Leading PMP Answers 2021

NEW QUESTION 1

Which Process Group typically consumes the bulk of a project's budget?

• A. Monitoring and Controlling
• B. Executing
• C. Planning
• D. Initiating

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 2

Which process numerically analyzes the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives?

• A. Plan Risk Management
• B. Plan Risk Responses
• C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
• D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 3

When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:

• A. realigned.
• B. performed.
• C. improved.
• D. controlled.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4

Which of the following statements best describes the influence of stakeholders and the cost of changes as project time advances?

• A. The influence of the stakeholders increases, the cost of changes increases.
• B. The influence of the stakeholders decreases, the cost of changes increases.
• C. The influence of the stakeholders increases, the cost of changes decreases.
• D. The influence of the stakeholders decreases, the cost of changes decreases.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 5

Which of the following events would result in a baseline update?

• A. A project is behind schedule and the project manager wants the baseline to reflect estimated actual completion.
• B. A customer has approved a change request broadening the project scope and increasing the budget.
• C. One of the risks identified in the risk management plan occurs, resulting in a schedule delay.
• D. One of the key project team resources has left the team and no replacement is available.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 6

Which tool is used to develop technical details within the project management plan?

• A. Expert judgment
• B. Project management methodology
• C. Project management information system (PMIS)
• D. Project selection methods

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 7

Inputs to the Define Activities process include:

• A. Project scope statement, resource calendars, and work performance information.
• B. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets.
• C. Project scope statement, approved change requests, and WBS dictionary.
• D. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 8

During which process would stakeholders provide formal acceptance of the completed project scope?

• A. Perform Quality Control
• B. Verify Scope
• C. Control Scope
• D. Develop Schedule

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 9

The Create WBS process is in which of the following Project Management Process Groups?

• A. Planning
• B. Monitoring and Controlling
• C. Executing
• D. Initiating

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10

Managing procurement relationships and monitoring contract performance are part of which process?

• A. Conduct Procurements
• B. Plan Procurements
• C. Administer Procurements
• D. Close Procurements

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 11

Which tools or techniques are used in the Plan Schedule Management process?

• A. Benchmarking, expert judgment, and analytical techniques
• B. Statistical sampling, benchmarking, and meetings
• C. Negotiations, pre-assignment, and multi-criteria decision analysis
• D. Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 12

What happens to a stakeholder’s project influence over time?

• A. Increases
• B. Decreases
• C. Stays the same.
• D. Has no bearing.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 13

Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?

• A. Sensitivity analysis
• B. Three-point estimate
• C. Modeling and simulation
• D. Expected monetary value analysis

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 14

When managing a project team, what helps to reduce the amount of conflict?

• A. Clear role definition
• B. Negotiation
• C. Risk response planning
• D. Team member replacement

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 15

Which quality control technique illustrates the 80/20 principle?

• A. Ishikawa diagram
• B. Control chart
• C. Run chart
• D. Pareto chart

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 16

Project management processes are:

• A. Static; they must not change across different projects.
• B. Applied globally and across all industry groups.
• C. Discrete elements with well-defined interfaces.
• D. Project phases, applied as required in different projects.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 17

Using the following data, what is the Schedule Performance Index (SPI)? EV= $500 PV= $750 AC= $1000 BAC= $1200

• A. 0.67
• B. 1.5
• C. 0.75
• D. 0.5

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 18

The milestone list is an input to which process from the Planning Process Group?

• A. Define Activities
• B. Estimate Activity Durations
• C. Estimate Activity Resources
• D. Sequence Activities

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 19

In the Estimate Activity Durations process, productivity metrics and published commercial
information inputs are part of the:

• A. enterprise environmental factors.
• B. organizational process assets.
• C. project management plan,
• D. project funding requirements.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 20

Which of the following is an input to the Plan Risk Responses process?

• A. Risk urgency assessment
• B. Organizational process assets
• C. Risk register
• D. Schedule management plan

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 21

Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?

• A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
• B. Network diagrams
• C. Staffing management plan
• D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 22

A tool and technique used in the Develop Project Charter process is:

• A. change control tools
• B. expert judgment
• C. meetings
• D. analytical techniques

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 23

Team performance assessments is an output of which of the following processes?

• A. Develop Human Resource Plan
• B. Perform Quality Control
• C. Develop Project Team
• D. Manage Project Team

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 24

When sequencing activities, what does the common acronym FF stand for?

• A. Fixed Fee
• B. Free Float
• C. Fixed Finish
• D. Finish-to-Finish

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 25

Which schedule development technique modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources?

• A. Human resource planning
• B. Fast tracking
• C. Critical chain method
• D. Rolling wave planning

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 26

Which conflict resolution technique searches for solutions that bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties in order to temporarily or partially resolve the conflict?

• A. Force/direct
• B. Withdraw/avoid
• C. Compromise/reconcile
• D. Collaborate/problem solve

Answer: C

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