PMP Sample Exam Questions Set 6

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Estimating costs demands expert skills. Which of the following ismost important to document when estimating costs?

a.Documentation of all assumptions made.b.Documentation of any known constraints.c.Indication of the range of possible estimates.d.Documentation of the basis of the estimate.

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HINT: All of the choices are examples of the supporting details you mustattach to each cost estimate. But which one is the most important?

The correct answer is D

All of the choices are examples of the supporting details you must attach to each cost estimate. However, the documentation of the basis of the estimate is most important since this will be the justification for and reasoning behind the estimate you are presenting to your management for approval. All other information is secondary.

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Which of the following is not a Statistical Sampling Method?

a.Difference Estimationb.Variance Estimationc.Stratified Mean Per Unitd.Unstratified Mean Per Unit

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HINT: Choices C and D are valid examples of Statistical Sampling.

The correct answer is B

Variance Estimation is an EVM technique and not a Statistical Sampling Method.

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An element of a Work Breakdown Structure that can be viewed at thelowest level of each branch is referred to as which of the following?

a.Control Accountb.Work Breakdown Structure Componentc.Work Packaged.Task

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HINT: Awork package is at the lowest level of a WBS.

The correct answer is B

A Control Account is a management control point where scope, budget, resources, actual cost and schedule are integrated and compared to earned value for performance measurement. Control accounts are placed at selected management points (specific components at selected levels) of the Work Breakdown Structure. A Work Package is a deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the Work Breakdown Structure. Tasks are the results of further decomposition of work packages.

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You have finished estimating costs for your project. What is yournext activity to manage the costs?

a.Develop Cost Performance Baselineb.Develop Work Performance Measurementsc.Develop Budget Forecastsd.Plan Quality

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HINT: Determine Budget is the immediate process after the Estimate Costsprocess.

The correct answer is A

The immediate activity following estimation of costs is determining the budget. The output of the Determine Budget process is the development of a Cost Performance Baseline.

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The majority of effort in the project Time Management knowledgearea will occur in which of the following processes while you areexecuting the project?

a.Control Scheduleb.Develop Schedulec.Estimate Activity Resourcesd.Estimate Activity Durations

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HINT: Project Execution and project Monitoring & Control are the twoprocess groups that require the most effort.

The correct answer is A

As the project activities are being performed, the majority of effort in the project Time Management knowledge area will occur in the Control Schedule process to ensure completion of project work in a timely manner.

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