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






2. Process of using expert opinion - which could come from people already on the project or those outside the project or even the organization






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






4. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






7. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






14. Self Actualization - Esteem - Belonging - Saftey - Physological

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15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. Is a state in which the outcome of process are separate from another






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






20. One choice does not include any other choices






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






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






23. Generally seen as the founding basis for total quality managment - Main Points are: 1. be proactive - not reactive 2. Utilize leadership and accountability 3. Measure and strive for constant improvement

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24. 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






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






26. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements






27. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Delphi Technique Interviewing






37. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






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






39. Communication up and down the organization






40. 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






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






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






43. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






44. Process of identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills reporting relationship - and creating a staffing managment plan






45. 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)






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






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






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






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






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