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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. 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






2. Employee works a great deal on the project and assumes that the reward will be relative to the amount of effort or perceived effort






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






4. 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






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






6. Communication formula






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. CMMI - 6 SIGMA - LEAN 6 Sigma Quality Function






14. Communication in writing or oral






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






16. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






17. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






25. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






41. Shows the type of resources broken down






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Used for very large volumes of information or for very large audiences that requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion - Inclued intranet sites - e-learning - and knowledge repositories






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






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






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






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