Worksheets2024 PMP Post-Test 20 questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of the following process groups consists of iterative and ongoing processes to establish the total scope of effort, to define the project the objectives, and to identify the course of action required to attain those objectives?
a)
Planning
b)
Executing
c)
Initiating
d)
Monitoring & Controlling
2.
The sponsor has just signed the project charter and assigned you as a project manager to oversee a project to implement a simulator for a local golf club. What should you do FIRST as the project manager?
a)
Focus on identifying the stakeholders in the project.
b)
Start working on the project management plan.
c)
Develop the project schedule.
d)
Create the WBS.
3.
The difference between project lifecycle and product lifecycle is that:
a)
Project lice cycle can span multiple product life cycles
b)
Project life cycle does not have a methodology while product life cycle follows a set pattern
c)
Project life cycle output is project while product life cycle output is product
d)
Project life cycle differs from industry to industry
4.
A medical research project usually has a very fuzzy scope and a high degree of uncertainty. The BEST approach for such a project is
a)
Iterative life cycle
b)
Intimated relationship
c)
Sequential relationship
d)
Predictive life cycle
5.
The project sponsor has just signed the project charter. What is the next thing to do?
a)
Begin to complete work package
b)
Validate scope
c)
Start integrated change control
d)
Start to create management plans
6.
The high-level project schedule constraints have just been determined. What project management process group are you in?
a)
Initiating
b)
Planning
c)
Executing
d)
Monitoring and controlling
7.
The customer responsible for overseeing your project asks you to provide a written cost estimate that is 30 percent higher than your estimate of the project's cost. He explains that the budgeting process requires managers to estimate pessimistically to ensure enough money is allocated for projects. What is the best way to handle this?
a)
Add the 30 percent as a lump sum contingency fund to handle project risks.
b)
Add the 30 percent to your cost estimate by spreading it evenly across all project activities.
c)
Create one cost baseline for budget allocation and a second one for the actual project management plan.
d)
Ask for information on risks that would cause your estimate to be too low.
8.
You've recently been assigned to manage a marketing project to brand a sustainable development program. Even though you are just starting your efforts, the sponsors are concerned about the likelihood of reaching planned milestones during the project. They are wondering how you will go about estimating. Analogous estimating:
a)
Uses bottom-up estimating techniques
b)
Is used most frequently during project executing
c)
Uses top-down estimating techniques
d)
Calculates estimates using actual detailed historical costs
9.
Management has asked you to update the projected cost of running your agile team through the end of the project based on the latest project data. What information will you need from the team to update this estimate?
a)
Resource management plan
b)
Release plans
c)
Burndown graph
d)
Product backlog
10.
A project has faced major difficulties in the quality of its deliverables. Management now states that quality is the most important project constraint. If another problem with quality were to occur, what would be the best thing for the project manager to do?
a)
Fix the problem as soon as possible.
b)
Allow the schedule to slip by cutting cost.
c)
Allow cost to increase by fixing the root cause of the problem.
d)
Allow risk to increase by cutting cost.
11.
On an agile project, who is responsible for ensuring the quality of the end product?
a)
The project manager should check the quality of the product before release.
b)
The customer should review the product as it is built to ensure that it is fit for business purpose.
c)
The development team should verify, validate, and test the product while it is being built.
d)
The users should try out the first release and send feedback and bug reports to the team.
12.
Quality is:
a)
Meeting and exceeding the customer's expectations
b)
Adding extras to make the customer happy
c)
The degree to which the project meets requirements
d)
Conformance to management's objectives
13.
All the following are forms of power derived from the project manager's position except:
a)
Formal
b)
Reward
c)
Penalty
d)
Expert
14.
What does a resource histogram show that a responsibility assignment matrix does not?
a)
Time
b)
Activities
c)
Interrelationships
d)
The person in charge of each activity
15.
The PMO has asked you to follow the principles of kaizen on your next change-driven project. What will this mean in reality?
a)
The product owner will need to submit all substantive scope changes to the PMO for review.
b)
The user story backlog can be reprioritized or updated at any time.
c)
The team is empowered to initiate small, incremental improvements to their development process.
d)
It won't mean much in reality since kaizen is just a principle, not a process or technique.
16.
Communication is key to the success of a project. As the project manager, you had three stakeholders with whom you needed to communicate. Therefore, you had six channels of communication. A new stakeholder has been added with whom you also need to communicate. How many communication channels do you have now?
a)
7
b)
10
c)
12
d)
16
17.
A project manager has a project team consisting of people in four countries. The project is very important to the company, and the project manager is concerned about its success. The length of the project schedule is acceptable. What type of communication should he use?
a)
Informal verbal communication
b)
Formal written communication
c)
Formal verbal communication
d)
Informal written communication
18.
You have just been assigned as project manager for a large manufacturing project. This one-year project is about halfway done. It involves five different sellers and 20 members of your company on the project team. You want to quickly review where the project now stands. Which of the following reports would be the most helpful in finding such information?
a)
Work status
b)
Progress
c)
Forecast
d)
Communications
19.
As project manager, you are unable to allocate as much time as you would like to interact with your stakeholders. Which of the following stakeholders will you make it a priority to get to know?
a)
The stakeholder who is an expert on the product of the project, but is not interested in implementing it in his department
b)
The manager of the department that will use the product of the project, who is known to be resistant to change
c)
The project sponsor, with whom you have successfully worked on many projects
d)
The department employee who is unfamiliar with the product of the project, but open to the positive impacts he believes the product will have on his work environment
20.
The project manager is working to clearly describe the level of involvement expected from everyone on the project in order to prevent rework, conflict, and coordination problems. Which of the following best describes the project manager’s efforts?
a)
Develop Project Management Plan and Plan Quality Management
b)
Manage Stakeholder Engagement and Direct and Manage Project Work
c)
Validate Scope and Control Quality
d)
Identify Risks and Develop Project Team
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