Stockton PMP Mock Exam

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    You are managing a large hotel construction project in another state. You are about to fly out to an important client meeting when you realize that you've lost your wallet and thus are unable to board your flight. Missing the meeting will cause your project to fall significantly behind schedule and postponing the meeting is not an option. A co-worker that looks similar to you offers to loan you his ID, so that you can board the flight and make your meeting. What should you do?  

    • Call the client and explain that you will not be able to attend because you lost your wallet, even if it means delaying your project
    • Postpone the meeting
    • Use your co-worker's ID and board the flight
    • Make up an excuse, such as a death in the family, to cover up for your mistake
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This full length practice exam is a simulation of what you will see when you take the real PMP exam. This exam contains 200 questions and you must complete the exam in a 4-hour time limit. This practice exam uses the same process group percentages as the actual PMP exam. NOTE: Unlike the real PMP Exam, this simulation exam does not allow you to go back to the previous questions until you complete all the questions. Please do NOT use the browser "Back" button or the "Backspace" key to go back to the previous questions. At the end of the exam, you will be given an opportunity to review and change the answers of any questions before submitting the exam. When you are ready to take the exam, please enter your First and Last name. Then press "Start" to begin.

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  • 2. 

    You are submitting a status report to your external customer. Which form of communication should you use?  

    • Formal verbal

    • Formal written

    • Informal verbal

    • Informal written

    Correct Answer
    A. Formal written
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Communications Management
    All project reports and any procurement related communications should be formal written.

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  • 3. 

    What is the purpose of a project charter?  

    • To formally authorize a project or a phase and document initial requirements which satisfy the stakeholder’s needs and expectations.

    • To document how the project will be planned, executed, monitored/controlled, and closed.

    • To link the project, which is going to be planned, executed, and monitored/controlled to the ongoing work of the organization.

    • To describe the process of performing the work defined in the project management plan in order to achieve the project’s objectives.

    Correct Answer
    A. To formally authorize a project or a phase and document initial requirements which satisfy the stakeholder’s needs and expectations.
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration Management
    Project Charter formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholder's needs and expectations. (PMBOK, p.45)

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  • 4. 

    What form of communication should a customer use to express their acceptance of the project deliverables?  

    • Informal verbal

    • Formal written

    • Formal verbal

    • Informal written

    Correct Answer
    A. Formal written
    Explanation
    Closing - Integration Management
    Formal acceptance should always be formal written.

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  • 5. 

    What is included in the scope baseline?  

    • Project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary

    • Scope management plan, and project scope statement

    • Scope management plan, project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary

    • WBS and WBS dictionary

    Correct Answer
    A. Project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    The scope baseline includes the project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary.

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  • 6. 

    A major problem with this type of organization structure is that when the project is finished the team is terminated. What type of organization structure does this refer to?  

    • Balanced Matrix

    • Projectized

    • Functional

    • Weak Matrix

    Correct Answer
    A. Projectized
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    In a Projectized organizational structure the project team reports to only one boss and is tasked with working solely on the one project. One major problem with this type of structure is what to do with the team members when the project is completed. One way this is handled is to terminate the employment of all team members.

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  • 7. 

    A project manager is trying to complete a software development project, but cannot get enough attention for the project. Resources are focused on completing process-related work and the project manager has little authority to properly assign resources. What form of organization must the project manager be working in?  

    • Functional

    • Matrix

    • Strong Matrix

    • Coordinated

    Correct Answer
    A. Functional
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    In a functional organization, project managers have little to none of authority and resource availability.

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  • 8. 

    You are in the process of hiring 2 new project managers for upcoming projects at your company. You discover that one of the applicants has lied about being PMP certified. With that one exception, he is actually the most qualified applicant. What should you do?  

    • Hire him since he is the most qualified person

    • Report him to PMI because lying about having the PMP is unethical

    • Do nothing because it's none of your business

    • Report him to the police because lying on a resume is fraud

    Correct Answer
    A. Report him to PMI because lying about having the PMP is unethical
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    If someone lies about being PMP certified you should report them to the PMI. You would definitely not hire him. You should not ignore it, as choice C suggests, because this is a violation of PMI ethics and should be reported. You would not call the police, because lying on a resume is not illegal.

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  • 9. 

    You are managing a project to develop a new mobile phone. Even though it's not in the requirements, you decide to add the feature to be able to use the phone in any country without changing the SIM card. What is this feature called?  

    • Scope creep

    • Gold plating

    • Prototypes

    • Alternatives identification

    Correct Answer
    A. Gold plating
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    Adding unwanted and undocumented features to a product is called gold plating. Scope creep is where stakeholders or customers continuously add requirements to the project. Prototypes are a requirements documentation technique. Alternatives identification is the process of identifying defferent ways to complete the work on a project.

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  • 10. 

    You are in the process of installing a new heating and cooling system in an office building when you realize that because of the way the exhaust fan is situated, winds over 30 MpH will cause the AC unit to not vent nor work properly. You decide to not change anything and continue as planned. What strategy did you choose?  

    • Exploit

    • Accept

    • Transfer

    • Mitigate

    Correct Answer
    A. Accept
    Explanation
    Planning - Risk Management
    Since you have chosen to not do anything different, you have decided to accept the risk.

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  • 11. 

    All of the following are part of the scope baseline except the:  

    • Project scope management plan

    • Project scope statement

    • Work breakdown structure

    • Work breakdown structure dictionary

    Correct Answer
    A. Project scope management plan
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    Scope baseline is an approved specific version of the detailed scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary.

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  • 12. 

    You are managing a project to build a bridge across the bay. The previous project had cost overruns because the project team underestimates the winds and harsh weather conditions on the bay. The lessons learned from the previous project can be found in which of the following places?  

    • Organizational process assets

    • Records management system

    • Project management software

    • Enterprise environmental assets

    Correct Answer
    A. Organizational process assets
    Explanation
    Initiatling - Integration Management
    The lessons learned documents would be found in the organizational process assets. The term records management system only applies to procurements. The term project management software is found in cost and time management. Enterprise environmental factors are the environment around you that are usally intangible.

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  • 13. 

    During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope that is beyond the scope of the project charter. The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work required. This is an example of what?  

    • Change management process

    • Scope management

    • Quality analysis

    • Scope decomposition

    Correct Answer
    A. Scope management
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    Project scope management 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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  • 14. 

    You are managing a project that will move your company's data to a new state of the art data center. The biggest risk your team has identified is the risk of losing important customer records data during the move. Fortunately, most of the data is also stored on paper forms. However the cost to input the records would be very expensive. To address this risk you create a backup of the entire customer database as of last week and purchase an insurance policy to pay for the cost to input data for the past 7 days. Which type of risk response strategy are you using?  

    • Mitigate and transfer

    • Mitigate and enhance

    • Mitigate and share

    • Mitigate and avoid

    Correct Answer
    A. Mitigate and transfer
    Explanation
    Planning - Risk Management
    Creating a backup of the data is an example of mitigation. Mitigation is a plan you'll implement if things go wrong to make sure the impact is minimized. The insurance policy is an example of transfer. The risk of the cost to input that data is being transferred to a third party.

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  • 15. 

    When managing a project team, what is the best way to handle conflict in a team environment?  

    • You should address the conflict early and in private using a direct and collaborative approach

    • You should address the conflict in front of the whole team to ensure that everyone knows about it

    • You should wait as long as possible to see if the conflict will go away by itself

    • When you are resolving a conflict, you should compare it to any past conflicts

    Correct Answer
    A. You should address the conflict early and in private using a direct and collaborative approach
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    Conflict should be addressed early and usually in private. Therefore, choices B and C are incorrect. Conflict resolution should focus on the present, not the past, as choice D suggests.

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  • 16. 

