PMP Lite Mock Exam2.pdf
- 1. PMP Exam Total Questions: 51 Correct Answers Needed to Pass: 36 (70.00%) Time Allowed: 60 Minutes Test Description This is a cumulative PMP Mock Exam which can be used as a benchmark for your PMP aptitude. This practice test includes questions from all PMBOK knowledge areas, including the five basic project management process groups. Test Questions 1. A good project manager always gathers and documents lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle rather than delaying the effort until the project closure. Which of the following is not a risk associated with postponing the lessons-learned gathering effort until the very end of the project? A. The project manager has fewer resources available. B. The project’s earned value decreases. C. Not all lessons learned might get captured.
- 2. D. The effort might seem boring and non-value-adding. 2. Laurence is the PMO manager at ANZ Company. The CEO of the company asked Laurence to review the business requirements and develop the current year’s capital management plan. The capital management plan will outline the key business deliverables (capital projects) and will go to the board for final approval. Which of the following organizational artifacts should Laurence review to analyze the business requirements for the current fiscal year? A. Lessons Learned B. Capital budget for the current year C. Organizational Process Assets D. Organizational Strategy 3. Maintaining good supplier relationships should be important to all project managers. A good buyer-seller relationship is a partnership that results in a win-win situation that nurtures both parties. Which of the following is both a short- and long-term benefit of treating a supplier with courtesy, honesty, and fairness? A. There is no need to have formal contracts in place B. Delivery of quality products and services at the best price C. The buyer can delay the payments without jeopardizing the relationship D. The supplier can charge a price higher than the market price 4. James is managing a shopping mall construction project. During the
- 3. project execution, he learns the project communications management plan is not effective and requires a major update. Which of the following processes will issue a change request for the required update? A. Plan Communications Management B. Manage Communications C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Monitor Communications 5. With a growing awareness of so-called unknowable-unknowns, the existence of emergent risk is becoming clear. These are risks that can only be recognized after they have occurred. Emergent risks can be tackled through developing: A. Project resilience B. Project charter C. Project management plan D. Project risk management plan 6. Change control tool selection should be based on the needs of the project stakeholders, including organizational and environmental considerations and/or constraints. Which of the following is not a key change management consideration while selecting an appropriate change control tool for a project? A. Identifying and selecting a change item B. Configuration item verification and audit
- 4. C. Documenting the change into a proper change request D. Tracking change requests 7. In general, Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis is: A. Not often completed B. Complete and 100 percent accurate C. In-depth and thorough D. focused on high-priority risks 8. As a project manager, you perform various project performance measurements to assess the magnitude of variation. You then attempt to determine the cause and decide whether corrective action is necessary. This is: A. Scope Analysis B. Variance Analysis C. Performance Reporting D. Configuration Management 9. Two efficiency indicators that reflect the cost and schedule performance of a project are: A. Cost Projection Index (CPI) and Schedule Projection Index (SPI) B. Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
- 5. C. Actual Cost (AC) and Planned Value (PV) D. Cost Pricing Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) 10. In projects with adaptive life cycles, many of the project management processes are repeated in each iteration of the project except: A. Develop Project Charter B. Collect Requirements C. Define Scope D. Create WBS 11. If you want to compress a project schedule, what are two of the recommended alternatives to consider? A. Fast Tracking and Schedule Network Analysis B. Crashing and Fast Tracking C. Resource Levelling and What-If Scenario Analysis D. Crashing and Schedule Network Analysis 12. Large organizations typically manage a wide range of projects; from small projects to large initiatives requiring long-term commitments. Which of the following factors can be used in scaling such projects: A. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance, organizational complexity, technical complexity, and funds availability.
- 6. B. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance and organizational complexity. C. Team size, geographical distribution and regulatory compliance. D. Team size, geographical distribution, regulatory compliance, organizational complexity and technical complexity. 13. Which of the following is not a part of the data gathering tools used in Control Quality process? A. Checklists B. Control Chart C. Check sheets D. Statistical sampling 14. Measuring the quality of items in a sample on a pass/fail basis is: A. Biased sampling B. Variable sampling C. Stratified sampling D. Attribute sampling 15. George is managing a telecommunication network deployment project. Most of the key project stakeholders are happy with the project so far. However, George has some potential concerns that might become issues in the near future. The next project status update meeting with the key stakeholders is the next day. What should George do?
- 7. A. Wait until the concerns become issues B. Discuss these concerns with the key stakeholders C. Do not report the concerns in the next meeting but try to mitigate these concerns D. Briefly discuss these concerns in the next meeting but do not make them look significant 16. On-demand scheduling is one of the techniques used in agile projects. This type of scheduling relies on: A. A schedule that was developed previously for the development of the project increments. B. Discretionary dependencies that cannot be changed by the project team. C. Skills of the project manager rather than the skills of the team. D. A backlog or intermediate queue of work to be done. 17. Midway through a project, a project manager determined the project was running far behind schedule. If the project manager needs to shorten the project schedule without changing the project scope, which of the following schedule compression techniques could he use? A. Crashing B. Reserve Analysis C. Forecasting
- 8. D. Last Tracking 18. At the end of a project, what will your schedule variance be equal to? A. Zero B. Equal to the total PV C. One D. Equal to the total EV 19. How does time-boxing help minimize scope creep in agile projects? A. It forces the team to create project WBS using the user stories. B. It forces the sponsor to allocate a Scrum master who helps in eliminating scope creep. C. It forces the team to process essential features first, then other features. D. It forces the team to convert the user stories into epics. 20. A good project manager knows the value of effective stakeholder management. What is the ultimate goal of effective stakeholder management? A. Stakeholder engagement B. Project success C. Stakeholder satisfaction D. Meeting project objectives
- 9. 21. While analyzing a project, the project manager calculated the ratio of the Earned Value (EV) to the Actual Costs (AC) and obtained a value of 1.2. The project manager decided this was an unfavorable condition for the project and decided to take corrective action. What is your view? A. The project manager is correct. The ratio of EV to AC is the Cost Performance Index and a ratio greater than 1 is unfavorable to the project B. The project manager is not correct. The ratio of EV to AC is the Cost Variance and a ratio greater than 1 is favorable to the project. C. The project manager is not correct. The ratio of EV to AC is the Cost Performance Index and a ratio greater than 1 is favorable to the project D. The project manager is correct. The ratio of EV to AC is the Cost Variance and a ratio greater than 1 is unfavorable to the project. 22. Which of these is not an established Estimate Activity Durations technique? A. Three Point Estimating B. Parametric Estimating C. Analogous Estimating D. Critical Path Estimation 23. If you are working on a project where there is no definite detailed scope, but there are similar projects in the past, what is the correct Estimate Activity Durations tool to use?
- 10. A. Analogous Estimating B. Parametric Estimating C. Critical Path Estimation D. Three Point Estimating 24. As project manager, you would like to show the relationship between two variables to help your project team understand the quality impact better. Which tool should you use? A. Scatter Diagram B. Run Chart C. Fishbone Diagram D. Pareto Chart 25. A project manager feels the need of updating one of the project supplier contracts to meet the project’s current needs. However, before any change requests, the project manager must know the right process to incorporate a change into this specific contract. What should he do first? A. Issue the change request and get it approved through Integrated Change Control process B. Update the project procurements management plan C. Review the change request handling procedure as documented in the contract itself
- 11. D. Review alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures in the contract 26. The objective of a transformation project is to move an organization from one state to another state. The desired result of the change driven by the project is described as the: A. Good state B. Future state C. Happy state D. Transition state 27. The term Progressive Elaboration incorrectly represents which of the following? A. Changes to project scope B. Rolling wave planning C. Detailing out the product requirements developed during the initiation process. D. Production of fabrication and construction drawings from the design drawings for a chemical plant. 28. Which document describes the project's deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables? A. Project authorization document B. Project scope statement
- 12. C. Project scope management plan D. Project charter 29. During a presentation to management, you want to display the project schedule with only the key deliverables displayed. What is the correct tool for this purpose? A. Project schedule network diagram B. Critical path network C. Milestone chart D. Critical chain diagram 30. Henry is the project manager for a process improvement project. Henry is a recently hired Six Sigma expert. David is the process owner of the process Henry must optimize. During the project kick-start meeting with the project sponsor, David said he supports all continuous improvement efforts. However, David is unaware of the Six Sigma technique and feels threatened by the newly hired expert, and as a result, is blocking Henry’s ideas. What is David’s current engagement level with the project? A. Unaware B. Supportive C. Resistant D. Neutral 31. Which of these items are important to address when determining each
- 13. person's role in the project team? A. Role, authority, responsibility, and competency B. Role, responsibility, and competency C. Role and responsibility D. Role, authority, and competency 32. If you want to reduce the number of quality inspections and reduce the cost of quality control for your project, which technique should you use? A. Run Chart B. Defect Repair Review C. Statistical Sampling D. Pareto Chart 33. Performance reports are produced during the Control Procurements process by evaluating work performance data against the agreement requirements. Which of the following is the prime objective of producing such reports? A. Performance reporting is a good project management practice and must be carried out on all projects. B. Performance reports are produced so they can be added to lessons- learned database, and the future project might benefit. C. Performance reports document the analysis of the project manager
- 14. and does not require supplier’s participation. D. Providing management with information about how effectively the seller is achieving the contractual objectives. 34. Project managers need to be aware of Student Syndrome. What does that mean? A. People go through a learning curve whenever they are engaged in a project. B. People who consider themselves students of project management tend to apply PMBOK principles better. C. People start to apply themselves only at the last possible moment before the deadline. D. People who undertake studies during their professional careers tend to be better project managers. 35. A project manager must stress the importance of collecting and documenting lessons learned through the project lifecycle. One good way to collect this information is during weekly status meetings. Usually, weekly status meetings, if not managed properly, end up in fire-fighting since most of the time, attention goes to the burning issues. How can you ensure that the lessons-learned gathering does not get missed in such a situation? A. Add a lessons-learned agenda item. B. Record the minutes of the meeting. C. Do not discuss burning issues in weekly status meetings.
