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Questions 1

What is one of the main purposes of the project chatter?

Options:

A.  

Formal authorization of the existence of the project

B.  

Formal acceptance of the project management plan

C.  

Formal approval of the detailed project budget

D.  

Formal definition of stakeholder roles and responsibilities

Discussion 0
Questions 2

The project sponsor wants to know when an in-flight adaptive project will be done. Which of the following metrics will help the team to predict how much longer the project will take?

Options:

A.  

Risk burnup and control chart

B.  

Customer satisfaction index and workload

C.  

Average burndown and velocity

D.  

Average velocity and cycle time

Discussion 0
Questions 3

Which two processes should be used to influence costs in the early stages of a project?

Options:

A.  

Estimate Costs and Determine Budget

B.  

Plan Cost Management and Estimate Activity Durations

C.  

Control Quality and Control Costs

D.  

Plan Stakeholder Engagement and Plan Communications Management

Discussion 0
Questions 4

The Perform Integrated Change Control process occurs in which Process Group?

Options:

A.  

Initiating

B.  

Executing

C.  

Monitoring and Controlling

D.  

Planning

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Define Activities process?

Options:

A.  

Rolling wave planning

B.  

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

C.  

Alternatives analysis

D.  

Parametric estimating

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Which of the following is provided by the critical path method?

Options:

A.  

Schedule float

B.  

Earned value (EV)

C.  

Total float

D.  

Schedule value

Discussion 0
Questions 7

What is the equation to calculate cost variance (CV)?

Options:

A.  

CV = EV / BAC

B.  

CV = EV - AC

C.  

CV = EV - BAC

D.  

CV = EV / AC

Discussion 0
Questions 8

Which is the order of steps in the Procurement Management process?

Options:

A.  

Identifying and planning procurement requirements, obtaining quotes or proposals, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, and controlling procurements

B.  

Identifying and planning procurement requirements, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, obtaining quotes or proposals, and controlling procurements

C.  

Controlling procurements, identifying and planning procurement requirements, obtaining quotes or proposals, negotiating with vendors, and contracting with selected vendors

D.  

Obtaining quotes or proposals, identifying and planning procurement requirements, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, and controlling procurements

Discussion 0
Questions 9

An input to the Plan Stakeholder Management process is:

Options:

A.  

The project charter.

B.  

The stakeholder analysis.

C.  

A communication management plan.

D.  

A stakeholder register.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

A project manager is seeking assistance from the business analyst for an IT project. What assistance can the business analyst provide?

Options:

A.  

Elicit product requirements.

B.  

Verify product functionality.

C.  

Manage the project schedule.

D.  

Allocate project resources.

Discussion 0
Questions 11

A project manager is working with the team to prepare the estimates for various work items. The team needs to compare the relative sizing of the items. What should the project manager suggest the team use?

Options:

A.  

Project task estimation

B.  

Dependency planning

C.  

Story point estimation

D.  

Sprint planning

Discussion 0
Questions 12

What is a key benefit of using virtual project teams?

Options:

A.  

Ensures appropriate behavior, security, and the protection of proprietary information

B.  

Reduces the risk of conflict due to interpersonal communications and other interactions

C.  

Assures that all team members have a clear and common understanding of the project

D.  

Reduces project cost by use of modern technologies allowing seamless team collaboration

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Which type of analysis is used to determine the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance?

Options:

A.  

Schedule network analysis

B.  

Reserve analysis

C.  

Alternative analysis

D.  

Variance analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 14

As the project progresses, which of the following is routinely collected from the project activities?

Options:

A.  

Communication management activities

B.  

Change requests

C.  

Configuration verification and audit

D.  

Work performance information

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?

Options:

A.  

Control Risks

B.  

Plan Risk Management

C.  

Plan Risk Responses

D.  

Identify Risks

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Which baselines make up the performance measurement baseline?

Options:

A.  

Scope baseline, cost baseline, and schedule baseline

B.  

Scope baseline, project management baseline, and quality baseline

C.  

Cost baseline, schedule baseline, and risk baseline

D.  

Cost baseline, project management baseline, and schedule baseline

Discussion 0
Questions 17

What process in Project Schedule Management identifies and documents specific actions to be performed to produce a project’s deliverables?

Options:

A.  

Plan Schedule Management

B.  

Define Activities

C.  

Develop Schedule

D.  

Estimate Activity Durations

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Which of the following is an input to the Direct and Manage Project Execution process?

Options:

A.  

Approved change requests

B.  

Approved contract documentation

C.  

Work performance information

D.  

Rejected change requests

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Match each Project Cost Management process with its appropriate keyword

Options:

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Which of the following is used to classify stakeholders based on their assessments of power, urgency, and legitimacy?

Options:

A.  

Power interest grid

B.  

Stakeholder cube

C.  

Salience model

D.  

Directions of influence

Discussion 0
Questions 21

A purchase order for a specified item to be delivered by a specified date for a specified price is the simplest form of what type of contract?

Options:

A.  

Cost-reimbursable

B.  

Time and material

C.  

Fixed price or lump-sum

D.  

Cost-plus-fixed-fee

Discussion 0
Questions 22

A software development team is working on a project to adapt an application to new, government-established data-privacy rules. What factor led to the creation of this project?

Options:

A.  

Legal requirement

B.  

New technology

C.  

Social need

D.  

Economic change

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Two members of the team are having a conflict..............or partially resolve the problem

Two members of the team are having a conflict. The project manager decides that, in this case, the best solution is to bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties, in order to temporarily or partially resolve the problem.

Which technique should the project manager use?

Options:

A.  

Withdraw/Avoid

B.  

Smooth/Accommodate

C.  

Compromise/Reconcile

D.  

Collaborate/Problem Solve

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Directing another person to get from one point to another using a known set of expected behaviors and the ability to lead a team and inspire them to do their jobs well is related to?

Options:

A.  

Influence and challenge

B.  

Innovation and administration

C.  

Leadership and management

D.  

Engagement and guidance

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Which of the following is least influenced by a project manager, according to the project manager ' s sphere of influence?

Options:

A.  

Sponsors

B.  

Project team

C.  

Steering committees

D.  

Stakeholders

Discussion 0
Questions 26

Types of internal failure costs include:

Options:

A.  

inspections.

B.  

equipment and training.

C.  

lost business.

D.  

reworking and scrapping.

Discussion 0
Questions 27

Which of the following must be included in the risk register when the project manager completes the Identify Risks process?

Options:

A.  

List of identified risks, potential risk owners, list of potential risk response

B.  

List of identified risks, list of causes, list of risk categories

C.  

Short risk titles, list of potential risk owners, list of impacts on objectives

D.  

List of activities affected, list of potential risk responses, list of causes

Discussion 0
Questions 28

Which tool or technique is used in validating the scope of a project?

Options:

A.  

Facilitated workshops

B.  

Interviews

C.  

Inspection

D.  

Meetings

Discussion 0
Questions 29

What are the inputs of the Estimate Costs process?

Options:

A.  

Project management plan, work performance data, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets

B.  

Project management plan, project documents, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets

C.  

Cost baseline, enterprise environmental factors, benefits management plan, and organizational process assets

D.  

Project management plan, enterprise environmental factors, basis of estimates, and organizational process assets

Discussion 0
Questions 30

Which of the following is TRUE about most project life cycles?

Options:

A.  

Staffing level is highest at the start.

B.  

The stakeholders ' influence is highest at the start.

C.  

The level of uncertainty is lowest at the start.

D.  

The cost of changes is highest at the start.

Discussion 0
Questions 31

A project manager is leading a project in a volatile industry. Industry standards are updated often, which requires the project team to make frequent adjustments to their work.

What should the project manager create to manage the possible changes?

Options:

A.  

Communications management plan

B.  

Cost management plan

C.  

Risk management plan

D.  

Quality management plan

Discussion 0
Questions 32

Administer Procurements is part of which Process Group?

Options:

A.  

Planning

B.  

Executing

C.  

Monitoring and Controlling

D.  

Closing

Discussion 0
Questions 33

The key benefit of the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group is the ability to:

Options:

A.  

establish and manage project communication channels, both external and internal to the project team.

B.  

influence the stakeholders that want to circumvent integrated change control so that their changes are implemented.

C.  

monitor the ongoing project team against the team performance assessments and the project performance baseline.

D.  

observe and measure project performance regularly and consistently to identify variances from the project management plan.

Discussion 0
Questions 34

Stakeholder communication requirements should be included as a component of:

Options:

A.  

enterprise environmental factors

B.  

organizational process assets

C.  

the project management plan

D.  

the stakeholder register

Discussion 0
Questions 35

To ensure stakeholder satisfaction; identified stakeholder needs should all be

Options:

A.  

Vetted

B.  

Ranked from greatest to least

C.  

Qualified

D.  

Documented in the stakeholder engagement plan

Discussion 0
Questions 36

After recommending to Tan (client) to leave the feature out, what should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Document the end user feedback and follow the change control process in order to define small-scale prototypes to test ideas and try new approaches during future iterations.

B.  

Have the end user write a user story with a brief description of an outcome of the feature.

C.  

Check with the project team that the resources needed to add this feature are made available by restructuring the timeline and reducing initial quantities.

D.  

Enable a stakeholder change in order to facilitate the project to provide the required deliverable as well as the intended outcome.

Discussion 0
Questions 37

The basis of identification for current or potential problems to support later claims or new procurements is provided by:

Options:

A.  

A risk urgency assessment.

B.  

The scope baseline.

C.  

Work performance information.

D.  

Procurement audits.

Discussion 0
Questions 38

Projects are undertaken by an organization to support the:

Options:

A.  

Product performance.

B.  

Budget process.

C.  

Collective capabilities.

D.  

Organizational strategy.

Discussion 0
Questions 39

Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:

Options:

A.  

Budget plan

B.  

Resource plan

C.  

Scope plan

D.  

Strategic plan

Discussion 0
Questions 40

The process to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used is:

Options:

A.  

Plan Quality.

B.  

Perform Quality Assurance.

C.  

Perform Quality Control.

D.  

Total Quality Management.

Discussion 0
Questions 41

What prototyping technique shows a sequence or navigations through a series of images or illustrations?

Options:

A.  

Storyboarding

B.  

Wireframes

C.  

Data simulation

D.  

Report prototyping

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Which of the following involves making information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?

Options:

A.  

Plan Communications

B.  

Performance reporting

C.  

Project status reports

D.  

Distribute Information

Discussion 0
Questions 43

What does ’verified’ in verified deliverable represent?

Options:

A.  

The correctness of a deliverable

B.  

The completeness of a deliverable

C.  

The deliverable requirements

D.  

The customer acceptance of a deliverable

Discussion 0
Questions 44

What is one of the objectives of Project Risk Management?

Options:

A.  

Decrease the probability and impact of an event on project objectives.

B.  

Distinguish between a project risk and a project issue so that a risk mitigation plan can be put in place.

C.  

Increase the probability and impact of positive events.

D.  

Removal of project risk.

Discussion 0
Questions 45

The following is a network diagram for a project.

The shortest non-critical path for the project is how many days in duration?

Options:

A.  

10

B.  

12

C.  

14

D.  

16

Discussion 0
Questions 46

A project manager can choose from several techniques to resolve conflicts between team members. Which technique can result in a win-win solution?

Options:

A.  

Collaborate/Problem Solve

B.  

Compromise/Reconcile

C.  

Smooth/Accommodate

D.  

Withdraw/Avoid

Discussion 0
Questions 47

Which of the following project documents is an input to the Control Scope process?

Options:

A.  

Vendor risk assessment diagram

B.  

Risk register

C.  

Requirements traceability matrix

D.  

Area of responsibility summary

Discussion 0
Questions 48

Which are inputs for the Plan Quality Management process?

Options:

A.  

Quality metrics, project documents, and financial performance

B.  

Quality management plan, project documents, and quality metrics

C.  

Project management plan, project documents, and organizational process assets

D.  

Project management plan, quality metrics. and project documents

Discussion 0
Questions 49

For which kind of quantitative risk analysis chart can a tornado diagram represent values?

Options:

A.  

Sensitivity analysis

B.  

Monte Carlo analysis

C.  

Expected monetary value analysis

D.  

Decision tree analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 50

What is one reason why stakeholders must be identified when performing business analysis?

Options:

A.  

To identify project timelines through business reviews

B.  

To allow the business analyst to determine the project budget

C.  

To identify who should define the business requirements for the project

D.  

To determine a cost-benefit analysis for the project

Discussion 0
Questions 51

Which tool and technique is used in Conduct Procurements?

Options:

A.  

Teaming agreements

B.  

Expert judgment

C.  

Bidder conferences

D.  

Contract types

Discussion 0
Questions 52

Specification of both the deliverables and the processes is the focus of:

Options:

A.  

Change control

B.  

Configuration control

C.  

Project monitoring and control

D.  

Issue control

Discussion 0
Questions 53

An employee was hired to work on ongoing, repetitive activities in the accounting department. The employee ' s duties are managing and controlling day-to-day activities. Which type of managing is the employee performing?

Options:

A.  

Strategic

B.  

Finance

C.  

Project

D.  

Operations

Discussion 0
Questions 54

Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?

Options:

A.  

Cyclic

B.  

Progressive

C.  

Repetitive

D.  

Iterative

Discussion 0
Questions 55

How can a project manager represent a contingency reserve in the schedule?

Options:

A.  

Additional weeks of work to account for unknown-unknowns risks

B.  

Task duration estimates of the best case scenarios

C.  

Addition Duration estimates in response to identified risks that have been accepted

D.  

Milestones representing the completion of deliverables

Discussion 0
Questions 56

How can a project manager maintain the engagement of stakeholders in a project with a high degree of change?

Options:

A.  

Monitor project stakeholder relationships using engaging strategies and plans

B.  

Send all project documents to stakeholders each time they are modified

C.  

Schedule monthly meetings with the stakeholders, including team members

D.  

Engage only with the project sponsors

Discussion 0
Questions 57

During what project management process does the project manager invest the most effort into creating the work breakdown structure (WBS)?

Options:

A.  

Initiating

B.  

Planning

C.  

Executing

D.  

Monitoring and Controlling

Discussion 0
Questions 58

An effective technique for resolving conflict that incorporates multiple viewpoints from differing perspectives to achieve consensus and commitment is:

Options:

A.  

smooth/accommodate.

B.  

force/direct,

C.  

collaborate/problem solve,

D.  

compromise/reconcile.

Discussion 0
Questions 59

An input to Conduct Procurements is:

Options:

A.  

Independent estimates.

B.  

Selected sellers.

C.  

Seller proposals.

D.  

Resource calendars.

Discussion 0
Questions 60

Which of these statements is true of subsidiary management plans?

Options:

A.  

Subsidiary management plans are mandatory for any project

B.  

Subsidiary management plans use the project charier as input

C.  

Subsidiary management plans can be independently managed

D.  

Subsidiary management plans do not need regular updates

Discussion 0
Questions 61

Which three processes are generally included in risk management? (Choose three)

Options:

A.  

Monitor Risk Costs

B.  

Identify Risks

C.  

Plan Risk Responses

D.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

E.  

Estimate Risk Activity Resources

Discussion 0
Questions 62

Which of the following characteristics are found in a functional organizational structure?

Options:

A.  

Little or no project manager authority, little or no resource availability, and the functional manager controls the project budget

B.  

Limited project manager authority, limited resource availability, and a part-time project manager ' s role

C.  

Low to moderate project manager authority, low to moderate resource availability, and a full-time project manager ' s role

D.  

High to almost total project manager authority, high to almost total resource availability, and full-time project management administrative staff

Discussion 0
Questions 63

The ways in which the roles and responsibilities, reporting relationships, and staffing management will be addressed and structured within a project is described in the:

Options:

A.  

Human resource management plan.

B.  

Activity resource requirements.

C.  

Personnel assessment tools,

D.  

Multi-criteria decision analysis.

Discussion 0
Questions 64

A project manager has to share a status report with a new stakeholder and is trying to determine the level of detail to include in the report. Which document best details the information the project manager needs lo make this decision?

Options:

A.  

Organizational process assets

B.  

Change management plan

C.  

Communications management plan

D.  

Resource management plan

Discussion 0
Questions 65

A project manager is analyzing a few network diagrams in order to determine the minimum duration of a project. Which diagram should the project manager reference?

Options:

A.  

A diagram in which resource optimization has been applied.

B.  

A diagram in which the critical path method has been applied.

C.  

A diagram in which a predefined series of activities has been organized.

D.  

A diagram which shows a combination of resource and time optimization.

Discussion 0
Questions 66

What are the identified risks for doing excessive decomposition in a WBS?

Options:

A.  

Insufficient project funding and disqualification of sellers

B.  

Insufficient project funding and ineffective use of resources

C.  

Disqualification of sellers and non-productive management efforts

D.  

Non-productive management effort and inefficient use of resources

Discussion 0
Questions 67

Outputs of the Control Communications process include:

Options:

A.  

expert judgment and change requests.

B.  

work performance information and change requests.

C.  

organizational process asset updates and an issue log.

D.  

project management plan updates and an issue log.

Discussion 0
Questions 68

In adaptive projects, who should approve the prioritization of the backlog?

Options:

A.  

Project manager

B.  

Project sponsor

C.  

Business analyst

D.  

Product owner

Discussion 0
Questions 69

Which of the following risk response strategies involves allocating ownership of a positive risk to a third party?

Options:

A.  

Mitigate

B.  

Transfer

C.  

Share

D.  

Avoid

Discussion 0
Questions 70

Which defines the portion of work included in a contract for items being purchased or acquired?

Options:

A.  

Procurement management plan

B.  

Evaluation criteria

C.  

Work breakdown structure

D.  

Procurement statement of work

Discussion 0
Questions 71

Which organizational process asset can make an impact on the outcome of a project?

Options:

A.  

Political climate

B.  

Leadership style

C.  

Financial data repository

D.  

Organizational structure types

Discussion 0
Questions 72

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.

Based on the chart, what is the schedulevariance (SV) for Task 8?

Options:

A.  

-2,000

B.  

-1,000

C.  

1,000

D.  

2,000

Discussion 0
Questions 73

Which statement summarizes the role of the change control board?

Options:

A.  

The change control board is responsible for presenting the change for approval.

B.  

The change control board will analyze the change impact in terms of cost and schedule.

C.  

The change control board is responsible for managing the change management and configuration management systems.

D.  

The change control board is responsible for reviewing and approving changes to the project.

Discussion 0
Questions 74

What is a characteristic of the relationship among projects, programs, and portfolios?

Options:

A.  

A portfolio is a group of programs, and a program is a large project

B.  

Portfolios often engage with the same stakeholders as the programs and projects in the portfolio.

C.  

Programs focus on the internal interdependencies within each project in a portfolio

D.  

Portfolios focus on program results and project deliveries

Discussion 0
Questions 75

During the execution of a predicted project, the need for a new product feature has been proposed by the customer. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Decline any request by the customer and continue the project as initially planned.

B.  

Accept the customer ' s request and continue with elicitation of the new product features.

C.  

Investigate the possibility of using the management reserve to pay for the extra hours the team will need to work.

D.  

Investigate the effect that such an integration will have on the project plan and propose a change request.

Discussion 0
Questions 76

An input to Close Project or Phase is:

Options:

A.  

Accepted deliverables,

B.  

Final products or services,

C.  

Document updates,

D.  

Work performance information.

Discussion 0
Questions 77

During project planning, team members seemed clear on deliverables. However, as the project progressed deeper into the execution phase, team members expressed the need for smaller components to better understand what must be delivered.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Inform the stakeholders that the stakeholder register needs to be recreated, as the team does not understand the requirements.

B.  

Share the project management plan with the team members again to bring them up to speed on the requirements.

C.  

Schedule additional meetings with the customer to explain the requirements for each deliverable at length.

D.  

Revisit the work breakdown structure (WBS) again during execution, as the WBS can be defined at different points in the project.

Discussion 0
Questions 78

Project governance refers to framework.......which of the following is a portfolio?

Pioject governance refers lo framework, functions, and processes that guide project management activates with a defined hierarchy between projects, programs and poctfotos. According to this hierarchy, which ot Die following is a portfolio?

Options:

A.  

A portfolio is a group of projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios and operations managed together to achieve strategic objectives.

B.  

A portfolio is the mam project of the company, supervised directly by the CEO.

C.  

A portfolio is a group of projects managed by the same project manager.

D.  

A portfolio is a group of related proiecls, programs, subsidary portfolios, and operation*, thai provides similar products or services.

Discussion 0
Questions 79

Product requirements specify a functionality that depends upon expertise that is unavailable internally. What process should be implemented to generate a make-or-buy decision?

Options:

A.  

Conduct Procurements B Plan Procurement Management

B.  

Plan Risk Responses

C.  

Plan Risk Management

Discussion 0
Questions 80

Which schedule compression technique has phases or activities done in parallel that would normally have been done sequentially?

Options:

A.  

Crashing

B.  

Fast tracking

C.  

Leads and lags adjustment

D.  

Parallel task development

Discussion 0
Questions 81

Which of the following is an input to Develop Human Resource Plan?

Options:

A.  

Team performance assessment

B.  

Roles and responsibilities

C.  

Staffing management plan

D.  

Enterprise environmental factors

Discussion 0
Questions 82

When can pre-assignment of project team members occur?

Options:

A.  

When the project uses capital expenditures

B.  

When the required staff can be acquired from outside sources

C.  

When the project would be ignored due to travel expenses

D.  

When the project is the result of specific people being promised as part of a competitive proposal

Discussion 0
Questions 83

Which enterprise environmental factors should be considered when creating a new procurement contract?

Options:

A.  

Supply chains

B.  

Trial engagements

C.  

Lessons learned register

D.  

Local laws and regulalk

Discussion 0
Questions 84

Which of the following events would result in a baseline update?

Options:

A.  

A project is behind schedule and the project manager wants the baseline to reflect estimated actual completion.

B.  

A customer has approved a change request broadening the project scope and increasing the budget.

C.  

One of the risks identified in the risk management plan occurs, resulting in a schedule delay.

D.  

One of the key project team resources has left the team and no replacement is available.

Discussion 0
Questions 85

The Verify Scope process is primarily concerned with:

Options:

A.  

formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

B.  

accuracy of the work deliverables.

C.  

formalizing approval of the scope statement.

D.  

accuracy of the work breakdown structure (WBS).

Discussion 0
Questions 86

Technical capability, past performance, and intellectual property rights are examples of:

Options:

A.  

performance measurement criteria

B.  

source selection criteria

C.  

product acceptance criteria

D.  

phase exit criteria

Discussion 0
Questions 87

A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:

Options:

A.  

project records

B.  

project reports

C.  

stakeholder notifications

D.  

stakeholder register

Discussion 0
Questions 88

What can a requirements traceability matrix enable regardless of the project methodology being used?

Options:

A.  

Creation of a solid business case

B.  

Investigation of the viability of a new product

C.  

Identification of missing and superfluous requirements

D.  

Evaluation of solution and system performance

Discussion 0
Questions 89

Due to today ' s competitive global market, organizations require more than technical project management skills. Which of the following skills can support long-range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line?

Options:

A.  

Planning and risk management skills

B.  

Communication and time management skills

C.  

Business intelligence and leadership skills

D.  

Strategic and business management skills

Discussion 0
Questions 90

Identify Stakeholders is the process of identifying all of the people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests in, involvement in, and impact on the project:

Options:

A.  

manager.

B.  

success.

C.  

deadline.

D.  

scope.

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Questions 91

Which process involves developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities?

Options:

A.  

Estimate Costs

B.  

Control Costs

C.  

Determine Budget

D.  

Plan Cost Management

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Questions 92

The creation of an internet site to engage stakeholders on a project is an example of which type of communication?

Options:

A.  

Push

B.  

Pull

C.  

Interactive

D.  

Iterative

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Questions 93

Power, urgency, and legitimacy are attributes of which stakeholder classification model?

Options:

A.  

Salience

B.  

Influence/impact

C.  

Power/interest

D.  

Power/influence

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Questions 94

When presenting a product roadmap to an adaptive team, which form of communication is the most appropriate?

Options:

A.  

Requirements matrix

B.  

Presentation slides

C.  

Story map

D.  

Project management plan

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Questions 95

During a retrospective, the team finds that all of the user stories are not complete. What should be done with the incomplete user stories?

Options:

A.  

Move these user stories back to the product backlog for reprioritization.

B.  

Remove these user stories as they are not important.

C.  

Advance these user stories to the top of the next sprint backlog.

D.  

Complete these user stories in the current sprint and extend the sprint length.

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Questions 96

What is a deliverable-oriented, hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables?

Options:

A.  

Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

B.  

Work performance information

C.  

Work package

D.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Questions 97

The project manager and project team are developing approximations of the cost of resources needed to complete the project work. On which process are they working?

Options:

A.  

Plan Cost Management

B.  

Estimate Activity Resources

C.  

Estimate Costs

D.  

Determine Budget

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Questions 98

What is the purpose of the project schedule management.

Options:

A.  

Estimates specific time and the deadline when the products, services and results will be delivered.

B.  

Determines in details the resources and time that each task will require to be done

C.  

Represents how and when the project will deliver the results defined in the project scope.

D.  

It provides the relationships among the project activities and their risks.

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Questions 99

Updates to organizational process assets such as procurement files, deliverable acceptances, and lessons learned documentation are typical outputs of which process?

Options:

A.  

Close Project or Phase

B.  

Conduct Procurements

C.  

Control Procurements

D.  

