PMP Practice Test 1 — 10 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is leading a digital transformation initiative. Midway through the project, a new regulation is introduced that affects the product's compliance requirements. The project sponsor is concerned about potential scope creep and delays. What should the project manager do first?

Accepted Answer

Conduct an impact analysis of the regulation on the project. D is correct because the first step when a new regulation emerges is to analyze its impact on the project's scope, schedule, cost, and compliance. Without an impact analysis, the project manager cannot determine whether a change request, risk update, or escalation is appropriate. This aligns with the PMBOK Guide's 'Perform Integrated Change Control' process, which requires assessing the effects of any proposed change before taking further action.

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Escalate the issue to the project sponsor for direction

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Update the risk register with the new regulation as a threat

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Submit a change request to modify the project scope

Question 2

Order the steps for closing a project or phase.

Question 3

Sequence the steps for performing a qualitative risk analysis.

Question 4

Arrange the steps for controlling project changes.

Question 5

Order the steps for performing project quality assurance.

Question 6

Order the steps for creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

Question 7

Order the steps for developing a project schedule.

Question 8

A project has a critical path of 120 days with a standard deviation of 5 days. The project sponsor wants to know the probability of completing the project within 130 days. Using the normal distribution, what is the approximate probability?

Accepted Answer

97.5%. The critical path duration is 120 days with a standard deviation of 5 days. Completing within 130 days is 2 standard deviations above the mean (130 - 120 = 10, 10/5 = 2). In a normal distribution, approximately 95% of data falls within ±2 standard deviations, so the probability of being at or below +2σ is 50% + (95%/2) = 97.5%.

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95%

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84%

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68%

Question 9

A project manager is using earned value management. At month 6 of a 12-month project, the EV is $50,000, PV is $60,000, and AC is $55,000. What is the cost performance index (CPI)?

Accepted Answer

0.91. The Cost Performance Index (CPI) is calculated as EV / AC. Here, EV = $50,000 and AC = $55,000, so CPI = 50,000 / 55,000 = 0.909, which rounds to 0.91. A CPI less than 1 indicates the project is over budget, as the cost incurred ($55,000) exceeds the value of work performed ($50,000).

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0.83

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1.20

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1.10

Question 10

Which TWO are inputs to the Control Schedule process? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Project management plan. The Control Schedule process monitors the status of project activities and manages schedule changes. The project management plan (B) is a key input because it contains the schedule management plan, which defines how the schedule will be controlled, including thresholds for variance and reporting formats. Work performance data (C) provides the raw observations and measurements of actual start/finish dates and progress against the schedule baseline, which is essential for calculating schedule variance.

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Schedule data

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Organizational process assets

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Schedule forecasts