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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






2. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






3. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






4. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






5. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






6. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






7. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






8. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






9. A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






10. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






11. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






12. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






13. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






14. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






15. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






16. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






17. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






18. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






19. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






20. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






21. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






22. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






23. Breakdown structure to help dreak down the risk on a project. It helps create a brainstorming type of environment that allows the team to identify and categorize additional risk. Similar to WBS but the team creates it.






24. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






25. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






26. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






27. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






28. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






29. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






30. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






31. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






32. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






33. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






34. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






35. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






36. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






37. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






38. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






39. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






40. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






41. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






42. Communication up and down the organization






43. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






44. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






45. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






46. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






47. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






48. Worst form of power to use. People experience negative impact if they don't do what is desired






49. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






50. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan