220 Qs

Name: PMP Practice Test
Total Questions: 220

1)
The project management life cycle is similar to which of the following?

a.
b.
c.
d.
2)
In reviewing the benefits and challenges of a projectized, matrix and

functional organizations, which of the following is considered an
advantage of a functional organization?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3)
A data warehouse practice

An offshore company
A project that utilizes all groups across a company
Union-approved workplaces
The project is in a projectized environment. There are significant

challenges with meeting the tight schedule of the project and
personnel leaving the company. Project personnel have been
complaining to senior management about the environment hoping for
a resolution. In this type of environment, who controls the resources?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6)
Controlling stakeholders
Controlling unnecessary change
Creating the project management plan
Exceeding customer expectations
Which of the following environments would make the best use of crossfunctional work teams?
a.
b.
c.
d.
5)
Business unit competency

Optimization for a single focus on the project
Having to obtain approval from project management
Having a place to go when the project starts
Which of the following is the most important job for the Project
Manager on a global infrastructure upgrade project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
4)
Project life cycle

SDLC
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Use case analysis
Project Manager
Functional Manager
Senior Management
Project Coordinator
Which of the following is an advantage of a functional organization?

a.
b.
Business unit competency

Optimization for a single focus on the project
c.
d.
7)
In considering the triple constraint for a project, which of the following

would the team find of most importance?
a.
b.
c.
d.
8)
Functional management
Senior management
Sponsor
Project management
A manufacturing facility is being built to support a new product at a

computer chip manufacturing company. The company doesn't have
any data on how long it will take to create chips with the new
equipment. This data is important because it will help drive the
number of employees needed in the manufacturing process and the
overall size of the facility as well. The company performs some tests to
determine how long it will take to complete the process of creating the
new chip. These tests must be completed and the data analyzed three
weeks before the facility design is finalized. This is an example of
what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
11)
Extreme programming
Progressive elaboration
Project management
Total Quality Management
Which of the following roles controls resources and manages a

business unit?
a.
b.
c.
d.
10)
Time then scope then cost

Quality then time then cost
Scope
They are all of equal importance unless otherwise stated
The project team has begun development on a project in a new market

for their company. Because the market is so unstable, the product they
are creating doesn't necessarily have all the details defined before
planning begins. The team has to plan as much as possible and begin
the work. As they learn more about the work they will adapt their
planning. Which of the following best describes the approach?
a.
b.
c.
d.
9)
Having to obtain approval from project management

Having a place to go when the project starts
Historical information
Product analysis
Constraints
Assumptions
Two people at work are discussing roles and responsibilities as they

relate to the company and the projects it has. They are discussing the
role of the Project Manager and the Functional Manager. What is the
main role of the Functional Manager?
a.
b.
c.
d.
12)
16)
Changing the organization to a functional structure

Co-location
Replacing the Project Manager
Hiring Project Coordinators
You are brought into a planning meeting by senior management at

your company. They inform you that you have been selected to be the
Project Manager for a new project that will help the company acquire a
new company that will fill a market need they have been trying to fill
for 5 years. This project is the result of what type of planning?
a.
b.
c.
d.
15)
A solid time reporting system for all the team members

Competent Project Managers
A detailed set of templates
Clearly defined goals and objectives for the PMO
The point of sale project is 75% complete at a major retail client. Your
company is doing the implementation and has twenty three team
members in various locations across five different buildings.
Communication and team-building has been a real challenge. Which of
the following would fix or improve this problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
14)
control resources
manage the project when the Project Manager isn't available
define business processes
manage the Project Managers
A $6B US company is implementing formal project management in its

organization. It has decided to implement a Project Management Office
(PMO). In the creation of this structure, which of the following is the
best option to have in place to help ensure success of the
organization?
a.
b.
c.
d.
13)
To
To
To
To
Portfolio planning
Program planning
Strategic planning
Product life cycle
All of the following are regulations except?

a.
The building code for a city
b.
The documented way to dispose of old computers
c.
The average speed on a street in a day
d.
The zoning for an area
Which of the following best describes a Project Manager's position on
change on a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
17)
You are the Project Manager on a cellular bluetooth amplifier project

and are in the Planning phase. During a team meeting, a Functional
Manager attempts to validate if the project meets company goals. The
Functional Manager will report this finding back to senior management
to determine if the project should continue, be modified or be
cancelled. What is this process called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
18)
21)
Product Analysis
Constraints
Assumptions
Which of the following is an example of a standard?

a.
b.
c.
d.
20)
Delphi Technique
Management by objectives (MBO)
Return on investment
Management product analysis
A new call center is being built to support a new product at a national

telephone company. The company doesn't have any data on how long
it will take to sign up customers via the call center. This data is
important because it will help drive the number of employees needed
in the call center. The company performs some tests to determine how
long it will take to sign up customers. These tests must be completed
and the data analyzed three weeks before the call center comes
online. This is an example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
19)
To delay changes so the project can be completed

To control unnecessary change
Protect the change control board from seeing any more change
than they need to
Expedite all change requests to the change control board
700MB capacity for a CD-ROM

The number of slides in your last presentation
The shade of paint selected to paint your office
The average speed that someone drives to work
In project management there are a number of key roles associated with

project success. Which role would the Project Manager work with for
more funding on the project and involve in the signoff process?
a.
The stockholders
b.
The Project Manager
c.
The department manager
d.
The sponsor
The company has been plagued by disorganized projects that are not
in alignment with business goals, and not focused on interactivity
between the projects where applicable. They want to have a better
focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and

product lines to help maximize efficiency and profitability. Which of the
following best describe what they are trying to accomplish?
a.
b.
c.
d.
22)
Which of the following roles pays for the project, and could own the
work of the project when it is complete?
a.
b.
c.
d.
23)
Change requests
Approved changes
Impact analysis
Signoff
Project planning is ongoing as the team analyzes how long it will take
to process a new order and a change order through the new call center.
This analysis will help them determine how many employees to have in
the call center based on their demand as anticipated by customer
volume. This is an example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
26)
Lessons learned
Release of resources
Contract audit
Project archives
Which of the following is an output of a change control system?

a.
b.
c.
d.
25)
Senior management
Project management
Sponsor
The e-commerce project has gone well other than the fact that the
sponsor changed three different times. The project is in closure. All of
the following would be created in closing except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
24)
Project management
Operations management
Management by objectives
Portfolio management
Constraints
Assumptions
Strategic planning
A Project Manager has completed the Scope Planning process. The

customer and sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and
decided that the work breakdown structure be excluded. The Project
Manager informs the customer and sponsor that, by excluding the
WBS, the project could be subjected to many problems. Which of the
following would not be considered a problem of bypassing Scope

Definition?
a.
b.
c.
d.
27)
The team has just completed the process of evaluating how the project
went. The team members analyzed what worked well and what didn't.
They evaluated the planning, executing and change requests. They
documented how the sponsor and senior management supported the
project. What phase of the project are they in the process of
completing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
28)
To work with the change control manager for analyzing changes

To analyze changes requested for the project
To eliminate as many changes as possible on the project
To control change by approval of needed changes and rejection
of unneeded changes to the project
The company is implementing a new project management approach. In

the past, their projects have been disorganized, not in alignment with
business goals, and not focused on interactivity between the projects
where applicable. They want to have a better focus on grouping related
projects together by business unit and product lines. Which of the
a.
b.
c.
d.
30)
Lessons learned
Closure
Executing
Controlling
The project is going well until a stakeholder requests a significant

change based on a modification in the stakeholder's business process.
After meeting with the team to determine impact it appears that the
change will likely double the length of the project because of the
complexity associated with the change. The change request and its
impact analysis are going before the change control board (CCB) for
review and potential approval. What is the purpose of the change
control board (CCB)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
29)
There are constant changes to the project

