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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






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






18. Communication in writing or oral






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






24. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






25. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






28. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






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






30. Communication that is not on the record






31. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. What is the output of Identify Risk?






41. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






42. 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.






43. 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






44. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






46. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






47. 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






48. Commuincation within the project






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






50. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






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