LATEST PMP (PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL) EXAM BANK | COMPLETE
EXAM BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES. A+ GRADED
1. A project manager is assigned to a complex
software development project. The sponsor asks for
a high-level cost estimate before any detailed
requirements are gathered. This estimate is best
described as:
A) Rough order of magnitude (ROM) with an accuracy
range of -25% to +75%
B) Definitive estimate with accuracy of -5% to +10%
C) Budget estimate with accuracy of -10% to +25%
D) Parametric estimate based on lines of code
Correct answer: A
Rationale: ROM estimates are used in early project
phases (initiation) when information is limited.
Definitive estimates come later with detailed scope.
2. A project team completes a deliverable, and the
customer accepts it formally in writing. This formal
acceptance is part of which process?
,A) Validate Scope
B) Control Quality
C) Plan Scope Management
D) Manage Quality
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Validate Scope is the process of
formalizing acceptance of completed deliverables.
Control Quality checks correctness; Validate Scope
obtains customer acceptance.
3. During sprint planning, the development team pulls
three user stories into the sprint backlog. The
product owner was not available during planning.
The scrum master should:
A) Delay the sprint until the product owner is
available to prioritize
B) Allow the team to proceed because they are self-
managing
C) Ask the project sponsor to act as product owner
D) Cancel the sprint
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The product owner is responsible for
prioritizing the backlog. Without the product owner,
,the team may work on low-value items. The sprint
should not start without PO input.
4. A project manager uses a control chart to monitor
the stability of a manufacturing process. Seven
consecutive data points are plotted above the mean
but within control limits. This indicates:
A) The process is out of control (trend or rule of
seven – non-random pattern)
B) The process is under control
C) The process should be stopped immediately
D) The specifications are too tight
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The "rule of seven" (seven points on one
side of the mean) indicates a non-random pattern,
even if within control limits. The process is out of
statistical control.
5. A stakeholder has high power and low interest in
the project. According to the power/interest grid, the
project manager should:
A) Keep satisfied (manage expectations, monitor, but
not over-communicate)
B) Manage closely (high power, high interest)
, C) Keep informed (low power, high interest)
D) Monitor (low power, low interest)
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Power/interest grid: High power + low
interest = Keep Satisfied. High power + high interest
= Manage Closely. Low power + high interest = Keep
Informed.
6. A project has a budget at completion (BAC) of
$100,000. After 5 weeks (of a 10-week project), the
actual cost (AC) is $60,000, and the earned value
(EV) is $40,000. The cost performance index (CPI) is:
A) 0.67 (EV/AC = 40,000/60,000)
B) 1.5
C) 0.5
D) 1.0
Correct answer: A
Rationale: CPI = EV / AC = 40,,000 = 0.67. CPI
< 1 means over budget.
7. Using the same data (BAC $100,000, AC $60,000,
EV $40,000), the estimate at completion (EAC)
assuming current CPI continues is:
PROFESSIONAL) EXAM BANK | COMPLETE
EXAM BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
AND RATIONALES. A+ GRADED
1. A project manager is assigned to a complex
software development project. The sponsor asks for
a high-level cost estimate before any detailed
requirements are gathered. This estimate is best
described as:
A) Rough order of magnitude (ROM) with an accuracy
range of -25% to +75%
B) Definitive estimate with accuracy of -5% to +10%
C) Budget estimate with accuracy of -10% to +25%
D) Parametric estimate based on lines of code
Correct answer: A
Rationale: ROM estimates are used in early project
phases (initiation) when information is limited.
Definitive estimates come later with detailed scope.
2. A project team completes a deliverable, and the
customer accepts it formally in writing. This formal
acceptance is part of which process?
,A) Validate Scope
B) Control Quality
C) Plan Scope Management
D) Manage Quality
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Validate Scope is the process of
formalizing acceptance of completed deliverables.
Control Quality checks correctness; Validate Scope
obtains customer acceptance.
3. During sprint planning, the development team pulls
three user stories into the sprint backlog. The
product owner was not available during planning.
The scrum master should:
A) Delay the sprint until the product owner is
available to prioritize
B) Allow the team to proceed because they are self-
managing
C) Ask the project sponsor to act as product owner
D) Cancel the sprint
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The product owner is responsible for
prioritizing the backlog. Without the product owner,
,the team may work on low-value items. The sprint
should not start without PO input.
4. A project manager uses a control chart to monitor
the stability of a manufacturing process. Seven
consecutive data points are plotted above the mean
but within control limits. This indicates:
A) The process is out of control (trend or rule of
seven – non-random pattern)
B) The process is under control
C) The process should be stopped immediately
D) The specifications are too tight
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The "rule of seven" (seven points on one
side of the mean) indicates a non-random pattern,
even if within control limits. The process is out of
statistical control.
5. A stakeholder has high power and low interest in
the project. According to the power/interest grid, the
project manager should:
A) Keep satisfied (manage expectations, monitor, but
not over-communicate)
B) Manage closely (high power, high interest)
, C) Keep informed (low power, high interest)
D) Monitor (low power, low interest)
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Power/interest grid: High power + low
interest = Keep Satisfied. High power + high interest
= Manage Closely. Low power + high interest = Keep
Informed.
6. A project has a budget at completion (BAC) of
$100,000. After 5 weeks (of a 10-week project), the
actual cost (AC) is $60,000, and the earned value
(EV) is $40,000. The cost performance index (CPI) is:
A) 0.67 (EV/AC = 40,000/60,000)
B) 1.5
C) 0.5
D) 1.0
Correct answer: A
Rationale: CPI = EV / AC = 40,,000 = 0.67. CPI
< 1 means over budget.
7. Using the same data (BAC $100,000, AC $60,000,
EV $40,000), the estimate at completion (EAC)
assuming current CPI continues is:
