PMP Test 2

Question 1

As a project manager, you were using the root cause analysis to determine what the potential risk might be in your project. Which process best describes the process and what you were involved? 1. Plan quality 2. Identify risk. 3. Control quality. 4. Plan risk responses.

Answer 1

Identify risks

Question 2

What enables you to plot, whether stakeholders are resistant, neutral, supporting, or leading in their attitude towards project? Based on where you would like, each of these stakeholders, plot strategies to gain their support. Not every stakeholder will require strategy, so it’s important to plot where each is desired to be.

Answer 2

Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix (SEAM)

Question 3

Conflicts are common and unavoidable in projects. Which of the following are three common sources of conflicts in projects?

Answer 3

Schedules, project priorities, and resources

Question 4

You’ve recently been assigned as the manager of a highly critical national project, which should be finished in a very short period of time compared to other other similar projects. After developing the first draft of the project work diagram, you see the project cannot be finished on time. The diagram cannot be changed anymore and you have extra human resources, what would the best approach be? 1. Fast tracking. 2. Crashing. 3. Risk analysis. 4. Leveling resources.

Answer 4

Leveling resources will generally increase the duration. Since the network diagram cannot be changed, the fast tracking option is also not feasible. So crashing remains the best option in the situation to decrease the duration.

Question 5

Your managing project which is facing some minor delays in the submission of a few project deliverables. You have been asked to a meeting with the team members in charge of the delayed deliverables. Which one of the following tools do you think is best to be used during the meeting to show the project schedule status to the responsible team members? 1. GANTT chart 2. Project network diagram. 3. Milestone chart 4. Responsibility assignment, Matrix.

Answer 5

GANTT chart - In a meeting with team members, you need a tool which shows the schedule details such as delays, completion, and timeline

Question 6

You have recently been assigned as a project manager of a project after the previous manager quit the company. From the first meeting with the project team, we discover that the morale of the team is very low. You speak to some of the team members and private, and feel that they were not given opportunities to participate in team development activities, and that they did not have opportunities to grow. Which of the following is a primary factor for the situation?

Answer 6

Poorly defined resource calendar

Question 7

What do these terms mean?
1. GANTT chart?
2. Critical path method.
3. Resource leveling.
4. Precedence diagraming method.

Answer 7

1. GANTT chart is only a representation of a project schedule, not an analysis method.
2. Critical path method deals with schedule flexibility, which uses activity floats
3. Resource is used to smooth use of resources over period of time.
4. Precendence diagram method is a diagram technique that deals with the relationship between activities, not scheduled flexibility.

Question 8

What are three types of unplanned training?

Answer 8

Conversation, observation, and project performance appraisals

Question 9

What are three types of planned training?

Answer 9

Online and classroom and on the job

Question 10

As a project manager, you were reviewing the control chart related to one of the project deliverables, and you find seven data points in a row on one side of the main period. What should you be your next action?

Answer 10

Find an assignable cause. This is an example of the application of rule of seven and control charts. If you have seven data points in a row on the same side of the main statistically, the mean has shifted, calling for action to correct the problem. Therefore, the first action is to find the cause of the errors.

Question 11

What is the cost plus percentage of cost type of contract?

Answer 11

In a cost plus percentage of cost contract, the buyer pays all cost while the cost are not limited. And it fixed price type of contract, the buyer has the least cost risk, as any cost over runs are born by the seller.

Question 12

As a project manager, Thomas is currently involved in the control procurement process. According to the records, one of the vendors has not delivered the items on time. The root causes analysis shows that the problem was in the proposal evaluation activities that could’ve been done more accurately. What should Tom do at this point? 1. Update procurement documentation. 2. Update organizational process assets.3. Conduct procurement audits. 4. Update procurement contracts.

Answer 12

Lessons learned are a part of the organizational process assets. The project manager should update this with the procurement experience so that future projects can benefit. Organizational process assets updates are an output of control procurements.

Question 13

All of the following are examples of the cost of nonconformance except? 1. Warranty cost. 2. Rework. 3. Inspection. 4. Penalties.

Answer 13

3. Inspection.
   Cost of nonconformance our cost incurred when a project fails to meet the required level of quality. Failure cost are also called cost of poor quality. Cost of non- conformance are categorize into two groups.: 1. Internal failure cost - before releasing product to customer. Includes cost to rework, fix defects, wasted due to internal errors, and unnecessary advertising.
4. External failure cost. After releasing product to customer. liability and penalties cost, warranty cost, cost of developing and distributing fix, support calls, and damage control cost.

Question 14

As a project manager of a challenging software development project, you were in the middle of a project execution when one of your team members approaches you and notifies you about a problem that has just happened and that was not included in the risk register. What would your first action in the situation be? 1. Inform your management 2. Add this problem to the project risk register. 3. Create a workaround. 4. Redo the identify risk process to find other risk which might have been neglected.

Answer 14

Create a workaround… Since this is a problem that has occurred and not risk, there’s no need to add it to the risk register. They identify risk process will need to be redone, but since this is a problem, the first action is to come up with the solution for it. Creating a workaround is a solution. You might need to inform management as well, but this is reactive not proactive, and not the first thing you should do.

Question 15

What is analogous estimating?

Answer 15

According to the PM, Bach guide analogous estimating as a technique for estimating the duration or cost of an activity or project using historical data from a similar activity or project.

Question 16

A project manager is performing reserve analysis as a technique and one of the project management processes that he is currently working on. Which of these is likely to be that process? 1. Estimate reserves. 2. Plan costs 3. Determine budget 4. Develop schedule.

Answer 16

Determine Budget. Reserve analysis is one of the techniques which is used and more than one process. Three processes of estimate cost, determine budget, and control cost are the cost management processes that use this tool.

Question 17

Knowledge management involves the recording and transferring of experiences and skills to an organization in order to achieve project objectives. Both explicit and tacit knowledge are important for this purpose. One of the advantages of tacit knowledge is that: 1. It is open to interpretation 2. It can be readily shared. 3. It can be readily codified. 4. It is built-in.

Answer 17

4. It has built-in… Tassin knowledge, which is the information and belief system. A team member has within their minds and room of experience, is not documented or codified, and must be drawn out by others in order to utilize that knowledge. Therefore, unlike explicit knowledge, which is written down it is more difficult to share. However, unlike explicit knowledge, which lacks context can therefore be open to interpretation, tacit knowledge has context built into it.

Question 18

What is the primary tool for evaluating potential sellers and should be used by the entire team in order to make a selection?

Answer 18

Source selection criteria

Question 19

You’ve just been assigned to manage and you changed your project to create a website for one of the companies best customers. Your team of five is experienced with the project approach and with the customer, although they are starting on the same day as you. Based on your expertise, what would be the best leadership style you should employee with the team? 1. Direct 2. Laissex-Faire 3. Servant leader 4. Coordinator.

Answer 19

Servant leader - this is the best approach for change driven project, and when the team is experienced. They can be best served by your ability to remove obstacles for them and play interference with other managers and potential distractions.

Question 20

Thomas is a project manager managing and bridge construction project for the first time. He has set up a series of interviews with various stakeholders to gather some experimental and historical information on some of the risk. Which process is Tom most probably involved in? 1. Perform quantitative risk analysis. 2. Plan risk responses. 3. Identify risks 4. Perform qualitative risk analysis.

Answer 20

Qualitative risk analysis - this method draws
On experiential learning and historical data to qualify the impact of risk going project objectives. Read the question carefully it mentioned that the purpose of the interviews is gather information about some risk, not to discover some risk.

Question 21

Control quality is generally performed before scope validation, but these two can be performed in parallel. T or F

Answer 21

Validate scopes, primarily concerned with the acceptance of develop rules well control qualities concerned with the greatness of the deliverables. Control quality is generally performed before scope validation, but these two can be performed in parallel. Validate scope can be done at the end of the project phase in the project life cycle and at other points throughout the project as part of the monitor control, in other words, validate scope is done multiple times of project.

Question 22

In an agile project, ensure that there is sufficient detail on the user stories and the sprint backlog so the work can begin. T or F?

Answer 22

True, the best guideline is to ensure that there is sufficient detail on the user stories in the sprint backlog so the work can begin. Use your stories for the entire project. Do not need to be created nor described in detail for work to begin. Only those user stories that will be in the next Hitt ration required sufficient detail. User stories do not need to be similar in size.

Question 23

What is the critical path with reference to the following network diagram?

Answer 23

The path mentioned with the longest duration that is a complete path since that is the shortest time to complete the project

Question 24

Your managing a project with a lot of different detailed activities. The project is within budget and the SBI according to the latest earn value report is 1.2. The project risk review meetings are held according to an organized schedule and you were satisfied with the risk management activities of the project. However, you get notified by two different stakeholders at some of the project status reports are not accurate. Which tool will you use to verify whether there is a problem? 1. Root cause Analysis. 2. Inspection. 3. Observations. 4. Quality audits.

Answer 24

Quality audits is a structured, independent process to determine if project activities, comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures. And this specific case you need to do quality audits to make sure that your team is doing the project reporting and accordance with the project policies and standards.

Question 25

In Project Management Professional (PMP) terminology, float, also known as slack, refers to the amount of time that a task in a project can be delayed without causing a delay to:

1. Free Float: The next task in the sequence.
2. Total Float: The overall project completion date.

Float is a key concept in project scheduling and is often used in techniques like the Critical Path Method (CPM). It helps project managers identify which tasks are flexible in timing and which are critical to stay on schedule. Tasks on the critical path have zero float, meaning any delay in these tasks will directly impact the project’s completion date.

Question 26

As a project manager, you were negotiating a contract with the seller. Do you want to go in for a fixed price type of contract. Which other terminology could be used to refer to the fixed price type of contract? 1. Cost plus fee contract 2. Time & material contract. 3. Lump sum contract. 4. Cost plus fee contract.

Answer 26

Lump sum contract - a fixed price contract is anonymous with a lump sum contract. This type of contract involves a fixed total price, or a lump sum, for a fine product.

Question 27

You were several weeks into a new project, which is one of the most visible ones in the company. You were still getting the lay of the land and meeting with various stakeholders that include suppliers, customers, functional managers, and individual contributors. As some of these meetings, you were beginning to hear talk that not everyone is pleased that this project is taking place and has been given such high priority. You realize you have some new tools that might assist you in flushing out this problem. Which one would be the most appropriate for you to use? 1. The use of surveys to get feedback. 2. The stakeholder engagement assessment Matrix. 3. The use of ground rules. 4. Preparing and delivering a PowerPoint presentation to all the stakeholders on the benefits of the project.

Answer 27

2- stakeholder assessment Matrix (SEAM) enables you to plot whether stakeholders are resistant, neutral, supporting, or leading into their attitude towards the project. Based on where you would like each one of the stakeholders to be plot strategies to gain their support. Not every stakeholder will require strategy, so it is important to plot where each is desire to be.

Question 28

As a manager of a large project, including a huge part of the procurement activities, you were about to start project closure activities. All deliverables of the project are validated. What should your first step in the project closure be? 1. Start closing out contracts. 2. Validate completion of scope as per project management plan 3. Start claims administration. 4. Start administrative closure.

Answer 28

2- according to the PM bot guide when closing the project. The project manager must review all the prior information from the previous phase closure to ensure that all the project work is completed, and that the project has met is objectives. Since project scope is measured against the projects, scope management plan, the project manager reviews the scope baseline(part of the project management plan) to ensure completion before considering the project closed

Question 29

You approach a senior colleague for advice on how to re-analyze the project and predict the projects remaining duration. You to analyze the secrets of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. Which technique is she referring to? 1. GANTT chart 2. Critical path method. 3. Resource leveling 4. Precedence diagramming method

Answer 29

2- the cap chart is only a representation of the project schedule, not an analysis method. The president diagramming method is a diagramming technique that deals with their shit between activities, not schedule flexibility. Resource leveling is used to smooth the use of the resources over. At time. The only option that deals with schedule flexibility is the critical path method which uses activity floats.

Question 30

As a project manager, Tom is currently involved in the control procurement process. According to the records, one of the vendors has not delivered the items on time. The route calls analysis shows that the problem was in the proposal evaluation activities that could’ve been done more accurately. What should Tom do at this point? 1. Update procurement document 2. Update organizational process assets. 3. Conduct procurement audits. 4. Update procurement contracts.

Answer 30

2- lessons learned are part of the organizational process assets. The project manager should update this with the procurement experience so that future projects can benefit. Organizational process asset updates or an output of the controls procurements

Question 31

Your man managing an IT project for external client. The project is ahead of schedule and your next activities are testing in handover. Which one of the following will you be more concerned with about the situation? 1. Time schedule 2. Performing quality control. 3. Generating performance report 4. Validate project scope.

Answer 31

4- your close to performing the final project and over to the external client. Scope validation deals with the acceptance by the customer. Without this acceptance, she will not be able to move into the next project phase.