Question 101
You work as project manager at a beauty products company. One of the primary product lines is hair-coloring/dye products. Your
company’s primary market is currently in the United States. However, your company is attempting to expand its distribution channels to Europe, specifically within the countries within the European Union.
Your company has partnered up with several resellers within Europe to begin distribution of the cosmetic products into various retail channels.
One of your partners has just informed you that one of the restrictions imposed by the European Union is that hair-care products must NOT
contain any carcinogenic products. However, your dye contains trace amounts of carcinogens. By U.S. standards, the trace amount of carcinogens is considered to be safe. What is the appropriate response to this situation?
A. Inform the potential resellers and partners that your hair coloring products may not comply with the standards imposed by European Union, and that you’ll request an investigation into this issue.
B. Inform the potential resellers and partners that your product formulation is considered trade secret and you are unable to disclose the chemical composition of the hair coloring products at this time. A full investigation into this issue will be undertaken.
C. Inform the potential resellers and partners that your hair coloring product does not comply with the standards imposed by the European Union, and that your company will develop a special formulation that complies with the standards.
D. Since the level of carcinogens is assumed to be safe, there is no need to inform your resellers and partners regarding this issue.
Answer: C
Question 102
You are currently working on a web development project to develop a new user-interface for a legacy mainframe banking application. You are under a Times and Material contract to develop a wed based interface for this application. You have finished the work 20 hours earlier than expected. This means that the profit of your company will decrease. What should you do?
A. You should tell the customer you’ll be adding additional requirements to the project in order to meet profit estimates.
B. You should add activities to the project to increase the number of billable hours.
C. You should inform the customer that your project is complete D. You should invoice the customer for the expected billable amount, as allowed by the provisions of your contract.
Answer: C
Question 103
You are a contract manager within an information technology department of a large retailer. You are responsible fro developing a new ecommerce web-site for the retailer. You are in process of selecting the vendor who will provide the hardware, including computer servers and networking equipment. As a project manager, you are in the Select Sellers process, and have three different vendors on your qualified sellers list who have responded to your company’s RFP.
One of the vendors remaining on the qualified sellers list is NetComp Inc. you are an investor of this company. In fact, you own 2% of total outstanding shares of this company. In order to prevent any appearance of impropriety, what should you do?
A. You should automatically disqualify NetComp Inc from qualified sellers list
B. As long as NetComp Inc. is able to respond properly to your company’s RFP, you do not have to disclose your relationship with the company
C. You should move yourself from the selection process D. You should disclose that you are an investor to the company E. In order to protect your privacy you only have to disclose your relationship with NetComp Inc. if you are directly questioned.
Answer: D
Question 104
Your friend Robert has recently achieved his PMP certification. Prior, to receiving his PMP, he had worked as a project manager, for various I.T
projects over the past 4 years. Robert is familiar with various techniques fir I.T quality control and assurance.
However, Robert is currently advertising himself as an expert in quality control for the manufacturing industry. But you know that the quality issues and techniques differ greatly between the I.T. industry and the manufacturing industry. In fact, you know that Robert has never even used control charts or cause-and-effect diagramming techniques. You feel that Robert is falsely advertising his credentials and expertise.
How should you respond?
A. You should talk to Robert to have him stop falsely advertising his experience. Let him know you’ll report him to the PMI otherwise.
B. The company that will hire Robert is responsible for performing the necessary background checks and due diligence. As a result, you are not obligated to take any actions.
C. You are not responsible for actions of others, and hence, you have no obligations to respond
D. Report Robert to the PMI immediately and recommended to the PMI that Robert’s PMP credentials be revoked for his egregious behavior.
E. You are not responsible for enforcing and policing truthful advertising, and hence are not obligated to respond.
Answer: A
Question 105
Micheal is a self employed PMP certified project manager who is currently working as a constructor at a company specializing in developing medical equipment. The company has a policy that explicitly states that smoking is not allowed during working hours.
However, since Micheal is self-employed and not considered a regular company employee he decides to smoke during lunch hour. Which of the following statements are true?
A. Micheal should not smoke during lunch since he should honor the obligations of the community he works in, as discussed in Section C1 of the PMI’s Member Code of Conduct.
B. Micheal should not smoke at lunch hours since smoking is potentially harmful to others. Micheal has a duty to ensure that the public is protected from harm, as discussed in Section C2 of the PMI’s Member Code of Conduct.
C. As long as Michael smokes responsibly, he may take the smoke during his lunch hour.
D. Since Micheal is self employed and not regular company employee he does not necessarily have to abide by the company’s policies.
Answer: A
Question 106
Please select which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the initiating process group?
A. A project manager should always be identified and assigned during the Direct and Manage Project Execution process.
B. The project has the highest probability of succeeding during the initiating phase.
C. The initiating process group includes the Develop Project Charter and Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement processes D. Risk is lowest during the initiating phase.
Answer: C
Question 107
Which of the following is NOT included in the project scope statement?
A. Product acceptance criteria
B. Initial cost estimate
C. Initial defined risks
D. Stakeholders influences
E. Schedule milestones
Answer: D
Question 108
Which of the following statement regarding competitive methods, scoring methods, and cash flow analysis?
A. There are benefit measurement methods used as tools in the initiating process group
B. There are benefit measurement methods used as inputs to initiating process group
C. There are constrained optimization methods used as inputs to initiating process group
D. There are quantitative risk analysis methods used as inputs to the risk identification process
E. There are constrained optimization methods used as tools in the initiating process group
Answer: A
Question 109
Which of the following is not true regarding project charter?
A. Document that constitute what the project is, what the project will deliver, and how all the processes will be managed B. Provide the product manager with authority to assign organization resources
C. Provides details on the business justification for the project D. None of the choices are correct
E. Formally authorizes the project
Answer: A
Question 110
Which of the following statements regarding project charter is false?
A. The project charter describes the business needs for the project, such as marketing demands, legal requirements, technological advances…
B. Once the project charter is published, charter may be change or revised
C. The project charter should be published by the manager external to the project and not by the project manager
D. The project charter should include the preliminary scope statement for the project
E. The project charter does not provide the project manager with functional power over personal
Answer: D
Question 111
You are the project manager for the information technology division of the large financial brokerage in the United States. Due to new regulatory requirements en acted by srbanes-oxely, you have been assigned to audit all I.T. systems to ensure compliances.
You need to ensure all the data in database is encrypted to ensure confidentially. You need to ensure that all the users are properly authenticated. You also need to verify the authorization to confidential financial information follows the least-privilege principle. This project came about as a result of which of the following is need?
A. Costumer request
B. Risk mitigation
C. Legal requirements
D. Technological advance
Answer: C
Question 112
Your work as a project manager at the computer chip manufacturer, developing*86 micro-processors. As predicted by moore’s law each year your companies introduces new models of micro-processors which are more faster and powerful then their predecessors. Micro-processors that are obsolete or do not sell are quickly retired from production. The lifecycle for the micro-processors begins in R&D, extends to manufacturing, and finally ends with phase out. This cycle is often referred to as:
A. Feedback loop
B. Product development
C. Product lifecycle
D. Project lifecycle
Answer: C
Question 113
Dennis works 4 an international manufacturer of costumer electronics.
He has been recently assigned to supervise and manage the manufacturing of a new model of flat screen television. His supervisor congratulates him on the expanded responsibilities and informs dennis that his new assignment will be indefinitely manage the manufacturing of this new product line. What of the following describes dennis’s new assignment?
A. His assignment cannot be considered a project since his assignment should be considered on ongoing operation activity.
B. None of the choice is correct
C. His assignment can be considered a project since flat screen televisions have never been manufactured by the company.
D. His assignment cannot considered a project or an ongoing operation
Answer: A
Question 114
Which of the following best describes the following organizational structure?
A. Weak matrix Org
B. Functional Org
C. Balanced Matrix Org
D. Projectized Org
E. Strong Matrix Org
Answer: C
Question 115
You are the project manager at the Historie Shoppe, a rapidly growing retail book store selling hard-to-find books and periodicals. Currently your company is planning on opening additional stores throughout the United States. Your primary market includes densely populated, major metropolitan cities.
Your company is deciding among New York and Los Angles. Based on the following data which project should be recommended using the discounted cash flow technique?
Projected New York-Make $100,000 in 2 years
Projected Los Angles-Make $110,000 in 3 years
Assume that the cost of capital is 12%
A. Project Los Angles since it yields the highest total cash flow B. Project Los Angles since it yields the highest present value C. Project New York since it yields the highest present value D. Both projects will yield the same present value
Answer: C
Question 116
You are the project manager for an information technology division of a large financial services firm in the United States. Your company offers a web based trading platform that provides options and futures trading for U.S commodities markets. Due to the rise in popularity of futures and options trading, your company has grown rapidly.
To keep up with the demands you have been assigned with the responsibility of upgrading company’s network and computing infrastructure. You planned to purchase a new high-end mainframe server. The new server will cost $250,000 and can be used for 10
years. After 2 years the resale value of mainframes will be 100,000.
