In the following sample question, I was trying to relate a possible choice with the context of the question. But I did not see any relation between the question's scenario and a possible answer. To me, only the last sentence of the scenario is the question, and the answer is (a). If that's the case, I feel PMI is unfairly confusing the examinee. I have seen in choices, a term is given that has no meaning or it does not exist. But that is ok. But in the following question the scenario and the question have no relation (IMHO), and that would be unfair - as it would be unnecessarily wasting an examinee's time in a time limited exam. Or, I may be missing something here:
Your project is 90% completed, the cost performance index is 1.2 and the schedule performance index is 0.8. Management is concerned about the delay and asks you to utilize schedule compression so the project can be completed on time. Which of the following statements is true about the schedule performance index? (a) SPI will be 1 when the project completes (b) SPI will be less than 1 when the project completes (c) SPI will be greater than 1 when the project completes (d) None of the above Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Can‘t see any unfair question here. The question tests your understanding of SPI and builds a scenario. It even gives you the hint that SPI lower than 1 is bad.
Expect more of this in the real exam.
And understand that you only see mockup question now, not the real ones. Saving Changes...
Amjad AliSenior Business Analyst - Information Security| IFCDelta, British Columbia, Canada
Agree, the scenario is relevant in determining ones understanding of SPI.
If one knows the SPI, then the question is merely toying with your understanding...does schedule compression affect the SPI if the project completes on time?
Like Thomas says, there are many such scenarios where one has to apply knowledge which is also being tested. Saving Changes...
Yes, (the right answer is A - as you stated).
Agree with you sometimes PMI choosing log wordy questions, they want you to figure out if you waste the time and sometimes they need you to concentrate for the heart of issue.
I agree with you because we loose a lot of things due to this strange question and because :-
1) Our English language is not out mother tongue.
2) Even if there is an Aid language is make also a more difficult than English because we used to study from English material.
You know I sometimes asking myself is PMI testing our English language or testing our practice/knowledge of PM?
BR,
Mansour
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Feb 22, 2020 3:49 PM
Rami Kaibni
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Mansour
Can you elaborate please why do you think the right answer is A ? How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression ?
Thanks
RK
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Agree with above. Why important that understanding how to take a test can be as important as the material. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 22, 2020 6:11 AM
Replying to MANSOUR THABET ALQUBATY
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Yes, (the right answer is A - as you stated).
Agree with you sometimes PMI choosing log wordy questions, they want you to figure out if you waste the time and sometimes they need you to concentrate for the heart of issue.
I agree with you because we loose a lot of things due to this strange question and because :-
1) Our English language is not out mother tongue.
2) Even if there is an Aid language is make also a more difficult than English because we used to study from English material.
You know I sometimes asking myself is PMI testing our English language or testing our practice/knowledge of PM?
BR,
Mansour
Mansour
Can you elaborate please why do you think the right answer is A ? How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression ?
Thanks
RK
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1 reply by Saf Sied
Feb 22, 2020 4:45 PM
Saf Sied
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Rami,
Good question. That's exactly what I was confused about: "How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression?"
Can you elaborate please why do you think the right answer is A ? How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression ?
Thanks
RK
Rami,
Good question. That's exactly what I was confused about: "How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression?"
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Feb 22, 2020 4:59 PM
Rami Kaibni
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I might be wrong, but if it was me, I would chose (D) None of the Above,
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Amjad AliSenior Business Analyst - Information Security| IFCDelta, British Columbia, Canada
I actually did CAPM before I did PMP exam. I thought CAPM was more straightforward questions. And I think the PMP questions are fair when they do use scenarios like these.
A lot of times project managers have to interpret and negotiate contracts which are written in English (at least for us). Those contracts are written by lawyers and the legal language is even more complex than what is on PMP.
I have also sat many exams where if English is not your mother tongue they give you additional time (in one of them you could get as much as 15 minutes more).
In both exams above I had more than half an hour to spare which I didn't even bother to use for rechecking my answers because I thought it wouldn't make a difference.
Maybe PMI could allocate more time for non-English speakers doing the exam in English...I think that would be fair. But if the exam is made simpler then it wouldn't be fair to us because anyone could cram the concepts and answer the questions and face much difficulty when faced with complex contracts and other documents.
As for the answer...the last part of the scenario reads "...so the project can be completed on time." The rest of the questions follows from that scenario.... Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 22, 2020 4:45 PM
Replying to Saf Sied
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Rami,
Good question. That's exactly what I was confused about: "How can you be sure you will finish on time even if you do schedule compression?"
I might be wrong, but if it was me, I would chose (D) None of the Above,
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1 reply by Saf Sied
Feb 22, 2020 5:05 PM
Saf Sied
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I would agree with Rami here. Question is vague (at least to me). "...so project can be completed on time". But did it complete on time? Not clear to me.
I might be wrong, but if it was me, I would chose (D) None of the Above,
I would agree with Rami here. Question is vague (at least to me). "...so project can be completed on time". But did it complete on time? Not clear to me. Saving Changes...
Amjad AliSenior Business Analyst - Information Security| IFCDelta, British Columbia, Canada
Okay so I can see where the language gets cofusing.
"...so the project can be completed on time." //future tense - agreed?
"(a), SPI will be 1 when the project completes" //future tense - agreed?
Neither the question nor the answer assumes project is completed. Both relate to a situation that "in the future "when the project completes on time"...what will be the SPI?" - sorry about all the quotes... The question is not about whether the project completed on time or not...no assumptions required. Saving Changes...
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