PMP For Sure Free 100Q

Question No.
: 1 [ Question Id: 1001 ]

Question:
You are a Project Manager leading a mega construction project. You have noticed that there have been some deviations
beyond your expectations. As a PM, you want to control your project and also find the cause of this deviation. Which
technique would you use?
Options:
A: Trend analysis
B: Pareto Chart i.e. 80/20 rule
C: Root Cause Analysis using Cause and effect diagrams
D: Variance analysis
You Answered: Not Answered
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-139) - 5.6.2.1 Variance Analysis
Explanation:
Variance Analysis - Project performance measurements are used to assess the magnitude of variation from the
original scope baseline. Important aspects of project scope control include determining the cause and degree of
variance relative to the scope and deciding whether corrective or preventive action is required.

Question No.: 2 [ Question Id: 1002 ]
Question:
Refer the networking diagram below. The critical path is?

Options:
A: A-D-F
B: B-C-D-F
C: B-C-E-F
D: A-D-E-F
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-177) - Figure 6-18. Example of Critical Path Method
Explanation:
B->C->D->F = 5+8+12+9=34. Refer the diagram below for the answer:

Question:
Refer the networking diagram below. For activity F, the early start is the beginning of day number?

Options:
A: 24
B: 20
C: 25
D: 27
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-177) - Figure 6-18. Example of Critical Path Method
Explanation:
Activity F, ES=LS=25. Refer the diagram below for the answer:

Question:
You are a project manager and currently involved in a complex procurement task. You want to make use of weighted
criteria for awarding contract to your sellers. Where would you look for pre-defined weighted criteria?
Options:
A: Qualified Seller List
B: Proposal Evaluation Techniques
C: Seller Proposal
D: Source Selection Criteria
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-375) - 12.2.2.2 Proposal Evaluation Techniques
Explanation:
Proposal Evaluation Techniques - On complex procurements, where source selection will be made based on
seller responses to previously defined weighted criteria, a formal evaluation review process will be defined by the
buyer's procurement policies.
Question:
You are a project manager and in the weekly status meeting you discover that your project has negative float. What does
this means to you?
Options:
A: The forecast for the project completion would be late than planned
B: Negative total float will not impact your project schedule
C: Negative total float is not valid at all
D: The project has more than one critical path
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-176) - 6.6.2.2 Critical Path Method
Explanation:
The total negative float calculation result from the project network diagram would mean that for the project
completion would be late than planned.
Question:
Peter is a project manager in the project initiation phase. He is creating a table that would ensure that each requirement
adds business value by linking it to the business and project objectives. This would also help him to track requirements
throughout the project life cycle and ensure that requirements are approved in the requirements documentation that is
delivered at the end of the project. What is Peter making?
Options:
A: Requirements Documentation
B: Requirements Management Plan
C: Requirements Traceability Matrix
D: Project Scope Statement
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-118) - 5.2.3.2 Requirements Traceability Matrix
Explanation:
The requirements traceability matrix is a table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout
the project life cycle. The implementation of a requirements traceability matrix helps ensure that each requirement
adds business value by linking it to the business and project objectives. It provides a means to track requirements
throughout the project life cycle, helping to ensure that requirements approved in the requirements documentation
are delivered at the end of the project.
Question:
The global crude oil price rise is of a concern for you now. In your project after two months there is lots of traveling work
as heavy amount of manufacturing items would be transported to remote site. With the rise in petroleum price you feel
that there would be impact on the procurable prices that was originally planned a year ago. You are now planning to
procure these items ahead of schedule. What should you do?
Options:
A: Go by your original plan, there are some variances in project budget
B: Use contingency reserves to balance this overhead cost
C: Change the contract and ask sponsor for high transportation price
D: Raise Change Request for Preventive Action
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-191) - 6.7.3.3 Change Requests
Explanation:
Schedule variance analysis, along with review of progress reports, results of performance measures, and
modifications to the project schedule can result in change requests to the schedule baseline and/or to other
components of the project management plan. Change requests are processed for review and disposition through
the Perform Integrated Change Control process. Preventive actions may include recommended changes to
reduce the probability of negative schedule variances.
Question:
You are conducting team performance appraisal and you discover that one of your team member motivation has reduced
in your project. Which motivational theory says that what motivates people is the work itself, including such things as
responsibility, self-actualization, and professional growth?
Options:
A: Maslow
B: Deming
C: McGregor
D: Herzberg
Correct Answer: D
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory
Explanation:
This is the essence of Herzberg's hygiene factors.
Question:
You are a PMP certified project manager. What should you avoid when you are organizing documents for the Lessons
learned?
Options:
A: Make the lessons learned documentation in a wording which is easy to understand for a reader who is not
familiar with the project.
B: Lessons learned must detail how certain groups or persons caused failures and delays, especially if they are
inside the own organization.
C: Writing lessons learned should be an exercise enhancing your personal learning experience. Make sure you
grasp what you are writing down.
D: Keep lessons learned documents at a place where they are easy to access and to retrieve for those who may
later need the information.
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Available from http://www.pmi.org/codeofethicsPDF
Explanation:
A, B and D are all correct. C talks about personnel benefit of the person and hence it should be avoided for the
same of project. Mixing personnel benefit with business is considered against ethical and professional conduct.
Question:
You are a project manager and reviewing your project schedule. You notice that one of the important resources has been
allocated on two activities that is schedule to happen at the same time. What techniques will you use to resolve this
issue?
Options:
A: Schedule compression
B: Resource leveling
C: Critical chain method
D: Applying leads and lags
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-179) - 6.6.2.4 Resource Optimization Techniques
Explanation:
Resource leveling is necessary when resources have been over-allocated, such as when a resource has been
assigned to two or more activities during the same time period, when shared or critical required resources are only
available at certain times or are only available in limited quantities.
Question:
You are a project manager of a construction project and your next phase is to paint the external wall. At this point of time
you realize that the rainy season is about to arrive. At the same time you cannot delay your project any more. Which risk
techniques would you undertake?
Options:
A: Mitigate
B: Exploit
C: Accept
D: Transfer
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-345) - 11.5.2.1 Strategies for Negative Risks or Threats
Explanation:
Accept - his strategy is adopted because it is seldom possible to eliminate all threats from a project. This strategy
indicates that the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk, or is
unable to identify any other suitable response strategy. Risk acceptance is a risk response strategy whereby the
project team decides to acknowledge the risk and not take any action unless the risk occurs.
Question:
You are a project manager involved in diamond mining with huge investment at stake. Until today you have actually
completed $30,000 of work, but based on the cost plan it should be $55,000. What is the percentage Schedule Variance
(SV) in this case?
