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I t hink it is saf e to say t hat wit hout your 175 f ree quest ions and t he i PAD app t hat is also based on your quest ions I woul d not have passed t he PMP exam as easil y as I did. You real ly made a dif f er ence for me and I appr eciat e it . The most di ff icult part f or me was get t i ng int o t he PMP Tweet Ready? Cl ick her e t o r eset t he t imer and st ar t t he t est See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 1. ________ is t ypically not r efer red t o as a buffer t ype in cr it ical chain proj ect management . *'^ Resour ce buffer *'^ Fr ee buffer *'^ Feedi ng buff er *'^ Proj ect buffer See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 2. A company has t o make a choice bet ween t wo pr oj ects, because t he available r esour ces in money and kind are not sufficient t o run both at t he same t ime. Each proj ect would take 9 mont hs and would cost $250, 000. 1. The f irst proj ect is a process opt imizat ion which would result in a cost reduct ion of $120,000 per year. This benef it would be achieved immediat ely aft er t he end of t he proj ect . 2. The second pr oj ect would be t he development of a new pr oduct which could pr oduce t he following net pr of its af t er t he end of t he pr oj ect : Assumed is a discount r at e of 5% per year. Looking at t he present values of the benefit s of t hese pr oj ect s in t he fir st 3 years, what is t r ue? 1. year: $ 15, 000 2. year: $ 125, 000 3. year: $ 220, 000 *'^ Both pr oj ect s ar e equally att r active. *'^ The first proj ect is more at t r act ive by app. 7%. *'^ The second proj ect is more at t ract ive by app. 5%. *'^ The first proj ect is more at t r act ive by app. 3%. Share Page 1 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 3. A pr oduction pr ocess has been defined as par t of an indust rial equipment manufact uring pr oj ect . The process is int ended t o produce st eel bolt s wit h a lengt h of 20 cm. The cont r ol limit s are 19. 955cm and 20. 045cm. The measurement s made at t he end of the pr ocess yielded t he following results: 20. 033cm, 19. 982cm, 19, 995cm, 20. 006cm, 19. 970cm, 19. 968cm, 19. 963cm, 19. 958cm, 19. 962cm, 19. 979cm, 19. 959cm. What should be done? *'^ The process is under cont rol. I t should not be adj ust ed. *'^ A special cause should be invest i gat ed, t he process should be adj ust ed. *'^ The contr ol limit s should be adj usted. *'^ The measur ing equipment should be r ecalibrat ed. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 4. Your proj ect management t eam includes t wo ext ernal consult ant s each fr om a different company. You found t hat repeat ed conflict s between t he t wo consult ant s alr eady slow down pr oj ect pr ogr ess and j eopar dize achievement of obj ectives. Which st age of t eam development can be difficult t o overcome in such a sit uat ion? *'^ Stor ming fr om For ming, St orming, Norming, Per forming *'^ Panic fr om Ent husiasm, Panic, Hope, Solut ion *'^ Kickoff fr om Assignment , Kickoff, Training, Communicating *'^ Fr ust rat ion from Dir ect ion, Fr ustr at ion, Cooper ation, Collaborat ion Page 2 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 5. During a proj ect, earned value analysis is perfor med, result ing in t he following number s: EV: 523, 000; PV: 623, 000; AC: 643, 000. Which r esult s ar e cor rect? *'^ CV: + 120, 000; SV: + 100, 000 *'^ CV: + 100, 000; SV: + 120, 000 *'^ CV: - 100, 000; SV: - 120, 000 *'^ CV: - 120, 000; SV: - 100, 000 See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 6. A pr oj ect manager spent some days t o creat e a mult i- page document , which he called proj ect char t er . The document should have been issued by t he pr oj ect sponsor . The sponsor found t he document outsized and asked for a condensed document . Which of the following is usually not an element of t he pr oj ect chart er ? *'^ The author it y level of t he proj ect manager *'^ Detailed cont r ol account and work package descriptions *'^ The business need t hat t he proj ect was undert aken t o address *'^ Hi gh- level risks Page 3 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 7. A document called ____________ is created by decomposing t he proj ect scope int o smaller, more manageable element s. *'^ Scope St at ement *'^ Net work Logic Diagram *'^ Wor k Br eakdown St ruct ur e *'^ Request ed Change See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 8. Which of the following tools is used to cr eat e a risk management plan? *'^ Risk planning meetings *'^ Document at ion reviews *'^ Data pr ecision r ankings *'^ Diagramming t echniques Page 4 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 9. I n order t o speed up a pr oj ect, you made a decision t o fast - t r ack a phase cur rent ly perfor med with five team members, and anot her one which was planned to begin in four weeks time with anot her five t eam members. Which of t he following act ivit ies should you do fir st? *'^ Make sur e t hat all exit crit er ia of the consecut ive phase have been met t o ensure t he flow of communications in a t eam sit uat ion which is more complex by a fact or of 2. *'^ Make sur e t hat all ent r y cr it eria of t he pr evious phase have been met by planning and perfor ming a phase gate meet ing to assess t echnical apt ness. *'^ Make sur e t hat all exit crit er ia of the pr evious phase have been met by planning and per for ming a phase gat e meet ing t o assess t echnical per formance. *'^ Restr uct ure your t eam and delegat e t asks in or der t o ensure t he flow of communicat ions in a team wit h t he number of communicat ion channels incr eased by a fact or of 4. 5. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 10. A proj ect manager has been asked t o suppor t an int ernal proj ect request by developing a business case. What kind of infor mation is t he person expect ed t o provide in t he document ? *'^ The det ailed infor mation fr om a business st andpoint t o det er mine whet her bidding for t he cust omer pr oj ect will be successful. *'^ The det ailed infor mation fr om a proj ect management st andpoint t o det ermine whether t he proj ect will be successful. *'^ The det ailed infor mation fr om a t echnical st andpoint t o det er mine whet her the pr oj ect will be successful. *'^ The necessary informat ion from a business st andpoint t o det er mine whether t he pr oj ect is wort h t he invest ment . Page 5 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 11. You found t he following ear ned value analysis informat ion for a pr oj ect that was r ecently closed- out : SPI = 0. 7, CPI = 1.0 *'^ The pr oj ect has been cancelled while it was execut ed. At t hat t ime t he pr oj ect was behind schedule and on budget. *'^ The pr oj ect 's deliver ables have all been finished. The pr oj ect came in behind schedule but on budget . *'^ The pr oj ect 's deliver ables have all been finished. The pr oj ect came in ahead of schedule but on budget . *'^ The pr oj ect 's deliver ables have all been finished. The pr oj ect came in on schedule but over budget . See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 12. Which should be included in a r equir ement s management pl an? *'^ The document should t r ace requirements t o proj ect scope / WBS deliver ables. *'^ I t should describe how requirements activities will be planned, t racked, and r epor ted. *'^ I t should t race high- level requirement s t o more det ailed requirements. *'^ I t should t race requirement s to business needs, opport unit i es, goals, and obj ect i ves. Page 6 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 13. I n a t radit ionally drawn decision t ree, a circle represent s ___________. *'^ a chance t o which no expect ed monet ary value can be assigned so t hat a likely pay- off can not be shown. *'^ a decision t o which no expect ed monet ary value can be assigned so t hat a likel y pay- off can not be shown. *'^ a chance t o which an expect ed monet ary value may be assigned t o calculat e t he most likely pay- off. *'^ a decision t o which an expect ed monet ar y value may be assigned t o calculat e t he most likely pay- off. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 14. A pr oj ect management t eam has subcontr acted work to a ser vice company. Which of t he following t ools is t he best choice t o assur e t hat t his company will be able t o meet t he qualit y r equir ement s of t he pr oj ect ? *'^ Qualit y audit *'^ Deliverable inspect ion *'^ Fixed price cont ract *'^ Ser vice level agr eement Page 7 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 15. Wit h your t eam you ar e using j udgment from subj ect matt er expert s to ident ify and analyze proj ect r isks. Ther e is a small number of exper t s available, but some of t hem have long been in a t eacher- st udent or manager- assistant r elat ionship. Which of the following techniques can ensure best t hat t her e is no dominating opinion dur ing an expert review? *'^ Peer review *'^ SWOT analysis *'^ Delphi t echnique *'^ Monet ary value calculat ion See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 16. You are running a proj ect for a cust omer based on a cost - r eimbursable cont r act wit h t he following t erms: Which is t he PTA ( = point of t ot al assumpt ion, br eak point) of t he pr oj ect ? Target cost s: $ 1, 000, 000 Fixed fee: $ 100, 000 Benefit / cost shar ing: 80% / 20% Pr ice ceiling: $ 1, 200, 000 *'^ $1, 300, 000 *'^ $1, 500, 000 *'^ $80, 000 *'^ $1, 125, 000 Page 8 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 17. During execution of a proj ect which is performed for a cust omer on a T&M ( t ime and mat er ial) contr act base, a new pr oj ect manager is t aking over t he assignment . He discover s t hat t wo member s assigned to t he pr oj ect have charged time without per forming any wor k for t he pr oj ect cust omer. Upon fur t her invest igat ion, he det ermines t hat t his occur red because t her e have been no ot her pr oj ect assignments open for t hese employees. The customer is unawar e of t hese fact s. What should the proj ect manager do? *'^ Tr y t o find some product ive wor k for t hese st aff member s in t he proj ect and leave t hem on t he t eam. *'^ The best t hing is t o do not hing. The cust omer will not r ealize the problem anyway. *'^ Tr y t o find a r esponsible per son for t he over - assignment who can be made account able. *'^ Take t he t wo people off the t eam immediat ely and ar r ange for t he refund of the excess char ges t o t he customer . See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 18. St art dat es in t he following network logic diagram are defined as early morning, finish dat es ar e evening. I f t asks ar e scheduled t o begin at early st art dat e, what is t rue? *'^ Activity B has a free float of 10 d. *'^ Activity B has a t ot al f loat of 10 d. *'^ Activity A has a free float of 10 d. *'^ Activity A has a t otal float of 10 d. Page 9 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 19. Your proj ect is execut ed with a globally spr ead virt ual t eam. The pr oj ect progress has been found t o be t oo slow. Which measur e is most likely t o immediately speed up t he pr oj ect ? *'^ Technical t raining for all t eam members *'^ Daily phone conferences and det ailed r eport ing *'^ A t eam meet ing at a locat ion convenient t o all t eam members *'^ Collocat ion of t eam member s at a suit able place See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 20. A pr oj ect management t eam want s t o pr ocur e some cust omized pr oducts which are available in identical grade and qualit y fr om many vendor s. What should be included in t he pr ocur ement package t o ensur e t hat t heir offer s will be