EMT Practice Test

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Question1: After completing the project charter, the project manager sends it to the project stakeholders. What should the project manager do before starting the project planning process?

Question2: A supplier reports that they are over capacity, which may delay their delivery, what should the project manager update?

Question3: A project is being audited to ensure compliance with organizational policies. What process is being conducted

Question4: While reviewing a status report a project manager notices that over a period of six months the coding quality tor one developer is statistically lower than another developer assigned the same task. Which tool should the project manager use to trace the problem's source back to its actionable root cause?

Question5: A new prefect manager joins a project during us planning phase. Upon reviewing me project documents. the project manager discovers that the project management plan was me last document created. What should the project manager reference to assign resources to implement the plan?

Question6: While reviewing project documents, a newly assigned project manager discovers that the project management plan is not yet complete What document should the project manager review to understand the project's high-level requirements'?

Question7: A project is using multiple vendors. What document should the project manager use to classify the various project documents in order to protect a vendor's proprietary information?

Question8: Phase two of a complex, multi-phase project is completed, and the customer accepts the deliverables What should the project team do to benefit from this phase"?

Question9: An unforeseen issue results in the need to procure a new piece of machinery critical for meeting quality specifications. From where may the necessary funds obtained?

Question10: The implementation of a large financial management software application has been successfully completed.
The project manager is preparing to transfer the product to the IT support team What is the support team responsible for after the hand-off is approved?

Question11: The project manager of a pipeline project hires a construction contractor using a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract, the contractor provides the project manager with an estimate of US$50,000, and a fixed-fee amount of US$5,000. When the pipeline is completed, the construction cost is US$60,000.
What amount should the contractor be paid?

Question12: A project manager realizes that an issue that occurred several weeks ago has negatively impacting the schedule. When the mitigation plan is initiated, it fails because the required resources are now unavailable.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Question13: During the next monthly meeting, a project manager wants to show key stakeholders that the contingency reserve is insufficient to complete the entire project. What type of chart should the project manager use?

Question14: A project manager is working on a complex project with multiple team members and sponsors. What should the project manager do before obtaining project approval and buy-in?

Question15: A project manager has an agreement with a third-parry supplier to deliver parts in six months During the implementation phase, the project is cancelled However, the supplier has already started work on the order.
What should the project manager do next?

Question16: A project manager is assign to start the charter of an IT project and review the process inputs. However, the project manager realizes that the business case does not have adequate support.
What should the project manager do to resolve this situation?

Question17: A project manager develops a risk breakdown structure (RBS) and divides it into four categories Later, the team identities a regulation issue with one of the customer's requirements In what category should this new risk be included?

Question18: A competitor launches a new product that may make the product that company X is developing obsolete. To remain competitive, company X considers a scope change. What should a project manager do before executing a scope change?

Question19: During the first year of a three-year project a key supplier with a long lead time stops production and closes its factory What should the project manager do first?

Question20: While preparing a projects third progress report, the project manager identifies that the project will experience delays due to late material deliveries The two previous project reports indicated that the project was on track What should the project manager do next?

Question21: New members join a project during its execution phase. What process should the project manager use to integrate the new members?

Question22: A resource's functional manager requests confidential information about a delayed project Because the functional manager does not have the appropriate authorization level the resource asks permission from the project manager to share the information What should the project manager do?

Question23: While meeting with the project team, the project manager learns that the new department manager, while abroad is raising questions. What should the project manager do next?

Question24: A project manager meets with the project sponsor and customer both of whom declare the project a success and agree to accept project deliverables The sponsor is impressed that the project was completed on schedule and within budget and wants the project manager to immediately assume a new, larger, and critically important project What should the project manager do next?

Question25: A project team member discovered an issue with the system being developed. The project manager learns that the team member fixed the issue without consulting the change control board (CCB).
What should the project manager do?

Question26: Before disbanding a project team, the project manager facilitates a lessons learned workshop. What should the project manager do next?

Question27: While developing the project charter stakeholders disagree about the project's most important objectives. What should the project ranger to resolve this?

Question28: After preparing the work breakdown structure (WBS), the project manager is ready to assign task areas to project team members. Subsequently, the project sponsor asks to add requirements that the team feels are unachievable.
What should the project manager do next?

Question29: To increase the likelihood of project success, project manager A interviews project manager 0, who completed a similar project. However, project manager B is unable to recall the details What should project manager A do now to obtain this information?

Question30: A project manager needs to add a subject matter expert (SME) to the project team. However, no internal resources is available, so external resource will need to be hired.
What type of contract should be used?

Question31: During a product's testing phase, the customer discovers that a previously identified defect remains unfixed.
What should the project manager do?

Question32: A project manager expected a vendor to complete testing of each component they produced and was surprised to discover that no testing was done To recover, the project team performs a statistical sampling of the components Where should the testing requirements have been recorded?

Question33: A local supplier is unable to meet a delivery date. The project team did not anticipate this new threat to the supply of the product. Importing this product will cost the project twice the price that the local vendor charges.
What should the project manager use to fund this effort?

Question34: To implement a customer relationship management (CRM) software solution, a systems project manager must identity the required human resources. What should the project manager reference?

Question35: A team receives outsourced deliverables and determines that they do not meet the agreed-upon acceptance criteria, what should the project manager reference to verify this with the vendor?

Question36: A project is completed and the product design packaging is delivered and accepted by the customer's design engineer However, customer payment is still unresolved due to a concern about the product's warranty What should the project manager do next?

Question37: Project documentation includes a few assumptions considered during the early stages of the protect During the requirements gathering sessions, the project sponsor states that the protect fails to represent their expectations and requests additional functionalities What should the project manager do next?

Question38: During project implementation, the project manager reviews identified key performance indicators (KPis) and determines the project is within budget and on schedule. To what process does this activity belong?

Question39: A test manager informs a project manager about a one-week schedule delay to complete the testing phase.
What should the project manager do next?

Question40: An organization initiates a large project in a developing country The project manager, who is also the local stakeholder is very supportive of this project During project execution the project manager is transferred to another country The new project manager is less supportive of the project because it uses many local resources who could be focusing on other daily responsibilities What document should the project manager review?

Question41: During e protect, a business need changes and the project is canceled. The project manager meets with prefect team members to collect information learned during the project Where should this information be documented?

Question42: Significant customer change requests to project scope result in a 40 percent budget overrun What should the project manager to do prevent this from reoccurring in future projects?

Question43: After reviewing the project management plan, a project manager notices that some of the resistant team members have become supportive. Where should the project manager update this information?

Question44: A project plans the agenda for a kick-off meeting. As one of the first agenda items, the project manager wants to set the strategic direction of the project.
Who should present this topic?

Question45: A project manager assumes a strategic project that has been ongoing for two years. Project team members are located in different countries, and communication among them is complex due to language and time-zone differences. The project manager wants to obtain valid information about team members' responsibilities and where the work is to be performed.
To what document should the project manager refer?

Question46: A project sponsor informs a project manager that even though a completed project was on schedule, within budget, and met scope requirements, the customer is dissatisfied with the final product. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Question47: Two team managers argue about who will perform and report the status of a particular task. What source may be consulted to help resolve this?

Question48: During a status meeting with the customer, the project manager presents the project management plan's achieved milestones. The customer recently experienced a high-impact incident that affected current service levels and requests that the resolution of this be added to the project.
What should the project manager do next?

Question49: A project is dependent upon business owners providing resources to perform an important task Since budget owners may potentially object to this requirement What should the project manager do next?

Question50: During a project's final phase, the project manager evaluates project deliverables by comparing them to a similar, completed project. The project manager notices that previous mistakes are being repeated.
What should the project manager improve to avoid future mistakes?

Question51: A functions manager complains mat an employee is invoked in too many project meetings, wasting valuable time mat could be used for other responsibilities. To what document should the project manager refer to address this?

Question52: A project to replace a core business system is required by a company's CEO. The CEO appoints a project sponsor, and urges an immediate start to the project. The project sponsor asks the project manager-who has no previous experience with such a complex project-to write the project charter.
What should the project manager recommend to the project sponsor?

Question53: After identifying a new risk, a project manager wants to determine its impact on project objectives What should the project manager use to accomplish this?

Question54: The project manager discovers that the vendor did not perform software technical testing. Which document confirms whether the vendor should do this testing?

