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






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






3. 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






4. Type of Mgmt style where managers have strong or unlimited power and authority






5. Calculating the expected monetary value (EMV) of a project risk is found by....

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. Earlier in the project - the PM does directing - as the project evolves the PM shifts towards coaching. As the project gets a great deal of work accomplished - the PM goes to a Facilitator. The PM then goes to support at project closure






21. What is the number source of conflict?






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






23. An accelerant of an activity You use a lead when something can begin before its predecessor is totally complete






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






25. 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






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






27. 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)






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






29. Communication formula






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






31. Shows the type of resources broken down






32. 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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. The Process of determing which risk may affect the project and documents their characteristics






43. Used to asses the impact and consequnces of requested changes on the project






44. 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






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






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






47. Displays a breakdown by resource type accross an organization. This breakdown makes it possible to view where resources are being used regardless of organizational group or division they are in. Can include non-H.R. resources as well as personnel






48. 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






49. Plan defines the communication needs of the stakeholders - the communications format and frequency and who delivers them. It can include reports meeting scehdules - changes process and contact information for the team.






50. 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