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Test Name:
PMP Demo Exam
Your Test Score:
6 of 10 (60.00%)
Required to Pass:
7 of 10 (70.00%)
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1. A project team is currently assessing whether it is in the best interest of
the company to enhance the current model of a product or design a new
product from scratch. The following illustration shows the available options
and their impact in case of strong and weak market demands. Which
diagramming tool is this?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Decision Tree This is an example of a Decision Tree. A decision
tree is a decision support tool that uses a tree-like
graph or model of decisions and their possible
consequences, including chance event outcomes,
costs, and benefits. [PMBOK® Guide 7th edition,
Page 175] (Domain: Process, Task 3)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Uncertainty
Domain: Process
Your response: Decision Tree
2. In contrast with traditional project management approaches, Agile
approaches focus on rapid product development rather than focusing on
exhaustive planning and change control. In your opinion, why do Agile teams
strive for rapid product development?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
To obtain early feedback. Change requests and scope creep are welcomed by
the Agile teams as long as changes deliver value to
the customer and the changes are requested by the
customer. (Scope creep should not be confused with
gold plating where the project team adds features
that were not requested by the customer). Meeting
project deadlines is a prime goal in traditional
approaches while the Agile approaches focus on
value delivery. Rapid product development allows
early feedback to the project team. [Agile Practice
Guide, 1st edition, Page 39] (Domain: People, Task 9)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Planning
Domain: People
Your response: To reduce scope creep.
3. Daniel is managing the development of an e-commerce website for his
organization. Daniel enjoys coercive powers. He has assigned Julie, a project
team member, to facilitate the team meetings. During any team meeting,
Julie must:
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Remain neutral and conduct the Since the project manager enjoys coercive powers,
meetings it seems likely that he has assigned a neutral
facilitator to facilitate the team meetings.
Facilitation is a management skill. A good
facilitator should always remain neutral in a
meeting and help facilitate consensus when
required. [PMBOK® Guide 7th edition - The Standard
for Project Management Page 14] (Domain: People,
Task 2)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Stakeholders
Domain: People
Your response: Remain neutral and conduct the meetings
4. The following chart gives you the schedule of activities on a system
design project. For each project activity, the management has approved a 5%
and 3% contingency and management reserves respectively. What should be
the budget for this project?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
$46,200 The project budget includes contingency reserves,
but excludes management reserves. The sum of
individual activity cost estimates comes up to be
$44,000 (sum of all planned values). Adding a 5%
contingency reserve we get a cost baseline of
$46,200. [PMBOK® Guide 7th edition, Page 100-105]
(Domain: Process, Task 5)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Planning
Domain: Process
Your response: $47,520
5. Project managers play a critical role in the leadership of their project
teams. The project managers’ engagement and involvement with projects
vary from organization to organization and from project to project. Which of
the following gives the maximum level of engagement in a project?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
From project evaluation through realizing business The role of the project manager
benefits. may vary from organization to
organization. In some organizations,
a project manager may be involved
in evaluation and analysis activities
prior to project initiation. In some
organizations a project manager
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
may also be involved in follow-on
activities related to realizing
business benefits from the project.
[PMBOK® Guide 7th edition, Page
17] (Domain: Business Environment,
Task 2)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Development Approach and Life Cycle
Domain: Business Environment
Your response: From project evaluation through realizing business benefits.
6. A government agency has awarded your company a massive software
project. This project has an early completion incentive, and your company
has a policy of paying a bonus to the project manager if such an incentive is
awarded. However, this particular government agency has a reputation for
being extremely difficult to work with; there is a great deal of bureaucracy
within this agency, and stonewalling and hostility toward contractors are
common. The project manager will need to have excellent political skills to
lead this project successfully. You have been asked to lead the project
because of your expertise with this type of project. However, you have never
worked within such a highly charged and political environment. What should
you do?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Accept the project but disclose your lack of experience in this type of Accept the
environment. position, but
disclose your
lack of
experience with
this type of
environment.
