Full Length PMP Simulation Test 4

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1. Which of the following is Deming's formula for continuous improvement?

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B - Deming's model is Plan-Do- Check-Act

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Full Length PMP Simulation Test 4 - Quiz

Full Length PMP Simulation Test 4 assesses knowledge in project management processes, including TCPI calculations, Pareto diagrams, and integrated change control. It tests understanding of techniques like co-location and evaluates decision-making skills using expected monetary value.

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2. The Make-or-Buy analysis is a technique that is used as part of the Plan Procurements process. It is used to determine whether a particular product or service can be produced by the project team or should be purchased. The analysis to arrive at a decision should include:

Explanation

B - The analysis should include both indirect as well as direct costs.

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3. One of the project team members had a teleconference with a customer representative who was reviewing some of the deliverables and discussed some changes in the product requirements. Your project team member discusses the changes with you and feels that these are necessary for the project. You agree with the team member's view. As a project manager, you should ensure that:

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B - All changes should be formally documented in writing. Any verbally discussed but undocumented changes should not be processed or implemented

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4. The Executive VP of Finance has informed you that you will be the project manager for an energy audit the company is performing in order to save expenses. He has tasked you with identifying stakeholders and to start documenting the assumptions and constraints. Your project is in what process group?

Explanation

A - Identifying stakeholders, assumptions and constraints are all part of developing the project charter, which is an output of the Initiating Process Group.

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5. You are just starting on a project as project manager. The project sponsor indicates to you that she would like to have a monthly Project Status meeting to review the progress of the project. She would also like to receive weekly status updates by email. These requirements are documented in the:

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B - As part of communication planning, stakeholder communication requirements are gathered and documented in the communications management plan. This forms a subsidiary of the project management plan.

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When managing a complex, cross functional project; which of the following structures will give the project manager the most authority?

Explanation

Strong matrix organisations provide the project manager with a similar high level of authority to a projectized organisation and full time project administration staff.

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Which of the following is true concerning the work breakdown structure (WBS)?

Explanation

The difference between the PBS and the WBS is the PBS only contains the products to be delivered, the WBS contains all of the work needed to achieve the project’s objectives including all of the deliverables (not just the ‘product’). Non-product elements in the WBS include project management work, safety and hygiene work, etc.

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8. Megamart is estimating the cost of a new ERP system using the costs of an earlier ERP system project as the basis for the cost. This is what type of estimating?

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A - Analogous cost estimating m means using the actual cost of previous, similar projects as the basis for estimating the cost of the current project. Analogous cost estimating is frequently used to estimate costs when there is a limited amount of detailed information about the project (e.g., in the early phases).

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9. The formula for Cost Variance is:          

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A - CV equals earned value (EV) minus actual cost (AC)

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10. Control Schedule is part of which Project Management process group?

Explanation

A - Control Schedule is part of the monitoring and controlling process group.

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11. You are working on a project where a negative risk has occurred. However, you have no contingency plan for this risk. You call a meeting and a solution is devised to change the workflow until a permanent solution can be implemented. This is an example of?

Explanation

B - Any time there is no contingency plan in place, but the risk must be addressed it is a workaround.

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12. All of the following are characteristics of a project, EXCEPT:

Explanation

D - Projects are not repeated on an ongoing basis (e.g. quarterly) these are classified as Operations.

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13.
FPIF is an acronym for:

Explanation

FPIF is a form of contract where the seller can earn an incentive fee on top of its fixed price for the work if it achieves a specified objective such as a zero accident or defect rate or completion before a specified target date.

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14. Projects are often started as a result of an external factor such as market demand for a new product, a new legislative or regulatory mandate, or a change in technology. This results in the creation of ______ by an entity or organization external to the project organization.

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A - A project initiator or sponsor external to the project organization, at a level that is appropriate to funding the project, issues the project charter in response to some sort of stimulus.

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15. A project manager of a project that was contracted on a Time and Material basis finds that some of the tasks have been taking lesser time than planned. On average each team member has required only 30 hours to accomplish work which was planned for 40 hours during the week. The project manager should:

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B - You would need to report the status accurately to the customer even if it means losing some revenue.

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16. Lynn is the project manager of a project. She creates a structure similar to the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). However, instead of being arranged according to the project deliverables, it is arranged according to the team's existing departments and units. The project activities / work packages are listed against each existing department. This would be called:

Explanation

A - Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) is the correct answer. This is a useful way of listing project activities. An operational department such as Information Technology or purchasing can see all of its project responsibilities by looking at its portion of the OBS.

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17.
All of the following statements concerning the project scope statement are true except:

Explanation

The project scope statement is an output from the Define Scope process. Clearly documenting work that is ‘out of scope’ helps everyone. A typical example is a project may be scoped to develop training
materials for the product being developed, but not to conduct the training. A clear statement that ‘All training will be undertaken by others and is outside of the scope of this project’ prevents stakeholders expecting the project team will undertake the initial training or ‘train-the-trainer’ training. If these requirements are needed, they can be brought into the project’s scope through a change management process.

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18. Your manager has provided you with a draft project charter and immediately asks you to provide an analysis of the risks on the project. Which of the following would BEST help this effort?

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A - Since you were handed a draft project charter the project is still in the initiation phase. Therefore, the only correct answer is talk to a team member from a similar project that failed.

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19. Which of these statements is true?

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B - This is one of the basic tenets of project and quality management. The cost of preventing mistakes is generally much lesser than the cost of correcting them as revealed by inspection.

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20. You have a schedule activity that can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any subsequent activities. This is an example of?

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A - The question given is the definition of free float.

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21.
The project charter has all of the following characteristics except:

Explanation

Statements of work (SOW) and other procurement documents are used to request bids or proposals. The work of creating the project charter can be delegated to the project manager; however, the charter should be signed by the person responsible for authorising the project.

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22. A project manager is managing a project where there are teams located in remote locations in order to obtain cost savings. This is in line with organizational guidelines which require that at least 25% of work should be done from a remote location. This is an example of:

Explanation

A - This is an example of a constraint. Constraints are factors that can limit the project management team's options. An organizational mandate requiring that a certain part of the team operate from a different location to obtain cost savings is a constraint that the project management team needs to incorporate into their planning.

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23. You are working on an upgrade to a call distribution system for a call center, however you are finding it extremely difficult to get the proper resources assigned and tasks completed because the Call Center Manager is in control of the budget. You have just realized that you work in what type of an organization?

Explanation

B - The functional manager, in this case, the Call Center Manager, controls the budget in Functional and Weak Matrix organizations.

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24. Which of the following is not a Project Time Management process?

Explanation

A - The Project Time Management processes include Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity resources, Estimate Activity durations, Develop Schedule, and Control Schedule.

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25.
The cost of quality includes all of the following except:

Explanation

Buying insurance is a risk transference process (the risk is transferred to the insurer).
The cost of quality (COQ) is the direct costs incurred in prevention, inspection and repairs.

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26. Which of the following processes deals with maintaining the integrity of baselines by releasing only approved changes for incorporation into the project management plan?

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A - Maintaining the integrity of baselines is done in the Perform Integrated Change Control process. This process is conducted from project inception through project completion.

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27. You are managing a fund raising golf tournament that has a hole-in-one contest. However, your company can't afford to pay the $1,000,000 if someone does get a hole in one, so they have elected to take out an insurance policy in the event that someone does get lucky. This is an example of?

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C - The use of insurance to shift the negative impact of a risk, in this case the payment of $1,000,000 is an example of transference.

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28. A large construction project for a logistics company will require the expenditure of a large amount of capital. The finance group works with the project manager to project set limits when expenses will be incurred in a given project, and determine if there are ways to smooth out or levelize the spending to avoid a single large expenditure one quarter and none the next. This is an example of:

Explanation

B - Large variations in the periodic expenditure of funds are usually undesirable for organizational operations. Therefore, the expenditure of funds is reconciled with the funding limits set by the customer or performing organization on the disbursement of funds for the project.

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29.
Analogous estimating when applied to a duration is:

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Analogous estimating uses the duration from a similar completed activity or project as the basis for the current estimate. This is a ‘top down’ estimating technique used when there is little detailed information available.

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30. A project manager determines that there are 15 communication channels in the project. The number of stakeholders in the project must then be:

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B - The correct answer is 6. The number of channels = n(n-1)/2 where n is the number of stakeholders. The answer cannot be 105 since the number of stakeholders will be less than the communication channels. The option 15 is eliminated since it is the same as the number of stake holders. Options remaining are 6 and 8. Calculating with 6 gives 6 X 5 / 2 = 15 and with 8 gives 8 X 7 /2 = 28. So the answer is 6.

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31.
Which calculation is correct for the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) based on the Estimate At Completion (EAC)?

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TCPI is the projection of the future cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to achieve a management goal such as the original Budget At Completion (BAC) or a calculated Estimate
At Completion (EAC)

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32. Indicating the need for catering services to be provided to consultants during the entire first month of a special event can be noted on the schedule with a _____________

Explanation

B - A broader more comprehensive summary activity is sometimes referred to as a hammock activity, and extends over an entire segment of a project.

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33. There are a number of risks that have been identified in your project, however the team has elected not to change the project plan to deal with the risk, but they have established a contingency reserve of money in the event some of these risks are triggered. This is an example of what type of risk mitigation technique?

Explanation

B - Recognizing the risk and not changing the plan, but making some contingencies in the event the risk is triggered is an example of active acceptance. Passive acceptance would be if no contingencies were put in place and avoidance would be correct if the project plan were modified.

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34. Throughout various project meetings you have documented differences in opinion, situations to be investigated and emerging or unanticipated responsibilities. These are all inputs to what document?

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B - These are all inputs to an issue log. The issue log is a written document and helps address obstacles that can prevent the team from achieving its goals.

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35. The following text is an example of ___________________. "WBS Element 2.3.1.8. - System Deployment Testing Planning - This element includes the effort to identify requirements for and methodology of testing systems to be deployed."

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D - The WBS dictionary is a companion document to the WBS. The detailed content of the components contained in the WBS, including work packages and control accounts, can be described in the WBS dictionary.

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36. You are a project manager for your company. Part of the project requires producing 10,000 widgets, which your company will outsource. The company has agreed to pay all related costs and 5% of the estimated project costs. What type of contract has been negotiated?

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B - This is an example of a Cost-Plus- Fixed-Fee contract. This type of contract determines the profit element as a fixed percentage of the estimated project cost.

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37.
Integrated Change Control includes all of the following tools and techniques except:

Explanation

Integrated Change Control is a process that ensures all changes to a project are identified, documented, evaluated, approved or rejected, and incorporated into the project plan. It involves tools and techniques such as expert judgment, change control meetings, and a change control board. However, project plan updates are not considered a tool or technique of Integrated Change Control. Instead, project plan updates are an output of the Integrated Change Control process, as they reflect the approved changes and their impact on the project plan.

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38. You  are a consulting project manager and are reviewing the scope of your project and realize that several requirements are not measurable. However ,they are tied to milestone payments you will receive for work on this project.What is the best way to handle this?

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B - Project stakeholders must be notified; not only must a requirement be measurable to be valid,it must also meet stakeholder satisfaction. Unilaterally modifying or deleting a requirement ,or requesting a contract change to remove ties to invalid requirements to ensure payment does not necessarily result in stakeholder satisfaction. In this case it also represents a possible conflict of interest between the project manager and the best interests of hiring company. The code of ethics requires practitioners to uphold standards of fairness, honesty, and to put the interests of the project ahead of those of the project manager. [Reference - PMBOK 4th Edition, page 111 & PMI Code of ethics and professional conduct,page 2-5] [Prof. Responsibility]

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39. Calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for the uncompleted portion of the project is called____________.

