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PMP Project Management Professional Practice Exams 1st Edition Haner, James L - Solutions
10. You are managing a section of a large project and have adopted an integrated change control system for the constant flow of changes from the project team. Which of the following describes how you would act on changes?A. Approve changes that cost less than 10% of the budget.B. Automatically
9. You are planning a project and wish to introduce the concept of integrated change control to your team. What is the best way to describe the use of integrated change control to the team?A. Change control applies to the inception stage to define the scope only.B. Change control applies from the
8. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of using preventive actions in a project?A. It reduces the probability of negative consequences related to risks.B. It reduces the impact of negative consequences related to risks.C. It increases the project budget to allow for some
7. One of the tools you use during project management is the “earned value technique.” Which of the following best explains why you are using the earned value technique?A. Future performance can be made to exactly meet the plan.B. Past performance can be measured to an accuracy of less than
6. When running a project, the project manager must manage the project work. Which of the following is part of effectively monitoring and controlling the project progress?A. Email the team the schedule according to the plan.B. Record the actual progress on tasks daily.C. Compare actual activity
5. You are managing a project that is in progress. Many tasks have been completed, some are in progress, and others are yet to start. You are reviewing your work load related to the work performance monitoring of the activities in the project. When is the best time to collect this information?A. At
4. 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.
3. You are the project manager for a small project team for a project that has a set of approved functional requirements. In one of the regular meetings, your software developer team member, Patty, proposes an additional feature to the system. As project manager, you remind the team that they must
2. Your company, Stay Home Shopping Network (SHSN), a creative and fluid family business that sells products using television network combined with a data streaming service, is about to be bought out by a corporate conglomerate that already owns 18% of the company stock, Home Quality Value
1. On your project, a configuration audit has been scheduled. Your best C++ programmer, Radhika, asks you what this process entails. Your response should indicate that:A. Configuration audits involve reviewing deliverables with the customer or sponsor to ensure they are completed satisfactorily and
124. What Project Integration Management processes do you manage as a part of the Executing process group?A. Integrate Team, Develop Team, Close Team B. Project Integration Planning, Acquire Project Team, Integrate Team C. Direct and Manage Project Work, Manage Project Knowledge D. Acquire Project
123. Which of the following tool sets will be most useful in facilitating project management activities to deliver the benefits of the project?A. Creating the milestone plan B. Estimating the task schedule C. Estimating resource usage D. Measuring project performance
122. A quantitative standard of measurement typically used in projects to measure performance and progress is a:A. Metric B. Process C. Tool D. Technique
121. A new team member has joined your project team and asks you what is a project deliverable from a generic perspective rather than for your project. Which of the following is the best answer to this question?A. All items consumed in the project during the execution B. The goods that are
120. You are managing a project that is time critical and essential for the survival of the business. You have many changes on this project.Which of the following do you spend your time scheduling into the work for the project team?A. Likely changes to the schedule B. Change requests to the scope
119. During the execution of a project, many influences drive a project manager’s activities. Which of the following is an input to this process?A. Outstanding defects and faults B. Administrative procedure edits C. Approved change requests D. Postponed change requests
118. You are asked by your line manager to describe your current activities as a project manager. You list the activities as “obtain, manage, and use resources to accomplish the project objectives.” In what process group is this project?A. Initiating B. Executing C. Planning D. Monitoring and
117. You are managing the execution of a project in your organization.You work with many people and groups regularly during this stage of a project. With whom do you work closely to direct, manage, and execute the project?A. The project initiator and sponsor B. The business unit as the customer C.
116. You are managing a project that is running late. You have proposed corrective actions that will affect the schedule baseline. These actions are called:A. Change requests B. Action change control C. Schedule baseline updates D. Project scope updates
115. You are managing the execution stage of a project. Your responsibilities include gathering data on actual start and finish dates of activities, along with remaining durations for work in progress.The work you are doing is involved with:A. Cost variance analysis B. Performance measurement C.
114. As a project manager you must audit the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used. This is part of which of the following processes?A. Improve Quality Standards B. Manage Quality C.
