2024 PMP Exam Prep: Practice Tests & Study Materials, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

Change requests include a group of potential changes to a project. Types of change requests include all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Defect repairs

B. Maintenance requests

C. Corrective actions

D. Preventive actions

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Correct Answer: C

Question #2

The project planning is progressing. The team has involved the accounting department to set up a system of codes that the accounting department will use to track work on the project. This is known as what?

A. Accounting codes

B. WBS numbering

C. Cost budgeting

D. Chart of accounts

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Correct Answer: B

Question #3

A project manager has only a short timeframe in which to complete a project’s cost estimation. What estimating technique should the project manager use?

A. Top-down

B. Three-point

C. Bottom-up

D. Analogous

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

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

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #5

Recently, your company introduced a new processing system for its products. You were the project manager for this system and now have been asked to lead a team to implement needed changes to increase efficiency and productivity. To help you analyze the process outputs, you and your team have decided to use which following technique?

A. System flowcharts

B. Design of experiments

C. Pareto analysis

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: D

Question #6

The ability to influence cost is greatest during which stages of the project?

A. Early

B. Middle

C. Late

D. Completion

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Correct Answer: A

Question #7

The e-commerce project has gone well other than the fact that the sponsor changed three different times. The project is in closure. All of the following would be created in closing except?

A. Lessons learned

B. Release of resources

C. Contract audit

D. Project archives

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Correct Answer: C

Question #8

The Project Manager is involved in Project Scope Management. She will be involved for the entire project management life cycle. Which group of processes will she be involved in performing these activities?

A. Initiation, Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope Management

B. Scope Forecasting, Scope Definition, Scope Verification, Scope Control

C. Scope Planning, Scope Definition, Create WBS, Scope Verification, Scope Control

D. Scope Planning, Scope Description, Scope Verification, Integrated Change Control

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

Which tool or technique is used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?

A. Pareto diagram

B. Performance reporting

C. SWOT analysis

D. Expert judgment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

Which type of risk diagram is useful for showing time ordering of events?

A. Ishikawa

B. Milestone

C. Influence

D. Decision tree

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

Sending letters, memos, reports, emails, and faxes to share information is an example of which type of communication?

A. Direct

B. Interactive

C. Pull

D. Push

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Correct Answer: C

Question #12

Which of the following is the process of identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables?

A. Estimate Activity Durations

B. Sequence Activities

C. Define Activities

D. Activity Attributes

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Correct Answer: D

Question #13

You are working on a project that needs approval from your City Council and the courts, because the project is one with significant environmental and social impacts. Although many consumer groups are advocates of this project, others are opposed to it. Hearings are scheduled to resolve these issues and to obtain the needed permits to proceed. In preparing your human resource plan, you decide to designate a person as the court liaison, which is an example of a______________

A. Role

B. Responsibility

C. Required competency

D. Ability of the team member to make appropriate decisions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #14

Historical information is used______________

A. To compare current performance with prospective lessons learned

B. To prepare the stakeholder management plan

C. To evaluate the skills and competencies of prospective team members

D. As an input to develop project charter

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

A project manager presents the project scope and deliverables to stakeholders. Two stakeholders disagree about the project scope. What should the project manager do?

A. Create a project charter to obtain strategic alignment between the two stakeholders

B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan to document the concerns

C. Brainstorm with the stakeholders to clarify requirements

D. Accommodate the project scope requirements of the more senior stakeholder

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has delayed the finish by two weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and determines that by crashing, the project could be placed back on schedule. After discussing this with senior management, the Project Manager has decided to crash the project. By doing so, the Project Manager is adding what to the project?

A. Time change

B. Responsibility

C. Cost change

D. Scope change

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

While finalizing a project management plan, the project manager encounters a conflict between two team members. Team member A claims that team member B should conduct certain activities on the Gantt chart, while team member B claims these activities should be conducted by team member

A. What document should the project manager consult to clarify this?

A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

B. Network diagram

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

The scope management plan and scope baseline are contained in:

A. organizational process assets

B. a requirements traceability matrix

C. the project charter

D. the project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #19

An input to the Plan Cost Management process is:

A. Cost estimates

B. Resource calendars,

C. The project charter,

D. The risk register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #20

At the time the risk register is first prepared, it should contain all the following entries EXCEPT______________

A. Root causes of risk

B. Structure for describing risks

C. List of risks requiring near-term responses

D. List of potential responses

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Correct Answer: D

Question #21

The basic approach to quality management in projects is to be compatible with which of the following:

A. Six-Sigma, failure mode and effect analysis, and total quality management

B. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

C. Methods, such as those recommended by Deming, Juran, and Crosby

D. Inspection over prevention

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Correct Answer: B

Question #22

A key stakeholder misses a project kick-off meeting. The project manager arranges a separate meeting to ensure that the stakeholder understands that the project’s expected business value aligns with the organization’s strategy. What are the key areas that should be reviewed?

