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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






2. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






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






4. Considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives






5. 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






6. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






7. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






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






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






10. 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






11. Communication with peers






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






13. 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






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






15. Communication that is not on the record






16. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






19. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






31. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






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






33. 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)






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






35. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






42. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






45. An inventory managment process that lets a company have little or no excess inventory in stock- Ideally a stocks ZERO inventory with supplies arriving only when needed for the products being built






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






47. 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






48. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






49. A comprehesive list including all schedule activites required on the project






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