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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






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






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






4. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






5. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






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






13. Difference between internal and external risk






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






15. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






16. 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






17. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






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






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






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






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






23. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






24. 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






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






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






27. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






28. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






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






30. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






32. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






33. 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






34. 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


35. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments






36. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






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






38. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






39. 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






40. Communication in writing or oral






41. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






42. 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






43. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






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






45. 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.






46. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






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






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






49. 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






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