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200 Question Practice Test
1.

You have been the Project Manager on a new project for a foreign company, and the
engagement has been successful. In the foreign country, it is customary to show their
appreciation by presenting a gift, so the company wants to award the Project
Manager a new Rolex watch. It will be presented to you at the next meeting. What
is the professional and social responsibility for the Project Manager?
(A) To accept the watch and not offend the company
(B) To decline the watch because it is against your company policies
(C) To decline the watch and give it to the president of your company
(D) To accept the watch and donate it to your favorite charity

2.

Retailer USA Company is putting a policy in place to use Just in Time inventory
because its inventory costs are greater than the industry average. The company feels
this policy will help minimize excess inventory costs and be more efficient. What is
the amount of inventory needed for this type of process?
(A) Warehouse capacity
(B) 25%
(C) Zero
(D) Minimal

3.

The project charter is used to formally authorize a project. It also provides the
following except...
(A) Gives the project existence
(B) Defines the Scope Statement
(C) Contains or makes reference to the product description
(D) Outlines the Project Manager's authority

4.

A Project Manager has decided to outsource the installation of router hardware. The
buyer has given specific details to the vendor on the schedule and cost of each site.
This will also be a fixed price contract. What type of Scope of Work is being
provided to the sellers?
(A) Time and Material
(B) Functionality
(C) Design
(D) Scope Statement

5.

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has
delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and
determines that by crashing, the project could be placed back on schedule. After
discussing this with senior management, the Project Manager has decided to crash the
project. By doing so, the Project Manager is adding what to the project?

(A) Time Change

(B) Responsibility
(C) Cost Change
(D) Scope Change
6.

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for raised flooring in a data center. The
project has four different bids from four vendors. Two of the bids are $1.00/sq. ft
higher than the Project Manager would like to pay. The other two bids are $0.05
higher, but fall within the project's cost range of plus or minus 5%. Which of the
following types of estimates is the Project Manager using?
(A) Parametric
(B) Analogous
(C) Gut Feel
(D) Bottom up

7.

You are a Project Manager trying to estimate the duration of a project. You would
like to use an Activity on Arrow diagram as your Network diagram. You decide to
use an estimating method with three activities: Optimistic, Pessimistic, and Idealistic.
What estimating method would you use?
(A) PERT
(B) CPM
(C) GERT
(D) None of the above

8.

Which of the following best relates to unknown unknowns?

(A) Schedule Reserves
(B) Risk management
(C) Contingency Reserves
(D) Management Reserves

9.

The project management team has just completed the process of creating risk
categories for the risks on the project, displaying the risks in a graphical format to
help team members have a better understanding of what could happen on the project.
What have they created?
(A) Risk Management Plan
(B) Risk Breakdown Structure
(C) Risk Register
(D) Prioritized list of quantified risks

10.

A new tape backup server has just been purchased for backing up the company's
development and release software. The tape backup server costs $85,000, and it was
necessary to upgrade the local area network with an Ethernet switch at a cost of
$15,000. The Project Manager is told that she needs to set up a depreciation schedule
for the tape backup server over a five-year period with a value of $0 at the end of this
period. She will use standard depreciation in the calculation. What is the amount per
year the server will depreciate?

(A) $14,000
(B) Not enough information
(C) $20,000
(D) $17,000
11.

You are a Project Manager assigned to a project that has spent $3,000,000. The
original budget was $2,000,000. Senior management is considering stopping this
project. What term describes the $1,000,000 that is gone forever?
(A) Expected Monetary Value
(B) The budgeted cost of work performed
(C) Sunk cost
(D) Opportunity cost

12.

You are in the process of defining the quality standards for the project. You have
defined the variables to measure and determined what attributes are important to you.
Which of the following is not an attribute?
(A) Inches
(B) Depth
(C) Pounds
(D) Kilometers

13.

The Project Manager has completed the project scope on time, but over budget, and
is in the process of getting signoff from the customer. What is this activity called?
(A) Formal Acceptance
(B) Scope Verification
(C) Project Archives
(D) Contract Closeout

14.

As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that is starting to fall behind
schedule. By your calculations, the project is one week behind, and after meeting
with the project team, the team believes that it can make up the one week in the next
four weeks and bring the project back on schedule. You are scheduled to report your
status to management this week. Which of the following should you do?
(A) Report that the project is behind schedule.
(B) Report that the project is on schedule with no major problems.
(C) Report that the project is behind schedule, but the team has a solution to bring the
project back on schedule in the next four weeks.
(D) Report that the project is behind schedule, but will finish on schedule.

15.

The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager and the team
meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating. It is important that an accurate
estimate be created. What estimating method should the team use?
(A) Cost estimating
(B) Bottom up estimating
(C) Analogous estimating
(D) Parametric estimating

16.

A Project Manager has completed the scope planning and scope definition processes.
The Project Manager and the project team have spent the last week working on the
Work Breakdown Structure. All of the following are benefits of using a WBS
except...
(A) Identifies special work packages that can be created outside the WBS, but within
the project
(B) Describes the deliverables of the project
(C) Provides the justification for staff, cost, and time
(D) Helps the project team understand their role and buy-in on the project

17.

The project team has established the anticipated risks for the project, assigned
probabilities, impact and risk owners to them. As the Project Management Plan
evolves where will this information end up?
(A) Risk list
(B) Risk trigger
(C) Risk register
(D) Risk response

18.

The PMO is conducting a meeting and a fellow Project Manager is reporting that the
project is behind schedule by two weeks and under budget by $40K. You discover
from the project's team members that the project is behind schedule by six weeks and
is on budget. What should you do?
(A) Notify senior management
(B) Report the Project Manager to PMI
(C) Ask the PMO to investigate the project status
(D) Review with the Project Manager how this status was produced

19.

All of the following are names used for a seller except

(A) Contractor
(B) Service provider
(C) Supplier
(D) Acquiring organization

20.

You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and have been assigned to
a major construction project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you
are constantly in conflict with a member of your project team. This conflict is
apparent to the team members. According to PMI's Code of Conduct, what would be
the best solution?
(A) Treat the team member as a professional with respect.
(B) Hold a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed.
(C) Remove the team member from the project.
(D) Avoid the team member as much as possible.

21.

Which of the following roles controls resources and manages a business unit?
(A) Functional management

(B) Senior management

(C) Sponsor
(D) Project management
22.

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a company WAN (wide area
network). It is something that is new to the Project Manager and his team, and they
want to make sure all the work of the project is covered. They decide to create a
bottom up estimate. All of the following are advantages of this type of estimate
except...
(A) It provides supporting detail of the estimate.
(B) It provides team buy in when they help create it.
(C) It takes a great amount of time to create.
(D) It has a greater degree of accuracy because of the detail at which it was created.

23.

A Project Manager is assigned to a project that is in the construction phase of a video

computer board. The Project Manager is in the process of reviewing deliverables and
Work Results to gain formal acceptance. This is known as what?
(A) Quality Assurance
(B) Quality Control
(C) Scope Verification
(D) Scope Control

24.

What are the five phases of a Project Management Life Cycle?

(A) Initiating, Planning Executing, Testing, Signoff
(B) Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing
(C) Initiating, Planning Executing, Testing, Closure
(D) Requirements, System Development, Testing, UAT

25.

What does a Responsibility Assignment Matrix do for the Project Manager?

(A) Shows who is on the project
(B) Shows who is to perform the work and how long it will take
(C) Shows what order the activities come in
(D) Shows who is to perform work in certain areas of the project

26.

The consulting company has been awarded a $60M, 10-year contract to provide
consulting and support services to an automobile manufacturer. The company
realizes that this work is going to require a specific skill set for 500 people. Their
current workforce only has 100 people with this skill set. This skill set is somewhat
rare and specialized. They have chosen to buy a company much smaller than they
are, but this company's core focus is this type of skill set. The company employs 600
people with this skill set. This is an example of what type of risk response strategy?
(A) Exploit
(B) Share
(C) Mitigate
(D) Accept

27.

Which of the following is used to control cost-related items on a project?

(A) Cost control
(B) Budget management plan
(C) Cost management plan
(D) Work Breakdown Structure

28.

The team has just completed the process of evaluating how the project went. The
team members analyzed what worked well and what didn't. They evaluated the
planning and executing. They documented how the sponsor and Senior Management
supported the project. What have they just completed?
(A) Lessons Learned
(B) Project closure
(C) Procurement audit
(D) Administrative closure

29.

All of the following are typically part of the Project Management Plan except
(A) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
(B) Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
(C) Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
(D) Time Management Plan

30.

Which of the following formulas calculates Float?

(A) Late Finish- Early Start (LF-ES)
(B) Late Finish-Early Finish (LF-EF)
(C) Early Finish- Late Start (EF-LS)
(D) Late Finish- Late Start (LF-LS)

31.

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, the city
inspector for the building permits has been in a training class for the last two weeks,
and he has no backup. This causes a delay in the completion of the house. This is an
example of what?
(A) Mandatory dependencies
(B) Crashing
(C) Lag
(D) External dependencies

32.

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for raised flooring in an IT computer

room that is being built. The customer is now creating his budget for the next
calendar year and needs this estimate as soon as possible. A senior Project Manager
has managed many projects that required raised floors and is considered an expert.
You solicit his help on the estimate. Which of the following types of estimates is the
Project Manager using?
(A) Parametric
(B) Analogous
(C) Delphi Technique

(D) Bottom up
33.

A project you have been managing is falling behind schedule. You have received
approval to crash the project by adding an additional programmer. The cost you have
negotiated is $60 per hour. The programmer will work on the project until it is
complete, then the contract will end. What type of contract is this?
(A) Cost Plus
(B) Purchase Order
(C) Time and Materials
(D) Fixed Price

34.

The project selection committee is reviewing two different projects for approval. It
has determined that the company has enough resources to do only one project.
Project A is worth $500,500 and Project B is worth $510,000. What is the
Opportunity Cost of selecting Project B?
(A) $510,000
(B) $500,500
(C) $550,000
(D) Not enough information

35.

The information technology system for the national power grid has been working
well. Today, the main control processor crashed, disabling the west coast delivery of
power to four states. Implementation of the risk response plan didn't fix the problem.
Which of the following steps would they perform first?
(A) Determine why the risk response plan failed.
(B) Fix the problem.
(C) Determine why the problem happened.
(D) Adjust the risk response plan.

36.

The software development project is going through planning. In evaluating the Triple
Constraint, which of the following is the highest priority?
(A) Scope
(B) Time
(C) Cost
(D) They are all equal unless otherwise stated in the charter.

37.

The consulting company has been awarded a $60M contract to provide consulting
and support services to a battery company. The consulting company is relatively
small, and this contract is bigger than anything they have been awarded to date. To
ensure that they can effectively complete the contract, and not jeopardize their other
work they have chosen to partner with another company to do the work. This is an
example of what type of risk response strategy?
(A) Exploit
(B) Share
(C) Mitigate
(D) Accept

38.

Fixed price contracts are also known as which of the following?

(A) Cost Plus
(B) Lump Sum
(C) Purchase Order
(D) Time and Materials

39.

The client has requested a four-week delay on the project while the company retools
its machine lab. This delay was not planned, but the equipment had to be replaced.
The company has limited resources. What is the best way to make up the four-week
slip?
(A) Fast tracking
(B) Integrated change control
(C) Put more resources on the project
(D) Crashing

40.

The project team is involved in defining what is needed to ensure quality for the
project, trying to determine what the cost of quality would be for the project. Cost of
quality is based on what?
(A) Conformance versus Nonconformance
(B) TQM versus Kaizen
(C) Gold Plating versus Approved Changes
(D) Zero defects versus Defects

41.

You are the Project Manager of an infrastructure project for a wide area network with
a one-year schedule as defined by the Project Management Plan. You need a LAN
analyzer. During the procurement process, you have decided to rent this equipment.
The rental cost is $142 per month. What type of cost is this?
(A) Indirect
(B) Direct
(C) Fixed
(D) Variable

42.

The Project Manager has scheduled weekly status meetings with the team. The
meetings have been unorganized with multiple people addressing their own needs
and taking longer than planned with no discipline. Which of the following would
improve the meetings?
(A) Create and publish an agenda
(B) Create and publish an agenda, and establish the leader of the meeting
(C) Send the team to communication training
(D) Determine who is in charge of the meeting

43.

The team is involved in defining what is needed to ensure that the quality process
will capture the intended results of the testing. This is known as what?
(A) Quality Management Planning
(B) Quality Assurance
(C) Measuring the output of the project
(D) Quality Control

44.

A Project Manager was assigned to manage a project to develop pink widgets for the
Project Manager's company. The project will cost the company $650,000 over the
next 12 months. It is projected that the widgets will earn the company $20,500 per
month. How much time will it take to recover the cost for this project?
(A) 28 months
(B) 32 months
(C) 36 months
(D) Not enough information

45.

A Project Manager has completed the Scope Planning process. The customer and
sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the Work
Breakdown Structure be excluded. The Project Manager informs the customer and
sponsor that, by excluding the WBS, the project could be subjected to many
problems. Which of the following would not be considered a problem of bypassing
Scope Definition?
(A) There are constant changes to the project.
(B) Project justification and objectives are not defined.
(C) Budget is not well defined.
(D) Project may be subject to unforeseen delays.

46.

You are doing quality control on a project, trying to determine if a project is

producing a low quality or low-grade product. Which statement best describes the
differences?
(A) Low quality is always a problem, but low grade may not.
(B) Low quality may not be a problem, but low grade is always a problem.
(C) Products can have high quality but low grade.
(D) Products can have low quality but high grade.

47.

You are the owner of a construction company. As you begin work on a large building
that covers 20,000 square feet, you need to rent a backhoe tractor to clear the
property. This is the third time you have needed the backhoe, and you want to know
if you should buy or rent it. A new backhoe sells for $19,000 and costs $30 a day to
maintain. You can rent one for $125 a day with the maintenance included. How
many days would you need to use this tool before it would make sense to buy instead
of rent?
(A) 100 days
(B) 150 days
(C) 200 days
(D) 250 days

48.

Which of the following is an example of a Lag?

(A) The latest a telephone system can be ordered from the manufacturer without
delaying the project
(B) The earliest a new Ethernet switch can be ordered from the manufacturer
(C) The critical path
(D) The need for concrete to cure an additional day because of the weather before
painting the parking lines.

49.

Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. The total budget is $1500. What is the
estimate to complete for the activities listed?
(A) $1100.04
(B) $1500
(C) $1,685.39
(D) $1075.39

50.

The project team is working together on the toll way repaving project. The Project
Manager has delivered a report that describes how much work should have been
accomplished, how much work is actually accomplished, and the actual cost to
complete the work. What type of report is this?
(A) Earned Value report
(B) Status report
(C) Variance report
(D) Progress report

51.

Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. The total budget is $1500. What is the
cost variance for the activities listed?
(A) $0.84
(B) $65.00
(C) -$65.00
(D) -$57.50

52.

The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager and the team
meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating. The customer needs an
estimate as soon as possible. What estimating method should the team use?
(A) Cost estimating
(B) Parametric estimating
(C) Bottom up estimating
(D) Analogous estimating

53.

The engineer is considering quitting his engineering job to develop a new memory
upgrade project for the new Kiwi computer, an idea he created outside his job. If it
sells well, he plans to start his own company and sell them full time. What
characteristic is he showing toward risk?
(A) Risk-Averse
(B) Risk Seeker
(C) Risk-Neutral
(D) To be meeting stockholder expectations

54.

You are the Project Manager on a TV transmission tower project. Due to the rough
terrain, the scope of the project had to be modified to compensate for the required
foundation changes. You need to verify that these changes have been put in place.
What would best help you determine this?
(A) Scope Control System
(B) Project Scope Statement updates
(C) Scope Management Plan
(D) Scope Changes

55.

The Project Manager is in the process of closing the project and wants to discuss with
the project team the success and failures of the project and document this
information. This activity is known as what?
(A) Project archives
(B) Lessons Learned
(C) Performance reporting
(D) Project reports

56.

Your project needs some database software but the budget on the project doesn't
include this software. You are at the gym after work with a friend from your old job
that has a lot of different types of software. He suggests that he can make you a copy
of this software that you need. What is the best way to acquire the software?
(A) Take his copy and use it on your project
(B) Order a copy from the company or an authorized reseller
(C) Download a copy from a file sharing system
(D) Use a demo copy

57.

The engineering team is building a new product. This is a new product type at their
company, and the market for the product is new and changing every 6 months.
According to the product manager a key to success will be the ability to evolve the
planning as more information about the market is discovered. Which type of
scheduling approach best fits this need?
(A) Rolling wave planning
(B) Crashing
(C) Fast Tracking
(D) Precedence diagramming

58.

The company is in the testing phase of its project, tracking defects that come in from
beta customers who are testing the project. Given the nature of a new project, a
variety of defects is being discovered over time. Which chart or diagram helps
display these?
(A) Flowchart
(B) Pareto chart
(C) Fishbone diagram
(D) Run Chart

59.

The architect has recently been promoted from senior architect to department
manager. In this new position, he will be responsible for managing projects and
project resources. Over the seven years he has been with the company, he was
always ranked as one of the top employees but lacks formal project management
training. Which of the following best describes this situation?
(A) Problem solving
(B) Equal opportunity employment
(C) Halo Theory
(D) Reward power

60.

Senior management has asked a Project Manager to set milestones on the current
project. What are the characteristics of a milestone?
(A) The completion of a major event in the project
(B) The completion of major deliverables
(C) A duration of zero (0)
(D) All the above

61.

As a Project Manager, you are managing a multi-storey building project for a

customer who has requested that you have special marble flooring installed in the
entryway. Your father-in-law has been doing floor covering for 20 years and is an
expert. You decide to give him the work. This is an example of what?
(A) Appearance of impropriety
(B) Conflict of solicitation
(C) Because he is an expert, it is OK.
(D) Sole sourcing

62.

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a company WAN (wide area
network). As the Project Manager, you have undertaken the make-or-buy decision
and determined that the WAN implementation should be outsourced because your
company does not have the expertise. After receiving all the vendor proposals, you
find that two of the proposals specify Cost Plus Fixed Fee, two other of the vendor's
specify Fixed-Price, another two specify Cost Plus incentive fee, and the last two
specify Time and Material. Which of the proposals would present the least
probability of loss for the company?
(A) Proposals that use Fixed Price
(B) Proposals that use Cost Plus Fixed Fee
(C) Proposals that use Time and Material
(D) Proposals that use Cost Plus Incentive Fee

63.

Which of the following best shows reporting relationships on a project?

(A) Staffing Management Plan
(B) Resource histogram
(C) Responsibility Assignment Matrix
(D) Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

64.

Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the
schedule variance for the activities listed?
(A) $55
(B) $0.84
(C) -$55.00
(D) $0.89

65.

All of the following are reasons for outsourcing work except...

(A) Your company doesn't have excessive capacity for the work.
(B) Your company doesn't possess the skills needed for the work.
(C) Your company isn't concerned about protecting the information associated with
the work.
(D) Labor rates in the foreign countries are comparable to your company's labor rate.

66.

Calculate the PERT estimate for the following: Pessimistic=20, Optimistic=10,

Realistic=17.
(A) 16.67
(B) Not enough information
(C) 15
(D) 16.33

67.

Which of the following is not a regulation?

(A) The building code for a city
(B) The documented way to dispose of old paint
(C) The average speed on a highway in a week
(D) The zoning for an industrial area

68.

Which of the following is an output of initiating?

(A) Work Results
(B) A signed contract
(C) Corrective Action
(D) Assignment of the Project Manager

69.

The sponsor on the e-commerce project has just told the Project Manager, about a
change he wants. He says that the change will cost 20% less and should not cause
any problems to the existing environment. Which of the following should concern
the Project Manager the most?
(A) Scope impact
(B) Schedule impact
(C) Quality impact
(D) Scope and schedule impact

70.

A Project Manager is beginning the solicitation process to find companies that can
potentially provide the needed services. The buyer wants to consider only sellers of
the services that have met rigid predefined qualifications. What screening
mechanism is this?
(A) Advertising
(B) Bidders Conference
(C) Weighting System
(D) Qualified Seller List

71.

In what knowledge area does activity resource estimating occur?

(A) Scope
(B) Human Resource
(C) Time
(D) Procurement

72.

The Project Manager is involved in acquiring the project team on a highway

expansion project. She is presently discussing salary, working hours, travel, and
benefits. What is the key tool she is utilizing?
(A) Staffing Management Plan
(B) Organizational chart
(C) Project team directory
(D) Negotiations

73.

A project will be using a vendor to purchase infrastructure equipment for a national

network upgrade venture for the U.S. Government. The government has requested a
proposal from prospective sellers of the equipment. What type of document is being
provided to the sellers?
(A) Request for Information (RFI)
(B) Request for Proposals (RFP)
(C) Invitation for Bid (IFB)
(D) Request for Quote (RFQ)

74.

Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=20, Optimistic=10,

Realistic=17.
(A) 2.78
(B) 5
(C) Not enough information
(D) 5.67

75.

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has
delayed the finish by two weeks. The schedule shows that the next activity is to
install the roof followed by the shingles. This is an example of what?
(A) Crashing
(B) Mandatory dependencies
(C) Discretionary dependencies
(D) Lag

76.

You are beginning a new project and a portion of the development will be created by
a foreign company. You are not sure how to do business with this company because
it is offshore. What document would be best to guide you in this business?
(A) Company's policies and procedures
(B) PMI Code of Conduct
(C) Local laws of the offshore company
(D) Historical information from past projects

77.

What is an organization that defines standards, audits projects, and helps mentor
Project Managers called?
(A) Projectized Organization
(B) Balanced Matrix Organization
(C) Tight Matrixed Organization

(D) Project Management Office

78.

You are a Project Manager who will be using GERT as an estimating method. As by
definition, GERT has loops and conditional branches. Which of the following is not
a function of GERT analysis?
(A) Some activities may be performed only in part.
(B) Some activities may be fast tracked.
(C) Some activities may be performed more than once.
(D) Some activities may not be performed.

79.

The sponsor plays a key role in project success. Which of the following is the best
description of the sponsor?
(A) Senior management
(B) Customer
(C) Product manager
(D) CIO

80.

To develop a call center application for your company, a project requires some new
test equipment and a voice over IP system. The finance department explains that this
is a capital purchase to be depreciated using the sum of the years digits. This is an
example of what?
(A) Accelerated Depreciation
(B) Standard Depreciation
(C) Straight-line Depreciation
(D) Fixed Direct Cost

81.

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has
delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and
determines that the electrical and plumbing could occur at the same time instead of
right after each other as laid out in the schedule. After discussing this with senior
management, the Project Manager has decided to fast track the project. By doing so,
the Project Manager adds what to the project?
(A) Risk
(B) Scope change
(C) Responsibility
(D) Time change

82.

The Project Manager and the team have just completed determining what will be
done if risk events happen, and who will be responsible for executing those actions.
Which of the following roles will be responsible for acting if the risk events happen?
(A) Risk Seeker
(B) Team Lead
(C) Project Manager
(D) Risk Owner

83.

The finance department is building a call center for its new auto finance division.
Given that this is its first venture utilizing a call center, a number of new processes
have been created. Which of the following would help verify that these processes are
being accomplished?
(A) Process flow
(B) Checklist
(C) Quality audit
(D) Control chart

84.

Your wireless access project is almost complete. You have outsourced the network
fine-tuning to an out-of-state company to complete. As the project closes down, what
will be completed last?
(A) Closing the Project
(B) Release of resources
(C) Assignment of contracts for the next phase
(D) Contract Closure

85.

The project is going through Quality Control. Which of the following are used to
validate that the output is in compliance with the specifications of the work?
(A) Inspection
(B) Checklists
(C) Rework
(D) Acceptance decisions

86.

The team is involved in Risk Management Planning. They have been meeting to
figure out their risk approach to the project as well as identify risks and triggers. The
most recent activities they completed created an overall project risk ranking for the
project. What process did they just complete?
(A) Qualitative Risk Analysis
(B) Risk Identification
(C) Risk Monitoring and Controlling
(D) Risk Mitigation

87.

A Project Manager studying different motivation theories is impressed with one

theory which states that people are not motivated by money but by appreciation.
What theory is the Project Manager referring to?
(A) McGregor's Theory of X and Y
(B) Maslow's hierarchy
(C) Herzberg's Theory
(D) None of the above

88.

What is the main purpose of utilizing a work authorization system?

(A) To serve as a time-tracking system
(B) To help ensure that work is done in the appropriate sequence
(C) To show who is responsible for what work

(D) To show what work is to be done in the project

89.

The project team is planning an upgrade to a client's Web site and infrastructure.
During planning, the team members discover that the lab where the staging server is
to reside will not have sufficient space, forcing the client to lease another building.
This building will also be shared with another department. What type of Cost would
this be?
(A) Indirect
(B) Direct
(C) Indirect Fixed
(D) Variable

90.

The project is in a Projectized environment. There are significant challenges with the
scope of the project. Project personnel have been complaining to senior management
about the environment. In this type of environment, who controls the resources?
(A) Project Manager
(B) Functional Manager
(C) Senior Management
(D) Project Coordinator

91.

You are in the initiation phase of a project and are doing an estimate for a project that
requires a major software package for a healthcare system. What is the estimate
range you would use for this project?
(A) -10% to +25%
(B) -25% to +75%
(C) -5% to +10%
(D) -25% to +85%

92.

Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the total
Earned Value for the activities listed?
(A) $550.00
(B) $545.00
(C) $610.00
(D) $600.00

93.

The following are forms of contracts except...

(A) Agreement
(B) Purchase Order
(C) Memorandum of Understanding
(D) Proposal

94.

The Project Manager is working with the customer to gain formal acceptance on the
project deliverables. The customer is saying that three of the deliverables are not
meeting project goals, and are unusable in their present form. Upon reviewing

documentation, the customer tells the Project Manager that the requirements are not
accurate, to meet the needs for which the project was undertaken. Which of the
following will help fix this problem?
(A) Creating the Work Breakdown Structure
(B) Scope control
(C) Scope definition
(D) Scope verification
95.

You are managing a project and senior management has removed the two previous
Project Managers on the project because they could not keep the project on schedule.
According to your current project schedule, this project is behind schedule two
weeks. As the current Project Manager, you are afraid you will also be removed if
you report this status. What is the best response you can tell senior management?
(A) Report the delay to senior management and the reasons.
(B) Tell senior management the project is two weeks behind with a contingency plan.
(C) The schedule is only two weeks behind so you don't report the delay.
(D) Don't report the delay and begin looking for a new job.

96.

The client has requested a six-week delay on the project while the company calibrates
its test equipment. This delay wasn't planned, but the equipment had to be calibrated.
The company has limited resources. This delay will be best shown in what?
(A) Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
(B) Network diagram
(C) Budget
(D) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

97.

In the communication model, who is responsible for ensuring that the message is in a
clear, understandable format?
(A) Receiver
(B) Both the sender and receiver
(C) Project Manager
(D) Sender

98.

Calculate expected monetary value of the following: 0.4 probability of $2500, 0.3
probability of -$1200, 0.2 probability of $1000, 0.1 probability of $3000.
(A) $2,700
(B) $10,500
(C) $2,500
(D) $1140

99.

The Crosswind multimedia development has recently been awarded a large contract
to create a new science fiction series for a well known producer. This will require the
company to move into a new office complete with production facilities 500% larger
than what it presently has. The schedule is tight for this new project, and there can be
no delay. The new facility is behind schedule with the cubicles and network wiring
on pace to finish two months late. The company is trying to use an incentive fee to

motivate the provider of these services to complete the work as quickly as possible
even if it results in a smaller delay. This is an example of what type of risk response?
(A) Avoid
(B) Accept
(C) Transfer
(D) Mitigate
100. All of the following are advantages of using a Bidders Conference except...
(A) Opportunity for vendors to inquire about the procurement
(B) Assurance that vendors have a clear, common understanding of the procurement
(C) Opportunity for vendors to inquire about the bids of other sellers
(D) Opportunity for vendors to respond to questions that have been incorporated into
the procurement document
101. The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager and the team
meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating. In this estimation, what input
into the cost estimating process will help the team the most?
(A) WBS
(B) Project management plan
(C) Risk list
(D) Network diagram
102. The project has six people on it. Three more are added. What is the total number of
communication channels added to the project?
(A) 28 Channels
(B) 10 Channels
(C) 15 channels
(D) 21 Channels
103. The team is involved in defining what is needed to ensure quality for the project,
evaluating different tools to use in quality planning. All of the following tools are
used in quality planning except...
(A) Cost-Benefit Analysis
(B) Ishikawa Diagram
(C) Flowcharts
(D) Design of Experiments
104. You are the Project Manager for a highway construction project. You have just
finished putting together all the various plans into an integrated complete document.
What step have you just completed?
(A) Developing the Project Management Plan
(B) Project Management Plan execution
(C) Schedule development
(D) Charter signoff