Options:
A: 0.83
B: -0.83
C: -0.45
D: 0.45
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-218) - Schedule variance
Explanation:
Schedule Variance (SV) = Any difference between the scheduled completion of an activity and the actual
completion of that activity. SV % = (EV - PV) / PV SV % = ($30,000 - $55,000) / $55,000 = -0.45
Question:
You are a project manager of a manufacturing company and for you accuracy has the highest importance. In order to
meet the product acceptance criteria you have to perform several activities such as measuring, examining, and verifying
including reviews, audits and walkthroughs. The above scenario best describes which process?
Options:
A: Perform Quality Control
B: Validate Scope
C: Perform Quality Assurance
D: Perform Quality Assessment
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-135) - 5.5.2.1 Inspection
Explanation:
It's the Inspection (which is a Tool for Validate Scope) includes activities such as measuring, examining and
testing undertaken to determine whether results confirm to requirements. Inspections are variously called reviews,
product reviews, audits and walk-through.
Question:
Your budget constrained project is in the early stages, and you are estimating the activity duration. You do not have
sufficient information yet, however, historical information about similar projects is available to you. What should you do
about activity duration estimates?
Options:
A: Do not estimate without sufficient information, wait until you get all required information
B: Use Expert judgment
C: Use Analogous Estimating
D: Use Three-Point Estimates (PERT)
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-169) - 6.5.2.2 Analogous Estimating
Explanation:
Analogous duration estimating is frequently used to estimate project duration when there is a limited amount of
detailed information about the project for example, in the early phases of a project. Analogous estimating uses
historical information and expert judgment.
Question:
You are an IT project manager handling a big and a complex project. Your stakeholders have found some important
requirements that were missed in the initial Project Scope Statement. You take the requested changes through change
control and they have been approved. Now, you are in the process to update the Scope Statement to include the new
work. Where will you look for the most updated version of the Scope Statement?
Options:
A: In the Configuration Management System
B: In the Document Repository
C: In the Project Management Plan
D: In the Communications Management Plan
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-96) - 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control
Explanation:
Changes may be requested by any stakeholder involved with the project. Although they may be initiated verbally,
they should always be recorded in written form and entered into the change management and/or configuration
management system.
Question:
Scott is a project manager and conducting Close Procurements. What Tools and Techniques he would NOT use?
Options:
A: Procurement Audits
B: Negotiated Settlements
C: Claims administration
D: Records Management System
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-356) - Figure 12-1. Project Procurement Management Overview
Explanation:
Claims administration is Tools and Techniques of Control Procurements.
Question:
You are managing a construction project of a big flyover. You would like to use the best practices in the road construction
industry to help you in your project. Which of the following tools of Sequence Activities process are based on these best
practices?
Options:
A: Mandatory dependencies
B: Discretionary dependencies
C: Industry norms
D: Continuous improvement
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-158) - Discretionary dependencies
Explanation:
Discretionary dependencies are established based on the knowledge of best practices within a particular
application area or some unusual aspect of the project where a specific sequence is desired, even though there
may be other acceptable sequences. Discretionary dependencies should be fully documented, since they can
create arbitrary total float values and can limit later scheduling options.
Question:
You are a project manager of an industrial design project. Your project is currently in the Initiating phase. The project
charter has been created, and you are working on developing the preliminary scope statement. What would you NOT like
to do next?
Options:
A: Document initial project risks
B: Identify internal and external constraints
C: Write down any assumptions that you have made
D: Create the change control system
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-424) - A1.4 Initiating Process Group
Explanation:
An important part of initiating the project is identifying any assumptions and constraints on the project, creating a
list of initial project risks. This helps in your future project planning and keeps the health of your project good.
However you don't create any change control system in the Initiating phase, its something that is done as a part of
Project planning.
Question:
You are managing a web portal development project for an internationally known bank. The project is going on well and
the customer has very good relation with all of your team. Today, Jerry, one of your team members tells you that the IT
head of the customer has asked for certain features. The features are good. They will really result in a great value for the
customer. The team member also knows that the features can be added relatively easily. The IT head is an influential
stakeholder and also a member of the Change Control Board. Jerry has already started working on the features. What
should you do first?
Options:
A: Talk to the IT head and request him to raise a Change Request and get it processed.
B: Tell Jerry to stop the work and get on as already planned.
C: Document what Jerry has done and raise a Change Request.
D: Review what Jerry has done and document it.
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-444) - A1.6 Executing Process Group
Explanation:
You have to check the impact of what Jerry has already done and document it before doing anything else. The
question is asking you what you should do first. And hence it's Reviewing what Jerry has done and document it.
Question:
While creating WBS activities what would be the number for the activity FF?

Options:
A: 42200
B: 41200
C: 42100
D: 41210
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-129) - Figure 5-11. Sample WBS Decomposed Down Through Work Packages
Explanation:
For FF its 41200. Refer the diagram below for the answer:

Question:
An emergency meeting was called in by your sponsor and you are surprise to hear that your project has been terminated
with immediate effect. What will you do NEXT?
Options:
A: Perform Procurement Audits
B: Update Records Management System
C: Start Close Procurements process
D: Validate the Project Closure Guidelines in Organizational Process Assets
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-28) - 2.1.4.1 Processes and Procedures
Explanation:
The project is getting closed prematurely i.e. terminate. The first thing is that you will have to know the steps to be
executed before any action is taken. Project closure guidelines or requirements e.g., final project audits, project
evaluations, product validations, and acceptance criteria.
Question:
You are a project manager and in your project, you wish to monitor the status of the project including compare, and
analyze schedule performance such as actual start and finish dates, percent complete, and remaining duration for work
etc. Which of the following will you use for this purpose?
Options:
A: Schedule network analysis
B: Pareto diagram
C: Performance reviews
D: Dependency Determination
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-188) - 6.7.2.1 Performance Reviews
Explanation:
Performance reviews measure, compare, and analyze schedule performance such as actual start and finish
dates, percent complete, and remaining duration for work in progress.
Question:
Mike is a project manager for an IT technology implementation project. He is using an Ishikawa Diagram to figure out
what could have caused the potential risks in his project. Which process best describes this?
Options:
A: Risk Identification
B: Qualitative Analysis
C: Quality Control
D: Risk Response Planning
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-236) - 8.1.2.3 Seven Basic Quality Tools
Explanation:
Cause and effect diagrams - These are also known as Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams, and are useful for
identifying causes of risks.
Question:
You are a project manager involved in the periodic collection and analysis of baseline versus actual data to understand
and communicate the project progress and performance as well as to forecast the project results. What BEST describes
this process?
Options:
A: Measure Performance
B: Report Performance
C: Information Distribution
D: Manage Stakeholders
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-301) - 10.2.2.5 Performance Reporting
Explanation:
The performance reporting process involves the periodic collection and analysis of baseline versus actual data to
understand and communicate the project progress and performance as well as to forecast the project results.
Question:
Your subcontractor delivered building raw material 3 days late. To bring some degree of satisfaction he reduced its cost
by 5%. This offer is an example of?
Options:
A: Compromise
B: Collaborate
C: Smoothing
D: Forcing
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-283) - 9.4.2.3 Conflict Management
Explanation:
Collaborate/Problem Solve. Incorporating multiple viewpoints and insights from differing perspectives; requires a
cooperative attitude and open dialogue that typically leads to consensus and commitment.
Question:
One of the strategic decision of your organization resulted in loss of few skilled resource from your team. You know that
you are going to miss a major project milestone. You are planning to acquire outside resource to improve this situation.
Which Tools and Techniques would help you to Plan Risk Responses?
Options:
A: Strategies for negative risks or threats
B: Strategies for positive risks or opportunities
C: Contingent response strategies
D: Expert judgment
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-346) - 11.5.2.3 Contingent Response Strategies
Explanation:
Contingent response strategies - Some responses are designed for use only if certain events occur. For some
risks, it is appropriate for the project team to make a response plan that will only be executed under certain
predefined conditions, if it is believed that there will be sufficient warning to implement the plan. Events that trigger
the contingency response, such as missing intermediate milestones or gaining higher priority with a supplier,
should be defined and tracked.
Question:
You are a project manager and investigating project trend report. What conclusion you can arrive with this approach?
Options:
A: Project performance over time to determine if performance is improving or deteriorating.
B: Report showing the baseline plan to actual schedule and cost performance.
C: Immature project management practices and lack of integrated management systems.
D: Report showing the actual project performance to planned or expected performance.
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-188) - 6.7.2.1 Performance Reviews
Explanation:
Trend analysis examines project performance over time to determine if performance is improving or deteriorating.
Question:
Which type of communication means that the information is provided in the right format, at the right time, and with the
right impact?
Options:
A: Communication Requirements Analysis
B: Interactive communication
C: Effective communication
D: Efficient communication
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-290) - 10.1 Plan Communications Management
Explanation:
Effective communication means that the information is provided in the right format, at the right time, and with the
right impact.
Question:
You are a project manager and in the Close Procurements phase. Your client has formally sent you information to
terminate the contract with some special case. What does NOT hold true in this case?
Options:
A: Mutual agreement of both parties
B: Cause or convenience outside the terminations clause of the contract
C: Default of one party
D: Convenience of the buyer provided in the contract
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-387) - 12.4 Close Procurements
Explanation:
Early termination of a contract is a special case of procurement closure that can result from a mutual agreement
of both parties, from the default of one party, or for convenience of the buyer if provided for in the contract. The
rights and responsibilities of the parties in the event of an early termination are contained in a terminations clause
of the contract.
Question:
You are a senior manager in one of the big global IT firm. Your organization undertakes technically challenging software
project. The preliminary study shows that the technical challenges may impact budget heavily. The project is in the initial
stages. Where would you record these findings?
Options:
A: The project management plan
B: The project risk register
C: Risk watchlist
D: Project Charter
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-67) - 4.1 Develop Project Charter
Explanation:
Project Charter - Read the question carefully, the question talks about initial stage of the project. All answers are
right but the best one here would be Project charter because during develop project charter you document high
level risk i.e. it's an outputs to the Develop Project Charter process.
Question:
You have recently joined a new project and you know things are not working well. Your deliverables keep changing and
at the same time the functional manager keeps rotating your project resources. You are left with no other choice than to
change the project baseline. What is the basic reason for this bad project progress?
Options:
A: Project charter is not clear
B: Non supportive senior management
C: Not a clear direction from your sponsor
D: Low priority project
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-38) - 2.4 Project Life Cycle
Explanation:
This scenario shows that the entire project life cycle is unplanned and there is no monitoring from the sponsor.
This is a sponsor fault as he should set a clear direction for the project activities.
Question:
Summer season has begun and you are aware that your manufacturing plant will suffer from power cuts impacting the
project schedule. You want to verify the variation in the project schedule if it's under acceptable limit. Which tool would
you use?
Options:
A: Histogram
B: Scatter diagram
C: Run chart
D: Control charts
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-238) - Control charts
Explanation:
Control charts are used to determine whether or not a process is stable or has predictable performance. Upper
and lower specification limits are based on requirements of the contract. They reflect the maximum and minimum
values allowed. There may be penalties associated with exceeding the specification limits. Upper and lower
control limits are set by the project manager and appropriate stakeholders to reflect the points at which corrective
action will be taken to prevent exceeding specification limits.
Question:
You are a project manager in a construction industry and in the middle of your project. By seeing the project progress
your senior managers do not feel that the project quality standards would be met. What should you do in this situation?
Options:
A: Assure your senior management that the project is progressing as per the Quality planning.
B: Show the project status report to your management.
C: Invite them for a meeting and convince them that the project is under control and would meet the quality
standards.
D: Create a quality assurance team for audit.
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-242) - 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
Explanation:
Perform Quality Assurance is the process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control
measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used.
Question:
You are a project manager of a chemical manufacturing plant and you are aware that your product must satisfy industry
standards. You and your team know the requirements and you have created a plan to implement the deliverables
considering expected quality standards. Which project management practices best describes this?
Options:
A: Quality Control
B: Quality assurance
C: Plan Quality
D: Communication planning
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-437) - A1.5.15 Plan Quality Management
Explanation:
Plan Quality - The process of identifying quality requirements and/or standards for the project and product, and
documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance.
Question:
You are a project manager managing a critical project. An activity which is in the critical path is delayed. What should you
do?
Options:
A: Compress the schedule
B: Scope cut
C: Inform customer/sponsor about delay
D: Resource leveling
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-181) - 6.6.2.7 Schedule Compression
Explanation:
Schedule compression shortens the project schedule without changing the project scope, to meet schedule
constraints, imposed dates, or other schedule objectives.
Question:
You are a project manager and in the Close Project or Phase, what will you NOT do?
Options:
A: Finalizing all activities across all of the Project Management Process Groups.
B: Measure project scope against the project management plan.
C: Procedures to investigate and document the reasons for, if a project is terminated before completion.
D: Activities such as finalizing open claims, updating records to reflect final results and archiving such information
for future use.
