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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






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






3. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






4. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






10. 3 main components of the communication model






11. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






12. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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)






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






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






28. One choice does not include any other choices






29. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






30. 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.






31. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






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






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






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






36. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team






48. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






49. Communication formula






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






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