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






2. Schedule typically used in executive repoting with each milestone having a zero duration. It lack detail - generally listing only the main project milestones as diamonds instead of the Gantt bars






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Commuincation within the project






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






13. Develop Project Charter - Develop Project Mgmt. Plan - Direct and Manage Project Execution - Monitor and Control Work - Perform Integrated Change Control - Close Project or Phase






14. Tool that factors in the communications requirments to ensure they are properly address in the communication Mgmt plan






15. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






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






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






18. What is the number source of conflict?






19. 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






20. Used for - legal communication and project documents - When distance or extreme complexity are involve - official situations - presentations - primarily one directional communications






21. Play a huge role in planning - When you perform project management part of the concept of Planning is to deal with items unkown. You must make assumptions for scheduling and bugeting. In most cases as the project evoles - you learn more about it.






22. Responsiblity Assignment Matrix The tool lets the project team know who is involved in each area and what they are responsible for an in what area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Standard is associated with companies that wish to document their process and adhere to those processes






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






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






42. Delphi Technique Interviewing






43. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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