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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






2. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






3. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






4. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






5. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






6. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






7. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






8. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






9. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






10. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






11. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






12. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






13. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






14. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






15. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






16. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






17. Difference between internal and external risk






18. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






19. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






20. What is the number source of conflict?






21. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






22. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






23. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






24. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






25. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






26. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






27. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






28. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






29. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






30. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






31. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






32. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






33. What is the output of Identify Risk?






34. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






35. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






36. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






37. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






38. A milestone has a ______duration






39. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






40. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






41. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






42. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






43. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






44. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






45. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






46. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






47. 3 main components of the communication model






48. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






49. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






50. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale







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