Project justification and objectives are not defined
Budget is not well defined
Project may be subject to unforeseen delays
Project management
Which of the following formulas shows the remaining amount to be

spent on the project based on current spending efficiency?
a.
b.
c.
d.
31)
The team has just completed the process of evaluating the success of
the data cleansing project. The team members analyzed how the
approach to running the project worked. They evaluated the Planning
and Executing. They documented how the sponsor and senior
management supported the project as well as the conflicts that were
generated by three Functional Managers. What have they just
completed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
32)
b.
c.
d.
Evaluate the schedule and budget to verify the triple constraint

health of the project
Ignore senior management as the project is in good shape
Tell senior management that the project is in good shape
Meet with the sponsor and find out what their concerns are
Your DVD training project is almost complete. You have outsourced the
DVD creation to an out-of-state company to complete. As the project
closes down, what will be completed last?
a.
b.
c.
d.
35)
The schedule
Corrective action
The change control system
Staffing management plan
The Internet project is about 65% complete and has had its challenges.
As of the last status report, it appears to be on track regarding cost,
schedule, and scope. Senior management tells you that the sponsor
has some serious concerns about the project. You don't understand
why, based on the last status report. What would be the best thing to
do first?
a.
34)
Lessons learned
Project closure
Procurement audit
Administrative closure
The project management plan contains all of the following except?

a.
b.
c.
d.
33)
EV - PV
BAC / CPI
EV ? AC
EAC - AC
Closing the project

Assignment of contracts for the next phase
Contract Closure
As a Project Manager you are managing a project that has many

requirements. The project is for one of your high profile customers, one
who spends more than $5,000,000 a year with your company. To attain
customer satisfaction, what must be met?
a.
b.
c.
d.
36)
Which of the following would be required to initiate a change control

system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
37)
When a project is cancelled

When a project runs out of money
When a project completes Scope Verification
All of the answers
Which of the following is created as a result of initiating a road

expansion project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
39)
Approved changes
Change requests
Signoff
Impact analysis
You are the chief Project Manager of the PMO with your company. Your
job is to analyze projects when they close and validate the
effectiveness of the project effort. The project closing could be the
result of when a project is complete or by any other means. When
would you expect to close a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
38)
Completing the project with the product having inherent

characteristics that fulfill the requirements that it was to be built
around
Completing products requirements
Completing the project on schedule and on budget
Completing the project?s scope
Work results
A signed contract
Corrective action
Assignment of the Project Manager
As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many

requirements. The project is for a high profile customer that spends
more than $5,000,000 a year with your company. You have completed
this project on schedule and on budget. The customer is not pleased
with the product that was built. What should the Project Manager do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Review the scope and determine why it did not satisfy the
customer
Refund 10% of the cost of the project back to the customer
Hold a project risk meeting to determine why the project does
not satisfy the customer
Hold a project quality meeting to determine why the project
does not satisfy the customer
40)
You are doing some analysis associated with project selection. There is
a lot of debate concerning which projects to select. You have the
following to choose from: Project A with an IRR of 10.5%, Project B with
an IRR of 17%, Project C with an IRR of 14%, and Project D with an IRR
of 12%. If you can select only one project, which do you choose?
a.
b.
c.
d.
41)
Project Manager
The customer
Senior management
Stakeholders
A call center is being built to support a new product at a national

telephone company. The company doesn't have data on how long it will
take to sign up customers via the call center. This data is important
because it will help drive the number of employees needed in the call
center. The Project Manager remembers that a similar call center
project was completed last year and begins to review data from the
previous year. This is a best example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
44)
Formal acceptance
Scope Verification
Project archives
Contract closeout
A new call center is being built for a national telephone company. The
project to create it is nearing completion and will soon begin project
Scope Verification. This will involve a number of people, but who will
ultimately approve it?
a.
b.
c.
d.
43)
A
B
C
D
The Project Manager and team had completed the project scope within
budget, but behind schedule, and had just received signoff from the
customer. What is this activity called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
42)
Project
Project
Project
Project
Lessons learned
Constraints
Assumptions
If the Project Manager is concerned about satisfying a customer, which

of the following will they pay the most attention to?
a.
b.
Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Scope Verification
c.
d.
45)
The project team has just started breaking down the components of
the web development project into smaller pieces that are easier to
manage. After doing this what level of decomposition will they
ultimately stop at?
a.
b.
c.
d.
46)
provides a hierarchical diagram of the project

is used for estimating activities, cost, and resources
provides templates that can be reused on other projects
helps in team commitment to the project
Control Gold Plating

Provide activity definitions
Verify the scope of the project
Define the work of the project
The sponsor on the airport runway project has just told the Project
Manager about a change he wants. He says that the change will cost
20% less and should not cause any problems to the existing
environment. Which of the following should concern the Project
Manager the most?
a.
b.
c.
d.
49)
It
It
It
It
The Project Manager is utilizing a new set of planning tools that are a
great deal more detailed than he has used before. One tool he uses is
a WBS dictionary. What can a WBS dictionary do for the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
48)
Scope Definition
Scope Verification
Creating the WBS
Activity Definition
A Project Manager has completed the scope statement of the project.

The customer and sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks
and decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. The
Project Manager informs the customer and sponsor that this process
creates the work breakdown structure (WBS) for their project. Which
answer best explains why the WBS is so important to a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
47)
A signed contract
Gold Plating
Scope impact
Schedule impact
Quality impact
Scope and schedule impact
The project team is involved in decomposition of the work of the

project. What two things will they create as a result of decomposition
on the project?
a.
Activity lists and activity duration estimates
b.
c.
d.
50)
The road construction project has been going on for over a year with a
great deal of change and issues involved. The Project Manager is
getting ready for the project to be completed. Which of the following
will help close the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
51)
Scope control system

Project scope statement updates
Scope management plan
Scope changes
Project Scope Management is characterized by processes in the

Planning, as well as Monitoring and Controlling phases. Which group of
processes defines Project Scope Management?
a.
b.
c.
d.
54)
Formal acceptance
Scope Verification
Project archives
Contract closeout
You are the Project Manager on an oil pipeline project. Due to the rough
terrain, the scope of the project had to be modified to compensate for
the required drilling and excavating changes. You need to verify that
these changes have been put in place. What would best help you
determine this?
a.
b.
c.
d.
53)
Team development
Scope Verification
Planning for the next project
The Project Manager has completed the project scope on time, but
over budget, and is in the process of getting signoff from the customer.
What is this activity called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
52)
Work packages and activity lists

Work packages and Activity Sequencing
Activity resource estimates and Activity Sequencing
Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification,

Scope Management
Scope Forecasting, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope
Control
Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Create WBS, Scope
Verification, Scope Control
Scope Planning, Scope Description, Scope Verification,
Integrated Change Control
The team is in the process of completing the work breakdown structure

of the project. Once they have completed this which of the following
can they begin to work on?
a.
b.
c.
d.
55)
The project charter is used to formally authorize a project. It also

provides the following except...
a.
b.
c.
d.
56)
b.
c.
d.
Review the scope and determine why it did not satisfy the
customer
Refund 10% of the cost of the project back to the customer
Hold a project risk meeting to determine why the project does
not satisfy the customer
Hold a project quality meeting to determine why the project
does not satisfy the customer
Scope Verification has been started at the end of phase 3 of the

project. The main deliverable was sent to the customer. Three weeks
have passed and the customer acts as if the deliverable was never
received. Which of the following is the best action to take?
a.
b.
c.
d.
58)
Gives the project existence

