Course 6 Google PMP_Vocab Flashcards

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Accountability

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Refers to being responsible for decisions associated with a project or task

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Alignment

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Reaching agreement between two or more parties

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Artifact

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A project management document

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Behavioral questions

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In an interview, these questions ask the interviewee to share an example when they had to practice a particular skill

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Benchmarking

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Refers to evaluating success against a standard

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Benefits

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The expected gains of a project

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Beta distribution (PERT)

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A three-point estimation formula that takes into account that the “most likely” case is more likely to occur, so it gives it more weight

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Budget

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An estimate of the amount of money allocated to complete the project

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Closed-ended question

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A type of question that can be answered with a single response, like “yes or no” and “true or false”

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Coalition

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A temporary alliance or partnering of individuals or groups in order to achieve a common purpose or to engage in a joint activity

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Confidence level rating

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An indication of confidence in an estimate’s accuracy

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Conger’s four steps

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Refers to Jay A. Conger’s four-step approach to effectively persuade and influence another person to consider new ideas

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Constructive criticism

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A respectful form of feedback that is intended to help the recipient improve a piece of work

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Costs

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The money spent on project tasks as well as prices of things like time, resources, and labor

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Deliverables

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Specific tasks and tangible outcomes that enable the team to meet project goals

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Dependency

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A relationship between two project tasks, where the start or completion of one depends on the start or completion of the other

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Domain knowledge

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Knowledge of a specific industry, topic, or activity

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Effort estimate

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The actual time it takes to complete a task

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Empathy

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The ability to understand and feel what others are feeling

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Elevator pitch

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A quick professional summary of yourself

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Evaluation

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The act of observing, measuring, and then comparing findings to a set of agreed-upon criteria

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Evaluation indicator

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The specific type of data that needs to be collected to help answer an evaluation question

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Evaluation presentation

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A presentation that examines how well your project is working according to a set of standards

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Evaluation question

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A key question about the outcomes, impact, and/or effectiveness of a project or program

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Executive summary

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A few sentences to a paragraph that describe a project’s purpose and outcome; provides an overview of the main points of a larger report

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Factual questions

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In an interview, these questions aim to assess the interviewee on knowledge of basic project management skills

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Good product hygiene

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Refers to compiling all links and documentation into one place for historical purposes

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Hypothetical questions

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In an interview, these questions present a scenario to assess the interview on how they would go about working through that experience

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Impact report

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A presentation guided by a deck or slideshow that shows key stakeholders the value that’s been added by the project

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Influence

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Refers to how much power a stakeholder has and how much their actions affect the project outcome

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Interest

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Refers to how much the stakeholder’s needs will be affected by project operations and outcomes

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Key accomplishments

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The section of the executive summary that discusses which activities, tasks, and milestones helped your project find success

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Lessons learned

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The section of the executive summary that discusses potential improvements and how future processes will be changed for the better

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Micromanaging

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Refers to when a manager too closely observes, controls, or continuously reminds the people they’re managing of the work they’ve been assigned

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Milestones

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Important points within the schedule that indicate progress

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Most likely estimate

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An estimate for a task that assumes some issues might occur based on how long the task usually takes under normal circumstances

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Multiple choice question

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A closed-ended question that has several answer choices

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Mutual benefit

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Refers to when all parties involved gain some kind of benefit or advantage

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Mutually beneficial agreement

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An agreement that benefits all parties involved

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Objective criteria

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Standards by which something can be judged based on neutral information like market value, research findings, previously-documented experience, or laws and regulations

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Objectives and key results (OKRs)

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A combination of a goal and a metric to determine a measurable outcome

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One-pager

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A one-page document that provides an overview of your project

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Open-ended question

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A type of question that requires more than a one-word answer; asks respondents to answer in their own words

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Optimistic estimate

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An estimate for a task that assumes the best-case scenario—that issues will not occur

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Out-of-scope

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Details that are not included in the project plan and don’t contribute to the project’s goal

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Overhead

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The business expenses not directly attributed to creating a product or service

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Pessimistic estimate

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An estimate for a task that assumes the worst-case scenario—that issues will definitely occur

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Power-interest grid

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A chart that provides clarity about whom to prioritize and how best to approach negotiations with each stakeholder

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Project charter

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A formal document that clearly defines the project and outlines the necessary details to reach the project’s goals

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Project closeout report

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A document created by project managers for project managers, future project managers, and anyone interested in the project elements and artifacts

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Project goals

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The desired results of the project

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Project plan

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Documentation that defines the scope, tasks, milestones, budget, and overall activities in order to keep the project on track

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Project summary

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A brief overview of the project that outlines the project goals

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Project tasks

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Activities that need to be accomplished within a set period of time

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Quality assurance

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A review process that evaluates whether the project is moving toward delivering a high-quality service or product; also known as QA

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Quality control

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The techniques that are used to ensure quality standards are maintained when a problem is identified; also known as QC

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Quality management plan

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Documentation of all the information needed to effectively manage quality throughout the project life cycle; defines the policies, processes, and criteria for project quality as well as the roles and responsibilities for carrying them out

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Quality planning

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The process that the project manager or team establishes and follows for identifying and determining exactly which standards of quality are relevant to the project as a whole and how to satisfy them

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Quality standards

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The requirements and specifications that a product or service must meet in order to be considered successful by the organization and the customer

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Retrospective

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A workshop or meeting that gives project teams time to reflect on a project

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Scaled question

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A closed-ended question that provides more than two options and asks the respondent to rate their answers on a scale

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Slide-based presentation

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A series of digital slides used to visually present information

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SMART action item

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A task that is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound

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SMART goals

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Goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound

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Stakeholder analysis

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A visual representation of all stakeholders

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Stakeholder management

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The process of maintaining good relationships with the people who have the most influence on one’s work

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STAR method

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A way of organizing a response to an interview question following a story-like structure; stands for

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Storytelling

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The process of turning facts into narrative to communicate something to an audience

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Summary sheet

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A one- or two-page write-up with just the most relevant information

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Survey

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A tool used to evaluate and measure the quality of a project’s process, goal, or deliverable

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Survey question

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A question designed to collect data that can help answer evaluation questions

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Synthesizing

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Refers to gathering information from multiple sources and using those points to help form an analysis

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Three-point estimating

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A technique used to help determine the most realistic time estimate for a task

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Time estimation

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A prediction of the total amount of time required to complete a task

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Total duration estimate

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An effort estimate plus any other factors, like getting approvals, prep work, testing, and so on

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Triangular distribution

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A three-point estimation formula in which the weight of each estimate is identical, meaning the “most likely” case does not affect the final estimate more than the optimistic or pessimistic estimates