A. Cost, schedule, risks, and work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Goals, objectives, benefits, and risks

C. Benefits, effort, and resources

D. Schedule, benefits, and WBS

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Correct Answer: A

Question #23

Assume you are working as the project manager on the first project in your company to use the critical chain approach to scheduling. You are a PMP ? and also are certified in critical chain. You are getting ready for a performance review with your Governance Board, and you can expect they will ask questions about______________

A. The magnitude of variance against the schedule baseline

B. Schedule risk

C. Performance to date since the past review meeting

D. The buffer needed and buffer remaining

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Correct Answer: A

Question #24

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

A. Preventive action

B. Risk management

C. Corrective action

D. Defect repair

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

At which point of the project is the uncertainty the highest and the risk of failing the greatest?

A. Final phase of the project

B. Start of the project

C. End of the project

D. Midpoint of the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #26

Assume you are working on a multi-phase project as your project is planned to last three years. A best practice is to______________

A. Periodically review the business case

B. Use a single prime contractor and have this contractor award any subcontracts

C. Rely on your PMO for guidance

D. Set up a `tight matrix'

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Correct Answer: A

Question #27

You are the Project Manager on the development of a 4-way fully redundant computer system for the government. The government has been very concerned about the correctness and acceptance of the work results. You are not sure what the government is saying so you review your PMBOK Guide. What areas below will likely be involved in attaining what the government is concerned about?

A. Scope Control and Scope Verification

B. Administrative Closure and Quality Assurance

C. Quality Planning and Quality Control

D. Scope Verification and Quality Control

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

A key member of your project has deep technical skills and many years of experience in the company. Although she is not a manager, people respect her and do what she suggests. Of the following types of power, which one does she have?

A. Legitimate

B. Reward

C. Referent

D. Expert

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Correct Answer: D

Question #29

If a team member, when facing schedule delays and cost overruns, develops several alternatives for completing the project successfully on schedule and within budget and asks questions such as, "Can we do it?," "If we do it what are the consequences?," and "Is it really worth the effort involved?," he or she is primarily motivated by the______________

A. Contingency Theory

B. Expectancy Theory

C. Reinforcement Theory

D. Equity Theory

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Correct Answer: B

Question #30

On a large medical billing system project, the team is large and communication has been quite a challenge to control. The Project Expeditor has been used to help with this problem. What is one of the main differences between the Project Expeditor and Project Coordinator?

A. the Project Expeditor is another title for the Project Manager

B. the Project Expeditor is another title for Project Coordinator

C. the Project Expeditor has limited or no decision-making ability

D. the Project Expeditor has decision-making ability

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

What is the definition of Direct and Manage Project Execution?

A. Integrating all planned activities

B. Performing the activities included in the plan

C. Developing and maintaining the plan

D. Execution of deliverables

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Correct Answer: B

Question #32

Which type of agreement is legal, contractual, and between two or more entities to form a partnership, joint venture, or some other arrangement as defined by the parties?

A. Teaming

B. Collective bargaining

C. Sharing

D. Working

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

Company A hires a project manager for Company B’s new project. What document does the project manager need from company B to develop the project charter?

A. Scope statement

B. Statement of work (SOW)

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #34

Which of the following statements best describes the influence of stakeholders and the cost of changes as project time advances?

A. The influence of the stakeholders increases, the cost of changes increases

B. The influence of the stakeholders decreases, the cost of changes increases

C. The influence of the stakeholders increases, the cost of changes decreases

D. The influence of the stakeholders decreases, the cost of changes decreases

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Correct Answer: B

Question #35

Prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact takes place in which process?

A. Monitor and Control Risks

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #36

You are working on a project and want to know how many activities in the previous month were completed with significant variances. You should use a(n) ______________

A. Control chart

B. Inspection

C. Scatter diagram

D. Trend analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

Which type of tool would be used for the quality planning activity?

