PMI 100

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) if the planned value (PV) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $150, and the earned value (EV) is $50? A. 0.50 B. 0.67 C. 1.50 D. 2.00

A. 0.50

An output of the Plan Quality Management process is: A. A process improvement plan, B. Quality control measurements. C. Work performance information, D. The project management plan.

A. A process improvement plan,

An element of the project scope statement is: A. Acceptance criteria. B. A stakeholder list. C. A summary budget, D. High-level risks

A. Acceptance criteria.

An input to Develop Project Charter is a/an: A. Business case. B. Activity list. C. Project management plan. D. Cost forecast.

A. Business case.

Which tool or technique is used to manage change requests and the resulting decisions? A. Change control tools B. Expert judgment C. Delphi technique D. Change log

A. Change control tools

Which item is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline? A. Change request B. Requirements documentation C. Scope baseline D. Risk urgency assessment

A. Change request

The ability to influence cost is greatest during which stages of the project? A. Early B. Middle C. Late D. Completion

A. Early

Conditions that are not under the control of the project team that influence, direct, or constrain a project are called: A. Enterprise environmental factors B. Work performance reports C. Organizational process assets D. Context diagrams

A. Enterprise environmental factors

Which process involves developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities? A. Estimate Costs B. Control Costs C. Determine Budget D. Plan Cost Management

A. Estimate Costs

The Perform Quality Assurance process occurs in which Process Group? A. Executing B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Initiating D. Planning

A. Executing

The ways in which the roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, and staffing management will be addressed and structured within a project is described in the: A. Human resource management plan. B. Activity resource requirements. C. Personnel assessment tools, D. Multi-criteria decision analysis.

A. Human resource management plan.

A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis is a tool or technique used in which process? A. Identify Risks B. Control Risks C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

A. Identify Risks

The Identify Stakeholders process is found in which Process Group? A. Initiating B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Planning D. Executing

A. Initiating

Which type of dependency is legally or contractually required or inherent in the nature of work and often involves physical limitations? A. Mandatory B. Discretionary C. Internal D. External

A. Mandatory

Inputs to the Plan Schedule Management process include: A. Organizational process assets and the project charter, B. Enterprise environmental factors and schedule tools. C. Time tables and Pareto diagrams. D. Activity attributes and resource calendars.

A. Organizational process assets and the project charter,

Scope, schedule, and cost parameters are integrated in the: A. Performance measurement baseline B. Analysis of project forecasts, C. Summary of changes approved in a period, D. Analysis of past performance.

A. Performance measurement baseline

Which process identifies whether the needs of a project can best be met by acquiring products, services, or results outside of the organization? A. Plan Procurement Management B. Control Procurements C. Collect Requirements D. Plan Cost Management

A. Plan Procurement Management

The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule is known as: A. Plan Schedule Management. B. Develop Project Charter. C. Develop Schedule. D. Plan Scope Management.

A. Plan Schedule Management.

Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project? A. Power/influence grid B. Power/interest grid C. Influence/impact grid D. Salience model

A. Power/influence grid

Which input provides suppliers with a clear set of goals, requirements, and outcomes? A. Procurement statement of work B. Purchase order C. Source selection criteria D. Bidder conference

A. Procurement statement of work

Which input to the Plan Risk Management process provides information on high-level risks? A. Project charter B. Enterprise environmental factors C. Stakeholder register D. Organizational process assets

A. Project charter

A project manager is appointed full-time to a project and is given full-time administrative staff and full-time project team members. This situation describes which type of organizational structure? A. Projectized B. Weak matrix C. Functional D. Balanced matrix

A. Projectized

The organization's perceived balance between risk taking and risk avoidance is reflected in the risk: A. Responses B. Appetite C. Tolerance D. Attitude

A. Responses

Which input to Collect Requirements is used to identify stakeholders who can provide information on requirements? A. Stakeholder register B. Scope management plan C. Stakeholder management plan D. Project charter

A. Stakeholder register

The definition of when and how often the risk management processes will be performed throughout the project life cycle is included in which risk management plan component? A. Timing B. Methodology C. Risk categories D. Budgeting

A. Timing

The planned work contained in the lowest level of work breakdown structure (WBS) components is known as: A. Work packages. B. Accepted deliverables. C. The WBS dictionary. D. The scope baseline

A. Work packages.

An input to the Manage Project Team process is: A. Work performance reports. B. Change requests. C. Activity resource requirements. D. Enterprise environmental factors.

A. Work performance reports.

An output of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is: A. change requests B. enterprise environmental factors C. the stakeholder management plan D. the change log.

A. change requests

The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is known as: A. Plan Human Resource Management. B. Acquire Project Team. C. Manage Project Team. D. Develop Project Team.

B. Acquire Project Team.

A key benefit of the Manage Communications process is that it enables: A. The best use of communication methods. B. An efficient and effective communication flow. C. Project costs to be reduced. D. The best use of communication technology.

B. An efficient and effective communication flow.

Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of: A. Expert judgment. B. Analytical techniques. C. Earned value management. D. Group decision-making techniques

B. Analytical techniques.

Which input to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is used to document changes that occur during the project? A. Issue log B. Change log C. Expert judgment D. Change requests

B. Change log

When alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is necessary, which tool or technique should be utilized? A. Interactive communication B. Claims administration C. Conflict management D. Performance reporting

B. Claims administration

Which process involves monitoring the status of the project to update the project costs and managing changes to the cost baseline? A. Estimate Costs B. Control Costs C. Determine Budget D. Plan Cost Management

B. Control Costs

Which earned value management (EVM) metric is a measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as a ratio of earned value (EV) to actual cost (AC) and is considered a critical EVM metric? A. Cost variance (CV) B. Cost performance index (CPI) C. Budget at completion (BAC) D. Variance at completion (VAC)

B. Cost performance index (CPI)

Which process involves defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive plan? A. Direct and Manage Project Work B. Develop Project Management Plan C. Plan Quality Management D. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Develop Project Management Plan

A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication? A. Efficient B. Effective C. Push D. Pull

B. Effective

An output of the Develop Project Team process is: A. Organizational process assets. B. Enterprise environmental factors updates. C. Project staff assignments. D. Organizational charts and position descriptions.

B. Enterprise environmental factors updates.

An input used in developing the communications management plan is: A. Communication models. B. Enterprise environmental factors. C. Organizational communications, D. Organizational cultures and styles.

B. Enterprise environmental factors.

When should quality planning be performed? A. While developing the project charter B. In parallel with the other planning processes C. As part of a detailed risk analysis D. As a separate step from the other planning processes

B. In parallel with the other planning processes

An example of a group decision-making technique is: A. Nominal group technique. B. Majority. C. Affinity diagram. D. Multi-criteria decision analysis

B. Majority.

Which tool or technique is an examination of industry and specific vendor capabilities? A. Independent estimates B. Market research C. Analytical techniques D. Bidder conferences

B. Market research

A large portion of a projects budget is typically expended on the processes in which Process Group? A. Executing B. Planning C. Monitoring and Controlling D. Closing

B. Planning

A project in which the scope, time, and cost of delivery are determined as early as possible is following a life cycle that is: A. Adaptive B. Predictive C. Incremental D. Iterative

B. Predictive

The iterative and interactive nature of the Process Groups creates the need for the processes in which Knowledge Area? A. Project Communications Management B. Project Integration Management C. Project Risk Management D. Project Scope Management

B. Project Integration Management

Which input may influence quality assurance work and should be monitored within the context of a system for configuration management? A. Work performance data B. Project documents C. Scope baseline D. Requirements documentation

B. Project documents

The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as: A. Control Schedule. B. Sequence Activities. C. Define Activities. D. Develop Schedule

B. Sequence Activities.

Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship? A. Interrelationship digraphs B. Tree diagram C. Affinity diagram D. Network diagram

B. Tree diagram

A technique used to determine the cause and degree of difference between baseline and actual performance is: A. Product analysis. B. Variance analysis. C. Document analysis, D. Decomposition

B. Variance analysis.

An input to the Plan Procurement Management process is: A. Source selection criteria. B. Market research. C. A stakeholder register. D. A records management system.

