Prepare for PMP Success: Exam Questions 2024 Updated, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

Two key inputs to the perform quantitative risk analysis process are the______________

A. WBS and milestone list

B. Scope management plan and process improvement plan

C. Schedule management plan and cost management plan

D. Procurement management plan and quality baseline

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

Assume that you were the first person in your company to be PMP? certified and also that you earned a doctorate in project management. People throughout the organization admired your achievements. Based on your success in managing projects, your company now has adopted a management-by-projects philosophy. You have been appointed head of your company's project management office to lead the organization as it transitions to this new way of working. So far, people seem to willingly comply with your demands and

A. Legitimate

B. Expert

C. Contacts

D. Referent

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Correct Answer: C

Question #3

The method of calculating the EAC by assuming the ETC work will be performed at the same cumulative CPI incurred by the project to date is used most often when______________

A. Current variances are viewed as atypical ones

B. Original estimating assumptions are no longer reliable because conditions have changed

C. Current variances are viewed as typical of future variances

D. Original estimating assumptions are considered to be fundamentally flawed

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

You are in the initial phase of a project and are doing an estimate for a project that requires a MRI lab for a hospital to be built. What is the estimate range you would use for this project?

A. -10% to +25%

B. -25% to +75%C

D. -25% to +85%

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Correct Answer: C

Question #5

The workaround that you used to deal with a risk that occurred should be documented and included in which following processes?

A. Report performance and monitor and control risks

B. Validate scope and perform quality assurance

C. Direct and manage project work and perform integrated change control

D. Monitor and control project work and control risks

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Correct Answer: B

Question #6

You are leading a team to review and improve the project selection and prioritization method. You know that the two most important questions to answer are "can we do the project?" (feasibility study) and "should we do the project?" (cost-benefit analysis). The team is considering many different management concerns, including financial return, market share, and public perception. The most important criterion for building a project selection model is______________

A. Risks

B. Realism

C. Ease of use

D. Benefits realization

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Correct Answer: A

Question #7

A number of items may be part of the schedule data for the project. The amount of additional detail will vary, but the data should include all the following items EXCEPT______________

A. Schedule activities

B. Activity attributes

C. Identified assumptions

D. Resource breakdown structure

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Correct Answer: A

Question #8

You are in the early stages of a project to manufacture disposable medical devices. You need a number of engineers including ones with specialties in mechanical, environmental, and systems engineering. In the early stages of this project, your resource pool includes a large number of both junior and senior engineers in the various specialty areas. However, as the project progresses______________

A. Fewer systems engineers will be needed

B. The resource pool can be limited to those people who are knowledgeable about the project

C. To complete the project on time, you will continue to require access to a large number of engineers in their specialty areas

D. You will only need junior level engineers as the senior level people can be used early in the project to mentor and train them

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Correct Answer: A

Question #9

Your quality assurance department recently performed a quality audit of your project and identified a number of findings and recommendations. One recommendation seems critical and should be implemented because it affects successful delivery of the product to your customer. Your next step should be to______________

A. Call a meeting of your project team to see who is responsible for the problem

B. Reassign the team member who had responsibility for oversight of the problem

C. Perform product rework immediately

D. Issue a change request to implement the needed corrective action

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Correct Answer: B

Question #10

Based on a recent quality audit of your project, your organization's quality assurance department is supportive of your approach as it notes the following characteristics of quality that are being followed consistency. They include all of the follow EXCEPT______________

A. Cost of quality

B. Customer satisfaction

C. Management responsibility

D. High-performing team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #11

You are beginning a new project staffed with a virtual team located across five different countries. To help limit conflict and misunderstandings concerning the justification, objectives, and high-level requirements of the project among your team members and their functional managers, you ask the project sponsor to prepare a______________

A. Memo to team members informing them that they work for you now

B. Project charter

C. Memo to functional managers informing them that you have authority to direct their employees

D. Human resource management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #12

A purchase order is a good example of which form of contracting?

A. Unilateral

B. Bilateral

C. Trilateral

D. Severable

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

One of the reasons why it is challenging to work on a virtual team is that e-mail is the primary form of communications. However, words alone typically comprise what percent of the total impact of any message?

