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Study cards for PMP Exam

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6 Processes in Project Time Management   Define Activities, Sequence activities, Estimate Activity Resource, Estimate Activity Duration, Develop Schedule, Control Cost  
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Scheduling Methodology definition   defines the rules and approaches for scheduling processes  
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2 common scheduling methodologies.   CPM (Critical Path Methodology) & Critical Chain  
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What plan documents the project time management processes and their associated tools and techniques   schedule management plan  
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Schedule Management plan is a subsidary of or contained in what plan?   Project Management Plan  
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3 Inputs to Define Activities Process   Scope Baseline, EEF, OPA  
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3 outputs of Define Activities Process   Activity List, Activity Attributes, Milestone List  
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5 Inputs to Sequence Activities Process   Activity List, Activity Attributes, Milestone List, Project Scope Statement, OPA  
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2 Outputs from Sequence Activities?   Project Schedule Network Diagrams, Project Document Updates  
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5 Inputs to Estimate Activity Resources?   Activity List, Activity Attributes, Resource Calendars, EEF,OPA  
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3 Outputs of Estimate Activity Resources?   Activity resource requirements, Resource Breakdown Structure, Project Document Updates  
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7 Inputs to Estimate Activity Durations   Activity List, Activity Attributes, Activity Resource Requirements, Resource Calendars, Project Scope Statement, EEF, OPA  
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2 outputs of Estimate Activity Durations   Activity Duration Estimates, Project Docuiment Updates  
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9 Inputs to Develop Schedule?   Activity List, Activity Attributes, Project Schedule Network Diagrams, Activity Resource Requirements, Resource calendars, Activity Duration Estimates,Project Scope Statement, EEF, OPA  
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4 Outputs of Develop Schedule   Project Schedule, Schedule baseline, Schedule Data, Project Document Updates  
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4 Inputs to Control Schedule   Project Management Plan, Project Schedule, Work performance information, OPA  
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5 Outputs of Control Schedule   Work Performance Measurements, OPA updates, Change Requests, Project Management Plan Updates, Project Document Updates  
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Tools and Techniques used in Define Activities   -Decomposition -Rolling Wave Planning -Template -Expert Judgement  
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Tools & Techniques used in Sequence Activities   -Precedence Diagramming method (PDM) -Dependency Dettermination -Applying leads and lags -Schedule network templates  
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Tools and Techniques used in Estimate Activity Resource   -Expert Judgement -Alternatives Analysis -Published Estimating Data -Bottom up estimating -Project Management Software  
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Tools and Techniques used in Estimate Activity Durations   -Expert Judgement -Analagous Estimating -Parametric Estimating -Three Point Estimates -Reserve analysis  
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Tools & Techniques used in Develop Schedule   -Schedule network Analysis -Critical path method -Critical chain method -Resource leveling -What if scenarion analysis -Applying leads anfd lags -Schedule compression -Scheduling tool  
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Tools & Techniques in Control Schedule   -performance reviews -variance analysis -project management software -resource leveling -what if scenarion analysis -adjusting leads and lags -schedule compression -scheduling tool  
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What is PDM?   Precedence Diagramming Method  
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What is a common technique of PDM?   Activity on Node (AON)  
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Three dependencies (types of logic) with AON   Mandatory - Hard logic Discretionary - Soft logic External - Depends on input from outside the project activities  
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Four relationship Types   -SS -FS -SS -SF  
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Define Lag   modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity  
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define Lead   modification in a logical relationship that allows an acceleration of the successor activity  
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6 Estimate Activity Durations Methods   -One Time -Three Point -Monte Carlo -Analogous Estimating (Top-Down) -Bottom up -Parametric  
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Rolling Wave Planning   More detail to near term deliverables while future at a more general level  
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3 Schedule Formats?   -Bar Chart -Milestone chart -Network Diagram with Dates  
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Wait inserted between tasks   Lag  
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Amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying project   Float or slack  
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Which Scheduling term considers resource limitations and adjusts the schedule to work within those functions   Critical Chain Methods  
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2 Schedule compression techniques   -Crashing -Fast tracking  
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3 Processes in Project Cost Management   -Estimate Costs -Determine Budget -Control Costs  
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6 Inputs to Estimate Costs   -Scope Baseline -Project Schedule -Human Resources Plan -Risk Register -EEF -OPA  
