martes, 16 de octubre de 2018

PMP exam questions 2018 - Questions 1-100


Preguntas para el pmp del 1 al 100

1.     Which process involves developing and approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities?
a.     Estimate Costs
b.     Control Costs
c.     Determine Budget
d.     Plan Cost Management

Answer: A
2.     When a project is undertaken to reduce defects in a product or service, the objective of the project is to create a/an:
a.     Improvement                                                                                                 
b.     Program
c.     Result
d.     Portfolio

Answer: A
3.     Which document in the project management plan can be updated in the Plan’s Procurement Management Process?
a.     Budget estimates
b.     Risk matrix
c.     Requirements documentation                                                                         
d.     Procurement documents

Answer: C
4.     Which of the following is a project constraint?
a.     Twenty-five percent staff turnover is expected
b.     The technology to be used is cutting-edge
c.     Project leadership may change due to volatile political environment.
d.     The product is needed in 250 days.                                                                

Answer: C
5.     An input to Develop Project Charter is a/an:
a.     Business case.                                   
b.     Activity list.
c.     Project management plan.
d.     Cost forecast.

Answer: A
6.     Which of the following are an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Identify Risks process?
a.     Work performance reports.
b.     Assumptions logs.
c.     Network diagrams.
d.     Academic studies.

Answer: D
7.       Which element does a project Charter contain? (4:00)
a.       Management reserves
b.       Work breakdown structure
c.       Stakeholder list
d.       Stakeholder register

Answer: C
8.       The zero duration of milestones in project planning occurs because milestones:
a.       Are unpredictable and challenge the Plan Schedule Management process.
b.       Occur at random times in the project plans.
c.       Represent a moment in time such a significant project point or event. 
d.       Represent both significant and insignificant points in the project and are difficult to anticipate.

Answer: C
9.       Which of the following is an example of contract administration?
a.       Negotiating the contract
b.       Authorizing contractor work.
c.       Developing the statement of work
d.       Establishing evaluation criteria.

Answer: B
10.   Which item is an example of personnel assessment?
a.       Resource calendar
b.       Tight matrix
c.       Team-building activity
d.       Focus group

Answer: D
11.   What is the definition of Direct and Manage Project Execution? (6:52)
a.       Integrating all planned activities
b.       Performing the activities included in the plan.
c.       Developing and maintaining the plan.
d.       Execution of deliverables.

Answer: B
12.   The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is called risk:
a.       Appetite
b.       Tolerance
c.       Threshold
d.       Management

Answer: B
13.   Identify Risk is part of which Process Group?
a.       Planning
b.       Executing
c.       Closing
d.       Initiating

Answer: A
14.   A project can be defined as a:
a.       Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
b.       Temporary endeavor that produces repetitive outputs.
c.       Permanent endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
d.       Permanent endeavor that produces repetitive outputs

Answer: A
15.   What is the probability of occurrence if the risk rating is 0.56 and the impact if the risk does occur is very high (0.80)?
a.       0.45
b.       0.56
c.       0.70
d.       1.36

Answer: C
16.   Every project creates a unique product, service, or result that may be:
a.       Tangible
b.       Targeted
c.       Organized
d.       Variable

Answer: A
17.   Who selects the appropriate processes for a project?
a.       Project stakeholders
b.       Project sponsor and project stakeholder
c.       Project manager and project team
d.       Project manager and project sponsor

Answer: C
18.   In which process group is the scope first defined?
a.       Initiating
b.       Planning
c.       Executing
d.       Controlling

Answer: A
19.   Skills necessary for project management such as motivation to provide encouragement; listening actively; persuading a team to perform an action; and summarizing, recapping, and identifying next steps are known as:
a.       Organizational skills
b.       Technical skills
c.       Communication skills
d.       Hard skills

Answer: C
20.   Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Develop Project Team process? (12:35)
a.       Acquisitions
b.       Organizational theories
c.       Team-building activities              
d.       Virtual teams.

Answer: C
21.   Which of the following is an output of the Distribute Information process?
a.       Project calendar
b.       Communications management plan
c.       Organizational process assets update   
d.       Project documents updates

Answer: C
22.   Who is responsible for initiating a project?
a.       Project sponsor              
b.       Project manager
c.       Program manager
d.       Project management Office (PMO)

Answer: A
23.   The creation of an internet site to engage stakeholders on a project is an example of which type of communication?
a.       Push
b.       Pull
c.       Interactive
d.       Iterative

Answer: B
24.   When addressing roles and responsibilities, which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to completed project activities?
a.       Authority
b.       Role
c.       Competency
d.       Responsibility

