PMP-1 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Parametric Estimating

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METRIC - More specific than Analogous Example - A mile of road building takes 2 days….

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Analogous Estimating

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Historical and uses relative information. It took another team to do this so… Fastest and least accurate method. Done early..

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Control Chart

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Are used to determine if stable or out of control. Anything below or above the control limits or 7 consecutive points out of mean, product out of control

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Communication Management Plan

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Describes what information will we be reported, how it will be reported and to who. HOW TO ESCALATE

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Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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Describes how to identify and engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and expectations.

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Contingency Reserve

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Allocated funds are reserved ONLY for planned risks

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Risk Register

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Contains information on each risk/opportunity facing the project and the response plan for each opportunity or threat.

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Risk Report

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Contains information about the overall project risk and summary information on each risk/opportunity.

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Enterprise Environment Factors

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Internal and external factors that influence our decisions, usually intangible.

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Organizational Process Assets

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Internal assets that we use to make decisions. Tangible assets such as Policies, Templates Artifacts.

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Minimum Business Increment

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Smallest amount of value that can be delivered in the shortest amount of time.

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SPRINT

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Product Owners identify possible Products from backlog but Team chooses work.

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Daily Scrum

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Team discuss what they completed, going to work on, and any impediments. Solutions are not discussed.

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Sprint Review

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Stakeholders are shown MVP and give feedback. Doing this validates scope or doesn’t.

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Sprint Retrospective

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End of interation, Team manages quality, discuss improvements and improves ways of working.

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Salience Model

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Ven diagram that helps prioritize stakeholders. More circles, the higher priority.

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Stakeholder Engagement vs Communication Management

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Stakeholder Engagement is identifying, planning, executing and monitoring whereas communication mgmt is doing.

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Resource Breakdown Structure

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A graphical representation of resources needed and output of the Resoure Management Plan. Looks like an Organization Chart

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Re-Baselining

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Change Request is needed to correct after an approved change or condition causes the budget, cost, or schedule to be affected.

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PERT Estimate

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PERT=(O+(ML×4)+P)/6

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Team Charter

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A working agreement for the project team and defines how they will work together.

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Bottom Up Estimating

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Most detailed method of estimating by aggregating the lower components (WBS). It is the longest and most expensive option to do.

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Iteration H

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Agile - Iteration dedicated to ensure quality and address coding standards.

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Agile - Change Requests

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Project owner analyzes change requests for impact of project scope and if approved, change goes on Product Backlog.

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Change Management Plan
Describes all processes for submitting evaluating and implementing changes to the project. Impact Analysis can happen here too.
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Project Closure
Complete handoff,
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Facilitation
Is the ability to effectively guide a group event to a successful decision, solution, or conclusion.
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Cost of Quality - Good
Prevention - Lessons Learned and education. Appraisal - Calibration, auditing, in-process, and incoming inspection.
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Cost of Quality - Bad
Internal Failure- Rework, retest, delay. External Failure - Warranty, returns, repair, loss of sales.
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Agile Estimation (Relative)
T-Shirt - Activities that determine work to complete a User Story. Planning Poker - Each member will determine the effort to complete the User Story (Delphi).
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Decision Tree Analysis
Deciding between two options using financial, forecasting, modeling, and expert judgment.
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Pareto Analysis
80/20 Rule - The thought that 80% of the problems are caused by 20% of the root cause cases. I histogram is created.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE TYPES
Controlling- Like Supportive PMO accept has power to enforce compliance. Directive - Full or high degree of control and PMs are assigned.
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Lead
When the successor activity can start before the predessor is finished. Can compress schedule by compressing lead time.
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Lag
The delay that must happen before a successor can start.
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Control Quality
Process that focuses on defect identification. Checklists, statistical sampling, inspection, and testing.
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Manage Quality
Process of preventing defects in execution/building.
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Rough Order of Magnitude
Estimates based on HIGH-LEVEL historical data. Usually done early in Project. -25% to +75%
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Complexity (Risk)
Is often the result of human behavior, system interactions, technical innovation, uncertainty, and ambiguity.
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Benchmark
Using external historical, best practice comparison data to create requirements or evaluate performance.
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Fast Tracking
Activities in parallel, increases risk. COMPRESSION
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Crashing
Adding resources on the critical path. Increases risk. COMPRESSION
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Smoothing
Adjust activities by using their float that does not affect critical path. OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE
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Leveling
Balance demand for resources by adjusting start dates. Can change critical path. OPTIMIZATION
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Predictive Cost Estimating
Beginning - -25% to +75% Mid - 5% to +10%
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Agile Estimate Types
Probabilistic - range of estimates Relative - comparisons to others Deterministic - absolute specific
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Avoid/Withdrawal Conflict Resolution
Do not take action or remove the conflict. Reassignment of personnel.
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Smoothing/Accommodate
Finding a solution by ignoring unimportant details recognizing feelings
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Compromise/reconcile
When both parties need to win. Equal distribution...
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Force/Direct
When your decision is a win/lose. Do not apply to powerful stakeholders.