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PMP Project Management Professional Practice Tests 2nd Edition Kim Heldman, Vanina Mangano - Solutions
Kaylee is a risk manager working in collaboration with Alyssa, a project manager, and both work for a top healthcare company. They are currently in the process of performing risk analysis. Of the 20 risks identified, 5 are deemed to be low priority. Where will these risks be documented?A. A watch
Manfrit and Frank are two project managers who have supported one another throughout their careers. During a casual lunch, Frank asks Manfrit for advice, noting that he has been struggling to get his team to embrace eXtreme Programming practices. He notes that, after undergoing a few training
You are a project manager for SubZero Delights, a company that offers extraordinary experiences to travelers. Your latest project involves the development of a smartphone app that automatically picks up a customer’s GPS coordinates to provide tailored resources and recommendations. You are new to
Forming successful Agile teams involves establishing which of the following underlying factors? (Select three.)A. Building a foundational trust B. Building an Agile mindset C. Building dedicated teams D. Building a safe working environment
You are the project manager for a large software development project. Your project is being performed under contract, and the project has just been canceled. Which of the following processes should document the level of completeness of the project?A. Close Project or Phase B. Control Quality C.
You are using a set of defined minimum requirements and information about the sellers(including past performance, contract compliance, and quality ratings) to make a selection among vendor proposals. What two tools and techniques does this represent?A. Screening systems and seller rating systems,
You are a lead project manager for a company that develops and manufactures healthcare devices. Recently, your team went through major organizational changes, which required resource shifts within project teams. One of your projects experienced a 50 percent change in team member assignments. What
What should project managers consider when tailoring planning activities associated with resource management?A. Life-cycle approach used B. Diversity of team members C. Physical location of team members D. Team member biases E. A, B, C F. None of the above
A stakeholder register documents which of the following? (Select three.)A. Stakeholder ground rules B. Stakeholder identification information C. Stakeholder assessment information D. Stakeholder classification
A project manager of a large manufacturing company is working on a new system that will reduce the bolt manufacturing process by 30 seconds, saving the company 2 percent in annual operating costs. This project will touch all departments and engage senior leadership. The project manager knows
The project team recently participated in a working session to determine the costs associated with individual activities. To produce a more accurate estimate, they broke each activity down further into smaller chunks. What estimating technique is the team using?A. Analogous estimating B. Parametric
Which of the following best describes enterprise environmental factors?A. Factors that affect teams at an enterprise level from within the organization B. Factors that are internal to the organization, such as internal policies and procedures C. Federal regulations that affect projects at an
Which of the following domains are part of the Five-Factor Model that identifies personality traits? (Select two.)A. Neuroticism B. Conscientiousness C. Intuition D. Sensing
Which of the following statements is true?A. This project is ahead of schedule, and costs are higher than planned.B. This project is behind schedule, and costs are higher than planned.C. This project is behind schedule, but costs are lower than planned.D. This project is ahead of schedule, and
You are a project manager for Community Trends, a nonprofit organization. Your project has come about because of a social need. You’re calculating performance measurements, and you know the following information: BAC = 900, ETC = 65, PV = 500, EV = 475, and AC =
A project team member approaches you to inform you that she must leave work early due to personal issues. You later discover that her spouse has experienced severe medical issues and that as a result of related expenses, they are losing their home and having difficulty with basic expenses such as
A project manager of a large manufacturing company is working on a new system that will reduce the bolt manufacturing process by 30 seconds, saving the company 2 percent in annual operating costs. This project will touch all departments and engage senior leadership. The project manager knows
This methodology is a hybrid of two Agile approaches, where the work is organized in sprints and uses a board to display the work of the sprint and monitor work in progress.A. Scrumfall B. eXtreme Programming C. Dynamic Systems Development Method D. Scrumban
You have recently transitioned leadership of a project to another project manager and have been mentoring him as he gets up to speed on the project. During a mentoring session, he shares that a senior engineer critical to the project has been disruptive during meetings and has blatantly been
