PM Practice Exam
Which technique should be used to estimate costs when the project manager has a limited amount of detailed information?
Analogous
A project manager identified a high-priority threat within the project scope that has high probability and large negative impact. Which threat strategy should the project manager use to address this threat?
Avoid
Which process contains the management of memoranda of agreement (MOA) as an output?
Conduct Procurements
What should an organization consider when creating a project charter?
Cost-benefit data; Recommended solution
What represents the amount of time a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start data of any successor?
Free float
What sets the expected behavior for project team members, as well as other stakeholders, regarding stakeholder engagement?
Ground rules
Which work breakdown structure (WBS) document contains the detailed description of work and technical documentation for each WBS element?
WBS dictionary
A project team is carpooling to a meeting with the following estimated travel times: optimistic: 120 minutes pessimistic: 420 minutes most likely: 165 minutes What is the duration estimate in minutes for travel using triangular distribution?
235 minutes
Given the following flow, which activities are on the critical path?
ABEG
Which type of project life cycle is also known as a change-driven method?
Adaptive
How does adaptive scheduling differ from predictive scheduling?
Adaptive scheduling uses shorter planning cycles than predictive scheduling
How should a team interact with stakeholders in an agile environment?
Directly
What describes a problem-solving technique discussed in the Project Resource Management knowledge area
Before a solution can be developed, one must understand the root cause of problems
As of today, earned value (EV) is equal to $2,000, and planned value (PV) is equal to $3,000 for a project task. What is the task status?
Behind schedule
A project team is comparing previous similar activities to current project activities to identify best practices and provide a basis for measuring performance. Which project quality management data gathering technique is this team using?
Benchmarking
A project manager is developing project management plans. What should the project manager use to gather data for the plans?
Brainstorming
Which attribute is possessed by leaders?
Building relationships with people
What is the most effective technique for resolving conflict?
Collaboration
Which project management process utilizes a context diagram?
Collect Requirements
Which management plan identifies the person responsible for authorizing the release of confidential information?
Communications
What is a consideration when tailoring the Project Procurement Management process?
Complexity of needed contracts
What is a technique in the Collect Requirements process?
Data gathering
What characterizes projects that use the waterfall life cycle?
Deliverables for each phase are distinct and not repeated
A project manager is trying to improve a team's overall performance, competencies, and interpersonal skills and reduce conflicts. Which process should this project manager implement?
Develop Team Resources
What is an outcome of excessive decomposition?
Difficulty in aggregating data over different WBS (work breakdown structure) levels
Which information sharing technique is often used in a push communication?
What is the focus of the Manage Quality process?
Ensuring a project will produce a product that meets expectations
Which document of the Plan Risk Management process includes overall risk thresholds set by key stakeholders?
Enterprise environmental factors
A project team member sends an email to a vendor. Which form of communication is this?
External
Which dependency type describes a relationship between project activities and non-project activities in the Sequence Activities process?
External
An organization plans to build a new satellite system. The organization will build and test each assembly independently and then integrate all assemblies into a finished product. Which project management life cycle type should this organization use?
Incremental
What describes a Project Management Office that is part of a weak matrix organization?
Individual project managers have minimal authority and report to functional managers
A project manager learns that a key project resource has been assigned tasks for another project. The tasks are due on the same dates as key deliverables for the project manager's project. Which sphere of influence should be used to resolve this issue?
Informal
Two project managers have a conversation at lunch. One project manager mentions a delay in a project that may affect the other manager's project. Which type of sphere of influence is being utilized?
Informal network
Which form of communication describes information exchanged between two individuals?
Interpersonal
A project manager has identified a problem and wants to determine the root cause. A tool and approach are needed that help the project manager trace the cause of the problem. Which tool is appropriate for the project manager to use?
Ishikawa
How is scope managed for adaptive projects?
It is redefined as needed rather than defined at the beginning
What is the engagement level of a stakeholder who is actively involved in a project's success and scrutinizes any changes to the project?
Leading
What is the primary purpose of a stakeholder register?
Maintain a list of all project stakeholders
Which communication model component encodes and decodes information that travels from one individual to another?
Message
Which stakeholder engagement technique is a form of data representation?
Mind mapping
What captures the reporting relationships for project team members?
Organizational chart
Which process involves prioritizing risks based on a combination of probability and impact?
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Which process provides guidance and direction on how to manage costs throughout a project?
Plan Cost Management
After going through change management approval, a new deliverable has been added to a project. The project manager calls a meeting with the team to discuss the new deliverable and what resources will be needed, including if services need to be contracted from outside of the team. Which process is this term performing?
Plan Procurement Management
Which interpersonal skill is used to communicate with stakeholders according to their power and position?
Political awareness
Which management function focuses on the selection of the total body of work an organization undertakes?
Portfolio
A toaster can toast up to four pieces of bread at a time. It has an adjustment to account for the thickness of the bread. The darkness level can be changed. Which scope does this example represent?
Product
Which type of management contains related projects?
Program
Which knowledge area fosters engagement in project decisions and activities?
Project Stakeholder Management
Which element is an input for the Integration Management process?
Project charter
Which knowledge area includes a process from the Closing Process Group?
Project integration management
What is used for capturing, storing, and distributing information to internal and external stakeholders?
Project management information system
How do projects behave differently from portfolios when considering change management?
Projects manage changes while portfolios monitor changes
Which characteristic is associated with a risk that directly affects an individual stakeholder?
Propinquity
Why should a project manager use the self-organizing team method of resource management?
Quick decision-making
A project manager needs to analyze how various aspects of a project contributed to the outcome of the project. Which type of analysis should the project manager perform?
Regression
A project manager needs to add extra funds into the total estimation for unplanned activities. Which estimating technique should this project manager use to forecast project cost?
Reserve analysis
Which input is used to identify when potential tools are available for allocation?
Resource calendar
Which trend influences practices related to Project Resource Management?
Self-organizing teams
A company plans to build a hotel. The 5-day concrete pour for the building foundation requires a 7-day drying period for the 20-day framing task can start. What should the project manager do to properly calculate the task durations and costs in the project schedule?
Set a lag of 7 days for the framing task
A team member manages risks, schedules, time, and scope. Which skill is being used?
Technical project management
When should quality control occur in a project?
Throughout the project
What is the purpose of the Develop Project Management Plan process?
To define how tasks will be executed, monitored, and controlled
How is the lesson learned register used during the Identify Risks process?
To determine if similar concerns might occur
What is the 100% rule in the work breakdown structure (WBS)?
Total work at the lowest levels should roll up to the higher levels
Which data analysis technique should a project manager use to forecast future performance based on similar past projects?
Trend
What is a function of leadership as opposed to management?
Vision and alignment
Which output of Control Quality generates data flow to Monitor and Control Project Work?
Work performance information
Given the following definitions: EV = earned value AC = actual cost PV = planned value What is the formula for calculating the cost performance index (CPI)?
earned value (EV) / actual cost (AC)