Answer: C
25.   Which type of agreement is legal, contractual, and between two or more entities to form a partnership, joint venture, or some other arrangement as defined by the parties?
a.       Teaming
b.       Collective bargaining
c.       Sharing
d.       Working

Answer: A
26.   Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
a.       Brainstorming
b.       Strategies for opportunities
c.       Decision tree analysis
d.       Risk data quality assessment

Answer: C
27.   Which is an input to the Scope Verification Process?
a.       Performance report
b.       Work breakdown structure
c.       Requested changes
d.       Project scope statement

Answer: D
28.   Prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact takes place in which process?
a.       Monito and Control Risks
b.       Plan risk Management
c.       Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
d.       Perform Quantitate Risk Analysis

Answer: C
29.   In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?
a.       Project Cost Management
b.       Project Scope Management
c.       Project Time Management
d.       Project Integration Management

Answer: D
30.   Which of the following is an output of the Define Activities Process?
a.       Activity listk
b.       Project plan
c.       Activity duration estimates
d.       Project Schedule

Answer: A
31.   The stakeholder register is an output of:
a.       Identify Stakeholders.
b.       Plan Stakeholder Management.
c.       Control Stakeholder Engagement
d.       Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Answer: A
32.   Risk exists the moment that a project is:
a.       Planned
b.       Conceived
c.       Chartered
d.       Executed.

Answer: B
33.   The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?
a.       Alternatives identification
b.       Scope decomposition
c.       Expert judgment
d.       Product analysis

Answer: C
34.   The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements describes management of which of the following?
a.       Project
b.       Scope
c.       Contract
d.       Program

Answer: A
35.   Which of the following processes includes prioritizing risk for subsequent further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact? (22:39)
a.       Qualitative risk analysis
b.       Quantitative risk analysis
c.       Risk management planning
d.       Risk response planning

Answer: A
36.   What is a hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category?
a.       Risk register
b.       Risk breakdown structure (RBS)              
c.       Risk management plan
d.       Risk category

Answer: B
37.   Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?
a.       A. Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)
b.       Firm-Fixed – Price Contract (FFP)
c.       Time and Material Contract (T&M)
d.       Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

Answer: C
38.   In which type of contract are the performance targets established at the onset and the final contract price determined after completion of all work based on the seller’s performance?
a.       Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)
b.       Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustments (FP-EPA)
c.       Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee (FPIF)             
d.       Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)

Answer: C
39.   An issue log is an input to which Project Human Resource
a.       Manage Project Team
b.       Acquire Project Team
c.       Plan Human Resource Management
d.       Develop Project Team

Answer: A
40.   What are the components of the “Triple constraint”
a.       Scope, time, Requirements
b.       Resources, time, cost
c.       Scope, management, cost
d.       Scope, time, cost

Answer: D
41.   Which of the following is a tool or technique used in the Acquire Project Team process?
a.       Networking
b.       Training
c.       Negotiation
d.       Issue log

Answer: C
42.   Which of the following forecasting methods uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes?
a.       Time series
b.       Judgmental
c.       Econometric
d.       Simulation

Answer: A
43.   Which of the following helps to ensure that each requirement adds business value by linking it to the business and project objectives?
a.       Requirements traceability matrix
b.       Work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary
c.       Requirement management plan
d.       Requirement documentation

Answer: A
44.   An output of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is:
a.       Change requests
b.       Enterprise environmental factors
c.       The stakeholder management plan
d.       The change log

Answer: A
45.   Project managers who lead by example and follow through on the commitments the make demonstrate the key interpersonal skill of:
a.       Influencing
b.       Leadership
c.       Motivation
d.       Coaching

Answer: A
46.   What characteristic do project and operational work share in common?
a.       Performed by systems
b.       Constrained by limited resources
c.       Repetitiveness
d.       Uniqueness

Answer: B
47.   The risk response strategy in which the project team acts to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk is known as:
a.       Exploit
b.       Avoid
c.       Mitigate
d.       Share

Answer: C
48.   Which tool or technique is used to develop a project charter?
a.       Project manager information systems
b.       Expert judgment
c.       Change control meeting
d.       Brainstorming

Answer: B
49.   Which enterprise environmental factors are considered during cost estimating?
a.       Marketplace conditions and commercial databases
b.       Marketplace conditions and company structure
c.       Commercial databases and company structure
d.       Existing human resources and market place conditions.

Answer: A
50.   Which is the document that presents a hierarchical project organization?
a.       WBS                                                                                                                                                  
b.       CPI
c.       OBS                                                                                                                                                    ok
d.       BOM

Answer: C
50. Which is the document that presents a hierarchical project organization?
A. WBS
B. CPI
C. OBS
D. BOM

Answer: C
51. What is one of the objectives of the Project Risk Management?
A. Decrease the probability and impact of an event on project objectives.
B. Distinguish between a project risk and a project issue so that a risk mitigation plan can be put in place.
C. Increase the probability and impact of positive events.
D. Removal of the project risks.

