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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. Herzberg theory on motivation - basically what drives us to do things






2. 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






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






4. Classification Models (for Stakeholder Analysis)






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






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






7. Inputs to many process because they deal w/ variables external to the project such as government requlations and market conditions. Examples are org structure govt standards - personnel - policies business market






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






9. In fixed pricing the most important consideration is ____.






10. 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.






11. Deals with how we are effeiciently using our money






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






13. Document that develops and helps attain buy-in on a common interpretation of the project scope. It can describe what it is - as wel as what is not - in the project






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






15. Document what you do - Do what you document - Document any variance (from the normal process)






16. Type of Mgmt Style where managers have an appealing persona that makes team members enjoy working with them






17. Process that helps determine where a project fits in the big picture of planning at the company - It also could be used to address a goal-setting technique which emphasizes establishing attainable goals and monitoring for variance then adjusting as n






18. States that 100% of the work of a project needs to be represented in the creation of the WBS. What is the 100% rule?






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






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






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






22. Factors that limits project options such as the number of people available - amount of time or money available to finish the job or other resources or assest issues






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






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






25. Describes when and how human resource requirments will be met. It is part of the Human Reources plan wich in turn is part of the Project Managment plan






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. Communication in writing or oral






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






37. Amount of time that an activity can slip or be delayed without delaying the finish date of the project (or activity or published project completion date)






38. Type of Grid that groups the stakholders based on their active involvement in the project and their ability to effect changes to the projects planning or execution






39. The conflict resolutions modes that are least likely to resolve situations






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Can come from the following factors: Business Need - Market Demand - technological advance - customer request - legal requirements