PMP Tools and Techniques Acquisition
9.2 Acquire Project Team
Advertising
12.2 Conduct Procurements
Alternative Analysis
6.4 Estimate Activity Resources
Alternatives generation
5.3 Define Scope
Analogous estimating
6.5 Estimate Activity Durations 7.2 Estimate Costs
Analytical Techniques
4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work 4.6 Close Project or Phase 6.1 Plan Schedule Management 7.1 Plan Cost Management 11.1 Plan Risk Management 12.2 Conduct Procurements 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management
Approved Change requests Review
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Assumptions Analysis
11.2 Identify Risks
Benchmarking
5.2 Collect Requirements 8.1 Plan Quality Management
Bidder conference
12.2 Conduct Procurements
Bottom‐up estimating
6.4 Estimate Activity Resources 7.2 Estimate Costs
Change Control Tools
4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control
Checklist Analysis
11.2 Identify Risks
Claims administration
12.3 Control Procurements
Colocation
9.3 Develop Project Team
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Communication methods
10.1 Plan Communications Management 10.2 Manage Communications 13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Communication models
10.1 Plan Communications Management 10.2 Manage Communications
Communication technology
10.1 Plan Communications Management 10.2 Manage Communications
Communications Requirements Analysis
10.1 Plan Communications Management
Conflict Management
9.4 Manage Project Team
Context Diagrams
5.2 Collect Requirements
Contingent response strategies
11.5 Plan Risk Response
Contract Change Control System
12.3 Control Procurements
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Cost aggregation
7.3 Determine Budget
Cost of Quality
7.2 Estimate Costs 8.1 Plan Quality Management
Cost‐benefit Analysis
8.1 Plan Quality Management
Critical chain method
6.6 Develop Schedule
Critical path method
6.6 Develop Schedule
Data gathering and representation Techniques
11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Decomposition
5.4 Create WBS 6.2 Define Activities
Dependency determination
6.3 Sequence Activities
Design of experiments
8.1 Plan Quality Management
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Diagramming Techniques
11.2 Identify Risks
Document Analysis
5.2 Collect Requirements
Documentation Reviews
11.2 Identify Risks
Earned value Management
7.4 Control Costs
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Expert Judgment
4.1 Develop Project Charter 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control 4.6 Close Project or Phase 5.1 Plan Scope Management 5.3 Define Scope 5.4 Create WBS 6.1 Plan Schedule Management 6.2 Define Activities 6.4 Estimate Activity Resources 6.5 Estimate Activity Durations 7.1 Plan Cost Management 7.2 Estimate Costs 7.3 Determine Budget 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management 10.3 Control Communications 11.1 Plan Risk Management 11.2 Identify Risks 11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis 11.5 Plan Risk Response 12.1 Plan Procurement Management 12.2 Conduct Procurements 13.1 Identify Stakeholders 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management 13.4 Control Stakeholders Engagement
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Facilitated workshops
5.2 Collect Requirements 5.3 Define Scope
Facilitation Techniques
4.1 Develop Project Charter 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
Focus groups
5.2 Collect Requirements
Forecasting
7.4 Control Costs
Funding limit reconciliation
7.3 Determine Budget
Ground rules
9.3 Develop Project Team
Group creativity Techniques
5.2 Collect Requirements
Group decision‐making Techniques
5.2 Collect Requirements 5.5 Validate Scope 6.5 Estimate Activity Durations 7.2 Estimate Costs
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Historical relationships
7.3 Determine Budget
Independent Estimates
12.2 Conduct Procurements
Information gathering Techniques
11.2 Identify Risks
Information Management Systems
10.2 Manage Communications 10.3 Control Communications 13.4 Control Stakeholders Engagement
Inspection
5.5 Validate Scope 8.3 Control Quality
Inspections and Audits
12.3 Control Procurements
Interpersonal Skills
9.3 Develop Project Team 9.4 Manage Project Team 13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Interviews
5.2 Collect Requirements
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Leads and lags
6.3 Sequence Activities 6.6 Develop Schedule 6.7 Control Schedule
Make‐or‐buy Analysis
12.1 Plan Procurement Management
Management Skills
13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Market research