After 5 years the resale value of server will be 50,000. After 7 years the resale value of server will be 20,000. After 10 years, the server will be obsolete.
What is the annual depreciation expense for this server if you use straight-line depreciation?
A. 5,000
B. 10,000
C. 20,000
D. 100,000
E. 25,000
Answer: E
Question 117
You have been recently hired to be a project manager at a bio-tech company to develop anew drug to treat pancreatic cancer. The project requires significant coordination across multiple departments from R&D to manufacturing.
You’ve attempt to gain the cooperation of chief scientist within the R&D. however the Chief scientist is focused on completing her to-to-day tasks, and you do not have any control over her work assignment.
What is the best way to describe her current organizational structure?
A. Projectized
B. Balanced Matrix
C. Strong Matrix
D. Functional
Answer: D
Question 118
According to PMI, application areas are categories of projects that have common elements in the majority of projects, but are NOT
necessarily required or applicable to all projects. Applications areas are not usually defined in terms of:
A. Deliverables
B. Functional departments and supporting disciplines
C. Technical elements
D. Management specializations
E. Industry groups
Answer: A
Question 119
You are the project manager at Happy Coffee Café, a rapidly growing franchise selling premium blended coffee. Currently, your company is planning on opening additional stores throughout Europe. Your company is evaluating different areas for expansion, including France, Germany, and England.
You intend to use NPV (net present value) analysis to evaluate which area provides the best opportunity for expansion. Which of the following statements are true regarding NPV calculations?
A. NPV assumes that the cost of capital is based on the LIBOR
(London Inter Bank Offer Rate)
B. NPV assumes that the cash inflows are reinvested at the cost of capital
C. NPV is the discounted rate when IRR is equal to zero D. NPV is constrained optimization method
E. NPV is the discount rate when IRR is greater than zero Answer: B
Question 120
You are the chief technology officer of a major stock exchange in United States. You have just been provided a preliminary project scope statement from your project sponsor with regards to reengineering the organization’s back office accounting, billing and administrative system. Which of the following the BEST NEXT plan of action?
A. Start documenting the impact of the requested changes B. Start establishing and managing project communication channels C. Start establishing management plans
D. Start scope verification
E. Start performing activities to accomplish project objectives Answer: C
Question 121
The project charter either directly or by reference to other documents, should address all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Project requirements
B. Project communication channels
C. Project purpose of justification
D. Stakeholder influences
E. Summary milestone schedule
Answer: B
Question 122
Which of the following are NOT inputs to the Develop Project Charter process?
A. Enterprise environmental Factors
B. Organizational Process Assets
C. Project SOW
D. Contract
E. Expert Judgment
Answer: E
Question 123
Which of the following is NOT a tool/ technique of the Develop preliminary Project Scope Statement process?
A. PMIS
B. Project management methodology
C. Expert judgment
D. Product analysis
Answer: D
Question 124
You are a project manager in a matrix organization. All of the following are disadvantages of this type of organization EXCEPT: A. Duplicate of job functions
B. Increased administration overhead
C. Resource allocation difficulties
D. Increased potential fro conflict
E. Multiple bosses for the project teams
Answer: A
Question 125
You are an information security project manager responsible for securing your cooperate network. Due to new regulations mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley act your company’s upper management has tasked you with securing the company’s network infrastructure. You have just completed the Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement process. However, upon review you have determined that the resulting Preliminary Project Scope Statement is ambiguous and poorly written. A poorly written Preliminary Project Scope Statement will directly impact all of the following subsequent processes EXCEPT: A. Scope verification
B. Scope planning
C. Scope definition
D. Develop project management plan
Answer: A
Question 126
Which of the following is formalized document that authorizes the project and should be prepared by someone who is external to project, and should not be directly prepared by the project manager?
A. WBS
B. Scope statement
C. None of the choices are correct
D. Project charter
E. Production description
Answer: D
Question 127
You are the project manager fro the large children’s toy manufacturer.
You have been asked to manufacture the latest craze in “Dancing Widgets” for upcoming Christmas season. You’ve been informed that the company needs at least one month lead time in order to have Widgets on retailer’s shelves for Christmas season. Hence, based on the current sales forecast you’ve been asked to deliver 100,000 units by November 1st at the least.
However four months into the project you’ve noticed that the project has become 6 weeks BEHIND schedule. Since missing the deadline in unacceptable you’ve hired twenty additional contingent workers to get the project on track. This is an example of which type of following?
