PMP Exam Set E – Q61

A first-time project manager decided that he would have a ‘perfect project’. He informed the customer that this project would not accept change requests of any kind and the scope would need to be detailed out accurately right at the start of the project. The customer agreed to this request. What would your comment on this situation be?

A. The is a good example of how the project management team can decide what is and what is not necessary for the project. Not allowing changes is a good way of ensuring that the project meets requirements as detailed out in project scope.
B. This is unrealistic and impractical. Change is inevitable and rather than look at a ‘no change’ project, it would be more in the project interests to plan for a robust change control process.
C. This indicates that the project manager is very aggressive and is likely to take the project to successful completion. Since he has announced the ‘no change requests’ policy, the customer manager can no longer request changes.
D. This is unrealistic and impractical. The project manager should not have announced his intentions to the customer. He should have had an unofficial policy of rejecting all change requests.

B. This is unrealistic and impractical. Change is inevitable and rather than look at a ‘no change’ project, it would be more in the project interests to plan for a robust change control process.

PMP Exam Set E – Q60

Nancy can bid on two projects. ‘Project A’ has a 50% return on investment, while the ‘Project B’ has 20% return on investment. The Project A’s scope of work is complex and Nancy’s organizations doesn’t have the necessary skills and experience to perform this project. However, Project B’s scope of work falls within the strengths of Nancy’s organizations. Which project must Nancy bid on?

A. None as this is a conflict of interest situation
B. Both since the overall profit will be higher
C. Project A since the return on investment is the highest
D. Project B since the organization has the required skills

D. Project B since the organization has the required skills

PMP Exam Set E – Q59

Jane is managing a software development project for the World Climate Control Organization. Since her team members are dispersed across the globe, she would like to set up online conferences in next two months to let everyone in her project know what is going on and what their role is within the project. She wants to use these conferences as team development activities to learn and exchange information in the project. To schedule such activities, which of the following should she use to know the availability of team members?

A. Project charter
B. Resource calendars
C. Responsibility assignment matrix
D. Project staff assignments

B. Resource calendars

PMP Exam Set E – Q58

Control charts are used to determine the stability of any process. Which of the following best describes the range of the control limits applied on a control chart?

A. 3 sigma
B. 6 sigma
C. Specification limit / 3
D. Specification limit x 3

B. 6 sigma

PMP Exam Set E – Q57

The degree to which the amount or volume of risk than an organization will withstand is:

A. Risk appetite
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk mitigation
D. Risk management

B. Risk tolerance

PMP Exam Set E – Q56

You are forming a virtual project team that includes members from four different countries around the world. What is NOT an obstacle that you must overcome to build an effective team?

A. Different time zones
B. Communication issues
C. Cultural differences
D. Members wanting to work from home

D. Members wanting to work from home

PMP Exam Set E – Q55

Which of the following statements is NOT true considering the management of risks in a project?

A. The affect of various risks on project scope, cost and quality is numerically analyzed in the perform quantitative risk analysis process
B. Positive risks are mitigated during the plan risk responses process.
C. Analytical techniques are used during the plan risk management process
D. The risk register is updated in all risk management processes except in plan risk management

B. Positive risks are mitigated during the plan risk responses process.

PMP Exam Set E – Q54

A project manager needed to shorten a project schedule. He decided to apply crashing, a schedule compression technique. Which of the following activities would not be an example of crashing?

A. Bringing in additional resources
B. Reducing project scope
C. Paying to expedite delivery activities
D. Approving overtime

B. Reducing project scope

PMP Exam Set E – Q53

You are working on a project where a negative risk has occurred. However, you have no contingency plan for this risk. You call a meeting and a solution is devised to change the workflow until a permanent solution can be implemented. This is an example of?

A. Work Item
B. Workaround
C. Work Package
D. Reserve plan

B. Workaround

PMP Exam Set E – Q52

You are the Project Manager for the production of an exotic car. You have completed the Define Scope process for your project. Which of the following may be generated through this process?

A. Project scope statement, Project charter
B. Project scope statement, Updates to Requirements traceability matrix
C. WBS, Updates to Requirements traceability matrix
D. Project scope statement, WBS

B. Project scope statement, Updates to Requirements traceability matrix