PMI GMetrix Practice Test

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• What is the Monte Carlo analysis used for in risk management?
• Which document serves as the official authorization for a project?
• Who are responsible for making sure the tests are carried out?
• Push communication involves which channel, such as email?
• In a WBS, which type of package is the lowest level of work breakdown structure for which cost and duration are managed?
• Which statement best describes an adaptive project approach?
• Which document specifies how communications will be planned, structured, disseminated, managed, and controlled?
• Which communication method relies on direct, personal interaction?
• Which strategy resolves a conflict as both parties agree to drop some of the issues causing the conflict?
• Finish-finish dependency in scheduling means:
• What is critical path and how do you determine it?
• Which metric is a direct measure of schedule efficiency in earned value management?
• What interferes with the effectiveness of communication?
• Which approach yields one side winning more than the other in a conflict?
• What should you do with project documents and processes during the closing phase?
• Quality is part of which project management phase?
• Project status main elements include which information?
• Which stakeholder is primarily responsible for ensuring the project stays on budget?
• In risk management, what is the difference between risk triggers and the probability–impact matrix?
• When is a kick-off meeting typically held, and what is its purpose?
• Which statement about the lessons learned register after project completion is true?
• Which aspect of a project is unique and must be produced to complete a process, phase, or project?
• What is the primary objective of Plan Communications Management?
• What is a control chart and when would you use it?
• What contains the formal authorization for a project and includes the project's objectives?
• What term refers to the intended ultimate outcome of the project?
• How does the PMBOK define a network diagram vs a Gantt chart?
• Which tool focuses on task dependencies and the critical path in a project schedule?
• What states the work done to deliver a product, service, or results?
• Which statement describes the primary objective of the Closing process group?
• Which change-management objective focuses on preventing uncontrolled expansion of project scope?
• What is a major task within a project?
• What is the purpose of Plan Stakeholder Engagement processes?
• Who can also agree that the project has met its completion criteria?
• What document contains information on external goods or resources for a project?
• Who does not have the final authority on verifying deliverables?
• Which estimation method uses measurable quantities, such as square footage, to estimate costs?
• What is a stakeholder register and what information does it typically include?
• Who has the final authority over whether the project was built up to the requirements?
• Which statement best describes the Initiating process group?
• What is the difference between qualitative risk analysis and quantitative risk analysis?
• When would you apply crash or fast-track techniques, and what is a major risk of each?
• What does a predictive approach utilize?
• What do you call a task that is completed behind schedule?
• What are the tasks that contribute toward the work that needs to be completed are considered to be in the?
• If you suspect ethics concerns within a project, to whom should you report?
• Which term describes the measurable outcomes that define what the project aims to achieve?
• Who can sign off on the deliverables but the customer needs to sign off on the product?
• In risk management, which response reduces probability or impact of a risk?
• Develop Project Charter process purpose?
• Who can also agree on the project being completed?
• What kind of strategy is accommodating and problem-solving?
• Which knowledge area includes the processes of Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, and Define Scope?
• What is the goal of a change management process?
• Which element defines the deliverables and the boundaries of work for a project?
• Which document breaks the project work into phases, deliverables, and work packages?
• Which term describes an unauthorized addition to the project scope that can extend duration and cost?
• Reverent authority is based on what?
• Difference between a dependency and a constraint in project scheduling?
• What is the formula for Schedule Variance in earned value management?
• Who is typically responsible for coordinating stakeholder expectations and overseeing day-to-day project activities?
• Which process group is primarily responsible for ensuring that the project work is performed according to the plan?
• What is the informal, non-binding agreement between two parties called?
• Who can report to a project manager that tasks are completed?
• What is a project with a well-defined scope that is not subject to change?
• Allocating more resources to critical path tasks typically results in what?
• What is the purpose of the Communications Management plan?
• Which conflict-resolution approach involves both parties agreeing to drop some issues?
• In stakeholder management, what does 'manage stakeholder engagement' involve?
• Finish-finish dependency in scheduling describes which relationship?
• Quality assurance focuses on which concept?
• What is stakeholder engagement assessment matrix used for?
• Which term describes the process of obtaining external goods or services for the project?
• What is the purpose of a product backlog in an agile environment?
• In risk responses, what is the difference between mitigation and contingency plans?
• What does a project scope define?
• Which activity focuses on acquiring external goods or services for the project?
• When does a scope change occur?
• What defines work for an entire project?
• Which term best describes a collection of programs and projects aligned with strategic goals?
• In a predictive approach, how are changes handled?
• If SV is negative, what does it indicate?
• Which stakeholder has the final say on whether the app was built to its required specifications?
• In PMBOK terminology, which statement best distinguishes a constraint from an assumption?
• Which statement about funding limit and project budget is correct?
• Which conflict strategy involves taking a temporary step back to reduce tension?
• In which phase is the work performed to deliver the project’s products or services?
• Which description best matches the pull method of communication?
• Face-to-face communication is an example of which communication type?
• Who has the ultimate signoff decision on a project and its deliverables?
• Who completes the tasks but does not sign off on the project as a whole?
• Which strategy resolves a conflict as decisions are made to end the conflict?
• What is the overall purpose of closing contracts?
• What does a statement of work define?
• What is a team charter and why is it important?
• Which structure shows resources categorized by type and then by individual resources?
• What is procurement?
• What is the purpose of a lessons learned register?
• Which estimating method involves estimating costs of each task and then summing those costs to form the overall estimate?
• Which description best characterizes Hybrid project management approaches?
• Which pairing correctly matches a PMI PMBOK process group with its primary purpose?
• What is the difference between a milestone and a deliverable?
• Intranet as a communication method is best described as which type?
• What is lag in scheduling?
• If future work will continue at the current CPI, which formula represents EAC?
• Which term describes the purpose for undertaking a project, capturing its reason for existence?
• What is the purpose of Plan Quality Management?
• What do project managers do to get the project back on track?
• At which phase is the project charter formally approved and initiated?
• Who is responsible for managing project aspects but not the ultimate signoff?
• Which characteristic best describes a predictive approach?
• Who can sign off on the deliverables, with the customer responsible for final product acceptance?
• Which term describes the final product, service, or result produced by a project?
• Which artifact defines the total scope of work to be performed on the project?
• Which groups of stakeholders are responsible for functional testing for products created in a project plan?
• Which type of project authority is based on comprehensive respect for a manager's knowledge and leadership abilities, even if the manager is not a subject matter expert?
• Which stakeholder typically approves the budget and major milestones?
• What is the main benefit of maintaining project documentation for future projects?
• What value involves being accountable for one's actions?
• Which term describes a group of related projects managed together to achieve a strategic objective?
• What is scope creep and how can it be controlled?
• What is the effect of adding resources to tasks on the critical path?
• Finish-finish is described as:
• Which stakeholder is typically not responsible for the final verification of deliverables?
• Which artifact breaks the project work into phases, deliverables, and work packages?
• Which key project stakeholder has the largest role in managing the expectations of other stakeholders?
• Which statement describes gold plating?
• In PERT, which statement best describes best-case and worst-case estimates and how PERT uses them?
• Which approach is best for a project with fixed scope and low likelihood of change?
• In Agile project management, which artifact is the prioritized list of work items to be completed?
• You are at the end of a project and discover that the project is forecast to be under budget but behind schedule; which earned value metric would you review to confirm schedule performance?
• Which document organizes tasks and subtasks for resource and cost planning?
• What is the primary purpose of a risk register?
• What value involves treating others with dignity?
• Which estimating method uses costs based on previous similar projects?
• Which parts of a project plan are interdependent during the planning phase?
• What is velocity in an agile context and how is it used for forecasting?
• Which term refers to a collection of projects that collectively address a business need?
• Which set correctly lists the three domain groups in the PMP exam content outline and their approximate weights?
• Which chart is used to forecast completion by showing remaining work over time?
• In scheduling, what is lead?
• What formally authorizes the existence of a project?
• What is a product backlog?
• Which term describes falling behind schedule without necessarily additional scope?
• Which aspects of quality are part of quality assurance in project development?
• What is a work breakdown structure (WBS) and what should it represent?
• What is a project with a mixture of structure and variance should use a?
• In the decision-making process for project problems, what step comes first?
• In procurement management, what is the difference between a fixed-price contract and a cost-reimbursable contract?
• In which phase are project goals defined and initial authorization obtained?
• Which chart visually presents task durations and interdependencies in a timeline?
• Which role is primarily responsible for managing day-to-day project execution and coordinating team work?
• Which value emphasizes accountability for one's actions and decisions?
• What is a Cost Performance Index (CPI) value greater than 1.0 indicative of?
• In an adaptive project, what term describes the group of tasks to work on?
• What are significant events in a project?
• Validate Scope process purpose?
• What is a project that can have a lot of change requests should use a?
• Which artifact shows the scope of a project broken down into phases, deliverables, and work packages?