A. Scope creep
B. Inadequate project planning
C. Fast tacking
D. Crashing the schedule
Answer: D
Question 128
You are the project manager at Day-Old donuts, a rapidly growing franchise selling premium donuts at discount. Currently your company is planning on opening additional store throughout United States. Your primary market includes densely-populated, metropolitan cities. Your company is evaluating different companies fro evaluation including New York, San Francisco, and Los Angles. Based on the following data which project is recommended?
Project New York-
Initial cost of $250,000
First year cash flow$ 50,000.
Project Los Angles-
Initial cost of $200,000
First year cash flow$ 50,000.
Pay back period of 24 months
A. Project New York since it has the shortest payback period
B. Project San Francisco since it has the shortest payback period C. Project Los Angles since it has the shortest payback period D. Either project Los Angles or project San Francisco since the payback periods are the same
E. Either project New York or project San Francisco since the payback periods are the same
Answer: B
Question 129
Project mangers often refer to a project’s triple constraints as a framework for evaluating completing demands. Please select which of the following describes the triple constraints?
A. Risks, time cost
B. Risks, scope, cost
C. Initiation, planning, controlling
D. Time, scope, cost
Answer: D
Question 130
Which of the following is not included in project scope statement?
A. Schedule milestones
B. Stakeholders influence
C. Initial defined risks
D. Product acceptance criteria
E. Initial cost estimates
Answer: B
Question 131
Please select the correct order for the five project management process groups?
A. Initiating, planning, elaboration, controlling and closing B. Initiating, executing, planning, monitoring & controlling and closing
C. Planning, initiating, executing, controlling and closing D. Initiating, planning, executing, planning & controlling, and closing
E. Feasibility, planning, executing, controlling and closing Answer: D
Question 132
Which of the following establishes minimum requirements of performance for one or more evaluation criteria when selecting a prospective seller?
A. Independent estimates
B. Screening systems
C. Seller rating systems
D. Weighting systems
Answer: B
Question 133
Which of the following Project Human Resource Management process is within the Executing process group?
A. Human Resource planning
B. Develop Project Team
C. Acquire Project Team
D. Manage Project Team
Answer: B, C
Question 134
Which of the following statements are FALSE regarding proposal Evaluation Techniques?
A. Proposal Evaluation techniques are tools/ techniques of the Request Seller responses process.
B. None of the choices are correct
C. Proposal evaluation technique uses a weighting system to provide an overall assessment and comparison of all proposals D. Proposal evaluation technique can employee a screening system and use data from a seller rating system
E. Proposal Evaluation technique use some expert judgment and some form of evaluation criteria
Answer: A
Question 135
You are in the process of directing the performance of planned project activities and managing the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist within your project. All of the following are outputs of this process EXCEPT:
A. Final product, service or result
B. Implemented defect repair, work performance information C. Requested changes, implemented change request
D. Deliverables
E. Implemented corrective actions, implemented preventive actions Answer: A
Question 136
Which of the following best describes Maslow’s theory of motivation?
A. People are motivated by expectation of positive outcomes B. People are motivated by achievement, power and affiliation C. People are motivated by hygiene factors
D. None of the choices are correct
E. People are motivated by five basic, hierarchal needs Answer: E
Question 137
You are the project manager working on constructing a suspension bridge for the city of San Francisco. You’ve just conducted an earned value analysis and determined that the CPI index is 1.20 and SPI index is 1.30. Specifically, your project is coming in ahead of schedule and under budget.
However, one of your structural engineers informs that he is afraid that the welding does NOT meet quality standards. Unfortunately, sub-par quality in the welds could reduce the stability of the bridge, especially is the earthquake happens. Hence, you are working with the quality assurance department to verify that whether the project will satisfy the necessary quality standards. All of the following are required in order to start this process EXCEPT:
A. Recommended corrective actions
B. Work performance information
C. Quality metrics
D. Quality control measurements
Answer: A
Question 138
Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding precision versus accuracy?
A. Accuracy is consistency that the value of repeated measurements have little variance
B. Precise measurements are accurate
C. Precision is correctness that the measured value is chose to actual value
D. None of the choices are true
E. Accurate measurements are precise
Answer: D
Question 139
All of the following are tools/ techniques of Perform Quality Assurance EXCEPT:
A. Quality planning tools/ techniques
B. Process analysis
C. Quality audits
D. Quality control tools/ techniques
E. Reserve analysis
Answer: E
Question 140
Hertzberg proposed that the satisfaction and dis-satisfaction at work resulted from two different factors “Hygiene” and “Motivation” factors.
Please select which of the following are NOT considered motivation factors?
A. Recognition
B. Achievement
C. Job security
D. Job advancement
E. Responsibility
Answer: C
Question 141
Which of the following are NOT benefits of meeting quality requirements?
