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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
What's the most difficult question you've faced in a mock exam?

It could be a general topic
It could be a knowledge area
It could be a process group
It could be a particular question that you never got by
It could be a phrase/wording

I want to hear from your experiences...
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Stephanie Bruce Project Manager Sr| Anthem Blue Cross Health Insurance Inglewood, Ca, United States
I agree, all of the above. However, it I had to choose only one, Risk Management would the one.
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1 reply by George Lewis
Jun 27, 2016 4:55 PM
George Lewis
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Stephanie - Do you have a specific example?
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Beyond the All/None of the Above option, sometimes there are tricky questions, where the answers are very similar and you have to pay close attention.

For example, EVM stands for
a) Earned Value Management
b) Earned Value Measurement
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2 replies by George Lewis
Jun 27, 2016 4:56 PM
George Lewis
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Stephane - yes, especially if you are new or ensure of the abreviation, it could be difficult.
Jun 27, 2016 4:59 PM
George Lewis
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That reminds me of:

PMP sample question "TPM stands for":
a)
b)
c)
d)

sometimes it confuses students...
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Dimitrina Doutcheva Business Systems Manager| DD Reston, Va, United States
May 23, 2016 8:37 AM
Replying to Jenny Gooch
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The hardest questions for are when ALL the answers seemed right! The risk and change management questions are the worst
A new risk has popped up on your project. This project is halfway through what is your next step,
a. Add the risk to the risk registry
b. Inform your supervisor of the risk
c. Schedule a team meeting to discuss the risk
d. Update the risk management plan

These get me everytime
When in doubt for "All-of-the-above" always think of what needs to be done first.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Jun 27, 2016 10:38 AM
Replying to Stephanie Bruce
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I agree, all of the above. However, it I had to choose only one, Risk Management would the one.
Stephanie - Do you have a specific example?
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Jun 27, 2016 10:43 AM
Replying to Stéphane Parent
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Beyond the All/None of the Above option, sometimes there are tricky questions, where the answers are very similar and you have to pay close attention.

For example, EVM stands for
a) Earned Value Management
b) Earned Value Measurement
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Stephane - yes, especially if you are new or ensure of the abreviation, it could be difficult.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Jun 27, 2016 10:43 AM
Replying to Stéphane Parent
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Beyond the All/None of the Above option, sometimes there are tricky questions, where the answers are very similar and you have to pay close attention.

For example, EVM stands for
a) Earned Value Management
b) Earned Value Measurement
...
That reminds me of:

PMP sample question "TPM stands for":
a)
b)
c)
d)

sometimes it confuses students...
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Sungjoon Park Coral Springs, Fl, United States
Kinds of theories.
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1 reply by George Lewis
Jun 29, 2016 9:55 AM
George Lewis
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Sungjoon - Can you expand what you mean?
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Nadeem Ghafoor Business Owner| Armour Services and Projects LLC Muscat, Muscat, Oman
May 23, 2016 8:37 AM
Replying to Jenny Gooch
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The hardest questions for are when ALL the answers seemed right! The risk and change management questions are the worst
A new risk has popped up on your project. This project is halfway through what is your next step,
a. Add the risk to the risk registry
b. Inform your supervisor of the risk
c. Schedule a team meeting to discuss the risk
d. Update the risk management plan

These get me everytime
To be honest, 75% questions were hard to answer as all four answers seems right. it can make a person freaky ;)
I agree with jenny, risk and change management questions were really hard to answer for me too.
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2 replies by George Lewis and Praveen Malik
Jun 29, 2016 9:57 AM
George Lewis
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Hi Nadeem - Is there a particular question on change management, can you share one, at least one example? We would like to understand...
Jun 29, 2016 2:33 PM
Praveen Malik
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Hi Jenny, Nadeem,

I have written an article titled "9 Rules to Answer PMP Change Management Questions" http://www.pmbypm.com/how-to-answer-pmp-ch...ment-questions/

Hopefully this will help the PMP aspirants.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Jun 28, 2016 2:37 PM
Replying to Sungjoon Park
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Kinds of theories.
Sungjoon - Can you expand what you mean?
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1 reply by Sungjoon Park
Jun 29, 2016 4:13 PM
Sungjoon Park
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Especially organizational theories, like culture and context theory, and contingency theory.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
Jun 28, 2016 2:45 PM
Replying to Nadeem Ghafoor
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To be honest, 75% questions were hard to answer as all four answers seems right. it can make a person freaky ;)
I agree with jenny, risk and change management questions were really hard to answer for me too.
Hi Nadeem - Is there a particular question on change management, can you share one, at least one example? We would like to understand...
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