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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






4. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






5. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






6. 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






7. One choice does not include any other choices






8. 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






9. 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






10. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






11. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






13. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






14. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






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






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






17. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






18. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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19. 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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20. 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






21. 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






22. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






24. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






25. 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






26. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






27. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






28. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






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






30. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






31. 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






32. 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






33. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






34. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






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






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






37. 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.






38. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






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






40. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






41. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






42. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






43. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






45. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






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






47. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






48. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






49. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






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