EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A project sponsor asked the PM to provide a summary of the current financial status. The PM uses the following burn up chart for the analysis:

Based on the chart, which of the following is the current status of the project?

Question2: Which of the following is a potential challenge that may arise from language barriers among a project team?

Question3: A project manager is coordinating multiple teams of six people that will each provide feedback for a new product. The teams are recording their opinions, which may be used to define the final product that is sent to mass production. Which of the following best describes this technique?

Question4: A project manager has been very diligent in maintaining the version control for the documentation of requirements. Which of the following tools is the project manager using?

Question5: 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?

Question6: Which of the following best represents the project impact to a company's brand value?

Question7: A project manager makes a company-wide announcement about the successful completion of a project and thanks team members. Which of the following is the project manager doing?

Question8: After new capabilities were deployed in a system, issues with preexisting capabilities were reported. Which of the following testing cycles should be used to prevent this issue?

Question9: Which of the following would most likely take place when a team reviews the backlog and presents the status of each task?

Question10: 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?

Question11: Hackers are attempting to extract large amounts of data to sell on the dark web. Which of the following steps should a project manager take next to mitigate this risk?

Question12: A principle states 80% of the issues are the result of 20% of the causes. Which of the following types of diagrams is based on this principle?

Question13: A PM is working on the schedule for a project that has technical tasks and requires a SME's knowledge. The PM decides the best way to track this project is to have the project lead provide high-level updates. Which of the following is the best tool to track this data?

Question14: A sponsor prefers to communicate with the team using email, phone calls, conversations in the hallway, and impromptu meetings. Which of the following types of communication is the sponsor using?

Question15: 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?

Question16: A project manager will conduct a release on the third Friday of the month. The project manager has notified users that the application will be unavailable for eight hours. Hence, users need to save any information in advance. Which of the following is the project manager most likely conducting?

Question17: Which of the following statements best represents a network issue?

Question18: Which of the following is a typical characteristic of Scrum?

Question19: A project team evaluated the performance of a new reporting system and the quantity of queries to be processed during predetermined time stamps.

Which of the following is the current status of the process?

Question20: Given the following velocity chart:

Which of the following updates on the project status should the Scrum master provide to the senior management team?

Question21: 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?

Question22: Government projects require that personnel submit to background screenings for certain clearance requirements. Which of the following best describes this process?

Question23: A hurricane delays the shipment of critical equipment for a project. Which of the following is BEST to use to document the effects of this delay?

Question24: 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?

Question25: 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?

Question26: When creating a project schedule, a project manager adds activities with zero duration. Which of the following describes these types of activities?

Question27: During the testing phase of a project, the legal department rejected a deliverable due to compliance issues. The project manager reviewed the risk register and triggered the mitigation plan for this item. Which of the following documents should the project manager update next?

Question28: How does data discovery assist with data classification'?

Question29: Which of the following best describes a benefit of the CI/CD process?

Question30: A PM has identified all the resources involved in a project. The next step is to identify which resources are responsible for which tasks. Which of the following should be used to document this information?

Question31: When introducing a new information asset, what is the MOST important responsibility of the asset owner?

Question32: After a migration was completed and a financial system was deployed, users have been unable to issue payment orders. Which of the following should be implemented?

Question33: 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?

Question34: The high-level technical requirements for a new application state that the application should be suitable to support enterprise-level client-server solutions. Which of the following meets these requirements?

Question35: During a brainstorming session, a team member expressed concerns that solar flares could cause intermittent outages for those individuals working on the project. Which of the following would be the best tool to communicate this information to stakeholders?

Question36: A project team member wrote a user guide over the past ten days. Given the following scatter diagram.

Which erf the following can be formally conducted?

Question37: 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?

Question38: While working with a contractor, the project manager identified a communication conflict. The contractor did not agree that there was an issue. Which of the following should the project manager and contractor review?

Question39: An existing application that is highly utilized by clients is moving to a new release. Which of the following environments contains this application?

Question40: Which of the following would be considered operational security?

Question41: Which of the following can be used to determine whether a sample product is within an acceptable range?

