Question 1 The project management plan specifies that a predictive development approach has been selected to produce the project deliverables. Where in the project life cycle will the overall project risk be the lowest? (Please note that on the real PMP exam you may be asked to provide your answer by clicking the correct area in the image. But here in the simulator, we are asking you to select the answer below.) Carrying out the work Closing Starting Organizing and the preparing project the project D Cost and Staffing Level B Borders Project Outputs Project Charter Project Management Plan Project Time Accepted Archived Project Deliverables Documents B OOOO D Question 2 You are managing a project to build five bridges. The project consists of five sequential phases with each phase delivering one bridge. After the first phase of the project is complete, which process group of the second phase should follow? O Initiating Planning O Executing O Closing Answor A Question 3 During project planning, the project team rigorously defined the project scope. During project execution, a senior engineer calls the project manager and suggests a simpler and more efficient design which could benefit the project. What should the project manager do next? O Nothing, no changes are needed since the project scope was rigorously defined O Discuss the change with the project sponsor O Evaluate the impact of the proposed change on the project constraints Ask that the engineer submit a change request Question 4 The project aims to investigate the feasibility of constructing a hydroelectric dam from a technical, economic, and social point of view. The project charter created by the project manager on behalf of the project sponsor is now approved. Which of the following processes should be performed next? O Develop Project Management Plan O Identify Risks O identify Stakeholders O Develop Project Charter Question 5 You are managing a software upgrade project for your company. Your project sponsor has a great deal of authority regarding project decisions, but you recently discovered that he doesn't have much interest in your project. To complete the project successfully, you need your project sponsor's continuous support. What stakeholder management strategy should you use with your project sponsor? O Keep the sponsor satisfied O Manage the sponsor closely O Monitor the sponsor's actions O Keep the sponsor informed Question 6 The project sponsor asks for a copy of the document that contains the description, owner, source, priority, and status of product requirements. Which project document is the project sponsor requesting? O The requirements management plan The requirements traceability matrix The scope management plan The work breakdown structure (WBS) Question 7 You are facing problems decomposing the testing work package into the final activities required to complete the work package. Detailed testing plans and activities cannot be determined until the system is at least 50% developed and more details become available. The system development work package will take at least three months to complete. What is the best way to resolve this problem? Use product analysis techniques such as product breakdown and systems analysis to decompose the system testing work package Decompose the system development work package now and decompose the system testing work package later Break down the project into multiple phases so that the system testing work package goes into the second project phase Consult the project management plan to determine what to do in this situation Question 8 You are about to start planning for a large and complex project. Due to the size of the project along with the regulatory and environmental considerations, the development of a detailed project management plan will be critical. As a starting point for initial project planning, what is the first thing you should do? Conduct a project kick-off meeting to inform and engage stakeholders and gain commitment O Review the project charter to understand the high-level information about the project Begin the process of identifying stakeholders so they can be engaged as necessary for project planning Share the project scope statement with the project team for a common understanding of project deliverables Question 9 A team member submits a draft of the requirements management plan to the project manager for a review. The project manager notices that one of the components included in the plan does not belong there. Which of the following components did the project manager most likely notice? O A process that describes how the project requirements will be prioritized The metrics that will be used and the rationale for using them O A process that specifies how a project scope statement will be prepared O How requirement activities will be planned, tracked, and reported | Question 10 While reviewing your project's performance, you discover a significant variance. If the issue is not fixed before the next customer inspection, your project might be canceled. However, after a further review conducted by the project team, you are glad to hear that bringing the project back on track requires only a minor correction to a configuration element. What should you do first? O Implement the corrective action O Submit a change request O Consult the project sponsor O Delay the customer inspection Question 12 As the project manager, you are leading a brainstorming session with key stakeholders to identify project risks. Once the project risks are determined, you immediately proceed to nominate different team members as risk owners and assign them the task of developing individual risk response plans. Have you properly conducted risk management planning? No, you should be the one developing the risk response plans as you are ultimately responsible for the outcomes of the project. Yes, the risk response plans are an output of the Identify Risks process and should be developed right after the risks have been identified. O No, before assigning risk responsibility to team members, you need to assess each risk's probability of occurrence and its impact. Yes, the team members should be assigned responsibility for a risk as soon as possible and tasked with creating a risk response plan. Question 13 The project is in execution, but your project team is unable to stop arguing about the project milestones and the specific risks associated with them. This on-going conflict puts the project at risk of running behind schedule. What would likely have helped avoid this conflict had it been properly created first? O A project charter O Physical resource assignments Quality metrics O A work breakdown structure Question 14 During project execution, the team discovers that some of the buttons on the remote control developed by the project for a new product do not work according to the specifications. A change request is submitted and approved to replace the buttons. Which of the following best describes this change request? O Corrective action O Preventive action Defect repair Gold plating Question 11 The following table is an activity list that includes the duration and predecessor for a series of project activities. What is the duration of the critical path? Activity Duration Predecessor A 2 Start B 4 A, E 6 A D 3 B, C E 7 Start F 2 E End D, F 11 O 14 9 13 Question 15 A project manager meets with a customer for initial discussions about an upcoming project. At the end of the meeting, the customer asks the project manager for a rough estimate of the project duration. Based on her experience with three similar projects, the project manager provides an estimate of 8-10 months. What estimation technique does the project manager use? Expert judgment Three-point estimating Analogous estimating Bottom-up estimating Question 16 During project planning, the project team rigorously defined the project scope. During project execution, a senior engineer calls the project manager and suggests a simpler and more efficient design which could benefit the project. What should the project manager do next? O Nothing, no changes are needed since the project scope was rigorously defined O Discuss the change with the project sponsor O Evaluate the impact of the proposed change on the project constraints Ask that the engineer submit a change request Question 17 You are working with a team to estimate how much time is required for each activity. You are using a document that contains information on the categories of labor, material, and equipment required to complete the project. You are also interested in the skill levels, required certifications, and the grade levels for supplies. Which of the following documents would you primarily refer to for this purpose? O Resource breakdown structure Organizational breakdown structure O Work breakdown structure O Risk breakdown structure