A. Increased productivity
B. Less rework
C. Increase stakeholder satisfaction
D. None of the choices are correct
E. Lower costs
Answer: D
Question 142
You are the project manger at a biotech company, where you are leading a cross-functional team to develop a treatment for diabetes.
The organization has a weak matrix structure, where all of your project team members report to different functional managers and none of the team member report to you directly. Your project has extremely high
visibility in the company, and there is a lot of pressure on you to deliver on time and within budget. However, you are concerned whether you will have the necessary authority and power to complete the project deliverables. Which of the following types of powers will be MOST effective in your situation?
A. Punishment power
B. Legitimate power
C. Expert power
D. Referent power
Answer: C
Question 143
Which of the following statements are true regarding the communication process?
A. None of the statement are true
B. Receiver is responsible for making sure the information is clear and complete
C. Sender is responsible for making the information clear and complete
D. Sender is responsible for making sure the information is clear and complete
Answer: C
Question 144
You are currently the project manager at a consulting company specializing in developing financial software models. Your company has been awarded a fixed fee contract to develop a sophisticated portfolio risk analysis software application for a multi-billion dollar hedge fund.
During project execution, one of your team members delivers one of the completed risk analysis module to your client. The model uses the capital asset pricing model and Monte Carlo simulations to determine the best risk-adjusted returns for the portfolio. Unfortunately, the buyer refuses the deliverable, stating that the model did not meet he technical requirements as specified in the contract you have reviewed the specs, and agree with the buyer’s assessment. Which of the following is the best action to take?
A. Issue a change order
B. Complete the original work on fixed fee basis and then negotiate a cost reimbursable basis to complete the additional work.
C. Alter the management plan.
D. Review the work breakdown structure and WBS dictionary with the appropriate team members
E. Use a stop work order until the discrepancy can be resolved Answer: D
Question 145
You have just awarded a contract to a outside vendor and developed the corresponding contract management plan. Which process did you just complete?
A. Plan contracting
B. Select sellers
C. Plan purchases and acquisitions
D. Request sellers
E. Contract administration
Answer: B
Question 146
You are the project manager at a large automaker in Japan. Your project involves designing the next generation four wheel drive Sports Utility vehicle for the Asian market.
Your project team is attempting to determine the right combination of suspension, tires and chassis that will ensure the stability of SUV at high speeds. Currently, you would like to measure the association between two vehicles: tire size and overall stability. Which of the following diagrams can you use?
A. Gantt chart
B. Run chart
C. Control chart
D. Scatter chart
E. Pareto diagram
Answer: D
Question 147
All of the following are inputs to the Direct and /manage Execution process EXCEPT:
A. Requested changes
B. Project management plan
C. Approved corrective actions, preventive actions
D. Approved change requests, defect repair
E. Administrative closure
Answer: A
Question 148
The project management execution processes include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Information distribution
B. Perform quality assurance
C. Scope verification
D. Select sellers
E. Develop project team
Answer: C
Question 149
Which of the following describes the assumptions made by the theory Y style of management?
A. People have no ambitions, wants no responsibility, and would rather follow than lead
B. People will be committed to their objectives if rewards are in place that address higher needs such as self-fulfillment C. People work only for money and security
D. People can handle responsibility with creativity and ingenuity Answer: B, D
Question 150
Which of the following statements are false regarding RACI charts?
A. RACI charts are tools/ techniques of Human Resource Planning B. RACI stands for Responsibility, Accountable, Consult and Inform C. RACI charts describe the timetable and necessary time frames fro project team.
D. A RACI chart is type of RAM.
Answer: C
Question 151
You are the project manager for an international contract manufacturing firm with manufacturing plants and offices in India, China and Thailand. Your company designs and manufactures various consumer electronics, such as flat-screen television, laptops, and monitors etc.
Your company is in the process of bidding on a project to manufacture the next generation the 128-bit video game console for X-Cube station. As a potential bidding for this project, you worked on the RFP
response and submitting the proposal. The X-Cube Station selection committee received the RFP responses from all the vendors, and
applied a weighted system in order to make a selection. Which of the following processes just took place?
A. Requisition
B. Contract administration
C. Request seller responses
D. Select sellers
Answer: D
Question 152
Which of the following are outputs of the Develop Project team process?
A. Project staff assignment, project team dictionary
B. Reward and recognition systems, performance reports C. Organizational charts, staffing management plan
D. Team performance assessment
Answer: D
Question 153
Which of the following statements re true regarding Bidder Conferences, and Develop Qualified Sellers List?
