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These 10 free MPM questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Master Project Manager blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 4: Work Breakdown Structures
Question 1
While reviewing a migration work breakdown structure, an estimator finds that both 'Data conversion' and 'Acceptance testing' include the same reconciliation of migrated records. Each estimate includes the full effort for the same team to perform that reconciliation, although the approved scope requires only one execution. All other work is correctly assigned. The correction needed before baselining is to:
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Correct answer: D - Assign reconciliation to one package and revise both dictionary entries to remove the overlap.
Domain 5: Estimating and Scheduling / Floats and Critical Paths
Question 2
Hardware preparation takes 9 working days and software configuration takes 8. Both start together, and both must finish before a 3-day integration activity begins. Hardware preparation can be shortened by up to 2 days at $2,000 per day; configuration by 1 day at $3,000; and integration by 1 day at $6,000. These reductions are independent and do not change the dependencies or required quality. Which plan finishes the project within 10 working days at the lowest additional cost?
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Correct answer: C - Shorten hardware preparation by 2 days and configuration by 1; spend $7,000.
Domain 8: Projects and Organizations - Part II
Question 3
In a matrix organization, three projects share one integration-test facility. Design and coding finish on plan, but completed software waits for testing and release engineers wait for test reports. The facility is fully booked, and repeat tests account for little of its workload. To accelerate delivery, a department head proposes developer overtime. What is the most likely result if testing arrangements remain unchanged?
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Correct answer: A - More work will queue for testing without a corresponding increase in completed releases.
Domain 9: Communications Management
Question 4
The cutover instruction says, 'Restore the previous system if reconciliation fails.' The cutover lead interprets this as rollback after the first mismatch; the data lead expects discrepancies to be investigated before failure is declared. Both have acknowledged the message. What would resolve the communication failure before the next rehearsal?
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Correct answer: C - Agree a measurable rollback trigger and have both leads restate the same decision rule.
Domain 10: People Management & Leadership
Question 5
An experienced installation lead has delivered several comparable sites without rework. On the current rollout, routine sequencing decisions wait for the project manager's approval even when they do not affect cost limits, interfaces, milestones, or safety requirements. The approval queue is now delaying the work. Which supervision arrangement fits the evidence?
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Correct answer: B - Delegate routine sequencing within agreed limits, with exception reporting and milestone checks.
Domain 12: Quality Management
Question 6
A process-qualification report describes a stable, approximately normal machining process with a validated measurement system. Using the same data and two-sided specification limits, it reports Cp = 1.60 and Cpk = 0.72. No control-chart signal indicates a recent process change. What is the most defensible diagnosis?
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Correct answer: C - The process mean is off-center; its capability is worse than the spread alone suggests.
Domain 13: Financial Management
Question 7
A project's earned-value report shows a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.88 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.12. Much of the earned value comes from completing expensive noncritical work early, while a commissioning activity on the critical path is late. The sponsor interprets the SPI as assurance that the contractual finish date is safe. Which response is supported by the evidence?
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Correct answer: A - Cost efficiency is unfavorable, and the SPI does not establish that the finish date is safe.
Domain 14: Issue and Risk Management
Question 8
During commissioning of an automated packing line, a guard interlock has been bypassed for fault-finding. A technician is still inside the guarded area when another technician prepares to restart the line. The site procedure requires isolation of hazardous energy before entry and gives every team member authority to stop unsafe testing. The project manager is beside the controls. Which instruction takes priority?
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Correct answer: D - Prevent restart; have authorized personnel apply and verify the energy-isolation procedure.
Domain 15: Cost Management
Question 9
At the reporting date, a project has a budget at completion of $480,000, earned value of $180,000, and actual cost of $210,000. The entire cost variance arose from a completed, one-time handling charge. A review confirms that the unfinished scope can be completed for its original budgeted amount, with no recurrence of the charge. What estimate at completion reflects those findings?
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Correct answer: A - $510,000
Domain 16: Change Control
Question 10
A customer requests a worthwhile interface improvement costing $3,600. The completed impact assessment confirms that it will not change any committed milestone, acceptance criterion, or contractual obligation. The approved change plan delegates such changes up to $5,000 to the project manager, and funding is available. The manager supports the improvement, but the change board will not meet for ten days. How should the work be released?
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Correct answer: B - Record the manager's approval and update the controlled documents before implementation.