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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. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






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






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






4. Communication formula






5. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






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






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






8. 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






9. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






10. Conflict Solution Negotiation attempt to get everyone involved to give (concede) a little to find a common ground and resloution. It is sometimes viewed as undesirable because when everyone give something up there is a potential that the solution wil






11. Which organization does conflict occur the most in managing projects






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






13. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






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






15. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






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






17. 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)






18. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






19. 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.






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






21. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






22. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






23. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






24. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






25. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






26. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






34. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






36. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






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






38. Used with sceduling enviroments in which a forward pass establishes the easrliest the activities can start (ES) and finish (EF) and a backward pass establishes the latest the activites can start (LS) and finish (LF)






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






40. 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






41. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






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






43. 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






44. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






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






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






47. A contigency put into action when a risk reesponse and any backup plans don't work. It is the reactive "wing it" reponse






48. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






49. Shows the type of resources broken down






50. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements