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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. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Doing activites in parallel that are that are normally in sequence. Inc cost could occur with rework but additional risk could occur because of possible rework.






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Formula use to calculate time or cost. It performs a weighted avg of the pessimistic - optimistic - and realistic estimates.






16. 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






17. Shows the type of resources broken down






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






19. Communication that is not on the record






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






21. Type of grid that groups the stakeholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution.






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






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






24. 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






25. A network diagramming technique in which schedule activites are represented by boxes (or nodes)






26. Process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and document initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. The narrative description of the project scope - including major deliverables - project assumptions - project constraints - and a description of work - that provides a documents basis for making future project decisions and for confirming or developi






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. If the contract is not completed by the contractor either for failure to comply - bankruptcy etc. this is know as






42. 3 main components of the communication model






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






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






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






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






47. The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller more managable components






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






49. 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)






50. When an activity cannot be estimated with a resonable degree of confidence the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail. Estimates are made to the smallest incremental level need and then aggregated into a total quantity for each of th