A. They are tool/techniques used to process bid/ proposals in order to select one or more qualified sellers
B. They are the part of Project Monitoring and Controlling process group
C. They are part of Project Planning process group
D. They are tool/techniques used to obtain responses, such as bids and proposals from prospective sellers
E. They are tools/ techniques used to identify which project requirement can be satisfied using external sellers/ vendors Answer: D
Question 154
Project staff assignments are an output of which process?
A. Manage Project Team
B. Develop Project Team
C. Human Resource Planning
D. Acquire Project Team
Answer: D
Question 155
All of the following statements are true regarding proposals EXCEPT: A. Proposals are seller-prepared documents that describes the seller ability to provide requested services
B. Proposals are considered a formal and legal response/ offer to a buyer’s request
C. Proposals are buyer-prepared formal request sent to each seller and are the basis upon which the seller prepares a bid D. Proposals are output of the Request Seller Response process
Answer: C
Question 156
You are the project manager for a manufacturer of children’s toys.
Your project team is in process of designing a new children toy for next year’s Christmas season.
Your team meets and learns about the opportunity, agrees on goals and resources necessary to tackle the task. Although your team is highly motivated, they are relatively uninformed of the issues and objectives of the project. Which of the following stages of Develop Project Team best describes your team?
A. Performing
B. Forming
C. None of the choices are correct
D. Storming
E. Norming
Answer: B
Question 157
You are the project manager for a new software development project.
You are in process of assigning resources to your project using a work authorization system. Which of the following statements are FALSE?
A. A work authorization system should balance the value of control versus with the control of that control
B. A work authorization system is used to clarify and initiate work for specific activity or work package
C. A work authorization system is a deliverable-oriented hierarchal decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team D. A work authorization system is a formal procedure for sanctioning project work
Answer: C
Question 158
Which of the following process is involved in making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?
A. Performance reporting
B. Manage stakeholders
C. Information distribution
D. Communications planning
Answer: C
Question 159
Which of the following statements re true regarding Herzberg’s Hygiene theory?
A. Motivation factors help avoid job dissatisfaction but will NOT lead to job satisfaction.
B. Motivation factors include pay, salary and benefits C. None of the choices are correct
D. Hygiene factors help avoid job dissatisfaction but will not lead to job satisfaction
E. Hygiene factors include achievement, job advancement, and recognition
Answer: D
Question 160
You are the project manager for a company that sells online music.
The company is growing so well that the company has outgrown its I.T
infrastructure. In fact, the company’s current infrastructure is unable to handle the terabytes of music download each day.
As a result, the company has decided to outsource its music download infrastructure to a third party content management vendor. The content management vendor will host the compressed music files across its geographically distributed web server farms, and handle all the logistics with music file downloads and data streaming.
On your qualified sellers list, you have identified one potential vendor MusikCM. Your procurement department is conducting an independent estimate of costs of the proposals in order to compare the vendor prices. However, your procurement department has identified a large difference between the independent estimate and the proposed vendor cost. In which process is this taking place?
A. Select sellers
B. Plan contracting
C. Contract administration
D. Request seller responses
E. Plan purchases and acquisition
Answer: A
Question 161
All of the following are true regarding change control system EXCEPT: A. A change request system tracks the status of change requests B. A change control system is a collection of procedures that describe how to submit change requests
C. A change request system has the authority to approve or reject requests
D. A change request system defines the level of authority needed to approve changes
E. A change request system describes the impact of change Answer: C
Question 162
Which of the following are NOT outputs of the Information Distribution process?
A. Project records
B. Project presentations
C. Stakeholders notifications
D. Project reports
E. Performance reports
Answer: E
Question 163
All of the following statements re true regarding contract negotiation EXCEPT:
A. Contract negotiation is a tool/technique of the select sellers process
B. The project manager should be the lead negotiator on the contract
C. For complex procurement situations, contract negotiations can be an independent process with inputs and outputs of its own D. Contract negotiations clarifies he structure and requirements of the contract
Answer: B
Question 164
Which of the following statements regarding quality audits are FALSE: A. The objective of quality audit is to identify lessons learned
B. Quality audits are generally performed after scope verification, but can also be performed in parallel with scope verification C. Quality audits examines how the project is progressing and makes corrections
D. Quality audits are a structured review of other quality management activities
Answer: B
Question 165
All of the following are examples of virtual teams EXCEPT: A. Incorporate employees who work from home offices
B. Add special expertise to project team even though expert resides in separate geographic region
C. Include people with mobility handicaps
D. Include team of people who work different hours or shifts E. Include staff assignments defined in the project charter Answer: E
Question 166
Which of the following statements are FALSE?