    You have just been assigned as project manager for a large software development project. This one-year project is about halfway done. The project team consists of 10 employees from subcontractors and 25 of your company's employees. You want to understand who is responsible for doing what on the project. Where would you find such information?  

    • Responsibility assignment matrix

    • Resource histogram

    • Gantt chart

    • Project organization chart

    Correct Answer
    A. Responsibility assignment matrix
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    The responsibility assignment matrix maps who will do the work, whereas the resource histogram (choice B) shows the number of resources used in each time period. In its pure sense, a Gantt chart (choice C) shows only task and calendar date. An organizational chart (choice D) shows who reports to whom.

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  • 17. 

    You are managing a large construction project and need to make changes to the contract. Once the changes are complete, you need to give a presentation to management to explain the changes. What types of communication should you use?  

    • Formal written, formal verbal

    • Informal written, formal verbal

    • Formal written, informal verbal

    • Informal written, informal verbal

    Correct Answer
    A. Formal written, formal verbal
    Explanation
    Executing - Communications Management
    Whenever making changes to a contract you should use formal written. When you make a presentation you use formal verbal.

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  • 18. 

    Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of the project charter?  

    • It defines the project scope

    • It authorizes work to begin on the project

    • It completely describes the work to be done on the project

    • It describes the business case and reason for doing the project

    Correct Answer
    A. It authorizes work to begin on the project
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration Management
    The main purpose of the project charter is to grant formal authority for work to begin on a project. The charter may include some aspects of the other answer choices, but choice B is the best answer.

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  • 19. 

    You are managing a project on a Time and Materials contract that is budgeted thru the end of the year. You expect your work will be completed by December 13th, but if you end the engagement early there is a good chance your contract will not be renewed for the next quarter. What should you do?  

    • Stretch your work out, so that you complete the project at the end of December as scheduled to ensure that your contract gets renewed.

    • Complete the project on December 13, even if it means losing the contract.

    • Ask the customer for an early completion bonus.

    • Complete the project on December 13, but continue working on additional features so that the customer will get more than they expected.

    Correct Answer
    A. Complete the project on December 13, even if it means losing the contract.
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    The ethical thing to do is be honest and complete the project early, even if you lose the contract as a result. Choice A is unethical and choice C is not appropriate. Choice D is not correct, because you should not be working on things that are not in scope.

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  • 20. 

    You are the project manager for a retail clothing company and are responsible for setting up new stores. One of your team members, Bob, has been acting up lately. He often times is in a bad mood and has been creating a lot of conflict. You hear a rumor that he is having personal issues with his spouse, but that is no excuse for his behavior. How should you approach this situation?  

    • Call an intervention so the entire team can tell him how his behavior has impacted the team

    • Send him an email informing him that his behavior is inappropriate

    • Schedule a one-on-one meeting to discuss the issue in private

    • Setup a meeting with Bob and his wife to try to help them resolve their differences

    Correct Answer
    A. Schedule a one-on-one meeting to discuss the issue in private
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    The first thing you should always do when there is a behavior or performance problem with one of your team members is to discuss it one-on-one in private. While interventions might be great for drug and alcohol problems, they are not appropriate in the workplace. Email is too impersonal and you always want to discuss performance issue face-to-face. Meeting with Bob and his wife is out of the question and totally inappropriate - as a project manager you should draw a clear line between work and personal life and not interfere in Bob's marriage.

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  • 21. 

    You are the project manager for a large biotech company. One of your Asian team member, Chang, makes a racist comment about a white woman on the team. Your company policy is to report such comments to HR. This is the first time you have heard such racist comments on your team and don't expect it will happen again. What should you do?  

    • Ignore the comment since it was the first time you have heard such a comment and you don't expect it will happen again

    • Reprimand Chang during the next team meeting

    • Reprimand Chang in private and report his conduct to HR

    • Ignore the comment, because racist comment does not affect the project

    Correct Answer
    A. Reprimand Chang in private and report his conduct to HR
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    The appropriate response is to reprimand Chang in private and follow company policy. Choices A and D are incorrect, because regardless of how often or towards whom, racist and sexist comments are not to be tolerated.

