39 Free PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simulation Booklet Sample Questions

39 Free PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simulation Booklet Sample Questions assist in increasing comprehension and educational understanding to help ensure exam success.

The Exam Simulation Booklet includes practice exams covering framework and knowledge areas. Also included is a complete 200 question integrated test that allows students to assess their current knowledge level and focus on areas in need of improvement before test day.

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39 Free PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simulation Booklet Sample Questions

39 free PMP exam success series: Exam simulation booklet sample questions manage to display free PMP exam sample questions of chapter 3 on framework, chapter 4 on integration, chapter 7 on cost, chapter 8 on quality, chapter 9 on human resources, chapter 10 on communications, chapter 11 on risk, chapter 12 on procurement, chapter 13 on stakeholder, chapter 14 on professional and social responsibility, chapter 15 on pre and post test. Based on PMBOK 5th edition, those quizlets will help measure your readiness of the said knowledge areas, understand the exam pattern and cater to your needs of a stress-free and effective practice exam. After you’re done answering those questions, don’t miss to check your results by hitting submit at the bottom of the page. Wishing you all the best for the upcoming PMP exam!

39 Free PMP Exam Success Series: Exam Simulation Booklet Sample Questions

Which of the following best describes a unilateral contract?

(A)The seller establishes a price, and the buyer simply has to purchase the item
(B)The buyer and seller establish contract parameters during a single negotiation session
(C)The buyer establishes a not-to-exceed price for the seller to accept or reject
(D)The seller establishes a not-to-exceed price for the buyer to accept or reject

You are having a home theater room added to your house. The project should take 5 days and cost $1,500 per day to complete. After 3 days, the project is 30% complete and $5,000 has been spent. What is the SPI?

(A)0.45
(B)0.50
(C)0.40
(D)1.00

The project manager of the systems upgrade project uses a variety of power types. Which of the following is an example of expert power?

(A)The project manager instructs the team leaders to prepare status reports for the weekly meeting
(B)The project manager takes the most productive team member to lunch at an expensive restaurant
(C)The project manager announces that those who do not complete their tasks in a timely manner without sacrificing quality will be ineligible for a bonus
(D)The project manager’s degree and prior work experience were in systems engineering

A single-phase medical software project is in the process of closing. There are a number of processes coming together as things finish up. Which of the following is correct?

(A)Close procurements comes before close project or phase
(B)Close project or phase occurs only if the project is completed as planned
(C)Close project or phase and close procurements occur at the same time
(D)Close project or phase comes before close procurements

Which of the following is the least desirable reason to pursue a project?

(A)To increase market penetration for the top two customers by 13%
(B)To increase employee satisfaction by 6%
(C)To provide regulatory compliance
(D)To ensure that all technology in place at key branches is less than three years old

The project manager has concerns about the software developer’s project work in terms of quality and has spoken to the developer about this on several occasions. This involvement derives from the relationship between project management and quality management that should complement each other. What specifically is the relationship between the two?

(A)Both focus on management responsibility, fulfillment of requirements, continuous improvement, prevention over inspection, and product excellence
(B)Both focus on management responsibility, continuous improvement, prevention over inspection, and customer satisfaction
(C)Both focus on management responsibility, fulfillment of requirements, continuous improvement, prevention over inspection, and customer satisfaction
(D)Both focus on management responsibility, continuous improvement, prevention over inspection, and product excellence

Which of the following is not a regulation?

(A)The building code for a city
(B)The documented way to dispose of old computers
(C)The average speed on a street in a day
(D)The zoning for an area

You are a project manager involved in the procurement of $2,000,000 of infrastructure equipment. As negotiations begin between your company and the vendor, you are approached by the vendor’s sales representative who offers you a trip to Jamaica if you can “help” the process along. What is your professional and social responsibility?

(A)Decline the trip until after the contract has been signed
(B)The work you have put in on the project has been demanding, and you deserve the trip
(C)Decline the trip and have it offered to your manager
(D)Decline the trip because it is not in the best interest of the company

You have $1,000 today and can earn 8%. In future years, how much money will this be worth?

(A)$1,175
(B)$883
(C)$1,202
(D)Not enough information

All of the following interpersonal or soft skills are applicable to managing stakeholder engagement except…

(A)Building trust
(B)Minimizing conflict
(C)Active listening
(D)Overcoming resistance to change

The project manager and team have created the schedule for the hospital wireless network upgrade project. The schedule includes a five-day delay for network approval before the hospital can use the upgraded network. This causes the finish date of the project to slip by five days. Which of the following best describes the delay?