Question42: During the stabilization phase for recently deployed software, an end user reports a bug that is compromising data integrity. Which of the following tools will the project manager MOST likely use?

Question43: 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?

Question44: A vendor manager communicates to the project manager that a shipment of new devices required for the completion of a project is delayed. The supplier is planning to deliver the devices two months after the agreed-upon date. Which of the following should the project manager do first?

Question45: 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?

Question46: A new project team started work three months ago. The team members are increasing their work productivity and are comfortable asking for help with tasks. Which of the following describes the current stage of the project team?

Question47: During the execution of a project, a project manager wanted to discover how the number of worked hours was affecting the quality of given tasks. For a two-month period, the following data was documented:
Average worked hours
Which of the following describes the result?

Question48: After months of recruiting, a team finally found the right candidate for a very specific coding language assignment. Due to this delay, the team has a tight timeline without any float. A day before the candidate is scheduled to join the team, the project manager realizes the candidate has a non-compete agreement from the previous employer. Which of the following should the project manager do?

Question49: A team currently has a schedule for each sprint that changes after every iteration. The team wants to set up a repeatable schedule that would create a consistent flow of tasks and deliverables after each iteration. Which of the following should be established to best meet this goal?

Question50: 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?

Question51: Which of the following describes three-tier architecture?

Question52: A project manager distributes minutes after each project meeting. However, the project manager is having difficulties hosting the meetings and documenting the discussions simultaneously. Which of the following should the project manager do in order to be most efficient?

Question53: 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?

Question54: 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?

Question55: Which of the following tools should a project manager use to assess the activities performed, work effort applied, and the productivity of a project?

Question56: A project manager has been scheduling and facilitating project meetings, scribing the minutes, distributing the minutes, and sending agendas prior to upcoming meetings. However, the project manager is frustrated because action items are not being completed. Which of the following should the project manager do to alleviate these concerns?

Question57: 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?

Question58: A project manager has decided to outsource portions of a project and will conduct a separate procurement. In which of the following phases does this task occur?

Question59: 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?

Question60: During a kickoff call, a project was rejected by the legal department due to the risk of violating new legislation. Which of the following was applied?

Question61: Due to budgetary and time constraints, a PM scheduled a meeting with all stakeholders during the planning phase to review the requirements and come to an agreement on the minimum viable product that would be acceptable. Which of the following would be used to document this input?

Question62: A project is running over budget, and due to new legislation in the country, the company needs to release all its contractors on the project or hire them as full-time employees. Which of the following should the PM do next to comply with the new legislation?

Question63: A project manager identifies stakeholders who will be impacted when a new product is delivered to the company. The project manager notices that more stakeholders will be positively impacted than negatively impacted. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

Question64: Which of the following should be considered first when determining the privacy management for project data?

Question65: A project is moving into the user acceptance testing phase. Several resources will be needed to execute different steps in the testing plan. Which of the following would be the best tool to allow the resources to remain at their desks and only react when needed?

Question66: Which of the following should occur when implementing an IT infrastructure change that takes risks into consideration?

Question67: Halfway through a project, the sponsor states that the project is taking too long to complete. Which of the following should the project manager consult?

Question68: A new junior PM who has ownership of a project does not understand how to manage conflicts involving multiple personalities. Which of the following is the best order of the stages the PM should follow to nurture the team to high performance?

Question69: A project sponsor is struggling to provide the latest project status information on a weekly executive call. Which of the following should be reviewed?

Question70: 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?

Question71: To gather requirements from stakeholders, the project manager sits down with them and allows them to discuss freely. Which a following technique is the project manager utilizing?

Question72: A project team wants to compare two potential vendors' costs and risks for completing project tasks. Which of the following visualizations will best facilitate this analysis?

Question73: Which of the following is the most important activity for the project manager during the closure of a project?

Question74: 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?

Question75: Which of the following cloud models can be used to speed up the development of a service that integrates with the operating system and accelerates the delivery of a software project?

Question76: Because the project team lacks hands-on experience, the project manager has decided to involve a third-party vendor to complete the development of a product. Which of the following documents should the project manager expedite first?

Question77: After a release, the project sponsor received an escalation from an executive about the extension of the downtime after the scheduled window. Which of the following should be added to the issue log?

Question78: 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?

Question79: During a brainstorming meeting, a project manager identifies multiple techniques that will help the project team ensure confidence and alignment with the project scope and goals. Which of the following plans is the project manager creating?

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

Question81: Which of the following cloud models is designed to provide compute, storage, and networking resources on demand?

Question82: During the initiation phase, a stakeholder and the project manager discuss the business reasons and benefits of the project. The stakeholder requests these items be documented for approval. Which of the following should be used to document this information?

Question83: During an agile project, a team member checked the project artifacts in order to anticipate when all the work should have been completed. Which of the following charts was the team member most likely consulting?

Question84: 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?

Question85: Which of the following artifacts should project team members use if they want to identify who to communicate with and at what level?

Question86: 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?

Question87: During a stand-up meeting, a team member asks to include a change that an important stakeholder requested in the project board. This request is denied, and the team member has to go back to what was originally planned for the sprint. Which of the following individuals should the stakeholder have asked to request the change instead of the team member?

Question88: 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?

Question89: During the project initiation phase, a project team has been identified. Which of the following is the NEXT step for the project manager?

Question90: 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?

Question91: 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?

Question92: As a result of lessons learned, a project manager convenes a meeting to understand the poor quality of the project documentation. During the meeting, project team members provide insights from their perspectives and discussions with group members. Which of the following is the project team doing?

Question93: During the execution phase, a new PM was assigned to a project. The PM received a request to add new functionality to the system that is being developed. While the PM was conducting a preliminary review with the team, the technical lead highlighted that this functionality request was rejected during the planning phase. Which of the following documents is the best source for the PM to use to confirm this assertion?

Question94: A customer requests some changes to a product, and those changes are approved by the CCB. Which of the following should be changed first?

Question95: 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?

Question96: Which of the following is an activity that should be used in the closing phase of a project to support the project triple constraint?

Question97: 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?

Question98: 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?

Question99: Due to multiple changes, the sign-off for the project scope baseline is delayed. The project sponsor has restricted the budget for this project. Which of the following should the project manager MOST likely do to move forward?

Question100: A project manager is meeting with business stakeholders to define the time frame for a go-live to occur without impacting business operations. Which of the following is the project manager working on?

Question101: A project manager just found out that the equipment vendor selected for a project is bankrupt. The process of selecting a new vendor and signing a contract will significantly delay the project schedule. Which of the following should the project manager do first?

Question102: A project manager is starting a new project for an international supplier. Which of the following is the first step the project manager should take to initiate the project?

Question103: Which of the following is a quantitative key performance indicator?

Question104: Which of the following offers administrators more direct control over operating systems?

Question105: 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?

Question106: Which of the following best describes the meaning of timeboxing in the context of a project kickoff meeting?

Question107: During a quality analysis review, the causes of several issues have been highlighted. Which of the following should the project manager use to identify the MOST important causes?

Question108: 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?

Question109: 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?

Question110: A project team member has been interacting on personal social media instead of performing assigned tasks. This behavior is explicitly forbidden in the team charter. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

Question111: A project manager queries stakeholders to identify the right communication channel to be used during the project life cycle. After reviewing the responses, the project manager reports that 70% of the stakeholders prefer email communication, and the rest prefer face-to-face communication. The project manager should update the stakeholder register with:

Question112: A project sponsor requires a system that is capable of providing integrated management of all the business's core functions. Which of the following systems is the project sponsor describing?

Question113: Project team members are leaving the company due to a stressful work environment. The project manager needs to capture this concern about potentially losing team members again. Which of the following logs should the project manager use?

Question114: A project team is developing an application that will allocate a building's parking spaces. The building owner does not agree with using corporate colors in the application and has blocked the release of the beta version for testing. Which of the following best describes what the project manager should have done in the initiation phase to prevent this issue?

Question115: A project manager is monitoring the performance of the development team and creates the following view:
Planned Task Completion
Actual Task Completion
Which of the following describes the status of the project?

Question116: 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?