PMP Simulation Test – 2

Question 1

Which of the following processes develops the document that formally authorizes the project?

a. Direct and Manage Project Work
b. Monitor and Control Project Work
c. Develop Project Charter
d. Develop Project Management Plan

Answer 1

Develop Project Charter

Question 2

When the ratio between Earned Value and Planned Value is greater than one, it would be correct to say that _.

a. You have completed less work than the planned work.
b. You have completed more work than the planned work.
c. You are earning less than spending.
d. You are earning more than spending.

Answer 2

You have completed more work than the planned work.

Question 3

You are in charge of developing a new product for an organization. Your quality metrics are based on the 17th percentile of the last three products developed. This is an example of

a. Statistical Sampling
b. Metrics
c. Benchmarking
d. Operational definitions

Answer 3

Benchmarking

Question 4

Rolling Wave Planning is a form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail and future work is planned at a summary level. Which process uses Rolling Wave Planning as a Tool/Technique?

a. Define Activities
b. Sequence Activities
c. Estimate Activity Resources
d. Develop Schedule

Answer 4

Define Activities

Question 5

In your electronics industry, instances have been reported where the circuit cards are unexpectedly not passing quality tests for the last week. As Project Manager you need to propose a quality tool to determine if production is flowing within customer specifications. Which of the following Tools/Techniques might you use?

a. Control charts
b. Pareto Diagram
c. Ishikawa diagram
d. Flow Charts

Answer 5

Control charts

Question 6

The project has been initiated and the Project Manager is in the process of defining and documenting the stakeholders’ needs required to meet the project objectives. He is very careful in performing this process as he is aware that the project’s success is directly influenced by the effort applied to capturing and managing project and product requirements. All of the following are Tools/Techniques that can assist him in preparing the requirements documentation except

a. Facilitated workshops
b. Group decision making
c. Prototypes
d. Inspection

Answer 6

Inspection

Question 7

A bar chart representation that summarizes related items of work but does not show individual task details is known as _.

a. Detailed schedule
b. Milestone Schedule
c. Summary Schedule
d. Schedule Management

Answer 7

Summary Schedule

Question 8

You have been assigned a high priority project. Your organization is pioneering in new technology with this project and has no previous experience in building a similar product. Management has requested that your estimates be accurate. Which technique should be used?

a. Top Down estimating
b. Top Down budgeting
c. Bottom Up estimating
d. Bottom Up budgeting

Answer 8

Bottom Up estimating

Question 9

When might it be helpful for the organization’s Contracts Administration or Legal department to participate in discussions with the customer?

a. When the customer requests additional wording not currently in the contract
b. When the project has cost overruns
c. When the project has a schedule slippage that includes changes to the critical path
d. When defects are detected

Answer 9

When the customer requests additional wording not currently in the contract

Question 10

Close Project or Phase process differs from the Close Procurement process because:

a. Procurement closure involves validation that all work and deliverables are acceptable, whereas Close Project or Phase does not.
b. Close Project or Phase is only a subset of Close Procurement.
c. Close Project or Phase finalizes all activities across all Process Groups, formally ending project or phase work; Control Procurements completes each project procurement, documenting agreements for future reference.
d. Procurement closure is performed by the Seller; Close Project or Phase is performed by the Buyer.

Answer 10

Close Project or Phase finalizes all activities across all Process Groups, formally ending project or phase work; Control Procurements completes each project procurement, documenting agreements for future reference.

Question 11

Design of Experiments (DoE) is a Tool/Technique for Quality Planning which you will be using to determine which factors might influence specific factors. Which of the following variables can you use in your analysis?

a. Weight
b. Dollars
c. Statistics
d. Distance

Answer 11

Weight

Question 12

Your team has completed the project, and the customer has accepted the completed project scope. The Project Management Office has reported back to you, the Project Manager, saying that the lessons learned have not been completed. What is the status of your project NOW?

a. The project is complete because the customer has accepted the deliverables.
b. The project is incomplete because the project needs to be re-planned.
c. The project is incomplete until all project and product deliverables are completed and accepted.
d. The project is completed because the project has reached the due date.

Answer 12

The project is incomplete until all project and product deliverables are completed and accepted.

Question 13

Tom is a Project Manager on an industrial design project. He is always watching when his team members come into the office, when they take their breaks, and when they leave. He periodically walks around the office to be sure that everyone is doing work when they are at their desks, and he insists that he make every project decision, even minor ones. What kind of manager is he?

a. Theory X
b. Theory Y
c. Cost Cutter
d. Effective Theory X

Answer 13

Theory X

Question 14

hich one of the following documents determines the method and timing of releasing the team members and also helps to mitigate human resource risks that may occur at the end of the project?

a. Staff acquisition
b. Staff release plan
c. Compliance
d. Safety

Answer 14

Staff release plan

Question 15

You are the Project Manager for an underpass construction project. While planning the project risks, which of the following will you NOT select as a strategy for dealing with negative risks or threats?

a. Exploit
b. Avoid
c. Transfer
d. Mitigate

Answer 15

Exploit

Question 16

If an employee is working towards the satisfaction of her safety needs, which of the following is the highest need she has already satisfied?

a. Physiological
b. Need for approval from the society
c. Need for self-esteem
d. Social

Answer 16

Physiological

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an Input of the Close Project or Phase process?

a. Project Management Plan
b. Project Management Methodology
c. Accepted Deliverables
d. Organizational Process Assets

Answer 17

Project Management Methodology

Question 18

Which engagement level best describes the Stakeholder who is not only aware of the project, along with its potential impacts, but is also actively engaged in activities designed to ensure the project is ultimately successful?

a. Leading
b. Project Manager
c. Supportive
d. Project Sponsor

Answer 18

Leading

Question 19

You have just been informed by the Project Sponsor that the customer intends to terminate the project in the middle of the project. Which of the following will you do FIRST as a Project Manager?

a. Share this information with all stakeholders by email
b. Evaluate the impact of project closure
c. Initiate the Close Project or Phase process
d. Meet the sponsor to discuss the course of actions

Answer 19

Evaluate the impact of project closure

Question 20

Sensitivity Analysis is one of the Tools/Techniques involved in performing Quantitative Risk Analysis. What are the advantages of using Sensitivity Analysis?

a. It determines the risk to public only
b. It allows for independent answers
c. It helps the team understand which risks could have the greatest potential effect on the project
d. It provides insight into the project that the PM may be lacking

Answer 20

It helps the team understand which risks could have the greatest potential effect on the project

Question 21

Which of the following techniques is used to evaluate the degree to which the data about risks is useful for risk management?

a. Decision Tree
b. Probability-Impact Matrix
c. Simulation
d. Data Quality Assessment

Answer 21

Data Quality Assessment

Question 22

All of the following are true about a Project Statement of Work except .

a. It should contain a product description describing the characteristics of the product the project will be undertaken to create, as well as descriptions of project activities, deliverables, quality, and timescale constraints.
b. It should contain some discussion of the market demand, legal requirement, regulation, or environmental consideration that meets a business need.
c. It should contain a high-level mission statement that aligns the proposed project with the strategic plan of the company.
d. The sponsoring management be responsible for creating it.

Answer 22

The sponsoring management be responsible for creating it.

Question 23

You are currently planning your project activities. Some members in your organization are against taking up the project because they state that it’s better to buy the same product from an outside source. Others within the organization feel that building the product in-house will provide exposure to new technologies. What Tool/Technique should the Project Manager use to choose between the options available?

a. Make-or-Buy Analysis
b. Fish Bone model
c. Ishikawa diagram
d. ROI analysis

Answer 23

Make-or-Buy Analysis

Question 24

A matrix organization begins a new project. The Project Manager knows that the team is more responsive to their functional managers than to PM. To get more support for her project from the functional leaders, the Project Manager decides to prepare a

a. Project Management Plan
b. Project Charter
c. Scope Statement
d. Resource Management Plan

Answer 24

Resource Management Plan

Question 25

Tom is a PMP who works full-time on projects but, with his current employer, has very little formal authority. He serves mostly as a staff assistant to an executive, who is ultimately responsible for leadership and decision-making on the projects. The organization in which Tom works is a _.

a. Projectized Organization
b. Expeditor Organization
c. Weak Matrix Organization
d. Strong Matrix Organization

Answer 25

Weak Matrix Organization

Question 26

Upon evaluation, a newly appointed Project Manager identifies that the LDR project has many risks with high-risk impact scores, but has an overall low-risk score. How is this possible?

a. The risk scores are graded on a bell curve.
b. The risks are rated High, Medium, and Low
c. The impact of each risk is not accounted for until it comes to fruition
d. The probability of each risk is low

Answer 26

The probability of each risk is low

Question 27

You are examining the network paths for your project. Path A’s duration is 1-2-3-5-8; Path B’s duration is 1-3-5-6-7; Path C’s duration is 1-2-5-4-9; and Path D’s duration is 2-3-4-4-8. Which of the following is the Critical Path for this project?

a. Path A
b. Path B
c. Path C
d. Path D

Answer 27

Path B

Question 28

Which of the following statements related to Standards and Regulations is NOT correct?

a. A Standard is a document approved by a recognized body. There can be multiple standards for one product.
b. Regulations are mandatory but Standards are not mandatory.
c. Standards after widespread adoption may become de facto regulations.
d. The influence of standards and regulations for a project is always known.

Answer 28

The influence of standards and regulations for a project is always known.

Question 29

The is a key Input into the Plan Stakeholder Engagement process.

a. Stakeholder Register
b. Project Management Plan Updates
c. Risk Register
d. Analytical Techniques

Answer 29

Stakeholder Register

Question 30

Project information may be distributed using a variety of methods including project meetings, hard copy document distribution, and shared access to networked electronic databases, fax, electronic mail, voice mail, video conferencing and electronic tools for project management. These are known as.

a. Project controls
b. Project information management system
c. Project distribution systems
d. Communication Methods and Technology

Answer 30

Communication Methods and Technology

Question 31

As a Project Manager, you are deciding on the Tools/Techniques that you need to use on your project. Which process uses Interpersonal Skills as one of its Tool/Technique?

a. Plan Resource Management
b. Manage Team
c. Manage Communications
d. Monitor Communications

Answer 31

Manage Team

Question 32

“____ aligns with the organizational strategies by selecting the right programs or projects, prioritizing the work, and providing the right resources…”

a. Project Management
b. Program Management
c. Portfolio Management
d. Project Plan Management

Answer 32

Portfolio Management

Question 33

You are managing a project in which your team members are uncertain as to how much time will be needed for each activity. Which of the following techniques is considered to be the most useful in this case?

a. Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
b. Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
c. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
d. Critical Path Method (CPM)

Answer 33

Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Question 34

What action should a Project Manager FIRST take when an unidentified risk event occurs?

a. Inform the customer of the possible consequences
b. Inform the senior management of the possible consequences
c. Redo the risk identification process to get prepared for other ‘known unknowns’
d. Create a work around

Answer 34

Create a work around

Question 35

Which of the following signifies the time an activity may be delayed or extended without affecting the total project duration?

a. Lag
b. Lead
c. Total Float
d. Free Float

Answer 35

Total Float

Question 36

As part of finishing her project notebook, Carmen is compiling the paperwork for the project auditor to review. As she completes her final reports for the project closeout, she realizes that she has mistakenly included the _.

a. Project files
b. Return on Investment (ROI)
c. Project Closure / transfer and transition documents
d. Lessons Learned

Answer 36

Return on Investment (ROI)

Question 37

During the project review, you learn that your project has a high likelihood of experiencing a schedule overrun. You know this because the EV is .

a. Lower than the Actual Costs
b. Higher than the Planned Valued
c. Lower than the Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
d. Lower than the cumulative CPI

Answer 37

Lower than the Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled

Question 38

Whose job is it to determine the priorities among projects in a company?

a. Project Manager
b. Sponsor
c. Senior Management
d. Project Team

Answer 38

Senior Management

Question 39

As a Project Manager, you are ensuring that the Control Costs process is being followed on your project. All of the following is true about Control Costs except:

a. The cost base line is updated all the time
b. Work performance information such as CPI, SPI, TCPI and VAC for control accounts are recorded and communicated to stakeholders
c. A calculated or bottom-up estimated EAC is documented and communicated.
d. Change Requests are generated and processed through the Perform Integrated Change Control process as needed to facilitate preventive or corrective action or components of the Project Management Plan.

Answer 39

The cost base line is updated all the time

Question 40

During procurement closure, a procurement audit includes all of the following except:

a. Reviewing the contract terms to ensure that they have all been met
b. Identifying successes and failures that should be recognized
c. Documenting lessons learned
d. Using the payment system to process consideration as per the terms of the contract

Answer 40

Using the payment system to process consideration as per the terms of the contract

Question 41

Project sponsors have the GREATEST influence on the scope, quality, time, and cost of the project during the:

a. Concept phase
b. Development phase
c. Execution phase
d. Close Down phase

Answer 41

Concept phase

Question 42

In a Balanced Matrix organization, two projects have a concurrent need for identical skills in limited availability with the functional manager in charge of the skill in demand. Who is responsible for resolving this conflict over resources?

a. Senior management
b. Sponsor
c. Project Manager
d. Functional Manager

Answer 42

Senior management

Question 43

A project to lay 10 miles of a petroleum pipeline was scheduled to be completed today, exactly 20 weeks from the start of the project. You receive a report that the project has a Schedule Performance Index (SPI) of 0.8. Based on this information, when would you expect the project to be completed?

a. 2 weeks early
b. In 5 more weeks
c. In 2 more weeks
d. In 10 more weeks

Answer 43

In 5 more weeks

Question 44

Which is the Tool/Technique that displays the values of probability and impact and assists in prioritizing the risks qualitatively?

a. Probability and Impact
b. Probability and Impact Matrix
c. Probability Analysis
d. Exposure Matrix

Answer 44

Probability and Impact Matrix

Question 45

In a simple Project Life Cycle, activities such as Acceptance, Handover, and Archiving of records will occur during

a. Concept
b. Development
c. Execution
d. Termination

Answer 45

Termination

Question 46

What is the document that is comprised primarily of detailed plans as to how the Project Manager might manage stakeholders and their expectations most effectively?

a. Stakeholder Management Plan
b. Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
c. Stakeholder Register
d. Communication Management Plan

Answer 46

Stakeholder Management Plan

Question 47

The Perform Integrated Change Control process is concerned with controlling scope variances. Scope is also controlled by regular performance reviewing and Performance Reports. All are TRUE about Performance Reports except _.

a. Performance Reports are used to determine if the project is on track.
b. Performance Reports compare actual with planned time, cost, quality, and scope.
c. Performance Reports will have an acceptance test
d. Performance Reports provide audit trail and project history.

Answer 47

Performance Reports will have an acceptance test

Question 48

As a Project Manager, achieving customer satisfaction is an important objective for you. Which of the following will help you in attaining your objective?

a. Defining requirements
b. Providing more features than asked by the customer
c. Identifying project related risks
d. Providing project justification

Answer 48

Defining requirements

Question 49

As a Project Manager, you want a detailed cost estimation to be developed for your project. Which one of the following techniques is you most likely to use?

a. Analogous estimating
b. Expert Judgment
c. Bottom up estimating
d. Numerical estimating

Answer 49

Bottom up estimating

Question 50

Which of the following is known as the formal procedure for sanctioning the project work to ensure that it’s done at the right time?

a. Project Planning
b. Work Authorization System
c. Cost Estimation
d. Organizational procedures

Answer 50

Work Authorization System

Question 51

The performing organization has a policy that requires air travel by a particular airline to specified destinations. However, the Project Manager has a frequent flier program with another airline, which also flies to this particular destination he is required to travel to. What should the Project Manager do?

a. Make his own travel arrangements
b. Travel by the company approved airline
c. Secure an approval for travel by his preferred airline
d. Get the organization to make an arrangement with the airline of his choice

Answer 51

Travel by the company approved airline

Question 52

The diagram below is the Work Breakdown system (WBS) for an engineering project. WBS item 1.1.2 could be a:

a. Control Account
b. Work Package
c. Code of Accounts
d. WBS Dictionary

Answer 52

Control Account

Question 53

An international project consists of 150 project team members around the world. Each project team will be upgrading a piece of software in different facilities. The Project Manager needs to address quality of the overall delivery. Which of the following is the most suitable quality planning tool?

a. Work Breakdown Structure
b. Checklists
c. PND
d. WBS Dictionary

Answer 53

Checklists

Question 54

Which of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique of the Define Scope process?

a. Facilitated Workshops
b. Constrained Optimization
c. Alternatives Generation
d. Product Analysis

Answer 54

Constrained Optimization

Question 55

For the company review meeting, you have to prepare graphical charts to show the project performance trends. Which of the following two charts will help you to do that?

a. Pareto Chart and Control Chart
b. Control Chart and Run Chart
c. Gantt Chart and Control Chart
d. Histogram and Run Chart

Answer 55

Control Chart and Run Chart

Question 56

Instead of rejoicing at project end, the stakeholders are breathing a sigh of relief. None of them were confident that the project would meet the end date. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that this project had difficulty?

a. Lack of a payback period
b. Lack of milestones
c. Lack of a communication plan
d. Lack of a stakeholder management plan

Answer 56

Lack of a payback period

Question 57

Senior management needs to be informed regarding the progress of your project. You will be making reports based on comparing the current cost, schedule, and scope to details found in

a. Project Management Plan
b. Project Charter
c. Earned Value calculations
d. PERT and CPM

Answer 57

Project Management Plan

Question 58

Which of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique in the Identify Risks process?

a. Brainstorming
b. Risk Urgency Assessment
c. Delphi technique
d. SWOT Analysis

Answer 58

Risk Urgency Assessment

Question 59

Project A has an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 20%, Project B has an IRR of 12%, Project C has an IRR of 22%, and Project D has an IRR of 10%. Which of these would be the BEST project?

a. Project A
b. Project B
c. Project C
d. Project D

Answer 59

Project C

Question 60

Which of the following contracts needs the buyer to specify the requirement correctly at the time of contract signing?

a. Firm Fixed Price
b. Time and Material
c. Cost Reimbursable
d. CCP

Answer 60

Firm Fixed Price

Question 61

You are a Project Manager for your organization. Joe, a Project Manager in training, wants to know when the Project Manager needs to be assigned to a project. Your BEST answer is:

a. During the initiation stage
b. During the planning stage
c. When the stakeholders approve the budget
d. As soon as a Request for Quote is received

Answer 61

During the initiation stage

Question 62

You are the Project Manager of a time-critical project. One of your sellers is giving you a lot of trouble: most of the seller’s deliverables are late and below set quality levels, and you have little confidence in his company’s ability to complete the project. What should you do?

a. Meet with the seller to discover the cause of the problem
b. Assign a group within your team to meet with the seller and reassign project work so that the seller has easier work to accomplish
c. Terminate the seller for convenience and hire another seller
d. Provide some of your own staff to augment the seller’s staff

Answer 62

Terminate the seller for convenience and hire another seller

Question 63

The calculation of pricing for a project can be extremely complex. Accurate cost estimates and price quotes from vendors need to be evaluated. Which of the following facilitates the pricing of a project by a structured decomposition of the total effort into individual activities and by defining cost elements of labor, material, and equipment?

a. Cost Estimation Plan
b. Cost Management Plan
c. WBS
d. Bottom up estimating

Answer 63

WBS

Question 64

A customer has been consistently late with approvals on design documentation. The Project Manager has raised the subject in the past but the practice of delayed approval has not changed. The Project Manager has just been documenting the delays, nothing more. Which conflict resolution technique has the Project Manager been following?

a. Collaborate/Problem Solve
b. Withdraw/Avoid
c. Force/Direct
d. Compromise/Reconcile

Answer 64

Withdraw/Avoid

Question 65

Many processes result in Organizational Process Assets Updates as an Output. However, the actual assets that are updated vary from process to process. Which process could result in updates to lessons learned documentation, project reports and records, and stakeholder notifications?

a. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
b. Manage Communications
c. Monitor Communications
d. Both a and b

Answer 65

Both a and b

Question 66

An experienced Project Manager, who is well versed in the requirements of the project, is leading a team comprised mainly of inexperienced employees who have never previously worked on a project. Which type of leadership style is most appropriate in this project context, at least in the initial stages?

a. Director
b. Facilitator
c. Coach
d. Supporter

Answer 66

Director

Question 67

Dan has just completed the Validate Scope process and gained Customer Acceptance of his Project Deliverables. He is excited to be near to the project completion. He finds that while doing project closing he needs to concentrate his efforts on many areas. They are:

a. Control Schedule and Control Quality
b. Manage Communications and Control Procurements
c. Define Activities and Sequence Activities
d. Control Procurements and Close Project or Phase

Answer 67

Control Procurements and Close Project or Phase

Question 68

In your organization, a project management team has subcontracted work to a service company. The process of ensuring that this service company’s performance meets contractual requirements is called:

a. Plan Procurement Management
b. Control Procurements
c. Procurement Management Plan
d. Staffing Management Plan

Answer 68

Control Procurements

Question 69

Calculate the Variance at Completion for the project, given the following values: EV = $400,000 PV = $450,000 AC = $350,000 BAC = $500,000 ETC (Bottom Up) = $100,000 EAC = $450,000

a. Negative Variance of $50,000
b. Positive Variance at $50,000
c. Positive Variance at $100,000
d. Negative Variance at $100,000

Answer 69

Positive Variance at $50,000

VAC = BAC – EAC.

Question 70

You are the Project Manager for a construction company. You are currently working on a project for building a new dam across a river. A recent change in a law governing ecological preservation will impact your project and change your project scope. What should the Project Manager do?

a. Proceed as planned, and ignore the change in the law
b. Create a documented change request
c. Consult with the project sponsor and the stakeholders
d. Stop all project work until the issue is resolved

Answer 70

Create a documented change request

Question 71

Which of the following BEST describes when you perform the Monitor and Control Project Work process?

a. Continuously throughout the project
b. As soon as every deliverable is completed
c. At scheduled milestones or intervals during the project
d. At the end of every project phase

Answer 71

Continuously throughout the project

Question 72

What is NOT true about Management by Objectives (MBO)?

a. It is a system of managerial leadership that defines individual managerial responsibilities in terms of corporate objectives.
b. Managers and workers set individual goals that contribute to the achievement of those corporate objectives.
c. Goals and objectives should reflect project goals and align well with the client’s goals.
d. It works well only when it is driven by the lower staff.

Answer 72

It works well only when it is driven by the lower staff.

Question 73

Which of the following is an Input to the Manage Quality process?

a. Approved Change Requests
b. Quality Metrics
c. Resource Calendars
d. Grade

Answer 73

Quality Metrics

Question 74

A buyer has floated a procurement document to buy cement for his construction company and in response received several price quotations. The buyer has used which of the procurement documents shown below?

a. Request for Proposal
b. Request for Quotation
c. Proposal
d. Invitation for Bid

Answer 74

Request for Quotation

Question 75

As a Project Manager, you are ensuring that quality standards should be followed on your project. Which PMBOK process identifies the quality standards that need to be followed on the project?

a. Develop Project Charter
b. Collect Requirements
c. Plan Quality Management
d. Manage Quality

Answer 75

Plan Quality Management

Question 76

There are five stages of development that teams may go through. Which of the following is the correct order in which these stages occur?

a. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
b. Norming, Storming, Forming, Performing, Adjourning
c. Forming, Norming, Performing, Storming, Adjourning
d. Forming, Performing, Norming, Storming, Adjourning

Answer 76

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning

Question 77

Which of the following is NOT true about the Project Management Plan?

a. It is a living document and is subject to version control.
b. It forms the baseline against which future actions are measured.
c. Primary purpose of the Project Management Plan is to define and communicate how the project is to be executed, monitored, and controlled.
d. Primary purpose of the Project Management Plan is to communicate the Project Manager’s intentions to the sponsor.

Answer 77

Primary purpose of the Project Management Plan is to communicate the Project Manager’s intentions to the sponsor.

Question 78

Which of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique of the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process?

a. Risk Urgency Assessment
b. Expected Monetary Value Analysis
c. Probability and Impact Matrix
d. Risk Categorization

Answer 78

Expected Monetary Value Analysis

Question 79

You are in the process of a midway review at the end of the first year of a $50,000 project. The earned value analysis shows that the PV is $25,000, the EV is $20,000, and the AC is $15,000. What can be determined from these figures?

a. The project is behind schedule and over budget.
b. The project is ahead of schedule and under budget.
c. The project is ahead of schedule and over budget
d. The project is behind schedule and under budget

Answer 79

The project is behind schedule and under budget

Question 80

Which of the following Tools/Techniques assist a Project Manager and his team to show how the various elements of a system relate?

a. Project Scope Statement
b. Trend charts
c. Flowcharting
d. Scatter Diagram

Answer 80

Flowcharting

Question 81

Procurement audits review which of the following?
The procurement processes from Start Procurement Management through Conduct Procurements
The procurement processes from Plan Procurement Management through Control Procurements
c. The Plan Procurement Management and Conduct Procurements processes
d. The procurement processes from Plan Procurement Management through Close Project or Phase process

Answer 81

The procurement processes from Plan Procurement Management through Control Procurements

Question 82

As you develop your project closeout documents, you begin to review the project deliverables and develop your checklist of project requirements. Of the options below, the BEST source document for contract closure requirements is the

a. Project Management Plan
b. Contract terms and conditions
c. Work Breakdown Structure
d. Project Charter

Answer 82

Project Management Plan

Question 83

Which of the following is MOST true in regard to the Code of Accounts?

a. It allows the breakdown level of the item in the resource breakdown structure to be easily identified.
b. It describes the coding structure used by the performing organization to report financial information in its general ledger
c. It is the collection of unique identifiers generally assigned to WBS items
d. It defines ethical behavior in the project and the responsibilities to the customer and the profession

Answer 83

It is the collection of unique identifiers generally assigned to WBS items

Question 84

Decomposition is a technique used in the _______ process.

a. Define Activities
b. Estimate Activity Durations
c. Sequence Activities
d. Develop Schedule

Answer 84

Define Activities

Question 85

Which type of cost is training for the project team?

a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Could be either Direct or Indirect
d. Neither Direct nor Indirect

Answer 85

Could be either Direct or Indirect

Question 86

In your new project, you have to provide a critical deliverable within five months and do not have time to go through the Conduct Procurements process. You decide to sign a contract with a supplier with whom your company has done some work in the past. The risk you are accepting in this situation is:

a. The ability of the supplier to deliver the goods
b. Collusion between the supplier and your team
c. Lack of proper scope definition
d. Lack of a legally binding agreement

Answer 86

The ability of the supplier to deliver the goods

Question 87

What type of contract would the buyer want to issue for a relatively new technology-oriented project in order to reduce or eliminate as much risk as possible for themselves?

a. Time & Materials (T&M)
b. Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)
c. Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF)
d. Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)

Answer 87

Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF)

Question 88

The process of subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components is .

a. Create WBS
b. Validate Scope
c. Define Scope
d. Define WBS

Answer 88

Create WBS

Question 89

You are managing a project with a one-year duration. In the middle of the project, you realize that the quality of the project is not as planned or expected. Who is responsible for this situation?

a. Project champion
b. Project team
c. Stakeholders
d. Customers

Answer 89

Project team

Question 90

The WBS for your project has been prepared and distributed to the project team members. When execution begins, which document will provide the team with guidance on how to execute, monitor and control, and close the project?

a. WBS Dictionary
b. Scope Statement
c. Project Management plan
d. Project Statement of Work

Answer 90

Project Management plan

Question 91

Calculate the Payback Period for the data available in the table below. This is the Project Manager’s estimate of the cash flow that will take place over the next five years.

a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years

Answer 91

3 years

Question 92

Your project has an allocated budget of $720,000. Eight months after the start of the project, you have exhausted $515,200 of your budget. You have completed 70% of the work against your plan of 82%. What is the CPI for this project?

a. 0.97
b. 1.02
c. 0.7
d. 0.85

Answer 92

0.97

CPI is EV / AC Earned Value divided by the Actual Cost. In this case, AC = $512,200; EV is 70% of the Budget at Complete (BAC) $720,000. (.7 X 720,000) / $512,200 = 0.97

Question 93

Management wants to be sure that a project is following defined quality policies. Of the following, which tool would they use to ensure that these quality policies are being followed?

a. Risk Management Plan
b. Work Breakdown Structure
c. Statement of Work
d. Quality Audit

Answer 93

Quality Audit

Question 94

According to Herzberg’s theory, all of the following are motivating factors except _.

a. Recognition
b. Responsibility
c. Advancement in career
d. Salary

Answer 94

Salary

Question 95

In your project, you invest a lot of time in team development to increase the team’s performance, which in turn increases the likelihood of meeting project objectives. Which of the following indicators will you NOT use to evaluate your team’s effectiveness?

a. Improvement in skills of team members
b. Improvement in competencies and morale that help the team to perform better as a group
c. Decrease in staff-attrition (i.e., fewer people leaving the project team)
d. Delivery of project deliverables ahead of schedule

Answer 95

Delivery of project deliverables ahead of schedule

Question 96

What are the graphical displays of accumulated costs and labor hours, plotted as a function of time, known as?

a. Variance reports
b. S curves
c. Trend analysis E
d. arned value reports

Answer 96

S curves

Question 97

A resource constrained critical path that places a buffer at the end of a critical chain as a time contingency to allow for uncertainty is known as _.

a. Buffers
b. The Critical Chain
c. The Critical Path
d. Float

Answer 97

The Critical Chain

Question 98

The technique of determining the quality standards for the entire product range by measuring the quality standard of a few categories of products is an example of measuring which of the following?

a. Statistical Sampling
b. Statistical population
c. Statistical Independence
d. A mutual exclusivity

Answer 98

Statistical Sampling

Question 99

Your construction project has 190 specifications, 350 blueprints, and multiple parts. Which of the following would you use to apply technical and administrative direction to identify the functional and physical characteristics of items and to control changes to those characteristics?

a. Configuration Management
b. Change Control Meetings
c. Inventory control
c. Operational definitions

Answer 99

Configuration Management

Question 100

At what level of the WBS should the budget be estimated to assist in budget control during the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

a. Highest
b. Lowest
c. Third
d. Major work effort

Answer 100

Lowest

Question 101

As a Project Manager, you need to manage the stakeholders for your project. Which of the following descriptions may contain people not considered to be stakeholders?

a. They are individuals and organizations involved in the project.
b. They are individuals and organizations who are in favor of the project.
c. They are individuals and organizations that get affected by the project.
d. They are individuals and organizations that provide finance to the project.

Answer 101

They are individuals and organizations who are in favor of the project.

Question 102

As a Project Manager, you are explaining to your project team the difference between Resource Histogram and Responsibility Assignment Matrix. What does a Resource Histogram show that a Responsibility Assignment Matrix does not?

a. Time
b. Activity
c. Inter-relationships
d. Person in charge of each activity

Answer 102

Time

Question 103

Which tool and/or technique is NOT used in the Estimate Activity Resource process?

a. Alternatives Analysis
b. Bottom-Up Estimating
c. Make or Buy Analysis
d. Project Management Software

Answer 103

Make or Buy Analysis

Question 104

Which of the following is an Input to the Control Procurements process?

a. Project Management Plan
b. Requirements Documentation
c. Expert Judgment
d. Accepted Deliverables

Answer 104

Project Management Plan

Question 105

If a Project Manager wants to examine project results over a period of time to analyze the improvement in performance, what would she use?

a. Trend Report
b. Forecasting Report
c. Status Report
d. Variance report

Answer 105

Trend Report

Question 106

Part of your project scope has to be outsourced. You are engaged in creating Source Selection Criteria for your contract. Which process are you in?

a. Plan Procurement Management
b. Close Procurements
c. Conduct Procurements
d. Control Procurements

Answer 106

Plan Procurement Management

Question 107

Which of the following is NOT a Control Quality Process Tool/Technique?

a. Quality Audit
b. Pareto Charts
c. Ishikawa Diagrams
d. Inspection

Answer 107

Quality Audit

Question 108

You have tasked a project team member to list the activities that result in cost of non-conformance to quality in your project. The list he submits is inaccurate because one of the four is a cost of conformance. Which of the following did your project team member list incorrectly?

a. Rework
b. Scrap
c. Quality Training
d. Warranty costs

Answer 108

Quality Training

Question 109

Of the following, which is an example of an external Enterprise Environmental Factor?

a. Company methodology and organization
b. Company culture
c. Company infrastructure and capability
d. Government and industry standards and regulations

Answer 109

Government and industry standards and regulations

Question 110

One of the functional managers in your organization is arguing that operations and projects are the same and therefore require similar planning techniques. What would be your best argument to stress your viewpoint that the two are different?

a. Resources consumed by operations are different than the resources consumed by projects
b. Projects incur large expenses in comparison to operations
c. Projects are done by combining the efforts of various departments while the operations are done only by one department
d. Projects have a definite start and end date while operations do not

Answer 110

Projects have a definite start and end date while operations do not

Question 111

Your project has just been approved by management. You have developed the Project Charter and identified the project stakeholders. This information from Initiating is Input into which of the following Process Groups?

a. Executing
b. Planning
c. Controlling
d. Monitoring

Answer 111

Planning

Question 112

Which of the following is the Project Manager most interested in as an outcome of the Validate Scope process?

a. Accuracy
b. Timeliness
c. Acceptance
d. Completeness

Answer 112

Acceptance

Question 113

There are probably more man-hours lost due to ineffective meetings than to any other cause. The application of some simple rules can make meetings much more effective. Which of the following does NOT contribute to making meetings more effective?

a. Have a meeting policy defined in the Communications Plan
b. Meet at least once a week
c. Circulate an agenda before the meeting and stick to it
d. Make all actions personal and timely and follow them up

Answer 113

Meet at least once a week

Question 114

You are in the Close Project or Phase process. Because of some unfortunate circumstances, the project was delayed, causing cost overruns at the end of the project. Which of the following statements is true?

a. You should document the circumstances as lessons learned.
b. You should pay particular attention to archiving the financial records for this project.
c. Your project ended because of starvation because of the cost overruns.
d. You should document the circumstances surrounding the project completion during the Scope Verification process

Answer 114

You should document the circumstances as lessons learned.

Question 115

For projects that are carried out under a formal contract, the principal Inputs are

a. Statement of Work and Business Case
b. Statement of Work and Project Charter
c. Project Charter and Business Plan
d. Statement of Work and Project Document

Answer 115

Statement of Work and Business Case

Question 116

Tim is the Project Manager for the Doom Project. Two key team members have come to him for assistance in resolving their conflict. Tim intends to use a conflict resolution strategy that will result in what is frequently considered a win-win situation, in that the strategy’s goal is to achieve consensus and commitment on the part of both parties. Which is this conflict resolution strategy?

a. Compromise/Reconcile
b. Force/Direct
c. Smooth/Accommodate
d. Collaborate/Problem Solve

Answer 116

Collaborate/Problem Solve

Question 117

Your project is scheduled to last for 6 months and cost $300,000. At the end of the first month, you and your team have completed 20% of the project. What is the variance between the Earned Value and the PV?

a. $10,000
b. $20,000
c. $50,000
d. $60,000

Answer 117

$10,000

Assuming that the budget of $300,000 is equally apportioned over the life of this 6-month project, the Planned Value (PV) of the work to be performed each month would be $50,000. If “you and your team have completed 20% of the project” at the end of the first month, you have an Earned Value of $60,000 ($300,000 x 0.2 = $60,000). Therefore, “the variance between the Earned Value and the PV” would be $10,000 ($60,000 – $50,000). PMBOK V5 7.4.2.1 Earned Value Management (Variances – Schedule)

Question 118

The sponsor has asked you to provide the cost estimation for installation, maintenance, and customer support for as long as the product is expected to last. What kind of estimate is this referred to as?

a. Life Cycle Costing
b. Depreciation
c. Project Cost Baseline
d. Payback Period estimate

Answer 118

Life Cycle Costing

Question 119

Which of the following is also known as Failure Costs?

a. Internal costs
b. Prevention costs
c. Cost of Defects
d. Cost of Poor Quality

Answer 119

Cost of Poor Quality

Question 120

A Project Manager is managing a project where there will be a number of persons working together. She wants to enhance the ability of the team to work together and perform as a team. One of the things that could maximize the ability of the team to do this is

a. Cohabitation
b. Colocation
c. Staffing Plan
d. Work Breakdown structure

Answer 120

Colocation

Colocation is considered a Tool & Tech used in Developing Project Team

Question 121

In which of the following does the Project Manager manage and direct project resources in carrying out the Project Management Plan?

a. Resource planning
b. WBS
c. Monitoring work progress
d. Executing Process Group

Answer 121

Executing Process Group

Question 122

A key tool of project monitoring and control that consists of tools, procedures and processes necessary to collect, collate, and disseminate the information generated as an outcome of the project management processes is known as _.

a. Earned Value Analysis
b. Project Management Information System
c. Project Management Plan
d. Project Charter

Answer 122

Project Management Information System

Question 123

You are currently in the planning process and have identified the risks associated with this project. What is the next step?

a. Assign probability and impact values using qualitative analysis
b. Use the Delphi Technique to confirm the identified risks
c. Identify the response strategies for the identified risks
d. Start working on the creation of the project schedule

Answer 123

Assign probability and impact values using qualitative analysis

Question 124

You are the Project Manager in the aviation industry and are engaged in a project that will create a new and improved product for your company. The company has high expectations for this product. Other company products have a total of 5 million users around the globe who will be impacted by this new product. Which of the following is a technique that can be used to gather opinions about how to implement the new product with the least impact on existing users?

a. Identify Risks
b. Anonymous Trigger
c. Risk Mitigation
d. Delphi Technique

Answer 124

Delphi Technique

Question 125

In the Power/Influence Model, who are the powerful people who actively support the project?

a. Blockers
b. Champions
c. Supporters
d. Detractors

Answer 125

Champions

Question 126

As a Project Manager, you are evaluating the better option between buying and making wood furniture. If you buy, the cost would be $225,000 and the cost of procurement and other related costs is $5,000. If you make the product yourself, you need 19 workers working for 6 months. Salary of each of the workers would be $1,800 per month, and the overhead cost is $65,000. What should you do?

a. Buy the furniture
b. Make the furniture
c. Partly buy and partly make
d. Go for opportunity cost logic

Answer 126

Buy the furniture q

Question 127

Jason, the Project Manager, has recently earned his PMP Certification and is planning quality management for his project with his team. Since it is the first time he is performing this activity, help him identify which of the following quality Tools/Techniques will NOT be needed to plan quality in his project.

a. Quality Audits
b. Cost of Quality (COQ)
c. Benchmarking
d. Cost-Benefit Analysis

Answer 127

Quality Audits

Question 128

You are in the process of selecting a seller and awarding a contract. The process will involve receiving bids or proposals and applying defined selection criteria to select the seller who is qualified to perform the work. All of the following are Inputs to this process except:

a. Seller Proposals
b. Make or Buy Decisions
c. Bidder Conferences
d. Procurement Management Plan

Answer 128

Bidder Conferences

Question 129

Which of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique for the Determine Budget process?

a. Cost Aggregation
b. Reserve Analysis
c. Funding Limit Reconciliation
d. Resource Calendars

Answer 129

Resource Calendars

Question 130

A Project Manager is using a single duration estimate to calculate activity duration. Which type of mathematical analysis, from the following, is he using?

a. Critical Path Method (CPM)
b. Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
c. Monte Carlo
d. Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)

Answer 130

Critical Path Method (CPM)

Question 131

_____ is the amount of time that “a successor activity can be advanced with respect to a predecessor activity.

a. Float
b. Free Float
c. Lag
d. Lead

Answer 131

Lead

Question 132

The Staffing Management Plan, which is part of the Resource Management Plan, describes when and how human resources requirements will be met. Information in the Staffing Management Plan may vary according to the application area and project size. Key areas may be the following except

a. Staff acquisition
b. Resource calendars
c. Compliance
d. Work Items

Answer 132

Work Items

Question 133

A project of $1.5 million has an adverse event that has the 60% of occurrence probability and a potential loss of $25,000. This represents an expected negative value of:

a. $150,000
b. $15,000
c. $1,500
d. $90,000

Answer 133

$15,000

EMV = Probability (P) x Impact (I). In the problem, P is 60%, and I is $25,000. Therefore, 0.6 x $25,000 = $15,000.

Question 134

A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) contract has an estimated cost of $120,000 with an agreed profit of 10% of the costs. The actual cost of the project is $130,000. What is the total payment to the seller?

a. $143,000
b. $132,000
c. $142,000
d. $130,000

Answer 134

$142,000

Question 135

Your client has terminated your project before it is complete. Which of the following is true?

a. You must stop all work and release the team immediately
b. You must initiate the Close Project or Phase process and work with the team to document the lessons learned
c. You must keep the team working on the project to give your senior management time to talk to the client
d. You must update the project management plan to reflect this change

Answer 135

You must initiate the Close Project or Phase process and work with the team to document the lessons learned

Question 136

Rough Order of magnitude (ROM) estimate may be created during which project management Process Group?

a. Initiating
b. Planning
c. Executing
d. Closing

Answer 136

Initiating

Question 137

If a project has a 90% chance of having the scope defined by a certain date and an 80% chance of obtaining approval within 10 days of scope definition, what is the probability that the delivered scope will be defined and accepted as per the schedule dates?

a. 1.7
b. 0.1
c. 0.72
d. 0.9

Answer 137

0.72

Multiplying 0.9 by 0.8 results in answer option c., 0.72.

Question 138

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Program Management Office?

a. Administrative support to Project Managers and team members
b. Consolidation of individual project status reports into program and corporate reports including exception reporting
c. Responsibility for quality audit and assurance across the organization
d. Coordination of resource allocation across all projects

Answer 138

Responsibility for quality audit and assurance across the organization

Question 139

The four values considered to be the most important to support the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct are:

a. Honesty, Respect, Fairness, and Responsibility
b. Integrity, Respect, Fairness, and Responsibility
c. Honesty, Respect, Patient, and Responsibility
d. Honesty, Integrity, Analytical, and Responsibility

Answer 139

Honesty, Respect, Fairness, and Responsibility

Question 140

The Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process is all about watching the relationships and optimizing plans for effectively engaging them. Which of the following is not a key input to this process?

a. Change Requests
b. Stakeholder Register
c. Work Performance Data
d. Issue Log

Answer 140

Change Requests

Question 141

Which of the following is sometimes a disadvantage of Fixed Price contracts?

a. Less work for buyer to manage
b. Seller has a strong incentive to control costs
c. Buyer knows the total price at the start of a project
d. Final costs may be more than the final cost on a Cost Reimbursable contract because Sellers often inflate their prices to cover their risk

Answer 141

Final costs may be more than the final cost on a Cost Reimbursable contract because Sellers often inflate their prices to cover their risk

Question 142

The Close Project or Phase process involves all of the following except ____.

a. Final Updates to the Project Files
b. Project or Phase Closure and Historical Information documents
c. Handover of deliverables
d. Admin Management

Answer 142

Admin Management

Question 143

You are the Project Manager of the MAX Project. While monitoring your project, you find that the project is experiencing unexpected flaws in its production. Which analysis tool would allow you to determine the cause-and-effect of the production faults?

a. Flow Chart
b. Ishikawa Diagram
c. Pareto Diagram
d. Control Chart

Answer 143

Ishikawa Diagram

Question 144

Which of the following is never true about the Define Scope process?

a. It is critical to project success.
b. It is a detailed description of the project and the product
c. It does not involve negotiation with the stakeholders
d. It could be iterative

Answer 144

It does not involve negotiation with the stakeholders

Question 145

You have to ensure that appropriate Tools/Techniques are used in performing the process of Monitor Risks. Which one of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique for this process?

a. Risk Reassessment
b. Risk Audits
c. Risk Register
d. Technical Performance Measurement

Answer 145

Risk Register

Question 146

On your project, a key team member has resigned. You’ve hired a replacement and plan to inform management of the resignation and your subsequent replacement decision at Friday’s status meeting. Most likely, you are a Project Manager working in a organization.

a. Matrix
b. Projectized
c. Expeditor
d. Coordinator

Answer 146

Projectized

Question 147

Of the following, which is NOT true of a Project Life Cycle?

a. Cost and staffing levels are low at the start, peak as the work is carried out and drop rapidly as the project draws to a close.
b. Stakeholder influences are greatest towards the end of the project
c. Risk and uncertainty are greatest at the start of the project
d. Cost of changes increases as the project approaches completion

Answer 147

Stakeholder influences are greatest towards the end of the project

Question 148

A major scope change has been formally proposed to the project team. The next step the Project Manager should take is to

a. Look for other changes.
b. Gain sign off on this change.
c. Assess the impact associated with this scope change.
d. Start execution of the said work

Answer 148

Assess the impact associated with this scope change.

Question 149

You are listing the possible reasons that can cause scope change in your project. Which of the following would not require you to update your scope baseline?

a. Customer has changed the specifications for the deliverables
b. Change in government regulations
c. Change in the estimation approach from top down to bottom up estimating
d. A change in the design because new technology needs to be implemented

Answer 149

Change in the estimation approach from top down to bottom up estimating

Question 150

Collectively, the project phases are known as _.

a. Project Slack
b. Float
c. Project Life Cycle
d. Implementation time

Answer 150

Project Life Cycle

Question 151

Which of the following are the project constraints defined by PMI?

a. Scope, Quality, Schedule, Budget, Resources and Risk
b. Quality, Procurement, Schedule, Budget, Resources and Risk
c. Scope, Quality, Communication, Budget, Resources and Risk
d. Scope, Quality, Schedule, Budget, Communication and Risk

Answer 151

Scope, Quality, Schedule, Budget, Resources and Risk

Question 152

Which conflict resolution technique should be used when the deadline is critical and tasks are at risk of slipping?

a. Smooth/Accommodate
b. Force/Direct
c. Collaborate/Problem
d. Solve Compromise/reconcile

Answer 152

Force/Direct

Question 153

Your most recent project status report contains the following information: EV = 3,000, AC = 3,500, and PV = 4,000. The Schedule Variance is

a. 1000
b. 500
c. -500
d. -1000

Answer 153

-1000

the formula is SV = EV- PV. In this case EV=3000, PV=4000, the difference is a negative 1000

Question 154

Johnny is the Project Manager of the Galaxy Project. Quality audits of the deliverables show there are several problems in the product. The organization has asked Johnny to create a chart showing the distribution of problems and their frequencies. Which of the following is the right Tool/Technique to assist Johnny?

a. Pareto Diagram
b. Ishikawa Chart
c. Control Chart
d. Flowchart

Answer 154

Pareto Diagram

Question 155

After a review of your project, EV is 42% against PV of 50%. The Project Manager intends to make up for 5%. The Project Sponsor has set aside $100,000 as management reserve and has authorized the Project Manager use of this reserve. Instead of using it to hire temporary labor or pay overtime, the Project Manager is using it as an incentive for the team to catch up in 60 days. If the team achieves the deadlines, the money will be used to take the team members and their guests to Miami for an all-expenses-paid weekend. What type of power is the Project Manager exercising?

a. Referent
b. Reward
c. Coercive
d. Expert

Answer 155

Reward

Question 156

Which leadership style throws open the problem to the group for discussion and simultaneously allows or encourages the entire group to make the relevant decision?

a. Coach
b. Facilitator
c. Director
d. Supporter

Answer 156

Facilitator

Question 157

Failure to properly archive can have severe consequences. An archiving system should NOT:

a. Cater for every document and record type, e.g., book, drawing, report, letters, minutes, specifications, e-mails, etc.
b. List and index all documents and state where they are stored and the media type.
c. Have slow retrieval access controls.
d. Ensure that electronic media is future proof.

Answer 157

Have slow retrieval access controls.

Question 158

The standard deviations for the four tasks on a particular path are 3, 5, 10, and 3. What is the standard deviation for the entire path?

a. You cannot determine the standard deviation with the information given.
b. 11.95
c. 5.8
d. 143

Answer 158

11.95

In this problem, to arrive at the standard deviation(SD) for the entire path, you must work through three steps

Step 1: Square the SDs for each activity; Step 2: Add the results; and

Step 3: Find the square root of the sum.

Step 1: 3 x 3 = 9, 5 x 5 = 25, 10 x 10 = 100, and 3 x 3 = 9. Step 2: 9 + 25 + 100 + 9 = 143.

Step 3: square root of 143 = 11.95 (11.95 x 11.95 = 142.8).

Question 159

As a Project Manager, you are looking at defects in all the inspection runs for the past year, and you notice that the number of flaws per inspection increases over time. You create a quality task force to try to figure out what is causing these defects. Which process are you in?

a. Control Quality
b. Manage Quality
c. Plan Quality Management
d. Quality Planning

Answer 159

Manage Quality

Question 160

The Precedence Diagramming Method creates a network of activities and uses boxes to show the activities and arrows to link them. This method is also known as _.

a. Activity-on-Node
b. Activity-on-Arrow
c. Critical Path Method
d. None of the above

Answer 160

Activity-on-Node

Question 161

Project Staff Assignments is an Output of the Acquire Resources process. It is an Input to the .

a. Develop Team process
b. Plan Resource Management process
c. Staff Planning process
d. Human Staffing process

Answer 161

Develop Team process

Question 162

You have to ensure that appropriate Tools/Techniques are used for performing the process of Conduct Procurements. Which one of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique for this process?

a. Facilitated Workshops
b. Constrained Optimization
c. Alternatives Generation
d. Procurement Negotiations

Answer 162

Alternatives Generation

Question 163

The Project Manager has asked John to estimate the cost of his activity so as to complete project cost estimating. He is not confident of the cost estimates and seeks help from his colleague, who asks him to identify the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates of his activity. John has identified the following values. Pessimistic = $450,000 Optimistic = $330,000 Most Likely = $360,000 What would be the estimated cost for his activity?

a. $370,000
b. $190,000
c. $355,000
d. None of the above

Answer 163

$370,000

the PERT technique. The Three-Point Estimating calculation is Optimistic plus 4(Most Likely) plus Pessimistic, all divided by 6. In this problem, that would be: $330,000 + 4($360,000) + $450,000/6 – or $330,000 + $1,440,000 + $450,000/6 – or $2,220,000/6 = $370,000. Introduced in Time estimation as a tool it is used in Time, Cost, Risk and Procurement.

Question 164

Communicating and working with stakeholders to address their issues and meet their needs is an objective of which process?

a. Manage Communications
b. Identify Stakeholder Needs
c. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
d. Monitor Communications

Answer 164

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Question 165

Validate Scope is the process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. When should this process be done?

a. At the beginning of the project
b. During the planning processes
c. Prior to Close Project or Phase
d. At the end of the project

Answer 165

Prior to Close Project or Phase

Question 166

As the time in the Project Life Cycle passes by, the ability to influence risk and cost in the project

a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Increases and decreases
d. There is no fixed pattern

Answer 166

Decreases

Question 167

During the planning phase of your project, your project team has developed several different methods for completing a part of the project scope. This is an example of

a. Risk Analysis
b. Alternatives Generation
c. Alternative Selection
d. Product Analysis

Answer 167

Alternatives Generation

Question 168

Which of the following is NOT a Tool/Technique in the Plan Quality Management process?

a. Control Chart
b. Cost of Quality
c. Design of Experiments
d. Process Analysis

Answer 168

Process Analysis

Question 169

Which of the following is an on-going and coordinated management of a group of projects that may be either interrelated or independent and contribute to common strategic objectives?

a. Project Management
b. Program Management
c. Portfolio Management
d. Personal Management

Answer 169

Portfolio Management

Question 170

A Schedule Compression technique with overlapping phases or activities that would normally happen sequentially is known as _.

a. Crashing
b. Fast Tracking
c. Float
d. Lag

Answer 170

Fast Tracking

Question 171

Your organization uses Earned Value Management to assess project health. As a Project Manager, you will use EVM during which of the following?

a. Controlling processes
b. Executing processes
c. Entire project
d. Closing processes

Answer 171

Entire project

Question 172

Which of the following is a Tool/Technique for the Close Project or Phase process?

a. Expert Judgment
b. Accepted Deliverables
c. Project Charter
d. Project Management Plan

Answer 172

Expert Judgment

Question 173

Outputs of the Control Costs process include all of the following except .

a. Cost Forecasts
b. Change Requests
c. Work performance information
d. Cost Baseline

Answer 173

Cost Baseline

Question 174

In which document will you find the code of account identifier, description of work, responsible organization, and list of schedule milestones?

a. WBS
b. WBS Dictionary
c. PERT / CPM Charts
d. Role and Responsibility Matrix

Answer 174

WBS Dictionary

Question 175

The Cost Baseline is an Output of which Cost Management process?

a. Estimate Costs
b. Estimate Activity Durations
c. Determine Budget
d. Determine Costs

Answer 175

Determine Budget

Question 176

As the project progresses, the cost of change is expected to _____.

a. Reduce
b. Increase
c. Increase and later reduce
d. Has no effect

Answer 176

Increase

Question 177

Management wants to be sure that a project is following defined Corporate and Project quality standards. Of the following, which one would they use to determine that the project is in fact following these defined quality standards?

a. Risk Management Plan
b. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
c. Statement of Work
d. Quality Audit

Answer 177

Quality Audit

Question 178

ou are working in the Project Office of your organization. What is your role most likely to be?

a. Managing the different activities of a project
b. Always being responsible for the results of the project
c. Providing support functions to Project Managers in the form of training, software, templates, etc.
d. Providing subject matter expertise in the functional areas of the project

Answer 178

Providing support functions to Project Managers in the form of training, software, templates, etc.