(A)A lag from one activity to another
(B)A schedule delay of an item on the critical path
(C)The float of the activity
(D)A need to level resources

You are the project manager for a project that has many deliverables. One deliverable is a new version of an Ethernet switch. You have completed the project on time and on budget. A vendor is now starting the roll out of the new Ethernet switch to your customers. The vendor has scheduled you to help with the roll out. What is your response to the vendor?

(A)Ask for a schedule to see what the time lines are for each installation
(B)Contact the vendor to discuss the financial cost for your help
(C)Consult your manager on your schedule
(D)Tell the vendor that the scope of the project has been fulfilled, the project is closed, and you are no longer available

You are the project manager on a defense project. The buyer wants to get an idea of how much he will pay for cost overruns. With the following variables, calculate the point of total assumption: Expected Cost=$150,000; Expected Profit=$37,500; Target Price=$187,500; Buyer/Share Ratio=60%/40%; Ceiling Price=$225,000; Maximum Overrun=150%.

(A)$201,875.00
(B)$223,125.00
(C)$212,500.00
(D)$191,250.00

A project manager is in the execution phase of a highly visible project and a major milestone is due in one week. The project manager has discovered that a vendor’s deliverable for this milestone will be two weeks late. What should the project manager do?

(A)Do not report this problem in the status meeting
(B)Meet with the team and brainstorm how to create a workaround for this problem
(C)Halt all payments to the vendor until the deliverable is received
(D)Report the status of the missed milestone

Motivational theories are useful for motivating employees and creating a productive work environment. A popular theory is McGregor’s Theory Y. Of the following, which best explains this theory?

(A)If labor can and wants to see the ultimate reason for doing the work (big picture), management can set the expectation and lead rather than manage
(B)Labor is unmotivated and needs to be told what to do; therefore, management must supervise
(C)Labor will work if given a sense of achievement, power, and affiliation
(D)Labor’s prime motivation to work is to meet basic needs, but will work responsibly to meet higher needs such as esteem

Which of the following is an output of a change control system?

(A)Change requests
(B)Approved changes
(C)Impact analysis
(D)Sign off

The project manager is taking a leave of absence and the company has just designated his replacement. The new project manager is known as a mentor. Of the following, which best describes negative characteristics of this type of manager?

(A)This style of management is not proactive and may fail to avert issues in a timely manner
(B)This style of management is focused more on the big picture than the details and may let details slip that impact the timeliness of the project
(C)This style of management is focused on specific activities and goals and may fail to see opportunities that arise in the project
(D)This style of management is focused on helping employees take on new skills and roles that may create quality issues

Which of the following are created as a result of validating project scope?

(A)Accepted deliverables
(B)Change requests
(C)Approved change requests
(D)Accepted deliverables and change requests

You are the project manager on a project. You have the work breakdown structure and have begun subdividing the project work packages into smaller, more manageable components. The output from this process is critical for creating the network diagram and duration estimates. What process are you executing and what is the output?

(A)Sequence activities and network diagram
(B)Define activities and activity list
(C)Estimate activity Durations and duration estimates
(D)Develop schedule and project schedule

The project manager of a natural gas discovery software development project is known for his adherence to Deming’s Total Quality Management philosophy. Which of the following approaches to quality can the project team expect him to utilize?

(A)Be proactive, not reactive
(B)Utilize leadership and accountability
(C)Constant improvement
(D)All the answers

The project management life cycle is similar to which of the following?

(A)Project life cycle
(B)SDLC
(C)Plan-do-check-act
(D)Use case analysis

The project to create a new drill type for an oil exploration initiation has been in progress for twelve months. Of the following, what best describes when it closes?

(A)When the validate scope process is completed for the project
(B)When the project is canceled
(C)When the project funds are depleted
(D)All of the answers

Float is calculated by which of the following?

(A)Late finish-early finish (LF-EF)
(B)Late start-early start (LS-ES)
(C)Late finish-late start (LF-LS)
(D)A and B

Which of the following metrics tells you if you are ahead of schedule?

(A)Schedule performance index (SPI)
(B)Cost performance index (CPI)
(C)Cost variance (CV)
(D)Budget at completion (BAC)

The retail ERP project is the largest the company has done in its history. There are a number of pieces of work the team has decompressed via a breakdown structure to better control the project. Of the following breakdown structures and descriptions, which is correct?

(A)Organizational breakdown structure, which graphically illustrates how project management is structured to accomplish project activities
(B)Risk breakdown structure, which lists risks grouped by probability of occurrence and listed by severity of impact
(C)Resource breakdown structure, which shows the type of resources used on the project
(D)Bill of Materials, which lists the cost of components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies used to build the product.

