PMI-SP Exam Questions
336 real PMI-SP exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 4 of 7.
- Question #159Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager of a software development project. Your project team will be creating a web-based software application that will allow your company's customers to brows...
level of effortdiscrete effortwork categorizationproject overhead - Question #160Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
While implementing an approved change, a critical defect was introduced. Removing the defect will delay the product delivery. What is the MOST appropriate approach to managing this...
change control processdefect managementintegrated change controlschedule impact - Question #161Schedule Planning and Development
Which of the following inputs is required for the WBS creation?
WBS creationscope management planwork breakdown structureplanning inputs - Question #162Schedule Planning and Development
Which of the following are inputs to Activity Definition?
activity definitionscope statementWBS inputsschedule planning - Question #163Schedule Planning and Development
Activity resource requirements and resource breakdown structure are outputs from what Project Time Management process?
activity resource estimatingresource breakdown structureresource requirementsschedule outputs - Question #164Schedule Planning and Development
Project scope statement and resource calendars are inputs to what Project Time Management process?
schedule developmentresource calendarsscope statement inputsschedule planning - Question #165Schedule Planning and Development
Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?
resource levelingcritical path methodnetwork analysis techniqueresource availability - Question #166Stakeholder Communication
Which of the following outputs from the Schedule Control process aids in the communication of SV, SPI or any performance status to stakeholders?
performance measurementsschedule varianceSPI reportingstakeholder reporting - Question #167Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Which technique is utilized in the Schedule Control process?
variance analysisschedule control techniqueschedule monitoringEVM - Question #168Schedule Planning and Development
Cost baseline is an output of which of the following processes?
cost baselinecost budgetingplanning outputsproject cost management - Question #169Schedule Planning and Development
Which type of tool would be used for the quality planning activity?
quality planningcost-benefit analysisplanning toolsschedule planning - Question #170Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You are the project manager for the GHB Organization. Management has asked that you review your recent SPI to determine why there was a schedule variance. They'd also like you to e...
fast trackingSPIschedule varianceschedule risk - Question #171Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Donna's project has a budget at completion of $1,987,560 and she is currently 40 percent complete. Her project schedule called for her to be 45 percent complete but there have been...
CPIearned value managementcost performance indexEVM calculation - Question #172Schedule Planning and Development
Fill in the blank with an appropriate phrase. The ________is defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector. Answer: Application area
application areaproject definitionPM terminologyproject context - Question #173Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You are the project manager for your organization. Your project is doing fine on time and cost, but management wants to address the project performance for future accomplishment. M...
time series forecastingmoving averageperformance forecastingtrend estimation - Question #174Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You work as a Project Manager for Tech Perfect Inc. Several projects are running under your supervision. Martha, a team leader of a project, informs you about the performance index...
SPIschedule performance indexEVM interpretationperformance metrics - Question #175Schedule Planning and Development
Sam works as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. Which of the following processes will he use for selecting a scheduling method, scheduling tool, incorporating project specific dat...
schedule development processscheduling methodschedule modelscheduling tool - Question #176Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Which of the following processes involves the periodic collection and analysis of baseline versus actual data to understand and communicate the project progress and performance as...
performance reportingbaseline analysisproject progressdata collection - Question #177Stakeholder Communication
The figure given below demonstrates the communications model for a project. What role does component C play in the communication model?
communication modelencodermessage componentsstakeholder communication - Question #178Stakeholder Communication
Mark is the project manager of the NHQ Project. Mark wants to create a salience model as part of his communications planning and scheduling. What does a salience model do for a pro...
salience modelstakeholder classificationpower urgency legitimacystakeholder analysis - Question #179Stakeholder Communication
You are the project manager for the GHY Project. This project has stakeholders, both internal and external, that need to receive performance reports from you on a regular basis. Yo...
pull communicationperformance reportscommunication methodsinformation distribution - Question #180Schedule Planning and Development
You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You and your project team is undergoing the decision making process for the project. You want to involve key participants to gain ac...
decision making modelsolution action planningstakeholder involvementteam process - Question #181Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Billy is the project manager of the PQW Project and she has an assigned project budget of $655,000. Currently she is 80 percent complete with the project though she was scheduled t...
SPIschedule performance indexEVM calculationearned value - Question #182Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Which of the following techniques is used in businesses to determine the effect different costs or investments have on profit and other financial indicators?
what-if scenario analysisfinancial indicatorscost analysisschedule analysis - Question #183Schedule Planning and Development
Allen is the project manager for his organization. He is reviewing the resource requirements for his organization. He has discovered that his project needs Henry, the application d...
resource constraintresource competitionresource managementscheduling constraints - Question #184Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Della works as a Project Manager for BlueWell Inc. A number of projects are running under her guidance. You, being a team leader of a project, provide Della the performance indexes...
schedule varianceSVEVM interpretationproject performance - Question #185Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager of the NQQ project. You are working with your project team to create the activity duration estimates for the project. For each reported activity duratio...
Parkinson's Lawactivity duration estimatestime estimationschedule padding - Question #186Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. You are going through a project with your project team. Some of your project team members are reporting that their activities are ru...
lag timecorrective actionquality controlschedule adjustment - Question #187Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You are the project manager of the GHY Project. This project is scheduled to last for one year and has a BAC of $4,500,000. You are currently 45 percent complete with this project,...
TCPIto-complete performance indexEVM calculationestimate at completion - Question #188Schedule Planning and Development
Gary is the project manager for his organization. The projects that Gary manages for project customers are often very similar in nature so Gary uses a schedule network template to...
fragment networkschedule network templatenetwork diagramschedule planning - Question #189Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager for your organization. You are working with your virtual team to create activity duration estimates for your current project. This virtual team is compr...
activity duration estimatesresource calendarvirtual teamsproject calendar - Question #190Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager for your organization. You are discussing an upcoming project with management and they would like you to begin decomposing the project work packages int...
activity decompositionwork packagesproject team involvementWBS - Question #191Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Sam is the project manager for his organization. His project is not doing well on project schedule performance, and management wants him to predict how the project schedule and cos...
judgmental forecastingDelphi methodschedule forecastingperformance reporting - Question #192Schedule Planning and Development
You work as the project manager for Blue Well Inc. You are working with your project team to schedule the days the project work will take place. You have created a project network...
network diagramearly start calculationforward passactivity sequencing - Question #193Schedule Planning and Development
What schedule analysis simulation tool allows you, the project manager, to review possible combinations of events such as optimistic, most likely and pessimistic outcomes for your...
Monte Carlo simulationschedule risk analysisthree-point estimateswhat-if analysis - Question #194Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager for your organization. Your project will be utilizing a piece of equipment during its process of completion. There is some concern that your project's u...
resource calendarshared resourcesequipment schedulingresource management - Question #195Schedule Planning and Development
Virginia is the project manager for her company. She has used a previous project as a basis for her current project because they are similar in nature. Virginia has adapted nearly...
templateshistorical informationanalogous planningschedule development - Question #196Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
In which of the following process groups does Integration Change Control Process fall?
integrated change controlprocess groupsmonitoring and controllingchange management - Question #197Schedule Planning and Development
You are the project manager of the NHL Project for your organization. You are working with your project team to create the schedule baseline for this project. According to you, whi...
schedule baselineschedule network analysisschedule developmentproject planning - Question #198Schedule Planning and Development
Joe is the project manager of the HJN Project. Joe's project is a renovation of an office building. There must be 30 hours between the painting activity and the carpet activity in...
lag timeactivity sequencingdependency typesfinish-to-start - Question #199Schedule Planning and Development
You have created the project network diagram for your project. Management is reviewing the network diagram and they are curious as to why you have included levels of effort activit...
hammock activitylevels of effortnetwork diagramactivity relationships - Question #200Stakeholder Communication
Ned is the project manager for his organization. Ned is using a standard tool to capture, store, and distribute information to the stakeholders about the project costs, schedule, a...
reporting systemstakeholder communicationperformance reportinginformation distribution - Question #201Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
You work as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. Which of the following tools/techniques will you use to demonstrate how a process behaves over time, and when a process is subject t...
control chartprocess variationspecial cause variationquality monitoring - Question #202Schedule Planning and Development
All of the following statements about the critical path are false except for which one?
critical pathnetwork diagramproject completion dateschedule analysis - Question #203Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
What component of the change management system is responsible for evaluating, testing, and documenting changes created to the project scope?
configuration management systemscope change controlchange managementintegrated change control - Question #204Schedule Monitoring and Controlling
Your project team has identified a project risk that must be responded to. The risk has been recorded in the risk register and the project team has been discussing potential risk r...
risk responsecorrective actionrisk registerrisk management - Question #205Schedule Planning and Development
There are seven inputs to the estimate activity durations process. Which one of the following is NOT an input to this process?
activity duration estimatesprocess inputsactivity listactivity attributes - Question #206Schedule Planning and Development
In which of the following group decision making techniques does the largest block in a group decide the group decision even if a bulk is not achieved?
group decision makingpluralityconsensus techniquesteam decisions - Question #207Schedule Planning and Development
You are project manager of HHK project. Examine the network diagram given below: A vendor reports that he will be four days late on the materials you'll need in order to complete A...
float calculationnetwork diagramactivity delayschedule analysis - Question #208Schedule Planning and Development
Paula works as a project manager for her organization. She is working with the project team to define the activity attributes. Which of the following is NOT a valid activity attrib...
activity attributesactivity listWBSschedule planning