PMP Exam Set A – Q41

Emily is engaged in the construction of three unique office buildings. Although construction sites are located in various places, she has been managing each team very efficiently to complete the work on time and within the budget. Which of the following statements describe the effort that Emily is doing?

A. Construction of each building is an operational work because it is repetitive in nature
B. The building construction is considered neither as a project nor as an operational work
C. Construction of all three buildings is considered as one project
D. Construction of each building is a project because each building is unique in nature

D. Construction of each building is a project because each building is unique in nature

PMP Exam Set A – Q40 ( PMBOK 6th edition )

How will an organization with a weak matrix organization structure affect the Plan Resource Management process?

A. The project manager will have no authority on the project.
B. The project manager will have a stronger role.
C. The project manager will have a relatively weaker role.
D. The project manager will have full authority.

C. The project manager will have a relatively weaker role.

PMP Exam Set A – Q38

Which option is NOT representative of the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of the Direct and Manage Project Work process?

A. PMIS, Project Management Plan, and Deliverables
B. Deliverables, Approved Change Requests, and Project Management Information System
C. Approved Change Requests, Validated Changes, and PMIS
D. Approved Change Requests, Project Management Plan, and Work Performance Data

C. Approved Change Requests, Validated Changes, and PMIS

PMP Exam Set A – Q37

You are managing a project to design microprocessor control systems. The design work was estimated to complete in 3.5 months, with seven milestones. The sixth milestone is the prototype to be handed over to manufacturing. All milestones before prototyping have been completed ahead of schedule with 6th one being delayed for 4 months as the prototype has been sent back several times, due to conflicts between departments. You are now planning to hold a meeting to review the design specifications, and handle conflicts between design and manufacturing. Who is at fault?

A. The scheduler.
B. The project manager.
C. The manufacturer.
D. The design engineer.

B. The project manager.

PMP Exam Set A – Q36

Given multiple alternatives, the group decision method that allows the largest block in a group to decide (even if more than 50% of the members of the group do not support the decision) is called:

A. Dictatorship
B. Plurality
C. Unanimity
D. Majority

B. Plurality

PMP Exam Set A – Q35

You are the project manager for a project and have just entered the third year of a scheduled four year project. You need to evaluate new risks that have emerged since the project began. What should you perform to provide this information?

A. Variance and trend analysis
B. Process Improvement Plan
C. Risk audit
D. Risk re-assessment

D. Risk re-assessment

PMP Exam Set A – Q34

Stakeholder analysis is an important technique in the Identify Stakeholders process. One of the steps involved is to identify the potential impact of each stakeholder and classify them appropriately. Which of the following is not a valid model used for this purpose?

A. Salience model
B. Tolerance model
C. Power / interest grid
D. Influence / impact grid

B. Tolerance model

PMP Exam Set A – Q33

__________ is performed on risks that have been prioritized by the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process as potentially and substantially impacting the project.

A. Perform Risk Cost Analysis
B. Perform Risk Exposure Analysis
C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Perform Risk Outcome Analysis

C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

PMP Exam Set A – Q32

If you are developing a Project Management Plan, how should you determine the level of detail to be included in the plan?

A. Always only provide a summary or high level plan
B. Include only the details your manager specifically requested
C. Always provide the maximum level of detail possible
D. Provide the level of detail based on the project complexity and application area

D. Provide the level of detail based on the project complexity and application area