George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, 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... Saving Changes...
Questions related to configuration management. Saving Changes...
Marcelo GuerraDirector of Engineering| SoundCommerceKirkland, Wa, United States
The ones with scheduling formulas, like
A project with Earned Value (EV) = $250, Actual Cost (AC) = $200 and Planned Value (PV) = $350. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)?
1.25
0.80
0.71
1.40
I'm not a fan of exams that asks to memorize formulas and the naming of the indexes is quite confusing, Saving Changes...
Jon DuFresneVP of Operations - PMP| Computer Physicians, Inc.Glendale, Ca, United States
Question related to ITTOs. Too much information to absorb. Saving Changes...
I am used to of doing 'Gold Plating' and it was hard to unlearn that. Mostly questions on this were answered against what I felt it should be but eventually I convinced myself that 'Gold Plating' is not right... Saving Changes...
Kavita GoelSenior Program Manager| Microsoft CorporationRedmond, Wa, United States
The types of questions which are very long full of "noise" only to find what they are really asking is at the end of the question. Saving Changes...
Paul RadulescuBusiness Technology Mgmt| DeHavilland Aircraft of CanadaToronto, Ontario, Canada
The most horrific questions are those for which you need to make use of your short term memory. These usually ask something where one should reply based on a sentence in a bottom note somewhere or is based on acronyms descriptions. They are completely useless in the long term, but show that you can remember something being said from one meeting to another :)
Interview question: In the PMO group of employees at ABC Inc., 60% have passed PMP certification, 45% have passed PgMP certification, and 25% have passed both. What is the percentage of employees who have passed neither?
A. 55% B. 32% C. 20% D. 5%
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2 replies by Marcelo Guerra and Stéphane Parent
Oct 22, 2016 10:39 AM
Stéphane Parent
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The answer is C.
Oct 24, 2016 7:16 PM
Marcelo Guerra
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Imagine you have 100 people, 60 passed the PMP, 45 the PgMP and 25 both. That means that 35 have only passed PMP (60 that passed PMP - 25 that passed both). With the same logic 20 have passed only PgMP. So we have:
1. 35 people passed only PMP
2. 20 people passed only PgMP
3. 25 people passed both
4. x people passed none
5. the total number of people is 100
So 35+20+25+x=100, x=100-80, x=20
So the answer is 20%
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Oct 22, 2016 9:03 AM
Replying to Paul Radulescu
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The most horrific questions are those for which you need to make use of your short term memory. These usually ask something where one should reply based on a sentence in a bottom note somewhere or is based on acronyms descriptions. They are completely useless in the long term, but show that you can remember something being said from one meeting to another :)
Interview question: In the PMO group of employees at ABC Inc., 60% have passed PMP certification, 45% have passed PgMP certification, and 25% have passed both. What is the percentage of employees who have passed neither?
A. 55% B. 32% C. 20% D. 5%
The answer is C. Saving Changes...
Marcelo GuerraDirector of Engineering| SoundCommerceKirkland, Wa, United States
Oct 22, 2016 9:03 AM
Replying to Paul Radulescu
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The most horrific questions are those for which you need to make use of your short term memory. These usually ask something where one should reply based on a sentence in a bottom note somewhere or is based on acronyms descriptions. They are completely useless in the long term, but show that you can remember something being said from one meeting to another :)
Interview question: In the PMO group of employees at ABC Inc., 60% have passed PMP certification, 45% have passed PgMP certification, and 25% have passed both. What is the percentage of employees who have passed neither?
A. 55% B. 32% C. 20% D. 5%
Imagine you have 100 people, 60 passed the PMP, 45 the PgMP and 25 both. That means that 35 have only passed PMP (60 that passed PMP - 25 that passed both). With the same logic 20 have passed only PgMP. So we have:
1. 35 people passed only PMP
2. 20 people passed only PgMP
3. 25 people passed both
4. x people passed none
5. the total number of people is 100
