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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. Chart used Project Management on the left - Talbe of information (Usually activities - dates - resources etc) on Right - horizontal bars showing when those activities are occuring use it to track the day-to-day.






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. The Process of prioritizing risk for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact - The Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






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






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






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






11. Best form power to use. Someone receives a benefit for doing something that is needed






12. A schedule network analysis technique applied to a schedule that has already been analyzed by the critical path method. It can be used when shared or critical required resources are only available at certain time - are only available in limited quan






13. Communication that is not on the record






14. Tool you can use initially in a project to evaluate what could potentially cause defects. You can use it during the project to review symptoms to determine the real problem (continue to ask questions until the root cause is determine)






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






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






17. Forecasting methods that uses the assumption that is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forcasted






18. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






20. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






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






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






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






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






30. Benefits that everyone receives in the company i.e Ins or paid holidays






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






32. An output of Define Activites that identies all milestones and indicated whether the milestone is mandatory






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






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






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






37. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






38. Team members - quality of their work - Project Manager - quality on the project - Senior Exe - quality standards at the company






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






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






41. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






44. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






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






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






47. 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






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






49. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






50. Shows the overall state of the project - aka the sum of all reports