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01A coordinator discovers a wrong cost figure already sent to the sponsor. What should she do?

Practice question Unit: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  1. AWait for the monthly report

    Waiting prolongs use of an incorrect figure.

  2. BBlame the analyst

    Blaming someone avoids responsibility rather than correcting the figure.

  3. CDelete the source file

    Deleting evidence does not correct the sponsor’s information.

  4. DReport and correct it promptly ✓ Correct answer

    Correction and accountability are required; delay leaves a known error in use.

Reference: PMI Code of Ethics (2025), section 2.2.5; https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/ethics/pmi-code-of-ethics.pdf

02A team member is asked to assess bids submitted by a business she partly owns. What is the appropriate action?

Practice question Unit: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  1. AVote against her business automatically

    An automatic negative vote is still biased participation.

  2. BDisclose the conflict and withdraw ✓ Correct answer

    Disclosure and withdrawal address divided loyalties; a hidden indirect vote does not.

  3. CAsk a friend to submit her score

    A proxy vote still influences the outcome.

  4. DScore the bids secretly

    Secret scoring hides the conflict.

Reference: PMI Code of Ethics (2025), section 4.3.1–4.3.2; https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/ethics/pmi-code-of-ethics.pdf

03A supplier requests another bidder’s confidential price. What should the coordinator do?

Practice question Unit: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  1. AShare it without the bidder name

    Removing the name does not make confidential pricing public.

  2. BShare it to speed negotiation

    Negotiation speed does not authorize disclosure.

  3. CExchange it for a discount

    A discount does not override confidentiality.

  4. DProtect the confidential information ✓ Correct answer

    Confidential pricing remains protected even without a name.

Reference: PMI Code of Ethics (2025), section 2.2.6; https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/ethics/pmi-code-of-ethics.pdf

04A colleague reports a suspected ethics breach in good faith. A supervisor proposes excluding her from training as punishment. What should the team member support?

Practice question Unit: Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

  1. AReject retaliation ✓ Correct answer

    Good-faith reporting must not trigger retaliation.

  2. BDemand she withdraw the report

    Pressuring withdrawal undermines good-faith reporting.

  3. CDelay all her assignments

    Delaying assignments as punishment is also retaliation.

  4. DApprove the punishment

    Punishment for reporting is retaliation.

Reference: PMI Code of Ethics (2025), section 2.3.5; https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/ethics/pmi-code-of-ethics.pdf

05EV is 48,000 and AC is 60,000. What is CV?

Practice question Unit: Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies

  1. A0.8

    This is CPI, not CV.

  2. B12,000

    This reverses the subtraction.

  3. C−12,000 ✓ Correct answer

    CV = 48,000 − 60,000 = −12,000.

  4. D108,000

    Adding EV and AC does not give CV.

Reference: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/make-earned-value-work-project-6001 — Lukas (2012), conference paper; Earned Value Definitions / Earned Value Calculations

06EV is 75,000 and PV is 90,000. What is SV?

Practice question Unit: Predictive, Plan-Based Methodologies

  1. A15,000

    This reverses EV − PV.

  2. B1.2

    This divides PV by EV.

  3. C−15,000 ✓ Correct answer

    SV = 75,000 − 90,000 = −15,000.

  4. D165,000

    Adding the values is not the formula.

Reference: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/make-earned-value-work-project-6001 — Lukas (2012), conference paper; Earned Value Definitions / Earned Value Calculations

07Two department heads ask a Scrum developer to change the order of upcoming product work. Who is accountable for resolving the Product Backlog order?

Practice question Unit: Agile Frameworks and Methodologies

  1. AThe department with the largest budget

    Budget size does not transfer Product Owner accountability to a department.

  2. BThe Product Owner ✓ Correct answer

    The Product Owner remains accountable for ordering the backlog while considering stakeholder needs.

  3. CThe Scrum Master alone

    The Scrum Master coaches and facilitates; backlog ordering is not that accountability.

  4. DA vote of all project sponsors

    Stakeholders can influence the Product Owner, but a sponsor vote does not replace this accountability.

Reference: Scrum Guide (November 2020), Product Owner; https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html

08A sponsor has promised that a Scrum team will finish ten backlog items next Sprint. Capacity has dropped. How should the forecast be established?

Practice question Unit: Agile Frameworks and Methodologies

  1. ARemove required testing so all ten items fit

    Quality requirements are not discarded to make a forecast appear achievable.

  2. BKeep all ten items to honor the sponsor’s announcement

    An external promise does not demonstrate that the team has capacity to complete the work.

  3. CHave the Scrum Master impose unchanged individual quotas

    The Developers plan their work; individual quotas ignore collaborative forecasting.

  4. DDevelopers and Product Owner use capacity and history ✓ Correct answer

    Developers forecast what can be completed, informed by capacity, past performance and the Definition of Done.

Reference: Scrum Guide (November 2020), Sprint Planning; https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html

09A business analyst is identifying people to clarify a warehouse requirement. Which combination is most useful?

Practice question Unit: Business Analysis Frameworks

  1. AOnly people who write software

    Technical knowledge alone misses operational needs.

  2. BOnly the project accounting team

    Accounting does not cover all warehouse needs.

  3. CEveryone who receives a newsletter

    Receiving news does not establish expertise or authority.

  4. DBusiness experts and authorized decision-makers ✓ Correct answer

    Experts explain needs; authorized people resolve decisions.

Reference: Blash & Blash (2015), Project Management and Business Analysis: A Real Life Partnership (historical conference paper hosted by PMI), Initiating Process Group. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/partnership-project-managers-business-analysts-9865

10A supplier joining the project will operate an interface. It is absent from stakeholder records. What should the analyst do?

Practice question Unit: Business Analysis Frameworks

  1. AMap its interests; update the register ✓ Correct answer

    Identification continues when new parties appear.

  2. BRemove the interface from scope

    Absence from a register does not justify removing scope.

  3. CTreat all suppliers as project sponsors

    A supplier is not automatically a sponsor.

  4. DWait until final acceptance

    Late involvement risks missed needs.

Reference: Blash & Blash (2015), Project Management and Business Analysis: A Real Life Partnership (historical conference paper hosted by PMI), Initiating Process Group. https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/partnership-project-managers-business-analysts-9865

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