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him to the:
a) WBS
b) Project plan
c) Preliminary Scope statement
d) None of the above
2) Your construction project was damaged by an earthquake. Your contractor says that he
cannot fulfil the terms of the contract due to a specific clause you both had signed in the
contract. He is referring to the:
a) Force majeure clause
b) Fixed price clause
c) Contract obligation terms
d) None of the above
3) Your vendor has confirmed in writing that he will not be able to provide the products
contracted to him, in the time mentioned in the contract. You can terminate the contract and sue
for damages. This is a type of:
a) Minor breach
b) Anticipatory breach
c) Material breach
d) Fundamental breach
4) As a PM, you manage multiple projects. One of your projects is over budget while the other is
under budget. You decide to transfer money from the latter to the former and report both
projects as within budget. This is against the PMI code of ethics and is called:
a) Unethical management
b) Budget tampering
c) Fraudulent reporting
d) Cost leveling
5) Your brother can influence bids in the vendor company that has been contracted for your
project. You should:
a) Disclose the bid price that is most likely to give him an advantage when bidding
b) Reject other vendors and award him the contract
c) Refrain from the decision-making process and make a full disclosure to stakeholders and wait
for their decision before you proceed
d) Hint to the stakeholders that your brother might be involved in bidding
6) A project you are managing is about to be completed. But there is a minor defect in the work
produced by the contractor. You should:
a) Neglect the defect if it is trivial
b) Ask the contractor to fix according to SOW
c) Submit a new RFP
d) None of the above
7) As a PM, you have identified some low priority risks. You should:
a) Neglect them as they will mostly not occur
b) Add them to a watch list within the risk register
c) Plan detailed response plans
d) None of the above
8) One of your team members' A's father was sick when you were in the planning stage of your
project. A had informed you that he might have to leave to visit his father if the situation arose.
You had planned for this and spoke to the functional manager of your group to provide a back-
up resource, B to be used if necessary.
Now, A has left to see his father and B is filling in for him. But B is taking more than expected
time to get up to speed and this impacts project cost and schedule.
This is an example of a:
a) Residual risk
b) Secondary risk
c) Contingency plan
d) None of the above
9) To motivate your team, you decided to reward a team member who performed well. This hurt
cohesion in the team. You should:
a) Reset award criteria
b) Modify reward strategy to be win-win for the team
c) Award only two people
d) Declare that there will be no rewards going forward
10) Your project uses a vendor who has completed 50% of the contracted work. You are unsure
of how much to pay the vendor. You should refer to the:
a) Request for proposal
b) Contract
c) Response to bid
d) Statement of work
12) When there are people from different countries and cultures in a team, the project
management team should:
a) Neglect the cultural differences to work as a team
b) Deal with everyone the same way
c) Capitalize on cultural differences
d) Mentor each other
13) If your business sponsor has an important but minor change to the scope, and he requests
that you make the change without having to process a change request, you should:
a) Accommodate the change as stakeholder satisfaction is key to project success
b) Refuse to make the change as the scope has been frozen
c) Ask the sponsor to work with your team member to implement the minor change and
document the change
d) Request the client that the change management process be followed
14) If a stakeholder directly asks a team member to make changes and the team member
accommodates it:
a) Admonish the team member during the team meeting so that other team members are also
aware
b) Inform the stakeholder that he should not talk to your team member
c) Talk to the stakeholder and team member in private, and emphasize gently that the
Integrated Change Control process should be followed
d) Pretend to not know about the change and let it happen
15) When your client is ready to accept the product your project has produced, you should:
a) Refer to the quality plan to see if the product meets specifications
b) Refer to project management plan
c) Obtain client sign off and follow administrative closure process
d) Let go off the project resources and assign them to other projects
16) Appreciating a team member's good work in front of the team results in:
a) Jealousy among other team members and should be avoided
b) Encouragement for the team member and motivation for other team members
c) Shouldn't be done as it shows preference
d) None of the above
17) As the project manager of an important project, you learnt many helpful tools and tips. What
should you do?
a) Keep them to yourself
b) Archive your learning in the project folder and share with other PMs
c) Sign a non-disclosure agreement
d) None of the above
18) You just found out that the company that you were planning to use in your project is known
for being late in delivering their products that can lead to losses to the project. You decide to go
with a different company to ______ the risk.
a) Mitigate
b) Reject
c) Transfer
d) Avoid
19) You are the project manager of a project that involves sensitive information. You are inviting
bids from vendors for some tasks on this project. Since the winning vendor will have access to
the sensitive information, you should:
a) Decide to drop the vendor and instead do the tasks using an internal team
b) Swear the vendor to secrecy
c) Ask the vendor to sign a non-disclosure agreement
d) Threaten to take the vendor to court
20) A project is behind schedule. Two senior resources are added to help speed up work. The
result is (choose the best answer):
a) Project will be completed on time
b) Project cost will not increase
c) Project may not be completed on time due to increased number of communication channels
d) None of the above
23) The development of the scope management plan and the detailing of the project scope
begin with:
a) Analysis of information contained in the project charter
b) the latest approved subsidiary plans of the project management plan
c) Historical information contained in the organizational process assets
d) any other relevant enterprise environmental factors
27) Perform Quantitative risk analysis is a process that belongs to which process group in
Project Risk Management:
a) Planning
b) Executing
c) Monitoring
d) Controlling
32) A risk is a bad event that will adversely impact the project. This statement is:
a) Always true
b) Always false
c) Sometimes true
d) None of the above
33) The triple constraints in project management are:
a) Scope, Time, cost
b) Time, scope, performance
c) Scope, Time, plan
d) Scope, Time, quality
a) i, ii
b) i, ii, iii
c) i, ii, iv
d) None of the above
40) Crashing:
a) Is a schedule compression technique
b) Increases cost
c) Is achieved by adding resources
d) All of the above
a) i, ii, iv
b) None of the above
c) All of the above
d) ii, iii
44) Some managers believe that people do not work willingly and must be watched and
managed continuosly. They are of type:
a) Theory X
b) Theory Y
c) Theory XY
d) Theory V
45) When an individual's lower level needs are met, the next level's needs are his motivation.
This forms the basis of:
a) Theory Y
b) Maslow's hierarchy
c) Theory X
d) None of the above
48) A project manager manages a team of 5. The number of communication channels is:
a) 15
b) 10
c) 5
d) None of the above
51) A bar graph that shows resource assignments over time is:
a) Resource leveling
b) Resource histogram
c) Resource chart
d) Gantt chart
a) i, ii, iii
b) i, iv
c) ii, iii, iv
d) iii, iv
56) Earned value=100, Planned value=110, the schedule performance index is:
a) 1.1
b) 0.91
c) -10
d) 10
57) Earned value=100, Actual cost=120, the cost performance index is:
a) 0.01
b) 20
c) 0.833
d) -20
58) The five stages in team development according to Tuckman’s ladder are:
a) Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
b) Forming, storming, norming, reforming, adjourning
c) Forming, norming, reforming, performing, adjourning
d) Planning, forming, storming, performing, adjourning
59) Theory Y assumes employees:
a) Are self-motivated
b) Have to be micro-managed
c) Work only for money
d) Are not ambitious
67) Examine the statement-"A detailed risk response plan should be prepared no matter how
huge or trivial the risk is, irrespective of whether the effort is cost-effective or not, as this is the
process." This statement is:
a) Always true
b) Always false
c) Sometimes true
d) Sometimes false
69) The four strategies used to deal with negative threats are:
a) Avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept
b) Avoid, transfer, mitigate, reject
c) Accept, transfer, mitigate, reject
d) Accept, analyze, avoid, mitigate
75) The four strategies used to deal with positive threats are:
a) Exploit, share, enhance, accept
b) Exploit, share, enhance, adjust
c) Exploit, simulate, enhance, accept
d) Exploit, share, prototype, accept
76) How to define, monitor and control risks in a project is documented in:
a) Expert judgement interview results
b) Risk register
c) Risk management plan
d) Workshops
78) Unclear scope definition in a project using Fixed price contract can lead to losses for:
a) the buyer
b) the vendor
c) both buyer and vendor
d) Neither as these are sunk costs
79) Request for proposal, Request for Information, Invitation for bid are broadly called:
a) Procurement documents
b) Vendor documents
c) Bidding documents
d) Contract documents
92) Juran's fitness for use theory of cost of quality can be summarized as:
a) Continuous improvement
b) Making a product that meets or exceeds customer expectations
c) Making a product that is easy to use
d) Making a product with zero defects
102) The cost of a contractor is $25 per hour. Two contractors working for 10 hours will cost
$500. This is an example of:
a) Analogous estimating
b) Parametric estimating
c) Three-point estimating
d) Bottom-up estimating
103) Using PERT triangular distribution, calculate the time it takes for a task with the following
information:
Pessimistic time=5 hours, Optimistic time=2 hours, Most likely time=5 hours. The answer is:
a) 4 hours
b) 3 hours
c) 5 hours
d) 1.5 hours
105) The revenue earned from doing a project is $1000. The costs involved sum to $500. The
benefit cost ratio is:
a) 2
b) 0.5
c) 500000
d) None of the above
108) Earned value=$2000. Planned value=$2500. The schedule performance index is:
a) 0.8
b) 1.25
c) 500
d) None of the above
109) Estimate at completion can be calculated using BAC and CPI as:
a) BAC/CPI
b) CPI/BAC
c) BAC-CPI
d) CPI-BAC
112) Actual cost=$1000, Budget at completion=$800, Earned value= $500, future work will be
accomplished at the planned rate. The estimate at completion is:
a) $1000
b) $1300
c) $800
d) None of the above
119) Deming's cycle is used for continuous improvement of processes. The four-step
management method is:
a) Plan-Do-Check-Act
b) Plan-Act-Check-Do
c) Plan-Act-Do-Check
d) None of the above
129) WBS:
a) Prevents work from slipping through the cracks
b) Is the basis for estimates
c) Provides the team with an understanding of where their pieces fit in the project plan
d) All of the above
133) WBS includes all project work. Which of the following is also true about WBS?
a) It doesn't include product work
b) It does not include PM work
c) Total of work at lowest levels need not always roll up to higher levels as some extra work may
be completed
d) None of the above
134) Critical chain method and critical path method are tools and techniques used in which of
the below?
a) Estimate activity resources
b) Control schedule
c) Develop schedule
d) Estimate activity durations
147) The cost and accuracy of analogous and parametrics models are likely to be most reliable
when:
a) Historical information used to develop the model is accurate
b) Parameters used in the model are readily quantifiable
c) Models are scalable, such that they work for large projects, small projects, and phases of a
project
d) All of the above
148) Identifying quality standards for the project and documenting how the project will comply
with quality requirements is:
a) Plan Quality Management
b) Perform Quality Assurance
c) Control Quality
d) Manage Quality
149) The process of auditing quality requirements and the results from
quality control measurements to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational
definitions are used is:
a) Plan Quality Management
b) Perform Quality Assurance
c) Control Quality
d) Manage Quality
150) The process of monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities
to assess performance and recommend necessary changes is:
a) Plan Quality Management
b) Perform Quality Assurance
c) Control Quality
d) Manage Quality
157) Power that a PM has on the basis of the special skills he possesses is:
a) Referent
b) Expert
c) Reward
d) Penalty
158) A conflict management technique that involves incorporating viewpoints from everyone is?
a) Smooth
b) Collaborate
c) Compromise
d) Withdraw
159) Which of the below are techniques to resolve conflicts in a team?
a) Collaborate
b) Accomodate
c) Compromise
d) All of the above
160) Which of the following management styles is focused on increasing employee loyalty to the
company by providing a job for life with a strong focus on the well-being of the employee, both
on and off the job?
a) Theory X
b) Theory Y
c) Theory Z
d) Maslow's hierarchy of needs
161) According to Expectancy theory, individuals can be motivated towards goals if they believe
that:
a) There is a positive correlation between efforts and performance
b) The outcome of a favorable performance will result in a desirable reward
c) A reward from a performance will satisfy an important need
d) All of the above
165) The management style where the manager allows the employees to take part in decision
making is:
a) Laissez-faire
b) Democratic
c) Consultative
d) Persuasive
166) A management skill that establishes direction, aligns people, motivates and inspires team
is:
a) Communicating
b) Leading
c) Influencing the organization
d) Problem solving
172) At what stage of your current project should you use the techniques you learnt on your
previous projects as PM?
a) Executing phase
b) Planning phase
c) Throughout the project
d) Monitoring and controlling phase
173) Administrative closure:
a) Can be omitted sometimes
b) Should always be done
c) Is the same as contract closure
d) None of the above
174) If you are implementing the risk response plan, you are in:
a) Planning phase
b) Initiating phase
c) Implementation phase
d) Closing phase
178) Procurement documentation can include which of the below seller-developed technical
documentation?
a) Deliverables
b) Seller performance reports
c) Warranties
d) All of the above
189) Variance analysis compares actual results to baseline. This can be done for:
a) Cost
b) Schedule
c) Quality
d) All of the above
191) The longest path through a project that shows the shortest duration in which the project
can be completed is:
a) Critical path
b) Project schedule
c) Least possible time
d) None of the above
192) Who is responsible for ensuring that risk audits are performed?
a) Project manager
b) Team members
c) Project sponsor
d) Functional manager
193) Pareto principle is also known as:
a) 80-20 rule
b) Law of vital few
c) Principle of factor sparsity
d) All of the above
197) The tools used in Direct and Manage Project Work are:
a) Expert judgment
b) Project management information system
c) Meetings
d) All of the above
199) Using which of the below can you predict future performance of team:
a) Trend analysis
b) EMV
c) Control limits
d) Risk analysis
200) Salary of full-time employees and cost of hardware bought specially for your project count
as:
a) Direct costs
b) Indirect costs
c) Project costs
d) None of the above
202) Triangular distribution and Beta distribution are formulas used in:
a) Analogous estimating
b) Parametric estimating
c) Three-point estimating
d) Bottom up estimating
203) Payback period is the time it takes to get back money invested in a project. Hence:
a) The longer the payback period, the better it is for the project
b) The shorter the payback period, the better it is for the project
c) Not enough information to decide
d) Depends on the present value of money invested
206) Actual cost=$2000, Budget at completion=$1800, Earned value= $1500, future work will be
accomplished at the planned rate. The estimate at completion is:
a) $1000
b) $2300
c) $800
d) None of the above
Answer Key
Answer key (Page numbers below are to be found in the PMBOK® guide 5th ed.)