Answer: C
52. What process determines which risks might affect the project?
A. Qualitative risk analysis
B. Identify Risks
C. Plan Risk Management
D. Quantitative risk analysis

Answer: B
53. Plan Risk Management is the process of defining how to:
A. Communicate identified risks to the project stakeholders.
B. Conduct risk management activities for a project.
C. Analyse the impact a specific risk may have on a project.
D. Address unexpected risks that may occur during a project.

Answer: B
54. The project scope statement and resources calendar are inputs to which Project Time Management process?
A. Sequence Activities
B. Estimate Activity Resources
C. Develop Schedule
D. Control Schedule

Answer: C
55. Which standard has interrelationships to other project management disciplines such as project management and portfolio management?
A. Program Management Body of Knowledge Guide
B. The Standard for Program Management
C. Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
D. Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Answer: D
56. Which is the Define Scope technique used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project?
A. Build vs. buy
B. Expert judgement
C. Alternatives identification
D. Product analysis

Answer: C
57. Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?
A. Procurement documents
B.  Communication plan
C. Project charter
D. Stakeholder register

Answer: C
58. Which is an output of the Collect Requirements process?
A. Requirements traceability matrix
B. Project scope statement
C. WBS dictionary
D. Work performance measurements

Answer: A
59. Which Process Group and Knowledge Area include the Sequence Activities process?
A. Executing Process Group and Project Time Management
B. Executing Process Group and Project Cost Management
C. Planning Process Group and Project Time Management
D. Planning Process Group and Project Cost Management

Answer:  C
60. The purpose of developing a project scope management plan is to:
A. Manage the timely completion of the project.
B. Ensure that the project includes all the work required.
C. Make sure the project will satisfy the needs for which it was begun.
D. Reduce the risk of negative events in the project.

Answer: B
61. Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, the groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact the project?
A. Project Risk Management
B. Project Human Resource Management
C. Project Scope Management
D. Project Stakeholder Management

Answer: D
62. Stakeholder satisfaction should be managed as a key project:
A. Benefit
B. Initiative
C. Objective
D. Process

Answer: C
63. Plan Communications Management develops an approach and plan for project communication based on stakeholder´s needs and requirements and:
A. Available organizational assets
B. Project staff assignments
C. Interpersonal skills
D. Enterprise environmental factors

Answer: A
64. Which type of risk diagram is useful for showing time ordering of events?
A. Ishikawa
B. Milestone
C. Influence
D. Decision Tree

Answer: C
65. A tool and technique used in the Develop Project Chapter process is:
A. change control tool
B. expert judgment
C. meetings
D. analytical techniques

Answer: B
66. PMBOI Guide is a standard that describes:
A. product-oriented processes.
B. project management processes.
C. product-oriented and project management processes.
D. program management and project management processes.

Answer: B
67. Which of the following is an input of to the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process?
A. Risk register
B. Risk data quality assessment
C. Risk categorization
D. Risk urgency

Answer: A
68. Projects are separated into phases or subprojects; these phases includes:
A. feasibility study, concept development, design, and prototype.
B. initiate, plan, execute, and monitor.
C. Develop chapter, Define activities, Manage stakeholders expectations, and Report Performance.
D. Identify stakeholders, develop concepts, built, and test.

Answer: A
69. An element of the project scope statement is:
A. Acceptance criteria.
B. A stakeholder list.
C. A summary budget.
D. High-level risks.

Answer: A

70. Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?
A. Control Quality
B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Control Scope
D. Perform Integrated Change Control

Answer: D
71. What type of project structure is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type?
A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
B. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Project breakdown structure (PBS)

Answer: B
72. Which of the following is TRUE about most project life cycles?
A. Staffing level is highest at the start.
B. The stakeholder´s influence is highest at the start.
C. The level of uncertainty is lowest at the start.
D. The cost of changes is highest at the start.

