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pmpĀ® exam practice test and study guide
PMP Exam Prep 6th Edition Rita Mulcahy - Solutions
During project planning, you estimate the time needed for each activity and then add the estimates to create the project estimate. You commit to completing the project by this date. What is wrong with this scenario? A. The team did not create the estimate, and estimating takes too long using that
A project manager is in the middle of the executing process of a very large construction project when he discovers that the time needed to complete the project is longer than the time available. What is the BEST thing to do? A. Cut product scope. B. Meet with management and tell them that the
Which of the following processes includes asking team members about the time estimates for their activities and reaching agreement on the calendar date for each activity? A. Sequence Activities B. Develop Schedule C. Define Scope D. Develop Project Charter
In attempting to complete the project faster, the project manager looks at the cost associated with crashing each activity. The BEST approach to crashing would also include looking at the A. Risk impact of crashing each activity. B. Customer's opinion of which activities to crash. C. Boss's opinion
Which of the following is the BEST thing to do to try to complete a project two days earlier? A. Tell senior management that the project's critical path does not allow the project to be finished earlier. B. Tell your boss. C. Meet with the team and look for options for crashing or fast tracking the
Your project management plan results in a project schedule that is too long. If the project network diagram cannot change but you have extra personnel resources, what is the BEST thing to do? A. Fast track the project. B. Level the resources. C. Crash the project. D. Monte Carlo analysis.
When would a milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart? A. Project planning B. Reporting to team members C. Reporting to management D. Risk analysis
If project time and cost are not as important as the number of resources used each month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do? A. Perform a Monte Carlo analysis. B. Fast track the project. C. Perform resource leveling D. Analyze the life cycle costs.
A project has three critical paths. Which of the following BEST describes how this affects the project? A. It makes it easier to manage. B. It increases the project risk. C. It requires more people. D. It makes it more expensive.
The float of an activity is determined by: A. Performing a Monte Carlo analysis. B. Determining the waiting time between activities. C. Determining lag. D. Determining the amount of time the activity can be delayed before it delays the critical path.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between standard deviation and risk? A. Nothing B. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate. C. Standard deviation tells you how unsure the estimate is. D. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate includes a pad.
What is the duration of a milestone? A. Shorter than the duration of the longest activity B. Shorter than the activity it represents C. There is no duration D. Same length as the activity it represents
Which of the following is the BEST project management tool to use to determine the longest time the project will take? A. WBS B. Network diagram C. Barchart D. Project charter.
A heuristic is BEST described as a: A. Control tool. B. Scheduling method. C. Planning tool. D. Rule of thumb
If the optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the standard deviation of this activity? A. 1 B. 1.3 C. 6 D. 3
Which of the following are GENERALLY illustrated BETTER by bar charts than network diagrams? A. Logical relationships B. Critical paths C. Resource trade-offs D. Progress or status
A dependency requiring that design be completed before manufacturing can start is an example of a: A. Discretionary dependency. B. External dependency. C. Mandatory dependency. D. Scope dependency.
To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. She does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. What technique is she using? A. Critical path method B. Flowchart C. Precedence diagramming D.
Which of the following BEST describes product analysis? A. Working with the customer to determine the product description B. Mathematically analyzing the quality desired for the project C. Gaining a better understanding of the product of the project in order to create the project scope statement D.
Which of the following BEST describes the Verify Scope process? A. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to the project management plan, and is an output of Perform Quality Control. B. It ensures that the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer
Which of the following is CORRECT in regard to the Control Scope process? A. Effective scope definition can lead to a more complete project scope statement. B. The Control Scope process must be done before scope planning. C. The Scope Control process must be integrated with other control processes.
Which of the following can create the MOST misinterpretation in the project scope statement? A. Imprecise language B. Poor pattern, structure, and chronological order C. Small variation in size of work packages or detail of work D. Too much detail
Verify Scope is closely related to: A. Perform Quality Control. B. Sequence Activities. C. Perform Quality Assurance. D. Time Management.
A project manager's scope management efforts are being audited. The cost performance index (CPI) on the project is 1.13, and the benefit cost ratio (BCR) is 1.2. The project scope was created by the team and stakeholders. Requirements on the project have been changing throughout the project. No
A scope change has been suggested by one of the stakeholders on the project. After careful consideration and a lot of arguing, the change control board has decided to reject the change. What should the project manager do? A. Support the stakeholder by asking the board for the reason for the
The preparation of the scope baseline can BEST be described as involving: A. The functional managers. B. The project team. C. All the stakeholders. D. The project expediter.
During the completion of project work, the sponsor asks the project manager to report on how the project is going. In order to prepare the report, the project manager asks all the team members what percent complete their work is. There is one team member who has been hard to manage from the
One of the stakeholders on the project contacts the project manager to discuss some additional scope they would like to add to the project. The project manager asks for details in writing and then works through the Control Scope process. What should the project manager do NEXT when the evaluation
Control Schedule. C. Define Scope. D. Control Scope.
You are managing a six-month project and have held biweekly meetings with your project stakeholders. After five-and-a-half months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. This situation will delay the project completion by one
The construction phase of a new software product is near completion. The next phases are testing and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. What should the project manager be MOST concerned with before moving on to the final phase? A. Verify Scope B. Control Quality C. Create
A project manager has just been assigned to a new project and has been given the project charter. The FIRST thing the project manager must do is: A. Create a project scope statement. B. Confirm that all the stakeholders have had input into the scope. C. Analyze project risk. D. Begin work on a
A project manager may use to make sure the team members clearly know what work is included in each of their work packages. A. The project scope statement B. The product scope C. A WBS dictionary D. A schedule
A new project manager has asked you for advice on creating a work breakdown structure. After you explain the process to her, she asks you what software she should use to create the WBS and what she should do with it when she is finished creating it. You might respond that it is not the picture that
You have just joined the project management office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the need to create and utilize WBSs. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do "extra work" Which of the following would
The project is mostly complete. The project has a schedule variance of 300 and a cost variance of-900. All but one of the quality control inspections have been completed and all have met the quality requirements. All items in the issue log have been resolved. Many of the resources have been
When should the Verify Scope process be done? A. At the end of the project B. At the beginning of the project C. At the end of each phase of the project D. During the planning processes
During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope that is beyond the scope of the project charter. The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work required. This is an example of: A. Change management
A new project manager is being mentored by a more experienced certified project management professional (PMP). The new project manager is having difficulty finding enough time to manage the project because the product and project scope are being progressively elaborated. The PMP- certified project
During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the
During what part of the project management process is the project scope statement created? A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing D. Monitoring and controlling
Which of the following is a KEY output of the Verify Scope process? A. A more complete scope management plan B. Customer acceptance of project deliverables C. Improved schedule estimates D. An improved project management information system
A work breakdown structure numbering system allows the project staff to: A. Systematically estimate costs of work breakdown structure elements. B. Provide project justification. C. Identify the level at which individual elements are found. D. Use it in project management software.
Your company can accept one of three possible projects. Project A has a net present value (NPV) of US $30,000 and will take six years to complete. Project B has an NPV of US $60,000 and will take three years to complete. Project C has an NPV of US $50,000 and will take four years to complete. Based
All technical work is completed on the project. Which of the following remains to be done? A. Verify Scope B. Plan Risk Responses C. Create a staffing management plan D. Complete lessons learned
The engineering department has uncovered a problem with the cost accounting system and has asked the systems department to analyze what is wrong and fix the problem. You are a project manager working with the cost accounting programs on another project. Management has issued a change request to the
You have created the project charter, but could not get it approved. Your manager and asked that the project begin immediately. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do? A. Set up an integrated change control process. B. Show your manager the impact of proceeding without approval. C. Focus on
Linear programming is an example of what type of project selection criteria? A. Constrained optimization B. Comparative approach C. Benefit measurement D. Impact analysis his boss have
A project manager is trying to convince management to use more formal project management procedures and has decided to start improving the company's project management by obtaining a project charter. Which of the following BEST describes why the project charter would help the project manager? A. It
Which of the following is included in a project charter? A. A risk management strategy B. Work package estimates C. Detailed resource estimates D. The business need for the project
All of the following would occur during the Close Project or Phase process EXCEPT: A. Creating lessons learned. B. Formal acceptance. C. Reducing resource spending. D. Performing benefit cost analysis.
An output of the Close Project or Phase process is the creation of: A. Project archives. B. A project charter. C. A project management plan. D. A risk analysis plan.
This project is chartered to determine new ways to extend the product life of one of the company's medium-producing products. The project manager comes from the engineering department, and the team comes from product management and marketing departments. The project scope statement and project
You are asked to prepare a budget for completing a project that was started last year and then shelved for six months. All the following would be included in the budget EXCEPT: A. Fixed costs. B. Sunk costs. C. Direct costs. D. Variable costs.
The project was going well when all of a sudden there were changes to the project coming from multiple stakeholders. After all the changes were determined, the project manager spent time with all the stakeholders to find out why there were changes and to discover any more. The project work has
During project executing, the project manager determines that a change is needed to material purchased for the project. The project manager calls a meeting of the team to plan how to make the change. This is an example of A. Management by objectives. B. Lack of a change management plan. C. Good
It is the middle of the project when the project manager is informed by her scheduler that the project control limits are secure. That same morning she receives a note from a team member about a problem he is having. The note says, "This activity is driving me crazy, and the manager of the
You are assigned as the project manager in the middle of the project. The project is within the baselines, but the customer is not happy with the performance of the project. What is the FIRST thing you should do? A. Discuss it with the project team. B. Recalculate baselines. Renegotiate the
You are a project manager who was just assigned to take over a project from another project manager who is leaving the company. The previous project manager tells you that the project is on schedule, but only because he has constantly pushed the team to perform. What is the FIRST thing you should
Your company just won a major new project. It will begin in three months and is valued at US $2,000,000. You are the project manager for an existing project. What is the FIRST thing you should do once you hear of the new project? A. Ask management how the new project will use resources. B. Resource
The project manager has just received a change from the customer that does not affect the project schedule and is easy to complete. What should the project manager do FIRST? A. Make the change happen as soon as possible. B. Contact the project sponsor for permission. C. Go to the change control
You have been assigned to manage the development of an organization's first Web site. The site will be highly complex and interactive, and neither your project team nor the client has much experience with Web site development. The timeline is extremely aggressive. Any delay will be costly for both
You are in the middle of executing a major modification to an existing product when you learn that the resources promised at the beginning of the project are not available. The BEST thing to do is to: A. Show how the resources were originally promised to your project. B. Replan the project without
All of the following are parts of Direct and Manage Project Execution EXCEPT: A. Identifying changes. B. Using a work breakdown structure. C. Implementing corrective actions.
The project charter for a project was approved for planning and you have just been assigned as project manager. Realizing that project planning is an ongoing effort throughout the project, which processes are you MOST likely to combine? A. Create WBS and Define Activities B. Estimate Activity
You are taking over a project during the planning process group and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should MOST concern you? A. Who will be a member of the change control board B. Spending more time on configuration management C. Getting a
A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project management plan? A. Sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager. B. Functional manager creates
Activity L is being done by a hard-to- get resource. The cost performance index (CPI) is 1.1 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.8. Based on this information, what would you be more concerned about? A. Float B. Resources C. Cost D. Schedule
You are taking over a project and determine the following: Activity B has an early finish (EF) of day 3, a late finish (LF) of day 6, and an early start (ES) of day
Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan? A. A printout from project management software B. A bar chart C. Risk, staffing, process improvement, and other management plans D. The project scope
You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before. You have been asked to plan a new project. It would be BEST in this situation to rely on improve your chance of success. A. Your intuition and training B. Stakeholder analysis C. Historical information D. Configuration management
Double declining balance is a form of A. Decelerated depreciation. B. Straight line depreciation. C. Accelerated depreciation. D. Life cycle costing.
Approved corrective action is an input to: A. Verify Scope. B. Direct and Manage Project Execution. C. Develop Project Charter. D. Develop Schedule.
Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role as an integrator? A. Help team members become familiar with the project. B. Put all the pieces of a project into a cohesive whole. C. Put all the pieces of a project into a program. D. Get all team members together into a cohesive
Integration is done by the: A. Project manager. B. Team. C. Sponsor. D. Stakeholders.
A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary? A. The project manager B. The project team C. The sponsor D. The stakeholders
A work authorization system can be used to: A. Manage who does each activity. B. Manage what time and in what sequence work is done. C. Manage when each activity is done. D. Manage who does each activity and when it is done.
A project manager has managed four projects for the company and is being considered to join the project management office team. The following is discovered during the evaluation of his performance. The project manager's first project had an ending cost variance of -500, used two critical resources,
When it comes to changes, the project manager's attention is BEST given to: A. Making changes. B. Tracking and recording changes. C. Informing the sponsor of changes. D. Preventing unnecessary changes.
Which of the following describes the BEST use of historical records from previous projects: A. Estimating, life cycle costing, and project planning B. Risk management, estimating, and creating lessons learned C. Project planning, estimating, and creating a status report D. Estimating, risk
The need for is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project. A. Optimization B. Integrity C. Integration D. Differentiation
Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on: A. The personal careers of the team members. B. Timely updates to the project management plan. C. Effective communications at key interface points. D. Product control.
Control Schedule, Report Performance, and Administer Procurements are parts of which process group? A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing D. Monitoring and controlling
Which process groups must be included in every project? A. Planning, executing, and closing B. Initiating, planning, and executing C. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing D. Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling.
In which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project? A. Initiating B. Executing C. Monitoring and controlling D. Closing
The first phase of your project has come to an end. What should you ensure is done BEFORE beginning the next phase? A. Verify that the resources are available for the next phase. B. Check the project's progress compared to its baselines. C. Confirm that the phase has reached its objectives, and
Closure includes all of the following EXCEPT: A. Determining performance measures. B. Turning over the product of the project. C. Documenting the degree to which each project phase was properly closed after its completion. D. Updating the company's organizational process assets.
All of the following must be performed during project initiating EXCEPT: A. Identify and document business needs. B. Create a project scope statement. C. Divide large projects into phases. D. Accumulate and evaluate historical information.
Which project management process group normally takes the MOST project time and resources? A. Planning B. Design C. Integration D. Executing
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the initiating process group? A. Create a detailed description of the project deliverables. B. Get familiar with the company culture and structure as it relates to the project. C. Identify the root cause of problems. D. Ensure
A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process? A. Corrective action B. Integrated change control C. Monitoring and controlling D.
A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying him that there is a variance between the speed of a system on the project and the desired or planned speed. The project manager is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager then
The BEST time to assign a project manager to a project is during: A. Executing. B. Closing. C. Initiating. D. Planning
A project manager does not have much time to spend planning before the mandatory start date arrives. He therefore wants to move through planning as effectively as possible. Which of the following would you recommend? A. Make sure you have a signed project charter and then start the WBS. B. Create
The WBS and WBS dictionary are completed. The project team has begun working on identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the project manager, requesting that the responsibility assignment matrix be issued. The project has a budget of US $100,000 and is taking place in three countries using 14 human
The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the NEXT thing to do? A. Begin to complete work packages. B. Verify Scope. C. Start integrated change control. D. Start to create management plans.
The person who should be in control of the project during project planning is the: A. Project manager. B. Team member. C. Functional manager. D. Sponsor.
The project team has just completed the initial project schedule and budget. The NEXT thing to do is: A. Identify risks. B. Begin iterations. C. Determine communications requirements. D. Create a bar (Gantt) chart.
In which project management process group is the detailed project budget created? A. Initiating B. Before the project management process C. Planning D. Executing
Consideration of ongoing operations and maintenance is crucially important to products of projects. Ongoing operations and maintenance should: A. Be included as activities to be performed during project closure. B. Have a separate phase in the project life cycle, because a large portion of life
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