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You are the project manager for your organization and you’re working with the project team to explain the approach of the project life cycle and how you’ll be managing proposed changes to the project scope. As a general rule, at what point in the project may stakeholders most costeffectively
You are a project manager acting in a functional organization. The functional manager and you disagree about several deliverables the project will be creating. The functional manager insists that you begin the project work now. What must you do?A. Begin work.B. Resolve all of the issues with the
You know that there are positive, negative, and neutral stakeholders in your project. And based on your influence, stakeholders’ attitudes toward the project can change. You want to work with the project team to ensure that all of the project stakeholders have been identified as part of the
You are the project manager for your organization and a new project has just been initiated. You know it is important to identify stakeholders and their attitudes toward the project as early as possible in the project life cycle. Which one of the following is an example of a positive stakeholder?A.
You are the project manager of a new project. When is the likelihood of failing to achieve the objectives the highest within your project?A. There is not enough information provided to know for certain.B. At the start of the project.C. At the end of the project.D. During the intermediate phases of
You are the project manager for your organization. Gary, a new project team member, approaches you because he’s confused about the concept of the project life cycle. If you were explaining the project life cycle to Gary, you could say that all of the following are true statements about the
Marcy is the project manager of the GQD Project for her organization.She is working with Stan, the project sponsor, and they are identifying the most likely phases for this type of project work. Why would an organization divide a project into phases?A. To provide better management and control of
Management has asked you to help them identify the points of the project where the risk of failure is highest and lowest. As a general rule, at which point is the risk of failure the lowest, but the consequence of failure the highest?A. During the early stages.B. During the middle stages.C. During
Projects move through a logical progression from the initiation to the project closure. It’s important to understand the fluctuation of costs, schedules, resources, and risks within the logical progression of the project life cycle. Which of the following describes the early stages of a
As the project manager, you must work with your project team to identify the project and the project phases within the project schedule.This identification helps to communicate expectations and outcomes of the project work. The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to the
You are the project manager of the GHY Project for your organization.You have been tasked with creating new software for your web site which must also be available to users on mobile devices. There are several deliverables that must be documented for this project. Which of the following best
Marci Koening, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the project phase review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?A. Lessons learned B. The kill point C. Earned value management D. Conditional advancement
There is a difference between the project, the project life cycle, the project schedule, and the overall project objective. At the core of these terms is the project life cycle. The project life cycle comprises which of the following?A. Phases B. Milestones C. Estimates D. Activities
Project managers and functional managers need to be able to recognize a condition that is best suited for a project, and a condition that is an operation within an entity. Which one of the following is an example of operations?A. Creating a new community park B. Designing a new car C. Sending
Erin is a new project manager who is working toward her CAPM. She has been assigned a small project in her organization, but she feels that she could use some additional training, coaching, and mentoring. Where will a project manager most likely get project management mentoring?A. Project
Jane is a senior project manager in your company. Wally is a new project manager who is working toward his CAPM certification. Jane decides that Wally would be a good candidate to manage a subproject in the organization. Brenda, the project sponsor, isn’t certain what Jane means by a subproject.
Project managers need interpersonal skills, such as likeability, to help get the project work done. The project manager needs interpersonal skills to be effective in any organization and project. Which one of the following is not an example of an interpersonal skill?A. Financial management and
Project managers must be aware of the political and social environments that the project operates within. These environments can affect the project’s ability to operate, can limit working hours, or cause embarrassment when the project manager assumes other cultures are the same as hers. Which one
You are the project manager of the GHY Project for your company and you’re working with the key project stakeholders to define the requirements of the project. One of the stakeholders mentions that there are industry standards, but there are also regulations for the project to consider. What is
Harold is the project manager of the JHG Project for his company and he’s meeting with the key stakeholders to describe the deliverables of the project that will be implemented. Hanna, one of the stakeholders, is confused on why Harold talks about results of the project that aren’t necessarily
Projects are temporary endeavors to create a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following does not relate to the concept of“temporary” in project management?A. The project team B. The market window status on which the project is capitalizing C. The project deliverable D. The
Holly is a new project manager and she’s working toward her CAPM certification. She is having some trouble understanding which processes she should implement in her new project based on the available processes in the PMBOK Guide. Of the following, which statement is correct?A. A project manager
While the project manager must balance risks, resources, and other aspects of the project, one of the fundamental concepts is the Iron Triangle. Of the following, which is not part of the Iron Triangle?A. Quality B. Time C. Scope D. Cost
Sam and Sarah are in a heated discussion over a new program in the organization. They are trying to determine who will make the tactical decisions in the projects within the program. Who manages programs?A. Management B. Project sponsors C. Project managers D. Program managers
Your organization utilizes projects, programs, and portfolios. Some of the project team members are confused on what a program is. A program is which one of the following?A. A very large, complex project B. A collection of small projects with a common goal C. A collection of projects with a common
You are the project manager of the HBH Project to install 40 new servers for your company network. You recommend, as part of your project planning, using progressive elaboration. Some of the project team members are confused on this concept. Of the following, which one is the best example of
Ben is a new employee in your organization and he’s been assigned to your project team. Ben doesn’t understand why he is on your project team because he thinks everything is part of the organization’s day-today operations. Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?A.
You’ll need to recognize project management terms and be able to apply them in your CAPM or PMP examination. A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which one of the following?A. A program B. An operation C. A project D. A subproject
30. You are a PgMP, and your former college roommate, Mitzie, is a PMP. Mitzie posted on Facebook that she is an expert C++programmer. And in the same post she says she worked on the NSA Cyber Project. You know that one of these statements is not true.What should you do about Mitzie?A. When Mitzie
29. It is “crunch time” on your special project for the CEO. You and your senior business analyst (SBA) have all the PowerPoint slides ready for the big presentation on Friday. If you look good in this meeting, it could mean a promotion to program manager. You explain the “look good =
28. Joe knows that after he became a PMP, he needs 60 hours of professional development units (PDUs) in a three-year cycle to maintain his certification. As part of his year-end personal planning, he has a look at his profile and is shocked to discover that he needs 49 PDUs in the next four months.
27. As the project manager for the “Go Green!” project, you have prepared your final project report, which includes your lessons learned. You then had a meeting with as many members of your project team that were available to review them. Your next step is to:A. Add items as appropriate to the
26. It is imperative that you keep your budget in control. Project governance has been established to keep budgets within 10% of what was planned and report weekly when costs are more or less than this threshold. Which of the following facets of cost control is least useful in controlling your
25. You assign one of your junior staff to track the actual start and finish of activities and milestones to ensure they are being performed against the planned timeline. They report regularly any deviations and keep the plan updated as changes occur. Which of the following processes is most
24. What is the objective of the use of a procurement audit on a project when conducted in the Close Project or Phase process?A. Identify when legal action should be started.B. Terminate the nonperforming suppliers’ contracts.C. Identify who signed the nonperforming contracts.D. Identify success
23. The project you are managing has a problem that requires the contract with a seller to be modified. The alteration to the contract is in accordance with the change control terms of the contract and project. The best time to make this change to the contract is:A. Never; the contract cannot be
22. A consultant has been reviewing your Monitor Risks process outputs.She lists many actions that are required to bring the project into compliance with the project management plan. What are these actions called?A. Recommended preventive actions B. Risk register updates C. Recommended corrective
21. You have been working on defining the procedures by which the project scope and product scope can be changed. In which process is your team engaged?A. Validate Scope B. Plan Configuration Management C. Initial Scope Definition D. Control Scope
20. You have been assigned as the project manager on a project focused on developing a new process for your organization called configuration management. Which of the following identifies the functions this process performs?A. Identifying, submitting, approving, tracking, and validating changes B.
19. You are working in an adaptive environment. You want to streamline team member access to information and have transparent decision making. The most effective project reporting technique in this situation would be to:A. Set up an intranet site B. Email and fax project status reports C. Form an
18. Design for X (DfX) is a(n):A. Set of technical guidelines for the optimization of a specific aspect of the product design B. Situational guideline for using agile approaches C. Specific design tool that addresses specific aspects of a mature product D. Agile tool used by everybody throughout
17. The Manage Project Knowledge process consists of:A. Managing tacit and explicit knowledge B. Knowledge sharing and codifying implicit knowledge C. Making sure tools and techniques are shared by the stakeholders D. Ensuring that all stakeholder knowledge needs are met
16. Finally, after three months of negotiating with the resource allocation manager, a new business analyst, Sharon, has been added to your current project team. Given the introduction of a new team member, which team development stage might your team fall into?A. Forming B. Storming C. Norming D.
