PMP QUESTION BANK
1. Question: 1
Change management systems deal with changes in project processes, base-lines, etc.
Configuration management systems deal with the changes in product characteristics. Which of
the following statements is true regarding change management and configuration management
systems?
(a) The configuration management system is a subset of the change manage-ment system
(b) The change management system is a subset of the configuration manage-ment system
(c) The configuration management system and the change management sys-tem are not
related to each other
(d) None of the above: Answer-1: b
Explanation: The configuration management system deals with the change in the product scope
and therefore, the change management system is a subset of the configuration management
system.
2. Question: 2
You have been developing a next generation electric engine for high-speed electric trains. The
project is 25% completed, you have spent 21% of your budget and you are slightly behind the
schedule. The client is worried and asks you to provide him with the progress and forecasting
report as soon aspossible. So, you start collecting information such as the start and finish datesof
scheduled activities, number of change requests, number of defects, actualcosts, actual
durations, etc. These are examples of:
(a) Work performance measurements
(b) Work performance data
(c) Work performance information
(d) Parameters: Answer-2: b
Explanation: Work performance data is raw data on observations and measure- ments of the
project status; e.g. actual cost, time duration, percentage of completedwork, the number of
defects, etc. Work performance information is an analysis of work performance data against
planned progress, for example actual completed vsplanned completion. 'Work performance
measurements' is not a term found in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 26, 95
3. Question: 3
You have been hired by ABC Inc. and appointed as a project manager for their new project.
The project charter has been signed and currently you arebusy with preparing a detailed
description of your project and the product.
The description is in detail, the final requirements are identified, the product boundaries are
defined, and you have outlined what is included and what is excluded. Once you complete this
process, which of the following documentswill you not update next?
,(a) Issue log
(b) Stakeholder register
(c) Requirements documentations
(d) Requirement traceability matrix: Answer-3: a
Explanation: You are in the define scope process. In this process, you develop theproject scope
and product description. At the end of this process, you update the project document which
includes the stakeholder register, requirement documen-tations, and requirement traceability
matrix. Define scope belongs to the planningprocess group, and issues happen in the
executing.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 155
4. Question: 4
You have been given a project to construct a small dam. Currently, you are visiting your
project stakeholders and asking about their needs and expectations. You also have had many
workshops and brainstorming sessions with them. Which process is this?
(a) Identify stakeholders
(b) Collect requirements
(c) Define scope
(d) Control scope: Answer-4: b
Explanation: You are visiting stakeholders to discover their needs and collect their
requirements. This process is known as collect requirements.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 138
5. Question: 5
You are working on a project to set up a call center for your client.The durationof the project is
two years. One year has passed, however, only 40% of the work has been completed against
the schedule, which says that by now 50%of the work should have been completed. To date,
you have spent 60% of thebudget. What is the cost performance index of the project?
(a) 1.25
(b) 1.5
(c) 0.8
(d) 0.67: Answer-5: d
Explanation: In the question, you have not been provided with the budget, therefore,
let us assume that the project budget is "x".Earned Value = 40% of the budget = 0.4x Actual
Cost = 60% of the budget = 0.6x
We know that the cost performance index = (Earned Value) / (Actual Cost) = 0.4x /0.6x = 0.67
6. Question: 6
You are in the middle of your project and working on a deliverable which is 90% completed. It is
,time for the yearly audit. A team of auditors are about to come and verify if you are following
the process as defined or not. However, as the deliverable is about to be completed, you check it
and measure all dimensionsto find any possible dimensional defects. What process is this?
(a) Control quality
(b) Manage quality
(c) Plan quality management
(d) Control scope: Answer-6: a
Explanation: In the quality control process, you inspect the deliverable for any possible
defects. As you are doing an inspection, you are in the quality control process. Please note
that although the quality audit is performed in the manage quality process, it has not started
yet and you are doing an inspection, which is atool of the quality control process.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 303
7. Question: 7
You are attending a monthly status meeting with your stakeholders. During the discussion
with an influential stakeholder, he asks you about a particulardeliverable, He would like to
know why it is taking so long to deliver and whois responsible for it. To answer his query, you
refer a document and call Tom,who was responsible for this deliverable. What document is
this?
(a) Scope statement
(b) Stakeholder register
(c) RACI chart
(d) Issue log: Answer-7: c
Explanation: The RACI stands for responsible, accountable, consult, and inform. This chart
shows the relationship between the deliverable and the person who isresponsible for it.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 317
8. Question: 8
Your project is going full steam and to prepare a monthly report you collect
some data and give it to John who is your team member. You ask him to provide you with
work performance information. He analyzes the information,compiles the data, and gives you
the requested information which includes the status of deliverables, the number of change
requests, implementation status for change requests, and forecasted estimates to complete.
Among thisinformation, which does not represent the information you requested?
(a) Number of change requests
(b) Status of deliverables
(c) Forecasted estimates to complete
(d) Implementation status for change requests: Answer-8: a
Explanation: Work performance information is an organized summary of work per- formance
, data. Among all the choices, "number of changes requests" represents work performance data
and all the other options are work performance information.So, "a" is the correct choice.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 26
9. Question: 9
You are a risk manager of a project and the project manager has given you theresponsibility of
developing the risk management plan. So, you start collectingthe risks and then you categorize
them based on their impact on the project objectives. Afterward, you analyze them and
develop the risk response plan for positive risks and negative risks. After developing these
response plans,what will your next step be?
(a) Develop the risk response plan for neutral risks
(b) Update the project management plan
(c) Assign the risk action owner to each risk
(d) Change the critical path to reflect the risk impact: Answer-9: b Explanation: Risks are
either positive or negative; there are no neutral risks soit is a made-up term. After the risk
response plan is created, the next step is to
update the project management plan. This includes updating baselines and project management
plans. So, "b" is the correct choice. Risk owner assignment is already completed during risk
response planning. Changing the critical path (if required) will be done while updating the
project management plan.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 437
10. Question: 10
You have signed a contract with the client to provide manpower for 50 USD/hour. Moreover,
you will also be reimbursed for any costs incurred, alongwith a fixed fee of 25,000 USD. What
kind of contract is this?
(a) FPIF
(b) T&M
(c) CPAF
(d) CPIF: Answer-10: b
Explanation: The T&M contract is a hybrid type contract which contains the prospectof cost
plus and fixed price contracts.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 472
11. Question: 11
You have been given a project to build a park for a local community. Currentlyyou are
developing approaches to involve project stakeholders based on theirneeds, expectations,
interests, and potential impact on the project. Which of the following is not an output of this
1. Question: 1
Change management systems deal with changes in project processes, base-lines, etc.
Configuration management systems deal with the changes in product characteristics. Which of
the following statements is true regarding change management and configuration management
systems?
(a) The configuration management system is a subset of the change manage-ment system
(b) The change management system is a subset of the configuration manage-ment system
(c) The configuration management system and the change management sys-tem are not
related to each other
(d) None of the above: Answer-1: b
Explanation: The configuration management system deals with the change in the product scope
and therefore, the change management system is a subset of the configuration management
system.
2. Question: 2
You have been developing a next generation electric engine for high-speed electric trains. The
project is 25% completed, you have spent 21% of your budget and you are slightly behind the
schedule. The client is worried and asks you to provide him with the progress and forecasting
report as soon aspossible. So, you start collecting information such as the start and finish datesof
scheduled activities, number of change requests, number of defects, actualcosts, actual
durations, etc. These are examples of:
(a) Work performance measurements
(b) Work performance data
(c) Work performance information
(d) Parameters: Answer-2: b
Explanation: Work performance data is raw data on observations and measure- ments of the
project status; e.g. actual cost, time duration, percentage of completedwork, the number of
defects, etc. Work performance information is an analysis of work performance data against
planned progress, for example actual completed vsplanned completion. 'Work performance
measurements' is not a term found in the PMBOK Guide 6th Edition.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 26, 95
3. Question: 3
You have been hired by ABC Inc. and appointed as a project manager for their new project.
The project charter has been signed and currently you arebusy with preparing a detailed
description of your project and the product.
The description is in detail, the final requirements are identified, the product boundaries are
defined, and you have outlined what is included and what is excluded. Once you complete this
process, which of the following documentswill you not update next?
,(a) Issue log
(b) Stakeholder register
(c) Requirements documentations
(d) Requirement traceability matrix: Answer-3: a
Explanation: You are in the define scope process. In this process, you develop theproject scope
and product description. At the end of this process, you update the project document which
includes the stakeholder register, requirement documen-tations, and requirement traceability
matrix. Define scope belongs to the planningprocess group, and issues happen in the
executing.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 155
4. Question: 4
You have been given a project to construct a small dam. Currently, you are visiting your
project stakeholders and asking about their needs and expectations. You also have had many
workshops and brainstorming sessions with them. Which process is this?
