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PMP: Project Management Professional

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






2. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






3. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






4. 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.






5. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






6. 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






7. A milestone has a ______duration






8. Communication up and down the organization






9. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






10. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






12. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






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






14. 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)






15. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






16. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






17. 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






18. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






19. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






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






21. Type of Mgmt style that helps keep things progressing making them occur. This style is not super proactive nor does it have ownership






22. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






23. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






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






25. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






26. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






27. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






28. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






29. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






30. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






32. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






33. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






34. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






35. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






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






37. Formal or informal system used in project management to ensure that the work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






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






40. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






46. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






47. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






49. What is the output of Identify Risk?






50. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization