Domain: Process

A project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $100,000. The project is currently 40% complete. The Actual Cost (AC) is $45,000. The project manager expects the current cost variance to be typical for the remainder of the project. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)? (Enter the number only, no currency symbols or commas)

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new medical device. The regulatory requirements are strict and fixed, but the software interface design is uncertain and requires user feedback. Which development approach is MOST appropriate?

A project manager is dealing with two different risks. For Risk A (potential hardware theft), they purchase an insurance policy. For Risk B (potential failure of a new technology), they build a prototype to test feasibility. Which TWO risk response strategies are being used?

In a predictive project, the project manager is preparing the final report. The project was completed on time and under budget, but the client is unhappy because the product does not integrate well with their legacy systems. This requirement was never mentioned in the scope statement. Which action should the project manager have taken earlier to prevent this?

During a sprint review, the client requests a new feature that is very different from the current product goal. The team is excited about the idea, but the Product Owner is concerned about the remaining budget. What is the BEST course of action?

A project manager is planning a project with a high degree of uncertainty regarding the final product design. The stakeholders are highly involved and want to see progress frequently. Which scheduling method is MOST appropriate?

A project manager is conducting a procurement for a complex software component. The requirements are not fully defined and will likely evolve. Which contract type is MOST appropriate to share risk and allow for flexibility?

A project manager is closing a project. The deliverables have been accepted, and the final report is written. Which TWO activities must still be completed to officially close the project?

A stakeholder requests a change to the project scope. The project manager checks the change management plan and sees that the project is in the execution phase. What is the FIRST step the project manager should take?

An agile team is consistently failing to meet their sprint commitment. They commit to 40 story points but only deliver 25. This has happened for three sprints. What should the project manager (acting as Scrum Master) do?

A project manager is identifying stakeholders for a new construction project. They know that a local environmental group will likely oppose the project. How should this group be categorized and managed?

A project manager is leading a hybrid project. The hardware team uses a predictive waterfall schedule, while the software team uses Scrum. The hardware team needs the software specifications frozen by Month 2, but the software team says they won't know the full specs until Month 4. How should the project manager resolve this integration issue?

A project has a critical path of A-B-C-D. Task A is 3 days, B is 4 days, C is 5 days, D is 2 days. The project manager decides to 'crash' the project by reducing Task C by 2 days at a cost of $1000. What is the new duration of the critical path? (Enter number only)

A project manager is preparing for a lessons learned session at the end of a phase. Which TWO actions will MOST ensure the session is effective?

In a hybrid project, the project manager uses a Kanban board to track work. The board shows a large buildup of items in the 'Testing' column, while the 'Development' column is empty. What does this indicate, and what should the PM do?

A project manager is reviewing the risk register and notices a risk with a high probability and high impact: 'Vendor delay'. The response plan is 'Mitigate'. However, the vendor has just announced a strike, making the delay 100% certain. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is using a burnup chart to track progress. The 'Total Scope' line has recently jumped up significantly, while the 'Completed Work' line is rising steadily. What does this indicate?

A project manager is taking over an existing project. They want to understand who has the authority to approve changes and what the escalation limits are. Which document should they review?

A project manager is preparing the communications management plan. The project has a large number of stakeholders with varying levels of interest and power. Which tool should the PM use to determine the appropriate communication frequency and method for each stakeholder?

A project manager is leading a software project. The team discovers that a third-party library they planned to use is no longer supported. This is a new issue. What should the PM do FIRST?

A project manager is working on a project with a fixed deadline. The team realizes they cannot complete all the scope by the deadline. The sponsor says the deadline is immovable, but some features are less important. Which approach should the PM use?

A project manager is using a predictive methodology. During the execution phase, a major supplier goes bankrupt. This risk was identified in the risk register, and the response plan was to use a backup supplier. However, the backup supplier is now charging double the original price. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading an agile team. The team is complaining that the daily standup is taking 30 minutes instead of 15. What is the MOST likely cause?

A project manager is creating a WBS. The team is struggling to decompose a specific complex deliverable that will be built six months from now. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new AI tool. The technology is new to the organization. The PM wants to ensure that knowledge is shared among the team members effectively. Which technique is BEST?

A project manager is closing a project that was terminated early due to budget cuts. What should the PM do with the partially completed deliverables?

A project manager is leading a project to deploy a new software system. The system is ready, but the operations team refuses to accept it because they haven't been trained. The project deadline is today. What should the PM do?