Defines the project scope statement
Contains or makes reference to the product description
Outlines the Project Manager's authority
As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many

requirements. The project is for a high profile customer that spends
more than $5,000,000 a year with your company. You have completed
this project on schedule and on budget. The customer is not pleased
with the product that was built. What should the Project Manager do?
a.
57)
Cost Estimating
Schedule Development
Activity Duration Estimating
All of the answers
Stop work on the project until the customer acknowledges and

approves the deliverable
Communicate to senior management for assistance
Document the issue in the issue log
Ask the customer's supervisor why they haven't acknowledged it
The company is implementing a new project management approach. In

the past, their projects have been disorganized, not in alignment with
business goals, and not focused on interactivity between the projects
where applicable. They want to have a better focus on grouping related
projects together by business unit and product lines. Which of the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project management
59)
You are managing a contact management software project and senior

management has come to you with a fast breaking project that could
make the company have a significant market share boost. According to
your current project schedule, your current project is on pace to be
completed in six weeks. What is the best response you can tell senior
management?
a.
b.
c.
d.
60)
All of the following are true about a work breakdown structure (WBS)
except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
61)
The team and the Project Manager should be involved in

creating it
It will resemble an organizational chart in appearance when
complete
The Activity Sequencing of the WBS can be done only in parallel
It is a decomposition of the work of the project
You are the Project Manager on a merger and acquisition project.

Activity A (3 days) and activity B (4 days) can start immediately.
Activity C (2 days) can start after A and B are complete. Activity D (5
days) can begin after activity B is complete. Activity E (6 days) can
begin after activity B is complete. Activity F (4 days) can begin after
activities C and D are complete. Activity G (5 days) can begin after
activities D and E are complete. Activity H (4 days) can begin after
activities F and G are complete. If Activity D increases from five to
eight days, what is the critical path, and what is the length?
a.
b.
c.
d.
62)
Managing both projects as requested by senior management

Telling senior management that you will consider the project
once it has a charter
Assigning the Functional Manager on the project to finish the
current project
Implementing crashing and fast tracking to complete your
current project ahead of schedule so you can start immediately
on this project
ACFH, 16 days
BCFH, 18 days
BDFH, 20 days
BDGH, 21 days
Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=50,

Optimistic=10, Realistic=24.
a.
b.
c.
d.
44.44
55.55
Not enough information
26
63)
Slack on a network diagram is also known as:

a.
b.
c.
d.
64)
Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=14, Optimistic=6,

Realistic=8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
65)
Crashing
Staff acquisition
Fast tracking
Re-planning
The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager

and the team meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating. It
is important that an accurate estimate be created. What estimating
method should the team use?
a.
b.
c.
d.
68)
5
2.78
5.67
The construction team is behind schedule on its project. The customer

is considering giving the project to another company if they cannot get
the project back on track. The team is considering putting more
resources on the critical path to accelerate the schedule. This is an
example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
67)
1.33
1.78
8.66
Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=12, Optimistic=2,

Realistic=5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
66)
Lag
PERT
Float
GERT
Cost estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Analogous estimating
Parametric estimating
Calculate the standard deviation for the following: Pessimistic=20,

a.
b.
c.
6
5.67
d.
69)
Which of the following best describes Lag?

a.
b.
c.
d.
70)
Crashing
Staff acquisition
Fast tracking
Re-planning
A Project Manager has completed the Scope Definition process. The

decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. The
creates the work breakdown structure for their project. Which answer
best explains why the WBS is so important to a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
73)
Late finish-early start (LF-ES)

Late finish-early finish (LF-EF)
Early finish-late start (EF-LS)
Late finish-late start (LF-LS)
The construction team is behind schedule on their project. The

customer is considering giving the project to another company to
complete if they cannot get the project back on track. The team is
considering re-sequencing the critical path areas on the network
diagram to shorten the length of the schedule. This is an example of
what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
72)
Float
The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying
the project finish date
Slack
A delay inserted between activities
Which of the following formulas calculates float?

a.
b.
c.
d.
71)
1.67
It
It
It
It

is the foundation of the project
The e-commerce project is six weeks behind schedule with five team
members working on it. Three of these team members are working on
the critical path related items. What is the slack of the critical path?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Negative six weeks

30
0 (Zero)
74)
The electronics project is going through planning to create a less costly

version of an existing product. In evaluating the triple constraint, which
of the following is the highest priority?
a.
b.
c.
d.
75)
Which of the following is a predecessor type of activity-on-arrow (AOA)

diagrams?
a.
b.
c.
d.
76)
c.
d.
Activity lists and activity duration estimates

Work packages and activity lists
Work packages and activity sequencing
Activity resource estimates and activity sequencing
Crosswind Custom Construction is building a shopping center.

However, rain has delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project
Manager is evaluating various ways to compress the schedule. The
Project Manager suspects that the windows and climate control could
occur at the same time instead of right after each other as laid out in
the schedule. It is then discovered that local zoning laws will not allow
this. This is an example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
79)
Float
The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying
the project finish date
Slack
A delay inserted between activities
The project team is involved in decomposition of the work of the

project. What two things will they create as a result of decomposition
on the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
78)
Start-to-start (SS)
Finish-to-start (FS)
Start-to-finish (SF)
Finish-to-finish (FF)
Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a lag?

a.
b.
77)
Scope
Time
Cost
They are all equal unless otherwise stated in the charter
Crashing
Mandatory dependencies
Discretionary dependencies
External dependencies
Crosswind Custom Websites is building a huge ecommerce system.

However, the designer getting sick has delayed the finish by two
weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and determines
that the graphics and backend work could occur at the same time
instead of right after each other, as laid out in the schedule. This is an
example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
80)
What is the most accurate benefit below for using a work authorization
system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
81)
$970.00
-$970.00
$1025
$1035.00
Accelerated depreciation
Standard depreciation
Straight-line depreciation
Fixed direct cost
Which process involves user cost estimates and the schedule to

determine when these costs are expected to occur during the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
84)
serve as a time-tracking system

help ensure that work is done in the appropriate sequence
show who is responsible for what work
show what work is to be done in the project
To develop a CDMA base station for your company, a project requires

some new test equipment and a new D++ complier. The finance
department explains that this is a capital purchase to be depreciated
using the sum of the years digits. This is an example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
83)
To
To
To
To
Activity A is worth $400, is 95% complete, and actually cost $395.

Activity B is worth $350, is 90% complete, and actually cost $330 so
far. Activity C is worth $275, is 100% complete, and has cost $310 so
far. The total budget is $2500. What is the total earned value for the
activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
82)
Mandatory dependencies
Crashing
Lag
Fast tracking
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cost
Baseline
Budgeting
Control
Estimating

Activity B is worth $75, is 90% complete, and actually cost $120 so far.
Activity C is worth $200, is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far.
The total budget is $1000. What is the estimate at completion for the
activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
85)
Which of the following is used to control cost-related items on a

project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
86)
Cost variance
Estimate to complete
Estimate at completion
Budget remaining

far. The total budget is $3000. What is the cost performance index for
the activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
89)
Fixed cost
Fixed direct cost
Accelerated depreciation
Standard depreciation
Which of the following measurements would the Project Manager use

to show the remaining amount to be spent on the project based on
current spending efficiency?
a.
b.
c.
d.
88)
Cost Control
Budget management plan
Cost management plan
Work breakdown structure
The project is using some application and database servers in the

development environment. The finance department explains that the
servers will be depreciated using the double declining balance (DDB)
format. This is an example of what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
87)
$1100.04
$690.63
$1186.24
$1000
1.11
1.10
0.84
0.88
You have $2000 US today and can earn 12%. In future years, how
much money will this be worth?
a.
$2175 US
b.
c.
d.
90)
What is used to define the accounts that the WBS and organizational
structures align to for project cost tracking?
a.
b.
c.
d.
91)
Cost estimating
Parametric estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Analogous estimating

Total budget is $1500. What is the variance at completion for the
activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
94)
Fixed formula progress reporting

Weighted milestone
Earned value
Forecast reporting
The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager

and the team meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating.
The customer needs an estimate as soon as possible. What estimating
method should the team use?
a.
b.
c.
d.
93)
Work packages
Chart of accounts
Cost estimates
Cost baseline
The project team is reviewing the project management plan. They are
focusing on the rules for reporting updates on the project. The majority
of their activities are less than two reporting periods long. Which of the
following will they likely use.
a.
b.
c.
d.
92)
$1883 US
$2202 US
$1000
-$185.39
$1185.39
$690.39
Which of the following two items are compared when evaluating the
BCR on a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Revenue and cost

Revenue and profit
Benefit and profit
Profit margin
95)

Total budget is $1500. What is the cost performance index for the
activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
96)

far. The total budget is $3000. What is the schedule variance for the
activities listed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
97)
Direct
Indirect
Variable
Indirect fixed
Activity A is worth $200, is 100% complete, should have been done on

day 1, and actually cost $200. Activity B is worth $75, is 90%
complete, should have been done on day 2, and actually cost $120 so
far. Activity C is worth $200, is 75% complete and should have been
done on day 3, and has cost $175 so far. The total budget is $1000.
What is the planned value as of day 2?
a.
b.
c.
d.
99)
$272.5
$0.84
-$272.50
$174.5
The electrical crew discovers that an additional circuit is needed to

supply the appropriate electricity to the new injection molding machine
at the plastic factory. This circuit will be only used on this machine, and
only products from the kiwi product line will be made on the machine.
What type of cost would this be to the product line?
a.
b.
c.
d.
98)
1.16
1.12
0.84
0.89
$275.00
-$417.50
$495.00
-$275.00
The project team is planning an upgrade to a client's Web site and

infrastructure. During Planning, the team members are confronted with
the cost options for a data communications line to connect to the
servers. They consider the cost of purchasing the communication line
for the time they need to develop the project. After that, the customer
would take over the purchase of the line. They are also considering a
long-term commitment that the customer can make with the
communication line provider, which would provide a less costly solution
over the use of the system. What type of analysis is the team
considering?
a.
Life cycle costing
b.
Make-or-buy analysis
c.
Fixed cost
d.
Procurement planning
100) Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house.
However, rain has delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project
Manager is evaluating options to make up the lost time. After
discussing the various options with senior management, the Project
Manager has decided to fast track the project. By doing so, the Project
Manager could be adding what to the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Risk
Scope change
Responsibility
Time change
101) The pilot for PM Airlines is in the process of flying from Dallas to Los
Angeles. Adhering to the required pre-flight process, the pilot follows
the procedures to ensure that he has properly selected and adjusted all
the needed items to start up the plane for navigation. Which of the
following did he likely use?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Process flowchart
Checklist
Cause and Effect diagram
Company policy
102) You are the Project Manager on a project that will improve the
manufacturing process at Router Computer company. Quality has been
a big issue because there has been an excessive amount spent on
inventory with a lot of waste in the building process and return of
product after it has been sold. Presently, the company has a 2 Sigma
quality standard with its manufacturing process. The quality team is
presently evaluating options to improve quality at the company by
trying to identify issues that could cause problems. Which of the
following options looks like the best example of a quality tool for
problem isolation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Utilizing a Fishbone diagram

Watching for violations of the Seven Run Rule
Increasing the quality to a Sigma level greater than 2
Making a greater use of checklists
103) You are doing Quality Planning on a project. The sponsor puts into the
charter that the quality standard wanted on the project is +/- 2 Sigma.
This translates to what %?
a.
b.
c.
d.
68.26%
95.46%
50%
99.73%
104) The bottling project is encountering a number of defects and needs to

focus on what needs the most attention based on count. They want to
have something that will graphically show this as well as a cumulative
percentage of the defects. Which of the following would you use to
provide this?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pareto diagram
Ishikawa diagram
Fishbone diagram
Flowchart
105) The team is in the process of validating that the quality plan for the
project will measure sufficiently the product of the project. What are
the team members doing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Quality
Quality
Quality
Quality
control
planning
management
audit
106) You are the Project Manager on a project that will improve the
manufacturing process at your company. Quality has been a big issue
because there has been an excessive amount spent on inventory with
a lot of waste in the building process and return of product after it has
been sold. Presently, the company has a 1 Sigma quality standard with
its manufacturing process. There is talk of utilizing quality tools at the
company to help minimize these problems. Which of the following
options looks like the best example of a quality tool for problem
isolation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Utilizing a Fishbone diagram

Watching for violations of the Seven Run Rule
Increasing the quality to a Sigma level greater than 1
Making a greater use of checklists
107) You are the Project Manager on the development of a 4-way fully
redundant computer system for the government. The government has
been very concerned about the correctness and acceptance of the
Work Results. You are not sure what the government is saying so you
review your PMBOK Guide. What areas below will likely be involved in
attaining what the government is concerned about?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Scope Control and Scope Verification

Administrative Closure and Quality assurance
Quality Planning and quality control
Scope Verification and quality control
108) The Project Manager is evaluating data from a control chart and
discovers nine consecutive data points on one side of the control chart.
This is called what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Too tight of control limits

A violation of the Seven Run Rule
Too loose of specification limits
Acceptable measurements
109) The printing company is putting a policy in place to use just-in-time

manufacturing. It feels this policy will help minimize excess paper and
ink costs and improve efficiency in processing and maximize square
footage utilization. The amount of inventory needed for this type of
process is what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Minimal
25%
Six Sigma
Zero
110) In evaluating the possibility of something happening versus not

happening, the sum of all probabilities equals what?
a.
b.
c.
d.
100
1
1 or 100%
100%
111) The ecommerce project is in the middle of Quality Control. Which of the
following is a tool that the Project Manager will use in this area?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Quality management plan

Inspection
Acceptance decisions
Rework
112) The company is implementing a quality improvement standard on its

new projects, trying to improve the culture to make it conform to
quality standards better. The company views the need to shift the
mentality of the company to a proactive approach to quality. Which of
the following would it not expect to deal with in an environment that
has a proactive approach to quality?
a.
Increased warranty support
b.
c.
d.
Greater quality standard

Less inventory needed
Decreased warranty support
113) The bus driver for metro area rapid transit is in the process of driving
the daily bus route. Adhering to the required startup process, the driver
follows the procedures to ensure that he has properly selected and
adjusted all the needed items to start up the bus for his route. Which of
the following did he likely use?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Process flowchart
Checklist
Cause and effect diagram
Company policy
114) The Project Manager and a team member are discussing Quality
Control and Quality assurance. They are debating the differences
between these two quality processes. What does Quality assurance
involve?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Verifying that the quality plan will help achieve the desired
results
Defining the quality rules as they relate to the project
Keeping the customer happy
Measuring the output of the project
115) The team is in the process of planning what quality standards are
needed on the project and how to achieve those standards. The team
members are evaluating what could potentially cause issues in
achieving these standards. Which of the following are they most likely
to use to accomplish this goal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pareto diagram
Quality Audit
Control chart
Fishbone diagram
116) Who was the founder of Total Quality Management?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Deming
Herzberg
Ansoff
Johnson
117) You are in the process of defining the quality standards for the clothing
catalog project. You have defined the variables to measure regarding
the catalog and determined what attributes are required to achieve the
impact your marketing plan has defined. Which of the following is not
an attribute?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Inches
Depth
Pounds
Kilometers
118) You are the Project Manager on the development of a RAID 4 computer
storage network. The customer has been very concerned about the
correctness and acceptance of the work results as they have had
corrupt data in the past and the goal is to have this serve as a backup
system. You are not sure what the customer is saying about the ?
correctness and acceptance? so you review your PMBOK Guide. What
areas below will likely be involved in attaining what the government is
concerned about?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Scope Control and Scope Verification

