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PK0-004 CompTIA Project+ Exam Questions and Answers

Question # 6

Which of the following are characteristics of a project? (Choose two.)

A.

Ongoing

B.

Temporary

C.

Start and finish

D.

Achieving a goal

E.

Consisting of milestones

F.

Restricting the budget

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Question # 7

When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?

A.

Issue log

B.

Risk management plan

C.

Communications plan

D.

Risk register

E.

Status report

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Question # 8

New requirements were introduced during the execution phase of a project, and the team believes this will impact the project cost but not the timely completion of project deliverables.

Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to validate the assessment?

A.

Ask the team for estimates, and review the project schedule and budget.

B.

Ask the team to review the product scope and validate its impact on the schedule and quality.

C.

Ask the team for estimates, and review the cost management plan.

D.

Ask the team to perform a SWOT analysis, and validate the assessment.

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Question # 9

Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize activities and arrows to show how their dependencies are connected?

A.

Critical Path Method

B.

Arrow Diagramming Method

C.

Critical Chain Method

D.

Precedence Diagramming Method

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Question # 10

A sponsor requests that the project team shorten the completion of a project by two months to give the sales team more leverage in renegotiating the contract with the client. The budgeted time is 500 hours, and the projected earned value is $30,000.

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Which of the following represents the cost variance for both project completions?

A.

-$4.8K and -$7K

B.

-$4.9K and $7K

C.

$4.8K and -$7K

D.

$4.8K and $7K

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Question # 11

A PM is asked to keep the Chief Information Officer (CIO) informed of a project’s health at a high level on a

daily basis. Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to provide this information?

A.

Status report

B.

Meeting minutes

C.

Dashboard

D.

Email

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Question # 12

A project manager is reviewing documents to develop the project charter. While reviewing historical project documentation, the project manager decides to include the following in the charter:

  • Project title description
  • Preassigned resources
  • Budget
  • WBS
  • Measurable project objectives

Which of the following components should be a part of the project management plan instead of the project charter?

A.

Project title and description

B.

Preassigned resources

C.

Budget

D.

WBS

E.

Measurable project objectives

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Question # 13

While developing a project schedule, the project manager is attempting to sequence the following tasks:

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Which of the following is the correct sequence for the above tasks?

A.

F, C, A, E, B, D

B.

F, E, C, B, A, D

C.

F, A, B, C, E, D

D.

D, B, E, F, C, A

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Question # 14

A project manager is mapping qualifications and available personnel to the project requirements. Which of the following activities is the project manager completing?

A.

Team Building

B.

Team Selection

C.

Resource loading

D.

Resource leveling

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Question # 15

Which of the following describes some of the features of the Agile methodology?

A.

It uses a direct approach, Gantt charts, and a ticketing system.

B.

It uses an indirect approach, spreadsheets for documentation, and change request documents.

C.

It uses an iterative approach, backlogs, and burndown charts.

D.

It uses a step-by approach, an issue log, and pie charts.

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Question # 16

While preparing to plan a project, the project manager meets with the key stakeholders to determine the

flexibility between the project constraints. Which of the following techniques should the project manager

consider to reduce personal bias and increase buy-in?

A.

Send the stakeholders a survey about the project constraints to complete anonymously

B.

Watch and determine which constraint is most important

C.

Compare the constraints two at a time and have the stakeholders vote on importance

D.

Look at historical information regarding the flexibility preferences of key stakeholders

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Question # 17

Which of the following represents the order of the team development stages?

A.

Forming, storming, norming, performing

B.

Forming, performing, storming, norming

C.

Forming, norming, storming, performing

D.

Forming, norming, performing, storming

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Question # 18

Which of the following primary factors are used to prioritize the development of risk response strategies?

(Choose two.)

A.

Likelihood

B.

Timeline

C.

Impact

D.

Quality

E.

Cost

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Question # 19

The following tasks are required to complete an IT project that is behind schedule:

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Which of the following is the critical path?

A.

3, 2, 4

B.

4, 2, 3

C.

3, 2, 1, 4

D.

4, 1, 2, 3

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Question # 20

Which of the following project phases occurs when requirements are detailed?

A.

Initiation

B.

Monitor and control

C.

Planning

D.