Your project has come about because of a social need. You’re calculating performance measurements and know the following information: BAC = 2400, ETC = 400, PV = 2200, EV = 2100, and AC = 2000. What are the CPI and SPI?A. CPI = 1.14 and SPI = .87 B. CPI = 1.05 and SPI =.95 C. CPI = .87 and SPI =
Your project sponsor has asked you to monitor the project results for conformity to standards. You will use the tools and techniques of the Control Quality process to help accomplish this. You know that these tools can be used with which of the following to help identify and resolve problems
You are a lead project manager for a company that develops and manufactures healthcare devices. Recently, your team went through major organizational changes. You notice that your new manager closely monitors what time employees arrive and leave for work.You overhear her say that she is concerned
Marysil recently accepted a new role as lead project manager within a well-established healthcare company. Over the past three months she has worked hard to introduce new concepts and styles into the environment. She approaches every situation by considering purpose, people, and process—in that
You work within a PMO that is in the process of transitioning to an Agile way of working.The team has met with high resistance from leadership who are unaccustomed to adaptive approaches. What can the PMO leader do to encourage adoption?A. Forge forward and provide point-in-time training on the new
You are guiding your organization through the adoption of an Agile approach and are also teaching project managers about servant leadership. A tenured project manager approaches you and asks how this will change his role and approach to managing the team. How should you respond?A. The emphasis will
You are a lead project manager for a company that develops and manufactures healthcare devices. Recently, your team went through major organizational changes, which required resource shifts within project teams. One of your projects experienced a 50 percent change in team member assignments. June,
Alyssa is a project manager tasked with managing an infrastructure project that will consolidate five call centers into one. To date, she has completed and received sign-off of the project charter and identified her stakeholders. Currently, she is in the process of defining and documenting which
Which organizational management theorist developed Theory X and Theory Y?A. Robert Tannenbaum B. William Ouichi C. Douglas McGregor D. Victor Vroom
A project manager is facilitating a meeting to further define user stories for the upcoming iteration. Two team members involved, Bob and Jenny, are very vocal during the start of the meeting, with Jenny passionately noting that the second user story should be punted to the next iteration. She
To increase communication across ambiguous projects, a project manager using an Agile approach is likely to do what?A. Communicate daily B. Communicate digitally ad hoc C. Communicate frequently D. Communicate based on a plan
You are working on a project that involves multiple vendors. One of the vendors has been difficult to work with and is not very cooperative. You have received the latest invoice from them for services and disagree with them about the charges they have listed for the change request that was
This motivational theory states that people will behave a certain way if they think there will be a good reward for doing so.A. Hygiene Theory B. Hierarchy of Needs C. Expectancy Theory D. Achievement Theory
You are a project manager for SubZero Delights, a company that offers extraordinary experiences to travelers. Your latest project involves the development of a smart phone app that automatically picks up a customer’s GPS coordinates to provide tailored resources and recommendations. You take time
You are managing a project using the Crystal methodology. As is customary within your organization, you leverage a communications platform that allows the team to chat, upload and download files, and host meetings virtually. Using this platform, you upload a document and email an electronic link to
Kaylee is a risk manager working in collaboration with Alyssa, a project manager, and both work for a top healthcare company. They are currently in the process of performing risk analysis. To determine the most likely date of project completion, based on known risks, they run a simulation using a
Mike is a seasoned project manager who has been tasked with mentoring Bernard, a junior project manager. During a mentoring session, Mike talks about the importance of regularly monitoring enterprise environmental factors. Bernard expresses confusion and asks Mike to explain why he should be
Manfrit recently took over a project after the project manager left the company. The project is in the middle of its fifth iteration. As Manfrit begins joining team meetings, he immediately notes that the team is unable to reach even a single outcome when attempting to do so. Team members would
A project manager recently received agreement to crash the schedule. He begins negotiating with the head of development to utilize their most senior Java developer. What project management activity is the project manager performing?A. Controlling the schedule B. Controlling resources C. Controlling
A project manager considers the skills and capabilities needed to accomplish planned outcomes of a project, including the type and quantities of material, equipment, and supplies. What activity is the project manager engaged in?A. Developing the project team B. Developing the schedule C. Estimating
In flow-based Agile, what questions are teams likely to pose during stand-ups? (Select two.)A. What do we need to finish as a team?B. What did I complete since the last stand-up?C. What am I planning to complete between now and the next stand-up?D. In anyone working on anything that is not on the
Which of the following statements are true? (Select three.)A. Estimate Activity Resources is a key step in developing the schedule and is a process belonging to the Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area.B. Plan Resource Management, Estimate Costs, and Control Procurements are all project
Which of the following best defines explicit knowledge?A. Technical knowledge documented from past project experiences by the team B. Standardized knowledge defined and published by industry-recognized organizations C. Knowledge that can be captured and expressed using words, pictures, and numbers
A project manager who follows a servant leader approach to managing the team is in the process of onboarding a new team member to the project. This new team member will help fill skill-level gaps that were found to exist within the current team. She provides the new team member with a copy of the
A RAM or RACI chart is considered which of the following?A. A type of OBS chart B. A hierarchical chart C. A type of RBS chart D. A matrix-based chart
A project manager managing a small project has a total of 45 active stakeholders. How many lines of communication exist?A. 1,035 B. 968 C. 1,013 D. 990
You are working on an Agile project that is most concerned about providing finished deliverables that the customer may use immediately. Which development life cycle are you most likely to use?A. Incremental B. Predictive C. Agile D. Iterative
You recently joined an organization as a project manager. Your first project assignment involves a project that has been active for six months. The prior project manager retired from the company after a 20-year tenure. During your first week on the job, you notice that team members are experiencing
Kristin has recently joined a growing startup company in the medical device industry.While she is considered an experienced project manager, the industry is new for her. To be effective, what should Kristin do?A. Research the medical device industry B. Assess the organization’s culture C. Review
How many lines of communication must Bernard manage for his project?A. 113 B. 105 C. 210 D. 225
Mike is a seasoned project manager who has been tasked with mentoring Bernard, a junior project manager. During a mentoring session, Mike stresses the importance of managing lines of communication and then asks Bernard how many stakeholders are engaged in his project. Bernard responds with
You work for a company that writes billing software programs for the communication industry. Your customer is located in a country that limits the number of foreigners allowed into the country. You identify this risk in your risk management plan. The critical point during the project is
Paul meets with his sponsor to review and obtain feedback on the project’s benefits management plan. He carefully reviews the list of benefits captured to date, who owns each benefit, and how they map to the company’s strategic objectives. What feedback is the sponsor likely to provide Paul
Your project sponsor approaches you to let you know that he is considering awarding a senior engineer on your project with a spot bonus of $1,000 for her work. While the engineer has delivered against commitments, she created a lot of friction with others in the process and was constantly violating
Which of the following are common sources of conflict? (Select three.)A. Role definition B. Scarce resources C. Personal work styles D. Scheduling priorities
Which of the following best defines backlog refinement?A. An ordered list of user-centric requirements that a team maintains for a product B. The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a plan as greater amounts of information and more accurate estimates become available C. The
Calculate the to-complete performance index (TCPI) based on the current EAC, using the following values: BAC = 15,000, AC = 12,000, EV = 10,000, EAC = 17,000.A. 0.50 B. 1.67 C. 1.0 D. Insufficient information provided
Match the examples provided to the corresponding categories of influence that affect projects. Categories of Project Influence Examples A. Organizational culture B. Employee capability C. Organizational policies D. Lessons learned E. Marketplace conditions Category 1. Enterprise environmental
You are a project manager for SubZero Delights, a company that offers extraordinary experiences to travelers. You have been working hard at developing your own personal leadership skills and have recruited a mentor to help you. During a mentoring session, you ask your mentor to talk about the
A project manager became aware of a disagreement between two developers who have been paired together to write code. Which conflict-resolution technique should the project manager use to create a win-win situation?A. Smoothing B. Compromising C. Directing D. Collaborating
