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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. A delay between activities. You use it when there is some type of constraint in which something must wait before it can continue






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






14. Shows the type of resources broken down






15. A constraint put in place by something external to the project team or organization






16. From the Buyers perspective the riskiest form of contract is






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






18. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






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






21. Communication formula






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






23. Form - creation of the team - Storm - refers to the chaos that occurs when people start working together - Norm - behavior starts to normalize - Perform - activity that transpires as the team works as a team instead of solo - Adjourn - work is compl






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






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






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






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






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. 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)






30. 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






31. 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)






32. Process of collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecast






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






34. Cost associated with conformance to requirements and the step taken to elimate non-conformance






35. An after the fact look at what caused a difference between the basline and the actual performance






36. 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






37. The person responsible for a risk event if it occurs and is simialr to the person responsible for completing on activity






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






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






40. 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.






41. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






42. 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






43. 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






44. One advantages of sensitivity analysis is?






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






46. A cumulative histogram you can use to see where the key problems lie. You can see what is causing the most frequency of problems plus a cumulative percentage of the problem






47. 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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48. A milestone has a ______duration






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






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