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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






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






3. 3 main components of the communication model






4. 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






5. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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.






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






10. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






11. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






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






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






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






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






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. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






18. 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






19. A milestone has a ______duration






20. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






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

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22. 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






23. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






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






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






26. Commuincation within the project






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






28. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






29. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






35. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Delphi Technique Interviewing






44. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






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






47. 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.






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






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. 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.