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✓ PMP SIMULATION EXAM – PMBOK EDITION 6 – 2018

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1You are the project manager for a project, and your team members

have a dual reporting structure. In addition to reporting to you, they

also report to their functional manager. The team members are also

expected to do the project work along with their department work. In

which form of organization are you working?

SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER

A. Functional B. Projectized

C. Tight Matrix

D. Matrix

2Which of the following statements is true? Pick the best answer.


A. The customer approves the project charter B. The project manager develops the project charter

C. Both sponsor and customer approvals are required for the project

charter

D. Obtain sponsor approval

3A project manager, James is working in a weak matrix organization

and plays the role of communication coordinator with some power to

make decisions. He reports to a higher-level manager. Which of the

following roles is he probably in?


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A. Project coordinator B. Project expeditor

C. Project lead

D. Lead coordinator

4Which of the following statements is NOT true about a product

lifecycle?


A. It lasts from conception of a new product to its withdrawal B. A product can spawn a single project in its life

C. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development,

introduction, growth, maturity, and decline

D. It focuses on managing properties of product from company's business

point of view

5An organization aims to increase performance by aligning goals and

subordinate objectives on all the projects running throughout the

organization. For this purpose, the project manager gets strong inputs

to identify their project objectives, time lines for completion, and so

on. The organization then periodically evaluates the project with

respect to these objectives and takes corrective actions when

necessary. What is this management philosophy called?


A. Total Quality Management B. Management by Objective

C. OPM3

D. Capability maturity Model

6A firm providing outsourced product development facilities wants to

implement a new business process which aims to improve customer

satisfaction and retention. It has identified a task team with an

objective to introduce and train the employees on the new process




and improvise until the customer satisfaction index increases by 15%.

What can this entire exercise be best classified as?


A. Project B. Operation

C. Program

D. Portfolios

7Which of the following statements is NOT true about a Project

Management Office (PMO)?


A. PMO is an organizational body responsible for centralized and

coordinated management of projects B. PMO conducts periodic project audits to monitor compliance with

project management standards

C. PMO can also be responsible for the direct management of projects

D. To be managed together, the projects supported by a PMO should be

related

8A manager is managing a collection of projects that are grouped

together to facilitate effective management to meet strategic

business objectives. The manager is called a:


A. Program manager B. Portfolio manager

C. Project manager

D. Stakeholder

9A project manager is mainly responsible for the coordination of

activities, resources, equipment, and information on the project. His




authority is limited, and he has to negotiate with the functional

manager to get suitable resources for his project. In which

organization is the project manager probably working?


A. Weak Matrix B. Balanced Matrix

C. Strong Matrix

D. Composite Matrix

10A project manager is participating in studying the project contract

and going through the narrative description of products and services

to be supplied under the contract. He is also meeting key

stakeholders and subject matter experts to evaluate if the project is

worth the required investment. Which of the following documents

would be created as an output in this process?


A. Project statement of work B. Project charter

C. Project management plan

D. Organizational process assets

11A key responsibility of the project manager is to ensure proper

assimilation of the project management processes and coordinate

the process phases through the project management cycle. This

ensures that all areas of the project come together to deliver the

project to a successful conclusion. This involves balancing the basic

aspects of scope, cost, and schedule, in addition to managing

quality, communication, and customer satisfaction. The role of a

project manager can be best described as:


A. Integrator B. Leader

C. Communicator




D. Differentiator

12A project manager has invited key stakeholders and team

members to the first meeting of the project. The agenda of the

meeting is to outline the project goals and objectives, as well as

project success criteria. The project manager also plans to discuss the

individual roles and responsibilities, along with the commitments of the

stakeholders. What is this activity known as?


A. Project sign- off meeting B. Charter closure meeting

C. Project launch meeting

D. Project kick-off meeting

13You are a project manager in the early phase of estimating the cost

of the project. You use the analogous method of estimating and have

come up with a rough order of magnitude. While presenting it to your

sponsor and stakeholders, one of the stakeholders asks if you have

also done life cycle costing of the project. What is your BEST response

as a credible Project Manager?


A. Project cost estimating is primarily concerned with the cost of resources

needed to complete the project and need not consider any other

costs B. Since it is the initial stage of the project, cost details required for Life

Cycle costing of the project are not available and hence it is not

relevant

C. Lifecycle costing provides the lowest long-term cost of ownership and

should be used as a management decision tool

D. Lifecycle costing should be done by the project sponsor as it impacts

long-term business decisions




14You are managing a complex project which requires some highly

skilled resources on embedded design. You obtain these resources

from the organization pool. You specify the duration for which they

would be required. Once your project activity is complete, you need

to free these resources for reassignment. You are working in which

kind of organization structure?



C. Matrix

D. Tight Matrix

15A project manager is visualizing, analyzing, and solving the

complexity of a problem to make the decision of selecting a project.

Which of the following techniques is he using?


A. Interpersonal skill B. Analytical skill

C. Business acumen

D. Benefit realization

16A hospital is installing a new hospital management system to

enable IT hospital functioning. For this purpose, representatives from

several departments are selected to create a task force assigned to

implement the project. What is this organization structure called?


A. Functional Organization B. Projectized Organization

C. Composite Organization

D. Balanced Matrix Organization




17You are a project manager on a highly visible and critical project in

your company. This project was initiated with much fanfare, and you

have some of the best technical experts as a part of the project

team. You are in the planning process and detailing the scope of the

project when you hear that the project is being terminated. What

could be the MOST likely cause for this step?


A. Senior management didn't approve the project charter B. The project team did not have the required technical expertise

C. The project sponsor failed to support the project

D. The project contract was not signed off by the customer

18A pharmaceutical company wants to launch a new over-the-

counter medication for flu in the U.S. market. The project manager is

identifying project communication constraints. Which of the following

is NOT a valid constraint?


A. Getting an FDA approval before producing or selling the medicine B. The key person responsible for communicating the information on the

project may not be available through the entire project

C. The milestone meeting should be attended by all the major key

stakeholders

D. The project has teams working in different geographical locations and

time shifts

19You are a project manager who is assigned to take over a project

from another project manager who is leaving the company. The old

project manager tells you that he had to constantly push the team to

perform so that the project is on schedule. What is your first step as the

new project manager?


A. Tell the team your objectives




B. Check risk status

C. Determine a management strategy

D. Check cost performance

20The previous project manager managed your project without much

project organization. There is a lack of management control and

there are clearly no defined project deliverables. Which of the

following would be the best choice for getting your project better

organized?


A. Develop specific work plans for each phase of the project B. Adopt a project lifecycle approach to the project

C. Develop lessons learned for each phase

D. Develop a description of the product of the project

21John has participated in developing a project charter for his

project. However, he is unable to get senior management to approve

the charter. The senior management does not mind starting off the

project without a charter. What should John do in such a situation?


A. Begin work on the critical path activities of the project B. Wait for another project

C. Add "unapproved charter" as a risk to the risk register

D. Convey to the senior management the impact of proceeding without

project approval

22A new project manager has just been assigned to a project that is

in progress. The project is two weeks behind schedule and the

members are about to be distributed to another project. Based on

original time estimates that are provided by the functional manager,

what is the initial step the project manager should take?





A. The project manager should first revise the Gantt chart with new

timelines B. The project manager should check the project plan for contingencies

concerning resources and talk to the functional manager

C. The project manager should initially contact the steering committee

and work with a new team

D. The project manager should first show sympathy with the current team

and delay decision making for another week

23You have never managed a project before. Recently, you are

asked to plan a new project. During the planning, which of the

following would you rely on to improve your chances of success?


A. Your management skills B. Historical records

C. Your previous training

D. Responsibility charts

24A project manager and his team have finished creating the Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the Work Breakdown Structure

dictionary. The project manager then prepares a detailed and

itemized documentation of all the schedule activities that are part of

a particular project. What should the Project Manager do NEXT?


