PMI PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL PMP CERTIFICATION 2026
EXAMINATION TEST 317 QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
⩥ Ian is attaining necessary resources and equipment for the next phase
of the project. Ian is looking for the right contractor that can perform the
necessary specialized work. How should Ian evaluate potential
contractors? Answer: Review Proposals
⩥ A file for a 500 page training manual has grammatical errors. This is
from the previous author who wrote the majority of the manual.. The
project team member indicates that they have time to make the
corrections to the manual. What should the project manager do next?
Answer: Document the defect and recommend a solution
⩥ The project manager has asked you to review a process to see how it
can be made more efficient. Which tool or technique would best meet
your needs Answer: Flowcharting
⩥ Flowcharting Answer: quality planning tool that often uses a diagram
and checkpoints to assess the quality of a particular activity before the
next step is started.
,⩥ Your organization is developing a project selection criteria based on
cost, benefits, and feasibility. Which selection criteria would fall under
the benefits category? Answer: Return on Investment
⩥ I am no different than anyone else. Status and security matter a lot to
me. But I also feel rewarded when my manager recognizes my personal
contribution to a project.
Which motivational theory does his statement best characterize?
Answer: Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
⩥ You are the project manager for constructing a new shopping center.
Which of the following activities will you perform when directing and
managing project work? Answer: Identifying and updating risks
⩥ Your current phase of a project is in the process of closing. You have
updated the necessary project documentation including the project
management plan, received formal acceptance of deliverables, and
completed performance reviews. Which task still needs to be performed
before the current project phase can be closed. Answer: Update the
lessons learned repository
⩥ You are a project manager for an organization that has work on simple
projects in the past. Your organization has merged with an organization
that works on complex projects. You have been selected to work on a
, new complex project and you want to use lessons learned from the new
company. You implement a process change request as part of your
change control procedures for the current project. What does this
situation describe? Answer: Making use of knowledge gained from
previous experience and documentation for deciding a new procedure.
⩥ You are a project manager for a project that is off to a rocky start and
is behind schedule. Employees have agreed to work overtime. Which
technique is overtime an example of? Answer: Schedule Crashing
⩥ Schedule crashing Answer: a technique that is commonly used to get a
project back on schedule. It does this by having employees work
overtime by adding resources to the project. Although crashing helps
shorten the schedule duration it typically increases costs at the same time
⩥ Resource Leveling Answer: A technique in which start and finish
dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of
balancing demand for resources with the available supply.
⩥ Adjusting Leads and Lags Answer: A technique used modify the
relationship that exists between predecessor and successor activities.
Applying a lead starts a process earlier and applying a lag causes a delay
in a successor activity.
⩥ Fast Tracking Answer: A schedule compression technique in which
activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel
PROFESSIONAL PMP CERTIFICATION 2026
EXAMINATION TEST 317 QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+
⩥ Ian is attaining necessary resources and equipment for the next phase
of the project. Ian is looking for the right contractor that can perform the
necessary specialized work. How should Ian evaluate potential
contractors? Answer: Review Proposals
⩥ A file for a 500 page training manual has grammatical errors. This is
from the previous author who wrote the majority of the manual.. The
project team member indicates that they have time to make the
corrections to the manual. What should the project manager do next?
Answer: Document the defect and recommend a solution
⩥ The project manager has asked you to review a process to see how it
can be made more efficient. Which tool or technique would best meet
your needs Answer: Flowcharting
⩥ Flowcharting Answer: quality planning tool that often uses a diagram
and checkpoints to assess the quality of a particular activity before the
next step is started.
,⩥ Your organization is developing a project selection criteria based on
cost, benefits, and feasibility. Which selection criteria would fall under
the benefits category? Answer: Return on Investment
⩥ I am no different than anyone else. Status and security matter a lot to
me. But I also feel rewarded when my manager recognizes my personal
contribution to a project.
Which motivational theory does his statement best characterize?
Answer: Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
⩥ You are the project manager for constructing a new shopping center.
Which of the following activities will you perform when directing and
managing project work? Answer: Identifying and updating risks
⩥ Your current phase of a project is in the process of closing. You have
updated the necessary project documentation including the project
management plan, received formal acceptance of deliverables, and
completed performance reviews. Which task still needs to be performed
before the current project phase can be closed. Answer: Update the
lessons learned repository
⩥ You are a project manager for an organization that has work on simple
projects in the past. Your organization has merged with an organization
that works on complex projects. You have been selected to work on a
, new complex project and you want to use lessons learned from the new
company. You implement a process change request as part of your
change control procedures for the current project. What does this
situation describe? Answer: Making use of knowledge gained from
previous experience and documentation for deciding a new procedure.
⩥ You are a project manager for a project that is off to a rocky start and
is behind schedule. Employees have agreed to work overtime. Which
technique is overtime an example of? Answer: Schedule Crashing
⩥ Schedule crashing Answer: a technique that is commonly used to get a
project back on schedule. It does this by having employees work
overtime by adding resources to the project. Although crashing helps
shorten the schedule duration it typically increases costs at the same time
⩥ Resource Leveling Answer: A technique in which start and finish
dates are adjusted based on resource constraints with the goal of
balancing demand for resources with the available supply.
⩥ Adjusting Leads and Lags Answer: A technique used modify the
relationship that exists between predecessor and successor activities.
Applying a lead starts a process earlier and applying a lag causes a delay
in a successor activity.
⩥ Fast Tracking Answer: A schedule compression technique in which
activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel
