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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






4. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






5. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






6. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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






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. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






13. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






14. 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.






15. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






17. 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.






18. 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






19. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






20. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






21. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






22. 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






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






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






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






26. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






27. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






28. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






29. Difference between internal and external risk






30. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






41. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






42. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






43. 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.






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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







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