113. You are coaching a new team member in your project. One of her functions is to recommend corrective actions to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization. This falls under the Manage Quality process ITTOs (inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs). This list of actions is
112. A project manager is reviewing a project that is in progress. She is trying to identify the best project practices being used and gaps between best practices and current practices, as well as sharing the best practices introduced or implemented in similar projects in the organization. This is
111. Which of the following is an input to the Manage Quality process?A. Quality metrics B. Project requirements C. Change requests D. Validated deliverables
110. You meet with the project sponsor, and the conversation covers the following topics: availability, competencies, experience, interests, and costs of the potential project team. A list or chart of these items is known as a(n):A. Enterprise environmental factor (EEF)B. Project resource histogram
109. To help you manage the project team, you are using a system that documents who is responsible for resolving a specific problem by a target date. This system is called using (a):A. Project risk register B. Change control C. Project issue log D. Performance reports
108. Checking skills improvements, recording current competencies, and monitoring reduction in team turnover rates are related to:A. Project staff assignments B. Project team building activities C. Recognition and reward systems D. Team performance assessment
107. Tracking team performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and coordinating changes to enhance project performance are all part of which process?A. Develop Team B. Perform Team C. Manage Team D. Build Team
106. Which type of organization complicates the management of the project team?A. Functional B. Matrix C. Projectized D. Hierarchical
105. You are required to develop a recognition and reward system for your project office. Which of the following is an appropriate basis for this system?A. Reward only desirable behavior B. Reward the team member of the month C. Reward all team members who work overtime D. Reward individualism,
104. At your personal performance review, your line manager suggests many areas in which you can improve. These include understanding better the sentiments of the project team members and acknowledging their concerns. These skills are most related to:A. Effective team working B. Communication
103. You are discussing the work that you have been doing with a colleague. The activities include assisting others when the workload is unbalanced, sharing information, and communicating in diverse ways to suit individual team members. This group of activities is related to:A. Communications
102. You have been asked to give details of how you propose to develop the project team. What description best describes what you should be doing?A. Improve the competencies of team members B. Document the resource calendars of team members C. Assign the appropriate people to activities on the
101. You have many reports, including analysis of project forecasts, status of issues and risks, and work completed during the Manage Communications process. The collective name for this information is:A. Performance measurements B. Forecast completion C. Performance reports D. Deliverables status
100. Work performance reports on the status of deliverables and what has been accomplished in the project is part of which process group?A. Initiating B. Executing C. Closing D. Planning
99. You have been asked to collect and provide performance information to the project stakeholders. This action is called:A. Baselining the schedule B. Stakeholder management C. Performance analysis D. Performance reporting
98. Which of the following is the recommended way of reporting on project progress to stakeholders?A. Regularly at preset times B. Comprehensively at the end of the project C. Regularly and on exception D. On exception and at the end of the project
97. You have completed an end-of-phase review meeting. Several actions and suggestions have been given to you as the project manager. You must document these and ensure that they become part of the project and organizational process assets (OPAs) from this point on. These actions and suggestions
96. When engaging project stakeholders, you may use many different techniques, including written and oral and both giving and receiving.These techniques are examples of what type of skills?A. Influence B. Negotiating C. Delegation D. Communications
95. Documenting the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and the root causes and of the effectiveness of managing risk is called (a):A. Implement risk responses B. Risk identification C. Risk analysis D. Risk audit
94. You are part of a team running a complex project spanning several years and involving several subcontractors. The contracts signed for this project might or will end during:A. Any phase of the project B. The completion phase C. The execution phase D. The acceptance phase
93. The part of the procurement process involving obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract is called:A. Qualified sellers list B. Bidder conference C. Conduct procurements D. Selected sellers
92. The project sponsor asks you to be certain that you ensure that all prospective sellers have a clear and collective understanding of the procurement you require. He suggests you have a structured meeting to do this. What type of meeting is being suggested?A. Request seller responses B. Contract
91. Within the Conduct Procurements process, the procurement management plan, seller proposals, and source selection criteria are examples of:A. Contract types B. Tools and techniques C. Inputs D. Outputs
90. The specific technique for evaluating sellers’ proposals that involves evaluation of the proposals by a multidiscipline team containing members with specialist knowledge in each of the areas covered by the proposed contract is called a(n):A. Seller rating system B. Expert judgment C.
89. A large defense contractor has an established safety project to support manufacturing operations. Recent regulatory changes from government regulators and increased risks related to new work have increased operational cost substantially. You need to select contractors. Which of the following
88. You sent out RFPs to three vendors and received their offers.Currently you are reviewing the offers to choose potential vendors and negotiate contract conditions and are involved in the Conduct Procurements process. Which of the following are you expected to have to complete this process?A.
87. Outsourcing resources from around the world and having staff resources work remotely are two resource optimization methods that will increase your need to manage diversity in your project. Given the global nature of team resourcing present in your company, awareness of the diverse population in
86. A large defense contractor has an established safety project to support manufacturing operations. Recent regulatory changes from government regulators and increased risks related to new work have increased operational cost substantially. You have instituted a process to provide timely and
85. A major filmmaker has established a large project to enhance the technologies for special effects development for several upcoming productions. Several teams are working on the project, and resources are shared between the project and ongoing operations. To develop some of your project team,
84. A household appliance company has established a major project to upgrade numerous products using projects for each product. The director of research and development will oversee all the projects, and the CFO will ensure that the benefits are realized from these upgrades by conducting
83. Which project management processes in the Executing process group provide change requests as an input to the Perform Integrated Change Control process?A. Direct and Manage Project Execution, Schedule Control B. Manage Quality, Project Contract Administration C. Direct and Manage Project Work,
82. In addition to producing deliverables, the Direct and Manage Project Work process implements which of the following the least?A. Approved change requests B. Corrective actions C. Key performance indicators D. Preventive actions
81. You have just been appointed as the project manager for a new project at Smart Planes, Inc., and are responsible for the development of a new innovative unmanned aerial vehicle. This is your first largescale project, and you know that the project management plan execution is your primary
80. Gary is using appropriate project plans to ensure all phases of his project are managed and carried out according to criteria that have been established. Which plan will he review and adjust to reflect needed changes to personnel based on skill sets and the need to be moved from one project to
79. Samantha is performing an evaluation of her project using the Manage Quality process to provide confidence that the project will comply with the quality policy and standards. Which of the following is least useful as an input for performing the Manage Quality process?A. Quality management plan
78. Samantha is the newly assigned project manager for a proposed project to provide basic cable service to retirement facilities nationwide. She establishes a formal documented procedure to define how work will be authorized to ensure work is done by the right organization, at the right time, and
77. You are a project manager and are periodically verifying that team leaders are adhering to established project management methodologies and delivering products that meet business and technical requirements. What major project management theme do these activities most support?A. Manage quality
76. As a project manager, you are assuring that benefits management and stakeholder engagement are carried out according to established policies and plans. Where in the project life cycle do these activities occur?A. Pre-project setup B. Initiation C. Project planning D. Execution
75. What are the key outputs of the Conduct Procurements process?A. Evaluation criteria, proposals, and qualified sellers lists B. Evaluation criteria and project preferred-vendor lists C. RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs D. Procurement statement of work, selected sellers, and change requests
74. There are many methods for communicating key information within the project team. Which of the following methods is most useful for collecting, sharing, and distributing timely information to stakeholders?A. Written reports distributed through a channeling system B. Meetings and conferences
73. One technique you can use to develop a project team is to place the team members in the same physical location. This technique enhances the team’s ability to perform and is commonly referred to as:A. Co-location B. Geographic leveling C. Remote staffing D. Peer transfer
72. You are focused on creating new knowledge that helps achieve the project’s objectives while simultaneously contributing to organizational learning for the company and the project team. Which of the following is the most important part of knowledge management?A. Reporting project data B.
71. You plan to staff your project using internal company staff and to avoid the use of consultants and contractors. Which of the following will be least useful to you in trying to staff internally?A. Identifying existing personnel qualified for open positions B. Negotiating for existing personnel
70. As you execute a project, you use appropriate project plans to ensure all facets of the project are managed and carried out consistent with the project governance criteria you established. Which plan do you review and adjust to reflect needed changes to personnel that are moved from project to
69. You are managing project communications and are wondering what tools to use as part of the PMIS. The least effective tool to use so that stakeholders can easily retrieve the information they need in a timely manner is:A. Work performance reports B. Social media C. Web conferencing D. Blogs
68. While executing the Solar Panel Retraining project, you need to capture status and store data in the project management information system. To maintain accurate and current information for the diverse set of stakeholders on this project, you will need to consolidate the approach to information
67. You’ve been assigned as the replacement project manager for a project that is already in the executing phase. After a brief period of ramping up on the project, you have determined you will need to make changes to the project as you go forward. Which of the following will you need least to
66. A major metropolitan city has lost over 40% of its manufacturing jobs due to outsourcing overseas. Left with a large volume of skilled workers from the manufacturing sector, the city and businesses have combined their efforts to generate a new class of manufacturing jobs building ecofriendly
65. Several options are available to you in formulating the team on a project. Which of the following is a common method for staffing projects?A. Requesting resources from the directors of functional managers through the project management office B. Procuring resources from family members C.
64. To make sure there is an evaluation of overall project performance, you manage the quality on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will comply with the quality policy and standards. Which of the following is least useful as an input for managing quality?A. Quality control
63. You establish a formal documented procedure to define how work will be authorized to ensure work is done by the right people at the right time and in the right sequence. Which of the following is this a description of?A. Work authorization system B. Project management information system C.
62. Your construction project has identified four possible vendors who can connect the water and sewer lines to the municipality’s main water and sewer trunk. To select a subcontractor for this work, which of the following will be most useful in managing the selection process fairly and
61. Your current project is construction oriented with a variety of subcontractors bidding on various parts of the work. Which of the following will be least useful in assessing potential contractors you will use?A. Request for proposal (RFP)B. Request for information (RFI)C. Return on investment
60. A major educational institution is late in developing a project that allows students to attend classes and complete educational requirements online. This has resulted in a 20% reduction in enrollment and led the executive board to establish a project that will increase enrollment in the next
59. What Project Resource Management processes do you manage as a part of the Executing process group?A. Acquire Resources, Develop Team, Manage Team B. Initiate Team, Develop Team, Close Team C. Human Resource Planning, Acquire Project Team, Develop Project Team D. Initiate Team, Acquire Team,
58. The project you are managing is complex and challenging. This has resulted in concerns by several of the staff on this project that their performance may be viewed poorly in relation to others on less complex and demanding projects. Which of the reward and recognition policies will assist you
57. More and more organizations today are becoming globally diversified. Outsourcing resources from around the world and having staff work remotely are two optimization methods that will increase your need to manage diversity in your project. Awareness of the diverse population in your project will
56. To motivate the team, it is essential to use appropriate tools and techniques to increase commitment to the project objectives. Which of the following skills will be most useful in generating the highest level of commitment?A. Conflict resolution between team members B. Analyzing data and
55. Most of your staff has been assigned to you temporarily from various functional departments. Even so, you want to motivate them as much as possible and make sure their level of commitment is high. Which of the following will help you manage their career development the most?A. Identify career
54. Which of the following processes is focused on creating the project’s intended benefits?A. Plan Risk Management B. Manage Quality C. Direct and Manage Project Work D. Manage Project Knowledge
53. Even though your matrix management organization uses projects extensively to bring change to the company, nearly all decisions are made by and are the responsibility of functional managers. Project managers are primarily facilitators for their respective projects.Which of the following will be
52. Many key resources from other projects in the organization will be needed on the new project you are starting. Which of the following should you apply as constraints when you level the related resources?A. Schedule, budget, quality B. Schedule, availability, level of expertise C. Time,
51. A new project needs to be chartered to ensure adjustments are made to keep the project work aligned with new strategic goals related to the reductions in fuel economy. Which of the following techniques/notations is least useful in chartering new projects?A. The “rich picture” approach B.
50. Which of the following tool sets will be most useful in facilitating project management activities to deliver the benefits of the project?A. Creation of the milestone plan B. Measuring project performance C. Estimation of task schedule D. Estimating resource usage
49. A major automotive manufacturer is working hard to adjust to recent legislative changes to the fuel mileage ratings on new vehicles. The government has changed the calculation methods to make the determination for gas mileage more realistic. This has caused the distance ratings to decline and
48. Key skills are needed to manage project data and the flow of information in and out of project processes. Which of the following is least useful in consolidating project data?A. Organizing various data metrics B. Using reporting tools to create and assemble the reports C. Clarifying
47. You will be producing many outputs during the execution phase, such as deliverables, work performance data, and the issue log. You will also be implementing which of the following during the execution phase?A. Project scope, business case, project charter B. Project management plan,
46. Who is primarily responsible for execution of the project management plan?A. Project manager and project team B. Project sponsor and project manager C. Program sponsor and project manager D. Program manager and project manager
45. You are obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract. Which of the following is an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Conduct Procurements process?A. List of preferred sellers that have been prequalified B. Resource management systems C. Prior
44. Your project team is collecting requirements. Sally has proposed interviewing as an elicitation technique to gather information from three system operators working three different shifts to cover their job tasks in a 24-hour period. She anticipates she will need two hours per shift from each
43. You have been hired by a large organization to apply agile techniques and approaches. Your job is to move the organization from being internally focused to being focused outwardly on the customer experience. The PMO is a stumbling block; their lack of support in establishing an organizational
42. You are in the process of implementing agreed-upon risk response plans. Which of the following actions is least likely to occur?A. A change request to the cost baseline B. A change request to the schedule baseline C. A change request to the scope baseline D. An update to the project team
41. Which of the following project communications artifacts would be most useful in managing communications?A. Issue log B. Schedule progress C. Risk register D. Communications management plan
40. 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
39. Frederick Herzberg’s two-factor theory, also known as motivationhygiene theory or intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, concludes that certain factors in the workplace can cause job satisfaction and a separate set of factors can cause dissatisfaction. Which of the following factors would be
38. In David McClelland’s needs-based motivational model, this determined results-driven approach is almost invariably present in the character makeup of all successful project managers:A. People with strong achievement motivation B. A strong power/authority motivation C. Strong affiliation
37. Conflict is a reality that project managers face every day. Successful conflict resolution can produce positive results for everyone. When the project manager actively works to increase stakeholder support and minimize resistance, it is an example of which process?A. Plan Conflict Management B.
36. The least effective way to motivate team members is to ensure there is adequate:A. Opportunity to grow B. Application of professional skills C. Financial reward D. Appreciation
35. Two of the common quality improvement tools are:A. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) and three-point estimating B. Design of experiments (DOE) and Mean time between failure(MTBF)C. Logical data models and Suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers (SIPOC)D.
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