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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. 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.






2. Type of power that comes from senior Mgmt at a company authorizing you to be a P.M. and whatever authority comes with that.






3. Shows the risk that potentially occur broken down by risk category






4. Used for communication and information distribution on the project - not necessarily a hightech system but what ever is used for project communication on the project. Normally a mixture of technology and non-technology.






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






6. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






7. What % of time does a Project manager spend on communications?






8. 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






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






10. dministrative closure for the feasibility phase of a project requires that ________.






11. 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






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






13. The amount of time something can be delayed w/o delaying the PUBLISHED finish date






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






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






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






17. What is the output of Identify Risk?






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Formal or informal system used in project mgmt to ensure that work is done as planned. It ensures that right work is done in the right order at the right time by the right people






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. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






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






28. Activity B msut be Finish by the time Activity A is finish






29. 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






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






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






32. 3 main components of the communication model






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Delphi Technique Interviewing






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






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






43. Shows a reporting relationship between the resources in a organization. This structure is typically shown in company division - departments and group. Typicall is does not show details related to project organization and work






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






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






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






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






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






49. Techinque of systemically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interest should be taken into account throughout the project






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