Answer: B
73. The component of the human resource management plan that includes ways in which team members can obtain certifications that support their ability to benefit the project is known as:
A. recognition and rewards
B. compliance
C. staff acquisition
D. training needs

Answer: D
74. Which Collect Requirements output links the product requirements to the deliverables that satisfy them?
A. Requirements documentation
B. Requirements traceability matrix
C. Project management plan updates
D. Project document updates

Answer: B

75. Which type of probability distribution is used to represent uncertain events such as the outcome of a test or a possible scenario in a decision tree?
A. Uniform
B. Continuous
C. Discrete
D. Linear

Answer: C
76. Which process involves determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder´s needs and requirements to meet project objectives?
A. Collect Requirements
B. Plan Scope Management
C. Define Scope
D. Define Activities

Answer: A
77. What is the definition of project plan execution?
A. Integrating all plan activities
B. Performing the activities included in the plan
C. Developing and maintaining the plan
D. Execution of deliverables

Answer: B
78. Organizations perceive risks as:
A. events that will be inevitable impact project and organizational objectives.
B. the effect of uncertainty on their project and organizational objectives.
C. events which could have a negative impact on project and organizational objectives.
D. the negative impact of undesired events on their projects and organizational objectives.

Answer: B
79. Which statement is true about the project management body of knowledge?
A. Recognized by every project management
B. Constantly evolving
C. The sum of all knowledge related to project management
D. A sum of knowledge that should be applied on every project

Answer: B
80. Which Process Group contain those processes performed to define a new project?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Closing

Answer: A
81. The project manager notes that stakeholders are aware of the project and potential impacts and are actively engaged in ensuring that the project is a success.  The engagement level of the stakeholders should be classified as:
A. Supportive
B. Leading
C. Neutral
D. Resistant

Answer: B
82. Scope verification is PRIMARILY concerned with which of the following?
A. Acceptance of the work deliverables.
B. Accuracy of the work deliverables.
C. Approval of the scope statement.
D. Accuracy of the work breakdown structure.

Answer: A
83.  The diagram below is an example of a:
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A. Risk Breakdown structure (RBS)
B. Project team
C. SWOT Analysis
D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Answer: A
84. Who MUST know when a risk event occurs so that a response can be implemented?
A. Customers
B. Project sponsors
C. Project management team
D. Insurance claims department

Answer: C
85. The process of defining how the project scope will be validated and controlled is knows as:
A. Define Scope.
B. Develop Project Management Plan.
C. Plan Scope Management.
D. Plan Quality Management.

Answer: C
86. A weighting system is a tool for which area of Conduct Procurements?
A. Plan contracting
B. Requesting seller responses
C. Selecting seller´s
D. Planning purchase and acquisition

Answer:  C
87. Where are product requirements and characteristics documented?
A. Product scope description
B. Project charter
C. Preliminary project scope statement
D. Communications management plan

Answer: A
88. One of the objectives of a quality audit is to:
A. highlight the need for root cause analysis.
B. share the process documentation among stakeholders.
C. offer assistance with non-value-added activities.
D. identify all the gaps or shortcomings.

Answer: D
89. Which activity is an input to the Conduct Procurements process?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Resource availability
C. Perform Integrated Changed Control
D. Team performance assessment

Answer: A
90. Which of the following investigates the likelihood that each specific risk will occur?
A. Risk register
B. Risk audits
C. Risk urgency assessment
D. Risk probability and impact assessment

Answer: D
91. The product scope description is used to:
A. Gain stakeholder´s support for the project.
B. Progressively elaborate the characteristics of the product, service or result.
C. Describe the project in great detail.
D. Define the process and criteria for accepting a completed product, service or result.

Answer: B
92. What entity is assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain?
A. Project management office
B. Project team office
C. Executive sponsor office
D. Program management office

Answer: A
93. Which is an enterprise environmental factor?
A. Marketplace conditions
B. Policies and procedures
C. Project files from previous projects
D. Lesson learned from previous projects

Answer: A
94. Projects that share common outcomes, collective capability, knowledge, or skills are often grouped into a:
A. portfolio
B. program
C. selection
D. sub portfolio

Answer: B
95. The formal and informal interaction with others in an organization industry, or professional environment is known as:
A. negotiation
B. organizational theory
C. meeting
D. networking

Answer: D
96. The probability and impact matrix is primarily used to:
A. Quantify risk issues for trends during a quality audit.
B. Develop a risk register for risk planning.
C. Evaluate each risk´s importance and priority during Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Define risk and compare impacts during Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.

Answer:  C

97. Which process uses occurrence probability and impact on project objectives to assess the priority of identified risks?
A. Risk identification
B. Qualitative risk analysis
C. Risk management planning
D. Quantitative risk analysis

Answer: B
98. Which kind of diagram includes groups of information and shows relationships between factors, causes, and objectives?
A. Affinity
B. Scatter
C. Fishbone
D. Matrix

Answer: D
99. Which of the following methods is a project selection technique?
A. Flowcharting
B. Earned value
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Pareto analysis

Answer: C

100. A complete set of concepts, terms and activities that make up an area of specialization is known as:
A. Knowledge area
B. Process Group
C. Program Management
D. Portfolio Management

Answer: A

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