PMP Mock Exam 2021/2022; Practice Test based on the latest updates Questions including Agile
1. Which of the following is least likely to be considered a
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A. The creation of a new automated call-control system which will be deployed alongside the existing live-operator system the company already has in place
B. Performing a marketing survey, then compiling, analyzing and presenting the results of the survey responses
C. Modifying a security-related sign-in feature for the company's internal email system
D. Organizing and executing a new diversity training day for all company employees - Answer: C
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This suggests a mere tweak to an existing system. The email system is part of the company operations, and while it is true that it may be receiving a new feature, it does not describe a new and unique result or outcome as clearly as the remaining selections do, and is, therefore, least likely to be a project. Remember to look for something new and unique, and try to distinguish that from a mere change or adjustment to existing operations.
Which of the following are tools and techniques used in the Develop Project Charter process?
A. Expert Judgment
B. Expert Judgment and NPV calculations
C. Expert Judgment, NPV calculations and focus groups
D. Stakeholder analysis and Benefit Measurement Methods - Answer: A
Initiating - Integration Management
Expert judgment and facilitation techniques are the only tools used in this process. Note that the benefit measurement methods, such as NPV, would already have been employed to decide upon the project which is now being kicked off with the charter. Stakeholder analysis is a tool and technique of Identify Stakeholders, but not of Develop Charter.
Which of the following is not true?
A. Programs are a group of projects that have relationships and/or interdependencies amongst each other.
B. The Project Management Office oversees the project manager and provides resources and support for projects.
C. Senior management is responsible for overseeing the portfolio of programs.
D. A portfolio consists of programs that have relationships/interdependencies amongst each other. - Answer: D
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Programs need not be related in order to be grouped into a company's portfolio. The portfolio encompasses all projects and programs the company has ongoing. As to the PMO, note that PMBOK identifies 3 types: Supportive, where the role is simply to provide useful information and consultation; Controlling, where the role is to provide support but also dictate certain practices be followed; and Directive, where the PMO directly manages projects.
Which of the following would be considered an Enterprise Environmental Factor?
A. Budget templates
B. Lessons Learned from prior similar projects
C. Project management software tool, i.e. Microsoft Project
D. Progressive Elaboration - Answer: C
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Because A and B refer to actual written documents, they are considered Organizational Process Assets. D is a technique used in project planning and thus is neither an EEF nor an OPA. C is considered an internal EEF as used by the organization to provide an information technology software working environment which supports project planning files.
Which is true regarding the project life cycle?
A. As time goes by, stakeholder influence over a project increases.
B. As time goes by, project risk increases along with stakeholder influence.
C. As time goes by, project risk decreases.
D. Costs are at their highest near the very end of the project. - Answer: C
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The opposite is true with respect to A and B. D is incorrect because costs are highest near the middle of the project, as the level of work hits its peak. This is shown using an S-curve. Had option D said - Cost of CHANGE is highest at the end of the project - then it would have been a viable response.
Project phases can be characterized by all of the following except:
A. The phase structure allows a project to be segmented into logical subsets for ease of management
B. Examples of project phases are Initiating and Planning
C. A project phase will result in some type of deliverable being provided
D. Each of the process groups are invoked in a project phase - Answer: B
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A phase is not a project management process group and should not be confused with one. Indeed, each process group will be applied to a phase, making D true. A and C are likewise true (keep in mind the deliverable from a phase may be tangible as in a product component, or intangible such as a feasibility determination). You might think of phases as mini-projects because every process group is employed for each phase, and each phase will result in a deliverable.
A sequential type of phase-to-phase relationship is characterized by which of the following? [Show Less]