PMI PMI-CP Exam Questions

Question 6 of 120

A large railway project is in the planning stage, and different options have been evaluated. A technical paper is published describing technology that may increase the efficiency of the transport route. However, the technology comes at a significant cost increase. The company tasked with the railway design needs to determine if they should consider making changes based upon the study.
What should the construction professional do to determine this request?

Contact the change control board (CCB).

Speak with the design team.

Send the request to their manager.

Consult a subject matter expert (SME).

Correct Answer: A

Question 7 of 120

A construction professional is working on a large complex project to build a first of its kind technology. The project is progressing toward detailed design and is required to go through a phase gate that must include a detailed risk register. The construction professional has identified a number of risks that may require contingency.
What should the construction professional do?

Use the Delphi technique to estimate the future demand for the project.

Quantify the likelihood and probability of the cost and schedule impacts of the risks that require contingency.

Host a facilitated workshop with subject matter experts (SMEs) to generate a list of potential risks and document them in a risk register.

Run a Monte Carlo simulation to establish the contingency for the next phase of the project.

Correct Answer: B

Question 8 of 120

A construction project to build a mixed commercial-residential development is in the planning phase. The project has many stakeholders and multiple communications channels. The construction professional analyzes stakeholders and has identified one stakeholder who has high interest in the project but low influence, so the construction professional decides to exclude this stakeholder from any project communications to reduce the number of communications channels.
What will be the predicted outcome of the construction professional's decision?

The project sponsor will not approve the communications management plan.

The stakeholder will generate resistance at some point in the project.

The project communications management plan will not be overly complicated.

The project communications strategy will be more effective and efficient.

Correct Answer: B

Question 9 of 120

A project management office (PMO) is auditing a construction project and its delivery when they discover that the project does not have a risk register. The project manager believes that the daily standups are a better way to manage risks. The PMO approaches a construction professional to help with this situation.
How should the construction professional respond to the project manager to help them understand the need for the risk register?

Project costs will be managed better.

Project risks will be managed better using a repeatable process.

Project durations will be controlled better.

Project risks will be continuously reduced throughout the project.

Correct Answer: B

Question 10 of 120

A construction project is in the planning phase of building a desalination plant. The construction professional's team has identified and logged a risk in the risk register, noting multiple root causes and has assigned responses to address each cause.
How should the construction professional manage this risk moving forward?

Monitor and evaluate the risk regularly and ensure the assigned responses are still appropriate.

Classify the risk appropriately to ensure an effective response is assigned and the impact on the project is understood.

Assess the risk quantitatively to include the probability and impact for each root cause.

Identify the root cause with the most significant impact and track its associated response actions to completion.

Correct Answer: A