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PMP Exam Question Session 28
Scenario-based questions, just like the real PMP exam!
In this series we will walk through five PMP Practice Exam Questions each day – a great way to set up your morning as you prepare to pass the PMP Exam. It is also useful for the CAPM exam, as the content is very similar.
We will also figure them out together, and you’ll see the thought process behind solving these PMP exam questions.
Watch the video below for the questions and answers!
Question 1
You are working through your project and performing quality inspections on the product. During inspection, a key part of the product was found defective. This was not planned for, and the team brainstormed and managed to make the product work without the defective component. This is:
A) Risk mitigation
B) Transfer of risk
C) Risk avoidance
D) Work-around
Question 2
You have a problem in the project you are working on, where a group of stakeholders from one part of the business are not receptive to the change brought on by your project. What is the best approach to resolve this conflict to assure longer lasting resolution?
A) Smoothing or accommodating them
B) Collaborating or problem solving with them
C) Compromising or reconciling with them
D) Forcing or directing them
Question 3
You are working on a new parkland project in New Zealand, where heavy earthquakes have been known to occur. You meet with your project sponsor and risk team, and agree on an action to “Transfer the risk.” What will you do next?
A) Ask the executive team to change project sponsors, so your current sponsor is not exposed to the risk.
B) Purchase insurance for earthquakes to transfer the risk to another company.
C) Form a shell company to transfer the risk of liability to, if anything bad happens.
D) Transfer the risk to the people using the park, by placing a “Caution” sign out front.
Question 4
You are working with the quality manager in your project, where your product has limited features in order to reduce the price, but you still want it to work well and correctly. The quality manager has asked you for advice on the quality and grade of the product. What will you tell her?
A) Bad quality is acceptable, but bad grade is not
B) Bad grade is acceptable, but bad quality is not
C) Neither bad grade nor quality is acceptable
D) Grade and quality are the same thing
Question 5
You are speaking with the quality manager of your project, and he has suggested a quality approach for the quality management plan process that was made popular by Deming. What is he referring to?
A) Apply continuous small improvements to reduce costs and ensure consistency
B) Perform inspections on every product that is made
C) X and Y Theory – only hire Y type workers as they are highly engaged
D) Plan-do-check-act to improve quality iteratively