PMP Sample Questions

21. A project manager performs Earned Value Analysis and finds the following values:

    EV: 100,000; PV: 125,000; AC: 100,000

    • The project is on schedule but costs exceed budget.
    • The project is on schedule and on budget.
    • The project is behind schedule but on budget.
    • Then project is behind schedule and costs exceed budget.

    Answer: C

22. What are "Global Literacies"?.
    • The ability to read reports written in many different languages.
    • The ability to succeed in a cross cultural environment.
    • The ability to develop internationally accepted contracts.
    • The ability to communicate using drawings and pictograms which are understood all over the world

    Answer: B

23. During a project the scope of product purchased on a cost reimbursable contract has increased. In the contract the contractor‘s indirect costs are calculated as 20 % of the direct costs. What is most likely to be true?
    • The contractor‘s indirect costs will increase and the customer‘s payment for them will increase, too.
    • The contractor‘s indirect costs will increase but the customer‘s payment for them not.
    • Neither the indirect costs nor the customer‘s payment for indirect costs will increase.
    • The contractor‘s indirect costs will not increase but the customer‘s payment for them will.

    Answer: D

24. A project management team is evaluating the causes that might contribute to unsatisfactory performance and quality. Which of the following statements is not true?
    • Normal process variation is attributable to random causes.
    • Special causes are easier to predict and handle than random causes.
    • Special causes are unusual events.
    • A process can be optimized to limit the bandwidth of variations due to random causes.

    Answer: B

25. You are performing a project management audit in your company and find that most of the project plans are neither consistent nor up-to-date.

    Which of the following statements is not true?

    • Projects should never be executed without a valid, updated and working project plan.
    • The project plan is secondary because it is only the results that matter.
    • A great deal of effort is required to develop and update a project plan, but the benefits include less pressure on all stakeholders and a resulting product that will satisfy the requirements.
    • Poor planning is one of the major reasons for cost and time overruns.

    Answer: B

26. What is active risk acceptance?
    • Creating contingency reserves in money and time.
    • Developing a plan to minimize potential impact.
    • Developing a plan to minimize probability.
    • Making additional resources available

    Answer: A

27. Project costs are over budget when
    • CPI > 1.
    • CPI < 1.
    • CPI < 0.
    • SPI = 1.

    Answer: B

28. Which of the following statements is not true?
    • Only those who realize that cultural differences are a resource to be fully utilized will survive.
    • There is a common ground for people from different cultures on which they can interact without unsolvable conflicts.
    • Cultural differences will always be an obstacle to be overcome.
    • Culture is a critical lever for competitive advantage.

    Answer: C

29. What is a quality audit?
    • A team meeting dedicated to measuring and examinations.
    • A quality based inspection of work results.
    • A structured review of quality management activities.
    • A meeting with the customer to identify quality requirements.

    Answer: C

30. You are assigned as the project manager in a project with an aggressive schedule. During a recent meeting your team complained about the high pressure applied and the many hours of overwork time.

    What is the preferred solution to handle the problem?

    • Try to obtain additional budget and time.
    • Improve team communication and availability of high quality data on risks. Use this information to enable you to make well-founded decisions earlier.
    • The problem might be the customer disturbing project rhythm. Keep him on distance from the team.
    • Apply fast tracking to shorten project duration without additional work.

    Answer: A