PMP Practice Test

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These 25 PMP practice questions are based on PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition and are prepared by the PMP® certified project managers at MyPM.
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Exam Topics

This exam tests your knowledge of project scope management and project time management. For PMP practice questions that test additional topics, see our other PMP practice exams.

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1. Which technique can be used to determine the cause and degree of the difference between the baseline and actual performance?

A- root cause analysis

B- baseline bouncing

C- root cause calculations

D- variance analysis

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2. Change requests can include

A- corrective actions.

B- preventative actions.

C- defect repairs.

D- all of the above

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3. If a change request is approved and the project scope is revised, what must be revised and reissued to reflect the approved changes?

A- procurements plan

B- cost baseline and schedule baseline

C- human resources plan

D- quality management plan

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4. Which of the following is a scheduling method?

A- critical path method

B- critical string method

C- critical chain method

D- both A and C are correct

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5. Without notice, the previous project manager is fired and Tim is the new project manager. Where should Tim look to find which scheduling method and scheduling tool is being used?

A- cost management plan

B- quality management plan

C- schedule management plan

D- communications management plan

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6. Which of the following is not a tool or technique for estimating activity duration?

A- analogous estimating

B- cost-basis estimating

C- parametric estimating

D- three-point estimating

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7. The critical chain method is

A- the sequence of schedule activities that determines the duration of the project.

B- a schedule network analysis technique used to determine the amount of scheduling flexibility (the amount of float) on various network paths.

C- a schedule network analysis technique that modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources.

D- none of the above

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8. A network diagram is one way to present the

A- project budget.

B- project plan.

C- project schedule.

D- all of the above

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9. A decision to fast track a project schedule could affect

A- project risks.

B- project budget.

C- project cost.

D- all of the above

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10. The schedule management plan might establish the

A- scheduling methodology.

B- variance thresholds for monitoring schedule performance.

C- both A and B

D- neither A nor B

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11. With Earned Value Management (EVM),

A- performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed and comparing it to the actual cost of work performed.

B- performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed and comparing it to the actual amount of work completed.

C- performance is measured by determining the budgeted cost of work performed and comparing it to estimated project schedule.

D- performance is measured by determining the actual cost of work performed and comparing it to the actual project schedule.

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12. Earned Value (EV) is also referred to as

A- the expected net worth (ENW).

B- the estimate to complete (ETC).

C- the expected monetary value (EMV).

D- the budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP).

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13. The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is a measure of schedule efficiency on a project. Which of following formulas calculate the SPI?

A- Earned Value (EV) minus Planned Value (PV)

B- Earned Value (EV) divided by Planned Value (PV)

C- Planned Value (PV) minus the Earned Value (EV)

D- none of the above

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14. With respect to creating a WBS, the term “decomposition” refers to

A- dividing and subdividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller, more manageable parts.

B- removing all work packages from the WBS.

C- through a stakeholder approval process, officially eliminating the WBS from the project management plan.

D- removing those work packages from the WBS that take less than one business day to complete.

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15. Sarah is preparing the project activity list which will include the attributes of each activity. Which of the following answers best describe activity attributes?

A- activity name or identifier and activity description

B- predecessor activities, successor activities, assumptions and constraints

C- logical relationships, leads and lags, resource requirements, and imposed dates

D- all of the above

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16. The Shiny New project concerns the custom development of a complex business application. The primary purpose of the new software is to forecast the amount of steel a manufacturing plant must purchase, 90 days before they need it. Today, the in-progress application was presented to the client and a major function was presented. This function presented the ability of the application to make the required forecast. As to the Shiny New project, it reached a major

A- lag.

B- deadline.

C- milestone.

D- lead.

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17. Every activity and milestone except the first and last should be connected to at least one _________ with a finish-to-start or start-to-start logical relationship and at least one ________ with a finish-to-start or finish-to-finish logical relationship.

A- predecessor, successor

B- minor activity, major activity

C- module, module

D- None of the above.

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18. Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

A- is a technique used when performing quality assurance.

B- is a tool for projecting estimated costs.

C- is a technique used for constructing a schedule model.

D- is a technique used for constructing a scope statement.

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19. The precedence diagramming method (PDM) includes four types of dependencies or logical relationships. Which answer below is not one of them?

A- finish-to-start (FS)

B- finish-to-finish(FF)

C- start-to-stop (SS)

D- start-to-finish (SF)

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20. Which of the following is an example of a finish-to-start logical relationship?

A- Writing (predecessor) is required to finish before proofreading (successor) can finish.

B- Final software testing (successor) can not start until the coding (predecessor) is finished.

C- neither of the above

D- both of the above

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21. Start-to-finish (SF) is a logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot

A- start until a predecessor activity has finished.

B- finish until a predecessor activity has finished.

C- start until a predecessor activity has started.

D- finish until a predecessor activity has started.

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22. In PDM, _____________ is the most commonly used type of precedence relationship.

A- finish-to-finish

B- finish-to-start

C- start-to-start

D- start-to-finish

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23. Bethany is scheduling a project for the construction of a new bike trail. She scheduled the landscaping to start two weeks prior to the scheduled project completion date. This would be shown as a

A. finish-to-start with a two-week lead.

B. start-to-finish with a two-week lead.

C. finish-to-finish with a two-week lag

D. finish-to-start with a two-week lag

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24. This fishbone diagram illustrates cause and effect. Another name for this diagram is the

A- PERT Chart.

B- Gantt chart.

C- Monte Carlo diagram.

D- Ishikawa diagram.

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25. Jett Kayaks is adding a new manufacturing line and Brandon is the project manager. He estimated the cost of implementing the new manufacturing line at $47,300. He arrived at this amount by reviewing the WBS and adding together all estimates of the lower-level components. This method of estimating cost is called

A- two-point estimating.

B- three-point estimating.

C- bottom-up estimating.

D- top-down estimating.

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