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C - Calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for the uncompleted portion of the project is called a backward pass.

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40. Breaking down project deliverables into smaller components is called:

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D - Decomposition is the subdivision of project deliverables into smaller more manageable components, until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level.

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The Delphi technique has all of the following characteristics except:

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The Delphi technique is a facilitated process to reach a consensus of experts using questions and feedback. Only the facilitator is aware of who is participating.

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42. Your company is way behind schedule in the deployment of a government mandated change to a health care processing system that must be in production by the end of the year. You and your team have met and decided to hire an additional 50 programmers to work with the existing staff on the activities in order to meet the due date. This is an example of what?

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C - Crashing is a specific type of project schedule compression technique performed by taking action to decrease the total project schedule duration. Typical approaches for crashing a schedule include reducing activity durations and increasing the assignment of resources.

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43. You are negotiating a contract with a seller. You want to go in for a Fixed price type of contract. The seller uses a different terminology for the fixed price type of contract. He is most probably referring to it as a:

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C - A fixed price contract is synonymous with a lump sum contract. This type of contract involves a fixed total price or a lump sum for a well-defined product.

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44.
The code of accounts:

Explanation

The chart of accounts refers to the accounting system, the code of accounts to the WBS. Whilst these should be linked, they are not the same.

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45. All of the following processes form part of the Executing process group except:

Explanation

Managing changes is part of Integrated Change Control; this is part of the Monitoring and Controlling process group.

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46.
All of the following people developed management theories focused on motivation except:

Explanation

W. Edwards Deming is a quality guru.

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47. The customer requests a change to the project that would increase the project risk. Which of the following should you do before all others?

Explanation

D - The first thing you should always do is assess the impact of the change with the team, then determine options and then go to management.

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48. The Stakeholder Committee has been given a report that shows zero schedule variance. However, the first milestone in the project was missed, and will cause a delay in the project. What type of item was not reported correctly?

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C - The critical path is the sequence of schedule activities that determines the duration of the project.

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49.
All of the following are true concerning expected monetary value (EMV) except:

Explanation

EMV is calculated by EMV = probability * impact.
If there are several different possibilities, the EMV is calculated for each option and the EMVs added together to give an overall, value.

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50. The Earned Value Management methodology can be used as a means to:

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A - The Earned Value Management methodology can be used as a means to forecast future performance based on past performance.

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51. The State of New York has contracted your company to provide a claims payment system for Medicaid benefits. In the contract there is a clause that indicates that the State of New York can review your work processes and deliverables. This is an example of?

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D - When a buyer puts in a contract that they can review work and deliverables it is an example of an inspection and audit.

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52. As part of the Close Procurements process, the project manager prepared a complete set of indexed contract documentation, including the closed contract, to include with the final project files. This is called a:

Explanation

A - This detailed set of documentation is called a Procurement file

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53.
The responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) shows:

Explanation

The RAM chart is used to illustrate the connections between work packages or activities and project team members.

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54. The key difference between Verify Scope and Perform Quality Control is:

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B - Verify Scope differs from Perform Quality Control in that Verify Scope is primarily concerned with the acceptance of the deliverables, while Perform Quality Control is primarily concerned with meeting the quality requirements specified for the deliverables.

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55. As the project manager of a project, you have needed to estimate certain activity durations before all project team members were acquired. On acquisition of the project team, you find that the actual competency levels of the acquired team members are much lower than what you had anticipated. In such a case, you will:

Explanation

C - The appropriate action is to make changes to the project schedule and activity durations depending on the actual competency of the team. Asking the project team members to put in overtime or informing the customer that the project is late are too drastic in nature given the stage of the project.

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56. During your weekly project status meetings your set some time aside on the agenda to review the risk register by looking at all the risks, if the response plans are still appropriate and adding or deleting risks. This is an example of?

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C - All of the answers listed are tools/techniques of Monitor and Control Risks. The regular review of your risk register for appropriateness (e.g., responses, identified risks, etc.) is an example of risk reassessment.

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57. The cost estimates for a project are in the range of +/- 5 %. What phase is the project likely to be in?

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A - The project is likely to be in a closing phase since the range of estimates is quite narrow. Early on in the project, there is less cost information available and the range of estimates is much higher. As the project progresses, the degree of accuracy improves.

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58.
All of the following are true concerning enterprise environmental factors (EEF) except:

Explanation

EEF refer to both the internal and external environmental factors that surround or influence a project. Purchasing guidelines constrain the project management’s options in respect of acquiring goods and services.

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59. Administrative closure involves all the activities in a step-by-step manner to satisfy various completion and exit criteria for the project. This is part of which Project M Management Knowledge Area?

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C - The Administrative Closure activities are part of the Close Project or Phase process under the Project Integration Management knowledge Area.

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During a meeting with some of your project's stakeholders, you are asked to add to the project's scope of work.  The project records contain correspondence from before the Charter was signed in which the project sponsor specifically declined the work being requested by these stakeholders.  The BEST thing for you to do is:

Explanation

PMI expects the project manager to manage! The best thing to do first is try to resolve the problem with the stakeholders. Only is that fails should the problem be escalated to the sponsor.

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61. Bottom-up Cost estimating is typically motivated by the size and complexity of:

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D - Bottom-up estimating involves estimating the cost of individual work packages or individual schedule activities with the lowest level of detail. Generally activities with smaller associated effort increase the accuracy of the schedule activity cost estimates.

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62.
All of the following statements are true about product and project life cycles except:

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Products are created, marketed, upgraded and eventually retired or decommissioned. The phases are determined by the organisation. Projects are used to create the product, upgrade the product and
potentially decommission the product. Projects typically fit within or form one phase of the overall product lifecycle. The phases of a project’s lifecycle (eg, design, build, install) are different to the ‘project management phases’ discussed in the PMBOK; project management phases are synonymous with the five process groups. The five process groups (initiate, plan, execute, monitor & control, and close) occur at different levels of intensity in each project, and each phase of a project.

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63.
As part of a successful communication, the receiver is responsible for:

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Communication can be written or oral, therefore ‘d’ is not the best answer. Both the sender and receiver need to use active listening if the communication is oral. The sender is responsible for making sure the information is clear and complete, not the receiver. For a communication to be successful the receiver needs to acknowledge its receipt to the sender, the receiver does not have to agree with the information.

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64. On a control chart, a source of variation that is not inherent in the system, is not predictable and is intermittent is called a:

Explanation

D - These types of causes are called Special causes.

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65. The project manager controls the interfacing and overlapping areas of the organization's procurement processes, and the project schedule with processes from this area:

Explanation

D - Project Integration Management includes the processes and activities needed to identify, define, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups.

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66.
Co-location is one of the techniques used to:

Explanation

Co-location involves placing the active project team members in one location to enhance their ability to perform as a team. This is one of the tools and techniques listed in the Develop Project Team process.

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67. A decision tree is a Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis technique that is structured around using a Decision Tree Diagram. It describes a situation under consideration and the implications of each of the available choices and the possible scenarios. A Decision Tree Diagram shows how to make a decision between alternative capital strategies known as:

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C - The decision points are known as Decision nodes. The decision tree incorporates the cost of each available choice, the possibilities of each of the available choices and possible scenarios. It shows how to make a decision between alternative capital strategies (decision node) when the environment is not known with certainty.

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68.
Project management process groups have all of the following characteristics except:

Explanation

Whilst all of the process groups should occur in each project at an appropriate level of intensity, ALL of the processes and interactions within and between process groups are not required on every project or in every phase of a project.

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69. The Quality Policy is the intended direction of a performing organization with regard to quality. As a project manager in a performing organization, you find that the organization lacks a formal quality policy. What should be done in such a case?

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D - The project management team will need to develop a quality policy for the project if the performing organization does not have a formal policy. It is also the responsibility of the project management team to ensure that the project stakeholders are fully aware of the policy.