1a
2a
Explanation: Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure
3b
Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticipatory_repudiation
4b
5c
Explanation: PMI® code of ethics
Ref: https://www.PMI.org/~/media/PDF/Ethics/ap_PMIcodeofethics.ashx, Page 5
6b
7b
Ref: Pg 350
8b
Pg 562
9b
10b
11b
Pg 167
Pg 171
12c
13d
Even if the change is minor, the change management process has to be followed.
14c
15c
16b
17b
Ref: Pg 104
18d
Pg 344, Pg 104
19c
20d
21b, Pg 430
22 a and c, Pg 106
24d Pg 65
25d Pg 27
26a Pg 61
27 a. Pg 61
28 a. Pg 312
30d. Pg 312
31d. Pg 312
32c. Pg 310
33a
34a
35a, Pg 173
36c. Pg 176
37b
38a
39a, Pg 169
40d, Pg 181
41d Pg 181
42 c. Pg 230, 246
43a, Pg 325
46b. Pg 277
47a. Pg 293
48a. Pg 292
The total number of communication channels= n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of
stakeholders.
Here n=6 (including the project manager).
6(5)/2=15.
49b. Pg 287
50a. Pg 236
51b, Pg 559
52a.Pg 179
53c. Pg 177
54b. Pg 219
55a. Pg 106
56b.Pg 219
57c. Pg 219
58a Pg 276
59 a. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y
60a. Pg 350
61a
62b
63d, Pg 312
64d, Pg 312
65d, Pg 312
66c, Pg 342
67b
68b, Pg 344
69a. Pg 344
70d, Pg 61
71a, Pg 344
72b, Pg 364
73b, Pg 344
74b, Pg 440
75a, Pg 345
76c
77d, Pg 358
78c
79a
81d, Pg 100
82d, Pg 102
84 a
85 a, Pg 106
86b Pg 258
88d, Pg 262
89 b
90d, Pg 230
93d, Pg 218
94d, Pg 363
96b
97b, Pg 558
98a, Pg 61
100b, Pg 222
101a
102b, Pg 170
103a, Pg 171
Explanation:
Triangular Distribution. tE = (tO + tM + tP) / 3
(2+5+5)/3=4 hours.
104d, Pg 199
105a
106b
107a, Pg 224
SPI = EV/PV=1000/2000=0.5
108a, Pg 224
SPI = EV/PV=2000/2500=0.8
109a, Pg 224
110a, Pg 224
CV = EV – AC
111c Pg 224
EAC = AC + [(BAC – EV)/(CPI x SPI)]
=1000+[(800-600)/(0.5*0.5)]
=$1800
112b, Pg 224
EAC = AC + BAC – EV
=1000+800-500
EAC=$1300
113d
114a
115a, Pg 22
116d, Pg 22
117c, pg 22
118c, Pg 22
119a, Pg 229
120b, Pg 61
121d, Pg 61
122d
123d, Pg 66
124a
125d, Pg 78
126d
127d
128d
129d
130d
131d
132a
133d
134c, Pg 143
136a
137d, Pg 432
138c
139d, Pg 158
140a, Pg 158
141b, Pg 159
142c, Pg 171
143c
144d, Pg 452
145 c, Pg 181
146d, Pg 212
147d, Pg 212
148a, Pg 227
149b, Pg 227
150c, Pg 227
151b, Pg 240
152d, Pg 252
154c
155a, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_style
156d
157b
158b, Pg 283
159d, Pg 283
160c, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_Z
163b, Pg 287
164b, Pg 290
166b
167d, Pg 324-325
168d, Pg 327
169b
170a
171d, Pg 446
172c
173b
174c
175a, Pg 404
176d, Pg 373
177a, Pg 375
178d, Pg 385
179a
180a, Pg 385-386
181a, Pg 557
182d
183c, Pg 387
184d
185b
186a
187c
188a, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory
189d
190c
191a, Pg 176
192a, Pg 351
193d, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
194a, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
195a
196a
197d, Pg 79
198d, Pg 345
199a
200a
202c, Pg 205-206
203b
204b, Pg 530
205a, Pg 106
206b, Pg 224
EAC = AC + BAC – EV
=2000+1800-1500
EAC=$2300