Please share the PMP questions you found to be tricky and the lesson learnt from that and don't forget to mention the source.
Here are 2 questions of my choice from PMChallenge.
1. How many process areas in PMBOK?
A. 5
B. 47
C. 10
D. 0
I answered 10 hoping only knowledge area is meant in the question, but the answer is D and explanation said there is nothing like process area.
LL: Don't read what you want to read,read what is in the question.
2. When is a contract is used in projects?
A. always
B. sometimes
C. usually
\D. rarely
Since a contract is a must for projects, my answer was option A. The answer is B and the explanation is contract is used when the project is done for external customer.
LL: Think of all possible scenarios before answering a question. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 12, 2016 12:46 PM
Replying to Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
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Which of the following process provides alignment of internal and external stakeholder expectations through established agreements? (Source: unknown)
A. Plan Stakeholder Management
B. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
C.Conduct Procurement
D.Collect Requirements
Answer: First thing that strikes after reading this question is requirements and agreement on them between project team and client. However answer is Conduct procurements.Here agreement means contract. Ref: section 12.2 Conduct procurements
LL: don't read a generic term when a specific term is meant.
This is also pretty straight forward :D
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1 reply by Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
Oct 12, 2016 11:08 PM
Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
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Rami, please share the questions what you thought were tricky. Obviously what seems to be tricky to one person may be easy for another. It is natural.If we have a collection of questions, then it will be useful to a wide audience.
Rami, please share the questions what you thought were tricky. Obviously what seems to be tricky to one person may be easy for another. It is natural.If we have a collection of questions, then it will be useful to a wide audience.
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Oct 13, 2016 1:23 AM
Rami Kaibni
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Can't recall any off the top of my head now but if I come accross one, I will post it here.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 12, 2016 11:08 PM
Replying to Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
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Rami, please share the questions what you thought were tricky. Obviously what seems to be tricky to one person may be easy for another. It is natural.If we have a collection of questions, then it will be useful to a wide audience.
Can't recall any off the top of my head now but if I come accross one, I will post it here.
The first question is not tricky as there Knowledge Areas and Processes but not process areas.
The second question is a bit vague as even if it is an internal project, there should be some sort of agreement especially if it is a large organization.
Initially looking at this response I thought about the 5 Process Groups... then thought about the 47 Processes
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1 reply by Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
Oct 14, 2016 10:30 PM
Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
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One tricky question raises many questions in our mind. :)
New ______ may be developed to display approved remaining durations and modifications to the work plan.(source: PMChallenge)
project schedule network diagrams
bar charts
baselines
Gantt charts
The first thing read was remaining duration, and due to anchoring effect, bar chart was selected as the answer. However the answer was project schedule network diagram.
LL: Don't read only a portion of the question and answer based on that
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2 replies by Rami Kaibni and Stéphane Parent
Oct 16, 2016 12:12 PM
Rami Kaibni
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Thats a good one but the question itself is vague.
May 16, 2020 10:15 PM
Stéphane Parent
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That's actually fairly straightforward to figure out the answer.
Bar charts have nothing to do with displaying durations. That's not it.
Baselines are not display tools. The other tip-off: New baselines don't make sense for approved remaining durations. That's not it.
Gantt charts could be used to display durations but they don't display modifications to the work plan. That's not it.
It leaves you with schedule network diagram. This makes sense since you can create multiple network diagrams from the schedule data. You can also clearly show what changed from the previous baselines.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Oct 15, 2016 10:26 PM
Replying to Venkatramvasi Mohanvasi
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New ______ may be developed to display approved remaining durations and modifications to the work plan.(source: PMChallenge)
project schedule network diagrams
bar charts
baselines
Gantt charts
The first thing read was remaining duration, and due to anchoring effect, bar chart was selected as the answer. However the answer was project schedule network diagram.
LL: Don't read only a portion of the question and answer based on that
Thats a good one but the question itself is vague.
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