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-387) - 12.4.3.1 Closed Procurements
Explanation:
The Close Procurements process also involves administrative activities such as finalizing open claims, updating
records to reflect final results and archiving such information for future use. This is NOT done during Close Project
or Phase.
Question:
You are a project manager and in your project the overtime associated with the execution effort of a project
are estimated at 180 hours with probability 0.4, 210 hours with probability 0.5, and 270 hours with
probability 0.2. What is the monetary value of the amount of overtime?
Options:
A: 315 hours
B: 231 hours
C: 236 hours
D: 384 hours
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-338) - 11.4.2.2 Quantitative Risk Analysis and Modeling Techniques
Explanation:
The Monetary Value of the amount of overtime is (180 x 0.4) + (210 x 0.5) + (270 x 0.2) = 231
hours.
Question:
You are the project manager for a large Project. You are identifying external dependencies for the activities with
management team. Identifying external dependencies are done in ______?
Options:
A: Define Activities
B: Develop Schedule
C: Sequence Activities
D: Control Schedule
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-154) - 6.3 Sequence Activities
Explanation:
C is the correct answer. Identifying external dependencies are done in Sequence Activities.
Question:
You are a project manager managing a software engineering project and two team members come to you with a conflict.
The senior lead developer says that the subcontractor who is associated with the project always delivers his goods late.
However your other resource says that the subcontractor has promise that he would deliver this packet on time. The lead
developer suggests adding some buffer to the project so that, in case there is a delay, the project does not get affected.
You agree to the lead developer advice and revisit the project plan with amendments. Which of these BEST describe this
scenario?
Options:
A: Transferrence
B: Mitigation
C: Avoidance
D: Acceptance
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Risk mitigation implies a reduction in the probability and/or impact of an adverse risk event to be within acceptable
threshold limits. Taking early action to reduce the probability and/or impact of a risk occurring on the project is
often more effective than trying to repair the damage after the risk has occurred.
Question:
You are a project manager and you have very good experience in IT Technologies where you have
participated in design and coding. The project you are managing, you feel certain deliverables can be
improved with a few corrections. These corrections are going to add lots of value to the project. You have
done impact analysis for the corrections you are planning to implement. What will you do FIRST to
implement the correction?
Options:
A: Raise Change Requests
B: Create updated WBS
C: Re-plan your schedule baseline and budget
D: Update the project scope statement
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-94) - 4.5 Perform Integrated Change Control
Explanation:
Before you can change your budget and schedule, the change requests should be raised and
approved.
Question:
While developing schedule, you are reviewing the inputs to schedule development. You have a document which has
activity codes, person responsible, geographic area where work will be done and schedule activity type. Which document
is being referred here?
Options:
A: Activity List
B: Activity attributes
C: Activity duration estimates
D: Schedule model data
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-152) - 6.2.3.2 Activity Attributes
Explanation:
Activity attributes has activity codes, person responsible, geographic area where work will be done and schedule
activity type.
Question:
Kevin is a project manager working to improve production efficiency. He discovers that the existing on-going process
requires some amendments. In order to implement better practices he would need resources to work in shifts. Kevin's
functional manager does not agree to provide him with resource who can work in all shifts. What should Kevin do now?
Options:
A: Talk to the sponsor
B: Highlight this risk to the senior stakeholders
C: Re-plan the change implementation so that existing resource can be just utilized
D: Negotiate with the Functional Manager
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-270) - 9.2.2.2 Negotiation
Explanation:
It is a project manager responsibility to acquire resources on time. Negotiation is a Tools and Techniques of
Acquire Project Team and is used by Project Managers very frequently to influence functional manager to get right
resource in the required time frame.
Question:
Vince an IT project manager is collecting information on contract schedule, scope, quality, and cost performance along
with all contract change documentation, payment records, and inspection results. He knows that this information can be
used for lessons learned information and as a basis for evaluating contractors for future contracts. What is Vince doing?
Options:
A: Project Management Plan updates
B: Records Management System updates
C: Inspections and Audits updates
D: Procurement Documentation
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-388) - 12.4.1.2 Procurement Documents
Explanation:
Procurement Documentation - To close the contract, all procurement documentation is collected, indexed, and
filed. Information on contract schedule, scope, quality, and cost performance along with all contract change
documentation, payment records, and inspection results are cataloged. This information can be used for lessons
learned information and as a basis for evaluating contractors for future contracts.
Question:
Two project managers are meeting with each other to discuss the seller's performance to date on this important design-
build project. There have been two changes to the project caused by a change in government regulations and three
introduced errors by the seller that are being discussed. What is the BEST output of such a meeting?
Options:
A: Updates to the records management system
B: A letterof default
C: Change requests
D: Impact analysis report
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A change request is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline. When issues are found
while project work is being performed, change requests are submitted, which may modify project policies or
procedures, project scope, project cost or budget, project schedule, or project quality.
Question:
You are a project manager of a big IT project. Customer has requested a change which will increase the project risk.
What is your NEXT step?
Options:
A: Issue a change request
B: Analyze the impact of the change
C: Report to Senior Management.
D: Change the Risk Management Plan.
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-56) - 3.5 Executing Process Group
Explanation:
Your first task is to analyze the impact of the change. As a result of comparing planned results to actual results
(this is impact analysis), change requests may be issued which may expand, adjust, or reduce project or product
scope.
Question:
A project manager while monitoring the project status discovers that an activity has been delayed and he would need
additional resource and efforts to complete the task and bring project back to normal. What BEST he can do in this
situation?
Options:
A: Try to compress the project schedule and see if that helps.
B: Ask for additional resources.
C: He should label resources immediately.
D: He should apply Lead and Lag to adjust project critical path.
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-181) - 6.6.2.7 Schedule Compression
Explanation:
Here it would be best to compress the schedule with all resource he has. It should be the first option as
compression techniques does help to bring back project back to track. Requesting for additional resource is
something you can think when compression does not work.
Question:
You are a project manager and handling multiple projects with the same customer. One of the project is in the early
stages. You are aware that stakeholders are very influential and firm about their requirements. You should record these
as a part of:
Options:
A: Stakeholder register
B: Project Charter
C: Communications management plan
D: Project Management Plan
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-398) - 13.1.3 Identify Stakeholders: Outputs
Explanation:
The main output of the Identify Stakeholders process is the stakeholder register. It has Identification information,
Assessment information and Stakeholder classification.
Question:
You are a project manager handling a sensitive project where you do not know complete and clear project scope. Your
sponsor has given you strict instruction to complete it in 12 months time without fail. The sponsors have paid your
company the project amount and wish to check the project status directly after 12 months when the complete project is
ready. Choose the BEST choice as the NEXT action?