15. Seller proposals is an input to:A. Plan Procurement Management B. Request Procurements C. Procurement Strategy D. Conduct Procurements
14. Which of the following trends and emerging practices in procurement management could have a negative effect on the success of your project?A. Advances in tools B. Permanent engagements C. More advanced risk management D. Changing contracting processes
13. A key benefit of the Manage Team process is that it:A. Requires subject matter experts to create sustainable solutions B. Selects team members who can deal with high rates of change C. Implements a zero-sum reward and recognition system for the team D. Influences team behavior to optimize
12. You are leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan. Which of the following actions would be least helpful to you?A. Allocate available resources.B. Manage organizational interfaces.C. Analyze work performance data.D. Leverage prior organizational knowledge.
11. The project has produced a requirements traceability matrix that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle. Which statement describes the purpose of the requirements traceability matrix?A. It describes in detail the project’s deliverables and the
10. You just graduated from a prestigious university and you have been appointed to your first job as a project manager. Your project charter has been approved, and you now have a dedicated team who is working with you in planning the project. So far, you have prepared your scope and quality
9. You have a team of 12 people who are working on various parts of a project whose purpose is to facilitate the buying and selling of bigbox stores that have closed. You have a WBS, and now you are developing your scope baseline. Which of the following should you include in your project
8. Given the planning data for your project, SEMAJ, you have identified the need to use several contractors for three parts of the multiyear project. As you determine specific procurement strategies after analyzing the involved WBS elements, your next step is to:A. Analyze the project scope
7. You are a construction project manager working on a new office building in the outskirts of your city. You are developing your project management plan that assumes a dedicated project team. The plan for the project forecasts a two-year schedule. As part of the plan, you need to consider:A.
6. A residual risk is assessed to have a probability of 0.1 and an impact value of $50,000. What is the EMV of the residual risk?A. $1,000 B. $5,000 C. $50,000 D. EMV does not apply to residual risk.
5. You are a newly hired project manager working on your first project at a law firm with the goal of upgrading information security. The two managing partners at the law firm are used to getting their way and are pressuring you to meet only their needs and not to involve the remaining 30 lawyers
3. You have been asked by the project management team to determine the best development life cycle for the new microwave cooking devices project. Customer value and quality will be incorporated in real time during development. Your most appropriate response to this request is to:A. Indicate that
2. You have been assigned as project manager for a project to develop a new line of microwave cooking devices. You understand that projects drive change in organizations. The project seems to be a clever idea.What is the next thing you should do?A. Determine the link to the strategic objectives of
1. You must present your project budget to the project sponsor for approval. You are anticipating some of the questions that she may ask about how the project benefits the organization. The following table shows expected cash flow for five years, given project completion in Year 1. What is the
25. Leslie is the president of the PMI chapter in a capital city of a South America country. She is a senior project manager for a U.S.-based oil company. The company is bidding on offshore oil rights. Leslie knows that it is a “generally accepted business practice” to pay a“service fee” to
24. Ethan is a new PMP. After a long, tiring budget meeting, he whines about the professional conduct requirements of PMI. What do you tell Ethan about why it is important to be an ethical PMI member?A. It maintains the integrity of PMI as an organization.B. It is good for morale, job security, and
23. Harley, your boss, has been a project manager for nearly 30 years and is nearing retirement. At happy hour on Friday, you saw Harley drink six beers in one hour. Then he stubbed out his cigar, fumbled in his pocket for his car keys, and stumbled out the door, ignoring your petition to call him
22. Ryan is a certified PMP and a PMI-ACP running a project using Scrum and lean Agile. He has developed a “how to” manual using Chapter 4 from the PMBOK Guide and the glossary from the Agile Practice Guide. When you read over the manual, you don’t see any registered trademark symbols from
21. Kelly ordered 12 laptops for her customers from an old-time supplier who has a lower cost than amazon.com. In October, Kelly gets a surprise visit from the owner of the laptop company. The owner hands Kelly an envelope with the words “World Series tickets”printed on the outside of the
20. Connor is a PgMP, and his former college roommate, Mitzie, is a PMP. Mitzie posted on Facebook that she is an expert C++programmer. And in the same post she says she worked on the NSA Cyber Project. Connor knows that one of these statements is not true.What should Connor do about Mitzie?A. When
19. The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct from PMI describes the professional standards to which members and certificants must adhere. These professional standards fall into all the following categories except:A. Earnestly seek to understand the truth.B. Be truthful in our conduct.C. Strive
18. Cameron has been a PMP since 2004. He is developing an in-house class for his fellow project managers called “How to Pass the PMP Exam—on Your First—and ONLY Attempt.” He has downloaded the PMP Handbook from the Project Management Institute website—for free—because he is a PMI
17. Violation of the Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct may result in which of the following?A. Sanctions by the PMI B. Legal proceedings C. Salary deductions D. Name shame
16. Harper Grace is a consulting project manager temporarily assigned to the Axis Nuclear Power project. She is a subject matter expert on water treatment in a nuclear power plant. During the execution phase, she discovers that the water from the reactor is being filtered once, not three times, as
15. While managing the contracts for a project, Hudson becomes aware that a team member is engaging in dishonest behavior for personal gain. Hudson is applying the professional standard of Mandatory:Honesty in this situation. What should Hudson do?A. Hold a team meeting.B. Disclose this behavior.C.
14. When describing the culture that Sheryl tries to encourage in the project team, she tries to create an environment in which others feel safe to tell the truth, and Sheryl uses this as an example of appropriate behavior. The Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
13. Janel is the PMP Emeritus at JLH, Inc. She lives by the ethics and values of the Code. In your onboarding slide deck, Janel talks about embracing the Code and advancing the project management profession by becoming a PMP. What is the vision and purpose of the Project Management Institute Code
12. While negotiating a contract with a supplier, Renee realizes that she already knows one of the other parties in a professional capacity. The professional standard of Mandatory: Fairness applies in this situation. What is the best thing for Renee to do?A. Ask to be reassigned to another
11. Colleen is a new PMP working as a part-time project manager on a new intelligent analytics system. She is “pretty sure” this new application will allow her company to trace every phone call made throughout the world. She decides to wait a while and see if her suspicions are true.
10. It is “crunch time” on Isaac’s special project for the CEO. Isaac and his senior business analyst (SBA) have all the PowerPoint slides ready for the big presentation on Friday. If Isaac looks good in this meeting, it could mean a promotion to program manager. He explains the “look good
9. Olivia Rae is in a project meeting and another project manager acts in a way that is insulting to another member of the team. She knows this is a breach of the Mandatory: Respect professional standard.What is the next best thing for Olivia Rae to do?A. Remind the team member, inside the meeting,
8. In project meetings, William often takes time to listen to others’points of view, seeking to understand them. In a bidder conference, he overheard a procurement officer disclose some competitor pricing information to a prospective seller. The competitor and the prospective seller are both on
7. It is the duty of project managers to show high regard for themselves, for others, and for the resources entrusted to them. The Project Management Institute Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct refers to this behavior as:A. Honesty B. Responsibility C. Respect D. Fairness
6. Breck has been selected to lead a worldwide IT conversion project.Her company acquired an outsourcing group from another country.Some of her team members will be assigned as part of a matrix project environment. After the project kickoff meeting, two of her teammates are laughing and joking
5. As a project manager, Kimberly is expected to take ownership for the decisions she makes or fails to make, the actions she takes or fails to take, and the resulting consequences. What best fits this description of the conduct of a project manager, as defined in the Project Management Institute
4. Jason knows that after he became a PMP, he needs 60 hours of professional development units (PDUs) in a three-year cycle to maintain his certification. As part of his year-end personal planning, he has a look at his profile and is shocked to discover that he needs 49 PDUs in the next four
3. What was the basis used by practitioners in the project management community to develop the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct?A. Experience of successful negotiations for budgets B. Contract law as practiced in participating countries C. International legal standards and procedures D.
2. What is the purpose of the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in project management?A. Keep unqualified project managers out of contracts.B. Enable prosecution of poorly performing project managers.C. Identify project managers who are not qualified.D. Instill confidence in the project
1. Practitioners in the project management profession use the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct as a reference. In this context, the statement that all project managers are committed to doing what is right and honorable refers to:A. Persons to whom the code applies B. Vision and purpose C.
28. Your project is complete. It was the first project in your company to use the agile approach. The deliverables were identified by the product owner. Some of the stakeholders are concerned about quality and have not signed off on the deliverables. The best way to collect feedback on the
27. You are a senior project manager working on developing a new production line for ice pops. After six months of a one-year project, you are told that the company is losing money because of interest rate changes; your project is canceled, and all the team members, contractors, and full-time staff
26. Your agile project team has successfully demonstrated the final deliverable of a year-long project. Your CIO is sold on the iterative/adaptive approach. The PMO is asking you to join them and support agile for all projects throughout the company. The final product is in use, and the customers
25. The Close Phase or Project process is used to close a contract. All the following procurement documentation is collected except:A. Payment records B. Information on cost performance C. Inspection results D. Buyer’s meeting minutes
24. Because you are a PMP with 19 years of manufacturing experience, you have been awarded a one-year, fixed-price contract to lead a project to design and build electric bicycles. These new bicycles will use nucleovoltaic cells. The chief scientist at the company informs you that the nucleovoltaic
23. Your project had work done by a vendor. Inspections have been performed to ensure the work conforms to quality standards.Contract documentation has been audited by the contracting office.Before the contract can be closed, it has a stipulation that 75%adoption by users be achieved in the
22. You established an assumption log early in the project to record assumptions and constraints about the schedule and enhance collaboration with stakeholders. You will most likely use the assumption log to do which of the following during Close Project or Phase?A. Store start and end dates for
21. Which of the following is a key output of contract closure?A. Verifying product acceptance based on the contract B. Documenting delivery of documentation for products C. Documenting contract termination and reasons why D. Vendor performance records and reports
20. Which of the following is a key input to contract closure?A. Record of training B. Project schedule C. Risk register D. Termination notice
19. As project manager for an international training company, you are responsible for new product development and maintenance of existing training products. Ninety percent of the development is outsourced to contract professionals. Processes are in place to consistently manage product development,
18. As project manager for an international training company, you are responsible for new product development and maintenance of existing training products. Ninety percent of the development is outsourced to contract professionals. A system of processes is in place to consistently manage product
17. You will need documentation to justify closing requirements as you shut down the various phases of your project. Which of the following is most needed to commence closure proceedings for the phase?A. Change requests B. Performance reports C. Variance reports D. Lessons learned
16. You are part of a National Health Services that has been delivering benefits to stakeholders during the last seven months. Fourteen projects are in progress, and you are managing one of them. Three will be finishing up in the next week, ten will be completing in the month following, and your
15. Your project is ready to be closed: all deliverables have been met, and you have met the planned benefits as described in the benefits management plan. As you are preparing the project final report, you should emphasize:A. Benefits realized by phase B. Transition steps to ongoing operations C.
14. As the project manager for the “Go Green!” project, you have prepared your final project report, which includes your lessons learned. You then had a meeting with as many members of your project team that were available to review them. Your next step is to:A. Add items as appropriate to the
13. You are preparing your final report on the “Go Green!” project. A key item to include in this report is:A. Unresolved schedule issues B. Unforeseen risks C. Resource utilization management D. A graph of the benefits realization by phase
12. After two years, your “Go Green!” project has completed all of its multiple phases. It is time to release your project team members.What should you do first?A. Return staff members to their functional departments.B. Refer to the resource management plan.C. Work with the human resource
11. Because your budget and accounting systems are not integrated with your project management information system, it is difficult to relate expenditures, especially between different project phases. What action should you take in the best interest of your project?A. Assign a member of the

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