Project Management Professional (PMP) - Online Sample Test for Certification exam Preparation
1.
Any numbering system that is used to monitor project costs by category such as labor, supplies, or materials, for example, is called
a.
Chart of accounts
b.
Work breakdown structure
c.
Universal accounting standard
d.
Standard accounting practices
2.
One of the fundamental tenets of quality management is that quality:
a.
Must exceed customer expectation
b.
Is planned in and not inspected in
c.
Will increase cost
d.
Costs must all be passed onto the customer
3.
One of the important advantages of using control charts in managing a production operation is that the control chart tells you when to take corrective action on the process being controlled. Another important result of using control charts is:
a.
The control chart identifies the special causes
b.
The control chart tells you when you should not take corrective action
c.
The control chart shows how much the defects are costing
d.
The control chart shows who is responsible for the defects
4.
You are managing a project that is in process. A large and unexpected problem occurs that will cause a delay in the schedule in excess of the contingency schedule for the project. What should you do?
a.
Look at other tasks in the schedule and see which ones should be reduced to allow time for this problem to be worked
b.
Reduce testing on the completed tasks
c.
Require mandatory overtime for the project team
d.
Speak to the stakeholders about getting additional time and budget for the project
5.
You are the project manager for a high visibility project. The margin on this project is low, and it is extremely important that the cost estimates for the work on the project be accurate. While reviewing the cost estimates for this project you notice that one of the cost estimates for an element in the WBS is 10% higher than two previous projects for very similar work. What should you do?
a.
Accept the estimate because you trust all of the people on your project team, and they are responsible for estimates
b.
Reduce the estimate and add the additional budget to the management reserve
c.
Ask the person responsible for the estimate to explain the difference and bring supporting information to you
d.
Reduce the estimate and add the additional budget to the contingency reserve
6.
The quality manager of a company wishes to analyze the data that is coming to him in the form of a list of defects that have occurred in the shipping department. The report comes with defects listed chronologically as they occurred, the cost of the repair necessary to correct each defect, the person involved, and a description of the defect. The manager would like to determine which of the defects should be corrected first according to the frequency of the defect occurring. He should use which of the following quality tools?
a.
Cause and effect diagram
b.
Sampling inspection
c.
Pareto diagram
d.
Quality critical path
7.
You are the project manager for a project that has high visibility. Your manager wants you to prepare a presentation for him to present at a conference. Most of the material in the presentation will be facts that are the results of your project. Your manager intends to present the material under his own name. Your name will not appear. What should you do?
a.
Refuse to work on the presentation unless you are listed as a coauthor
b.
Do the work as you were told by your manager
c.
Present your own presentation
d.
Meet with your manager�s manager and discuss the problem
8.
A project manager is reviewing the scope of the project and the scope baseline of the project. This includes which of the following?
a.
The original project schedule, budget, and scope
b.
The original project description and project charter
c.
The original scope of the project plus or minus any scope changes
d.
The current budget of the project
9.
A project manager is creating a work breakdown structure for her project. In the work break down structure, the lowest level of the breakdown for the project manager is called:
a.
Activity
b.
Task
c.
Work package
d.
Cost account
10.
A project manager from the quality control area is trying to categorize the number of mistakes that are made in the area that paints the right front fender of the Mercedes 560 SL. She list all the possible defects on a sheet of paper and asks the inspector to make a mark each time one of the listed defects is found. This is an example of using which of the following quality tools?
a.
Scatter diagram
b.
Statistical measurements
c.
Check sheet
d.
Random sampling
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