PMP Exam Practice Made Easy: Latest Mock Exams, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

In the below path convergence example, if the odds of completing activities 1, 2, and 3 on time are 50 percent, 50 percent, and 50 percent, what are the chances of starting activity 4 on day 6?

A. 10 percent

B. 13 percent

C. 40 percent

D. 50 percent

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Correct Answer: C

Question #2

You finally have been appointed project manager for a major company project. One of your first activities as project manager will be to create the communications management plan. As you match the stakeholder with the appropriate communication methods for that stakeholder, you could use any one of the following methods EXCEPT______________

A. Interactive communications

B. Passive communications

C. Pull communications

D. Push communications

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Correct Answer: A

Question #3

Working to foster stakeholder engagement, as the project manager, you know a combination of interpersonal skills and general management skills is needed. An example of an key interpersonal skill in stakeholder engagement is______________

A. Facilitating consensus

B. Influencing people

C. Resolving conflicts

D. Negotiating agreements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

It is critical during the proposal preparation stage that______________

A. The negotiation strategy is determined

B. A change management strategy is developed

C. Roles and responsibilities for the ultimate project are determined

D. Contract terms and conditions are reviewed before the proposal is submitted to the client

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

Your project is now under way, and you are working with your team to prepare your requirements management plan. Which of the following strongly influences how requirements are managed?

A. The phase-to-phase relationship

B. A set of procedures by which project scope and product scope may be changed

C. Requirements traceability matrix

D. Requirements documentation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #6

You are remodeling your kitchen and decide to prepare a network diagram for this project. Your appliances must be purchased and available for installation by the time the cabinets are completed. In this example, these relationships are______________

A. Start-to-finish

B. Finish-to-start

C. Start-to-start

D. Finish-to-finish

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

You recently took over a relatively new project expected to last another seven years. The previous project manager completed most of the WBS. When you begin to define the project activities, you realize that the WBS work packages expected to occur in the next year are planned in detail, but the work packages for later in the future (three years or more) are not planned with much detail, if any detail at all. You determine______________

A. It is a major problem

B. It is a problem that must be resolved quickly

C. It is not a problem at this time

D. It is not a problem at this time

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Correct Answer: D

Question #8

You are managing a project that will use a virtual team with team members on three different continents. Your company is looking to use the virtual team to provide a lower cost product by using resources in countries that have a favorable exchange rate to that of your country. To assist in this process as you estimate resource requirements, it is helpful to consider______________

A. Bottom-up estimating

B. Published estimating data

C. Analogous estimating

D. Reserve analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

Requirements for formal contract acceptance and closure usually are defined in the______________

A. Proposal

B. Statement of work

C. Contract terms and conditions

D. Procurement audit report

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

Identifying interrelationships and potential overlap between stakeholders is useful to the project manager as he or she works with stakeholders. It should be documented as part of the______________

A. Stakeholder register

B. Stakeholder management strategy

C. Stakeholder management plan

D. Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #11

Modifications may be needed to the WBS and WBS dictionary because of approved change requests, which shows that______________

A. Replanning is an output of control scope

B. Scope creep is common on projects

C. Rebaselining will be necessary

D. Variance is relative to the scope baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #12

As you are working on your telecommunications project, even though you are using agile methods, you realize you are preparing an extensive amount of data and information. You regularly share data with your project team. Your last team meeting focused on the number of change requests and also the start and finish dates of activities in your schedule. They are examples of______________.

A. Key performance indicators

B. Work performance reports

C. Work performance data

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

You are responsible for preparing a cost estimate for a large World Bank project. You decide to prepare a bottom-up estimate because your estimate needs to be as accurate as possible. Your first step is to______________

A. Locate a computerized tool to assist in the process

B. Use the cost estimate from a previous project to help you prepare this estimate

C. Identify and estimate the cost for each work package or activity

D. Consult with subject matter experts and use their suggestions as the basis for your estimate

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

On your project you want to avoid bureaucracy, so you adopt an informal approach to change control. The main problem with this approach is______________.

A. There is no "paper trail" of change activity

B. Regular disagreements between the project manager and the functional manager will occur

C. There are misunderstandings regarding what was agreed upon by stakeholders

D. There is a lack of sound cost estimating to assess the change's impact

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

Projects are particularly susceptible to risk because______________

A. Murphy's law states that "if something can go wrong, it will"

B. There is uncertainty in all projects

C. Project management tools are generally unavailable at the project team level

D. There are never enough resources to do the job

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

Recognizing operations management is different than project management, as the project manager for a new line of electrical tractors to avoid the need to use costly fuel, you realize a best practice is to______________

A. Document the operational managers' influence either positive or negative in the stakeholder register

B. Offer to include the operational managers in all project phases

C. Recognize that the operational managers are only involved once they have ongoing responsibility for the product, service, or result

D. Realize the operations managers have key responsibilities on the Portfolio Review Board

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Correct Answer: C

Question #17

Contract type selection is dependent on the degree of risk or uncertainty facing the project manager. From the perspective of the buyer, the preferred contract type in a low-risk situation is______________

A. Firm-fixed-price

B. Fixed-price-incentive

C. Cost-plus-fixed fee

D. Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost

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Correct Answer: D

Question #18

Accurate and unbiased data are essential for perform qualitative risk analysis. Which one of the following should you use to examine the extent of understanding of project risk?

A. Data quality assessment

B. Project assumptions testing

C. Sensitivity analysis

D. Influence diagrams

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

While working as the project manager on a new project to improve overall ease of use in the development of a railroad switching station, you have decided to add a subject matter expert who specializes in ergonomics to your team. She has decided to observe the existing approach as you and your team work to define requirements for the new system. This method is also called______________

A. Mentoring

B. Coaching

C. Job shadowing

D. User experimentation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #20

Which following item is NOT an input to control scope?

A. Requirements traceability matrix

B. Work performance data

C. Deliverables

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

You are working on a contract in a remote location. The contract requires you to be on site at the office on a daily basis. You were unable to get to the office for three days last month because of severe blizzard conditions. Your failure to appear at the office was excused because of a clause in the contract entitled______________

A. Non compos mentis

B. Forjurer royalme

C. Force majeure

D. Force minoris dictus

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Correct Answer: C

Question #22

You have decided to use a fishbone diagram to identify the relationship between an effect and its causes. To begin, you should first______________

A. Select an interdisciplinary team who has used the technique before to help brainstorm the problem

B. Determine the major categories of defects

C. Set up a process analysis using HIPO charts

D. Identify the problem

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Correct Answer: B

Question #23

As head of the project management office, you need to focus on those items where risk responses can lead to better project outcomes. One way to help you make these decisions is to______________

A. Use a probability and impact matrix

B. Assess trends in perform quantitative risk analysis results

C. Prioritize risks and conditions

D. Assess trends in perform qualitative risk analysis results

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Correct Answer: D

Question #24

A number of organizational process assets are useful as inputs to the manage stakeholder engagement process. Similarly a number of organizational process assets require updates because of this process. An example of one that is an input is______________

A. Project reports

B. Historical information

C. Project records

D. Stakeholder notifications

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Correct Answer: C

Question #25

When you review cost performance data on your project, different responses will be required depending on the degree of variance or control thresholds from the baseline. For example, a variance of 10 percent might not require immediate action, whereas a variance of 100 percent will require investigation. A description of how you plan to manage cost variances should be included in the______________

A. Cost management plan

B. Change management plan

C. Performance measurement plan

D. Variance management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #26

Benchmarking is a technique used in______________

A. Inspections

B. Root cause analysis

C. Plan quality management

D. Perform quality control

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

You and your project team recognize the importance of project scope management to a project's overall success; therefore, you include only the work required for successful completion of the project. The first step in the Project Scope Management process is to______________

A. Clearly distinguish between project scope and product scope

B. Prepare a scope management plan

C. Define and document your stakeholders' needs to meet the project's objectives

D. Capture and manage both project and product requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #28

In person-to-person communication, messages are sent on verbal levels and nonverbal levels simultaneously. As a general rule, what percentage of the message actually is sent through nonverbal cues?

A. 5 percent to 15 percent

B. 20 percent to 30 percent

C. 40 percent to 50 percent

D. Greater than 50 percent

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Correct Answer: B

Question #29

Project managers should pay attention to critical and subcritical activities when evaluating project time performance. One way to do this is to analyze 10 sub critical paths in order of ascending float. This approach is part of______________

A. Variance analysis

B. Simulation

C. Earned value management

D. Trend analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #30

As project manager, you identified a number of acceptable tolerances as part of your earned value management system. During execution, some "unacceptable" variances occurred. After each "unacceptable" variance occurred, you did which one of the following first?

A. Updated the budget

B. Prepared a revised cost estimate

C. Adjusted the project plan

D. Documented lessons learned

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

You have decided to award a contract to a seller that has provided quality services to your company frequently in the past. Your current project, although somewhat different from previous projects, is similar to other work the seller has performed. In this situation, to minimize your risk you should award what type of contract?

A. Fixed price with economic price adjustment

B. Fixed-price-incentive (firm target)

C. Firm-fixed-price

D. Cost-plus-award-fee

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

Your organization is characterized by hierarchical organizational structures with rigid rules and policies and strict supervisory controls. Individual team members are not expected to engage in problem solving or use creative approaches to plan and execute work; management does that. Your organization is characterized by which one of the following theories?

A. Ouchi's Theory

B. McGregor's Theory X

C. Maslow's self-esteem level

D. Vroom's Expectancy Theory

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

Assume you are managing a project to implement an electronic medical record system in your ophthalmologist's office. You have been working to identify your stakeholders to then make sure everyone is committed to it as some people have been working in this office for more than 20 years and are comfortable with the manual approach. At this point, you have documented assessment information, which includes______________

A. Role in the project

B. Whether the stakeholder is a supporter, is neutral, or is resistant

C. Potential influence in the project

D. Organization position

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Correct Answer: D

Question #34

Which of the following types of contracts has the least risk to the seller?

A. Firm-fixed-price

B. Cost-plus-fixed-fee

C. Cost-plus-award-fee

D. Fixed-price-incentive fee

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Correct Answer: B

Question #35

You are working on a project with 15 stakeholders. The number of communication channels on this project is______________

A. 15

B. 105C

D. 225

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

The highest risk impact generally occurs during which one of the following project life-cycle phases?

A. Concept and planning

B. Planning and implementation

C. Implementation and closeout

D. Concept and closeout

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Correct Answer: B

Question #37

Overall cost estimates must be allocated to individual activities to establish the cost performance baseline. In an ideal situation, a project manager would prefer to prepare estimates______________

A. Before the budget is complete

B. After the budget is approved by management

C. Using a parametric estimating technique and model specific for that project type

D. Using a bottom-up estimating technique

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

Collecting requirements is critical in project scope management as it becomes the foundation for the project's______________

A. Scope management plan

B. WBS

C. Schedule

D. Scope change control system

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Correct Answer: B

Question #39

Because you are working under a firm-fixed-price contract, management wants you to submit the final invoice and close out the contract as soon as possible. Before final payment on the contract can be authorized, you must______________

A. Prepare a contract completion statement

B. Audit the procurement process

C. Update and archive contract records

D. Settle subcontracts

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Correct Answer: A

Question #40

Quality objectives of the project are recorded in______________

A. Process improvement plan

B. Quality management plan

C. Quality baseline

D. Quality metrics

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

As it applies to quality, the law of diminishing returns says that______________

A. 100% quality is unattainable

B. 100% inspection is not cost effective

C. Beyond a certain point, additional investment in quality has a negative ROI

D. Providing quality products will stop, or at least diminish, the number of returned items

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Correct Answer: A

Question #42

The purpose of work performance data in control communications is to present results of comparative analysis to the______________

A. Performance measurement baseline

B. Communications management plan

C. Stakeholder management plan

D. Deliverable status

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Correct Answer: A

Question #43

You are the project manager for a two-year project that is now beginning its second year. The mix of team members has changed, and there is confusion as to roles and responsibilities. In addition, several of the completed work packages have not received the required sign-offs, and three work packages are five weeks behind schedule. To gain control of this project, you need to______________

A. Rebase line your original human resource plan with current resource requirements

B. Change to a projectized organizational structure for maximum control over resource assignments

C. Work with your team to prepare a responsibility assignment matrix

D. Create a new division of labor by assigning technical leads to the most critical activities

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

You are part of a team that is working to develop a new medical implant device. Your project manager is an expert in medical implantation devices, yet he continually seeks opinions from the team about a wide variety of project and product issues. Team members often run project meetings while he sits silently at the head of the table. Which one of the following best characterizes his leadership style?

A. Laissez-faire

B. Team directed

C. Collaborative

D. Shared leadership

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

Communication is important when setting and managing expectations with the stakeholders. Which one of the following statements is NOT true regarding the importance of communications within a project?

A. Communications is one of the single biggest contributors to project success or failure

B. Project resources should be spent primarily on communicating information that leads to project success

C. Effective communications includes awareness of communication styles, cultural issues, relationships, personalities, and the context of the situation

D. Listening is part of communicating and is a way to gain insight into problem areas, managing conflicts, and making decisions

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Correct Answer: D

Question #46

Constant bickering, absenteeism, and substandard performance have characterized the behavior of certain members of your team. You have planned an off-site retreat for the team to engage in a variety of activities. Your primary objective for investing time and money in this event is to improve______________

A. Team performance

B. Morale

C. Quality

D. Individual performance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #47

As you work with your team to prepare your stakeholder management plan, you decided to develop a stakeholder engagement chart. You set it up so you could______________

A. Show the phase of your project of interest to identified stakeholders

B. Show gaps between current and desired levels of engagement

C. Determine which stakeholders you and your team felt were critical to project success but did not know about it

D. Determine when to involve key stakeholders in your project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #48

Progressive elaboration of product characteristics on your project must be coordinated carefully with the______________

A. Proper project scope definition

B. Project stakeholders

C. Scope change control system

D. Customer's strategic plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #49

Your company, which operates one of the region's largest chemical processing plants, has been convicted of illegally dumping toxic substances into the local river. The court has mandated that the required cleanup activities be completed by February 15. This date is an example of______________

A. A key event

B. A milestone

C. A discretionary dependency

D. An external dependency

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

According to Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory, when achievement, recognition, responsibility, and advancement, or promotion, are not present, employees will______________

A. Become alienated with the organization and leave

B. Lack motivation but will not be dissatisfied with their work

C. Lack motivation and become dissatisfied with their work

D. Become dissatisfied only if they do not receive salary increases

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Correct Answer: A

Question #51

During your project, you will have a number of different types of meetings. Some will be informational, others will be key updates, and some will be for decisionmaking purposes. While different attendees will attend each meeting, a best practice to follow is to:

A. Group stakeholders into categories to determine which ones should attend each meeting

B. Invite those stakeholders who have a high level of interest in your project to attend each meeting

C. Be sensitive to the fact that stakeholders often have very different objectives

D. Recognize that roles and responsibilities may overlap but practice a policy of `no surprises' and inform your stakeholders about any upcoming meetings

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Correct Answer: B

Question #52

If operations on a work package were estimated to cost $1,500 and finish today but, instead, have cost $1,350 and are only two-thirds complete, the cost variance is______________

A. $150

B. -$150C

D. -$500

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

The buyer has negotiated a cost-plus-incentive fee contract with the seller. The contract has a target cost of $300,000, a target fee of $40,000, a share ratio of 80/20, a maximum fee of $60,000, and a minimum fee of $10,000. If the seller has actual costs of $380,000, how much fee will the buyer pay?

A. $104,000

B. $56,000C

D. $24,000

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Correct Answer: C

Question #54

Your lead engineer estimates that a work package will most likely require 50 weeks to complete. It could be completed in 40 weeks if all goes well, but it could take 180 weeks in the worst case. What is the PERT estimate for the expected duration of the work package?

A. 45 weeks

B. 70 weeks

C. 90 weeks

D. 140 weeks

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

Which term describes the failure by either the buyer or the seller to perform part or all of the duties of a contract?

A. Termination of contract

B. Partial performance

C. Breach of contract

D. Contract waiver

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

Diagram: What is the float for Activity G?

A. -2

B. 0 C

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

If the probability of event 1 is 80 percent and of event 2 is 70 percent and they are independent events, how likely is it that both events will occur?

A. 6 percent

B. 15 percentC

D. 56 percent

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Correct Answer: A

Question #58

You have decided to organize a study group of other project managers in your organization to help prepare for the PMP exam. What type of communication activity are you employing in your efforts to organize this group?

A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Official

D. External

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Correct Answer: D

Question #59

On your project to construct a new runway for your City's airport, you are in the process of selecting vendors for various parts of this project. You have conducted your make-or-buy analysis and have issued Requests for Proposals. You believe it is important to examine past performance of potential vendors. This means you are using______________

A. Proposal evaluation techniques

B. Multi-disciplinary review teams

C. Analytical techniques

D. Independent estimates

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Correct Answer: A

Question #60

You are a contractor for a state agency. Your company recently completed a water resource management project for the state and received payment on its final invoice today. A procurement audit has been conducted. Formal notification that the contract has been closed should be provided to your company by the______________

A. State's project manager

B. Person responsible for procurement administration

C. Project control officer

D. Project sponsor or owner

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Correct Answer: D

Question #61

Risk score measures the______________

A. Variability of the estimate

B. Product of the probability and impact of the risk

C. Range of schedule and cost outcomes

D. Reduced monetary value of the risk event

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Correct Answer: C

Question #62

You are using earned value progress reporting for your current project in an effort to teach your software developers the benefits of earned value. You plan to display project results on the cafeteria bulletin board so that the team knows how the project is progressing. PV = $2,200 EV = $2,000 AC = $2,500 BAC = $10,000 What is the EAC for this project, and what does it represent?

A. $12,500; the revised estimate for total project cost (based on performance thus far)

B. $10,000; the revised estimate for total project cost (based on performance thus far)

C. $12,500; the original project budget

D. $10,000; the original project budget

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Correct Answer: C

Question #63

You realize that leadership without management or management without leadership probably will produce poor project results. Which one of the following key responsibilities best represents project leadership?

A. Developing a vision and strategy, and motivating people to achieve them

B. Getting things done through other people

C. Using charismatic power to motivate others even if they do not like the work

D. Using all types of power, as appropriate, as motivational tools

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Correct Answer: A

Question #64

The team members on your project have been complaining that they do not have any sense of identity as a team because they are located in different areas of the building. To remedy this situation, you developed a project logo and had it printed on T-shirts to promote the project, but this action has not worked. Your next step is to______________

A. Initiate a newsletter

B. Create an air of mystery about the project

C. Establish a "team meeting room"

D. Issue guidelines on how team members should interact with other stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #65

You are establishing a PMO that will have a project management information system that will be an online repository of all program data. You will collect descriptions of all work components for each project under the PMO's jurisdiction. This information will form an integral part of the______________

A. Chart of accounts

B. WBS dictionary

C. WBS structure template

D. Earned value management reports

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Correct Answer: B

Question #66

All the following statements regarding critical chain method are true EXCEPT______________

A. It modifies the schedule to account for limited resources

B. The first step is to use conservative estimates for activity durations

C. Duration buffers are added on the critical path

D. It focuses on managing buffer activity durations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #67

You have been appointed project manager for a new project in your organization and must prepare a project management plan. You decide to prepare a WBS to show the magnitude and complexity of the work involved. No WBS templates are available to help you. To prepare the WBS, your first step should be to______________

A. Determine the cost and duration estimates for each project deliverable

B. Identify and analyze the deliverables and related work

C. Identify the components of each project deliverable

D. Determine the key tasks to be performed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #68

Work performance information includes all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Started deliverables

B. Costs authorized and incurred

C. Progress of deliverables

D. Completed deliverables

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

Recent data indicate that more than 10,000 airline passengers are injured each year from baggage that falls from overhead bins. You performed a make-or-buy analysis and decided to outsource an improved bin design and manufacture. The project team needs to develop a list of qualified sources. As a general rule, which method would the project team find especially helpful?

A. Advertising

B. Internet

C. Trade catalogs

D. Relevant local associations

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Correct Answer: B

Question #70

If the cost variance is the same as the schedule variance and both numbers are greater than zero, then______________

A. The cost variance is due to the schedule variance

B. The variance is favorable to the project

C. The schedule variance can be easily corrected

D. Labor rates have escalated since the project began

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

The quality management plan describes all the following EXCEPT the______________

A. Method for implementing the quality policy

B. Methods the team will use to meet the project's quality requirements

C. Efforts at the front end of a project to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information

D. Procedures used to conduct trade-off analyses among cost, schedule, and quality

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

"I cannot test the software until I code the software." This expression describes which of the following dependencies?

A. Discretionary

B. Rational

C. Preferential

D. Mandatory or hard

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

Analyzing stakeholders is a part of the identify stakeholders process. Common approaches for analyzing stakeholders in a qualitative manner includes all the following two-axis grids, EXCEPT______________

A. Comparing power and influence

B. Comparing power and interest

C. Comparing influence and location

D. Comparing influence and impact

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Correct Answer: A

Question #74

Buyers use a variety of methods to provide incentives to a seller to complete work early or within certain contractually specified time frames. One such incentive is the use of liquidated damages. From the seller's perspective, liquidated damages are what form of incentive?

A. Positive

B. Negative

C. Nominal

D. Risk-prone

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

It is important on all projects to determine when and how human resources will be met. Assume that you are managing a project to assess methods for streamlining the regulatory approval process for new medical devices in your government agency. Because the agency has undergone downsizing during the past three years, subject matter experts are in short supply. You must determine whether the needed subject matter experts can be acquired from inside the agency or whether you must use contractors. This informati

A. Make-or-buy decisions in the procurement management plan

B. Contracts management planC

D. Resource management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #76

A revised cost baseline may be required in cost control when______________

A. CVs are severe, and a realistic measure of performance is needed

B. Updated cost estimates are prepared and distributed to stakeholders

C. Corrective action must be taken to bring expected future performance in line with the project plan EAC shows that additional funds are needed to complete the project even if a scope change is not needed

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

You are leading a project team to identify potential new products for your organization. One idea was rejected by management because it would not fit with the organization's core competencies. You need to recommend other products using management's guideline as______________

A. An assumption

B. A risk

C. A specification

D. A technical requirement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

In addition to providing support to the project, quality assurance also provides an umbrella for______________

A. Plan-do-check-act

B. Continuous process improvement

C. Project management maturity

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #79

Assume your company is a leader in the market in production of cereal products. It has been in this market for over 50 years. You are the project manager for a new product that is a derivative from the company's core product. As you determine a life cycle for this project, you believe you should follow one that is______________.

A. Incremental

B. Predictive

C. Iterative

D. Adaptive

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Correct Answer: B

Question #80

You are using earned value progress reporting for your current project in an effort to teach your software developers the benefits of earned value. You plan to display project results on the cafeteria bulletin board so that the team knows how the project is progressing. PV = $2,200 EV = $2,000 AC = $2,500 BAC = $10,000 The CV for this project is______________

A. 300

B. -$300C

D. -$500

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

Assume you wish to provide a process to be more creative in problem solving as on your project you have a somewhat complex scenario that possesses intertwined logical relationships for up to 50 items. The best approach is to______________

A. Design an experiment

B. Use an interrelationship diagraph

C. Conduct a Monte Carlo analysis

D. Use a process decision program chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #82

Diagram: If a project planner imposes a finish time of 14 on the project with no change in the start date or activity durations, what is the total float of Activity E?

A. -1

B. 0

C. 2

D. Cannot be determined

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

The key inputs to the validate scope process include all the below items EXCEPT______________

A. The project management plan (scope management plan and scope baseline)

B. Change requests

C. Validated deliverables

D. Requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #84

If you want to calculate the ETC based on your expectations that similar variances to those noted to date will not occur, you should use which of the following formulas?

A. ETC = BAC - EV

B. ETC = (BAC - EV)/CPI

C. ETC = AC + EAC

D. ETC = AC + BAC - EV

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

Assume you are managing the development of a construction project in your city to replace its five bridges so they are state of the art and meet updated safety standards since they originally were constructed 20 years ago. The design work has been completed, you have awarded subcontracts, and are set to begin construction. Today your legal department told you to stop work as you had not consulted them, and there was a critical standard you overlooked during the design process. This example shows____________

A. You need to continually work to engage stakeholders on your project

B. You should use a RACI chart and have one of your team members work with the legal department throughout the project

C. You should provide the legal department with a copy of your stakeholder management plan and ask for their representative to sign it and offer any comments

D. You need to continually identify project stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

Question #86

As you prepare to close out contracts on your project, you should review all the following types of documentation EXCEPT the______________

A. Contract document for the contract being closed

B. Procurement audit report

C. Invoice and payment records

D. Seller performance reports

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Correct Answer: A

Question #87

A workaround is______________

A. An unplanned response to a negative risk event

B. A plan of action to follow when something unexpected occurs

C. A specific response to certain types of risk as described in the risk management plan

D. A proactive, planned method of responding to risks

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Correct Answer: D

Question #88

Which of the following statements best describes attribute sampling versus variables sampling?

A. Attribute sampling is concerned with prevention, whereas variables sampling is concerned with inspection

B. Attribute sampling is concerned with conformance, whereas variables sampling is concerned with the degree of conformity

C. Attribute sampling is concerned with special causes, whereas variables sampling is concerned with any causes

D. Both are the same concept

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

You are managing a complex project for a new method of heating and air conditioning in vehicles. You will use both solar and wind technologies in this project to reduce energy costs. Therefore, you must ensure that the work of your project will result in delivering the project's specified scope, which means that you should measure completion of the product scope against the______________

A. Scope management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Product requirements

D. Requirements management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #90

Change control procedures, configuration management knowledge base, versions, and baselines in the develop project management plan process are:

A. Enterprise environmental factors

B. Organizational process assets

C. Part of the project's configuration management plan, which as a subsidiary plan will be part of the project management plan

D. Part of the organization's management practices

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

To account for uncertainty in a schedule, reserve analysis may be used. All the following are examples of contingency reserves EXCEPT ______________

A. Fixed number of work periods

B. Percent of the estimated activity duration

C. Buffers

D. Productivity metrics

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Correct Answer: C

Question #92

The principal function of a warranty is to______________

A. Provide assurance of the level of quality to be provided

B. Provide a way to assert claims for late payment

C. Provide a way to allow additional time following acceptance to correct deficiencies, without additional costs

D. Ensure that goods purchased fit the purposes for which they are to be used

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Correct Answer: C

Question #93

Project schedule development is an iterative process. If the start and finish dates are not realistic, the project probably will not finish as planned. You are working with your team to define how to manage schedule changes. You documented your decisions in which of the following?

A. Schedule change control procedures

B. Schedule management plan

C. Schedule risk plan

D. Service-level agreement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #94

You want to minimize the impact of changes on your project, yet you want to ensure that change is managed when and if it occurs. This can be done through each of the following ways EXCEPT______________.

A. Rejecting requested changes

B. Approving changes and incorporating them into a revised baseline

C. Documenting the complete impact of requested changes

D. Ensuring that project scope changes are reflected in changes to product scope

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Correct Answer: D

Question #95

You are using earned value progress reporting for your current project in an effort to teach your software developers the benefits of earned value. You plan to display project results on the cafeteria bulletin board so that the team knows how the project is progressing. PV = $2,200 EV = $2,000 AC = $2,500 BAC = $10,000 According to earned value analysis, the SV and status of the project described above is______________

A. -$300; the project is ahead of schedule

B. +$8,000; the project is on schedule

C. +$200; the project is ahead of schedule

D. -$200; the project is behind schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

You are managing a new technology project designed to improve the removal of hazardous waste from your city. You are in the planning phase of this project and have prepared your network diagram. Your next step is to______________

A. Describe any unusual sequencing in the network

B. State the number resources required to complete each activity

C. Establish a project calendar and link it to individual resource calendar

D. Determine which schedule compression technique is the most appropriate, because your customer requests that the project be completed as soon as possible

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Correct Answer: B

Question #97

Oftentimes when a project is terminated, senior managers will replace the project manager with an individual who is skilled in closing out projects. If this is done, the first step for the termination manager should be to______________.

A. Notify all relevant stakeholders of the termination

B. Complete the lessons learned report

C. Conduct an immediate review of the work packages

D. Review the status of all contracts

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

All of the following are examples of good control procurement skills that project managers need to exercise EXCEPT______________

A. Approving invoices as the work is completed

B. Supervising the work to be done under the terms of the contract

C. Developing contract clauses

D. Preparing and processing change requests

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

Various tools and techniques are available to sequence activities, and several factors can help to determine which tool or technique to select. When a project manager decides to include sub-networks or a fragment network as part of his or her scheduling technique, what does this decision say about the project?

A. The work is unique requiring special network diagrams at various stages

B. Software that manages resources is available over an existing electronic network

C. Several identical or nearly identical series of activities are repeated throughout the project

D. Multiple critical paths exist in the project

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Correct Answer: A

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