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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






3. 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






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






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






6. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






8. Commuincation within the project






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






10. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






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






21. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






23. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






33. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






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






44. 3 main components of the communication model






45. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






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






47. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






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






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

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50. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations