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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. 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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3. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






4. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






6. 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






7. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






8. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






15. 3 main components of the communication model






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






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






21. Communication that is not on the record






22. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






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






24. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






25. 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






26. Difference between internal and external risk






27. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






28. 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.






29. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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)






35. 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






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






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






38. Communication up and down the organization






39. 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






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






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






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






43. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






44. Shows the type of resources broken down






45. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






46. A milestone has a ______duration






47. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






48. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






49. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






50. 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







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