Options:
A: As it's a final decision go ahead and do this project in 12 months as per your requirement understanding.
B: Involve your senior management to interfere and occasionally contact the sponsor.
C: You complete the project but make sure you document everything.
D: You be firm with the sponsor and tell him that you need clear scope in order to complete the project.
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-38) - 2.4 Project Life Cycle
Explanation:
D is the best answer because as a project manager you have to assure that you have proper project scope and
you are clear with constraints and assumptions.
Question:
Rekha is a project manager and currently doing the project closure activities. All her final deliverable of her project are
validated. Now she want to start project closure activities. The FIRST step should be:
Options:
A: Close Procurement
B: Ensure completion of scope as per Project Management Plan
C: Obtain Administrative Closure
D: Transition the deliverables
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-100) - 4.6 Close Project or Phase
Explanation:
Scope is the sum of the products, services, and results to be provided as a project. Before starting to close the
project formally, Rekha should verify that all the scope is completed. The scope is measured against Project
Management Plan. It's important to review it for ensuring completion of the work.
Question:
You are in the project initiation stage. As a project manager you are conducting a group decision making techniques to
generate, classify, and prioritize product requirements. Which method would you apply here to get consensus from the
largest group even if the 50% majority support is not achieved?
Options:
A: Unanimity
B: Majority
C: Plurality
D: Dictatorship
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-115) - 5.2.2.5 Group Decision-Making Techniques
Explanation:
Plurality - The largest block in a group decides even if a majority is not achieved.
Question:
You are a project manager doing quality check for steel bolts of 20 cm. The acceptable control limits are 19.955 cm and
20.045 cm. The measurements made at the end of the process yielded the following results - 20.033 cm, 19.982 cm,
19,995 cm, 20.006 cm, 19.970 cm, 19.968 cm, 19.963 cm, 19.958 cm, 19.962 cm, 19.979 cm and 19.959 cm. What
should be done?
Options:
A: The process is under control. It should not be adjusted.
B: The process should be investigated.
C: The control limits should be adjusted.
D: This quality check is not really required as steel bolts are made by machines.
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-238) - Control charts
Explanation:
If there are seven points on one side of mean, then an assignable cause must be found.
Question:
What BEST describes stakeholder identification levels?
Options:
A: Interest, expectations, importance and influence.
B: Interest, power, importance and influence.
C: Impact, power, importance and influence.
D: Impact, expectations, importance and Interest.
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-394) - 13.1 Identify Stakeholders
Explanation:
It is critical for project success to identify the stakeholders early in the project, and to analyze their levels of
interest, expectations, importance and influence.
Question:
You are a project manager and managing a high priority budget constrained project. The project is based on assumption
that the budget should not be impacted by more than 10%. Global crude oil price rise has increased the cost of
transportation and procured items cost by 20%. What you do FIRST?
Options:
A: PM cannot control global crude oil rates and hence request the sponsor to cancel the project because the
project is over budget now
B: Ask the sponsor to increase the project budget by 20% so that project moves ahead.
C: Do the impact analysis and update the risk register
D: Invoke a change request for supplementary budget
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-333) - Risk register updates
Explanation:
Read the questions carefully - the cost of transportation and procured items have increased by 20%. The question
does not say anything about the impact on the overall project cost at all. Since the project manager does not know
the project budget impact, he cannot take any action except to do the impact analysis and update the risk register
with his findings.
Question:
You are making Activity Cost Estimates for your project. You are planning to interview experts and other stakeholders to
determine estimates based on best-case, realistic effort and worst-case scenario. What BEST describes this process?
Options:
A: Delphi technique
B: Expert judgment
C: Parametric Estimating
D: Three Point Estimating
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-170) - 6.5.2.4 Three-Point Estimating
Explanation:
Three Point Estimates are calculated after gathering inputs for best-case (Optimistic), realistic effort (Most likely)
and worst-case (Pessimistic) scenario.
Question:
The main output of the Identify Stakeholders process is the?
Options:
A: Stakeholder Register
B: Stakeholder Classification
C: Stakeholder Management Strategy
D: Stakeholder Identification information
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-398) - 13.1.3 Identify Stakeholders: Outputs
Explanation:
The main output of the Identify Stakeholders process is the stakeholder register. This contains all details related to
the identified stakeholders.
Question:
You are a project manager, while reviewing the cost estimates for the project, you notice that one of the cost estimates
for a component in the WBS is 25% higher than the previous project for a very similar and close work. What should you
do next?
Options:
A: Accept the estimate
B: Ask the person responsible about the difference
C: Pull the estimate from the previous project
D: Reduce the estimate
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-200) - 7.2 Estimate Costs
Explanation:
Best option is to ask the person responsible about the difference and create the most accurate estimate that is
practical.
Question:
A project manager is analyzing delay caused in the project schedule. The delay is caused as the workers union called a
strike. The union is unhappy because they were not invited in one of the important strategic meeting. What could have
the project manager and his team done better to prevent this from happening?
Options:
A: Plan Risk Management
B: Proper Communication Management Plan
C: Develop Project Management Plan
D: Proper Stakeholder Identification
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-31) - 2.2.1 Project Stakeholders
Explanation:
Identifying stakeholders and understanding their relative degree of influence on a project is critical. Failure to do
so can extend the timeline and raise costs substantially. An important part of a project manager's responsibility is
to manage stakeholder expectations and make strategy to keep them happy.
Question:
An unforeseen budget problem forced you to close procurements before actually you could close the project. Root cause
analysis shows that the problem was during negotiations of deals that could have reduced the project costs thereby. You
should:
Options:
A: Update Organizational Process Assets
B: Update Procurement Contracts
C: Conduct Procurement Audits
D: Update Procurement Documentation
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-389) - 12.4.3.2 Organizational Process Assets Updates
Explanation:
Lessons learnt are a part of Organizational Process Assets. The Project Manager should update this with
procurement experience so that future projects can benefit. Organizational Process Assets Updates are an output
of Close Procurements.
Question:
In the manage communications process issues logs are part of?
Options:
A: Stakeholder notifications
B: Project reports
C: Lessons learned documentation
D: Project records
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-302) - 10.2.3.4 Organizational Process Assets Updates
Explanation:
Project reports - Formal and informal project reports describe project status and include lessons learned, issues
logs, project closure reports, and outputs from other Knowledge.
Question:
Work worth $75000 has been completed after spending $80000 on a project with budget of $100000. What is required
CPI for rest of the project?