A. Create a network diagram for the project B. Determine quality standards, processes, and metrics

C. Determine high-level project assumptions and constraints

D. Conduct a project progress meeting




25A project manager is using an S-curve to reflect the various

expenditures of resources over the projected time of the project. This

S-curve indicates that:


A. Bulk of the project cost is spent during the middle of the project B. The project follows linear expenditure over all the phases

C. The project resource cost would be directly proportional to the size of

the project

D. The project has high risk of attrition during the middle of the project.

26Quality management plan and quality standards are defined

based on:


A. Project scope B. Project scope and requirements

C. Project scope, requirements, and risk

D. Project scope and risk

27A project team has just been provided a charter and has identified

the stakeholders for a project. It is about to start planning. Which

process is the most logical starting point for the planning activities?


A. Defining activities B. Estimating costs

C. Determining budget

D. Planning scope management

28A project manager is in the process of developing a detailed

description of a project by identifying project deliverables and work




required to create those deliverables. Which of the following will NOT

be an input to this process?


A. Enterprise environmental factors B. Project charter

C. Requirements documentation

D. Organizational process assets

29A project manager is creating a project Work Breakdown Structure

(WBS) with the project team. One of the senior members suggests that

he wouldn't be able to create a detailed WBS for one of the

deliverables which is planned after system testing. What should be the

response of the project manager?


A. Provide an overview on creating WBS as the team member is not clear

with the process B. Explain in detail the overall project management plan and project

objectives to the team member

C. Treat it as an indication that the senior team member lacks ownership

and avoids work

D. Ask the team member to decompose the deliverable as much as

possible.

30A project manager is in the process of analyzing activity sequences,

durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create

an approved project schedule. What should the project manager do

NEXT?


A. Determine resource requirement for each activity in the project B. Use techniques like Critical Path method and What-if Analysis to

calculate optimum duration of the project




C. Use the approved schedule duration as a baseline and start tracking

the project

D. Create a network diagram of the project using one of the

diagramming methods

31As a project manager, you are estimating the duration of your

project activities using PERT (Program Evaluation and Review

Technique). For a particular project activity, your optimistic estimate is

41 days, pessimistic estimate is 89 days, and most likely estimate is 60

days. What would be the expected duration and range of the

estimate for this activity?


A. 61.67 +/- 8.00 B. 31.27 +/-8.00

C. 61.67 +/-3.00

D. 31.27 +/-3.00

32As a project manager, you are determining the resource

requirements for a project including human, equipment, and tool

resources. Which of the following activities would NOT be a part of this

process?


A. Reviewing resource pool availability to check availability of critical

resources B. Creating a resource breakdown structure to classify the identified

resources by resource category and type

C. Reviewing organizational policies on resource use

D. Creating a company calendar identifying working and non-working

days

33A project activity has values for the earliest and latest it can start,

along with the earliest and latest it can be completed. Activity A has




a Late Start (LS) of 5 days and a Late Finish (LF) of 10 days. It also has

an Early Start (ES) of 3 days and an Early Finish (EF) of 8 days. What is

the float of activity A?


A. 0 days B. 4 days

C. 2 days

D. -3 days

34A project team is working on defining and sequencing activities of

a project. They have identified the predecessors and successors for all

the major milestone activities. The team has also documented the

detailed scope of work for each activity, so that there is no ambiguity.

They are now applying lead, lag, and mandatory dependencies to

obtain a realistic project schedule, so they can start tracking. What

could be a major problem on this schedule?


A. The project team should use one of the schedule compression

techniques to optimize project schedule further B. The project team should have used a standardized network template

to expedite the process of preparing project schedule network

C. The project team need not include detailed scope of work at activity

level as it can be changed later

D. The project team should have identified predecessors and successors

for each activity instead of just for the major milestone activities

35A project team has created a comprehensive list of schedule

activities that are required on the project, along with other details like

activity codes and activity descriptions. They have also sequenced

them using logical relationships, leads, lags, and constraints. What

should the project team do NEXT?





A. Estimate the type and quantities of resources required to perform each

activity B. Estimate the duration of each activity using one of the estimation

techniques

C. Create a project schedule which is acceptable and can serve as a

baseline to track project progress

D. Decompose these project work packages into more manageable

components

36A project manager is working with stakeholders to develop an

acceptable schedule and uses an iterative approach along with the

critical path method to derive the optimum schedule which would be

used as a baseline to track and control the project schedule. Identify

the part of the process groups the project manager is in.


A. Planning Process Group B. Executing process group

C. Initiating process group

D. Monitor and control process group

37Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the critical

path method?


A. It helps a project manager determine where it is best to focus his

project management efforts B. It considers resource limitations to derive a more realistic schedule

C. It helps to determine which activities have float and can be delayed

without delaying the project

D. It calculates and determines the shortest time to complete the project

38A project team is in the process of creating the Work Breakdown

Structure (WBS) for the project deliverables as well as defining




activities to be performed to produce the deliverables. What is a

common technique it can use for this purpose?


A. Rolling wave planning B. Decomposition

C. Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

D. Alternative analysis

39Your new project for constructing a dam is in the early planning

stages. Customers ask you to give a high-level estimate of the total

duration of the project as soon as possible. Which estimation

technique would be most suitable?


A. Parametric estimation B. Bottom-up estimation

C. Three-point estimation

D. Analogous estimation

40You are managing a project which will provide e-learning solutions

to your customer. The requirements of this project are not clearly

defined in the beginning and there will be modifications based on

customer feedback as the project evolves. You plan as much as you

can and work based on that. You continue the planning as you learn

more about the project. Which techniques will be most helpful to

define activities on the project?


A. Rolling wave planning B. Templates

C. Extreme programming

D. Just in time




41You are creating a network diagram for your project. Activity A (6

days) and Activity B (4 days) can start immediately. Activity C (5 days)

can start after Activity B is complete. Activity D (4 days) and Activity F

(2 days) can start after Activity A is complete. Activity E (4 days) can

start after Activity C and Activity D are complete. Activity G (5 days)

can start after Activity D and Activity F are complete. When Activity E

and Activity G are completed, the project is done. What is the slack

of Activity E?


A. Two days B. Zero

C. Four days

D. One day

42A project manager wants to determine the variance for an activity

estimate using the three-point estimate with the following data:

Pessimistic=14, Optimistic=2, and Realistic=5. What is the variance?


A. Five B. Two

C. Four

D. Not enough information

43A project team is working on the network diagram of a project and

wants to determine the float of the project activity. Which of the

following is the correct formula?


A. Late finish-early finish (LF-EF) B. Late finish-early finish (LF-EF) or Late start - Early start (LS-ES)

C. Early start - Late finish (ES-LF)

D. Late finish-late start (LF-LS)




44As a project manager, you are working with your team to explore

alternatives to decrease the cost of a project without compromising

on performance or the scope of the project. Which technique are

you most probably using?


A. Benchmarking B. Reverse engineering

C. Process analysis

D. Value analysis

45You are in the final stages of determining your cost baseline for the

project and funding requirements. Which process are you in?


A. Cost planning B. Cost estimating

C. Cost budgeting

D. Cost control

46You are in the initial stages of a project and your sponsor asks for a

cost estimate. You find a similar project was done in the past by the

organization and compare it with your current project. You also get

the opinions of experts to derive the estimate. Which method was

used to derive the estimates?


A. Expert judgment B. Analogous estimate

C. Parametric estimate

D. Bottom-Up estimate




47Which of the following are the MOST important inputs to derive the

total funding requirements and periodic funding requirements of a

project?


A. Management Reserve and Contingency Reserve B. Cost Baseline and Management Reserve

C. Funding Limit Reconciliation

D. Project Budget and Contingency Reserve

48Which of the following statements regarding analogous estimation

is INCORRECT?


A. Activities need not be identified B. It is less expensive than other estimations

C. It is the most accurate technique for estimation

D. It requires considerable experience to do well

49A project manager has derived quality metrics, along with

tolerance limits for his project. Which process is the project manager

in?


A. Plan Quality Management B. Perform Quality Assurance

C. Control Quality

D. Define Scope

50A project manager wants to capture the details of the activities he

will be doing to enhance the value of the process. This includes

process objectives, inputs, outputs, interfaces with other processes,




and process metrics. Which of the following documents would be

MOST helpful?


A. Project Management Plan B. Quality Management Plan

C. Process Improvement Plan

D. Product Management Plan

51Which of the following statements is correct?


