Key Project Management / PMP Exam Instruments #8 - Communications Management Plan

# Video excerpts from the movie: The Time Machine Project
#Project Manager Actress: Katrina Matusek-Ryan
#Music by Phill

​Some PMP Exam Mock Questions for you:

​1. You have been brought in to spear head a project that has high visibility. Some very important information needs to be sent out to stakeholders, but you need to decide on the medium, timing and

​number of channels involved. The most appropriate technique to use is:

​A. Communication requirements analysis

​B. Push communication

​C. Pull communication

​D. Video conferencing

​2. You just produced a Work Performance Report as an output for management review. Which process should follow to enable this review?

​A. Monitor and Control Project Work........B. Perform Integrated Change Control..........C. Manage Communications........D.Monitor Communications

​3. Your project has continued to present challenges to team members in understanding certain common terms and acronyms. These should be addressed in:

​A. Risk Register…….. B. Communications Management Plan……… C. WBS Dictionary……….. D. Issue Log

​4. You have just heard from management 32 employees will be re-assigned to other cities. You decide it may be best to communicate this using interactive communication, but

​your boss demands a push approach.

​A. This describes a choice of communication methods.. B. This describes communications requirements analysis…. C. This describes communication technology… D. This describes communication models……

​Drop your answers in the comments below

​Now some more questions (open ended):

​1. What is a common error in RACI Charts?

​​2. Where can a lexicon or dictionary of common terms and acronyms be found?

​​3. Where can the project manager find a flowchart of information to be distributed on the project?

​​4. In which process does WPR get distributed?

​​5. From which process is WPR an output?

​6. The project manager spends ____% of the time communicating?

​7. Just non-exam trivia: The top ____% of project managers have impeccable communication skills. See PMBOK Guide Chapter 3 P.53

​8. What is the difference between Monitor Communications and Manage Communications

​9. What is the difference between Monitor Communications and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement?

​10. Stakeholder communication requirements are recorded in which document? A. Risk Register, B.Communications Management Plan, C. Stakeholder Engagement Plan or D. Stakeholder Register?

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I work with a PM who doesn't answer any of the team questions, he doesn't have any idea on how the project is going and never share anything with the client. I can't believe we do all his work and he's billed 25% of the project budget.