EMT Practice Test

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Question1: You are a project manager taking over a project that's in the definition phase. The project sponsor asks you to prepare for an upcoming budget review as they have concerns regarding the lack of cost control shown by the project to date.
Which of the following actions would best improve the project sponsor's confidence in how you will control costs?

Question2: Identify one of the five steps of a benefits management plan and state one action you would take to apply it to ensure the successful realization of project benefits.

Question3: Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of an integrated project management plan?

Question4: You are managing a large UK-based team to design and build a multi-billion dollar railway in the Middle East. You have completed a stakeholder analysis and identified a diverse range of stakeholders, each with differing levels of power and interest in the project.
Describe the engagement approach you would take with both of these stakeholder groups and why you would take that approach.

Question5: PESTLE is a technique that can be used to determine factors that may impact or influence a project's business case. What does the letter "S" in PESTLE represent?

Question6: Which of the activities below would provide final assurance of a project?

Question7: You are overseeing a construction project for a new retail center. Midway through the project, the design team proposes a significant change to the building's layout, which they argue will improve overall functionality and therefore present better value for money. However, this change would require demolishing and rebuilding a section of the structure.
Given the proposed changes, outline five actions you would take to evaluate the change request to provide an appropriate recommendation.

Question8: According to Herzberg's two-factor theory, which of the following best illustrates a leader who positively impacts team performance and motivation?

Question9: You are tasked with writing a business case for a new internal software project within your organization. You are considering how your organizational practices and norms would affect the project, thinking through the roles, governance structure, life cycle choice, etc.
What is the most appropriate analysis technique that you would use to compare organizational practices and norms?

Question10: You have been assigned to manage a new project team. The team has recently been set up to improve service levels which have drastically reduced over the past year.
Only a few of the team members have worked together before. It is your responsibility as the leader to facilitate the team's development.
Question:Identify two models you could use to facilitate developing your team. (2 marks) Question:Explain three ways team development models can help the team meet their objective to improve service levels. (3 marks)

Question11: You are the project manager for a construction company tasked with building a new housing development.
Conflicts have arisen between the architects and builders regarding construction methods. Additionally, the health and safety team is concerned about reported incidents.
Explain five impacts that conflict within this project could create.

Question12: During a project review, which of the following would be the best indicator of how the project outputs are progressing?

Question13: You start mentoring a junior team member who is new to the project profession. In the first month of mentoring them, you notice their attitude towards stakeholders is poor.
State two impacts this lack of professionalism and knowledge could have on the project's performance.

Question14: You are managing a project to develop and deploy a new finance management software system for a client.
The project has been deployed and is now in the post-deployment support phase. This phase requires ongoing technical support and maintenance after the software is deployed. The workload can vary significantly over time, is likely to evolve over time, and quick response times are essential.
Question: Based on the features of different contractual relationships and methods of supplier reimbursement, state the most appropriate contract type for the post-deployment phase. (1 mark) Question: Explain four reasons why this would be the most suitable. (4 marks)

Question15: Which of the following are not typical responses to risks?
* Complete root cause analysis to understand why the situation has occurred.
* Reduce the probability of the threat occurring or the impact on the project.
* Change objectives or practices to change the cause of the threat so it can no longer occur.
* There are no acceptable or viable approaches to take to avoid or reduce, so the threat and any residual risk must be managed.
* Prepare a risk management plan to document the risk and give it to your sponsor.
* Pass the responsibility for bearing the impact of the threat from one party to another.

Question16: You are in the design phase of a project to deliver offices on a newly acquired plot of land. You have now completed extra surveys and discovered that the ground conditions are a lot softer than expected, meaning the design and delivery will be far more complex and costly. You did not account for this in your risk register.
Which of the following statements about the project business case is true?

Question17: Explain how business-as-usual activities can impact the project schedule, considering each of the following elements:

Question18: You are appointed as project manager on a major project that started several months earlier. The project has many diverse stakeholders, and you discover that a stakeholder communications planhas not been completed.
State two possible negative effects of not having an effective stakeholder communications plan for the project:

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