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1. PMP EXAM
SAMPLE Q & A

2. Recently, you promoted your star programmer, Sam, to lead the agile development team. Sam was
a fantastic software coder, and you thought the promotion would mean that he could now share
his expertise with the other development team members. However, you are surprised to learn that
the performance of Sam in his new role is not meeting your expectations.

Which empirical rule did you forget while considering the promotion of Sam?
A. Expectancy theory
B. Halo effect
C. Pareto concept
D. Murphy's law
HINT: This management theory is also known as the 'Peter principle.
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3. The correct answer is B.
The halo effect (also known as the Peter principle) states, "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to
rise to his/her level of incompetence." Most project team members are motivated by an
opportunity to grow, accomplish, and apply their professional skills to meet new challenges.
Their achievements continuously promote them within an organization to a certain level until they
are unable to perform. Sam might have risen to his incompetency level, which is what you have
likely forgotten to consider while promoting him to lead the development team.
The topic of this question is not covered in the PMBOK® Guide. However, the Project Management
Professional (PMP)® Examination Content Outline (ECO) indicates that while there are some
commonalities between the PMBOK® Guide and the ECO, the exam is not bound by the PMBOK®
Guide.
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4. The list of enablers specified in the tasks of the ECO domains is not exhaustive either. The ECO
assumes that prospective PMP aspirants are familiar with other sources of
information/preparation, including but not limited to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct, PMI's Practice Standards (e.g., Scheduling, Earned Value Management, etc.), commonly
frowned upon project management practices, such as gold plating, and others.
We intentionally have these questions in our simulator so that you would be better prepared for
the real exam. PMP aspirants are encouraged to explore additional sources of information and/or
to be familiar with them from their project management experience.
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