Test your basic knowledge |

PMP: Project Management Professional

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






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






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






4. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






5. The control points of the Sigma proces. Typically the limits are set +/- 3 sigma






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






7. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






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






9. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






10. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






11. Communication up and down the organization






12. Communication that is not on the record






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






14. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






15. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






16. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






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






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






19. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






29. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






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






31. Communication formula






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






33. One choice does not include any other choices






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






35. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






36. 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.






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






38. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






39. Proactive stance to development - one that makes improvement throughout a process






40. Process of improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project team






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






42. A milestone has a ______duration






43. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






44. 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






45. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






46. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






47. 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.






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






49. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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