A project manager is using a Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram with the team. What is the primary purpose of this activity?

A project manager is leading a project with a team that is new to Agile. The team is struggling to estimate stories using Story Points. They keep trying to equate points to hours. What should the PM do?

A project manager is reviewing the procurement strategy. The project requires a vendor to develop a proprietary algorithm. The IP (Intellectual Property) rights are a critical concern. Which document must clearly define the IP ownership?

A project manager is leading a project to reduce waste in a manufacturing process. The team suggests using 'Kaizen' events. What is the goal of a Kaizen event?

A project manager is monitoring a project and sees that the SPI is 0.8 and the CPI is 1.2. What does this mean?

A project manager is leading a software team. The team wants to use 'Test Driven Development' (TDD). What is the primary benefit of this practice?

A project manager is planning the quality management plan. The project involves mass production of a widget. Testing every single widget is too expensive. Which technique should the PM use?

A project manager is reviewing the project backlog. The Product Owner has prioritized the items based on 'Business Value'. The Development Team argues that some low-value items should be done first because they are architectural prerequisites. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to launch a new website. The marketing team wants to change the color scheme one week before launch. This is a cosmetic change but requires significant rework. What should the PM do?

A project manager is using a 'Risk Burndown Chart'. What is this tool tracking?

A project manager is reviewing the project resource plan. They notice that a critical expert is over-allocated (booked 150%) in the next month. What technique should the PM use to resolve this?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new vaccine. The project has high visibility and high risk. The PM sets up a 'War Room' (or 'Obeya'). What is the primary purpose of this?

A project manager is leading a project with a fixed price contract. The seller claims that a specific requirement was not in the original scope and asks for a change order. The PM disagrees. What should the PM do FIRST?

A project manager is leading a team that uses 'Planning Poker'. What is the main benefit of this technique?

A project manager is preparing the final project report. The project was a failure; it was cancelled before completion. The sponsor says, 'Just archive the files and move on. Don't waste time on a report.' What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new mobile app. The team is using Scrum. The Product Owner is constantly adding new stories to the current sprint. The team is frustrated. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a software project. The team is using a Kanban board. The PM notices that work items are piling up in the 'Done' column, but the customer hasn't seen them yet. What is the waste here?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new drug. The project is in Phase 2 (Clinical Trials). The results of the first trial are inconclusive. The governance board requires a 'Kill Point' review. What is the likely outcome?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new stadium. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The steel beams are delayed by 4 weeks due to a strike. This activity is on the critical path. What is the impact on the project finish date?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new video game. The team is using Agile. The marketing team needs a firm release date for the ad campaign. The team says, 'We will be done when we are done.' What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new hospital wing. The project is 90% complete. The client walks through the site and notices that the wall colors are 'too depressing' and wants them repainted. The colors matched the specifications exactly. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new AI algorithm. The project is high risk. The PM decides to use an 'Agile Spike'. What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the concrete quality meets the standards. Which document defines the quality standards?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Scrum. The PM wants to track the remaining work in the sprint. Which chart should the PM use?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new office. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on track. The PM calculates the Critical Ratio (CR). CR = CPI * SPI. The CR is 1.1. What does this mean?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new website. The project is using Agile. The team is estimating the user stories. One story is 'As a user, I want to search for products.' The team estimates it at 100 points. The average velocity is 20. What should the PM suggest?

A project manager is leading a project to implement a new software system. The project is using a hybrid approach. The development team is Agile, but the deployment team is Waterfall. The deployment team requires a detailed deployment plan 3 months in advance. The Agile team says they can't provide it. What should the PM do?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on budget. The PM calculates the To Complete Performance Index (TCPI). The TCPI is 1.2. What does this mean?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Scrum. The PM wants to ensure that the team is constantly improving. Which event is designed for this?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new factory. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on schedule. The PM calculates the Schedule Variance (SV). SV = EV - PV. The SV is -$10,000. What does this mean?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on budget. The PM calculates the Estimate at Completion (EAC). The EAC is $1.2M. The BAC is $1M. What does this mean?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Agile. The PM wants to ensure that the team is delivering value. The PM uses 'Minimum Viable Product' (MVP). What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on schedule. The PM uses 'Fast Tracking'. What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Agile. The PM wants to ensure that the team is constantly improving. The PM uses 'Kaizen'. What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on budget. The PM uses 'Crashing'. What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Agile. The PM wants to ensure that the team is delivering value. The PM uses 'User Stories'. What is the format?

A project manager is leading a project to build a new bridge. The project is using a predictive lifecycle. The PM wants to ensure that the project is on budget. The PM uses 'Reserve Analysis'. What is this?

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new software application. The team is using Agile. The PM wants to ensure that the team is delivering value. The PM uses 'Definition of Done' (DoD). What is this?

A project team is developing a new financial software product using an agile approach. The product owner insists on including a complex reporting feature in the first release to impress stakeholders, even though it is not part of the core transaction functionality required for the initial launch. The team estimates this will delay the release by three weeks. What should the project manager do FIRST?

A hybrid project is developing a new smart home device. The hardware component follows a predictive lifecycle, while the software is developed using Scrum. The marketing team requests a prototype to show at an upcoming trade show in two months. The hardware will not be ready, but the software team can produce a simulation. What actions should the project manager take? (Select TWO)

During a predictive construction project, the client requests a change to the interior design materials to use a newer, more sustainable composite. This material was not available during the planning phase. The change will increase material costs by 10% but reduce long-term maintenance costs by 40% for the client. The project is currently on budget. What is the BEST course of action for the project manager?

A project manager is leading a team to develop a new mobile application. The market is highly volatile. The sponsor wants to ensure the team delivers the highest value features first. Which artifact should the project manager primarily rely on to facilitate this?

A global project team is facing difficulties with communication due to time zone differences. Critical decisions are being delayed because emails are not answered promptly. The project manager needs to improve the communication method. What is the BEST approach?

A project manager takes over a project that is halfway through execution. Stakeholders are complaining that they are not receiving relevant information, while the project team feels overwhelmed by the volume of reporting requests. What steps should the project manager take FIRST? (Select TWO)

An agile team is co-located in an open office. The project manager notices that team members often interrupt each other to ask questions, causing distractions. However, when they work remotely, they complain about missing critical updates. Which communication technique should the project manager encourage to balance these needs?

A project manager identifies a risk that a critical vendor might go bankrupt. The project team decides to contract with a secondary vendor to be on standby for a retainer fee. Which risk response strategy is this?

During project execution, a team member reports that the server room was flooded due to a burst pipe, destroying the development servers. This event was not identified in the risk register. What should the project manager do FIRST?

An agile team is building a fintech application. Regulatory compliance requirements are unclear and evolving. The project manager wants to ensure risks are managed iteratively. Which actions are appropriate? (Select TWO)

A project has a 30% chance of a delay costing $20,000 and a 20% chance of a scope reduction saving $10,000. What is the Expected Monetary Value (EMV) of these uncertainties?

A key stakeholder is consistently absent from sprint reviews and complains that the product is not meeting their needs. The project manager has sent email reminders, but the behavior continues. What should the project manager do?

Using a Power/Interest Grid, a project manager identifies a stakeholder with High Power but Low Interest. What is the appropriate engagement strategy?

A project manager is leading a large transformation project. Several functional managers are resistant because they fear losing control over their resources. Which strategies should the project manager employ to engage these stakeholders? (Select TWO)

In an agile project, the Product Owner (PO) is frequently changing priorities during the sprint, causing the team to lose focus. The team is frustrated. What is the BEST action for the project manager (acting as Scrum Master)?

A project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $100,000. Currently, the Earned Value (EV) is $40,000 and the Actual Cost (AC) is $50,000. The project manager expects the current cost performance to continue for the remainder of the project. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)? (Enter the number only, no currency symbols)

A project manager discovers a major design flaw that was not identified in the risk register. Fixing it requires $50,000. The project has $20,000 in Contingency Reserves and $60,000 in Management Reserves. How should the project manager fund this fix?

An agile project has a fixed budget but variable scope. The sponsor wants to know how the team tracks if they are on budget. Which metric is MOST appropriate for the project manager to present?

A project manager needs to estimate the cost of a new data center. They have detailed costs for every server, cable, and hour of labor required. Which estimation technique is being used?

Activity A has a duration of 5 days. Its Early Start (ES) is day 3 and Early Finish (EF) is day 8. Its Late Start (LS) is day 10 and Late Finish (LF) is day 15. What is the Total Float for Activity A? (Enter the number only)

A project is behind schedule. The Critical Path is A-C-E (20 days). Path B-D-E is 18 days. The project manager decides to crash Activity C by 3 days. What is the new project duration?

An agile team has a velocity of 20 story points per sprint. The release backlog has 100 points remaining. The Product Owner adds a new feature estimated at 10 points. How many sprints are now required to complete the release?

A project is delayed. The project manager needs to compress the schedule without changing the scope. Which two techniques can be used? (Select TWO)

A project team is performing a 'Quality Audit' to determine if project activities comply with organizational policies. Which process is this?

Which of the following are costs of conformance (money spent to avoid failures)? (Select TWO)

An agile team delivers a feature that meets all acceptance criteria, but the code is messy and lacks comments, making future maintenance difficult. Which quality standard was missed?

A stakeholder directly asks a team member to add a small feature. The team member adds it because it only takes 2 hours. This is an example of:

During backlog refinement, the team discovers a user story is too large to fit in a single sprint. What should the project manager suggest?

A project manager is collecting requirements for a new hospital software. The users are busy doctors who have little time for interviews. Which techniques are MOST appropriate? (Select TWO)

Which of the following represents the lowest level of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A program manager is integrating three projects: Project A (Predictive), Project B (Agile), and Project C (Hybrid). How should the program manager handle the master schedule integration?

A project manager is preparing the Project Management Plan. Which of the following is a subsidiary plan that must be integrated?

A project manager reviews the following data: CPI = 0.8, SPI = 1.2. What does this indicate about the project status?

A project manager is planning a release for a complex product with multiple dependencies across three agile teams. Which activities will help integrate the planning? (Select TWO)

A client submits a change request to add a new module. The project manager analyzes the request and determines it will cost $10,000 and delay the project by 2 weeks. What should the project manager do NEXT?

In a hybrid project, the hardware team (predictive) and software team (agile) face a scope change that affects both. How should this be handled? (Select TWO)

During a sprint, the Product Owner asks a developer to swap a story in the current sprint for a new, higher-priority story of equal size. What should the developer do?

A project manager receives a change request. Before approving or rejecting it, what must be done?

A project requires a vendor to conduct research where the scope is not well defined and will evolve. The buyer wants to share the risk with the vendor but cap their own exposure. Which contract type is BEST?

An agile project needs to outsource a specific component. The team wants to collaborate closely with the vendor, sharing risks and rewards. Which contract structure supports this?

A project manager is deciding whether to build a solution in-house or buy it. Building it costs $50,000 upfront plus $1,000/month maintenance. Buying it costs $10,000 upfront plus $3,000/month subscription. At what month do the costs break even?

A project team complains that the required documentation is excessive and slowing them down. The project manager reviews the artifacts and finds they were mandated by the PMO 5 years ago. What should the project manager do?

Which plan defines how versioning of project documents and deliverables will be managed?

In an agile project, where should the team look to find the most current status of the work?

A project has unclear requirements, high rates of change, and a need for frequent customer feedback. Which methodology is MOST appropriate?

A company is transitioning from predictive to agile. The project manager notices the team is struggling to self-organize and is waiting for instructions. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is tailoring the project processes for a small, low-risk internal project. Which actions are appropriate? (Select TWO)

A project involves developing a new pharmaceutical drug. The regulatory approval phase is rigid and linear, but the clinical trial data analysis requires rapid iteration and hypothesis testing. What is the BEST methodology?

A project manager identifies a risk that exceeds the project's tolerance thresholds. The risk response requires resources beyond the project manager's authority. What should the project manager do?

In a multi-phase project, the governance board requires a 'Phase Gate' review before funding the next phase. What is the PRIMARY purpose of this review?

An agile team wants to skip the daily stand-up because they feel it is a waste of time. How should the project manager (acting as Scrum Master) respond?

A major dispute arises between two key vendors regarding the integration of their subsystems. The project is stalling. What is the BEST way for the project manager to resolve this issue?

An agile team is blocked because they cannot access the test environment. The Scrum Master has tried to get access but failed. What is the NEXT step?

A project is facing a critical technical issue. The project manager organizes a 'Swarm' to solve it. What are the characteristics of this approach? (Select TWO)

When should the Lessons Learned Register be updated?

A senior team member is leaving the project in two weeks. They possess critical tacit knowledge about the system architecture. What is the BEST way to ensure knowledge transfer?

An agile team conducts a retrospective. What is the PRIMARY output of this meeting?

A project has been terminated early due to budget cuts. What should the project manager do FIRST?

A project has a BAC of $200,000 and an EAC of $250,000. What is the Variance at Completion (VAC)? (Enter the number only, use a minus sign if negative)

Before declaring a project closed, what is the FINAL activity the project manager must ensure is complete?

A project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $100,000. The project is currently 40% complete. The Actual Cost (AC) is $45,000 and the Earned Value (EV) is $40,000. The project manager expects the current cost variance to be typical for the remainder of the project. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)? (Enter the number only, no currency symbols).

A project manager is leading a large predictive project. A key stakeholder requests a change to the scope that will add significant value but delay the schedule by two weeks. The project is currently on the critical path. What should the project manager do FIRST?

A project manager is assigned to a project with a high degree of uncertainty regarding requirements. The organization traditionally uses predictive methods, but the sponsor is open to new approaches. Which methodology is MOST appropriate for this scenario?

A project manager is creating a risk management plan for a complex infrastructure project. The sponsor asks why the project manager is spending so much time on this when the project hasn't even started execution. What is the BEST response?

In a hybrid project, the predictive stream is delayed, which will impact the agile stream's upcoming release. The agile team is frustrated. What should the project manager do FIRST?

A project manager takes over a project in execution. The project is using a predictive approach. The PM notices that the Lessons Learned Register is empty. What should the PM do?

A project manager is closing a project. The deliverables have been accepted, and the final report is written. What is the FINAL step the project manager must take?

A project has the following activity duration estimates: Activity A (Optimistic: 3, Most Likely: 5, Pessimistic: 13). Using the Beta (PERT) distribution, what is the expected duration for Activity A? (Enter the number only).

A project manager is identifying stakeholders for a new hospital construction project. Which TWO actions should the project manager take to ensure comprehensive stakeholder identification?

A project team is using a Kanban board. The project manager notices that work is piling up in the 'Testing' column, while the 'Development' column is empty. What does this indicate, and what should be done?

A project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $100,000. The project is currently 40% complete. The Actual Cost (AC) is $45,000 and the Earned Value (EV) is $40,000. The project manager expects the current cost variance to be typical for the remainder of the project. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)? (Enter the number only, no currency symbols or commas).

An agile team is struggling with 'Carryover'—user stories are frequently not completed within the sprint and spill over to the next. This is affecting the predictability of the release. What is the MOST effective action the project manager (acting as Scrum Master) can take?

Which of the following scenarios BEST describes when a 'Hybrid' project management approach should be selected?

A project manager is creating a Risk Management Plan. Which of the following represents the CORRECT sequence of risk processes?

A stakeholder requests a change to the project scope that will add significant value but will delay the project by three weeks. The project has a strict deadline that cannot be moved. What is the BEST response?

Which of the following documents is the PRIMARY source for identifying project stakeholders?

A project manager is planning a project with a high degree of uncertainty regarding requirements. The organization requires a fixed budget. Which TWO contracting techniques are BEST suited for this scenario?

In a hybrid project, the hardware team uses a predictive waterfall approach, while the software team uses Scrum. The hardware team is delayed by two weeks. This delay will prevent the software team from testing their code on the actual devices during the current sprint. What should the project manager do?

A project manager is closing a project. The deliverables have been accepted by the customer, and the final report is written. What is the FINAL activity the project manager must ensure is completed?

In a project using the Three-Point Estimating technique (Beta/PERT distribution), a task has an Optimistic estimate of 2 days, a Most Likely estimate of 5 days, and a Pessimistic estimate of 14 days. What is the Expected Duration? (Enter the number only).

Which of the following BEST describes the 'Definition of Done' (DoD) in an agile project?

A competitor has just launched a product similar to the one your project is developing. The sponsor demands the project be accelerated to launch 2 months early to retain market share. The team is already working at capacity. What should the project manager do FIRST?

A project manager identifies that a key stakeholder is not reading the weekly status reports, leading to repeated questions about information already communicated. What is the BEST way to address this?

An agile team identifies a risk that a new technology might not scale. Which TWO actions represent an appropriate agile risk response?

You are managing a project with a large, diverse group of stakeholders. You have classified them using a Power/Interest grid. A group of community activists has high interest but low power. However, they are very vocal on social media. How should you engage them?

A project has a Budget at Completion (BAC) of $200,000. The project is 50% complete. The Actual Cost (AC) is $120,000. The Earned Value (EV) is $100,000. The project manager expects the current cost variance to continue. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)? (Enter the number only, no currency symbols)

A project is using a hybrid approach. The hardware components follow a predictive schedule, while software is agile. The hardware delivery is delayed by 2 weeks due to supply chain issues. This hardware is required for the software team's integration testing in the current sprint. What should the PM do?