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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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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2. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






3. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






4. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






5. 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)






6. What is the number source of conflict?






7. 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






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






9. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






10. 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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






17. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






18. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






20. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






32. One choice does not include any other choices






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Shows the type of resources broken down






38. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A milestone has a ______duration






45. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






46. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






49. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






50. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle