Timed PMA Exam Missed Questions (2)
You are the project manager for a large Human Resources Services company. You are currently managing a project to provide staffing and training services for a mid-sized aerospace company. You have just defined the activities on your project. What are the expected outputs during this process? A. Activity list, Activity attributes, Milestone list B. Scope Baseline, Enterprise environmental factors, Organizational process assets C. Decomposition, Templates, Rolling Wave Planning, Expert Judgment D. WBS, WBS Dictionary, PM Plan Updates, Milestone List
A. Activity list, Activity attributes, Milestone list
You are managing a project to improve water filtration at a water plant. You are in the planning phase when an unexpected change has arisen from a regulatory agency. This change requires additional information to be sent to their office. What is the first thing you should do to handle this situation? A. Add the regulatory requirement to your requirements documentation B. Meet with the project team to analyze how the change would impact other project objectives C. Add the regulatory agency to your stakeholder register D. Add this as a risk to your risk register
A. Add the regulatory requirement to your requirements documentation
A Benefits Management Plan is a key document that the project sponsor provides, which is an input to developing the Project Charter and the Project Management Plan, and is also referenced as part of the project closure process. Which of the following is not a component of this plan? A. Cost/benefit justification for the project B. How the project is aligned with the company's strategic goals and objectives C. Who is responsible for monitoring, recording and reporting benefits D. When the benefits are expected to be realized over time
A. Cost/benefit justification for the project
As a team facilitator you need to identify ways of mentoring and coaching your team members. Which of the following is not in line with mentoring and coaching? A. Delegating tasks to team members, setting clear deadlines and expectations. B. Encouraging team members to take the lead on activities. C. Transferring skills. D. Encouraging self-organization and initiative.
A. Delegating tasks to team members, setting clear deadlines and expectations.
You are a project manager for a biotech company. Your project is over-budget and behind schedule. You are getting increasing pressure from your sponsor to correct the project immediately. However, your stakeholders have become slightly disengaged and your project has lost some amount of priority and relevance in the organization. You are perplexed since you have a comprehensive communications plan, which has you consistently communicating with all stakeholders in a structured manner. You have created a bidder conference mentality by having all your stakeholders get all the information uniformly and consistently. What have you probably not done and how could you document this? A. Have not done a good job of stakeholder analysis and should document this with proper stakeholder mapping representation. B. Have not done a good job of documenting stakeholder needs on the requirements documentation and traceability matrix. C. Have not done a good job of communicating with stakeholders regularly and should review and update your communications plan. D. Have not done a good job of identifying stakeholders and should update your stakeholder register.
A. Have not done a good job of stakeholder analysis and should document this with proper stakeholder mapping representation.
The Simons Company is always trying to get the best return on its investment. If the current interest rate is 6% and the return on investment (ROI) is 1.73, the return that a company would earn if it invests in the project is best characterized as which of the following? A. IRR B. BCR C. Present value (PV) D. Earned value
A. IRR
You have been assigned the team facilitator for a new Agile project where you will need to work with the Product Owner and the team to plan the various iterations for the release. You are reviewing a summary of the document used to formally authorize the project. Which of the following are you reviewing? A. Project Overview Statement B. Project Charter C. Statement of Work D. Project Scope Statement
A. Project Overview Statement
Which of the following is an accurate statement? A. Qualitative risk analysis occurs prior to quantitative risk analysis B. Quantitative risk analysis occurs prior to qualitative risk analysis C. Qualitative risk analysis is performed on risks that have been prioritized during quantitative risk analysis D. Both B and C
A. Qualitative risk analysis occurs prior to quantitative risk analysis
You are managing a project to produce a new type of car tire. The latest batch of tires have been inspected by your team and does not meet the quality metrics. It is decided that this batch of tires cannot be used. Which of the following best describes this failure cost? A. Rework B. Inspections C. Warranty work D. Project team training
A. Rework
You are the Project Manager of a hybrid project that is implementing a business change to your organization that Senior Management announced some months ago. You are ready to move the solution into production and need to document the knowledge transfer, training, and readiness activities required to implement the business change. Where would this be documented? A. Roll Out Plan B. Implementation Plan C. Project Management Plan D. Change Management Plan
A. Roll Out Plan
Estimates to complete one of your project activities have been turned into you from experts on your project team. The estimates are as follows: The pessimistic estimate is 126 days, the optimistic estimate is 108 days, and the most likely estimate is 114 days. Using the traditional, beta distribution PERT formula, you can say with 68 percent certainty that the project will finish within which range of dates? A. 112 days to 118 days B. 111 days to 117 days C. 114 days to 116 days D. 113 days to 115 days
A. 112 days to 118 days
You are managing a project to improve water filtration at a water plant. You are in the planning phase when an unexpected change has arisen from a regulatory agency. This change requires additional information to be sent to their office. What is the first thing you should do to handle this situation? A. Add the regulatory requirement to your requirements documentation B. Meet with the project team to analyze how the change would impact other project objectives C. Add the regulatory agency to your stakeholder register D. Add this as a risk to your risk register
A. Add the regulatory requirement to your requirements documentation
You are a project manager for a wedding-planning company. Since every wedding is unique, your organization believes in managing each wedding as a project. You've come up with a great idea for a new event that you're certain customers will love and which will also generate profit for the company. Your boss asked you to investigate the best alternative methods for implementing the new idea and come back with a suggested solution. You discover that Alternative A could yield revenues of $100,000 in two years, while Alternative B could yield revenues of $107,000 in three years. The finance manager told you to use eight percent as the cost of capital. Which project should you choose and why? A. Alternative A, because the discounted cash flows are $85,734, while the discounted cash flows for Alternative B are $84,940. B. Alternative A, because the discounted cash flows are $85,940, while the discounted cash flows for Alternative B are $83,352. C. Alternative B, because the discounted cash flows are $85,700, while the discounted cash flows for Alternative A are $83,352. D. Alternative A, because the discounted cash flows are $96,457, while the discounted cash flows for Alternative B are $84,677.
A. Alternative A, because the discounted cash flows are $85,734, while the discounted cash flows for Alternative B are $84,940.
As deliverables are being produced on your project, you evaluate how each one contributes to the goals and objectives of the project. What are you doing? A. Benefits realization B. Lessons learned C. Quality audit D. Risk audit
A. Benefits realization
You are a project manager for a large construction company. You are working with your project management team on creating the WBS. This is the first WBS that your team has created and there are some issues when you are working through decomposition. Which of the following statements about decomposition is the least accurate? A. Decomposition involves structuring and organizing the WBS so that deliverables are always listed at level one. B. Decomposition requires a degree of expert judgment and also requires close analysis of the project scope statement. C. Decomposition is a tool and technique used to create a WBS. D. Decomposition subdivides the major deliverables into smaller components until the work package level is reached.
A. Decomposition involves structuring and organizing the WBS so that deliverables are always listed at level one.
Your team has been working hard to meet key deliverable milestones. You have executed the necessary risk response plans and leveraged contingency reserves as needed to ensure the schedule did not slip. These actions have paid off because today the deliverables are ready for inspection as scheduled. Which of the following is not addressed by performing Control Quality? A. Ensuring that the project's scope objectives are met B. Ensuring that the project's deliverables comply with relevant quality standards C. Ensuring that project management results comply with project objectives, i.e. adherence to schedule and budget D. Identifying corrective actions to eliminate defects in the deliverables
A. Ensuring that the project's scope objectives are met
Which of the following is not a component of PESTLE? A. Planning B. Environmental C. Social D. Technical
A. Planning
You are the Team Facilitator on an Agile Project. Who is ultimately accountable for the business value of the solution the project team produces? A. Product Owner B. Team Facilitator C. The whole team D. Sponsor
A. Product Owner
Which of the following is not a category of waste, according to Lean Six Sigma? A. Re-estimating B. Transportation C. Waiting D. Over-processing
A. Re-estimating
You are the Project Manager of a hybrid project that is implementing a business change to your organization that Senior Management announced some months ago. You are ready to move the solution into production and need to document the knowledge transfer, training, and readiness activities required to implement the business change. Where would this be documented? A. Roll Out Plan B. Implementation Plan C. Project Management Plan D. Change Management Plan
A. Roll Out Plan
You are managing a project for the development of a new medical device and have completed all of your planning. As the work is commencing, a new regulation is issued by the FDA, effective immediately, which requires some additional steps to be performed in the development of this device. What is the best way to proceed? A. Stop the work to which the new regulation pertains, issue a change request, and proceed with the other work that is unaffected by the change B. Stop all work and issue a change request based on the new requirements C. Stop all work and go back to the planning processes to implement the needed changes D. Continue completing the work as planned, and notify the sponsor of the new regulation
A. Stop the work to which the new regulation pertains, issue a change request, and proceed with the other work that is unaffected by the change
Activity A is planned to cost $200, is 100% complete, and actually cost $200. Activity B is planned to cost $75, is 90% complete, and actually cost $120 so far. Activity C is planned to cost $200, is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. The total budget is $1000. What is the schedule variance for the activities listed? A. ($77.50) B. ($57.50) C. 0.84 D. 0.88
B. ($57.50)
You are the project manager for a large consumer electronics company. You are managing a project in which costs are a major concern. Your sponsor, who is extremely conservative when it comes to costs, wants to discuss what types of resources you will require on your project. When would you be in a position to discuss these requirements with her? A. After the Cost Baseline is created B. After the project activities are sequenced C. After the scope statement is completed D. After the Planning process group is completed
B. After the project activities are sequenced
You are the project manager for the city of Pleasantville. You are working on a beautification project for the city. You have a new city council that was somewhat reluctant to continue with the project. After much negotiation by your sponsor with various city officials it was decided to proceed with the project. However, all stakeholders are very conscientious about spending public funds. They want the project to come in exactly on or below budget. Fortunately, you have a substantial level of detail around project activities. What type of estimating technique would you recommend for accuracy and how would you account for uncertainties in the estimate? A. Bottom-up estimating with a management reserve for unknowns. B. Bottom-up estimate with a contingency reserve for unknowns. C. Top-down estimating with cost of quality for quality activities. D. Three point estimating and document uncertainties in the risk register
B. Bottom-up estimate with a contingency reserve for unknowns.
You are a project manager working on a high visibility construction project. Although you have had some weather delays and some of your material expenses were lager than planned, you think you are doing okay. You are going to take some work performance information for your current project. You know that PV = 450, AC = 500 and EV = 375. What is the CPI and SPI respectively? A. CPI = .90, and SPI = 1.2. B. CPI= .75, and SPI = .83. C. CPI = 1.2, and SPI = .90. D. CPI = .83, and SPI = .75
B. CPI= .75, and SPI = .83.
Your subject matter experts have identified a risk on the construction project that well exceeds the threshold of risk tolerance of your project. You decide that the best response in this case, rather than mitigate or avoid the risk to the project, is to transfer the risk. Which of the following may be used as a risk transfer tool? A. Vendor proposal B. Contract C. Quotation D. Project requirements
B. Contract
Which of the following is not an input to Implement Risk Responses? A. Risk Register B. Enterprise Environmental Factors C. Risk Management Plan D. Lessons Learned Register
B. Enterprise Environmental Factors
You are facilitating a meeting to discuss a specialized area of your project where your knowledge is lacking. It is vital that a decision be made quickly so the project can proceed. You gather a team of experts in the area to help you make the decision, however, the meeting is not going according to plan. There seems to be much contention between the experts and there are widely-varied opinions on how to proceed. Some members in the meeting are even going so far as making false accusations of others and you notice that the opinion of one member is constantly being rejected. What would be the best approach to try and come up with a resolution? A. Institute a voting method to reach the decision quickly B. Immediately halt this meeting and then use the Delphi technique to reach a decision C. Immediately halt the meeting and engage in team building exercises D. Immediately halt the meeting and set up guidelines for conduct during the meeting, and re-iterating the agenda of the meeting
B. Immediately halt this meeting and then use the Delphi technique to reach a decision
Linda is a new project manager and took over a struggling project from a recently terminated project manager. The Project has a 0.67 CPI and an SPI of 0.55. It has become evident to Linda the expected benefit of this project is not going to be obtained. In this situation what is the best course of action for Linda to take? A. Crash the schedule B. Initiate project closing C. Set up a meeting with stakeholders to discuss corrective actions D. Crash and fast track the project to get it back on track
B. Initiate project closing
The work breakdown structure (WBS) provides a foundation for the project to later develop a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) and to allocate resources. Which of the following statements about a WBS is false? A. It is a key project-planning tool. B. It is used to build a project schedule. C. It is a hierarchical representation of deliverables. D. With each lower level it breaks a project into greater detail.
B. It is used to build a project schedule.
Your project has met all of its objectives and is now ready for Closing. You have performed final project audits, project evaluations and overseen resource reassignment. One of the important remaining tasks you must perform is what? A. Closing the contract B. Performing knowledge transfer C. Rewarding the team D. Validating scope
B. Performing knowledge transfer
You're using techniques such as value engineering, value analysis and quality function deployment. What tool and technique of Define Scope are you utilizing? A. Benefit/cost analysis B. Product analysis C. Earned value analysis D. Benchmarking
B. Product analysis
As a project manager of a large project that employs team members from across the globe, you find that many team members don't really know their colleagues or their respective roles in the project. You feel that project progress is being hindered as a result. Team-building exercises are not an option due to the geographic disbursement of the team. What other option should you use to address this situation? A. Project Performance Appraisals B. Project Team Directory C. Performance Reports D. Human Resources Plan
B. Project Team Directory
Quality touches every part of the project and is not just limited to the Quality Management area. There are two outputs of Quality that are used by other Knowledge Areas such as Validate Scope and Close Project or Phase. Those two outputs are: A. Verified deliverables; quality metrics B. Quality reports; verified deliverables C. Quality control measurements; quality reports D. Quality metrics, quality reports
B. Quality reports; verified deliverables
You are using a Statistical Process Chart and you see that almost all of the values are falling outside of the Control Limits and many are falling outside of the Spec Limits. What would be the initial best course of action in this situation? A. This should correct itself over time as more data is gathered so you just need to monitor; no need to take action at this time B. Re-analyze the Upper and Lower Control and Spec Limits C. Make changes to the product so they fall within these limits even if that means a change in scope D. Look for 7 consecutive data points above or below the mean then identify the defect
B. Re-analyze the Upper and Lower Control and Spec Limits
You are reviewing your project organization and what potential contractors you need and when. Your project requires an electrician at week three. This is an example of which of the following? A. Organizational interfaces B. Resource requirements C. Contractor requirements D. Resource constraints
B. Resource requirements
You are a project manager of a project using iteration-based agile methodology at Kruger Smoothing IT Solutions. One of your team members, Alain, approaches you with a problem she is having with another team member. Art Vandelay is being disruptive during team meetings and talking over female team members. What should you do next? A. Document the issue on the iteration-based agile issue log. B. Review the team charter for the agreed-upon resolution process. C. Talk to Art Vandelay and get his side of the story. D. Tell Alain to put on her "big girl pants" and get over it.
B. Review the team charter for the agreed-upon resolution process.
Unfortunately, risk analysis was not done regularly by the previous manager of a project you inherited. As you are performing the project work, you and your team are reviewing all potential risk events, and analyzing their current probability and impact. Which of the following best describes what you are doing? A. Critical path method (CPM) B. Risk re-assessment C. Sensitivity analysis D. Expert judgment
B. Risk re-assessment
You call an emergency meeting of your project management team. Your project is to build a wastewater treatment plant in a remote area of the country. You have done your stakeholder analysis and created your communications plan. But a new group of stakeholders have surfaced in a neighboring town who are complaining that they do not know enough about it. Your best next step would be to do what? A. Note this in the issue log with a date for resolution B. Schedule a face-to-face meeting with stakeholders to address their concerns C. Notify the sponsor and let him deal with it D. Update the stakeholder engagement plan
B. Schedule a face-to-face meeting with stakeholders to address their concerns
You are the project manager for a large bio-industrial company. You are currently managing a project with a risk adverse sponsor who is very influential in the company. This project must be delivered on time to meet federal milestones. Schedule is a critical constraint for this project. The outputs from Control Schedule include all of the following except: A. Project management plan updates B. Schedule revisions C. Change requests D. Work performance information
B. Schedule revisions
Your project is using the SCRUM framework and there are several teams each with their own Scrum Master. Since there are so many teams it is getting difficult to coordinate the work and communicate between the teams. What would be the best approach to alleviate this problem? A. Host regular meetings with all the team members to provide status and share lessons learned. B. Set up a Scrum of Scrums to coordinate the work of the teams. C. Invite all teams to the daily standup meeting. D. Create a group chat and information sharing sessions to keep all team members apprised of updates.
B. Set up a Scrum of Scrums to coordinate the work of the teams.
As a seasoned project manager, you realize that political awareness is gained by understanding the power relationships within the project. One of your stakeholders has been recognized has having strong referent power. You explain to your project team this means: A. She participates in networking and has connections and alliances B. She has gained credibility and the respect and admiration of others C. She is personally charming D. She applies flattery to win favor or cooperation
B. She has gained credibility and the respect and admiration of others
You are working with your team to plan the next release and are noticing some gaps in the skillsets of your team. Your team has mix of junior team member and senior team members, all with varying degrees of experience. You have assigned each junior member with a senior member so that the seniors can coach the juniors. Which of the following is true? A. This is known as pairing since you have paired junior and senior team members. B. This is known as mentoring. C. This is known as Team Performance Appraisal. D. This known as leadership since coaching is a leadership skill which senior team members are developing
B. This is known as mentoring.
You have encountered one of the risk triggers listed in your risk register. You are now ready to implement the proper risk response. However, this risk response action requires an external stakeholder, who is also the risk owner to initiate it. You contact this stakeholder to implement the risk response, but they are not concerned with the project at this time. What should you do? A. Wait until the stakeholder determines the right time to implement the response B. Use your influence over the stakeholder to take the necessary action required C. Report stakeholder reluctance to implement a risk response to the project sponsor D. Reassess the risk to determine if it really needs a risk response at this time
B. Use your influence over the stakeholder to take the necessary action required
Which of the following collaboration technologies would best help enable interactive nonverbal communication for virtual teams? A. Shared task boards B. Video conferencing tools C. Knowledge repositories D. Messaging and chat boards
B. Video conferencing tools
The project steering committee is considering which project they should invest capital in. Bob's project promises to be worth $175,000 in four years. The project steering committee is interested in Bob's project, but they would like to know the present value of the return if the interest rate is 6 percent. What is the present value of Bob's project? A. $175,000 B. $139,000 C. $220,000 D. $43,750
B. $139,000
Due to flux in the economy overseas, your executives are particularly concerned about market conditions that might influence inflation and other implications that affect the time value of money. As such, you have been asked to assess the time value of money for your new project. What is the present value if the organization expects to make $100,000 four years from now and the annual interest rate is 6 percent? A. $100,000 B. $79,209 C. $70,000 D. $94,000
B. $79,209
The fixed cost per year for a production facility is $1,000,000 and the cost to produce one unit of a product is $500. If the product is sold at $550 per unit, at what annual capacity would the facility reach the break-even point? A. 2,000 units B. 20,000 units C. 200 units D. 1,818 units
B. 20,000 units
You are creating an online store and as part of the sprint your team is testing the checkout page with certain users. You are providing the users with two versions of the page; one lists the orders on the left-hand side of the page with the price breakdown on the right-hand side. The other version lists the orders on the right-hand side of the page with the price breakdown on the left in large red fonts. You are trying to determine which version will be more user friendly when this functionality goes live. What tool are you using? A. User Acceptance Testing B. A/B Testing C. Root Cause Analysis D. Scope Validation
B. A/B Testing
Upon reaching the project constrained end date of your new inventory control software project, you realize some high business value requirements have not been completed and will not be in your release. Which of the following did you most likely not do effectively? A. Involving all of the right stakeholders to identify the requirements B. Completing and using a product backlog C. Following the stakeholder engagement strategies with the project team D. Performing quality assurance
B. Completing and using a product backlog
Project selection is critical for an organization. Projects need to be aligned with the strategic direction of the company and provide the most value possible. As a project manager you need to understand how and why projects are selected. Which of the following is not a project selection tool? A. Peer Review B. Earned Value C. Scoring Model D. Economic Models
B. Earned Value
Which of the following is not an input to Implement Risk Responses? A. Risk Register B. Enterprise Environmental Factors C. Risk Management Plan D. Lessons Learned Register
B. Enterprise Environmental Factors
You are managing an agile project in a functional organizational structure. Who are the team members most loyal to? A. Project manager B. Functional department C. Project sponsor D. End user or customer
B. Functional department
You are a project manager for the Coyote and Road Runner Engineering Group. Your project has been going smoothly and quality defects are well within organizational thresholds. One of your team members informs you about an inspection of your processes by the local state engineer department. As the project manager how should you proceed? A. Update all plans and verify work prior to the inspection to ensure all work was done in accordance with state policies B. Have all documentation ready to present to the auditor C. Conduct a pre-audit to ensure all your policies are up to date prior to the audit D. Forge any missing required documents and worry about it after the audit
B. Have all documentation ready to present to the auditor
You are in the beginning stages of a new project. You have tight deadlines and need to expedite the planning process. Which of the following is the best source of information for your project during the initiation process group? A. Business plans B. Historical information C. Talking with your sponsor D. The project charter
B. Historical information
Linda is a new project manager and took over a struggling project from a recently terminated project manager. The Project has a 0.67 CPI and an SPI of 0.55. It has become evident to Linda the expected benefit of this project is not going to be obtained. In this situation what is the best course of action for Linda to take? A. Crash the schedule B. Initiate project closing C. Set up a meeting with stakeholders to discuss corrective actions D. Crash and fast track the project to get it back on track
B. Initiate project closing
What are the phase-end reviews for key deliverables often called? A. Close Project B. Kill points C. Quality audits D. Performance reporting
B. Kill points
You are a project manager and your team is creating a customer service e-mail support system. Two of the project's customers have just asked for changes that each says should be the number one priority. Your change control procedures allow you as the PM to authorize the types of changes suggested without consulting the Change Control Board. What would be the best thing to do? A. Have the project team meet with the customers to decide which would be the easiest and prioritize that one first B. Prioritize the changes without involving the team C. Ask the sponsor to decide which changes take precedence D. Deny both changes since allowing them would cause scope creep to occur
B. Prioritize the changes without involving the team
Audits may be conducted to verify a project's compliance with organizational policies, standards, procedures and processes. Which of the following would not be an appropriate auditor resource? A. PMO B. Project Manager C. Internal Audit Team D. 3rd party contractor
B. Project Manager
You are the project manager for a large OEM company. You are currently managing a project to create new components for a tablet. You have invested considerable resources in the planning and executing of the project. You want to ensure that you minimize any scope creep. All of the following are outputs of Control Scope except which of the following? A. Change requests B. Scope changes C. Project document updates D. Work performance information
B. Scope changes
Debra is the project manager for a new line of dog leashes. The new product is meant to be a single bundled item with a dog collar and leash packaged together in the same color and style. However, the first run of product created thousands of units where the color of the leash and the color of the collars did not match. The marketing members of the Project Team has proposed selling the two items separately. The team is checking the business case. Which of the following statements is true? A. The price of the product will have to cover the marketing of the new packaging, the cost of materials and the delay of bringing the original product to market B. The cost of the current run should be ignored when making the decision on marketing the product C. The new product is a positive risk that should be exploited D. Marketing team cannot check a new business case without a change request
B. The cost of the current run should be ignored when making the decision on marketing the product
You have four possible projects but can only choose one. Project A is being done over a six-year period and has a net present value (NPV) of $70,000. Project B is being done over a three-year period and has an NPV of $30,000. Project C is being done over a ten-year period and has an NPV of $40,000. Project D is being done over a one-year period and has a NPV of negative $160,000. To know which project to choose, you want to make sure you understand all involved selection methods. What is definition of present value? A. Value of assets that a company owns B. Today's value of future cash flows C. Future value of money on hand today D. Current value of today's assets adjusted for inflation
B. Today's value of future cash flows
On projects with procurements, it is necessary to make sure the contracts are closed out. This activity happens during which process? A. Close Procurements B. Close Project or Phase C. Control Procurements D. Monitor Procurements
C. Control Procurements
During a discussion with the sponsor, the topic of the importance of developing a cost management plan came up. The Sponsor believes detailing how to handle cost development through closing is unnecessary. She recommends doing an abbreviated plan will suffice, especially since your team habitually delivers on or under budget. You have been with your team for a few years and you have worked with this sponsor on several projects. Due to this you decide to take their advice and use an abbreviated plan in order to move forward with the project. What should happen next? A. An abbreviated plan could be developed using past projects, lessons learned and analogous estimating B. Since you know the sponsor does not use follow up plans, agree with them and create a detailed plan in accordance with the PMBOK Guide, 6th edition C. Determine tailoring options, identify assumptions, as well as update the risk register to accommodate any threats prior to using configuration management D. Inform the sponsor of the dangers of abbreviating a plan and all projects should have detailed plans to support success
C. Determine tailoring options, identify assumptions, as well as update the risk register to accommodate any threats prior to using configuration management
A client brings a project manager into a project during the execution phase. The project manager review the project scope for cost estimating purposes and notices some deliverables were missed in the work breakdown structure (WBS). Which step should the manager take next? A. Verify with the stakeholders to see if these missed deliverables should be added. B. Ask that the project management office (PMO) approve additional funds for this work. C. Include the work in the WBS, per the 100% rule, and recalculate the total project cost. D. Determine whether these deliverables are necessary by verifying with experts in the field.
