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PMP Exam Sample Questions:

1. Your sponsor is positively surprised by your style of project management. However, in your presentation you mentioned the Code of Accounts. She is unfamiliar with the term and asks for clarification. Which of the following would you use to explain the Code of Accounts?

A. The management reserve notes in the Risk Register B. Project budget C. Work Breakdown Structure D. Risk Breakdown Structure

Hint: Code of Accounts is a numbering system to uniquely identify each component of this document.

Answer: C

Explanation: The Code of Accounts is a numbering system that uniquely identifies each component of the WBS.

2. What are scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risks referred to as collectively?

A. The six core knowledge areas B. Unimportant C. Project phases D. Competing project constraints

Hint: These all limit project in a certain way!

Answer: D

Explanation: A key role of the project manager is to guide the project team to success while balancing competing project constraints.

3. You are working with HR on analyzing the staffing and assignments for your project. Which of the following documents would you primarily refer to during this process?

A. Resource Breakdown Structure B. Organizational Breakdown Structure C. Work Breakdown Structure D. Program Summary Work Breakdown Structure

Hint: You are only looking for your project's resources.

Answer: A

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Explanation: The Resource Breakdown Structure is a hierarchical structure of the identified resources broken down by resource category and resource type.

4. You are measuring the dimensions of a highly critical component on your project that was manufactured by one of your subcontractors. Failure of this component is a huge risk factor and would lead to major delays and possibly a failed project. In which Process Group does this activity belong?

A. Project Risk Management B. Monitor and Control C. Validate Scope D. Executing

Hint: You are performing the Validate Scope process.

Answer: B

Explanation: The process of measuring a deliverable is part of the Validate Scope process, which in turn is part of the Monitoring & Controlling Process Group. Please note that this answer is intentionally spelled wrong. The process group is called Monitoring & Controlling, not Monitor & Control. However, it is still the best answer and a spelling error does not invalidate the answer.

5. Your customer calls you on the phone and informs you of a minor change to a requirement on the project. What is the first thing that should be done?

A. Analyze the request and its consequences to the project B. Instruct your engineer to implement this minor change C. Ask the customer to provide a formal change request D. Note it in the weekly status report

Hint: Changes to requirements must be made formally.

Answer: C

Explanation: All changes on a project must be documented and then formally approved via the Perform Integrated Change Control process.