Close Procurements

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Questions 100

A firm contracted an event management company to conduct the annual sales day event. The agreement states that the event management company will charge the firm for the actuals and receive 8% of the total cost. What type of contract Is this?

Options:

A.  

Time and material (T8M)

B.  

Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)

C.  

Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)

D.  

Cost plus award fee (CPAF)

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Questions 101

An input to the Collect Requirements process is the:

Options:

A.  

stakeholder register.

B.  

project management plan.

C.  

project scope statement.

D.  

requirements management plan.

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Questions 102

A technique used to determine the cause and degree of difference between baseline and actual performance is:

Options:

A.  

Product analysis.

B.  

Variance analysis.

C.  

Document analysis,

D.  

Decomposition.

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Questions 103

Sensitivity analysis is typically displayed as a/an:

Options:

A.  

Decision tree diagram.

B.  

Tornado diagram.

C.  

Pareto diagram.

D.  

Ishikawa diagram.

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Questions 104

Which project document is updated in the Control Stakeholder Engagement process?

Options:

A.  

Project reports

B.  

Issue log

C.  

Lessons learned documentation

D.  

Work performance information

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Questions 105

A project sponsor has asked the project manager to determine how soon the project can be completed. Which of the following methods can a project manager use to find this information?

Options:

A.  

Scope baseline

B.  

Decomposition

C.  

Critical path method (CPM)

D.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Questions 106

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.

Based on the chart, what is the cost performance index (CPI) for Task 2?

Options:

A.  

0.8

B.  

1

C.  

1.25

D.  

1.8

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Questions 107

Which additional considerations should the project manager make when managing risks in an agile/adaptive project?

Options:

A.  

Add more risk categories

B.  

Identify, analyze, and manage risk during each iteration of the project

C.  

Add new values to the probability and impact matrix

D.  

Increase the reserves because of the high variability environment

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Questions 108

Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project?

Options:

A.  

Power/influence grid

B.  

Power/interest grid

C.  

Influence/impact grid

D.  

Salience model

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Questions 109

Skills necessary for project management such as motivating to provide encouragement; listening actively; persuading a team to perform an action; and summarizing, recapping, and identifying next steps are known as:

Options:

A.  

organizational skills

B.  

technical skills

C.  

communication skills

D.  

hard skills

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Questions 110

Under which type of contract does the seller receive reimbursement for all allowable costs for performing contract work, as well as a fixed-fee payment calculated as a percentage of the initial estimated project costs?

Options:

A.  

Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract (CPFF)

B.  

Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

C.  

Firm Fixed Price Contract (FFP)

D.  

Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract (FP-EPA)

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Questions 111

A project manager is experiencing a project with a high degree of change. Which type of stakeholder engagement does this project require?

Options:

A.  

Discussing with management

B.  

Escalating to the sponsors

C.  

Engaging regularly with stakeholders

D.  

Engaging only with decision makers

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Questions 112

The staffing management plan is part of the:

Options:

A.  

organizational process assets.

B.  

resource calendar.

C.  

human resource plan.

D.  

Develop Project Team process.

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Questions 113

Which of the following reduces the probability of potential consequences of project risk events?

Options:

A.  

Preventive action

B.  

Risk management

C.  

Corrective action

D.  

Defect repair

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Questions 114

A software project has completed the first iteration, and the testing manager noted that some features were not incorporated and would not approve the software. The business unit manager who will use the software is satisfied with the software and wants to start the rollout.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Escalate the issue to the project management office (PMO).

B.  

Organize a meeting between the two managers.

C.  

Ask the project team to resolve all of the open issues.

D.  

Escalate to the sponsor to decide when to commence the rollout.

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Questions 115

Which tool is used to develop technical details within the project management plan?

Options:

A.  

Expert judgment

B.  

Project management methodology

C.  

Project management information system (PMIS)

D.  

Project selection methods

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Questions 116

The project manager is working in an agile/adaptive environment. The project manager is considering different approaches for applying Project Integration Management in this environment. How can the project manager ensure that this will work for the project?

Options:

A.  

Take control of all decisions and product planning.

B.  

Build a team that can respond to changes within a collaborative, decision-making environment.

C.  

Promote a team with a narrow specialization within a hierarchical environment.

D.  

Delegate project decisions to the product owner and sponsor.

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Questions 117

Units of measure, level of precision, level of accuracy, control thresholds, and rules of performance measurement are examples of items that are established in the:

Options:

A.  

Cost management plan.

B.  

Work performance information.

C.  

Quality management plan.

D.  

Work breakdown structure.

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Questions 118

Project Stakeholder Management focuses on:

Options:

A.  

project staff assignments

B.  

project tea m acquisition

C.  

managing conflicting interests

D.  

communication methods

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Questions 119

When addressing roles and responsibilities,which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?

Options:

A.  

Authority

B.  

Role

C.  

Competency

D.  

Responsibility

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Questions 120

Which Manage Communications tool or technique focuses on identifying and managing barriers?

Options:

A.  

Communication methods

B.  

Information technology

C.  

Communication models

D.  

Information management systems

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Questions 121

Quality metrics are an output of which process?

Options:

A.  

Plan Quality

B.  

Perform Quality Control

C.  

Perform Quality Assurance

D.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Questions 122

An adaptive project manager is migrating the company ' s new website. The project manager must work with the team to invest full capacity on this project because it is the company ' s top-ranked project in the portfolio. In order to increase throughput and provide consistent delivery, the project manager needs to assign members who are currently involved with other projects.

How should the project manager assign the team members to this project?

Options:

A.  

Task switching

B.  

Multitasking

C.  

Prediction

D.  

Full allocation

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Questions 123

A project manager is updating their CV or resume and realizes that they need to improve skills related to expertise in the industry and organizational knowledge. Which dimension of PMI’s Talent Triangle best relates to this need to improve?

Options:

A.  

Strategic and business management skills

B.  

Leadership skills

C.  

Technical project management

D.  

Organizational management

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Questions 124

An executive sponsor wants to be briefed on how the product will change over time. Which document should the business analyst use to prepare their presentation?

Options:

A.  

Project charter

B.  

Product roadmap

C.  

Project management plan

D.  

Product requirements

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Questions 125

Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?

Options:

A.  

Change requests

B.  

Variance analysis

C.  

Accepted deliverables

D.  

Requirements documentation

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Questions 126

It’s time to perform code review on a software project that has over three million lines of code written. Which management tool should the project manager use?

Options:

A.  

Pareto chart

B.  

Regression analysis

C.  

Statistical sampling

D.  

Automated testing tools

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Questions 127

Typical outcomes of a project include:

Options:

A.  

Products, services, and improvements.

B.  

Products, programs, and services.

C.  

Improvements, portfolios, and services.

D.  

Improvements, processes, and products.

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Questions 128

Which group creativity technique asks a selected group of experts to answer questionnaires and provide feedback regarding the responses from each round of requirements gathering?

Options:

A.  

The Delphi technique

B.  

Nominal group technique

C.  

Affinity diagram

D.  

Brainstorming

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Questions 129

In an interactive communication model, how is the sender ensured that the message was understood by the receiver?

Options:

A.  

The receiver decodes the message

B.  

The receiver responds to the message with feedback.

C.  

The receiver transmits the message

D.  

The receiver acknowledges their receipt of the message

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Questions 130

A technical project manager uses a directive approach with the team. Some team members are growing increasingly frustrated when their recommendations are not adopted by the project manager.

What should the project manager do to address this issue?

Options:

A.  

Apply emotional intelligence (El) skills, such as active listening, to understand the team ' s issues.

B.  

Instruct the team members to self-organize and resolve any outstanding issues.

C.  

Ask the team members to record their concerns in the lessons learned log for future action.

D.  

Encourage the team to follow the project plan that was developed with team input.

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Questions 131

Tailoring considerations for project scope management may include:

Options:

A.  

requirements management, stability of requirements, development approach, and validation and control.

B.  

WBS guidelines, requirements templates, deliverable acceptance forms, and verified deliverables.

C.  

business needs, product descriptions, project restrictions, and project management plan.

D.  

issues defining and controlling what is included in the project, vended deliverables, and quality reports.

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Questions 132

A community project with a large number of stakeholders is scheduled for delivery in six months. The project manager asked the business analyst to ensure an effective requirements elicitation.

What should the business analyst do?

Options:

A.  

Organize a workshop with the sponsor and major stakeholders.

B.  

Engage a consultant that is familiar with the community needs.

C.  

Ask the project coordinator to facilitate some of the workshops.

D.  

Invite both internal and external stakeholders to the workshops.

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Questions 133

When paying a consultation fee to a technical expert, what type of contract is often used ' ?

Options:

A.  

Time and materials (TandM)

B.  

Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)

C.  

Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)

D.  

Cost plus award fee (CPAF)

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Questions 134

Change requests are an output from which Project Integration Management process?

Options:

A.  

Direct and Manage Project Execution

B.  

Develop Project Management Plan

C.  

Close Project

D.  

Develop Project Charter

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Questions 135

Which subsidiary management plan.... during the project ilfe cycle?

Which Subsidiary management plan would a project manager create to manage Information dissemination during the project life cycle?

Options:

A.  

Stakeholder Engagement Plan

B.  

Quality Management Plan

C.  

Communications Management Plan

D.  

Scope Management Plan

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Questions 136

Which estimating technique uses the actual costs of previous similar projects as a basis for estimating the costs of the current project?

Options:

A.  

Analogous

B.  

Parametric

C.  

Bottom-up

D.  

Top-down

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Questions 137

Requirements documentation will typically contain at least:

Options:

A.  

Stakeholder requirements, staffing requirements, and transition requirements.

B.  

Business requirements, the stakeholder register, and functional requirements.

C.  

Stakeholder impact, budget requirements, and communications requirements.

D.  

Business objectives, stakeholder impact, and functional requirements.

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Questions 138

Reserve analysis is a tool and technique used in which process?

Options:

A.  

Plan Risk Management

B.  

Plan Risk Responses

C.  

Identify Risks

D.  

Control Risks

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Questions 139

A project manager has joined the sponsor to verify the last deliverable of the project. The sponsor is measuring and examining the deliverable to determine whether it meets the requirements and product acceptance criteria. Which activity is being performed?

Options:

A.  

Inspection

B.  

Prototyping

C.  

Decision making

D.  

Brainstorming

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Questions 140

Which of the following Process Groups covers all nine Project Management Knowledge Areas?

Options:

A.  

Executing

B.  

Monitoring and Controlling

C.  

Planning

D.  

Initiating

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Questions 141

A project team is working on a new driverless vehicle and is organizing a workshop with experts to analyze the data received from the prototype. Who should the project manager invite to provide expert advice?

Options:

A.  

The subject matter experts (SMEs) identified in the stakeholder register

B.  

The senior experts with high status in the academic community

C.  

The major stakeholders nominated by the project sponsor

D.  

The usual review participants holding recognized certifications

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Questions 142

What are the project management processes associated with project quantity management?

Options:

A.  

Plan Quality Management, Manage Quality, and Control Quality

B.  

Plan Quality Management, Manage Quality, and Cost of Quality

C.  

Manage Quality, Customer Satisfaction, and Control Quality

D.  

Customer Satisfaction, Control Quality, and Continuous Improvement

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Questions 143

Plan Schedule Management is a process in which Knowledge Area?

Options:

A.  

Project Scope Management

B.  

Project Human Resource Management

C.  

Project Integration Management

D.  

Project Time Management

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Questions 144

A complete set of concepts, terms, and activities that make up an area of specialization is known as:

Options:

A.  

a Knowledge Area

B.  

a Process Group

C.  

program management

D.  

portfolio management

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Questions 145

The process of estimating the type and quantity of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity is known as:

Options:

A.  

Collect Requirements.

B.  

Conduct Procurements.

C.  

Estimate Activity Durations.

D.  

Estimate Activity Resources.

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Questions 146

Which is an enterprise environmental factor?

Options:

A.  

Marketplace conditions

B.  

Policies and procedures

C.  

Project files from previous projects

D.  

Lessons learned from previous projects

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Questions 147

What should be the frequency for meetings when transitioning from Scrum to Kanban?

Options:

A.  

Weekly

B.  

Daily

C.  

When required

D.  

Monthly

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Questions 148

What can a project1 manager review to understand the status of project?

Options:

A.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS) status

B.  

Quality and technical performance measures

C.  

Cost and scope baselines

D.  

Business case completeness

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Questions 149

Which type of analysis is used as a general management technique within the Plan Procurements process?

Options:

A.  

Risk assessment analysis

B.  

Make or buy analysis

C.  

Contract value analysis

D.  

Cost impact analysis

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Questions 150

Regression analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and trend analysis are examples of which tool or technique?

Options:

A.  

Expert judgment

B.  

Forecasting methods

C.  

Earned value management

D.  

Analytical techniques

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Questions 151

Which Knowledge Areas include processes from the Closing Process Group?

Options:

A.  

Project Quality Management and Project Time Management

B.  

Project Scope Management and Project Risk Management

C.  

Project Stakeholder Management and Project Cost Management

D.  

Project Integration Management and Project Procurement Management

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Questions 152

A project manager has reached an agreement on the requirements and now needs to define the workflow for the end user. A critical step must be completed and validated by the end user before proceeding.

Which modeling tool best describes this process?

Options:

A.  

Traceability

B.  

User interface design

C.  

Use case

D.  

Wireframe

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Questions 153

A project manager uses their networking skills to build agreement with a difficult stakeholder. What level of influence did the project manager apply?

Options:

A.  

Project level

B.  

Organizational level

C.  

Industry level

D.  

Influential level

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Questions 154

A stakeholder is reading project documents given by the project manager. The stakeholder is

curious about the difference between a verified deliverable and an accepted deliverable.

Which of the following definitions can the project manager use to explain the difference?

Options:

A.  

An accepted deliverable is approved by the project team; a verified deliverable is approved and formally signed off by the customer or sponsor.

B.  

An accepted deliverable has been checked and confirmed for accuracy through the Control Quality process; a verified deliverable meets acceptance criteria that is formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor.

C.  

An accepted deliverable meets acceptance criteria and is formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor, a verified deliverable is a completed project deliverable that has been checked and confirmed for accuracy through the Control Quality process

D.  

An accepted deliverable meets acceptance criteria and is signed off by the project manager; a verified deliverable meets acceptance criteria and is signed off by the customer or sponsor.

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Questions 155

One of the outputs of the project schedule is a detailed plan. What is the main purpose of that detailed plan?

Options:

A.  

It represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope

B.  

It creates a formal record of the project and shows the organizational commitment to the project

C.  

It describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled and validated

D.  

It provides the needs of a stakeholder or stakeholder group

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Questions 156

Using the three-point estimating technique, if the most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year, how many months is the expected activity duration?

Options:

A.  

Two

B.  

Four

C.  

Five

D.  

Twelve

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Questions 157

Which of the following response strategies are appropriate for negative risks or threats?

Options:

A.  

Share, Accept, Transfer, or Mitigate

B.  

Exploit, Enhance, Share, or Accept

C.  

Mitigate, Share, Avoid, or Accept

D.  

Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, or Accept

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Questions 158

Stakeholder identification and engagement should begin during what phase of the project?

Options:

A.  

After the project management plan is completed

B.  

After the stakeholder engagement plan is completed

C.  

As soon as the project charter has been approved

D.  

After the communications management plan is completed

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Questions 159

Which document describes the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment?

Options:

A.  

Cost baseline

B.  

Service level agreement

C.  

Memorandum of understanding

D.  

Business case

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Questions 160

A project manager needs to request outside support......manager need to create

A project manager needs to request outside support for a statement ot work (SOW) that is not precise. Which kind of contract does the project manager need to create?

Options:

A.  

Time and material (TandM)

B.  

Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)

C.  

Fixed price

D.  

Cost plus award fee (CPAF)

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Questions 161

Expected monetary value (EMV) is computed by which equation?

Options:

A.  

Value of each possible outcome multiplied by probability of occurrence

B.  

Value of each possible outcome multiplied by probability of non-occurrence

C.  

Multiplying the value of each possible outcome by the probability of occurrence and adding the products together

D.  

Multiplying the value of each possible outcome by the probability of non-occurrence and adding the products together

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Questions 162

Which process uses expert judgment to manage project resources?

Options:

A.  

Plan Resource Management

B.  

Estimate Activity Resources

C.  

Manage Team

D.  

Both A and B

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Questions 163

The project manager and the project team are in the process of documenting procurement decisions. Which of the following will be the procurement strategy?

Options:

A.  

Payment types, delivery methods, and procurement phases

B.  

Procurement metrics, make-or-buy decisions, and procurement statement of work

C.  

Vendor selection criteria, stakeholder roles and responsibilitys, and prequalified sellers

D.  

Timetable procurement activities, product cost, and knowledge transfer schedule

Discussion 0
Questions 164

Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?

Options:

A.  

Sensitivity analysis

B.  

Three-point estimate

C.  

Modeling and simulation

D.  

Expected monetary value analysis

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Questions 165

The milestone list is an input to which process from the Planning Process Group?

Options:

A.  

Define Activities

B.  

Estimate Activity Durations

C.  

Estimate Activity Resources

D.  

Sequence Activities

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Questions 166

The most appropriate project life cycle model for an environment with a high level of change and extensive stakeholder involvement in projects is:

Options:

A.  

adaptive

B.  

reflexive

C.  

predictive

D.  

iterative

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Questions 167

Which process determines the risks that might affect the project?

Options:

A.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B.  

Identify Risks

C.  

Plan Risk Management

D.  

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Questions 168

An adaptive team is performing the kickoff meeting and planning the project management approach. After defining project events, one team member argues that the artifacts are missing. The project manager coaches the team to complete the planning.

Which two of the following items should be included in the planning? (Choose two)

Options:

A.  

Daily scrum

B.  

Sprint backlog

C.  

Sprint review

D.  

Increments

E.  

Sprint retrospective

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Questions 169

Which Process Group contains the processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications?

Options:

A.  

Initiating

B.  

Planning

C.  

Executing

D.  

Closing

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Questions 170

Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?

Options:

A.  

Interrelationship digraphs

B.  

Tree diagram

C.  

Affinity diagram

D.  

Network diagram

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Questions 171

Which of the following is a narrative description of products, services, or results to be delivered by a project?

Options:

A.  

Project statement of work

B.  

Business case

C.  

Accepted deliverable

D.  

Work performance information

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Questions 172

A regression line is used to estimate:

Options:

A.  

Whether or not a process is stable or has predictable performance.

B.  

How a change to the independent variable influences the value of the dependent variable.

C.  

The upper and lower specification limits on a control chart.

D.  

The central tendency, dispersion, and shape of a statistical distribution.

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Questions 173

Match the life cycle type to when its requirements are defined.

Options:

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Questions 174

In one of the project meetings during project execution, a new stakeholder attends and highlights a new risk. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Ignore the risk from this stakeholder as this stakeholder never showed up at the start of the project.

B.  

Make sure proper testing gets completed to minimize the risk highlighted.

C.  

Add this risk to the lessons learned register on project completion.

D.  

Add the stakeholder to the stakeholder register and add the risk to the risk register.

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Questions 175

Which statement describes the various purposes of project scheduling?

Options:

A.  

Define the policies, rules, and techniques to run a schedule; serve as a tool to manage stakeholder expectations; and serve as a base for backlog management

B.  

Define how and when deliverables will be completed, serve as communication tool, and serve as a base for performance reporting

C.  

Define the life cycle, traditional or agile approach, and tools to control schedule; serve as a reference for scope management; and serve as a base for risk management

D.  

Define activities, sequences, duration, and dependencies, serve as a reference for resource allocation, serve as a base for earned value analysis.

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Questions 176

Which input may influence quality assurance work and should be monitored within the context of a system for configuration management?

Options:

A.  

Work performance data

B.  

Project documents

C.  

Scope baseline

D.  

Requirements documentation

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Questions 177

The procurement requirements for a project include working with several vendors. What should the project manager take into consideration during the Project Procurement Management processes?

Options:

A.  

Work performance information

B.  

Bidder conferences

C.  

Complexity of procurement

D.  

Procurement management plan

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Questions 178

A project manager is performing a specific process and has..........is being referred to?

A project manager is performing a specific process and has a list of accepted deliverables One of the stakeholders points out that they have just reviewed the verified deliverables, and come up with the list of accepted deliverables Which process is being referred to?

Options:

A.  

Control Quality

B.  

Validate Scope

C.  

Validate Quality

D.  

Control Scope

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Questions 179

The project manager is looking at a precedence diagram.... the duration of this task?

The project manager is looking at a precedence diagram and needs to report back about the project status The total duration of the task is ten days, and both Activity A and B need be completed. Activity A has a duration of six days, and activity B has a duration of four days Activity B has a finish-to-start relationship with activity A Under current circumstances, activity A will take about seven days to complete.

What is the outcome of the duration of this task ' ?

Options:

A.  

The task will be completed on time.

B.  

The task will not be completed on time.

C.  

Activity A is not a critical path task

D.  

The precedence diagram cannot be used to provide answers for duration calculations

Discussion 0
Questions 180

The project leam is brainstorming on approaches to deliver the upcoming product launch for which the project has been chartered. The project manager is laying out hybrid, adaptive, iterative methods. What is the team trying to address?

Options:

A.  

Co-location

B.  

Lite-cycle

C.  

Diversity

D.  

Management

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Questions 181

In project management, a temporary project can be:

Options:

A.  

Completed without planning

B.  

A routine business process

C.  

Long in duration

D.  

Ongoing to produce goods

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Questions 182

Which Project Time Management process includes bottom-up estimating as a tool or technique?

Options:

A.  

Estimate Activity Resources

B.  

Sequence Activities

C.  

Estimate Activity Durations

D.  

Develop Schedule

Discussion 0
Questions 183

Which Process Group ' s purpose is to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes?

Options:

A.  

Monitoring and Controlling

B.  

Initiating

C.  

Planning

D.  

Executing

Discussion 0
Questions 184

How should a stakeholder who is classified as high power and low interest be grouped in a power/interest grid during stakeholder analysis?

Options:

A.  

Keep satisfied

B.  

Keep informed

C.  

Manage closely

D.  

Monitor

Discussion 0
Questions 185

What cost control technique is used to compare actual project performance to planned or expected performance?

Options:

A.  

Cost aggregation

B.  

Trend analysis

C.  

Forecasting

D.  

Variance analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 186

In the Plan Procurement Management process, which source selection criteria analyzes if the seller ' s proposed technical methodologies, techniques, solutions, and services meet the procurement documents requirements?

Options:

A.  

Technical approach

B.  

Technical capability

C.  

Business size and type

D.  

Production capacity and interest

Discussion 0
Questions 187

The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is known as:

Options:

A.  

Plan Human Resource Management.

B.  

Acquire Project Team.

C.  

Manage Project Team.

D.  

Develop Project Team.

Discussion 0
Questions 188

Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity ' s duration?

Options:

A.  

Analogous

B.  

Parametric

C.  

Three-point

D.  

What-if scenario analysis

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Questions 189

The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is:

Options:

A.  

Planning.

B.  

Executing,

C.  

Monitoring and Controlling.

D.  

Closing.

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Questions 190

Which of the following correctly explains the term " progressive elaboration ' ?

Options:

A.  

Changing project specifications continuously

B.  

Elaborate tracking of the project progress

C.  

Elaborate tracking of the project specifications with a change control system

D.  

Project specifications becoming more explicit and detailed as the project progresses

Discussion 0
Questions 191

Which enterprise environmental factors are considered during Estimate Costs?

Options:

A.  

Market conditions and published commercial information

B.  

Company structure and market conditions

C.  

Commercial information and company structure

D.  

Existing human resources and market conditions

Discussion 0
Questions 192

In the Estimate Activity Durations process, productivity metrics and published commercial information inputs are part of the:

Options:

A.  

enterprise environmental factors.

B.  

organizational process assets.

C.  

project management plan,

D.  

project funding requirements.

Discussion 0
Questions 193

Which of the following is contained within the communications management plan?

Options:

A.  

An organizational chart

B.  

Glossary of common terminology

C.  

Organizational process assets

D.  

Enterprise environmental factors

Discussion 0
Questions 194

Which Knowledge Area is concerned with the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information?

Options:

A.  

Project Integration Management

B.  

Project Communications Management

C.  

Project Information Management System (PIMS)

D.  

Project Scope Management

Discussion 0
Questions 195

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.

Based on the chart, what is the cost variance (CV) for Task 6?

Options:

A.  

-2,000

B.  

0

C.  

1,000

D.  

2,000

Discussion 0
Questions 196

When is a Salience Model used?

Options:

A.  

In a work breakdown structure (WBS)

B.  

During quality assurance

C.  

In stakeholder analysis

D.  

During quality control (QC)

Discussion 0
Questions 197

A team member, who is close to an influential stakeholder, has joined the project team. The stakeholder is routing requests for multiple reports through the new team member, and the team member reaches out to the project manager regarding this. What should the project manager do first?

Options:

A.  

Forward the status reports to the stakeholder.

B.  

Manage stakeholder engagement.

C.  

Consult the communications management plan.

D.  

Update the communications management plan.

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Questions 198

What type of reward can hurt team cohesiveness?

Options:

A.  

Sole-sum

B.  

Win-lose

C.  

Lose-win

D.  

Partial-sum

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Questions 199

Which tools or techniques are used in the Plan Schedule Management process?

Options:

A.  

Benchmarking, expert judgment, and analytical techniques

B.  

Statistical sampling, benchmarking, and meetings

C.  

Negotiations, pre-assignment, and multi-criteria decision analysis

D.  

Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings

Discussion 0
Questions 200

Which cost is associated with nonconformance?

Options:

A.  

