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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






2. 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.






3. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






6. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






7. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






8. Communication with peers






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

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






11. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






17. 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.






18. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






19. Shows the type of resources broken down






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

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21. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






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






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






25. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






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






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






30. Communication up and down the organization






31. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






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






42. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






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






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






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






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






47. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






48. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






49. 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.






50. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse







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