PMP Sample Questions

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Domain I
You are assigned a project that requires the manufacturing of medical equipment for one of your company’s current clients. Your company has executed similar projects successfully in the past. During which phase of the project would you consider referring to previous project documents for the similar projects?
A. Scope planning
B. Scope verification
C. Scope definition
D. Initiation

Domain II
What tools and techniques are typically used in the scope planning process?
A. Analysis of the product, cost/benefit analysis estimates, identification of alternative approaches, and expert judgment.
B. Work breakdown structure templates and decomposition of deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.
C. Review of historical information, creation of project constraints and assumptions, and cost/benefit analysis estimates
D. Project justification, work breakdown structure templates, and identification of alternative approaches.

Domain III
You are employing Earned Value Management on your project. You wish to avoid the subjective determination of performance as reported by the work package owners in your weekly status meetings. The following table describes three of your work packages:

Work Package Description of the Work Estimated Duration
2.2.1 Create RFP for subcomponent parts 4 weeks
2.2.3 Purchase subcomponent parts 2 weeks
2.2.5 Assemble subcomponent 3 weeks

Which of the following methods of measuring earned value works BEST for work package 2.2.1?
A. Fixed formula
B. Weighted milestones
C. Percent complete
D. Equivalent completed units

The ______________ evaluation method works BEST for work package 2.2.3.
A. Fixed formula
B. Weighted milestones
C. Percent complete
D. Equivalent completed units

Domain IV
Assurance that activities throughout time have conformed to the organization’s requirements can be accomplished through the use of:
A. Status reports.
B. Project stage gates.
C. Benchmarking.
D. Control charts.

Domain V
You are the project manager on a project that has met all deliverables on schedule and on budget. What MUST be done to ensure all work was completed correctly and satisfactorily?
A. Perform product verification.
B. Perform a procurement audit.
C. Obtain formal acceptance from the client.
D. Obtain formal approval from the contracts manager.

Domain VI
A. Company A and Company B merge to create a new organization, Company ABC. Both companies operated strategic business units and employed full-time project managers. Although both companies were composite matrix management organizations, their corporate and project management cultures and organizational structures differed. Company A’s project management organizations tailored their processes and tools to their assigned strategic business units; Company B’s project management organizations centralized the development of processes and tools for corporate-wide adoption. The new organization, Company ABC, retained the strategic business units, composite matrix management organization, and full-time project managers. It has a single project organization that aligns project managers with strategic units.
What kind of project management behavior culture would MOST likely have developed at Company A?
A. Isolated
B. Fragmented
C. Non-cooperative
D. Competitive

Company ABC has separate headquarters in the United States and the United Kingdom to oversee its North American and European regions respectively. Which cultural characteristics are MOST likely to be evident at the North American headquarters?
A. Communicate formally and respect tradition.
B. Focus on task accomplishments and reward individualism.
C. Value history, hierarchy, individualism and loyalty.
D. Communicate indirectly and emphasis hard work and success.

CCR cycle

The PMP status is granted for a period of three years (CCR Cycle, beginning January 1 after the exam). During this time, PMPs have to collect 60 PDUs (Professional Development Units) to verify their professional development.

Program Management Professional(PgMP)

PMI’s newest credential, PgMP(sm), is specifically developed to acknowledge the qualifications of the professional who leads the coordinated management of multiple projects and ensures the success of an overall program, instead of just a specific project. Candidates who earn this credential will be internationally recognized as professionals with the knowledge and experience to make and implement the important decisions and accomplish the strategic objectives that enhance business results.

Eligibility

• With a Bachelor’s Degree (or a global equivalent): Over the last 15 consecutive years, applicants must have at least four years of project management experience and four years of program management experience.
• Without a Bachelor’s Degree (or a global equivalent): Over the last 15 consecutive years, applicants must have at least four years of project management experience and seven years of program management experience.

The PgMP Assessments

• A comprehensive application process that includes a review of education by PMI staff and a review of professional work experience by a panel of program managers.
• A four-hour exam composed of 170 multiple-choice questions that measures your ability to apply knowledge, skills and techniques used in program management. The exam is developed by groups of individuals from around the globe who are program managers and is routinely reviewed and revised to ensure the best consistently objective assessment.
• A Multi-rater Assessment (MRA) in which you select a team of colleagues and peers to evaluate your performance as a program manager via a web-based survey.

Individuals who attain a credential from PMI will be added to PMI’s Online Credential Registry and may immediately use the credential designation after their name.

The PgMP Examination

The multiple-choice examination — developed by program managers from around the world —includes mostly scenario-based questions that test your understanding of the knowledge, skills and techniques used in program management. The examination is made up of 170 multiple-choice questions and will take approximately four hours to complete. It will be administered via computer-based testing globally. In areas of the world where computer-based testing does not exist, paper-based testing will be made available.

Sample Questions

Company A and Company B merge to create a new organization, Company ABC. Both companies operated strategic business units and employed full-time project managers. Although both companies were composite matrix management organizations, their corporate and project management cultures and organizational structures differed. Company A.s project management organizations tailored their processes and tools to their assigned strategic business units; Company B's project management organizations centralized the development of processes and tools for corporate-wide adoption. The new organization, Company ABC, retained the strategic business units, composite matrix management organization, and full-time project managers. It has a single project organization that aligns project managers with strategic units and has separate headquarters in the United States and the United Kingdom to oversee its North American and European regions, respectively. In so doing, cultural diversity is recognized and accepted

What kind of project management behavior culture would MOST likely have
developed at Company A?
A. Isolated
B. Fragmented
C. Non-cooperative
D. Competitive
Which cultural characteristics are MOST likely to be evident at the North American
headquarters?
A. Communicate formally and respect tradition.
B. Focus on task accomplishments and reward individualism.
C. Value history, hierarchy, individualism and loyalty.
D. Communicate indirectly and emphasis hard work and success.