Question 179

Which of the following is NOT one of Crosby’s Four Absolutes of Quality?

a. Aim is zero defects
b. Conformance to requirements
c. Cost of Quality cannot be measured
d. Quality comes from prevention

Answer 179

Cost of Quality cannot be measured

Question 180

An example of scope validation is:

a. Reviewing the performance acceptability of an installed software module
b. Managing changes to the project schedule
c. Decomposing the WBS to a work package level
d. Performing a benefit/cost analysis to determine if we should proceed with the project

Answer 180

Reviewing the performance acceptability of an installed software module

Question 181

Two stakeholders have begun fighting over functionality on your project. Who should resolve this conflict?

a. Senior management
b. Project Manager
c. Sponsor
d. Customer

Answer 181

Project Manager

Question 182

One of the Project Manager’s major responsibilities is to coordinate project resources to carry out the project as per the Project Management Plan. In which process group do the processes help the Project Manager fulfill this responsibility?

a. Monitoring & Controlling
b. Closing
c. Planning
d. Executing

Answer 182

Executing

Question 183

Which of the following is a phased budget used to measure and monitor cost performance?

a. Cost Baseline
b. Cost Management Plan
c. EAC
d. Chart of Accounts

Answer 183

Cost Baseline

Question 184

Analysis is a technique used to gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative information that can be used in determining whose interests need to be considered throughout the Project Life Cycle.

a. Stakeholder
b. Perform Qualitative Risk
c. Perform Quantitative Risk
d. Both b and c

Answer 184

Stakeholder

Question 185

You are in the process of auditing the various project processes and their performance. Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate Tool/Technique to use in this process?

a. Process Decision Program Charts
b. Prioritization Matrices
c. Activity Network Diagrams
d. Variance Analysis

Answer 185

Variance Analysis

Question 186

_____ is an iterative process that should be reviewed regularly by the Project Manager over the life of the project.

a. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
b. Develop WBS
c. Control Scope
d. Schedule Management

Answer 186

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Question 187

Which of the following is a “hygiene factor” according to Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory?

a. Recognition for excellent work
b. Self-actualization
c. Good relations with co-workers and managers
d. Clean clothing

Answer 187

Good relations with co-workers and managers

Question 188

PMI believes Professionalism and Ethical behavior are pre-requisites to Project Management. Which of the following are NOT categories of people who are covered by the code of conduct:

a. All Project Managers
b. All PMI members
c. Non-members of PMI that hold a PMI Certification
d. Non-members of PMI that are PMI Volunteers

Answer 188

All Project Managers

Question 189

You are the Project Manager where the project’s product has to be of very high quality to be competitive in the market. To create quality awareness, you address your project team about the importance of quality. In order to achieve the maximum benefits from the quality management processes in your project, what will be the most suitable approach towards quality?

a. It will cost more money to build quality into the project
b. Quality is prevention driven
c. Quality is inspection driven
c. It will cost less money to build quality into the project process

Answer 189

Quality is prevention driven

Question 190

The Project Manager can exercise different powers during the Project Life Cycle, as needed. Which of the following represents the power that is a subset of Legitimate Power and involves the ability to give prize to people in exchange for positive achievements?

a. Legitimate Power
b. Coercive Power
c. Reward Power
d. Referent Power

Answer 190

Reward Power

Question 191

The activity “Ship Container” in your network diagram has an early start of day 17, a late start of day 22, and a late finish of day 37. What is the activity duration?

a. 15 days
b. 16 days
c. 59 days
d. 14 days

Answer 191

16 days

In this problem, the scenario provides the Late Start date – day 22 – and the Late Finish date – day 37. Therefore, 37 – 22 = 15 + 1 = 16

Question 192

You are the Project Manager for the Moon Project. As part of quality management, you have listed the cost of quality, both for conformance and non-conformance. Which of the following is not an attribute of the cost of non-conformance?

a. Safety measures
b. Downtime
c. Loss of customers
d. Rework

Answer 192

Safety measures

Question 193

As the Project Manager, you are currently estimating costs for your project. You are using the Analogous Estimating technique, which is best described as

a. Least accurate
b. Bottom Up estimating
c. Regression Analysis
d. Most accurate

Answer 193

Least accurate

Question 194

John provides a list of key risks and states their risk response strategies to his manager as his Risk Management Plan. Why does his manager, Jeff, a PMP, ask him to redo his plan?

a. A list of project risks is an Output of risk identification
b. The Risk Management Plan defines the approaches, tools, and data sources used to perform risk management, roles and responsibilities, budgeting, timing, risk categories, revised stakeholders’ tolerances, reporting formats and tracking but not the risks
c. The risk list should also include triggers
d. John has not involved the project team

Answer 194

The Risk Management Plan defines the approaches, tools, and data sources used to perform risk management, roles and responsibilities, budgeting, timing, risk categories, revised stakeholders’ tolerances, reporting formats and tracking but not the risks

Question 195

You are the Project Manager for the ABC Project. Initially, you identified 5 stakeholders in your project. As the project moved ahead, 5 more stakeholders got involved in the project. Assuming that they all need to communicate with each other, how many additional communication channels are there?

a. 5
b. 45
c. 35
d. Cannot be evaluated

Answer 195

35

Step 1: n(n – 1)/2 = 5(4)/2 = 10. Then Step 2: n(n – 1)/2 = 10(9)/2 = 45. And finally, Step 3: 45 – 10 = 35.

Question 196

Which of the following is the Output from the Monitor Communications process?

a. Communication Methods
b. Organizational process assets updates
c. Information Management Systems
d. Project Communications

Answer 196

Organizational process assets updates

Question 197

The duration of an activity has the following estimates – optimistic: 25 days; most likely: 48 days; and pessimistic: 65 days. Which of the following is the time estimate of this activity based on the Beta Distribution?

a. 43 days
b. 49 days
c. 47 days
d. 48 days

Answer 197

47 days

This question tests the student’s understanding of the Three-Point Estimating technique which is based on Beta Distribution. The Three-Point Estimating calculation is (Optimistic + 4(Most Likely) + Pessimistic) / 6. In this problem, that would be (25 + 4(48) + 65)/6 or (25 + 192 + 65)/6; 282/6 = 47.

Question 198

The _____ is the document that is comprised mainly of identification information, assessment information, and stakeholder classification information?

a. Stakeholder Management Plan
b. Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
c. Stakeholder Register
d. Project Management Plan

Answer 198

Stakeholder Register

Question 199

Key benefits of Developing a Project Charter include all of the following except:

a. The Charter provides a well-defined project start and project boundaries
b. The Charter creates a formal record of the Project
c. The Charter formally authorizes the budget of the Project
d. The Charter provides a direct way for Senior Management to accept and commit to the project

Answer 199

The Charter formally authorizes the budget of the Project

Question 200

The Tools/Techniques for Perform Integrated Change Control include:

a. Expert Judgment
b. Expert Judgment, Meetings
c. Meetings
d. Change Log, Project Management Plan

Answer 200

Expert Judgment, Meetings