4 Latest Updates on PMP PDUs Requirements

For PMP certification renewal, you’re required to earn 60 PDUs. And now comes latest updates related to PDUs requirements that you should look at to make your certification maintenance go as smooth. The whole framework of the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) programs are still the same (The CCR program classifies how to earn 60 PDUs for your credential maintenance). And as before, you will earn PDUs by the Education and Giving back categories.

So what is new? How the number of PDUs in the two categories are regulated will be different, which is specified as below and comes into effect from December 1st 2015.

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Education category:

1. Previously, this category required none of limitations to the education hours (neither minimum nor maximum). But now, 35 PDUs at least are the required hours.

2. Out of 35 PDUs for education, you will need each 8 hours at min allocated for each skill of ‘technical’, ‘leadership’, and ‘strategic business management skills’. And as per PMI, 11 left hours can be arranged for any of the above skills provided that you satisfy at least 8 hours.

Giving back category:

3. The maximum hours for this category used to 45. Now you’re required to earn 25 PDU at most.

4. In which, you need the maximum of 8 hours for the skill of ‘working as a professional. Meanwhile, ‘volunteering’ and ‘creating knowledge skills don’t need a max, but they cannot be more than 25 PDUs in total because they are of ‘Giving back’ category.

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Risk Management Planning/Project Risk Management

Defining "What Is" and "What is Not" included in the project.
Process of developing project charter that formally authorizes a project
Deciding how to appproach, plan and execute the risk management activities for a project
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.

Monitor and Control Project Work/Project Integration Management

Monitoring and Controlling the processes required to initiate, plan, execute and close a project to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
Controlling changes to the project scope
Monitoring and Controlling
Identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships as well as creating the staffing management plan

What process group does 'Close Procurements' belong to?

Planning
Executing
Permanent
Closing

What is a surgical team structure comprised of?

Initiate, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
The effect of the quality plan on the maintenance costs of the product once delivered
The organizational structure in which a single individual has primary responsibility for the final product
Controlling changes to the project scope

Acquire Project Team/Project Human Resource Management

Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project
Project Scope Management- Knowledge Area
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Controlling changes to the project scope

Requirements for contract closure are usually defined in the?

Monitoring and Controlling
Terms within the contract.
Decomposition.
Critical chain.

Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement/Project Integration Management

Developing an approximation of the costs of resources needed to complete project activities
Process of developing project charter that formally authorizes a project
Project Scope Management - Knowledge Area
Developing the preliminary project scope statement provided as a high-level scope narrative

What process group does 'Verify Scope' belong to?

Planning
Monitoring and Controlling
Repitition
Win-Win Situation.

In the Plan Purchases and Acquisitions process, it is a good practice to...

Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
A functional organization.
Request funds from management contingency reserves.
Review the risks involved in each make-or-buy decision.

1 of 3 types of phase Phase-to-Phase relationships where a phase can only start once the previous phase is complete?

A functional organization.
Critical chain.
An Overlapping Relationship.
A Sequential Relationship.

Control Scope is part of which Knowledge Area?

Project Scope Management- Knowledge Area
Project Cost Management - Knowledge Area.
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Project Scope Management - Knowledge Area

To-Complete Performance Index(TCPI)

An Overlapping Relationship.
Plan your work and work your plan.
(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC) or (work remaining)/(funds remaining)
A government imposed requirement.

A good staffing management plan can include all of the following except:

Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project
Controlling changes to the project schedule
Obtaining human re-sources to complete the project

EAC forecast for ETC at BUDGETED RATE

Planning
EAC=AC+BAC-EV
42
Executing

Operations are _____________ endeavors that produce repetitive outputs, with resources assigned to do basically the same set of tasks according to the standards institutionalized in the product life cycle.

Permanent
Increase.
Performance
Planning

Define Scope is part of which Knowledge Area?

Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Project Scope Management - Knowledge Area
Project Integration Management - Knowledge Area
Project Scope Management- Knowledge Area

As the project manager on a large commercial development project, you have just completed the requirements phase of the project. Before the next phase of the project gets underway, you should?

Assess which risk events are no longer a factor and those that are antici-pated for the new phase.
Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
The processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project.

Progressive Elaboration Involves?

Identifying and documenting dependencies among schedule activities
Determining what to purchase or acquire and determining WHEN and HOW
Creating a project scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, verified and controlled, and how WBS will be created and defined
Continuously improving and detailing plans as more-detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available.

