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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. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible






2. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






3. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






5. 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






6. Putting more resources on the Critical Path activites. Usually increases cost but minimal risk exposure






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






13. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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






15. Group whose function is to review - approve or reject changes on the project as they relate to the various areas of the represented bussiness






16. 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






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






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






19. Model describing classes of stakeholders based on thier power - urgency and legitmacy






20. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






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






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






23. Diagramming type where the activity is on the arrow or line and the circle or box connects the activities






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






25. Deals with the Unkown Unkowns and are not in the Project Plan Contingency Reserves VS Mgmt Reserves






26. The amount of risk remaining after a risk response 9from the risk reponse plan) has been implemented






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






28. Difference between internal and external risk






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






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






31. Key tool that is a statistical method or tool - that helps identify which factors may influence specific variable of a product or process under development or in production. It lets you change many factors at once.






32. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






37. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Used to track technical performance such as how well something works or schedule or cost performance such as how things were completed on time or budget - respectively






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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