C. A stakeholder register.

Which tool or technique allows a large number of ideas to be classified into groups for review and analysis? A. Nominal group technique B. Idea/mind mapping C. Affinity diagram D. Brainstorming

C. Affinity diagram

Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating? A. Bottom-up B. Parametric C. Analogous D. Three-point

C. Analogous

Which Plan Schedule Management tool or technique may involve choosing strategic options to estimate and schedule the project? A. Facilitation techniques B. Expert judgment C. Analytical techniques D. Variance analysis

C. Analytical techniques

Which group is formally chartered and responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project and for recording and communicating decisions? A. Project team B. Focus group C. Change control board D. Project stakeholders

C. Change control board

During which process does a project manager review all prior information to ensure that all project work is completed and that the project has met its objectives? A. Monitor and Control Project Work B. Perform Quality Assurance C. Close Project or Phase D. Control Scope

C. Close Project or Phase

Lessons learned are created and project resources are released in which Process Group? A. Planning B. Executing C. Closing D. Initiating

C. Closing

Market conditions and published commercial information are examples of which input to the Estimate Costs process? A. Scope baseline B. Organizational process assets C. Enterprise environmental factors D. Risk register

C. Enterprise environmental factors

Which process in Project Time Management includes reserve analysis as a tool or technique? A. Estimate Activity Resources B. Sequence Activities C. Estimate Activity Durations D. Develop Schedule

C. Estimate Activity Durations

Which risk management strategy seeks to eliminate the uncertainty associated with a particular upside risk by ensuring that the opportunity is realized? A. Enhance B. Share C. Exploit D. Accept

C. Exploit

A project charter is an output of which Process Group? A. Executing B. Planning C. Initiating D. Closing

C. Initiating

The Perform Integrated Change Control process occurs in which Process Group? A. Initiating B. Executing C. Monitoring and Controlling D. Planning

C. Monitoring and Controlling

The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is: A. Planning. B. Executing, C. Monitoring and Controlling. D. Closing.

C. Monitoring and Controlling.

Risk categorization is a tool or technique used in which process? A. Plan Risk Responses B. Plan Risk Management C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Which process numerically analyzes the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives? A. Plan Risk Management B. Plan Risk Responses C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Enterprise environmental factors are an input to which process? A. Control Scope B. Define Scope C. Plan Scope Management D. Collect Requirements

C. Plan Scope Management

The Plan Stakeholder Management process belongs to which Process Group? A. Executing B. Initiating C. Planning D. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

When a backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during a forward pass calculation, this causes which type of total float? A. Negative B. Zero C. Positive D. Free

C. Positive

Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project? A. Procurement documents B. Communications plan C. Project charter D. Stakeholder register

C. Project charter

Which document defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed? A. Strategic plan B. Project charter C. Project management plan D. Service level agreement

C. Project management plan

Which changes occur in risk and uncertainty as well as the cost of changes as the life cycle of a typical project progresses? A. Risk and uncertainty increase; the cost of changes increases. B. Risk and uncertainty increase; the cost of changes decreases, C. Risk and uncertainty decrease; the cost of changes increases. D. Risk and uncertainty decrease; the cost of changes decreases.

C. Risk and uncertainty decrease; the cost of changes increases.

An input to the Plan Cost Management process is: A. Cost estimates. B. Resource calendars, C. The project charter, D. The risk register

C. The project charter,

A risk response strategy in which the project team shifts the impact of a threat, together with ownership of the response, to a third party is called: A. mitigate B. accept C. transfer D. avoid

C. transfer

Regression analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and trend analysis are examples of which tool or technique? A. Expert judgment B. Forecasting methods C. Earned value management D. Analytical techniques

D. Analytical techniques

Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact a project? A. Project Risk Management B. Project Human Resource Management C. Project Scope Management D. Project Stakeholder Management

D. Project Stakeholder Management

Plan Schedule Management is a process in which Knowledge Area? A. Project Scope Management B. Project Human Resource Management C. Project Integration Management D. Project Time Management

D. Project Time Management

An input to the Plan Stakeholder Management process is: A. The project charter. B. The stakeholder analysis. C. A communication management plan. D. A stakeholder register.

D. A stakeholder register.

Which document describes the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment? A. Cost baseline B. Service level agreement C. Memorandum of understanding D. Business case

D. Business case

An output of the Validate Scope process is: A. A requirements traceability matrix. B. The scope management plan. C. Work performance reports. D. Change requests.

D. Change requests.

Which basic quality tool is most useful when gathering attributes data in an inspection to identify defects? A. Control charts B. Pareto diagrams C. Ishikawa diagrams D. Checksheets

D. Checksheets

Updates to organizational process assets such as procurement files, deliverable acceptances, and lessons learned documentation are typical outputs of which process? A. Close Project or Phase B. Conduct Procurements C. Control Procurements D. Close Procurements

D. Close Procurements

A project manager should document the escalation path for unresolved project risks in the: A. Change control plan B. Stakeholder register C. Risk log D. Communications management plan

D. Communications management plan

Reserve analysis is a tool and technique used in which process? A. Plan Risk Management B. Plan Risk Responses C. Identify Risks D. Control Risks

D. Control Risks

The process of estimating the type and quantity of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity is known as: A. Collect Requirements. B. Conduct Procurements. C. Estimate Activity Durations. D. Estimate Activity Resources.

D. Estimate Activity Resources.

Which tool or technique is used in the Develop Project Management Plan process? A. Pareto diagram B. Performance reporting C. SWOT analysis D. Expert judgment

D. Expert judgment

Which tool or technique is used in the Plan Scope Management process? A. Document analysis B. Observations C. Product analysis D. Expert judgment

D. Expert judgment

Which tools or techniques are used in the Plan Schedule Management process? A. Benchmarking, expert judgment, and analytical techniques B. Statistical sampling, benchmarking, and meetings C. Negotiations, pre-assignment, and multi-criteria decision analysis D. Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings

D. Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings

Which item is an example of personnel assessment? A. Resource calendar B. Tight matrix C. Team-building activity D. Focus group

D. Focus group

Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics? A. Control Risks B. Plan Risk Management C. Plan Risk Responses D. Identify Risks

D. Identify Risks

A method of obtaining early feedback on requirements by providing a working model of the expected product before actually building it is known as: A. Benchmarking. B. Context diagrams. C. Brainstorming. D. Prototyping

D. Prototyping

Change requests are processed for review and disposition according to which process? A. Control Quality B. Control Scope C. Monitor and Control Project Work D. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Perform Integrated Change Control

Organizational theory is a tool used in which Project Human Resource Management process? A. Manage Project Team B. Acquire Project Team C. Develop Project Team D. Plan Human Resource Management

D. Plan Human Resource Management

The process of identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan is known as: A. Develop Project Team. B. Manage Project Team. C. Acquire Project Team. D. Plan Human Resource Management.

D. Plan Human Resource Management.

Which process develops options and actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives? A. Identify Risks B. Control Risks C. Plan Risk Management D. Plan Risk Responses

D. Plan Risk Responses

The review of a sellers progress toward achieving the goals of scope and quality within cost and schedule compared to the contract is known as: A. Work performance information. B. Inspections and audits. C. Payment systems. D. Procurement performance reviews.

D. Procurement performance reviews.

Which tool or technique is effective in a project in which the deliverable is not a service or result? A. Inspection B. Variance analysis C. Decomposition D. Product analysis

D. Product analysis

In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed? A. Project Cost Management B. Project Scope Management C. Project Time Management D. Project Integration Management

D. Project Integration Management

Sending letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes to share information is an example of which type of communication? A. Direct B. Interactive C. Pull D. Push

D. Push

A reward can only be effective if it is: A. Given immediately after the project is completed. B. Something that is tangible. C. Formally given during project performance appraisals. D. Satisfying a need valued by the individual.

D. Satisfying a need valued by the individual.

Which item is an input to the Define Activities process? A. Schedule data B. Activity list C. Risk register D. Scope baseline

D. Scope baseline

Which input to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process provides guidance on how stakeholders can best be involved in a project? A. Feedback analysis B. Stakeholder analysis C. Communication management plan D. Stakeholder management plan

D. Stakeholder management plan