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PMP: Project Management Professional

Instructions:
  • 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. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






3. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






4. Shows a pattern between two variables associated with a process. This helps see a correlation (or lack of) between variable - if it exists






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Components - assemblies - sub assemblies used to build a product or service Whaty are the 4 breakdown structures?






14. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






15. 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






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






17. Communication formula






18. One choice does not include any other choices






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






20. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






21. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






22. Type of Mgmt style that tries to find a common goal when there is a disagreement. This style is ideal when there are varying technical opinions or disagreement among resources managers






23. Conflict Solution where there is an attempt to focus on the positive and distract the attention from the negative






24. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






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






31. What is the number source of conflict?






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






39. 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






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






41. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






42. Characteristics which indicate that a risk event is possible in the near future. They are identified when the risk are identified






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on thier level of authority and their level of concern regarding the project outcomes






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






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