A. Develop risk management plan by considering uncertainty B. Develop risk management plan by considering opportunity

C. Develop risk management plan by considering project manager's wish

D. Develop risk management plan by considering uncertainty and

opportunity

52A project manager wants to determine the number and types of

tests for a project. He is using a statistical method to identify the

factors that may influence specific variables of the project, so he can

select applicable test scenarios. Which technique is the project

manager using ?


A. Brainstorming B. Benchmarking

C. Statistical sampling

D. Design of Experiments

53The method of examining work or a product to determine whether

it conforms to documented standards is known as:





A. Inspection B. Statistical Sampling

C. Audit

D. Verification

54A project manager is in the project planning phase. He is creating a

plan to describe how human resource requirement on the project

would be met and using a bar chart tool called resource histogram

for charting this requirement. However, he notices that some of the

individual bars on the resource histogram extend beyond the

maximum allowed hours. What should the project manager do to

correct this?


A. Reduce Scope B. Extend Working Hours

C. Do Resource Leveling

D. Schedule Compression

55A project manager in a warehousing company is mapping

resources required for a project, along with the number of hours that

will be required during the project. Which tool would be most suitable

for this purpose?


A. Gantt or Bar Chart B. Responsibility Assignment Matrix

C. Resource Histogram

D. Resource Breakdown Structure

56You are managing a project with project teams in different

geographical locations. There are approximately 25 team members in




3 different locations each being led by a team lead. In addition, there

are 3 members from supporting groups working part-time on the

project. How many communication channels are possible?


A. 496 B. 992

C. 424

D. 32

57As part of a joint venture, a project manager working with another

company needs to share some confidential information related to

intellectual property rights. She wants to know the person responsible

for authorizing the release of this confidential information. Which

project document should she refer?


A. Organizational Breakdown Structure B. Project Charter

C. Project Communication Management Plan

D. Stakeholder Management Plan

58A project manager on an e-learning project is using free

downloadable tutorials via the Internet to reach out to large

audiences. What is this communication method called?


A. Interactive Communication B. Pull Communication

C. Push Communication

D. Personal communication




59You are a project manager with a financial firm that has

multinational dealings. You feel the financial meltdown in one of the

client countries could affect your project adversely, so you want to

hedge your risks. Although, the probability of occurrence of the event

is low, you are advised to play it safe. In terms of risk attitude, your

organization could BEST be described as:


A. Risk Seeker B. Risk Averse

C. Risk Neutral

D. Risk Mitigator

60You are a project manager currently finding all of the risks on a

project. As a part of this activity, you would like to know the risk

attitude and organization policies and procedures for risk

management. Which of the following should you refer for this

purpose?


A. Enterprise environmental factors B. Stakeholder register

C. Risk management plan

D. Project documents

61Which of the following is a tool to perform qualitative risk analysis

process?


A. Monte Carlo Simulation B. SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat

C. Probability-Impact Matrix

D. Root cause identification




62A project manager is in the process of evaluating and prioritizing

risks on the project by calculating the Risk Priority Number (RPN) for

the risks. Which of the following factors will a Risk Priority Number

consider?


A. Probability, Impact, and timeframe B. Probability, impact, and owner

C. Probability, impact, and cost

D. Probability, impact, and schedule

63You are a Project Manager who manages a large software project.

It has a month-long design phase in which the team would be

preparing the design documents for independent project modules.

The activity review for these modules can begin 15 days after starting

the design phase. The 15 days' difference between the start of the

design phase and the start of the review activity shows _____ between

the two activities.


A. Lead B. Lag

C. External dependency

D. Mandatory dependency

64The estimating technique that uses the statistical relationship

between the historical data and other variables to calculate an

estimate for an activity is called:


A. Analogous estimating B. Parametric estimating

C. Three-point estimating

D. Monte Carlo technique




65Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a fixed price

contract?


A. The buyer has less work to manage B. The seller has a strong incentive to control costs

C. The buyer knows the total price at project start

D. Final cost may be more than a cost reimbursable contract because

contractors must add to the price to cover their risk

66A project manager is trying to successfully complete a project, but

his role in the organization is limited and the project manager has no

control over the project's budget. Although he has some power to

authorize decisions, he needs to seek approval on most of the major

decisions. Also, his team members work only part-time on the project.

The functional manager is interested to carry out functional activities

than project activities. In which kind of organization does the project

manager work?



C. Composite

D. Matrix

67You are in the process of implementing approved changes,

corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs on a

project. Which process group are you in?


A. Initiation B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Monitor and Control




68A key stakeholder from the quality department wants to know more

on how the process tailoring was done on the project by the project

team. Additionally, he would like to know the rationale for selecting

the process, its implementation-level details, and how it will be used to

manage the interdependencies. Which document should the Project

Manager suggest him to refer?


A. Project Statement of Work B. Project Scope Statement

C. Project Management Plan

D. Work performance Information

69You are a project manager working in a weak matrix organization.

Your project is in the execution stage when the functional manager

informs you that he will be pulling out a few critical resources. How

should you respond to this situation?


A. Inform the senior management, bringing out the detrimental effects on

the project in a matrix environment B. Refer to the resource histogram of the project to evaluate the impact

on the project

C. Renegotiate the terms and conditions with functional manager to

allocate the new resources

D. Create options and work around by reassigning the work packages to

the remaining team

70A project manager realizes that a lot of time and effort are spent by

their team capturing the data during product testing. What is the best

option to address the issue?


A. Stop capturing the data as it doesn't add any value to the project

activity




B. Allocate a time at the end of the day to update all the data together

C. Ask for an additional resource to capture project data

D. Automate the data capturing process

71A customer who is in the latter part of the project execution wants

to add scope to the project. The project manager discusses this

change with the customer and raises a written change request. He

then evaluates if this change can be addressed through project

reserves and explores alternatives. The project manager finds that this

addition would result in missing the next milestone delivery of the

project. What should the project manager do NEXT?


A. Evaluate the impact of the change on other factors of triple constraint-

cost and time B. Perform integrated change control

C. Get an approval from the Change Control Board

D. Update the project baseline and inform the customer

72You are a project manager for a project in the execution stage. The

current Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and Cost Performance

Index (CPI) for the project are 1.2 and 1.1. The project performance is

well within the baseline. The defects found during the internal testing

for the last deliverable were well below organization limits. However,

the customer does not seem to be happy with the project's progress.

What should be the FIRST thing the Project Manager does?


A. Start managing the project as you gain more insight into day-to-day

responsibilities B. Meet with the project team to understand open issues in the project

C. Conduct a meeting with the customer to understand his concern over

the project's progress

D. Improve the project schedule and cost control measure so that SPI

and CPI reaches above 1.5




73Which of the following subsidiary plans manages the flow of

information to keep stakeholders engaged and informed?


A. Stakeholder management plan B. Communications management plan

C. Human resource management plan

D. Project management plan

74You are a project manager who takes over a project midway. The

project is in the execution phase. You would like to know more about

project deliverables, the work required to complete those

deliverables, project constraints, and assumptions. Which of the

following documents would be MOST useful?


A. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) B. Requirements Documentation

C. Activity List

D. Project Scope Statement

75A project manager is working on a critical deadline. He wants to

ensure that there is no scope creep during the project work. Which of

the following would be most helpful?


A. Work Breakdown Structure dictionary B. Observations

C. Decomposition

D. Inspection

76A project manager has some new members join in her team. She

wants to help them see their roles and provide the project team with




an understanding of where their work packages fit in the project

management plan. Which of the following would be the most suitable

document?


A. Requirements documentation B. Requirements traceability matrix

C. Responsibility assignment matrix

D. Work breakdown structure

77You are managing a large and changing project team which is

joined by some new members. You would like to take the entire team

through the project schedule and where the project currently stands

with respect to the original plan. Which of the following charts would

be most helpful?


A. Gantt Chart B. Milestone Chart

C. Work Breakdown structure

D. Schedule Baseline

78You are a project manager evaluating a decision to buy a licensed

software tool. This tool has a 50% chance of being successfully

implemented in your company and would cost $50,000. However,

there is a 40% chance that your company would be able to save

$150,000 due to improved productivity. What is the expected

monetary value of this decision?


