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PMP Questions and Answers: Assess YourReadiness Before PMP Exam

PMP is the world’s most prestigious certification in project managementfield. PMP certification exam has 200 questions and requires a goodPMP study plan to pass the exam successfully. One of the 7 steps forpassing PMP certification is making practice with PMP questions andanswers before the exam.When practicing PMP questions and answers, take notes especially forthe mistakes you make. Then, go back to the related project management knowledge area and reread the topic to strengthen yourknowledge.

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We will go through 20 PMP questions and answers in this post. We willbe giving rationales for each PMP questions and answers. You willsee the relationship of each PMP questions and answers with the projectmanagement knowledge areas of PMBOK.

PMP Questions and Answers #1

A manager and the head of engineering discuss a change to a majorwork package. After the meeting, the manager contacts you and tells youto complete the paperwork to make the change. This is an example of:A-) Management attention to scope management.B-) Management planning.C-) A project expediter position.D-) A change control system. 

Answer is C.

 In this situation, project manager acts as the secretary ofthe project and does the paper work. So this is an example of projectexpediter position where project manager does not have any authorityand power. Project manager does only paper work.Knowledge Area: Organizational Influences and Project Lifecycle

PMP Questions and Answers #2

During a team meeting, a team member asks about the measurementsthat will be used on the project to judge performance. The team member

 

feels that some of the measures related to activities assigned him arenot valid measurements. The project is BEST considered in what part ofthe project management process?A-) InitiatingB-) ExecutingC-) Monitoring & ControllingD-) Closing

Answer is B

. Executing. Questions states that team member feels someof the measures on his activities are not valid. Therefore, he must beworking during the executing phase of the project where projectdeliverables are produced and project members perform most of thework they should do.Knowledge Area: Project Management Processes

PMP Questions and Answers #3

Your company just won a major new project. It will begin in three monthsand is valued at 2m USD. You are the project manager for an existingproject. What is the FIRST thing you should do once you hear of the newproject?A-) Ask management how the new project will use resourcesB-) Resource level your projectC-) Crash your projectD-) Ask management how the new project will affect your project

Answer is D

. Ask management how the new project will affect yourproject. Since this is another project that your company is going toexecute, you need to be sure whether it will impact your project.Knowledge Area: Integration Management Knowledge Area

PMP Questions and Answers #4