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PMP: Project Management Professional
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1. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan
Finish to Start (Most common)
Communications requirement analysis
Offical
Strong Matrix
2. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.
Bill of materials
Unoffical Comm
Emphasis on defining scope
The 100% Rule
3. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique
Pareto Diagram
Critical Path Method
Scope Baseline
Root cause analysis
4. 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
Rolling Wave Planning
Summary Schdule
Horizontal Comm
Sigma
5. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority
Autocratic
Risk Triggers
Time series method
Elements of scope
6. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.
Precendence Diagramming Method (activity on the node)
PMIS
Distribute Information
3 Processes of quality managment
7. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports
Develop Project Charter
Contingency Reserves
Upper Control Limit (UCL) - Lower Control Limit (LCL)
Status Reports
8. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free
6 sigma
Interactive Communication
Finish to Start (Most common)
Sender Message/Receiver - Medium - type of format of the message
9. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays
Implied warranty
Risk Triggers
Fringe
ISO 9000 (International Org for Standardization)
10. What is the number source of conflict?
Scheduling
Variance Analysis
Staffing Mgmt Plan
Design of Experiments
11. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete
Written or oral
internal risk can be controlled but external cannot be controlled
Change Control System
A lead
12. 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
Contingency Reserves
Residual Risk
FORMAL Communication
Referent Power
13. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired
Smoothing and withdrawal
Indentify Stakholders
Penalty Power
Critical Chain Method
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15. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan
Develop Human Resource Plan
Time series method
Arrow diagramming method (ADM)
Root cause analysis
16. One choice does not include any other choices
Vertical Comm
Controlling communication
Design of Experiments
Mutual Exclusivity
17. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category
Breach
Risk breakdown structure
Charismatic
Smoothing and withdrawal
18. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned
Contraints
Root cause analysis
Distribute Information
Work Package
19. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company
People responsible for quality
Perks
3 Processes of quality managment
Crashing
20. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified
Milestone list
Fishbone AKA cause/effect diagram
Smoothing and withdrawal
Risk Triggers
21. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?
Registered to the international quality standards ISO 9001
Bill of materials
Confronting/ Problem solving
Brainstorming
22. 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
Proprietary Quality Management Methodolgies
Develop Human Resource Plan
Commincations Mgmt plan
Just-in-time (JIT)
23. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process
Multiplying the risk's probability of occurrence by its estimated impact
Work around
Continous Improvement (Kaizen)
Root cause analysis
24. Communication up and down the organization
Vertical Comm
Schedules - project priorities - resources
Demings' 14 principles of Management
Hygiene factors
25. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes
Monte Carlo Technique
Power/ Interest Grid
Risk Owner
Oganization breakdown structure
26. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives
Life-cycle costing
Demings' 14 principles of Management
IT indicates that there is a range of possible outcomes
Closing the project
27. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
PMIS
Schedules - project priorities - resources
Offical
28. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy
Salience Model
Delphi Technique
Offical
6 process for Project Integration Mangement
29. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact
Manage Project Team
Sender Message/Receiver - Medium - type of format of the message
Requested Changes
Acquire Project Team
30. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start
Indentify Stakholders
Discretionary (Soft Logic)
Work Authorization System
Bottom-up Estimating
31. What is the output of Identify Risk?
Often assign project tasks to the various functionals managers
Risk Register
Concept of the Halo Theory
Project Scope Statement
32. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them
Run Chart
Plan Communication
Charismatic
Work Authorization System
33. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves
Arrow diagramming method (ADM)
Mgmt Reserves
Design of Experiments
Schedules - project priorities - resources
34. 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.
Rolling Wave Planning
Concept of the Halo Theory
Charismatic
Influence/Impact grid
35. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse
Run of Seven Rule
Work around
Mediator
Project Slack
36. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught
Sample Testing
Concept of the Halo Theory
Scheduling
Director
37. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team
Implied warranty
Develop Project Team
Steps for using the Stakeholder Analysis
Upper Control Limit (UCL) - Lower Control Limit (LCL)
38. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date
Project Slack
Gold Plating
Project Scope Statment
Conformance
39. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities
Work Package
Oganization breakdown structure
Statistical Independence
Critical Path Method
40. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.
Cost plus percentage of cost
Bottom-up Estimating
Free (or Total) float
Expert Power
41. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame
Facilitator
Work Authorization System
Progress Report
Brainstorming
42. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate
Critical Chain Method
Analogous or Top down Estimating
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Finish to Start (Most common)
43. Communication with peers
Horizontal Comm
Root cause analysis
3 Processes of quality managment
The 100% Rule
44. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts
Pareto Diagram
Written or oral
Forcing
Start to Start
45. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project
Reward Power
Cost of Quality
Change Control System
LAG
46. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public
PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique
Power/Influence Grid
External Comm
Formal Power
47. 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)
Team development Life Cycle
Compromising
Contingency Reserves
Fishbone AKA cause/effect diagram
48. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique
Bottom-up estimating
Root cause analysis
Activity List
Demings' 14 principles of Management
49. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears
Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Mandatory Constraints (Hard logic)
ISO 9000 (International Org for Standardization)
Withdrawing/Avoiding
50. Practice of providing more than what the customer request
Leadership and Managment Styles within the project managment life cycle
Precendence Diagramming Method (activity on the node)
Gold Plating
Bottom-up Estimating