A. Seven percent

B. 15 percent

C. 38 percent

D. 55 percent

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

As a project manager, you recognize the importance of actively engaging key project stakeholders on a project. You have prepared an analysis of your stakeholders early in your project and classified them according to their interest, influence, and involvement in your project. You want to now______________

A. Focus on relationships necessary to ensure success

B. Assess stakeholder legitimacy

C. Determine the urgency that each stakeholder requires when he or she requests information about the project

D. Focus on each stakeholder's power relevant to the project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

The Project Manager and Functional Manager are having a disagreement on resource allocation for a new broadband project. The Functional Manager wants the resource for an operational issue that needs attention, and the Project Manager wants the resource to work on the project so it stays on schedule as planned. Which of the following roles can help resolve this problem?

A. Functional management

B. Senior management

C. Sponsor

D. Project management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

A new manufacturing facility is being built for a consumer electronic company. The project to create it is nearing completion and will soon begin to enter the Closing phase. This will involve a number of people, but who will ultimately approve the work of the project?

A. Project Manager

B. The customer

C. Senior management

D. Stakeholders

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

Your company is in the project management training business. In addition, the company publishes several exam study aids for the PMP? and CAPM? exam. You have your PMP? and you have been appointed as the project manager to make sure your company's training materials are updated to be aligned with the new PMBOK? Guide. You must complete your project in six months. You are now in month four. Many of your team members have been working on other projects as the company uses matrix management. In a performance re

A. Revise your schedule baseline

B. Use fast tracking

C. Adjust leads and lags now in your schedule

D. Use modeling techniques

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Correct Answer: C

Question #18

The IT initiative project is on schedule and under budget. The customer is pleased, but would like a scope change. As a result, a new team is brought in to help the existing team implement this scope change. Before the team arrives, senior management would like to see where the project stands. Which of the following do you show them?

A. Milestone chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Network diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #19

Having prepared stakeholder management plans on previous projects, you know it is positive to review the project management plan because it______________

A. Provides information as to how to plan appropriate ways to engage stakeholders

B. Contains information useful to ensure the stakeholder management plan is aligned with the organization's culture

C. Helps to determine the best options to support an adaptive process for stakeholder management

D. Contains a change management plan and documents how changes will be monitored and controlled

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

Although your company's project life cycle does not mandate when a project review should be conducted, you believe it is important to review performance at the conclusion of each phase. The objective of such a review is to______________

A. Determine how many resources are required to complete the project according to the project baseline

B. Adjust the schedule and cost baselines based on past performance

C. Obtain customer acceptance of project deliverables

D. Determine whether the project should continue to the next phase

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Correct Answer: D

Question #21

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: C

Question #22

As a project manager, you believe in using a "personal touch" to further team development. One approach that has proven effective toward this goal is______________

A. Creating a team name

B. Providing flexible work time

C. Issuing a project charter

D. Celebrating special occasions

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Correct Answer: D

Question #23

You have been assigned as the project manager for a major project in your company where the customer and key supplier are located in another country. You have been working on your project for six months. Recently, you traveled to this country, and at the conclusion of a critical design review meeting, which was highly successful, you realized you were successful in building a high-performing team. You had your own team members, who work in a weak matrix structure, on a conference call during this meeting. A

A. Facilitation

B. Negotiating

C. Influencing

D. Decision making

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Correct Answer: C

Question #24

A schedule performance index of less than 1.0 indicates that the______________

A. Project is running behind the monetary value of the work it planned to accomplish

B. Earned value physically accomplished thus far is 100%

C. Project has experienced a permanent loss of time

D. Project may not be on schedule, but the project manager need not be concerned

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Correct Answer: D

Question #25

As an output from control communications, it may be necessary to update the______________

A. Project schedule

B. Forecasts

C. Corporate policies, procedures, and processes

D. Knowledge management system

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Correct Answer: C

Question #26

During the stages of team development, your team is in which stage when there is problem solving and interdependence along with achievement and synergy?