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  • 22. 

    Which of the following is a deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be completed on a project?  

    • SOW

    • WBS

    • Scope statement

    • Network diagram

    Correct Answer
    A. WBS
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    This should be an easy one if you read the PMBOK. The definition of the WBS is a deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be completed on a project.

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  • 23. 

    You have just been assigned to a new project and have been given the project statment of work and the project charter. The first thing you must do is:  

    • Create a project scope statement

    • Identify all the stakeholders

    • Analyze projct risk

    • Begin work on the project management plan

    Correct Answer
    A. Identify all the stakeholders
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration Management
    Once the project charter is created, the next step is to identify the stakholders.

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  • 24. 

    You are managing a project at a water treatment plant. Your team is having conflicts about things like who takes meeting minutes, what time to arrive at work, inappropriate work language, and workplace dress code. Which of the following would help resolve these issues?  

    • Projectized organization structure

    • Rewards and recognition

    • Ground rules

    • Sensitivity training

    Correct Answer
    A. Ground rules
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    Ground rules help the team understand what behavior is acceptable and what is not. Ground rules could help to resolve the issues listed in the question.

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  • 25. 

    Being assigned as a project manager, you noticed during project execution that conflicts arise in the team on both technical and interpersonal levels. What is an appropriate way of handling conflicts?

    • Conflicts distract the team and disrupt the work rhythm. You should always smooth them when they surface.

    • A conflict should be handled in a meeting so that the entire team can participate in finding a solution.

    • Conflicts should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach.

    • You should use your coercive power to quickly resolve conflicts and then focus on goal achievement.

    Correct Answer
    A. Conflicts should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approach.
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    Conflict should be addressed early and usually in private, using a direct, collaborative approch. If disruptive conflict continues, formal procedures may be used, including disciplinary actions. (PMBOK, p.239)

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  • 26. 

    Your project was suddenly terminated after a major design flaw was found in one of the component that you delivered to the customer. What should you do next?  

    • Stop work, document the lessons learned, and then release the team

    • Offer the customer box seat tickets to a professional sporting event and try to get him to reinstate your contract

    • Keep the team working on the project to fix the problems and try to get the project reinstated

    • Stop work and release the team immediately

    Correct Answer
    A. Stop work, document the lessons learned, and then release the team
    Explanation
    Closing - Integration Management
    If your project gets terminated early you should immediately stop work and document the lessons learned. After the lessons learned are documented you can release the team. Choice B is suggesting a bribe, which is not appropriate. Choice C is not correct either; you should not work on the project if it is canceled. You need your team to document the lessons learned so choice D is incorrect.

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  • 27. 

    You are managing a project with the following EVM metrics: AC = $24,000, EV = $30,000 and PV = $28,000. Which of the following statements is true?  

    • The project is over budget and ahead of schedule

    • The project is within budget and behind schedule

    • The project is over budget and behind schedule

    • The project is within budget and ahead of schedule

    Correct Answer
    A. The project is within budget and ahead of schedule
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management
    For this question you need to calculate CPI and SPI, which will tell you if you are over or under budget and if you are within or behind schedule respectively. CPI = EV / AC = $30,000/$24,000 = 1.25 thus your project is within budget. SPI = EV / PV = $30,000/$28,000 = 1.07 thus your project is ahead of schedule.

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  • 28. 

    You are the project manager for an accounting project. You have requested 2 senior-level auditors to assist you on your project, but the accounting director assigns 2 very junior team members that lack the necessary skills to complete the work. How should you respond?  

    • Go to the accounting director's manager and ask for the senior resources you need

    • Do the best you can with the junior team members

    • Ask your manager to talk with the accounting director

    • Call a meeting with the accounting director, so that you can explain more clearly the need for senior resources on your project

    Correct Answer
    A. Call a meeting with the accounting director, so that you can explain more clearly the need for senior resources on your project
    Explanation
    Executing - Human Resource Management
    The appropriate course of action is always to try to resolve the issue directly with the person you have the problem with, thus D is the correct answer. You should never go to outside parties, as suggested in choices A and C, until you have first tried to resolve the issue yourself. Choice B is clearly wrong, because you know the junior resources are not up to the task.

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  • 29. 

    Your change control board (CCB) has just approved a change request. What is the next thing you should do?  

    • Analyze the impact of the change

    • Inform stakeholders of the change approval

    • Update the project plan to reflect the change

    • Manage the project based on the approved change

    Correct Answer
    A. Update the project plan to reflect the change
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management
    The first thing you should do after a change request is approved is to update the project documents. Once the documents are updated, then you can inform the stakeholders. After that you can go back to work and manage the project based on the approved change. Choice A is clearly wrong, because you always analyze the impact of a change prior to submitting a change request (that is likely the first question you will be asked by the CCB - what's the impact to your project?).

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  • 30. 

    You are working in a country where it is customary to pay for a police escort to a dangerous area of town. You have an important meeting in that part of town that cannot be delayed or your project will be severely impacted. A colleague tells you it's perfectly acceptable to pay for the service, but you are worried that it might be considered a bribe. What is the appropriate response?  

    • Pay the police for the escort, because it could be dangerous not to

    • Refuse the police escort service, because it is a bribe

    • Postpone your meeting, so that you can ask management for advice

    • Cancel the meeting

    Correct Answer
    A. Pay the police for the escort, because it could be dangerous not to
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    Choice A is the correct answer. You should pay for the escort service. In this case the escort is not a bribe because it is customary in that country. A bribe typically involves doing something illegal or gaining special favors (such as being awarded a contract), which is not the case here. Plus it would be dangerous not to accept the escort. The question states that you cannot delay the meeting, so choices C and D are incorrect.

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  • 31. 

    Government regulations that will limit your options as a project team are best described as?  

    • Bureaucracies

    • Constraints

    • Workarounds

    • Assumptions

    Correct Answer
    A. Constraints
    Explanation
    Planning - Human Resource Management
    Union contracts and government regulations that are imposed on your project are examples of constraints. Constraints are anything that limits your options on a project.

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  • 32. 

    Stakeholders are best described as?  

    • People or organizations who ask you to do work

    • People or organizations who are actively involved in or affected by the project

    • People who approve the project

    • People who provide the financial resources for the project

    Correct Answer
    A. People or organizations who are actively involved in or affected by the project
    Explanation
    Initiating - Communications Management
    The definition of a stakeholder is anyone who is actively involved in or anyone who is positively or negatively affected by the porject. Not all stakeholders ask you to do work on the project; not all stakeholders necessarily approve the project; not all stakeholders provide the financial resources for the project.

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  • 33. 

    Who is the most appropriate person to approve the project charter?  

    • Customer

    • Sponsor

    • Stakeholders

    • Project manager

    Correct Answer
    A. Sponsor
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration managemer
    The sponsor is responsible for approving the project charts.

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  • 34. 

    What is true regarding projects?  

    • A project is a unique service undertaken to create a temporary product

    • A project is a unique endeavor undertaken to create a temporary service

    • A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service

    • A project is a temporary product undertaken to create a unique endeavor or service

    Correct Answer
    A. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration Management
    Choice C is the PMBOK definition of a project (p. 5).

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  • 35. 

    You are preparing for the PMP exam when a colleague of yours who has already passed the PMP offers to tell you all of the answers he remembers from when he took the exam. What should you do?  

    • Accept his offer so that you can pass the exam

    • Decline his offer and report him to PMI

    • Accept his offer and post everything he tells you to your blog so that others can benefit

    • Decline the offer

    Correct Answer
    A. Decline his offer and report him to PMI
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    Divulging the answers to the PMP exam is cheating. Since your colleague is a PMP, you should report him to PMI.

