PMI Exam Prep

Question 1

Name a tool that teams can use to improve collaboration and promote visibility

Answer 1

Kanban board

Question 2

Characteristics of Tacit Knowledge

Answer 2

Personal Beliefs
Experiences that provide context

Question 3

Service Level Agreements

Answer 3

Security requirements
Service commitments

Question 4

Which of the following is not an area where a team will want to set ground rules

Answer 4

Project Charter

Question 5

What is an activity

Answer 5

element of a project that requires an action to produce a deliverable

Question 6

The team is being formed for the project. The team is small and is representative of many skill sets. What technique would help them define the values and operating guidelines?

Answer 6

Team Charter

Question 7

Issues and risks are potential events that can affect the project in the future.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which of the following is the first step in planning for training of team members and stakeholders?

Answer 8

Identifying the needed competencies

Question 9

All communication should involve feedback.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of risk avoidance?

Answer 10

Change the project plan to eliminate the risk.

Question 11

In which type of organizational structure is the project manager’s authority lower relative to the departmental managers?

Answer 11

Functional

Question 12

The project team is questioning why the need for the implementation of a product continues to be the same even though there could be easier ways to implement it. What should the team do?

Answer 12

Continue challenging the status quo to improve the implementation process.

Question 13

A project can be closed when the objectives are no longer required.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The manager of a department has been informed that he is to be the product owner of your project. What is the best way to transition his role?

Answer 14

Coach him on the role of product owner over the project life cycle.

Question 15

Which type of cost estimate is based on high-level historical data and is generally made early in the project?

Answer 15

Rough Order of Magnitude

Question 16

Which artifacts are unique to agile projects? (Choose three.)

Answer 16

Sprint backlog
Product Vision Statement
Product Backlog

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the difference between a lessons-learned register and a lessons-learned repository?

Answer 17

The lessons learned register is specific to one project; the lessons learned repository is the compilation of all projects in the organization.

Question 18

Which of the following describes the goal of a procurement audit? (Choose two.)

Answer 18

Establish a record that can be used to shape future procurements.
Evaluate the procurement process.

Question 19

The team is using Earned Value Management to track the performance of the project. Which variable helps the project team plot the progress and work completed to deliver value to the business?

Answer 19

Earned Value

Question 20

What is a stakeholder? (Choose three.)

Answer 20

An individual or group who has a business interest in the project.
Anyone who can affect or be affected by the project.
Someone who holds roles and responsibilities in the project.

Question 21

True or False? Experiments and retrospectives are valid continuous improvement tools.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False? All change requests that will increase the cost of the project should be rejected.

Answer 22

False