Liabilities

B.  

Inspections

C.  

Training

D.  

Equipment

Discussion 0
Questions 201

The table represents the possible durations of a specific project task.

Using the three-point estimating technique what is the expected number of days it should take to complete the task?

Options:

A.  

2

B.  

3

C.  

4

D.  

6

Discussion 0
Questions 202

Which provides the basic framework for managing a project?

Options:

A.  

Project life cycle

B.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C.  

Enterprise environmental factors

D.  

Project initiation

Discussion 0
Questions 203

A weighting system is a tool for which area of Conduct Procurements?

Options:

A.  

Plan contracting

B.  

Requesting seller responses

C.  

Selecting seller ' s

D.  

Planning purchase and acquisition

Discussion 0
Questions 204

A project manager oversees a project in an adaptive environment. After each iteration, which type of meeting should the project manager conduct?

Options:

A.  

Iteration planning

B.  

Retrospective

C.  

Backlog refinement review

D.  

Daily standup

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Questions 205

Which process numerically analyzes the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives?

Options:

A.  

Plan Risk Management

B.  

Plan Risk Responses

C.  

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

D.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 206

Retreating from an actual or potential conflict or postponing the issue to be better prepared or to be resolved by others describes which of the five general techniques for managing conflict?

Options:

A.  

Smooth/accommodate

B.  

Withdraw/avoid

C.  

Compromise/reconcile

D.  

Force/direct

Discussion 0
Questions 207

The Define Scope process is in which of the following Process Groups?

Options:

A.  

Initiating

B.  

Planning

C.  

Monitoring and Controlling

D.  

Executing

Discussion 0
Questions 208

What method for categorizing stakeholders is suitable for small projects with simple relationships among stakeholders ' ?

Options:

A.  

Prioritization

B.  

Directions of influence

C.  

Salience model

D.  

Power/influence grid

Discussion 0
Questions 209

What type of project structure is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type?

Options:

A.  

Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

B.  

Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

C.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D.  

Project breakdown structure (PBS)

Discussion 0
Questions 210

A project team is meeting to seek solutions on a new problem that occurred recently. The meeting is comprised of two parts: the first is a generation of ideas and the second is an analysis.

Which technique is the team using?

Options:

A.  

Checklists

B.  

Interview

C.  

Focus group

D.  

Brainstorming

Discussion 0
Questions 211

In the Define Activities process, the schedule management plan is used to:

Options:

A.  

Capture the lessons learned from other projects for comparison.

B.  

Contain the standard activity list.

C.  

Document and support the project change requests.

D.  

Prescribe the level of detail needed to manage the work.

Discussion 0
Questions 212

If you are using an Ishikawa diagram to determine the root cause of problems, which process are you engaged in?

Options:

A.  

Plan Quality Management

B.  

Control Quality

C.  

Risk Management

D.  

Plan Scope Management

Discussion 0
Questions 213

Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?

Options:

A.  

Requested changes

B.  

Approved change requests

C.  

Work performance information

D.  

Implemented defect repair

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Questions 214

Who identifies project requirements in the early phase of the project?

Options:

A.  

Business analyst, product team, and key stakeholders

B.  

Project manager, business analyst, and key stakeholders

C.  

Project manager, business analyst, and project sponsor

D.  

Project sponsor, business analyst, and key stakeholders

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Questions 215

The output that defines an approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders is the:

Options:

A.  

stakeholder management strategy.

B.  

communications management plan,

C.  

stakeholder register,

D.  

performance report.

Discussion 0
Questions 216

A project lifecycle is defined as:

Options:

A.  

a collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases.

B.  

a process required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

C.  

a recognized standard for the project management profession.

D.  

the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.

Discussion 0
Questions 217

A community project with a large number of stakeholders is scheduled for delivery in six months. The project manager asked the business analyst to ensure effective requirements elicitation. What should the business analyst do?

Options:

A.  

Ask the project coordinator to facilitate some of the workshops.

B.  

Invite both internal and external stakeholders to the workshops.

C.  

Engage a consultant that is familiar with the community needs.

D.  

Organize a workshop with the sponsor and major stakeholders.

Discussion 0
Questions 218

Risk categorization is a tool or technique used in which process?

Options:

A.  

Plan Risk Responses

B.  

Plan Risk Management

C.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D.  

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Questions 219

A project manager in a bank is developing market risk-related processes and is midway through the project. More than half of the product backlog items are developed and delivered to the customer. Due to regulatory and compliance changes in the industry, new backlog items were added to the product backlog with a significant impact on the project schedule. Who should the project manager send this change request to?

Options:

A.  

The project steering committee (PSC)

B.  

The project management office (PMO)

C.  

The change control board (CCB)

D.  

The change management committee (CMC)

Discussion 0
Questions 220

Variance and trend analysis is a tool and technique used in which process?

Options:

A.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B.  

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

C.  

Control Risks

D.  

Plan Risk Responses

Discussion 0
Questions 221

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes pull communication?

Options:

A.  

It includes letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes.

B.  

It requires recipients to access communication content at their own discretion.

C.  

It is the most efficient way to ensure a common understanding among all participants.

D.  

It is primarily used when the volume of information to be transferred is minimal.

Discussion 0
Questions 222

What are the two most common contract types used in a project?

Options:

A.  

Cost plus award fee (CPAF) contract and fixed price contract

B.  

Fixed price contract and cost-reimbursable contract

C.  

Cost-reimbursable contract and time and material (TandM) contract

D.  

Time and material (TandM) contract and cost plus award fee (CPAF) contract

Discussion 0
Questions 223

A risk response strategy in which the project team shifts the impact of a threat, together with ownership of the response, to a third party is called:

Options:

A.  

mitigate

B.  

accept

C.  

transfer

D.  

avoid

Discussion 0
Questions 224

The procurement process that documents agreements and related documentation for future reference is known as:

Options:

A.  

Plan Procurements.

B.  

Control Procurements.

C.  

Close Procurements.

D.  

Conduct Procurements.

Discussion 0
Questions 225

Which tool or technique is used in the Estimate Costs process?

Options:

A.  

Acquisition

B.  

Earned value management

C.  

Vendor bid analysis

D.  

Forecasting

Discussion 0
Questions 226

Which of the following is used as input to prepare a cost management plan?

Options:

A.  

Expert judgment

B.  

Lessons learned

C.  

Cost estimates

D.  

Project management plan

Discussion 0
Questions 227

A project manager managing a cross-cultural virtual project team across several time zones should be concerned about the impacts of which communication technology factor?

Options:

A.  

Urgent information need

B.  

Sensitivity of information

C.  

Project environment

D.  

Ease of use

Discussion 0
Questions 228

The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as:

Options:

A.  

Control Schedule.

B.  

Sequence Activities.

C.  

Define Activities.

D.  

Develop Schedule.

Discussion 0
Questions 229

Which is an example of analogous estimating?

Options:

A.  

Estimates are created by individuals or groups with specialized knowledge.

B.  

Estimates are created by using information about resources of previous similar projects.

C.  

Estimates are created by analyzing data.

D.  

Estimates are created at the task level and aggregated upwards.

Discussion 0
Questions 230

A Project manager received a change request from a key stakeholder, documented it reviewed it with the team, and then presented if for decision. What was project manager trying to do?

Options:

A.  

Develop consensus among stakeholders

B.  

Get the budget approved for change

C.  

Make sure management is aware of the change

D.  

Get approval from the change control board

Discussion 0
Questions 231

A project manager is working on an estimate. The project team is estimating each work package and then finding the total of all the work packages.

Which technique is the project manager using?

Options:

A.  

Three-point estimating

B.  

Parametric estimating

C.  

Bottom-up estimating

D.  

Data analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 232

Given the following information.

Activity A takes one week.

Activity B takes three weeks.

Activity C takes two weeks.

Activity D takes five weeks.

Activity A starts at the same time as Activity B.

Activity C follows Activity B and Activity A.

Activity D follows Activity C.

How long will it take to complete the project?

Options:

A.  

Eleven weeks

B.  

Nine weeks

C.  

Eight weeks

D.  

Ten weeks

Discussion 0
Questions 233

After winning a large government contract, a company needs to hire a portfolio manager What vital qualification should candidates possess?

Options:

A.  

Ability to manage strategic goals across multiple projects

B.  

Skills to manage a large project

C.  

Competency to manage multiple projects that align departments

D.  

Capability of managing project schedules

Discussion 0
Questions 234

Which of the following is an output of Close Procurements?

Options:

A.  

Accepted deliverables

B.  

Organizational process assets updates

C.  

Managing stakeholder expectations

D.  

Performance reports

Discussion 0
Questions 235

The project manager is leading a construction project that has been ongoing for eight years. The project manager needs to calculate the correct static payback period and consults the cash flow statement of the construction project investment.

What equation should the project manager use?

Cash Flow Statement of the Project Investment Unit: US$ Billion

Period: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Cash inflow: 0, 0, 0, 0, 1200, 1200, 1200, 1200

Cash outflow: 0, 700, 800, 500, 700, 700, 700, 700, 700

Net cash flow (NCF): 0, -700, -800, 300, 500, 500, 500, 500, 500

Accumulative total of net cash flow: 0, -700, -1500, -1200, -700, -200, 300, 800, 1300

Options:

A.  

Static payback period = 3 + |-1200| / 500 = 5.4

B.  

Static payback period = 6 + |300| / 500 = 6.6

C.  

Static payback period = 5 + |-200| / 500 = 5.4

D.  

Static payback period = 4 + |-700| / 500 = 5.4

Discussion 0
Questions 236

The lowest level normally depicted in a work breakdown structure (VVBS) is called a/an:

Options:

A.  

work package

B.  

deliverable

C.  

milestone

D.  

activity

Discussion 0
Questions 237

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) if the planned value (PV) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $150, and the earned value (EV) is $50?

Options:

A.  

0.50

B.  

0.67

C.  

1.50

D.  

2.00

Discussion 0
Questions 238

At the beginning of an iteration, the team will work to determine how many of the highest-priority items on the backlog list can be delivered within the next iteration. Which of the following activities is done first?

Options:

A.  

Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

B.  

Create Scope Baseline

C.  

Collect Requirements

D.  

Define Scope

Discussion 0
Questions 239

Which input to Collect Requirements is used to identify stakeholders who can provide information on requirements?

Options:

A.  

Stakeholder register

B.  

Scope management plan

C.  

Stakeholder management plan

D.  

Project charter

Discussion 0
Questions 240

A project manager is reviewing a few techniques that can be used to evaluate solution results. The intent is to uncover whether the solution responds properly to unintended cases.

Which evaluation technique should be used here?

Options:

A.  

Exploratory testing

B.  

Integration testing

C.  

User acceptance testing

D.  

Day-in-the-life testing

Discussion 0
Questions 241

An international company that is starting to practice an adaptive approach has several development teams located globally. They are having problems with multiple time zones and repetitive project schedule slippage.

What effective tools should the project teams use to collaborate?

Options:

A.  

Adopt an iterative development approach and conduct virtual meetings.

B.  

Arrange frequent colocated meetings and let the teams work together.

C.  

Focus on developing products by only using teams that are colocated.

D.  

Benchmark and adopt best practices that are being used by the competition.

Discussion 0
Questions 242

Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?

Options:

A.  

Applying calendars

B.  

Resource leveling

C.  

Resource planning

D.  

Resource conflict management

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Questions 243

In the project charter process, which three of the following are discussed during meetings held with stakeholders? (Choose three)

Options:

A.  

High-level deliverables

B.  

Phase transitions

C.  

Project objectives

D.  

Success criteria

E.  

Cost

Discussion 0
Questions 244

During the execution phase of a multibillion-dollar project, the project manager encountered performance issues with some of the team members. In a performance review meeting, the project manager noticed that the team members do not follow SMART objectives.

What are SMART objectives?

Options:

A.  

Specific, measurable, accurate, relevant, and time-bound.

B.  

Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

C.  

Specific, measurable, accurate, realistic, and time-bound.

D.  

Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound.

Discussion 0
Questions 245

What does a CPI value greater than 1.0 indicate?

Options:

A.  

Cost right at the estimated value

B.  

Cost under the estimated value

C.  

Cost right at the actual value

D.  

Cost over the estimated value

Discussion 0
Questions 246

When developing a schedule which tools and techniques should a project manager use?

Options:

A.  

Schedule Networfc Analysis and Critical Path Method

B.  

Activity list and expert Judgement

C.  

Milestone Iist and Risk Register

D.  

Basis ot estimates and Rolling Wave Planning

Discussion 0
Questions 247

Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?

Options:

A.  

Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)

B.  

Firm-Fixed -Price Contract (FFP)

C.  

Time and Material Contract (TandM)

D.  

Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

Discussion 0
Questions 248

Which components of the project management plan are inputs used when creating the stakeholder engagement plan?

Options:

A.  

Risk, resource, and communications management plans

B.  

Scope, quality, and resource management plans

C.  

