PMP 380 mock questions - Full mock - part 2

A project manager is managing an industrial project. He needs a batch of 1000 custom-made, identical filters for the project. Due to their high importance, the project manager chooses a reliable and well-known supplier to produce these filters. Knowing that a tested filter should be thrown away since it couldn't be reutilized, what should the project manager do?

• Skip inspection, since he trusts that the supplier will deliver the filter according to a specifications

• Order more than 1000 filters to perform acceptance sampling on the batch surplus

• Require the seller to provide a performance certificate of the filters Raw materials

• Conduct a 100% inspection upon delivery, then order another batch of 1000 filters if he satisfied with the quality

Answer explanation

when conducting a 100% inspection is not possible, the project manager should opt for the sampling of a certain number from a batch (also known as a lot) of the items and perform an inspection of the sample. Since tested filters cannot be used for the project, the best course of action is to order more than the required items in order to perform the acceptance sampling.

During project execution, the project manager found out that tasks were not being performed in the right order at the right time which resulted in rework and bad morale among the project team.

Which project management tool, the project manager implemented deal with this type of issue?

• Organization chart

• RACI Matrix

• Communications management plan

• Work authorization system

Answer explanation

A Work authorization system Is a set of formal documented procedures that establishes our project work will be authorized to ensure that work is done at the right time, and in the correct sequence.

A project manager has taken over the management of a climate-smart agriculture project, replacing the project manager who has quit. At the Beginning of the execution phase, the project manager notices that team members have different opinions concerning the project, work and deliverables, as well as the overall complexity level. What should the project manager do?

• They should not intervene. Instead, they should allow the team enough time to get familiar with the project scope.

• They should identify and assess potential risks caused by this divergence of opinion, then develop the plant to manage and respond to these risks

• They should organize a meeting involving all team members to identify and resolve, misunderstandings in order to avoid issues, disintegration, and rework

• They should talk to each team member separately to explain the project requirements

Answer explanation

The best course of action in this case is to use problem-solving or collaboration techniques to resolve this issue. Therefore, in order to avoid any future problems, disintegration, or rework, organizing meetings is the best option to identify and resolve, misunderstandings a multi members. The withdrawal technique should not be used in critical conflicts, related to project work, and deliverables, like in this scenario. Planning risks is supposed to take place in the planning phase. But, since the project there's in the execution phase, the project manager needs to follow the establish plan and resolve any occurring risks, pre-identified or not. Change request and be issued to manage an impactful risk. The best communication method is interactive, face-to-face communication, that's why talking to each team member individually as effective as gathering all team members in one meeting so they can interact with each other.

A project manager at Max data has just put the finishing touches on her final project report before meeting with her manager. She spent the last few weeks holding numerous lessons learns sessions to get feedback from project participants for the final report. For what reasons did the project manager hold lessons learned sessions? (Select three)

• lessons learned databases are an important element of the organizational process assets

• Lessons learned meetings, focus on identifying individuals, accountable for failures, and errors

• Lessons. Learned meetings, include recommendations for future performance improvements.

• Phase-end lessons learned workshops represent a good team-building exercise for project members

Answer explanation

lessons learned sessions are performed for the purpose of learning from mistakes in order to avoid repeating them in the future. They also serve as an opportunity to identify and establish best practices and build trust with stakeholders and team members. Lessons learned meetings should not be used to hold others accountable for mistakes made during the project (PMBOK 7th edition, page 180).

After a long wait, the project manager gets a phone call from the project sponsor confirming that the budget has been allocated, Therefore, the project can get started. The sponsor also informs the project manager that the project development approach should be defined as soon as possible, and that the kickoff meeting should take place within the next two weeks. The project manager replies by saying that he must first receive the project charter.

What is the purpose of a project charter?

• To document the project approach

• The formally authorize the project and document its initial requirements

• To be used as a reference during the project kickoff meeting

• To set up the project of conduct

Answer explanation

The project charter is used to formally authorize both the project manager to start the project, as well as document, the project objectives in its high-level scope. It also defines the responsibilities and roles of all involved parties in the project (PMBOK 7th edition, page 184).

As part of the project quality control process, the project manager of MCN electric motorcycles decided to check only 10% of the manufactured motorbikes for environmental control.

Which technique is the project manager using?

• Sample selection

• Control chart

• Statistical sampling

• Pareto Diagram

Answer explanation

statistical sampling is a technique that involves testing a small sample of a product in order to make a prediction about the total production. Other statistical sampling methods include systematic sampling, cluster sampling, stratified sampling, and judgmental sampling.

A local school is planning to use a screening system to select vegetables and fruit suppliers for their healthy minds organic meals project. Which of the following is an example of a screening system?

• You interview all the vendors, and make your decision based on these interviews

• You negotiate with all the vendors and engage the one who offers the best price

• Consider vendors with more than 10,000 in revenue in the last financial year

• You engaged a vendor who response to your announcement

Answer explanation

A screening system is the process of shortlisting vendors based on predefined criteria, such as price, technical capability, financial capacity, available, resources, etc. When certain criteria are more important than others, the criteria should be weighted. choosing the vendor that responds first to your announcement means you are just selecting and not shortlisting vendors when you only select the first 10 vendors who respond to your announcement, it is considered a screening system. Such as selection, however, is neither rational nor reliable, since it won't allow you to shortlist the best, most qualified vendors.

The projects business analyst is performing earned value reporting. The projects CPI is 0.9 and it's budget completion is $900. How much is the project estimated cost at completion?

• $819

• $810

• $900

• $1000

Answer explanation

estimate at completion (EAC) is calculated By dividing the budget at completion (BAC) by the cost performance index (CPI) (PMBK 7th edition, page 104). and this example, EAC = (BAC/CPI) = $900/0.9 = $1000. Alternatively, you can figure out the right answer without doing any calculation; since the CPI is less than one, the project is over budget. So, you need to choose the estimated cost at completion that is bigger than $900, which is $1000.

Depending on who is using them, bids, tenders, and quotes can take on different meetings. But, initially, all of these terms can be used interchangeably with:

• Proposals

• Make or buy decisions

• Buyer responses

• Pre-bid conferences

Answer explanation

beds, tenders, quotes, and proposals intersect with each other. Or tenders are used when the project is large, and the scope of work is clear. Quotes, however, our main mainly used to provide the price of particular products or services.

The agile triangle of constraints is different from the traditional triangle, because it allows:

• Cost to vary while scope and time are fixed

• Cost and time to vary while the scope is fixed

• Scope and time to vary while the cost is fixed

• Scope to vary while cost and time are fixed

Answer explanation

unlike predictive approaches, projects that follow adaptive approaches, have fixed resources, and schedules and flexible scope. While the scope might change in AI of projects, teens commit to fixed work iterations known as sprints, when implementing a scrum framework