Closing

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Question # 21

Three IT companies have agreed to summarize their efforts as a common organization to generate new businesses in the IT cloud computing industry. Which of the following is the type of organizational change described?

A.

Expansion

B.

Rightsizing

C.

Merger

D.

Onboarding

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Question # 22

An organization wants assurance that the specialty tools necessary for operation will function as intended for a

specific minimum time period. Which of the following documents BEST provides this assurance?

A.

Purchase order

B.

Non-disclosure agreement

C.

Request for proposal

D.

Warranty

E.

Service level agreement

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Question # 23

A project schedule lists a resource as 50% because it likely:

A.

is a shared resource.

B.

depict a resource shortage.

C.

signifies overallocation of a resource.

D.

notes underallocation of a resource.

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Question # 24

A project team has failed to deliver on changes the project manager outlined on a call two weeks ago. The project team members indicate they did not remember the contents on the call. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to improve the level of awareness of changes to the project schedule?

A.

Define the communications plan.

B.

Record the missed tasks on the issue log.

C.

Provide meeting minutes after each call.

D.

Complete a fishbone diagram.

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Question # 25

A project team is in the process of risk planning. One of the team members identifies a weather-related risk, which may cause delivery delays.

Which of the following is the BEST risk response strategy?

A.

Exploit

B.

Enhance

C.

Mitigate

D.

Communicate

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Question # 26

A new corporate policy was approved that will positively affect the project.

Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?

A.

Schedule the change

B.

Review the communication plan

C.

Update the issue log

D.

Update the risk register

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Question # 27

A stakeholders asked for a change to the project. The project manager discussed and documented the desired change, and the proper authorities approved it.

Which of the following steps of the control was missed?

A.

Communicate the change

B.

Quality check

C.

Implementation

D.

Evaluate impact and justification

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Question # 28

An active project has a CPI of 0.92. Which of the following can be determined?

A.

The project is currently over budget.

B.

The project has a budget surplus.

C.

The project is ahead of schedule.

D.

The project is behind schedule.

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Question # 29

At a project kickoff meeting, several team members acted unprofessionally. The project manager would like to set expectations for team interaction. Which of the following would BEST accomplish this?

A.

Team contract

B.

Corrective action plan

C.

User acceptance policy

D.

MOU

E.

SLA

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Question # 30

A key stakeholder asks the project manager for additional features. Which of the following documents should the project manager refer to before responding to this request?

A.

Process diagram

B.

Change control plan

C.

Balanced scorecard

D.

SWOT matrix

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Question # 31

A project has fallen behind schedule for no obvious reason, so the PM has gathered the team to brainstorm. Which of the following should the PM do NEXT?

A.

Go over the meetings objectives and agenda.

B.

Brief the team on which tasks have fallen behind schedule and where the project has slack.

C.

Refer to the risk register to map the risks to issues and mitigation strategies.

D.

Review the issue log with the project team and identify potential risks.

E.

Review an Ishikawa diagram with the project team to determine possible causes and effects.

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Question # 32

A change is being implemented on a project, and while in testing, it becomes clear that the change cannot be finalized due to the severe impact it would have on other critical systems. Which of the following should the team consult to determine which actions to take?

A.

Incident response plan

B.

Regression plan

C.

Progress plan

D.

Business continuity plan

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Question # 33

A project manager is scheduling activities and determines one activity cannot be completed until another

activity is completed. Which of the following dependency relationships is represented?

A.

FF

B.

SS

C.

SF

D.

FS

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Question # 34

A program manager informs a project manager that a new, high-priority project has been approved and will need the current project’s resources before the scheduled project close date. The project team meets and determines that the project should be fast-tracked.

Which of the following documents should the project team reference to fast-track the project? (Choose two.)

A.

Scope management plan

B.

Configuration management plan

C.

Network diagram

D.

Project schedule

E.

Project plan

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Question # 35

During the execution phase, the project manager discovered that the testing phase is dependent on completion of the vendor’s tasks. The project team has just informed the project manager their activities are almost complete, and they would like permission to begin testing. The vendor is not scheduled to deliver the products for two months.

Which of the following should have occurred to prevent this issue?

A.

During the planning phase, the project manager should have recognized the relationship between the vendor’s and project team’s tasks and adjusted the schedule for the project team to begin activities two months later.

