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The Questions
1 Topic : Planning
A sponsor for a project in a manufacturing industry shares his experiences with a new project manager
who has been appointed to manage new project. The sponsor clearly specifies that processes of the
organization should be strictly followed so as to ensure the prevention of gold plating.
The project manager is in the process of documenting how the scope will be defined, validated and
controlled. Which document is he preparing?
Options :
a, Quality assurance
b. Quality control
c. Scope management plan
d. Scope planning

2 : Topic : Closing
As your project begins to wind up, your team begins looking for other projects to work on.
You, as a project manager, what should you do?
Options :
a. Prevent your team from having dialogues with other projects.
b. Threaten your team with penalty power should they not complete their work.
c. Encourage your team to prepare for their next project, but remind them that they are still accountable
for the work remaining on your project.
d. Replace your team with new team members who will be more dedicated towards work.
1.
3. Topic : Executing

What is the most important challenge facing a matrix organization?

Options :
a. Difficult to motivate team members since they are borrowed resources
b. Interference of sponsors
c. Project manager is an integrator
d. Convincing customers
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4. Topic : Executing

You have been appointed as a project manager to manage a project for setting up a complete
infrastructure for a BPO. The scope of this project includes the training of human resources too. Once the
infrastructure is ready to use, it will be handed over to the operations team.
As it involves stakeholders from various parts of the globe, you use communication models to facilitate
the communication and exchange the information.
Which of the following is the correct sequence in a basic communication modes?
Options :
a. Decode Transmit Message, Encode Acknowledge, Feedback/response
b. Encode, Transmit Message, Acknowledge, Decode, Feedback/response
c. Encode, Transmit Message, Decode, Acknowledge, Feedback/response
d. Encode, Transmit Message, Decode, Feedback/response ,Acknowledge
1. 5. Topic : Initiating
Who determines the requirements of a product that a project has to deliver?
Options :
a. Customer
b. Stakeholders
c. Project Manager
d. Senior Management
6. Topic : Monitoring and Controlling
You are aware of Schedule Performance Index and Cost Performance Index calculated using EVM
formulae.
Based on your experience, can you tell us that which of them is having only one parameter as variable
and other parameter as fixed parameter in their formulae?
Options :
a. CPI
b. CV
c. SPI
d. Cumulative CPI

7. Topic : Monitoring and Controlling

A seller organization was executing work for a project under a contract. During the course of the project,
a number of disputes arose over the scope and quality of work.
The project manager from buyer decided to verify compliance in the sellers work processes and
deliverables. Which of the following tools the project manager applied here?
Options :

a. Inspections and Audits

b. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
c. Claims court
d. Appeals court

8. Topic : Planning
A project manager and her team have identified the activities that are required to achieve projects
objectives. The team has also determined the dependencies between the activities. Before determining
the duration for each of the activities, the team now needs to understand the resources required for
performing the tasks.
Which of the following process involves, process of determining, resource quantities that are to be used
to perform various project activities?
Options :
a. Estimate Activity Resources
b. Estimate Costs
c. Develop Budget
d. Project Charter
1. 9. Topic : Closing
Which of the following is an output of the Close Procurement process?
Options :

a. Closed Procurements
b. Proposals
c. Requests
d. Contract

. 10. Topic : Initiating

A project manager is having trouble securing developers for her project. Every time she asks the
functional manager for resources for her project, he says theyre all assigned to other work. So she
constantly has to go over his head to overrule him.

Which type of organization is she working for?

Options :
a.Functional
b. Weak Matrix
c. Strong Matrix
d.Projectized

Answers to questions 1 to 10
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Answers
1.c
Explanation :
Choice C is the correct answer.
The scope management plan would define controls for ensuring that gold plating (extra functionality, not
part of agreed upon project scope) is prevented. Quality assurance is for ensuring that the project
deliverables meet the expected quality standards. Thus, choice A is incorrect.
Quality control is for determining whether specific work results comply with the required quality
standards and customer specifications or not. Thus, choice B is incorrect.
Scope planning involves the creation of scope statement for the project to secure a common
understanding among stakeholders and for facilitating future decisions on scope, for the project. Thus,
choice D is incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 107 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
2. c
Explanation :
Choice C is the correct answer.
Encourage your team, and at the same time, ensure that the assigned tasks are not neglected.
Hence choice C is correct while choices A, B, and D are incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer page 99 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
3. a

Explanation :
Choice A is the correct answer.
Since in a matrix organization team members come from different functional departments, it is difficult
to motivate them.
Interference of sponsors, project manager being an integrator, or convincing customers are unrelated to
this concept.
Hence choice A is correct while choices B, C, and D are incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer page 275 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
4. c
Explanation :
Correct Answer is option C.
The sender is responsible for the transmission of the message and for ensuring that information being
communicated is clear and complete and it has been correctly understood.
A receiver decodes the message into meaningful thoughts or ideas and may acknowledge the receipt of
the message. Once a message has been decoded and understood, the receiver responds to the original
sender.
Hence Options A, B and D are incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer page 300 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.

5. b
Explanation :
Choice B is the correct answer.
Here, look at the choice that is more appropriate. The customer, the project manager, and the senior
management are all parts of the stakeholder.
The stakeholders are influenced or affected by the project. They have vested interests in the project and
determine the requirements, or scope of the project.
Hence choice B is correct while choices A, C, and D are incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 246 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
6. c
Explanation :

Choice C is the correct answer.

In schedule performance index, SPI = EV / PV Where PV is a fixed component and EV is variable
component.
But in case of CPI: CPI = EV / AC, So both EV and AC component in the CPI calculations are variable.
Hence Choices A, B and D are incorrect choices.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 143 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
7. a
Explanation :
Choice A is the correct answer.
If authorized by the contract, inspection and audit teams can include buyers project team members.
Verifying the compliance of the process is an audit.
Hence Choices B, C and D are incorrect choices.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 379 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
8. a
Explanation :
Correct answer is option A.
Estimate Activity Resources helps in evaluating the resources, their types and quantities.
Options B and C are done after the resources have been identified and Option D is an output of Develop
Project Charter process, but not a process itself.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 160 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.
9. a
Explanation :
Choice A is the correct answer.
The buyer provides seller the authorized formal written notification as per procurement management
plan that the contract is closed.
Hence choice A is correct while choices B, C, and D are incorrect.
To learn more about this topic : Refer page 386 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition
10. c
Explanation :

Choice C is the correct answer.

The project manager in this scenario can overrule the functional manager, so shes working in a Strong
Matrix organization. In Strong matrix organization, PM is given more authority than the functional
manager; you can remember that from below table
If it were a projectized organization, she wouldnt have to get permission from the functional manager at
all because she would be the person with authority to assign resources to projects. From PMP Exam point
of view you can remember organization types from below table easily, provided here for your reference
for similar questions in exam.
Hence Choices A, B and D are incorrect choices.
To learn more about this topic : Refer Page 21 of PMBOK Guide Fifth Edition.