PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide 5th Edition Kim Heldman - Solutions

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Martin is working on a fixed price contract. All the terms in the contract must be satisfied to fulfill the contract. As per the terms in the contract, Coding should be done before the testing starts. This type of dependency is called?A. External dependency.B. Mandatory dependency.C. Internal
Critical path method helps to find out which activities have float, and can be delayed without delaying the project schedule. Critical path has zero float, so the activities on the critical path should not be delayed. Float makes the project work flexible . One of the below options is not a valid
Vincent is working on some of the dependency attributes. He is working on the mandatory and discretionary dependencies. Mandatory (They are required by the nature of work) and discretionary dependencies (It is the preferred way that the organization wants the work to be done). Mandatory and
Jennifer is working on an agile project. And she is working on planning the iterations. Work to be done in the near (next) iteration is planned in detail, and the work in the future is planned at a higher level. The work to be done in the future planned at a higher level is called?A. Progressive
It is the preferred way that the organization wants the work to be done. It is known as preferred logic or soft logic. This type of dependencies is easy to change when needed. One of the options below is not a valid dependency used in sequence activities, which one is it?A. External and Internal.B.
Lead is the amount of time that the project team gives to a successor task to get started before the predecessor task is finished. Lag time is the amount of time delay that the project team gives between the predecessor and successor tasks . Adjusting leads and lags is done in one of the below
PDM diagram displays the logical and sequential activities in the project. Activities are shown in rectangle and the relationships are shown in arrows. Jeffrey is working on this diagramming method. His manager asked him to complete the diagram in a week. Also he asked Jeffrey to identify the PDM
Plan schedule management has 6 processes available. Terrence is the project manager in the company named as Future Technologies. He has completed the schedule management processes tasks related to Define activities, Sequence activities and Estimate activity Durations. He is involved in the process
Schedule compression is the technique that is used to shorten the project schedule without reducing the scope or quality to meet the desired dates. Erik is the project manager in a fastpaced project. The project which Erik is working on is having very strict schedules, which can’t be missed or
Alan has more experience and knowledge in artificial intelligence methods and recent technologies. He is a critical resource, and multiple teams are looking for his assistance in their projects. Since he is busy with other activities on the critical path, then the critical path needs to add the
Precedence diagramming method is also known as activity on node. In this diagram, activities are done on node. This diagram displays the logical and sequential activities in the project.Activities are shown in rectangle and the relationships are shown in arrows. Charlie is working on this
Stacy is the project manager and she is involved in the schedule management process to develop schedule and control schedule. Her manager asked her to estimate the activity durations.The main outputs of project schedule management are?A. Schedule management plan, activity list, and milestone
Ashley is the project manager in an agile project which has 2-week iterations. Every iteration the backlog is adjusted, and the pending tasks are moved to next iterations. Ashley is reporting to Tanya regarding the project development and constraints in the project. Tanya asked her to tailor the
Project schedule management includes the process required to manage the timely completion of the project. Adrian is working on the project as a project manager. Schedule management defines when the project will deliver the product. One of the options given below is not a valid process in project
Leslie is working on project scope management. She was working with a diagram, that shows the input, and shows who provide the input, and output from the business system, and who receives the output. This diagram visually shows a business system and how people and other business systems are
Creation of WBS is the process of decomposition of deliverables into more manageable components. Rafael is working on the decomposition process and he defined the work in the lower level of the component called work package. He assigned the work package to team members and tracked the work package
Requirement traceability matrix links requirements to the origin and to the deliverables.Some of the attributes used in requirement traceability matrix are?A. Unique id, description of the requirement.B. Source of requirement, owner of requirement.C. Current status, priority.D. All of the above.
Ralph is working in the Quality control department and he is reporting to Ray. Ray is the project manager in the project and he assigned Ralph some tasks related to validating the scope of the product and Verifying the scope of the product. Once the approval from the Quality control department is
Bradley is working on establishing the baselines for the project. He is working on the combination of project scope statement, WBS and Work package and planning package. The baseline that Bradley is working on is called?A. Project baseline.B. Scope baseline.C. Requirement baseline.D. Product
Samantha created the change control board in the company and appoints members of the board. After the board review the changes it will approve or reject the change. The uncontrolled changes will affect the project cost, schedule, quality and also it will increase the risk for the project. Change
Roy is the senior project manager in the project. And he is involved in the group creativity technique related activities with stakeholders. Some of the available group creativity techniques are?A. Brainstorming, Nominal group technique.B. Idea/mind mapping, Affinity diagram.C. Multi-criteria
Megan worked in a company that has a change control board to approve changes. She moved to a company in which to fix the problem, without any procedure they implement the fix in production. She created the change control board in the new company and appointed members of the board. After the board
Kayla is involved in collecting the requirements process in the project scope management. She involved some of the decision-making techniques, which is used to collect requirements and finalize them. The decision-making technique that Kayla used is?A. Autocratic decision making.B. Voting.C.
Janice is the project manager in a project which makes car spare parts. And she is involved in the creation of work breakdown structure. Creation of WBS is the process of decomposition of deliverables into more manageable components. The actual work is defined in the lower level of a component
Julie is working as a functional manager, and she works with Sam in a strong matrix organization. She is involved in product analysis in the define scope process. She is involved in asking questions about the product and collecting answers to describe the characteristics of the product to be
Creation of WBS is the process of decomposition of deliverables into more manageable components. The actual work is defined in the lower level of a component called work package.Work package contains more details about the work to be done in the project. A control account is assigned to each work
Kathleen is working as a team lead related to a project which has many complex requirements. Christine is the business analyst and she is reporting to Kathleen. Kathleen and Christine work together to collect requirements and define the scope of the project. Also Christine has the additional task
Deborah is working for the company XYZ Corporation. And she has dual roles as a business analyst as well as a project manager in the project. She is working on prioritizing the requirements. One of the group decision-making techniques that she is working on is not valid.Identify the group decision
Scope management involves the process required to ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required to complete the project successfully. Amanda is mostly working on project resource management and project scope management. Mainly she works with stakeholders to collect
Carol is the senior manager in the plan-driven project. She is involved in the process whereby she compares the actual performance against the planned one in the project management plan. If there is any variation from the plan, the variation is corrected through corrective action by the change
Natalie is the project manager working in a matrix organization. She reports to PMO, which has many projects. Her project work is part of a program. She is performing the task, as defined in the project management plan. The process is called?A. Direct and manage project work.B. Perform integrated
Martha is the senior project manager. She is working on the project which has multiple iterations. Currently, she is involved in the process which compares the actual performance against the planned outcome in the project management plan and if there is any variation from the plan, the variation is
FirstTech corporation is involved in projects that support automation. Jose is the project manager, and manages the team of 15 members in onsite as well as offshore. The project reached the closing stage. Jose is involved in the activities that take place during closure of the project or phase.
Jonathan is working on a project which has more uncertainties. These activities ensure that future project performance of the project is aligned with the project management plan. Jonathan is working on the Actions taken to reduce the possibility of risks. The action is commonly known as?A.
Donald is the project manager in one of the projects, which is part of the program. He is working in project integration management and taking care of all the process in the integration management. In this phase of the project, he is mostly involved in directing and managing project work. One of
Scheduling tool, configuration management system, work authorization system all are part of PMIS. The formal documented procedure which describes how to authorize and initiate the work in the right sequence and the right time is known as?A. Project management plan.B. Project charter.C. Work
Christopher is the senior analyst in an agile project. He is involved in the process of reviewing the change requests by the board based on the merits and demerits, approve or reject them and manage the changes. This process is called?A. Change control process.B. Perform integrated change control
Information management tools and techniques are used to create and connect people to get information. Randy is working on some of the Information management tools in his project. Some of the tools and techniques related to information management are?A. Lessons learned register.B. PMIS (project
Business case is one of the key inputs to develop the project charter process in project integration management. Daniel is the project manager and trying to convince the project board to support it. He is preparing for the town hall meeting to explain the proposal that is worth the investment.
Configuration management is part of PMIS. Steve is the key stakeholder in the project, as well as he is managing the project. Steve is involved in some of the Configuration management activities performed in the integrated change control process. In general these activities are known as?A.
John is the senior project manager in a project and he spends most of his time with stakeholders for the funding approval. He is working on the input which describes the product scope description, the business need and how the project supports the strategic plan. This process that John is working
Tech Systems is an innovative technology company using artificial intelligence in their reject project. They are making robots for some of the automation work. Charles is working as a project manager in this project and deals with resource allocation, examining alternative project approaches, and
Joseph is working with PMO in one of the projects. He is an expert in all knowledge areas, and has a better view of the project. Integration management includes the processes and activities that coordinate various project management activities. One of the given processes is not related to project
The project charter formally authorizes a project. Project charter authorizes the PM to apply resources to complete the work on the project. It is the first thing done in a project. An approved project charter initiates the project. One of the below options related to project charter is not
Edward is the program manager in a sports goods manufacturing company. Ralph and Sam are reporting to Edward on a regular basis regarding the development of the project. Ralph and Sam are interacting with many other department project managers, and they are involved in other project-related
In general project management process, groups are placed into the below categories. Which process group needs to be included in all the projects?A. Initiating, planning, executing.B. Initiating, planning, executing, monitor and control, closing.C. Initiating, planning, executing, monitor and
Pyramid Corporation is involved in manufacturing car spare parts for the past 20 years. They are the market leaders in the segment. Mathew is working as an IT manager for Pyramid Corporation. Mathew is recoding the conflicts, gaps, issues in the issue log, which help him effectively track and
Ronald is working on a complex project, which he needs to work with the functional managers. Currently, he is involved in the process group which obtains formal sign-off from customer for the project or phase, measure customer satisfaction, archive project records and documents, document lessons
ABC Corporation is the market leader in manufacturing industry. James is working on an agile project which has multiple iterations. His main duties as defined in the project management plan is to implement approved changes to achieve the project objectives. What are the main outputs of the process
Dalia is working as a Director of the organization. Michael is reporting to Dalia, and he is having excellent project management skills. The project got approved, and it is progressing by iterations. Michael’s duties in this process group are; measure progress and performance, find out the
Rita is working as a team member in a pharmaceutical company that develops medicines for rare diseases. And she is working in the EDI division (electronic data interchange) to automate the transactions. She is reporting to Mary who is the project manager and many in the office like her
Keith is the project manager in a time-sensitive project. The leadership style in the project allows team members to make their own decisions and establish their own goals. Identify the leadership style in the organization that Keith is working in.A. Servant leader.B. Transactional.C.
Joe is assigned as a project manager for an innovative project, which creates bots. Joe plans the Work to be done in the near (next) iteration is planned in detail, and the work in the future is planned at a higher level. After the customer reviewed the work, and updates are done in the product,
Fred is working on the process that the main output is the final product, final report and project document updates. Identify the process group that Fred is currently involved with.A. Direct and manage project work.B. Develop project charter.C. Monitor and control project work.D. Closing.
The knowledge area which includes the processes and activities to identify, define, combine and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups is called?A. stakeholder management.B. Integration management.C. Quality management.D.
Andrew is the project manager in an iterative project. He is closely working with the change control board, for changes in the project. Mostly Andrew works in a process which measures and monitors the progress and performance of the project, and identifies if there are any variances and take
Maria is working as a developer in a software development project. Since her manager got a promotion, they moved her to the manager’s position. And she is new to the role assigned to her.She is actively involved in executing the project as per defined in the project management plan.Smith is her
Peter is working in a plan-driven project work. He is involved in the process of developing a project document that formally gives him authority over the project to assign resources required to complete the project. This process is known as?A. Planning.B. Monitor and control.C. Project charter.D.
Smith is working as a project manager in an organization known as Firstcorp. He follows all the 5 process group initiating of planning, executing, monitor and control and closing to complete the project. Currently, he is working on developing project charter as well as identifying the stakeholders
Requirements from the customer are prioritized in backlog and work is done by taking the high priority item in the backlog, it is known as a predictive lifecycle. In this lifecycle scope, cost and schedule are determined in the early stage of the project, before starting the work. Predictive
Dorothy is working in an organization in which duties are grouped by specialty. John is the project manager, but he is not having influence/power in the project. He is working as an assistant to Dorothy. John is doing mostly administrative tasks in the project. Identify this type of organization
William is the project manager and has a team of 7 members, they are working in project delivery which has short iterations. Sam is working as a functional manager. William and Sam are working together on the current project. Team members are sometimes confused about whom to report to when there is
Sara and Tim are working on a project which is done by multiple iterations. They are working in the last iteration, after which the product will be handed over to the customer in a week after sign-off. They are not sure what kind of task they are going to be assigned to after this project from the
Kevin is recently promoted to a project manager position, and he is reporting to directive PMO structure. John is managing the PMO, and he follows directive PMO structure. John asked Kevin to review the corporate knowledge base to identify the project constraints for a similar project that Kevin is
Wilson is a team member and working in a project which has zero-tolerance related to scope, schedule and cost. He is reporting directly to David, who is the functional manager. David asked Wilson to identify the enterprise environmental factors available in the project. One of the below is not a
Taylor and Crystal are working in a strong matrix organization. Crystal is a functional manager and represents the assembly line. One of the projects they are working together on has a phase-to-phase relationship, the next phase starts only if the previous phase is complete. Identify the correct
A project can be divided into any number of phases. A phase is a collection of logically related activities in order to complete one or more deliverables. Project phases can be sequential or overlap, and it depends on the situation. A Project is separated into different logical groups which are
Joy is the tech lead in the organization which manufactures LCD TVs. He reports to Pamela, and she reports to the directive PMO structure. Their organization is going to start a new project soon. Pamela asked Joy to identify the stakeholders impacted by the project. Joy is reviewing one of the
Will and Ted are working in an organization in which project managers and functional managers work together to complete the project work. Identify the type of organization in which Project expeditors and coordinators don’t exist.A. Functional.B. Projectized.C. Strong matrix.D. Weak matrix.
Paul is the project manager in a technology company which innovates smart technology projects. He used to conduct daily stand up meetings at 9 am. His offshore team members and onsite team members participate in the daily stand-up meetings. In today’s meeting, they had an argument related to
Sam is working in an organization in which the project manager’s role is part-time and decisions are taken by the functional manager, their role is similar to that of project expeditor.Identify the type of organization in which Sam works for.A. Matrix organization.B. Functional organization.C.
Paul is working in an organization in which the project manager has the most authority and responsible for the project’s success and they can take important decisions regarding budget, schedule, and resources in the project. Identify the type of organization in which Paul works for.A. Matrix
Richard is working in an organization as a project manager in which the project manager does the administrative tasks, doesn’t have much power and reports to the functional manager.Identify the type of organization that Richard works for.A. Matrix organization.B. Projectized organization.C.
Ken is the project manager in a cloud project, which migrates all the software code to the cloud. In his organization project manager shares the authority with the functional manager. Lisa is the functional manager in the same organization, working for a long time. Lisa and Ken are working on the
Karen is working in a startup organization. He was appointed by the PMO. The PMO structure which appoints project managers and manages all the projects in his organization is known as?A. Controlling.B. Directing.C. Supportive.D. None of the above.
Michael is working as a director, and reports to the PMO who manages all the projects, shares the resources in between projects, provides methods, tools and techniques, and guidance. PMO can take key decisions related to the project such as terminate or postpone the project. Robert is working as a
Smith is the Project manager who deals with the project management strategy and project team in a critical project for the organization. He is working in a strong matrix organization and supported by a directive PMO structure. One of the below is not the core competencies of the project manager,
Ralph is working as a project manager in a tight schedule project. He is using the crashing/fasttracking to compress the schedule to finish the project on time. Ralph is reporting to a PMO structure in which the level of control is high, moderate and low. Identify the PMO structure that Ralph is
Sam is working in a company’s PMO. One of the below objectives is not related to the PMO objective. Which one is it?A. Manage the project.B. Manage shared resources.C. Coaching, mentoring and providing guidance.D. Identify and develop project management methodology, standards and best practices.
