Mock Exam Answer Justifications

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1 The project team has a 99.73% This is the definition of 3
quality standard of 3 sigma.
sigma. What is the
percentage that is
represented by this
number?
2 During the planning 49 additional The total new

process, there are a total channels communications will be
of 4 stakeholders. When 11*10/2 for a total of 55.
the execution process The initial communications
starts, 7 more channels is 4*3/2 for a total
stakeholders will be of 6. The change is 49
added to the
communications
requirements. How
many additional
communication channels
does this create?
3 The project team is going 45 The total will be 10*9/2 or 45

to be adding 3 new team
members to the group of
6 not including yourself
as the project manager.
How many total lines of
communication will there
be?
4 In the monthly financial $41 CV=EV-AC. Since these are

report, you see the not given, we need to
following information: calculate these. Since
CPI =1.1, SPI=.9, EV=SPI*PV,
PV=$500, SV=-$200. You EV=.9*$500=$450.
cannot find the CV so you CPI=EV/AC therefore AC=
need to calculate it. EV/CPI= $450/1.1 = $409.
What is the CV? Now we calculate CV=$450-
$409=$41
5 Your team is working on $200,000 with a The PMBOK defines a

providing the initial range of -5% to definitive budget to be-5% to
budget estimate of +10% +10%
$200,000 now that the
project is approved. The
team is working from a
previous project and are
able to present a
definitive budget. How
much is the budget?
6 Kevin is presenting the Quality is the Quality is the degree that the
project quality plan to degree which product meets the
the stakeholder meeting. the product requirements. Grade is the
One of the stakeholders fulfills the technical characteristics. A
asks what the difference requirements low-grade example is a basic
is between grade and while grade is cellphone meets the need to
quality. What is your technical make phone calls. A high-
best response? characteristics grade example would be an
of the product. advanced smartphone with
extra features.
7 Your project will require Human resource The human resource

a large multi-discipilinary management management plan documents
team from across your plan these resources.
company. Their
functional managers
require information
regarding their workers
and their involvement in
the project. Where will
this information be
found?
8 There has been a change Management The management reserve is

to the cost baseline. reserve not part of the cost baseline.
What portion of the PMBOK p.213
budget does not
necessarily change?
9 The project manager Prevent This is a key responsibility of

needs to be aware of unnecessary a project manager.
changes. In addition, the changes
project manager should
also do what?
10 You are into the third Forming Since they will be adding new
phase of a project and members, the best choice is
your core project team forming as storming is not an
will be taking on four option.
new members. What
stage of the Tuckman
ladder will they be on
when they start this
phase?
11 In what process groups All but closing The stakeholder register is

should the stakeholder used in all the process groups
register be updated? except closing.
12 The proposals from the Proposal This is the formal evaluation

various sellers are in and evaluation of the proposals defined by
your purchasing techniques the buyers policies.
committee is reviewing
the bids according to the
weighted criteria in the
procurement
management plan. They
are doing which of the
following?
13 During a meeting Management This is the skill set that the

between the key skills project manager needs to
stakeholders and key use.
team members a dispute
has come up as how to
handle a technical issue.
What type of skills does
the project manager
need to use most to get
the group to come to a
consensus?
14 The final deliverables Benchmarking Benchmarking is not a tool

have been accepted by used in closing the project.
the internal department.
What is not a tool of
project closure?
15 Stakeholder analysis Stakeholder The stakeholder register is

includes all but which of register the output of the identify
the following? stakeholder process.
16 Bill is working on making Assumptions Risks need to be identified as

a list of assumptions for are a tool of risk early as possible, even within
the project charter. Why identification. the initiation process.
is this list important?
17 Tim's project team is Utilities for the Utilities at a construction site

classifying direct and team's office at would be listed as a direct
indirect project costs. the construction cost.
Which of the following is site.
a direct cost?
18 The project team have Hire a mediator Having a mediator is the best
had a number of to help resolve course of action without
problems with the the issue. having to enter into a formal
vendor and it has been legal proceeding.
decided and supported
by senior management to
terminate the contract.
The vendor is demanding
full payment but the
deliverables were not
completed. What is the
next best action?
19 The company is being Begin the close Early termination starts the
bought out and the project process. close project process. PMBOK
project that was just p.101
started has been
terminated. What
should the next step be
by the project manager?
20 You are managing a You should buy To calculate this, The break
project that involves a the website if it even cost is at 12 months. If
new website. If you build will be used less it is used less than 12 months
the website, it will cost than 12 months it will be cheaper to buy from
$240,000 to build and the vendor. A. Total cost of
$9,000 per month to the project if the website is
maintain. If you go to an created in-house and
outside vendor, it will maintained for 12 months @
cost $180,000 to build $9000 per month = 240,000 +
and $14,000 to maintain. (12*9000) = 348,000. B. Total
What is your best cost of the project if the
option? website is developed by an
outised vendor and
mainatined for 12 months @
14000 per month = 180,000 +
(12*14000) = 348,000. Hence
if you plan to use the website
for less than 12 months, buy
from the outside vendor.
21 The PMO has made you Review the This is the most likely place to
the project manager human resource find that information.
after the previous management
manager left for a new plan from the
position. Your project PMO
has completed a work
package and two
members of your team
are not needed after this.
Where should you get
the information on how
to release them?
22 Which is an input to the Outputs from Outputs from other

develop the project other processes processes are an input.
management plan
process group?
23 After having a meeting Organizational Lessons learned and

with a number of internal process asset stakeholder feedback are
stakeholders, the project updates examples of organizational
assistant needs to update process assets.
the lessons learned and
note what the
stakeholder feedback
was. These are examples
of which stakeholder
management output?
24 Your project team is Procurement This is a structured review of

reviewing the work performance the sellers progress to deliver
completed so far by a key review the requested deliverables
vendor. The vendor's according to the contract.
project manager has
brought in
documentation on
lessons learned so far in
order to identify key
performance indicators.
What is the activity you
are currently
performing?
25 During the weekly risk Plan a new This would be the next step.
management meeting, response.
your team is reviewing a
high risk situation. They
realize that the original
response will not work as
planned if the risk occurs.
What should the next
step be?
26 Your team has been told Quality audits This is the primary reason for
that they will be audited are to look for quality audits.
by an outside quality inefficiencies in
management firm and the company's
they are concerned. policies.
What do you tell them?
27 Your quality team is not Request that The procurements have been
satisfied with the work of they rework the rejected and need to be
the vendor and has parts to the submitted for rework.
rejected the desired
deliverables. You need tolerances.
to do which of the
following with the seller?
28 Procurement documents Identify Procurement documents are

are a part of which stakeholders an input to identifying
initiating process group? stakeholders.
29 There are two processes The close Close procurements can

involved in the closing procurements happen multiple times
process group. Which of can happen throughout a project.
the following statements multiple times.
is true?
30 During the close project Close Close procurements is the

process, one other procurements other process that is close
process is closed out at out along with closing the
the same time. Which of project.
the following is closed
out as well?
31 Subject matter experts Initiation SMEs are used first in the

are utilized in a variety of initiation process.
process groups. When
do they first get used.
32 Stakeholders can Initiation Initiation is when

influence the project the stakeholders can influence
most during which the project the most.
process group?
33 The project charter is a Validate scope The project charter is not

key document used needed for validation.
throughout the project
scope management plan.
Which of the process
groups does not need the
project charter?
34 A manager in your Information This would allow the team to

project has changed and management produce a custom report for
the new person is system the new manager.
requesting a progress
report. Which tool
should you direct your
staff to use to provide
this for him?
35 You are writing the Project This is an output of

regular project document communications Communication Management
updates for the project.
What tool would not be
useful?
36 The project sponsor has Discuss with There may be legitmate

not had formal sign-off project sponsor reasons to start but you and
on the proposed project. the possible the sponsor should
She has told you that you problems of communicate possible
should begin working on working problems without a charter.
the project planning without a
process now. What is formal charter.
your first and best
response?
37 Your team is working on Cost of quality Training is a part of the cost

a new project and will of quality,
require training on the
new equipment. This
training is known as
what?
38 Which of the following is Management The management reserve is

a part of the budget but reserves set aside to handle unknown
not the cost baseline? risks and is not part of the
cost baseline.
39 You are informed that Work with the You will need a charter as
you will be taking over a sponsor and quickly as possible.
poorly managed project. develop a
You discover that a charter.
charter was never
written for this project.
How you should
proceed?
40 Your client has been Benchmarking Benchmarking is comparing

comparing your project's one project or aspect of a
plan to their standards project to another.
set by Six Sigma
methods. This is known
as what?
41 You have reviewed the Control You are working on a change

latest SPI and want to schedule request to fast track two
fast track two activities which means you
activities. There is are working in controlling the
minimal risk and getting schedule.
these two activities done
will give you an
opportunity to give the
team a day of light work
next week. You prepare
a change request to
make this happen. What
process are you working
in?
42 Your team reviewed a Closing Even though the project is

significant task and procurements still going on, you are closing
decided the best course the procurements with this
of action was to vendor.
outsource the work.
Your SPI is .9 and you are
finalizing the open claims
with the vendor. What
process are you working
in?
43 While closing out a Procurement This is the definition of a

particularly complex set audit procurement audit. PMBOK
of procurements, the p.388
project manager asks the
author of the contract to
help him with reviewing
the procurement process
to identify success and
failures. This is known as
what?
44 The control Integrated This is the process that the

procurements process is change control contract change control is
tied closely to other integrated with. PMBOK
monitor and control p.383
processes. Which
process is the contract
change control system
integrated with?
45 Your team is reviewing a Control quality This is a description of a

graph which shows a bar Pareto diagram and is used in
chart listing the most controlling quality.
recent quality problems
and their frequency. You
are in what process
group?
46 The project management Life cycle This is not a baseline.

plan contains the
baselines for all but
which of the following?
47 Your project has an initial Cost baseline The only change that is
budget of $100,000. A indicated by the question is
couple of months into the new estimate to
the project you perform complete the project, which
a budget analysis. You is the cost baseline.
should have spent
$50,000 and 100 hours
on the project. Upon
review, you discover that
$60,000 has been spent
and that 110 hours have
been completed which
should have cost
$45,000. You reevaluate
the remaining work to be
done and your new
budget is $120,000.
What baselines must be
changed?
48 Your team is working on Monitor and This is the process of

Friday morning for the control project tracking, reviewing, and
afternoon updates to the work reporting the progress to
internal stakeholder meet the performance
meeting. Most of their objectives in the project
work is about the management plan.
progress made this week
and the forecasts for
next week. What process
group are they working
on?
49 Which of the following is Firm fixed price This is the most common
the most commonly used contract and the seller has to
contract and most deal with any risks
advantageous to the
buyer?
50 Your project has an initial CPI = .75, SPI = CPI = EV/AC = $45,000 /
budget of $100,000. A 1.1 $60,000 = .75 SPI = EV/PV =
couple of months into 110/100 = 1.1
the project you perform
a budget analysis. You
should have spent
$50,000 and 100 hours
should have cost
done and your new
budget is $120,000.
What is the CPI and SPI?
51 Your project has an initial Request a You need to submit a change

budget of $100,000. A change to the request to have the budget
couple of months into budget. changed.
should have spent
$50,000 and 100 hours
should have cost
done and your new
budget is $120,000.
What should be the next
step?
52 One of your key Submit the This is the correct action to

stakeholders has requested take.
requested a delay in a changes to the
project task in order to change control
focus on a project board.
unrelated to yours. You
know that this will not
affect the critical path.
What is the best
response
53 A project team consists Competitors Competitors are not a part of

of all but which of the the project team.
following
54 Your project has an initial CV = -$15,000, CV = EV - AC = $45,000 -

budget of $100,000. A SV = 10 $60,000 = -$15,000. SV = EV -
couple of months into PV = 110 - 100 = 10
should have spent
$50,000 and 100 hours
should have cost
done and your new
budget is $120,000.
What is the CV and SV?
55 At the end of the first Critical path This is the proper term for
month of a six month method what the project manager is
project, the project doing.
manager is reanalyzing
the schedule. She is
putting together a
sequence of activities
with the least amount of
scheduling flexibility.
What is this called?
56 What is the definition of Decomposition This is the correct definition.

decomposition? is a technique
used to break
down the
project scope
and project
deliverables
into more
managable
parts.
57 There are a total of eight Enterprise Enterprise environmental

inputs to control quality. environmental factors are not needed in
Which of the following is factors quality control. Remember
not an input? these are factors that the
project has no control over.
58 Your team is Quality metrics Quality metrics are an

brainstorming on the outpout of planning quality
best quality tools to use management.
on the project in creating
the quality management
plan. Which of the
following is not a tool of
this process?
59 Which quality assurance Process analysis Process analysis follows the

tool follows the process process improvement plan.
improvement plan to
identify needed
improvements?
60 One of the key functions Communicate This is the main activity for
of the project manager the project manager.
during directing and
managing the project is
to do what?
61 An important change to Review the This is the best option.

the deliverables has been communication
approved. All the plan and make
stakeholders have been any revisions.
notified according to the
communication
management plan. A
week later, a stakeholder
calls and asks when this
change was approved as
it will affect some of his
work. After informing
the stakeholder of the
timing of the change,
what is the next best
thing to do?
62 What is the sequence of Encode, This is the proper sequence.

steps in basic transmit,
communication models? decode,
acknowledge,
respond
63 Which of the following is Organizational Organizational process assets

an input to the plan Process Assets are the organization's
quality management practices and policies.
process group which
relies on on the
organizations internal
policies and practices?
64 You are currently Perform quality Quality audits are performed

working on quality audits assurance during quality assurance.
for the project. What
process group are you
in?
65 Enterprise environmental Marketplace Marketplace conditions are

factors are a part of the conditions an enterprise environmental
Develop Project Charter factor.
process. Which of the
following is an enterprise
environmental factor?
66 There are three tools in Work This is an output of directing

directing and managing performance and managing the work.
the work. Which if these data
is not one of these tools?
67 There is a resistant Interpersonal In order to change this

stakeholder who is key to skills stakeholders views, the
the project success. project manager would need
Which set of skills would to use various interpersonal
the project manager skills.
need to use to change
their outlook on the
project?
68 Chris is working on the Lag Lag is the amount of time

schedule for a that a successor activity is
construction project. He required to be delayed with
sees that on day 14, the respect to the predecessor
concrete is being poured. activity.
However, the next step
cannot start until day 21.
This is known as what?
69 Chris is working on the Lead Lead is the amount of time

schedule for a that a successor activity can
construction project. He be advanced with respect to
sees that on day 30, the predecessor activity.
painting can begin while
the drywall is being
finished. This is known
as what?
70 There are a number of Formal and Dealing with complex issues

complicated issues that written should be formally written
will need to be
communicated. What is
the best way to handle
this?
71 You are going to be Creating and The main consideration is to

negotiating the contracts maintaining a create a successful
in the next few days. relationship so relationship to make the
What is your main that the project project successful.
objective with the suceeds.
negotiations with the
seller?
72 The virtual project team Well defined These will be the most critical
consists of people communications tools for success.
located in the seven and people
different countries. skills
What will be the the
most critical tools for a
successful project?
73 Which of the following is PIMS PIMS is an enterprise

not updated in environmental factor
organizational process
assets during the project
closing?
74 You are meeting with the Executing Acquiring the project team
human resources process group takes place during the
department about executing process group.
acquiring the project
team. What process
group are you in?
75 Most risks will be Identify risks Controlling risks often results

identified during which and control risks in identifying new risks that
process? were not apparent earlier in
the process. PMBOK p.351
76 Adam is the project Provide more Large projects can be broken

manager for the MAX defined down into phases in order to
Project. It is a large management organize individual phases in
multi-year project and he and control of a logical fashion. For
is breaking down the the project as a example, a construction
project into whole or that project may have a
phases. What is the best deliverables foundation phase followed by
reason why a project be have to be framing phase followed by
broken down into completed in a interior phase.
phases? certain order.
77 Due to severe quality Permit the cost Since quality is the main
problems, the project to increase to issue, costs can increase if
sponsor has told the correct the root the root cause is corrected.
project manager that cause of the
quality is the most problem.
important issue now. If a
problem occurs with
quality, what is the best
course of action?
78 During a conference call, Increased This is a strong possiblity due

one member has had his conflicts to misunderstandings due to
microphone on while the noise.
talking to people in the
hallway. What might this
noise result in when it
comes to the project
team?
79 A team member notices Monitor and The key here is variance

that there is a variance control which places this event in
between the monitor and control.
performance
measurement and the
planned
performance. She
notifies the project
manager. The project
manager reviews the
scope document and
discovers that this
measurment was not
identified in the planning
process. What project
management process
group is this event a part
of?
80 The project you have Set up new New ground rules for
been managing has been ground rules for meetings would be beneficial
hard with a large number meetings. for the team.
of approved changes.
The team has been
struggling to keep up and
meetings are uncivil.
Two team members will
only attend by webcam
and the rest of the team
gets upset over the latest
change. What is the best
step to take?
81 One of the inputs to the The stakeholder This is the most appropriate
plan the risk register allows answer.
management process is the project
the stakeholder register. manager to see
What is the best reason what the roles
this is needed in planning are of each
for risks? stakeholder.
82 Which is the best It determines The critical path determines

description of the critical the earliest a the earliest time a project can
path. project can be completed.
finish.
83 The team wants to know It allows the This is the key benefit of
why they need to project manager managing stakeholder
maintain to increase engagement.
communications with the support and
stakeholders all the way decrease
through the project. resistance in
What is the key benefit order to achieve
of stakeholder success.
engagement?
84 What is the main benefit It creates a This central document is the

of developing a project central key benefit.
management plan? document that
defines the
basis of the
project work.
85 The issue log is an input It provides a This is the correct answer

to control repository for according to the PMBOK p.
communications. What what has 305
is it used for in this happened and a
process? platform for
communications
that are to be
delivered.
86 During a meeting with Keep them The project sponsor has high
the project management satisfied power but low interest due to
team, the project this new priority. Review the
sponsor mentions that he power/interest grid on
has to focus on a higher PMBOK p. 397.
priority project. Your
project is running
smoothly but you still
need some support.
Your strategy should be
to do what with the
sponsor?
87 The new project manager Halo effect The halo effect is an

was promoted from assumption that someone
senior developer. He who does well in one area
was considered one of will succeed at others.
the best developers but
is not doing well at
managing his first
project. His promotion
was due to what?
88 The procurements are Change requests Since the procurements are

completed and the closed, there are no further
project team is updating change requests. PMBOK
the organizations process p.385
assets. Which of the
following is not a key
element that would be
updated?
89 Scheduling tools include Progress or Gantt charts are bar charts

network diagrams for status used to show relationship to
illustrating activities. time for progress or status
However, bar charts are reports.
used best for which
illustrations?
90 The computer upgrade Emails with the This is not the best way to
project you are managing stakeholders to handle stakeholders.
is very complex and was review all
difficult to get approval. rejected
A lot of stakeholders requests to
wanted everything remind them
customized for their not to request it
department but this was again.
not possible. As you are
now four months into
the project, change
requests are starting to
come in. What will not
help you in rejecting
change requests for
items refused during the
project initiation?
91 What are the main Obtain seller This is the procurement

reasons for the conduct responses, process.
procurement process? select a seller
and award a
contract.
92 Your project is behind ABC Contractors Although you have used

schedule and the qualifications them in the past, it has been
decision to contract out on smaller projects. You will
some of the work has want to confirm that they can
been made. In the past do the work.
you have worked with
ABC Contractors on
smaller projects and
want to use them. What
should be a concern?
93 Due to a change in the Control Controlling procurements is

market conditions, a procurements the process group where the
project is being closed information for early
and the procurements termination be found. These
that are being conducted are used in the close
also need to be closed. procurement process.
In which process group PMBOK p.381
are the details to manage
early terminations be
found?
94 Which of the following Maslow's This was proposed by

human resource theories hierarchy of Abraham Maslow in 1943.
states that human beings needs
have basic needs and
that people need to meet
lower-level needs before
they can move onto the
next level of needs?
95 Controlling Change requests Change requests are an

communications ensures output of control
that the information communications.
needs of the
stakeholders is met.
What is not a tool of
control communications?
96 A critical change has Direct and This is where approved

been approved by the manage project changes get implemented.
change control process. work
It will become an input
which process?
97 The project team has Critical chain The critical chain method
developed a project method allows the team to place
schedule. However, they buffers on the project
find out that a number of schedule path to account for
key resources will be limited resources.
limited during the
project. What method of
scheduling should they
consider using to help
with this?
98 Which is the most Interactive This is the most effective way

effective method to of communicating when
ensure a common understanding is needed.
understanding by all
participants in
communications?
99 For a project lasting 12 It should be The stakeholder

months, how often reviewed on a management plan should be
should the stakeholder regular basis reviewed on a regular basis.
management plan be but determined The project manager might
reviewed during the by the project need to adjust the timing
execution of the project? manager depending on what is going
on during the project.
100 Three point estimating Triangular These are the proper terms
has two common distribution and for these estimating
formulas. These are Beta techniques.
known as which? distribution
101 Which of the following is Project staff This is an output of the

not an input to the plan assignemnts acquire project team.
human resources
management plan?
102 You are gathering Project This is a tool of managing

information for a regular information communications, not an
update on the project for management input.
the stakeholders. What system
will you not need?
103 After a meeting with the Project This would be an update to

financial department, management the budget.
there have been some plan updates
changes to the amount
of money available for
the projet. What will
need to be updated in
the manage stakeholder
process?
104 What is not needed as an Scope This is not an needed input.

input to the close project management PMBOK p.100
process? plan
105 Your consulting firm has Analogous Analogous estimating uses

been asked to provide an estimating other similar projects to
estimate on Project XYZ. develop an estimate.
Recently, your company
completed project RTS,
which was similar to XYZ.
You use RTS as a
template. This is known
as what?
106 Quality initiatives such as Continuous This are all related to

TQM, Six Sigma and the improvement continuous improvement.
Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
are examples of what
part of quality?
107 The project is Perform a A quality audit is an

implementing a new quality audit independent process to
quality system and the determine if a project
quality department is activities comply with
doing its own organizational priorities.
investigation of this new
system. What action
does this department
take to make sure the
new system is working?
108 Your team is reviewing Conduct Selecting a vendor is a part of

the different proposals procurement conducting procurements.
that have been
submitting for some
work that needs to be
contracted out. What
process group is your
team in?
109 When are risk responses Control risks Risk responses are
implemented? implemented during control
risks. PMBOK p.309
110 In which process groups Initiating, Stakeholders can be

are stakeholders planning, identified in all process
identified? executing, and groups but closing.
monitoring and
controlling.
111 Peter is asking what a Positive risks Positive risks those risks that
positive risk is as he says are those risks would have a positive effect
risks are all negative. where the on the project, such as too
You tell him what? project would many orders.
benefit from an
event.
112 One of the team She should Stakeholder communication

members asks the check the preferences are in the
project manager how to stakeholder stakeholder management
send out a report to the management plan.
stakeholders on a certain plan.
committee. The project
manager tells her to do
what?
113 The output of identifying Stakeholder The stakeholder register is

stakeholders is which of register the output of the identify
the following? stakeholder process.
114 There are five tools and Organizational This is one of the tools and
techniques used in the theories techniques in the plan human
plan human resources resources process.
process. Which of the
following is one of these?
115 You are in the middle of Set up a This is the best course of
the project when you meeting with action as it presents possible
discover that two key the project workarounds.
materials will not be sponsor to
available as planned. discuss the
Your best course of impact and
action is to do what? possible
workarounds.
116 You are performing Brainstorming Brainstorming is not a tool or

quality assurance and technique for quality
selecting tools and assurance.
techniques to implement
this. Which of the
following will not help
you?
117 The buyer has completed Organizational These are part of the
the purchase and Sue is process assets organizational process
putting the final updates updates. The key item is
documents into the lessons learned. PMBOK
closed procurements file. p.389
These include the
procurement file, lessons
learned and the formal
acceptance letter. These
are part of which of the
following?
118 Which of the following is Project Project documents should be

an output of the plan document updated when needed.
communication process? updates
119 A project team is writing Approved Approved change requests

up a number of updates change requests are an output of the
and reports to complete integration change control
the monitor and control process.
project work process.
What will they not
produce?
120 There are seven outputs Selected sellers This is an output of the
in the plan procurement conduct procurements
management process. process.
Which of these is not a
output?
121 The project manager Quality This is the plan that will
informs the team that management change.
they need to plan how to plan
implement the quality
policy. If this plan
changes, which plan will
also have to change?
122 All of the following are Create the WBS This is a part of planning.
part of the direct and
manage project work
process except?
123 The project charter you Project sponsor The project sponsor will have
are working on is being the primary authority to
changed frequently by allow or refuse changes
two of the before the charter is
stakeholders. Who has complete.
the primary responsibility
to decide if these
changes are necessary?
124 Your organization Independent This is the correct term.

requires that you obtain estimates
three estimates from
outside professional
organizations and one
from the PMO before
starting negotiations.
This technique is known
as what?
125 Your organization wants Single source Single source is where a

to train a group of people number of qualified vendors
for the PMP exam. There are available but the
are a number of qualified organization prefers just to
training companies in the work with one.
area, but your
organization prefers to
work with the closest
company. This is an
example of what?
126 The team is preparing for Quality control This is an input to the
a quality assurance audit measurements perform quality assurance
and they are gathering process.
the materials for this.
What do they need?
127 The team completed Approved These need to be reviewed to

reviewing the change requests confirm that approved
deliverables and needs to review change requests were
use one additional tool. implemented.
Which of the following
tools are used in quality
control?
128 Your new assistant is Regulations are Government regulations are

reviewing the project required while required to be followed such
charter which discusses standards are as environmental regulations.
that the project needs to optional. Standards may be optional
meet certain government such as an American
regulations and industry computer keyboard could be
standards. She asks you one standard while a French
what the difference is computer keyboard follows a
between a standard and different standard.
a regulation.
129 As the team works on The deliverables While this does occur, it is
closing out the phase, a are accepted. not a key benefit in closing
new intern asks what are the project. PMBOK p.100
the main benefits of a
formal closing when all of
the work has been done.
What is not a key benefit
of closing the project?
130 Your project is on budget Report on the This is the objective of the
and on schedule. Your progress of the status meeting.
team has come up with a demo and
demo for the sales team inform them
to use for making their that it is
presentations to complete.
prospective
customers. You will do
which of the following at
the next stakeholder
project status meeting?
131 You have been asked to Stakeholder This is a required document

begin writing the project register to work on the scope
scope management plan. management plan.
You are gathering the
necessary documents to
begin this process.
Which of the following is
required to do this?
132 Which of the following Leads and lags Leads and lags do not affect
tools is the primary work or resources. PMBOK
method to adjust the p.187
start times of a successor
activity without work or
resource impact?
133 A previously identified Use the Contingency reserves are set

risk has occurred. contingency aside for specific risks.
However, the risk reserves set
response was not aside for
adequate to correct the another risk
problem and another that has not
$1,000 is needed to occurred.
correct it. What can the
team not do?
134 The project will involve Enroll the team Since the team is not used to
far more communication in a an elevated requirement for
than your team has been communications communications, a seminar
used to in previous seminar would be best for them to be
projects. What is the trained.
best way to ensure the
best communication with
all stakeholders
throughout the project?
135 The project has a CPI of Put a quality This is the best action to take.
.9 and an SPI of .92 when assurance team
a key stakeholder asks to review the
you about some concerns project and the
she has on the quality of quality
the project standards. standards to
What should you do in demonstrate
this situation? that the project
is meeting the
quality
standards.
136 You are approached by a Inform him that This is the ethical thing to do.
key stakeholder who you are unable
offers you a promotion if to do that.
you delay the project by
a few days. What is your
best response?
137 The project had a major Review the This is the best course of
problem and your team communications action. Some stakeholders
is now in crisis. What management may need immediate
should be done with plan. notification while others
communicating the need that information later.
problem?
138 What is the best Recommended This is the best designation

