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






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






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






4. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






6. 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






7. 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.






8. Communication in writing or oral






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






10. 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






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






12. 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)






13. 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






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






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






16. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






17. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






18. One choice does not include any other choices






19. Communication that is not on the record






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






21. 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






22. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Communication with peers






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Difference between internal and external risk






38. What the project consist of - What is involved to create the project - What it is expected to do when complete ( to avoid confusion) What is the ? What are the elements






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






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






41. What is the number source of conflict?






42. 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






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






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






45. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






46. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






47. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






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






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






50. Process of Confirming human resources availibilty and obtaining the team necessary to complete project assignments