Which of these precedence relationships is least commonly used in Precedence Diagramming Method?
A. Start to Start
B. Finish to Finish
C. Finish to Start
D. Start to Finish
PMP Exam Set A – Q50
The requirements elicitation team has obtained a large number of ideas during sessions to gather product and project requirements. Which of the following techniques is best suited to have these ideas sorted into groups for review and analysis?
A. Control chart
B. Venn diagram
C. Affinity diagram
D. Brainstorming
PMP Exam Set A – Q49
The costs on a project are typically classified as direct and indirect costs. The cost of electric utilities for the office would be considered as:
A. An indirect cost
B. Appraisal cost
C. A specific cost
D. A direct cost
PMP Exam Set A – Q48
Project costs are estimated for all project activities and aggregated to establish a cost baseline. Which of the following statements about the cost baseline is NOT true?
A. The project cost performance is measured against the cost baseline
B. The cost baseline is an output of the determine budget process
C. The cost baseline includes all authorized budgets including management reserves
D. The cost baseline is in the form of an ‘S’ curve
PMP Exam Set A – Q47
You are the Project Manager for KT’s Lumber Yard. You are trying to forecast estimates for the last phase of the project you are currently working on. Based on the performance of the project to date, which formula can be used to estimate the total value of the project when completed assuming similar variances will not occur?
A. ETC = (BAC – EV)/CPI
B. SV = EV – PV
C. CPI = EV/AC
D. EAC = AC + BAC – EV
PMP Exam Set A – Q46
All of the following are characteristics of a project, EXCEPT:
A. Has a definite beginning and end
B. Temporary
C. Progressively elaborated
D. Ongoing Effort
PMP Exam Set A – Q45 ( PMBOK 6th edition )
Gary is a project manager wrapping up the construction of a new office building. He creates several documents during this process. Which of the following is not applicable to the Control Procurements process?
A. Lessons learned documentation
B. Formal written notice of acceptance of deliverables
C. Closed contracts
D. Project charter
PMP Exam Set A – Q44
While the five process groups are typically completed in order, they often overlap with each other throughout the project. Which two process groups do not overlap unless a project is canceled?
A. Initiating and Closing
B. Initiating and Executing
C. Initiating and Monitoring and Control
D. Planning and Closing
PMP Exam Set A – Q43 ( PMBOK 6th edition )
A project team is participating in a brainstorming meeting for a project. The project is in the planning phase. The team is trying to determine the current and preferred project stakeholder engagement levels and analyzing the gaps between these two states. They are also discussing different approaches and strategies that can be adopted to close these gaps. This relates to which of the following processes?
A. Develop project charter
B. Monitor stakeholder engagement
C. Identify stakeholders
D. Plan stakeholder engagement
PMP Exam Set A – Q42
The project management team expects that during the course of the project, there could be delays in component delivery due to strikes, changes to the permitting processes or extensions of specific engineering durations. What analysis will help come up with contingency and response plans to mitigate these?
A. Contingency analysis
B. Variance analysis
C. What-If scenario analysis.
D. Schedule compression