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PMP Project Management Professional Practice Tests 2nd Edition Kim Heldman, Vanina Mangano - Solutions
A project manager is using a predictive approach to managing her project. Recently, she has experienced several adjustments to the project. All of the following result in a change request, except for which one?A. Updates to project documents B. Corrective actions C. Preventive actions D. Defect
Which of the following statements are true regarding the Develop Team process? (Select three.)A. The outputs of the Develop Team process are team performance assessments, change requests, project management plan updates, organizational process assets updates, and enterprise environmental factors
A project manager is addressing risks or potential concerns related to stakeholder management and is anticipating future issues that may be raised by stakeholders. What process is she performing?A. Monitor Communications B. Manage Communications C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement D. Monitor
Which of the following power types relies on the influencer’s position?A. Legitimate B. Expert C. Referent D. Punishment
You are a project manager for Community Trends, a nonprofit organization. Your project has come about because of a social need. So far, the project has experienced some cost variances, but these variances are atypical and are not expected to continue. You know the following information: BAC = 900,
The tools and techniques of the Acquire Resources process include all of the following except for which one?A. Multicriteria decision analysis B. Virtual teams C. Resource calendars D. Negotiation
You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. The latest project involves a new drug that will be released in six months. The project for the release is going well and closely mirrors the release of a drug that took place the previous year. With accurate historical information and
A project manager is addressing risks or potential concerns related to stakeholder management and is anticipating future issues that may be raised by stakeholders. What process is she performing?A. Monitor Communications B. Manage Communications C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement D. Monitor
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the project management plan?A. The project management plan describes how the project will be executed, monitored, controlled, and closed.B. The project management plan describes the requirements that must be met in order to produce the project
The project sponsor asks the project manager to validate that the product scope has been met. What will the project manager use to measure the completion of the product scope?A. Product requirements B. Project management plan C. Requirements documentation D. Project charter
You are using the tools and techniques of the Control Schedule process and know all of the following are true except for which one?A. Schedule variances are a key factor in monitoring and controlling project time.B. Comparing actual dates to estimated or forecast dates is one way to determine
David is a project manager working for a prominent book publishing company. As the most senior project manager within the organization, he often gets the most complex project assignments. For this reason, the PMO manager assigns David to manage a project for a sponsor who is notorious for scope
A project manager is managing a project working to produce a fitness tracking device.He has just finished getting the project authorized and analyzing stakeholder needs and expectations. What activity is he likely to perform next?A. Generate a project charter B. Put together the project management
Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. She has just finished developing the project charter of a project that will create a new line of high-tech dog bones. What is the significance of the project charter?A. Once the
Your organization uses a predicative approach to managing projects. You have recently kicked off your project, and you are beginning a series of overview sessions with key users to determine requirements for a new enterprise resource software implementation. What process group are the activities
Which of the following techniques can provide the probability of a project completing on any given date?A. Critical chain method B. Critical path method C. Precedence diagramming method D. What-if scenario analysis
You are in the Monitor Communications process. Your organization has taken on a large, complex, multiyear project. You are coming in as the new project manager (the old project manager left one day for lunch and never came back). After you’ve spent some time working on the project, you begin to
If earned value = 500, planned value = 700, and actual costs = 450, what is the schedule variance?A. –200 B. 200 C. –50 D. 50
A project manager is overseeing the execution of the team’s project activities. She closes out the day, satisfied that the team is working together harmoniously and beginning to adjust their work habits and behaviors to support one another. Which stage of the Tuckman team development ladder is
Yazzy is a junior project manager for a fitness company that is developing a new franchise model. She is currently working under the guidance of a senior project manager over her parent project, who asks that she calculate the expected costs to finish the remaining project work. The work is
Two project managers preparing for the PMP® exam sat and debated over the various ways that project life-cycle phases could be performed. The project managers would be covering all of the following except for which one?A. Sequential B. Fast-tracked C. Iterative D. Overlapping
At what point in the project’s life cycle is the risk probability of occurrence at its highest?A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing D. Closing
You have a very energetic project team. One of your team members has been classified by his teammates as brilliant. The team members are motivated by results, have good conflict-resolution skills, and are highly committed to the project, among other things.They have a solid understanding of the
Your selection committee can choose only one of the following projects: Project A’s original investment is $1 million, and the payback period is 18 months. Project B’s original investment is $1.4 million, and the payback period is 18 months. Project C’s original investment is $1.8 million,
The project management team is coordinating the decision between making or buying a product. Making the product would require an initial investment of $35,000 and has a probability of 15 percent failure and a probable impact of $15,000. Buying the product would require an initial investment of
You have selected a vendor and are meeting with them to begin discussing the details of the final contract. They tell you that the equipment originally bid in the RFP is no longer available. They say the best solution is to buy the new equipment they’re offering, which costs more than the
A project team is using iterations within the project to introduce new functionality and complete the project deliverables. What development life cycle is the project team following?A. Predictive B. Iterative C. Incremental D. Hybrid
Using a triangular distribution formula, calculate the cost estimate based on the following three-point estimates: Optimistic = $2,500, Most Likely = $3,500, Pessimistic = $7,200.A. $4,400 B. $3,950 C. $13,200 D. $3,500
All of the following statements are true regarding trend analysis except for which one?A. Trend analysis is a tool and technique of the Control Costs process.B. Trend analysis is a mathematical formula used to forecast future outcomes.C. Trend analysis determines whether project performance is
Which of the following processes are responsible for adjusting stakeholder engagement and communication strategies and plans, based on how the project is progressing and how the results compare to the plan.A. Monitor Communications and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement B. Manage Communications and
You are the project manager for a construction company that is building a new city and county office building in your city. Your CCB recently approved a scope change. You know that scope change might come about as a result of all of the following except which one?A. Schedule revisions B. Product
Mandatory dependency is also known by what other name?A. Preferred logic B. Hard logic C. Soft logic D. External dependency
You are a project manager for Wedding Planners, Inc. Since every wedding is unique, your organization believes in managing each one as a project. You’ve come up with a great idea for a new event that you’re certain customers will love and that will also profit the company. Your boss asks you to
Which type of estimating technique can have a high level of accuracy?A. Analogous estimating B. Bottom-up estimating C. Reserve analysis D. Parametric estimating
Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. She has just obtained approval of the project management plan and is about to publish it to the project team. What process group are the activities she is performing associated
Sally and Joe are two project managers working in the corporate offices of a popular fast-food franchise. They are both studying for their PMP® certification and are having a discussion on the WBS. Sally is confused and asks Joe to describe what the WBS contains.What is Joe likely to respond
You are sequencing activities and have just begun to identify dependencies. What can you use to help get you started quickly?A. Enterprise environmental factors B. Organizational process assets C. Milestone list D. Scheduling tool
Your project includes a new manufacturing technique that requires knowledge of chemical engineering to perform one of the services required in the project management plan. The service was performed, and as a result, an approved change request has been submitted.Which of the following statements is
Nicolas is the project manager of a project that has been described as revolutionizing the mobile fitness tracking industry. He recently used his negotiation skills to achieve the support and agreement of two functional leads involved in his project. As part of his approach, he references the plan
According to the PMBOK® Guide, this output of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is used to promote communication with stakeholders.A. Project communications B. Issue log C. Project management plan updates D. Change requests
There are 10 stakeholders within your project. As the project manager, you must therefore manage 45 communication channels. Two additional stakeholders have been added. How many more channels of communication must you manage?A. 47 B. 45 C. 21 D. 66
Who developed the model that defines the stages of a team’s development?A. Dr. Bruce Tuckman B. Victor Vroom C. David McClelland D. Abraham Maslow
All of the following are true regarding project phases except for which one?A. Project phases generally consist of segments of work that allow for easier management, planning, and control.B. PMOs may have predefined phases based on stakeholder or management needs.C. Phases are described by
The project team recently participated in a working session to examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with overall project risk. What is this working session, or meeting, called?A. Status meeting B. Technical performance assessment C. Risk review D. Brainstorming
A project manager meets with the project team to estimate the duration of activities identified to date. The project sponsor recently guided the project manager to present her with a duration estimate for the project that contains a high confidence level. What estimating technique is the project
Who is responsible for determining which processes within each process group are appropriate for the project?A. The project manager B. The project team C. The project manager and project sponsor D. The project manager and project team
Given the following information, is the project schedule ahead of or behind what was planned for this period? EV = 95, PV = 85, AC = 100.A. Ahead, because the result of the variance formula is negative.B. Behind, because the result of the variance formula is negative.C. Ahead, because the result of
You are working on a critical project for your organization. The CEO has made it clear this is a top priority. One of the key stakeholders on your project resigned, and her replacement started about three weeks ago. She does not make time for you or seem to have the same level of urgency regarding
Cost plus incentive fee, cost plus award fee, cost plus percentage of cost, and cost plus fixed fee are all other names for what contract type?A. Cost-reimbursable contract B. Time and materials contract C. Fixed-price contract D. Cost plus contract
Availability, experience levels, interests, cost, and abilities of project resources are considered part of which input to the Acquire Resources process?A. Enterprise environmental factors B. Organizational process assets C. Interpersonal and team skills D. Resource calendars
Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning are all phases of what?A. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs B. Tuckman’s team development model C. Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory D. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
All of the following statements are true about the Project Resource Management Knowledge Area except for which one?A. The Knowledge Area is responsible only for the identification, management, and monitoring of human resources.B. The Knowledge Area has a total of six project management processes.C.
All of the following statements are true regarding the Manage Project Knowledge process except for which one?A. It addresses both explicit and tacit knowledge.B. It generates the lessons learned register.C. It is performed at the end of the Executing process group.D. It often results in updates to
You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor’s work involves digging the
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. While
You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor’s work involves digging the
You are the project manager for a project that will produce a mobile phone application that sends alerts when the UV rays are at dangerous levels, alerting users to stay indoors. You are in the process of acquiring resources to staff the project and obtaining responses from bidders on work that is
The project sponsor has approached you with a dilemma. The CEO announced at the annual stockholders’ meeting that the project you’re managing will be completed by the end of this year. The problem is that this is six months prior to the scheduled completion date. It’s too late to go back and
You have used several cash flow methods to determine alternative ways of performing your current project. Which of the following do you know is true regarding the results of your cash flow analysis?A. Payback period and IRR will generally give you the same accept/reject decision.B. NPV and
Alyssa is a project manager tasked with managing an infrastructure project that will consolidate five data centers into one. She pulls together a core set of experts who have worked on similar projects to discuss how scope should be managed. What tool or technique is Alyssa using?A. Data analysis
Plan Schedule Management, Estimate Activity Durations, and Control Schedule are processes that belong to what project management Knowledge Area?A. Project Time Management B. Project Integration Management C. Project Schedule Management D. Project Resource Management
Your customer has decided that you cannot go forward with the project you’re managing without a change to the agreed-upon WBS. A contract amendment is agreed on and signed, the change control system processes are followed, and you modify the appropriate planning documents to reflect the change.
Which process is concerned with effectively engaging stakeholders, understanding their needs and interests, understanding the good and bad things they bring to the project, and understanding how the project will affect them?A. Control Stakeholder Engagement B. Plan Stakeholder Engagement C.
A project manager is preparing to obtain the resources needed to perform the work of the project. What project document is the project manager likely to reference as a guide to both acquiring and managing the project resources?A. Project management plan B. Resource management plan C. Staffing
Which vendor won the bid, and what was the final score?A. Vendor B, final score 21 B. Vendor B, final score 37 C. Vendor A, final score 21 D. Vendor B, final score 43
Vendor B scored the following: availability as 3, experience as 4, and training as
Vendor A scored the following: availability as 4, experience as 2, and training as
Availability was assigned a weight of 3, and training was assigned a weight of
You have received proposals in response to your recent RFP. The following types of information were used by your evaluation team to rate the vendors: availability, experience, and training. Experience was given the most weight,
You are a project manager working on a project involving a new scientific discovery in conjunction with your local university. Because of some changes that were approved during the Monitoring and Controlling processes, you discover that the descriptions of the deliverables that make up the final
The project manager has just determined that three functional managers with a high interest in the project hold a particularly high degree of influence in the allocation of enterprise resources. Armed with this new information, she updates her salience model and considers how it impacts the
The elements of communication are incorporated within the models of communication exchange. They are best explained as which of the following?A. The elements of communication include encode, transmit, acknowledge, and feedback/response, and the communication model includes senders, receivers, and
Roshoud is the VP of customer operations for Galactic Kidz and the project sponsor of the latest project, called Project G. He sits down with Sally, the project manager, to discuss resource utilization on the project. He expresses concern after recently hearing in the hallway that planned resources
Nicolas is the project manager of a project that has been described as revolutionizing the mobile fitness tracking industry. He prepares for a meeting with the project’s sponsor to discuss the performance of their largest vendor. What information will Nicolas need to reference to provide this
You have a very energetic project team. They are motivated by results, have good conflictresolution skills, and are highly committed to the project, among other things. They have a solid understanding of the project goals and objectives and understand the direction the project is headed in. Which
Robert is a practicing project manager who is studying for his PMP® exam. During a study session with a colleague, he insists that it is important for project managers to consider all 49 project management processes, while his colleague insists that it is not necessary and that project managers
A project manager has been asked to calculate the payback period for her project. The project’s investment is $500,000, with expected cash inflow of $50,000 for the first two quarters and $100,000 for every quarter thereafter. What is the payback period?A. 6 months B. 12 months C. 18 months D. 24
You are in the process of attaining and assigning resources to the project. You have both internal and external resources. You will be hiring your external resources using a work order against a contract you have with a local staffing agency. All of the following are true except for which one?A.