A. Schedule Analysis

B. Checklist Analysis

C. Assumption Analysis

D. Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #38

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

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Executing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #39

Research has shown that during the execution phase of the project, the majority of conflicts involve______________

A. Personalities

B. Project priorities

C. Cost

D. Schedule

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

Effective communication occurs in groups as well as between individuals and is made up of several key components, such as the purpose of the message, the audience that you are delivering the message to, and the content of the message itself. One important area to consider when working with manage communications______________

A. The choice of media

B. How often to distribute the information

C. The communications plan

D. The project performance report structure

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

A project manager is managing the construction of a new road for which land acquisition is required. Some of the landowners have clearly stated that they will not allow any construction to proceed until they receive compensation. This risk was not initially considered. What should the project manager do?

A. Conduct an impact analysis of the new risk

B. Update the cause-and-effect diagrams

C. Negotiate with the landowners

D. Perform additional risk identification

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

The IT initiative project is on schedule and under budget. The customer is pleased, but would like a scope change. As a result, a new team is brought in to help the existing team implement this scope change. Before the team arrives, senior management would like to see where the project stands. Which of the following do you show them?

A. Milestone chart

B. Gantt chart

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Network diagram

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Correct Answer: D

Question #43

Before considering a project closed, what document should be reviewed to ensure that project scope has been satisfied?

A. Project scope statement

B. Project management plan

C. Project closeout checklists

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

Assume you have been working with your sponsor to prepare you charter, and you plan to present it to your Steering Committee on Friday. You are managing a software project, and the business need stated that you should use agile for the first time in our company rather than waterfall. In the Develop Project Charter process, this is then______________

A. Tool and technique

B. Part of the enterprise environment factors as an input to this process

C. A high-level requirement

D. Stated in the strategic plan as a tool and technique in this process

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Correct Answer: C

Question #45

Stakeholder satisfaction should be managed as a key project:

A. Benefit

B. Initiative

C. Objective

D. Process

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Correct Answer: C

Question #46

You were assigned recently as the project manager of a program management office project to implement a new enterprise-wide scheduling system for use throughout your company. You identify the need for a project charter to provide you with appropriate authority for applying resources, completing the project work, and formally initiating the project. Who should issue the project charter?

A. The project manager you

B. The customer

C. The person who formally authorizes the project

D. A member of the training and development department as they will own the training on the new system

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Correct Answer: C

Question #47

In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?

A. Project Cost Management

B. Project Scope Management

C. Project Time Management

D. Project Integration Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #48

During a project’s initiation phase, the project manager reviews the business case and finds that information is incomplete. What should the project manager do?

A. Add an information gap to the risk register

B. Review the project statement of work (SOW) to create the project charter

C. Revise the business case to narrow the project scope and create the project charter

D. Review the business case with the sponsoring organization to confirm that the project aligns with business needs

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Correct Answer: A

Question #49

Which one of the following statements best characterizes an activity cost or duration estimate developed with a limited amount of information?

A. It should be part of the planning for the needed management reserve

B. It is an input to identify risks

C. It is an output from identify risks

D. It must be factored into the list of prioritized project risks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

Two team members on your current construction project are engaged in a major argument concerning the selection of project management software. They refuse to listen to each other. The most appropriate conflict resolution approach for you to use in this situation is______________

A. Accommodating

B. Compromising

C. Collaborating

D. Forcing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #51

A project manager is assigned to start the charter of an IT project and review the process inputs. However, the project manager realizes that the business case does not have adequate support. What should the project manager do to resolve this situation?

A. Notify the project sponsor

B. Hire an external subject matter expert (SME)

C. Request that the business analysis team perform an evaluation

D. Propose a review of the lessons learned in similar projects

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

Because risk management is relatively new on projects in your company, you decide to examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and their root causes. You therefore______________

A. Conduct a risk audit

B. Hold a risk status meeting

C. Ensure that risk is an agenda item at regularly scheduled staff meetings

D. Reassess identified risks on a periodic basis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #53

A project manager is working on a complex project with multiple team members and sponsors. What should the project manager do before obtaining project approval and buy-in?

