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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

One of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP® exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK® Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP® and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP® exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP® certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
8
Section 2: Project Management Processes
17
Section 3: Revision
19
Chapter 16: Final Exam

Assessment exam answers (Chapter 9)

Question 1

You and your team are working on a crucial project for your best customer. They have asked you to create a cell phone for the elderly for mass production. The requirements state that the phone must have larger buttons and an amplifier for the earpiece, and that is it. They want a simple and usable design. Your team creates the phone, and all tests prove the phone functions the way it should. Which of the following best describes the phone?

  1. High quality and high grade
  2. Low quality and low grade
  3. High quality and low grade
  4. Low quality and high grade

Low grade means fewer features or functions. As long as it works, it is considered quality.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best description of the cost of quality?

  1. Internal failure costs and external failure costs
  2. External failure costs and rework
  3. Loss of business and internal failure costs
  4. Internal costs and training costs
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