A. Storming

B. Forming

C. Norming

D. Performing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #27

A risk response strategy that can be used for both threats and opportunities is______________

A. Share

B. Avoid

C. Accept

D. Transfer

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

Constancy of purpose is a core concept for continuous improvement. An organization displaying constancy of purpose must have all the following elements EXCEPT______________

A. Documented and well-disseminated statements of purpose and vision

B. A set of strategic and tactical plans

C. An awareness by all members of the organization of the purpose, vision, goals, and objectives and their roles in achieving them

D. Separate quality assurance and quality control departments reporting to senior management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

All the following elements are organizational process asset updates, resulting from closing a project or phase EXCEPT______________

A. Project files

B. Project or phase closure documents

C. Historical information

D. Final product, service, or result transition

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Correct Answer: D

Question #30

For complex procurement items, often contract negotiation can be an independent process. An example of an input if such a process is used is______________

A. Open items list

B. Approved changes

C. Documented decisions

D. Expert judgment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

The company has been plagued by disorganized projects that are not in alignment with business goals, and not focused on interactivity between the projects where applicable. They want to have a better focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and product lines to help maximize efficiency and profitability. Which of the following best describe what they are trying to accomplish?

A. Project management

B. Operations management

C. Management by objectives

D. Portfolio management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

One purpose of the communications management plan is to provide information about the______________

A. Methods that will be used to convey information

B. Methods that will be used for releasing team members from the project when they are no longer needed

C. Project organization and stakeholder responsibility relationships

D. Experience and skill levels of each team member

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Correct Answer: C

Question #33

It is expensive to lease office space in cities around the world. Office space can cost approximately USD $80 per square foot in Tampa, Florida. And it can cost approximately $50,000 per square meter in Tokyo. These "averages" can help a person to determine how much it will cost to lease office space in these cities based on the amount of space leased. These estimates are examples of______________

A. Variance analysis

B. Parametric estimating

C. Bottom-up estimating

D. Reserve analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

You are the Project Manager on a merger and acquisition project. Activity A (3 days) and activity B (4 days) can start immediately. Activity C (2 days) can start after A and B are complete. Activity D (5 days) can begin after activity B is complete. Activity E (6 days) can begin after activity B is complete. Activity F (4 days) can begin after activities C and D are complete. Activity G (5 days) can begin after activities D and E are complete. Activity H (4 days) can begin after activities F and G are compl

A. ACFH, 16 days

B. BCFH, 18 days

C. BDFH, 20 days

D. BDGH, 21 days

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Correct Answer: C

Question #35

You are leading a team to recommend an equitable reward and recognition system for project managers. Before finalizing the plan, you want to ensure that executives understand the basic objective of reward systems. This objective is to______________

A. Be comparable with the award system established for functional managers to indicate parity and to show the importance of project management to the company

B. Make the link between project performance and reward clear, explicit, and achievable

C. Motivate project managers to work toward common objectives and goals as defined by the company

D. Attract people to join the organization's project management career path

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Correct Answer: B

Question #36

Each project can benefit from stakeholder involvement; however, it is in both the project manager's and the teams' best interest to ensure that all project stakeholders have positive attitudes toward the project and its goals and objectives. Working as a project manager, you have a number of key stakeholders on your project. The stakeholder that identifies potential conflicts between organizational strategies and project goals is the______________

A. Chairperson of the Governance Board

B. Program manager

C. Director of the project management office

D. Chief Operating Officer

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

The data warehouse project is about halfway complete at a major retail client. Your company is doing the implementation and has twelve team members in various locations across three different buildings. Communication and team-building has been a real challenge. Which of the following would fix or improve this problem?

A. Changing the organization to a functional structure

B. Co-location

C. Replacing the Project Manager

D. Hiring Project Coordinators

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

When a seller breaches a contract, the buyer cannot receive______________

A. Compensatory damages

B. Punitive damages

C. Liquidated damages

D. Consequential damages

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Correct Answer: A

Question #39

Which of the following is not a regulation?

A. The building code for a city

B. The documented way to dispose of old paint

C. The average speed on a highway in a week

D. The zoning for an industrial area

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Correct Answer: B

Question #40

Which of the following is the best description of configuration management?

A. A thorough change control system to ensure the project produces the desired results

B. A system used to store versions of software code

C. A system used to store versions of documentation on a project

D. A piece of an automated project management system used to set up project variables

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Correct Answer: B

Question #41

A key member of your project has deep technical skills and many years of experience in the company. Although she is not a manager, people respect her and do what she suggests. Of the following types of power, which one does she have?

A. Legitimate

B. Reward

C. Referent

D. Expert

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

A team-building approach that facilitates concurrent engineering is______________

A. Matrix management

B. Fast-tracking

C. Tight matrix

D. Task force

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

The project is progressing well but has begun to experience resource conflicts with people who are working on critical path activities. What role will typically help resolve these resource issues?

A. Senior management

B. Functional management

C. Project management

D. Sponsor

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Correct Answer: A

Question #44

What can a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) eliminate?

A. Confusion on what order activities come in

B. Confusion on who is responsible for doing what

C. Confusion on how long the activities are

D. Confusion on who is on the team

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Correct Answer: B

Question #45

The "rule of seven" as applied to statistical process control charts means that______________

A. Seven rejects typically occur per thousand inspections

B. Seven consecutive points are above or below the mean

C. At least seven inspectors should be in place for every thousand employees

D. A process is not out of control even though seven measurements fall outside the lower and upper control limits

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

A Project Manager is assigned to a project that is in the construction phase of a video computer board. The Project Manager is in the process of reviewing deliverables and Work Results to gain formal acceptance. This is known as what?

A. Quality assurance

B. Quality control

C. Scope Verification

D. Scope Control

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

Assume you are preparing your procurement management plan. A useful tool and technique is to______________

A. Have a meeting

B. Use your risk register

C. Review the requirements document

D. Use your stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #48

All the following statements are true about the grassroots estimate, EXCEPT______________

A. Its accuracy rate is from -5% to +10%

B. It is also called an engineering estimate

C. It is used primarily for Level 1 of the WBS

D. It may take months to prepare

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

The key output of identify stakeholders that documents identification information, assessment information, and classification is the______________

A. Stakeholder management plan

B. Communications plan

C. Stakeholder register

D. Communications log

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Correct Answer: D

Question #50

Stakeholder engagement involves a number of critical activities. An example is______________

A. Ensuring goals are met through negotiation and communications

B. Developing management strategies to engage them during the project's life cycle

C. Adjusting strategies and plans to engage stakeholders effectively

D. Identifying the scope and impact of changes to project stakeholders

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Correct Answer: C

Question #51

By reviewing cumulative cost curves, the project manager can monitor______________

A. EV

B. PV

C. CVs

D. CPI

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Correct Answer: B

Question #52

Functional managers play a vital role in ensuring project success. Since most projects operate in a matrix environment, there is shared authority between project managers and functional managers. Functional managers tend to focus on______________

A. Who will do the task

B. Why the project manager needs resources

C. How much time and money is available for the task

D. Why will the task be done

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

Because communications planning often is linked tightly with enterprise environmental factors, which one of the following statements is true?

A. The project's organizational structure has a major effect on the project's communications requirements

B. Standardized guidelines, work instructions, and performance measurement criteria are key items to consider

C. Procedures for approving and issuing work authorizations should be taken into consideration

D. Criteria and guidelines to tailor standard processes to the specific needs of the project should be stated explicitly

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Correct Answer: C

Question #54

Although there are various tools and techniques to consider as you collect requirements on your project, one approach that supports the concept of progressive elaboration is______________

A. Idea/mind mapping

B. Affinity diagrams

C. Prototypes

D. Joint Application Design? sessions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #55

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: B

Question #56

The software development project is going through planning. In evaluating the triple constraint, which of the following is the highest priority?

A. Scope

B. Time

C. Cost

D. They are all equal unless otherwise stated in the charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

You are in the process of performing quality assurance on your product and find that some requirements are not as complete as they should be, which causes rework and adds costs to your overall project. The term for all costs incurred over the life of the product by investing in appraising and inspecting the product for conformance and nonconformance to requirements is called______________

A. Life-cycle costs

B. Expected value

C. Cost of conformance

D. Cost of quality

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Correct Answer: A

Question #58

The Project Manager and team are planning a banking software project. They are discussing what could go differently than planned on the project. They are also trying to identify warning signs that would show that these events could be on the verge of occurring. What are these warning signs called?

A. Risk analysis

B. Triggers

C. Problem solving

D. Risks

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

When sequencing project activities in the schedule, all the following are true EXCEPT______________

A. There may be scheduled dates for specific milestones

B. Every activity is connected to at least one predecessor and at least one successor

C. Lead or lag time may be required

D. Necessary sequencing of events may be described by the activity attributes

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Correct Answer: D

Question #60

The network project has been very challenging. The cost performance index is presently 0.95 and the schedule performance index is 0.91. Risk could have been managed better from the start of this project. Halfway through the execution of the project management plan, the Project Manager assigned one person to do nothing but monitor for risks and work with the people who implemented the risk response plans. What would be a main goal to achieve from Risk Monitoring and Controlling?

A. Qualitative analysis

B. Corrective action

C. Overall Risk ranking for the project

D. Quantitative analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #61

Your approved project schedule was based on resource leveling because of a scarcity of resources. Management has now mandated that the project be completed as soon as possible. Which of the following methods will you use to recalculate the schedule?

A. Resource manipulation

B. Reverse resource allocation

C. Critical chain scheduling

D. Resource reallocation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

The key management skills required during the adjourning stage of team development include all but which one of the following?

A. Evaluating

B. Reviewing

C. Celebrating

D. Improving

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

When managing current projects, it is important to use lessons learned from previous projects to improve the organization's project management process. Therefore, in project closing procedures, it is important to review the______________

A. Secondary risks that occurred

B. Checklists for identify risks

C. WBS dictionary

D. Fallback plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #64

The control chart is a tool used primarily to help______________

A. Monitor process variation over time

B. Measure the degree of conformance

C. Determine whether results conform

D. Determine whether results conform to requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #65

The project management team has performed earned value analysis on its project and discovered that the project is behind schedule and over budget. The SPI is 0.82 and the CPI is 0.73. The team is trying to determine how efficient it will need to be with the remaining resources on the project to complete the project on budget. Which of the following is the team trying to calculate?

A. Cost variance

B. Cost performance index

C. Estimate to complete

D. To complete performance index

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Correct Answer: C

Question #66

As a project manager, you try to use empathic listening skills to help understand another person's frame of reference. In following this approach, you should______________

A. Mimic the content of the message

B. Probe, then evaluate the content

C. Evaluate the content, then advise

D. Rephrase the content and reflect the feeling

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Correct Answer: D

Question #67

Which of the following is not a regulation?

A. The building code for a city

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Correct Answer: B

Question #68

Which term describes those costs in a contract that are associated with two or more projects but are not traceable to either of them individually?

A. Variable

B. Direct

C. Indirect

D. Semivariable

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

The consulting company has created the scope of work for the project. They are in the process of creating a schedule and budget. They have added time into the schedule for the delays that always happen. They are also allocating money into the budget for more computers and software that are usually needed beyond what is initially forecast. These items are an example of what?

A. Unknown unknowns

B. Known unknowns

C. Risk management

D. Management reserve

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Correct Answer: B

Question #70

Two team members on your project often disagree. You need a conflict resolution method that provides a long-term resolution. You decide to use which one of the following approaches?

A. Confronting

B. Problem solving

C. Collaborating

D. Smoothing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #71

The nature of project work is such that it inevitably causes stress. Project managers thus need to learn how to cope with and manage stress and understand what stress is and why it is created. Project managers need to note that it can be a positive experience depending on how people perceive stress and should work to mentor team members accordingly. As you strive to become more aware of stress, which one of the following is NOT considered a stress-creating factor that is related to the project environment?

A. Role ambiguity

B. Corporate politics

C. Career development

D. Selection of team members

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Correct Answer: A

Question #72

Marketplace conditions are an input to which one of the following processes?

A. Plan procurement management

B. Conduct procurements

C. Control procurements

D. Close procurements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

To practice effective schedule control, your project team must be alert to any issues that may cause problems in the future. To best accomplish effective schedule control, the team should______________

A. Review work performance information

B. Allow no changes to the schedule

C. Update the schedule management plan on a continuous basis

D. Hold status reviews

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Correct Answer: A

Question #74

You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and have been assigned to an internet renovation project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you are constantly in conflict with three members of your project team. This conflict is apparent to all the team members. According to PMI’s Code of Conduct, what would be the best solution?

A. Treat the team member as a professional with respect

B. Hold a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed

C. Remove the team member from the project

D. Avoid the team member as much as possible

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

Project A is being administered using a matrix form of organization. The project manager reports to a senior vice president who provides visible support to the project. In this scenario, which of the following statements best describes the relative power of the project manager?

A. The project manager will probably not be challenged by project stakeholders

B. In this strong matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the functional line managers

C. In this tight matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the project manager

D. In this strong matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the project manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #76

The pilot for PM Airlines is in the process of flying from Dallas to Los Angeles. Adhering to the required pre-flight process, the pilot follows the procedures to ensure that he has properly selected and adjusted all the needed items to start up the plane for navigation. Which of the following did he likely use?

A. Process flowchart

B. Checklist

C. Cause and Effect diagram

D. Company policy

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

As a project manager, not only must you be a leader, but you also must be responsible for the management, administrative, and technical aspects of the project. Which following skill is NOT representative of the skills needed for project leadership/interpersonal relations?

A. Influencing the organization by sharing power and getting others to cooperate toward common goals

B. Creating an environment to meet project objectives while offering maximum self-satisfaction related to what people value the most

C. Helping a group of people bound by a common sense of purpose to work interdependently with each other

D. Understanding of policies, operating procedures, and regulations of external stakeholder organizations

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

Team building should be ongoing throughout the project life cycle. However, it is hard to maintain momentum and morale, especially on large, complex projects that span several years. One guideline to follow to promote team building is to______________

A. Consider every meeting a team meeting, not the project manager's meeting

B. Conduct team building at specific times during the project through off-site meetings

C. Engage the services of a full-time facilitator before any team-building initiatives are conducted

D. Develop the project schedule using the services of a project control officer and then issue it immediately to the team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #79

A Project Manager has completed the Scope Definition process. The customer and sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. What would be the best action the Project Manager should take?

A. Begin execution of the project

B. Provide the customer and sponsor an updated schedule and budget

C. Call a meeting and notify the team of the change in schedule

D. Discuss with the customer and sponsor the ramifications of excluding the WBS

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Correct Answer: A

Question #80

The purpose of using what-if analysis in schedule control is to______________

A. Review scenarios to bring the schedule in line with the plan

B. Document requested changes

C. Provide additional details as to when the schedule baseline should be updated

D. Update the activity attributes

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

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: D

Question #82

In both the weak and strong matrix organizational structures, the primary condition leading to conflict is______________

A. Communication barriers

B. Conflicting interestsNeed for consensus

E. Ambiguous jurisdictions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #83

An organizational breakdown structure (OBS) is also known as what?

A. Staffing management plan

B. Organizational chart

C. Resource histogram

D. Responsibility assignment matrix

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

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 CPI for this project, and what does it tell us about cost performance thus far?

A. 0

B. 0

D. 1

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Correct Answer: D

Question #85

The project team is performing risk analysis. They are evaluating a risk that has a very high probability of occurring, and if it does it could cause the company to go out of business. Which of the following will the risk likely be analyzed with?

A. Insurable risk

B. Qualitative Risk Analysis

C. Pure risk

D. Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #86

Activity A is worth $200, is 100% complete, and actually cost $200. Activity B is worth $75, is 90% complete, and actually cost $120 so far. Activity C is worth $200, is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. The total budget is $1000. What is the estimate at completion for the activities listed?

A. $1100

B. $690

C. $1186

D. $1000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #87

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: A

Question #88

Recently your company introduced a new set of "metal woods" to its established line of golfing equipment. However, in the past weeks many of the clubs have been returned because of quality problems. You decide to conduct a failure mode and criticality analysis to______________

A. Analyze the product development cycle after product release to determine strengths and weaknesses

B. Evaluate failure modes and causes associated with the design and manufacture of this product

C. Evaluate failure modes and causes associated with the design and manufacture of a new product to replace the clubs

D. Help management set priorities in its existing manufacturing processes to avoid failures

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Correct Answer: B

Question #89

The Project Manager is involved in Project Scope Management. She will be involved for the entire project management life cycle. Which group of processes will she be involved in performing these activities?

A. Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope Management

B. Scope Forecasting, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope Control

C. Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Create WBS, Scope Verification, Scope Control

D. Scope Planning, Scope Description, Scope Verification, Integrated Change Control https://www

A. Project Management Office

B. Tight matrixed

C. Functional

D. Projectized

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Correct Answer: A

Question #90

The company is implementing a quality improvement standard on its new projects, trying to improve the culture to make it conform to quality standards better. The company views the need to shift the mentality of the company to a proactive approach to quality. Which of the following would it not expect to deal with in an environment that has a proactive approach to quality?

