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Professional in Project Management (PPM) Questions 256–260 (page: 53)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

If you know expected value is 500 and the standard deviation is 12, you can say with approximately a 95 percent confidence rating which of the following?

  1. The activity will take from 464 to 536 days.
  2. The activity will take from 494 to 506 days.
  3. The activity will take from 476 to 524 days.
  4. The activity will take from 488 to 512 days.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

There is a 95 percent probability that the work will finish within plus or minus two standard deviations. The expected value is 500, and the standard deviation times 2 is 24, so the activity will take from 476 to 524 days.



You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product, and the marketing people are absolutely crazy about its potential. The corrective action is canceled, and you continue to produce the product with the newly discovered enhancement. As the project manager, you know that a change has occurred to the project scope.
Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Performance measurement baselines might be affected by scope changes.
  2. Project scope change uses workarounds to correct unexpected problems with scope change.
  3. Project scope change uses inspection to determine whether change has occurred.
  4. Project scope changes do not require CCB approval.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

A project scope change affects the performance measurement baselines, which might include schedule baselines and cost baselines.



You are managing an internal project where a vice president from the user group is acting as the sponsor. You have just been informed by your team that the critical path has slipped by three weeks. You should:

  1. See the sponsor after you have evaluated alternatives, recommendations, and performed an impact analysis
  2. Inform your senior management of the problem and tell them that you will get back to them after you assessed the situation
  3. Look for someone to blame before you see the sponsor
  4. Do nothing until the slippage occurs
  5. Immediately inform the sponsor and ask for advice

Answer(s): A



Parametric estimates are based on variables such as:

  1. Project objectives and manpower allocations.
  2. Physical characteristics and historical data.
  3. Precise measurements and multiple inputs.
  4. The WBS and similar projects.
  5. Detailed planning and cost restraints.

Answer(s): B



All of the following are true regarding Communications Planning except for which one?

  1. Communications requirements analysis, communications technology, and PMIS are tools and techniques of this process.
  2. It's the only output of the Communications Planning process.
  3. It's tightly linked with enterprise environmental factors and organizational influences, and lessons learned and historical information are two inputs that should get a lot of attention during this process.
  4. It should be completed as early in the project phases as possible.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Communications requirements analysis and communications technology are the tools and techniques of the Communications Planning process.



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