We have covered PMP Brain Dump earlier and it is a part of the PMP Exam Tips playlist over at the PMP Lounge YouTube channel. In this article, we are specifically covering some of the common names that should ideally make it into your PMP Brain Dump. Let’s get down to it,

Stages of Team Development (Tuckman Ladder)

  • Forming
  • Storming
  • Norming
  • Performing
  • Adjourning

Types of Power of a Project Manager

  • Legitimate
  • Reward
  • Expert
  • Referent
  • Coercive/Punishment

7 Basic Quality Tools

  • Cause and effect diagram
  • Flowcharts
  • Checksheets
  • Pareto Diagrams
  • Histograms
  • Control charts
  • Scatter Diagrams

7 Reasons of Conflicts on Projects

  • Schedule
  • Project priorities
  • Human Resources
  • Technical opinions and performance trade-offs
  • Administrative procedures
  • Personality conflicts
  • Cost and Budget

Conflict Management Styles

  • Withdraw/Avoid
  • Compromise
  • Smoothen/Accommodate
  • Collaborating
  • Confront/Problem solving
  • Force

Risk Response Strategies

  • Avoid
  • Transfer
  • Mitigate
  • Exploit
  • Share
  • Enhance
  • Accept

Group Decision Making Criteria

  • Brainstorming
  • Idea/mind mapping
  • Nominal technique
  • Affinity diagrams
  • Multi-criteria decision analysis

What other list of names did we miss? Can you name any?

Shoaib Qureshi

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