B.

The project manager should have crashed the schedule for the vendor to keep it at the same work pace as the rest of the project team.

C.

During the project team’s regular status meeting with the vendor, the project team should have informed the vendor that the team was ahead of schedule and to speed up their work.

D.

During the project team’s regular status meeting with the vendor, the vendor should have informed the project team that it required another two months, and to slow down.

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Question # 36

When an action is taken on a risk, which of the following is being done and which document needs to be updated?

A.

Mitigating risk, and the risk register should be updated

B.

Accepting risk, and the risk review document should be updated

C.

Avoiding risk, and the risk review document should be updated

D.

Exploiting risk, and the risk register should be updated.

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Question # 37

A project manager is assigned to a project with an unfamiliar domain area. The project manager is compiling a

list of stakeholders and their roles in a chart. The project manager lists SMEs in the project domain to be:

A.

delegated

B.

instructed

C.

consulted

D.

employed

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Question # 38

Task A starts on Day 1 and has a duration of two days. Task B has a duration of two days and starts on Day 3.

Task C starts after Task A and has a duration of three days. Task D starts after Task B and Task C and has a

duration of one day. Which of the following represents the critical path?

A.

Five days

B.

Six days

C.

Seven days

D.

Eight days

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Question # 39

A meeting has taken place with quality assurance tram members and the project manager.

Which of the following events would MOST likely have triggered the meeting?

A.

Audit

B.

Risk register update

C.

Task completion

D.

Resource change

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Question # 40

Which of the following are the BEST risk analysis tools to determine a project’s risk level? (Select two.)

A.

Fishbone diagram

B.

RACI matrix

C.

Monte Carlo

D.

Process flowchart

E.

Expert judgment

F.

Project dashboard

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Question # 41

A minor change to the baseline schedule is required. This change will be the second minor modification to the schedule. Which of the following is the appropriate version number?

A.

0.3

B.

1.2

C.

2.0

D.

3.0

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Question # 42

Which of the following is the MOST important component against which the project manager can analyze

project performance?

A.

Burn rate

B.

Project baselines

C.

KPIs

D.

Budget

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Question # 43

A new project manager is working in an environment where resources report to another supervisor. The

project manager is having difficulty with a particular member and wants to escalate the issue. Which of the

following documents should the project manager consult?

A.

Issue log

B.

RACI chart

C.

Risk management plan

D.

Organizational chart

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Question # 44

Project status meetings have poor attendance. A SME from the hardware team dominates the meetings when questions are asked, not allowing input from other members.

Which of the following steps should the PM take to make the meetings more productive? (Select two.)

A.

Facilitate the meetings by adhering to the agenda.

B.

Encourage interaction among team members during the meetings.

C.

Ensure meetings minutes are accurately recorded.

D.

Adjust the number of meetings.

E.

Change the number of action items.

F.

Schedule impromptu meetings when the SME is absent.

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Question # 45

A project manager at a projectized organization is finishing the objective goals for the appraisal process. Performance goals have been identified for colocated individuals working on the team. Which of the following is the appropriate communication method for relaying the goals to the team members?

A.

Email

B.

Distribution of printed media

C.

Face-to-face

D.

Video conferencing

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Question # 46

Which of the following are MOST essential to developing an effective project team? (Choose two.)

A.

Team building by mixing in-house and remote human resources

B.

Dedicating the junior resources to the shortest tasks

C.

Sharing senior resources with other projects

D.

Selecting team members with the appropriate skill sets

E.

Building trust through honesty and good communication

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Question # 47

When developing a project schedule, which of the following tools would be MOST beneficial?

A.

Gantt chart

B.

Network diagram

C.

Fishbone chart

D.

Chain diagram

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Question # 48

In a Scrum retrospective, which of the following categories are used to classify the feedback from the team?

A.

Direct and indirect

B.

Pros and cons

C.

Pluses and minuses

D.

Likes and dislikes

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Question # 49

The project sponsor wishes to implement a 24/7 solution for the service desk, requiring the establishment of the capability on three different continents. Which of the following factors is MOST likely to influence communication methods across the project?

A.

Personal preferences and message content

B.

Level of message/report detail and confidentiality constraints

C.

Time zones and language barriers

D.