105. Which of the following formulas shows the remaining amount to be spent on the
project based on current spending efficiency?
(A) SV = EV - PV
(B) EAC = BAC / CPI
(C) CV = EV AC
(D) ETC = EAC - AC
106. In reporting variance on the project, the Project Manager needs which of the
following?
(A) Status reports
(B) Baseline measurements
(C) Project archives
(D) Change request
107. Market conditions, time limitations, budget amounts, and number of people available
for the project are examples of what?
(A) Assumptions
(B) Constraints
(C) Economic consumption
(D) Strategic planning
108. The project team is involved in decomposition of the work of the project. What two
things will they create as a result of decomposition on the project?
(A) Activity lists and activity duration estimates
(B) Work packages and activity lists
(C) Work packages and activity sequencing
(D) Activity resource estimates and activity sequencing
109. You are managing an IT project and senior management has come to you with a high
priority project that could make the company significant revenue. According to your
current project schedule, the IT project is scheduled to be completed in four weeks.
Senior management has also provided you with a schedule and the scope of the
project they described. According to professional and social responsibility, how
should you respond to senior management?
(A) Inform senior management you can work on the project once you have completed
your current project.
(B) Begin execution of this project.
(C) Begin implementation of project as soon as possible.
(D) Decline the project because, as a Project Manager, you have not created the
schedule and budget, and your current project is still in execution.
110. The team implemented a Risk Response Plan when a vendor was unable to fulfill a
contract commitment. The response was to choose another vendor. However, in this
industry, it's hard to find a good company, and the one selected isn't that much better.
The new company is somewhat better at meeting the terms of the contract, but still
has some issues from time to time. What best describes these issues?

(A) Secondary risk

(B) Workaround
(C) Residual risk
(D) Risk response plan
111. Which process involves user cost estimates and the schedule to determine when these
costs are expected to occur during the project?
(A) Cost Baseline
(B) Cost Budgeting
(C) Cost Control
(D) Cost Estimating
112. In what process group does contract administration occur?
(A) Monitoring and Controlling
(B) Closing
(C) Execution
(D) Planning
113. The Crosswind multimedia development has recently been awarded a large contract
to create a new science fiction series for a well known producer. This will require the
company to move into a new office complete with production facilities 500% larger
than what it presently has. The schedule is tight for this new project, and there can be
no delay. The new facility is behind schedule with the cubicles and network wiring
on pace to finish two months late. The company is attempting to validate data. If
this delay proves imminent, it plans to move to a new building temporarily with the
infrastructure that will meet its needs until the building is complete. This is an
example of what type of risk response?
(A) Accept
(B) Avoid
(C) Mitigate
(D) Transfer
114. A call center is being built to support a new product at a national telephone company.
The company doesn't have data on how long it will take to sign up customers via the
call center. This data is important because it will help drive the number of employees
needed in the call center. The Project Manager remembers that a similar call center
project was completed last year and begins to review data from the previous year.
This is a best example of what?
(A) Historical Information
(B) Lessons Learned
(C) Constraints
(D) Assumptions
115. Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,

is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the
estimate at completion for the activities listed?
(A) $1,704.55
(B) $0.88
(C) $1,685.39
(D) $185.39
116. Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the cost
performance index for the activities listed?
(A) 1.16
(B) 1.12
(C) 0.84
(D) 0.89
117. A Project Manager has completed the Scope Definition process. The customer and
sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the Work
Breakdown Structure will be excluded. The Project Manager informs the customer
and sponsor that this process creates the Work Breakdown Structure for their project.
Which answer best explains why the WBS is so important to a project?
(A) It provides a hierarchical diagram of the project.
(B) It is the foundation of the project.
(C) It provides templates that can be reused on other projects.
(D) It helps in team commitment to the project.
118. What is used to define the accounts that the WBS and organizational structures align
to for project cost tracking?
(A) Work packages
(B) Chart of accounts
(C) Cost estimates
(D) Cost Baseline
119. A contract is a legal agreement between a buyer and seller. There are five
components of a contract. Capacity and Consideration are two of five components.
Which of the following is not a component of a contract?
(A) Negotiation
(B) Legal Purpose
(C) Acceptance
(D) An Offer
120. You are doing some analysis associated with project selection. There is a lot of
debate concerning which projects to select. You have the following to choose from:
Project A with an IRR of 10.5%, Project B with an IRR of 17%, Project C with an
IRR of 14%, and Project D with an IRR of 12%. If you can select only one project,
which do you choose?

(A) Project A
(B) Project B
(C) Project C
(D) Project D
121. Which of the following roles helps support the project and resolves resource
conflicts?
(A) Functional management
(B) Senior management
(C) Sponsor
(D) Project management
122. Activity on Arrow diagramming uses which of the following (What is the best
answer)?
(A) Finish-Start
(B) Start-Finish
(C) PERT
(D) Finish-Start and PERT
123. The company is implementing a new project management approach. In the past, their
projects have been disorganized, not in alignment with business goals, and not
focused on interactivity between the projects where applicable. They want to have a
better focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and product lines.
Which of the following best describe what they are trying to accomplish?
(A) Project Management
(B) Operations Management
(C) Management by Objectives
(D) Portfolio Management
124. A Project Manager is in the process of progressively elaborating and documenting the
project work. With help for the project charter and product description, the Project
Manager has defined the scope of the project. The Project Manager is performing
what process?
(A) Scope Verification
(B) Scope Control
(C) Scope Planning
(D) Scope Definition
125. The Project Management Plan contains all of the following except
(A) The schedule
(B) Team development
(C) The change control system
(D) Staffing management plan

126. Your company is evaluating two projects for consideration. Project A has a 40%
probability of a $25,000 loss and a 60% probability of a $650,000 gain. Project B
has a 30% probability of a $15,000 loss and a 70% probability of a $570,000 gain.
Which of the projects would you select based on the greatest expected monetary
value?
(A) Project A and B are of even value
(B) Project A
(C) The expected monetary value is not high enough on either to make a selection
(D) Project B
127. The manufacturing company has added a new line for its electronic assembly
business. It involves new technology to build printed circuit boards more quickly
and with fewer errors. The company anticipates that this new technology will allow
it to make a greater type of products and improve the efficiency of their output. The
company is also increasing the amount of insurance it has on its main facility because
there has been flooding in the area in recent years from excessive rain. Adding this
insurance is an example of what?
(A) Business risk
(B) Insurable risk
(C) ISO 9000
(D) Conformance to quality
128. A close friend of yours is being investigated by PMI for the number of experience
hours given on the certification application. You know he reported invalid hours on
the application. PMI has been trying to contact you in this investigation. Which is
the best answer?
(A) Tell PMI that you have no knowledge of the allegation.
(B) Explain to PMI that he is your close friend and that you would rather not testify
against him.
(C) Contact PMI and cooperate with the investigation.
(D) Avoid any contact by PMI so you do not have to testify against your close friend.
129. The team has an approved charter and has started planning, determining potential
risks that could occur on the project. Which of the following best describe project
risk?
(A) It can be a negative event only.
(B) It can be a positive event only.
(C) It can be either a negative or positive event.
(D) It can be something that has already happened.
130. You are the Project Manager working with the customer on a call center
implementation. You are required to purchase and integrate a workflow software
product into the call center. As the Project Manager, you want one price from the
vendors for the purchase and implementation of this product. What type of document
should be used?
(A) Invitation for Bid