12.1 Plan Procurement Management
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Meetings
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control 4.6 Close Project or Phase 5.1 Plan Scope Management 6.1 Plan Schedule Management 7.1 Plan Cost Management 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management 10.1 Plan Communications Management 10.3 Control Communications 11.1 Plan Risk Management 11.6 Control Risks 12.1 Plan Procurement Management 13.1 Identify Stakeholders 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management 13.4 Control Stakeholders Engagement
Meetings Additional Quality Planning Tools
8.1 Plan Quality Management
Modeling Techniques
6.6 Develop Schedule 6.7 Control Schedule
Multi‐criteria decision Analysis
9.2 Acquire Project Team
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Negotiation
9.2 Acquire Project Team
Networking
9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
Observation and conversation
9.4 Manage Project Team
Observations
5.2 Collect Requirements
Organization Charts and position descriptions
9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
Organization theory
9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
Parametric estimating
6.5 Estimate Activity Durations 7.2 Estimate Costs
Payment Systems
12.3 Control Procurements
Performance Reporting
10.2 Manage Communications 12.3 Control Procurements
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Performance Reviews
6.7 Control Schedule 7.4 Control Costs
Personnel assessment Tools
9.3 Develop Project Team
Pre‐assignment
9.2 Acquire Project Team
Precedence Diagramming method (PDM)
6.3 Sequence Activities
Probability and impact matrix
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Process Analysis
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
Procurement Audits
12.4 Close Procurements
Procurement negotiations
12.2 Conduct Procurements 12.4 Close Procurements
Procurement Performance Reviews
12.3 Control Procurements
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Product Analysis
5.3 Define Scope
Project Management information System
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work
Project Management software
6.4 Estimate Activity Resources 6.7 Control Schedule 7.2 Estimate Costs 7.4 Control Costs
Project Performance appraisals
9.4 Manage Project Team
Proposal evaluation Techniques
12.2 Conduct Procurements
Prototypes
5.2 Collect Requirements
Published estimating Data
6.4 Estimate Activity Resources
Quality Audits
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
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Quality Management and Control Tools
8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
Quantitative risk Analysis and modeling Techniques
11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Questionnaires and surveys
5.2 Collect Requirements
Recognition and Rewards
9.3 Develop Project Team
Records Management System
12.3 Control Procurements 12.4 Close Procurements
Reserve Analysis
6.5 Estimate Activity Durations 7.2 Estimate Costs 7.3 Determine Budget 7.4 Control Costs 11.6 Control Risks
Resource Optimization Techniques
6.6 Develop Schedule 6.7 Control Schedule
Risk Audits
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Risk categorization
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Risk Data Quality assessment
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Risk probability and impact assessment
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Risk reassessment
11.6 Control Risks
Risk urgency assessment
11.3 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Rolling wave Planning
6.2 Define Activities
Schedule compression
6.6 Develop Schedule 6.7 Control Schedule
Schedule Network Analysis
6.6 Develop Schedule
Scheduling Tool
6.6 Develop Schedule 6.7 Control Schedule
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Seven basic Quality Tools
8.1 Plan Quality Management 8.3 Control Quality
Stakeholder Analysis
13.1 Identify Stakeholders
Statistical Sampling
8.1 Plan Quality Management 8.3 Control Quality
Strategies for negative risks or threats
11.5 Plan Risk Response
Strategies for positive risks or Opportunities
11.5 Plan Risk Response
SWOT Analysis
11.2 Identify Risks
Team‐building activities
9.3 Develop Project Team
Technical Performance Measurement
11.6 Control Risks
Three‐point estimating
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To‐complete Performance index (TCPI)
7.4 Control Costs
Training
9.3 Develop Project Team
Variance Analysis
5.6 Control Scope
Variance and trend Analysis
11.6 Control Risks
Vendor bid Analysis
7.2 Estimate Costs
Virtual Teams
9.2 Acquire Project Team
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