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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






2. 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






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






4. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






7. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






8. Communication up and down the organization






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






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






11. 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






12. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






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






14. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






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






16. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






17. 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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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. 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






27. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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.






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






32. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






33. 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)






34. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






35. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






36. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






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






38. 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






39. Communication that is not on the record






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






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






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

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






44. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






45. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






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






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






48. Communication formula






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






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







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