Which scheduling method combines deterministic and probabilistic approaches, adds duration buffers and planned activities are scheduled to their latest possible start and finish dates?

Repitition
Executing
Increase.
Critical chain.

When phases are sequential, the close of a phase ends with some form of transfer or handoff known as?

Phase Exits, Milestones, Phase Gates or Kill Points.
Monitoring and Controlling
Plan your work and work your plan.
A government imposed requirement.

As a project team member you observe that the two categories of time constraints that need to be considered in schedule develop-ment are?

Imposed dates and dictated milestones.
Formal written communications.
Reduce project lead time.
Monitoring and Controlling

Risk REsponse Planning/Project Risk Management

Developing Options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to projcect objectives
Determining what to purchase or acquire and determining WHEN and HOW
Obtaining human re-sources to complete the project
Developing an approximation of the costs of resources needed to complete project activities

What process group does 'Monitor and Control Risks' belong to?

Control accounts.
Monitoring and Controlling
Terms within the contract.
Repitition

What process group does 'Adminsiter Procurements' belong to?

Executing
Planning
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing

What is Project Management?

Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
The organizational structure in which a single individual has primary responsibility for the final product
The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.
The processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project.

Your project data shows that, at some point in the time during execution, the earned value (EV) is $10,000 and the actual cost (AC) is $7,500. The cost variance (CV) is?

$2,500.00
Planning
Permanent
Executing

If a "Budget" increase is not possible, then?

Instill a spirit of performance within team members.
The processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project.
the scope or quality may be reduced to deliver a product in less time for same budgeting.
Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Scope Definition/Project Scope Management

Developing a detailed project scope statement as the basis for future project decisions
The processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project.
Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
Developing the preliminary project scope statement provided as a high-level scope narrative

Activity Duration Estimating/Project Time Management

Estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete individual schedule activities
Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project
Identifying the specific schedule activities that need to be performed to produce the various project deliverables
Estimating the type and quantities of resources required to perform each schedule activity

Integrated Change Control/Project Integration Management

Review the risks involved in each make-or-buy decision.
Defining "What Is" and "What is Not" included in the project.
Reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and controlling changes to the deliverables and organizational process assets
considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives

Activity Sequencing/Project Time Management

Identifying and documenting dependencies among schedule activities
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Imposed dates and dictated milestones.
Controlling changes to the project scope

It is when projects are mult-phased and the phases are part of a generally sequential process designed that ensures proper control of the project and attains the desired product, service or result?

Fast tracking.
Participative Leader.
Phase-to-Phase Relationships
Project Governance

This type of leader relies on authority and discipline? This leader is known as a theory X manager who believes that work is distasteful to subordinates.

Increase.
Executing
Autocratic Leader.
Fast tracking.

What process group does 'Control Schedule' belong to?

Terms within the contract.
Repitition
Perform Quality Control.
Monitoring and Controlling

Contract Administration/Project Procurement Management

Documenting the actions necessary to define prepare, integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans into a project management plan
Applying the planned, systematic quality activities to ensure that the project employs all processes needed to meet requirements
Determining the information and communication needs of the project stakeholders
Managing the contract and the relationship between the buyer and the seller, reviewing and documenting how a seller is performing or has performed to establish required corrective actions and provide basis for future relationship with seller

What are the five Project Management process groups?

Monitoring and Controlling
Initiate, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing
Project Integration Management - Knowledge Area
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing

Create WBS/Project Scope Management

Subdividing the major project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.
Project Integration Management. - Knowledge Area
Managing the contract and the relationship between the buyer and the seller, reviewing and documenting how a seller is performing or has performed to establish required corrective actions and provide basis for future relationship with seller

Develop Project Charter is part of which Knowledge Area?

Project Scope Management- Knowledge Area
Project Integration Management - Knowledge Area
Project Scope Management - Knowledge Area
Project Time Management - Knowledge Area.

Scope Planning/Project Scope Management

Creating a project scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, verified and controlled, and how WBS will be created and defined
Project Scope Management- Knowledge Area
Project Scope Management - Knowledge Area
Controlling changes to the project schedule

4 Latest Updates on PMP PDUs Requirements

147 Free Online PMP Practice Exam

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