Project Management Professional (PMP)

After a delay in receiving parts, a team member has finished assembling the final product for the activity they were working on. What should be done NEXT?

Helen, Irene, and John make up an organization's review committee for a project they are working on. They have received responses from various vendors to the procurement document package and are formally reviewing prospective vendors according to their capabilities to successfully complete the conditions of the contract. They have been authorized to select vendors prior to senior management approval. Which action is the review committee currently undertaking?

You have recently completed receiving formal acceptance of the deliverables from the customer. As the project manager for your company, you have another project scheduled to begin shortly, and you would like to have this project closed before the beginning of the next project. You have collected the lessons learned, and completed the final project report. Which final task still needs to be completed before you can officially close this project?

Amy has acquired her project team. The team members consist of employees from various departments in the same organization as Amy. Amy has never worked with these people before, so they are unfamiliar with her leadership style and what is expected from them. After letting each team member know what their roles and responsibilities are on the project, Amy outlines the guidelines for the project team members to follow when working on the project. Which action is Amy currently engaged in?

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You are working at creating a network diagram for a project you are managing. The critical path consists of which activities?

As the project manager, you need to understand how the processes relate to one another and that the output from one typically becomes the input to another. Which process group corresponds to the "do" component from the plan-do-check-act cycle?

You are the project manager for one of the top golf equipment producers in the world and you are currently overseeing the development of this year's club models. Through a comparison, it has been determined that the project is ahead of schedule. Which option contained the data that was used in this comparison?

You are a procurement specialist preparing a contract for a software development project. Through negotiations, it has been determined that a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract type will be used. The following criteria for the contract have been agreed upon:

Target Project Cost: $200,000
Fee to the Seller: $30,000
Share Ratio: 80% Buyer, 20% Seller

Which final payout is appropriate if the project costs $220,000 to perform the work outlined in the contract?

Which statement is NOT true about the configuration management system?

You are a new project manager at a large manufacturing firm. You have recently taken over the project manager role for an ongoing project that is designed to create a new line of cookware. You have just been informed that there is an issue with one of the deliverables that needs to be delivered to the customer next week. You need to ensure the appropriate stakeholders are advised of the issue and you need to identify the person responsible for informing them. What is the BEST source of this information?

You are planning how project resources are going to be grouped, distributed, and managed. Which of the following tool or technique will be helpful in creating this plan?

You are the project manager for your organization. After conducting an inspection and a procurement audit to verify that all quality metrics agreed upon were achieved, it is time to close the contract. Upon receiving payment, the seller requires a formal sign-off on the contract to close the project with their organization. Which of the following BEST describes who is required to sign off on the contract?

Donna, a project manager for a multi-million dollar organization, has determined that to complete the installation of a new fitness center at a local university she is going to have to outsource the work. After reviewing the procurement documents, she notices that there is no vendor list available. Which action should she do NEXT?

You are the project manager for one of the top golf equipment producers in the world, and you are currently overseeing the development of this year's club model. The project has gotten off to a slow start and is behind schedule. In previous years, club types were worked on one at a time (for instance, the woods first and then the irons). To save time this year, they will be worked on concurrently. Which technique is this an example of?

Amy is leading a project that is several weeks into production. A flood has occurred near one of the storage facilities used to store materials for the project. The flood is preventing the workers from accessing the materials needed, and is threatening to delay the project finish date. Amy checks the risk response plan and determines that the flood was never identified as being a potential project risk. Therefore, a procedure to address the risk has not been documented. Which item should Amy use to address this issue?

An internal project is being carried out by a large organization that includes various functional groups including a quality control team and a quality assurance department. Mark, who is a member of the quality control team, has taken measurements from 100 random samples and plots them on a control chart. He notices that 35 of the 100 random samples have measurements that are not within specifications. Mark brings this to the attention of Kelly, the project manager. Kelly reviews the results and determines that there should not be this many measurements outside the specifications. What should Kelly do NEXT?

You have been contracted to an organic honey startup company to design a process for efficient honey gathering. Trying to monitor the schedule is a daunting task, as there are so many variables to consider related to bee honey production. Which of the following would be determined as part of monitoring the project schedule?

For communication to be effective, certain actions must be taken by both the sender and receiver. Which actions must be performed by the receiver for communication to be successful?

Calvin, a project manager, has scheduled a meeting for his team to discuss problems that have developed over the course of the project. Lou, a team member responsible for assisting with updating the project schedule, expresses his concern about the time constraints over the next month. He is concerned there will not be enough time to attend the upcoming training seminar on how to use a new software program. This program is designed to help him with his tasks for maintaining the project schedule. Lou maintains that it is of the utmost importance to be able to attend the training. Jane, who is part of the project management team, needs Lou to be available to work on some key tasks. Jane reminds Lou and Calvin that the training seminar will be presented three months from today's date and Lou can attend it when there is more flexibility in the project schedule. Which action should Calvin take?