According to Edward de Bono, what type of alternatives analysis can be used to determine a project’s scope?A. Bottoms-up B. Expert judgment C. Lateral thinking D. Brain writing
A project manager is developing a high-level summary timeline of the schedule, based on the product road map, in collaboration with the team. This exercise will determine the number of sprints that are included within the release. Which tool or technique is the project manager and team using to
Your organization is experiencing a shake-up at the top levels of management. Your project team has expressed concerns that their project might be canceled because of the changes going on at the top. Sure enough, your project team was correct in their suspicions. You’ve received notice that the
You are a project manager working within a division that recently experienced a reorganization. During a staff meeting, you learn that division leadership announced shifting technology to the cloud as the top strategic priority. You have been managing a project using an Agile approach, and you know
The president of the company has asked you to lead a large new project that links to the company’s number-one strategic priority. As a result, you will need to transition one of your other projects to another project manager. During a transitionary meeting, your colleague asks to see what
A small sample of your project’s PERT calculations is shown here. Activity 2 is particularly important to the project, and your stakeholders are asking for a confidence level for this activity. You tell them there is a 95.44 percent chance of completing activity 2 within how many days?A. Between
A small sample of your project’s critical path is shown in the following table. Assuming each activity must finish before the next activity can begin, which of the following options is not correct?A. Activity 1-2-3-4 is the critical path.B. Late start and late finish are the next set of
A small sample of your project’s critical path is shown in the following table. Assuming each activity must finish before the next activity can begin, what is the late start and late finish date for activity 3?A. Late start is 5/30, and late finish is 6/5.B. Late start is 5/29, and late finish is
You are the project manager for Changing Tides video games. Your project is a longterm project and will be completed in three phases over the next two years. You have gathered the inputs for the Estimate Activity Durations process and are ready to produce the activity duration estimates. Your
A project manager is in the process of building the project team and obtaining the materials and supplies the team will need to achieve the project’s planned outcomes. In what activity are they engaged?A. Developing resources B. Managing resources C. Acquiring resources D. Estimating resource
What is the goal of a team charter?A. Formalize the team so that resource assignments and engagement can be clearly understood B. Create an environment where the team can be self-managed and self-directed C. Create an environment in which team members can work to the best of their ability D. Create
Which of the following are components of the sender/receiver communication model?(Select three.)A. Push B. Encode C. Transmit D. Decode
You are in the process of translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities that account for existing quality policies. What process are you in?A. Plan Quality Management B. Manage Quality C. Control Quality D. Validate Scope
You work within an organization that uses Agile practices to manage projects. What type of performance measurements are you likely to use when evaluating your project?A. Predictive and cost-efficiency measurements B. Value-based and empirical measurements C. Cost-efficiency measurements only D.
Marysil, an enterprise project manager for Cups on Fire, kicked off activities to develop the schedule. To date, she has generated the schedule management plan and led the team through a decomposition of work packages into activities. Now, she and the team are sequencing activities. She plans on
A project manager is responsible for a project that consists of Agile team members dispersed across four time zones. The team has experienced communication issues as a result. What can the project manager do to alleviate the communication challenges?A. Create a fishbowl window B. Set up remote
This methodology uses an iterative-based Agile approach. It is a single-team framework that is primarily used to manage product development. At the end of each iteration, the team facilitates a meeting to review what went well and ideas for improvement. Which methodology does this describe, and
A project manager is in the process of holding a kickoff meeting to signal that execution of the project work is about to begin. She reviews the project baseline, communication cadence, and guidelines with the team, and she treats them to a pizza party to increase morale. Which of the following
What model can a project manager use to classify stakeholders based on their power, urgency, and legitimacy?A. Stakeholder cube B. Stakeholder register C. Directions of influence D. Salience model
What challenges can cross-cultural communication present to team members?A. Priorities often vary and differ.B. Team members tend to be globally disbursed, presenting timing issues.C. The meaning of the message is not always understood.D. The emotional state of team members fluctuates.
