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PMP Project Management Professional Practice Exams 1st Edition Haner, James L - Solutions
34. Which of the following inputs for the Develop Team process documents the team values and operating guidelines?A. Team charter B. Project team assignments C. Agile team manifesto D. Single-team process framework
33. 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
32. Corporate communications requirements are an example of:A. Organizational process assets B. A best practice in information management C. A knowledge requirement for knowledge management D. Enterprise environmental factors
31. 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
30. Effective project managers know that resources needed for the project can be acquired internally or externally. Which of the following outputs of the Acquire Resources process documents the material, equipment, and supplies that will be used in the project?A. Project team assignments B.
29. You have an optimistic, positive opinion of your project team, and you use a decentralized, participative management style. Douglas McGregor called this:A. Theory Y B. Theory X C. Theory W D. Theory Z
28. You are a junior project manager assigned to your first takeover project. The team does not feel confident in their own abilities. In fact, they show feelings of inferiority for assignments. What level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is not being met?A. Safety B. Self-esteem C. Physiological
27. Negotiation is a key interpersonal and team skill used in the Conduct Procurements process. The negotiation should be led by:A. The project manager working on behalf of the project sponsor B. The senior member of the steering committee C. A member of the procurement team who is authorized to
26. 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.
25. You are translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities. Which of the following inputs will be least helpful to you?A. Quality control measurements B. Process improvement plan C. Lessons learned register D. Risk report
24. Seller proposals is an input to:A. Plan Procurement Management B. Request Procurements C. Procurement Strategy D. Conduct Procurements
23. An effective way to ensure that no prospective bidders receive preferential treatment is to hold a vendor conference. A vendor conference should be held:A. Before you prepare the request for quotation (RFQ) so prices can be submitted by prospective sellers B. Before prospective sellers submit
22. 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
21. Which of the following is a tool and technique of the Manage Communications process?A. Reporting performance B. Project reporting C. Work performance reports D. Project communications
20. 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
19. A structured, independent process to determine whether project activities comply with project policies, processes, and procedures is called a:A. Quality inspection B. Quality audit C. Retrospective D. Quality demo
18. Translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities during the execution phase is:A. Execute Quality Management B. Manage Quality C. Control Quality D. Project Quality Management
17. One of your key stakeholders is upset about the quality of the demo from the last iteration. During the retrospective, one of the developers openly blames the other team members through the entire meeting to the point of hurting people’s feelings. You step in and remind the team that the
16. Decision making is the ability to negotiate and influence the project team. A guideline for effective decision making is:A. Follow a decision-making process B. Seek a compromise/reconcile solution C. Improve the efficiency of conflict resolution D. Apply both leadership and management techniques
15. Leadership and management are about getting things done. In the execution phase, leadership differs from management in that:A. Leadership is about demonstrating the value of project management B. Management is about delivering better strategic outcomes C. Leadership includes making sure the
14. 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
13. You are outlining and guiding the selection of resources and assigning them to their respective activities. Which of the following tools and techniques would be least helpful to you?A. Decision making B. Resource calendars C. Negotiation D. Pre-assignment
12. You have been working on the SecureAI project for six months. You are scheduled to meet with your steering committee to review project performance next week. You have met individually with each member of the steering committee to better understand their concerns and issues. You found that one
11. Although people may say they can identify, assess, and manage their personal feelings, many teams experience tension and uncooperative behaviors among teammates. You have recognized this on projects where you have been a team member, especially virtual teams. Now that you are a project manager,
10. Your last assignment before retirement is to design and develop the next-generation handheld device. You have used functional decomposition to create three subprojects in your project: video, audio, and AI. You must consider maintenance and customer support for your new product. Your three
9. Your team is a weak matrix one, and given travel restrictions, you will not have any face-to-face meetings during this two-year project.During this two-year period, you do not want to lose any project members to either other projects or their functional work. To be successful in this
8. You are establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) in your global company. You know you need to set up knowledge management tools. You also have a chief knowledge officer in your company. She is on the project management team and is recommending the project use library services. Why?A. To
7. As part of your Implement Risk Responses process, for a risk you should:A. Specify the risk thresholds based on the risk appetite of the sponsor B. Encourage risk owners to take necessary action, if required C. Document the risk description and impact if it happens D. Inform project stakeholders
6. As part of implementing risk responses, you are updating your risk report. You should include:A. Any changes to overall risk exposure B. Impact of identified risks on achieving project benefits C. A change request process for risks that occur that affect project team assignments D. A revised
5. The product development specialist on your current project has the PMP certification. The marketing expert on your team has a master’s degree in project management. To ensure all your project team members, including these two, receive feedback on their performance, you decide to:A. Meet with
4. You are managing a project focused on optimizing company processes to increase efficiencies by taking advantage of economies of scale. A major challenge in the company is the knowledge silos that have appeared in project teams. You are determined to change the culture of your projects to one of
3. You decide to conduct regular QA audits on the SCAN project. The major purpose is to:A. Document best practices and noncompliance issues and forward these to the PMO B. Confirm the implementation of approved change requests C. Verify that the quality management plan is being followed D.
2. A generally accepted practice in project management is to use lessons learned to capitalize on effective and ineffective events that have happened in past projects and to take corrective actions for future work. In addition, the project manager uses lessons learned and communication techniques
1. You are managing a construction project. At 75% through the project, you determine that you are behind schedule. You review the project schedule to determine how to complete the project on time. The project sponsor will not give you any more resources. When analyzing the project schedule, you
96. A project estimate generated during the initiation phase may have an accuracy of:A. −25% to +75%B. −10% to +25%C. −5% to +10%D. −50% to +150%
95. The business case stated a project cost of $2,500,000. You and your team just received the signed project charter and are ready to present a high-level estimate to the project management team. What is the acceptable accuracy range for this estimate?A. $1,187,500 to $4,375,000 B. $1,200,000 to
94. You and your team are estimating the duration of the coding/unit testing phase. Your optimistic estimate is 1,200 hours, your most likely estimate is 1,700 hours, and your pessimistic estimate is 2,000 hours. The resource rate is $150 per hour. What is your cost estimate of the coding/unit test
93. Using the following part of a WBS, what do you know about Activity 3.1.1?A. It is a control account.B. It is used for cost reporting.C. It is the work package.D. It is the milestone above the work package.
92. Your contract and procurement consultant recommends that you establish source selection criteria for each of your sellers’ proposals.What part of the procurement process will this assist?A. Bidder conference B. Plan Procurement Management C. Conduct Procurements D. Buyer requests
91. The procurement and contracting process involves asking such questions as how well the seller meets the contract statement of work, whether the seller has the capacity to meet future requirements, and whether the seller can provide references from previous customers. What is the name given to
90. The contract you are negotiating with a subcontractor involves a set price for a well-defined requirement and incentives for meeting selected objectives. This type of contract is:A. Time and material B. Cost-reimbursable C. Fixed-price D. Cost plus incentive
89. During the Plan Procurement Management process for a project, you decide whether a product or service can be produced by the project team or instead should be purchased. This decision-making process is called:A. Procurement management B. Expert judgment C. Risk management D. Make-or-buy analysis
88. Information such as outcomes of risk reassessments, risk audits, and periodic risk reviews are examples from which of the following?A. Risk management plan B. Approved change requests C. Project documents updates D. Work performance information
87. Your team is developing a part of the risk management plan. For some of the risks, the team decides that a response plan will be executed only when certain predefined conditions exist. What is the term given to this type of risk strategy?A. Contingent B. Sharing C. Exploit D. Enhance
86. The process of project planning that involves developing options, determining actions to enhance opportunities, and reducing threats to project objectives is called:A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis B. Plan Risk Responses C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis D. Probability and Impact Matrix
85. A new member of your project team suggests that you should quantify risks using the lowest, highest, and most likely costs of the WBS elements in the project plan. What is the name for the technique being suggested?A. Three-point estimating B. Probability impact analysis C. Probability
84. As part of your responsibility for managing risks in your project, you rate risks as low, medium, or high. What tool would you typically use to define these categories?A. Probability impact matrix B. Risk register updates C. Assumption analysis D. Checklist analysis
83. The document that contains a list of identified risks and, against each a list of potential responses, the root cause of the risk, and the risk category is called the:A. Risk management plan B. Project issues log C. Risk category checklist D. Risk register
82. Who is responsible for identifying risks in a new project?A. The project manager B. The project sponsor C. Any project personnel D. The main stakeholders
81. The project director advises you that a project should have a balance between risk taking and risk avoidance. This policy is implemented in a project using:A. Risk responses B. Risk analysis C. Risk identification D. Risk classification
80. To be successful, how often should an organization address risk management?A. At every management meeting B. Only in the planning phase C. On high-risk projects only D. Consistently throughout
79. During the planning stage of a project, you decide to assign a member of your project team to be responsible for the distribution of information about the project. Where should you document this decision?A. Project management plan B. Communications management plan C. Project roles and
78. A section of your project plan lists methods and technologies to be used to convey memoranda, email, press releases, and how frequently these should be used. The document that defines these is called a(n):A. Communications management plan B. Organizational assets C. Communications technology D.
77. A project manager must perform many activities when planning and managing a project. These include developing an approach for stakeholder information needs; creating, collecting, distributing, storing, and disposing of project information; and monitoring and controlling communications. These
76. You are in the final stages of planning a project and are considering ways to best influence the team over the course of the project, including bonus structures, perks, and a project website. What best describes what you are defining?A. Staff roles and responsibilities B. Organizational process
75. You are managing a project and ask for additional time to enable you to meet new roles. You list the additional activities, such as setting clear expectations, developing processes for managing conflict, including the team in decision making, and sharing credit for success. The name given to
74. You are planning the resourcing for a project and create a visual representation that illustrates the number of hours that each person will be needed each week over the course of the project schedule.This visual representation is commonly known as a:A. Work breakdown structure B. Task network
73. As part of the project plan documentation, you find a diagram that illustrates the link between work packages and project team members. This diagram is called a(n):A. Hierarchy-type chart B. Responsibility assignment matrix C. Organizational chart D. Dependency diagram
72. You are identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships for a project, as well as creating a staffing management plan for a project. In terms of project management, these activities are known as:A. Planning resource management B. Developing project
71. A team member is following the steps outlined in the process improvement plan. This is needed to improve organizational and project performance. What reference document would the team member use to help with this activity?A. Quality metrics B. Quality audits C. Process analysis D. Quality
70. You have been asked to perform the quality planning for a project.One of the first actions you take is to clarify what some of the measurements on the project are and how the Control Quality process measures these. This action is known as:A. Define quality metrics B. Develop quality checklists
69. You have been asked to detail the steps for analyzing processes to identify activities that enhance the value of those processes. This is called:A. Establishing the quality baseline B. Developing quality checklists C. Establishing quality metrics D. Process improvement planning
68. A team member has been given the task of identifying which quality standards are relevant to this project and determining how to satisfy these standards. In which of the following processes is she engaged?A. Control Quality B. Manage Quality C. Plan Quality Management D. Quality Improvement
67. Building the costs for a current project using characteristics from a mathematical model to help predict the project costs is known as what type of estimating technique?A. Analogous B. Bottom-up C. Parametric D. Three-point
66. A project team member is building the costs for a current project, using costs from a previous similar project that has been completed in your organization. This estimating technique is known as:A. Analogous B. Bottom-up C. Parametric D. Three-point
65. You have been working on a project in the planning stage, developing the likely costs. The project sponsor expects a narrower estimate of the costs because more information is now known.Which of the following is considered a suitable range for this request?A. –100% to +100%B. –5% to +10%C.
64. You are asked to develop a table that includes the schedule milestones, schedule activities, activity attributes, and documented assumptions and constraints. You also include resource requirements by time period, alternative schedules, and scheduling of contingency reserves. The table that you
63. The project you have been planning has been approved by the project management team, and you can now start the execution stage. You have authority for a reference that contains an activity schedule and project start and finish dates. This reference is called:A. The project schedule baseline B.
62. While reviewing a work package that you have assigned to a member of your team, you look at a graphic that shows the activity start, duration, and finish on a time base. This chart is commonly known as a(n):A. Activity float list B. Network diagram C. Work breakdown structure D. Project bar
61. You are asked to review a project that another department has planned for your organization. Your line manager asks you to show her a project overview that shows only the start and end dates of major deliverables, along with key external dependencies. This graphic is known as a:A. Network
60. Your project manager asks you to calculate the theoretical early start and finish dates on your project schedule, along with late start and finish dates, for all the project activities. He suggests you use a forward and backward pass analysis. This technique is known as(the):A. Critical chain
59. You are completing the planning for a project schedule. Because you do not have much information about one activity, you decide to estimate its duration by referring to the actual duration of a similar activity on another project. This calculation method is called:A. Analogous estimating B.
58. One tool of project management is a table that identifies and describes the types and quantities of each resource required to complete all project work packages. What is this table known as?A. Resource calendar updates B. Activity attribute updates C. Resource breakdown structure D. Activity
57. The precedence diagramming method can be used to clarify the dependencies between activities. One type of dependency used is to ensure that the successor activity does not start until the completion of the predecessor activity. What is the name given to this type of dependency?A. Start-to-start
56. You note that your weekly time sheet report shows that you have identified activities, scoped the work needed on each, and provided sufficient detail to allow a team member to understand what is required to complete that work. What description summarizes the time you have spent this week?A.
55. You have asked a team member to perform many actions on a project plan. These actions are decomposing the work packages into smaller components and activities that are to be the basis for estimating, scheduling, and running the project. What is this team member’s activity called?A. Schedule
54. After some changes to your project scope, you have revised the schedule, costs, and work package assignments, and these changes have been approved. What action do you now complete?A. Wait for resources to complete current assignments.B. Reissue the project management plan.C. Immediately look
53. The project meeting you are attending is becoming heated, and arguments are starting about the work completed and the work to be done. The project manager stops the discussion and refers to one document that is used as a reference. What is this document called?A. Approved changes B. Newly
52. You are assigned to manage a new project. Your line manager suggests that you should use a tool to help you plan the new project.She suggests that you use a work breakdown structure (WBS)template. Which of the following is the best description of this tool?A. A document that lists WBS elements
51. The project you are working on is running behind schedule, is over budget, and is failing to deliver the features originally promised. The project manager says that the work must now be focused on a list of activities. What defines this list of activities?A. Shortest-duration tasks B.
50. A team member who has just joined your project asks what is involved in this project. You refer her to the project scope statement, which contains all the following except:A. Deferred change requests B. Product scope description C. Project assumptions D. Product acceptance criteria
49. The scope management plan is produced by the project management team as part of the Plan Scope Management process. Which statement best describes the scope management plan?A. The scope management plan provides guidance on how project scope will be defined, documented, verified, managed, and
48. You have been involved in a workshop at which the project management team created an initial work breakdown structure(WBS). Which of the following best describes the process in which you were involved?A. Calculating the total duration of the project from the start B. Counting the total number
47. You are discussing your role as a project manager with your peers. In the conversation, another team member describes the process of defining and controlling what is, and what is not, included in the project. What are these activities called?A. Project documentation management B. Project change
46. The project has produced a requirements management plan. What is the purpose of this document?A. The requirements management plan links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project.B. The requirements management plan documents how requirements will be analyzed,
45. You are involved in a project and regularly receive work packages to complete from the project manager. The project manager describes some of the results of your work as project deliverables. The processes that describe project deliverables from your work are defined in which of the
44. You have been given the responsibility for a project that you have not been involved with to date. The project is at the beginning of the execution stage. What is the main document to which you would refer to guide you on what you should be doing on this project?A. Project management plan B.
43. You have been developing a scope statement for a project you have been given authority to manage. During this process, you came across areas of technical details that you were not familiar with.Which of the following would you use to help clarify the related issues and their impact on the
42. 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
41. You have just acquired a new team member on the project you are managing. This is the first project for the team member, and she asks you the purpose of the WBS. What do you describe as its primary purpose?A. Clarify the responsibility for project tasks.B. Communicate with all stakeholders.C.
40. A project manager is stepping in as a take-over role and has been given a completed project scope statement prepared by the previous project manager. What is the first action she should take at this point?A. Create a complete network diagram for the tasks and milestones in the project.B.
39. You must develop a scope statement for a cross-department project.Many people will be involved in this project with multiple stakeholders represented from each of the departments. In this case, who would approve the scope statement that you develop?A. The project team members B. The project
38. 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
37. In your project to set up a new production line for innovative gadget gifts for techies, you have decided to use two contractor companies for the work: one for the software and one for the hardware. You have developed the procurement management plan, and you have created a WBS. You recently met
36. As you manage the SecureAI Project, you know you will encounter some risks and issues. Issues can be risks that have occurred, but also are areas of concern to the project. A generally accepted business practice to follow regarding risks and issues is to:A. Use the risk register to capture
35. You know that projects are unique endeavors, and you also know that they can be similar in some ways to other projects regarding work performance data and information. Which of the following will help ensure that project knowledge is a focus of your project team?A. A project management
34. Your new project, the SecureAI Project, will view threats and security breaches of corporate data involving artificial intelligence(AI). You have a dedicated project team of 16 people. Maciej is the domain expert and is frequently used in expert systems software development. Maciej’s
33. You are in the military stationed near the North Pole. Your project is to rebuild all the runways at your air base, and you have one year to complete the project. Since it usually snows for nine months of the year, the construction team will be able to work on the runways in June, July, and
32. You are the PM on a high-priority project. Your company has limited human resources. You have been told that the completion date cannot change. You are developing the resource management plan. You have decided to:A. Prepare a resource plan B. Use a resource breakdown structure linked to your
31. Your organization’s long-term goal is to build and sell electric bicycles. For now, your company will continue to produce motorcycles until the electric bicycles are online. You have a design team of 6 members and a production team of 18 people; these numbers are about half of what you
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