You are an expatriate working in a foreign country. You have been asked to offer a cash payment gift to the procurement manager at a company with whom you are bidding on work. How BEST should you interpret this request?

You are managing a high profile project for your organization. You are in the process of determining whether to make or buy a widget that will be needed in the next phase of the project. The organization that you have received a quote from informs you that the widget may not be available until two weeks into the phase.

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What is the BEST choice to make regarding making or buying the widget?

As the project manager for your organization, you are responsible for also looking after any project-related procurements. Which of the following BEST describes when project procurements can be closed during the project life cycle without the risk of facing a penalty?

You are the newly appointed the project manager for an internal project. The project charter and the project management plan have been formally approved. Which action should you perform NEXT?

You want to ensure you are using an accurate method of estimating the duration of the activities contained in your WBS. You also need to be able to identify the level of uncertainty involved with the estimates. Which method will BEST achieve this?

You need to establish a list of risks that are associated with a project that you are managing. You have assembled a group of experts that will use a questionnaire to help generate ideas for identifying important project risks. The experts will work anonymously. Which of the following are you currently engaged in using?

You have identified a number of defects related to a component needed for a project deliverable. The project manager has asked you to determine the impact of each defect in a meaningful way. What should you do?

You are the project manager for your organization. You are currently going through an inspection process with your customer and their IT staff regarding the project deliverables, which is a new software database solution. Once the customer verbally agrees that the database system meets the agreed upon criteria, they schedule a meeting for the next day to sign off on the project deliverables. Which of the following BEST describes the process being completed once the customer signs off on the new database system?

The project management office for your organization uses net present value (NPV) to assess potential projects. At this time, there is only money to begin one project. Given the following results, which project should they choose?

Project A is estimated to take two years with an NPV of -$30,000
Project B is estimated to take one year with an NPV of -$10,000
Project C is estimated to take one year with an NPV of $10,000
Project D is estimated to take six years with an NPV of $50,000

You are instructed to attach new arms on any of the widgets that have broken arms. What BEST describes what you are doing?

You are managing a landscaping project for the city. Its purpose is to decorate the park to commemorate the city's 200th anniversary. You are currently involved in the Monitor Risks process to address a problem that resulted with the floral provider. Besides monitoring and controlling risk, which option is a secondary purpose of this process?

A project involves creating a new version of accounting software. The project is progressing as planned. Sam is involved in coding the software. She performs checks on new pieces of her code to determine if they are performing as intended as she is developing software features. Alice creates and runs automated tests to ensure the older code still works as new code is added. What does this situation describe?

You are creating the WBS for a project. Which indicator BEST shows that you have decomposed a work package to an appropriate level?

You are managing a project that is designed to create a new database system that will be used by members of the sales team. You have been informed that Carl, one of the team leads in the sales department, is concerned that the system will not provide all of the required functionality. What should you do FIRST?

It is your first time managing this type of project and you wish to refer to a document that will detail how the project scope should be controlled. Which document would contain this information?

You have identified and classified a number of potential stakeholders on your current project. You are now trying to identify strategies to manage these individuals.

One of the stakeholders is moderately interested, provides high power, supports the project, and carries a number of activities on the project. Which strategy would be MOST appropriate to engage with the stakeholder?

You have been assigned to replace a project manager at the beginning of project execution. You are in the process of reviewing the activities completed by the previous project manager. You determine that the previous project manager has completed the schedule and budget. The previous project manager also determined the quality specifications and began checking the products from the project. After confirming that a process improvement plan was created and roles and responsibilities of project team members have been identified, what should you do NEXT?

You are a project manager for a large project-oriented organization. You are currently working on a project proposal and are considering potential stakeholders that may influence the project. Which stakeholders are the MOST critical at this point in the project?

Bill is leading a project team in the development and building of a new hotel. He has assembled his project team members for the project's kick-off meeting. The team members are highly experienced in developing and building hotels. Bill provides the team members with his background. Bill explains that he started out as a construction worker helping to build houses, malls, hotels, and business offices. He decided to go back to college to get a degree in business administration. He worked his way through various management levels and eventually became a project manager for a multi-national company. He also mentors other employees of the company who are training for project management positions, and regularly attends project management seminars. Which form of power will Bill MOST likely express during this project?

Your project team is creating a new smartphone application. The project has a budget of $1,500 per week and has an estimated duration of seven weeks. The project is currently one week behind schedule, and $1,000 over budget. What is the planned value at the end of the sixth week?