A. $35,000 B. -$35, 000

C. $21,000

D. -$21, 000




79As a project manager of a research project which is in the middle

of the execution, you realize that your original estimates were flawed

and are no longer valid. Which formula would help you develop a

forecasted Estimate to Completion (EAC)? Here, AC is Actual Cost, EV

is Earned Value, ETC is Estimate to Complete, CPI is Cost Performance

Index, and BAC is Budget at Completion.


A. EAC = AC + Bottom-up ETC B. EAC = AC + (BAC-EV

C. EAC = BAC/CPI

D. EAC = AC + (EV- BAC

80As a manager, you would like to get the status on funds for the

remaining work. Which of the following measurements will give you

this information?


A. To-Complete Performance Index B. Earned Value Technique Performance

C. Variance Analysis

D. Trend Analysis

81You are a project manager in a manufacturing company. You

want to analyze the output of a production line which manufactures

piston rings. You also want to determine whether the variations in the

jobs are inherent to the process or if the process needs adjustment.

Which tool would be MOST useful?


A. Statistical sampling B. Control charts

C. Pareto charts

D. Trend Analysis




82You are a project manager and your team is preparing for the

internal quality audit cycle. You feel that the team is a little

apprehensive about the audit process, so you decide to give them an

overview of the process. Which of the following is INCORRECT about

quality audits?


A. Quality audits are used to identify all the best practices implemented

in a project B. Quality audits help to share best practices in a project with other

projects in the organization

C. Quality audits aim to assess project team effectiveness and suggest

improvements

D. Quality audits help to improve process implementation

83Your project is going through an audit cycle when one of the senior

auditors points out the target value for the Schedule Performance

Index (SPI) is set too low and should be increased by at least five

percent. You try to tell him that the target value follows the

organization baseline and cannot be changed. Which of the

following is a CORRECT statement in this case?


A. The auditor is right; the project has a critical deadline to meet and

hence target SPI should be increased. B. The auditor is right; the target value for SPI that is a benchmark for the

project should be kept high and thus increased.

C. The project manager is right; the schedule is not critical in the project

and hence target SPI value needn't be kept too high.

D. The project manager is right; target SPI is based on the organization

baseline derived from the process maturity level and should be

followed by the project.

84You are a firm believer in process, and you want to follow the best

practices on your project right from the beginning. You understand

the importance of having a formal kick-off meeting to launch the

project with all your key stakeholders (including the customer).




However, you are worried about the behavior of some of your team

members. In the last internal meeting, there was utter chaos with the

speaker shouting to be heard while others kept talking amongst

themselves ignoring the speaker. What is the BEST strategy to use to

avoid this situation in the kick-off meeting?


A. Set objectives of the kick off meeting clearly, so that all the attendees

are aware of the meeting agenda B. Ensure that only key stakeholders are invited to avoid inviting

disinterested people who wouldn't listen to the speaker

C. Communicate ground rules and ensure they are followed in all the

meetings

D. Meet the troublemakers in the team and communicate to them the

importance of meetings for project success. Warn them of disciplinary

action if they don't oblige.

85Which of the following subsidiary plans maintains stakeholder

relationships to receive continued support and manage

expectations?


A. Stakeholder management plan B. Communications management plan

C. Human resource management plan

D. Project management plan

86As a project manager, you decide to create an issue log which

captures the issue description, owner, and target date for issue

closure. All of the following are common examples of issues on the

project EXCEPT:


A. Differences in opinion B. Probable delay in the next delivery




C. Pending Root Cause Analysis

D. Delay in receiving feedback from the customer

87As a project manager in a matrix project environment, you have

limited control over team member selection. Which tools and

techniques would NOT be helpful for the selection?


A. Pre-assignment B. Acquisition

C. Virtual Teams

D. Interpersonal skills

88A project manager likes to involve his team in all the decision-

making processes. Whenever there are issues which require an urgent

decision, he calls the team to work out a solution together. This

approach of the project manager is:


A. Correct, as it helps to get team buy- in as well as their commitment to

the change B. Correct, as brainstorming technique helps to bring out creative ideas

to solve the problem

C. Incorrect, as lot of time and effort will be expended by the project

team on decisions which could be singularly made by the project

manager

D. Incorrect, as all the solutions from a brainstorming session cannot be

implemented resulting in disappointment in the team

89A project manager working in a matrix project environment feels

there is some discontent in the team members related to their dual

reporting and the role of the project manager on the project. The

project manager wants to communicate with the team to clarify their




doubts. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this

problem?


A. Formal written mail B. Informal chat with the team

C. Face-to-face meeting

D. Informal written mail

90A project manager assigned to an Information Technology project

has a long and thorough discussion on a complex algorithm with a

new team member. The project manager asks the person if he

understood the algorithm and can put it in the document. The team

member implies that he has understood. However, when the project

manager goes through the document, he realizes that the member

hasn't understood the algorithm and has resulted in an inefficient use

of time. Who is responsible for this loss of time and how could it have

been avoided?


A. The project manager B. The team member

C. The project manager

D. The project manager; he should have ensured his message is clear and

concise, along with confirming that team members truly understand

the message

91A multinational project team of 10 is in the late planning stage. Five

people join the team from another geographical location to provide

R and D support on the project. What do you think would be the

BIGGEST challenge the project manager faces ?





A. Team Building, as the teams are from different cultures and different

ethnic backgrounds. Further, they work in virtual environment devoid of

face-to-face, and personal interaction B. Risk Management, as the new team brings along additional risk since

they join the project midway

C. Schedule management, as the team works in different locations with

different time zones and work hours

D. Communication management, as communication becomes more

complex with a significant increase in the number of potential

communication channels

92A key stakeholder of the project when contacted for a

requirements document approval shows disinterest. The project

manager decides to have a friendly, informal discussion with him to

understand the reason for his attitude. During one of the

conversations, the stakeholder expresses his displeasure with the fact

that his two key suggestions were not addressed in the project. He

also felt his approval and feedback don't matter since his main

requirements were not being captured. What is the best option for the

project manager in this case?


A. Agree with the stakeholder and do not take his approval on

requirements. Remove his name from the list of stakeholders and avoid

communicating with him further on the project status. B. Incorporate the requirements of the stakeholder and then take his

approval.

C. Talk to your project sponsor about the issue and take his approval

before taking any further action.

D. Explain to the stakeholder that although his suggestions were

appreciated, it is not possible to address all of them in this release due

to project constraints. You would revisit them later.

93A key stakeholder expresses his concern over the lack of project

visibility and progress. He says that he has seen the project status

reports, but most of the time they lack information relevant to his

department. How should the project manager respond?





A. Review the Project Communication Management Plan to determine

the stakeholder's needs B. Relook at Manage Communication Process to identify the gaps

C. Raise a change request to address the stakeholder's feedback

D. Relook at Control Communications Process to understand the problem

94In one of the project status reports, two senior team members get

into an argument regarding the introduction of a new tool that

automates the process of filling out time sheets. What would provide

you maximum insight into the conversation from the following?


A. The content and timing of the conversation B. The content and timing of the conversation and the communication

technology used

C. Body Language and the words in the conversation

D. Body language and voice modulation including pitch and tone

95A CEO from his Paris office wishes to communicate with the

technical officer in China. What would be the correct procedure?


A. The CEO will encode the message from French to Chinese, and the

technical officer will decode it from Chinese to French B. The CEO will decode the message from French to Chinese, and the

technical staff will encode it from Chinese to French

C. The CEO will encode the message from Chinese to French, and the

technical staff will decode it from French to Chinese

D. The CEO will decode the message from French to Chinese, and the

technical staff will encode it from French to Chinese

96As a project manager, you are worried about the continuous bad

performance of one of the team members. You have spoken to him




over coffee, but there seems to be no improvement. What is the

MOST suitable way to communicate your dissatisfaction?


A. Formal verbal B. Formal written

C. Informal written

D. Informal verbal

97A buyer has distributed a document to buy cement for his

construction company and in response received several price

quotations. Which of the procurement documents has the buyer

used?


A. Request for proposal B. Request for quotation

C. Invitation for bid

D. Proposal

98Which of the following is NOT an input to the process manage

stakeholder expectations?


A. Stakeholder Register B. Project Management Plan

C. Issue Log

D. Negotiation Skills

99A project manager knows that managing the expectations of

stakeholders helps to increase the probability of project success by

ensuring that stakeholders understand the project benefits and risks.




