1.

For the past many months, the team has worked with little direction from the project
manager. The team gets together and determines the work to be done,
how to do it, who will do it, and what the definition of done is. This is an agile team.

True
False

2. Use of a Gantt chart is primarily to show the work packages, sequencing, relationships,
and resources in a visual format for faster interpretation by participants.

True
False
3. The types of resources most likely included in specific resource calendars would
include all of the following except:
Employees/contractors
Physical materials
Email software
Equipment/machines
4. For the first time, you have been asked to select a supplier, but before doing so are
interested in noting the source selection criteria. Of the following, which is least likely to
be a source selection criterion?
Team location
Financial capacity
Intellectual property rights
Management approach
5. The team is worried about how much they will be held accountable for failures of both
work product and timing. Instead of focusing on their failures, you really wish to
improve the team's focus on success and giving team members the authority to make
decisions moving forward. All of the following efforts will encourage such empowerment
except.
Creating an intentional focus on their ownership of all work elements
Making contributions with unity and self-sacrifice
Always looking to provide the work on time
Ever improving dedication to the team and working together
6. At the beginning of a project, the sponsor/owner and project manager frequently get
together with the team to identify stakeholders and their overall participation in the
project. Of the following, which is the most problematic level of engagement?
Supportive
Leading
Neutral
Resistant

7. As the current project comes to a close, there is still about $40,000 to finish the work.
The project has already spent $500,000 but was estimated originally to be $480,000.
What is the "estimate to complete" from this information?
$60,000
$540,000
$500,000
 $40,000

8. Of the following, which items would not be relevant to a contract change control
system? (Choose two.)
May include a dispute resolution
May be part of an integrated change control system
May permit the project contracts to be edited individually
May require all project changes to be approved by the supplier

9. The product roadmap is a strategic document that gives direction on how a product,
service, or result will be delivered to meet the product vision.
A
B
False
True
10. When you're starting with a new team, it is best to help the group find a foundation
through a lot of non-work-related efforts and time together. These team-building
strategies would best be developed by
that they have a facilitator to expedite the unity.
or
and making sure
B
c
D
Formal
Remote
Informal
Onsite

11. The project leader for any multinational organization should be focused on
communication, openness, and diversity of staff to assure meeting expectations of
different styles.
A
B
False
True
12. Which of the following are the correct levels of stakeholder engagement from the
assessment matrix? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Unaware
Informal
Neutral
Formal
13.
14. The purpose of a bidder conference is most likely to include all of the following except.
B
c
D
The buyer outlines terms and conditions they desire.
The buyer explains requirements.
The buyer answers questions from potential vendors.
The buyer provides an expected price they wish to pay.

15. When you're working with your project stakeholders, there will clearly be situations in
which varying styles of involvement will be necessary. All of the following are
considered steps in assuring stakeholder involvement at various levels, except.
A
B
c
D
Maintaining the relationship with each stakeholder to an assigned resource
on the team
Enabling development of engagement strategies based on performance
Avoiding overwhelming stakeholders with too much communication and
limiting outreach to a minimum
Involving each stakeholder at the appropriate level based on interests and
impact on the project

16. Of the following terms used in adaptive or agile projects, which one will be most useful
in keeping the project on track regularly?
B
c
D
Epic completion
Trend analysis
Iteration reviews
 Feature functionality review

17. When you're communicating with stakeholders from different organizations, many
forms of noise may distract from the message. Which of the following is least
appropriate to refer to as noise in communication?
A
B
c
D
The meeting is just before lunch, and all of the stakeholders are quite
hungry.
The topic brought to the group is new in nature, even if not complicated.
The speaker has a native language and accent different from the listener.
The receiver has a strong personality bias that makes it difficult to agree
with the speaker.
18. When you are evaluating options for user preferences on requirements, which of the
following is true about A/B testing?
A
B
c
D
The testing can be applied to only two situations or offerings.
It is used to optimize the solutions preferred by stakeholders.
It is mostly to demonstrate the top two preferences to management in
sequence.
During the evaluation, multiple variables are modified.

19. What are the broad categories of risk classification? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Nominal-based risk classification
External-based risk classification
Source-based risk classification
Effect-based risk classification

20. You are halfway through a project and notice that during each sprint, team members
do not know what tasks other team members are working on, nor are they aware of the
status of tasks other than their own. What is the most likely reason for this?
B
c
D
Daily standup meetings have not taken place
The communication management plan was not developed
A Kanban board has not been implemented
The team charter was not developed
21. Developing a project scope statement requires a series of tools. Of the following, which
one is least likely to be a tool for this purpose?
B
c
D
Planning poker
Multi-criteria decision-making
Facilitation
Product analysis

22.

23. When developing features into an initial list, the owner and the team will use multiple
methods to determine the priority for each. Of the following, which is not one of the
tools used in the agile methods for this purpose?
B
c
D
MoSCoW model
Paired comparison
Kano model
Network diagram

24. Decomposition is a term frequently used for breaking down work in a predictive
project. It is not always done in the same format. What are the primary methods or
formats used? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
 D
Organizational chart
Context diagram
Spider diagram
Outline format
25. The probability and impact matrix used to assess risks is primarily a tool that helps
determine the detection level of a risk.
A
B
False
True
26. Projects that are known to have a high likelihood of change throughout the project, but
a lower cost of change will likely use a number of additional tools, such as all of the
following except.
A
B
c
D
Scrum of Scrums (SoS) to scale multiple teams working on the same
product.
Disciplined agile (DA), which uses multiple methods to determine the best
way of working.
Critical Path Method (CPM), which uses a predicted duration for the
longest path.
Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) for enterprise scale and lean development.

27.
28. At the initial stages of a project plan, the team will need to determine how delivery will
be made. This could be in a single launch or delivery or could be incremental and
delivered in stages. Of the following, which is not incremental in delivery?
B
c
D
A website with access portals for customers, employees, and suppliers
 The release of a new semi-autonomous car that will have upgrades to fully
autonomous over time
The opening of a new retail store with grocery, clothing, and automotive
sections
A wedding planner coordinating the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and
reception

29.
30. The smallest segment of work that may be produced at a given time and that still
provides some value is essentially the definition of which term?
A
B
c
D
Minimum viable product
User task
Minimum business increment
Smallest permissible work package

31. You are working with senior management to determine the best approach for a high-
visibility project. This will be a large project compared to others that the organization
has done in the past, so the project manager will need to plan on distinct phases.
However, requirements for each phase will not be fully understood and will regularly
change due to changes in the business environment. Senior management, who is the
customer, wants to be involved on a regular basis and would like to sign off on
deliverables frequently, which could inspire the need for additional requirements. Which
of the following approaches would you recommend?
A
B
c
D
Hybrid lifecycle
Predictive lifecycle, because there are distinct phases
Agile lifecycle, because requirements are dynamic and the customer needs
frequent delivery
Incremental lifecycle, because the customer wants to see regular
 deliverables

32. During a negotiation with an external client, you have decided that for the sake of time,
you cannot look for solutions that help with both parties and accept that both must
give up something. This is an example of the compromising conflict management
approach.
A
B
False
True
33. Project managers frequently have to make decisions that are based on incomplete
information or best guesses. This means using simulations. Which of the following is
not applicable to simulations in project management?
A
B
c
D
Used to solve scope issues on complex situations
Converts likely situations from risk components into impact estimates
Frequently used to determine the approximation of risk based on predicted
conditions
Used to ballpark durations of work packages under a variety of conditions

34.

35. Value delivery is about making sure that the customer or client receives benefit and the
efforts of the team focus only on work that delivers value. This concept was developed
early in the predictive project management life cycle.
A
B
 False
True

36. As the leader of the project, you have been asked to assess where the team will need
more assistance in coming phases of the project. Which two tools would you use for
this purpose?
B
c
D
wow
WBS
SWOT
PDM

37. The WBS dictionary is important to explain many of the work packages that the team
has outlined. Which of the following items would certainly be included in a WBS
dictionary? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Lessons learned about work package
Risk impact descriptions
Description of the work
Acceptance criteria

38. Which of the following would be most appropriate for determining all stakeholder
requirements?
B
c
D
Brainstorming session with the project team
Document analysis
Focus groups
Questionnaire to the sponsor and executives
39. During lessons learned, the team's staff and external suppliers may be involved. The
group is looking to cover all of the following topics but which one?
B
c
D
Benefits that were achieved through specific tactical approaches
Components of the project that were defects mostly due to typographical
Issues
Project strategic approaches that benefited the outcome of the project
Methods used to avoid or manage conflict within the stakeholders as a
whole entity
40. The team is working on a way to track all of the important information for how to
manage similar projects in the future and realize that some of the results are based on
which allows for words, numbers, or images to get the message across,
whereas other valuable information has to be more experiential in nature through
A
B
c
D
Remedial knowledge
Repetitive knowledge
Explicit knowledge
Tacit knowledge
41.

42. During a long-term project, many types of artifacts will be generated. Which of the
following would be considered project artifacts? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Assumptions
Stage approval
Final product
Scope baseline

43. The team is focused on delivering as close to their project budget estimate as possible.
Which method would be the most appropriate for them early in the project?
B
c
D
Parametric estimating
Analogous estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Learning curve estimates

44. A planning package is typically different from a work package in that it includes work
content but not detailed scheduled or cost activities.
B
False
 True

45. You have been working on the adaptive project with your team for many months. It
appears that the project will be extended again because the client wishes to add even
more features. You are uncertain how this will affect the budget. What is the best
response?
B
c
D
Check with the project manager to determine if activity cost reserves were
set aside.
Determine whether the budget reserves have all been used for prior risks.
Ask the financial group whether there are management reserves to cover
these expenses.
Refer to the contractual agreement's terms and conditions for added
features.

46. As part of a project charter you were just reviewing, you noticed that it missed the
mark on two key elements of success. Which words best describe what the project
overview statement should include? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Complete
Detail
Brevity
Clarity

47.

48. Actual cost is the measurement of work completed based on the plan value.
B
 False
True

49. Two team members disagree about the purpose of the lessons learned exercise that
occurs occasionally during the project. All of the following are significant aspects to a
lessons learned exercise being successful except.
A
B
c
D
Both positive and improvement situations should be noted throughout the
project.
It will be highly beneficial for the short term as a learning tool.
The details recorded will be beneficial for the team on future phases or
future projects.
Do everything possible to avoid repetition of prior lessons learned or things
the team "knows."

