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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






14. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Communication that is not on the record






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






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






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






25. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. A milestone has a ______duration






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






33. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






35. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






36. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






43. 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






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






45. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






46. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






47. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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






49. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






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