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Study Cards - Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the five process groups

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Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing

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2
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Process Groups are not…

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Project phases

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3
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Project Constraints are…

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Limiting factors that set boundaries for the project.

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4
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What are the six areas of constraints

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Schedule, budget, scope, quality, resources, risk

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5
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All constraints have an impact on…

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Customer satisfaction

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6
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The project manager is…

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Assigned by the organization to achieve project objectives by applying the correct tools and techniques.

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7
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Three key characteristics of a project manager are…

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Knowledge, performance, personal

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8
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What are four key characteristics of a project?

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  • Time-scoped activity
  • Has a beginning, middle and end
  • Creates a unique product, service or result
  • A ‘progressive elaboration’
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What are three key characteristics of operations?

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  • Endures for the lifetime of the product, process or service
  • Can be incrementally improved or enhanced
  • Enhancements are typically done as a series of small projects
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A project is…

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A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

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Projects are similar to operations in that…

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  • Both are performed by individuals
  • Both are subject to constraints
  • Both are planned, executed, and controlled
  • Both are designed to meet organizational/strategic objectives
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The key differences between projects and operations are…

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Timeline

  • Projects end at some point
  • Operations continue for the product lifetime

Predictability

  • Projects may contain unknown and unpredictable elements
  • Operational elements are both known and predictable

Risk

  • Project continually evaluate risk
  • Operations are designed to minimize or eliminate risk
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13
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A program is…

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A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way.

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14
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A portfolio is…

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A collection of projects, programs and other work that may not be directly related, but have been grouped to meet strategic business objectives.

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A subproject is…

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A smaller project of an overall project.

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16
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The purpose of the PMO is to…

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Centralize the management of projects across the organization.

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Typically a PMO provides…

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  • OPAs for managing projects
  • Guidance and training on project management
  • Resource pool of project managers
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18
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The PMO may also play these roles…

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  • Audit Projects against PMO standards
  • Provide Resources for project
  • Cancel Projects
  • Provide Templates and forms
  • Offer Coaching and training for Project Managers
  • Centralize Communication for projects
  • Manage Dependencies between projects
  • Function as a stakeholder
19
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The project life cycle is…

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Frequently Unique. They vary as much as the industries they serve.

20
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The phase-end review achieves…

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  • Authorization to close the current project or phase

- Authorization to initiate the subsequent project or phase

21
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The three fundamental phase-to-phase relationships are…

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Sequential, Overlapping, Iterative

22
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Sequential relationships are…

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The typical finish-to-start relationship.

23
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Overlapping relationships can…

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Increase risk and rework, but allow for schedule compression.

24
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Iterative relationships can…

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Allow for progressive elaboration while sequentially delivering the highest priority features. (Agile)

25
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The Project Management life cycle is…

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Unchanging. They always consist of the five process groups (IPECC).

26
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The five project management process groups will always be…

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Executed within each phase of your project.

27
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Lessons Learned is…

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A process that is applied at the completion of every phase of a project.

28
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The product life-cycle…

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Endures for the life of the product

29
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A product is…

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What is created as a result of executing a project.

30
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A stakeholder is…

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  • Anyone who is positively or negatively impacted by the project
  • Anyone who can exert influence over the project
31
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The project manager should do this for stakeholders…

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  • Identify them all to ensure that they are engaged

- Balance their needs while delivering the project’s product.

32
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The three fundamental organizational structures are…

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  • Functional
  • Matrix (weak, balanced, strong)
  • Projectized
33
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A composite organization…

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Uses a combination of organizational structures (functional, matrixed, projectized)

34
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Some advantages and disadvantages of a functional organization include…

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  • Expertise with clearly defined career paths

- Project manager has little authority on the project

35
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A tight matrix means…

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Project resources are co-located in the same room.

36
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Some advantages and disadvantages of a matrixed organization include…

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  • Increased control by project manager

- Multiple bosses adds complexity

37
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Some advantages and disadvantages of a projectized organization include…

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  • Project loyalty

- Job is gone once the project is complete

38
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For the purpose of the exam you are…

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A project manager in a strong matrix environment with control over the project budget.

39
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MBO is…

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  • Management by Objectives
  • A term that was introduced by Peter Drucker
  • Will only work if it is supported by management
40
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OPM3 is…

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  • Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
  • Based on CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration)
  • Helps organizations determine their level of PM maturity
41
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Progressive Elaboration is…

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  • Key to the entire PMI framework
  • More important for project success when unknowns are greater
  • States that you cannot definitively estimate timeline and budget at the start of a project
42
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The triple constraint model addresses…

It may also be influenced by…

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  • Time, cost and scope

- Quality and risk

43
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Who can authorize changes to the triple constraints of a project?

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Senior management.

44
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Project Management is

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The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements

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