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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






4. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






5. 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






6. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






18. 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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19. 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






20. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






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






23. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






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






25. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






26. 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)






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. A milestone has a ______duration






35. 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






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






37. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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






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






40. Delphi Technique Interviewing






41. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






43. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






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






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






46. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






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






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






49. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






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