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70. Anne is the project manager of a project. She has evaluated certain responses from prospective sellers and wants to select a contract model which will transfer risk to the seller. Which of the following should she select in order to achieve this?

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D - A Fixed price contract allows the buyer to transfer risk to the seller.

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71. As a project manager, you are concerned with both Prevention and Inspection of errors in a work product. The difference between Prevention and Inspection is:

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C - Prevention refers to keeping errors out of the process whereas inspection refers to keeping errors out of the hands of the customer.

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72. The project manager of a long term project to develop a new medical device waits to include the details of later phase deliverables on the WBS until such time as those deliverables are more clearly defined. This is an example of:

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D - Decomposition may not be possible for a deliverable or subproject that will be accomplished far into the future. The project management team usually waits until the deliverable or subproject is clarified so the details of the WBS can be developed. This technique is sometimes referred to as rolling wave planning.

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73. Defense Dynamics has been awarded a fixed price project to design and build a military cargo jet. The design team is looking at ways to increase the cargo capacity of the plane while keeping manufacturing costs and the fuel efficiency of the final product within specific limits. The engineers on this team have identified factors that affect capacity, costs, and fuel efficiency and have created a statistical model of how these factors impact each other. The outcome of this model is a design with the highest cargo capacity and fuel efficiency at the lowest cost possible. What type of mathematical model is this called?

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D - Design of Experiments is a statistical method that helps identify which factors may influence specific variables of a product or process under development or in production

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74. Fill in the blank: ______________ includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

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C - Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project.

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75.
A procurement audit will consider all of the following except:

Explanation

PMBOK audits are focused on process improvement. They review how the system is working to learn lessons to apply to future procurements both within the project and on other projects within the
organisation.

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76.
The Control Costs process includes all of the following except:

Explanation

Developing the cost performance baseline is part of the Determine Budget process. All of the other options are listed as inclusions in the Control Costs process.

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77. A construction project requires that governmental environmental hearings be held prior to site preparation. What kind of a dependency is this?

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D - This is called an external dependency. It involves a relationship between project and non-project activities (for example: governmental environmental hearings).

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78. Select the best answer: Continuous process improvement reduces _____________ and ________, which allows processes to operate at increased levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

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D - Continuous process improvement reduces waste and non-value-added activities, which allows processes to operate at increased levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

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79. For many procurement items, the procuring organization can either prepare its own independent estimates or have an estimate of costs prepared by an outside professional estimator. This estimate serves as a:

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C - This serves as a benchmark estimate. Significant differences in estimates can be an indication that the procurement statement of work was deficient or the prospective sellers either misunderstood or failed to respond fully to the procurement statement of work.[

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80. Clear criteria for rewards and a planned system for their use promotes and reinforces desired behaviors in the project. Creating a plan with established times for rewards ensures that recognition takes place and is not forgotten. This is usually part of the:

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D - The plan for rewards and recognition is part of the Staffing Management plan. The recognition and rewards are developed as part of the Develop Human Resources Plan process.

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81.
Which of the following represent a discretionary dependency?

Explanation

Any link between two tasks (or activities) may be discretionary or mandatory. The link types in a Precedence network (PDM) are:
- Finish-to-start
- Start-to-start
- Finish-to-finish
- Start-to-finish.
A lead or a lag may be applied to any of the link types.

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82. Costs incurred in one area of a project can offset costs in another area of the same project. However, it is not the best practice to consider only the costs of project execution when making project decisions. What must also be considered?

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C - Project Cost Management is primarily concerned with the cost of the resources needed to complete schedule activities. However, Project Cost Management should also consider the effect of project decisions on the cost of using, maintaining, and supporting the product, service or result of the project.

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83. Mandatory dependencies are those that are inherent in the nature of the work being done. They often involve physical limitations, such as on a construction project where it is impossible to erect the superstructure until the foundation has been built. This type of dependency is also called:

Explanation

D - Mandatory dependencies are also referred to as hard logic.

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84. Project performance appraisals are different from team performance assessment in that project performance appraisals focus on?