Options:
A: 0.80
B: 1.20
C: 1.25
D: 1.35
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-219) - The cost performance index
Explanation:
Required CPI for remaining project is TCPI. TCPI is worth of work balance / worth of money balance. TCPI =
(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC) = 25000/20000 = 1.25
Question:
Your project is delayed slightly as some activities turned out to be more complicated than it was planned. This is an
identified risk. Which strategy would BEST fit here?
Options:
A: Contingency Reserves
B: Management Reserves
C: Risk transfer
D: Re Plan Schedule
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-206) - 7.2.2.6 Reserve Analysis
Explanation:
Contingency reserves are allowances for unplanned but potentially required changes that can result from realized
risks identified in the risk register. Schedule delay is an identified risk. Contingency Reserves are used only for
identified risks which are "known unknowns".
Question:
You are a project manager and you have made one of your good resource as "Single Point of Contact" for the customer.
This is an example of?
Options:
A: Reporting structure
B: Performance driven role
C: Ground rules
D: Stakeholder Management Strategy
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-277) - 9.3.2.4 Ground Rules
Explanation:
Ground rules establish clear expectations regarding acceptable behavior by project team members. Ground Rules
are acceptable standards adopted by project teams and environments to improve working relationships,
effectiveness and communication. This is a tool used in the Develop Project Teams.
Question:
A project manager is analyzing reasons for scope creep. He is ranking the reasons based on frequency of occurrence so
that:
Options:
A: He can find out which scopes are not included in the project management plan
B: He can find out the reason why scope creep is happening
C: He can do root cause analysis
D: He can focus on critical issues that are causing the scope to creep
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-237) - Pareto diagrams
Explanation:
Pareto Chart - The project manager is using Pareto Chart. A histogram, ordered by frequency of occurrence, that
shows how many results were generated by each identified cause. It helps understand which 20% issues should
be solved to correct 80% of problems.
Question:
You are finalizing detailed product and project description. The customer is demanding certain milestones schedule. The
milestone schedule will be a part of?
Options:
A: Project Charter
B: Scope Statement
C: Project Statement of work
D: Business Case
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-123) - 5.3.3.1 Project Scope Statement
Explanation:
Constraints like milestones schedule are a part of scope statement. These constraints and risks are analyzed and
documented while defining scope and are added to scope statement. Scope Statement is an output of Define
scope.
Question:
In an on-going project, CPI is 0.92. What can you conclude?
Options:
A: Value of completed work is less than what is actually spent
B: Value of completed work is more than what is actually spent
C: Value of completed work is equal to what is actually spent
D: Project is behind schedule and behind budget
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-219) - The cost performance index
Explanation:
CPI = EV/AC = Value of work accomplished / Actual Cost. The ratio is less than one, hence, Earned Value <
Actual Cost. Value of completed work is less than what is actually spent.
Question:
You are a project manager handling ticket selling for Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. Due to huge number
of daily matches there is an increase in work load and transactions. You have now subcontracted some of your work to a
new vendor. Which tool will help ensure that the quality compliance are met?
Options:
A: Process Analysis
B: Statistical Sampling
C: Quality Audit
D: Inspection
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-247) - 8.2.2.2 Quality Audits
Explanation:
Quality audit is an independent review to determine if the activities comply with policies, processes and
procedure. Inspection is used to verify that the work products conform to the standards. Quality Audit is a tool
used in Perform Quality Assurance.
Question:
You are managing a chain of sensitive production process for a chemical plant of your organization. This project is
severely budget constrained. One of the units is located in a politically sensitive area and an unexpected disturbance has
increased the project budget by 15%. What should be the risk response strategy in this case?
Options:
A: Accept
B: Avoid
C: Expolit
D: Transfer
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Best is to Avoid i.e. retreating from an actual or potential conflict situation. The scope of the project can be played
with in order to meet the risk. Avoiding is a risk strategy to meet risks. It involves changing the project
management plan technique used in Plan Risk Response.
Question:
You are a project manager of a large construction project and you are identifying some alternative techniques to
generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of a project. You are doing this as a part of?
Options:
A: Collect Requirements
B: Control Scope
C: Validate Scope
D: Define Scope
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-122) - 5.3.2.3 Alternatives Generation
Explanation:
Identifying alternatives (Alternatives Generation, Define Scope Tools and Techniques) is a technique used to
generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project. A variety of general management
techniques can be used such as brainstorming, lateral thinking, pair wise comparisons, etc.
Question:
Professional and technical associations can be used as a tool during Develop Project Charter and will be part of?
Options:
A: Facilitation Techniques
B: Subject matter experts (SME)
C: Project management office (PMO)
D: Expert Judgment
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-71) - 4.1.2.1 Expert Judgment
Explanation:
Professional and technical associations is part of Expert Judgment that is a Tools and Techniques of the Develop
Project Charter.
Question:
You are in the process of controlling changes to the project cost baseline. Which of the following are the LEAST helpful
tool/ technique?
Options:
A: Forecasting, variance management
B: Performance measurement analysis
C: Cost aggregation
D: Project performance reviews
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-217) - 7.4.2 Control Costs: Tools and Techniques
Explanation:
Cost aggregation is Tools & Techniques for Determine Budget.
Question:
You are a project manager and in the process of Source Selection for a contract of your project. You are planning
to rate or score seller proposals. There are two deciding factors: price (Weightage 40), quality (Weightage 60).
The scores of four vendors that your team has computed are displayed in the table below. Which vendor will
among these four should be chosen?

Options:
A: Vendor 1
B: Vendor 2
C: Vendor 3
D: Vendor 4
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-373) - 12.2.1.3 Source Selection Criteria
Explanation:
Refer the diagram below. Highest number is the best i.e. Vendor 4.

Question:
Documented direction for executing the project work to bring expected future performance of the project work inline with
the project management plan is called?
Options:
A: Corrective action
B: Preventive action
C: Defect repair
D: Performance report
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Corrective action - Documented direction for executing the project work to bring expected future performance of
the project work in line with the project management plan.
Question:
A famous Indian socialist Anna Hazare and his team are on hunger strike for the demand of Jan Logpal Bill since long
time. One of his core member Arvind Kejriwal decides to form an "Aam Admi" party after noticing no response from the
government with all possible social pressure on them. Which risk response strategy Arvind Kejriwal adopted?
Options:
A: Transfer
B: Mitigate
C: Avoid
D: Accept
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Avoid - Risk avoidance involves changing the project management plan to eliminate the threat entirely. Examples
of this include extending the schedule, changing the strategy, or reducing scope. The most radical avoidance
strategy is to shut down the project entirely. Keep in mind, when you change the project management plan, it's the
risk Avoidance.
