EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A piece of equipment has malfunctioned and is stalling the completion of a deliverable for a project. Which of
the following should the project manager do next?

Question2: One of the key steps in controlling changes lo software is obtaining approval. Which of the following
statements best describes the reason for this key objective?

Question3: A project was closed according to the planned project schedule. Security teams later identified that one of the
contractors stole data after the project's closure. Which of the following would have most likely prevented the
data from being stolen?

Question4: During a staff meeting, a project manager voices a concern about the client billing rate for a particular
engineer. Which of the following documents would the project manager need in order to find this information?

Question5: A project team selected a random sample of patient accounts for testing the deliverable. The data was masked
since it contained patient names. Which of the following describes this type of data?

Question6: A risk management team for a software project decided to outsource the development of a specific portion of a
system due to a lack of internal resources. Which of the following risk responses does this demonstrate?

Question7: During the project initiation phase, a project team has been identified. Which of the following is the NEXT
step for the project manager?

Question8: A project team needs to understand what needs to be done, who needs to complete the tasks, and when the
tasks need to be completed. Which of the following artifacts would be the best to capture this information?

Question9: A development team, which is working on a software project demonstrates software functionality 10 project
stakeholder a week before the implementation date. Several stakeholders comment that the software does not
meet the communicated expectations. Which of the following tools should the project manager use to validate
the functionality?

Question10: Defects associated with project deliverables have been reported. The project team needs to find the cause of
the defects. Which of the following tools should the project team use to find the cause?

Question11: During a status meeting for a multisystem program, a program manager learns that some deliverables from
another project are delayed. Which of the following should the program manager do next?

Question12: As part of the planning phase, a PM has defined tasks, durations, resources, and costs. Which of the following
is the NEXT step in the process?

Question13: While working in a collaborative, online brainstorming session, team members send private messages to the
facilitator about challenges understanding others when they are speaking due to accents and background
noises. Which of the following should the facilitator do to overcome the challenges?

Question14: Which of the following contract types in project procurement has the highest risk for the buyer?

Question15: Which of the following communication tools would a project manager use to broadcast information without
being assured the information will be received?

Question16: A project manager is eager to define access requirements during the initiation phase of a project. Which of the
following steps should the project manager perform first?

Question17: A PM is working with stakeholders in the discovery phase and comparing the cost of the project to the cost
savings the project will produce when it is complete. The output of this exercise will produce the:

Question18: Two team members have a minor disagreement on how a task should be performed. The project manager plans
to meet with the team members to discuss the matter. Which of the following techniques should the project
manager use to emphasize the areas of agreement and downplay the opposing views?

Question19: A critical piece of equipment that is needed for the installation of a point-of-sale solution is delayed from the
manufacturer. The delay will cause the project to be significantly behind schedule. The project manager
decides to buy the item at a higher cost from another vendor who can supply it immediately. Which of the
following risk management approaches has the project manager taken?

Question20: During a status meeting, the development team reviews work and finds an unforeseen dependency on one of
the critical project activities. As a result, the project will most likely be delayed. Which of the following
actions should the project manager MOST likely perform?

Question21: A project manager has been assigned to a new project. During the planning phase, the project manager needs
to get an understanding of the purpose of the project. Which of the following should the project manager do?

Question22: Which of the following statements best describes a content management system?

Question23: A project manager is receiving reports of the actual project expenditures and, based on this information, is
making adjustments to the budget. In which of the following phases does this occur?

Question24: Which of the following is a typical characteristic of Scrum?

Question25: A project manager is monitoring team performance by comparing committed versus completed work. The
project manager creates the following:


Which of the following most likely represents the number of items in the backlog?

Question26: A project team participates in a brainstorming session to define the guidance, direction, and approach for
monitoring established procedures for developed products. Which of the following plans is the team creating?

Question27: A project manager is organizing and running a project closure meeting. Which of the following best describes
the objective of this meeting?

Question28: A project coordinator has started a new project and is reviewing the following characteristics provided by the
customer:
* Two developers
* High uncertainty about existing systems
* Risk of frequent requirement changes
* Tight deadlines
Which of the following project methodologies would be best to use in this situation?

Question29: A project team is working remotely from different locations across the country. As part of a lessons-learned
exercise, the project manager would like to
identify the level of engagement among project team members. Which of the following would be the best tool
for the project manager to use?

Question30: A contractor attended a project meeting that was exclusively for company employees. Which of the following
actions should the PM take?

Question31: A system was implemented, and testing was successfully completed. Which of the following should the
project manager do NEXT?

Question32: A company is implementing a new radar system from July to September. The project manager knows these
months are the peak hurricane season for this region. Which of the following should the project manager
develop to mitigate the risk to the project?

Question33: A company that is implementing an updated version of its main product hired a new project manager to lead
the project. Prior to the start of the project, the sponsor asked the project manager to prepare a report on the
defects found in the previous project to avoid a decrease in production. The report shows that the two main
defects are related to cosmetic and physical damage to the product. Which of the following charts would
BEST prioritize which defects to address?

Question34: Which of the following is a capital expense?

Question35: A PM is meeting with the project team to identify the baseline go-live date, the operational training, and the
handoff procedures. Which of the following phases is the project team performing?

Question36: For an upcoming project kickoff. a PM is looking for a way to illustrate roles for major project activities.
Which of the following would be the MOST useful option?

Question37: Which of the following should be the PRIMARY basis for establishing metrics that measure the effectiveness
of an information security program?

Question38: A project manager realizes that a project will not be completed on time due to resource constraints. Which of
the following actions should the project manager take NEXT?

Question39: A PM is working on the preliminary scope statement and identifies that this project has the same approach as
another project that was completed last year. Which of the following actions would the PM most likely
perform?

Question40: Two team members have a minor disagreement on how a task should be performed. The project manager plans
to meet with the team members to discuss the matter. Which of the following techniques should the project
manager use to emphasize the areas of agreement and downplay the opposing views?

Question41: Which of the following would be the NEXT document a project manager should update once the need to
procure goods and/or services is identified?

Question42: The project team determines that software installation can only begin after the desktops have been installed
and can be powered on. Which of the following dependencies does this represent?

Question43: Someone claiming to be from a tax agency sent an email to a team member asking for access to the project
repository. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?

Question44: Which of the following tools is best to use when conducting project meetings across time zones?

Question45: A stakeholder works in a remote location and has not been replying to emails. The Internet service in that
location is intermittent, and the stakeholder prefers to be contacted by telephone. Which of the following
artifacts should the project manager have prepared to avoid this situation?

Question46: During the testing phase of a project, the regression test fails due to a specific item that is disrupting the entire
system. Which of the following documents should the project manager use to identify who requested this
item?

Question47: Which of the following is the main reason for documenting artifacts?

Question48: Following a successful release, a project manager sent a survey to all stakeholders to gain an understanding of
opportunity areas for the team. Which of the following can use the survey results as an input?

Question49: A project manager is assigned an initiative in a highly regulated industry that requires employees to safeguard
certain pieces of PII. Which of the following is the best approach for the project manager to keep the
information confidential?

Question50: Government projects require that personnel submit to background screenings for certain clearance
requirements. Which of the following best describes this process?

Question51: A key stakeholder recommends to a senior developer that a new feature be added. The new feature is not part
of the current requirement documentation. Which of the following is MOST likely happening?

Question52: Which of the following can be used to determine whether a sample product is within an acceptable range?

Question53: During the execution phase, user accepted testing failed; nonetheless, the vendor PM is insisting that the
program manager approve the invoice for this phase. Which of the following actions should the Program
manager take?

Question54: Which of the following is a consideration when determining a project's ESG factors?

Question55: An institution wants to implement software solutions to help manage the internal flow for formally responding
in writing to citizens' complaints. Which of the following solutions would be BEST?

Question56: A project manager is overseeing the implementation of a major upgrade to a critical ERP system. The project
sponsor is requiring that the upgrade should not exceed more than three hours of downtime for the
implementation and validation in production. During cutover, the team runs into a validation issue after 2.5
hours, and the process is only 70% through the validation steps Which of the following actions should the
project manager take?

Question57: Which of the following BEST describes how an organization should coordinate management of multiple
related projects?

Question58: A project team needs a tool to store information that is captured throughout the life cycle of a project. The
information should be stored in a centralized location that is easily accessible to all stakeholders and will
provide search functionality. Which of the following tools should be used?

Question59: Which of the following should be considered first when determining the privacy management for project data?

Question60: A PM needs to calculate the progress of the whole project scope for a presentation to the sponsor. Which of
the following is the first document the PM should update?

Question61: A visual that displays team progress was created for stand-up meetings. Which of the following BEST
describes what is being represented on the visual?

Question62: A project manager was not part of a contract negotiation. The project manager is concerned that stakeholders
will expect the project to achieve deliverables requested in the RFP Which of the following documents should
the project manager produce FIRST to start communication about the boundaries of the project?

Question63: A project manager, who finished a project some time ago, keeps receiving questions from another project
manager who is currently leading a similar project. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this
situation?

Question64: During a gate review meeting, the deliverable was rejected by the customer.
INSTRUCTIONS
Review the dashboard.
* Part 1: Drag and drop each task, placing them in the correct order based on the project change control
process.
* Part 2: Select the proper document(s) to be updated.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Part 1:

Part 2:

Question65: A project manager has decided to wait until all requirements are developed to initiate testing. Which of the
following relationship dependencies is the project manager using?

Question66: A client provides a project plan to the assigned project manager and suggests that the project manager and
team just need to execute the plan. Upon further investigation, the document contains:
* Purpose
* Scope of work
* Location of work
* Period of performance
* Deliverables schedule
* Applicable standards
* Acceptance criteria
* Special requirements
* Payment schedule
Which of the following documents did the client provide to the project manager?

Question67: A critical business initiative introduced new processes and technology to the organization. Which of the
following approaches should be used to ensure the deliverables are increasingly adopted and leveraged by the
organization over time?

Question68: A project manager receives an escalation from an external group reporting that an expected deliverable should
have been available some time ago. After analysis, the project team realizes the deliverable was provided on
time. Which of the following should the project manager do next?

Question69: An software engineer is applying new updates to a program in a sandbox environment. Which of the following
risk strategies best describes this practice?

Question70: A project manager is in the closing phase of an IT asset refresh project that involves the disposal of several
computers. The project sponsor notified the project manager that the company recently received a penalty as a
result of disposing of some computers improperly. Which of the following should have been considered during
initial planning to prevent this situation?

Question71: During the execution phase of a project, the project team faced an unexpected website downtime The project
manager how a brainstorming session and the team identified causes and effects tor the problem Now the
project team needs to analyze and determine whether the particular cause and effect are related by using one of
the following charts. Which of the following should the team use?

Question72: During a complex, multiyear project, a PM must discern which project tasks overlap so resources can be
allocated appropriately. Which of the following is best for determining this information?

Question73: Which of the following software programs would be BEST to use lo store information related to business
transactions?

Question74: Which of the following is a test that is done on an existing system to ensure the previous functionality still
works after a change has been made?

Question75: Which of the following BEST illustrates how team members with different roles should interact on the team?

Question76: While developing a project charter, a PM discovers that some of the legal requirements have not been
addressed during the project concept preparation, which could result in significant financial penalties against
the organization. The PM knows that implementation of appropriate changes is costly and will exceed the
budget and scope of the project. Which of the following should the PM do FIRST?