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9 Tools and Techniques of Estimating costs   -Expert Judgement -Analogous estimating -Parametric estimating -Bottom up estimating -Three point estimates -Reserve analysis -Cost of quality - Project Management Estimating software -Vendor bid analysis  
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3 outputs of Estimate Costs   -Activity Cost Estimates -Basis of Estimates -Project Documetn Updates  
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7 Inputs to Determine Budget   -Activity Cost Estimates -Basis of estimates -Scioe Baseline =Project Baseline -Resource Calendars -Contacts -OPA  
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5 Tools and Techniques of Determine Budget   -Cost Aggregation -Reserve analysis -Expert Judgement -Historical relationships -Funding Limit reconciliation  
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3 outputs of determine budget   -Cost performance Baseine -Project funding requirements -projet document updates  
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4 Inputs to Control costs   -Project Management Plan -Project funding Requirements -Work performance information -OPA  
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6 Tools and techniques to Control Costs   -Earned value management -Forecasting -To-Complete Performance Indes (TCPI) -Performance reviews -Variance analysis -Project management software  
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6 outputs of Control costs(Exapmle of each as well)   -Work performance measurements(CV,SV,CPI,SPI for WBS components) -Budget Forecasts(Calculated EAC value or Bottom Up Estimation )-OPA Updates(Variance cause, documented lessons) -Change requests -Project management plan updates -Project document updates  
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What process enables PM to know if they should include funds above estimate to reduce risk of overruns & what are these funds called   Reserve analysis, Contingency reserves  
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What happens to Contingency as project/Activity progresses?   Decreases  
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What are three elements of Scope Baseline   -Scope Statement -WBS -WBS Dictionary  
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6 Elements of Scope Statement   -Product Description -acceptance criteria -key deliverables -project boundaries -assumptions -constraints about project  
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Define Basis of estimates   Basis of estimate is basically a definition of how the estimates were derived.  
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Define Cost Aggergation   Aggregate cost estimates for work packages in WBS  
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Reserve analysis can establish what?   Contingency reserves & Management reserves  
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Define Management reserves   budgets reserved for unplanned changes to project scope and cost  
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What is funding limit reconciliation?   determining if the variance between funding limits and planned expenditures warrents rescheduling  
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What is the authorized time-phased BAC?   CPB - Cost performance baseline  
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Shape of CPB?   S-Curve  
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Define EVM   Earned Value Management - Method of performance measurement that integrates project scope, cost and schedule measurements to help the project management team asses and measure project performance  
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Three deminsions of EVM   -Planned Value -Earned Value -Actual Cost  
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Define PV   Planned Value - authorized budget assigned to the work to be accomplished  
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Total project PV (Two terms)   PMB - Performance measurement baseline BAC - Budget at completion  
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Define EV   Earned Value - value of workperformed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to the work activity or WBS component.  
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Define AC   Actual Cost- total cost actually incurred and recorded on accomplishing work performed for an activity  
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Define SV & Give formula   Schedule Variance - measure of schedule performance on a project  
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When does SV always = 0   When project is completed  
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Define CV & Give formula   Cost Variance - Measure of cost performance of project. EV-AC  
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Define SPI and give formula   Schedule Performance Index - Measure of progress achieved compared to progress planned -SPI=EV/PV  
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Define CPI and give formula.   Cost performance Index - Measure of the value of the work completed to the actual cost or progress made -CPI=EV/AC  
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What is the most important EVM metric   CPI  
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What does the CPI represent in relation to 1   CPI <1 = cost overrun CPI>1 = cost underrun  
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What does PM do when BAC is no longer viable   Develop forecasted EAC  
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What is EAC based on?   Actual cost of work performed plus and ETC (Estimate to Complete) -EAC=ETC(Bottom up) +AC  
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EAC forecast for ETC work performed at the budgeted rate - formula and when used   EAC = AC + BAC - EV (Only use when assuming improved project performance determined by risk analysis)  
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EAC forecast for ETC work performed at present CPI - formula and when used   EAC=BAC/Cumulative CPI -(when assuming consistent performance  
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EAC forecasts for ETC work considering both SPI and CPI- formula and when used   AC+[(BAC-EV)/Cumulative CPI * Cumulative CPI] (Used when negative cost performance and requirement to meett firm requirement)  
