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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






9. 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






10. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






11. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






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






13. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






14. Difference between internal and external risk






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






16. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Communication with peers






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






25. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






26. Communication up and down the organization






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






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






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






38. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






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






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






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






42. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






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






44. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






45. 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






46. 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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47. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






48. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






49. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






50. 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.