Explanation

C - Project performance appraisals deal with how each team member is performing work, rather than how well the team is working together.

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85. A summary milestone schedule would normally be part of which document?

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B - The summary milestone schedule is normally included as part of the project charter which documents the business need, understanding of customer's needs and other high-level items.

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86. Large variations in the periodic expenditure of funds are undesirable for organizational operations. Therefore the expenditure of funds is frequently reconciled with the disbursement of funds for the project. This is known as:

Explanation

D - This is known as Funding Limit reconciliation. This will necessitate the scheduling of work to be adjusted to smooth or regulate those expenditures.

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87.
The processes included in project communication management are:

Explanation

This is a common type of question. Collect Requirements is a Scope Management process. Update project documentation is an output from a range of processes.

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88.
Leadership in a project environment should demonstrate all of the following characteristics except:

Explanation

Whilst managing upwards (or advising upwards) is a key skill of the project manager, it is not the primary focus of leadership.

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89. While rating a proposal, one of the requirements was "The proposed project manager needs to be a certified Project Management Professional, PMP® " This is an example of:

Explanation

B - This is an example of an evaluation criterion used to rate or score proposals.

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90.
A Pareto diagram shows:

Explanation

A Pareto diagram is a specific type of histogram, ordered by frequency of occurrence.It is used to show how many defects were generated by each category of identified cause to allow remedial action to be focussed on the most significant.

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91. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) dictionary supports the WBS and is a companion document to the WBS. Which of the following is not included in the WBS dictionary?

Explanation

B - Resource assignments are not part of the WBS dictionary.

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92. A special cause may also be referred to as:

Explanation

B - A special cause is also referred to as an assignable cause.

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93. A manager asked to see a list of milestones in the project. This would be available as an output from the:

Explanation

D - The list of milestones is available as an output from the Define Activities phase.

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94. You are setting up your team for the project you are currently working on and you are looking at a chart that shows the programming will be performed by Systems Development, the infrastructure will be implemented by Infrastructure Systems, the customer communication will be handled by the call center. This is an example of what type of chart?

Explanation

B - A hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to performing organizational units is an example of Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

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95. Analysis of project spending against project budget and calculating the percentage complete of tasks currently underway are examples of:

Explanation

C - Information on the status of the project activities being performed to accomplish the project work is routinely collected as part of the project management plan execution.

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96.
All of the following are true of cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contracts, except:

Explanation

CPFF contracts pay a fixed fee to the seller based on the initial estimated value of the work. The only time the fee will change is if the buyer changes the scope of the work.

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97. Jack is the project manager of a project and is looking at the schedule of work. He adjusts a few of the schedule milestones and imposes date constraints for some of the work packages. The most likely reason that may need him to do this is:

Explanation

D - Reconciliation of the funding limits is a key reason why scheduling of work may need to be adjusted to smooth or regulate expenditures in relation to the disbursement of funds for the project.

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98.
A binding contract is legally created when:

Explanation

Contracts do not have to be in writing or signed. Whilst it is difficult to enforce the terms of a verbal contracts the law will recognise the validity of the agreement.
The four basic requirements for a contract are:
- Someone makes an offer to do something,
- The offer is accepted unconditionally,
- There is an intention or actual performance of the offer,
- There is an intention or actual transfer of a valuable consideration
(the consideration does not have to be money, just of value).

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99.
The basic decision making styles normally used by project managers include all of the following except:

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Rational choice theory is a framework for understanding and often formally modelling social and economic behaviour. The 4 options in the PMBOK are command, consultation, consensus and coin flip. Coin flip is used when it really does not matter which option is chosen as long as there is a decision (eg, should we meet at McDonald’s or Burger King for lunch).

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100. As part of the Plan Quality process, you create a document which describes the purpose, start and end of processes, their inputs, outputs, data required and the owner and stakeholders of processes. This is called a:

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D - This is called a Process boundary and increases value to the customer by facilitating the identification of waste and non-value added activity.

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