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Recommended PMP Exam Prep Video:How to prepare for your PMP Exam. Step 1: Assess Your Eligibility

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This FREE video:http://bit.ly/pmpstep1 will give an overview of how you can determine your eligibility to take the PMP Certification Exam with regards to your training and experience. It covers PMI's requirements such as educational background, project management experience and project management education for you to be able to take the exam.

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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com - The answer is at the very bottom:



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.


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ANSWER AND EXPLANATION:

The correct answer is C
Explanation: Don't get carried away by choice B. Sensitivity Analysis is a risk analysis technique not a risk identification technique. It is not a sampling technique or a distribution. In Design of Experiments one studies the effect of some process or intervention (the treatment) on some objects (the experimental units). In Sensitivity Analysis one looks at the effect of varying the inputs of a mathematical model on the output of the model itself. In both disciplines one strives to obtain information from the system with a minimum of physical or numerical experiments.
Reference: PMBOK Guide 4th Edition, pages 197, 298

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Free PMP Exam Sample Question

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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com - The answer is at the very bottom:



You are managing a water supply network deployment project. During project planning you are considering two approaches to lay the pipe network. Approach A will most likely cost $50,000 (±5%). Approach B will most likely cost $25,000 (±40%). Which approach will you select if your project stakeholders' risk tolerances are low and if you want to select the less risky approach?

A.) Neither approach since they are not definitive estimates.
B.) Approach B since it ranges from $15,000 to $35,000.
C.) Approach A since it ranges from $47,500 to $52,500.
D.) A combination of approach A and B.
 

Hint:

Estimates are never definitive.


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ANSWER AND EXPLANATION:


The correct answer is C
Explanation: Please note that the question doesn't ask for the approach that is more financially feasible. Instead, the question asks you to identify the approach that has the lower risk. The larger the range of an estimate, the larger the risk. Since approach B is a wide range estimate, it is more risky. Approach C has a narrow estimate, which makes this approach less risky.
Reference: PMBOK Guide 4th Edition, page 284
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Free PMP Exam Sample Question

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The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com - The answer is at the very bottom:



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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ANSWER AND EXPLANATION:

The correct answer is D
Explanation: This question isn't asking about "inputs" to the Create WBS process. The question is simply asking: Where could you find templates to help you build a WBS? All of the answer choices are possible sources for WBS templates.
Reference: PMI Practice Standard for WBS 2nd Edition, Appendices

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Recommended PMP Exam Prep Video:The Easiest Way To Study For The PMP Exam

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