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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






5. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






17. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






18. Delphi Technique Interviewing






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






25. 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






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






27. 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)






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Communication with peers






36. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






37. 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






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






39. One choice does not include any other choices






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






50. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur