PMI PMBOK Knowledge Areas 5

Question 1

A project is 50% complete. The Budget at Completion (BAC) is $200,000, and the Actual Cost (AC) is $110,000. What is the Estimate at Completion (EAC) assuming the current CPI will continue?

Accepted Answer

$220,000

Answer

EV = 50% × $200,000 = $100,000; CPI = $100,000 / $110,000 = 0.909; EAC = BAC / CPI = $200,000 / 0.909 ≈ $220,000.

Question 2

Which Integration Management process involves gathering and distributing performance information, including status reports, progress measurements, and forecasts?

Accepted Answer

Monitor and Control Project Work

Answer

Monitor and Control Project Work tracks, reviews, and reports overall project progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.

Question 3

A project manager discovers that the team is consistently gold-plating deliverables by adding unauthorized features. Which process should be strengthened?

Accepted Answer

Control Scope

Answer

Control Scope monitors scope changes and prevents unauthorized scope additions including gold-plating by enforcing the scope baseline.

Question 4

A finish-to-start dependency with a lag of 5 days means:

Accepted Answer

Activity B cannot start until 5 days after Activity A finishes

Answer

A finish-to-start relationship with a 5-day lag means the successor activity (B) cannot begin until 5 days after the predecessor activity (A) has finished.

Question 5

Which resource management tool shows the amount of work required by a resource over time and helps identify over-allocation?

Accepted Answer

Resource histogram

Answer

A resource histogram is a bar chart that shows the amount of work assigned to a resource over time, making over-allocation visually apparent.

(PMI) Project Management Institute Certified Practice Test

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PMI PMBOK Knowledge Areas 5