In what order do servant leaders approach their work?A. Process, people, purpose B. People, process, purpose C. Purpose, people, process D. Process, purpose, people
Mike is a seasoned project manager who has been tasked with mentoring Bernard, a junior project manager. During a mentoring session, Mike talks about the two types of knowledge. One type, he shares, can be codified using words, pictures, and numbers.What type of knowledge is Mike referring to?A.
Your project has experienced some changes in performance, and some risks have occurred.EAC and BAC now differ as a result. Your project sponsor is asking for an estimate of the cost of the project at completion. Which of the following is true?A. BAC may no longer be reasonable given the changes in
You are the project manager for the Heart of Texas casual clothing company. Your project involves installing a new human resources system, and you are using a hybrid approach to delivering project outcomes. You’ve identified the risks associated with this project and are ready for the next step.
Your project selection committee is meeting later this week and is considering initiating one of two projects. They’ve asked you to recommend the project that will benefit the organization the most. The information you’ve gathered shows the initial investment for Project 1 is $795,000. Monthly
Which of the following is a valid input that aids the project manager in managing the overall work of the project?A. Project documents B. Expert judgment C. Issue log D. Work performance data
Which of the following stages of the Tuckman ladder addresses the stage at which the team is the most productive and effective?A. Forming B. Storming C. Norming D. Performing
Marysil recently accepted a new role as lead project manager within a well-established healthcare company. Over the past three months she has worked hard to introduce new concepts and styles into the environment. She has been met with some resistance by Rachel and Ron, two colleagues who prefer
Alyssa is a project manager tasked with managing an infrastructure project that will consolidate five data centers into one. She updates a stakeholder engagement matrix that she created at the start of the project to document the communication needs of the project.What tool or technique is Alyssa
Using the following three-point estimates, calculate the expected value using the triangular distribution formula: Optimistic = 25, Pessimistic = 50, Most Likely = 35.A. 25 B. 36 C. 35 D. 37
You are a project manager working within a division that recently experienced a reorganization.Your new manager will now step in as the sponsor of your existing project. She asks for a briefing on the timeline and owners of outcomes yielded by the project that will provide value to the department.
You are a project manager for SubZero Delights, a company that offers extraordinary experiences to travelers. Your latest project involves the development of a smartphone app that automatically picks up a customer’s GPS coordinates to provide tailored resources and recommendations. You chose a
The purpose of this process is concerned with satisfying the needs of the stakeholders, managing communications with them, resolving issues, managing their expectations, and more, and this process also relates to this area of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.A. Manage Stakeholder
People, interaction, community, communication, skills, and talents are all core values of what family of methodologies?A. Agile UP B. Crystal Methods C. Disciplined Agile D. Kanban
You are using the data representation tool and technique of the Manage Quality process with one of the product deliverables to organize potential causes of defects into groups.Which tool and technique does this describe?A. Interrelationship digraphs B. Matrix diagrams C. Affinity diagrams D.
Kristin has recently joined a growing startup company as a project manager in the medical device industry, reporting to the head of research and development. During her first week, she spends time familiarizing herself with the organization and her responsibilities. She is pleasantly surprised to
The lowest level of the WBS is referred to as which of the following?A. WBS dictionary B. Work package C. Planning package D. Control account
You have been assigned a new project and meet with your manager to discuss it further.The PMO organization has been on a journey over the past six months to become an Agile PMO. Your manager shares that the new project should be managed using an adaptive approach to support the direction of the
You are a senior project manager working at a manufacturing plant that produces components used by the aviation industry. You are using a combination of lean and waterfall to manage a project and are in the process of implementing approved changes.What process group do these process activities
All of the following are benefits of virtual teams except for which one?A. Costs are dispersed across regions.B. Less travel will be required.C. The pool of skilled resources widens.D. The team will be closer to customers and suppliers.
When building a team, a project manager may need to negotiate with which of the following roles? (Select three.)A. Team members B. Functional managers C. Other project managers D. Vendors
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