The project team is working together on detailed planning. They have had some issues coming to the same opinion, so they are creating a project schedule network diagram. What will this show the team?

(A)The sequencing of the activities on the project
(B)The decomposition of the work of the project
(C)The schedule
(D)The duration estimate of the project

The project manager and his team are using an Ishikawa or fishbone diagram as part of the quality component for the coal extraction project. Of the following, which best describes the reason they are utilizing this diagram?

(A)To assess the defects which are creating quality issues
(B)To evaluate project activities that have the potential to create defects
(C)To review symptoms to determine the source of the defects
(D)B and C

The project manager is using group decision-making techniques in establishing requirements for the food refrigeration project. What are some techniques he might use?

(A)Majority, plurality, and unanimity
(B)Dictatorship, majority, plurality, and unanimous decision
(C)Dictatorship, majority, plurality, and unanimity
(D)Autocracy, majority, plurality, and unanimity

All of the following are descriptions derived from analytical techniques used in stakeholder management except…

(A)Aware
(B)Resistant
(C)Neutral
(D)Supportive

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about a power/interest grid?

(A)Stakeholders cannot be added once the document is created
(B)Stakeholders cannot be repositioned in the document once they are positioned
(C)Stakeholders should let the project manager know if their power/interest levels change
(D)Stakeholder power and interest levels can change throughout the project and it’s incumbent on the project manager to proactively monitor these changes

Sign-off has just occurred on the project charter. There are items in the project charter that mandate a specific vendor and describe the maximum amount of physical and computer storage space available to the team. These are examples of what?

(A)Assumptions that impact the project
(B)Constraints that impact the project
(C)Risks of the project
(D)Activity resource requirements

There are 45 communication channels on the project. How many people are on the project team?

(A)9
(B)10
(C)5
(D)15

The project manager and his team spend a great deal of time in meetings. Which of the following is not a good reason to cancel a meeting?

(A)The agenda wasn’t published until right before the meeting
(B)A key team member had to attend a different meeting
(C)A functional manager wanted to meet with the project manager at the same time
(D)The topic partially changed and the presentation material wasn’t complete yet

Which of the following is an advantage of a functional organization?

(A)Having a home to go to when the project is complete
(B)Not having a home when the project is complete
(C)Having more than one project to work on
(D)Having more than one boss

There are five basic performance reports. Of the following, which best describes the contents of a forecast report?

(A)Information related to the state of the schedule, budget, and scope of the project at various parts of time
(B)Information related to the present overall state of the project
(C)Information related to future project occurrences
(D)Information related to recent project occurrences

The project manager and the team are performing the identify risks process. They have learned recently that risk categorization will help organize risks better and potentially allow them to see risks that might have been missed otherwise. Which of the following is the best example of risk categories?

(A)Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing
(B)Scope, time, cost
(C)Quality, schedule, budget
(D)External, internal, technology, personnel

A film distribution company involved in global expansion has a chief marketing officer who is familiar with cutting edge marketing techniques and strategies. The marketing project for the expansion is set to roll out in 10 countries via the Internet and cable television. It’s discovered that the chief marketing officer has been embezzling from the company for the last 90 days to help a terminally ill relative. Senior management is extremely concerned because this person knows more about this type of campaign than anyone in the industry and it doesn’t want to impact the company negatively. During risk management execution, which of the following best represents an avoidance strategy?

(A)Allow him to remain at the company because the embezzlement was not done for personal gain
(B)Allow him to remain in his position and reimburse the company for the amount embezzled plus all incidental expenses
(C)Terminate him, file felony theft charges, and have someone different run the campaign
(D)Terminate him and outsource the marketing function to an ad agency

You learn that someone has been hired as a PMP In-process. You ask him about this provision because you are not familiar with an “In-process” specialization in the PMP Certification. The employer apparently assumed that this provision was a specialization in the certification when actually the person being hired was simply trying to indicate that he was studying for the exam. What would have best eliminated this confusion?

(A)The person being interviewed should have clarified the status to the employer when the confusion became apparent
(B)The employer should have known more about the PMP Certification
(C)The employer should have confirmed the certification on the PMI Web site
(D)The employee should have kept quiet until he passed the test

The project manager and the team created the risk register. Which of the following best describes the process they have just completed?

(A)Identify risks, which entails determining what risks and triggers could occur on the project
(B)Plan risk responses, which entails determining what, will be done if risk events occur and who will be responsible for executing those actions
(C)Control risks, which entails observing, project activities for risks and risk triggers and implementing the means to control them
(D)Perform qualitative risk analysis, which entails assigning probability and impact ratings to each risk

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