between PMP certification and
being a better project manager? The survey investigates key information
technology (IT) project management activities in terms of project
scope, time, and cost management, namely the triple constraint. The
authors contend that the ability to properly manage and execute these
activities are the quintessential components that oftentimes drives
whether scope, time and cost goals are met. The literature shows that
IT projects have a dismal success rate but successful projects have been
on the rise. This study attempts to determine if the increase of
successful projects correlates to the increase in the number of PMP
certificated project managers.
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What is the work breakdown structure (WBS)?