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Affinity diagram

Agile software development

Arbitration, Breach of contract, Letter of intent, No-bid contract, Request for proposal, Request for information, Invitation for bid

Conflict Management in Projects
* Mediation - Confrontation
* Arbitration - Forcing (an option: forcing to initial solution, then mediation)
* Control - Smoothing (humour and time-outs)
* Acceptance - Active acceptance
* Elimination

Control Chart

Critical Chain Project Management, Critical path method, Float, Resource leveling

Employee benefit: fringes vs perks

Fixed Costs vs Variable Costs vs Sunk Costs
Dicrect Costs vs Indirect Costs

Real World Project Management: Estimating Your Project Costs
* -25% .. +75% - ballpark estimate (aka ROM)
* -10% .. +25% - budget estimate (aka top-down estimate) - most often based on analogous estimating
* -5% .. +10% - definitive estimate (aka bottom-up estimate) - requires WBS

NPV, IRR

GERT (uses feedback loops); PERT

Gold plating (*)

Journey to Abilene (aka Abilene paradox)

Kick-off meeting

Motivation Theories
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
Herzberg's Two-factor theory: hygiene factors vs motivational agents
Halo effect
Expectancy theory
McClelland's Theory of Needs (aka "three needs theory", aka "learned needs theory"): most of needs can be classed as either achievement, affiliation, or power.

Payback period

Performance bond -- гарантия выполнения контракта

PDM vs ADM

PTA == ((Ceiling_Price - Target_Price) / Buyer's_Share_Ratio) + Target_Cost;
Target_Price == Target_Cost + Target_Seller's_Profit

Retainage - portion of a contract's final payment withheld by a principal (client or owner) until the project is complete in all respects, functioning satisfactorily according to the contract terms, and all mechanic's liens have either been released or have expired.

Project Management: triple constraint
Statistics
SWOT analysis



Quality Management Theories for the PMP Exam
TQM, Zero Defects, Just-in-time, Six Sigma, Kaizen

Philip B. Crosby initiated the Zero Defects program; was the quality control manager for the Pershing missile program; in 1979 his famous book "Quality is Free" was published.

Joseph M. Juran in 1941 began to apply Pareto principle (aka "80/20 rule", aka "the vital few and the trivial many").

W. Edwards Deming is perhaps best known for the "Plan-Do-Check-Act" cycle popularly named after him.