PMI PMR Readiness (Exam 1)

Two teams working through a project conflict seek a win/win solution. Which conflict strategy should they employ?

• Compromise/ Reconcile

• Force/ Direct

• Collaborate/ Problem-Solve

• Smooth/ Accommodate

Answer explanation

To achieve a win/win solution, the teams should collaborate and problem-solve, working together to find a mutually beneficial outcome.

A construction company wants to follow proper processes for projects and their documentation. Which document serves as the official authorization for a project?

• Statement of work

• WBS

• Project Charter

• Project Scope

Answer explanation

The Project Charter serves as the official authorization for a project, outlining the project objectives, scope, stakeholders, and budget.

Which parts of a project plan are interdependent during the planning phase? (Choose three)

• Quality

• Schedule

• Scope

• Budget

• Acceptance

Answer explanation

During the planning phase of a project, the schedule, scope, and budget are interdependent as changes in one area can impact the others. Quality and acceptance are important but not directly interdependent during the planning phase.

A project to build a new library is behind schedule. Which adjustment to the project plan will have the best chance of putting the schedule back on track?

• Reducing the number of quality inspections on the building.

• Adding an additional team of builders to the project.

• Removing a task to plant the garden.

• Increasing the project budget by 10%

Answer explanation

Removing a task to plant the garden will help put the schedule back on track by reducing unnecessary work and focusing on essential project components.

A project manager receives a suggestion for an app feature that was not part of the original development scoping. What should be the first step taken to add it to the project scope?

• Make the change to the project scope.

• Do an impact analysis on the change.

• Send the change to the change review board.

• Identify a change request,

Answer explanation

Identifying a change request is the first step to add a new feature to the project scope, allowing for proper documentation and evaluation before making any changes.

A new project manager wants to know why closing contracts is an important part of the closing phase. What is the overall purpose?

• To ensure a contract stayed under budget.

• To transition a good or service to its maintenance phase.

• To ensure work has been completed accurately and satisfactorily.

• To see if any scope changes are needed.

Answer explanation

The overall purpose of closing contracts in the closing phase is to ensure work has been completed accurately and satisfactorily.

Which project is utilizing a predictive approach?

• A garden area that has a defined space and number of plants to be planted, but the time frame of the building of the garden is not set.

• A science lab to where the specifications of the lab can be defined and adjusted once the core of the lab is built.

• A building wing where all of the specifications for the classrooms are defined up front and any changes to the specifications have to go through a change control board.

• A playground with multiple areas, each with its own individual project, with multiple fixed scopes, but the overall project is subject to change.

Answer explanation

The project utilizing a predictive approach is the building wing where all specifications for the classrooms are defined upfront, and any changes must go through a change control board.

Which type of project authority is based on comprehensive respect for a manager's knowledge and leadership abilities, even if the manager is not a subject matter expert on the actual work to be done?

• Credibility

• Reverant

• Association

• Expert

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Reverant' because this type of project authority is based on respect for a manager's knowledge and leadership abilities, even if they are not subject matter experts.

In building a new kitchen for a cafeteria, a stove and the vent above the stove can be worked on simultaneously. The vent above the stove needs to be in place before the stove can be tested as part of its completion. Which type of dependency exists between the vent and stove tasks?

• Start-start

• Start-finish

• Finish-finish

• Finish-start

Answer explanation

The correct type of dependency between the vent and stove tasks is Finish-finish, meaning both tasks must finish before the completion of each other.

For the construction of new stands inside a gymnasium, which project task is considered to be a procurement?

• Obtaining the wood to build the stands.

• Starting the big process for a vendor to build the stands.

• Securing the internal designer's availability to design the stands.

• Finalizing a contract to build the stands.

Answer explanation

Choosing the correct option, obtaining the wood to build the stands, is considered a procurement task as it involves acquiring materials for the project