(CHAPTER 1) Project Management Certification

Something that has happened and could cause the project to fail if not addressed:

Issue

A document containing all recorded issues is known as an _____

Issue Log

A _____ lifecycle refers to the process that takes a product from conception, through development, to maturity, and finally to retirement

Product

A _____ lifecycle is what defines the process or phases of a project from conception to completion

Project

A _____ is a draft that outlines the scope, aims, cost and resources of a project

Project Charter

Materials and personnel assigned in a project are known as a _____

Resource

In order to show _____ we must show high regard for ourselves, others, and the resources we are entrusted with

Respect

_____ means taking ownership for one's actions decisions and accepting the resulting consequences

Responsibility

_____ tasks are ones assigned directly to specific individuals or teams who are in charge of completing them

Responsible

A place where all of the risk management processes are recorded is known as a _____

Risk Register

_____ is a document developed over the course of a project with a summation of risks specific to a project

Risk Report

What should be included in a project charter?

Statement of Work, Success Criteria, and Budget Constraints

_____ detail how a projects goals are better than the competition

Strengths

In a Fishbone Diagram the Skeleton represents the _____

Cause

Something that is a threat to the successful completion of the project goals and aim:

Risk

Iterative, Incremental Adaptive, and Hybrid lifecycles are more flowing and can have varying aspects of _____ as the progress of the project

Change

Fifth project phase in a predictive lifecycle

Closing

The _____ covers Responsibility, Respect, Fairness and Honesty

Code of Ethics

To have an effective method of contacting internal and external stakeholders good project manager implement a _____

Communications Plan

During the _____ phase resources and roles are allocated to begin work on a project

Execution

Third project phase in a predictive lifecycle

Execution

_____ can consist of legal and governmental regulations, economic growth or recession, suppliers, customer demographics, outside sources of funding, financial and product market trends, and innovations in technology

External Factors

_____ means objectivity and impartiality are required in our actions

Fairness

The _____ or Ishikawa diagram is a cause-and-effect decomposition tool used in project management

Fishbone

_____ means always act following the truth. Must not engage in deceptive behavior

Honesty

_____ are goals try to reach or strive to uphold

Aspirational Standards

A Plan Based methodology is also known as a _____

Predictive Life Cycle

_____ identifies risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies

RAID Analysis

First project phase in a predictive lifecycle

Initiation

Members of a team, typically project managers or team leaders assist in reviewing and ensuring each individual or team member follows through on tasks and milestones in a timely manner fall under the _____ section of the RACI Matrix

Accountable

An _____ Lifecycle is more flowing and can have varying aspects of change in a project

Agile

Beliefs about an action or event of a project that is not fact or evidence base:

Assumption

Deliverables, Timelines, and a _____ are included in the Project Scope

Budget

People who have an interest in a project and are asked to contribute with feedback or suggestions reside under _____

Consult

The Triple Constraint states that the success of a project is influenced by _____ Scope and Time

Cost

A project budget should be created that considers hourly pay rates and any material or resource costs in order for a _____

Cost Baseline

_____ are visual tools that a project manager can use to evaluate options and potential outcomes associated with certain project decisions

Decision Trees

_____ are external factors such as tax incentives or economic stability that would give the business a competitive advantage

Opportunities

In project management the project aim, goal, product or service is known as a ______

Deliverable

Tasks that are locked together. If one fails, there could be a ripple effect causing the project as a whole to stall or fail:

Dependency

_____ is used to compare actual performance to a plan and analyze a projects trend

Earned Value

In a cause-and-effect diagram the _____ represents the problem

Effect

In the _____ organizational structure, a functional manager would be the person tasked with assigning

Functional

A better understanding of where a project has over or underperformed helps with _____

Future Planning

A _____ shows project tasks and the schedule to do the tasks

Gantt Chart

_____ roles traditionally don't make decisions in a project but need to be kept updated on the progress

Inform

A Predictive Lifecycle begins with _____ which is used to define what you intend to accomplish

Initiation

_____ consist of examples such as human resources, financial resources, equipment and facilities maintenance

Internal Factors

_____ are requirements that will prohibit certain actions and must be followed

Mandatory Standards

_____ organizational structure, team members can report to dedicated project managers, functional managers or department managers working together

Matrix

A _____ is a significant event that is reached in the project schedule

Milestone

During the _____ and Controlling phase project managers must address and resolve issues related to personnel and resources if they arise

Monitoring

Fourth project phase in a predictive lifecycle

Monitoring and Controlling

Each baseline can be monitored separately or combined in a _____

Performance Measurement Baseline

Second project phase in a predictive lifecycle

Planning

A project manager will sometimes oversee multiple projects and create a _____ to manage them

Portfolio

A _____ outlines all the steps necessary to execute, monitor, control, and complete the project

Project Management Plan

A _____ will sometimes oversee multiple projects and create a portfolio to manage them

Project Manager

In a _____ organization structure, the project manager has full control over the project

Project Oriented

Deliverables, Timelines, and a budget are included in the _____

Project Scope

The _____ should include deliverables start and end times and even what is not included in a project

Project Scope Statement

One advantage of the _____ is simple and visual representation of project tasks and responsibilities

RACI Matrix

_____ is a planning tool used to identify internal and external factors within an organization or project that are key to achieving project objectives

SWOT Analysis

A _____ should set a fixed start date for a project

Schedule Baseline

The WBS, WBS Dictionary and the Scope Statement is included in the _____

Scope Baseline

A _____ can analyze how engaged the stakeholders are and if any stakeholders desire to be more engaged

Stakeholder Matrix

A _____ is a document used to identify and record the key players of a project

Stakeholder Register

A _____ should contain Stakeholder Names, Departments, Roles in the project, State holder types, Communication and Expectations

Stakeholder Register

_____ detail how a project is behind the competition

Weaknesses

A _____ is a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by a team

Work Breakdown Structure

The document that supports the Work Breakdown structure and defines keywords is known as a _____

Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary