This document contains sample exam questions for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. The questions cover topics such as project organization structures, motivation theories, risk mitigation techniques, quality management processes, and earned value management formulas.
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Page 9Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices
MGMT X442.28
Name:
Date:
Directions: Give short answers in the space provided; circle the one best response for multiple choice or true/false.
1. A project is defined as:
a. A process of considerable scope that implements a plan
b. A group of ideas managed with a coordinated effort to obtain a desired outcome
c. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
d. A collection of activities with a beginning and an end
2. The 46 project management processes described in the PMBOK® Guide (and organized into process groups and knowledge areas) should be executed:
a. In the sequence identified by knowledge area
b. Iteratively, as determined by the project team
c. Only once, according to the project phase being executed
d. In the order of planning, initiating, executing, controlling and closing
3. The three components of the triple constraint are:
a. Scope, Performance, Cost
b. Scope, Cost, Time
c. Scope, Performance, Time
d. Scope, Quality, Cost
4. The five project management process groups as described in the PMBOK® Guide are:
a. Define, measure, analyze, improve, control
b. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
c. Requirements, design, development, testing, implementation
d. Kickoff, requirements, plan, schedule, control
5. You have finished planning and have begun executing the project when the customer asks if you would add some important features to the product of the project. What is the immediate impact to the triple constraints?
a. Scope and quality would be affected but not cost
b. Adding features will require additional cost but not time
c. Cost must remain constant because resources are limited
d. Time and cost may both be affected
6. Identify the ten knowledge areas described in the PMBOK( Guide and list the processes included in each.
7. The primary role of the Project Manager is to facilitate:
a. Project initiation
b. Distributing work packages
c. Measuring performance
d. Communication
8. To create a complete Project Management Plan, it is necessary on every project for the project team to review the impact of each of the knowledge areas described in the PMBOK® Guide.
a. True
b. False
9. List the two key benefits to the project manager of using a project charter. (Extra credit for third benefit.)
10. Which of the following statements regarding project planning is not true?
a. It provides a basis for decision making
b. It does not need to be included on the WBS
c. It aids communications with end users
d. It defines a baseline for project control
11. Describe how project scope differs from product scope.
12. The components of the project scope management plan include all of the following except:
a. A process to prepare a detailed project scope statement that describes the project’s deliverables, work required to create them, and project acceptance criteria
b. A process to defin.
Page 9Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices.docxalfred4lewis58146
Page 9Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices
MGMT X442.28
Name:
Date:
Directions: Give short answers in the space provided; circle the one best response for multiple choice or true/false.
1. A project is defined as:
a. A process of considerable scope that implements a plan
b. A group of ideas managed with a coordinated effort to obtain a desired outcome
c. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
d. A collection of activities with a beginning and an end
2. The 46 project management processes described in the PMBOK® Guide (and organized into process groups and knowledge areas) should be executed:
a. In the sequence identified by knowledge area
b. Iteratively, as determined by the project team
c. Only once, according to the project phase being executed
d. In the order of planning, initiating, executing, controlling and closing
3. The three components of the triple constraint are:
a. Scope, Performance, Cost
b. Scope, Cost, Time
c. Scope, Performance, Time
d. Scope, Quality, Cost
4. The five project management process groups as described in the PMBOK® Guide are:
a. Define, measure, analyze, improve, control
b. Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
c. Requirements, design, development, testing, implementation
d. Kickoff, requirements, plan, schedule, control
5. You have finished planning and have begun executing the project when the customer asks if you would add some important features to the product of the project. What is the immediate impact to the triple constraints?
a. Scope and quality would be affected but not cost
b. Adding features will require additional cost but not time
c. Cost must remain constant because resources are limited
d. Time and cost may both be affected
6. Identify the ten knowledge areas described in the PMBOK( Guide and list the processes included in each.
7. The primary role of the Project Manager is to facilitate:
a. Project initiation
b. Distributing work packages
c. Measuring performance
d. Communication
8. To create a complete Project Management Plan, it is necessary on every project for the project team to review the impact of each of the knowledge areas described in the PMBOK® Guide.
a. True
b. False
9. List the two key benefits to the project manager of using a project charter. (Extra credit for third benefit.)
10. Which of the following statements regarding project planning is not true?
a. It provides a basis for decision making
b. It does not need to be included on the WBS
c. It aids communications with end users
d. It defines a baseline for project control
11. Describe how project scope differs from product scope.
12. The components of the project scope management plan include all of the following except:
a. A process to prepare a detailed project scope statement that describes the project’s deliverables, work required to create them, and project acceptance criteria
b. A process to defin.