Question77: A third party needs to perform a short-term task for which the duration cannot be accurately estimated and the
cost cannot be calculated in advance. Which of the following should the project manager put in place before
work begins?

Question78: A PM wants to add a chart to the monthly status report to show major accomplishments for key events. Which
of the following is the best chart to use?

Question79: During quality analysis, different team members are identifying multiple constraints. Which of the following
tools should the project manager adopt first to help track and prioritize a resolution?

Question80: Which of the following is a quality assurance tool?

Question81: During the project execution phase, Ann, a project manager, received an email from the project sponsor asking
for an additional work package to be added to the project scope due to new legislation.
INSTRUCTIONS
Review the email with the latest updates sent by the project sponsor and respond in
the following order:
1. Select the best tool for tracking the server migration progress.
2. Select the new critical path.
3. Select the correct number of engineers required for the server migration phase.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click
the Reset All button.

Select the Appropriate Tool:





Select the new critical path.
Option A

Option B

Option C

Question82: A global franchise requests that a company provide a solution to unify its operation worldwide. Additionally,
the company would like the solution to provide operation reports in real time without asking the country
franchise manager for these reports. Which of the following cloud models would the company suggest to the
global franchise?

Question83: Two stakeholders, who have a history of animosity toward one another, are in disagreement during a project.
The project's timeline depends on the stakeholders accomplishing their tasks. Which of the following conflict
resolution methods would be best to utilize?

Question84: Which of the following would be best to utilize when managing communications for project teams across
multiple time zones?

Question85: A project manager is reviewing a signed legal document pertaining to the hiring of a vendor who will develop
an experimental solution. The vendor could not provide accurate estimates at this time because the
requirements will probably be changing. The document also contains information about the resources involved
and the rates the vendor will charge for the work. Which of the following best describes the legal document
the project manager is reviewing?

Question86: Which of the following best represents the project impact to a company's brand value?

Question87: Which of the following is required to provide a hardware installation with a Tier 5 redundancy level?

Question88: A project team is defining operational training, discussing a go-live date, and describing the operational
handoff. Which of the following best describes what the team is developing?

Question89: A project manager buys an extended warranty for a set of servers. Which of the following risk management
strategies is the manager using?

Question90: A customer requests some changes to a product, and those changes are approved by the CCB. Which of the
following should be changed first?

Question91: By developing a project schedule, a PM has already validated the constraints, outlined the duration of the tasks
and the phases, and confirmed the proper sequence and flow of the project. Which of the following activities
still needs to be performed to complete the schedule?

Question92: A project manager wants to schedule a troubleshooting session for team members who are located in Germany
and California. Which of the following is most important for the project manager to consider when setting up
the session?

Question93: After determining the appropriate maintenance window, which of the following should occur NEXT in the
operational infrastructure change process?

Question94: A PM wants to provide a visual representation of how a project is organized into tasks and how the tasks relate
to each other. Which of the following can the PM use?

Question95: While in the closing phase of a project, the project manager gathers feedback from stakeholders. Which of the
following best describes a benefit of this feedback?

Question96: In order to complete a major project deliverable, very specialized resources are required for some tasks. The
PM failed to take into consideration during planning that the required resources would be available for fewer
hours than required. Which of the following should the PM do first to make schedule changes?

Question97: Which of the following cloud models is designed to provide compute, storage, and networking resources on
demand?

Question98: Which of the following would be MOST beneficial to do before a call to ensure all meeting items are
addressed and the correct participants attend?

Question99: Which of the following software programs would be best to use to store information related to business
transactions?

Question100: An IT intern was assigned to set up workstations as part of a project. The IT intern was very careful to do the
task well and initially referred to notes while performing the task. By the end of the two-week rotation, the IT
intern no longer needed the notes and completed more set-ups in less time. Which of the following MOST
likely represents the observed relationship in this scenario?

Question101: Which of the following tools is best to use for storing lessons learned?