Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Prep Quiz Questions and Answers

Which of the following BEST describes stakeholders?

Answer :
  • <p>People who may have a positive or negative influence on a project</p>

Explanation :

Since each stakeholder can positively affect the project (getting work done sooner, identifying risks, etc.) or negatively affect the project (through delay, scope added later in the project, etc.), the correct choice is anyone who may have a positive or negative influence on the project.

The product owner is on vacation. A decision must be made on project change. What should the team reference to determine next steps?

Answer :
  • Change management plan

Explanation :

Project Charter is a high level description of the project and will ot contain the change procedure Configuration Management Plan is contains the items which need to change procedure so we need here to know how we will make this change so we need to change management plan in option B

An organization has recently started outsourcing work to a low cost, high value, engineering center located in a different country. Which of the following should the project manager provide for the team as a proactive measure?

Answer :
  • A course on linguistic differences

Explanation :

Understanding cultural differences is the first step towards an effective communication amongst the project team involving outsourced work from a different country. So, what is needed in this case is an exposure to the cultural differences, which is being

During execution of a project, an identified risk event occurs that results in additional cost and time. The project had provisions for contingency and management reserves. How should these be accounted for?

Answer :
  • Contingency reserves

Explanation :

The question is about correct accounting for risk events that occur and updating the reserves. Reserves are meant for making provisions in cost and schedule, to accommodate for consequences of risk events. Risk events are classified as unknown unknowns or

During the Identify Stakeholders process, which document may provide some initial idea of who the stakeholders are for a project?

Answer :
  • Project charter

Explanation :

The project charter is an input to the Identify Stakeholder process which provides some initial information about the project’s stakeholders, such as the sponsor, customer(s), team members, and groups/organizations involved in, or affected by the project.

Analogous estimating when applied to a duration is?

Answer :
  • Used when there is a limited amount of detailed information available.

Explanation :

Analogous estimating uses the duration from a similar completed activity or project as the basis for the current estimate. This is a ‘top down’ estimating technique used when there is little detailed information available.

The Requirement Traceability Matrix helps in tracing all the following except?

Answer :
  • Requirements to project risk

Explanation :

Requirements Traceability Matrix is an output of the Collect Requirements process. It is used for tracing requirements to project scope, objectives, and strategy. Tracing requirements to project risk is not a valid use.

After risk identification, risks are prioritized for further analysis by assessing the probability and impact. Risks are prioritized as a part of which of the following processes?

Answer :
  • Qualitative Risk Analysis

Explanation :

Qualitative Risk Analysis is the process of prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis or action by assessing their probability of occurrence and impact as well as other characteristics.

Which one of the following is the logical breakdown of what needs to be done to produce the project deliverables?

Answer :
  • Project life cycle

Explanation :

The project life cycle is the logical breakdown of what needs to be done to produce the project deliverables, and sometimes it is referred to as the performing organization’s methodology for projects.

You are a project manager and identifying stakeholders for your project. You want to classify the stakeholders based on their level of authority and concern. Which model will you use?

Answer :
  • Power/interest grid

Explanation :

Power/interest grid, grouping the stakeholders based on their level of authority ( "power ") and their level or concern ( "interest ") regarding the project outcomes.