50. The concept of continuous improvement attends to uniform sales and consistent
design, and maintains product quality.
A
B
True
False

51. A project that was defined some time ago could do which of the following if it is
running into a time crunch to meet the expected mandatory delivery date? (Choose
two.)
B
c
D
Add additional resources to the project for additional cost.
Allow additional time and explain that it was not feasible to complete on
time.
Add some work packages to make up the time.
Reduce the scope somewhat to keep to the scheduled timeframe.
52. What are two of the greatest benefits of using a quality audit during the project?
A
B
c
D
L
It may increase the overall cost of quality by including additional resources.
It avoids the analytical methods and instead involves experiential views.
It employs an outside set of eyes to determine where improvements can be
made.
The team can determine if the project is following the organization's
policies and procedures.
53. Feedback should always be formulated to provide positive comments to keep a
pleasant environment.
B
True
False
54.

55. Last-minute changes were made recently to the training plan due to additional scope
requirements. This is an acceptable choice to make in a predictive project.
A
B
True
False

56. When the organization is done developing the project results, these deliverables or
features would be approved by what process tool?
B
c
D
Validation
Monitor and control
Control standards
Gantt chart

57. The project manager is currently doing their best to assure that the project will be
delivered satisfactorily on time and within budget expectations. Doing so will be tough,
considering the complexity of the project. There will be many relationships involved. Of
the following, which task relationships will be the most important for the stakeholders to
clearly dictate?
B
c
D
Discretionary
Internal
 Non-project-related
Mandatory

58. Project tolerances are usually defined early in the process and include categories such
as budget, schedule, product quality, and specification limits.
B
False
True

59. Which of the following are specifically artifacts that would be used in a Scrum
framework for a project with a flexible scope? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Sprint review meeting
Kickoff meeting
Kanban board
Burndown chart

60. After working on the project lessons learned in a few sessions after the project was
done, the program manager suggests to the project manager that it is time to put this
information into the permanent storage database. Where do they mean?
B
c
D
Lessons learned register
Quality management log
Iteration demo protocol
Lessons learned repository

61. Throughout the life of an agile project, there will be needs to update, remove, or
reorganize the product life cycle. The terms for this activity include
and
B
c
D
Edits
Refinements
Grooming
Transformation
62. The risk management plan has a series of influences that keep the project team on
their toes. When the team is making the initial plan, all of the following but which may
be included in that plan?
B
c
D
Risk events that occur during the initial phase
 Description of the risk categories the team will recognize
Established roles and responsibilities within the organization and project
team
Definition of the key stakeholder risk appetite

63. When you are working with a project team to outline the ultimate risk priorities, they are
frequently broken down into which areas? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Impact
Likelihood
Strategy
Positive

64. The team has been complaining to the manager about too many graphs and charts
provided during meetings. The team wants more time to digest the information. In this
case, the best method to communicate would likely be:
A
B
c
D
Fax
Corporate website
Instant messaging
Email communication pushed to a database

65. Of the following, which two will more likely be negotiated in a project, regardless of the
life cycle? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Stakeholder interests
Warranty and future support
Regulatory obligations
Performance expectations
66. The team is waiting on a customer to provide raw materials so that the project can
move forward. Without the materials, the team is stuck. This dependency would be
represented by which of the following terms? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
External
Discretionary
Mandatory
Internal
67. During the latest software release that was provided to the client, several of the newest
employees were confused because there are several terms for the release. All of the
following would be appropriate except.
B
c
D
Backlog burndown
Launchable
Iteration release
Go-live
68. From iteration to iteration, a team will face challenges. The project leader will focus on
helping the team members to overcome these issues as they arise. Of the following,
which is not one of the specific terms used for these conditions?
A
B
c
D
Spike
Impediments
Obstacles
Blockers

69. You have been waiting with your project team to get started on the next phase.
However, you cannot do this until another project team starts their portion. You will
basically be one step behind them until the project is completed. What is this an example
Of?
B
c
D
Start-to-start relationship
Finish-to-finish relationship
Start-to-finish relationship
Finish-to-start relationship
70. A coworker who used to work with initial planning for long-term and complex
interactions now is working with you on a project that exhibits rapid delivery and
changing requirements. This person is curious about the differences, so you explain
business value as important for all of the following reasons but one. Which one?
B
c
D
Business value is the core purpose for any project.
Meeting initial requests is the most important, so avoid changes where
possible.
Net quantifiable benefit is derived from the project on behalf of the end
user or customer.
The benefits realized may be tangible or intangible in nature.
71. A critical path activity is usually a defined activity with the highest amount of risk to the
overall project budget.
B
True
False

72. Of the following, which situation is least likely to be appropriate for your project
backlog?
B
c
D
The project leader will document updates and formulate the artifacts in a
strategized way to avoid confusion.
The team will evaluate the product backlog and determine how much work
can be performed in the iteration backlog.
The user will specifically request to add items to the product backlog
during the iteration.
The product owner will spend significant time refining the artifact before
and during the spring planning session.
73.

74. Recently, you moved from one group into another at your organization. The prior group
was fairly uniform in hiring the same types of people, but this group has individuals
representing many different characteristics, skills, backgrounds, and appearances. Of the
following, all of these would be beneficial results to this group's performance from
diversity except.
B
c
D
Improving trust and reducing conflict through teamwork.
 Permitting the team to come to a quick result without as much debate.
Allowing the project manager to empower the group to make decisions and
be creative.
Demonstrating a more collaborative work environment from various
viewpoints.

