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PMP Project Management Professional Practice Tests 2nd Edition Kim Heldman, Vanina Mangano - Solutions
Reasons to Lyv is the top customer of a large marketing firm. Trudy is the president of Reasons to Lyv and has decided to launch a product that leverages new GPS tracking technology. She sits down with Roy, the project manager on the project, to review and evaluate whether a sufficient amount of
The project sponsor emails the project manager urgently requesting the latest measurement of cumulative work performed, expressed in terms of the approved budget.The sponsor notes that they must have this information by end of day to prepare for a critical meeting the next morning. What information
Projects that combine elements of different life cycles to achieve a specific goal are said to use what type of project life cycle?A. Agile B. Hybrid C. Predictive D. Experimental
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 will this activity yield?A. Cost estimates B. Basis of estimates C. Cost
You’ve gathered cost estimates for the activities of your current project. Most of the activities can be completed with existing staff resources. The summary cost estimate for existing resources is $535,000. You will also need to hire contractors to perform some of the activities that require
You are working on the risk management plan for your current project and need to document how the risk activities will be recorded for the benefit of future projects. Which part of the risk management plan addresses these issues?A. Lessons learned B. Thresholds C. Tracking D. Reporting format
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
Sue leads a PMO that is in the process of shifting the organization from using predictive to more adaptive approaches to delivering project outcomes. While coaching one of her project managers on Agile practices, she explains that Agile teams focus on rapid product development. What reason is Sue
If earned value = 500, planned value = 700, and actual costs = 450, what is the cost variance?A. –200 B. 200 C. –50 D. 50
Which of the following methods should you use when you want to improve your estimates and account for risk and estimation uncertainty?A. Analogous estimating B. Three-point estimating C. Bottom-up estimating D. Expert judgment
Which of the following best describes individual project risk?A. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a negative effect on one or more project objectives B. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives C.
What do functional requirements describe?A. The environmental conditions or qualities required for the product to be effective B. The needs of a stakeholder or stakeholder group C. The higher-level needs of the organization as a whole D. The behaviors of the product
A project manager learns of a recent issue that has been identified while running cable underground. The issue is deemed to be minor, so the project manager emails the project sponsor to ensure she is kept informed of all activities, as requested. What type of communication method did the project
Match the quality theorist with the theory they are responsible for. Quality Theorist A. Philip Crosby B. Joseph Juran C. W. Edwards Deming D. Walter Shewhart Theory 1. Pareto Principle 2. Plan-Do-Check-Act 3. Total Quality Management (TQM) 4. Zero Defects
A project manager is working with a risk manager to prioritize individual project risks.What project management process is associated with this activity?A. Plan Risk Management B. Identify Risks C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
You are a project manager for Lightning Bolt Enterprises using a hybrid model to manage projects. Your new project involves the research and development of a new type of rechargeable battery. The project objectives should include which of the following?A. A description of the business need that
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 how they will respond to the risks identified. For one risk in particular, he asks Sally to facilitate the purchase of
Using the information displayed in the following table, identify the near critical path.A. A-B-E B. A-C-E C. A-D-E D. A-E-D Activity Name Successor Duration 5 A B, C, D B E C E D E 227 10 E None 2
Using the information displayed in the following table, identify the critical path.A. A-B-E B. A-C-E C. A-D-E D. A-E-D Activity Name Successor Duration A B, C, D 5 B E 2 C E 10 D E 7 E None 2
Using the information displayed in the following table, calculate the number of network paths.A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 0 Activity Name Successor Duration A B, C, D 5 B E 2 C E 10 D E 7 E None 2
Yasmin is the project manager of a project that will produce a new line of widgets for the company. She guides the project team in defining the project requirements in detail before moving into production. Because of compliance requirements that must be met, she maintains a rigid change control
After concluding the sprint, the Scrum master, product owner, and team members come together to evaluate the overall progress and work completed and to review any lessons learned. This describes what type of meeting?A. A daily stand-up B. A sprint retrospective C. A Scrum meeting D. A
During a company town hall, the sponsor of your project announced that a new highpriority project will be kicking off in the next quarter. This is distressing news since resources are at a premium. You kick into preventive measures and pull together subjectmatter experts to begin analyzing a way to
Which of the following best describes how Planning activities are performed in a highly adaptive (Agile) life cycle?A. Once the plan is approved, changes that impact scope, time, or budget are controlled and minimized.B. Progressive elaboration of scope is based on continuous feedback.C. A
Kaylee is a risk manager working in collaboration with Alyssa, a project manager, and both work for a top healthcare company. They partner to facilitate a session to determine how the project team can best exploit an opportunity that was recently identified. Kaylee and Alyssa are performing
Predictive, iterative, incremental, and Agile are all types of what?A. Delivery methods B. Project life cycles C. Project management methodologies D. Project management frameworks
Which of the following documents identifies 12 principles that are the focus of the Agile approach?A. Agile Credo B. Agile Manifesto C. Agile Practice Guide D. Agile Standard
You’ve taken over a project that’s currently in trouble. You’ve held a meeting with the key stakeholders to demonstrate the new product prototype. They came prepared with the product requirements and upon inspection inform you that this prototype is not what the customer specified. Your boss
You are a project manager with a new company. You started less than 30 days ago. Your boss has told you it’s urgent that resources are obtained and assigned to the project as soon as possible. This is your top priority. In addition, the quality assurance team needs to be assembled. All of the
You are a project manager for Fly Me to Miami travel services. You need to obtain some services for your project on contract and have published an RFP. You are in the Conduct Procurements process and know that all of the following statements are true except for which one?A. This process is used for
Marysil is an enterprise project manager for Cups on Fire. To date, she has identified risks, analyzed them, and developed risk responses for her project. Now, she and the team are executing the work and responding to risk triggers. What project management artifact will they need?A. Contingency
A project manager performing Closing activities is currently focused on addressing the highest business value items first. What life cycle is she using to deliver her project?A. Highly predictive B. Adaptive C. Highly adaptive D. Waterfall
As part of kicking off a project, the product manager meets with the project team to review the team charter and establish team norms. The product manager also stresses the importance of quality and sets the expectation that it will be integrated into every iteration. Managing quality is sometimes
How are quality improvements implemented?A. By completing quality audits B. By submitting a change request and/or taking a corrective action C. By submitting a change request and/or implementing a preventive action D. By completing a quality audit and identifying gaps or shortcomings in the process
You are the project manager for an outdoor concert event scheduled for one year from today. You’re working on the procurement documents for the computer software program that will control the lighting and screen projections during the concert. You’ve decided to contract with a professional
Status review meetings are an important tool for informing stakeholders (and others) of the status of the project. All of the following are true regarding status review meetings except for which one?A. They are a form of communication and include verbal and written material.B. Verbally
All of the following processes belong to the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area except for which one?A. Manage Project Knowledge B. Identify Stakeholders C. Monitor and Control Project Work D. Close Project or Phase
A project manager facilitates a meeting to provide updated information regarding the progress of the project. What type of meeting is this?A. Risk review meeting B. Status review meeting C. Planning meeting D. Change control meeting
A project manager has structured his project in a way that will allow for the planning of the project to occur during the early phases of the life cycle, with minimal changes thereafter. This approach is associated with which development life cycle?A. Iterative B. Predictive C. Adaptive D.
Match the project life cycle with its respective description: Life Cycle Name A. Predictive life cycle B. Iterative life cycle C. Incremental life cycle D. Agile life cycle Description 1. A traditional approach where the majority of planning occurs up front, followed by execution of the work 2. An
While carrying out the Monitor and Control Project Work process, a project manager analyzes performance data to determine whether any corrective or preventive action is needed. Which of the following is a valid input that can assist the project manager in performing this activity?A. Variance
You are the project manager for Ooh La Beauty Products. Your project concerns developing a new line of bath products. You also serve on the change control board, which has just approved a scope change. You know that which of the following statements are true? (Select three.)A. Scope changes include
A project manager is preparing to lead a project status meeting later that afternoon. The project is currently 75 percent complete and is reaching the most critical point. Since the project sponsor is planning on attending the meeting, the project manager decides to update the earned value
While performing activities associated with controlling project and product scope, a project manager uncovers scope creep. What is scope creep?A. The uncontrolled expansion of project or product scope B. The controlled expansion of project or product scope C. A team member who causes constant
You are using the critical chain method to construct your schedule, and there are variances in your critical path tasks. Which of the following is true?A. Your schedule is not at risk yet, but you should monitor both critical and noncritical path tasks for further delays or variances.B. You should
You are the project manager for a project that will produce a mobile phone application that sends alerts when UV rays are at dangerous levels, alerting users to stay indoors. You are in the process of managing the schedule and use a chart to track the work that remains to be completed within the
Roshoud is the VP of customer operations for Galactic Kidz and is 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 that resources have been
An Agile-based team holds monthly status review meetings with the product owner to review deliverables produced post-iteration. Following the demo, the product owner uses part of the meeting to facilitate a general status review for the project. A good status review meeting uses which type of
Which of the following values refers to the value of the work planned to be completed?A. Earned value B. Planned value C. Actual cost D. Budget at completion
Earned value analysis, iteration burndown chart, performance reviews, trend analysis, variance analysis, and what-if scenario analysis are all types of what?A. Project management information systems B. Data representation tools and techniques C. Data analysis tools and techniques D. Schedule
Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. As part of her practice, she sits down with her sponsor to regularly evaluate how the project is performing. In their most recent meeting, they analyze whether sufficient
All of the following are Agile and Lean frameworks except for which one?A. Scrumban B. eXtreme Programming C. Waterfall D. Crystal Methods
You are a project manager working in an organization that is considered to be a weak matrix organizational type. You are two months into a four-month project when the functional manager for half of your most critical resources announces that she will be reallocating them to another project. You
Which of the following best describes an Agile life cycle?A. A traditional approach where the majority of planning occurs up front, followed by execution B. An approach that generates finished deliverables that the customer may be able to use immediately C. An approach that is a blend of iterative
A project manager is performing closing activities and is getting ready to release project resources. What document can they reference for guidance on how resources are to be released?A. Project schedule B. Project management plan C. Release plan D. Project documents
Which of the following is the correct expected total cost at completion, given this situation?A. 379 B. 804 C. 875 D. 850
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 using actual costs to date, and you assume that ETC work will be completed at the budgeted rate. You know the following
A project has the highest probability of completing successfully at which stage of the project?A. During project initiation B. During project planning C. During project execution D. During project closure
Direct and Manage Project Work, Manage Quality, and Conduct Procurements are processes belonging to what project management process group?A. Planning B. Executing C. Monitoring and Controlling D. Closing
Which of the following best describes the purpose of carrying out activities associated with planning stakeholder engagement?A. To identify project stakeholders regularly and analyze and document relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence, and
Chu is a Scrum master working closely with Rita, the product owner, to release the latest version of a digital music device. The team is currently in their fourth sprint. Chu joins the team near the coffee machine, where their Kanban board was placed, to meet for 15 minutes and talk through what
A project manager is performing activities associated with the Plan Procurement Management process. He is attempting to determine, along with the relevant subjectmatter experts, whether it makes more sense to develop internally or purchase a deliverable. What tools or methods can he use to produce
You use a predictive approach to managing projects and have just completed your cost baseline. Next, you begin working on determining funding requirements. Which of the following is true?A. Funding requirements are derived from the activity costs.B. Management reserves are the difference between
Which of the following best describes overall project risk?A. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a negative effect on one or more project objectives.B. An uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on one or more project objectives.C. The
Alyssa is a project manager tasked with managing an infrastructure project that will consolidate five data centers into one. She is currently facilitating the estimating process to calculate the duration of the project’s activities. Alyssa knows that she has reliable information and is therefore
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 the current budget estimate. Roshoud expresses his concerns to Sally over the budget being far greater than originally
You are working on the communications management plan for your project and have considered the timing and need for updated information by you and your four stakeholders. Your organization has modern, up-to-date technology that your stakeholders and staff have used before, so you anticipate that
Kaylee is a risk manager working in collaboration with Alyssa, a project manager, and both work for a top healthcare company. They currently follow a feature-driven development approach to managing software-based projects. They work together to analyze risk, noting that of the 20 risks identified,
Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. As part of her latest project, she interviews experienced subject-matter experts to better understand what risks exist within the project. What project management process is she
Which quality theorist is responsible for the theory that promotes doing it right the first time?A. Philip Crosby B. Joseph Juran C. W. Edwards Deming D. Walter Shewhart
A small sample of your project’s PERT calculations is shown here. What is the total duration of the project?A. 33 B. 38 C. 37 D. 47 Activity 1 Optimistic 10 Pessimistic Likely Expected Value 14 12 2 20 30 23 3 3 3 3
A project manager is performing quantitative risk analysis. What tangible result is likely to be produced?A. An assessment of probability and impacts for each individual risk B. A priority level for each individual project risk C. An assessment of overall project risk exposure D. A list of
You are the director of the PMO for your organization. Terri, an employee from another department, has approached you about a new project that is being talked about in her department. Terri would like the opportunity to head up this project and wants to convince you of her knowledge of project
You are a project manager for Lightning Bolt Enterprises. Your new project involves the research and development of a new type of rechargeable battery. One of your stakeholders requests a change to the product scope description. The stakeholder has filled out a change request form indicating that
You work within a project management office, and the new PMO director has adjusted project assignments to accommodate a large strategic project that the company has undertaken. You sit down with the previous project manager of your new project to review stakeholder communication requirements,
A project manager facilitated a meeting with the product manager and project team to discuss the results of the latest iteration. As part of the meeting, the project manager also reviewed the budget consumed to date on the project, highlighting appraisal costs. Which of the following best describes
A project manager meets with the team to discuss how they will measure budget performance moving forward. What activity is the team engaged in?A. Taking corrective action B. Evaluating performance C. Developing the cost management plan D. Developing the project budget
A project manager facilitates a meeting with the project team to review an assessment of risks recently completed. During this meeting, they evaluate options for responding to the risks. It is decided that two risks will not receive any action and that they will deal with the consequences at the
A project manager meets with the project sponsor for a weekly update. Company performance has been rocky, and the sponsor nervously asks what the chances are of the project coming to a successful closure. To date, the project has been on track and is nearing the end of Execution. How should the
Yasmin is a project manager tasked with putting together the project charter for a project that will produce a new line of widgets for the company. After meeting with various key stakeholders, she sits down to draft the document. Yasmin is likely to include all of the following elements within the
When is a project considered successful?A. When the project budget is consumed, the scope is developed, and the schedule milestones are achieved B. When the project budget is consumed and the schedule milestones are achieved C. When project benefits are realized and the stakeholder needs and
A short, time-bound period of work is also referred to as which of the following?A. Buffer B. Lead C. Lag D. Sprint
Agile project management can best be described as which of the following?A. A method that focuses on defining the requirements of the project early on in the project life cycle, before moving into execution B. An underlying concept that shows the integrative nature of the process groups that notes
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Monitoring and Controlling process group?A. Formulating and revising project goals and objectives and creating the project management plan B. Putting the project management plan into action C. Measuring and analyzing project performance to
Your project has kicked off, and you are beginning a series of overview sessions with key users to determine requirements for a new enterprise resource software implementation.One of your stakeholders is exceptionally contentious and throws obstacles up at every turn. One of the problems she has
Which of the following characteristics do all project life cycles share?A. Degree of uncertainty B. Degree of planning C. Degree of unfinished work D. Degree of work sequencing
A project manager works with the project team to identify lessons learned. The information captured will then be archived and summarized within the project’s final report. What activity is the project team engaged in?A. Updating the lessons learned register B. Administrative closure C. Conducting
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.As you move into the final closing stages of the project, you review communications generated for and by stakeholders as
A project manager is in the process of assembling the final report of the project. What project document are they likely to reference to view the completion date of major project deliverables?A. Final report B. Schedule baseline C. Milestone report D. Milestone list
Nicolas is the project manager of a project that has been described as revolutionizing the mobile fitness tracking industry. After consulting with his team of subject-matter experts, he decides to use Scrum. Nicolas’s project team continues to build on the product through two-week iterations.
A project manager has just closed out a procurement, which produced the final deliverable of the project. What is the project manager likely to do next?A. Celebrate B. Perform administrative closure C. Release the remaining project resources D. Finalize any open claims
David is a project manager working for a prominent book publishing company. As part of his latest project, he uses an approach that yields frequent smaller deliverables throughout the span of the project. What type of project life cycle is David using?A. Predictive B. Incremental C. Waterfall D.
Which of the following represents a benefit of using an Agile approach to manage projects?A. Changes can be closely monitored and controlled.B. A project team can adjust processes in order to meet new or modified requirements.C. Risks can be identified, reduced, or eliminated early on in the
You work in an environment that uses a combination of delivery approaches, namely, Agile and Predictive approaches, with one-month release cycles. The vice president of your division has told you to report the status of the project budget for the current release as on track. You have experienced
Match the name of the Project Management Knowledge Area with its description:Knowledge Area Name Description A. Project Integration Management 1.Contains the activities required to manage the timely completion of the project B. Project Schedule Management 2.Contains the activities to identify,
Which of the following statements are true? (Select three.)A. A highly predictive life cycle has reduced risk and costs due to detailed plans.B. A highly predictive life cycle contains requirements that are ambiguous.C. A highly adaptive life cycle has continuous involvement and frequent feedback
Which of the following project management Knowledge Areas involve every team member and stakeholder on the project?A. Project Scope Management B. Project Communications Management C. Project Resource Management D. Project Quality Management
Change-driven life cycles are also known by what other name?A. Adaptive life cycle B. Predictive life cycle C. Plan-driven life cycle D. Hybrid life cycle
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI)®, a good project manager spends how much time communicating?A. 50 percent B. 75 percent C. 90 percent D. 100 percent
Kaylee has been managing projects for more than a decade and has largely used the waterfall method. She has recently taken a new job for a company that builds software for mobile devices and has begun studying the Agile method, which is largely used by this company. She begins by studying the Agile
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