For this process, he could use all the following tools and techniques

EXCEPT:


A. Issue log B. Communication skills

C. Observation/Conversation

D. Negotiation

100Which of the following factors is NOT part of Maslow's Hierarchy of

Needs?


A. Physiological Needs B. Social Needs

C. Security Needs

D. Material Needs

101Which of the following is a tool for the quality assurance process?


A. Quality Audits B. Cost of Quality

C. Histogram

D. Quality Metrics

102You are a project manager working on a compliance project in a

banking firm. The project is scheduled to complete in six weeks from

now. Your sponsor tells you that if the project finishes sooner, the

company can get some monetary incentives offered by the

government. Therefore, you decide to fast track the project. This

decision would:





A. Increase the project risk B. Not affect the project risk

C. Decrease the project risk

D. Cannot be determined

103You are a project manager on a software development project.

You have outsourced a component of your product to a third-party

vendor which is due to be delivered next week. You found out that

the delivery of the component may be delayed due to political unrest

in the vendor's location. What is the BEST you can do in this situation?


A. Report to your senior manager about probable delay along with

details on the current political situation at vendor's place B. Communicate to the vendor that any possible delay would attract a

fine and affect future payments

C. Revisit your project schedule and look at alternatives to reduce the

impact of the delay

D. Since there is no official communication from the vendor, use wait and

watch policy

104A project manager wants to award a contract to the same

supplier from his previous project without going through the entire

procurement process. Which of the following would NOT be a valid

justification?


A. A preferred supplier from a previous project is less risky B. The project has severe constraints in terms of timeline

C. The supplier holds patent for the technology used in the project

D. The supplier's internal vendor rating is very high




105You are a project manager in the process of purchasing coal

which is a standard commodity of a particular grade from the

international market. You are going through a formal evaluation

review process to select the most suitable vendor. Which of the

following should be the MOST important criterion for selection?


A. Lowest Cost B. Technical ability

C. Financial Capacity

D. Process

106A project manager is conducting a bidder conference to select

the most suitable sellers. Which tool will NOT be helpful in the process?


A. Independent estimates B. Analytical techniques

C. Procurement negotiations

D. Make-or-buy analysis

107You are in the final stages of negotiation with a seller to provide a

medical device for your research lab. When the pricing is almost

finalized, you mention that it is mandatory that the device carry an

approval from the FDA USA (Food and Drug Administration). Which

technique in negotiation are you using?


A. Fair and reasonable B. Fait accompli

C. Lying

D. Extreme demand




108After awarding a contract to one of the sellers, you realize you

have missed a clause for delay in the contract and want to modify it.

How should you proceed?


A. A contract is legally binding and cannot be changed once signed B. The project manager should inform the seller about the change in next

meeting

C. The project manager should inform the seller about the change

through a formal written communication

D. The project manager should proceed with the contract change

control system on his end

109You have recently joined a new construction company, and you

find out your employer is violating the construction permit issued by

the local city government. What should you do?


A. Inform the city authority of the violation B. Talk to your employer to find out if they are aware they are breaking

the law

C. Complain to the legal department of the company

D. Do nothing as you are new in the organization

110As a project manager, you understand the importance of

effective communication with stakeholders. You want to present the

project progress report to the stakeholders in the next project

meeting. What should be your approach?


A. Make the report concise, restricted to specific technical details of the

project B. Prepare a verbose report, but filter the information to remove details

C. Focus on specific stakeholders with whom there is good personal

relation




D. Research and understand the experience level and expectations of

stakeholders

111You are managing a complex and critical project. There have

been a lot of efforts to train and make the team technically

competitive during the process. The project is in the final testing stage

when a senior resource comes to discuss his plans of continuing his

education and leaving this assignment. He would require a positive

recommendation from you to fulfill admission requirements. What

should you do?


A. Tell him that you wouldn't recommend him as he has broken your trust

by leaving the project before closure B. Immediately ask the functional manager to remove him from the

project and give him a bad recommendation

C. Discuss and plan his smooth exit which would least affect the project

schedule

D. Compliment him on his decision and suggest him to leave the project

whenever he likes as you would handle his additional responsibilities

112As a project manager of a construction project, you are inviting

requests for proposal from eligible vendors. While going through the

list, you find the name of your friend and ex-colleague from university.

He was a methodical and sharp student who excelled in his subjects.

What should you do?


A. Give him the contract as you are quite sure he would do a good job B. Give him some inputs on how your organization awards the contract to

improve his chances

C. Steer yourself away from the bidding process and inform your sponsor

D. Keep silent and continue with the procurement process

113As a project manager, you have a large team reporting to you

with two members working on a particular technology for the first




time. You had apprehensions in the beginning of the project that they

would not be able to contribute as much due to the technical

complexity of the project. However, you spent time and gave them

the required training. During the assessment, you find some areas

which still require improvement. What should be your next plan?


A. Discuss this with the functional manager asking him to assign these

resources to some other project as you have already spent enough

effort on them B. Give them more challenging assignments so that they fail and you

have reasons to expel them from the team

C. Assess their current weak areas, and provide more focused training

with regular feedback

D. Call them in your chamber and give them a warning that this is their

last chance to perform in the project

114You are trying to partner with a firm in the Middle East. This is the

first time you will be doing a business partnership in the Middle East.

You want to know about the cultural aspects of the country and get

some guidelines on doing business as well. Which would be the best

document to refer to?


A. Project archives from earlier projects B. Organization policies and procedures

C. Cultural overview from government website

D. PMI®

115During project execution, the customer interprets a clause in the

contract differently and demands an elaborate design document as

part of the next deliverable. This was included on the deliverable list.

What is the best you can do to resolve the situation?





A. Change the contract and continue with your project work B. Accept the customer's demand as he is the one responsible for the

project's success

C. Raise a complain to the project sponsor along with the implications of

accepting such a request on the schedule and cost of the project

D. Document the dispute and refer to the claims administration

116You are managing a software project which is due for a design

document release next week. You are reviewing the document, when

an influential stakeholder asks you to add a feature to the existing

design. Earlier, this stakeholder tried to bother you with unreasonable

demands during the last days of the release. What is the best you can

do in this situation?


A. Report his behavior to the senior manager, suggesting why he should

no longer be associated to your project as a stakeholder B. As this person is influential, you have no option but to listen to him and

add the functionality

C. Determine the impact of this change on your schedule and the

constraints before taking a decision

D. Ask him to raise a written change request form and then follow

integrated change control

117You have signed a contract with a customer and started the

process of collecting requirements when the customer asks you to

add a feature which is not in the scope of the contract. What should

you do in this case?


A. Politely refuse the customer stating that you can no longer honor

additional changes as the contract is already signed B. Add the feature in the project scope as the customer should be happy

and the project has anyways just started

C. Ask the customer to write a formal change request and follow the

contract change control system




D. Terminate the contract and prepare another one as it is just the

beginning of the project and you already find many information

missing

118You are working at a customer location in a foreign country where

it is customary to exchange gifts during their New Year celebrations.

Your company forbids you from accepting any form of gifts from your

customer, but you have a strong feeling that if you refuse to accept

and reciprocate the gesture, it can severely affect your relationship

with the customer. In this case, it is BEST to:


A. Politely refuse to accept any gifts explaining your company policy B. Discuss this situation with your project sponsor or legal department

C. Accept the gift and keep it confidential so that there is no loss of face

for your organization

D. Take a break from the project work to go on a small vacation during

local New Year time

119Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a configuration

management system?


A. Ensuring all the project team members have the latest version of the

project document B. Ensuring all the relevant changes are communicated to the

stakeholders

C. Maintaining consistency of the product's performance and its

functional attributes

D. Configuration identification, Configuration status accounting, and

Configuration verification and audit




120Capture, analyze, and manage lessons learned using lessons

learned management techniques to enable continuous

improvement. To which process group does this task belong?


A. Planning B. Closing

C. Executing

D. Monitoring and Controlling

121A project manager is facing many serious issues on his project to

create an application for a hospital management system. The

project's final deliverable is scheduled two weeks from now. It needs

to be compliant with mandatory government health standards.

