PMP® Exam Practice Test

1. A project manager is discussing the observed variations between planned and actual values of the defects with his quality engineer. He realizes that he has forgotten to identify one of the important metrics to analyze the defects. If the project manager evaluates the current result of the metrics to see if it requires corrective actions, which process group is he in?

2. You are the project manager for the YKL Project. This project will impact several lines of business at completion. You have elected to schedule each milestone in the project to end so the work does not impact current business cycles. This is an example of which one of the following?

3. You are the project manager of a large technical project. You believe that Jose has received the message but does not agree with it based on his body language. This is known as what?

4. A project manager is studying the project contract along with the narrative description of products and services to be supplied under that contract. He is also meeting key stakeholders and subject matter experts to evaluate whether or not the project is worth the required investment. Which of the following documents would be created as an output of the process?

5. You are managing a complex project which requires some highly skilled resources on embedded design. You obtain these resources from the organizational pool specifying the duration for which they would be required. Once your project activity is complete you need to free these resources for reassignment. Which kind of organizational structure are you working in?

6. A key stakeholder from the quality department wants to know how the process tailoring was done by the project team. Additionally, they would like to know the rationale for selecting processes, details of their implementation level, and how they will be used to manage the interdependencies. Which document should the project manager refer them to for review?

7. A project activity has values for the earliest and latest it can start as well as for earliest and latest it can be completed. An activity A has Late Start (LS) at day 5 and Late Finish at (LF) at day 10. Similarly Early Start (ES) is at day 3 and Early finish (EF) is at day 8. What is the float for activity A?

8. You are in the process of implementing approved changes, corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs in the project. Which of the following process groups are you in?

9. You are the project manager of the JHG Project. This project has 32 stakeholders and will require implementation activities in New South Wales and Western Australia. You have been requested to provide a duration estimate for the project. Of the following, which will help you offer the best level of detail in your estimate?

10. A project manager is leading the construction of a new office building. The project sponsor asks the project manager to email him a project document that was presented during the last project status meeting. The project sponsor states that he has forgotten the name of the document, but he remembers it contained the description, owner, source, priority, and status of product requirements. Which project document is the project sponsor requesting?

11. Your project is moving ahead of schedule. Management elects to incorporate additional quality testing into the project to improve the quality and acceptability of the project deliverable. This is an example of which one of the following?

12. Which of the following statements is not true about product life cycle?

13. A project manager is identifying relevant enterprise environmental factors in his project. Which of the following is not a valid example?

14. Which of the following is the primary purpose of the project management plan?

15. A company recently launched a digital instrument in the market which was completely unsuccessful.The company has incurred huge costs in the development of the product including intellectual property,research and development, patents, etc. All these costs are referred to as ____________.

16. The customers of the project have requested additions to the project scope. The project manager brings notice that additional risk planning will need to be added to the project schedule. Why?

17. A project manager is leading a project to investigate the feasibility of constructing a dam to generate hydroelectric power. The project needs to be analyzed from technical, economic, and social points of view. The project manager has created the project charter on behalf of the project sponsor, and it is now approved. Which of the following processes should be performed next?

18. You are the project manager for the HGD Project and will need as many inputs to the scope planning as possible. Of the following, which one is not an organisational process asset?

19. You are managing a large project team that was joined by new members. You would like to take the entire team through the project schedule and update them on where the project stands with respect to the original plan. Which of the following charts would be most helpful for this purpose?

20. Of the following, which is not part of project scope management?