C. Include the work in the WBS, per the 100% rule, and recalculate the total project cost.
You are working with your development team to plan the next sprint. A senior stakeholder is looking at the list of tasks and starts insisting on providing timelines of when these tasks should be completed. As a team facilitator what should you do in this situation? A. Work with the senior stakeholder to estimate the timeline and then work with the team to ensure these timelines are met. B. Inform the senior stakeholder that his estimates will need to go through the change control process for approval first. C. Inform the senior stakeholder that the team members doing the work should be the ones performing the estimating tasks. D. Inform the team that they must work with this senior stakeholder to reach a mutually agreeable timeline.
C. Inform the senior stakeholder that the team members doing the work should be the ones performing the estimating tasks.
You are a ScrumMaster facilitating daily standup meetings for an agile project. Which of the following are not associated with these meetings? A. The entire team meets at the start of each business day B. Everyone stands at the meeting--no one sits down C. Minutes are taken by a designated team member and distributed to the team at the conclusion of the meeting D. Meetings last approximately 15 minutes
C. Minutes are taken by a designated team member and distributed to the team at the conclusion of the meeting
A colleague has approached you for some advice. He is managing a hybrid project and is expressing frustration that team members are not getting along or working very well together. There are conflicts within the team that are not being addressed and team members are not adequately communicating with one another, especially as some team members are in foreign countries. Some are not considerate of time zones when scheduling meetings, nor are they mindful of cultural differences when sending out emails. What advice would you give him? A. Set up clear ground rules and expectations for team members to follow. B. Create a Team Charter and clearly document the team norms for communication and behavior. C. Set up a meeting with the team and discuss amongst each other the best way to work together and establish ground rules which should be documented in the Team Charter. D. Explain to your colleague that his team should be self-organizing and so it is up to them to come up with a solution.
C. Set up a meeting with the team and discuss amongst each other the best way to work together and establish ground rules which should be documented in the Team Charter.
One of your junior project managers has approached you upset and bewildered. He mentioned that he has asked a subcontractor several times to do a piece of work but the subcontractor has ignored him every time and now his part of the project is falling behind schedule. The subcontractor was hired by a general contractor that was hired by your organization. What would be your best response? A. Find out who the subcontractor is and talk to him yourself to find out why he is ignoring these repeated requests. B. Explain to your junior project manager that he has no authority to request tasks from the subcontractor C. Talk to the general contractor and find out why the subcontractor has been ignoring repeated requests. D. Request the subcontractor be removed from the project.
C. Talk to the general contractor and find out why the subcontractor has been ignoring repeated requests.
You have just passed the PMP exam. Your friend is still preparing for the exams and plans on taking the exam next month. You purchased a copy of this book to study from, while your friend purchased a copy of another author's book. Since you're finished studying, you want to loan your book with the CD to your friend so that he can use it for his preparation. Which of the following statements is true? Choose the best answer. A. Since you are a PMP, you're required to adhere to the PMP Code of Professional Conduct, so sharing the book and CD is not acceptable. B. Since you are a PMP, you should not share the book and CD with your friend, because it may pose a conflict of interest for your friend. C. The book and CD are considered intellectual property and should not be copied. However, loaning your copy to your friend to use, as long as she doesn't copy it, is acceptable. D. Since you are a PMP, you're required to adhere to the PMP Code of Professional Conduct and should not share the book and CD with your friend because of the appearance of impropriety.
C. The book and CD are considered intellectual property and should not be copied. However, loaning your copy to your friend to use, as long as she doesn't copy it, is acceptable.
You are managing a project to develop a new medical device, and are meeting with the customer so she can inspect the device and confirm that it meets all requirements. What are you doing? A. Control quality B. Validate quality C. Validate scope D. Close project or phase
C. Validate scope
You are a project manager working on contract. The organization which contracted with your company is not happy with the progress of the project to date. They claim that an important deliverable was overlooked and that you should halt the project and reassess how to meet this deliverable. You know that the customer has approved all phases of the project to date. Which of the following statements is true? A. You and your company may have to use problem-solving techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. B. You and your company may have to use communication techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. C. You and your company may have to use claims administration techniques to reach an agreement. D. You and your company may have to use influencing techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement.
