Study Group PMP Exam Preparation Chapter 1, 2 and 3

1. You have been invited for an interview at a prestigious bank, for the position of Senior Project Manager. You have many years of experience in a range of projects, in four different countries. “This job is mine”, you say to yourself as you approach the interview room. The interview starts well. Then the program. Manager says, “We are strong on methodologies here; which methodology are you most familiar with?” You reply confidently, “The PMBOK® Guide!” The Program Manager laughs and says, “The PMBOK Guide is not a methodology”. Which is the most likely reason for the Program Manager saying this?

• a. The Program Manager is clearly wrong, the PMBOK® Guide is the most well-known project management methodology in the world

• b. The Program Manager is trying to stress-test you by saying something silly, to see how you react.

• c. The Program Manager is actually right. The PMBOK® Guide is not a project management methodology.

• d. The Program Manager is just joking, to see if you have a sense of humour.

2. A first-time project manager was assigned to a project that had a duration of three months. In order to get a head start on the project, the manager took an older, completed the project and incorporated all the tools, techniques, and checklists in their entirety from that project into the current one. The older project was completed in 14 months’ time and was remarkably similar in nature. The most appropriate comment on this would be:

• a. This is an excellent example of re-use of artifacts from prior projects.
• b. This may be unnecessary. The project management team needs to decide what is appropriate for the project.
• c. This is not the correct procedure. The project manager should always create processes and documents afresh for new projects.
• d. This is not correct. The project manager is violating copyright and intellectual property rights of the organization’s prior customers.

3. Which of the following are the four basic elements of the PMI code of ethics and professional conduct?

• a. Responsibility, respect, fairness, honesty
• b. Responsibility, accountability, fairness, honesty
• c. Responsibility, respect, fairness, transparency
• d. Responsibility, transparency, fairness, honesty

4. You have been developing a next generation electric engine for high-speed electric trains. The project is 25% completed, you have spent 21% of your budget and you are slightly behind the schedule. The client is worried and asks you to provide him with the progress and forecasting report as soon as possible. So, you start collecting information such as the start and finish dates of scheduled activities, number of change requests, number of defects, actual costs, actual durations, etc. These are examples of:

• a. Work performance measurements
• b. Work performance data
• c. Work performance information
• d. Parameters

5. Which of the following statements regarding a supportive PMO is incorrect?

• a. It enforces compliance.
• b. It provides a consultative role to the project
• c. It provides project management training
• d. It is responsible for supplying templates and best practices

6. In which of the following organization types is the project management administrative staff usually dedicated full-time to projects?

• a. Matrix-strong
• b. Matrix-weak
• c. Multi-divisional
• d. Organic or simple

7. 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?

• a. From initiation through closing.
• b. From project evaluation through realizing business benefits.
• c. From planning through executing.
• d. From requirements through delivery.

8. Project Manager 1 accepts the status quo and asks “how and when”, focuses on near-team goals, and the bottom line. Project Manager 2 challenges the status quo and asks “what and why”, focuses on longrange vision, and the horizon. This means that:

• a. Project Manager 1 is a better manager than Project Manager 2
• b. Project Manager 2 is a better manager than Project Manager 1
• c. Project Manager 1 is a leader, and Project Manager 2 is a manager
• d. Project Manager 1 is a manager, and Project Manager 2 is a leader.

9. You are preparing to manage a project in Tanzania. This is the first time you will be managing a project outside your own country. Where would you look to find details of what you should and shouldn’t do when working in this country?

• a. Business Case
• b. Project Charter
• c. Enterprise Environmental Factors
• d. Organizational Process Assets

10. A project manager is managing a research project. Typically, research projects are not clearly defined and involve a lot of uncertainty. The project has four phases in which a phase can only start when its previous phase is complete. What project lifecycle and phase-to-phase relationship should the project manager use for this project?

• a. Predictive lifecycle with sequential phase to phase relationship
• b. Iterative lifecycle with sequential phase to phase relationship
• c. Predictive lifecycle with overlapping phase to phase relationship
• d. Iterative lifecycle with overlapping phase to phase relationship