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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. 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






2. 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






3. You determine how the much of something must be tested to ensure that defects are caught






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






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






6. Concept that defines a low level of detail on the WBS for immediate work being accomplished while the work to be done in the future is only at the highlevel of decomposition in the WBS until it is soon to be started. The concept that utilizes the pro






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Conflict Solution that entails considering insights and views from a variety of sources and leads to consensus management which in turn leads to commitment






19. Invokes determining the latest that an activity can start w/o delaying the activites that follow it.






20. Activity A start before Activity B finishes






21. Communication formula






22. 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






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






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






25. Shows an aggregate or rolled up view of the various activites at the summary level. It gives senior management - the project management team - a picture of how long the summary level work packages are to take - and what sequence they occur






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






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






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






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






30. When Activity A starts Activity B can starts






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






32. 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)






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






34. Communication that is not on the record






35. A constraint that must be completed before subsequent items can start






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






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






45. Communication that is on record such as as newsletter and annual report






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






47. Request that have been through the changes control system and approved. They are now part of the project with any potential ipact now affecting the project Difference between requested changes and approved changes






48. One choice does not include any other choices






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






50. 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.