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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






7. One of the biggest potential problems facing a project team member in a strong matrix is....






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






9. Communication up and down the organization






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






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






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






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






14. The Process deciding how to approach and conduct the risk managment activities for a project






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. Provides details of the planned Scope for the project - this includes the Project Scope Statment - WBS - WBS dictionary. It is the key output in the Create WBS.






22. 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






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






24. 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)






25. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






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






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






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






29. A constraint that should be completed but is not absolutly required to be completed before subsequent item can start






30. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






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






33. A jeopardy that results from the implementation of a risk repsonse






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






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






36. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






38. 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






39. Communication in writing or oral






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






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






42. What is the output of Identify Risk?






43. 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






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






45. Commuincation within the project






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






47. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports






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






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






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