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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






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






14. Delphi Technique Interviewing






15. Communication up and down the organization






16. 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






17. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






18. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






19. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






20. Communication with peers






21. 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.






22. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






23. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






24. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






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






26. 3 main components of the communication model






27. 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.






28. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






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






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






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






32. 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)






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






39. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






40. 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






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






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






44. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






45. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






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






47. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






49. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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