75. Agile projects have epics and features. However, when it comes to features, they may
have more than one user story applied to them.
A
B
True
False

76. The project team you manage is used to hybrid projects and shares both predictive and
adaptive/agile tools with each other. The client you work with is more interested in
seeing results rapidly than in long-term plans. Which of the following schedule models
would be appropriate? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Burnup chart
Network diagram
Schedule calendar
Task board

77. There is a recent college graduate on your team, and this team member is curious
about the team charter. They share with you that they understand the team charter to
be the outline of the sponsor's vision for the best outcome from the project. Is this
thinking true or false?
A
B
True
False

78. You have been working with your team for a number of years and have found that
individuals do not always work as expected in the team environment. Sometimes they
behave uncharacteristically around leadership because they get nervous. Which of the
following is least relevant to organizational theory?
B
c
D
Herzberg's theory
Power/interest grid
Maslow's hierarchy
McClelland's achievement theory
79. The current situation the team is facing requires lot of interaction with people from
start to finish. Which of these may be considered a key stakeholder as opposed to non-
key stakeholders in the project?
B
c
D
The community member who complained about the investment in a
program they don't support
An external supplier who has been retained in case the current supplier is
unable to perform
The other project manager in the organization who is performing a similar
project
The individual who asked the project manager to hire the team and perform
the work

80. Of the following, which is least relevant to the business needs documents?
B
c
D
Is used to prepare the business case from both a benefits and financial
standpoint.
Includes a preliminary list of the requirements for pass/fail that will be
detailed.
Indicates the high-level deliverables or features required.
Establishes the list of stakeholders involved and classifies them.

81. Considering that a specific project team works primarily with a collective and variety of
subject matter experts, what might be the greatest issue observed in the team?
A
B
c
D
Groupthink, where the team is experienced and always in agreement with
the decisions
Infighting among the team members because they will all share
experiences from the same perspective
The depth of knowledge not present in many of the needed skillsets
The possibility of a single point of failure due to resources having specific
skills

82. Several knowledge transfer techniques can be used to help organizations retain
information and experience between staff. What are the top two?
A
B
c
D
Project reporting
 Earned value analysis
Facilitating special interest groups
Work shadowing

83. Many times, in a risk register, the team is looking to categorize risk to respond to the
potential upside or downside outcomes more efficientlyt Which of the following is least
likely an effect-based risk classification?
B
c
D
Evaluating the scope modifications that occur due to potential internal or
external scope creep
Maintaining a ruthless focus on the minor or major fluctuations in
currencies, tariffs, and finance that affect total costs
Noting any regulations that arise due to industry advances in new
technology
Monitoring any major impacts to schedule plans and timing of main
deliverable
84. You are managing an Agile project and working with the team to determine the work for
each sprint. When will your team most likely identify initial signs of any risks or
potential issues during the sprint?
B
c
D
During sprint review
During release planning
During the retrospective
During the daily standup meeting

85. The team has settled down to another end of iteration discussion about what went well
and what did not. They are looking at the data and trying to determine which features
and stories flowed well and which were a challenge. At the end of the discussion, they
determine one process to change for the next iteration. This is known as a lessons
learned exercise.
B
True
False
86. A daily standup is held in the main conference room with the project leader, team, and
owner on a daily basis, but is kept to one hour maximum.
B
False
True

87. You are currently working on a new and unique project requirement. The team
recognizes the potential for all sorts of things to go wrong, but currently they don't have
the existing data from another group to determine how it will affect the project. Which
classification would this fall under?
B
 c
D
Known unknown
Unknown known
Unknown unknown
Known known
88. In an attempt to remain customer-focused and increase your overall value to the end
consumer, your team will be initiating three of the following internal programs. Which
one would be excluded?
A
B
c
D
Seeking process improvements that allow the customer to deliver more
rapidly to their customers
Increasing development speed to assure that your clients are first to
market
Trying to reduce costs on unnecessary processes or eliminate waste
entirely
Ensuring compliance on all electronic communication steps within your
organization and the client's organization

89. Your team has been using Kanban for the duration of your current project. One of the
participants who just joined the team asks what the benefits are over planned work
packages. You would explain all of the following except.
B
c
D
It works well for complex dependency relationships.
It levels out the work of the team members.
The principle is based on lean and avoids wasted steps and processes.
It allows for a "pull" process as individuals are available.

90. When calculating the cost performance index of the project at any point during the life
of the project, which formula would you use?
B
c
D
Earned value minus the actual cost
Earned value minus the planned value
Earned value divided by the actual cost
Earned value divided by the planned value

91. As the project manager, you and your team are focused on a heavily planned project
and making sure that it is completed within a reasonable timeframe. This means that
execution is important. Who would be the more likely parties to be a part of this
execution? (Choose two.)
B
 c
D
Project sponsor
Project team members
Subject matter experts
Project manager
92. Throughout the life of the project, you have taken short spurts of time to work with the
team to capture improvements in how to deliver a software package. These are usually
fairly short meetings with the team. Which the following is the best description for this
regular activity?
A
B
c
D
Beginning of iteration planning sessions with sponsor
Mid-iteration standup meeting to capture information with leader
End-of-iteration retrospectives with the team
Demonstrating the performance of the product result with the owner
93. Of the following options, which is least likely to be included in the contract with an
external supplier?
A
B
c
D
Each party's responsibility
Price and payment terms
Termination or exit criteria
Outline of the project budget

