Project Basics
This is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result.
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What is a Project?
This phase defines the need and purpose of a project.
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What is the Initiating Phase?
This approach is best when outcomes and requirements are well defined.
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What is the Predictive Approach?
One-way communication sent to an audience.
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Pull Communication
Interactive Communication
Active Listening
Push Communication
What is Push Communication?
Both parties work together to find the best solution.
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Compromise
Force
Withdraw
Collaborate / Problem-Solve
What is Collaborate / Problem-Solve?
This applies knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements.
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A. Project Manager
B. Sprint
C. Code of Ethics
D. Project Management
What is Project Management?
In this phase, scope and deliverables are clearly defined.
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Initiating
Organizing & Preparing
Closing
Organizing & Proposing
What is the Organizing and Preparing Phase?
This approach is used when the project scope is unclear or changing.
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Predictive
Hybrid
Adaptive
Adopting
What is the Adaptive Approach?
Communication where the receiver pulls information from a repository.
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Push
Interactive
Pull Communication
Sprint
What is Pull Communication?
Both sides get some, but not all, of what they want.
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Smooth / Accommodate
Withdraw / Avoid
Compromise / Reconcile
Force / Direct
What is Compromise / Reconcile?
This shows a project from start to finish through a series of phases.
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What is the Project Life Cycle?
This phase focuses on executing, monitoring, and controlling the work.
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What is the Carrying out the Work Phase?
This approach combines predictive and adaptive methods.
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What is the Hybrid Approach?
Two-way communication where a response is expected.
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What is Interactive Communication?
A leader makes the final decision without team input.
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What is Force / Direct?
PMI’s pillars include responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty.
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A. Project Life Cycle
B. Code of Beliefs
C. Code of Ethics
D. Active Listening
What is a Code of Ethics?
The phase where work is signed off and the product is released.
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A. Carrying Out the Work
B. Organizing & Preparing
C. Ending
D. Closing
What is the Closing Phase?
This is a short work cycle, usually 1–4 weeks, in adaptive projects.
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Phase
Sprint
Status Update
Deliverable
What is a Sprint?
Listening that requires full attention and engagement with the speaker.
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Interactive Communication
Push Communication
Active Listening
Pull Communication
Answer: What is Active Listening?
One party gives in to maintain harmony.
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Force
Withdraw
Smooth / Accommodate
Collaborate
What is Smooth / Accommodate?
True or False: Ongoing daily school attendance is considered a project.
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What is False?
Put these in order: Closing, Initiating, Organizing & Preparing, Carrying Out
Planning → Initiating → Closing → Work
Initiating → Work → Planning → Closing
Initiating → Organizing & Preparing → Carrying Out the Work → Closing
Work → Initiating → Closing → Planning
1️⃣ Initiating
2️⃣ Organizing & Preparing
3️⃣ Carrying Out the Work
4️⃣ Closing
An app that is updated weekly would MOST LIKELY use this approach.
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Predictive
Adaptive
Linear
Closing
What is the Adaptive Approach?
A shared Google Drive folder is an example of this communication type.
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What is Pull Communication?
Both parties ignore the conflict entirely.
What is Withdraw / Avoid?