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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. 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






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






3. In the area of legal risks the reasons for licensing of projects






4. 3 main components of the communication model






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






7. Communication up and down the organization






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. Modern quality philosophy that states that approx 99.999% of the everything a company creates or processes it executes are error-free






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






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






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


17. 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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Inputs to many processes that deal with variables external to the project - such as imfomation systems and company policies and procedures. They can include process definitions - templates - organizations communications needs






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






25. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






26. Process of indentify all people or organization impacted by the project and documenting relevant infromationo regarding their interests - involvement - and impact on project success






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






28. 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






29. Communication with peers






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Mock-up technique that uses software to simulate project charactereristics to determine possible outcome






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






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






45. Conflict Solution where there is an action in which a direct order to resolve something is given. It is typically the worst type of conflict resolution.






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






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






48. Close out any contracts w/ outside vendors - Deliver any required reports associated w/ closure (OPA updates) - Complete any close project or phase activites - Performed lessons learned - Complete the archives of any project files (OPA updates) - Rel






49. 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






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