(a) Identify stakeholders
(b) Collect requirements
(c) Define scope
(d) Control scope: Answer-4: b
Explanation: You are visiting stakeholders to discover their needs and collect their
requirements. This process is known as collect requirements.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 138
5. Question: 5
You are working on a project to set up a call center for your client.The durationof the project is
two years. One year has passed, however, only 40% of the work has been completed against
the schedule, which says that by now 50%of the work should have been completed. To date,
you have spent 60% of thebudget. What is the cost performance index of the project?
(a) 1.25
(b) 1.5
(c) 0.8
(d) 0.67: Answer-5: d
Explanation: In the question, you have not been provided with the budget, therefore,
let us assume that the project budget is "x".Earned Value = 40% of the budget = 0.4x Actual
Cost = 60% of the budget = 0.6x
We know that the cost performance index = (Earned Value) / (Actual Cost) = 0.4x /0.6x = 0.67
6. Question: 6
You are in the middle of your project and working on a deliverable which is 90% completed. It is
,time for the yearly audit. A team of auditors are about to come and verify if you are following
the process as defined or not. However, as the deliverable is about to be completed, you check it
and measure all dimensionsto find any possible dimensional defects. What process is this?
(a) Control quality
(b) Manage quality
(c) Plan quality management
(d) Control scope: Answer-6: a
Explanation: In the quality control process, you inspect the deliverable for any possible
defects. As you are doing an inspection, you are in the quality control process. Please note
that although the quality audit is performed in the manage quality process, it has not started
yet and you are doing an inspection, which is atool of the quality control process.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 303
7. Question: 7
You are attending a monthly status meeting with your stakeholders. During the discussion
with an influential stakeholder, he asks you about a particulardeliverable, He would like to
know why it is taking so long to deliver and whois responsible for it. To answer his query, you
refer a document and call Tom,who was responsible for this deliverable. What document is
this?
(a) Scope statement
(b) Stakeholder register
(c) RACI chart
(d) Issue log: Answer-7: c
Explanation: The RACI stands for responsible, accountable, consult, and inform. This chart
shows the relationship between the deliverable and the person who isresponsible for it.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 317
8. Question: 8
Your project is going full steam and to prepare a monthly report you collect
some data and give it to John who is your team member. You ask him to provide you with
work performance information. He analyzes the information,compiles the data, and gives you
the requested information which includes the status of deliverables, the number of change
requests, implementation status for change requests, and forecasted estimates to complete.
Among thisinformation, which does not represent the information you requested?
(a) Number of change requests
(b) Status of deliverables
(c) Forecasted estimates to complete
(d) Implementation status for change requests: Answer-8: a
Explanation: Work performance information is an organized summary of work per- formance
, data. Among all the choices, "number of changes requests" represents work performance data
and all the other options are work performance information.So, "a" is the correct choice.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 26
9. Question: 9
You are a risk manager of a project and the project manager has given you theresponsibility of
developing the risk management plan. So, you start collectingthe risks and then you categorize
them based on their impact on the project objectives. Afterward, you analyze them and
develop the risk response plan for positive risks and negative risks. After developing these
response plans,what will your next step be?
(a) Develop the risk response plan for neutral risks
(b) Update the project management plan
(c) Assign the risk action owner to each risk
(d) Change the critical path to reflect the risk impact: Answer-9: b Explanation: Risks are
either positive or negative; there are no neutral risks soit is a made-up term. After the risk
response plan is created, the next step is to
update the project management plan. This includes updating baselines and project management
plans. So, "b" is the correct choice. Risk owner assignment is already completed during risk
response planning. Changing the critical path (if required) will be done while updating the
project management plan.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 437
10. Question: 10
You have signed a contract with the client to provide manpower for 50 USD/hour. Moreover,
you will also be reimbursed for any costs incurred, alongwith a fixed fee of 25,000 USD. What
kind of contract is this?
(a) FPIF
(b) T&M
(c) CPAF
(d) CPIF: Answer-10: b
Explanation: The T&M contract is a hybrid type contract which contains the prospectof cost
plus and fixed price contracts.
Reference: The PMBOK Guide, 6th Edition, Page: 472
11. Question: 11
You have been given a project to build a park for a local community. Currentlyyou are
developing approaches to involve project stakeholders based on theirneeds, expectations,
interests, and potential impact on the project. Which of the following is not an output of this
