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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






3. 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






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






5. 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)






6. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






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






8. Communication formula






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






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






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






17. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






19. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






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






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






22. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






23. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






24. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






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






26. 3 main components of the communication model






27. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






28. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






29. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. One choice does not include any other choices






37. 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






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






39. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






40. 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






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






42. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






44. 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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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.







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