PMP Study Questions

In a Project-Oriented structure the __________ has the most control.

Project Manager

What are the 3 areas of the PMI Talent Triangle?

1. Technical Project Management 2. Leadership 3. Strategic and business management

What are the elements of a Project Scope Statement?

1.Project scope description (progressively elaborated) 2.Project deliverables 3.Acceptance criteria 4.Project exclusions

A customer asks you to Setup a Booth in August of this year for an upcoming exhibition, which opens on November 1 this year. You need 4 days to setup the booth. What is the Project Float?

56 Days If now we are in August, you have 2 full months (60 Days) to Complete this Project, but you need only 4 days. Therefore, you have a Project Float of 60-4 = 56 Days.

All of the following are parts of an effective change management plan except: A. Lessons Learned B. Meetings C. Standards for Reports D. Procedures

A. Lessons Learned

A project manager is trying to plan for a contingency reserve as part of the cost estimates for the project. Which of these would be an incorrect way to plan for contingency reserves? A. Start the project with a zero value for contingency reserve. B. Plan for contingency reserve as a fixed number. C. Plan for contingency reserve as a percentage of the estimated cost. D. Use quantitative analysis methods to arrive at the contingency reserve.

A. Start the project with a zero value for contingency reserve.

Due to a tight project schedule, a project manager did not document lessons learned all through the project. However, at the end of the project, he finally documented the lessons learned. Your comment on this would be A. This is ok. At a minimum, lessons learned should be documented at the end of the project. B. This is not ok. Lessons learned must be documented all through the project as well as at the end of the project. C. This is not ok. Lessons learned need to be documented all through the project and must not be done at the end of the project. D. This is correct. Lessons learned are intended to be documented only at the end of the project.

A. This is ok. At a minimum, lessons learned should be documented at the end of the project.

Which of the following is not a valid instance of Risk Transference? A. Use of a Cost Reimbursable contract B. Warranties C. Fixed Price contracts D. Performance bonds

A. Use of a Cost Reimbursable contract

The customer on a project tells the project manager they have run out of money to pay for the project. What should the project manager do FIRST? A. Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get the funds B. Close Project or Phase C. Stop work D. Release part of the project team

B. Close Project or Phase

This should define which project artifacts need to be placed under __________________ control: A. Communications Management Plan; Communication B. Configuration Management Plan; Configuration C. Scope Management Plan: Scope Creep D. Change Management Plan; Change

B. Configuration Management Plan; Configuration

What is the most commonly used type of precedence relationship? A. FF B. FS C. SF D. SS

B. FS

A work authorization system can be used to: A. Manage who does each activity B. Manage when and in what sequence work is done C. Manage when each activity is done D. Manage who does each activity and when it is done

B. Manage when and in what sequence work is done.

Which process group corresponds to the "act" component of the plan-do-check-act cycle? A. Executing B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Planning D. Initiating

B. Monitoring and Controlling

Given multiple alternatives, the group decision method that allows the largest block in a group to decide (even if more than 50% of the members of the group do not support the decision) is called: A. Dictatorship B. Plurality C. Unanimity D. Majority

B. Plurality

The project manager develops a process improvement plan to encourage continuous process improvement during the life of the project. Which of the following is a valid tool or technique to assist the project manager to assure the success of the process improvement plan? A. Change control system B. Process analysis C. Benchmarking D. Configuration management system

B. Process analysis

You have been asked by your project manager to help them create a chart that illustrates the project resources that will be working on each work package. What would be the best type of chart to use? A. Milestone chart B. RACI chart C. Project organization chart D. WBS

B. RACI chart

You have taken over a project during project planning and have discovered that 6 individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should most concern you? A. Who will be a member of the change control board B. Spending more time on configuration management C. Getting a single project sponsor D. Determining the reporting structure

B. Spending more time on configuration managment

You are managing a project to design microprocessor control systems. The design work was estimated to complete in 3.5 months, with seven milestones. The sixth milestone is the prototype to be handed over to manufacturing. All milestones before prototyping have been completed ahead of schedule with 6th one being delayed for 4 months as the prototype has been sent back several times, due to conflicts between departments. You are now planning to hold a meeting to review the design specifications, and handle conflicts between design and manufacturing. Who is at fault? A. The scheduler. B. The project manager. C. The manufacturer. D. The design engineer.

B. The project manager.

What may a project charter be used for when the work is being completed? A. To make sure all team members are rewarded B. To help determine if a scope change should be approved C. To assess the effectiveness of the change control system D. To make sure that all the documentation on the project is completed.