C. You and your company may have to use claims administration techniques to reach an agreement.
When utilizing Scrum, which of the following is the best solution for dealing with a significant, unexpected issue (i.e., change in technology requirements) that greatly reduces the team's ability to obtain the sprint goal? A. Extend the sprint and add a spike B. Move to a predictive project life cycle C. Abnormally terminate the sprint D. Add resources to the team to keep the sprint goal viable
C. Abnormally terminate the sprint
Which of the following is not a tool or technique of Monitor and Control Project Work? A. Trend Analysis B. Decision Making C. Audits D. Alternatives Analysis
C. Audits
You are managing a database design project and just realized that there is a major flaw in your design. Your team determines that fixing the design flaw will result in two additional weeks of work, along with a 10% increase in costs, but has no significant impacts on other project constraints. Not fixing the flaw, however, would result in a major security vulnerability that is unacceptable to the customer. What should you do next? A. Fix the flaw immediately B. Inform the customer of the design flaw C. Create a change request D. Determine the impact of the change
C. Create a change request
You know your organization must choose projects that will be the most profitable for the company. This approach to project selection is based on which one of the following? A. Dynamic algorithms B. Opportunity cost C. Economic model D. Pareto diagraming
C. Economic model
Which tool and technique of the Plan Quality Management process helps the project team anticipate and identify where quality problems might occur on the project, which in turn helps them develop alternatives for dealing with the quality problems? A. Root cause analysis B. Benchmarking C. Flowcharting D. Design of experiments
C. Flowcharting
After an extensive interview process you have finally been selected as the project manager for a biotech start-up company. Your first project is running according to plan and you are in the Control Quality process. The project team in now focusing on keeping any of the deliverables from reaching the customer with errors. What technique does this best describe? A. Prevention B. Product evaluation C. Inspection D. Check sheets
C. Inspection
Your sponsor is currently evaluating multiple projects to determine which one would be the best to choose based on limited project resources. Project 1 is a five-year project with a net present value (NPV) of $115,000. Project 2 is a three-year project with an NPV of $85,000. Project 3 is a one-year project with an NPV of $74,000. Project 4 is a two-year project with an NPV of $55,000. Which project should be selected? A. Project 4 B. Project 2 C. Project 1 D. There is not enough information to make a determination
C. Project 1
You have just started working for an organization and you are currently in a meeting that you feel is quite lengthy. Since this is your first week at the company you do not know most of the attendees but are hearing phrases such as, this meets the definition of done and this is the product backlog as it now stands. Most likely, which meeting are you in? A. Daily Standup Meeting B. Sprint Retrospective C. Sprint Review D. Sprint Planning
C. Sprint Review
You are leading a directive PMO and conducting a class on project management basics. You have defined a project and project management and now are discussing what is a project deliverable. You want to give a specific example of a project deliverable. Which of the following is a project deliverable? A. Project charter B. Conducting a status meeting C. Systems integration test report D. Earned value management calculations such as CV, SV, CPI, and SPI
C. Systems integration test report
You have just passed the PMP exam. Your friend is still preparing for the exams and plans on taking the exam next month. You purchased a copy of this book to study from, while your friend purchased a copy of another author's book. Since you're finished studying, you want to loan your book with the CD to your friend so that he can use it for his preparation. Which of the following statements is true? Choose the best answer. A. Since you are a PMP, you're required to adhere to the PMP Code of Professional Conduct, so sharing the book and CD is not acceptable. B. Since you are a PMP, you should not share the book and CD with your friend, because it may pose a conflict of interest for your friend. C. The book and CD are considered intellectual property and should not be copied. However, loaning your copy to your friend to use, as long as she doesn't copy it, is acceptable. D. Since you are a PMP, you're required to adhere to the PMP Code of Professional Conduct and should not share the book and CD with your friend because of the appearance of impropriety.
C. The book and CD are considered intellectual property and should not be copied. However, loaning your copy to your friend to use, as long as she doesn't copy it, is acceptable.
You are coming to the end of your release and your team is working on what you hope is the final sprint. However, you are informed that a new regulatory requirement has been enacted and there is a possibility that your deliverable may not meet this new regulation. What should you do first? A. Perform an impact analysis of the regulatory requirement. B. Reprioritize user stories so the ones related to the regulatory requirements are higher priority. C. Update the risk register. D. Inform the Product Owner of the new regulations.
C. Update the risk register.
Minimizing/avoiding scope creep through effective change control can have a positive impact on the timeline of a project. Which of the following is an input to Perform Integrated Change Control? A. Change control meeting B. Performance measurement C. Work performance reports D. Change request status updates
C. Work performance reports
A project is at the multi-functional planning phase. The project manager realizes that producing a complex application is not feasible with the current number of resources and decides to hire more resources for the production of the application. The project manager identifies temporary resources and signs a service level agreement (SLA) with them. Which risk response strategy does this scenario exemplify? A. Mitigate B. Transfer C. Accept D. Avoid
D. Avoid
You are the project manager of a software development company. Your project team is located in two separate locations along the East Coast of the United States. You are attempting to foster 100% dedication from the project team despite being separated from one another for the duration of the project. What is a technique you could consider using for managing communication in dispersed teams? A. The Top-Down Approach B. Critical Path C. Daily Agile Backlog Crosswalk Exercise D. Fishbowl Window
D. Fishbowl Window
A basic research project has the goal of reducing the minimum feature dimension of integrated circuits by 200 times. What is the significance of earned value management in this scenario? A. It should not be applied to the project B. It should be used to track the team's technical progress in meeting the research goal C. It should only compare planned and actual costs D. It should only measure the cost and schedule performance for the project's key events and deliverables
D. It should only measure the cost and schedule performance for the project's key events and deliverables
What contracting technique is used to provide flexible solutions based on multiple documents such as a master agreement (fixed price items) and service agreement (service rates, product descriptions)? A. Team augmentation B. Dynamic scope option C. Not-to-exceed time and materials D. Multi-tiered structure
D. Multi-tiered structure
You and your project team are working to close out a project, and have transitioned the deliverable to the operations side of the organization. You have received payment for the validated deliverables. All procurements have been finalized and closed out. What else should you be focused on creating at this point? A. Project Management Plan Updates B. Procurement Performance Review C. Executing the Staff Release Plan D. Organizational Process Assets Updates
D. Organizational Process Assets Updates
In many companies, integrated change control is viewed as one of the key methods for ensuring that responses to and causes of variances to baselines are managed in a way that best suits the organization and the project. Since change is a natural part of every project, when it comes to changes, attention is best spent on: A. Making helpful changes B. Tracking and recording changes C. Informing the sponsor of changes D. Preventing unnecessary changes
D. Preventing unnecessary changes
A new project manager joins the project daily standup, only to find that the project team spends too much time discussing ways to deal with obstructions in the project. Because of these discussions, standups often last well over two hours. What process should be used to deal with this issue? A. Ask team members to invite their managers to standup sessions, in order to find solutions more quickly. B. Explain to team members that long discussions take time away from actual work on the project. C. Insert a new team member who will manage obstacles and schedule additional meetings to discuss possible solutions. D. Tell the team members that they are required to shorten the standup meetings and improve on finding solutions.
