... options For example, in the question about the narrator’s mother, choice a may be true according to the passage, but it may be that the narrator’s mother often acts strangely, or that there’s another ... 50/50 chance of getting the right answer—and boosting your score Identify key words in the stem These are the words that help you search forthe correct answer For example, in the stem: Clinically ... get used to the kind of questions you will be asked and the level of difficulty of those questions You will also become familiar with the format and comfortable with the length of the exam ■ ■...
... and experiences may be, their main reasons for taking the GED are the same Passing the GED: ■ ■ ■ ■ enables them to apply to colleges and universities allows them to apply for jobs or promotions ... content of the Spanish GED is essentially the same as the English GED, with the important Form L-15 for learning disabilities and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Form SA-001 for emotional ... someone read the questions aloud to the candidate If you will need special accommodations to take the GED, request the appropriate form from your local testing center: ■ The Spanish GED ■ The structure...
... comfortable with the format of the exam For example, when you are reading a short story, you can ask yourself questions like those you might see on the GED, such as: What is the theme of the ... remember the three main civilizations of the early Americas: the Mayans, the Aztecs, and the Incas You could use the acronym AIM to help you remember Another trick is to make a sentence using the ... variations, but this is the general form Here are the notes for animal cell structure presented in outline format: tion in this chart important? What was the impact of this discovery? Then, answer all...
... from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The members of the committee responsible forthe report were chosen for their ... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use forthe general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a ... acutely aware of the devastation of terrorism As the nation engages in the “war on terrorism,” the psychological health of the public must not be neglected Terrorism, whether in the form of a mass...
... of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community For more information on ... development center sponsored by the OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community ... Prepared forthe Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S Joint Forces Command Approved for public release; distribution unlimited The research described in this report was prepared forthe Office...
... actually be the worst thing forthe company In the other situations we discussed there was some feedback to the company that something was wrong, and there was some 22 Preparingforthe Project ... management, the thing that is being done forthe stakeholder is the project, and the things that the customer and stakeholders receive are the deliverables of the project These things can be either ... negotiates forthe people that are available and have the proper skills to work on the project Together, they develop the staff that will work on the project The functional managers this with all of the...
... to fulfill, since there is no time limit and the training can be provided by practically anyone I have not included the forms for applying forthe certification in this book since they are fairly ... accomplished, the resources that were put to gether for this purpose can be assigned to other projects This means that the people and resources that can be brought together for a project can be the right ... the expectations of the stakeholders in the project By organizing the project in a way that concentrates the efforts of the project team in the direction of accomplishing the project, a great...
... management, the thing that is being done forthe stakeholder is the project, and the things that the customer and stake holders receive are the deliverables of the project These things can be either ... where the company overbids the proj ect and is awarded the contract anyway This could actually be the worst thing forthe company In the other situations we discussed there was some feedback to the ... know that they had overbid the project in the first place The project manager will measure the progress and the performance of the project according to the allocated budget As long as the project...
... produce the cost baseline of the project The cost baseline forthe project is the expected actual cost of the proj ect The budget for a project should contain the estimated cost of doing all of the ... where the cost of every activity in the project must be added up to get the total cost, the sum of the time it will take to the project is the sum of the expected value of the items that are on the ... critical path only Other activities in the project not contribute to the length of the project, because they are done in parallel with the critical path The sum of the durations forthe critical path...
... see the problem in the new organization In the past, they had responsibility forthe administration as well as the direct ing of work in their part of the organization Under matrix management they ... organizations in the past simply expected employees to per form the job for which they were paid The employees’ happiness was of little concern The concept was that people were there to work forthe company, ... fundamental to the manage ment of the project Each of the persons on the project team as well as the stakeholders of the project are encouraged to make their own individual plans forthe work that they...
... fixed price forthe project plus there is an incentive fee for exceeding the performance of the contract In this type of contract the buyer wishes to create some incentive forthe supplier The buyer ... reimbursable contract the supplier agrees to perform the terms of the contract, but the buyer takes on the risk The buyer agrees to reimburse the supplier for any work that is done and for any money ... thing for a lower price According to the theory of supply and demand, the price of a product rises as the demand increases The higher price forthe commodity causes other producers to enter the...
... a b c d All of the risks affecting the project Only the negative risks The negative risks minus the positive risks The positive risks minus the negative risks 282 Preparingforthe Project Management ... sure that the supplier is made aware of the risk after the contract is signed c The project manager should make sure that the supplier understands the risk before the contract is signed d The project ... deflected The project manager will need to use which of the following approaches? a b c d Change the risk tolerance of the client Buy insurance forthe risk Ignore the risk Mitigate the risk 38 The...
... 302 Preparingforthe Project Management Professional Certification Exam the surface of the widgets The project manager returns the parts to the vendor for repair and rework The vendor ... The project is to design the new body style forthe upcoming season Body styles are considered to be one of the more important items for competing in the next season The completion date forthe ... days before the late finish of activity D With leads and lags it is best to calculate the LS of the dependent activity, then the LF of the independent activity, and then adjust the LF of the independent...
... management, the thing that is being done forthe stakeholder is the project, and the things that the customer and stake holders receive are the deliverables of the project These things can be either ... where the company overbids the proj ect and is awarded the contract anyway This could actually be the worst thing forthe company In the other situations we discussed there was some feedback to the ... know that they had overbid the project in the first place The project manager will measure the progress and the performance of the project according to the allocated budget As long as the project...
... arrow The tail (the part without the head) of the arrow indicates the independent activity of the pair, and the head of the arrow indicates the dependent activity Reading the logic of the diagram ... required for one task are the outputs for another task, this gives us much of the information we need for sequencing the order of the activities Activity Durations The durations of the activities ... hours The work content, the effort, remains the same at 30 person-hours If the crew size were people, then the project effort would be 60 person-hours If the crew size were people, then the project...