94. Assuring that you are working within a high-performance team is part of the project
manager's role. Of the following, which is the least relevant to the process of working
with a high-performance team?
B
c
D
Estimating the quantity of various roles needed for the team to be
successful
Acquiring team members with the skills and cultural fit as necessary
Directing the team's daily activities through clear instructions
Focusing on managing the team as agreed upon in the team charter

95. As a new project manager, you will be leading a team from the beginning for the first
time. To make sure that things go well, you wish to assure that as many stakeholder
requirements are met as possible. Of the following, which stakeholder category gets the
highest attention from most teams?
B
c
 D
Business partner requirements
User requirements
Functional manager requirements
Seller requirements

96. Governance of a project needs to be kept as private as possible to avoid information

escaping the organization.
A
B
True
False

97. It's near the end of the day and you are frustrated to see that previous team members
have taken shortcuts to coding, causing inefficiencies. These now need to be fixed
before any of your tasks for the sprint can be started. What should you do?
B
c
Create new user stories to reflect the additional work
Bring this up at the next daily standup meeting
Update the risk register

98. Since 2020, your team has changed its primary methods of communication. Instead of
physical location meetings, many teams have become remote. This change has
required much of the team to adapt and use technology on a regular basis. Which of the
following is least beneficial to collaboration technology?
A
B
c
D
Photocopier
Shared task boards
Video conferencing tools
Knowledge repositories

99. Phases within a project may be sequential, overlapping, or a series of sequential and
then overlapping, or overlapping and then sequential based on the specific tailoring of
the project.
A
B
True
False
100. To keep the team properly motivated, it is beneficial to provide rewards and
recognition
on a regular basis. Of the following, which would be considered a recognition method
for someone on the team?
B
c
 D
Due to extraordinary efforts, when the team is done early, all go home two
hours early.
One employee stands out from the others and is promoted and given a
raise.
The person who performed well receives a spot bonus of a gift card.
An individual receives positive comments in front of the entire department.
101. Early in the project formation, the team begins to seek out stakeholders and specific
requirements for their needs. Of the following, which are project stakeholder
requirements? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
The project must be delivered by the end (last day) of the next quarter.
The project team has determined that at minimum they will use three
facilities to spread out the resources.
The maximum budget provided will be set at $350,000 for this project.
The team has determined that four machines will be required instead of the
three predicted to complete the work.

102. Agile uses a far more flexible scheduling approach by using time boxes or windows
between the ceremonies. Which of the following is not an attribute of agile scheduling
techniques?
B
c
D
Progressive elaboration allows for details to be added during the
retrospective.
Requirements for the user stories may be defined in each iteration.
Higher priority stories that do not fit the current iteration will go into the
product backlog.
Based on the iterative process, the schedule may have no end date.
103. All of the following terms may be used for projects with an ill-defined scope,
schedule,
and budget from the outset of execution but will implement work immediately and
value will be delivered incrementally and iteratively EXCEPT which:
B
c
D
Iterative project management
Agile project management
Modern project management
Classic project management

104. Senior management is asking you for advice on an upcoming project. This project is
very different from what the organization has been used to because it is a large project
with distinct phases. However, the requirements for each phase are not clear and will
 change regularly due to external business factors. You need to be able to keep track of
these changing requirements, but the customer wants business value delivered
frequently.
would be the advice you would give senior management.
B
c
D
We should use an iterative approach
We should use an Agile approach
We should use a predictive project
We should use a hybrid approach

105.

106.

Recently, the team has noted an issue that will slow down the work progress, if not
block progress completely. One team member was quick to enter the issue into the
issue log, and now the team is looking to the project manager for direction on what to do
 next. You, as the project manager, would indicate to move forward next with
B
c
D
Monitoring the issue and reporting on it at status meetings to the team.
Assigning an individual who will be responsible from this point forward
until a workaround is developed.
Escalating to the project owner or sponsor for feedback.
Giving a feasible date that the project team can deliver a solution.

107. Which of the following is the least likely reason that work is provided in a time-box
format for the majority of agile projects?
B
c
D
To set clear objectives and agendas for the team
To ensure specific dates are met on a regular basis
To keep focus on the tasks in the near-term
To provide a sense of urgency

108. If there are several different decisions to be made and the consequences of each
affect the next decision, what would be the best tool to use?
B
c
D
NPV
Decision tree
A/B testing
Monte Carlo

109. Moving from a common workspace to remote work has been more common for
several
years. There are a number of advantages for both the organization and the employees,
including all but which of the following?
A
B
c
D
Allows the team to find the best qualified individuals, anywhere
Reduces the overall costs for workplace expenses
Avoids the potential for relocation expenses
Increases the level of communication and trust

110. As a team member, you noticed that the project manager was identifying variances
during the retrospective in the last sprint or iteration. The PM is likely doing this for all
of the following reasons except:
B
c
 D
Using them as a problem-solving tool for a specific feature
Recording lessons learned for future projects
Seeking improvement for the team in coming sprints
Having a private conversation with the individual who caused the variance

111. Of the following, which roles are a part of the project manager's description during
conflict? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Facilitate the discussion to allow team members to resolve the conflict.
Listen to understand the situation and then identify fair solutions.
Avoid these situations so that the team learns to address it themselves.
Incorporate interpersonal and team skills to encourage positive responses.

