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1.Thestakeholderanalysismatrixispartof...?
a.PartoftheStakeholderManagementStrategyanoutputofidentifystakeholders
b.AnoutputofPlanCommunications
c.Partofthestakeholderregister
d.PartofPerformanceReporting
2.WhichrelationshipmodelismostcommonlyusedinthePrecedencediagrams?
a.starttostart
b.starttofinish
c.finishtostart
d.finishtofinish
3.AOAactivitydiagramsareonlyrepresentedusingwhichrepresentation?
a.starttostart
b.starttofinish
c.finishtostart
d.finishtofinish
4.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheDelphitechnique?
a.IndividualsparticipatingmustknoweachotherforDelphitechniquetobesuccessful.
b.Delphitechniqueismostcommonlyusedtoobtainexpertopinion.
c.InDelphitechniqueparticipantsaregenerallyanonymous.
d.Delphitechniquehasbeeninusefordecades.
5.Typically,thesigningoftheprojectcharteristheresponsibilityof
a.ProjectSponsor
b.SeniorManagement
c.ProjectManager
d.Projectstakeholders

6.YouaretheprojectmanagerofABCproject.Midwaythroughtheprojectakeycomponentwasfounddefective.
Thiswasnotplannedfor.Theteammetaftertheeventandmanagedtomaketheproductworkwithoutthe
defectivecomponent.Thisisanexampleof
a.Riskmitigation
b.Transferofrisk
c.Workaround
d.Acceptingtheconsequencespassively.
7.Mostcommoncauseofconflictinaprojectis
a.Schedules
b.Technicalopinions
c.PersonalIssues
d.Projectpriorities
8.Themostlonglastingconflictresolutioniscausedbywhichofthesetechniques?
a.Smoothing
b.Confrontation
c.Compromising
d.Forcing
9.YouaretheProjectManagerofABCproject.Theprojectisbeingexecutedinanearthquakepronearea.To
takecareofthisyoubuyinsuranceforearthquakes.Thisisanexampleof
a.Riskmitigation
b.Transferofrisk
c.Riskcontingencyplanning
d.Acceptingtheconsequencespassively.
10.Whichoftheseiscorrectwithrespecttoaproductdevelopedoraserviceperformed.
a.Badqualityisacceptable,butbadgradeisnot.
b.Badgradeisacceptable,butbadqualityisnot.
c.Neitherbadgradenorqualityisacceptable.
d.Gradeandqualityisthesamething.
11.WhichofthefollowingtheorywassuggestedbyDeming?
a.Applycontinuoussmallimprovementstoreducecostsandensureconsistency.
b.MarginalAnalysis
c.Expectancytheorypeopleexpecttoberewardedfortheirefforts.
d.Plandocheckacttoimprovequality.
12.WhichofthefollowingisnotatoolforPerformQualityControlprocess.
a.Inspection
b.Benchmarking
c.Flowcharting
d.Histogram
13.YouaretheProjectManagerforABCproject.Youneedtofindoutwhichissuehasmaximumimpactonthe
project.Whichtoolshouldyouuse?
a.Paretodiagram
b.Controlchart
c.Trendanalysis
d.Fishbonediagram
14.WhenanalyzingqualityforaprojectaProjectManagerdecidestouseatoolthatprovidesacreativewayto
lookatthecausesorpotentialcausesofaproblem.WhichtoolistheProjectManagerplanningtouse?

a.Paretodiagram
b.Controlchart
c.Statisticalsampling
d.Ishikawadiagram
15.AProjectManagerisusingAOAtoperformcriticalpathanalysis.Thenetworkdiagramisrepresentedas
shownusingbelow.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsthepath:
ActivityDurationDependenton
A
3
none
C
3
none
B
2
A
D
5
C
E
2
none
F
4
E
G
3
D,F
H
1
D,F
I
2
B,G
R
0
H,I
a.ABIR
b.CDHR
c.CDGIR
d.EFGIR
16.Forthesequencediagraminquestion15,whatisthefloatofactivityB
a.2
b.3
c.5
d.6
17.Forthesequencediagraminquestion15,whatisthefloatofactivityH
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.6
18.AccordingtoHerzbergwhichoftheseisnotanexampleofhygienefactors?
a.jobsecurity
b.salary
c.safeworkingconditions
d.appreciationofwork
19.AccordingtoMaslow'shierarchyofneeds,whichisthelowestlevelwhichmustbemetbeforeotherlevelscan
bemet.
a.Esteem
b.Physiological
c.Social
d.Safety
20.Whichoftheseisnotabenefitmeasurementprojectselectionmethod?
a.IntegerAlgorithm
b.InternalRateofReturn
c.Scoringmodel

d.Discountedcashflow
21.Whichoftheseisaconstrainedoptimizationprojectselectionmethod?
a.Parallelalgorithm
b.Numberprogramming
c.Murderboard
d.DynamicProgramming
22.Youarepartofanexpertcommitteedecidingwhichprojectshouldbeimplementedbyyourcompany.Your
committeeaskstoughquestionsfromtheprojectteamsandhelpsdecidewhichprojectyourcompanyshould
select.Whichprojectselectiontechniqueareyouusing.
a.ScoringModel
b.CommitteeSelection
c.MurderBoard
d.DefinedBenefit
23.WhichoftheseisaprocessintheScopeManagementknowledgearea
a.IdentifyScope
b.ClarifyScope
c.ControlScope
d.CloseScope
24.YouhavejustbeenmadetheProjectManageroftheABCproject.YouaretryingtoreadtheWBSandare
unabletounderstandsomeoftheWBScomponents.Whichshouldbeyourfirststeptounderstandthis?
a.RefertotheWBSdictionary
b.Refertothescopestatement
c.RefertotheProjectcharter
d.ContactthepreviousProjectManager
25.Whoamongthefollowingisresponsibleforperformingthescopevalidation
a.ProjectManager
b.SeniorManagement
c.Thequalityteam
d.Thecustomer
26.YouareplanningtousePERTfortheplanningofyourproject.Ataskhasapessimisticestimateof24days,a
mostlikelyestimateof15daysandanoptimisticestimateof12days.WhatisthemeanusingthePERT
technique?
a.18days
b.25.5days
c.15days
d.16days
27.WhichoftheseisaprocessintheProjectProcurementManagementknowledgearea?
a.SelectSellers
b.ControlProcurements
c.ControlContracts
d.PlanPurchasesandAcquisitions
28.Oligopolyreferstowhichofthese
a.Thereisonlyonequalifiedsellerinthemarket.
b.Therearenosellersinthemarket,soyouhavetobuildtheproductinhouse.
c.Therearefewsellersandactionofonesellerwillhaveimpactonothersellersprizes.
d.Yourcompanypreferstocontractwithonlyoneseller.

29.Youareusingstraightlinedepreciationtocomputethevalueofyourcomputerafterthreeyears.Ifthecurrent
costis$1000,whatwillbethevalueafterthreeyearsassumingthatthecomputer'slifeisfiveyears.
a.$0
b.$400
c.$500
d.$600
30.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutanalogousestimating.
a.Estimateisbasedonpastprojects.
b.Itisnotveryaccurate.
c.Itusesbottomupapproach
d.Itisaformofanexpertjudgment
31.Youhavebeenaskedtomakeanestimateforaproject.Theprojectinvolvesmanufacturing1000toys.You
expectthatastheteammanufacturessometoys,thetimetomakethemwillreduce.Whichestimation
techniqueareyoutryingtouse?
a.AnalogousEstimation
b.RegressionAnalysis
c.BottomupEstimating
d.LearningCurve
32.Johnisanexcellentengineer.Themanagementassumesthatsinceheisagoodtechnicalperformer,hewillbe
agoodprojectmanagertoo.Baseduponthis,JohnwaspromotedtoProjectManager.Thisisanexampleof
a.HaloEffect
b.ExpectancyTheory
c.McGregoryTheoryofXandY
d.HerzbergTheory
33.Whichoftheseisanexampleofprocessesintheclosingprocessgroup?
a.ProjectClosure
b.ScopeClosure
c.CloseProjectorphase
d.ScopeValidation
34.Theauthoritytoapproveordenyachangerequestlieswith
a.ProjectManager
b.Customer
c.ProjectSponsor
d.ConfigurationControlBoard
35.YouaretheProjectManageroftheXYZproject.Youwanttofindtheplannedexpensesfornextmonth.Which
documentdoyouneedtoreferto?
a.CostManagementPlan
b.CostBaseline
c.CostControlPlan
d.CostVariancereport
36.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheWBSreport?
a.TheWBSshouldfocusinontheactivitiesthatmustbeperformedintheprojectandshouldnotfocuson
thedeliverables.
b.TheprojectteammustbeinvolvedindevelopingtheWBS.
c.Asaruleofthumb,eachactivityoftheWBSshouldtakelessthan80hours.
d.TheWBSisusuallyrepresentedinahierarchicalfashion.

37.WhichofthefollowingprocessesproducestheWBSasanoutput?
a.PlanScope
b.InitiateProject
c.DefineActivities
d.CreateWBS
38.Whichprocessidentifiestheprojectmanager?
a.DevelopProjectManagementPlan
b.DevelopProjectCharter
c.DefineScope
d.SelectProjectProcess
39.YouaretheProjectManagerassignedtobuildanextgenerationvehicle.Youidentifyadependencythatthe
wheelsmustbedesignedanddevelopedbeforetheassemblyofthevehiclecanbeperformed.Thisisan
exampleofwhichtypeofdependency?
a.External
b.Discretionary
c.SoftLogic
d.Mandatory
40.YouaretheProjectManagerassignedtobuildanextgenerationvehicle.Youidentifyadependencythatbefore
thevehiclecanbesold,itmustbeapprovedbyagovernmentalregulatoryauthority.Thisisanexampleof
whichtypeofdependency?
a.External
b.Discretionary
c.SoftLogic
d.Mandatory
41.Youarerequiredtoestimatethetimetopaintalargewall.Youknowittakestwohourstopaintonesquarefoot
ofwall.Thewallhasanareaof30squarefoot.Soyouestimatethatitwilltake60hourstopaintthewall.
Whichestimationmodelareyouusing?
a.Bottomup
b.Parametricmodeling
c.Analogous
d.Expertjudgment
42.Thelevelofaccuracyfororderofmagnitudeestimationis
a.25%to+75%
b.25%to+50%
c.25%to+25%
d.25%to+10%
43.Youaretheprojectmanagerresponsibleforbuildinganewwebsite.Theprojectisrunninglate.Tobringthe
projectonschedule,youdecidetoaddadditionalresourcestothecriticalpath.Thisisanexampleof
a.Fasttracking
b.Resourceplanning
c.Crashing
d.ScheduleManagement
44.YouaretheprojectmanagerofABCproject.Oneoftherisksthathasbeenidentifiesisattritionofteam
members.Midwaythroughtheprojectyounoticethatthemoraleandmotivationoftheteammembersisgoing
down.Youthinkthatthisisaprecursortopeopleleavingtheorganization.Forthisrisk,lowmotivationisan
exampleof
a.workaround
b.trigger

c.riskmonitoring
d.riskplanning
45.Youareworkingontheprojectofpaintingofyourhouse.Youidentifyadependencythatthepaintingofroof
shouldbeginonlyaftertwodaysofcompletionofpaintingofwalls.Thisisanexampleof
a.Lag
b.Lead
c.Slack
d.Float
46.WhatpercentageofProjectManager'stimeisspentoncommunicating?
a.30
b.50
c.70
d.90
47.YouaretheProjectManagerforXYZproject.Thescopeoftheprojecthasbeencompleted.Youreceivea
requestforanewmoduletobedevelopedaspartofthisproject.Whatshouldyoudonext?
a.YoushouldapproachtheProjectsponsorandaskherforanewmoduletobedevelopedaspartofthis
project.
b.YoushouldapproachtheSeniorManagementandaskthemforanewmoduletobedevelopedaspartof
thisproject.
c.YoushouldsendtherequesttoChangeControlBoardforapproval.
d.Sincetheprojectscopeiscompletedyoushouldinformthecustomerthatthischangecannotbedone
aspartoftheproject.
48.PerformQualityAssuranceprocessispartofwhichphase?
a.Planning
b.Execution
c.Control
d.Closure
49.Youaremanagingtheprojectofplanningapartyforyourcompanyemployees.Thereisariskthatthe
employeeswillnotcometotheparty.Youdecidetonottakeanyactionagainstthisasthelikelihoodofthisis
low.Whichriskresponsestrategyareyoufollowing?
a.Acceptance
b.Avoidance
c.Mitigation
d.Transference
50.TheprocessofConductProcurementsispartofwhichphase?
a.Planning
b.Execution
c.Control
d.Closure

Answers
1.AItispartoftheStakeholderManagementStrategy,whichisanoutputofidentifystakeholders.
PMBOKGuide,5thedition,p.396
2.c.finishtostartisthemostcommonlyusedrelationship.
3.c.AOAactivitydiagramsarerepresentedusingfinishtostartrepresentation.