Additionally, there are some changes that are required to improve

performance. Also, a senior test engineer asks the project manager

for a long leave. Which is the most critical issue the project manager

needs to address FIRST?


A. Ensuring the product is compliant with government health standards B. Finding a replacement for the senior tester and ensuring he completes

knowledge transfer before leaving

C. Completing change control process to incorporate changes to

enhance performance

D. Notifying the customer about probable delay in the final deliverable to

avoid surprise

122A project manager working on an iterative model of the product

development life cycle expects many changes during the course of

the project. He wants to establish a robust configuration

management and also make his team aware of the process. Which of

the following statements is NOT true about configuration

management?





A. The purpose of configuration management is to maintain integrity of

work product B. Configuration management includes configuration audits,

configuration control, configuration status accounting, and

configuration identification

C. Configuration management focuses on establishing and maintaining

consistency of a product's requirements

D. Configuration management involves measuring project performance

with baselines and taking corrective action when necessary

123A Project Manager has made a major release in the project. The

customer tells you a week after the release that he is not entirely

satisfied with the deliverable. What should the project manager do

NEXT?


A. Continue with the next deliverable to finish the project on time B. Discuss the customer concern and resolution with the senior manager

C. Ensure that next deliverables have enough features, which the

customer would like to have, to exceed his expectations

D. Do a scope verification of this deliverable to see if it satisfies project

objectives

124After an intermediate delivery was made, an important

stakeholder from the customer organization expressed dissatisfaction

with it. What should the project manager do?


A. Inform management about the potential dissatisfaction B. Discuss with the team members about the best way to restore

customer confidence

C. Analyze the customer organization and determine if we can ignore this

stakeholder

D. Figure out why the stakeholder is dissatisfied




125Your project is in the final stages of testing, and the team is

interacting with the customer on a daily basis to update him on the

project status and incorporate his feedback. Which of the following is

the most critical process to be followed in this scenario?


A. Control Quality B. Control Scope

C. Manage Communications

D. Control Risks

126A customer approaches the project manager to slightly modify

the project scope to include an additional feature required by him.

The project is already in the execution stage. What should be the

response of the project manager?


A. It is difficult to incorporate this feature as the project is already moved

out of planning stage B. Analyze the impact of the request on the other factors of triple

constraints namely cost and schedule

C. Bring the change request to Change Control Board to decide on its

fate

D. Document the change request as per the project change

management plan

127A project manager is proactively managing a change through the

scope control process. Which of the following should she be MOST

worried about?


A. Value Added Changes B. Errors and Omissions

C. Risk Response

D. Verbal communication from key stakeholders




128You are a project manager working on a critical project. You track

the project schedule closely. While reviewing the critical path, you

realize that the project is showing negative float. What should be your

BEST response to the situation?


A. Use a schedule compression technique B. Reduce the number of resources in the project

C. Reduce the number of non- critical activities in the project

D. Revisit the risks and do a risk analysis of the project

129As a project manager and a member of the PMO (Project

Management Office) you want to present a snapshot of the status of

various projects taking place in the organization to the senior

management. Which of the following charts would be most suitable

for the purpose?


A. Milestone chart B. Gantt chart

C. Precedence diagram

D. Control chart

130You are a project manager managing a construction project

which is midway through the execution phase. The project is

progressing well and is on time when one of the vendors informs you

that there will be a weeklong delay in his delivery due to a law and

order problem in his city. Which of the following documents would

best capture the impact of the delay on the project?


A. Network Diagram




B. Procurement Management Plan

C. Work Breakdown Structure

D. Risk Register

131You are managing an e-banking solution project when the vice-

president of the company calls you to discuss an opportunity to

manage a critical project which can boost your career and

professional experience. Your e-banking solution project is due to

complete in 3 weeks. What is your best response to the vice-

president?


A. You would surely like to manage both the projects together as the

latter one is a critical project for the company B. You would use a compression technique to finish your current project

faster and then take up the new project

C. Since the new project is critical to the organization, you could take this

project immediately and your earlier project can be managed by

someone else. It is coming to a close anyway

D. The project should first get an approved project charter which would

formally initiate the project

132As a project manager, you have been asked by the customer to

give an overview of the project status using milestone charts. Which of

the following statements are INCORRECT about milestone charts?


A. Milestones have zero duration B. Milestone charts are like bar charts but show only major events

C. Milestone charts can be used to capture the status of project schedule

D. Milestone charts are used to define a phase of a project

133You are managing an infrastructure project which is nearing

completion when a major stakeholder points out a flaw in the design




which could make the entire structure weak. He suggests that you

construct two support pillars. You are worried that this change will

significantly impact the schedule and cost of the project. What is your

BEST response to the stakeholder?


A. Refuse him as the projects is already nearing completion and it is not

possible to make any changes at this stage B. Do a root cause analysis with the team to determine how this design

flaw could have been missed and if there could be more potential

problems with the design

C. Proceed with the change and communicate the impact on the

project schedule and cost to the customer

D. Use a schedule compression technique as part of Integrated Change

Control to investigate and minimize the adverse impact of the change

134Project performance reviews using earned value management

would typically incorporate information from all of the following

EXCEPT:


A. Variance Analysis B. Cost Benefit Analysis

C. Trend Analysis

D. Earned Value Technique

135As a Project Manager, you realize that the initial budget cost,

Budget at Completion (BAC), for your project is no longer viable. You

need to develop a new Estimate at Completion (EAC) forecast

assuming current variances will continue in the future. Which of the

following formulas should you use to calculate EAC? Here, AC is the

Actual Cost, EV is the Earned Value, and PV is the Planned value.


A. EAC = AC + ETC




B. EAC= AC+ (BAC - EV)

C. EAC = EV/PV

D. EAC = BAC/ cumulative CPI

136A project manager wants to measure project performance

against the project baseline. Which technique would be MOST

helpful?


A. Variance Analysis B. Earned Value Technique

C. Work Performance Information

D. Reserve Analysis

137A project team with CPI of 0.78 is looking for options to reduce

cost. Which should be the BEST option to choose in this scenario?


A. Reduce a test cycle in the System Testing phase B. Reduce scope by cutting down non-essential features

C. Add more resources to expedite the schedule

D. Revisit estimates and eliminate risks

138Your project has the following information based on Earned Value

Analysis. Its Earned Value (EV) is $1000, Actual Cost(AC) is $850, and

Planned Value(PV) is $1050. Which of the following is TRUE about your

project?


A. Your project is over budget and behind schedule B. Your project is under budget and behind schedule

C. Your project is over budget and ahead of schedule

D. Your project is under budget and ahead of schedule




139You are a project manager in an IT company in the final phases of

project execution. Your project status is well within budget, and you

are almost a week ahead in your schedule. During the final testing

phase of the project, you realize that the performance of the product

can be increased by almost 20% of the expected value by doing

minor code changes in two modules. This change would require an

additional 2 days of work. What should you do NEXT?


A. Analyze the various alternatives and do a detailed impact analysis

before proceeding with the change B. Update the change management form and send it to change control

board for consideration

C. Discuss the change and impact with the customer and seek his

approval

D. Ignore the change as it is gold plating and should be avoided

140A project manager is going through the defect report for the bugs

reported during the testing cycle of a software project. The report has

information on the severity of the bugs, origin of the bugs, and

possible resolution. Now the project manager wants to prioritize the

bug fixing activity by evaluating the most frequent reasons for the

defects. Which tools should be used for this purpose?


A. Control chart B. Fishbone diagram

C. Scatter diagram

D. Pareto chart

141You are managing a critical project with frequent changes in

requirement. You are in the testing phase of the project, and the

customer has requested an addition of a new feature. You have




assessed the impact of the change on the triple constraints with your

team. What should be your NEXT step?


A. Raise a change request form and send it for approval to change

control board B. Look for alternative options including schedule compression

techniques like crashing and fast tracking

C. Analyze the impact of the change on the project's quality objectives

and quality planning

D. Update the project management plans and other project documents

including project baselines

142A software project is in the testing phase and the project manager

has found a high number of defects in one particular module. He

decides to determine the root cause of this problem by analyzing all

the potential causes and grouping them into different categories.

Which technique is he using?