Question:
Which Project Statement of work documents the characteristics of the product that the project will be undertaken to
create?
Options:
A: Business need
B: Product scope description
C: Strategic plan
D: Business Case
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-68) - Product scope description
Explanation:
Product scope description - This documents the characteristics of the product that the project will be undertaken
to create.
Question:
A project manager is in the process to determine the number and types of tests and their impact on the cost of quality.
Which process describes this scenario?
Options:
A: Plan Quality
B: Perform Quality Control
C: Perform Quality Assurance
D: Identify risk
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-239) - 8.1.2.5 Design of Experiments
Explanation:
Determining the number and types of tests and their impact on cost of quality is called Design of experiments
which is done in Plan Quality process.
Question:
In which process is formal acceptance and handover of the final product/service performed?
Options:
A: Scope verification
B: Close Project or Phase
C: Contract administration
D: Contract closure
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-63) - Close Project or Phase
Explanation:
Close Project or Phase - The process of finalizing all activities across all of the Project Management Process
Groups to formally complete the project or phase.
Question:
Communication channel for two people in your project team would be?
Options:
A: 0
B: 1
C: 3
D: 5
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-291) - 10.1.2.1 Communication Requirements Analysis
Explanation:
Number of communication channel will be calculated using formula n*(n-1)/2 where n is the number of people
involved in the communication. Then Number of communication channel = 2(2-1)/2=2*1/2=1
Question:
In the quality management process, which of the following is not an attribute of the cost of non-conformance?
Options:
A: Rework
B: Downtime
C: Uptime
D: Quality measures
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-235) - 8.1.2.2 Cost of Quality (COQ)
Explanation:
Quality measures are not an attribute of the cost of non-conformance.
Question:
You are creating a document for an internal project that documents the narrative description of products or services to be
delivered. What is your role in the project?
Options:
A: Sponsor
B: Project Manager
C: Customer
D: Client
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-68) - 4.1.1.1 Project Statement of Work
Explanation:
The statement of work (SOW) is a narrative description of products or services to be delivered by the project. For
internal projects, the project initiator or sponsor provides the statement of work based on business needs, product,
or service requirements.
Question:
You are in the middle of your project and until today you have actually completed $42,000 of work, but based on the cost
plan it should be $58,000. What is percentage Schedule Variance (SV) in this case?
Options:
A: -16%
B: 27%
C: -27%
D: 16%
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-218) - Schedule variance
Explanation:
Schedule Variance (SV): Any difference between the scheduled completion of an activity and the actual
completion of that activity. SV % = (EV - PV) / PV SV % = ($42,000 - $58,000) / $58,000 = -27%
Question:
You are a project manager and currently doing risk assessments. What is the best course of action if the Risk Data
Quality Assessment for most of the identified risks is low?
Options:
A: Attempt to gather more accurate data
B: Re-evaluate the risk data quality assessment
C: Put the information collected in risk register
D: No further actions are needed, since a low Risk Data Quality Assessment is sufficient
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-332) - 11.3.2.3 Risk Data Quality Assessment
Explanation:
The best choice would be (A) here as the very first thing you should do is - gather more accurate information
before you think to take any action. A qualitative risk analysis requires accurate and unbiased data if it is to be
credible.
Question:
Your project has a budget of $260,000 and is expected to last for an year, with the work and budget spread evenly
across all months. The project is now in the fourth month, the work is on schedule, but you have already spent $140,000
of the project budget. What is the Cost Variance in this case?
Options:
A: -$53,333
B: $53,333
C: $86667
D: -$86667
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-218) - Cost variance
Explanation:
Cost Variance = Earn Value - Actual Cost Earn Value = (Total Cost/total project months) * total months completed
= ($260,000 / 12)*4 = 86667, CV = 86667 - $140,000 = -$53,333.
Question:
What is the biggest thing a project manager gets from the approved project charter?
Options:
A: Statement what needs to be done
B: High level project scope
C: Project authority
D: The formal role of "Project Manager"
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-426) - A1.4.1 Develop Project Charter
Explanation:
Project charter formally authorizes the existence of a project, and provides the project manager with the authority.
Question:
You are a project manager assigned to an on-going project. You see lots of pending scope change requests. To assess
the change impact, you should get hold of?
Options:
A: Scope statement
B: WBS
C: Project managment plan
D: Risk managment plan
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-125) - 5.4 Create WBS
Explanation:
You should start with the WBS as for the each WBS component, the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of
the scope or statement of work, defined deliverable(s), a list of associated activities, and a list of milestones. Other
information may include: responsible organization, start and end dates, resources required, an estimate of cost,
charge number, contract information, quality requirements, and technical references to facilitate performance of
the work.
Question:
A newly appointed project manager on his first project assignment encounters disagreements among highly technical
team members. How will the project manager BEST deal with the conflict?
Options:
A: He should listen to the differences of opinions, determine what the best choice is and implement that choice.
B: He should postpone further discussions, meet with each individual, and determine the best approach.
C: He should listen to the differences of opinions, encourage logical discussions, and facilitate an agreement.
D: He should help the team focus on agreeable aspects of their opinions and build unity by using relaxation
techniques and common focus team building.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
He should help the team focus on agreeable aspects of their opinions and build unity by using relaxation
techniques and common focus team building. The term "agreeable" makes this as the BEST choice.
Question:
Probabilistic Analysis of a project, probability of achieving cost and time objectives and trends in Quantitative Risk
Analysis results are done during _______.
Options:
A: Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
B: Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
C: Plan Risk Management
D: Identify Risks
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-333) - 11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Explanation:
Probabilistic analysis of a project, probability of achieving cost and time objectives and trends in Quantitative Risk
Analysis results are done during Quantitative Risk Analysis.
Question:
Which Human Resource Management process requires a variety of management skills for fostering teamwork and
integrating the efforts of team members to create high-performance teams?
Options:
A: Develop Human Resource Plan
B: Acquire Project Team
C: Develop Project Team
D: Manage Project Team
Correct Answer: D
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-280) - 9.4 Manage Project Team
Explanation:
Managing the project team requires a variety of management skills for fostering teamwork and integrating the
efforts of team members to create high-performance teams.
Question:
Which interpersonal skills techniques a project manager can use to Manage Stakeholder Expectations?
Options:
A: Building trust and resolving conflicts
B: Public speaking skills
C: Management Skills
D: Presentation and Negotiating skills
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-407) - 13.3.2.2 Interpersonal Skills
Explanation:
Building trust and resolving conflicts is a interpersonal skills techniques used for managing stakeholder
expectations.