PMI's Code of
Ethics and
Professional
Conduct
requires that
project
managers
accept only
those projects
for which they
have the
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
appropriate
qualifications
and
background.
However, if the
project
stakeholders
receive full
disclosure and
still give their
consent, it is
permissible to
accept a
stretch
assignment.
[PMI Code of
Ethics and
Professional
Conduct]
(Domain:
Business
Environment,
Task 1)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Prof. Responsibility
Domain: Business Environment
Your response: Accept the project and request that a corporate liaison be assigned to
your project.
7. You are managing a project with a large multinational staff. Susan, one of
the engineers, was originally asked to deliver her part of the work on October
19. Due to a change in the critical path, her deliverable will be needed two
days sooner. However, as the new deadline is still two weeks away and she
is ahead of schedule, you are confident her delivery will be on time. During a
staff meeting, you learn from John, her functional manager, that Susan
celebrates a religious holiday on October 17. However, he also tells you that
Susan is not particularly religious; if pushed a bit and offered some incentive,
she may forego celebrating this holiday and come to work. What should you
do?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Check whether one of her colleagues can share some of her Checking to see if
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
workload this week one of her
colleagues could
share some of her
workload this
week is the best
choice. If another
resource can
assist with the
completion of this
task, Susan may
celebrate the
holiday without
affecting the
delivery of her
work item. PMI's
Code of Ethics and
Professional
Conduct mandates
that project
managers must
respect the
religious beliefs of
others and must
not use their
position or
expertise to
influence the
decisions or
actions of others
to benefit at their
expense. [PMI
Code of Ethics and
Professional
Conduct] (Domain:
Business
Environment, Task
1)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Prof. Responsibility
Domain: Business Environment
Your response: Check whether one of her colleagues can share some of her workload this
week
8. Agile approaches emphasize early and frequent delivery. However, this
accelerated delivery might not suit some organizations due to their ability to
accommodate rapid deliveries. If an organization resists a project’s outcome,
which of the following risks becomes more likely to occur?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Targeted return on investment is If an organization is resistant to the project’s
delayed. outcome, the targeted return on investment is
delayed due to initial challenges related to the
organizational change management. The rest of the
risks are not directly related to the problem at hand.
[Agile Practice Guide, 1st edition, Page 73] (Domain:
Business Environment, Task 2)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Uncertainty
Domain: Business Environment
Your response: Targeted return on investment is delayed.
9. Your organization has announced a major transformation program. You
have been selected as the project manager for one of the process
improvement projects. You are now selecting your project team. Which of the
following should be one of your considerations while selecting your team?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
Select team members who can be collocated and are 100% available for In practice, the
the project. most effective
Agile teams are
collocated and
are made 100%
available for
the project.
[Agile Practice
Guide, 1st
edition, Page
39] (Domain:
People, Task 6)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Team
Domain: People
Your response: Select team members who can be collocated and are 100% available for
the project.
10. You have recently taken charge of a team managing a complex project
that heavily relies on knowledge work. Your team is currently spending four
hours per week in refining user stories. What is the probable cause behind
this?
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
The product owner could be over-preparing or the team may be lacking some The
critical skills. scenario
doesn’t
give
enough
context to
determine
the
unviability
of the
product
owner or
the scrum
master.
Further, it
doesn’t
give any
context
behind the
use of
developme
nt
methodolo
gy. This
leaves
only one
choice.
Generally
speaking,
if the team
needs to
spend
more than
an hour
per week
refining
stories,
the
product
owner
could be
over-
preparing,
or the
team may
be lacking
some
critical
skills
needed to
evaluate
CORRECT RESPONSE REASON
and refine
the work.
[Agile
Practice
Guide, 1st
edition,
Page 53]
(Domain:
People,
Task 3)
Knowledge Area / Topic Area: Team
Domain: People
Your response: The scrum master is not available for the team.