Technological and criticality factors

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Question # 50

A critical issue has developed in an active project, and the project manager wants to notify the 20-person global project manager use FIRST to relay this information?

A.

Individually call all project team members.

B.

Send an email to all project team members.

C.

Schedule a conference call.

D.

Schedule a face-to-face meeting.

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Question # 51

A project with a fixed budget is behind schedule. Immediately after the project due date, resources are allocated to other high-priority projects. Which of the following should the project manager do to complete this project?

A.

Request an increase in funding from the project sponsor

B.

Obtain resources from a third-party vendor.

C.

Cancel a project that is scheduled to start after this project.

D.

Negotiate the removal of selected deliverables.

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Question # 52

A project manager recently joined a projectized organization and is having many issues on five different projects. Which of the following risk activities should be performed FIRST? (Choose two.)

A.

Identify

B.

Coordinate

C.

Qualify

D.

Brainstorm

E.

Mitigate

F.

Assign

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Question # 53

A project manager, who previously worked at a construction firm, has just joined an IT organization and has been assigned to handle a security project. Which of the following roles can provide technical direction during the course of the project?

A.

Security SME

B.

Business analyst

C.

Project scheduler

D.

Project sponsor

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Question # 54

A project sponsor is not being updated on the project as expected. Instead of receiving information on a monthly basis, the project sponsor wants to see it biweekly and requests the use of a collaboration site instead of email. Which of the following actions should the project manager perform?

A.

Update the project status report and inform the project team.

B.

Update the project charter and inform the project sponsor.

C.

Update the project management plan and review it at the next status meeting.

D.

Update the project communication plan and distribute it to the stakeholders.

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Question # 55

A project manager is overseeing an outsourced team of contractors and subcontractors. One month into the project, the project manager realizes tasks are not being completed on time. Subcontractors are not available at the right time.

Which of the following is the NEXT step for the project manager to take to get the project back on track?

A.

Reevaluate which areas of the project need to be completed before other steps on the project are completed.

B.

Hire a new contractor who can better handle the team of subcontractors.

C.

Conduct training with the contractors and subcontractors so they can be more organized in their jobs.

D.

Have a meeting with management for approval to reevaluate how the project could be run more smoothly.

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Question # 56

A project manager decides to release a product one month later, knowing marketing studies have shown doing so could require increased manufacturing capacity. Which of the following risk strategies is being employed?

A.

Accept

B.

Exploit

C.

Transfer

D.

Mitigate

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Question # 57

A project management team is discussing a potential risk event that would be devastating to the organization and prohibitively expensive to mitigate or insure against if it occurred. Which of the following is the BEST risk strategy to adopt?

A.

Accept

B.

Exploit

C.

Transfer

D.

Avoid

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Question # 58

A project manager is performing resource leveling and notices one of the functional testers is assigned 40% in a second project. The project manager needs the resource to be 100% dedicated to the project; otherwise, the testing phase jeopardizes the delivery date. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

A.

Ask the resource manager to deallocate the resource from the second project.

B.

Ask the resource manager to assign a new resource with 40% of allocation.

C.

Keep the resource 100% allocated in the project, as per the initial plan.

D.

Change the resource to 60% of allocation and review the mitigation plan.

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Question # 59

A project manager is overseeing the construction of a new building. There are likely existing underground water, gas, and electrical lines. Which of the following is an example of mitigation?

A.

Trust the contractor to do the job well because the company has been in business for a long time.

B.

Tell the contractor that the company is responsible for any damage done to underground lines.

C.

Immediately fix any broken lines that are hit during construction.

D.

Ensure the contractor has the appropriate utility maps.

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Question # 60

A vendor notifies the project manager that the scheduled date for a deliverable on the critical path cannot be met due to a lack of resources. Which of the following are MOST likely to be triggered? (Choose three.)

A.

Milestones

B.

Stakeholder changes

C.

Audits

D.

Schedule changes

E.

Incident response

F.

Business continuity response

G.

Risk register updates

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Question # 61

Rather than sending emails to communicate all project information, the project manager:

  • Makes telephone calls to key stakeholders for urgent information
  • Sends emails for routine information
  • Posts on the project intranet site for required but minimally used information

Which of the following BEST represents what the project manager is doing?

A.

