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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. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






2. 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






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






4. 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.






5. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






6. 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






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






8. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur






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






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






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






20. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Commuincation within the project






26. 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






27. 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






28. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






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






30. 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






31. Communication formula






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






33. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






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






35. Difference between internal and external risk






36. Shows the type of resources broken down






37. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






39. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






40. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






41. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






42. 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)






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






44. What is the number source of conflict?






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






46. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






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






48. 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






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






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