comparable? *'^ A st at ement of wor k describing t he needs of the pr oj ect in sufficient det ail t o enable vendors t o make suit able proposals *'^ A st at ement of wor k specifying at t r ibut es and met rics of t he request ed deliverables in det ail t o allow vendors submission of bids *'^ The approved pr oj ect scope st atement, t he WBS which should be br oken down t o work package level and t he WBS dict ionar y *'^ The r isk management plan and t he r epor ts from t hose risk management reviews which have been made so far Page 10 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 21. Which of the following becomes increasingly import ant in a vir t ual team environment ? *'^ Requirement s engineer ing *'^ Communicat ion planning *'^ For mal pr ocurement s closur e *'^ Net work diagramming See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 22. You are assigned as t he proj ect manager t o a proj ect which is execut ed for a cust omer under FP contr act. Your cust omer informed you t his mor ning t hat t hey insist on cert ain "r efinement s" of t he pr oj ect scope. You agree t hat t he r equest ed actions make really sense t o t he pr oj ect , but believe t hat t hey constit ut e a maj or change incr easing t he pr oj ect scope. What should you do next ? *'^ Accept t he r equest of t he cust omer. Diligent ly document t he addit ional cost s and wor king hour s spent by your self and t he t eam on t he implementat ion of t he change and invoice t hese t o t he cust omer at appropriat e rat es. *'^ Per form earned value analysis t o assess the cur rent st atus of t he pr oj ect and get all t he numbers you need t o communicat e t he case t o t he change cont r ol board which t hen will have t o make t he best decision regar ding the cust omer request . *'^ Check t he cont ract , the pr oj ect chart er, t he scope st at ement and ot her document s r elat ed t o t he pr oj ect and t he cont r act . I mplement ADR ( alt ernative disput e resolut ion) procedur es if t he conflict cannot be r esolved ot her wise. *'^ Talk t o t he proj ect sales depar t ment and find a j oint solut ion wit h t hem how to best rej ect t he request considering t he commer cial and str at egic value of t he cust omer t o the or ganization you are working for . Page 11 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 23. A pr ime contr actor in a cust omer pr oj ect under CPFF cont ract has run into unexpect ed t echnical pr oblems. Fixing t hem will r equir e a lot of addit ional wor k t o be done. The company made a decision t o book mor e st aff and equipment fr om their subcont r act or s in order t o adher e t o the agreed t imeline. The cust omer agr eed t o this decision. What will most likely happen? *'^ The contr act ors indir ect cost s will increase and the cust omers payment for t hem will increase, t oo. *'^ The contr act ors indir ect cost s will increase, but t he cust omer s payment for t hem will not increase. *'^ The contr act ors indir ect cost s will not increase, but t he cust omers payment for t hem will. *'^ Bot h t he cont r act or' s indirect cost s and t he cust omer s payment for them will not incr ease. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 24. A pr oj ect management t eam is evaluat ing t he causes t hat might cont r ibute t o unsat isfact or y per for mance and qualit y. Which of t he following st at ement s is not t r ue? *'^ Normal process var iat ion is at t ribut able t o r andom causes and somet imes also called "whit e noise". *'^ Special causes are easier to predict and handle t han random causes ( also called common causes) . *'^ Special causes ar e unusual event s which ar e difficult to foresee and oft en produce out liers. *'^ A process can be opt imized t o limit t he bandwidt h of var iations due t o r andom causes. Page 12 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 25. You are perfor ming a pr oj ect management audit in your company and find t hat most of the pr oj ect plans ar e neit her consist ent nor up- t o- dat e. Which of the following stat ement s is not t rue? *'^ Proj ect s should never be executed wit hout a valid, updat ed and wor king proj ect management plan. *'^ The consist ency of t he proj ect management plan is secondary because it is only t he result s that matt er . *'^ A great deal of effort is r equir ed to develop and update a proj ect plan, but t he benefit s include less pr essur e on all st akeholder s and a r esult ing product t hat will satisfy t he r equir ement s. *'^ Poor planning and insufficient updating of proj ect management plans are common r easons for cost and time over runs. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 26. You want t o perform act ive risk accept ance. What should you do? *'^ Creat e cont ingency reser ves in resources, money and t ime. *'^ Develop a plan t o minimize impact in case t hat an ident ified r isk occur s. *'^ Develop a plan t o minimize t he pr obabilit y of occur rence for ident ified r isks. *'^ Make addit ional resources available t o speed up t he proj ect . Page 13 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 27. A pr oj ect manager made 3- point est imat es on a cr itical pat h and found the following result s: Assuming 3 sigma precision level for each est imat e, what is t he st andard deviation of t he allover pat h? *'^ App. 4.2 days *'^ App. 5.2 days *'^ App. 6.2 days *'^ You can not derive t he pat h st andar d deviat ion from t he infor mation given. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 28. When do bidder conferences nor mally t ake place? *'^ Aft er t he contr act has been awar ded t o keep alter nat ives open. *'^ Aft er submission of bid or pr oposal, but befor e contr act awar d. *'^ Prior t o t he submission of a bid or proposal by the bidder . *'^ Aft er t echnical meet ings with bidders t o discuss cont ract requirement s. Page 14 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 29. What is defined by cont r ol limits? *'^ meas rin inst r ment solel sed t o descri e process capa ili t . he process is fo nd capa le if the si ma ran e is e ceeded not mor e t han . of a t est ed sample lot . *'^ The limits of t he six sigma area on either side of a cont rol char t t o plot measured values; dat a found outside t he area ar e out of specificat ion and can lead t o rej ect ion of an ent ire bat ch. *'^ The ar ea consist ing of t ypically t hr ee st andard deviat ions on either side of a mean value of a cont r ol chart t o plot measur ed values found in st atist ical qualit y cont rol *'^ The ar ea consist ing of t ypically t hr ee st andard deviat ions on either side of a mean value of a cont r ol chart t o plot measur ed values found in quality assur ance See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 30. The scope baseline consist s of what ? *'^ Scope st at ement , WBS, and WBS dict ionar y *'^ Cost baseline, quality baseline and schedule baseline *'^ Configur ation management plan and configur at ion ident ificat ion document *'^ Procurement st atement of work and proj ect scope st at ement Page 15 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 31. Act ivit y 1 has a dur ation of 20 days, act ivit y 2 of 10 days, act ivit y 3 of 5 days and act ivit y 4 of 6 days. What is t he minimum tot al durat ion bet ween t he milest ones A and B? *'^ 36 days *'^ 37 days *'^ 39 days *'^ 42 days See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 32. Which t ool and t echnique is used in t he pr ocesses r eat e S and efine act ivit ies? *'^ Nominal group t echnique *'^ Human r esour ce assignment *'^ Brainstor ming *'^ Decomposition Page 16 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 33. Which of the following stat ement ( s) on whist leblowing is/ ar e not t r ue? a. I t is a t er m used t o def ine an employees decision t o disclose inf ormat ion on unet hical, immoral or illegal act ions at wor k t o an aut hor ity f igur e. b. An employee should always discuss the matt er wit h people ext er nal t o t he company bef or e following t he "chain of command" and discuss it wit h t he immediat e super ior . c. The consequences of whist leblowing are oft en ext reme and might i nclude being br anded as an owner of bad j udgment , layoff, civil act ion and imprisonment . d. Carefully perfor med whist leblowing can lead t o t he end of unethical business pr act ices. *'^ a *'^ b *'^ b, c *'^ c, d See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 34. Which of the following stat ement s is not t rue? *'^ Att r ibute sampling is t he process of assessing whether result s conform t o specif icat ions or not . *'^ Prevent ion means keeping err ors out of the process by applying act ions before t he process star t s changing it s input . *'^ Variables sampling means t hat the result is classif ied int o one of t he 3 cat egories: "accept able" - "accept able after r ework" - "r ej ect ed". *'^ I nspect ion is oft en mainly done t o keep er ror s out of t he hands of the cust omer inst ead of as a means of process cont rol. Page 17 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 35. Which st at ement describes best why you should document assumpt ions? *'^ Assumpt ions might pr ove t o be wrong. Knowing which assumpt ions wer e incorr ect allows baseline adj ust ment s in case of proj ect crisis. *'^ Assumpt ion analysis is a valuable t ool and t echnique t o explor e t he validit y of assumpt ions during r isk ident ificat ion. *'^ Assumpt ions limit t he proj ect management t eam's options for decision making because t hey can not be cont r olled by t he t eam. *'^ I n case of schedule or budget over r uns, t he document at ion of assumpt ions support s a clear assignment of responsibilit y. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 36. Which is nor mally not regar ded as an element of cost of qualit y? *'^ Prevent ion cost s *'^ Maint enance cost *'^ Appraisal cost s *'^ Failur e cost s Page 18 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 37. You have r ecent ly been assigned as a proj ect manager t o a new B- O- T ( build, oper at e, t ransfer ) capit al proj ect . Reviewing the init ial document at ion you found out t hat it has been calculat ed wit h a ver y small mar gin during operat ions of it s pr oduct for t he shar eholder s. What should you do? *'^ As you ar e not r esponsible for lifecycle cost ing, you don' t have t o wor r y about oper at ion pr ofit s. Focus on pr oj ect cost s fr om initiat ion t hr ough handover . *'^ Ensure maximum pr ofit s by buying t he best and cheapest it ems, components and modulespotentially from a big number of different suppliersand int egr at ing t hem. *'^ Cr eat e a r ealistic plan broken down t o a sufficient level of det ail. Per for m all risk management processes. Ensure real- time communications wit h all stakeholder s. *'^ Tr y t o get a second pr oj ect manager assigned t o share decision making and account abilit y t o shar eholder s wit h t he per son. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 38. A pr oj ect is handled by depar tment s of an or ganizat ion and expedit ed by a proj ect coor dinat or . Which of t he following stat ement s is most likely t o be t rue? *'^ The per forming organizat ion is a weak mat rix. *'^ The per forming organizat ion is doing " management by pr oj ect s". *'^ The per forming organizat ion is a st rong mat rix. *'^ The per forming organizat ion is proj ect ized. Page 19 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 39. You are pr oj ect manager in a global pr oj ect wit h a t eam consist ing of people from various count r ies. What can you tr y t o pr event misunder standings due t o cross- cult ur al diff erences? *'^ Use all communicat ion met hods available t hat are suit able for t he t eam and follow up in wr it ing when communicating ver bally. Remember t hat cultur al and individual diversit y may help pr oj ect t eams solving unfor eseen problems dur ing t he course of t he pr oj ect . *'^ When you are about t o form a t eam for your proj ect , keep in mind t hat some cult ures are developed, ot hers are more pr imit ive. Some have values, some not. You should consequent ly avoid choosing member s fr om count ries wit h cult ur es t hat are not similar t o your own. *'^ Cultural dilemmas can prevent any proj ect from being successful. They should therefore be smoot hed or suppressed so as t o make sure t hat they cannot disrupt proj ect work. Your effor t should concent rat e on communicat ion t hat can help reach t hat goal. *'^ As nor ms r egarding communicat ion habit s differ significant ly acr oss various cultur es, communicating bet ween people from differ ent count ries should only be done using language. The nonverbal dimension simply bear s t oo many risks. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 40. Which st atement on conflict s is t rue? *'^ Conflict r esolut ion should focus on people, not issues. *'^ Conflict is nat ural and for ces a search for alt ernat ives. *'^ Conflict should always be handled in pr ivat e and not in t he t eam. *'^ Too much openness is a common cause of conflict . Page 20 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 41. A change request in a pr oj ect has been rej ect ed some weeks ago. Yest erday, t he pr oj ect manager found out t hat it never t heless has been implemented by t he t eam member s, who knew of t he change r equest , but not of the r ej ect ion. I n order t o avoid such a sit uat ion, r ej ect ed change request s should be consist ent ly communicated t o st akeholders thr ough which process? *'^ Repor t per formance *'^ Veri fy scope *'^ Per form int egr at ed change cont rol *'^ Monit or and cont r ol r isks See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 42. What is a t r igger in pr oj ect r isk management ? *'^ An expect ed sit uat ion causing an unident ified r isk to occur *'^ A warning sign t hat a pr eviously identified r isk might be occurr ing or has occur r ed *'^ An unexpect ed sit uat ion causing an ident ified r isk t o occur *'^ An unexpect ed sit uat ion causing an unident ified r isk t o occur Page 21 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 43. According t o t he proj ect plan, a cont ract or is scheduled t o deli ver some soft ware component s t oday after noon. A r egular payment is due t o be made t o t his cont r actor tomor r ow. You and your pr oj ect team received a not e t his mor ning infor ming you t hat t he software delivery will be delayed by 2 weeks. What should you do right now? *'^ You should delay t he payment also for 2 weeks. *'^ You must immediat ely find a differ ent cont ract or. *'^ You should conduct a meeting wit h t he contr actor to r esolve t he deliver y issues before making t he payment . *'^ You should make t he payment and reschedule t he pr oj ect plan. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 44. I n a soft ware company a lar ge number of simult aneously per for med pr oj ect s ut ilize the same gr oups of human and ot her resources. What is t he t er m commonly used for t his sit uation? *'^ Concur rent engineer ing *'^ Resour ce over- allocation *'^ Resour ce pooling *'^ Program management Page 22 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 45. What does t he acronym RACI commonly st and for in proj ect management ? *'^ R esponsi le A cco nta le t o e C ons lt ed to e I nf or med *'^ R emot e A t t ached C onnect ed I nt e rat ed *'^ R isk A nal sis and C a t ion I nit iat ive *'^ R andoml A ccessi le C ashflow I nfor mat i on See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 46. You have used est imat es made by your t eam member s and applied t he cr it ical pat h met hod t o comput e a net wor k logic diagr am for your proj ect . Then you found out t hat it cannot be sufficient ly opt imized for scar ce r esour ces and fast pr ogr ess t owards a given deadline. What should you do next ? *'^ Apply resource leveling heurist ics t o uncrit ical activities only. *'^ Reduce est imat es on durat ion and wor k effor ts by an adequat e per cent age. *'^ Apply Three- point est imat ion and crit ical chain pr oj ect management . *'^ Remove physical const raint s and replace hard logi c wit h soft logic. Page 23 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 47. Liquidat ed damages ( LDs) are cont ract ually agreed payment s in order t o. . . *'^ . .. give t he contr actor an incentive t o meet an aggressive schedule or challenging qualit y obj ect ives. *'^ . . . penalize t he cont ract or for lat e complet ion of a proj ect or failure t o meet specificat i ons. *'^ . . . cover t he cust omer' s cost s caused by lat e complet ion or failur e t o meet specif icat ions by t he cont r act or . *'^ . .. make a bid or pr oposal binding for t he offerer while t he cust omer has t ime t o select among vari ous bidders. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 48. What should not be cover ed by a risk management plan? *'^ Roles and responsibilities for handling proj ect r isks *'^ Timing of pr oj ect r isk management act ivit ies *'^ The met hodological approach used for risk management *'^ I ndividual risks and potential responses t o them Page 24 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 49. You are assigned as t he proj ect manager t o a proj ect which had a one- t ime cost var iance in t he past caused by unexpect ed r ewor k which has meanwhile been finished. You perfor m ear ned value analysis and get t he following results: EV: 250, 000; PV: 200, 000; AC 275, 000 BAC is 500, 000. What is right ? *'^ EAC = 550, 000 *'^ EAC = 525, 000 *'^ EAC = 500, 000 *'^ EAC = 425, 000 See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 50. An est imat ion has been made that t he constr uction of a r esident ial home will cost a cer t ain amount per squar e foot of living area. This is an example of what t ype of est imat ing? *'^ Analogous est imat ing *'^ Bot t om- up est imat ing *'^ Top- down est imat ing *'^ Paramet ric est imat ing Page 25 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 51. What is t rue for prot ot ypes? *'^ Prot ot yping causes significant cost s and should be avoided wher ever possible. *'^ They are t angible and allow for ear ly feedback on requirements by stakeholder s. *'^ Prot ot ypes ar e most ly developed toward t he end of a design or build phase. *'^ Prot ot ypes increase t he risk of misunder standings bet ween developer s and user s. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 52. What is a const ruct ive change? *'^ A change request t hat helps improving t he proj ect and it s product , ser vice or result and is discussed generally in a fr iendly style. *'^ A direct ion by t he buyer or an act ion t aken by t he seller that t he ot her part y considers an undocumented change t o the cont ract . *'^ A field change or ad- hoc change mandat ed by t he pr oj ect customer in a public const r uct ion pr oj ect . *'^ A change r equest which will lead to t he r e- const ruct ion of an older ver sion of t he pr oj ect perfor mance baseline by t he contr actor . Page 26 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 53. Which of the following is generally not r egarded to be a motivator accor ding t o Freder ick Her zberg? *'^ Wor king condit ions and int er per sonal r elat ions *'^ Responsibilit y f or enlarged t ask *'^ I nt er est in t he t ask *'^ Recognition for achievement See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 54. What is t rue for modern proj ect management ? Pr oj ect managers need. . . *'^ . .. t o have a st rict st anding in negotiat ing *'^ . .. t o show exper ience in t r icking business par t ner s *'^ . .. t o be t eam player s and facilit ator s inst ead of "bosses" *'^ . .. t o be str ongly linked t o local t r adit ions Page 27 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 55. You are the proj ect manager in an engineer ing proj ect and have r ecently signed a cont r act wit h a soft ware vendor for t he development of a complicated cont rol solut ion. The soft ware will be used t o contr ol machiner y equipment which your pr oj ect t eam is cur rent ly developing. The cont ract is a lump- sum cont ract . The contr actor has t ar get cost estimat ed which seem rat her low t o you. Which of t he following st at ement s is not t rue for t his situat ion? *'^ I t is t he cont r actor ' s r isk in t his type of cont ract t hat t heir profit may vanish if cost s have been under est imat ed. *'^ This form of cont ract should only be chosen when all t he r equir ement s for t he building of t he pr oduct ar e well- known by all par ties involved. *'^ I n a fixed- price cont r act , change request s can cause issues regarding addit ional t ime and ext ra costs for t he changes to be applied. *'^ I t is likely t hat your or ganization may have t o assume any unexpect ed addit ional cost s for t he soft ware development . See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 56. A review t o deter mine whet her of proj ect activities comply wit h or ganizat ional and pr oj ect policies, processes, and procedures is commonly called *'^ Qualit y audit ing *'^ I nspect ion *'^ Qualit y t est ing *'^ Rej ect scr eeni ng Page 28 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 57. Which of the following is t rue r egar ding the code of accounts? *'^ I t allows one t o easily identify t he br eakdown level of t he it em in t he r esour ce st ructur e. *'^ I t describes the coding st r uct ure used by t he perfor ming or ganization t o r eport financial infor mat ion in it s gener al ledger . *'^ I t is t he collect ion of unique identifier s gener ally assigned t o WBS it ems. *'^ I t defines et hical behavior in t he pr oj ect and t he r esponsibilit ies to t he customer and t he profession. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 58. You are the manager of your company' s proj ect management office. The company is running many concurrent proj ect s; most of t hem share a resource pool of t echnical staff . Under standing how resources are ut il ized across proj ect s has been found essent ial t o overall proj ect perf ormance, including cost effect iveness and profit abilit y. This mor ning you r eceived a message t hat t he r esource pool members will be unable t o perform as planned for t he next mont hs because t he overall work load has grown t oo high and while delays ar e adding up, t he mor ale of t he st aff is going down. What should you do next ? *'^ Ensure t hat quant itat ive infor mat ion for all pr oj ects is being made available in a unifor m and reliable fashion and verify t hat the proj ect management methodology is adher ed t o. Then consolidat e t he infor mat ion t o get an underst anding of t he pr oblems r elat ed wit h t he use of shared resources. *'^ I mplement an ent er pr ise pr oj ect management software solut ion which is able t o level t he human resources across t he vari ous proj ect s and which has t he capabili t y t o model resour ce assignment on a per cent age level t hus opt imizing r esour ce utilization for t he overall organizat ion. *'^ Do not hing r elat ed t o t he descr ibed pr oblem unless you are explicit ly requested by t he organizat ions upper management . Suppor t ing decision making on the level on which proj ect por t folio management is done, is not the proj ect management office' s business. *'^ Evaluat e proj ect management soft ware which support s planning and scheduling across ent erprise- wide pr oj ect port folios. Avoid managing t he availability of shar ed ent erprise resources for t he proj ect s run by an organization because t hi s is not t he business of a proj ect management office. Page 29 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 59. You have been cr it icized t hat cer t ain specifications in your scope stat ement do not pass t he test for SMART obj ect ives. What are SMART obj ect ives? *'^ Obj ect ives specif ied in far more det ail than necessary for a execut ion of a successful proj ect . *'^ Easily achievable obj ect ives which help you reducing the pressure on your self and t he t eam. *'^ Obj ect ives t hat should be achieved in order to at t ain for mal r ecognit ion by both t he cust omer and t he proj ect sponsor. *'^ Obj ect ives t hat are described using specific, measurable, assignable, reali stic and t ime- r elat ed specificat ions. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 60. You have been assigned as a pr oj ect manager t o a soft war e pr oj ect . While you and your t eam ar e wor king on a WBS ( work br eakdown st r uctur e) , est imat ions for act ivit y dur ations based on t he act ivit y list var y significantly. Which addit ional document s may help you clarify t his sit uat ion? *'^ Milest one list and scope baseline. *'^ Proj ect schedule net work diagrams and human resource pl an. *'^ Activity cost estimat es and scope baseline. *'^ Activity att r ibut es and proj ect scope st at ement . Page 30 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 61. You are perfor ming earned value t echnique on your proj ect . After budget appr oval, an addit ional and unexpected cost it em has been identified, which made t he pr oj ect more expensive some weeks ago. The it em has meanwhile been paid by t he proj ect team, and it is expect ed t hat for t he r emaining dur ation of t he pr oj ect , cost s will be as budget ed. I n t his case, which is t he best for mula t o calculat e EaC ( Estimat e at Complet ion) ? *'^ EaC = BaC - CV *'^ EaC = BaC / CPI *'^ EaC = AC + Bt C / CV *'^ You can not compute t he EaC. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 62. During a company event, you had the oppor t unit y t o t alk t o a colleague pr oj ect manager . He t old you t hat in his curr ent pr oj ect act ual costs are 15% under cumulat ed costs budgeted for t oday. What do you think? *'^ The infor mat ion given t o you by t he colleague is not sufficient t o assess pr oj ect per formance. *'^ The proj ect will pr obably be completed wit h t ot al cost s remaining under budget unt il t he end. *'^ A significant cost increase during the furt her cour se of t he pr oj ect will pr obably bring t he costs back t o baseline level. *'^ Or iginal cost forecast ing and budget ing for the pr oj ect must have been poor t o allow t his variance. Page 31 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 63. What is t he meaning of a concept called t he "Jour ney t o Abilene"? *'^ Proj ect managers should visit t heir cust omers far more oft en t han what is usual in or der t o avoid misunderst andings and bad emot ions. *'^ I nt er nat ional pr oj ect s may have an incr eased need for t r aveling which can lead to additional costs and tr oubles wit h t ime zones. *'^ Commit t ee decisions can have t he par adox out come, t hat a j oint ly made or appr oved decision is not desir ed by any individual gr oup member. *'^ A proj ect is a t empor ar y endeavor under t aken t o cr eate a unique pr oduct , ser vice or result . Repeating it would be similar t o making t he same j our ney t wice. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 64. Which of the following stat ement s descr ibes best t he relat ionship bet ween pr oj ect phases and t he proj ect lif e cycle? *'^ The proj ect life cycle includes the t ime when t he proj ect is perfor med and t he expect ed pr oduct lifespan aft er that . *'^ I n proj ect management , t he sequence of proj ect phases and phase gat es is oft en referred t o as proj ect life cycle. *'^ The proj ect life cycle is regar ded as a sequence of pr oj ect act ivit ies while phases ar e defined t o cont r ol overlapping act ivit ies. *'^ The proj ect life cycle describes how it er ations of proj ect management processes are used when a proj ect schedule is developed. Page 32 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 65. Which is an appropriat e or der in most pr oj ect sit uat ions for t he development of scope- r elat ed document s? *'^ . Pro ect S st atement of work . Pro ect chart er . Pr o ect scope mana ement plan . Pro ect scope st atement . S work r eakdown str ct r e and S dict ionar . *'^ . ork r eakdown str ct re . Scope st at ement . Pro ect chart er . S cont ract al stat ement of work . ont ract al work reakdown st r ct re *'^ . easi ilit st d . ont ract . S cont r act al work reakdown st r ct re . Scope of work descri pt ions . PI pro ect init iation doc ment . *'^ . M ill of mat eri als . P cont rol acco nt plan . Pro ect chart er . han e mana ement plan . Scope aseline. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 66. What is t he S- cur ve in proj ect management ? *'^ A graph t hat is generat ed if a nor mal curve is int egr ated. *'^ A graph t hat is t o be int egrat ed t o generat e a normal cur ve. *'^ A met aphoric descript ion of t he shor t t erm uncer t aint ies t hat ar e present in ever y pr oj ect . *'^ The graph t hat descr ibes t he t ypical growth of earned value dur ing t he course of t he pr oj ect . Page 33 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 67. An out put of the pr ocess st imat e act ivit reso rces is a document called "activit y resource r equir ement s". I t ident ifies t he t ypes and quant it ies of resources. .. *'^ . .. while t he t er m r esour ces is limit ed to equipment and mater ials. *'^ . .. requir ed for each act ivit y in a wor k package. *'^ . . . while the ter m resources i s limit ed to human resources. *'^ . .. t o be obtained solely from t he per for ming organizat ion. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 68. What is not t he pur pose of configurat ion cont rol when configurat ion management is applied in a proj ect ? *'^ Ver ificat ion t hat t he configurat ion identificat ion for a configur ation it em is accur ate, complet e, and will meet specified pr ogr am needs. *'^ Ensuring t hat proposed and appr oved changes t o configurat ion it ems are fully analyzed. *'^ Ensuring t hat proposed and appr oved changes t o configurat ion it ems are fully documented. *'^ Managing and cont r olling the fr equent ly r equest ed changes t o a proj ect by applying agreed rules. Page 34 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 69. Which st at ement describes best the meaning of t he t erm cost baseline? *'^ A cost baseline is always creat ed by t ranslating t ime- phased cost informat ion int o cost dat a on activity or wor k- package level. *'^ A cost baseline is an approved time- phased budget t hat will be used t o measur e and monit or cost per for mance on t he proj ect . *'^ Data t o draw a cost baseli ne can be easily generat ed and updat ed as necessary fr om infor mat ion r elat ed t o act ual pr oj ect cost . *'^ A cost baseline is usually displayed in the for m of an inverse S- curve drawn fr om the beginning of t he pr oj ect unt il dat a dat e. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 70. Which is not tr ue in r egard of RoI ( ret ur n on invest ment) for a pr oj ect ? *'^ I t defines t he cumulat ed net income fr om an invest ment at a given point in t ime or dur ing a defined period. *'^ I t includes invest ment , direct and indirect cost s and may include allowances for capit al cost, depr eciat ion, r isk of loss, and/ or inflat ion. *'^ I t is most commonly st at ed as a percentage of t he invest ment or as a dimensionless index figure. *'^ I t is t he t ime when cumulat ed net income is equal t o t he invest ment . Page 35 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 71. A pr oj ect sponsor r equest ed earned value dat a on t wo concur rent pr oj ect s fr om the proj ect managers. Bot h pr oj ect s ar e r egarded as equally impor tant and st rat egically beneficial and have been finished by over 80%. He r eceived t he following infor mat ion: Pr oj ect A: PV: $1, 800,000 EV: $2, 300, 000 AC: $2, 100, 000 Pr oj ect B: PV: $2, 000,000 EV: $1, 500, 000 AC: $1, 600, 000 The sponsor considers t o shif t some resources fr om proj ect A t o proj ect B t o speed up t he second pr oj ect which is curr ent ly behind schedule. What is t he most likely out come of such a measur e? *'^ Changing t eam assignment s during lat e course of a proj ect t ypically increases cost efficiency. *'^ Changing t eam assignment s during late cour se of a proj ect t ypically increases t ime efficiency. *'^ Accor ding t o the law of diminishing r et urns, the consolidat ed cost var iance of t he t wo proj ects will decrease. *'^ Accor ding t o the law of diminishing r et urns, the consolidat ed cost var iance of t he t wo proj ects will incr ease. See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 72. Which of the following stat ement s descr ibes best t he relat ionship of quality and grade? *'^ Low gr ade is always a problem; low qualit y may be over come by a good r ework and r epair process. *'^ Gr ade is a cat egory or r ank given t o ent it ies having different funct ional requir ement s but t he same need for qualit y. *'^ Bot h qualit y and grade can often be improved t hr ough intelligent measur ing, t esting and examining. *'^ Low qualit y is always a problem as it bears on t he ability of an it em t o meet r equir ement s; low grade may somet imes be accept able. Page 36 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 73. Net wor k t emplat es which contain only port ions of a net wor k ar e oft en refer r ed t o as *'^ Sub- net wor ks or fr agment net wor ks *'^ Subpr oj ect s *'^ Programs *'^ WBS items See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 74. You have been asked t o calculat e t he inter nal rat e of ret ur n ( I RR) of a proj ect ? What will you assess? *'^ The t ime per iod needed t o pay back t he investment from a pr oj ect when fut ur e income is discount ed. *'^ The inher ent discount r ate or invest ment yield rat e produced by t he pr oj ect 's deliver ables over a pre- defined period of time. *'^ The r ate of negat ive r isk t hat can be accept ed for a pr oj ect wit hout t ur ning t he expected net pr esent value negat ive. *'^ The expected benefit fr om a proj ect s deliverable calculat ed as a per cent age of t he original investment over a specified time period. Page 37 of 41 Test time: 05:44:58 - Total test time: 90 Min. 1/10/2013 http://www.oliverlehmann.com/pmp-self-test/75-free-questions.htm See r ef erences Marked for review M|." 75. You j ust cr eat ed t he following net wor k logic diagr am to descr ibe t he planned flow of act ivit ies for your pr oj ect which wil l st ar t t omorrow: Which potent ial inconsist ency in t he diagr am should you solve r ight now? *'^ Activity E is open ended ( a " dangle" ) in relat ion t o t he finish milestone pat h convergence. *'^ Activity F is open ended in r elat ion t o the pat h divergence aft er the st ar t milest one. *'^ You cannot calculate a cr itical pat h when lags and/ or leads ar e calculat ed in per cent . *'^ Activit ies E t o F need anot her t ask drawn as a hammock to cal culat e level of effor t. Result : of 75, % eset all answers Solve Sample est Print Sample est . Not es: - Af t er clicking t he Solve Sample Test but t on, t he cor r ect answ er s wi l l be hi gh l i gh t ed i n b l e color above in t he questions & answers sect ion. - PMI made a decision in 2006 to not publi sh passing scor es for t he exams any mor e. 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