Question55: A product development manager, who is unsure of an initial prototype's requirements, is upset to learn that it must be compared in two months What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Question56: A stakeholder identities an issue with which the project manager disagrees Both agree that this requires escalation. Where would the project manager find the information required to escalate the issue?

Question57: A project to create a new product is completed and introduced into the marker, our sales are much lower man expected. analysis determines that the product is misaligned with the organization's core competencies.
During what activity should this have been discovered?

Question58: A stakeholder approaches the project manager with a serious concern that impacts the project. The project manager records the details, identifies an owner, and sets a realistic date for resolution What document did the project manager update?

Question59: A stakeholder instructs a propel manager 10 transfer a key resource from project A's team to project B's team.
What should the project manager do first?

Question60: A senior engineer notifies the project manager that there will be a delay in the product's development This will now delay user acceptance testing and possibly, user training What should the project manager use to analyze the impact on the project's completion date?

Question61: A performance report indicates a variation in a product's specifications The project manager calls an emergency meeting during which all team members offer suggestions for the possible cause of the variance What tool or technique is the team using?

Question62: A project has five activities: A-B-C-D-E All are finish-to-start (FS) Activity duration and order of implementation are as follows Activity A has a duration of one day Activity B follows A and takes five days Activity C follows B and takes two days. Activity D follows B and A and takes two days. Activity E is preceded by C and D and takes two days What are the total float and free float days for activity D?

Question63: A design team discovers that the work breakdown structure (WBS) created by the project manager is missing key tasks. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Question64: A project team member indicates that a change must be made to the requirements due to a new regulation, and proceeds with the mandatory change. What should the project manager do next?

Question65: A company is developing a new drug Regulatory feedback indicates that a budget increase of 20 percent for additional work is required before the project can move to the next phase What should the project manager do?

Question66: A client verbally approves the protect management plan What should the project manager do first?

Question67: A sponsor proposes a project scope change that is popular with the project team and Key stakeholders. what should the project manager do?

Question68: A project team discovers an opportunity to enhance software without impacting the budge! or schedule The team makes the enhancement without proper documentation, which later causes production issues What process should have been conducted to prevent this?

Question69: In a control chart, three measurement points in a process are below the mean and within control limits. Four measurement points are above the mean and outside the control limits.
How is this process performing?

Question70: An issue arises on a project A team member recalls that this issue has occurred before, but cannot remember the solution. Where is the first place the project manager should look to find the solution?

Question71: A project manager completes the requirements traceability matrix but indicates that not all requirements will be addressed. What should the project manager do to resolve this situation?

Question72: A vendor supplies equipment for several of a company's projects. The vendor informs one project manager that the project's equipment can be delivered earlier than anticipated The project manager recognizes that this is an opportunity to complete the project ahead of schedule What should the project manager do next?

Question73: A client adds a new feature and requests a budget update the development of this feature cannot extend the project schedule for more than one month The client has already agreed to a cost per hour What should the project manager do next?

Question74: A project manager identifies a risk for a complex module in a project Before executing work on this module, a technical specialist suggests adopting a proven technology rather than using a new. experimental technology.
The project manager accepts this suggestion.
What risk response strategy did the project manager use?

Question75: A protects outcome is highly sensitive to and dependent upon financial market activity Therefore, the company's financial advisor delivers daily exchange rate forecasts. The projects budget was planned using a conservative scenario with high exchange-rate variations. The project manager now wants to review this budget to update the probability and impact of a possible new scenario using current financial conditions To what should the project manager refer?

Question76: What should the project manager use to compare different suppliers and rate their proposals?

Question77: A project's budget at completion (BAG) is USS100\000. its earned value (EV) is US$20\000. and its actual cost (AC) is US$10,000. The planned value (PV) is USS20.000. What efficiency must be maintained to achieve the current estimate at completion (EAQ?

Question78: During a risk analysis of a new system's security features, it is discovered that some users may have access to noncritical customer data Upon evaluation, the team agrees that the risk has a low probability of occurring What should the project manager do with this information?

Question79: After several weeks on a new project, the project manager learns that the accounting apartment has rejected an charges because the project was not approved. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

Question80: A project manager conducts an inquiry into the increase of scrapped material over the past quarter. The project manager assembles a team and proposes a project business case to overhaul the system.
What should the project manager use to justify and establish boundaries for validating the viability of this project1?

Question81: A new warehouse facility is under construction. The project manager knows that increasing the team's training will result in a lower defect ratio.
What should the project manager do next?

Question82: A company's senior manager is expected to supply dedicated resources for a project However, the project manager has yet to receive the names of these resources What document can the project manager share with the senior manager to enforce their authority to obtain resources?

Question83: A project manager discusses a project's status with the customer. The customer expresses the need for a new system that is not part of the current project scope. What should the project manager do next?

Question84: A project manager has been receiving enhancements to a product that will be launched in five months. What should the project manager do next to ensure that these enhancements are included in the product release?

Question85: Midway through implementation of a construction project, a supplier fails to deliver cement and jeoparalizes the project schedule. The construction team leader asks the project manager to implement a contingency plan.
What action should the project manager take?

Question86: A project manager learns there are several unexpected issues in the project's execution. The customer is dissatisfied because the deliverables are taking longer than planned the costs have increased and the quality of deliverables is affected What process should the project manager have performed with greater emphasis during project planning?

Question87: A project manager wants to recruit another team member to replace an architect who resigned. what document should capture this change?

Question88: A software system was developed and implemented in a project with significant cost overruns. A sponsor sends an escalation email indicating that the system is not benefiting their business as expected, and blames the project manager What should the project manager do?

Question89: After preparation of the project management plan, the project manager schedules a meeting with Key stakeholders. What part of the project will this complete?

Question90: A project team conducts acceptance testing of equipment against the client's performance specifications. Once testing is complete, documentation confirms client acceptance of the equipment. What process should the project manager now perform?

Question91: A project manager is assigned to an ongoing project and receives notification from another department that they were not made aware of timeline slippage on one of the key deliverables. To which document should the project manager first refer?

Question92: Midway through project implementation, stakeholders lose confidence in project management and want to withdraw. What should the project manager use to maintain and improve relationships with the stakeholders?

Question93: While estimating project costs, a project manager works with a subject matter expert (SME) who has historically underestimated the effort necessary to deliver project requirements. In all other areas, however, the SME is a good contributor, well respected, and often requested by stakeholders.
To proactively mitigate the risk of underestimation, what should the project manager do?

Question94: A project manager is developing a project risk register. What tool or technique should the project manager use to generate a list of all possible project risks?

Question95: A project manager identifies a risk that a product could endanger its users. A risk response has been proposed that will decrease the product RC4 by 10 percent, but the project will still meet financial requirements What should the project manager do?

Question96: A supplier delivers equipment that fails to meet customer requirements. Investigation determines that the supplier misunderstood the requirements and made incorrect assumptions without clarifying them with the customer.
What communication method should the project manager have used to avoid this?

Question97: After performing the program evaluation and technique (PERT), the following information was produced.

Using a beta distribution, how many hours in the weighted average activity time?

Question98: A natural disaster occurs that severely disrupts a project's progress When should the project manager provide status updates to stakeholders?

Question99: What tool should the project manager use to demonstrate to the customer that the final production meets the business needs?

Question100: The communication technology being applied in a project was tested in simulated environments but never in actual projects. This lack experience with the technology must be addressed in detail.
Which at the following strategies should be used in the project's planning process?

Question101: To ensure quality standards are met a project manager hires an external resource to inspect the quality of the deliverables. The cost for this inspection can be classified under what cost category?

Question102: A project manager in a matrix organization notices that a resource is working a significant amount of overtime to complete project assignments. What should the project manager do next?

Question103: A Strike at a contracted production plant affects the delivery of a project's major deliverable and impacts project objectives. To What should the project manager refer to address this issue?

Question104: During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement that tans outside of the project charter. The project manager states that the team needs to concentrate on completing all required work.
Which action has the project manager performed?

Question105: During testing of a project component a senior tester discovers a functionality that will ensure the future performance of the projects. This will create a change in scope Which type of change request should be made to include this functionality?

Question106: To satisfy a CEO, a project sponsor wants to reduce the project's schedule by two weeks. What should the project manager do next?

Question107: Upon approval, a new project manager immediately begins a project. Three points into me project, the project manager identifies numerous obstacle. What should the project manager have done?

Question108: As a project progresses the project manager notices that weekly project status meetings are no longer serving the purpose for which they were intended What should the project manager do to improve the meetings?

Question109: A project schedule requires the delivery of major components by ocean barge during hurricane season, the project manager enters the issue in the risk register and the project owner opts to take no additional action.
Which strategy did the project owner select?

Question110: A project manager notices an unusually high rate of risks, but has limited resources to address them To what should the project manager refer to determine risk priorities?

Question111: A project manager notices that the project is behind schedule because materials delivery was delayed. The procurement team informs the project manager that new government-imposed rules for the procurement of these materials caused this delay.
In what plan should these new rules be documented?

Question112: A new project manager resumes a project in its execution phase. During a project status meeting, a team member reports an issue shared by a stakeholder. What should the new project manager do?

Question113: Prior to the implementation of a system upgrade, a team member discovers a critical detect in the current system mat must be fixed. What should the project manager do?

Question114: While working on a project, the project team realizes that recent data center upgrades could impact the project's outcome. Certain modules of the project deliverable are incompatible with the new environment. The team identifies the appropriate steps to address the issue What is the next step for the project manager?

Question115: After preparing the final project report, the project manager realizes that the stakeholder distribution list is incomplete. What should the project manager do?

Question116: A customer's requested design change is approved by toe change control board (CCB).The project manager then discovers that toe change will cause a three-month project delay. What should the project manager have done to avoid Bus1?

Question117: A new project requires resources with specific skills and competences from various departments. Since most company staff are already assigned to other project manager must identify and agree on available internal human resources, and hire external experts.
What should the project manager use first to obtain resources?

Question118: As a project approaches its final phase, the project manager sends a follow-up report to the. Some stakeholders comment that some unresolved issues have been excluded from the report.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

Question119: A new project manager assumes a project that is behind schedule. The delay is the result of a field technician's reluctance to implement the approved design before adding a new feature.
What should the project manager do?

Question120: A software development protect lot a financial institution is underway. On the software solution's deployment date, the software produces incorrect information. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

Question121: A key project decision requires the support of all stakeholders. The project manager now teams that one key stakeholder was not previously identified. What should the project manager do to prevent this from being an obstacle to the project's progress and success?

Question122: A project team is working on a project's new approved scope. The regulatory team was integral in providing input that necessitated this change However, the team discovers that the regulatory department was not listed as a project stakeholder.
What should the project manager do next?

Question123: A project manager joins a project that is located in a city far from corporate headquarters. The project manager is struggling to find the right people within the company lo relocate and design the first draft for the client.
What should the project manager do?

Question124: A project manager receives project charier approval for an expansion project Subsequently the government introduces a new regulation with which the expansion project must comply This will significantly impact the project's schedule and budget What should the project manager do?

Question125: An approved change request adds an incentive to a lump sum contract if the contractor is able to maintain the current baseline schedule. What should now be updated?

Question126: An overseas project has a budget of US$4 million. Due to a decrease in the currency exchange rate, the project's cost performance index (CPI) is 0.91. What should the project manager do to address this issue'?

Question127: A project manager determines that a high-risk task with critical dependencies should be outsourced The task must be performed within a specific, three-week timeframe A vendor is selected based on a 10-year history of working on similar projects for the company without issues What contract type should the project manager propose?

Question128: A recently promoted project manager must facilitate the weekly status update meeting, what should the project manager do to ensure a productive meeting?

Question129: Due to commitments to another project, an accountant fails to deliver an important report, what should the project manager nave referenced to avoid this?

Question130: A project is trending unfavorably. To what should the project manager refer to ensure that stakeholders are properly informed?

Question131: During a kick-off meeting a key stakeholder asks why one of their departments will not be considered during the project. What document should the project manager consult to answer this question?

Question132: A project manager must evaluate and simulate the impact of a list of risks for a project's duration. What should the project manager do?

Question133: A team is working on a project to address a customer's incomplete records. A list of the customer's files is created, and the team begins work During the project, a key stakeholder asks that another small group of incomplete records be added to the list.
What should the project manager do?

Question134: A project manager preparing a project status update calculation that the cost performance index (CPI) is 1.1, and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.95. What is the project's status?