Project Management
Individuals whose interests may be affected as a result of the project.
What are stakeholders?
The methodology that emphasizes a linear progression from the beginning to the end of a project.
What is the Waterfall Methodology?
The #1 PM book that our course highly recommends reading.
What is Cracking the PM Interview?
The type of question in PM interviews that will ask: "How would you design a calculator for kids?"
What is a product design question?
The company that hires the most PMs right out of college.
What is Microsoft?
The two factors that determine the risk level in a project management risk log.
What are the likelihood and impact?
The person who leads the project team in the Scrum Methodology.
What is a Scrum Master?
A product that is in an early phase of development and has only the core functions/features.
What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?
The popular storytelling technique used in behavioral interviews.
What is the STAR method?
The four chairs in the Double Diamond exercise.
What is a gaming chair, movie theater chair, pool chair, and painter's chair?
The section of a project plan that lists the deliverables and tasks.
What is a Work Breakdown Structure?
The methodology that uses sprints, stand-ups, and iterations.
What is agile?
The popular design framework that includes: (1) discover (2) define (3) develop (4) deliver.
What is the Double Diamond?
The institute that offers certifications in project and program management.
What is the Project Management Institute (PMI?)
The type of PM that manages a series of interconnected projects, within a specific domain.
What is program management?
The project management concept that describes the relationship between time, cost, and scope.
What is the Triple Constraint?
The methodology that uses visual cards and boards.
What is Kanban Methodology?
The competitive advantage that your product has over other existing products.
What is a differentiating factor?
The PM interview question type that involves coming up with metrics and ballparking skills.
What are estimation questions?
_________ product management positions are highly competitive.
What is an Associate Product Management position?
The four types of risk responses in project management.
What is avoid, mitigate, transfer, and accept?
The weekly or biweekly cycles used in agile methodologies.
What is a sprint?
One of our guest speakers, Archana, described 3 categories of PM work.
What is strategic, execution, and people-focused?
The first step when answering a product design or estimation question.
What is asking clarification questions?
What sleeps through the day and cries through the night. The more it cries, the more it creates light.
What is a candle?