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PMP: Project Management Professional

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






2. What is the output of Identify Risk?






3. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






4. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






5. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






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






8. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






10. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






11. 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.






12. States that if you seven consecutive data points on either side of the mean - without crossing the other sid - the process is considered out of control and needs investigation






13. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






14. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






15. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






16. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






17. 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.






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






19. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






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






21. Company pays for quality in a proactive way - typically up front in the planning area of a project ie - increase morale






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






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






24. Key tool for comparing a product or service to other standards






25. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






26. Communication in writing or oral






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






28. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






29. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






30. 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






31. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






32. 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






33. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






34. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






36. 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






37. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






38. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






39. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






40. 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






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






42. Commuincation within the project






43. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






44. 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.






45. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






46. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






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






48. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






50. Type of power comes from an attitude or presence that a person has and the corresponding type of influence this person has on the team. It could also come from someone who aligns with other people in a powerful posistion at the company or on the team