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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. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






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






3. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






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






5. Commuincation within the project






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






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






8. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






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






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






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






12. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






13. 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)






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






15. Communication with peers






16. 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






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






18. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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19. Approach for scheduling that emphasizes resources flexibility - by using duration buffers for resources - and leveling over the course of the project to accommadate






20. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






21. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






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






23. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






24. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Shows the type of resources broken down






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. A milestone has a ______duration






41. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






42. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






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






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






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






46. What warranty type relates to merchantablily or fitness for use?






47. 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.






48. 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






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






50. 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