PMP Exam Questions and answers
________ is typically not referred to as a buffer type in critical chain project
management.
A. Resource buffer
B. Free buffer
C. Feeding buffer
D. Project buffer - ANSWER>>B. Free buffer
An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project manager
realizes only 75% percent of the work has been completed. The project manager
then
issues a change request.
What should the change request authorize?
A. Additional resources using the contingency fund
B. Escalation approval to use contingency funding
C. Team overtime to meet schedule
D. Corrective action based on causes - ANSWER>>D. Corrective action based on
causes
The project manager develops a process improvement plan to encourage
continuous
process improvement during the life of the project.
Which of the following is a valid tool
or technique to assist the project manager to assure the success of the process
improvement plan?
,A. Change control system
B. Process analysis
C. Benchmarking
D. Configuration management system - ANSWER>>B. Process analysis
The project manager meets with the project team to review lessons learned
from
previous projects.
In what activity is the team involved?
A. Performance management
B. Scope identification
C. Risk identification
D. Project team status meeting - ANSWER>>C. Risk identification
Which should be included in a requirements management plan?
A. The document should trace requirements to project scope / WBS
deliverables.
B. It should describe how requirements activities will be planned, tracked, and
reported.
C. It should trace high-level requirements to more detailed requirements.
D. It should trace requirements to business needs, opportunities, goals, and
objectives. - ANSWER>>B. It should describe how requirements activities will be
planned, tracked, and reported.
In a traditionally drawn decision tree, a circle represents ___________.
,A. a chance to which no expected monetary value can be assigned so that a
likely pay-off can not be shown.
B. a decision to which no expected monetary value can be assigned so that a
likely pay-off can not be shown.
C. a chance to which an expected monetary value may be assigned to calculate
the most likely pay-off.
D. a decision to which an expected monetary value may be assigned to calculate
the most likely pay-off. - ANSWER>>C. a chance to which an expected monetary
value may be assigned to calculate the most likely pay-off.
A project management team has subcontracted work to a service company.
Which of the following tools is the best choice to assure that this company will
be able to meet the quality requirements of the project?
A. Quality audit
B. Deliverable inspection
C. Fixed price contract
D. Service level agreement - ANSWER>>A. Quality audit
During execution of a project which is performed for a customer on a T&M (time
and material) contract base, a new project manager is taking over the
assignment.
He discovers that two members assigned to the project have charged time
without performing any work for the project customer. Upon further
investigation, he determines that this occurred because there have been no
other project assignments open for these employees. The customer is unaware
of these facts.
What should the project manager do?
, A. Try to find some productive work for these staff members in the project and
leave them on the team.
B. The best thing is to do nothing. The customer will not realize the problem
anyway.
C. Try to find a responsible person for the over-assignment who can be made
accountable.
D. Take the two people off the team immediately and arrange for the refund of
the excess charges to the customer. - ANSWER>>D. Take the two people off the
team immediately and arrange for the refund of the excess charges to the
customer.
Your project is executed with a globally spread virtual team. The project
progress has been found to be too slow. Which measure is most likely to
immediately speed up the project?
A. Technical training for all team members
B. Daily phone conferences and detailed reporting
C. A team meeting at a location convenient to all team members
D. Collocation of team members at a suitable place - ANSWER>>D. Collocation
of team members at a suitable place
A project management team wants to procure some customized products which
are available in identical grade and quality from many vendors. What should be
included in the procurement package to ensure that their offers will be
comparable?
________ is typically not referred to as a buffer type in critical chain project
management.
A. Resource buffer
B. Free buffer
C. Feeding buffer
D. Project buffer - ANSWER>>B. Free buffer
An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project manager
realizes only 75% percent of the work has been completed. The project manager
then
issues a change request.
What should the change request authorize?
A. Additional resources using the contingency fund
B. Escalation approval to use contingency funding
C. Team overtime to meet schedule
D. Corrective action based on causes - ANSWER>>D. Corrective action based on
causes
The project manager develops a process improvement plan to encourage
continuous
process improvement during the life of the project.
Which of the following is a valid tool
or technique to assist the project manager to assure the success of the process
improvement plan?
,A. Change control system
B. Process analysis
C. Benchmarking
D. Configuration management system - ANSWER>>B. Process analysis
The project manager meets with the project team to review lessons learned
from
previous projects.
In what activity is the team involved?
A. Performance management
B. Scope identification
C. Risk identification
D. Project team status meeting - ANSWER>>C. Risk identification
Which should be included in a requirements management plan?
A. The document should trace requirements to project scope / WBS
deliverables.
B. It should describe how requirements activities will be planned, tracked, and
reported.
C. It should trace high-level requirements to more detailed requirements.
D. It should trace requirements to business needs, opportunities, goals, and
objectives. - ANSWER>>B. It should describe how requirements activities will be
planned, tracked, and reported.
In a traditionally drawn decision tree, a circle represents ___________.
,A. a chance to which no expected monetary value can be assigned so that a
likely pay-off can not be shown.
B. a decision to which no expected monetary value can be assigned so that a
likely pay-off can not be shown.
C. a chance to which an expected monetary value may be assigned to calculate
the most likely pay-off.
D. a decision to which an expected monetary value may be assigned to calculate
the most likely pay-off. - ANSWER>>C. a chance to which an expected monetary
value may be assigned to calculate the most likely pay-off.
A project management team has subcontracted work to a service company.
Which of the following tools is the best choice to assure that this company will
be able to meet the quality requirements of the project?
A. Quality audit
B. Deliverable inspection
C. Fixed price contract
D. Service level agreement - ANSWER>>A. Quality audit
During execution of a project which is performed for a customer on a T&M (time
and material) contract base, a new project manager is taking over the
assignment.
He discovers that two members assigned to the project have charged time
without performing any work for the project customer. Upon further
investigation, he determines that this occurred because there have been no
other project assignments open for these employees. The customer is unaware
of these facts.
What should the project manager do?
, A. Try to find some productive work for these staff members in the project and
leave them on the team.
B. The best thing is to do nothing. The customer will not realize the problem
anyway.
C. Try to find a responsible person for the over-assignment who can be made
accountable.
D. Take the two people off the team immediately and arrange for the refund of
the excess charges to the customer. - ANSWER>>D. Take the two people off the
team immediately and arrange for the refund of the excess charges to the
customer.
Your project is executed with a globally spread virtual team. The project
progress has been found to be too slow. Which measure is most likely to
immediately speed up the project?
A. Technical training for all team members
B. Daily phone conferences and detailed reporting
C. A team meeting at a location convenient to all team members
D. Collocation of team members at a suitable place - ANSWER>>D. Collocation
of team members at a suitable place
A project management team wants to procure some customized products which
are available in identical grade and quality from many vendors. What should be
included in the procurement package to ensure that their offers will be
comparable?
