PMP Practice Exam 3

Which of the following best describes the contents of the Scope Baseline?

A technician tested a piece of equipment, found a defect, and submitted a change request to repair it, noting that significant rework is needed. What should the project manager do first?

You are managing a software development project with predefined milestones. After completing all milestones, you are verifying that the product meets the specifications outlined in the project management plan. Which process group are you currently in?

At the end of a design project, a competitor’s new technology has made the project’s deliverable obsolete. Although the sponsor is pleased with the team’s performance, they believe the project should have been terminated earlier. What could the project manager have done differently?

Your construction project is in an area prone to overnight burglaries. Since the issue cannot be fully resolved, your project team decides to do nothing except take out an insurance policy. What type of risk response planning is this?

As a project manager, you are assigned to a project with 250 stakeholders, a higher number than you have previously managed. What is the best course of action in this situation?

In which type of organizational structure does the project manager have the most power?

Which cost-estimating technique is most commonly used in the early stages of a project?

A wind farm construction project is underway in an area without communication infrastructure. Project management software is used to monitor progress and provide daily status updates to the sponsor. Two teams work on rotating seven-day tours. What is the most likely challenge the teams will face while controlling the schedule?

Is it true that the duration of most activities is significantly influenced by the resources assigned to them?

While managing a new emergency room addition project, you are expanding the stakeholder register to include roles, responsibilities, and levels of interest. Who is the BEST source of information for these stakeholder details?

For a golf resort project, you have a cost-plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract to procure and install plumbing fixtures in 350 bathrooms. How can you ensure the seller does not make additional profit beyond the contract terms?

Which relationship model is most commonly used in Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) diagrams?

A project manager is selecting the technical approach for a new infrastructure project. The project team cannot agree on the best technology among several viable options. How should the project manager use expert judgment to select the optimal technology?

During a product walk-through at the end of a project phase, the customer requests an additional color option for future items. What should the project manager do next?

While planning project communication, you are determining what to communicate to stakeholders, the best communication method, and the appropriate format, timing, and frequency. Which tool or technique will help achieve the right output for the Plan Communication process?

During a high-rise project, a contractor reported an issue with vertical supports. The project manager used a fishbone diagram to find the root cause, collaborated with experts to identify a solution, and implemented it. However, two months later, the issue persisted. What step did the project manager miss?

A company is interviewing candidates for an agile project team. The ideal team member should have broad general knowledge and skills with one area of specialization. What is the term commonly used in agile environments for such a skill set?

In a PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) chart, what does an activity with neither slack nor float indicate?

In an agile software development project, compliance with privacy legislation caused delays, and team conflicts further slowed progress. What term is used in agile project management to describe this team-related obstacle, distinguishing it from the technical issue?

A project manager prepared an RFP and hosted a bidder conference, and now, a seller must be selected. The project team first evaluates proposals based on technical quality and then negotiates costs with the selected seller. Which selection method was used?

While developing the risk management plan for your project, you need to determine the acceptable level of overall project risk exposure. What should you do first?

A team leader addresses a supply chain issue by organizing a brainstorming session with the project team, encouraging open discussion and all possible ideas. Which TWO factors of high-performing project teams does this situation exemplify?

In an Agile project, what represents the project requirements from the organization, and what represents the work to be done during the next cycle of up to four weeks?

In Project Scope Management, which tool or technique is primarily used during the requirements definition process to gather detailed stakeholder needs?

Which of the following statements about the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is NOT true?

As the project manager of the ABC project, you encounter a defective key component midway through the project. The team meets and manages to make the product work without the defective components. What does this situation exemplify?

As a project manager, you are conducting variance analysis, aggregating work performance information, and initiating change requests for defect repairs and corrective actions. Which process are you in?

What is the most common cause of conflicts in a project?

While developing the project scope statement, you have outlined the project deliverables, acceptance requirements, and project exclusions. What else should be included in the project scope statement?