Chapter 3 : Process Groups & Knowledge Areas Flashcards

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Which Project Cost Management processes occur in the Planning Process Group?

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Plan Cost Management
Estimate Cost
Determine Budget

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2
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Which Project Quality Management Process occurs in the Executing Process Group?

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Perform Quality Assurance

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Which Project Human Ressource Management process occur in the Executing Process Group?

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Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
(Developing a project team occurs in every phase. If given a choice on the test, the better answer is that this process occurs “throughout the life of the project.”)
Manage Project Team

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Which Project Communication Management process occurs in the Executing Process Group?

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Manage Communications

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5
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Which Project Risk Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

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Control Risks

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Which Project Procurement Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controling Process Group?

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Control Procurements

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What are the 2 types of standards outlined in each section of the Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?

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Mandatory

Aspirational

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What do aspirational standards describe?

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Conduct you aspire to achieve

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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to fairness?

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The duty to make fair decisions, act impartially, and objectively

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What are tools and techniques?

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Actions applied to the imputs to create outputs; examples of tools and techniques are measuring, planning, applying a skill, template, software, etc.

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11
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Which Process Group do these processes belong to?
Develop Project Charter
Identify Stakeholders

A

Initiating Process Group

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12
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Closing Process Group?

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Close Project or Phase

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13
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What are the 2 processes in the Closing Process Group?

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Close Project or Phase

Close Procurements

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14
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Initiating Process Group?

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Develop Project Charter

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Which Project Scope Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controling Process Group?

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Validate Scope

Control Scope

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16
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What are the 4 processes of Project Cost Management?

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Plan Cost Management
Estimate Costs
Determine Budget
Control Costs

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17
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Which Project Quality Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

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Plan Quality Management

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18
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Which Project Human Resources Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

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Plan Human Resource Management

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19
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Which Project Communication Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

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Plan Communications Management

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20
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Which Project Risk Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

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Plan Risk Management
Identify Risks
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
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21
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Which Project Procurement Management process occurs in the Executing Process Group?

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Conduct Procurements

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22
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What are the 4 values that the PMI considers most important for the project management profession?

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Responsibility
Respect
Fairness
Honesty

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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to responsibility?

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The duty to take ownership for the decisions you make, or fail to make

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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to respect?

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The duty to inform yourself about norms and customs of others and avoid engaging in behaviour that others might consider disrespectful

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25
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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to honesty?

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The duty to seek the truth

26
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According to the PMI, what is a process?

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A systematic series of activities directed towards causing an end result such that one or more inputs will be acted upon to create one or more outputs.

27
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What is the difference between tools and inputs?

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Tools are tangible items used in the performance of an activity to produce a result.
Input are those items required by a process in order for that process to proceed.

28
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What are the 8 processes in the Executing Process Group?

A
Direct and Manage Project Work
Perform Quality Assurance
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
Manage Project Team
Manage Communications
Conduct Procurements
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
29
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What are the 10 project management knowledge Areas?

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Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project Human Resources Management
Project Communication Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Stakeholder Management
30
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Executing Process Group?

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Direct and Manage Project Work

31
Q

What are the 6 processes of Project Scope Management?

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Plan Scope Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create WBS
Validate Scope
Control Scope
32
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Which Project Time Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

A
Plan Schedule Management
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Ressources
Estimate Activity Duration
Develop Schedule
33
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Which Project Cost Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Control Costs

34
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Which Project Quality Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Control Quality

35
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Which Project Communications Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Control Communications

36
Q

What are the 4 processes of Project Procurement Management?

A

Plan Procurement Management
Conduct Procurements
Control Procurements
Close Procurements

37
Q

Which 4 groups of people does the Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct apply to?

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All PMI members
Nonmembers who hold a PMI certification
Nonmembers who apply for a PMI certification
Nonmembers who serve PMI in a volunteer capacity

38
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What do mandatory standars describe?

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Firm requirements

39
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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to fairness

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Demonstrating complete transparency in your decision making process

40
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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to responsibility?

A

Doing what you say you will do

41
Q

Which Project Scope Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

A

Plan Scope Management
Collect requirements
Define Scope
Create WBS

42
Q

Which Project Time Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Control Schedule

43
Q

What are the 3 processes in Project Quality Management?

A

Plan Quality Management
Perform Quality Assurance
Control Quality

44
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What are the 3 processes in Project Communications Management?

A

Plan Communications Management
Manage Communications
Control Communications

45
Q

What are the 6 processes of Project Risk Management?

A
Plan Risk Management
Identify Risks
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Response
Control Risks
46
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Which Project Procurement Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?

A

Plan Procurement Management

47
Q

What are the outputs?

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Products, results, or services generated by a process. May be inputs to a successor process

48
Q

What are the 4 processes in Project Human Resource Management

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Plan Human Resource Management
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
Manage Project Team

49
Q

Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Monitor and Control Project Work

Perform Integrated Change Control

50
Q

What are the 6 processes of Project Integration Management?

A
Develop Project Charter
Develop Project Management Plan
Direct and Manage Project Work
Monitor and Control Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Close Project or Phase
51
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A

Develop Project Management Plan

52
Q

What are inputs

A

Any items, whether internal or external to the project that is required by a process before that process proceeds. May be outputs from predecessor processes.

53
Q

How would you describe Project Scope Management?

A

Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

54
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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to respect?

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The duty to show high regard for the resources entrusted to you

55
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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to honesty?

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The duty to understand the truth and always act in a truthful manner

56
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What are the consequences for project management professionals who do not meet the mandatory standards?

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Disciplinary action

57
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What are the 11 processes in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

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Monitor and Control Project Work
Perform Integrated Change Control
Validate Scope
Control Scope
Control Schedule
Control Cost
Control Quality
Control Communications
Control Risks
Control Procurements
Control Stakeholder Engement
58
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How does A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Fifth Edition describe these 3 major documents?
Project charter
Project scope statement
Project management plan

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Project charter: Gives formal authorization to the project
Project scope statement: Describes the work that needs to be accomplished and the specific deliverables that the project is to produce
Project management plan: Describe how the project work will be performed. It is a collection of smaller component plans and documents

59
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What are the 5 Process Groups in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Fifth Edition?

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Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing
60
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What are the 24 processes in the Planning Process Group?

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Develop Project Management Plan
Plan Scope Management
Collect Requirements
Define Scope
Create WBS
Plan Schedule Management
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Ressources
Estimate Activity Durations
Develop Schedule
Plan Cost Management
Estimate Cost
Determine Budget
Plan Human Resources Management
Plan Communication Management
Plan Risk Management
Identify Risks
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
Plan Procurement Management
Plan Stakeholder Management
61
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What are the 7 processes of Project Time Management?

A
Plan Schedule Management
Define Activities
Sequence Activities
Estimate Activity Ressources
Estimate Activity Durations
Develop Schedule
Control Schedule