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Lamiaa Saraha 60 PMP Exam - ANSWERS
Lamiaa Saraha 60 PMP Exam - ANSWERS
2- A stakeholder is...?
a. Anyone who is involved in the project
b. Anyone positively or negatively impacted by the project
c. Anyone who can influence the direction of the project
d. Anyone who can impact/be impacted positively or negatively by
the project
3- The project life cycle differs from the product life cycle in that the
project life cycle:
a. Does not incorporate a methodology.
b. Is different for each industry.
c. Can spawn many projects.
d. Describes project management activities.
a. WBS Dictionary
b. Stakeholder Register
c. Risk Breakdown structure
d. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
5- Management by objectives works only if:
a. It is supported by management.
b. The rules are written down.
c. The project does not impact the objectives.
d. The project includes the objectives in the project charter.
11- Based on the life cycle model of the typical project, which stage is
expected to experience the highest resource usage?
a. Initial phase(s)
b. Intermediate phase(s)
c. Closing phase(s)
d. Staffing phase(s)
a. Initiating
b. Before the project management process
c. Planning
d. Executing
14- A detailed project schedule can be created only after creating the:
a. Project budget.
b. Work breakdown structure.
c. Project management plan.
d. Detailed risk assessment.
16- The WBS and WBS dictionary are completed. The project team
has begun working on identifying risks. The sponsor contacts the
project manager, requesting that the responsibility assignment matrix
be issued. The project has a budget of U.S. $100,000 and is taking
place in three countries using 14 human resources. There is little risk
expected for the project and the project manager has managed many
projects similar to this one. What is the next thing to do?
17- The project manager that you just hired said that she came from a
Projectized organization prior to working for your company. Your VP
just asked you what that means in terms of her level of authority. You
responded:
a. she had responsibility for the project but not for the budget
b. she had little responsibility for the project or the budget
c. she split the project and budget responsibilities with the functional
manager
d. she was responsible for the budget and the project almost 100%
a. Management by objectives.
b. Lack of a change control system.
c. Good team relations.
d. Lack of a clear work breakdown structure.
19 -The Company you are working for has decided to adopt Scrum as a
project management method. You've never heard of Scrum before
but decide to do some research and discover that Scrum is an agile
method. What kind of project phase method is being adopted here?
a. Iterative
b. Sequential
c. Overlapping
d. Phase-neutral
24- All of the following are key risk register components with the
exception of:
a. Identification of the risk trigger
b. The risk owner
c. Who identified the risk
d. The risk response strategy
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25- What is the expected monetary value (EMV)?
a. The potential cost/benefit of a risk, positive or negative
b. What the project ROI will be
c. The amount of the risk contingency budget
d. The cost baseline minus the risk contingency
26- An assumptions analysis is used to:
a. Identify historical information for risk analysis
b. Identify root causes
c. Assess the validity of risk assumptions
d. Assess the effectiveness of potential risk responses
27- You are managing three offshore teams: one in India, one in the
Ukraine, and one in South America. What would be the best approach
for handling communications with these offshore entities?
a. E-mail
b. Instant messaging (IM)
c. Video-teleconferencing
d. E-mail + IM
28- You have been asked for a report by senior management that
indicates current budget, current schedule, and where the project may
complete in terms of budget and timeline. The best type or report to use
in this situation is called:
a. A forecast report
b. A status report
c. A progress report9-16
d. A cumulative report
30- The project manager can perform all the following functions in a
procurement except:
a. Be the lead negotiator in procurement
b. Have authority to authorize changes to the procurement
c. Help to clarify and finalize the contract terms and conditions
d. Take a lead role in auditing the seller’s work product
31- A variance analysis is used for:
37- What is the best definition below of the difference between the
Collect Requirements process and the Define Scope process?
a. Collect Requirements is really a part of Define Scope
b. Collect Requirements details stakeholder needs while Define
Scope describes in detail, the project
c. Collect Requirements addresses all the detail necessary to
deliver the product of the project, while Define Scope identifies
project boundaries and constraints
d. Both Collect Requirements and Define Scope use facilitated
workshops as a tool and technique
a. Define scope
b. Control scope
c. Create WBS
d. Collect requirements
40- Your project is experiencing resource constraints at certain times in
the project timeline, requiring you to adjust start and finish dates on the
schedule. What tool is best to use in this situation?
a. Resource leveling
b. Feeding buffer
c. Critical Path method
d. Resource smoothing
43- While executing the project it becomes obvious that you're not
going to hit your end date. The project may be delayed by at least two
months. This may impact the start date of another project that was due
to start right after yours completed. What type of float best describes
this situation?
a. Total float
b. Project float
c. Free float
d. Slack float
Create the Network Diagram using the grid above. All times in weeks.
Use for the next three questions.
45- The customer has asked that you reduce activity D by 2 weeks.
What impact does this have on the schedule?
a. None. It is not on the critical path
b. It will reduce the schedule like two weeks
c. It will only work if you also reduce activity B by two weeks
d. It will only work if you also reduce activity F by two weeks
46- You have just completed your project activity, work package, and
contingency reserve estimates. What have you created as a result of
completing these estimates?
a. Bottom-up estimate
b. Cost budget
c. Cost baseline
d. Definitive estimate
48- At the last team meeting, several of the team members were tasked
with delivering a short presentation to some of the stakeholders on
certain product features under development. When the presentation has
completed, one of the stakeholders asked a team member, who was
responsible for delivering a specific set of features for one of the
product components? The team member appeared a bit flustered and
asked the PM for assistance with the question. What is most likely what
the PM forgot to do?
a. Create a WBS
b. Create Resource breakdown structure
c. Create a RACI matrix
d. Create a staffing management plan
52- You are three months into a six month project. Assume the budget
burn rate is constant. The budget at completion (BAC) is $120,000. AC
= $65,000. The SPI = 1.2. What is the CPI of this project? (Round to 2
decimal places)
a. 1.32
b. 1.25
c. 1.11
d. It cannot be determined from the information given
53- All of the following are incorrect regarding the computation of EAC
except?
a. EAC calculations always include the AC or the BAC, but usually
both
b. EV is always included
c. SPI is always included
d. ETC is never used in an EAC calculation
54- The project team has done outstanding work on a current project.
While the stakeholders are satisfied with the product of the project, they
have been consistently whining about the cost and have asked you, the
project manager, to review options that would help reduce costs on the
project. Given that this scope has been reduced to the most essential
must-have items, where are your best options for reducing costs?
a. Fixed and variable costs
b. Direct and indirect costs
c. Direct and variable costs
d. Fixed and indirect costs
59- All of the following elements are external impacts of poor quality
except:
a. Cost to regain lost business
b. Decreased efficiency
c. Negative press
d. Rework