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PMI-isms Flashcards

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General PMI-isms

Project managers are the center of the project universe.

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Without a skilled project manager, a project is destined to fail.
With a person educated in the skills of project management, regardless of title, a project will succeed.

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General PMI-isms

The project manager puts…

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the best interests of the project first - not their own interests

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General PMI-isms

The PM understads the value of the ___ and ___ of project management and knows how to ___ them to a large project.

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tools - techniques - adapt

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General PMI-isms

Project managers have all the power described in…

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the PMBOK guide

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General PMI-isms

Project managers have all the power in the PMBOK guide and…

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perform all the stated activities or have made proactive tailoring decisions.

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General PMI-isms

The project manager is assigned during…

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project initiation, not later in the life of the project.

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General PMI-isms

The project manager understand the process of…

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Project management - what to do first, second, etc. and why

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General PMI-isms

Organizations have a formal project selection process, and…

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they always choose projects based on how well those projects mee the organization’s STRATEGIC goals.

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General PMI-isms

The PM always knows why their project was selected by management, and…

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they make sure those objectives and the business case are met while planning and managing the project.

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General PMI-isms

Team members are…

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motivated, empowered, and engaged
The come prepared with suggestions and don’t require micromanagement from the PM

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General PMI-isms

The project manager spends time…

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planning, managing, assessing, and monitoring and controlling scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, resources and customer satisfaction

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General PMI-isms

Organizations have a PMO, and…

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that office has important, clearly defined responsibilities regarding project across the organization

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General PMI-isms

Organizations have project management policies, which…

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the project manager adapts for use on their project.
Including: project management methodologies, risk procedures and quality procedures.

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General PMI-isms

A project may be part of a program or portfolio, and…

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the project’s relationship to other projects could significantly influence how the PM works

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General PMI-isms

Organizations have records (historical info and lessons learned) for previous projects that include:

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What the work packages were
how much each cost
what risks were uncovered

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General PMI-isms

The PM works within the existing systems and culture of a company, and…

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one of the project’s results is to provide input to improve those systems

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General PMI-isms

Every project has a ____, which authorizes the project and the role of the ____

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Project charter - Project manager

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General PMI-isms

A WBS and WBS dictionary are…

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used on every project.

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General PMI-isms

A WBS and WBS dictionary are used on every project. If taking an agile approach, a PM may also use…

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A backlog and story cards

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General PMI-isms

A project management plan is not a ____, but rather a series of ____.

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Bar chart - Series of management plans

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General PMI-isms

The project manager creates and keeps current other documents (____) in addition to the project management plan to help ____, ____, and _____ a project.

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Project documents - plan, manage, and monitor & control

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General PMI-isms

Stakeholders are involved…

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throughout the project.

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General PMI-isms

Stakeholder needs are taken into account while…

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planning the project and creating the communications management plan and the stakeholder engagement plan

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General PMI-isms

People must be compensated for their work and deserve…

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a fair and positive environment in which they can contribute their best work.

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General PMI-isms

Agile stakeholders are represented by a ____ as part of the team.

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product owner

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General PMI-isms

Team members can see customer perspectives through the use of…

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personas and other agile tools

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General PMI-isms

Gold plating (adding extra functionality) is…

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NOT in the best interests of the project and should be prevented

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Planning the Project

Planning is ____, and all projects must be ____.

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Important - Planned

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Planning the Project

The project manager plans the project with input from…

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the team and stakeholders, not on their own

30
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Planning the Project

The project manager determines ____ to be used to measure quality.

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Metrics

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Planning the Project

The project manager plans to ____ project processes.

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Improve

32
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Planning the Project

The project manager creates a system to ____ team members and stakeholders.

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Reward

33
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Planning the Project

All roles and responsibilities are clearly ____ and ____ to specific individuals on the project.

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Documented - Assigned

34
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Planning the Project

The project manager and team focus extensively on identifying ____.

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Risks

35
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Planning the Project

Project ___ and ____ cannot be finalized without completing risk management.

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Cost - Schedule

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