PMP CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) The project life cycle comprises which of the following?
A) Phases
B) Milestones
C) Estimates
D) Activities -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The project life cycle comprises of
phases. B is incorrect because milestones may exist within the project
plan, but they do not constitute the project life cycle. C is wrong
because estimates are not directly related to the project life cycle. D is
incorrect because activities compose the phases within the project life
cycle, but not the project life cycle itself.
2) Marci Koening, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the
project phase review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of
the following?
A) Lessons learned
B) Kill point
C) Earned value management
, D) Conditional advancement -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. The completion of
a project phase may also be known as a kill point. Lessons learned is a
collection of information and knowledge gained through an experience,
typically a phase, within the project, so A is wrong. Earned value
management can happen at different times throughout the project, not
just at the end of a project phase, so C is wrong. D is a term that
describes the conditions that must be present for the work to continue
on a project. It does not have to happen only at the end of a project
phase.
3) Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?
A) The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work.
B) The resources exported from the project as a result of the project
work.
C) The end result of a project planning session.
D) A verifiable, measurable work product. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. A
deliverable is something that can be verified and measured. A defines the
resources in order to create the deliverable. B is an inaccurate
statement. C defines how the work and resources will be utilized to
create the project deliverable, not the deliverable itself.
4) The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to the _________.
A) Project life cycle
B) Product life cycle
C) Project completion
D) Project processes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The project life cycle
comprises all of the project phases within a project. B is incorrect as the
product life cycle describes how long a product will be in use after it is
created. C and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe
the project life cycle.
5) Which of the following describes the early stages of a project?
A) High costs and high demands for resources
, B) A high demand for change
C) A high demand for project team time
D) Low costs and low demands for resources -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Projects typically have low costs and low demands for resources early in
their life cycle. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect statements in regard
to projects.
6) At which point is the risk of failure the lowest, but the consequence of failure the
highest?
A) During the early stages
B) During the middle stages
C) During the final stages
D) Risk of failure is even across all project phases. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
C. As the project moves closer to completion, the likelihood of risk
diminishes, but should the project fail, its consequences is the highest
because of the time, monies, and effort invested in the project. A, B, and
D are incorrect in regard to risk assessment in a project.
7) Project team members are most likely to work full-time on a project in which of the
following organizational structures?
A) Functional
B) Weak matrix
C) Strong matrix
D) Projectized -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Projectized structures often have
project team members assigned to the project on a full-time basis. A, B,
and C are incorrect because the structures have part-time project
teams.
8) Why would an organization divide a project into phases?
A) To provide better management and control of the project.
B) To identify the work that will likely happen within a phase of the project.
C) To identify the resources necessary to complete a phase of the project.
, D) To define the cash-flow requirements within each phase of the project. -
- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Organizations often divide projects into
phases to make the management and control of the project easier and
more productive. B and C are incorrect because these statements
identify an attribute of a phase, not the reason to create all phases. D is
incorrect because this statement is not true for all projects; in addition,
cash-flow forecasting is part of planning and is not universal to all project
phases.
9) All of the following are true statements about the project life cycle, except for which
one?
A) The project life cycle defines the work to be done in each phase of the
project.
B) The project life cycle defines the deliverables that each phase will create
C) The project life cycle defines who is involved in each phase.
D) The project life cycle defines how much each phase will cost. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D. The project life cycle does not define how much each
phase of the project will cost. The project life cycle does define the
work to be done in each phase, the deliverables each phase will create,
and the resources needed in each phase, so choices A, B, and C are
incorrect.
10) You are the project manager of a new project. When is the level of failing to achieve
the objectives the highest within your project?
A) There is not enough information provided to know for certain.
B) At the start of the project
C) At the end of the project
D) During intermediate phases of the project -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Projects are most likely to fail at the start of the project. As the project
moves closer to the project completion, its odds of finishing successfully
increase. A is not an accurate statement. C is incorrect because the
project is more likely to finish successfully at the end of the project. D is
also incorrect because the intermediate phases show progress toward
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) The project life cycle comprises which of the following?