You are the sole project manager for a small company, which means that you often manage several projects simultaneously. One of the projects that you are managing is nearing completion.

After meeting with the customer and project sponsor to attain formal acceptance of the project deliverables, you can officially begin to close the project.

You have completed several processes required for closing the project, including gathering lessons learned, updating and filing project documents, and releasing several staff members who will be assigned to tasks on other projects.

Now that the company has received formal signoff and payment for the successful project, which of the following would be the most appropriate NEXT step to take as the project manager?

You must provide management with a project schedule that displays the project as a summary of the work packages only. The schedule also needs to display the progress for each work package. Which is the BEST method to use to provide this information?

Wayne is leading a project team that has experienced team members working in two different buildings across the city from each other. After reviewing this month's performance reports, Wayne has noticed a significant drop in performance and an increase in issues that are not being addressed. Wayne takes action by inviting the team members out for drinks in the evening to relieve some stress. A discussion occurs during the evening between Wayne and the team members regarding the team's declining progress and the increase in unresolved issues. After actively listening to the team members, Wayne has to decide how to address the situation. Which action should Wayne take?

A project manager is looking to assign resources for various project activities and has a number of candidates to choose from with experience with smartphone cameras. One resource, Mike, is the best person to work on designing a new front facing camera for the new smartphone. He has the most experience, the necessary skills, and experience. However, Mike's department manager is not willing to let Mike work on the design. What should the project manager do NEXT?

You are currently engaged in documenting the approach that will be used to acquire some widgets needed for a project that you are managing. Which methods are MOST likely to help you achieve this?

Calvin, a project manager, has scheduled a meeting for his team to discuss problems that have developed over the course of the project. Lou, a team member responsible for assisting with updating the project schedule, expresses his concern about the time constraints over the next month. He is concerned there will not be enough time to attend the upcoming training seminar on how to use a new software program that is designed to help him with his tasks for maintaining the project schedule. Lou maintains that it is of the utmost importance to be able to attend the training. Jane, who is part of the project management team, needs Lou to be available to work on some key tasks. Jane reminds Lou and Calvin that the training seminar will be presented three months from today's date and Lou can attend it when there is more flexibility in the project schedule. Calvin asks Jane and Lou to come up with a solution. Which action is Calvin taking?

You have been asked to help develop the project charter for an internal project being performed by your organization. Your first task is to document any constraints on the project. Which of following is a potential source of this information?

Pam is leading a new project designed to create an internal web site for Imagenie, Inc employees that will allow them to view a company events calendar. The project team members work together in the same office building. Regular team meetings for all project team members are held in a single meeting room. Also, meetings that involve team members working on specific aspects of the project meet in different rooms throughout the office. For the most part, the project team members are meeting their targets and are on schedule. However, you notice that three team members who are grouped together are not sure how to complete their tasks. Which technique would be MOST helpful in this situation?

You have recently initiated a project that is designed to create a new process that will be used by the manufacturing department in your organization. You need to provide the project team with information about how to engage the users in the manufacturing department to ensure that their needs are met. Which management plan is the BEST place to enter this information?

You are the project manager overseeing the development of a new console video game and are currently involved in the Monitor and Control Project Work process. Which task would you be performing as part of this process?

You have just finished identifying risks that are associated with a project that you are managing. You now want to associate the risks with their root cause. Which method will BEST achieve this?

You are the project manager for a new project. You need to introduce project ground rules to the project team. How should you convey the project ground rules to the team?

You are currently managing a project relating to infrastructure renovations for a large IT organization. Several activities for the project are classified as critical, as they can directly impact internal operations and overall departmental productivity. Which of the following would result in a change request?

You are currently working on creating the schedule for a project you are managing. The network diagram consists of the activities described in the following |h %5coutput%5ct6%5cmisc%5cpmp4edeo243a.html Activity Description Table.

Which option represents the duration of the critical path?

You are managing a project that is planning the anniversary celebrations for the city. The preparations have been estimated to take ten weeks. The total cost of the project is set at $205,000. After five weeks, it has been determined that the project is half a week ahead of schedule, and the cost so far is $143,000. Which option represents the schedule variance of this project?

You are a project manager for a major tire distributor, and you are monitoring your team's performance for the summer tire campaign project. You have created a document that includes all the WBS elements and value, variance, and index comparisons. The following information is included:

Work Package 1: SPI = 0.92, CPI = 0.95
Work Package 2: SPI = 0.85, CPI = 1.02
Work Package 3: SPI = 0.99, CPI = 0.99
Work Package 4: SPI = 0.88, CPI = 1.04

Which conclusions can be drawn from this work performance data?

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