PMI-SP Online Practice Questions and Answers

Correct Answer: A

The path of ABEHJ will take 22 days to complete and cannot exceed 28 days or else the project will be late. If Activity B takes four additional days and Activity E takes two additional days, this adds (4+2=

6) six days to the path, bringing the path's duration to exactly (22+6 = 28) days. There is no available float left for Activity D or H. Float or total float (TF) is the total amount of time that a schedule activity may be delayed from its early start date

without delaying the project finish date, or violating a schedule constraint. It is calculated by using the critical path method technique and determining the difference between the early finish dates and late finish dates.

Answer options B, C, and D are incorrect. There is no float available because the path's duration has increased to 28 days.

Correct Answer: B

Apportioned effort is effort applied that you cannot subdivide into work packages, but it is related to, usually in a supportive role, to the completion of the project work packages. The project management overhead, such managing the project

work, is an example of apportioned effort. Apportioned effort (AE) is the effort that is applied to the project-related work that cannot be easily and readily divided into discrete efforts for those tasks, but which is associated in a direct proportion

to the discrete work efforts that are capable of being measured. The presence of apportioned effort relies particularly on the performance of further efforts.

Answer option C is incorrect. This is an example of discrete effort. Answer option A is incorrect. This is an example of a scope change that has not been approved. Answer option D is incorrect. This is an example of a scheduling technique.

Correct Answer: B

All scope changes should also be updated in the project scope baseline. The scope baseline is the project scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and the WBS dictionary. Answer option D is incorrect. If the changes affect cost then the cost baseline would also be updated. The question did not indicate that therbe would a change in the project cost. Answer option C is incorrect. Quality control does not change. It always reflects the demands of the project scope. Answer option A is incorrect. The project final report evaluates the success and failures of the project scope.

Correct Answer: D

The project management team defines which activities are external to the project. An external dependency is any nonproject activity that is external to the project but has a direct impact on the project activities. An external dependency may be

an inspector or any agency that may have to give prior approval before the project can move forward. These dependencies are external to the organization and are determined by the project management team to find which dependencies are

external all through the process of sequencing the activities. Answer option C is incorrect. The project manager may be part of the project management team, but this is not the best choice.

Answer option A is incorrect. The project team does not define this relationship. Answer option B is incorrect. The project sponsor would not define the external dependencies.

Correct Answer: C

The schedule development process is used for selecting a scheduling method, scheduling tool, incorporating project specific data within that scheduling tool to develop a project specific schedule model, and generating project schedule. Schedule development is the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule. Inserting the activities, durations, and resources into the scheduling tool generates a schedule with planned dates for completing the project activities. The goal of the schedule development is to form the processes such that the stakeholders can use it in the creation of the project. Schedule development consists of two main sections: ArticlesItemsReportsHelp 1.Input and Data: The starting point for any schedule is the input of information developed during the planning process. Define schedule scope Breakdown structure relationships Schedule specification Feedback from stakeholders Cost estimate model 2.Creating Schedule: This process provides basic knowledge in an outline structure for a study of the means, methods, and tools necessary for the project schedule development process. Types of schedules Activities Durations Relationships Constraints and calendars Cost and resource loading Schedule quality analysis and compliance review Schedule basis documentation Answer option B is incorrect. Schedules maintenance is a method to account progress and to forecast trends, progress, and completion. Schedules are used to manage successful execution of projects. A schedule models the plan using resources and execution strategy to gather the project objectives. Periodic updates are undertaken to determine the actual progress achieved. Information obtained in the updating process, along with trend analysis and forecast of future progress, is reported to stakeholders. These progress updates include schedule maintenance to account for nominal changes to the execution plan. Depending upon the nature of change, the schedule and assumptions upon which the schedule was based significantly change. The schedule must be re-examined and updated, as necessary, to develop a new baseline for measuring further progress. Schedule maintenance consists of the following elements: Baseline Schedule Tracking Schedule Progress Cost and Resource Management Schedule Change Management Acceleration Schedule Maintenance Feedback Answer option D is incorrect. Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes, and controlling changes to the deliverables and organizational process assets in a project. Perform Integrated Change Control has to do with influencing the things that cause change, determining that the change is required or has happened, and managing the change. Answer option A is incorrect. Constructability analysis is a process that starts in the initial planning phases and persists all over the entire planning cycle and into the implementation phase of the project. Constructability analysis during the planning process examines the methods and cost of installed equipment and materials, technology, site conditions, resources, and related infrastructure. The benefit of constructability analysis is to reduce both the time and cost of a project. Constructability analysis is repeatedly performed throughout the life-cycle of a project in order to optimize cost, plan, and schedule while mitigating risk. It is a very important process that needs to be performed early in planning to allow alternatives to be considered and integrated into the design.

