PMP - Uncertainty Performance Domain Sample Questions

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* 1. You have recently joined a team that is obsessed with the use of decision trees to analyze most project situations. You are a bit concerned with this behavior and are now putting together a presentation on proper usage of decision trees. You need to give examples where you should or shouldn’t apply a decision tree to analyze a project situation. Under which of the following scenarios would you not use a decision tree?

When the future scenarios are known

When the outcomes of some of the actions are uncertain

When some future scenarios are unknown

When you need to look at the implications of not choosing certain alternatives

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* 2. There are a number of risks that have been identified in your project. The team has decided not to change the project plan to deal with the risks, but they have established a contingency reserve of money in the event something triggers these risks. This is an example of what type of risk mitigation technique?

Avoidance

Contingent Response Strategy

Passive acceptance

Active acceptance

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* 3. Lisa is the project manager of a large construction project. The project has got a big scope and a limited time to complete all deliveries. During an initial project risks identification event, Lisa identifies a number of risks in the project and wants to prepare for them. Which of the following can be used to transfer some project risks?

Accept the risk

Mitigate the risk

Change the project management plan to eliminate risk

Buy Insurance

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* 4. Jill is managing an organizational re-design project. Although the higher level operating model was approved by the project’s steering committee, most of the project stakeholders lack a clear understanding of their requirements and are struggling to envision future processes and workflows. This has brought a great deal of uncertainty around project requirements and how to fulfil those requirements. Which of the following is a major project risk at this stage?

These uncertainties can contribute to high rates of change and project complexity.

Initial project duration cannot be determined.

These uncertainties would result in a big number of layoffs.

Initial project budget cannot be determined.

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* 5. You are currently troubleshooting a pain point on your project. You ask the team to start using Kanban boards to see the flow of work and work in progress limits to understand the impact of the demand on the team or product. Which of the following is most probably your pain point?

Lack of team charter.

Unexpected or unforeseen delays.

Inefficiently ordered product backlog.

Lack of project charter.