Administrative closure and quality assurance
Quality Planning and quality control
Scope Verification and quality control
119) Calculate the PERT estimate for the following: Pessimistic=20,

a.
b.
c.
d.
16.67
15
16.33
120) The company is implementing a quality improvement standard on its

project work, trying to improve the culture to improve quality
standards. The company views the need to shift the mentality of the
company to a proactive approach to quality to achieve this objective.
Which of the following would it not expect to deal with in an
environment that has a proactive approach to quality?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Increased warranty support

Greater quality standard
Less inventory needed
Decreased warranty support
121) A Project Manager has completed the Scope Definition process. The
decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. The
creates the work breakdown structure for their project. Which answer
best explains why the WBS is so important to a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It
It
It
It

is the foundation of the project
122) The Project Manager has created the staffing plan and will be starting
the project soon. Resumes are being reviewed, and interviewing will be
starting soon for external candidates. The lead candidate for the senior
programming position has been offered a position. What process is the
Project Manager involved in?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hiring and interviewing

Developing the Project Team
Resource requirements
Acquire Project Team
123) The Project Manager is involved in an off-shore project utilizing a

number of different resources. There have been a number of resource
issues so far on the project. The Project Manager is evaluating what
was used in establishing the management of the project team. All of
the following should be considered for managing the project team
except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project staff assignment

Work performance information
Project organization charts
Ground rules
124) The Project Manager and Functional Manager are having a

disagreement on resource allocation for a new broadband project. The
Functional Manager wants the resource for an operational issue that
needs attention, and the Project Manager wants the resource to work
on the project so it stays on schedule as planned. Which of the
following roles can help resolve this problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Senior management
Sponsor
Project management
125) You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and assigned
to a major construction project. The project is on schedule and under
budget, but you are constantly in conflict with a member of your
project team. This team member is sabotaging the project. What would
be the best solution to resolve this problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Firing the team member from the project as soon as possible

Reporting this to senior management
Reporting this problem to senior management with a solution of
replacing this team member
Holding a team meeting to vote if the team member should be
removed
126) On a wireless internet access project, the team is large with 40 people,
and controlling communication has been a challenging for the team to
make progress. The Project Coordinator has been used to help with this
problem. What is one of the main differences between the Project
Coordinator and the project expeditor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The
The
The
The
project expeditor is another title for the Project Manager

Project Coordinator has decision-making ability
project expeditor is another title for Project Coordinator
project expeditor has decision-making ability
127) Which of the following is not likely a project resource for a software
project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Conference room near the team location

Project Manager
Functional Manager
Computer programmer
128) The Project Manager for the hotel development project is utilizing a
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) to help make project execution
go easier. What will this do for the Project Manager?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Shows
Shows
Shows
Shows
who is on the project

who is to perform the work and how long it will take
what order the activities come in
who is to perform work in certain areas of the project
129) Which of the following is an output of Initiating?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Work results
A signed contract
Corrective action
Assignment of the Project Manager
130) The Project Manager has some issues on the team between three team
members with different solutions to a critical path related problem.
What is the best method to resolve the conflict?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Compromise
Problem solving
Withdrawal
Reward
131) The Project Manager is planning how many people he will need on the
project. There is a lot of database creation and computer programming
involved. This will more than likely require more than one person with
each skill set. He is reviewing the hours of each skill set that are
needed each week on the project. What will he likely use to visually
represent this data?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Resource histogram
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
PERT chart
Pareto diagram
132) The project is in a balanced matrix environment. There are significant

challenges with the scope of the project. Project personnel have been
complaining to the Project Manager about the environment. In this type
of environment, who controls the resources?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Functional Manager
Project Manager
Project Coordinator
Senior management
133) The Project Manager just received an industry award for her recent
work. The current project is a new version of her last project. What
type of power will the Project Manager utilize for the best results on the
project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Formal
Expert
Referent
Compromise
134) The Project Manager is assigned to a new project. She is using a

responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) after recently attending a
project management training class. What benefit will this provide to
her on the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Information about who is responsible for what work

Who does what work and when they are to do it
At what location the work is done
What sequence the resources are to perform the activities in
135) The project is in a projectized environment. There are significant

challenges with the scope of the project. Project personnel have been
complaining to senior management about the environment. In this type
of environment, who controls the resources?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project Manager
Functional Manager
Senior management
Project Coordinator
136) The Project Manager is in the process of planning the project. The
company wants to ensure the team members know who is accountable
for completion of various activities and processes associated with the
projects. What document can he include in the project management

plan that will help eliminate this problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gantt chart
Staffing plan
Organization chart
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
137) The sponsor has just signed the charter. What type of power does the
Project Manager have as a result of this?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Reward
Formal
Referent
Problem solving
138) You are a new Project Manager replacing a Project Manager who left
the company. You are beginning a new phase of the existing project
and a portion of the development will be created by a foreign company.
You are not sure how to do business with this company because it is
offshore. What document would be best to guide you in this business?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Companys policies and procedures

PMI Code of Conduct
Local laws of the offshore company
Historical information from past projects
139) The project is progressing well but has begun to experience resource
conflicts with people who are being pulled from the project by
functional management for other work. What role will typically help
resolve these resource issues?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Senior management
Project management
Sponsor
140) Which of the following is not a human resources process?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Team Motivation
Human Resource Planning
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
141) The software testing team is involved in developing responses to the

identified risks. They could potentially create all of the following
except?
a.
b.
Residual risks
Secondary risk
c.
d.
Updates to the risk register

Risk management plan
142) The Project Manager and the team have just completed determining
what will be done if risk events happen, and who will be responsible for
executing those actions. Which of the following best describes what
they have just completed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Risk Identification
Risk Response Planning
Secondary response planning
Qualitative analysis
143) Which of the following best describes risk that could occur in a
technology company selling products worldwide?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Negative events
Positive events
Either a negative or positive event
Something that has already happened
144) The team on the database project is planning the project. They are
involved in Risk Response Planning. They are assigning risk owners.
What is the risk owner responsible for?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Watching for additional risks on the project

