PMP Sample Questions | Exam 4

Instructions

  • These 100 PMP practice questions are based on PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition and are prepared by the PMP® certified project managers at MyPM.
  • There may be more than one right answer; however, select only one best answer for every question.
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  • When you are done, select the button at the bottom of the page. Your exam will be graded and your score will be displayed.
  • Incorrect answers will have a red X next to them while correct answers will have a green check mark.
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PMP Sample Questions Exam 4

Exam Topics

This exam includes questions regarding the following subjects: project time management, project cost management, project quality management, project human resources management, project communications management, project risk management, project procurement management, and project stakeholder management. For PMP sample questions that cover additional topics, see our other PMP practice exams

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1. Lisa is reviewing the project schedule to determine whether a change, corrective action, or preventative action is necessary. She is using the ___________ as a reference and comparing it with actual schedule results.

 
 
 
 
 

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2. Jean and Bob are reviewing schedule status and they find variance on the critical path. They know that variance on the critical path will have a direct impact on

 
 
 
 

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3. Libby spots a small delay on an activity that is not on the critical path. Most likely, this delay

 
 
 
 

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4. During network analysis, Tony adjusts ___________________ to bring project activities that are behind into alignment with the plan.

 
 
 
 

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5. Project Cost Management includes  _________________________ so that the project can be completed within budget.

 
 
 
 

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6. Project Cost Management should consider

 
 
 
 

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7. The Plan Cost Management process provides guidance and direction on how

 
 
 
 

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8. The cost management plan is a component of the

 
 
 
 

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9. Martin is developing the cost management plan and he would like information on when specific project costs will be incurred. He should examine the

 
 
 
 

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10. Which of the following is an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Plan Cost Management process?

 
 
 
 

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11. Which of the following can the cost management plan establish?

 
 
 
 
 

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12. Cost estimates should be

 
 
 
 

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13. When estimating project costs, which of the following should be reviewed?

 
 
 
 

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14. Analogous estimating uses

 
 
 
 

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15. Recently, Mark completed the management of a construction project. The structure cost approximately $250 per square foot to build. Mark is estimating the cost of building a new structure that is very similar this one. As a cost estimate, he will use $250 times the number of proposed square feet. Mark is relying on

 
 
 
 

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16. Contingency reserves are allocated for identified risks which are accepted and for which contingent or mitigating responses are developed. The contingent reserve may be

 
 
 
 

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17. Cost of Quality (COQ) is

 
 
 
 

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18. Supporting detail for activity cost estimates might include

 
 
 
 

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19. The cost baseline

 
 
 
 

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20. The project budget

 
 
 
 

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21. A control account is

 
 
 
 

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22. The benefit of the control costs process is that

 
 
 
 
 

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23. Joel seeks an increase to the authorized budget. The increase can only be approved through the

 
 
 
 

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24. Project cost control includes

 
 
 
 

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25. For which industry can the principles of Earned Value Management (EVM) be applied?

 
 
 
 

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26. Earned value management integrates the scope baseline with the cost baseline and the schedule baseline to form the _________baseline.

 
 
 
 

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27. The total planned value for the project is also know as

 
 
 
 

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28. Simon is managing a simple project that involves painting the inside of a square room. On this project, only four walls will be painted. The project will last four days and one wall a day will be painted at the budgeted cost of $50 per wall. At the end of day 2, Simon reports the following status: 3 walls are complete and, so far, the total expenses are $120.

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29. For Simon’s simple project in question #28, what is the earned value (EV)?

 
 
 
 

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30. For Simon’s simple project in question #28, what is the actual cost (AC)?

 
 
 
 
 

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31. For Simon’s simple project in question #28, the project is

 
 
 
 

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32. On Paul’s project, the earned value (EV) is $1,115 and the actual cost (AC) is $1,100. What is the cost variance (CV)?

 
 
 
 

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33. Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the cost performance index (CPI)?

 
 
 
 
 

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34. Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating schedule variance?

 
 
 
 
 

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35. Cynthia needs to calculate the variance at completion (VAC). Which formula should she use?

 
 
 
 
 

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36. Project Quality Management

 
 
 
 
 

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37. Which of the following is not an example of a post-project cost of quality?

 
 
 
 
 

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38. Which of the following is not a benefit of meeting quality requirements?

 
 
 
 
 

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39. An example of an external failure cost includes

 
 
 
 
 

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40. An example of an internal failure cost includes

 
 
 
 
 

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41. The total cost of quality (COQ) includes the cost of conformance and the cost of nonconformance. Which of the following is not a cost of nonconformance?

 
 
 
 
 

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42. Which of the following is not a basic quality tool?

 
 
 
 
 

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43. The new widget line just produced the first 500 widgets. Paul pulled a random 50 widgets for inspection. He is relying on a technique called

 
 
 
 
 

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44. The quality management plan is a component of the

 
 
 
 
 

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45. Which of the following is not an example of a quality metric?

 
 
 
 
 

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46. Quality audits may be

 
 
 
 
 

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47. Quality audits can confirm the implementation of

 
 
 
 
 

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48. The key benefit(s) of the control quality process include

 
 
 
 
 

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49. The seven basic quality tool (7QC Tools) used within the context of the PDCA Cycle are:

 
 
 
 
 

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50. A goal of the Control Quality process is to determine the correctness of deliverables. The results of performing the Control Quality process are

 
 
 
 
 

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51. Tom is performing a statistical audit on the widgets and discovers that approximately 33% of the widgets weigh more than they should. Which of the following is true?

