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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






3. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






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






6. What is the output of Identify Risk?






7. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






8. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






9. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






10. Communication formula






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






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






13. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






14. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






17. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






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






20. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






21. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






22. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






23. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






25. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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26. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






27. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






28. 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






29. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






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






32. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






33. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






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






35. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






36. Communication up and down the organization






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






38. 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






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






40. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






45. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






46. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






47. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






49. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






50. 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