- 15. D. Replace status update meetings with one-on-one meetings with the team members. 36. Where would you find a detailed list and description of specific project assumptions associated with the project? A. Project charter B. Project scope statement C. Project configuration document D. Change management plan 37. A number of teams are developing an enterprise system using the agile approach for product development. Which of the following is a major risk item for such a complex project being performed in an agile environment? A. Number of interconnected dependencies between the features developed by different teams. B. Number and size of teams developing the larger features. C. Scope definition and freezing early during the planning phase. D. Emphasis on schedule control over risk management. 38. Which of these is not a data analysis technique used during quantitative risk analysis? A. Tornado diagram B. Decision tree
- 16. C. RACI chart D. Influence diagrams 39. Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Develop Team process? A. Organizational charts B. Co-location C. Acquisition D. Influence diagrams 40. A hierarchical structure of project resources organized by category and resource type, used in planning, managing and controlling project work, is: A. Team structure B. Resource Pool C. Organization Breakdown Structure D. Resource Breakdown Structure 41. A project post-mortem is an activity, usually performed at the project’s conclusion, to determine and analyze a project’s outcome which also includes a lessons-learned gathering exercise. Project post-mortems help to mitigate future risks and are often a key component of, and ongoing precursor to, effective risk management. Which of the following is a terrible mistake when collecting lessons learned?
- 17. A. Documenting both the success stories and the failed attempts B. Calculating project’s final statistics C. Focusing purely on the negatives and analyzing failures D. Conducting a comprehensive performance review 42. What does a Cost Performance Index (CPI) of more than 1.0 indicate? A. The project is over budget. B. The project is right on budget. C. The project is under budget. D. The project is ahead of schedule. 43. Which of the following statements is correct? A. A collection of unrelated programs can constitute a portfolio. B. The scope of a portfolio is typically smaller than that of a program. C. A program is a group of unrelated projects. D. A program need not consist of projects. 44. A project team member finds that the color scheme of the webpage he is designing appears too gaudy and decides to change it to a mellowed- down color scheme. The customer approved the original color scheme and the color palette. The independent testing team flags this as a defect, and a heated discussion ensues between the team member and
- 18. the testing team. What is your view? A. The testing team is incorrect in flagging this as a defect. This is an example of expert judgment when historical expertise is brought into the project. B. The testing team is correct. Even though the new color scheme is more pleasing than the old one, the appropriate change management process was not followed, and the work product is not as per design. C. The testing team is not right in flagging this. The color scheme is a simple matter, and the new colors are definitely more pleasing than the old ones. D. The testing team is correct in flagging this. The team member should have sent a note along with the work product indicating he or she made the color scheme change. 45. Which of the following items needs to be kept in mind when relying on risk identification checklists? A. They are biased. B. They are not exhaustive. C. They are often inaccurate. D. They are easy to prepare. 46. As an external vendor, you are managing a complex software project on a time-and-materials (T&M) contract. One of your team members reports a breakthrough in automating some of the testing activities. This
- 19. may result in cost savings to the project and completion of the project one month ahead of schedule. Which of the following actions would you take? A. This is confidential information within your project team and there is no need to share with the customer. The savings will be additional profits on the project. B. Communicate the current status and inform the customer you will incorporate some additional features to use up the savings in cost and time since it was budgeted. C. Communicate the current status to the customer and indicate the potential changes to cost and schedule. D. Communicate the savings in cost and time to the customer. At the end of the project, notify your billing department that they need to prepare an invoice for 50 percent of the cost saved. 47. A company manages SBG contracting bids for government tenders and all successful bids as a separate project. The structure of the company is mainly projectized for a dedicated project team to manage each project. However, to realize economies of scale, there are some central departments that serve all projects. Which of the following role is most likely to be working in a central department instead of directly working with a project team? A. Quality control inspector B. Construction manager C. Project planner
- 20. D. Procurement administrator 48. The Control Procurements process receives a very important input from the Direct and Manage Project Work process. Which one is it? A. Approved change requests B. Work performance data C. Procurement documents D. Agreements 49. Julia is currently recruiting her project team. She has carried out various interviews and has shortlisted potential candidates. Now, according to the project communication management plan, she has to submit the shortlisted profiles to the project client (customer) for approval. Only then, can she formally hire the approved candidates for the project. The submission of the profiles to the client will go through which of the following processes? A. Manage Stakeholder Engagement B. Acquire Resources C. Manage Communications D. Plan Resource Management 50. Mark is in the middle of a software development project. So far, the project has incurred a total cost of $50,000. If it is determined the project is no longer required, what would we call the cost incurred to date?
- 21. A. Opportunity cost B. Return on investment C. Breakeven cost D. Sunk cost 51. Upon obtaining the project charter, the Project Manager of a project starts acquiring the project team immediately. Is this correct? A. Yes. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Initiating Process Group activity. B. Yes. The project manager needs to get the team together as soon as the project starts. C. No. It is the responsibility of the project sponsor to provide the team for execution. D. No. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Executing Process Group activity.