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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. 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






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






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






4. The most common causes of conflict in a multi-project environment






5. Communication that is not on the record






6. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






12. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






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






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






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






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






17. What is the number source of conflict?






18. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






19. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






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






21. What is the output of Identify Risk?






22. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






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






24. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






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






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






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






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






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






30. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






31. Aka Standard Deviation. It is considered the quality standard. 1 Sigma - 68.26% 2 Sigma - 95.45% 3. Sigma - 99.73%






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






33. 1 Has a specific purpose 2. Creates specifi results 3 Has a definite start and finish dates 4. Is temporary 5. Could be progressively elaborated






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






35. 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)






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Difference between internal and external risk






44. Delphi Technique Interviewing






45. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th






46. Communication formula






47. 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






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






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






50. Communication in writing or oral