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PMHub now offers you the benefit of daily guidance to help you stay on the road to success with the project management exam or to sharpen and exercise the project management skills you already possess. Each edition of the PMHub/Crosswind Tip of the Day will give you a question of the day, daily terminology booster, and links to other helpful tools that will prepare you for exam success.

Question of the Day

Your project needs some multimedia software but the budget on the project doesn't include this software. You are having a drink after work with a friend from your dot-com career that has a lot of different types of software that he has made copies of. He offers to make you a copy of this software that you need. What is the best way to acquire the software?

A) Take his copy and use it on your project

B) Order a copy from the company or an authorized

C) Download a copy from a file sharing system

D) Use a demo copy

Terminology of the Day

Government

An organization that represents and manages an area The area can be a city, state or country. In the United States, the federal government runs the country. Each state is responsible for operating the state. There can be city, state, or federal laws.

Answer and Explanation to Yesterday's Question

In evaluating contracts there are a number of components that make a contract enforceable. All of the following items are needed to make a contract legal except_____.

A) An offer

B) Legal purpose

C) Negotiation (Correct)

D) Consideration

Explanation: Negotiation is not needed to make a contract legal. If the buyer and seller are in agreement on the offer and consideration, negotiation is not required. The other answers are all required to make a contract legal. This can include Capacity, Offer, Consideration, Legal, Acceptance.

For more questions, terminology and other exercises please see the PMP® Exam Success Series: Certification Exam Manual at http://www.crosswindpm.com/