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






2. 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






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






4. Type of communication method between two or more parties performing a multidirectional exchange of information. It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding by all participants on specified topics - and inclues meetings - and phones






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Shows the type of resources broken down






12. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






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






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






15. Strategy defines as approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders throughout the entire project life cycle






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






17. Process of determining the project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach. Who needs what information - when they need it - how it will be provided to them and by whom.






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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)






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






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






25. Conflict Solution where the PM ignores the problem and hopes it either fixes itself or disappears






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






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






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






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






30. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






31. Information Gathering Techniques from Identify Risks - tools and technique






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






33. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






36. Communication with peers






37. A milestone has a ______duration






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Communication in writing or oral






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






45. The Process of predicating furture project performance based on the actual performance to date.






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






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






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






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






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