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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






2. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






3. 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






4. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






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






6. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






7. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






8. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






9. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






10. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






11. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






12. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






13. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






14. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






15. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






16. Communication that is not on the record






17. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






18. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






19. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






21. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






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






23. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






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






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






26. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






27. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






28. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






29. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






30. Shows the type of resources broken down






31. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






32. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






33. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






35. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






36. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






37. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






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






39. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






40. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






41. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






42. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






43. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






44. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






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






46. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






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






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






49. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






50. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution







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