4.a.ExpertsparticipatingintheDelphitechniqueareanonymous.
5.b.SeniorManagementisresponsibleforissuingthecharter.
6.c.Thiswasanunplannedeventthathappened.Workaroundreferstohandlingofriskthathasoccurred
butwasnotplannedfor.
7.a.Schedulesaremostcommoncauseofconflicts.
8.b.ProblemsolvingorConfrontationisthebestsolutionforresolvingconflictsandleadstolonglasting
conflictresolution.
9.b.Insuranceisanexampleoftransferringrisk.
10.b.Gradereferstocategoryorrankgiventoentitieshavingsamefunctionalusebutdifferenttechnical
characteristics.Asanexampleabasic$10Kcarbelongstoadifferentgradewhencomparedtoa$50K
luxurycar.Yourexpectationsfromthetwocarsandtheirperformanceswilldifferbecausetheybelongto
differentgrades.
11.d.ContinuoussmallimprovementsispartofKaizentheory.Henceaisincorrect.ThePlandoCheckAct
doctrinewasproposedbyDeming.
12.b.BenchmarkingisnotatoolforQualityControlprocess
13.a.Paretochartisbuiltonthe80:20theory.80%ofthedefectsarecauseddueto20%oftheissues.A
ProjectManagerneedstofocusonthese20%issues.
14.d.IshikawaorFishbonediagramisthetoolthattheProjectManagerisplanningtouse.
15.c.CDGIRrepresentsthecriticalpath.Itisthelongestpaththroughthenetworkwiththedurationof13.
16.d.ThepathABIRhasdurationofseven.HenceBcanbedelayedbysixdaysbeforethenexteventcan
begin.
17.c.ThepathCDHRhasdurationofninedays.HenceHcanbedelayedbyfourdaysbeforethenextevent
canbegin.
18.d.Jobsecurity,salary,cleanandsafeworkingconditionsareexamplesofhygienefactors.Appreciation
atworkisnotahygienefactor,butinsteadamotivatingfactor.
19.b.PhysiologicalfactorsappearatthelowestlevelofMaslow'shierarchytriangle.
20.a.Theotherthreeoptionsareexamplesofbenefitmeasurementmethod.
21.d.DynamicProgrammingisanexampleofConstrainedOptimizationmethod.Murderboardisanexample
ofbenefitmeasurementmethod.
22.c.Murderboardisaprocesswhereacommitteeasksquestionsfromprojectrepresentativesaspartof
theprojectselectionprocess.
23.c.ControlScopeprocessispartofscopemanagementknowledgearea.
24.a.WBSdictionaryisthebestoption.WBSDictionaryidentifiesallthecomponentsusedintheWBS
25.d.ScopeValidationistheprocessofthecustomeracceptingtheprojectdeliverables.
26.d.MeanforPERTisdefinedas(P+4M+O)/6whichcomesouttobe16days.
27.b.ControlProcurementsisaprocessintheProjectProcurementManagementKnowledgearea.
28.c.Inoligopoly,theactionofonesellerhasanimpactonothersellers,asthereareveryfewsellers.
29.b.Eachyear$200getsremovedfromthevalueofcomputer.Afterthreeyearsthevaluebecomes$400.
30.c.Theothersaretruestatementsaboutanalogousestimating.
31.d.Learningcurveestimationusestheprincipalthatthecostperunitwilldecreaseasmoreunitsofwork
aremanufactured.
32.a.ThebehaviordescribedisanillustrationofHalo'seffect.
33.c.CloseProcurementsandCloseProjectorphasearethetwoclosureprocesses.
34.d.TheConfiguration(orChange)ControlBoardhastheauthoritytoapproveordenychangerequests.
35.b.Costbaselineincludestheprojectbudgetforeachmonth.
36.a.WBSshouldfocusondeliverables.
37.d.WBSisanoutputoftheCreateWBS.

38.b.ProjectManagerisidentifiedaspartoftheDevelopProjectCharterprocess.
39.d.Mandatorydependencyrepresentsdependenciesduetonatureofwork.
40.a.Thisisanexampleofdependencytoanexternal(outside)body.
41.b.Parametricmodelingisthebestoption.
42.a.Theorderofmagnitudeispreferredduringinitiationphase,andithasanaccuracyrangeof25%to
75%
43.c.Crashinginvolvesaddingextraresourcestoreducetheprojectduration.
44.b.Arisktriggerisanindicationthattheriskisabouttooccurorhasoccurred.
45.a.Thisisanexampleoflag.Lagistheamountoftimeafterthecompletionofthepredecessoractivity,
whenthesuccessoractivitycanstart.
46.d.AccordingtoPMBOK90%ofProjectManagerstimeisspentincommunicating.
47.d.Asthescopeiscompleted,theprojectiscomplete.Additionalworkshouldbedoneaspartofanew
project.
48.b.PerformQualityAssuranceispartofExecutionphase.
49.a.ThisisanexampleofAcceptanceriskresponsestrategy.
50.b.ConductProcurementsispartofexecutionphase.

SelectionofquestionscourtesyofRichardPerrin,PMP

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