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

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Initiating Process Group

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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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What are the 2 processes in the Closing Process Group?

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Close Project or Phase

Close Procurements

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

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Plan Quality Management

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

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Plan Communications Management

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

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Conduct Procurements

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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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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to honesty?
The duty to seek the truth
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According to the PMI, what is a process?
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.
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What is the difference between tools and inputs?
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.
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What are the 8 processes in the Executing Process Group?
``` Direct and Manage Project Work Perform Quality Assurance Acquire Project Team Develop Project Team Manage Project Team Manage Communications Conduct Procurements Manage Stakeholder Engagement ```
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What are the 10 project management knowledge Areas?
``` 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 ```
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Executing Process Group?
Direct and Manage Project Work
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What are the 6 processes of Project Scope Management?
``` Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope ```
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Which Project Time Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?
``` Plan Schedule Management Define Activities Sequence Activities Estimate Activity Ressources Estimate Activity Duration Develop Schedule ```
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Which Project Cost Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Costs
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Which Project Quality Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Quality
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Which Project Communications Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Communications
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What are the 4 processes of Project Procurement Management?
Plan Procurement Management Conduct Procurements Control Procurements Close Procurements
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Which 4 groups of people does the Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct apply to?
All PMI members Nonmembers who hold a PMI certification Nonmembers who apply for a PMI certification Nonmembers who serve PMI in a volunteer capacity
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What do mandatory standars describe?
Firm requirements
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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to fairness
Demonstrating complete transparency in your decision making process
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How would you best describe the aspirational requirement related to responsibility?
Doing what you say you will do
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Which Project Scope Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?
Plan Scope Management Collect requirements Define Scope Create WBS
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Which Project Time Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Control Schedule
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What are the 3 processes in Project Quality Management?
Plan Quality Management Perform Quality Assurance Control Quality
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What are the 3 processes in Project Communications Management?
Plan Communications Management Manage Communications Control Communications
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What are the 6 processes of Project Risk Management?
``` Plan Risk Management Identify Risks Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Plan Risk Response Control Risks ```
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Which Project Procurement Management process occurs in the Planning Process Group?
Plan Procurement Management
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What are the outputs?
Products, results, or services generated by a process. May be inputs to a successor process
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What are the 4 processes in Project Human Resource Management
Plan Human Resource Management Acquire Project Team Develop Project Team Manage Project Team
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Monitor and Control Project Work | Perform Integrated Change Control
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What are the 6 processes of Project Integration Management?
``` 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 ```
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Which Project Integration Management process occurs in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
Develop Project Management Plan
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What are inputs
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.
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How would you describe Project Scope Management?
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.
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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to respect?
The duty to show high regard for the resources entrusted to you
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How would you best describe the mandatory requirement related to honesty?
The duty to understand the truth and always act in a truthful manner
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What are the consequences for project management professionals who do not meet the mandatory standards?
Disciplinary action
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What are the 11 processes in the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?
``` 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 ```
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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
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
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What are the 5 Process Groups in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) - Fifth Edition?
``` Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closing ```
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What are the 24 processes in the Planning Process Group?
``` 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 ```
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What are the 7 processes of Project Time Management?
``` Plan Schedule Management Define Activities Sequence Activities Estimate Activity Ressources Estimate Activity Durations Develop Schedule Control Schedule ```