PMP NOKIA SG 2021 - Exam Try Out

You are analyzing the data in a control chart to determine the variance in a process that has been implemented to reduce the number of defective components produced by a specific business unit. You notice that although none of the charted data points fall outside of the defined control limits, there are seven consecutive points that have been recorded very close to the upper control limit. Which of the following is true about your control chart results?

• a. If the data points are not trending upward or downward the process is considered to be in control and monitoring should continue. No other action required.
• b. The process is in control.
• c. The chart indicates a specific situation that requires investigation and corrective action.
• d. The results are inaccurate and precise.

Your team is developing a new process to provide marketing for your company’s new product. There is much uncertainty, complexity, and risk in the development portion, followed by a defined, repeatable rollout phase. You explain to your sponsor that you must record this in the project management plan as your :

• A. Development approach, hybrid
• B. Development approach, predictive
• C. Development management plan, hybrid
• D. Development management plan, incremental

Your project teams work in various locations that are scattered throughout the globe with little opportunity to meet face-to-face. As such, you have set up virtual teams using video communications software in order to enable communications and engage the team. Virtual team meetings are useful for all of the following except:

• A. Cultural exchange
• B. Knowledge sharing
• C. Team building
• D. Resolving conflict

User stories are short textual descriptions of requirements. They are used to stimulate conversation about what functionality is required. They describe all of the following except:

• A. The stakeholder role
• B. How long it will take to develop the story
• C. What the stakeholder needs to accomplish
• D. Who benefits from the feature

Your team is using a probability impact matrix. The scales on each axis of the matrix are labelled Very High, High, Moderate, Low, and Very Low. Your team is using:

• A. An ordinal scale
• B. A cardinal scale
• C. SWOT analysis
• D. Quantitative risk analysis

You are a project manager working for the software division of an aerospace company and have been doing waterfall projects for many years. Since you are also a certified Scrum Master, you have been asked to oversee several traditional waterfall projects and several scrum teams. You have decided to use a bar (Gantt) chart to track high-level activities across all your teams. The project life cycle you have chosen is called:

• A. Predictive, as you are tracking via a bar chart
• B. There is not enough information in the question
• C. Agile, as its use in some of the projects supersedes waterfall
• D. Hybrid, as it incorporates both waterfall and agile

Project managers must develop skills to get things done. This means developing an understanding of formal and informal structures of all organizations involved in the project. An understanding of power and politics is also required. Understanding all of these elements will assist in improving the project manager's:

• A. Formal reporting process
• B. Influencing skills
• C. Upward communication
• D. Writing style

Which of the following is part of Maslow’s theory on motivation?

• A. Hierarchy of Needs
• B. Hygiene Factors
• C. Trust and participation
• D. Expectancy and Congruence

In order to build shared understanding, agile teams need norms and agreement on how to work together. To accomplish this, certain questions need to be addressed such as what is the project vision, what is the intended flow of work and who benefits? The document that best addresses these questions is:

• A. Project charter
• B. Statement of work
• C. Memo of understanding
• D. Resource management plan

Which of the following documents is not used as input for the validate scope process?

• A. The requirements traceability matrix, linking requirements to their origin and tracing them throughout the project lifecycle.
• B. The project management plan, containing the scope management plan, scope baseline, and requirements management plan.
• C. The verified deliverables, completed and checked for correctness by the Perform quality control process.
• D. The RACI matrix, describing accountabilities in case of product rejection