112. As the project manager, you have asked one of your team members to estimate a
number of tasks they will perform. They seem a bit resistant because they feel this is
the project manager's job and not theirs. You explain that, when estimating activities or
tasks on a project, it is best for the individual doing the work to create the performance
because (Choose two.)
B
c
D
This is usually the job of the project manager, but they should do it this
time to help
The individual performing the work understands the risks
Each individual should have a better concept of their own level of effort
required
There are laws that the project manager should not be making the primary
estimates

113. As the project manager for this team, you explain that the individuals who handle
documents treat them diligently in modifications. When you're relating some of the key
aspects of version control, all of the following are applicable except
B
c
D
It includes all aspects of the project, including handwritten reminders.
You should include a version number for tracking changes.
You should provide a date and time of modification for future reference.
It applies to all key artifacts, such as the project plan, scope, specifications,
and product-related documents.
114. The current organization for which you work requires that projects follow strict
protocols and are approved by a specific body of senior leaders. Of the following,
which elements are covered under project governance? (Choose two.)
B
 c
D
Risk register that is documented
Team members identified
Project life cycle approach
Project organizational structure or chart

115. Due to complications of the project missing customer satisfaction metrics, being late
and over budget at the 50 percent complete points, which of the following options
would be considered quality management data visualizations? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Control charts
Checklist
Statistical sample
Histograms

116. Your organization is looking to adopt an Agile approach for the first time for an
upcoming systems implementation. One of the senior managers approaches you and
mentions that he had read somewhere that Agile follows the concept of individuals and
interaction over processes and tools and is asking you to clarify what that means. What
would you tell the senior manager?
A
B
c
D
The team will decide which processes and tools to use during the project
It is vital for project success to hire highly skilled team members with T-
shaped skills
An empowered team is more important for success rather than following
processes and tools
If we hire a strong performing team then we don't need to worry so much
about following processes and tools

117. The most statistical of the consensus reaching tools would be dot voting over fist of
five or polling.
B
True
False

118. Task identification for a construction project is most likely to occur during regular
checkup sessions throughout the life of the project and will be added or removed as
necessary.
B
True
 False

119.

120. When the development of the project has reached a point where itwill be released
to
the end client, consumer, or general public, there is frequently a specific cutoff date or
time, which is known as:
A
B
c
D
The spike iteration
The burndown release
The burnup release
The go-live date
121.

122. When you are referring to team compliance efforts, all of the following must be
addressed except one that would allow tailoring. Which of the following is the
exception?
B
c
D
Government regulations
Corporate policies
Team development
Project risk
123. Some of the greatest forms of stress that a team will face are not due to creativity
and
timeframe, but more likely created by values, communication methods, and
competition between stakeholders, both internal and external.
B
True
False

124. Of the following, which is least likely to be used to categorize the business
environment?
B
c
D
PESTLE
VI-JCA
TECOP
PMO

125. Which of the following occurs latest in the closing phase?

B
c
D
Work is completed according to the plan.
Team members are released to other projects or efforts.
The project file is officially closed.
A lessons learned session is performed with the project team.

126.

127.

When dealing with others on a team, you wish to encourage change. As a change
catalyst, you would anticipate change, advocate for it, and question the current
approaches.
B
True
 False

128. All of the following methods would help with the collaboration of stakeholders
except:
A
B
c
D
Providing a time and place for a daily standup meeting.
Regularly communicating with all participants, internal and external.
Co-locating teams whenever possible, including stakeholders at times.
Keeping all of the communication to a planned format to avoid missing
someone.

129. The stakeholders will be identified, categorized, and planned for engagement
through a
number of tools, including all except.
B
c
D
Located on the WBS
The team members' expert judgment
Use of the power/interest grid
Document analysis from past projects

130. When projects experience risk conditions, the team will record them in the
then ultimately consolidate into the
and
B
c
D
Contingency plan
Issue log
Risk register
Risk repository

131. The senior management in your organization has recently heard about Agile as a
new
way of managing projects and is asking for your advice on whether Agile would be the
right approach for the next systems implementation. What would be the best advice you
can give them?
B
c
D
Because the organization does not have any experience with Agile it would
be best to hire an independent Agile coach who can assess whether Agile
will be the right fit based on the culture, team skills, and nature of the
project.
 Agile requires interaction between individuals, collaboration with
customers, and delivery of working software, rather than comprehensive
documentation and quick responses to changes.
Because project value is regularly delivered and key stakeholders are
regularly involved, and because Agile enables you to change requirements
throughout the project, this would be a very good approach for a systems
implementation.
We should use an Agile suitability questionnaire to assess the culture of
the organization, the skill sets of employees, and the project itself to
determine whether Agile would be the right approach.

132. Senior management is looking to see whether an Agile approach would be a good
option for the upcoming project and is asking you for advice. What advice would you
give them?
B
c
D
Agile works best in a constantly changing business environment where
there is one delivery at the end of the project
Agile works best when requirements may be changing frequently and
deliverables are fixed for each iteration
Agile works best in a constantly changing business environment where
small teams determine the work that will be accomplished
Agile works best where teams are left alone to do the work throughout the
project

133. When outlining the initial expectations from all stakeholders, the team wishes to
assure
that a responsible person and feature/function are aligned with them. What is the best
tool for this purpose?
B
c
D
Work breakdown structure
Requirements traceability matrix
Virtual storyboard
Project scope statement
134.

135. A new team member joined your group, and this person requires some help. It
seems
to them that you are not doing your job as a project manager because they expected
you to give them assignments and specific due dates. However, it simply is not the way
things are done within your group. What are some explanations? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
This is a very experienced team, and members have all of the technical and
soft skills to perform undirected.
The WBS is too complex for you as one individual to know who should do
what.
The team is self-organizing and has the skills to determine who should be
working on which tasks.
The project manager is very busy and realizes the risk in allowing the team
to pick and choose but is doing so out of necessity.