B. To help determine if a scope change should be approved.

Stakeholder analysis is an important technique in the Identify Stakeholders process. One of the steps involved is to identify the potential impact of each stakeholder and classify them appropriately. Which of the following is not a valid model used for this purpose? A. Salience model B. Tolerance model C. Power / interest grid D. Influence / impact grid

B. Tolerance model

Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on: A. The careers of the team members B. Timely updates to the PMP C. Effective comm. At key interface points D. Product control

C. Effective communication at key interface points.

What is one of the major driving forces for communication on a project? A. Optimization B. Integrity C. Integration D. Differentiation

C. Integration

Several of your resources report to another manager. You need them to participate in a series of project meetings over the next two weeks. How should you handle this? A. Send meeting invitations to the project resources. B. Provide a copy of the project charter to the other manager, showing that the resources on his team have been assigned to you for your project. C. Request in advance resource participation from the other manager and the resources and communicate information about the timing and duration of the project meetings. D. Shortly before each meeting, inform the other manager that his staff is required for your project meeting.

C. Request in advance resource participation from the other manager and the resources and communicate information about the timing and duration of the project meetings.

The project manager meets with the project team to review lessons learned from previous projects. In what activity is the team involved? A. Performance management B. Scope identification C. Risk identification D. Project team status meeting

C. Risk identification

When should change control be applied?

Change control should be applied once the first version of a deliverable has been completed.

Being assigned as a project manager, you noticed during project execution that conflicts arise in the team on both technical and interpersonal levels. What is an appropriate way of handling conflicts? o Conflicts distract the team and disrupt the work rhythm. You should always smooth them when they surface. o A conflict should be handled in a meeting so that the entire team can participate in finding a solution. o Conflicts should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach. o You should use your coercive power to quickly resolve conflicts and then focus on goal achievement.

Conflicts should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach.

An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project manager realizes only 75% percent of the work has been completed. The project manager then issues a change request. What should the change request authorize? A. Additional resources using the contingency fund B. Escalation approval to use contingency funding C. Team overtime to meet schedule D. Corrective action based on causes

D. Corrective action based on causes

A manager asked to see a list of milestones in the project. This would be available as an output from the: A. Sequence Activities phase B. Define Scope phase C. Estimate Activity Durations D. Define Activities phase

D. Define Activities phase

Your attention is best focused on which of the following regarding changes on your project? A. Making changes B. Tracking and Recording Changes C. Informing the sponsor of changes D. Preventing Unnecessary Changes

D. Preventing Unnecessary Changes.

You are a PMP reviewing project files to help you write a lessons learned document on a software project you are finishing. Which of the following is not a part of a project file? A. Change management documentation B. Project calendars C. Project management plan D. Project deliverables

D. Project deliverables

Which of these precedence relationships is least commonly used in Precedence Diagramming Method? A. Start to Start B. Finish to Finish C. Finish to Start D. Start to Finish

D. Start to Finish

True/False: The Critical Path has a Total Float

False - The Critical Path's Total Float is Always 0

Develop Project Charter starts in which phase?

Initiating Phase

List all 10 Project Management Knowledge Areas

Integration, Scope, Schedule, Cost, Quality, Resource, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholder

Constraints are imposed by_________________

Management or the sponsor.

The stakeholders' role on a project is determined by ______________ and ____________

The project manager and the stakeholders themselves.

True/False: It is possible for a project to be successful from a scope/schedule/budget viewpoint, and to be unsuccessful from a business viewpoint.

True

When is a project considered complete?

When all of the project and product deliverables are complete and accepted.

Assumptions are not _______________

based on fact.

What does the term best practice often refer to? o A standardized set of deliverables, like plans, reports, and checklists. o A set of tools and techniques that a project manager should master. o The concept of state of the art applied to project management. o A specific sequence of work, described in terms of soft logic.

o A specific sequence of work, described in terms of soft logic.

Which of the following is generally not regarded as an element of active listening? o Making eye contact o Paraphrasing o Interpreting the information o Interrupting when appropriate

o Interrupting when appropriate

Your organization is considering to run a project which will entail an investment of $1,000,000. The product from the project is forecasted to create revenues of $250,000 in the first year after the end of the project and of $420,000 in each of the two following years. o The net present value is positive, which makes the project attractive. o The net present value is positive, which makes the project unattractive. o The net present value is negative, which makes the project attractive. o The net present value is negative, which makes the project unattractive.

o The net present value is negative, which makes the project unattractive.

Most work done in organizations can be described as either _____________ or _____________ work

operational or project work