PMP Study 2026
Questions and Answer
Updated
CrashingB-BAnswerInvolvesBaddingBextraBresourcesBtoBtheBcriticalBpath.
DecisionBTreeBAnalysisB-BAnswercalculatesBuneBexpectedBmonetaryBvalue
ToBhelpByouBandByourBteamBdetermineBtheBbestBpathBtoBFollow.B(Risk;emv)
FirmBFixedBPriceB(FFP)B-
BAnswerPricingBdoesBnotBchange.BFavoredBbyBorganization.BRiskBonBseller.
ProjectBCharterB-
BAnswerProvidesBhighBlevelBprojectBobjectives.BDefiniteBtheBboundariesBofBtheBprojectB
scope.
RACIBchartB-BAnswerResponsible,BAccountable,BConsult,BInform
DemingBCycleB-BAnswerPlan,BDo,BCheck,BAct
IshikawaBDiagramB(Fishbone)B-
BAnswerIdentifyingBpotentialBcausesBofBaBproblem,BshowingBcauseBandBeffectBrelations
hips.
RisksB-BThreatsB-BAnswerAvoidB-BremoveBrootBcauseB
Transfer:B3rdBparty
Mitigate:B
Accept:BnoBchange
,RiskB-BOpportunitiesB-BAnswerExploitB-BchangeBplansBtoBremoveBuncertaintyB
ShareB-BAllocate
EnhanceB-BincreaseBpositiveBimpactBorBprobabilityB
AcceptB-BnotBactivelyBpursued
EACB(EstimateBatBCompletion)B-
BAnswerBACB/BCPIB(budgetBatBcompletionBdividedBbyBcostBperformanceBindex)B
PredictionBofBwhatBtheBprojectBwillBcostBwhenBcompleted.
PhaseBreviewB-BAnswerKillBpoint
AnalogousBEstimatingB-
BAnswerAnBapproachBthatBreliesBonBhistoricalBinformationBtoBpredictBtheBcostBofBtheB
currentBproject.BItBisBalsoBknownBasBtop-
downBestimatingBandBisBtheBleastBreliableBofBallBtheBcost-estimatingBapproaches.
SimilarBproject.
PSRB-BAnswerproduct,Bservice,BorBresult
DataBAnalysisB-BAnswerAlternativeBanalysis
RootBcauseBanalysisB
VarianceBanalysisB
TrendBanalysis
RiskBreportB-BAnswerreportBsummarizingBtheBprojectBrisks
,RiskBRegisterB-
BAnswerPotentialBprojectBrisks,BownersBofBeachBriskBandBaBpotentialBriskBresponse.
DataBGatheringB-BAnswerTheBprocessBofBcollectingBfactsBandBfigures.
Brainstorming
InterviewsB
FocusBgroups
Checklist
QuestionnaireB
SurveysB
GatherBdataBinformationBaboutBaBparticularBprocessBthatByouBareBworkingBon.
InformalBcommunicationB-BAnswerEmails
SocialBmedia
Website
InformalBadhocBdiscussion
ColocationB-BAnswerSameBplace/Blocation.
FormalBcommunicationB-BAnswerReports
MeetingBagendas
StakeholderBbriefings
FormalBmeetings
PhysicalBResourcesB-BAnswerSupplies
Materials
, Tools
Equipment
Facilities
Software
Databases
ScheduleBVarianceB(SV)B-BAnswerEVB-BPV
NegativeBisBbehindBschedule;BpositiveBisBaheadBofBschedule
ScheduleBPerformanceBIndexB(SPI)B-BAnswerEV/PV
Tuckman'sBStagesBofBGroupBDevelopmentB-
BAnswerforming,Bstorming,Bnorming,Bperforming,Badjourning
PlannedBValueB(PV)B-BAnswerPlanned%BxBBAC
EarnedBValueB(EV)B-BAnswerActualB%BCompleteBxBBAC
WorkBBreakdownBStructureB(WBS)B-BAnswerABdeliverables-
orientedBbreakdownBofBtheBprojectBscope.
BreakdownBdeliverablesBintoBsmallerBmanageableBcomponents.B
Output:BscopeBbaselineB
Tool:Bdecomposition
PreventionBCostsB-BAnswerPreventBdefectsBorBissues.B
Questions and Answer
Updated
CrashingB-BAnswerInvolvesBaddingBextraBresourcesBtoBtheBcriticalBpath.
DecisionBTreeBAnalysisB-BAnswercalculatesBuneBexpectedBmonetaryBvalue
ToBhelpByouBandByourBteamBdetermineBtheBbestBpathBtoBFollow.B(Risk;emv)
FirmBFixedBPriceB(FFP)B-
BAnswerPricingBdoesBnotBchange.BFavoredBbyBorganization.BRiskBonBseller.
ProjectBCharterB-
BAnswerProvidesBhighBlevelBprojectBobjectives.BDefiniteBtheBboundariesBofBtheBprojectB
scope.
RACIBchartB-BAnswerResponsible,BAccountable,BConsult,BInform
DemingBCycleB-BAnswerPlan,BDo,BCheck,BAct
IshikawaBDiagramB(Fishbone)B-
BAnswerIdentifyingBpotentialBcausesBofBaBproblem,BshowingBcauseBandBeffectBrelations
hips.
RisksB-BThreatsB-BAnswerAvoidB-BremoveBrootBcauseB
Transfer:B3rdBparty
Mitigate:B
Accept:BnoBchange
,RiskB-BOpportunitiesB-BAnswerExploitB-BchangeBplansBtoBremoveBuncertaintyB
ShareB-BAllocate
EnhanceB-BincreaseBpositiveBimpactBorBprobabilityB
AcceptB-BnotBactivelyBpursued
EACB(EstimateBatBCompletion)B-
BAnswerBACB/BCPIB(budgetBatBcompletionBdividedBbyBcostBperformanceBindex)B
PredictionBofBwhatBtheBprojectBwillBcostBwhenBcompleted.
PhaseBreviewB-BAnswerKillBpoint
AnalogousBEstimatingB-
BAnswerAnBapproachBthatBreliesBonBhistoricalBinformationBtoBpredictBtheBcostBofBtheB
currentBproject.BItBisBalsoBknownBasBtop-
downBestimatingBandBisBtheBleastBreliableBofBallBtheBcost-estimatingBapproaches.
SimilarBproject.
PSRB-BAnswerproduct,Bservice,BorBresult
DataBAnalysisB-BAnswerAlternativeBanalysis
RootBcauseBanalysisB
VarianceBanalysisB
TrendBanalysis
RiskBreportB-BAnswerreportBsummarizingBtheBprojectBrisks
,RiskBRegisterB-
BAnswerPotentialBprojectBrisks,BownersBofBeachBriskBandBaBpotentialBriskBresponse.
DataBGatheringB-BAnswerTheBprocessBofBcollectingBfactsBandBfigures.
Brainstorming
InterviewsB
FocusBgroups
Checklist
QuestionnaireB
SurveysB
GatherBdataBinformationBaboutBaBparticularBprocessBthatByouBareBworkingBon.
InformalBcommunicationB-BAnswerEmails
SocialBmedia
Website
InformalBadhocBdiscussion
ColocationB-BAnswerSameBplace/Blocation.
FormalBcommunicationB-BAnswerReports
MeetingBagendas
StakeholderBbriefings
FormalBmeetings
PhysicalBResourcesB-BAnswerSupplies
Materials
, Tools
Equipment
Facilities
Software
Databases
ScheduleBVarianceB(SV)B-BAnswerEVB-BPV
NegativeBisBbehindBschedule;BpositiveBisBaheadBofBschedule
ScheduleBPerformanceBIndexB(SPI)B-BAnswerEV/PV
Tuckman'sBStagesBofBGroupBDevelopmentB-
BAnswerforming,Bstorming,Bnorming,Bperforming,Badjourning
PlannedBValueB(PV)B-BAnswerPlanned%BxBBAC
EarnedBValueB(EV)B-BAnswerActualB%BCompleteBxBBAC
WorkBBreakdownBStructureB(WBS)B-BAnswerABdeliverables-
orientedBbreakdownBofBtheBprojectBscope.
BreakdownBdeliverablesBintoBsmallerBmanageableBcomponents.B
Output:BscopeBbaselineB
Tool:Bdecomposition
PreventionBCostsB-BAnswerPreventBdefectsBorBissues.B
