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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






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






3. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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4. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






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






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






7. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






8. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






9. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






10. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






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






12. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






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






14. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






16. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






17. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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






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






21. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






23. 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






24. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse






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






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






27. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






28. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






29. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






30. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






31. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






33. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






34. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






35. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






36. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






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






38. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






39. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






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






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






42. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






50. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities