PMP Exam Prep Questions

Schedule Development/Project Time Management

Analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule

Activity Duration Estimating/Project Time Management

Estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete individual schedule activities

Activity Resource Estimating/Project Time Management

Estimating the type and quantities of resources required to perform each schedule activity

Activity Sequencing/Project Time Management

Identifying and documenting dependencies among schedule activities

Manage Stakeholders/Project Communications Management

Managing communications to satisfy the requirements of, and resolve issues with, project stakeholders

What process group does 'Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Verify Scope' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Manage Stakeholder Expectations' belong to?

Executing

What process group does 'Perform Quality Control' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Collect Requirements' belong to?

Planning

Contract Administration/Project Procurement Management

Managing the contract and the relationship between the buyer and the seller, reviewing and documenting how a seller is performing or has performed to establish required corrective actions and provide basis for future relationship with seller

What process group does 'Adminsiter Procurements' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

Risk REsponse Planning/Project Risk Management

Developing Options and actions to enhance opportunities and to reduce threats to projcect objectives

Activity Definition/Project Time Management

Identifying the specific schedule activities that need to be performed to produce the various project deliverables

What process group does 'Control Scope' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

Plan Contracting/Project Procurement Management

Dcoumenting products, services and results requirements and identifying potential sellers

Select Sellers/Project Procurement Management

Reviewing offers, choosing from among potential sellers, and negotiating a written contract with a seller

Request Seller Responses/Project Procurement Management

Obtaining information, quotations, bids, offers or proposals as appropriate

To-Complete Performance Index(TCPI)

(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC) or (work remaining)/(funds remaining)

EAC forecast for ETC at BUDGETED RATE

EAC=AC+BAC-EV

EAC forecast for ETC at PRESENT CPI

EAC=BAC/(cumulative CPI)

EAC forecast for ETC at both CPI & SPI factors

EAC=AC+((BAC-EV)/(Cumulative CPI x Cumulative SPI))

What process group does 'Identify Risks' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Manage Project Team' belong to?

Executing

Risk Management Planning/Project Risk Management

Deciding how to appproach, plan and execute the risk management activities for a project

Risk Identification/Project Risk Management

Determining which risks might affect the project and documenting their characteristics

What process group does 'Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Plan Risk Responses' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Define Scope' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Acquire Project Team' belong to?

Executing

Plan Purchases and Acuisitions/Project Procurement Management

Determining what to purchase or acquire and determining WHEN and HOW

Risk Monitoring and Control/Project Risk Management

Tracking identifies risk, monitoring residual risks, identifying new risks, executing risk response plans and evaluating their effectiveness throughout the project life cycle

What process group does 'Close Procurements' belong to?

Closing

What process group does 'Close Project Phase' belong to?

Closing

What process group does 'Monitor and Control Risks' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Develop Schedule' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Perform Integrated Change Control' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Monitor and Control Project Work' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Sequence Activities' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Plan Procurements' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Control Schedule' belong to?

Monitoring and Controlling

What process group does 'Define Activities' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Develop Project Team' belong to?

Executing

What process group does 'Determine Budget' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Plan Communications' belong to?

Planning

What process group does 'Plan Risk Management' belong to?

Planning

Scope Control/Project Scope Management

Controlling changes to the project scope

Develop Project Charter/Project Integraion Management

Process of developing project charter that formally authorizes a project

Create WBS/Project Scope Management

Subdividing the major project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components

Scope Verification/Project Scope Management

Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Schedule Control/Project Time Management

Controlling changes to the project schedule

Scope Planning/Project Scope Management

Creating a project scope management plan that documents how the project scope will be defined, verified and controlled, and how WBS will be created and defined

Scope Definition/Project Scope Management

Developing a detailed project scope statement as the basis for future project decisions

Develop Preliminary Project Scope Statement/Project Integration Management

Developing the preliminary project scope statement provided as a high-level scope narrative

Develop Project Management Plan/Project Integration Management

Documenting the actions necessary to define prepare, integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans into a project management plan

Direct and Manage Project Execution/Project Integration Management

Executing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's requirements defined in the project scope statement

Monitor and Control Project Work/Project Integration Management

Monitoring and Controlling the processes required to initiate, plan, execute and close a project to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan

Integrated Change Control/Project Integration Management

Reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and controlling changes to the deliverables and organizational process assets

Close Project/Project Integration Management

Finalizing all activities across all the project process groups to formally close the project

Quality Planning/Project Quality Management

Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them

Perform Quality Assurance/Project Quality Management

Applying the planned, systematic quality activities to ensure that the project employs all processes needed to meet requirements

Perform Quality Control/Project Quality Management

Monitoring specific project results to determine whether they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance

Manage Project Team/Project Human Resource Management

Tracking team members' performance, providing feedback, resolving issues and coordinating changes to enhance project performance

Acquire Project Team/Project Human Resource Management

Obtaining the human resources needed to complete the project

Human Resource Planning/Project Human Resource Management

Identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships as well as creating the staffing management plan

Develop Project Team/Project Human Resource Management

Improving the competencies and interaction of team members to enhance project performance

Cost Estimating/Project Cost Manangement

Developing an approximation of the costs of resources needed to complete project activities

Cost Budgeting/Project Cost Management

Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish a cost baseline

Cost Control/Project Cost Management

Inflluencing the factors that create cost variances and controlling changes to the project budget

Communications Planning/Project Communications Management

Determining the information and communication needs of the project stakeholders

Information Distribution/Project Communications Management

Making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner

Performance Reporting/Project Communications Management

Collecting and distributing performance information including status reporting, progress measurement and forecasting

What is a surgical team structure comprised of?

The organizational structure in which a single individual has primary responsibility for the final product

What are the five Project Management process groups?

Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing

What is life-cycle costing?

considering both development and operating costs when evaluating project alternatives

What is configuration management?

is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product, result, service, or component; control any changes to