A. Approved preventive actions are input to the Direct and Manage Execution process and consists of documented, authorized directions that reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks.
B. Approved preventive actions are input to the Direct and Manage Execution process and consists of documented, authorized directions required to bring expected future project performance into conformance with project plan
C. None of the statements are false
D. Approved defect repair are input to the Direct and Manage Execution process and consists of documented, authorized requests for product correction of a defect found during quality inspection
E. Validated defect repair are input to the Direct and Manage Execution process and consists of notification that re-inspected repaired items have been either rejected or accepted
Answer: C
Question 167
Which of the following processes is NOT part of Project Human Resources Management Knowledge Area?
A. Acquire Project Team
B. Develop Project Team
C. Activity Resource Estimation
D. Human Resource Planning
Answer: C
Question 168
All of the following are different dimensions of communication EXCEPT: A. Precise and accuracy
B. Vertical and horizontal
C. Internal and external
D. Formal and informal
E. Written and oral
Answer: A
Question 169
Variance analysis, trend analysis, and earned value techniques are: A. Quality control tools and techniques
B. Process analysis techniques
C. Performance reporting technique
D. None of the choices are correct
E. Cost-benefit analysis techniques
Answer: C
Question 170
You are in process of monitoring the various project processes and their performance. Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate tool/ technique to use in this process?
A. Expert judgment
B. Earned value technique
C. Inspection
D. Project management methodology
E. Project management information systems
Answer: C
Question 171
All of the following statements are true regarding issue logs EXCEPT: A. Issue logs are tools/ techniques of the Develop Project Team process
B. Issue logs are tools/ techniques of the Manage Project Team process
C. An issue log is know as action-item log
D. Issue logs are tools/ techniques of the Manage Stakeholders process
E. An issue log is a tool that can be used to document and monitor the resolution of issue
Answer: A
Question 172
Which of the following statements are true regarding random causes and special causes with respect to statistical Perform Quality Control?
A. Special causes area result of variance that are always present in the process
B. Random causes are the result of variance that are linked to unusual events.
C. Random causes are controllable at the operational level D. Special causes are result of variance that are linked to unusual events
Answer: D
Question 173
Which of the following statements are false regarding project risk management?
A. Risk monitoring and control- track identified risks, monitor residual risks, execute risk response plans
B. Qualitative risk analysis- prioritize risk by their impact and probability of occurrence
C. Risk management planning- decide how to plan and execute risk management activities
D. None of the choices are correct
E. Risk response planning- develop actions to identified risks to reduce threats
Answer: D
Question 174
Work performance information is an input to Cost Control process. It includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Estimates to complete schedule activities
B. Calculate CV, SV, CPI, and SPI values for WBS components C. Percent complete of schedule activities
D. Deliverables that have been completed versus not yet completed E. Cost authorized and incurred
Answer: B
Question 175
Which of the following statements are true regarding risk response audits?
A. Risk audits are not necessary on small projects
B. Risk audits should be performed by an outside party C. Risk audits consists of performing the contingency plan D. Risk audits are unplanned responses to emerging risks that were previously unidentified
Answer: B
Question 176
All of the following statements are true regarding decomposition EXCEPT:
A. Work should be decomposed to a level where it can be realistically estimated
B. Work should be decomposed to level where it cannot be logically subdivided further
C. Work should be decomposed to a level where it can be performed by one person
D. Work should be decomposed to a level where it can be outsourced or contracted out if necessary
Answer: C
Question 177
You are a project manager at a real estate company that develops and manages commercial, retail and residential properties in South America, Europe, and Asia. As a company continues to grow, the company’s IT infrastructure is unable to meet business needs of organization.
Hence you have been assigned to upgrade the company’s IT
infrastructure. Specifically, your team has been asked to implement a corporate general ledger system, improve accounting and real estate processes, develop a lease tracking system, and implement HR and payroll systems.
Your project team has already completed all the initiating / project planning activities and received sign-off/ approvals on the project
charter, project scope, and detailed work packages. Your project team is in the process of completing all the work packages.
However, you have just received a change request to add additional reporting functionality to the lease tracking application. Fortunately you have already determined that this functionality has no side effects on the components of the “triple constraints”. Which of the following is the BEST action to perform NEXT?