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  • 36. 

    What is the name for the lowest level of the WBS?  

    • Activity

    • Deliverable

    • Work package

    • Node

    Correct Answer
    A. Work package
    Explanation
    Planning - Scope Management
    The work package is the name for the lowest level in the WBS.

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  • 37. 

    Who manages the integration on a project?  

    • Project manager

    • Project team

    • Sponsor

    • Stakeholder

    Correct Answer
    A. Project manager
    Explanation
    Executing - Integration Management
    Integration is one of the primary responsibilities of the project manager.

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  • 38. 

    Which of the following is not a result of performing stakeholder analysis?  

    • Understanding who might impact or might be impacted by the project

    • Determining a strategy for how to best manage various stakeholders

    • Understanding who will be responsible for completing the work

    • Understanding stakeholder attitudes

    Correct Answer
    A. Understanding who will be responsible for completing the work
    Explanation
    Initiating - Communications Management
    Remember stakeholder analysis is done at the beginning of a project - at that point we don't know what work is required yet, so how could we assign responsibility. Choice A is the main reason for doing this process and is documented in the stakeholder register. Choice B and D are included in the stakeholder management strategy, which is the other output of this process.

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  • 39. 

    Which of the following best describes the purpose of Integrated Change Control on a project?  

    • To prevent changes from occurring

    • To help the project manager make tough decisions

    • To provide a framework to approve, reject, and manage changes

    • To eliminate scope creep

    Correct Answer
    A. To provide a framework to approve, reject, and manage changes
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management
    The correct answer is choice C. The main purpose of the Perform Integrated Change Control process is to provide a framework to approve, reject, and manage changes on a project. Choices A and D might be desirable, but they are not the main purpose of Perform Integrated Change Control. Choice B is also incorrect. Project Managers ofter have to make tough decisions, but unfortunately Integrated Change Control is not designed for that.

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  • 40. 

    Which of the following contracts has the most risk to the Seller?  

    • Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

    • Fixed Price with Economic Prices Adjustment (FP-EPA)

    • Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)

    • Time and Material (T&M)

    Correct Answer
    A. Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
    Explanation
    Executing - Procurement Management
    The seller has the most risk under a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. In this type of contract the seller is required to do all of the work for a set price. Regardless of what happens to underlying materials costs, the seller must complete the work for the fixed price in the contract. The other types of contracts have clauses that shift some of the risk back to the buyer in the event that prices go up.

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  • 41. 

    You are managing a large software project for a bank and are about 50% done with the work when a new stakeholder is identified. It turns out the stakeholder will be highly impacted by the new software project. You have a tight deadline and the requirements are already firmly set. What should you do?  

    • Ignore the stakeholder

    • Meet with the stakeholder to inform them of your project

    • Meet with the stakeholder to gather their requirements

    • Find someone to blame for not identifying the stakeholder earlier

    Correct Answer
    A. Meet with the stakeholder to gather their requirements
    Explanation
    Initiating - Communications Management
    The correct course of action would be to meet with the stakeholder and document their requirements. You might get lucky and already have all of their requirements taken into consideration. At the very least, you will understand what is missing and if time permits be able to work on thier requirements. Ignoring the stakeholder and searching for someone to blame are obviously inappropriate responses. Simply informing the stakeholder of your project and not gathering their requirements, as suggested in choice B, would not be appropriate either.

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  • 42. 

    You have just gained formal approval for your project and are asking around to see who else might be impacted by your project. What process group are you performing?  

    • Initiating

    • Planning

    • Executing

    • Monitoring and Controlling

    Correct Answer
    A. Initiating
    Explanation
    Initiating - Communications Management
    The question is describing the Identify Stakeholders process, which is done in the Initiating process group.

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  • 43. 

