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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






6. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






7. 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






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






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






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. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






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






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






14. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






15. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






16. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






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






18. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






20. 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.






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






22. Shows the type of resources broken down






23. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






24. 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.






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






26. Communication in writing or oral






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






28. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






29. 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.






30. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






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






32. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






34. Difference between internal and external risk






35. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






37. Delphi Technique Interviewing






38. 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






39. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






40. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






41. 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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42. What is the number source of conflict?






43. Communication up and down the organization






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






48. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






49. 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






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