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|  A student of ours who was answering questions in our PMP Exam Simulator (www.pm-exam-simulator.com) recently asked for an explanation of the following question he came across:
What is the Critical Path?
A) Maximum project duration
B) Minimum project duration
C) Total slack
D) Total float
He immediately realized that answers C and D are completely wrong and did not consider them. But then he fell into the “trap” that this question was setting up and selected “A) Maximum project duration” as the correct answer. But the correct answer is in fact “B) Minimum project duration”. Let me explain why.
First let’s acknowledge that the question is intentionally worded and phrased in this way. It's not meant to mislead, it's meant to make you think about what the critical path truly is.
That much said, you will probably remember from your studies that the critical path is the longest duration that you currently have in your schedule network diagram. But this does NOT mean that the critical path is the maximum duration that your project will/could have.
Let's look at an example and let’s say that our network diagram currently says that our critical is 30 days long. Is that the maximum that our project will take? No... it's the MINIMUM.
The critical path says that if everything goes as planned and we have zero delays, then we will be done in 30 days. But if there is just one task on the critical path that gets delayed by 2 days, then our critical path (and project duration) will increase to 32 days.
Therefore the critical path is not the MAXIMUM duration that we can expect on our project. It's the MINIMUM. (But only if all goes well).
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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator:
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You just took over the management of an industrial construction project, which is in the execution phase. You determine that your team is communicating directly with their client company's peers. According to the Communications Management Plan, all client interaction should be performed through the project manager. What is the potential reason for your team's behavior?
A) The Communications Management Plan is not comprehensive.
B) The Project Management Plan has not been shared with the team.
C) The previous project manager is not a PMP.
D) The Communications Management Plan was later updated.
Hint:
The Project Management Plan contains the Communications Management Plan.
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Posted on: July 09, 2013 10:40 AM
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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator:
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Sensitivity Analysis has strong similarities to which of the following?
A) Probability Distributions
B) Risk Identification
C) Design of Experiments
D) Statistical Sampling
Hint:
Sensitivity Analysis is a risk analysis technique not a risk identification technique.
All our questions are updated to the latest PMBOK® Guide standard. Stop by at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com and try the PMP Exam Simulator free for 3 days. We also offer 110 free questions at http://www.free-pm-exam-questions.com. We are a PMI Registered Education Provider.
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Posted on: July 02, 2013 09:58 AM
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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator:
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You are considering using WBS templates to create your project's WBS. Where would you most likely find these templates?
A) PMI's Practice Standard for WBS
B) Microsoft Project Web Site
C) Organizational Process Assets
D) All of the above
Hint:
Get your mind out of the PMBOK Guide and think freely for this question.
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Posted on: June 18, 2013 06:08 AM
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The first step towards PMP certification process is filling up the application form, and it has been said that it is a project itself. Do you want to know why? Read the article from Wikihow "How to Start Your PMP Application" http://bit.ly/18YgLBA
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