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PMP: Project Management Professional

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  • 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. 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






2. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






12. Communication that is not on the record






13. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






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






15. Shows what has been accomplished at a given time frame






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






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






18. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






19. Communication up and down the organization






20. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






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






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






23. Customer Satisfaction - Prevention over inspection - Continous Improvement - Management Responsibility






24. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






27. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






28. Difference between internal and external risk






29. One choice does not include any other choices






30. Commuincation within the project






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






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






33. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






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






35. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






37. 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)






38. 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






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






40. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






49. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






50. 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