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1. A cumulative effort curve for a project generally has an S-shape because of:
Answer :
a. The large financial costs associated with ending a project
b. Various hurdles that prevent progress when beginning a project
c. Team member burnout
d. Higher resource utilization during the middle of a project
2. A manager getting further into a project and obtaining a better understanding of what needs to be done to accomplish a project is an example of:
Answer
a. Hidden interaction costs
b. Things going wrong on a project
c. Normal conditions not applying
d. Changes in project scope
e. None of these are correct
3. A project team has been assigned to research and develop a new product to compete with its competitor’s latest product launch. The product is needed quickly because the company is losing market share. The team consists of 6 members, located throughout the country. Each one has a role in sales, marketing, manufacturing, or engineering, and will be performing this project in addition to his or her full-time position. Which of the following project team considerations is most likely to pose a threat to achieving success?
Answer
a. Not enough time available for the team members.
b. Not the correct team size.
c. Poor team member representation that does not include a diverse set of stakeholders.
d. Inadequate knowledge and technical skills of the team members.
4. All of the following are usually included in a work package except
Answer
a. What will be done?
b. The time needed to complete the work.
c. A single person who is responsible for its completion.
d. All the costs for the work package.
e. All of these are included in a work package.
5. An advantage of factor rating for project selection is that it:
Answer
a. Involves no arithmetic calculations
b. Allows for comparisons on several weighted criteria
c. Offers objective measures that eliminate human bias
d. Is focused solely on financial outcomes
6. An organization that allows functions to exist on the vertical dimension of the organizational chart, with projects running on the horizontal dimension is described as a:
Answer
a. Matrix organization
b. Projectized organization structure
c. Functional organization
d. Networked organization
7. After a team of software development engineers completed the requirements phase for a major new system, members learned the client no longer needed several of the features initially requested. Which of the following project management models would help avoid this kind of communication challenge?
Answer
a. Silo approach
b. Economic approach
c. Waterfall approach
d. Concurrent approach
8. Companies like Boeing, Kodak, and IBM are using which of the following for improving the estimating process?
Answer
a. Adjusting estimates based on individual forecasting abilities
b. Benchmarking using the experience of other companies
c. Using time and motion studies
d. Creating historical databases o ...
Question 1 Artifacts” in the Scrum terminology are the equiva.docxIRESH3
Question 1
“Artifacts” in the Scrum terminology are the equivalent of deliverables in other project management approaches. Which one of the following is not an artifact created with Scrum?
a.
Daily Scrum log
b.
Burndown chart
c.
Product backlog
d.
Sprint backlog
Question 2
Projects cost money. The expense is spread over the entire project life cycle. Spending on which one of the following is most likely to lower the life cycle cost of the project?
a.
In defining user requirements accurately
b.
In procuring the latest development tools
c.
In conducting extensive quality control
d.
In implementing the change requests
Question 3
Projects have many requirements and it is difficult to ensure that every requirement has been implemented successfully. Which of the following tools will make it easier to do this?
a.
Requirements documentation
b.
Requirements management plan
c.
Requirements traceability matrix
d.
Project scope statement
Question 4
Developing a good work breakdown structure (WBS) is a challenging task. A set of good principles are available to aid in developing a good WBS with a corresponding dictionary. Which one of the following does not belong to this set?
a.
Project managers should develop the WBS alone before sharing with other project team members
b.
In the WBS a unit of work should be represented only once
c.
Each WBS item must be described fully in the WBS dictionary
d.
Only one team member will be responsible for a WBS item
Question 5
You are managing a project in which a few deadlines have been missed. Now, you are under pressure to get the project back on track to finish by the scheduled end date. You find that it is possible to fast track some of the activities. What does this mean?
a.
Do some activities in parallel when they were originally planned to be sequential
b.
