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10 Predictive PMP and CAPM Questions and Answers (21 to 30)

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Question 21 – How to Handle Opportunity

A project manager is developing a customer portal with a knowledge base and self-service tools. Another project manager suggests repurposing training videos as tutorials for the portal, requiring a decision on how to handle this opportunity.

Question 22 – Which Development Approach?

A project involves developing a mobile application for a retail company. Some requirements are well-defined, while others depend on user feedback during development, requiring a decision on the most suitable development approach.

Question 23 – How to Ensure Quality?

A large project is underway to develop a new customer relationship management system with strict regulatory requirements. The project manager needs to determine the best approach to ensure quality and avoid costly rework or delays.

Question 24 – What to Do with Risks

During the planning phase, the team completes qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to identify potential project risks. The next step is deciding how to document and manage these risks effectively.

Question 25 – Leadership Styles

A project manager joins a new team where the functional manager follows a transactional leadership style. The task is to understand what to expect from this leadership approach.

Question 26 – Types of Power

A senior engineer is advocating for a change in project scope. Their influence comes from the trust the team places in their experience and knowledge. What form of power are they using?

Question 27 – PMO Types

A project management office (PMO) provides project managers with templates, training, and access to historical data but does not control project execution. What type of PMO is this?

Question 28 – Behind Schedule Construction Project

A construction project in the execution phase is behind schedule. The planned progress was 50%, but only 40% is complete, and the actual cost is higher than planned. What should the project manager do next?

Question 29 – Project Design Not Complete

In a phased project (design, development, testing), the design phase is nearing completion, but a stakeholder raises concerns about missing requirements. The team is ready to move forward. What should the project manager do?

Question 30 – Which Process Group?

A construction project has just been approved. The project manager needs to finalize the scope, estimate resources, and plan execution before construction begins. What process group is the project currently in?

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In this series we will walk through five PMP Practice Exam Questions each day – a great way to set up your morning as you prepare to pass the PMP Exam. It is also useful for the CAPM exam, as the content is very similar.

We will also figure them out together, and you’ll see the thought process behind solving these PMP exam questions.

I hope you enjoy!

 

Question 1

Two team members in your project are having issues working together. You discuss this problem with the functional manager and jointly agree on a solution. What type of organizational structure are you working in?

A) Project oriented
B) Strong Matrix
C) Balanced Matrix
D) Weak Matrix

Question 2

A project management office (PMO) is a group or department that defines and maintains standards for project management within the organization. What is the primary objective of a PMO?

A) To support the customers receiving the product
B) To support the project managers
C) To support senior management
D) To support the industry

Question 3

You are working on an agile project as a project manager and performing sprint planning. You are planning the work in detail to be completed soon, and long term work is planned at a high level. What is this called?

A) Detailed Elaboration
B) Waterfall Planning
C) Agile Planning
D) Rolling Wave Planning

Question 4

At what stage of a project is a project manager typically assigned to a project?

A) The very beginning, during project initiation
B) The beginning to middle, during project planning
C) The middle, during project execution
D) The middle to end, during project monitoring

Question 5

You are in the process of identifying the methods your company uses to accept third party vendors and procure their services. What are you looking for?

A) Rating Selection Criteria
B) Source Selection Criteria
C) Scoring Selection Criteria
D) Proposal Selection Criteria

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PMP Exam Questions – Practice Session | 05

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PMP Exam Question Session 5

In this series we will walk through five PMP Practice Exam Questions each day – a great way to set up your morning as you prepare to pass the PMP Exam. It is also useful for the CAPM exam, as the content is very similar.

We will also figure them out together, and you’ll see the thought process behind solving these PMP exam questions.

I hope you enjoy!

 

Question 1

Costs can fluctuate during the different phases of your project. Generally, over the lifecycle of a project, the cost of changes to project scope will:

A) decrease
B) increase
C) remain about the same
D) depend on who assigns the change request

Question 2

You are a project manager brought on during the very early phase of the project. The project sponsor has asked you to create a report on whether this project can be completed in time, at what cost, and what benefit is expected. What is the Project Sponsor asking for?

A) A Project Charter
B) A commercial database
C) A Feasibility Study
D) A project management plan

Question 3

Future Value is the value of today’s sum of money, at a specified date in the future. The Future Value (FV) of $14,000 invested for 5 years with interest rate of 5% would be:

A) $16,225
B) $18,574
C) $17,867
D) $15,536

Question 4

Your project can be significantly impacted, depending on the organizational structure you are working in. Which organisational structure gives you the most control as a project manager?

A) Strong Matrix
B) Functional Matrix
C) Balanced Matrix
D) PMO

Question 5

You are working on a project where you have to plan for your current software product, and a software product in the same area to be released afterwards. What is your role in this situation?

A) Functional Manager
B) Program Manager
C) Production Manager
D) Project Manager

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PMP Exam Questions – Practice Session | 03

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In this series we will walk through five PMP Practice Exam Questions each day – a great way to set up your morning as you prepare to pass the PMP Exam. It is also useful for the CAPM exam, as the content is very similar.

We will also figure them out together, and you’ll see the thought process behind solving these PMP exam questions.

I hope you enjoy!

 

Question 1

One or more deliverables are produced at the end of a project phase. Multiple phases make up a project life-cycle. What is the completion of a project phase also called?

A) Kill Points
B) Task Points
C) Feature Items
D) Release Items

Question 2

Every project has essential milestones and business goals to meet. A project is divided into parts, called:

A) Tasks
B) Work Breakdown Structure
C) Phases
D) Releases

Question 3

You are a project manager responsible for delivering a new mobile app. You are working on the project part-time, and must ask the functional manager for each of your decisions. What type of organizational structure are you working in?

A) Weak Matrix
B) Strong Matrix
C) Balanced Matrix
D) Project Management Office

Question 4

You are working on a global project in other country, where it is customary to honour the project manager of a successful project with gifts. The company you are working for has a policy to never accept gifts as it may be a conflict of interest. What should you do in this circumstance?

A) Accept the gift from the customer, it would be rude not to
B) Tell the customer you don’t accept gifts
C) Discuss the situation with your manager and agree what to do – you must be aware of social customs in other countries but your company’s rules take precedence over others.
D) Accept the gift from the customer and give it to somebody else

Question 5

A risk is an undetermined event or condition that can have a positive or negative effect on at least one project objective if it occurs. During which part of your project is the risk of the project failure highest?

A) The beginning, when initiating your project
B) The middle, when planning your project
C) The end, when closing your project
D) The middle, when executing your project

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