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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. PM and team work to create a complete estimate from the bottom(activity level) up and roll it up to the total estimate. Main advantage - detail accuracy. Main dis ad - can take time to create






2. The process of making relevant information availible to project stakeholders as planned






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






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






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






6. Type of Mgmt style that drives the direction of the team or team members to accomplish specific activties and goals






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






8. The consequences (good or bad) or the amount at stake if something does occur






9. Communication with customer - other project - the media - and the public






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. Forecasting method that incorporates intuitive judgement - opinions and probability estimates






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






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






16. 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)






17. Risk for which insurance can be purchased - thereby transferring the risk for financial benefit to the party accepting the risk






18. 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






19. People make good project manager simply because they are good in their fields - regardless of background training in project management






20. Deals with the known Unkowns and is the Project Plan






21. ompany pays for quality in a reactive way - on the back end - decrease morale - decrease customer perception Cost of Conformance and nonconformance examples...






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






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






24. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






25. ID all potential project stakeholders - Identify the potential impact or support each other stakeholder could generate and classify them ...ie the grids - Assess how key stakeholders are likley to react or respond in various situations






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






27. Activity A must be completed before Activity B






28. Type of communication that convey more than just words (inflection of voice body language)






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






30. Practice of providing more than what the customer request






31. Communication in writing or oral






32. Type of Mgmt style where the PM sees what can be - where the company or team needs to go. Focusing more on the big picture of the company - with others focusing on the day to day events.






33. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Process of tracking member performance. providing feedback - resolving issues - and managing changes to optimize project performance.






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






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






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






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






43. Risk that is typically uninsurable. Its a risk inherent in the porcess of doing business






44. A milestone has a ______duration






45. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






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






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






50. It means that you are current on commincation activity and that you are kept in the project communication loop as musch as possible