Prioritizing based on personal preferences

B.

Tailoring the method based on message content

C.

Adjusting the method based on confidentiality constraints

D.

Demonstrating concern for technological factors

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Question # 62

A project manager notices that project status meetings have been going awry. The project manager decides to limit the meetings to only those participants who have input. Which of the following should the project manager use to communicate to stakeholders who will no longer attend the meetings but need to be kept informed?

A.

Communication plan

B.

Status report

C.

Action items

D.

Meeting minutes

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Question # 63

A project has just begun, and people are not clear about the objectives.

Which of the following meeting types is needed?

A.

Stand-up

B.

Scheduling

C.

Impromptu

D.

Kickoff

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Question # 64

A large number of issues and feature requests are brought to the project manager's attention during a go-live. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?

A.

Inform the change control board.

B.

Log each issue or request.

C.

Ask for approval from the sponsor.

D.

Hold an impromptu review meeting.

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Question # 65

A stakeholder informs a project manager that a weekly status report has not been delivered via email, but the monthly status reports were received. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

A.

Immediately send the current weekly status report

B.

Add email to the distribution list for the weekly status report

C.

Remove email from the distribution list for the monthly status report

D.

Consult the communications plan and act accordingly

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Question # 66

A project manager is informed that a team member would like to enhance the code with an additional function. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

A.

Submit a change request.

B.

Evaluate the impact of the change.

C.

Get approval from the CCB.

D.

Communicate the change to stakeholders.

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Question # 67

A project manager provides status reports to a customer on a biweekly basis, but the customer is very busy and only has a few minutes to review the project.

Which of the following are critical for the project manager to provide?

A.

Cost, schedule, organizational chart, and risks/issues

B.

Risks/issues, cost, RACI chart, and action items

C.

Schedule, cost, risks/issues, and milestones

D.

Action items, organizational chart, schedule, and NDA

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Question # 68

A project is in the initiation phase. Which of the following tasks will take place during this phase?

A.

Develop a WBS.

B.

Define the project requirements.

C.

Create a project charter.

D.

Acquire the project resources.

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Question # 69

A project manager has identified a minor skills gap in the operational team that will end up supporting the project solution.

Which of the following is the BEST risk mitigation strategy that the project manager should use?

A.

Organize adequate training and have one of the operational staff as part of the project team.

B.

Raise a risk in the risk register, identify the likelihood and the consequence of the risk occurring.

C.

Have the project adequately document the solution and ensure a transition is in place.

D.

Escalate this as an issue to the project control board and ensure that there is adequate discussion.

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Question # 70

A project team is overseeing the installation of a new reptile habitat at the local zoo. During execution, zoo personnel decides to house a different type of reptile that will require a different temperature range than the capacity of the installed system. The modification has been approved.

Which of the following constraints are MOST likely to be affected? (Choose two.)

A.

Quality because the existing system is now outside the threshold.

B.

Requirements because this is a change to initial scope.

C.

Cost because replacing the system incurs additional expense.

D.

Schedule because this was an unscheduled task and will impact the timeline.

E.

Stakeholders because they will need to understand the modification and provide buy-in.

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Question # 71

A project team member highlights to the project manager that expensive licensing for critical software in use across the project may expire before the completion project.

Which of the following would the project manager MOST likely do?

A.

Place a risk on the risk register and arrange a risk review with the appropriate stakeholders to accept and/or mitigate the risk.

B.

Raise a purchase order to purchase the licensing and ask the team member to install it.

C.

Amend the project scope and raise a project change request to obtain approval of the amendment.

D.

Amend the project schedule and work breakdown structures to remove the use of the software from the project.

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Question # 72

Which of the following metrics demonstrates to a project manager if a project is overspending or underspending?

A.

EAC

B.

BAC

C.

CPI

D.

ETC

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Question # 73

A project manager has contracted a third-party vendor to achieve milestones. Which of the following risk strategies is the project manager applying?

A.

Transfer

B.

Accept

C.

Avoid

D.

Mitigate

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Question # 74

A project has been experiencing some difficulties due to third-party vendors. The project manager should request.

A.

Additional resources

B.

A gate review

C.

A risk register update

D.

A performance audit

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Question # 75

A company has dictated project scope changes but has stated that the original budget still applies. Which of the following will MOST likely be impacted by the changes?

A.

Quality

B.

Regulations

C.

Schedule

D.

project team

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Question # 76

A stakeholder is unaware of a project’s status.

Which of the following documents should the project manager consult to ensure all stakeholders are notified of project changes? (Choose two.)

A.

Status report

B.

Organizational chart

C.

RACI matrix

D.

Meeting minutes

E.

Communication plan

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Question # 77

Which of the following is a characteristics of a matrix organization?

A.

Authority lies solely with the project manager.

B.

Authority is directed by the project architect.

C.

Authority is shared between the project manager and project coordinator.

D.

Authority is shared between functional and project managers.

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Question # 78

A company is hired to perform some of another organization’s work. Which of the following types of organizational change is described?

A.

Outsourcing

B.

Business process change

C.

Shared resources

D.

Split

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Question # 79

A company has updated the method it uses to initiate projects. The company requires RFPs from three vendors, and low and high bids must be rejected to determine the selected vendor.

Which of the following terms describe this requirement?

A.

Outsourcing

B.

Business acquisition

C.

Business process change

D.

Internal reorganization

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Question # 80

A company has hired a new project manager. The PMO has briefed the new project manager on the following expected responsibilities for projects:

  • Coordinate project schedule
  • Manage to the triple constraint
  • Provide performance feedback to team members’ managers

Which of the following types of organizational structures did the new project manager MOST likely join?

A.

Balanced matrix

B.

Strong matrix

C.

Functional

D.

Projectized

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Question # 81

A project manager would like to bring vendors into a new project. Which of the following documents should the potential vendors submit so the project manager can find the best vendors for the project?

A.

SLA

B.

SOW

C.

Change request

D.

RFP

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Question # 82

Which of the following activities are associated with the closing phase of a project? (Choose two.)

A.

Risk mitigation

B.

Archiving of project documents

C.

Tracking of expenditures

D.

Lessons learned

E.

Quality assurance

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Question # 83

While working on risk ranking, the project team is unsure about the qualitative scales to be used for probability and impact. The project manager directs the team to look in the:

A.

quality plan.

B.

project management plan.

C.

risk register.

D.

process diagram.

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Question # 84

Which of the following shows projected project expenditures?

A.

Work breakdown structure

B.

Cash flow schedule

C.

Cash burn rate

D.

Budget milestone

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Question # 85

A customer will have ongoing changes to project requirements.

Which of the following is the BEST project management methodology for this requirement?

A.

Waterfall

B.

Agile

C.

PRINCE2

D.

Bottom-up

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Question # 86

Which of the following is described as placing responsibility for addressing the potential effects of an uncertain future event on an entity outside the organization?

A.

Risk avoidance:e

B.

Risk transfer

C.

Risk exploitation

D.

Risk mitigation

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Question # 87

Which of the following elements should be included on a responsibility assignment matrix?

A.

Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

B.

Resource, accountable, signoff, input

C.

Responsible, accurate, confidential, informed

D.

Resource, accountable, consulted, informed

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Question # 88

A project has activities on the critical path that must be completed before other activities can start.

Task A is dependent on Task C before Task D can be completed.

Task A requires task B to start.

Task B takes twice as long to complete as Task C.

Which of the following is the appropriate ordering of the critical path?

A.

B, A, D

B.

C, B, D, A

C.

D, A, C

D.

B, C, A, D

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Question # 89

The project manager has noticed a vendor is not performing in accordance with the SLA.

Which of the following items should the project manager use to highlight the vendor’s areas of poor performance?

A.

Balanced score card

B.

WBS

C.

Post-project evaluation

D.

PERT

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Question # 90

A project team has determined it will need to source data from a system that was not part of the project scope.

The role of the project manager is to analyze which of the following impacts?

A.

Technical design, schedule, and budget

B.

Business process impacts and resourcing

C.

New software and hardware requirements

D.

Schedule, budget, and quality

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Question # 91

Which of the following is the MOST likely target audience to be notified of the achievement of a key milestone in a project schedule?

A.

Project manager and project scheduler

B.

Project coordinator and project sponsor

C.

Project champion and project scheduler

D.

Project stakeholders and project team

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Question # 92

If a project sponsor wants to know the current status and progress of a project, which of the following is the BEST approach to find this information?

A.

The project sponsor should obtain the current status from team members, put it into a presentation, and present it to the project manager for review.

B.

The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, apply it to the baseline of the schedule, and run a report.

C.

The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the project charter, project management plan, dashboard, and SOW, and then create a status report to provide to the project manager.

D.

The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the risk register, and provide the information to the project champion for review.

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Question # 93

Which of the following would indicate a project manager is working in a matrix-based organization?

A.

The project manager has full authority over resources and the project.

B.

The project manager has no authority over the project resources and limited-to-no authority over the project.

C.

Resources align to the project, report to the project manager, and have no functional home at the end of the project.

D.

Resources report to business area functional managers and return to the functional area at the end of the project.

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Question # 94

A project manager is trying to explain to a stakeholder why projects are progressively elaborated upon. Which of the following is the BEST explanation?

A.

In the beginning, projects entail a degree of uncertainty that needs to be specified.

B.

In the beginning, projects have start and finish dates that require elaboration.

C.

In the beginning, projects are part of a program that requires coordination.

D.

In the beginning, projects start with detailed inputs that need to be explained.

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Question # 95

During a project, the project manager discovers there is insufficient time allotted for quality control. The project manager prepared to submit a revised schedule to the CCB.

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Given the attached chart, which of the following is the critical path if one day is added to each task for quality control?

A.

12 days

B.

16 days

C.

17 days

D.

22 days

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Question # 96

Joe, a highly skilled consultant, has threatened to quit on several occasions. Although Joe is difficult to work with, he has the skills required to complete a critical project (or a high-profile client. To keep the project on task, which of the following steps would be BEST for the project manager to take? (Select TWO).

A.

Ask the high-profile client for a resource to assist with completion of the project.

B.

Cross-train a replacement.

C.

Offer more compensation to Joe.

D.

Ask the project sponsor for additional funding.

E.

Modify the project schedule to anticipate Joe's removal.

F.

Ask Joe to document steps taken to complete deliverables.

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Question # 97

A project team is executing a transition plan for a project. During which of the following project phases does this normally occur?

A.

Execution

B.

Monitor and control

C.

Closing

D.

Planning

E.

Initiation

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Question # 98

A project manager launched a survey for future end users of a new product under development. The sponsor received the survey results and realized the needs are different than the features currently being developed. The sponsor decided to cancel the project. Which of the following explains why the sponsor made this decision?

A.

Constraint reprioritization needed to be carried out.

B.

The cost of the changes would be more than planned.

C.

The survey was not stated in the project management plan.

D.

More than half of the project charter should be updated.

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Question # 99

A customer is in the early planning stages of a technology rebuild. To gain a better understanding of the possible solutions, which of the following documents should the customer send to prospective vendors?

A.

RFP

B.

RFQ

C.

RFI

D.

SOW

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Question # 100

A project manager failed to include quality testing in a software development project plan and must now add it while the project is underway.

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship that quality will have on the triple constraint?

A.

Time, cost, and scope will decrease.

B.

Time and scope will remain static, and costs will increase.

C.

Time and cost will increase, and scope will remain constant.

D.

Time will remain static, and scope and costs will increase.

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Question # 101

A new project manager is taking over a project that is already in the execution phase, and is conducting a review of all meetings to identify usefulness and content. Team members have complained of an overabundance of meetings. Which of the following would be useful to identify who should be required to attend?

A.

Compare participation to the list of attendees in the meeting minutes.

B.

Review the communication plan.

C.

Review the meeting minutes for appropriate subject material

D.

Compare scheduled duration to actual duration.

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Question # 102

During an active project, a meeting is set up to explain new internal processes. Which of the following MOST likely triggered this meeting?

A.

The scope of the project changed.

B.

The sponsor requested additional functionality.

C.

A project team member left the organization.

D.

The PMO standard requirements changed.

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Question # 103

Tasks A and B have a duration of two days. Task A starts on Day 1, and Task B starts on Day 3. Tasks C and D have a duration of three days, and Task E has a duration of four days. Task C starts after Task A. Task D and E start after Task C. If Task A starts on December 15, which of the following is the anticipated start date for Task D?

A.

December 18

B.

December 19

C.

December 20

D.

December 21

E.

December 22

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Question # 104

A project is approaching its end when the project manager is informed that a deliverable is exceeding the upper noise limit set by the legislation of the country where it was implemented.

Which of the following constraints has MOST likely been overlooked?

A.

Scope

B.

Resources

C.

Environment

D.

Quality

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Question # 105

A consultant is not adhering to the buying organization's travel policy and is threatening to leave the engagement if reimbursement is not paid in full If the organization refuses to pay the travel costs, which of the following would MOST likely be impacted? (Select TWO).

A.

Budget

B.

Requirements

C.

Environment

D.

Scope

E.

Resources

F.

Timeline

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Question # 106

Which of the following roles is MOST involved in checking the quality of the deliverables and supporting the project manager during the project?

A.

Sponsor

B.

Team leader

C.

Project coordinator

D.

Tester

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Question # 107

A project manager wishes to track a project’s performance against the original approved schedule. Which of the following steps is necessary to capture the needed information?

A.

Determine the critical path.

B.

Determine the milestones.

C.

Set phase gates

D.

Set a baseline.

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Question # 108

Company A recently partnered with Company B. Over the past few months, multiple teams have been working to refine internal processes to deliver products in a more timely manner.

If the effort is successful, which of the following will MOST likely occur?

A.

Reorganization

B.

Relocation

C.

Outsourcing

D.

Demerger

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Question # 109

A construction company is building a plant in a territory that is prone to earthquakes. To address the risk and consequences of potential earthquakes during and after plant construction, the company purchases additional

insurance. Which of the following risk responses has occurred?

A.

Avoiding

B.

Mitigating

C.

Accepting

D.

Transferring

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Question # 110

Which of the following are major characteristics of sprint planning? (Choose two.)

A.

Defining the sprint durations

B.

Defining the sprint owners

C.

Defining the sprint parameters

D.

Defining the number of sprints

E.

Defining the sprint classifications

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Question # 111

Everyone on the team agrees with a change request, and the team proceeds with the implementation. Which of the following steps is missing from the identified process?

A.

Impact justification

B.

Formal approval

C.

Quality check

D.

Identify and document

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Question # 112

A project manager has laid out a network diagram and is beginning to schedule activities for an upcoming project. Which of the following activities should be performed LAST?

A.

Determine the start/finish dates.

B.

Determine the critical path.

C.

Determine the dependencies.

D.

Determine the task durations.

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Question # 113

While working on a project, a self-organized team determines what will be accomplished during the next two weeks.

Which of the following describes what the team is doing?

A.

Creating a WBS

B.

Gathering continuous requirements

C.

Sprint planning

D.

Holding a Scrum meeting

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Question # 114

Which of the following is a suitable situation in which to apply the Agile methodology?

A.

A very well-defined RFP

B.

A fixed price contract

C.

High-level requirements

D.

Clear goals and large teams

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Question # 115

A project manager keeps a running log of all action items for a project and publishes the log on the intranet site. Despite being accessible by the entire project team, action items are not updated as completed.

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Based on the above action item log. which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this behavior?

A.

The project team members do not know who is responsible for working the actions

B.

The project team members do not know how to access the action log on the intranet site.

C.

The project manager has not followed up to ensure the tasks are completed.

D.

The project team members have not been trained on closing action items.

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Question # 116

When a buyer requests a potential seller to provide details related to a product, service, or seller capability, which of the following documents would be used?

A.

RFQ

B.

RFI

C.

RFP

D.

RFB

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Question # 117

Which of the following documents would a project manager utilize to find a vendor for an undefined project?

A.

RFP

B.

RFI

C.

RFQ

D.

SOW

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Question # 118

A company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has asked the project manager to update upper management regarding the status of a project. The project manager sends weekly written reports to the CEO and upper management. The project manager receives feedback that several administrators are frustrated with the level of detail and the frequency of the updates.

Which of the following is the BEST step for the project manager to take to resolve this issue?

A.

Customize the reports for each administrator in their preferred manner.

B.

Set up a meeting with the supervisor to discuss and resolve the issue.

C.

Stop sending reports and wait for upper management to talk to the project manager about their preferences.

D.

Start giving verbal reports to upper management so they can hear about the project in person.

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