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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






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






3. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Communication with peers






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






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. 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






13. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






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






15. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






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






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






19. Commuincation within the project






20. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






21. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






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






23. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






32. 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






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






34. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






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






36. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






37. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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38. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






39. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






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






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






42. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






43. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






45. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






46. 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






47. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






48. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






49. 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






50. Activity A must be completed before Activity B







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