(B) Request for Quote

(C) Request for Proposal
(D) Request for Information
131. The Crosswind multimedia development has recently been awarded a large contract
to create a new science fiction series for a well known producer. This will require the
company to move into a new office complete with production facilities 500% larger
than what it presently has. The schedule is tight for this new project, and there can be
no delay. The new facility is behind schedule with the cubicles and network wiring
on pace to finish two months late. If this can't be done on time and will slip two
months, the company has decided there is nothing it can do, and it will simply deal
with the consequences. This is an example of what type of risk response?
(A) Accept
(B) Avoid
(C) Mitigate
(D) Transfer

132. You are the Project Manager working with the customer on a call center
implementation. You are required to purchase and integrate a workflow software
product into the center. A contract is signed with a vendor and work has begun. Half
way through the project, the customer decides to add features to the workflow
software. This addition of features will require changes to the signed contract. Who
has the authority to change the contract?
(A) Sponsor
(B) Project Manager
(C) Customer
(D) Contract Administrator
133. The project team has begun development on a very important project in a new
evolving technology market. Because the market is so volatile, the product they are
creating doesn't necessarily have all the details defined before planning begins. The
team chooses to take an approach to plan as much as they can and begin to create
work based on that, while continuing the planning as they learn more about the
project. Which of the following best describes the approach?
(A) Extreme programming
(B) Progressive elaboration
(C) Project management
(D) Total Quality Management
134. You are the Project Manager on a DOD project, and you are creating a Network
diagram. Activity A (four days) and Activity B (six days) can start immediately.
Activity C (five days) can start after Activity A is complete. Activity D (four days)
and Activity F (two days) can start after Activity B is complete. Activity E (four
days) can start after Activity C and Activity D are complete. Activity G (five days)
can start after Activity D and Activity F are complete. When Activity E and Activity
G are complete, the project is done. What is the critical path?
(A) ACE
(B) BDE
(C) BDG
(D) BFG
135. Using the original Network diagram question, select the slack of Activity E.
(A) Two days
(B) Zero
(C) Four days
(D) One day
136. In the original Network diagram question, if Activity G decreases from five days to
one, what is the critical path, and what is the length?
(A) ACE, 14 days
(B) BDG, 12 days
(C) BDE, 14 days
(D) BFG, 13 days

137. A Project Manager has completed the scope definition process. The customer and
sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the Work
Breakdown Structure will be excluded. What would be the best action the Project
Manager should take?
(A) Begin execution of the project
(B) Provide the customer and sponsor an updated schedule and budget
(C) Call a meeting and notify the team of the change in schedule
(D) Discuss with the customer and sponsor the ramifications of excluding the WBS.
138. Which of the following breakdown structures are used in project scope management?
(A) Bill of materials
(B) Risk Breakdown Structure
(C) Work breakdown structure
(D) Resource breakdown structure
139. All of the following are needed for scope planning except
(A) Work Breakdown Structure
(B) Project Charter
(C) Preliminary Project Scope Statement
(D) Project Management Plan
140. The construction project is almost finished. The team is involved in many different
activities to close the project. The team members are in the process of creating
project archives. All of the following are example of project archives except
(A) Contracts
(B) Financial records
(C) Government clearance applications
(D) Internal project documentation
141. The professional and social responsibility of a Project Manager is described in the
PMI PMP Code of Professional Conduct. A PMP has responsibilities to the
profession, to customers, and to the public. Which is not a professional and social
responsibility of the Project Manager?
(A) Adhering to time, cost, and scope as specified by senior management
(B) Following PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge processes
(C) Reporting a violation
(D) Balancing Stakeholders' interest
142. A project will be using a vendor to install fire-extinguishing equipment in a large
twenty-floor building. The buyer is requesting how the different vendors will do this
work and how much will it cost. What type of document will be used to solicit this
information?
(A) Request for Information (RFI)
(B) Request for Proposals (RFP)

(C) Invitation for Bid (IFB)

(D) Request for Quote (RFQ)
143. The project management team is working in the executing phase of the project.
There are two sponsors and 14 Stakeholders on the project. Which of the following
is the most likely to focus on communication at this point in the project to ensure the
project achieves the quality standards established in planning?
(A) At key interface points where the various work packages come together
(B) During planning revisions
(C) When the change control board (CCB) meets
(D) In negotiating the Project Manager assignment
144. A Project Manager is creating a Network diagram and needs to show a dependency
between activities with no work or time. All of the following Network diagram
techniques display this dependency except...
(A) Activity on Line (AOL)
(B) Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM)
(C) Activity on Arrow (AOA)
(D) Activity on Node (AON)
145. A Project Manager has been assigned to manage a project that requires two
development teams. One team will create the server software and is local, and the
other team will create the client software and resides in a foreign country. For the
most recent 10 conference calls with the foreign country, the foreign team is
consistently 15 minutes late to the meeting. How should the Project Manager handle
this problem?
(A) Report this to senior management.
(B) Review the customs and traditions of the foreign country.
(C) Call the development manager of the foreign country.
(D) Ignore the problem.
146. Project planning is ongoing as the team analyzes how long it will take to process a
customer through the new call center. This analysis will help them determine how
many employees to have in the call center based on their sales projections. This is an
example of what?
(A) Constraints
(B) Assumptions
(C) Strategic planning
(D) Operations management
147. You are the Project Manager on the development of a 4-way fully redundant
computer system for the government. The government has been very concerned
about the correctness and acceptance of the Work Results. You are not sure what the
government is saying so you review your PMBOK Guide. What areas below will
likely be involved in attaining what the government is concerned about?
(A) Scope control and Scope Verification

(B) Administrative Closure and Quality Assurance

(C) Quality Planning and Quality Control
(D) Scope Verification and Quality Control
148. A risk rating matrix is used in which of the following processes?
(A) Workarounds
(B) Risk triggers
(C) Qualitative Risk Analysis
(D) Expected monetary value (EMV)
149. Calculate the standard deviation for the following: Pessimistic=20, Optimistic=10,
Realistic=17.
(A) 6
(B) Not enough information
(C) 5.67
(D) 1.67
150. The project has had some challenges with team ownership of work on the project.
The Project Manager has been challenged with continually having to tell the team
what to do, and management feels that the team is unmotivated. This is an example
of what?
(A) Theory X environment
(B) Theory Y environment
(C) Theory Z environment
(D) Bad performance
151. As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many deliverables from
outside vendors. One vendor has been in negotiations with a union that could cause
the vendor to stop production on one of your deliverables. A rumor is out that the
vendor's plant will be shutting down because of a strike. What is the best course of
action you should take?
(A) Contact the vendor and discuss this problem.
(B) Start contacting other vendors as a backup plan.
(C) Change vendors as soon as one is found.
(D) Initiate the Risk Response Plan created for this vendor.
152. Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is
worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200,
is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the
Variance at Completion for the activities listed?
(A) $1000
(B) -$185.39
(C) $1185.39
(D) $690.39

153. You are a Project Manager of a home remodeling project. The budget at completion
for this project is $56,000. By looking at your schedule, you should be 55%
complete, but you are only 40% done. What is your Earned Value?
(A) $22,400
(B) $22,000
(C) $30,800
(D) $30,400
154. You are doing quality planning on a project. The sponsor puts into the charter that
the quality standard wanted on the project is +/- 3 sigma. This translates to what
percentage?
(A) 68.26%
(B) 95.46%
(C) 50%
(D) 99.73%
155. A large part of a Project Manager's time is spent communicating. What is the main
benefit of this to the project?
(A) A detailed project file
(B) A greater emphasis on successful integration of the various pieces of the project
(C) A Theory Y management style
(D) An accurate communication management plan
156. As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many deliverables from
outside contractors. One contractor forgot to acquire a building permit for plumbing
work to be done on the project. The city building inspector is now requesting to see
the building permit. Who is ultimately responsible for acquiring the building permit?
(A) Contractor
(B) Project Manager
(C) Plumber
(D) City inspector
157. Which of the following is an advantage of a Functional Organization?
(A) Business unit competency
(B) Optimization for a single focus on the project
(C) Having to obtain approval from project management
(D) Having a place to go when the project starts
158. A Project Manager has completed the scope definition process and is now in the
process of creating the Work Breakdown Structure. The Project Manager and the
project team have spent the last week working on the Work Breakdown Structure.
They have broken down the WBS to an appropriate level of decomposition. Which of
the following best describes this?
(A) Breaking down work where it's completely and clearly defined
(B) Breaking down work where it's budgeted and scheduled

(C) Breaking down work where it's budgeted, scheduled and completely and clearly
defined
(D) Breaking down work where the bottom levels of the WBS represent work
packages
159. The project is going well until a Stakeholder requests a significant change based on a
modification in the Stakeholder's business process. The change could totally alter the
work of the project. The change request and its impact analysis are going before the
Change Control Board for review and potential approval. What is the purpose of the
Change Control Board?
(A) To work with the change control manager for analyzing changes
(B) To analyze changes that are requested for the project
(C) To eliminate as many changes as possible on the project
(D) To control change by approval of needed changes and rejection of unneeded
changes to the project
160. You are the Project Manager on a software game project and are in the initiation
phase. During a team meeting, a Functional Manager arrives to see if the project
meets company goals. The Functional Manager will report this finding back to
senior management to determine if the project should continue or be cancelled. What
is this process called?
(A) Delphi Technique
(B) Management by Objectives
(C) Return on Investment
(D) Management Product Analysis
161. A Project Manager has been assigned to manage a project to develop digital signal
processing processor for a company that does not have this expertise. The project is
two weeks ahead of schedule and under budget. After calculating the estimate at
completion, the Project Manager finds that project will be $124,403 under budget.
What should the Project Manager do?
(A) Implement Gold Plating to make up for the difference.
(B) Bill for customer the total approved contracted amount.
(C) Report the current Baseline project status and budget to the customer.
(D) Report the project status and budget to the customer.
162. The Project Manager is reviewing testing output. Generally, the data looks good. He
does observe seven consecutive data points on one side of the mean in a couple of
areas on the control chart. What is this called?
(A) A violation of the Seven Run Rule
(B) Lucky seven gets eleven
(C) Acceptable measurements
(D) Too loose of specification limits
163. As a Project Manager you are managing a project that has many requirements. The
project is for one of your high profile customers, one who spends more than

$5,000,000 a year with your company. To attain customer satisfaction, what must be
met?
(A) Completing the project with the product having inherent characteristics that
fulfill the requirements that it was to be built around
(B) Completing products requirements
(C) Completing the project on schedule and on budget
(D) Completing the project's scope
164. You own a construction company. As you begin work on a large building that covers
20,000 square feet, you need to rent a backhoe tractor to clear the property. This is
the third time you have needed the backhoe, and you want to know if you should buy
or rent it. A new backhoe sells for $19,000 and costs $30 a day to maintain. You can
rent one for $125 a day with the maintenance included. Which type of contract
would be used to purchase the backhoe?
(A) Purchase Order
(B) Fixed Price Economic Price Adjust
(C) Fixed Price
(D) Time and Material
165. The Project Manager has asked the software developer to report on what is keeping
him from completing his project activities. The developer keeps delaying his answer
to the Project Manager. Finally, the Project Manager tells him to stop anything else
and do just what is needed on the project. This is an example of what type of conflict
resolution technique?
(A) Penalty
(B) Smoothing
(C) Forcing
(D) Formal
166. A Project Manager has been assigned to manage a project to develop digital signal
processing processor in a foreign country. The Project Manager must be on-site for
six months. The Project Manager is having problems adjusting to this job. What
could cause this problem?
(A) Cost differences
(B) Time difference
(C) Language differences
(D) Culture differences
167. You are managing a database warehouse project and senior management has come to
you with a high priority project that could make the company significant revenue.
According to your current project schedule, the database warehouse project is
scheduled to be completed in four weeks. What is the best response you can tell
senior management?
(A) Managing both projects as requested by senior management
(B) Telling senior management that you will consider the project once it has a charter
(C) Assigning the Functional Manager on the project to finish the current project

(D) Implementing Crashing and Fast Tracking to complete your current project ahead
of schedule so you can start immediately on this project
168. Float on a Network diagram is also known as what?
(A) Slack
(B) GERT
(C) Lag
(D) PERT
169. A $6B company is implementing formal project management in its organization. It
has decided to implement a Project Management Office (PMO). In the creation of
this structure, which of the following is the best option to have in place to help ensure
success of the organization?
(A) A solid time reporting system for all the team members
(B) Competent Project Managers
(C) A detailed set of templates
(D) Clearly defined goals and objectives for the PMO
170. A retail expansion project is going relatively well, but the people doing work on the
project are complaining that it seems as though they answer to two bosses on the
project, each with conflicting agendas. This is an example of what type of project
environment?
(A) Functional
(B) Matrix
(C) Tight Matrix
(D) Projectized
171. You are Project Manager starting negotiations with a vendor. In the negotiations, you
are aware that the vendor has used a number of negotiation strategies. You remember
these from your PMP class and ask the vendor to be fair and reasonable. All of the
following are negotiation strategies except
(A) Deadline
(B) Withdrawal
(C) Force Majeure
(D) Lying
172. You are doing quality planning on a project, discussing with the sponsor the
probabilities of finishing the project on schedule. There is some confusion about the
sum of all probabilities and probabilities and impact. What must the sum of all
probabilities equal?
(A) 99.9997%
(B) 100%
(C) 99.73%
(D) 68.26%
173. Which of the following best describes a unilateral contract?

(A) Statement of Work

(B) Purchase Order
(C) Time and Material
(D) Cost Plus
174. The civil engineering project has been relatively smooth. The Cost Performance
Index is presently 0.93 and the schedule performance index is 0.89. Risk could have
been managed better from the start of this project. 75% through the execution of the
Project Management Plan, the Project Manager assigned three people to do nothing
but monitor for risks and work with the people who will implement the risk response
plans. What are these people called?
(A) Risk-Averse
(B) Sponsor
(C) Risk Owners
(D) Project Manager
175. The Project Manager and team are planning a banking software project. They are
discussing what could go differently than planned on the project. They are also
trying to identify warning signs that would show that these events could be on the
verge of occurring. What are these warning signs called?
(A) Risk analysis
(B) Triggers
(C) Problem solving
(D) Risks
176. The database project is approximately 85% complete. The project has had its
challenges. As of the last status report, the project appears to be on track regarding
cost, schedule, and scope. Senior management lets you know that the sponsor has
some very serious concerns about the project. You don't understand why, based on
the last status report. What would be the best action to take first?
(A) Ignore senior management because the project is in good shape.
(B) Meet with the sponsor to determine their concerns.
(C) Tell senior management that the project is in good shape.
(D) Evaluate the schedule and budget to verify the Triple Constraint health of the
project.
177. The quality team is having problems getting the product to test per the requirements
and test plan. The results are very uncharacteristic. The team suspects that there are a
couple of pieces of the project not interacting as planned with each other. Which of
the following could show if this is the case?
(A) Pareto Diagram
(B) Run Chart
(C) Scatter Diagram
(D) Control Chart