Watching for risk triggers and telling the Project Manager if they
happen
Letting the Project Manager know that the risk has happened
Implementing a risk response plan if the risk event occurs
145) A risk rating matrix is used in which of the following processes?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Workarounds
Risk triggers
Qualitative Risk Analysis
Expected monetary value (EMV)
146) The advertising agency has been awarded a $20M US contract to

provide consulting and support services to a restaurant chain in
creating an advertising campaign. If things go well they will get the
next phase of the project that will include world wide advertising. The
advertising agency is relatively small, and this contract is bigger than
anything they have been awarded to date. To ensure that they can
effectively complete the contract, and not jeopardize their other work
they have chosen to partner with another company to do the work.
This is an example of what type of risk response strategy?
a.
b.
Exploit
Share
c.
d.
Mitigate
Accept
147) The network project has been very challenging. The cost performance
index is presently 0.95 and the schedule performance index is 0.91.
Risk could have been managed better from the start of this project.
Halfway through the execution of the project management plan, the
Project Manager assigned one person to do nothing but monitor for
risks and work with the people who implemented the risk response
plans. What would be a main goal to achieve from Risk Monitoring and
Controlling?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Qualitative analysis
Corrective action
Overall Risk ranking for the project
Quantitative analysis
148) Management reserves are created for what?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Known unknowns
Unknown unknowns
Management reserve
Risk management
149) Calculate the following: 0.4 probability of $6500 US, 0.3 probability of $3200 US, 0.2 probability of $2000 US, 0.1 probability of $1000 US:
a.
b.
c.
d.
$10,500 US
$2,700 US
$2,140 US
$2,500 US
150) The telecom project is scheduled to run until the end of the year. There
is the possibility that the union collective bargaining agreement will not
be renewed immediately upon its expiration in the next month. If this
happens, senior management has decided to negotiate quickly for a
resolution with the union because the union labor play a key part in the
success of the project, and the project finish date cannot slip. This is an
example of what type of risk response?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mitigate
Transfer
Accept
Avoid
151) The Project Manager and the team are in the process of Risk
Identification on the project. They have learned recently that risk
categorization will help organize risks better and allow them to
potentially see risks that might have been missed otherwise. Which of
the following is the best example of risk categories?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling, Closing

Scope, Time, Cost
Quality, Schedule, Budget
External, Internal, Technology, Personnel
152) The airplane design project is scheduled to run until the end of the
year. There is the possibility that the union contract will not be
renewed upon its expiration in the next month. If this happens, senior
management has decided to outsource the work to an offshore location
to deliver the work because they have no input to negotiations with the
union and no assurance how long the strike could last. The date cannot
slip on the schedule so their options are limited. This is an example of
what type of risk response?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Avoid
Transfer
Mitigate
Accept
153) The team has implemented a risk response plan when a vendor was
unable to fulfill a contract commitment. The response was to choose
another vendor. Because of the short notice, the other vendor cannot
fulfill the need of the team. Which best describes what happened with
the different vendor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Workaround
Secondary risk
Risk response plan
Avoidance
154) Calculate the following: 0.4 probability of $5000 US, 0.3 probability of $3500 US, 0.2 probability of $6000 US, 0.1 probability of $4000 US:
a.
b.
c.
d.
$10,500 US
$2,700 US
$2,550 US
$2,500 US
155) Contingency reserves are created for what?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Unknown unknowns
Known unknowns
Risk management
Management reserve
156) The electrical project is scheduled to run until the end of the year.
There is the possibility that the union collective contract will not be
renewed immediately upon its expiration in the next month. If this
happens, senior management has decided to shift job responsibilities
around with the non-union personnel so they could be involved in the

union roles on the project as well as their regular responsibilities. This
would include replacing the union workers during key on call periods
associated with the power grid. The goal would be to minimize the
schedule slippage on the project as the union negotiation is not in their
control. This is an example of what type of risk response?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Avoid
Transfer
Mitigate
Accept
157) John has been assigned to watch for certain events associated with his
area of expertise on the project and told to implement responses from
the risk register if any of these events occur. Which of the following
roles is John performing on the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Risk seeker
Team lead
Project Manager
Risk owner
158) Your company is evaluating two projects for consideration. Project A

has a 40% probability of a $3,000 US loss and a 60% probability of a
$20,000 US gain. Project B has a 30% probability of a $5,000 US loss
and a 70% probability of a $15,000 US gain. Which of the projects
would you select based on the greatest expected monetary value?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project A and B are of even value

Project A
The expected monetary value is not high enough on either to
make a selection
Project B
159) The Department of Defense is involved in performing risk reviews as

part of their overall risk strategy. Which of the following best describes
risk reviews?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Determining what risks are on the project

Determining what the characteristics of the risks are on the
project
Determining the validity of the documented risks and looking for
any new risks that could occur
Determining who will implement a risk response plan
160) The Project Manager has just completed determining with assistance
from the team what will be done as a result of uncertain events
happening on the project as well as who will be responsible for
monitoring and responding if the events do occur. Which of the
following best describes what they have just completed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Risk Identification
Risk Response Planning
Secondary Response Planning
Qualitative Analysis
161) The project team is involved in a make-or-buy analysis. They have

decided it is best to buy the products needed instead of creating the
products internally. They are evaluating the contract format to use to
minimize their risk. This will likely mean shifting the risk to the seller.
What type of contract will provide the seller with the most risk when
entering into a contract?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fixed-price
Cost-plus-percentage of cost
Purchase order
Time and materials
162) You are the owner of a house painting company. You occasionally have
the need for an automated paint sprayer. This tool sells for $2000 US
and would cost $20 a day to maintain. You can rent one for $175 a day
with maintenance included. How many days would you need to use
this tool before it would make sense to buy the tool instead of rent?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Twelve days
Six days
Thirteen days
Eight days
163) A Contract Administrator would use all of the following as contracts

except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Agreement
Purchase order
Memorandum of understanding
Proposal
164) The project will be using a company to provide the technicians for a
national network upgrade project. Presently, the team is receiving
proposals to select the vendor that will do the work. In what process is
the team involved?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plan Contracting
Plan Purchases and Acquisitions
Select Sellers
Request Seller Responses
165) The Project Manager is involved in acquiring the project team on a

highway expansion project. She is presently discussing salary, working
hours, travel, and benefits. What is the key tool she is utilizing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Staffing management plan

Organizational chart
Project team directory
Negotiations
166) All of the following would be considered benefits of a centralized

contracting environment except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lack of career path for Contract Administrators

Career path for Contract Administrators
Contract Administrators have teammates for contract related
support
Expertise in the contracting area
167) The contract is expected to cost $560K US. Actual costs are $510K US.
There is a 50/50% Share for any cost savings. What is the total value of
the contract?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$535K
$510K
$560K
$610K
US
US
US
US
168) Which of the following are examples of non-competitive forms of

procurement?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sole source
Open source
Source selection
Qualified sellers list
169) The retail chain is using a vendor to provide engineers for a security
camera network design and implementation. The buyer of the solution
is providing requirements that the solution needs to be able to
accomplish when the solution is complete. What type of scope of work
is being utilized on this project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Functionality
Design
Analogous
Cost-plus
170) The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a company

communication network. As the Project Manager, you have undertaken
the make-or-buy decision and determined that the network should be
outsourced because your company does not have the expertise. After
receiving all the vendor proposals, you find that three of the proposals
specify cost-plus-fixed-fee, two other of the vendor?s specify fixedprice, another two specify cost-plus-incentive-fee, and the last two
specify time and material. Which of the proposals would present the
greatest probability of loss for the seller?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
Proposals
that
that
that
that
use
use
use
use
fixed-price
cost-plus-fixed-fee
time and material
cost-plus-incentive-fee
171) You are the Project Manager working with the customer on a call center
implementation. Your company is responsible for the call center
infrastructure. The customer needs some modifications to the scope of
the project due to some new functionality being available that wasn't
available when the project started. This modification will require the
scope of work to the contract to be modified. Who can modify the
contract?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Project Manager for the buyer

Contract Administrator
The Project Manager for the buyer and seller
The Project Manager for the seller
172) The construction project is almost finished. The team is involved in

many different activities to close the project. The team members are in
the process of creating project archives. All of the following are
examples of project archives except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Contracts
Financial records
Government clearance applications
Internal project documentation
173) The project will be using a company to provide the technicians for a
national network upgrade project. Presently, the team is determining
the details needed for the documentation that will help select this
vendor. This also includes evaluation criteria. In what process is the
team involved?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plan Purchases and Acquisitions

Plan Contracting
Request Seller Responses
Select Sellers
174) Your company is working with a staffing company for supplementing an

internet developer for your newest project. The cost is $80 US per hour.
The developer will work on the project until it is complete, then the
contract will end. What type of contract is this?
a.
b.
c.
Cost-plus
Cost-plus-incentive-fee
Time and materials
d.
Fixed-price
175) Fixed-price contracts are also known as which of the following?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Cost-plus
Lump-sum
Purchase order
Time and materials
176) In what process group does Contract Administration occur?

a.
b.
c.
d.
Monitoring and Controlling

Closing
Execution
Planning
177) The project will be using a vendor to purchase a network solution for a
national network upgrade project. The buyer of the solution is
providing a list of requirements that the solution needs to be able to
accomplish when the solution is complete. What type of scope of work
is being provided to the sellers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Functionality
Design
Analogous
Cost-plus
178) You are in the process of purchasing 125 bed frames, mattresses,
dressers and televisions for an upcoming project to remodel a hotel.
What type of contract will you likely use?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Purchase order
Fixed-price
Cost-plus-percentage of cost
Net 30
179) All of the following are advantages of using a bidders conference

except...
a.
b.
c.
d.
Opportunity for vendors to inquire about the procurement

Assurance that vendors have a clear, common understanding of
the procurement
Opportunity for vendors to inquire about the bids of other sellers
Opportunity for vendors to respond to questions that have been
incorporated into the procurement document
180) You are a Project Manager starting negotiations with a vendor. As the
vendor is attempting to maximize the value of the contract they are
negotiating all of the following negotiation strategies they could use
except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Deadline
Withdrawal
Force Majeure
Lying
181) A Project Manager has been contracted by a company to manage the

development of a software business application. The Project Manager
discovers that five of the software developers are contractors and do
not have legal software licenses. What should the Project Manager do
in this case?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Report this to the company's senior management

Report this to PMI
Call the software vendor
Fill out a software piracy report
182) The intellectual property lawyer has been involved in copyright

infringement lawsuits for the last ten years. He is anticipating
expanding the scope of areas he covers regarding intellectual property.
Which would he likely consider if the goal is to expand into all forms of
intellectual property?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Patents
Copyrights
Trademarks
All of the above
183) Your project needs some Web site development software but the
budget on the project doesn't include this software. You are having a
drink after work with a friend from your dot-com career that has a lot
of different types of software. He offers to make you a copy of this
software that you need. What is the best way to acquire the software?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Take his copy and use it on your project

Order a copy from the company or an authorized reseller
Download a copy from a file sharing system
Use a demo copy
184) A Project Manager is managing a project that has team members from
the U.S., Japan, and Australia. This will be a challenge because of the
time difference and cultures. What is the best thing the Project
Manager can do to help the team develop as quickly as possible, while
minimizing conflict?
a.
b.
c.
Buy a book for each team member on the culture of the people
of the U.S., Japan, and Australia
Do team-building through video conferencing
Do team-building while the members co-locate to one site during
planning phase
d.
Have the Project Manager study the cultures of each nation
185) The sponsor is conducting a meeting and a Project Manager is

reporting that his project is behind schedule by three weeks and under
budget by $80K US. You discover from the PMO that the project is
behind schedule by eight weeks and is over budget. What should you
do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Notify senior management

Report the Project Manager to PMI
Ask the PMO to investigate the project status
Review with the Project Manager how this status was produced
186) A team member has come to you and reported that the work due
today is going to be five weeks late. The team member has requested
that you do not report this to senior management. What is your
professional and social responsibility to the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Report the status accurately and timely

Issue a status report that does not contain this information
Wait until you have some good news to report with the bad news
The manager has helped you so you won't report the slip,
hoping it gets back on schedule
187) When determining if a project needs to continue or to be altered, what

would be the number one question that a Project Manager should ask
about the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
What does the project management plan say?

What does the charter say?
Why is the project being done or what is the business need?
What does the statement of work say?
188) A Project Manager has been assigned to manage a project that requires
two development teams. One team will create the server software and
is local, and the other team will create the client software and resides
in a foreign country. For the most recent 10 conference calls with the
foreign country, the foreign team is consistently 15 minutes late to the
meeting. How should the Project Manager handle this problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Report this to senior management

Review the customs and traditions of the foreign country
Call the development manager of the foreign country
Ignore the problem
189) As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has fourteen
deliverables from outside vendors. One vendor has been in
negotiations with a partner for more financing that could cause the
vendor to stop production on one of your deliverables if they don?t
reach an agreement. A rumor is out that the vendor's plant will be
shutting down because of this issue. What is the best course of action
you should take?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Contact the vendor and discuss this problem

Start contacting other vendors as a backup plan
Change vendors as soon as one is found
Initiate the risk response plan created for this vendor
190) The professional and social responsibility of a Project Manager is

described in the PMI PMP Code of Professional Conduct. A PMP has
responsibilities to the profession, to customers, and to the public.
Which is not a professional and social responsibility of the Project
Manager?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Adhering to time, cost, and scope as specified by senior

management
Following PMI?s Project Management Body of Knowledge
processes
Reporting a violation
Balancing stakeholders? interest
191) You have been contracted as a Project Manager to work on a project

with highly confidential information for a company involved in defense
work. The company has requested you do not divulge any information.
What document will the company have you sign?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Government Secret Clearance agreement

Employment non-compete agreement
Non-disclosure agreement
Independent contract agreement
192) A Project Manager is in the execution phase of a highly visible project

and a major milestone is due in three weeks. The Project Manager has
discovered that a vendor's deliverable for this milestone will be five
weeks late. What should the Project Manager do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Do not report this problem in the status meeting

Meet with the team and brainstorm how to create a workaround
for this problem
Halt all payments to the vendor until the deliverable is received
Report the status of the missed milestone
193) As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that is starting to go

over budget. By your calculations, the project is $50,000 US over
budget, and after meeting with the project team, the team believes
that it can make up the money over the next two weeks and bring the
project back on budget via fast tracking. You are scheduled to report
your status to management this week. Which of the following should
you do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Report that the project is over budget

Report that the project is on budget with no major problems
Report that the project is over budget, but the team has a
solution to bring the project back on budget in the next two
weeks
Report that the project is over budget, but will finish on budget
194) You are the Project Manager for a project that has many deliverables.
One deliverable is a new version of an Ethernet switch. You have
completed the project on time and on budget. A vendor is now starting
the rollout of the new Ethernet switch to your customers. The vendor
has scheduled you to help with the rollout. What is your response to
the vendor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ask for a schedule to see what the timelines are for each
installation
Contact the vendor to discuss the financial cost for your help
Consult your manager on your schedule
Tell the vendor that the scope of the project has been fulfilled,
the project is closed, and you are no longer available
195) You are the Project Manager for a project that has ten main
deliverables. One deliverable is a new version of a video merging
system. You have completed the project on time and on budget. A
vendor is now starting the rollout of the new software to its customers.
The vendor has scheduled you to help with the rollout. What is your
response to the vendor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
installation
196) The data warehouse project is falling behind schedule. There has been
confusion on the project between the team and the Project Manager.
There has been major rework occurring on the first two work packages.
This will result in at least a two-month delay. In a meeting with the
CEO, the Project Manager is asked how the project is going. The CEO
says that she had been speaking to another Project Manager and heard
that the project was going well. The Project Manager tells the CEO
what?
a.
b.
c.
Confirms that the project is going well based on what the other
Project Manager said
That the update will be in the status report due at the end of the
month
Asks the CEO where they learned that about the project
d.
That there is a two-month delay because of some rework on the

project
197) A Project Manager has been contacted by PMI to investigate a

complaint against the company's newest PMP?. The Project Manager
has been a mentor to this person and personally been involved in their
personal development. Which is the best answer to provide to PMI?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Project Manager must do what senior management has

requested
The Project Manager must protect his manager
The Project Manager must take 5th amendment to protect his
manager and the company
The Project Manager must cooperate with PMI
198) A Project Manager has been working on quality process of a project at

a major defense contractor. The Project Manager discovers that an
employee has been reselling some repair material that he has declared
as scrap material at a small profit. The item is very costly. What should
the Project Manager do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Report
Report
Report
Report
this to the company

this to Homeland Security
this to General Accounting Office (GAO)
the employee to the local authority
199) The PMO is conducting a meeting and a fellow Project Manager is

reporting that the project is on schedule and under budget. You
discover from the project's team members that the project is behind
schedule by four weeks and is over budget. What should you do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Notify senior management