Question:
Your functional manager wants to release an experience team member from your project and assign him to a high
severity project under his account. Which conflict resolution technique will you use to resolve this?
Options:
A: Collaborating
B: Compromising
C: Smoothing
D: Accommodating
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Compromising - Searching for solutions that bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties. Negotiating and
compromising with the functional manager for an alternative resource or a shared resource is the best solution in
this case. Compromise is a Conflict Resolution Technique, used in Manage Project Teams.
Question:
Your project has a budget of $20,000 and is expected to last for an year. The work and budget is spread evenly across
all months. Right now the CPI is 0.9. What is Variance at Completion in this case?
Options:
A: -$2,500
B: $22,222
C: -$2,222
D: $20,000
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-222) - Variance analysis
Explanation:
Variance at Completion = BAC - EAC Estimate at Completion (EAC) = BAC / CPI = $20,000 / .9 = $22,222
Variance at Completion = $20,000 - $22,222 = -$2,222
Question:
You are a project manager involved in a big construction project. You expected a big lot of cement to reach you today,
but because of bad weather trucks carrying the cement could not arrive on time. You have accepted this as a risk and the
delay that might be caused because of the cement stock shortage. Which risk planning best describes this?
Options:
A: Unidentifiable risks
B: Unmanageable risks
C: Secondary risks
D: Residual risks
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-348) - 11.5.3.2 Project Documents Updates
Explanation:
Components of risk register...include...Secondary risks that arise as a direct outcome of implementing a risk
response.
Question:
You are a project manager and your team members operate from remote locations without the benefit of face-to-face
contact. Which of the following will help build trust among team members and help them work together effectively?
Options:
A: Conducting Team Training
B: Informal communication and activities
C: Establishing Ground Rules
D: Co-Location
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-276) - 9.3.2.3 Team-Building Activities
Explanation:
Informal communication and activities can help in building trust and establishing good working relationships.
Informal communications are a part of Team Building Activities. It is a tool used in Develop Project Team.
Question:
The budget, schedule, resource allocation, scope definition and a list of milestones of the project can be included in?
Options:
A: Project Trend report
B: Project performance report
C: Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary
D: Project management plan
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-132) - WBS dictionary
Explanation:
For each WBS component, the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope or statement of work,
defined deliverable(s), a list of associated activities, and a list of milestones.
Question:
Which special "cost" categories can be included in the project cost along with cost for all resources?
Options:
A: Inflation allowance or contingency costs
B: Management reserve cost
C: Known-Unknown risk cost
D: Cost trade-offs and risks cost
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-202) - 7.2 Estimate Costs
Explanation:
Costs are estimated for all resources that will be charged to the project. This includes, but is not limited to, labor,
materials, equipment, services, and facilities, as well as special categories such as an inflation allowance or
contingency costs.
Question:
Scott is a project manager working in big IT company handling IT Infrastructure. He is purchasing electronic items and he
wants warranty for it. What risk response strategy is he using?
Options:
A: Transfer
B: Mitigate
C: Accept
D: Avoid
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Risk Transference - A risk response planning technique that shifts the impact of a threat to a third party, together
with ownership of the response. Taking out insurance or a warranty transfers the risk from the owner to the other
party.
Question:
As per one of the report on Apollo mission to moon, there were losses of 22 human lives before actually man landed to
moon. The space agency has decided not to send any human beyond space and use robotics for this purpose. What was
the key behind this decision?
Options:
A: Lesson learn from space related accidents
B: Outcome as a result of evaluating alternatives
C: Lack of proper risk planning
D: Lack of trusted/safe technology to go beyond space
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-54) - 3.3 Initiating Process Group
Explanation:
Every mission of this kind is a project. The feasibility of the new undertaking may be established through a
process of evaluating alternatives. Clear descriptions of the project objectives are developed, including the
reasons why a specific project is the best alternative to satisfy the requirements.
Question:
Advertising is a technique used in which of the following process?
Options:
A: Select Sellers
B: Contract Administration
C: Contract Closure
D: Bidder conferences
Correct Answer: A
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-376) - 12.2.2.5 Advertising
Explanation:
Advertising is Tools & Techniques used in Conduct Procurements. Conduct Procurements is the process of
obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract.
Question:
Rohan is a project manager managing a large construction roadway project. Rohan feels that one of his subcontractors is
not meeting contractual quality compliance as promised in the procurement contract. What should Rohan do FIRST?
Options:
A: Initiate the contract change control system
B: Perform inspection and audit
C: Generate performance report to analyze
D: Work on the claims administration
Correct Answer: B
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-383) - 12.3.2.3 Inspections and Audits
Explanation:
Inspections and audits required by the buyer and supported by the seller as specified in the procurement contract
can be conducted during execution of the project to verify compliance in the seller's work processes or
deliverable. If authorized by contract, some inspection and audit teams can include buyer procurement personnel.
Question:
You are reviewing several feasibility reports. One report shows a benefit cost ratio of 3:2. This means:
Options:
A: The costs are 3:2 times the benefits
B: The profit is 3:2 times the costs
C: The payback is 3:2 times the costs
D: The cost is 3:2 times the profit
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-198) - 7.1.2.2 Analytical Techniques
Explanation:
Benefit cost ratio will show that the payback is 3:2 times the costs.
This is not really a question framed from PMBOK, but rather from project management accounting concepts, you
may see 1-2 questions in the PMP exam as well. What can be somewhat confusing is selecting the answer from
the close choices. Some will argue that "payback", "benefit" and "profit" relates to the same concept. So, in
projects where this is assumed (payback=profit=benefit), it might be hard to select the answer. Actually the units
to measure this and other indicators must be clearly defined and agreed early in the project planning phase. But,
based only on the data provided as in the question, we would select "C", as "payback" is a more broad concept
than "profit" and could more easily accommodate the concept of "benefit".
Question:
Johan is a project manager handling a software development project. Most of his team members are
inexperienced. He finds that they are not able to plan their work as per the project plan. The project does
not have enough buffer to spare these team members for formal training. What can he do to improve the
situation?
Options:
A: Involve senior managers and talk about these inexperienced people.
B: Discuss with functional managers and replace the resources
C: Arrange for on the job training
D: Re-plan the schedule
Correct Answer: C
Reference: PMBoK (v5, P-275) - 9.3.2.2 Training
Explanation:
As a project manager its your duty to make sure you improve knowledge and skills of your team
members. When you do this you actually improve product quality and control project cost. Every
time training need not be planned, it can be done as a job training too. Training is a tool used in
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