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PMBOK 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERSYou are managing a project that involves building software for the aeronautical domain.
The nature of the work is complex and requires lots of research. During Quality
Assurance, both the Development team and the Testing team recommend that the
quality assurance process be changed to include White Box testing and not rely solely
on Black box testing. The team wants to make this shift in approach because they feel
this would lead to better quality of deliverables-what is the best course of action?
A. Since the changes will help improve quality - execute white box texting
B. Create a change request
C. Refuse to adopt this change as this would mean a change in agreed process
D. Analyze the impact of the change to scope, schedule and cost and then write up a
Change Request - ANSWER D
The Scope Baseline includes the following:
A. Approved Project Scope Statement, WBS, WBS Dictionary
B. Preliminary Project Scope Statement, Approved Project Scope Statement, WBS, WBS
Dictionary
C. Scope Management Plan, WBS, WBS Dictionary
D. Scope Management Plan, Approved Project Scope Statement, WBS Dictionary -
ANSWER A
You are the project manager and outsource part of the project to a vendor. The vendor
identifies some issues that do have impact on the cost and schedule of his work. How
does the vendor update the agreement?
A. A new contract needs to be signed by your company and the vendor
B. A contract addendum needs to be signed by your company and the vendor
,C. An SOW needs to be signed by you and the vendor
D. None of the above - ANSWER B
As a manager on a project, your key outlook is to make sure that the project delivers
within the scheduled timelines with minimal rework and customer delight. For some time
now, the project work is going along smoothly with a CPI and SPI perfect 1. One of your
team members comes up to you and says that she might need to take a long vacation on
personal grounds. She says this might be in two months from now. You pull out the
schedule and, as luck would have it - this team member happens to be scheduled to
execute activities that are on the critical path. Her absence in two months' time would
cause a delay in schedule. You decide to take some action and reschedule task
allocation to ensure that this team member is not planned to work on any of the critical
path activities. What did you just do?
A. Reduce the risk
B. Avoid the risk
C. Transfer the risk
D. Exploit the risk - ANSWER B
You are implementing a project involving laying electrical cables that connect two cities.
You have been reporting on a month-to-month basis regarding the progress of the
project. In this month, due to unplanned vacations, many of the staff have not turned up
to work. This has delayed the schedule. You decide to check whether the schedule
variance is within the allowable threshold. Which document would you refer to?
A. Project Management Plan
B. Schedule Management Plan
C. Project Schedule Network Diagram
D. Activity Definition - ANSWER B
,Which of the following activities is not performed as a part of Project Closure ?
A. Ensure all the deliverables as per contract are met
B. Create lessons learned and update Organizational Process Assets
C. Formal acceptance
D. Verify scope - ANSWER D
Of the following types of contracts - which has the HIGHEST risk for the buyer ?
A. Cost plus fixed fee - CPFF
B. Time and Material
C. Firm Fixed Price Contract - FFP
D. Fixed Price Incentive Fee Contracts - FPIF - ANSWER A
You are responsible for developing a shopping portal. You are quite confident as you
have been doing such work with a team experienced in doing so. As per the agreement
at the end of the first month, you organize a demonstration of the software. You invite
the sponsor and key stakeholders. Later, the sponsor informs you that she is not very
happy with the progress, indicating that one of the clients who would be using this
software is not satisfied as her needs are not being met. In order to satisfy the needs of
this client, some radical changes would be required that would impact both cost and
schedule. What could be the root cause of this issue?
, A. Deliverables were not as per requirement
B. The stakeholder is making unrealistic demands
C. The scope statement was ambiguous leading to this
D. All the stakeholders were not identified - ANSWER D
Top-down estimating is also called _______ estimating.
A. Analogous
B. Primary
C. Organizational
D. Simple - ANSWER A
The _________ is the international organization that controls the standards for quality.
A. ISO
B. PMP
C. PMI
D. ISCII - ANSWER A
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