A. Increased warranty support

B. Greater quality standard

C. Less inventory needed

D. Decreased warranty support

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Correct Answer: B

Question #91

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 a 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: A

Question #92

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 #93

Your firm specializes in roller-coaster construction. It recently received an RFP to build the world's most "death-defying" roller coaster. You know that such a roller coaster has never been built before and that this would be a high-risk project. You are receiving a cost-plus-award-fee contract, which means______________

A. Your fee will be paid for completed work

B. Your fee amount will not change unless there is a scope change

C. Your fee is generally not subject to appeals

D. If your final cost is greater, you will share costs with the buyer based on a pre-negotiated cost sharing formula

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Correct Answer: C

Question #94

The Project Manager has defined the risks for the project, performed probability and impact analysis and assigned risk owners to the risks. As the project management plan evolves where will this information end up?

A. Risk list

B. Risk trigger

C. Risk register

D. Risk response

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Correct Answer: B

Question #95

The team is involved in defining what is needed to ensure project quality for their project. One team member says, "Do it right the first time." Another team member says, "Let's incorporate a method that reduces errors and helps the company make money." What best describes this process?

A. Kaizen

B. TQM

C. Fitness for Use

D. Zero Defects

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Correct Answer: C

Question #96

Assume that you are working on a new product for your firm. Your CEO learned that a competitor was about to launch a new product that has similar features to those of your project. The competitor plans to launch the product on September 1. It is now March 1. Your schedule called for you to launch your product on December 1. Your CEO now has now mandated that you fast track your project so you can launch your product on August 1. This fast track schedule is an example of an______________

A. Unknown risk

B. A risk taken to achieve a reward

C. A response that requires sharing the risk

D. A passive avoidance strategy

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

The Project Manager is in the process of planning the project. The company he works for has had issues with previous projects in which there has been confusion over who is accountable for completion of various activities and processes associated with the projects. What document can he include in the project management plan that will help eliminate this problem?

A. Gantt chart

B. Staffing plan

C. Organization chart

D. Responsibility assignment matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #98

Activity A has a duration of three days and begins on the morning of Monday the 4th. The successor activity, B, has a finish-to-start relationship with

A. The finish- tostart relationship has three days of lag, and activity B has a duration of four days

A. The total duration of both activities is 8 days

B. Calendar time between the start of A to the finish of B is 11 days

C. The finish date of B is Wednesday the 13th

D. Calendar time between the start of A to the finish of B is 14 days

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

What is the main output of Monitoring and Controlling? Section: Mix Questions Explanation Explanation/Reference:

A. Charter

B. Controlling stakeholders

C. Corrective actionD

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Correct Answer: C

Question #100

A. https://www.gratisexam.com/

B. You realize that leadership without management or management without leadership probably will produce poor project results

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: B

Question #101

Which of the following is an output of a change control system?

A. Change requests

B. Approved changes

C. Impact analysis

D. Signoff https://www

A. How many resources you can keep

B. How your raise or promotion might be impacted by not being on the project

C. What impact the new project is expected to have on your biggest project

D. How many resources you might lose to the new project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #102

The project management plan contains all of the following except?

A. The schedule

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

C. You have been a project manager for seven years. You now are managing the construction of a new facility that must comply with the government's newly issued environmental standards. You want to ensure that your team members are able to select methods to complete various activities on the project without needing to involve you in each situation. As you prepare your human resource management plan, you should document this information in which of the following______________

A. Roles and responsibilities section Resource assignment matrix Resource breakdown structure

D. Staffing management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

On a wireless internet access project, the team is large with 40 people, and controlling communication has been a challenging for the team to make progress. The Project Coordinator has been used to help with this problem. What is one of the main differences between the Project Coordinator and the Project Expeditor?

A. The Project Expeditor is another title for the Project Manager

B. The Project Coordinator has decision-making ability

C. The Project Expeditor is another title for Project Coordinator

D. The Project Expeditor has decision-making ability https://www

A. Managing of related or similar projects in a coordinated way

B. The process of computer program management

C. Managing a television program

D. Done for a purpose

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Correct Answer: C

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