PMI PMI Certifications PGMP Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

  During the selection of source process, you assign certain points towards various categories to judge the vendors. Which type of source selection process is it?

  A. Benefit-cost analysis

  B. Screening system

  C. Weighting system

  D. Preferred vendor list

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 212:

  There are 1,500 doors to be installed in Tom's program. Each of the 1,500 doors is required by the building code to swing into the room rather than swing out into the hallways. It has come to Tom's attention that part of the team installing the doors has installed nearly 200 doors to swing into the hallway rather than into the rooms. Tom instructs the team to fix the problem. What type of action has Tom taken in this instance?

  A. Scope control

  B. Defect repair validation

  C. Team development

  D. Defect repair

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 213:

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 214:

  You have completed a project for a client at his facility. The project has lasted for 18 months and you have generated many reports, plans, change request forms, and other documents about the project work. What should you do with the project documentation?

  A. Give it to the client for his information.

  B. Destroy it, as this information is relevant to the client.

  C. Archive it as part of your organization's process assets.

  D. Leave it as is for the client to destroy or archive.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 215:

  You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program is nearing the completion of one of its major phases and there are several resources that should be released at this time. What program management plan will guide you to release of the program resources and transfer the resources and benefits to operations within the organization?

  A. Resource management plan

  B. Transition plan

  C. Communications management plan

  D. Benefits management plan

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 216:

  If a risk has a probability of 60 percent and an impact of -$57,000 what will the expected monetary value of the risk event be?

  A. -$34,200

  B. -$57,000

  C. -9,500

  D. You will need to know the utility function of the organization to determine this.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 217:

  Tom is program manager for his organization. His program is scheduled to last ten months and has a cost estimate for the program of $550,000. It is now month nine and Tom reports that he actually has a cost variance of a positive $56,000. While Tom is pleased, the new management is not. Why is a positive cost variance not necessarily good news?

  A. A poor cost estimate prevented the organization from adding things to the program scope.

  B. Tom has overestimated the cost of the program.

  C. A poor cost estimate could affect the organization's decisions to invest the funds elsewhere .

  D. Tom has forgot to include deliverables in the program.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 218:

  Communication is large percentage of program execution as the program manager must communicate with the appropriate stakeholders. In larger programs face-to-face communication is not always possible. When emails are used what verbal aspect of communication is lost?

  A. Barriers

  B. Noise

  C. Nonverbal

  D. Paralingual

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 219:

  You are the program manager for your organization and you are dealing with your program stakeholders. You are explaining to them, along with your program team, how certain activities in the program may cause delays in the schedule if the associated risk events come into play. The cost of impact of the risk events are minimal, but the schedule impacts could be bigger. The stakeholders are concerned about delaying the schedule beyond a given due date for the program. They would like you to determine if it is possible to add more labor, use a higher grade of material, or hire some consultants to ensure the risks do not occur in the program. They are not much concerned about the cost of the solution as long as the solution or identified risks do not delay the program completion. What type of risk response are your program stakeholders recommending in this situation?

  A. Avoidance

  B. Mitigation

  C. Transference

  D. Workaround

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 220:

  What document should you provide to the vendors if you're only interested for a set fee for their materials?

  A. IFB

  B. RFP

  C. RFI

  D. SOW

  Correct Answer: A