PMP Processes Flashcards
____ is the process of prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis or action by assessing their probability of occurrence and impact as well as other characteristics
The key benefit of this process is that it focuses efforts on high-priority risks. This process is performed throughout the project.
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Risk, Planning
Output is: document updates (assumption log, issue log, risk register, risk report)
____ is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.
The key benefits are that it provides a direct link between the project and the strategic objectives of the organization, creates a formal record of the project, and shows the organizational commitment to the project.
Includes:
- Project Purpose
- Measurable project objectives and related success criteria
- High-level requirements
- overall project risk
- summary milestone schedule
- preapproved financial resources
- key stakeholder list
- Project approval requirements (i.e., what constitutes project success, who decides the project is successful, and who signs off on the project) kept?
- project exit criteria
Develop Project Charter
Integration, Initiation
This project is performed once or at predefined points in the project.
Inputs include:
- business documents (business case, benefits mgmt plan)
- agreements
- EEF, OPA
Outputs include:
- Assumption Log
- Project Charter
Note: Changes to the project charter are never approved by the Project Manager!
The project charter contains the project success criteria
____ is the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan.
The key benefit of this process is the production of a
comprehensive document that defines the basis of all project work and how the work will be performed.
Develop Project Management Plan
Integration, Planning
This process is performed once or at predefined points in the project.
Inputs:
- project charter
- outputs from other processes
- EEFs, OPAs
Outputs:
- Project Management Plan
- all 9 subsidiary management plans
- requirements management plan (establishes how the requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed)
- change mgmt plan (how the change requests throughout the project will be formally authorized and incorporated)
- configuration management plan (how the information about the items of the project will be recorded and updated
- performance measurement baseline (An integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the project work against which project execution is compared to measure and manage performance
- Project life cycle. Describes the series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure.
______ is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives.
The key benefit of this process is that it provides overall management of the project work and deliverables, thus improving the probability of project success.
Direct and Manage Project Work
Integration, Executing
This process is performed throughout the project.
Inputs:
- Project management plan (any component)
- project documents
- approved change requests
- EEFs, OPAs
Outputs include
- Deliverables
- Work Performance Data
- Issue Log
- others such as change requests, updates, etc
_____ is the process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning.
The key benefits of this process are that prior organizational knowledge is leveraged to produce or improve the project outcomes, and knowledge created by the project is available to support organizational operations and future projects or phases. This process is performed throughout the project.
Manage Project Knowledge
Integration, Executing
Outputs include:
- Lessons Learned Register
____ is the process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
The key benefits of this process are that it allows stakeholders to understand the current state of the project, to recognize the actions taken to address any performance issues, and to have visibility into the future project status with cost and schedule forecasts.
Monitor and Control Project Work
Integration, Monitoring and controlling
Outputs include:
- work performance reports
_____ is the process of reviewing all change requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating the decisions.
This process reviews all requests for changes to project documents, deliverables, or the project management plan and determines the resolution of the change requests.
The key benefit of this process is that it allows for documented changes within the project to be considered in an integrated manner while addressing overall project risk, which often arises from changes made without consideration of the overall project objectives or plans.
Perform Integrated Change Control
Integration, Monitoring & Controlling
Outputs:
- Approved change requests
What process involves implementing approved changes?
Direct and Manage Project Work
What process outlines the project objectives?
Develop Project Charter
The key benefits of this process are that it provides a direct link between the project and the strategic objectives of the organization, creates a formal record of the project, and shows the organizational commitment to the project.
Develop Project Charter
The key benefit of this process is the production of a comprehensive document that defines the basis of all project work and how the work will be performed.
Develop Project Management Plan
___ is the process of defining, preparing, and coordinating all plan components and consolidating them into an integrated project management plan.
Develop Project Management Plan
__ is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives.
Direct and Manage Project Work
The key benefit of this process is that it provides overall management of the project work and deliverables, thus improving the probability of project success.
Direct and Manage Project Work
During this process, the work performance data is collected and communicated to the applicable controlling processes for analysis.
Direct and Manage Project Work
___ is the process of using existing knowledge and creating new knowledge to achieve the project’s objectives and contribute to organizational learning.
Manage Project Knowledge
The key benefits of this process are that prior organizational knowledge is leveraged to produce or improve the project outcomes, and knowledge created by the project is available to support organizational operations and future projects or phases.
Manage Project Knowledge
___ is the process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting the overall progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
Monitor and Control Project Work
The key benefits of this process are that it allows stakeholders to understand the current state of the project, to recognize the actions taken to address any performance issues, and to have visibility into the future project status with cost and schedule forecasts.
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves comparing actual project performance against the project management plan
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves assessing performance periodically to determine whether any corrective or preventive actions are indicated, and then recommending those actions as necessary
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves checking the status of individual project risks
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves maintaining an accurate, timely information base concerning the project’s product(s) and their associated documentation through project completion;
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves providing information to support status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves providing forecasts to update current cost and current schedule information;
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves monitoring implementation of approved changes as they occur
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves providing appropriate reporting on project progress and status to program management when the project is part of an overall program
Monitor & Control Project Work
What process involves ensuring that the project stays aligned with the business needs
Monitor & Control Project Work
___ is the process of reviewing all change requests; approving changes and managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan; and communicating the decisions.
Perform Integrated Change Control
This process reviews all requests for changes to project documents, deliverables, or the project management plan and determines the resolution of the change requests.
Perform Integrated Change Control
The key benefit of this process is that it allows for documented changes within the project to be considered in an integrated manner while addressing overall project risk, which often arises from changes made without consideration of the overall project objectives or plans.
Perform Integrated Change Control
The key benefits of this process are the project or phase information is archived, the planned work is completed, and organizational team resources are released to pursue new endeavors.
Close Project or Phase
The ___ process also establishes the procedures to investigate and document the reasons for actions taken if a project is terminated before completion. In order to successfully achieve this, the project manager needs to engage all the proper stakeholders in the process.
Close Project or Phase
What process involves confirming the delivery and formal acceptance of deliverables by the customer
Close Project or Phase