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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






3. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






4. 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.






5. 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






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






7. Delphi Technique Interviewing






8. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






9. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






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






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






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






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






14. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






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






16. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






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






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






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

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






27. 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






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






29. 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)






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






31. 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.






32. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






33. 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






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






35. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






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






37. Commuincation within the project






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Communication formula






44. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






45. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






46. 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.






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






48. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






49. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






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