• What phase is acceptance part of?
• In a WBS, which element is at the lowest level where cost and duration are managed?
• Which process defines how to assemble, develop, manage, and lead the project team, including roles, responsibilities, and necessary skills?
• What is the formula for Cost Variance (CV) and what does a negative CV indicate?
• Obtaining the wood needed for stands is an example of which procurement activity?
• Who should report the situation of potential ethics issues to?
• Which conflict management style is characterized by some win/lose outcomes due to mutual concessions?
• Which artifact defines the project work by decomposing it into deliverables and components?
• Which document provides the formal authorization to start a project and assigns authority to the project manager?
• Which phase of a project plan is a project charter created and approved?
• What is a risk register and what is its purpose?
• Which process is primarily used to identify and document stakeholder needs and requirements?
• In PMBOK terminology, what is the difference between a funding limit and the project budget?
• In conflict management, which approach emphasizes joint problem solving to reach a mutually beneficial solution?
• What is the purpose of the Close Project or Phase process?
• What consists of multiple projects?
• What is the device called that makes a message readable to the recipient?
• What is the first step in the change management process?
• Which of the following is NOT a phase of the standard project life cycle?
• Which strategy involves one party conceding issues to the other party?
• Which tool displays a project schedule timeline with tasks, their durations, and relationships?
• Which estimation approach is most accurate when there is detailed information about each task?
• In which phase are all project activities completed and the project formally closed?
• Which elements are typically included in a team charter?
• What defines the work needed to complete a project's deliverables?
• Which process name correctly completes the sentence: This process finalizes all activities and releases resources?
• What is used to manage risks within a project?
• Which statement about a constraint in scheduling is true?
• In critical path analysis, which statement is true?
• In the PMP exam content outline, which domain carries the highest approximate weight?
• Which conflict-handling approach avoids addressing the conflict and may allow it to persist?
• Which statement best describes the role of a project sponsor?
• Which contract type places more risk on the buyer due to reimbursement of actual costs plus a fee?
• Should the project scope, schedule, and budget be adjusted as the project has reached its closing phase?
• What value stresses equal opportunity?
• Who are responsible for making sure the functionality is up to customer satisfaction?
• When performing quality management, what is the difference between quality assurance and quality control?
• Which term describes significant events that signal progress in a project?
• Which activity helps capture lessons learned for future projects by preserving the project documents and processes?
• Which artifact lists the features, enhancements, and fixes to be implemented in iterations?
• In a pull-based communication model, what do recipients do?
• In earned value management, what does a Schedule Variance indicate?
• Which phase involves monitoring and controlling project work and overall project performance?
• Earned Value Management (EVM) is used to do what?
• What describes a hybrid project approach?
• What needs to be completed within a certain length of time?
• What is a burn down chart used for?
• When problems arise during a project, what is the first step a project manager should take in the decision-making process?
• Which estimating method estimates costs for each project deliverable and then spreads those costs over tasks?
• What does a Work Breakdown Structure organize?
• Two main components of project status are which?
• What is commonly used to manage a project schedule?
• Which practice involves restating another person's message to confirm understanding?
• Which role is primarily responsible for ensuring that tests are carried out?
• Which project document secures the services of and defines compensation for external resources?
• What value stresses being truthful with project estimates and updates?
• Obtaining the wood to build the stands is an example of what?
• Name and describe two agile/iterative approaches that PMI recognizes within the PMP exam.
• Which document formalizes the engagement of external resources and outlines their compensation?
• Which structure shows resources by type and then by individual resources?
• Which project type balances structure with variability, combining predictability and flexibility?
• What is a performance measurement baseline?
• Which conflict management style results when one side wins and one loses?
• Which sequence correctly represents the five phases of the project life cycle?
• Which schedule concept identifies the critical sequence of activities that determines the minimum completion time?
• Which term describes an agreement between two parties that is not binding?
• What is a hybrid approach?
• What is the purpose of Earned Value Management (EVM)?
• In project cost types, which is typically not tied to a single deliverable and is allocated across multiple activities?
• Which artifact describes the work to be performed in the project?
• Which statement about predictive project approaches is true?
• Which statement correctly describes direct costs in project cost management?
• A project manager receives a change request that will extend the deadline but reduce risk. Which process handles evaluating and approving this change in the PMBOK framework?
• What is the purpose of the Plan Resource Management process?
• Which role is described as having the authority to declare the project complete once requirements are met?
• Which conflict management approach is described as a win/win strategy where both sides seek a positive outcome?