136. Organizations that stay stagnant end up losing their market leadership capabilities.
This situation is unfortunate but can be improved with a variety of skills, including all of
the following except.
B
c
D
Encouraging all coworkers and staff to be patient and realize the effort to
move forward
Suggesting using alternative methods for an organization that traditionally
 uses one life cycle only
Focusing on learning now for the future, which requires ongoing skill
development
Encouraging the team to stay the course and keep to the established
practices for uniformity

137. One of the skills that a project manager must include in their toolbox is helping to
identify and fill in the gaps for a team's skillset.
B
True
False

138. Someone asked if the documentation of project requirements is unique to agile type
projects, and you tell them, "Yes."
B
True
False
139. It is in any project team's best interest to be aware of major risks and have a mental
awareness of how certain risk events will affect the outcome. There have been many
names for this tool or document. All of the following would be included except.
B
c
D
Quality plan
Contingency plan
Contingency response strategies
Fallback plan
140. The concept of servant leadership was new to your team because they focused on
predictive project management in the past and now are leaning more toward a hybrid
environment. All of the following would be the traits of a servant leader in this
environment except.
A
B
c
D
Developing the team through coaching and training efforts.
Demonstrating skills in each area so that the team can emulate this
individual.
Working based on support and removing obstacles rather than on
managing the team.
Having a strong focus on the team completing the work as rapidly as
possible.

141. The team charter would support all of the following except.
B
c
D
 Identifying methods in which the team could resolve differences
Expressing the optimal outcome of the project work results
Outlining communication methods and response times expected
Providing specific meeting times available for all members

142. Ineffective conflict management methods on a project team can be catastrophic.

Some
of the most likely results include
, and
B
c
D
Greater collaboration
Animosity among team members
Destructive behaviors
Reduced productivity
143. The team has just completed an unstructured brainstorming session and determined

that the ideas may fall into a series of categories. Which of the following would be the
best tool to sort these into useful groupings?
A
B
c
D
Affinity diagramming
Mind mapping
Pareto diagram
Flow charting
144. Audits would be completed for which of the following TWO purposes?
A
B
c
D
To assure that there is compliance with organizational requirements.
To offer productivity improvements on the existing project.
To Evaluate ways that the project team can reduce their workload.
To seek out those that will be held accountable for errors.

145. The team started daily standup meetings about two weeks ago. The meetings seem
to
be going well, and the group has a general understanding of the process. Of the
following, which are components of the standup meeting? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Describing work that has been completed
 Seeking quick solutions to the specific issues noted
Addressing the list of risks observed in the last iteration
Outlining work that will be done

146. The team on which you work has completed a recent iteration. Performance
reporting
will likely include all of the following except.
B
c
D
Percent complete rule
Comparison of stories completed to plan within an iteration
Product backlog progress
Completed and expected stories for project

147. The product owner has just accepted the deliverable of the sprint. What will be the
next
step for the team?
B
c
D
c
Sprint planning for the next sprint
Backlog grooming
Sprint retrospective
Sprint review

148. Of the following, which is the least likely component of the project charter?
B
c
D
Outline of the primary staff expected to participate on the project
High-level requirements of the product, service, event, or result
Key stakeholder register
Business case components and financial resources

149. Your team is currently deciding which method of managing an upcoming project will
be
most appropriate. Both broadly skilled internal team members and externally
contracted subject matter experts will be involved for the duration of the project.
Considering that the scope is mostly defined but will likely experience some changes, the
group will likely elect
A
B
c
D
Agile methods
Hybrid methods
 Predictive methods
Sponsorship methods

150. The team is made up of many experts in various areas of the project. Frequently, the
project manager is comfortable with giving direction to individuals and making choices
for the team. This is best represented by which management style?
B
c
D
Autocratic
Laissez faire
Persuasive
Democratic

151. Of the following, which is least likely to be a component to scope management

planning?
B
c
D
Outlines how the deliverables will be accepted formally by the sponsor or
customer
May be formal or informal, depending on whether it is a framework or
detailed in nature
Provides the initial product backlog with features and stories clarified in a
list
Determines how the scope baseline will be approved and kept up to date by
the team
152. The agile team leader you have recently been assigned works differently than
anyone
you've worked with before. This leader explains that their goals are all of the following
except:
B
c
D
Allowing time for review of the work from prior experience, but not dwelling
on it.
Endlessly focusing on making sure the work is completed per the team's
planned schedule.
Helping people find ways to grow in the work that they do.
Looking for ways to challenge the team to become more efficient and
effective together.
153. Evaluating a project based on team development is difficult because people change,
and the team members may change. However, team development is a necessary step
for any organization that deals with longer-term projects. Of the following, which
components would be most valuable to this process? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
 D
Always requiring progress to be measured
Noting the level of diversity and inclusion across the team
Evaluating the turnover of the team due to retirements
Measuring trust and respect within the team dynamic

154. Of the following examples, which will most likely benefit from a predictive set of
project
management tools?
B
c
D
A research and development project for a new-to-world electronic device
The design and building of bridges across major rivers
A new corporate website with employee portal
Pharmacological development of a new medication for a new disease
155. Performance Review Method
O Earned value management
O Trend analysis
O Critical path method
O Critical chain method
Root Cause Analysis
O FMEA
Pareto chart
Fishbone diagram
Scatter diagram