The difference between project deliverables and project requirements is best described in which of the following options?A. Deliverables are specific items that must be produced for the project or project phase to be considered complete. Each project phase has only one deliverable, which might have
A project sponsor asks the project manager to observe nonverbal feedback in the upcoming status meeting and adjust his presentation based on these observations. Which process is associated with these activities?A. Plan Communications Management B. Manage Communications C. Monitor Communications D.
The project team recently participated in a working session to examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with overall project risk. What project management process are they performing?A. Identify Risks B. Plan Risk Responses C. Implement Risk Responses D. Monitor Risks
Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. She has just concluded the Design phase and is scheduled to perform a phase review with the steering committee facilitated by the company’s PMO. Phase reviews are also called
The project manager has just determined that three functional managers with a high interest in the project hold a particularly high degree of influence in the allocation of enterprise resources. In what activity is the project manager involved?A. Developing the resource plan B. Developing the
Match the PMO type with its corresponding description. A. Supportive B. Controlling C. Directive Description 1. Serves in a management role. Assigns project managers to projects and directly manages projects 2. Serves in a consultative role. Provides templates, best practices, training, and lessons
You work for Sergio’s, a golf equipment manufacturer. Your organization is installing some new manufacturing equipment, and you are managing the project. Some risk events have come to fruition on the project, and as a result, change requests have been submitted. You are in the Monitor Risks
Raw observations and measurements identified while carrying out activities associated with the project work describe what?A. Work performance information B. Work performance data C. Work performance reports D. Work performance analysis
Rachel is a project sponsor of a project that is developing a new innovative line of screen doors meant to attract budget-minded consumers. Most project managers cringe when assigned to a project sponsored by Rachel since she tends to hover for the details and be suspicious of every team member’s
According to the PMBOK® Guide, all of the following mean the same as contract except which one?A. Purchase order B. Memorandum of understanding C. Agreement D. Procurement order
Match the term with its corresponding description. Term A. Burnup chart B. Lead time C. Velocity D. Cycle time E. Schedule performance index Description 1. The total time it takes to deliver an item, measured from the time the work is committed to the time it is completed 2. The time required to
You work for Star Bank as a project manager. Your project is so large and risky that you’re not certain the organization should undertake it. You propose conducting a feasibility study, as its own project, to examine the benefits of the new proposed project.The feasibility study is approved and
Kaylee is a senior project manager for a fitness company that is developing a new franchise model. She has just led the team through various workshops to capture requirements.What activity is she likely to perform next?A. Publish the requirements management plan B. Define the scope of the project
An assumption can best be described as which of the following?A. Actions that restrict or dictate the actions of the project team B. Factors expected to be in place or to be in evidence C. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more of the
Who is responsible for determining which processes within each process group are appropriate for the project?A. The project manager B. The project team C. The project manager and project sponsor D. The project manager and project team
Which of the following types of contract should a project manager choose when using a hybrid approach to manage the project?A. Multitiered B. Graduated time and materials C. Master service agreement D. Dynamic scope E. Value driven
As uncertainty and complexity increase in projects, so does which of the following?A. The need for planning B. The likelihood of re-planning C. The likelihood of change D. The need for longer iterations
Your project sponsor has asked you for a forecast of the likely cost to complete the work of the project. Which of the following statements is true?A. You’ll use the ETC calculation, which is part of the forecasting tool and technique of the Control Costs process.B. You’ll use the EAC
Quincy and Michael are two executives of Widgets for Life, a company providing the latest cool lifestyle gadgets. They have recently selected the next big project and have assigned you as the project manager. This activity is associated with what process group?A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing
Roshoud is the VP of customer operations for Galactic Kidz and project sponsor of the latest project, called Project G. He sits down with Sally, the project manager, to discuss and document roles and responsibilities. What Knowledge Area are they engaged in?A. Project Integration Management B.
A project manager has just facilitated the project change control process, which yielded 10 approved change requests. What process is he likely to perform next?A. Direct and Manage Project Work B. Perform Integrated Change Control C. Manage Project Knowledge D. Develop Project Management Plan
All of the following are true regarding project life cycles except for which one?A. In the beginning of the project life cycle, costs are low, and few team members are assigned to the project.B. Toward the end of the project, stakeholders have the greatest chance of influencing a project.C. Risk is
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