PMP Practice Exam 5

As the project manager for the Star City Museum project, you are procuring lighting installation services. The project sponsor wants a contract that ensures the seller is responsible for all errors and damages while controlling costs during the 18-month construction period. Which contract type is best for the buyer?

As the project manager at the buyer organization, you issue a formal invitation with a scope of work seeking a response detailing the methodology and results to be provided. What is this called?

In a software development project, a delay in coding requires an extension of the office rental. However, the landlord informs you that the space is not available. After documenting the problem, what should you do next?

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which is the lowest level that must be met before other levels can be addressed?

New members of a distributed project team are struggling with inconsistent documentation and difficulty learning workflows. What can the project manager do to support the team?

You are leading a web application project, reprioritizing the product backlog, determining velocity, adapting work plans, and facilitating retrospectives every two weeks. Which project management process does this work align with?

You are conducting variance analysis, aggregating work performance information, and initiating change requests for defect repairs. Which process are you currently in?

Which of these is NOT a benefit measurement project selection method?

Your colleague is new to agile, and you explain that agile is a mindset based on four paired values and 12 principles. What document are you describing?

Which of the following is a constrained optimization project selection method?

A project manager is assigned to create a document that describes the potential monetary and other benefits of a proposed project. This document will also be used to track the realization of those benefits if the project is accepted. What is the appropriate title for this document?

After a failed quality audit with multiple action items, a new project manager reviews the project status, identifies new stakeholders, and considers adding audit resources. What should the project manager do next?

When should quality audits be conducted during a project?

As a board member involved in selecting projects among available alternatives, what is the term for the cost of choosing one project and forgoing another?

During the release of an important product, a vice president from a different product line raised a valid concern that needed to be addressed before the release, causing a delay. How could the project manager have prevented this situation earlier in the project?

Who is responsible for organizing the training of new staff on a project?

A project manager using a servant leadership approach struggles to meet deadlines on a roadway construction project due to a low-performing team. What is the first step the project manager should take to get the project back on track?

Which of the following is NOT an output of the Estimate Costs process in project management?

Your project sponsor has given you a cash bonus to distribute among your team. One team member has performed poorly. What should you do?

In a change-driven, agile project, who owns the quality of the software?

What does a Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 1.8 indicate about your project?

For a project aimed at improving the quality of concrete used in ongoing construction projects, what is the first document you should prepare as the project manager?

Which of the following is NOT required when closing a project?

You are implementing approved changes, corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs in a project. Which process group are you in?

During a risk audit, it was discovered that some risks were not analyzed correctly due to insufficient review of risk-related information. What could have been done to prevent this issue?

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the project charter?

During project meetings, team members often nod but do not speak up or ask questions. Which training would help improve this situation?

According to the PMBOK® Guide, many organizations treat contract administration as an administrative function separate from the project organization. What is the title of the individual responsible for managing the contract?

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During planned product testing as part of quality control, the number of failures exceeded expectations. What type of risk is this?

A project manager is conducting a detailed estimation of the project. Which type of estimating method is most likely being used?