Procurement, integration, and risk management plans

D.  

Communications, schedule, and cost management plans

Discussion 0
Questions 249

Portfolio Management is management of:

Options:

A.  

a project by dividing the project into more manageable sub-projects.

B.  

a project by utilizing a portfolio of general management skills such as planning, organizing, staffing, executing, and controlling.

C.  

all projects undertaken by a company.

D.  

a collection of projects that are grouped together to facilitate effective management and meet strategic business objectives.

Discussion 0
Questions 250

Which of the following tasks focuses on decomposing work packages?

Options:

A.  

Adjust duration estimates

B.  

Define activities

C.  

Complete rolling wave planning

D.  

Develop milestone list

Discussion 0
Questions 251

Change request status updates are an output of which process?

Options:

A.  

Perform Integrated Change Control

B.  

Direct and Manage Project Execution

C.  

Close Project or Phase

D.  

Monitor and Control Project Work

Discussion 0
Questions 252

A project requires a component with well-understood specifications. Performance targets are established at the outset, and the final contract price is determined after completion of all work based on the seller ' s performance. The most appropriate agreement with the supplier is:

Options:

A.  

Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF).

B.  

Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF).

C.  

Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF).

D.  

Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment (FP-EPA).

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Questions 253

A Project manager is using agile in a project. As development life cycle is adaptive, how does the project manager handle key stakeholder involvement?

Options:

A.  

Key stakeholders are regularly involved

B.  

Key stakeholders are continuously involved

C.  

Key stakeholders are involved at specific milestones

D.  

Key stakeholders are always involved

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Questions 254

In an adaptive or agile life cycle, how are the customer and sponsor involved in the project scope management activities?

Options:

A.  

Involvement is needed only during project initiation.

B.  

Minimal involvement of stakeholders is sufficient.

C.  

They should be continuously engaged.

D.  

They should be involved only during phase or deliverable reviews.

Discussion 0
Questions 255

Which can be used to convert a verified deliverable to an accepted deliverable?

Options:

A.  

Decomposition

B.  

Reporting

C.  

Voting

D.  

Brainstorming

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Questions 256

How can a project manager determine if the project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?

Options:

A.  

Look at the quality metrics.

B.  

Validate the scope.

C.  

Review the quality checklist.

D.  

Conduct a quality audit.

Discussion 0
Questions 257

What do top project managers do to maximize their sphere of influence within a project team?

Options:

A.  

Consider management standards, economic factors, and sustainability strategies

B.  

Contribute knowledge and expertise to others within the profession

C.  

C Address political and strategic issues that impact the project ' s viability or quality

D.  

D Demonstrate superior relationship and communication skills while displaying a positive attitude

Discussion 0
Questions 258

During a project ' s execution phase, the project manager reviews the communications management plan for communication technology factors. What can affect the choice of communications?

Options:

A.  

Legal requirements

B.  

Politics and power structures

C.  

Internal information needs

D.  

Sensitivity and confidentiality of the information

Discussion 0
Questions 259

When an activity cannot be estimated with a reasonable degree of confidence, the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail using which type of estimating?

Options:

A.  

Bottom-up

B.  

Parametric

C.  

Analogous

D.  

Three-point

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Questions 260

Which project life cycle follows a plan reviewed and approved by the stakeholders?

Options:

A.  

Predictive

B.  

Adaptive

C.  

Iterative

D.  

Incremental

Discussion 0
Questions 261

When planning communications management what input identifies key stakeholders?

Options:

A.  

Work performance information

B.  

Project schedule

C.  

Project charter

D.  

Work performance reports

Discussion 0
Questions 262

Which grid shows which resources are tied to work packages?

Options:

A.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

B.  

Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

C.  

Project assignment chart

D.  

Personnel assignment matrix

Discussion 0
Questions 263

A project using the agile/adaptive approach has reached the Project Integration Management phase. What is the project manager ' s key responsibility during this phase?

Options:

A.  

Defining the scope of the project

B.  

Building a collaborative environment

C.  

Creating a detailed project management plan

D.  

Directing the delivery of the project

Discussion 0
Questions 264

What estimating technique is used when there is limited information?

Options:

A.  

Analogous estimating

B.  

Parametric estimating

C.  

Bottom-up estimating

D.  

Three-point estimating

Discussion 0
Questions 265

Information collected on the status of project activities being performed to accomplish the project work is known as what?

Options:

A.  

Project management information system

B.  

Work performance information

C.  

Work breakdown structure

D.  

Variance analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 266

Which is one of the determining factors used to calculate CPI?

Options:

A.  

EV

B.  

SPI

C.  

PV

D.  

ETC

Discussion 0
Questions 267

Which of the following conditions should the project manager consider when working on the scheduling for an adaptive environment?

Options:

A.  

Defining, sequencing, estimating activity duration, and developing a schedule model are so tightly inked that they are viewed as a single process.

B.  

The detailed project schedule should remain flexible throughout the project to accommodate newly gained knowledge

C.  

An iteractive scheduling and on-demand, pull-based scheduling will be required.

D.  

To address the full delivery schedule, a range of techniques may be needed and then need to be adapted

Discussion 0
Questions 268

A project manager is working with the project sponsor to identify the resources required for the project. They use a RACI chart to ensure that the team members know their roles and responsibilities. What are the four elements of a RACI chart?

Options:

A.  

Recommend, accountable, consult, and inform

B.  

Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform

C.  

Recommend, approve, coordinate, and inform

D.  

Responsible, accountable, coordinate, and inform

Discussion 0
Questions 269

Select three processes that are associated with Project Schedule Management.

Options:

A.  

Define Activities

B.  

Plan Resource Management

C.  

Estimate Activity Durations

D.  

Develop Schedule

E.  

Acquire Resources

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Questions 270

A team has been tasked with designing a product to address a problem they have never faced before. The project team is struggling to get traction as the solutions are not clear. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Add the risk to the project risk register, as the lack of solutions could impact how the product is built.

B.  

Add the issue to the project issue log, as it will impact the project performance.

C.  

Facilitate a brainstorming session for the team to discuss ideas to solve the problem.

D.  

Meet with the project sponsor to understand their vision on how to address the problem.

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Questions 271

The component of the human resource management plan that includes ways in which team members can obtain certifications that support their ability to benefit the project is known as:

Options:

A.  

recognition and rewards

B.  

compliance

C.  

staff acquisition

D.  

training needs

Discussion 0
Questions 272

A company has implemented an adaptive project management framework for a new project. When planning for an iteration, how should risks be addressed? Choose two.

Options:

A.  

Risks should be considered when selecting the content of each iteration.

B.  

Risks should be tailored for each iteration.

C.  

Risks should be identified, analyzed, and managed during each iteration.

D.  

Risks should be documented prior to each iteration.

E.  

Risks should be reviewed only once during each iteration.

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Questions 273

Which of the following is used as an input to prepare a cost management plan?

Options:

A.  

Expert judgment

B.  

Lessons learned

C.  

Cost estimates

D.  

Project management plan

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Questions 274

Which are the most important competencies required for a project manager?

Options:

A.  

Leadership, bilingualism, experience, and technical Knowledge

B.  

PMP certification, experience, technical Knowledge, and post-graduate education

C.  

Leadership, strategic and business management, project management knowledge, and technical knowledge

D.  

Communication skills, project management knowledge, PMP certification, and availability to travel

Discussion 0
Questions 275

A project manager has recently been assigned a new agile project and needs to determine an appropriate leadership style. The project manager aims to empower the team members so they feel committed and motivated to deliver value.

Which leadership style should be used for this project?

Options:

A.  

A servant leadership style

B.  

A laissez-faire leadership style

C.  

A collaborative leadership style

D.  

A directive leadership style

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Questions 276

What internal enterprise environmental factor (EEF) can impact a project?

Options:

A.  

Cultural influences

B.  

Physical environmental elements

C.  

Commercial databases

D.  

Infrastructure

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Questions 277

A project has an EV of 100 workdays, an AC of 120 workdays, and a PV of 80 workdays. What should be the concern?

Options:

A.  

There is a cost underrun.

B.  

There is a cost overrun.

C.  

The project may not meet the deadline.

D.  

The project is 20 days behind schedule.

Discussion 0
Questions 278

When developing the project schedule, a project manager uses decomposition and rolling wave planning techniques in this process.

Options:

A.  

Develop Schedule

B.  

Define Activities

C.  

Define Scope

D.  

Collect Requirements

Discussion 0
Questions 279

When is a project finished?

Options:

A.  

After verbal acceptance of the customer or sponsor

B.  

After lessons learned have been documented in contract closure

C.  

When the project objectives have been met

D.  

After resources have been released

Discussion 0
Questions 280

A project manager is reviewing a past project with similar.... team choosing for tailoring?

A project manager is reviewing a past project with similar requirements to the project that is currently chartered. The project team decided to adopt quality tools, techniques and templates recommended at the organizational level after reviewing the lessons learned of the previous project What specific area of quality, is the project team choosing for tailoring?

Options:

A.  

Policy compliance and auditing

B.  

Standards and compliance

C.  

Review of lessons learned

D.  

Test and inspection planning

Discussion 0
Questions 281

Requirements documentation, requirements management plan, and requirements traceability matrix are all outputs of which process?

Options:

A.  

Control Scope

B.  

Collect Requirements

C.  

Create WBS

D.  

Define Scope

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Questions 282

Which action is included in the Control Costs process?

Options:

A.  

Identify how the project costs will be planned, structured, and controlled

B.  

Determine policies, objectives, and responsibilities to satisfy stakeholder needs

C.  

Develop an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities

D.  

Monitor cost performance to isolate and understand variances from the approved cost baseline

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Questions 283

Lessons learned documentation is gathered during which of the following Project Management Process Groups?

Options:

A.  

Planning

B.  

Executing

C.  

Closing

D.  

Initiating

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Questions 284

In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?

Options:

A.  

Project Cost Management

B.  

Project Scope Management

C.  

Project Time Management

D.  

Project Integration Management

Discussion 0
Questions 285

Which set of competencies should a project manager have?

Options:

A.  

Leadership, strategic and business management, and technical project management

B.  

Expertise in the Industry, leadership and business management, and bilingual skills

C.  

Technical project management, expertise in every role, and PMP certification

D.  

Expertise in every detail on project activities. PMP certification, and leadership

Discussion 0
Questions 286

A project manager called for a team meeting...................method did the team use

A project manager called for a team meeting to estimate the project effort. During the session, the team went on to identify all the deliverables and analyzed the related work. Each of the analyzed deliverables were estimated. Which estimation method did the team use?

Options:

A.  

Rolling wave planning

B.  

Expert Judgement

C.  

Decomposition

D.  

Data analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 287

Which format can a network diagram take?

Options:

A.  

Flow chart

B.  

Control chart

C.  

Affinity diagram

D.  

Cause-and-effect diagram

Discussion 0
Questions 288

In a project, the cost performance indicator (CPI) is less than 1 and the schedule performance indicator (SPI) is more than 1. What is the status of the project?

Options:

A.  

The project is over budget and behind schedule.

B.  

The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.

C.  

The project is under budget and behind schedule.

D.  

The project is under budget and ahead of schedule.

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Questions 289

Which of the following is part of the project sponsor ' s responsibility?

Options:

A.  

Monitoring the business value

B.  

Advocating the business value

C.  

Tracking the business value

D.  

Auditing the business value

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Questions 290

Risk exists the moment that a project is:

Options:

A.  

planned.

B.  

conceived.

C.  

chartered.

D.  

executed.

Discussion 0
Questions 291

An output of the Plan Quality Management process is:

Options:

A.  

A process improvement plan,

B.  

Quality control measurements.

C.  

Work performance information,

D.  

The project management plan.

Discussion 0
Questions 292

Which of the following are processes associated with Project Cost Management?

Options:

A.  

Develop Costs. Estimate Costs, Determine Budget. Control Costs

B.  

Develop Budget, Determine Budget, Determine Risks, Control Costs

C.  

Plan Cost Management, Estimate Costs. Determine Budget. Control Costs

D.  

Plan Budget Management. Determine Budget, Create Cost Accounts. Control Costs

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Questions 293

The project management processes presented in the PMBOK Guide® should:

Options:

A.  

always be applied uniformly.

B.  

be selected as appropriate by the sponsor.

C.  

be selected as appropriate by the project team.

D.  

be applied based on ISO guidelines.

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Questions 294

A project manager is in the process of onboarding resources to start work on a project. Which of the following components of a project management plan will the project manager update after completing this activity?

Options:

A.  

Resource management plan and lessons learned register

B.  

Resource management plan and cost baseline

C.  

Resource management plan and procurement management plan

D.  

Resource management plan and preassignment

Discussion 0
Questions 295

What is the difference between the critical path and the critical chain?

Options:

A.  

Scope changes

B.  

Resource limitations

C.  

Risk analysis

D.  

Quality audits

Discussion 0
Questions 296

Which two of the following can be used as communication tools between the business analyst and the rest of the project team? (Choose two)

Options:

A.  

Project management plan

B.  

Pareto chart

C.  

Gantt chart

D.  

Responsible, accountable, consult, inform (RACI) matrix

E.  

Process flows

Discussion 0
Questions 297

In which type of organization does the project manager have the maximum influence

Options:

A.  

Centralized

B.  

Composite

C.  

Simple Organic

D.  

Multi-divisional

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Questions 298

A project team submits a weekly progress report to the project manager. The project manager consolidates the same report and sends a complete progress report to the stakeholders. What is this an example of?

Options:

A.  

Informal communication

B.  

Internal communication

C.  

Formal communication

D.  

Horizontal communication

Discussion 0
Questions 299

The process for performing variance analysis may vary, depending on:

Options:

A.  

scenario building, technology forecasting, and forecast by analogy.

B.  

working relationships among various stakeholders and team members.

C.  

application area, the standard used, and the industry,

D.  

work to be completed next.

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Questions 300

A project manager is creating a project charter to provide a direct link between the project and the organization ' s strategic objectives. What must be considered when creating this document?

Options:

A.  

High-level requirements and the project team

B.  

Key stakeholder list and contingency reserve

C.  

Detailed milestone schedule and project objectives

D.  

Project purpose and high-level project description

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Questions 301

A project manager was assigned to a project with high uncertainty. What is the recommended method to calculate the project budget?

Options:

A.  

Detailed estimation

B.  

Lightweight estimation

C.  

Parametric estimation

D.  

A mix of them

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Questions 302

A business manager wants to start a project to launch a new product and submits a business case to the Portfolio Steering Committee for review. The committee asks the manager for details about the expected business value of the project.

How can the manager document the business value for the Portfolio Steering Committee?

Options:

A.  

Conduct a feasibility study to determine the business impact of the new product.

B.  

Prepare a benefits management plan to capture target benefits and strategic alignment.

C.  

Execute a market study for similar products and demonstrate a market need.

D.  

Create a presentation outlining the business benefits of the new product.

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Questions 303

Which statement about identification and engagement of stakeholders during a project is correct?

Options:

A.  

Project stakeholders should be Identified and engaged in every phase of the project to influence the success of the project directly.

B.  

Project stakeholders should be identified and engaged once the prototype is completed to provide their feedback but refrain from making inputs during the project.

C.  

Project stakeholders should be identified when the project chatter is being completed and engaged during requirements gathering.

D.  

Project stakeholders should be identified and engaged during requirements elicitation but not during the Define Scope process.

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Questions 304

A quality management plan describes how the project and product scopes are managed in accordance with which of the following items?

Options:

A.  

Product sponsor ' s expectation of organizational quality

B.  

Historical quality standards and past organizational projects

C.  

Organizational quality policies, stakeholder expectations, and historical data

D.  

Organizational quality policies, standards, and methodologies

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Questions 305

The risk shared between the buyer and seller is determined by the:

Options:

A.  

assumption log.

B.  

quality checklist.

C.  

risk register.

D.  

contract type.

Discussion 0
Questions 306

Which of the following items is a technique for data gathering?

Options:

A.  

Facilitation

B.  

Meeting management

C.  

Conflict management

D.  

Interviews

Discussion 0
Questions 307

The zero duration of milestones in project planning occurs because milestones:

Options:

A.  

Are unpredictable and challenge the Plan Schedule Management process.

B.  

Occur at random times in the project plans.

C.  

Represent a moment in time such as a significant project point or event.

D.  

Represent both significant and insignificant points in the project and are difficult to anticipate.

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Questions 308

A project manager read the initial contract when a project was started. The contract states a house has to be built in one year, and the foundation has to be completed in 30 days. What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Add the milestones to the risk register, as time is short.

B.  

Add the two milestones to the project plan, as they are mandatory.

C.  

Calculate the duration of the two milestones stated in the contract.

D.  

Start the project as soon as possible, as time is short.

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Questions 309

Processes in the Planning Process Group are typically carried out during which part of the project life cycle?

Options:

A.  

Only once, at the beginning

B.  

At the beginning and the end

C.  

Once during each phase

D.  

Repeatedly

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Questions 310

Which type of management focuses on ensuring that projects and programs are reviewed to prioritize resource allocation?

Options:

A.  

Project

B.  

Functional

C.  

Program

D.  

Portfolio

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Questions 311

A project team for a marketing company is acquiring leaflets and materials from competitors. The team is working on a project to release new products, and they are trying to get ideas on how to most efficiently market these new products.

Which activity is the project team conducting?

Options:

A.  

Project execution

B.  

Benchmarking

C.  

Brainstorming

D.  

Project initiation

Discussion 0
Questions 312

Which of the following investigates the likelihood that each specific risk will occur?

Options:

A.  

Risk register

B.  

Risk audits

C.  

Risk urgency assessment

D.  

Risk probability and impact assessment

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Questions 313

Which of the following is an output of the Distribute Information process?

Options:

A.  

Project calendar

B.  

Communications management plan

C.  

Organizational process assets updates

D.  

Project document updates

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Questions 314

A project manager is newly assigned to a project. Which document can help the project manager understand the project scope?

Options:

A.  

Process flow diagram

B.  

Data flow diagram

C.  

Context diagram

D.  

User interface flow

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Questions 315

A project team is working on a complex product and the work breakdown structure (WBS) is finalized. The team determines that the best approach is to use an adaptive delivery method and is now tasked with converting the WBS for adaptive delivery.

How can the team manage the conversion of the existing WBS to an adaptive approach?

Options:

A.  

Generate use cases for each WBS element and prepare a requirements document.

B.  

Produce a release plan for each WBS element and organize them into iterations for delivery.

C.  

Create themes for each WBS element and organize them into iterations for delivery.

D.  

Organize the WBS into a set of related themes, epics, and user stories.

Discussion 0
Questions 316

A project manager is preparing to meet with three crucial project stakeholders on a new project Which tools and techniques can the project manager use to capture stakeholder interest?

Options:

A.  

Review stakeholder register and meeting

B.  

Data analysis and communication skills

C.  

Data gathering and data analysis

D.  

Communication skills and cultural awareness

Discussion 0
Questions 317

Projects programs subsidiary portfolios.... objectives refer to?

Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives refers to?

Options:

A.  

Operations Management

B.  

Project Management

C.  

Program Management

D.  

Portfolio Management

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Questions 318

Which tool or technique is effective in a project in which the deliverable is not a service or result?

Options:

A.  

Inspection

B.  

Variance analysis

C.  

Decomposition

D.  

Product analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 319

Which of the following set of elements is part of an effective communications management plan?

Options:

A.  

Escalation processes, person responsible for communicating the information, glossary of common terminology, methods or technologies used to convey the information

B.  

Phone book directory, stakeholder communication requirements, project charter, glossary of common terminology

C.  

Organizational chart, escalation processes, person responsible for communicating the information, project management plan, glossary of common terminology

D.  

Glossary of common terminology, constraints denved from specific legislation and regulation, person responsible for communicating information, project management plan, resource management plan

Discussion 0
Questions 320

When managing costs in an agile environment, what should a project manager consider?

Options:

A.  

Lightweight estimation methods can be used as changes arise.

B.  

Agile environments make cost aggregation more difficult.

C.  

Agile environments make projects more costly and uncertain.

D.  

Detailed cost calculations benefit from frequent changes.

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Questions 321

The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:

Options:

A.  

dictionary.

B.  

chart.

C.  

report.

D.  

register.

Discussion 0
Questions 322

In which domain of project management would a Pareto chart provide useful information?

Options:

A.  

Project Scope Management

B.  

Project Time Management

C.  

Project Communications Management

D.  

Project Quality Management

Discussion 0
Questions 323

Which tool or technique can a project manager use to select in advance a team member who will be crucial to the task?

Options:

A.  

Acquisition

B.  

Negotiation

C.  

Virtual team

D.  

Pre-assignment

Discussion 0
Questions 324

Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?

Options:

A.  

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

B.  

Network diagrams

C.  

Staffing management plan

D.  

Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

Discussion 0
Questions 325

A temporary endeavor that creates a unique product or service is called a:

Options:

A.  

Project

B.  

Plan

C.  

Program

D.  

Portfolio

Discussion 0
Questions 326

The links between the processes in the Process Groups are often:

Options:

A.  

Intuitive

B.  

Iterative

C.  

Measured

D.  

Monitored

Discussion 0
Questions 327

What process is included in Project Schedule Management?

Options:

A.  

Estimate Activity Durations

B.  

Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

C.  

Direct and Manage Project Work

D.  

Estimate Activity Resources

Discussion 0
Questions 328

What tool or technique will establish expected behaviors for project team members?

Options:

A.  

Ground rules

B.  

Decision mating

C.  

Power/influence grid

D.  

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

Discussion 0
Questions 329

A project manager Is addressing risks and potential concerns related to stakeholder management, and Is clarifying and resolving previously Identified issues. In which process is the project manager engaged?

Options:

A.  

Identify Stakeholders

B.  

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

C.  

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

D.  

Monitor Slakeholder Engagement

Discussion 0
Questions 330

Which tools and techniques will a project manager use to develop a project charter?

Options:

A.  

Project manager experience, expert judgment, scope statement, and meetings

B.  

Lessons learned database. Interpersonal and team skills, cost baseline, and meetings

C.  

Expert judgment, data gathering. scope statement, schedule baseline, and meetings

D.  

Expert judgment, data gathering. interpersonal and team skills, and meetings

Discussion 0
Questions 331

The Agile principle " welcome changing requirement, even late in development " relates to which agile manifesto?

Options:

A.  

Working software over comprehensive documentation

B.  

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

C.  

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

D.  

Responding to change over following a plan

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Questions 332

Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?

Options:

A.  

Vendor bid analysis

B.  

Three-point estimates

C.  

Parametric estimating

D.  

Reserve analysis

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Questions 333

Which of the following sets are inputs to the Collect Requirements process?

Options:

A.  

Project charter and requirements documentation

B.  

Project charter and business documents

C.  

Project charter and stakeholder requirements

D.  

Business documents and requirements traceability matrix

Discussion 0
Questions 334

Why is tailoring required in a project?

Options:

A.  

Because a one-size-fits-all approach avoids complications and saves time.

B.  

Because every project is unique and not every tool, technique, input, or output identified in the PMBOK Guide is required.

C.  

Because tailoring allows us to identify the techniques, procedures, and system practices used by those in the project.

D.  

Project managers should apply every process in the PMBOK Guide to the project, so tailoring is not required.

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Questions 335

Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?

Options:

A.  

Procurement documents

B.  

Communications plan

C.  

Project charter

D.  

Stakeholder register

Discussion 0
Questions 336

Which of the following is an estimating technique that uses the values of parameters from previous similar projects for estimating the same parameter or measure for a current project?

Options:

A.  

Reserve analysis

B.  

Three-point estimating

C.  

Parametric estimating

D.  

Analogous estimating

Discussion 0
Questions 337

The project manager is new to the company in order to effectively manage the project, which components of the organizational governance framework does the project manager need to take into account?

Options:

A.  

Organizational structure type, Key stakeholders, and protect funds

B.  

Rules. policies and norms

C.  

Project management software, resources availability and risk checklist

D.  

Governance elements, team policies, and organizational goals

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Questions 338

Which process involves the creation of a document that provides the project manager with the authority to apply resources to a project?

Options:

A.  

Define Activities

B.  

Direct and Manage Project Work

C.  

Develop Project Management Plan

D.  

Develop Project Charter

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Questions 339

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100,000 PV = $50,000 AC = $80,000 EV = $40,000

Options:

A.  

1

B.  

0.4

C.  

0.5

D.  

0.8

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Questions 340

Which process uses occurrence probability and impact on project objectives to assess the priority of identified risks?

Options:

A.  

Identify Risks

B.  

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

C.  

Plan Risk Management

D.  

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Questions 341

What provides information regarding the ways people, teams, and organizational units behave?

Options:

A.  

Organizational chart

B.  

Organizational theory

C.  

Organizational structure

D.  

Organizational behavior

Discussion 0
Questions 342

Which tools and techniques should a project manager use when estimating costs?

Options:

A.  

Lessons learned register and cost aggregation

B.  

Project schedule and resources requirements

C.  

Three-point estimating and risk register

D.  

Expert judgempnt and decision making

Discussion 0
Questions 343

What is the most important skill that project managers should possess to lead stakeholders throughout a project?

Options:

A.  

Communication

B.  

Problem-solving

C.  

Negotiating

D.  

Trust-building

Discussion 0
Questions 344

An input to the Control Quality process is:

Options:

A.  

Activity attributes

B.  

Quality control measurements

C.  

Enterprise environmental factors

D.  

Deliverables

Discussion 0
Questions 345

Which are the competing constraints that project manager should address when tailoring a project?

Options:

A.  

Cost, scope, schedule

B.  

Sponsorship, risk, quality

C.  

Schedule, sponsorship, scope

D.  

Resources, Quality, Communication

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Questions 346

Resource calendars are included in the:

Options:

A.  

staffing management plan.

B.  

work breakdown structure (WBS).

C.  

project communications plan.

D.  

project charter.

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Questions 347

Which of the following factors is lowest at the start of the project?

Options:

A.  

Cost of changes

B.  

Stakeholder influences

C.  

Risk

D.  

Uncertainty

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Questions 348

Which statement describes the Monitor Communications process?

Options:

A.  

Evaluates the differences between the communications management plan and the reality of communications in a project

B.  

Ensures that the information needs of the project and the stakeholders are met

C.  

Ensures that project information is created, collected, and distributed in a timely and appropriate manner

D.  

Develops an appropriate approach and plan for communication of project activities

Discussion 0
Questions 349

Which degree of authority does a project manager have on a project in a strong matrix organizational structure?

Options:

A.  

Limited

B.  

Low to moderate

C.  

Moderate to high

D.  

High to almost total

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Questions 350

The project manager is explaining to others the essential business aspects of the project. To which skill category does this ability belong?

Options:

A.  

Technical project management skills

B.  

Time management skills

C.  

Strategic and business management skills

D.  

Leadership skills

Discussion 0
Questions 351

Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?

Options:

A.  

Performance reports

B.  

Project charter

C.  

Outputs from planning processes

D.  

Enterprise environmental factors

Discussion 0
Questions 352

Which conflict resolution technique produces the most lasting results?

Options:

A.  

Withdraw/avoid

B.  

Smooth/accommodate

C.  

Compromise/reconcile

D.  

Collaborate/problem solve

Discussion 0
Questions 353

Which process involves aggregating the estimated costs of the individual schedule activities or work packages?

Options:

A.  

Estimate Costs

B.  

Estimate Activity Resources

C.  

Control Costs

D.  

Determine Budget

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Questions 354

What is a tailoring consideration for the application of Project Risk Management processes?

Options:

A.  

Project complexity

B.  

Procurement criteria

C.  

Communication technology

D.  

Knowledge management

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Questions 355

The activity tailoring is necessary because:

Options:

A.  

the members of the project team need to select the appropriate order of every tool, technique, input, and output listed in the PMBOK Guide, this is required for all projects

B.  

each project is unique, and the members of the project team should select the appropriate tools, techniques, inputs, and outputs from the PMBOK Guide

C.  

the members of the project team need to understand the PMBOK Guide processes, which are applied to all projects

D.  

each project is unique, and the project team must plain how to apply all the tools, techniques, inputs, and outputs in the PMBOK Guide

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Questions 356

Project Scope Management is primarily concerned with:

Options:

A.  

Developing a detailed description of the project and product.

B.  

Determining how requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed.

C.  

Defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project.

D.  

Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

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Questions 357

A recently hired project manager is looking for templates to use for projects on which they will work. To what category of enterprise environmental factors should the project manager refer?

Options:

A.  

Resource availability

B.  

Infrastructure

C.  

Academic research

D.  

Corporate knowledge base

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Questions 358

What is the primary purpose of Project Scope Management?

Options:

A.  

Determining and managing stakeholder needs

B.  

Contorting the status of the product scope and managing changes to its be seine

C.  

Defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project

D.  

Differentiating between the product scope and project scope

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Questions 359

What happens to a stakeholder ' s project influence over time?

Options:

A.  

Increases

B.  

Decreases

C.  

Stays the same

D.  

Has no bearing

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Questions 360

Agile release planning provides a high-level summary timeline of the release schedule based on.

Options:

A.  

Activities and story points

B.  

Iteration and prioritization plans

C.  

Product roadmap and the product vision

D.  

Tasks and user stories

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Questions 361

What is the first step in the Stakeholder Management process?

Options:

A.  

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

B.  

Identify Stakeholders

C.  

Manage Stakeholder Responsibility

D.  

Monitor Stakeholder Activity

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Questions 362

The project manager is dividing the project scope into smaller pieces, and repeating this process until no more subdivisions are required. At this point the project manager is able to estimate costs and activities for each element.

What are these elements called?

Options:

A.  

Project activities

B.  

Work packages

C.  

Planning packages

D.  

Project deliverables

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Questions 363

It you established a contingency reserve including time, money, and resources, how are you handling risk?

Options:

A.  

Accepting

B.  

Transferring

C.  

Avoiding

D.  

Mitigating

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Questions 364

Which process is responsible for monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline?

Options:

A.  

Variance Analysis

B.  

Define Scope

C.  

Verify Scope

D.  

Control Scope

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Questions 365

Outputs of the Control Communications process include:

Options:

A.  

expert judgment and change requests

B.  

work performance information and change requests

C.  

project management plan updates and work performance information

D.  

issue logs and organizational process assets updates

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Questions 366

In a functional organization, the director of an important stakeholder business group expressed concern to a line manager about the progress of the project. What should the line manager do next?

Options:

A.  

Hold a face-to-face meeting with the project manager and warn them.

B.  

Point the director to a link where they can take a look at the reports.

C.  

Invite stakeholders to attend monthly progress review meetings.

D.  

Ask the project manager to update the monthly status report distribution list.

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Questions 367

Which of the following is the key construction to controlling the costs and achieving the schedule in projects with high variability?

Options:

A.  

Learn methods

B.  

collaborative teams

C.  

Generalizing specialists

D.  

Knowledge sharing

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Questions 368

Which standard has interrelationships to other project management disciplines such as program management and portfolio management?

Options:

A.  

Program Management Body of Knowledge Guide

B.  

The Standard for Program Management

C.  

Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3$)

D.  

Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)

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Questions 369

The total of the planned value (PV) is also known as:

Options:

A.  

work breakdown structure (WBS).

B.  

schedule target.

C.  

performance measurement baseline (PMB).

D.  

earned value baseline.

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Questions 370

The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is called risk:

Options:

A.  

appetite

B.  

tolerance

C.  

threshold

D.  

management

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Questions 371

Change requests, project management plan updates, project document updates, and organizational process assets updates are all outputs of which project management process?

Options:

A.  

Plan Risk Responses

B.  

Manage Stakeholder Expectations

C.  

Define Scope

D.  

Report Performance

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Questions 372

A tool and technique used in the Develop Project Charter process is:

Options:

A.  

change control tools

B.  

expert judgment

C.  

meetings

D.  

analytical techniques

Discussion 0
Questions 373

Which of the following is an information gathering technique in Identify Risks?

Options:

A.  

Influence diagrams

B.  

Brainstorming

C.  

Assumption analysis

D.  

SWOT analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 374

Which quality tool incorporates the upper and lower specification limits allowed within an agreement?

Options:

A.  

Control chart

B.  

Flowchart

C.  

Checksheet

D.  

Pareto diagram

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Questions 375

A business case is being assembled. Which two elements are necessary to complete this process? (Choose two)

Options:

A.  

Project management plan

B.  

Product roadmap

C.  

Requirements traceability matrix

D.  

Business goals and objectives

E.  

Risk register

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Questions 376

Which is the correct formula for calculating expected activity cost for three-point estimating?

Options:

A.  

Ce = (C0 + 6Cm + Cp)/4

B.  

Ce = (6C0 + Cm + Cp)/4

C.  

Ce = (C0 + 4Cm + Cp)/6

D.  

Ce = (C0 + C„, + 4Cp) / 6

Discussion 0
Questions 377

A project manager is launching an information system to provide a lessons learned database. This action is necessary for recipients to access content at their own discretion. Which communication method is described?

Options:

A.  

Push communication

B.  

Pull communication

C.  

Interactive communication

D.  

Stakeholder communication

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Questions 378

Correlated and contextualized information on how closely the scope is being maintained relative to the scope baseline is contained within:

Options:

A.  

project documents updates.

B.  

project management plan updates.

C.  

change requests.

D.  

work performance information.

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Questions 379

Which activity is an input to the Conduct Procurements process?

Options:

A.  

Organizational process assets

B.  

Resource availability

C.  

Perform Integrated Change Control

D.  

Team performance assessment

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Questions 380

For what project management process is work performance information an output?

Options:

A.  

Implement Risk Responses

B.  

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

C.  

Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

D.  

Plan Quality Management

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Questions 381

The project manager is working in the processes of Project Resource Management. Which process is the project manager developing if they are using parametric estimation?

Options:

A.  

Plan Resource Management

B.  

Estimate Activity Resources Communications

C.  

Estimate Costs

D.  

Acquire Resources

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Questions 382

Which tools and techniques should a project manager use to monitor risks?

Options:

A.  

Expert judgment, data analysis, and interpersonal and real skills

B.  

Data analysis, audits, and decision making

C.  

Expert judgement, audits, and decision making

D.  

Meetings, data gathering, and expert judgment

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Questions 383

What is the number of stakeholders, if the project has 28 potential communication channels?

Options:

A.  

7

B.  

8

C.  

14

D.  

16

Discussion 0
Questions 384

Which technique is utilized in the Control Schedule process?

Options:

A.  

Performance measure

B.  

Baseline schedule

C.  

Schedule network analysis

D.  

Variance analysis

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Questions 385

A project manager is assigned to a strategic project Senior management asks the project manager to give a presentation in order to request support that will ensure the success of the project.

Which entities will the project manager attempt to influence?

Options:

A.  

The project and the organization

B.  

The organization and the industry

C.  

The subject matter experts and the project

D.  

The change control board and the organization

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Questions 386

When would resource leveling be applied to a schedule model?

Options:

A.  

Before constraints have been identified

B.  

Before it has been analyzed by the critical path method

C.  

After it has been analyzed by the critical path method

D.  

After critical activities have been removed from the critical path

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Questions 387

How should a project manager plan communication for a project which has uncertain requirements?

Options:

A.  

Include stakeholders in project meetings and reviews, use frequent checkpoints, and co-locate team members only.

B.  

Invite customers to sprint planning and retrospective meetings, update the team quickly and on a daily basis, and use official communication channels.

C.  

Adopt social networking to engage stakeholders, issue frequent and short messages, and use informal communication channels.

D.  

Adopt a strong change control board process, establish focal points for main subjects, and promote formal and transparent communication.

Discussion 0
Questions 388

What is the probability of occurrence if the risk rating is 0.56 and the impact if the risk does occur is very high (0.80)?

Options:

A.  

0.45

B.  

0.56

C.  

0.70

D.  

1.36

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Questions 389

A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has finished is known as:

Options:

A.  

Start-to-start (SS).

B.  

Start-to-finish (SF).

C.  

Finish-to-start (FS).

D.  

Finish-to-finish (FF).

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Questions 390

Which of the following factors within a company cloud trigger the creation of a project?

Options:

A.  

Need to lower production costs to remain competitive

B.  

Need to submit a warranty claim for a faulty product

C.  

Need to submit the monthly production report

D.  

Need to define next month ' s production goals

Discussion 0
Questions 391

Another name for an Ishikawa diagram is:

Options:

A.  

cause and effect diagram.

B.  

control chart.

C.  

flowchart.

D.  

histogram.

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Questions 392

A project is composed of three phases that are implemented in parallel without affecting one another. The baselines for each individual phase have been approved by the major stakeholders, and there is a minimal ability to vary the baselines during the execution of the project.

Which methodology did the project manager adopt?

Options:

A.  

Incremental approach

B.  

Predictive approach

C.  

Hybrid approach

D.  

Iterative approach

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Questions 393

Make-or-buy analysis is a tool and technique of which process?

Options:

A.  

Conduct Procurements

B.  

Plan Procurement Management

C.  

Analyze Procurements

D.  

Control Procurements

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Questions 394

Which of the following are components of the technical project management skill?

Options:

A.  

Ability to explain business aspects of the project, business strategy, goals and objectives, and business value.

B.  

Ability to deal with people, to be collaborative, and to apply persuasion and negotiation.

C.  

Ability to focus on relationships with people, inspire trust, and implement decisions and actions that support the business strategy.

D.  

Ability to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factors.

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Questions 395

A project manager is leading a technology project that is about to enter the execution phase. The project requires the procurement of certain key components from an external vendor. The project manager has been notified that because of a government regulation, some parts can no longer be used in the country and the vendor will be unable to deliver them.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.  

Identify the impact and follow the procurement plan.

B.  

Identify the impact and follow the project management plan.

C.  

Identify the impact and follow the risk management plan.

D.  

Identify the impact and follow the change control plan.

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Questions 396

When establishing a contingency reserve, including time, money and resources, how is the risk being handled?

Options:

A.  

Accepting

B.  

Transferring

C.  

Avoiding

D.  

Mitigating

Discussion 0
Questions 397

What should a project manager do to prepare a risk management plan with a lot of technical uncertainty?

Options:

A.  

Get expert judgment.

B.  

Count on personal experience.

C.  

Ask project sponsors.

D.  

Delay the project until technical uncertainty is clarified

Discussion 0