A. Fish Bone diagram B. Pareto chart

C. Control charts

D. Checklists

143A project manager notices that a control chart has a group of

seven non-random data points in a series between his upper control

limit and mean. What does it indicate about the process stability of

the project?


A. This is a random cause of variation and can be ignored B. The process is stable and in control as none of the data points are

outside control limits

C. The control limits for the process are well within specification limits




D. The process is out of statistical control and needs to be investigated

144After a major milestone release, some of the key stakeholders are

not happy and complain that their requirements are not met. To

ensure their approval for the release, the project manager should

have involved them in the process:


A. Project Management Plan Development B. Identifying Constraints

C. Validate Scope

D. Schedule Management

145A project in a large construction company is in chaos. It has

already reached the execution phase. The project team is not clear

on who oversees the project. Who is the key person responsible for

giving clarity to the team?


A. Project manger B. Functional manager

C. Customer

D. Project sponsor

146A project manager in an MNC corporation is in the process of

collecting, organizing, and disseminating information on how project

resources are being used to complete project objectives. In addition,

he is collecting information on cost, schedule, and level of quality. He

is also going through the influence of risks on project objectives.

Which process is the project manager in?





A. Direct and Manage Project Work B. Manage Communications

C. Earned Value Technique

D. Monitor and Control Project work

147A project manager wants to present a project performance report

to his management which captures project results over the last 3

years to see if the performance is improving or deteriorating. Which of

the following reports should he use?


A. Earned Value B. Status Report

C. Forecasting Report

D. Trend Report

148As part of project stage review, you are presenting project

performance reports to the stakeholders. The reports show both cost

and schedule variances are positive for the project. What does it

indicate about the current project status?


A. The project is under budget and behind schedule B. The project is over budget and behind schedule

C. The project is under budget and ahead of schedule

D. The project is over budget and ahead of schedule

149A project manager is discussing the project management triangle

and triple constraints with his team. What three constraints is he

referring to in project management terminology?


A. Cost, Schedule, Quality




B. Cost, Schedule, Scope

C. Cost, Scope, Customer Satisfaction

D. Cost, Scope, Product

150You are a project manager in a manufacturing company, and

you want to assess the current quality of your production process. You

also want to check if the process is stable over time or if there are any

special causes of variation. Which tools would be MOST suitable for

this purpose?


A. Control chart B. Pareto Chart

C. Test of Normality

D. Inspection

151A project manager shares project performance through status

reports via email to all the stakeholders of the project. Which of the

following techniques is the PM using?


A. Kick-off meeting B. Pull Communication

C. Push Communication

D. Communication model

152A project team is in the process of tracking risks and control. The

risk control actions defined by the mitigation and contingency plans is

being implemented in accordance with the details of those plans.

Who is responsible for implementing these actions?


A. Project manager




B. Project team

C. Risk owner

D. Risk manager

153To which process group does the task "Control procurement

activities according to the procurement plan, verify compliance with

project objectives." belong to?


A. Planning B. Closing

C. Executing

D. Monitoring and Controlling

154You are managing a project with a total budget of $36,000 that

will be finished in 1 year. You are at the end of the 6th month, and

project is on schedule. However, the actual cost of the project is

$20,000. What is the cost variance in the project?


A. 2000 B. -2000

C. 16000

D. -6000

155The difference between the maximum funding and the end of the

cost baseline is known as:


A. Funding Limit Reconciliation B. Reserve Analysis

C. Project Budget

D. Management Reserve




157You are a project manager building a prototype board for an

embedded project. Since your organization lacks the required level of

fabrication expertise, you outsource the fabrication process for board

development to an external vendor. During the course of the project,

the vendor informs you of a probable delay by 3 days in the final

delivery of the fabricated board. This is an EXAMPLE of:


A. Secondary Risk B. Residual risk

C. Risk Trigger

D. Risk Workaround

158Your firm awarded a cost reimbursable contract to a

pharmaceutical company for some research-related activity. Over

time, many changes have taken place in the project, and it is difficult

to keep track of the status of the change requests. What is the BEST

alternative for the project manager in this case?


A. Terminate the existing contract and negotiate a new one with the

seller B. Capture all the change requests, along with their current status and

follow the contract change control system

C. Terminate the existing contract and sign a similar one based on the

same terms and conditions as the earlier one

D. Seek advice from the senior management of your organization

159A cost reimbursable contract has an estimated cost of $15,000. If

the seller beats the cost, the saving will be shared as follows:75% to

the buyer and 25% to the seller. If the actual costs come in at $12,000,

what is the final price?





A. 12500 B. 12750

C. 12250

D. 12000

160As a project manager, you are conducting a structured review of

the seller's progress to deliver the project within contract. Your

objective is to determine progress with respect to the procurement

statement of work. In which stage of the project will you be doing this

review?


A. Before contract closure B. Before awarding the contract

C. As part of the project status review

D. In case of non-conformance by seller

161As a project manager, you understand the importance of

contract documents and correspondence for future references.

Which of the following can be used to manage and store contract

and procurement of documents and records?


A. Claims Administration B. Audit Reports

C. Lessons Learned

D. Records Management System

162A project's deliverables were accepted by the customer and the

contract was closed with all payments successfully completed. The

team was released in a hurry as they were to be reassigned to

another high-priority project before they could discuss and document




the lessons learned. What action should the project manager perform

now?


A. Mark the project as closed as all sign-offs received B. Document as many lessons learned as the PM can remember, and

close the project

C. Request for a 1-hour closure meeting to create the lessons learned

document

D. Escalate the matter to the PMO and request for directions

163A project manager has made the final delivery to the customer,

and the team is in the process of completing administrative and

contract closure. The team has also completed the final version of

lesson learned in the corporate database. Which of the following is a

critical activity that the project manager should complete before

formally closing the project?


A. Confirm that all the requirements in the project are met B. Ensure that all project management processes are complete

C. Obtain formal sign-off for the project from the customer

D. Index and archive the project records

164A project manager is in the final closure phase of the project.

Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST as part of

the project closure activity?


A. Get formal sign-off from the customer to confirm customer

acceptance of final deliverable B. Measure customer satisfaction as a key performance indicator of the

project's success

C. Hand off completed project deliverables to operations and

management




D. Measure project scope against the project management plan

165A pharmaceutical company recently terminated a research

project as it no longer seems commercially viable for the company.

What is the FIRST step the Project Manager should take?


A. Release the team members B. Document the lessons learned

C. Conduct Scope Verification

D. Discuss with the senior manager the reason for abrupt project

termination

166Under which process group should documentation of lessons

learned occur?


A. Executing B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Closing

D. Throughout the project

167You have just started administering a contract when management

decides to terminate the contract. What should you do first?


A. Go back to solicitation B. Go back to solicitation planning

C. Finish contract administration

D. Go to contract closeout




168The knowledge that the team and stakeholders gain by

performing the project is known as:


A. Team development B. Best practices

C. Lessons learned

D. Cumulative intellectual property

169You are a vendor and are discussing project closure with your

customer. All of the following would be outputs of closing a project

EXCEPT:


A. Correspondences B. Contract changes

C. Enterprise environmental factor updates

D. Payment requests

170Which of the following must happen before a project is closed?


A. The customer must accept the project's product B. Lessons learned must be documented

C. The project team must have a new project

D. Project Charter

171You are a program manager. Your project manager Lynda wants

to leave the project before it gets completed. What will you do?





A. Forbid this B. Take all the closing tasks on yourself

C. Appoint another project manager, but ask Lynda to be available for

any customer meetings

D. Wait till she leaves

172On your current project, you have a good number of

subcontractors. You are eager to work with many of them. However,

one of them has consistently submitted expensive change orders

every week. Now, when you are closing the project what should you

do?


A. Use earned value analysis B. Fire the subcontractor who has submitted too many change orders

C. Conduct procurement audit

D. Conduct subcontractor pattern match

173You have recently attended a talk at your local PMI® chapter on

project closure. One of your colleagues wants your counsel to figure

out the element that is not a closure activity. What would be your

answer?


A. Project archives B. Project closure

C. Lessons learnt

D. Rework

174You are good at reviewing and critiquing vendor contracts on

your projects. Before closing the project, your supervisor asks you to

develop a checklist of topics which need to be discussed with a

vendor. Your list may have all of the following EXCEPT:





A. Invoices and payment receipts B. Risk log

C. Approved change requests

D. Inspection reports

175One of your colleagues is not clear about what should be looked

at during project closure. Which of the following would NOT be

relevant to look at?