156. A Pareto chart is used for ranking causes of problems from greatest to smallest with
a
cumulative curve above it but does not define the root problem.
B
True
False
157. Working as a part of a government division approving a new building, you need to
make
sure that the budget is approved in advance. When you're working with potential
vendors, which of the following would be the most applicable contract to use in this
situation?
B
c
D
Time and materials
Fixed-price incentive fee
Fixed price
Cost-reimbursable
158. Which of the following would be the most beneficial key performance indicator of
team
cohesion?
A
B
c
D
Each assignment meets the deadline set for it.
Team members regularly take advantage of flexible work hours.
The team seems to have a healthy culture of communication and trust.
Individuals execute on the assignments to meet budget expectations.

159. Several people are helping to plan an 80th birthday party for a family member.
Which of
the following options would most likely fall under product scope? (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Assignments of who will handle which components of the planning
process
How many chairs will be needed for the extended family
The overall list of tasks that will be separated by categories such as
planning, event, and cleanup
The size, flavor, and color of the birthday cake
160.

161. Risks are broken into two main categories: positive risks that are called opportunities

and negative risks that are called threats.

B
True
False

162. During the life of the project, an issue arose, but the team found a way to reduce the

impact, implemented it, and documented it. Now, to prevent any future situation like
this from arising, the team has proposed that a change request be initiated to modify
 how the work will be done moving forward. Which type of a change request would this
fall under?
B
c
D
Update
Corrective action
Preventive action
Defect repair

163. Any plans, processes, procedures, policies, databases, or fixed tools used by the
group
to improve performance or use as a competitive advantage would be considered
enterprise environmental factors.
A
B
True
False

164. You frequently will experience situations where others are facing greater turmoil
than
you are. If you wish to be empathetic toward those going through challenges, you will
use which approaches: (Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Carefully observing those around you and listening for situations you have
been through
Putting effort toward providing help and recognizing needs of others
Offering emotional support as quickly as possible even if you have not
been through a situation to let the individual know that you can help
Addressing your self-control to respond, especially when you have not dealt
with a similar situation

165. There have been several discussions about making sure that every one of the
product
requirements is satisfied. This is the last few days of the project, and you work with the
team to complete which of the following?
B
c
D
Requirement documentation
Requirement feedback
Requirement verification
Requirement validation
166. The project leader should be a shining example of cultural awareness, negotiation
skills, and team building.
 B
True
False

167. Which of the following options are not considered interpersonal and team skills?
(Choose two.)
A
B
c
D
Political awareness
Controlling teams
Active listening
Scheduling tasks

168. During the initial portion of a project, you noted that the team has outlined the main

deliverables for a well-established scope. However, this has not been broken down into
smaller subdeliverables or work packages yet. This process is frequently referred to as
B
c
D
Iterations
Spikes
Decomposition
Sprints

169. Which of the following quality experts derived the concept of many small changes
for
improvements?
B
c
D
Taguchi
Deming
Kaizen
Juran
170. One of the most popular methods to determine time and cost components of the
quality question in projects is the earned value method.
A
B
False
True

171. Of the following, which will be the least important to the project team member who
has
 expressed various emotional states due to ongoing time and budget pressures?
B
c
D
Processing all conditions without expressing any feeling so as to keep
things professional
Providing for an innovation mindset looking for solutions and possible
improvements to conditions
Renewing efforts to maintain self-control by remaining cool under pressure
Being adaptable in how various approaches or team members try new
things, differently from their approach
172. When dealing with two employees who have been bickering about a specific work
task,
you try to encourage them to find mutual solutions. Eventually, though, one individual
decides that they just don't want to keep discussing it and walks away saying, "You figure
it out." This would be most likely which conflict management approach?
B
c
D
Smooth/accommodate
Withdraw/avoid
Force/direct
Compromise/reconcile

173. Predictive teams frequently have a deadline for the overall project deliverable and
don't
have a lot of flexibility. For this reason, they would be most likely to use tools for a start-
to-finish approach. Which of the following are most likely the visual tools used for
monitoring such projects? (Choose two.)
B
c
D
Kanban board
Network diagram
Gantt chart
Burnup chart

174. Of the following elements of a lessons learned exercise in a preplanned home

renovation project, in a town you will likely not work in again, which is least useful to
the construction manager who acted as project manager?
B
c
D
Tactical lessons learned
City building code lessons learned
Budgeting lessons learned
Customer lessons learned
175. As the project manager, you will be responsible for several components of the
schedule,
well in advance of the execution of real work. Which of the following is least relative to
the schedule management plan?
B
c
D
WBS work package linkage
Stakeholder impact analysis
Scheduling model to be used
Rules of performance measurement

176. One staff member on the project has outlined some concerns about meeting the
quality
management plan. Of the following, the project quality management plan will include all
but which at a high level?
B
c
D
Detailing the overall organization's quality expectations, perhaps against
industry norms
Setting the particular resources necessary to achieve the defined
specifications of the project
Detailing the specific metrics that will be required to pass for the project
Outlining the activities necessary to achieve the corporate quality
standards

177.

178. The scope baseline should have the following three components: scope statement,
cost estimates, and schedule milestones.
B
 False
True

179. A project artifact allows for someone to determine the history of a project and
allows
future project managers to learn from the development of the deliverables.
B
False
True