 
 
 
 
 

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52. The causes of variances and the reasoning behind the corrective action chosen should be

 
 
 
 
 

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53. Project Human Resource Management includes the processes that

 
 
 
 
 

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54. After kickoff, Ali took the project team to dinner so they had an opportunity to become better acquainted. Which process was Ali performing?

 
 
 
 
 

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55. Which of the following is not an input to developing the human resource management plan?

 
 
 
 
 

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56. The human resource management plan describes

 
 
 
 
 

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57. There are numerous ways to document team member roles and responsibilities. A responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) is one way. A RAM is a grid that shows the project resources assigned to each work package. One example of a RAM is a

 
 
 
 
 

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58. To acquire the project team, the project manager may need to

 
 
 
 
 

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59.Failure to acquire the necessary human resources for a project could affect

 
 
 
 
 

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60. Which of the following is not a benefit of the virtual team model?

 
 
 
 
 

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61. Stan needs to know whether half of the project team members are available to work the day before a major holiday. He should consult the

 
 
 
 
 

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62. There are five states of development that teams go through. Which of the following is not one of them?

 
 
 
 
 

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63. During the storming phase of team development, the team

 
 
 
 
 

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64. Which of the following is not true about colocation?

 
 
 
 
 

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65. Concerning recognition and rewards programs, it’s important to understand that

 
 
 
 
 

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66. Soft skills are valuable assets when developing the project team. They include which of the following proficiencies?

 
 
 
 
 

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67. While managing the project team, issues may arise. Where should the project manager document the person responsible for resolving specific issues by a target date?

 
 
 
 
 

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68. Which of the following is not an objective for conducting performance appraisals?

 
 
 
 
 

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69. There are five general techniques for resolving conflict. Which of the following is not one of them?

 
 
 
 
 

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70. Staffing changes can affect the rest of the project management plan. For example, staffing issues can extend the project schedule. When staffing issues disrupt the project team from adhering to the project management plan, a _________ can be processed through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.

 
 
 
 
 

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71. Inadequate communications planning may lead to which of the following problems?

 
 
 
 
 

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72. When planning communications, a project manager should

 
 
 
 
 

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73. Tim is managing a project where the team is spread out across three countries. In planning project communications, he should take which of the following considerations into account?

 
 
 
 
 

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74. Sean is planning communication with the project stakeholders. Where should he look to find their contact information and preferred methods of communication?

 
 
 
 
 

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75. As to project communications, resources should be expended only on

 
 
 
 
 

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76. Bud is examining the complexity of his project’s communications by calculating the total number of potential communication channels or paths. Which formula should he use to make this calculation?

 
 
 
 
 

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77. ____________ is an example of pull communication.

 
 
 
 
 

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78. Typically, the ability of a stakeholder to influence a project is highest during

 

 
 
 
 
 

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79. Which of the following is not a part of the communications management plan?

 
 
 
 
 

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80. Performance reporting involves the periodic collection and analysis of ______________ versus _____________ data to understand and communicate the project progress and performance as well as to forecast the project results.

 
 
 
 
 

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81. The objectives of project risk management are to

 
 
 
 
 

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82. Stephen is numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on the overall project objectives. He is performing

 
 
 
 
 

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83. Sharon has a long list of project risks that have been identified. She prioritized them by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact. Sharon performed

 
 
 
 
 

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84. Known risks that cannot be managed proactively should be assigned a contingency reserve. Unknown risks cannot be managed proactively and therefore may be assigned

 
 
 
 
 

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85. The ACME company is aggressive in the marketplace. They are willing to take on an enormous degree of uncertainty in anticipation of a reward. The ACME company has a large

 
 
 
 
 

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86. Positive and negative risks are commonly referred to as

 
 
 
 
 

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87. Which of the following is an input to creating a risk register?

 
 
 
 
 

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88. As to project risks, a probability and impact matrix is

 
 
 
 
 

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89. Stakeholder engagement is critical to project success. A stakeholder who is aware of the project and potential impact and actively engaged in ensuring the project is a success should be classified as having a ________________ level of engagement.

 
 
 
 
 

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90. SWOT analysis begins with the identification of strengths and weaknesses of an organization. It then identifies ___________ that arise from organizational strengths and __________ that arise form organizational weaknesses.

 
 
 
 
 

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91. The primary output from identifying risks is

 
 
 
 
 

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92. _______________ helps to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project.

 
 
 
 
 

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93. Simulations are typically performed using the _____________ technique.

 
 
 
 
 

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94. The four strategies for dealing with negative risks or threats are:

 
 
 
 
 

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95. The four strategies for dealing with risks with potentially positive impacts on project objectives are:

 
 
 
 
 

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96. A fixed price contract involves setting ________________ for a defined product, service, or result to be provided.

 
 
 
 
 

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97. A time and materials contract

 
 
 
 
 

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98. A make-or-buy analysis

 
 
 
 
 

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99. Allen is managing a large software development project for his company. Most of the project work will be performed by the in-house development team. He will procure the services of an outside software development company for one small but rather important item pertaining to security. It’s important that Allen provides the outside team with a clear, complete, and concise understanding of the work to be performed. Allen should provide the outside team with

 
 
 
 
 

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100. Sarah must procure 100 widgets for the project she is managing. Fortunately, several companies manufacture and supply them. The procurement document that would best serve Sarah is a

 
 
 
 
 

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