A. Performance measurement documentation B. Product documentation

C. Project archives

D. Project plans for the next project

176Your project has faced some unforeseen issues that have caused

a delay in your project. However, the project is very critical for the

company, and it has to meet the scheduled deadline. To meet the

deadline, your team would have to work over the weekends for next

two weeks. You know that many of the team members will have some

personal commitments and it will be very difficult for them to work for

seven consecutive days. What is the BEST option for you?


A. Hire additional resources and brief them about the project B. Inform the customer that this deadline can't be met

C. Discuss the situation with the team and give them the choice to

willingly work overtime

D. Send an official mail making it compulsory for the team to come and

work over the weekends

177Which of the following quality theorists advocated the popular

iterative four-step approach of Plan-Do-Check-Act?





A. Joseph Juran B. W. Edwards Deming

C. Philips Crosby

D. Genichi Taguchi

178After working as a project manager for more than 25 years, you

want to share your learning and best practices to your industry. You

do this by writing articles in international journals and giving interviews

to share your experience. This act can be BEST described as:


A. Enhancement of professional skills by learning project management

and technical skills B. Contribution to the project management knowledge base by virtue of

vast personal experience

C. Capturing professional stint in autobiography purely from retrospection

exercise

D. Informing others about project management principles and helping

profession grow

179As a Project Manager, you have to recommend one among the

projects A, B, C, and D. Which one would be the BEST option? Here,

NPV is Net Present Value.


A. Project A: NPV $50,000 to be completed in 3 years B. Project B: NPV $40,000 to be completed in 2 years

C. Project C: NPV $70,000 to be completed in 9 years

D. Project A: NPV $60,000 to be completed in 1 year

180As a project manager, you need to estimate the regression testing

for your product. You would like to do 5 full testing cycles and each




cycle is estimated to be 4 days long. What should be your estimated

duration for the testing activity?


A. 25 days B. 18 to 22 days

C. 18 days

D. 22 to 24 days

181Identify a statement about the Arrow Diagramming Method

(ADM) or Activity-on-Arrow (AOA) that is not true.


A. The nodes are used to represent activity and arrows show activity

dependency B. It uses only Finish to Start relationship between activities

C. It may use dummy activities

D. It is a popular method of drawing network diagram

182Which contract types would entail the MOST cost risk for the

buyer?


A. Cost Plus Fixed Fee B. Cost Plus Incentive Fee

C. Cost plus percentage of cost

D. Cost Plus Award Fee

183The process of comparing actual or planned project practices of

a project with those of other projects to generate improvement ideas

and a basis for performance measurement is called:





A. Benchmarking B. Design of Experiments

C. Prototyping

D. Quality Assurance

184You are a project manager managing a software project for your

firm. While acquiring the project team, you ask the resource manager

to assign the test engineers in the beginning of the project as it would

help them gain project insight critical for effective testing. Which kind

of project dependency is this an example of?


A. Mandatory Dependency B. Discretionary dependency

C. External dependency

D. Customer dependency

185You are working on a project to build a hybrid car which would

run on both fuel as well as electricity. This car would have a 1000 cc

engine and work on a regenerative braking system. It should be able

to seat four passengers including a driver and comply with Euro 4

emission norms. These parameters are described as:


A. Product Scope B. Project Scope

C. Scope baseline

D. Requirements Management Plan

186You are a project manager managing a project with limited

resources. Which schedule network analysis technique would be most

useful to modify the project schedule for limited resources?





A. Critical Path Method B. Fast Tracking

C. Critical Chain Method

D. Crashing

187A major stakeholder in a project wants to know his role and

responsibility in the scheduling process of the project. He also wants to

understand how the schedule baseline is established and which

scheduling methodologies are used. Which of the following best

provides the information?


A. Project Management Plan B. Project Schedule Baseline

C. Stakeholder Register

D. Schedule Management Plan

188You are managing a project to build a multi-storey complex in

your city. You are waiting for the clearance to start construction of the

building. Which kind of dependency is this an example of?


A. External Dependency B. Mandatory Dependency

C. Discretionary Dependency

D. Internal Dependency

189A project manager working on a construction project identifies a

risk of heavy storms in the coming months which might affect the

construction activity. However, he doesn't have any reliable

information on the weather forecast or the severity of the storm. In

this, case what is the BEST the Project Manager can do?





A. Capture the Risk in the Risk Register B. Ignore the Risk as nothing can be done to avoid it

C. Actively accept the risk and allocate time and cost reserves in the

contingency fund

D. Proceed with Risk Response Strategy to counter the Risk

190A company recently launched a digital instrument in the market

which was completely unsuccessful. The company has incurred huge

costs in the development of the product including intellectual

property, research and development, and patents. All this cost would

be termed as _____.


A. Opportunity cost B. Depreciation

C. Sunk Cost

D. Internal Rate of Return

191A popular Japanese technique which advocates continuous small

improvements involving everyone from top management to the

lowest level in the organization is called _____.


A. Ishikawa B. Kaizen

C. Deming cycle

D. Total Quality Management

192You are a project manager planning to launch a new product in

the market. For this purpose, you are analyzing the existing products in

the market, preferably the best-in-class firms to understand their best

practices. You also compare industry standards for performance




metrics including cost, cycle time, productivity, and quality to come

up with your own product metrics. Which of the following activities are

you doing?


A. Cost Benefit Analysis B. Value Engineering

C. Benchmarking

D. Process Analysis

193A Project Manager is working in a manufacturing company with

the centralized contracting department. Who would have the final

authority to change the contract in this case?


A. Project Manager B. Contract Manager

C. Sponsor

D. Customer

194When is the stakeholder's influence in the project MAXIMUM?


A. At the beginning B. During the project execution

C. During the testing phase

D. At the project closure

195You are a project manager in a pharmaceutical company and

are managing a critical research project for your organization. This

project has a high number of stakeholders like the FDA, doctors, and

various participating NGOs. You understand that risk management is

critical for the success of the project and involve all the stakeholders




during the risk identification process. However, only 22 risks are

identified, and this is very low for your kind of project. What could be

the most plausible reason?


A. Some of the stakeholders are negative stakeholders and hence did

not participate fully in Risk Identification B. The project manager should move to next stage as there would be

more risks found later in the project

C. The project manager did not use a standard list of risk categories to

further identify the risks

D. The project manager didn't use multiple risk identification techniques

196You are managing a multinational project with team members

across different countries and varying time zones. In this scenario, you

wish to choose a communication media which is most efficient to

project requirements. What should be the most appropriate way to

address this?


A. Explore communication tools available in the market, and ask for

quotation exclusively for your project instead of using existing tool in

the organization B. Use the most cost effective technique, and involve everyone to

explain its usage

C. Use a combination of communication technology as is done in your

peer's project

D. Discuss the communication requirements and the available options

with stakeholders to seek their inputs

197You are a project manager working with a diverse team in

different locations. You have created work packages for your team

and have assigned them to team members as part of planning. You

are looking for a system which can be used to notify team members

that they may begin working on appropriate work packages in the

project. Which of the following tools can be helpful?





A. Resource Histogram B. Configuration Management System

C. Change Control System

D. Work Authorization system

198You have taken over as a project manager of a complex and

technically challenging project. Your team is from diverse cultures

and lacks bonding. You want the team to participate and take

ownership of the project activities from day one, as well as

understand the big picture of the project. Which of the following

activities would be most helpful?


A. Use colocation to help the team bond better, which in turn would

maximize productivity B. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

C. Develop responsibility assignment matrix to describe roles and

responsibilities of every team member

D. Conduct knowledge sessions where each member appraise the team

about his culture

199What is the topmost source of conflict in a project?


A. Schedule B. Project priorities

C. Administrative procedures

D. Personality

200You are a project manager working on a strict deadline. You find

a work package on the critical path which is highly complex and

could delay the final delivery of your product. After consulting your




customer, you decide to drop this work package from the project.

Which risk response strategies do you use in this case?


A. Avoid B. Reduction

C. Sharing

D. Retention


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