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PMP: Project Management Professional

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1. Difference between internal and external risk






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






3. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






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

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14. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






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






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






18. A milestone has a ______duration






19. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






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






21. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 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






25. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






26. Communication up and down the organization






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






28. 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.






29. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






30. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






31. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






32. 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






33. One choice does not include any other choices






34. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






35. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






36. Communication formula






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






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






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






40. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






41. 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.






42. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Communication with peers






48. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






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







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