Your project team members have just started to work together and are now adjusting their work habits and behaviors to support each other. Which stage of the Tuckman ladder has your team just entered?
A. Norming
B. Performing
C. Forming
D. Storming
PMP Exam Set A – Q100
A project is contracted as a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) type of contract with a fee of 10% of estimated costs. The estimated cost is US$ 50,000. If the project comes in at US$ 75,000 with no changes in project scope, what would be the total cost of the contract?
A. US$ 55,000
B. US$ 125,000
C. US$ 75,000
D. US$ 80,000
PMP Exam Set A – Q99
Select the best answer: Continuous process improvement reduces ___________ and ___________ , which allows processes to operate at increased levels of efficiency and effectiveness.
A. Process and policy overhead.
B. Departmental and organization processes
C. Cost and scope
D. Waste and non-value added activities.
PMP Exam Set A – Q98 ( PMBOK 6th edition )
Jane has recently finalized her project management plan and has also got it approved. She is managing a complex manufacturing process improvement project. The project stakeholders’ continuous support and commitment is an absolute must for the success of the project. Which of the following are the most crucial stakeholder management processes at this stage?
A. Plan Stakeholder Engagement and Manage Stakeholder Engagement
B. Identify Stakeholders and Plan Stakeholder Engagement
C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
D. Plan Stakeholder Engagement and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
PMP Exam Set A – Q97
A team of engineers is reviewing a scatter diagram to determine how the changes in two variables in a new type of automobile tire are related. The closer points on the diagram are to a diagonal line, ______________ .
A. the more likely a control group will be required
B. the more closely they are related
C. the less likely they are to be related
D. the less likely a control group will be required
PMP Exam Set A – Q96
Two of your team members played the Mega Millions lottery and won! As much as they like working on your team, they have decided to retire. What plan should be updated?
A. Retirement Plan
B. Resource Availability Document
C. Communications Plan
D. Staffing Management Plan
PMP Exam Set A – Q95
A key project in an organization has been ignored due to high travel expenses associated with the movement of subject matter experts and other specialists across various project locations. Which of the following will permit such a project to be taken up in a cost-efficient manner?
A. Management sign-off
B. Negotiation
C. Virtual teams
D. Co-location
PMP Exam Set A – Q94
A project manager determines that there are 15 communication channels in the project. The number of stakeholders in the project must then be:
A. 15 stakeholders
B. 6 stakeholders
C. 8 stakeholders
D. 105 stakeholders
PMP Exam Set A – Q93
As an experienced PMP, you have found that running a WBS meeting is tricky because you need to find a balance between decomposition and excessive decomposition. When items are excessively decomposed it leads all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. It breaks the 100% rule.
B. Inefficient use of resources
C. Non productive management effort
D. Decreased efficiency when performing work
PMP Exam Set A – Q92
A project manager used a control chart to determine whether a process was stable or not, and to determine if its performance was predictable. He determined the upper and lower specification limits based on the contractual requirements. A set of eighteen data points were taken. Of these, 8 consecutive data points were above the mean. What can you say about such a process?
A. A process is considered as out of control if five consecutive data points are above or below the mean. Hence the process is out of control.
B. A process is considered as out of control if six consecutive data points are above or below the mean. Hence the process is within control.
C. A process is considered as being within control if less than half the data points are above or below the mean. Hence the process is within control.
D. A process is considered as out of control if seven consecutive data points are above or below the mean. Hence the process is out of control.