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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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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2. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






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






6. 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






7. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






8. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






9. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






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






18. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






19. 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)






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






21. 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






22. A milestone has a ______duration






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






24. Difference between internal and external risk






25. 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






26. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Communication in writing or oral






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






38. Shows the type of resources broken down






39. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






40. 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.






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






42. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






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






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






45. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






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






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






49. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






50. 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