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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. 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






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






4. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






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






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






7. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






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






16. 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






17. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






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






19. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






30. One choice does not include any other choices






31. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






32. 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.






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






34. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






44. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






45. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






46. A milestone has a ______duration






47. 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.






48. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






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






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







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