I wonder if anybody can help me. I am studying to take the PMP exam mid April. I am studying using Rita Mulcahy and Andy Crowe and PMbok guide.
Issue:
Rita Mulcahy says to assume that proper project management was done unless stated otherwise in all questions. I have been taking this approach when answers questions on practice exams.
However I come across a question in Andy Crowe's book
Question:
The program manager is asking why your project is scheduled to take sixteen months. He claims that previous projects in the organization were able to be completed in less than half of that time. What would the BEST thing to do?
Possible Answers
A) Look for historical information on the previous projects to understand them better
B) Refer the program manager to the schedule management plan
C) Refer the program manager to the project management plan
D) Explain to the program manager that estimates should always err on the side of being too large.
According to Andy Crowe the correct answer is A. However would the PM have taken into account previous schedules for previous projects as he has access to them via OPA's. Assuming this there should be no need to go back to check previous schedules as it would have already been done.
I am just trying to find a definite line I should take on this before I site the exam.
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Simon Saving Changes...
I am blown away from the support and advice I have received here.
Thanks again to everybody who has taken the time to reply.
Best regards,
Simon Saving Changes...
Julia CunninghamManager Project Management| BattelleRichland, Wa, United States
Good luck on the exam Simon. The answers given here are all good.
Remember to breathe and apply logic and reason, although some of the questions will certainly make you question whether those skills were used in the writing of the questions and the associated answers. Saving Changes...
Muhammed Nasir KAROFIHead of Department Political and Civic Education| National Orientation Agency Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria
Dear All,
Please can members with certification experience who also attempted PMIchallenge share experience and assist colleagues like Simon and I, regarding the tricky nature of the question style? How are they related what is the takeaway?
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1 reply by Markus Kopko
Mar 16, 2016 4:46 AM
Markus Kopko
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Hello Muhammed,
the PM Challenge (not the PMI Challange, right?) is fun part and references not only the PMBOk Guide but also other topics, methodologys and so on ...
Therefore and also for some other reasons (some are wrong; some are outdated ...see severeal other threads about his topic) i do recommend NOT to use PMChallange questions as a PMP preparation tool! It is just not made for that.
Instead go for a professional online simulator, much more worth it, trust me.
Regarding the "tricky" question types and all the other possible question types and how to handle them please refer to this guide here:
Markus KopkoAI Enabler for Project & Program Mgmt | Founder PMotion.ai / The PM
AI Coach| PMotion.aiHamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Mar 15, 2016 4:17 PM
Replying to Muhammed Nasir KAROFI
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Dear All,
Please can members with certification experience who also attempted PMIchallenge share experience and assist colleagues like Simon and I, regarding the tricky nature of the question style? How are they related what is the takeaway?
Hello Muhammed,
the PM Challenge (not the PMI Challange, right?) is fun part and references not only the PMBOk Guide but also other topics, methodologys and so on ...
Therefore and also for some other reasons (some are wrong; some are outdated ...see severeal other threads about his topic) i do recommend NOT to use PMChallange questions as a PMP preparation tool! It is just not made for that.
Instead go for a professional online simulator, much more worth it, trust me.
Regarding the "tricky" question types and all the other possible question types and how to handle them please refer to this guide here:
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