David is working in the supportive PMO structure and responsible for the project as well as provides support functions to the project. Randy is working as a project manager in his team.Sam also reports to David, and handles a group of projects in a program. How can they distinguish between project,
Carl is assigned as a project manager by the PMO of the organization. Rick is the operations manager of the product that Carl’s team is delivering. The team is aware of the fact that both the operations work and the project work is different. One of the below options is considered as an
Chris is the project manager for an agile project, and the project is going to be completed in another 3 months. Already the project cost overrun and it is behind the schedule. Since it is one of the key stakeholder’s interest, the project team is continuing the project. One of the given options
Max is working in a matrix organization. Sam has worked for a couple of years in a functional organization. Now both Max and Sam are working together on a project. During their discussion, Sam has an argument with Max regarding one of the project constraints that he mentioned. As per Sam one of the
Select the characteristic related to the project from the choices given below.A. A project can create a service or capability to perform a service.B. It has a definite beginning and an end.C. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product.D. All of the above.
You are a project manager for a software manufacturing firm. The project you’ve just finished created a new software product that is expected to become a number-one seller. All prerelease of software is handled through the marketing department. A friend of yours is a certified software
You are a project manager with several years of experience in project management. You’ve just accepted your first project in a foreign country. You’ve been in the country a week or two and are experiencing some disorientation. This is known as which of the following?A. Co-location B. Diversity
You are a contract project manager working with the State of Bliss. Your latest project involves rewriting the Department of Revenue’s income tax system. As project manager, you have taken all the appropriate actions regarding confidentiality of data. One of the key stakeholders is a huge movie
You are a contract project manager working with the State of Bliss. Your latest project involves rewriting the Department of Revenue’s income tax system. One of the key stakeholders is a huge movie buff, and she has the power to promote you into a better position at the conclusion of this
Your upcoming project includes project team members from a foreign country. To make certain that cultural differences don’t interfere with team performance, thereby affecting the success of the project, your first course of action is to do which of the following?A. Provide diversity training to
As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?A. Documenting and meeting the requirements B. Documenting and meeting the performance measurements C. Reporting changes and updating the project plan and other
Life seems to be going very well for your close friend, a fellow PMP. She has taken a trip to France, bought a new car, and stocked her wine cellar with a couple dozen expensive bottles of wine, all within the last six months. After a few cocktails one evening, she tells you her secret. The vendor
You are a project manager working on contract with a company in a foreign country. At the project kickoff meeting, you are given an expensive-looking gift. The person who presented this to you said that it is customary in their country to give their business partners gifts.What is the most
You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You’re working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment. The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,725,000. You are reviewing products from three vendors. One of the vendors offers you and your
You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You’re working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment. The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,725,000. You are reviewing products from three different vendors.One of the competing vendors
You are a project manager for a manufacturing firm that produces Civil War–era replicas and memorabilia. You discover a design error during a test production run on your latest project. Time is a critical constraint on this project. Which of the following is the most likely response to this
You are a project manager working on contract. You’ve performed earned value analysis and discovered that the project will be completed on time and under the original estimated amount. This means the profit to your company will decrease as will your personal bonus.Which of the following should
As a project manager, you’re responsible for maintaining and ensuring integrity for all of the following except which one?A. Personal integrity of others B. Project management process C. Personal integrity D. Product integrity
Procurement audits review which of the following?A. The procurement processes from Plan Procurements through Administer Procurements B. The procurement processes from Plan Procurements through Close Procurements C. The Plan Procurements and Conduct Procurements processes D. The procurement
Your project was just completed. Because of some unfortunate circumstances, the project was delayed, causing cost overruns at the end of the project. Which of the following statements is true?A. You should document the circumstances as lessons learned.B. You should pay particular attention to
You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involves the upgrade of an organization’s operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract. You are in the Close Procurements process and have reviewed the contracting process to identify lessons

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