D. Tell the team members that they are required to shorten the standup meetings and improve on finding solutions.
You are currently in the Estimate Activity Duration process for your project phase. As you are calculating these activity estimates, you want to consider the activity variance so you have a higher level of confidence in your overall estimate results. Time estimates of Task A are assessed as follows: Optimistic = 10, most likely = 12, and pessimistic = 15. What is the variance of the task? A. 25 B. 0.25 C. 0.33 D. 0.69
D. 0.69
Hershel is creating the infrastructure for a new airline route from Hartford, CT to Edinburgh, Scotland, as his company is hoping to break into the British market. The project charter sets the limit of the cost of the round-trip flight to $500, in order to break even. This is significantly less than current competitors. Two months before entering the market, Hershel discovers a new European startup airline offers flights on the same route for $180 each way. What is the next step Hershel should take? A. Stop current work and raise an issue with the sponsor since the project charter has been breached B. Raise the out-of-scope issue at the next status meeting C. Identify the impacts of lowering the price to a new competitive pricing D. Inform the project sponsor and marketing team
D. Inform the project sponsor and marketing team
You are managing a project to install 6 new robots in a manufacturing facility. Your primary vendor has just completed its work and you also just received an invoice for its last deliverable. Which of the following tools would be the most helpful to you? A. Claims administration B. Records management systems C. Prequalified seller list D. Inspection
D. Inspection
A company is considering an investment of $110,000. There is a 50% probability that the investment will perform well, and a 50% probability it will perform poorly. If it performs well, the payoff will be $150,000 one year from now. If it performs poorly, the payoff will be $70,000 one year from now. Assuming a 10% discount rate, should the company make this investment? A. Yes, since 150,000 > 110,000 B. Yes, since (150,000 + 70,000) > 110,000 C. No, since there is no probability of a loss D. No, since NPV is negative
D. No, since NPV is negative
You have just completed a robust Quality Management Plan. You have garnered strong stakeholder and sponsor support for the quality approaches set forth therein, and must now begin to execute the Quality Management Plan. As you begin to produce key outputs you concede that Manage Quality is going along nicely, but experience has taught you that there is always room for improvement and refinement. Which of the following statements is true regarding quality? A. Inspection ensures avoidance of rework. B. Prevention prevents defects from reaching the customer. C. Inspection reduces random variation in the output of the process. D. Prevention helps ensure that errors are kept out of the process.
D. Prevention helps ensure that errors are kept out of the process.
Tabitha is a project manager and is currently facilitating a project in a functional organization structure. She has been managing virtual global project teams for 5 years and is very good at what she does. She is considered one of the most experienced and valuable project managers in the organization. What do you know about Tabitha's role in the project? A. Resource availability will be limited and her role is full-time B. Resource availability will not be limited and her role is full-time C. Resource availability will not be limited and her role is part-time D. Resource availability will be limited and her role is part-time
D. Resource availability will be limited and her role is part-time
You are the project manager on an agile team that has completed six out of a planned eight 2-week sprints that will make up the first release of your company's new automated project resource request system. Since there is only a month left to go before the system will be available for all end users in the company, you will need an Implementation/Rollout Plan. Which of the following items is typically not included in such a plan? A. Training plan for end users B. Product demonstration schedule C. List of all end users by department and job function D. Strategies for handling resistance to adoption and utilization of the new system
D. Strategies for handling resistance to adoption and utilization of the new system
You are looking at different execution practices that can help the team deliver value in your agile project. You are considering writing the automated test before any of the project work begins to help the team make a mistake-proof product. What is this execution practice called? A. Write then Work Testing WWT B. Kickoff and then Spike KATS C. Continues Integration CI D. Test-Driven Development TDD
D. Test-Driven Development TDD
Your organization has been working to mature the project management culture and new leadership approaches. In addition to building up a culture where timely feedback and participation is important, it is also looking to build a culture of efficiency so time is not wasted in the decision making process nor in the production of too much detail in supporting documentation. Among other methods, MBO is being considered as a possible approach. Which of the following is true of management by objectives (MBO)? A. The supervisor establishes performance objectives. B. The supervisor sets the general objectives and the subordinate reviews and agrees to them. C. Objectives do not need to be quantifiable. D. The supervisor and the employee jointly establish performance objectives.
D. The supervisor and the employee jointly establish performance objectives.
For agile projects, the product owner defines the initial functionality or capabilities that make up a minimum busines increment. Release planning determines how many sprints will be included in a release, and how many releases will be done for the project. Which of the following typically has the least impact on release planning? A. Availability of a set of features or capabilities. B. Organizational tolerance for changes. C. A time cadence for subsequent releases. D. The velocity of the agile team(s).
D. The velocity of the agile team(s).