Correct Answer: D

The to-complete performance index when based on the estimate at completion uses the formula (BAC- EV)/(EAC-AC). In this instance, the answer is 0.98, which means the project is likely to reach its performance objectives. To-complete Performance Index (TCPI) is the measured projection of the anticipated performance required to achieve either the BAC or the EA C. TCPI indicates the future required cost efficiency needed to achieve a target EAC (Estimate At Complete).Once approved, the EAC supersedes the BAC as the cost performance goal. Any significant difference between TCPI and the CPI needed to meet the EAC should be accounted for by management in their forecast of the final cost. The formula for TCPI is as follows: TCPI = {(BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC)} Answer option B is incorrect. This is the value of TCPI using the BAC approach. Answer option C is incorrect. This is the estimate at completion for this project. Answer option A is incorrect. -$108,120 is the variance at completion

Correct Answer: C

Involving the project team is needed as part of the work package decomposition to get better and more accurate results. The project team comprises the people completing the work and often the experts that can direct the discussion and decomposition efforts. The decomposition technique is used to further divide all project deliverables into smaller component activities. Activities correspond to the effort required to complete a work package. Each and every work package in the WBS is decomposed into the activities needed to create the work package deliverables. Involving team members in the decomposition technique results in better and more precise outcomes. Answer option B is incorrect. While the team may help the activity decomposition go faster, this is not the best choice for this question. Answer option A is incorrect. Through the decomposition process, the project manager will learn about the project work, but this is not the primary reason to involve the project team. Answer option D is incorrect. It is possible to create assignments while completing the activity list, but usually all of the activities are defined and sequenced, and then resources are assigned to manage availability and utilization.

Correct Answer: D

The schedule baseline is a specific version of the project schedule developed from the schedule network analysis. It is built by networking individual work elements and verifying the path or paths with the longest total duration. That path is then compared against the project due date, or it may serve as the determinant of the project end date. Schedule baseline is a project schedule used in measuring project progress. It helps provide a comparison with the actual progress of work against the schedule and to determine if performance to date is within acceptable parameters. Any change caused by change in scope of the project invalidates the original schedule and requires a new baseline schedule. Answer option A is incorrect. Management may impose constraints on the project, but according to the PMI, the baseline is developed from schedule network analysis. Answer option B is incorrect. Constraints on the project typically include time, cost, and scope (among others), but the schedule baseline is only concerned with the time limits of the project. Answer option C is incorrect. Project stakeholders are those entities within or without an organization, which: Sponsor a project or, Have an interest or a gain upon a successful completion of a project. Examples of project stakeholders include the customer, the user group, the project manager, the development team, the testers, etc. Stakeholders are anyone who has an interest in the project. Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution or project completion. They may also exert influence over the project's objectives and outcomes. The project management team must identify the stakeholders, determine their requirements and expectations, and, to the extent possible, manage their influence in relation to the requirements to ensure a successful project.

Correct Answer: ACD

The outputs to the determine budget process are as follows: Cost performance baseline: The cost performance baseline is an authorized time-phased budget at completion. Project funding requirements:

The project funding requirements are determined from total funding requirements and periodic funding requirements. Project document updates: The project document updates consists of risk register, cost estimates and project schedule.

Answer option B is incorrect. Scope baseline is an input to the determine budget process.

Correct Answer: C

The project termination request is not an output of the control schedule. Early termination of a project is a closing process and usually does not stem from the project manager. The outputs of the control schedule process are as follows: Work

Performance Measurements: The work packages and control accounts are documented and communicated to the stakeholders. Organizational Process Assets Updates: The assets that are updated are: corrective actions chosen and the

reasons, causes of variance, and other types of lessons learned from project schedule control. Change Requests: It is processed for reviews and disposition through the Perform Integrated Change Control process. Project Management Plan

Updates:

The elements that need to be updated are: schedule baseline, schedule management plan, cost baseline. Project Document Updates: The elements that need to be updated in project document updates are:

schedule data and project schedule.