178. The project is in the phase of doing procurement audits. It is important to identify
successes and failures of the procurement process. This identification is important
for formal acceptance and closure. What process is the project in?
(A) Quality Assurance
(B) Closing
(C) Close Project
(D) Contract closure
179. The IT initiative project is on schedule and under budget. The customer is pleased,
but would like a scope change. As a result, a new team is brought in to help the
existing team implement this scope change. Before the team arrives, senior
management would like to see where the project stands. Which of the following do
you show them?
(A) Milestone chart
(B) Gantt chart
(C) Work Breakdown Structure
(D) Network diagram
180. A new call center is being built to support a new product at a national telephone
company. The company doesn't have any data on how long it will take to sign up
customers via the call center. This data is important because it will help drive the
number of employees needed in the call center. The company performs some tests to
determine how long it will take to sign up customers. These tests must be completed
and the data analyzed three weeks before the call center comes online. This is an
example of what?
(A) Historical Information
(B) Product Analysis
(C) Constraints
(D) Assumptions
181. The team is in the process of determining what is needed on the project, focusing on
developing a product based on the customer-defined requirements. What is this
called?
(A) Meeting the customers needs
(B) Scope Verification
(C) Definition of quality
(D) Qualitative Analysis
182. Which of the following are examples of non-competitive forms of procurement?
(A) Sole source
(B) Open source
(C) Source selection
(D) Qualified sellers list
183. As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has many requirements. The
project is for a high profile customer that spends more that $5,000,000 a year with

your company. You have completed this project on schedule and on budget. The
customer is not pleased with the product that was built. What should the Project
Manager do?
(A) Review the scope and determine why it did not satisfy the customer.
(B) Refund 10% of the cost of the project back to the customer.
(C) Hold a project risk meeting to determine why the project does not satisfy the
customer.
(D) Hold a project quality meeting to determine why the project does not satisfy the
customer.
184. All of the following are correct regarding risk triggers except...
(A) A trigger does not mean a risk will occur.
(B) A trigger comes before a risk.
(C) A trigger is an indicator that a risk event could occur.
(D) A trigger is an indicator that a risk event will occur.
185. You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and assigned to a major
construction project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you are
constantly in conflict with a member of your project team. This team member is
sabotaging the project. What would be the best solution to resolve this problem?
(A) Firing the team member from the project as soon as possible
(B) Reporting this to senior management
(C) Reporting this problem to senior management with a solution of replacing this
team member
(D) Holding a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed.
186. A project will be using a company to provide technicians for a national network
upgrade project. Presently, the Project Manager is in contract negotiation with a
vendor and the negotiations have been very difficult. In what process is the Project
Manager involved?
(A) Plan contracting
(B) Plan purchases and acquisitions
(C) Select sellers
(D) Request seller's responses
187. On a retail construction project, the team is sizeable, and controlling communication
has been a challenge. The Project Coordinator has been used to help with this
problem. What is one of the main differences between the Project Coordinator and
the Project Expeditor?
(A) The Project Expeditor is another title for the Project Manager.
(B) The Project Coordinator has decision-making ability.
(C) The Project Expeditor is another title for Project Coordinator.
(D) The Project Expeditor has decision-making ability.
188. A contract has been signed and is expected to cost $750K over a one-year
engagement. At project completion, the actual costs were $700K, but the project was

behind schedule due to a delay in shipping. There is a 60/40% share for any cost
savings. What is the total value of the contract?
(A) $730K
(B) $750K
(C) $700K because the project was behind schedule
(D) $720K

189. A change control document on a project would be viewed as what type of

communication?
(A) Formal Written
(B) Formal
(C) Verbal
(D) Contract
190. You are a Project Manager trying to decide what quality approach to implement at
your company. You have decided that it is in the best interest of the company to do
testing while in the developing phase to get immediate feedback. This is philosophy
is know as?
(A) Quality Assurance
(B) Quality Management Plan
(C) Total Quality Management
(D) ISO 9000 Quality System
191. Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has
delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and
determines that the electrical and plumbing could occur at the same time instead of
right after each other, as laid out in the schedule. This is an example of what?
(A) Mandatory dependencies
(B) Crashing
(C) Lag
(D) Discretionary dependencies
192. What type of contract provides the buyer with the most risk and seller the least risk?
(A) Fixed Price
(B) Time and Material
(C) Cost Plus Fixed Fee
(D) Cost Plus Percentage of Costs
193. Which of the following is an output of a change control system?
(A) Change requests
(B) Approved changes
(C) Impact analysis
(D) Signoff
194. The professional and social responsibility of a Project Manager has many
responsibilities to the profession. A PMP has responsibilities to the profession, to
customers, and to the public. Which is not a professional and social responsibility of
the Project Manager?
(A) Complying with laws, regulations, and ethical standards
(B) Reporting accurate, truthful information
(C) Disclosing conflict of interest to clients, customers, owners, or contractors.

(D) Creating a charter that has a win-win situation for your company and your
customer
195. You are the finance controller with your company. Your job is to analyze projects
when they close. This could be the result of when a project is complete or by any
other means. When would you expect to close a project?
(A) When a project is cancelled
(B) When a project runs out of money
(C) When a project completes scope verification
(D) All of the answers
196. You are the Project Manager for a project that has many deliverables. One
deliverable is a new version of an Ethernet switch. You have completed the project
on time and on budget. A vendor is now starting the rollout of the new Ethernet
switch to your customers. The vendor has scheduled you to help with the rollout.
What is your response to the vendor?
(A) Ask for a schedule to see what the timelines are for each installation.
(B) Contact the vendor to discuss the financial cost for your help.
(C) Consult your manager on your schedule.
(D) Tell the vendor that the scope of the project has been fulfilled, the project is
closed, and you are no longer available.
197. Project Scope Management is characterized by processes in the planning, as well as
monitoring and controlling phases. Which group of processes defines project scope
management?
(A) Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope
Management
(B) Scope Forecasting, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope control
(C) Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Create WBS, Scope Verification, Scope
control
(D) Scope Planning, Scope Description, Scope Verification, Integrated Change
Control
198. The team is involved in defining what is needed to ensure project quality for their
project. One team member says, "Do it right the first time." Another team member
says, "Let's incorporate a method that reduces errors and helps the company make
money." What best describes this process?
(A) Kaizen
(B) TQM
(C) Fitness for Use
(D) Zero defects
199. The Project Manager has been negotiating with a vendor for the last two months.
The vendor received the Statement of Work and has responded with a proposal using
Cost Plus Fixed Fee. The Project Manager answers back with a letter of intent. Why
did the Project Manager send this letter?

(A) The Project Manager plans to request a bid from the vendor.
(B) The Project Manager plans to buy from the vendor.
(C) The Project Manager plans to sue the vendor.
(D) The Project Manager plans to buy the vendor.
200. You are the Project Manager on a project. You have the Work Breakdown Structure
and have begun subdividing the project work packages into smaller, more
manageable components. The output from this process is critical for creating the
network diagram and duration estimates. What process are you executing and what
is the output?
(A) Activity sequencing and network diagram
(B) Activity Definition and activity list
(C) Activity Duration Estimating and duration estimates
(D) Schedule development and project schedule