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PMP: Project Management Professional

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






2. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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3. Product Verfication - lesson learned - Updating records - reporting - archiving - formal acceptance






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






5. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






6. 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)






7. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






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






9. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






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






11. Type of Mgmt style that brings out the best in the team - bringing mbrs to their potential or where they need to be with regard to the project






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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)






20. 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.






21. Commuincation within the project






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






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






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






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






35. Shows how the project organization is structure to accomplish project activities






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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)






40. 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






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






42. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






43. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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