PMP Practice Test 23

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1. Which of the following is the MOST valuable result of creating the work breakdown structure?

Team buy-in

Resource requirements

Milestones charts

List of risks

List of activities

2. All of the following are constraints that can limit flexibility in human Resource Planning EXCEPT:

Compliance and safety

Organizational structure

Collective bargaining agreements

Economic conditions

3. All of the following statements regarding Control Accounts are true EXCEPT:

Control accounts are also referred to as cost accounts

Each Control Account contains one or more work packages and planning packages

A control account is a management control point for cost summarization, scope description, and variance analysis and reporting

Each work package/ planning package may be associated with multiple control account

A control account is an assigned WBS level used to monitor cost and schedule performance of significant element of work.

4. You are in the process of identifying and documenting project risks. Which of the following is the LEAST helpful tool/ technique?

Influence diagrams

Cause and effect diagrams

Root cause analysis

Risk audits

SWOT analysis

5. You are in the process of defining the specific activities that need to be performed to develop the necessary project deliverables. Which of the following are NOT tools/ techniques that you can use in this process?

Bottom-up estimating

Decomposition, templates

Rolling wave planning

Planning component

Expert judgment

6. You are using the three-point estimating technique to estimate the duration of a schedule activity. Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating variance assuming a triangular distribution?

[(optimistic-pessimistic)^2+(most likely-pessimistic)*(most likely-optimistic)]/18

(pessimistic + optimistic + most likely )/3

(pessimistic +4 *(most likely)+ optimistic)/6

((optimistic-pessimistic)/6)^2

7. You are in the process of estimating the type of and quantity of resources needed to complete individual schedule activities. All of the following are tools/ techniques you can use in this process EXCEPT:

Expert judgment

Published estimating data, project management software

Alternatives analysis

Bottom-up estimating

Parametric estimating

8. What is the lowest level in a WBS called?

Project task

Work unit

Work activity

Work task

Work package

9. You are the project manager responsible for renovating a 70-year old building. You intend to hire an outside construction firm to seismic retrofit the building in order to make sure that the building can withstand the large earthquakes. You are in process of selecting a contract type best suited for this project. You would like to select a contract type that transfers the risk onto the seller for any cost risks and no-performance issues. Which contract type should you choose?

Fixed price contract

Time and materials contracts

Cost plus percentage of cost contracts

Cost reimbursable contracts

Cost plus fixed fee contracts

10. Which of the following best describes the process of identifying which project needs can be met by procuring products or service outside the project organization?

Plan contracting

Select sellers

Request seller responses

Plan purchases and acquisitions

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