More Sample Questions (PMBOK 4th Edition)

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Q1 - Project manager acts as a coordinator or expediter in -

A. Weak matrix organization
B. Strong matrix organization
C. Projectized organization
D. Functional organization


Q2 - Due to change in the objectives of an organization the decision was taken to terminate a project. Which of the following project should be terminated -

A. Project where deliverables have been rejected by the client
B. Project where client is satisfied but it does not have a project charter
C. Project where two of the critical resources have left the organization
D. Project which has failed quality control checks


Q3 - You have joined the project mid-way as a project manager as the earlier project manager left the organization. To understand the project success criteria and the sign-off authority, you will look at -

A. Project Statement of Work
B. Project Scope Statement
C. Project Charter
D. Project Management Plan


Q4 - A new technology to develop a software has arrived in the market. As a project manager, you have a visibility into the client's roadmap and are aware that this technology will be used in your project. As a proactive measure, you have trained your resources in that technology. You have implemented -

A. Corrective Action
B. Defect Repair
C. Preventive Action
D. Organization training policy


Q5 - Your team is just about to implement the design when one of your team member approaches you with a new design for software development. This design will reduce the development time by half What is the FIRST thing you will do -

A. Implement the new design
B. Assess the impact of the new design on scope, cost & quality
C. Prepare a change request and take it to change control board
D. Refuse to make any change in the design now


Q6 - Requirements traceability matrix is an output of -

A. Collect Requirements
B. Define Scope
C. Create WBS
D. Control Scope


Q7 - Project scope statement, WBS & WBS disctionary constitute -

A. Schedule Baseline
B. Cost Baseline
C. Risk Baseline
D. Scope Baseline


Q8 - Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of Project Charter -

A. It identifies the stakeholders and their role on the project
B. It provides detailed scope of work
C. It authorizes the project manager to work on the project and apply resources
D. It lists all the risks associated with the project


Q9 - You are working in a construction company and are developing project scope statement for a new project. Which of the following is NOT part of Define Scope -

A. Project Charter
B. Product Analysis
C. Scope Verification
D. Alternatives Identification


Q10 - Which of the following is NOT an output of Close Project Phase -

A. Project Files
B. Final product
C. Project Closure documents
D. Project Statement of Work




















Answers
Q1 - A - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P29, Sec 2.4.2

Q2 - B - A project does not have any existence without project charter, hence this should be closed

Q3 - C - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P78, Sec 4.1.3.1

Q4 - C - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P92, Sec 4.4.3.1

Q5 - B - Before taking any change request to Change control board, always assess the impact of the change on scope, cost, schedule and quality.

Q6 - A - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P111, Sec 5.1.3.3

Q7 - D - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P122, Sec 5.3.3.3

Q8 - C - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P73, Sec 4.1

Q9 - C - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P112, Sec 5.2

Q10 - D - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P101, Sec 4.6.3

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PMBOK Guide 4th Edition Sample Questions

Here are some sample questions based on PMBOK Guide 4th edition. Answers and more links are at the end of the post.

Q 1 - Procurement audits are conducted during -

A. Administer Procurement
B. Close Procurement
C. Monitor & Control Risks
D. Perform Quality Assurance


Q 2 - Which of the following is NOT a tool for Define Scope?

A. Product Analysis
B. Alternative Identification
C. Stakeholder Analysis
D. Facilitated workshops


Q 3 - All of the following are Group Decision Making Techniques EXCEPT -

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


Q 4 - You have been assigned the project manager of a project whose earlier project manager has left the organization without proper knowledge transfer. To understand the complete scope of project, you will look at -

A. WBS
B. Project Management Plan
C. Communication Management Plan
D. Performance Reports


Q 5 - All of the following are tools & techniques of Sequence Activities EXCEPT -

A. Precedence Diagramming Method
B. Applying Leads & Lags
C. Arrow Diagramming Method
D. Dependency Determination


Q 6 - Money spent on the project activities during the project to avoid failures is -

A. Cost of Non-conformance
B. Cost of Conformance
C. Failure Cost
D. Cost of Poor Quality


Q 7 - Five stages of team development are -

A. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
B. Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing, Adjourning
C. Forming, Norming, Performing, Storming, Adjourning
D. Norming, Forming, Storming, Performing, Adjourning


Q 8 - You have entered into a fixed price contract with a seller but with an understanding that contract cost may change due to currency exchange rate fluctuation. What type of contract is this -

A. FFP
B. FPIF
C. FP-EPA
D. CPAF


Q 9 - You have released an advertisement in a leading newspaper to call for the sellers of a product that is needed to complete your project. Which process are you performing now -

A. Plan Procurement
B. Administer Procurement
C. Outsource Procurement
D. Conduct Procurement


Q 10 - You are the project manager for a software development project. There are 70% chances of making company $240,000 and 30% chances of costing the company $130,000 by doing the project in-house. What's EMV of the doing the project in-house?

A. $168,000
B. $39,000
C. $129,000
D. $207,000


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Answers:

Q 1 - B - Procurement audit is a tool & technique of Close Procurement. PMBOK Guide 4th edition, P343, Sec 12.4.2.1

Q 2 - C - Stakeholder analysis was a tool for Scope definition in PMBOK Guide 3rd edition. This has now become part of Facilitated Workshops, where stakeholder's needs are understood.

Q 3 - B - PMBOK Guide 4th edition, P108, Sec 5.1.2.5

Q 4 - A - PMBOK Guide 4th edition, P121, Sec 5.3.3.1

Q 5 - C - Arrow Diagramming Method (ADM) was tool & technique for Activity Sequencing in PMBOK Guide 3rd edition.

Q 6 - B - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P195, Sec 8.1.2.2

Q 7 - A - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P233, Sec 9.3.2.3

Q 8 - C - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P323, Sec 12.1.2.3

Q 9 - D - PMBOK Guide 4th edition P332, Sec 12.2.2.5

Q 10 - C - $240,000*0.7 - $130,000*0.3 = $129,000

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Q 1 - At the end of 3 months in a 6 months long project EV is $14,000, PV is $15,000, AC is $17,500. Total budget for the project is $30,000. At the end of 3 months, project is:

A. Ahead of schedule and under budget
B. Behind schedule and over budget
C. Behind schedule and under budget
D. Ahead of schedule and over budget

Q 2 - A project has a total budget of $600,000. As of data date a project shows ACWP as $350,000, BCWP as $400,000 and BCWS as $425,000. Project is running -

A. Ahead of schedule with SPI = 1.06
B. Ahead of schedule with SPI = 1.14
C. Behind schedule with SPI = 0.94
D. Insufficient data to calculate SPI

Q 3 - In the above question, project is running -

A. Over budget with CPI = 0.94
B. Under Budget with CPI = 1.14
C. Under budget with CPI = 1.21
D. Insufficient data to calculate CPI

Q 4 - There are 3 projects to be chosen from. Project A has NPV of $680,000 with a payback period of 6 months, Project B has NPV of $600,000 with a payback period of 3 months and Project C has NPV of $725,000 with a payback period of 12 months. Based on this data, which project should be chosen -

A. Project A
B. Project B
C. Project C
D. Can not be determined with this data


Q 5 - There are 3 projects to be chosen from. Project A has NPV of $32,500, Project B has NPV of $40,000 and Project C has NPV of $45,000. Project C is chosen. The opportunity cost of project C is -

A. $32,500
B. $72,500
C. $45,000
D. $40,000

















Answers:

Q1 - B. SPI = EV / PV = 14000/15000 = 0.93 (which is less than 1), hence project is behind schedule. CPI = EV/AC = 14000/17500=0.8 (which is less than 1), hence project is over budget.

Q2 - C. SPI = EV/PV = BCWP/BCWS = 400000/425000=0.94 (which is less than 1), hence project is behind schedule with SPI = 0.94

Q3 - B. CPI = EV / AC = BCWP / ACWP = 400000/350000=1.14 (which is greater than 1), hence project is under budget with CPI = 1.14

Q4 - C. Project C will be chosen as this has the highest NPV.

Q5 - D. Opportunity cost is the cost of next best opportunity.


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