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TCPI - Formula and definition   BAC:(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC) EAC: (BAC-EV)/(EAC-AC) - Projection of cost performance that must be achieved on remaining work to meet a specific management goal  
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3 types of analysis for performance reviews under EVM   earned value performance trend analysis Variance analysis  
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In variance analysis, what are CV and CPI used to asses?   Magnitude of variation to the cost baseline  
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3 Processes in Quality Management   -Plan Quality -Perform Quality Assurance -Perform Quality Control  
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What is involved in Performing Quailty Assurance   Auditing quality requirements and the results from Quality control measurements  
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Quality Vs Grade   Defect Rate Vs Feature list  
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7 Inputs to Plan Quality   -Scope Baseline -Stakeholder Register -Cost Performance Baseline -Schedule Baseline -Risk Register -EEF -OPA  
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9 Tools and Techniques to Plan Quality   -Cost benefit analysis -Cost of quality -Control Charts -Benchmarking -Design of experiments -Statistical Sampling -Flowcharting -Proprietary quality management methodologies -Additional Quality planning tools  
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5 outputs of planning quality   -Quality management plan -quality metrics -quality checklists -Process improvement plan -project document updates  
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4 Inputs to Perform Quality Assurance   -Project management plan -Quality Metrics -Work performance information -quality control measurements  
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3 tools and techniques to perform quality assurance   -paln quality and perfiorm QC tools and techniques -Quality audits -Process analysis  
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4 outputs of perform quality assurance   -OPA Updates -Change requests -Project management plan update -Project documents  
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7 Inputs to Perform Quality Control   -Project management Plan -Quality Metrics -Quality Checklist -ork percormance measurements -Approved Change requests -Deliverables -OPA  
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10 tools and techniques to Perform QC   -Cuase and effect diagram -Control charts - Flowcharting -Histogram -Pareto Chart -Run Chart -Scatter Diagram -Statistical sampling -Inspection -Apprioved Change Request review  
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7 outputs to Perform QC   QC Measurements -Validated Changes -Validated deliverables -OPA Updates -Change REquests -PMP Updates -Project document updates  
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2 divisions of COQ   -Cost of conformance -cost of nonconformance  
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Who bears responsibility of quality   entire organization  
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define quality in relation to requirements   degree to which a set of inherent characteristics xatisfies requirements  
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Acuracy vs precision   Accuracy = hitting target, precision= consistency  
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define plan quality and when is it performed?   process of identifying quality requirements and documenting how project will maintain compliance. Throughout project  
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List and define 3 types of qulity costs   -Prevention - upfront costs to design quality -Appraisal - Costs associated with evaluating whether the programs or processes meet the requirements  
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3 elements of a HR Plan   -Roles and Resp -Staffing Mgt Plan -Org charts  
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who is responsible for managing triple constraints   Senior mgt  
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3 types of responsibility chart   -RAM - Shows who does what, but not when -Resource histogram/Staffing mgt plan - Resource allocated/time period -Gantt Chart - Shows when staff is allocated to task  
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RAM uses What to assign responsibilities   RACI  
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Common format of staffing management plan   histogram  
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Schedule variance (Formula)   SV=EV-PV  
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Cost Variance(Formula)   CV=EV-AC  
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Cost Performance Index (Formula)   CPI=EV/AC  
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Schedule Performance Index   SPI=EV/PV  
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EAC Formula   AC+Estimate to complete  
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EAC if past variances are expected to be atypical   EAC=AC+BAC-EV  
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EAC if past variances are expected to be typical   EAC=BAC/Cumulative CPI  
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To calculate the budget that will be required to increase the amount of resources to a level that will allow the work to be completed in the remaining time:   EAC = AC + [(BAC - EV) / (cumulative CPI x cumulative SPI)]  
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To-complete performance index (TCPI) When using the BAC   TCPI = (BAC - EV) / (BAC - AC)  
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To-complete performance index (TCPI) When using the EAC   TCPI = (BAC - EV) / (EAC - AC)  
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Conduct that results in physical harm or creates intense feelings of fear, humiliation, manipulation, or exploitation in another person is defined as harassment by the PMI code.   False  
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PMI Definition of harassment    
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