Report the Project Manager to PMI
Ask the PMO to investigate the project status
Review with the Project Manager how this status was produced
200) As part of professional and social responsibility, a Project Manager

must balance the stakeholder's interests to achieve the goals of the
project. To ensure this success, the Project Manager will take into
consideration all of the following except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Communicate the impact and options associated with changes

Project Manager decides which customer-requested changes will
be implemented
Do not tell customer "no"
Listen to wishes of the customer
201) The Project Manager has just created with the team a decomposition of
the work of the project. This will aid in determining resource needs,
how long the project should take and how much it should cost. What
did they create?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gantt chart
Schedule
Responsibility assignment matrix
Work breakdown structure
202) You are the Project Manager for a global point of sale upgrade project
that is utilizing an offshore development company. There have been a
number of communication challenges with misinterpretation of
requirements and failure to follow through with things associated with
the store rollout that the Project Manager felt needed attention. What
type of communication would help improve these problems?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Formal written
Formal
Verbal
Informal verbal
203) You are the Project Manager for a project that has many deliverables.
One deliverable is a new version of an Ethernet switch. You have
completed the project on time and on budget. A vendor is now starting
the rollout of the new Ethernet switch to your customers. The vendor
has scheduled you to help with the rollout. What is your response to
the vendor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
installation
204) The project has eight people on it. Two more are added. What is the
total number of communication channels added to the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
45
17
28
10
Channels
Channels
Channels
Channels
205) The Project Manager has been working with six influential stakeholders
to determine their communication requirements. All of the following
could be expected as communication requirements on a project
except?
a.
b.
c.
Project status meeting time and location

The name of the human resources manager for the company
Steps to take regarding a project change request
d.
Names and contact information for the members of the project

change control board
206) All of the following are examples of communication requirements on a

project except?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project status meeting time and location

The name of the human resources manager for the company
Steps to take regarding a project change request
Names and contact information for the members of the project
change control board
207) In the Communication Model, who is responsible for ensuring that the
receiver has received and understood the message correctly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project Manager
Both the sender and receiver
Sender
Receiver
208) You are the Project Manager on a defense project. You have been
analyzing project data from the last eight reporting periods. The main
data you have been looking at is the earned value, actual cost and
planned value. Which of the following will represent this data
graphically?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bar chart
S curve
Pareto diagram
Scatter diagram
209) The statement of work on a project would be viewed as what type of

communication?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Formal
Formal written
Contract
Verbal
210) The wireless security system project is having problems with people
not knowing about meetings and not involved in approval of project
deliverables. The project is in the process of being audited by the PMO.
What document would likely show information that could fix this
problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Communication management plan

Project management plan
Performance reporting plan
Information distribution system
211) The network infrastructure project is having problems with people not
knowing about meetings and not involved in approval of project
deliverables. The project is in the process of being audited for health.
What document would likely show information that could fix this
problem?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Project management plan
Performance reporting plan
212) The project has six people on it. Three more are added. What is the
total number of communication channels added to the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
28
10
15
21
Channels
Channels
Channels
Channels
213) The project is approximately 70% complete and in the middle of

execution. The Project Manager is communicating with stakeholders
regarding the status of the project. Which is he likely to use to ensure
proper communication is delivered?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Information retrieval systems

Formal communication
Verbal communication
214) In the communication model, who validates that the receiver has
received and understood the message from the sender correctly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Project Manager
Both the sender and receiver
Sender
Receiver
215) The project team is working together on the airport runway addition
project. The Project Manager has delivered a report that describes how
much work should have been accomplished, how much work is actually
accomplished, and the actual cost to complete the work. The Project
Manager plans to use this report to show the state of the schedule and
budget. What type of report is this?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Earned value report

Status report
Variance report
Progress report
216) The Project Manager is involved in planning the communication needs

for the project. What will he have completed when he is done with this
part of planning?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Stakeholder analysis
Communication requirements
217) Which of the following would not be a good reason to cancel a

meeting?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The agenda wasn't published until right before the meeting

A key team member had to attend a different meeting
A Functional Manager wanted to meet with the Project Manager
at the same time
The topic partially changed and the presentation material wasn't
complete yet
218) The Project Manager has seven people reporting to him. Three more
people are added to the project. How many communication channels
were added to the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
56
28
55
27
channels
channels
channels
channels
219) Which of the following is the best form of communication for canceling
a project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Email
Verbal
Informal written
Formal written
220) What type of report would the team member read to show what was
completed in the last month on the project?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Status report
Earned value report
Progress report
Variance report

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The project management life cycle is similar to which of the following?

In reviewing the benefits and challenges of a projectized, matrix and

A data warehouse practice

The project is in a projectized environment. There are significant

Business unit competency

Project life cycle

Which of the following is an advantage of a functional organization?

Business unit competency

In considering the triple constraint for a project, which of the following

A manufacturing facility is being built to support a new product at a

Which of the following roles controls resources and manages a

Time then scope then cost

The project team has begun development on a project in a new market

Having to obtain approval from project management

Two people at work are discussing roles and responsibilities as they

Changing the organization to a functional structure

You are brought into a planning meeting by senior management at

A solid time reporting system for all the team members

A $6B US company is implementing formal project management in its

All of the following are regulations except?

You are the Project Manager on a cellular bluetooth amplifier project

Which of the following is an example of a standard?

A new call center is being built to support a new product at a national

To delay changes so the project can be completed

700MB capacity for a CD-ROM

In project management there are a number of key roles associated with

focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and

Which of the following is an output of a change control system?

A Project Manager has completed the Scope Planning process. The

following would not be considered a problem of bypassing Scope

To work with the change control manager for analyzing changes

The company is implementing a new project management approach. In

The project is going well until a stakeholder requests a significant

There are constant changes to the project

Which of the following formulas shows the remaining amount to be

Evaluate the schedule and budget to verify the triple constraint

The project management plan contains all of the following except?

Closing the project

As a Project Manager you are managing a project that has many

Which of the following would be required to initiate a change control

When a project is cancelled

Which of the following is created as a result of initiating a road

Completing the project with the product having inherent

As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many

A call center is being built to support a new product at a national

If the Project Manager is concerned about satisfying a customer, which

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

provides a hierarchical diagram of the project

Control Gold Plating

A Project Manager has completed the scope statement of the project.

The project team is involved in decomposition of the work of the

Activity lists and activity duration estimates

Scope control system

Project Scope Management is characterized by processes in the

Work packages and activity lists

Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification,

The team is in the process of completing the work breakdown structure

The project charter is used to formally authorize a project. It also

Scope Verification has been started at the end of phase 3 of the

Gives the project existence

As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many

Stop work on the project until the customer acknowledges and