A. Review the change request with the change control board B. Implement the change request as it has little impact to the project and it s easy to implement
C. Review the change request with the project sponsor D. Investigate options on how to implement the change requests with minimal impact to the project
E. Evaluate the impact of the change request on the other project constraints
Answer: D
Question 178
Integrate Change Control includes the following activities EXCEPT: A. Reviewing and approving requested changes
B. Assessing performance to determine whether any corrective actions are necessary
C. Maintaining the integrity of the baselines by releasing approved changes
D. Influencing the factors that effect change
E. Reviewing and approving recommended corrective and preventive actions
Answer: B
Question 179
You are in process of reviewing all change requests and controlling changes to deliverables and organizational process assets. All of the following are outputs of this process EXCEPT:
A. Project scope statement updates
B. WBS updates
C. Approved corrective actions, preventive actions
D. Approved changed requests, rejected change requests E. Project management plan updates
Answer: B
Question 180
Which of the following statements are true?
A. Changes to product scope and defined in the integrated change control plan
B. Changes to product scope are a result of implementing corrective actions
C. Workaorounds are used to correct problems that occur with changes in the project scope.
D. Changes to the product scope should be reflected in the project scope.
Answer: D
Question 181
You are project manager responsible for constructing a new sports arena for the upcoming Olympics. Construction begins on a project over a year ago. The stakeholders of the project want a status report on the performance of the project to date. You’ve obtained the following measurements:
BAC=500, ETC=200, PV=500, AC=200, EV=300, CPI=1.5
You believe the type of variances that have occurred on the project to date are typical expect these variances to continue throughout the project. Based on the information above, what is the EAC for the project?
A. 333.33
B. a400
C. 250
D. 200
E. 300
Answer: A
Question 182
The Estimate At Completion (EAC) can be used to forecast the most likely total project cost based upon the current project performance.
Which of the following formulas cannot be used to calculate the EAC?
A. EAC=AC + ETC
B. EAC= AC+BAC+PV
C. EAC= AC+BAC-EV
D. EAC=(AC+(BAC-EV)/CPI)
E. EAC=(AC+(VAC-EV)/CPI)
Answer: B, E
Question 183
You are the project manager at a large automaker in Japan. Your project involves designing the next generation 4-wheel drive Sport Utility vehicle for the Asian market. A new fuel efficient engine design is required as part of your project.
Unfortunately, your project team did not have the necessary expertise to design and manufacture a new fuel-efficient engine. Hence, your company plans has decided to subcontract all the engine designs to an outside manufacturer.
You are currently in the Contract Administration process. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Contract Administration process?
A. The tools/ techniques of Contract Administration include contract negotiation, weighting systems and independent estimates.
B. Contract Administration is a Project Management Execution process
C. Contract between the buyer and seller is created during the Contract Administration process.
D. Contract Administration involves ensuring that the seller’s performance meets the contractual obligations
E. Contract Administration involves preparing the documents needed to support Request sellers Response.
Answer: D
Question 184
Which of the following statement are true regarding the CPI (cost performance index) measurements?
A. A CPI less than one indicates that cost performance is better than expected
B. A CPI greater than one indicates that cost performance is better than expected
C. A negative CPI indicates that cost performance is better than expected
D. A positive CPI indicates that cost performance is better than expected
Answer: B
Question 185
You are currently the project manager for a software development project, developing a next generation data-mining tool. Your team is developing a new software product that will help customers better manage large volumes of data, especially for data reporting purposes.
The CEO tells you that the project must be completed within 18
months. In order to meat theses strict deadlines you are currently in the process of estimating the duration of project plan activities, devising the project schedule, and monitoring and controlling deviations from the schedule. Which of the following Project Management Knowledge Areas are you involved in?
A. Project Integration Management
B. Project Time Management
C. Project Scope Management
D. Project Risk Management
E. Project Quality Management
Answer: B
Question 186
Which of the following statements BEST describes a work authorization system?
A. A work authorization system is used to manage who performs each activity
B. A work authorization system is used to manage the sequence in which work is performed
C. None of the statements is true
D. A work authorization system is used to manage who performs each activity and when activity is performed
E. A work authorization system is used to manage when each activity is performed
Answer: B
Question 187
You are in the process of tracking identified risks, monitoring residual risks, and executing the risk response plans. Which of the following tools/ techniques are you LEAST likely to use during this process?
A. Risk audits
B. Reserve analysis
C. Variance and trend analysis
D. Assumptions analysis
E. Technical performance measurement
Answer: D
Question 188
All of the following statements are true regarding conflict management EXCEPT:
A. When managed properly, conflicts can be healthy and lead to increased creativity
B. Conflicts should be addressed early and usually in private using a direct, collaborative approach.
C. Conflict management is a tool/ techniques of Develop Project Team process
D. Ground rules and group norms reduce the amount of conflict E. Source of conflict include scarce resources, scheduling priorities, and personal work style.
Answer: C