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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. Request made by someone on a project not approved and has no impact






2. 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)






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






4. Quality philosophy that focus on proactive attitude toward quality with a detail toward statistical analysis to document improvement






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






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






7. Plan Quality - Perform Quality Assurance - Perform Quality Control






8. A planning technique which progressively details the work as information becomes firm - and allows for less detail in later project phase where uncertainty is greater is called






9. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






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






19. 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






20. 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






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. Difference between internal and external risk






23. Form of power is one that project managers must earn on their own.






24. 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






25. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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 up and down the organization






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Type of communication method sent to a specific recipient who needs to know the information - This method ensures that the communication is distributed but does not certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience Includes






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Special benefits offered being on a certain project of doing a certain activity Difference between Fringe and Perks






49. One choice does not include any other choices






50. Process of communication and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and addressing issues as they occur