definition of contingency corrective for these two items
plans and workarounds? actions
139 What is the only output The risk This is the only output.
of the plan risk management
management process? plan
140 Valerie has been Variance and This is looking for outcomes
comparing the last six trend analysis that may forecast potential
weeks of performance deviations.
data. She notices that
everything is still within
specifications but that
the data appears to be
going up a couple
percentage points each
week. She is involved in
what activity?
141 The project manager is Variance report This is the correct report.
asking for a report which
shows actual results
versus planned results.
Which report will provide
this information?
142 There are three risk Risk register The risk register documents
themes or attitudes that the results of risk analysis and
can affect an risk response planning.
organization and
stakeholders. Which one
of this is not considered
an attitude regarding
risk?
143 Risks need to be Risk appetite Risk appetite is the degree of

examined for their uncertainty an entity is
probability, impact and willing to take on in
either gain or cost. What anticipation of a reward.
term describes an
organization's willingness
to accept risk?
144 The project sponsor Power / Interest The power / interest grid
wants a list of key grid groups stakeholders based on
stakeholders along with their power and interest in
their level of authority the project.
and their concern about
the upcoming project.
145 You and your assistant Resource The resource histogram is a

are working on a chart to histogram bar chart showing resource
present to management allocation over time.
about the allocation of
resources during the first
two months of a four
month project. What is
the best tool to do this?
146 The project is nearing Have the This keeps them most
completion but there is stakeholders involved at this late stage.
one last milestone to review the
reach. The initial requirements
excitement of the that remain to
stakeholders is long gone be met.
and you need to keep
them involved. What
would be the best way to
do this?
147 Victoria is collecting the Tell the This is the best course of
requirements for the stakeholder action as this request had
project scope and a key that the already been evaluated.
stakeholder asks to requirement
include a requirement was denied
which was denied in the while
charter. What should developing the
she do next? project charter.
148 There is a minor conflict Withdrawing Refusing to resolve the issue

between two team is known as withdrawing.
members. They ask the
project manager to help
them resolve the issue.
However, the project
manager says that he is
unable to work with
them as he is working on
a critical problem with
the client. This conflict
resolution technique is
known as what?
149 You are defining the Expert Expert judgement is a tool

initial scope of a new judgement and technique of this
project as for an external process.
customer. All of the
following are items that
you will use for the initial
inputs EXCEPT?
150 As part of your proposal, Screening This requirement screens out

you need to submit the system unqualified vendors.
credentials of an
engineering team to be
permitted to bid on the
project. This type of
requrement is known as
what?
151 You are in charge of a Speak with the Since you have spoken to the
small team working with project manager other team's leader before,
others on a large project. and the leader this has proven to be
Another team has missed of the other ineffective. The best choice
several deadlines which team. now is to have a meeting
your team depends on. between you, the team
You have spoken to the leader and the project
manager of the other manager. This gets the
team several times yet project manager involved and
they have missed keeps communications open
another deadline and with the other team leader.
your team will have to
work through the
weekend. What is your
best course of action?
152 During the project work, Submit the Any changes need to be
the team realizes that requested approved before being
some changes need to be changes to the worked on.
made but time is short. change control
What is the best step? board.
153 You are working with the Stakeholder Gathering information about
PMO office to gather analysis stakeholders is a part of
information about why a stakeholder analysis.
stakeholder is opposed
to the possbile project.
154 You are taking over a The latest This would give you the latest
project that has been progress report information in a short
going on for the last 6 summary.
months. You have to
assess the project quickly
for your first meeting
with the project team.
What document should
you request first?
155 During quality control, Configuration The project manager needs

the project team found a control to make sure to update the
problem and submitting documents configuration control
a change to use a documents. PMBOK p.96
different grade of
materials. This change
does not impact the
scope, cost or schedule.
The change control board
has approved the change
and the project manager
is updating various
documents. What
document needs to be
updated?
156 Collecting requirements Risk There are no risk

encompasses a variety of requirements requirements.
areas for different
reasons. Which of the
following is not a type of
requirement?
157 You and the project Detailed The project charter only
sponsor are developing timeline includes a broad view of the
requirements for an project timeline such as
internal project. The milestones.
charter will include all
EXCEPT the following?
158 Regularly scheduled Stakeholder This is not a part of

meetings are important register performance reportings.
for consistant updates.
Which of the following is
not a part of
performance reporting?
159 You are working as a Functional Since you are a project

part-time project coordinator, you are most
coordinator for a likely in a functional
software company. You organization and staff reports
find, however, that a to their functional manager.
significant part of your
effort is to get a certain
developer from another
department. What type
of company are you
working for?
160 The project is running Set up a This type of offer needs to be

overbudget and the meeting with decided by senior
project sponsor has the project management or the PMO.
asked you to see if you sponsor and the
can negotiate with one of PMO about the
the vendors about their offer.
cost. You talk to the
vendor and they offer to
cut their bill by 10% if
you make them the
preferred vendor for a
bid for another project.
Your best course of
action is which of the
following?
161 The software portion of Arrange a Making a smooth transition is

the project is running a proper the proper course of action.
couple days behind handover from
schedule. It is not on the the person
critical path. The initial working on it
resource was supposed now to the
to be a senior developer, senior
but he was not available. developer.
He has now become
available. What is the
best course of action?
162 One example of a The client This would require written

situation that requires requests correspondance because of
formal written additional the contract.
correspondance? changes that
are not within
the contract.
163 During contract Sally only needs The contract is the final
negotiations, Jim makes to do what is in authority.
some detailed notes the contract.
which Sally signs. The
contract is signed.
However, while the work
is being performed, Sally
says she does not have to
do the work in the notes
because those were not
included in the contract.
What is required for Sally
to do?
164 The phase has now been These Since this is a multi-phase
ended and what happens deliverables can project, the deliverables from
to the deliverables that be used in the one phase would most likely
were accepted? next phase. be used in the next phase.
165 Which statement is true The expeditor Expeditors are only assistants
about the difference works as an and communicators. They do
between a project assistant and not have the authority to
coordinator and a project communications make any decisions.
expediter? coordinator
166 Who should be in charge The project The project manager is

of the project during the manager always in charge of the
executing process? project.
167 An organization is The project The charter is a formal

forming a new project charter authorization of the project
office. The new manager authorizes you and provides the backing to
has decided to use to use do the work.
formal project charters. organizational
As an experienced resources to
project manager, why accomplish the
would you encourage objectives of
this practice? the project.
168 Your team is nearing The scope Although the project is

completion of the project should be cancelled, the deliverables
when the client company validated up to need to be validated as
is purchased by another the point of the defined in the close project
company. As a result, cancellation. process. See PMBOK p.102
the project has been
cancelled. What should
be done about scope
validation?
169 Your project has an initial The project is The CPI is below 1, meaning
budget of $100,000. A over budget, the project is over budget.
couple of months into ahead of the The SPI is over 1, meaning it
the project you perform schedule, and is ahead of schedule. The
a budget analysis. You more expensive new EAC is higher than the
should have spent than originally original budget meaning it is
$50,000 and 100 hours planned. more expensive than
on the project. Upon planned.
should have cost
done and your new
budget is $120,000.
What are the conditions
of the project?
170 You are a project The project Although ABC will be doing
manager for XYZ. You sponsor at XYZ. the work and they will have a
are working on a project project manager for the
to expand the construction, the sponsoring
manufacturing capacity organization is XYZ The
for your charter will be approved by
department. The the sponsor at XYZ.`
construction of the new
facility will be outsourced
to ABC. Who approves
the project charter for
this project?
171 You are working for a Each project has Each project has its own staff
projectized PMO. What its own staff. for the project that reports
is the best description of only to the project manager.
this?
172 Bill is gathering A competitor Competitors are not

information to develop stakeholders.
the stakeholder register
for a construction
project. He is asking
which of the following he
should not add to the
stakeholder register.
173 While negotiations are The project This is the key role of the
important for the project manager should project manager in
manager, what is the be available to negotiations.
best statement regarding provide
a project manager's role assistance and
in negotiations? any needed
information.
174 You are working on a A key Key stakeholders can cancel

project in the initial stakeholder was projects if not informed.
stages and are not informed of
completing a review of the project.
the proposed project
charter. You receive
news that the project has
been cancelled. What is
the most likely reason of
the selections?
175 Carl is the project The project This is a responsibility of the

sponsor and you have sponsor ensures project sponsor.
been working with him that the project
on the human resources manager has
plan. Which of the the necessary
following is true about resources to
the project sponsor and complete the
human resources? project.
176 Your time will be limited The head of the This is the key stakeholder
to spend with the department that you need to engage to
stakeholders. Which that will be improve their interest.
stakeholder would be using the
most important to work product. He is
with? not actively
engaged in the
project.
177 The project manager The customer This is the definition of

announces to the team has formally accepted deliverables.
that the deliverables are signed off and
now accepted. What is approved the
the best explaination for deliverables.
this?
178 Your project team is The Stakeholder The matrix indicates the
working on a Engagement current engagement level
Stakeholders Assessment and the desired engagement
Engagement Assessment Matrix helps level of each stakeholder. If
Matrix. The project determine there is a gap, it can indicate
sponsor asks what this is communication a communication gap.
used for and you explain gaps.
179 Which two management The stakeholder These are the two
plans do you need to management management plans to
manage the plan and the manage stakeholder
stakeholders? communication engagement.
management
plan
180 Why should precautions The stakeholder Stakeholders who are

be taken in who receives plan contains resistant to the project may
the stakeholder sensitive data be upset about notes
management plan? on all regarding their position
stakeholders about the project.
including those
who are
resistant to the
project.
181 The quality control team Performing both Although controlling the
and the scope validation in parallel is a quality is normally done
group, which includes a reasonable before scope validation, the
team member of the practice. two can be performed in
client, are working on parallel. PMBOK p.134
control quality and scope
validation at the same
time. A team member
objects to this stating
that they are two
different processes.
What is the next best
course of action?
182 The project team is Agile These terms are from an agile
having their approach. Although not
retrospective review and discussed in detail, the
determing the current PMBOK p. 187 does mention
velocity. What type of agile.
approach are they using?
183 The team wants to Submit the Even though these are
update the schedule with requested project documents and not
some key changes. What changes to the work on the project
is the best course of change control deliverables, these changes
action for this task? board. still need to be submitted.
184 The quality standard for They are precise The value all are very close
the parts needs to be 4 but not accurate together but not close to the
inches. A sample of parts desired measurement.
is 4.33, 4.29, 4.34, 4.31
and 4.30. What can be
said about the parts?
185 The key benefit of a cost- They provide This is the key benefit for a
reimbursable contract is flexibility to cost reimbursable contract.
which of the following? redirect a seller
when the scope
of the project
cannot be
defined or there
are high risks
involved.
186 You are reviewing the They should be Procurement documents

procurement documents rigid and restrict should contain some
to make sure they outside flexibility so that outside
include all of the suggestions. suggestions can be made to
following except? help the project succeed.
187 The key tool in Determining the This is the definition as

controlling the scope of a cause and described in PMBOK p.139
project is variance degree of
analysis. What is the difference
best definition of this? between the
baseline and the
actual
performance
relative to the
scope baseline.
188 The project manager is Pull Pull communications requires

planning to have an users to access the contect at
internal team create a their discretion.
website for the project so
that stakeholders can
review the progress of
the project. This is what
type of communications?
189 The team is reviewing This links the See PMBOK p.134
the requirements various
traceability matrix while requirements to
validating the scope. their origin and
What is this used for? tracks them
through the
project.
190 What important cost and Cost variance These are calculations that
schedule forecast and Schedule are derived from the project
calculations are Performance baselines and show the
important in monitor and Index variance from the baseline.
control project work?
191 Your project A Responsibility This illustrates the

management team is Assignment connections between work
creating the human Matrix packages or activities and the
resource management project team members.
plan. You are drawing up
a grid that shows the
project resources
assigned to each of the
work packages. This grid
is known as what?
192 The team is discussing Focus the team Problem solving is the best
who should take with a solution in this instance.
responsibility for each brainstorming
WBS when a couple of session to get
team members disagree multiple
about some of the work possible
packages. One member solutions and
says that one work then work with
package needs to be the team to
decomposed further, select one.
while another says that
another work package
should be put in a
different category. Your
best option is to do
193 You get an urgent call Check the email This is the best next step.
from a manager on the that you used Checking the
electrical portion of the and compare it communications plan will see
project. He has not to the if something was changed.
received a progress communications
report for the last two plan.
weeks. You email him a
copy right away but what
should you do next?
194 The building has passed Update the The stakeholder register
the final fire inspection. stakeholder should be updated when a
What should the next register and stakeholder is no longer
step be? mark the fire impacted by the project.
warden as no
longer actively
involved.
195 The project manager is Mark these She should not be making
reviewing a schedule changes as a these changes as approved
diagram and removes a proposal and without a change request.
step required to submit a change
complete another task. request.
She then changes that
task to include the
activities for the previous
task. What should she
do next?
196 One of your senior Update the Updating the stakeholder

managers sends you an stakeholder register and discuss the
email to address an register and problem is the proper action.
upcoming concern. It review some PMBOK p.405
says that a key strategies to
stakeholder always address this
expresses doubts when a potential issue.
certain milestone is in
question. What is your
best action to address
this?
197 The team is meeting Gold plating Gold plating is adding

regarding a new feature features that are not
that another part of the requested.
company is using. This
feature is not referenced
in the project scope.
What is this known as?
198 You have identified a Inform him of Keeping a key stakeholder

mid-level manager to be the project as involved as early as possible
a key stakeholder in the early as is the best course of action.
project you are going to possible.
be assigned. He is
unaware of the project.
What is your best course
of action to manage this
stakeholder?
199 Once the project When a change Approved change requests

baselines are created, request has are the only way to change
they may be changed by been approved the project baselines.
only what? through the
Perform
Integrated
Change Control
process.
200 How often may scope Multiple times The scope validation can
validation occur? occur a number of times.

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2 During the planning 49 additional The total new

3 The project team is going 45 The total will be 10*9/2 or 45

4 In the monthly financial $41 CV=EV-AC. Since these are

5 Your team is working on $200,000 with a The PMBOK defines a

7 Your project will require Human resource The human resource

8 There has been a change Management The management reserve is

9 The project manager Prevent This is a key responsibility of

11 In what process groups All but closing The stakeholder register is

12 The proposals from the Proposal This is the formal evaluation

13 During a meeting Management This is the skill set that the

14 The final deliverables Benchmarking Benchmarking is not a tool

15 Stakeholder analysis Stakeholder The stakeholder register is

16 Bill is working on making Assumptions Risks need to be identified as

17 Tim's project team is Utilities for the Utilities at a construction site

22 Which is an input to the Outputs from Outputs from other

23 After having a meeting Organizational Lessons learned and

24 Your project team is Procurement This is a structured review of

28 Procurement documents Identify Procurement documents are

29 There are two processes The close Close procurements can

30 During the close project Close Close procurements is the

31 Subject matter experts Initiation SMEs are used first in the

32 Stakeholders can Initiation Initiation is when

33 The project charter is a Validate scope The project charter is not

34 A manager in your Information This would allow the team to

35 You are writing the Project This is an output of

36 The project sponsor has Discuss with There may be legitmate

37 Your team is working on Cost of quality Training is a part of the cost

38 Which of the following is Management The management reserve is

40 Your client has been Benchmarking Benchmarking is comparing

41 You have reviewed the Control You are working on a change

42 Your team reviewed a Closing Even though the project is

43 While closing out a Procurement This is the definition of a

44 The control Integrated This is the process that the

45 Your team is reviewing a Control quality This is a description of a

46 The project management Life cycle This is not a baseline.

48 Your team is working on Monitor and This is the process of

51 Your project has an initial Request a You need to submit a change

52 One of your key Submit the This is the correct action to

53 A project team consists Competitors Competitors are not a part of

54 Your project has an initial CV = -$15,000, CV = EV - AC = $45,000 -

56 What is the definition of Decomposition This is the correct definition.

57 There are a total of eight Enterprise Enterprise environmental

58 Your team is Quality metrics Quality metrics are an

59 Which quality assurance Process analysis Process analysis follows the

61 An important change to Review the This is the best option.

62 What is the sequence of Encode, This is the proper sequence.

63 Which of the following is Organizational Organizational process assets

64 You are currently Perform quality Quality audits are performed

65 Enterprise environmental Marketplace Marketplace conditions are

66 There are three tools in Work This is an output of directing

67 There is a resistant Interpersonal In order to change this

68 Chris is working on the Lag Lag is the amount of time

69 Chris is working on the Lead Lead is the amount of time

70 There are a number of Formal and Dealing with complex issues

71 You are going to be Creating and The main consideration is to

73 Which of the following is PIMS PIMS is an enterprise

75 Most risks will be Identify risks Controlling risks often results

76 Adam is the project Provide more Large projects can be broken

78 During a conference call, Increased This is a strong possiblity due

79 A team member notices Monitor and The key here is variance

82 Which is the best It determines The critical path determines

84 What is the main benefit It creates a This central document is the