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






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

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






4. The company's quality system must conform to the criteria set forth in ISO 9001.






5. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






8. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






9. Communication up and down the organization






10. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






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






12. 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






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






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






15. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






16. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






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






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






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






20. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






23. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






24. 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






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






26. 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.






27. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






28. Difference between internal and external risk






29. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






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






41. 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.






42. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






43. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






45. 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.






46. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






47. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






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

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






50. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility