Answer Key

1 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 515.

2- 1(All of the above)

3- 3(B and D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 516.

4- 1(A, B, and C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 259.

5- 1(A or C or D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 265.

6- 1(A and D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

7 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 270.

8- 3(All of the above)

9 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 273.

10 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 275

11- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 275.

12- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 278.

13- 2(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 282.

14- 1(A, B, and C) 
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 514.

15 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
Explanation:
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.
n= x onsite members + y offshore members + 1 onsite stakeholder + 1 offshore stakeholder=x+y+2.
# of communication channels=(x+y+2)(x+y+2-1)/2

16- 1(A)

17- 1(A, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 321.

18 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344.

19 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 348.

20 B
Explanation: EMV= (40% of -$10,000)+ (10% of $1000)= -$4000+100=-$3900

21 All of the abobve
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 514.

22 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 515.

23 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 65.

24- 3(B) 
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

25- 4(Any of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

26- 2(All of the above)
Ref:  PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

27- 3(B)

28- 3(B)

29- 1(A, C, and D only)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 526.

30- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 526.

31- 4(None of the above)

32 A

33- 2(A and C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 255.

34- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 258.

35- 4(None of the above)
Ref:  PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

36- 2(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 261.

37- 1(A, B, and D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 261-262.

38- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 262.

39- 4(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 261.

40- 3(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 262

41- 3(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 263.

42- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 263.

43- 4(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 263.

44- 3(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 264.

45- 3(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 264-265.

46- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 266.

47- 2(A, B, C, D)

48- 3(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 270.

49- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 3.

50- 4(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 271.

51- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 271-272.

52- 4(D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 272.

53- 1(A, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 272.

54- 3(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 4.

55- 2(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 275.

56- 2(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 4.

57 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 6.

58- 4(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 276.

59- 4(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 276.

60- 4(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 276.

61 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 277.

62 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 277.

63- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 277.

64 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 277.

65 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 277.

66 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 6.

67- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 282.

68- 2 (B and C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 6.

69- 2 (D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 282.

70- 2 (D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 282.

71- 2 (C)
Ref: Wikipedia.

72- 2 (A)
Ref: Wikipedia.

73- B
Ref: Wikipedia.

74- B
Ref: Wikipedia.

75- 1 (B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 285.

76- 1 (B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 286.

77- 1 (All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 286.

78- 1 (B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 290.

79- 3 (C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 290.

80- 1 (B, A, D)
Ref: In general, we have short attention spans. It is best to communicate the most important update first instead of beating around the bush. Starting off with a catchy phrase can help get immediate attention when duly following up with a summary of the issue and the impact can help maintain focus.

81- 2 (All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 287.

82- 2 (All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 287.

83- 2 (All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 288.

84- 3(D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
Explanation:
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.
n=21
# of communication channels=21*20/2=210.

85- 3 (A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

86- 1 (A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

87-  1(A, B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

88 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

89- 1(A, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

90- 4(D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

91- 4(D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

92- 4(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 513.

93- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

94- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

95 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

96- 1(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

97- 3(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

98 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

99- 1(A, B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

100- 3(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

101 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 295.

102- 2(B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 296.

103- 4(None of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 296.

104 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 298.

105- 3(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 298.

106- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 301.

107 A

108 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.

109 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.
Explanation: 
Total # of project members (initial): PM+4 onsite+3 offshore+1 remote=9
Total # of communication channels (initial): 9*(9-1)/2=36

Total # of project members (after 1 team member quit): PM+4 onsite+2 offshore+1 remote=8
Total # of communication channels (after 1 team member quit): 8*(8-1)/2=28

Decrease in channels=36-28=8

110 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.”
Explanation: 
Total # of project members (initial): PM+3 onsite+1 remote=5
Total # of communication channels (initial): 5*(5-1)/2=10

Total # of project members (after offshore team is added): PM+3 onsite+2 offshore+1 remote=7
Total # of communication channels (after offshore team is added): 7*(7-1)/2=21

Increase in channels=21-10=11

111 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
The total number of communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.”
Explanation: 
Total # of project members (initial): PM+3 onsite+1 remote=5
Total # of communication channels (initial): 5*(5-1)/2=10

Total # of project members (after offshore team is added and remote person leaves): PM+3 onsite+2 offshore =6
Total # of communication channels (after offshore team is added and remote person leaves): 6*(6-1)/2=15

Increase in channels=15-10=5

112- 4(None of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 292.
The total number of potential communication channels = n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.”
Explanation: 
Total # of project members (initial): PM+2 onsite+1 remote=4
Total # of communication channels (initial): 4*(4-1)/2=6

Total # of project members (after offshore team is added and remote person leaves): PM+2 onsite+2 offshore =5
Total # of communication channels (after offshore team is added and remote person leaves): 5*(5-1)/2=10

Increase in channels=10-6=4 which is not one of the answer choices.

113 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 310.

114- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 310.

115 A
Explanation: Since she shares time with other projects and your project does not have high visibility, not getting enough of her time is a risk that should be added to the risk register. 

116- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 310.

117- 3(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 310.

118- 3(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

119- 3(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

120- 1(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

121- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

122- 3(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

123 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 311.

124- 1(B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 313.

125- 2(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 315.

126 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 315.

127- 2(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 316-318.

128- 1(A, B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 317.

129 A

130 C

131 B

132 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 317.

133 B

134 D
Explanation: In a beta distribution, the X-axis stands for Uncertainty and Y-axis stands for Likelihood. Points A, B, and C stand for Optimistic, Most likely, and Pessimistic estimates respectively. Without knowing more details, it is not possible to say whether the values on the X-axis represent days, months, hours, or years.

135 A

136 B

137 C

138 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 317.

139 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 317.

140 D 
Explanation: In a triangular distribution, the Y-axis stands for Likelihood. Points A, B, and C stand for lower limit, upper limit, and mode respectively. Without knowing more details, it is not possible to say whether the values on the X-axis represent days, months, hours, or years.

141- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 317.

142- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 318.

143- 3(C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 318.

144- 2(B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 513.

145- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 323.

146 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 324.

147- 2(B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 324.

148- 2(B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 324-325.

149- 4(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 325, Wikipedia.

150- 1(C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 325.

151 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 326, Wikipedia.

152- 2(B, C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 326, Wikipedia: Influence_diagram

153 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 326

154 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 327

155 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 329.

156 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 329.

157- 1(A)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 329.

158 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 330.

159 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 331.

160- 1(A, B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 332.

161- 3(B, C, D)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 338.

162 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

163 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

164-172:

A decision is being made whether to invest in the in-house solution or vendor solution.  Below are the metrics:

In-house solution:
Strong demand leads to $42M revenue.
Weak demand leads to $15M revenue.

Vendor solution:
Strong demand leads to $49M revenue.
Weak demand leads to $35M revenue.

The end of each branch shows the net effect of the payoffs minus costs. For each decision branch, all effects are added to determine the overall Expected Monetary Value (EMV) of the decision. 

Net effect of the payoffs minus costs:
In-house solution, strong demand=$42M-$20M (investment)=$22M
In-house solution, weak demand=$15M-$20M (investment)=-$5M
Vendor solution, strong demand=$49M-$30M (investment)=$19M
Vendor solution, weak demand=$35M-$30M (investment)=$5M

EMV of in-house solution before costs, considering demand=70% of $22M + 30% of -$5M=$13.9M
EMV of vendor solution before costs, considering demand=70% of $19M + 30% of $5M=$14.8M
Decision EMV is the larger of the in-house and vendor solution EMVs=$14.8M

A, B, and C are called Decision node, Chance nodes, and Ends of branches respectively.

164 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

165 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

166 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

167 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

168 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

169 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

170 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

171 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

172 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 339.

173- 2(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 514.

174 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344.

175 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 345.

176 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 345.

177 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 345.

178 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 346.

179 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 346.

180 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 346.

181- 1(A and B)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 348.

182 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 348.

183- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 514.

184 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 349.

185 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 345.

186 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 350.

187 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 346.

188- 1(All of the above)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 346.

189 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 352.

190 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 353.

191 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344-345.

192 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344-346.

193- 3(B and C)
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Page 514.

194 B
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344.

195 D
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 344.

196 A
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed, page 350. 

197 C
Ref: PMBOK® guide 5th ed. Risk management knowledge area.

198- 4(All of the above)

199 B

200 B

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