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






2. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






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






4. Communication with peers






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






6. 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






7. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






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






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






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






22. Communication formula






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






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






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






26. 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






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. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






35. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






36. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






37. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






38. Conflict Solution where there is an effort in which attempts are made to work out the actual problem. It is the best type of conflict resolution






39. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






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






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






46. Communication that is not on the record






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






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






49. Shows the type of resources broken down






50. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness