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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. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






2. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






4. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






5. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






6. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Commuincation within the project






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






13. 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.






14. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






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






17. Communication in writing or oral






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






25. 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






26. Communication with peers






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






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






29. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






36. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






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






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






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






40. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






41. 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






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






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






44. What is the number source of conflict?






45. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






46. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






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. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






50. 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