A) Phases
B) Milestones
C) Estimates
D) Activities -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The project life cycle comprises of
phases. B is incorrect because milestones may exist within the project
plan, but they do not constitute the project life cycle. C is wrong
because estimates are not directly related to the project life cycle. D is
incorrect because activities compose the phases within the project life
cycle, but not the project life cycle itself.
2) Marci Koening, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the
project phase review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of
the following?
A) Lessons learned
B) Kill point
C) Earned value management
, D) Conditional advancement -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. The completion of
a project phase may also be known as a kill point. Lessons learned is a
collection of information and knowledge gained through an experience,
typically a phase, within the project, so A is wrong. Earned value
management can happen at different times throughout the project, not
just at the end of a project phase, so C is wrong. D is a term that
describes the conditions that must be present for the work to continue
on a project. It does not have to happen only at the end of a project
phase.
3) Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?
A) The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work.
B) The resources exported from the project as a result of the project
work.
C) The end result of a project planning session.
D) A verifiable, measurable work product. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. A
deliverable is something that can be verified and measured. A defines the
resources in order to create the deliverable. B is an inaccurate
statement. C defines how the work and resources will be utilized to
create the project deliverable, not the deliverable itself.
4) The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to the _________.
A) Project life cycle
B) Product life cycle
C) Project completion
D) Project processes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The project life cycle
comprises all of the project phases within a project. B is incorrect as the
product life cycle describes how long a product will be in use after it is
created. C and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe
the project life cycle.
5) Which of the following describes the early stages of a project?
A) High costs and high demands for resources
, B) A high demand for change
C) A high demand for project team time
D) Low costs and low demands for resources -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Projects typically have low costs and low demands for resources early in
their life cycle. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect statements in regard
to projects.
6) At which point is the risk of failure the lowest, but the consequence of failure the
highest?
A) During the early stages
B) During the middle stages
C) During the final stages
D) Risk of failure is even across all project phases. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
C. As the project moves closer to completion, the likelihood of risk
diminishes, but should the project fail, its consequences is the highest
because of the time, monies, and effort invested in the project. A, B, and
D are incorrect in regard to risk assessment in a project.
7) Project team members are most likely to work full-time on a project in which of the
following organizational structures?
A) Functional
B) Weak matrix
C) Strong matrix
D) Projectized -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Projectized structures often have
project team members assigned to the project on a full-time basis. A, B,
and C are incorrect because the structures have part-time project
teams.
8) Why would an organization divide a project into phases?
A) To provide better management and control of the project.
B) To identify the work that will likely happen within a phase of the project.
C) To identify the resources necessary to complete a phase of the project.
, D) To define the cash-flow requirements within each phase of the project. -
- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Organizations often divide projects into
phases to make the management and control of the project easier and
more productive. B and C are incorrect because these statements
identify an attribute of a phase, not the reason to create all phases. D is
incorrect because this statement is not true for all projects; in addition,
cash-flow forecasting is part of planning and is not universal to all project
phases.
9) All of the following are true statements about the project life cycle, except for which
one?
A) The project life cycle defines the work to be done in each phase of the
project.
B) The project life cycle defines the deliverables that each phase will create
C) The project life cycle defines who is involved in each phase.
D) The project life cycle defines how much each phase will cost. -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D. The project life cycle does not define how much each
phase of the project will cost. The project life cycle does define the
work to be done in each phase, the deliverables each phase will create,
and the resources needed in each phase, so choices A, B, and C are
incorrect.
10) You are the project manager of a new project. When is the level of failing to achieve
the objectives the highest within your project?
A) There is not enough information provided to know for certain.
B) At the start of the project
C) At the end of the project
D) During intermediate phases of the project -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Projects are most likely to fail at the start of the project. As the project
moves closer to the project completion, its odds of finishing successfully
increase. A is not an accurate statement. C is incorrect because the
project is more likely to finish successfully at the end of the project. D is
also incorrect because the intermediate phases show progress toward