    Pareto charts help the project manager to  

    • Foster a more creative team

    • Focus their attention on the primary causes of quality issues

    • See patterns in defect rates over time

    • Perform resource leveling on the project

    Correct Answer
    A. Focus their attention on the primary causes of quality issues
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management
    Pareto charts are a combined bar chart (ordered by frequency) and line chart (showing cumulative defect). Pareto charts help the project manager see which causes of defects are causing the most number of defect. You may also hear the term 80/20 rule, which is used with Pareto charts and refers to the fact that often times 80% of the issues are caused by 20% of the reasons. Choice A is irrelevant to the question. Choice C is referring to run charts. For choice D you would use a simple bar chart (aka histogram).

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  • 44. 

    You are working as a project manager and are currently looking at a chart that shows you the type and number of resources that you need over a period of time. Your goal is to smooth out your resources so you can avoid the peaks and valleys. What type of chart are you looking at?  

    • Run chart

    • Resource histogram

    • Resource calendar

    • Staffing management plan

    Correct Answer
    A. Resource histogram
    Explanation
    Planning - Human Resource Management
    The question is describing resource leveling, which is the process of smoothing out resource utilization over time. You would use a resource histogram (bar chart) to do resource leveling. Resource histogram is a form of resource calendar, which in turn is a part of a staffing management plan.

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  • 45. 

    You are working on a large construction project as a project manager and have just found an opportunity to save a lot of money on your project. Which of the following is an example of exploiting the opportunity?  

    • Partnering with anthor company to take advantage of the opportunity

    • By changing your project approach to ensure that you achieve the full benefits of the opportunity

    • Hiring workers in another country to work long hours in poor conditions for very low pay

    • By taking out an insurance policy to reduce your project costs

    Correct Answer
    A. By changing your project approach to ensure that you achieve the full benefits of the opportunity
    Explanation
    Planning - Risk Management
    Exploiting means you actively go after the opportunity. Choice A is describing sharing. Choice C is using the word exploit in a common sense and non project management usage, which is not how you should answer questions on the PMP exam. Choice D is describing transferring, which is a negative risk strategy and should not be used for opportunities.

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  • 46. 

    When working as a project manager there are many things around you that can impact the project's ability to be successful including the corporate culture, infrastructure, marketplace conditions, the number and type of resource available, workplace attitudes, etc. These are referred to as?  

    • Organizational process assets

    • Enterprise environmental factors

    • Lesson learned

    • Constraints

    Correct Answer
    A. Enterprise environmental factors
    Explanation
    Initiating - Integration Management
    The question lists just a few of the many enterprise environmental factors listed in the PMBOK fourth edition on page 14.

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  • 47. 

    You are taking measurements and plotting the results on a control chart. What process are you performing?  

    • Perform quality assurance

    • Perform quality control

    • Plan quality

    • Monitor and control project work

    Correct Answer
    A. Perform quality control
    Explanation
    Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management
    Remember that quality control is when you do the actual testing and measurement. Quality assurance is when you audit the process to make sure you are following the correct quality policies and procedures. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the types of charts and graphs you would use in both of these processes - sometimes that is your only clue.

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  • 48. 

    Defects found late in the project are  

    • Easy to fix

    • Expensive to fix

    • Catastrophic to the project

    • The project manager's fault

    Correct Answer
    A. Expensive to fix
    Explanation
    Executing - Quality Management
    As time passes in a project, defects become more expensive to repair. Also remember that stakeholder influence and risk decreases as time passes.

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  • 49. 

    You work for a company that develops software using agile methodologies. You decide to take a training course in agile project management. What is this an example of?  

    • Developing project team

    • Contributing to the project management body of knowledge

    • Enhancing personal professional competencies

    • Lessons learned

    Correct Answer
    A. Enhancing personal professional competencies
    Explanation
    Professional & Social Responsibility - Ethics
    Whenever you educate yourself by taking training in the field of project management this is called enhancing personal professional competencies. As a PMP you are expected to continually develop your skills and knowledge by earning 60 hours of project management education every 3 years.

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