Add more resources to some activities to complete them sooner
c.
Remove some of the activities in the critical path
d.
Outsource some of the activities to experts
Question 6
You have been asked to manage a product development project. Which of the following costs cannot be a cost of this project?
a.
Labor
b.
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c.
Electricity
d.
Equipment
Question 7
Organizations take various approaches for the selection of projects. One such approach is to act on an impetus. Which one of the following is not an impetus for project selection?
a.
Situations that have the potential to limit the growth of the organization
b.
Situations that have the potential to improve the growth of the organization
c.
Situations that are compatible with the project manager’s experience
d.
Situations that are imposed on the organization by a regulatory authority
Question 8
A project has accurate cost estimates. It is still important to prepare a project budget. Which one of the following is not a reason for creating the project budget?
a.
To create a cost baseline
b.
To have a more accurate project cost
c.
To evaluate project progress
d ...
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MGT 330 Final Exam Version 2 Answers
1) The four traditional functions of management include planning, organizing,
leading, and service.
A. False
B. True
2) _______________ involves analyzing a situation, determining goals to be pursued, and
deciding upon the actions that will be taken to achieve these goals.
A. Planning
B. Organizing
C. Leading
D. Staffing
3) Planning involves all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Deciding actions to be taken
B. Determining rewards for goals achievement
C. Determining objectives
D. Analyzing current situations
4) The macroenvironment includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. New entrants
B. International developments
C. Government policies
D. Technology
5) The competitive environment includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Financial status
B. Customers
C. Competitors
D. Suppliers
6) Robert was recently hired as the workplace safety compliance officer at ABC
Power Company. Robert will have the responsibi
Question 1 Doing procurement functions electronically is termed.docxIRESH3
Question 1
Doing procurement functions electronically is termed e-procurement. What type of e-procurement facilitates purchasing goods and services from a number of known or unknown suppliers?
a.
e-tendering
b.
e-marketsites
c.
e-sourcing
d.
e-reverse auctioning
Question 2
In the planning stage of a project, the project manager decides that procurement management is not required in the project. What was the reason for this decision?
a.
Bad experience in working with outside suppliers
b.
All resource requirements are already met internally
c.
Environment is not suitable for procurement
d.
Team members do not like to get outside help
Question 3
Power is the ability to influence behavior to get people to do things they would not otherwise do. With reference to French and Raven’s classification of the five types of power, which type is used by a project manager who gets a task done using the position of authority?
a.
Expert power
b.
Legitimate power
c.
Referent power
d.
Coercive power
Question 4
Your project is expected to give your organization a competitive edge. You decide to use internal staff, instead of outsourced employees, in this project. Why do you not want to use staff from outside suppliers?
a.
To locate the staff in the same
b.
To keep costs under control
c.
To reduce the risk of losing key staff
d.
To protect the strategic information
Question 5
You are considering opening a restaurant. Before you plan the project you want to do a SWOT analysis to determine if it is a good move. Which one of the following should be categorized as opportunity?
a.
You are trained as a master chef
b.
This is your first business venture
c.
A restaurant is for sale in a heavy foot traffic area
d.
Other restaurants in the area offer similar cuisine
Question 6
Which one of the following is not a tool used for controlling project schedules?
a.
Resource leveling
b.
Earned value analysis
c.
Performance reviews
d.
Cause-and-effect diagrams
Question 7
A project requires testing to be carried out with special tools. The project manager decides to outsource the testing. Why?
a.
To reduce the recurrent testing costs
b.
To access specific skills and technologies that are temporarily required
c.
To allow the project team to focus on development and correcting problems
d.
To ensure that all the tests are carried out as specified in the contract
Question 8
The Earned Value (EV) of a project at its current stage is 4,000 and its corresponding Planned Value (PV) is 3,000. If the original schedule of the project was 12 months, what is the current estimated time to complete?
a.
6 months
b.
9 months
c.
10 months
d.
16 months
Question 9
Resource leveling is a technique for resolving resource conflicts by delaying tasks. Which one of the following is a direct benefit of resource leveling?
a.
Faster completion
b.
Lower cost
c.
Higher quality
d.
Improved morale
Question 10
A responsibility assignment matrix maps the work ...
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