PM Test Center » professional responsibility http://pmtestcenter.com FREE daily project management test questions for PMP®, CAPM®, and Project+ exams! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sharing information with new employer http://pmtestcenter.com/sharing-information-with-new-employer?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharing-information-with-new-employer http://pmtestcenter.com/sharing-information-with-new-employer#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=809

You are working for a new company and your new boss asks you to show him a requirements document from your previous company. What is the best thing for you to do?

A. Provide the requirements document since you are supposed to learn from previous projects.
B. Do nothing and hope he forgets that he asked.
C. Tell your new boss that it is unethical for you to provide anything from a previous employer.
D. Tell your new boss that you will provide him with the requirements document after you remove all confidential information.

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Danielle is the project manager for a public water organization. During the testing phase, she learns that there are contaminants in the water left from her construction project. Danielle consults her environmental experts and they claim that there is very little risk of any sickness. What is the best thing for Danielle to do?

A. Inform the public that the water is safe but they should boil the water before drinking.
B. Inform the public and perform a more detailed examination to locate the root of the problem.
C. Inform the public of the water treatment process and your organization’s safety record.
D. Do nothing because there is low risk for sickness.

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/public-responsibility/feed 0 PMP responsibilities http://pmtestcenter.com/pmp-responsibilities?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pmp-responsibilities http://pmtestcenter.com/pmp-responsibilities#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:01:41 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=708

As a PMP, you are responsible for all of the following except:

A. Ensuring that the PMBOK® Guide is strictly enforced
B. Meeting the scope of the project
C. Providing accurate estimates to superiors
D. Keeping confidential information from leaking

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/pmp-responsibilities/feed 0 Prepare for project in another country http://pmtestcenter.com/prepare-for-project-in-another-country?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prepare-for-project-in-another-country http://pmtestcenter.com/prepare-for-project-in-another-country#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:01:23 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=679

Your company secured a contract with a client overseas and you are expected to bring your entire team with you for six weeks. The culture of your client’s country is very different from yours. What is the best way to prepare your team?

A. Arrive a few days early to get acclimated
B. Hold as many teleconference meetings as possible with the client leading up to the trip
C. Provide culture awareness training
D. Do nothing since your team will adapt as they live and work there

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Your company secured a contract with a client overseas and you are expected to bring your entire team with you for six weeks. The culture of your client’s country is very different from yours. What is the term that describes their anxiety of potential difficulties in assimilating in a new locale?

A. Culture shock
B. Adjustment phase
C. Disorientation
D. Known unknowns

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Your mentor informs you that as a PMP®, you are responsible for improving capabilities of colleagues. You should respond with:

A. You agree but it only applies after you have achieved your PMP®.
B. You agree and all project managers should strive to improve the capabilities of their colleagues.
C. You disagree since improving capabilities of colleagues have nothing to do with professional responsibility.
D. You disagree because project managers should focus only on improving their own competencies.

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/improving-capabilities-of-colleagues/feed 0 Improving personal project management competencies http://pmtestcenter.com/improving-personal-project-management-competencies?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improving-personal-project-management-competencies http://pmtestcenter.com/improving-personal-project-management-competencies#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:01:21 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=616

Your mentor informs you that as a PMP®, you are responsible for improving your own project management competencies. You should respond with:

A. You agree but it only applies after you have achieved your PMP®.
B. You agree and all project managers should strive to improve themselves.
C. You disagree since personal project management competencies have nothing to do with professional responsibility.
D. You disagree because project managers should focus only on competencies of their team members.

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/improving-personal-project-management-competencies/feed 0 Submitting project budget reports http://pmtestcenter.com/submitting-project-budget-reports?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=submitting-project-budget-reports http://pmtestcenter.com/submitting-project-budget-reports#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:01:26 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=481

With only a week remaining, your $500,000 project is $2,000 over budget and you expect to lose your team’s bonus for not completing the project under budget. You know that your sponsor will determine the team’s bonus based on your report. What is the best thing for you to do?

A. Stress to your team that they must be more efficient during the last week to receive their bonus
B. Find a way to decrease the amount of testing so the project will complete under budget
C. Submit the report with accurate results and notify your team that the bonus will not be awarded
D. Submit the report stating you are under budget and find a way to borrow at least $2,000 from another project’s budget

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/submitting-project-budget-reports/feed 0 Lunch with vendors http://pmtestcenter.com/lunch-with-vendors?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lunch-with-vendors http://pmtestcenter.com/lunch-with-vendors#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:01:08 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=361

You distributed your RFP to your list of qualified vendors and with only a few days before the deadline, one of them reaches out to you with some questions. However, you are extremely busy finishing up another project and your time is limited. The vendor offers to take you out to a lunch meeting to discuss their concerns on the RFP since you will have to eat at some point anyway. What is the best thing for you to do in this situation?

A. Accept since this really the best way to work them into your busy schedule
B. Accept but offer to pay for your own meal
C. Decline and propose another time for the meeting that is not during lunch
D. Ask your manager what your company policy is on outside meetings with vendors

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George, one of your co-workers, is applying to take the PMP® exam. When you ask him about the process, he tells you that although he does not have enough experience to qualify, he is simply increasing his actual project hours to fill any gaps. You know this is wrong and the best thing for you to do is:

A. Tell his manager that he is being unethical
B. Confront him and recommend that he apply for the CAPM® exam instead
C. Notify PMI® directly
D. Do nothing

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