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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






9. One choice does not include any other choices






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Communication that is not on the record






26. 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.






27. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






28. 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






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






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






31. 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)






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






33. 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






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

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






36. 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.






37. 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






38. 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






39. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






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






41. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






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






43. Difference between internal and external risk






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






45. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






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

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






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






49. 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






50. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company