(PMP)Certification Exam – Complete Guide
to Passing the PMI PMP Test for Career
Advancement
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, Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certification Exam – Complete Guide to Passing the
PMI PMP Test for Career Advancement
1.While monitoring and controlling the project, the project manager and the team have
consistently received broken equipment from a particular vendor. They have spoken
with the vendor and implemented a new process that will ensure the equipment does
not show up broken. This seems to have solved the problem. What is the next step the
project manager should take?
A. Investigate the problem
B. Check the solution
C. Analyze the problem
D. Solve the problem –
- correct ans- -B. Check the solution
Explanation
{When encountering any problem on a project, the project manager should first identify
the problem, define the problem, investigate, analyze, solve, and then check the
solution. In this situation, the problem has already been solved, so the next step would
be to check the solution to ensure the problem has actually been solved.}
2.Senior management has requested an update to the current product upgrade project.
The project manager knows she has to keep the information high level and as short as
possible. Which resource would be the best to show senior management?
A. Milestone chart
B. Project schedule network diagram
C. WBS dictionary
D. WBS
- correct ans- -A. Milestone chart
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,Explanation
{A milestone chart shows only the major start and end of the major deliverables. All
other choices such as the WBS, WBS dictionary, and the network diagram are very
detailed.}
3.John is working on a project that he knows little about. He was assigned by the project
management office (PMO) and they have almost complete control over the project.
What type of PMO best describes this scenario?
A. Controlling
B. Directive
C. Guiding
D. Supportive
- correct ans- -B. Directive
4.Dolly's new project staff are some of the best talents in the organization. The team
members will use their own methodologies and prefer to be in control of the project;
they would only like to be provided templates and lessons learned from other projects.
What type of PMO would be best for this project?
A. Controlling
B. Directive
C. Supportive
D. Managing
- - correct ans- -C. Supportive
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, 5.Denny is working in an organization where she does project management full time.
However, she still needs to consults with functional managers in order to acquire her
project team. What organizational structure type best describes this situation?
A. Functional
B. Strong Matrix
C. Project Oriented
D. Weak Matrix
- correct ans- -D. Weak Matrix
6.Chris has just gotten a new job at an organization where everyone works from home.
His job is to manage a team of software developers around the world to create a new
billing
system. Everyone on the project will be working from home, and Chris will be managing
the project full time. What type of organizational structure is this?
A. Virtual
B. Online
C. Virtual Strong Matrix
D. Online Strong Matrix
- correct ans- -A. Virtual
7.ABX Shipping is a large global organization with many departments, some of which
are have part-time project management and others, such as research and development,
where it is full time. Where the project managers work determines their control over
resources. What organizational structure best describes this organization?
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