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Sample PMP Exam Question

Which of the following elements constitute the scope baseline?
a.Scope Statement, WBS, and Project Schedule
b.Scope Statement, Project Schedule, and WBS Dictionary
c.WBS Dictionary, Resource Calendars, and Project Schedule
d.Scope Statement, WBS, and WBS Dictionary

HINT: The Scope Baseline should contain the scope and related
work information.

Answer and Explanation

The correct answer is D
The Scope Baseline contains the Scope
Statement, the WBS, and the WBS Dictionary.

Sample PMP Exam Question

Which of the following buffers are placed at the end of the critical chain to protect
the target finish date from slippage?
a.Feeding Buffer
b.Project Buffer
c.Free Buffer
d.Activity Buffer

HINT: This buffer protects the target finish date from moving
and is intended to protect the project end date.

Answer and Explanation

The correct answer is B
A Project Buffer is placed at the end of the
critical chain to protect the target finish from
slippage along the critical chain. On the other
hand, Feeding Buffers are placed at those
points in the chain where tasks that are not on
the critical path feed into the critical path. Free
buffers and Activity buffers are not used in
critical chain.

Sample PMP Exam Question

According to the PMBOK Guide, which of the following is not a valid activity
dependency?
a.Mandatory Dependency
b.Internal Dependency
c.External Dependency
d.Discretional Dependency

HINT: This question references the Sequence Activities

process.

Answer and Explanation

The correct answer is B
The PMBOK Guide recognizes three types of dependencies;
Mandatory, Discretionary and External. The PMBOK Guide
doesn't recognize "Internal Dependencies" as a type of
dependency. Did it confuse you that one of the answers used
the term "Discretional Dependencies" instead of
"Discretionary Dependencies"? Expect that even on the
actual PMP exam you will come across questions where
terminology does not exactly match the PMBOK Guide. Even
considering that "Discretional Dependencies" is not the exact
same term as Discretionary Dependencies, "Internal
Dependencies" is even less correct and therefore the correct
answer.

Sample PMP Exam Question

According to the PMBOK Guide, a WBS is not directly involved in which of the
following processes?
a.Develop Project Management Plan
b.Define Activities
c.Create WBS
d.Define Scope

HINT: Develop Project Management Plan process creates the

Scope Management Plan.

Answer and Explanation

The correct answer is D
The Develop Project Management Plan
process carries out scope planning, which
documents how the WBS will be created and
defined. Define Activities takes the WBS as an
input and decomposes it to define activities.
Create WBS creates the WBS itself. The
Define Scope process must be completed
before the Create WBS process can be
started.

Sample PMP Exam Question

Information in the WBS dictionary does not include?
a.Contract Information
b.Quality Requirements
c.Responsible Organization
d.Project Activities

HINT: WBS dictionary contains a lot of items and explains each

work package in great detail.

Answer and Explanation

The correct answer is D
The WBS Dictionary contains a lot of items
and explains each work package in great
detail. This information includes Contract
Information regarding the work packages,
Quality Requirements, and the Responsible
Organization. However, the WBS Dictionary
does not included the specific project activities.