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PMP: Project Management Professional

Instructions:
  • 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. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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2. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






3. 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






4. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






5. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






6. 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






7. 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






8. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






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






10. 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






11. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






12. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






13. What is the number source of conflict?






14. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






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






17. 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






18. Shows the type of resources broken down






19. Forecasting method that uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. On creating a written project scope statement to be used in the future project decision making.






25. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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






27. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






28. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






29. 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






30. 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)






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






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






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






34. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






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






36. 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)






37. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






38. In the project coordinator form of a matrix organization - project coordinators often....






39. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






40. 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






41. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






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






43. 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






44. Estimate is usually a total time or cost estimate that has no significant detail. Info can be created quickly - lack detail






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






46. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






47. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






48. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






49. 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






50. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments