PMP Definitions

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incorporates risk activities to ensure that quality assurance and quality planning are delivering the level of quality expected. Qualitative and quantitative analysis helps identify risk and determine whether corrective or preventive measures are necessary

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Project Quality Management

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is the knowledge area including the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs involved in identifying stakeholders, planning stakeholder management, and managing and controlling stakeholder engagement

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Project Stakeholder Management

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refers to the potential external events that will negatively impact a project’s progress

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risk

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is a knowledge area of project management that defines and details activities necessary to deliver a project to completion

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scope

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– is a process that leads to the approval of project deliverables, and Control Scope ensures the intended deliverable is developed with the proper levels of quality, with no deviations or unplanned changes

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Validate Scope

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gives the project manager and team the ability to decompose project-based features to their lowest elements that can be monitored, managed, measured, and delivered upon. Details developed within the WBS permit the project manager to determine the project’s critical path and schedule, and provide a tool to develop and deliver project metrics

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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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budget

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is a planning, monitorization, and recording tool that includes estimates and final totals for a project and all its activities to ensure that costs are constrained

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consists of processes that finalize activities across all process groups and formally brings the project to closure. When completed, project activities are detailed and documented

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Close Project Group

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covers all activities required to bring closure to the project. It includes product acceptance and transfer from project to product status. Deliverables within the Closing Phase include: Post implementation review; Delivery of product to client; Review of lessons learned; Administrative closure contracts; Updates to project artifacts

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Closing Phase

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ensures the intended deliverable is developed with the proper levels of quality, with no deviations or unplanned changes

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Control Scope

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provides details pertaining to inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the process itself, which in this case is the Project Charter

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Develop Project Charter

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initiates the development of planned activities. Processes and procedures identified within the project management knowledge areas promote an iterative approach in delivering the details determined by the project Work Breakdown Structure, W-B-S Dictionary, Project Schedule, Project Management Plan and all subsidiary plans, while incorporating quality into the development process. The Execution phase takes design information and permits the development team to execute against criteria to build or procure a solution.

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Execution Phase

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helps determine the root cause of problems

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Fishbone Diagram

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– drives processes to develop a plan for the required people with the necessary capabilities and expertise to apply to project deliverables. The H-R plan is developed in conjunction with the overall project plan within the Planning process group. Acquiring the project team, developing the team and managing the project team take place throughout the execution process group activities

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Human Resources knowledge area

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is part of the Project Stakeholder Management knowledge area. It is the process of determining the project’s stakeholders by applying expert judgment, stakeholder analysis, and meetings

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Identify Stakeholders

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defines the parameters or boundaries of the project. It validates the need for the project and promotes artifacts such as the Project Statement of Work and Project Charter
Integration knowledge area – is the first knowledge area that has processes that span the project

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Initiation Phase –

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is the first knowledge area that has processes that span the project from beginning to end

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Integration knowledge area

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defines a collection of information, skills, and techniques on a specific topic. The number of knowledge areas adjusts as PMI® sees fit

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knowledge area

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focus on the entire process of building project deliverables

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life cycles (lifecycles)

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incorporates activities that acquire the resources to staff and develop work within the project constraints. Project plans, human resource requirements, infrastructure details and stakeholder register are artifacts developed within the Planning phase. The Planning phase helps the project team determine if the project deliverables will be built vs. bought

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Planning Phase

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– is a unit used to logically collect project processes

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process group

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promotes effective communications to all stakeholders, project team participants, clients, vendors and the general public when necessary. There are three processes within the Communications knowledge area, where Stakeholders are identified so effective communications can take place with those that have a vested interest in the project

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Project Communications Management

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is the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. Includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging in the profession. Includes both published and unpublished materials

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Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)

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is the document detailing all aspects of a project including baselines that are referenced throughout the project’s lifecycle to keep the project on track

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project management plan

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delivers processes used to oversee procurement work that is used to develop raw materials into components of the project’s product. Processes in this knowledge area take place within the Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing process groups

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project procurement management