A. Complete a stakeholder analysis

B. Meet with the stakeholders

C. Conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis

D. Perform a risk analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #54

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

A. Risk assessment analysis

B. Make or buy analysis

C. Contract value analysis

D. Cost impact analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

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

A. Plan Risk Management

B. Plan Risk Responses

C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #56

Through whom do project managers accomplish work?

A. Consultants and stakeholders

B. Stakeholders and functional managers

C. Project team members and consultants

D. Project team members and stakeholders

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Correct Answer: D

Question #57

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

A. Project calendar

B. Communications management plan

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: C

Question #58

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

A. change control tools

B. expert judgment

C. meetings

D. analytical techniques

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

The estimate costs process uses all the following tools and techniques EXCEPT______________

A. Three-point estimating

B. Cost of quality assumptions

C. Reserve analysis (contingency reserves)

D. Basis of estimates

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Correct Answer: C

Question #60

The project team members have gotten together at the end of the project to review what happened on the project, discussing what went well and what didn't. They undertake this discussion for the sake of future project so that they can repeat the things that worked on the project and eliminate repeating the things that didn't work so well. This is known as what?

A. Contract Closure

B. Lessons learned

C. Closing the project

D. Contract audit

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Correct Answer: D

Question #61

Of the following, which one is NOT true concerning a contract?

A. It is a legal relationship subject to remedy in the courts

B. It can take the form of a complex document or a simple purchase order

C. It is a mutually binding legal relationship that obligates the seller to provide specific products, services, or results and obligates the buyer to pay the seller

D. It includes a specific contract management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #62

A project manager plans the agenda for a kick-off meeting. As one of the first agenda items, the project manager wants to set the strategic direction of the project. Who should present this topic?

A. Customer

B. Functional manager

C. Project sponsor

D. Project manager

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Correct Answer: B

Question #63

Decomposition is a technique used to break larger, complex items into smaller and more manageable items. Which following statement best describes the role decomposition plays in creating the WBS?

A. Final output of creating the WBS is described in terms of phases of a project life cycle

B. Final output of creating the WBS is described in terms of schedule activities

C. Final output of creating the WBS is described in terms of verifiable products, services, or results

D. Final output of creating the WBS is described in terms of the scope of the project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #64

You are managing a major international project that involves multiple performing organizations. To establish the guiding rules for the project regarding quality, you and your project team must develop a______________

A. Improvement management plan

B. Configuration management plan Quality policy

D. List of quality metrics for the project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #65

Which project risk listed in the table below is most likely to occur?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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Correct Answer: B

Question #66

Assume that you are managing a project team. Your team is one in which its members confront issues rather than people, establish procedures collectively, and is team oriented. As the project manager, which of the following represents your team's stage of development and the approach you should use during this time?

A. Storming; high directive and supportive approach

B. Norming; high directive and low supportive approach

C. Norming; high supportive and low directive approach

D. Performing; low directive and supportive approach

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Correct Answer: C

Question #67

An intentional activity to ensure future performance of project work is aligned with the project management plan is______________

A. Preventive action

B. Corrective action

C. Implemented change requests

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: A

Question #68

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:

A. organizational skills

B. technical skills

C. communication skills

D. hard skills

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Correct Answer: C

Question #69

The company is implementing an enterprise time system across the entire company. This will integrate a number of business units. As a result, it will be very resource-consuming, change a lot of the business processes and could cause reprioritization of other projects that it will replace or modify. Which of the following would concern you most?

A. How many resources you can keep

B. How your raise or promotion might be impacted by not being on the project

C. What impact the new project is expected to have on your biggest project

D. How many resources you might lose to the new project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #70

Work performance information in control risks means that______________

A. Recommended preventive or corrective action is considered through change requests

B. Outcomes of risk reassessments and risk audits are documented

C. Templates to the risk management plan and the risk register are recommended

D. A mechanism to communicate and support project decision making is provided

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Correct Answer: A

Question #71

Project management processes ensure the:

A. alignment with organizational strategy

B. efficient means to achieve the project objectives

C. performance of the project team

D. effective flow of the project throughout its life cycle

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

A Project Manager was assigned to manage a project to develop pink widgets for the Project Manager’s company. The project will cost the company $650,000 over the next 12 months. It is projected that the widgets will earn the company $20,500 per month. How much time will it take to recover the cost for this project?

A. 28 months

B. 32 months

C. 36 months

D. Not enough information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

In which Project Management Process Group is the project charter developed?

A. Monitoring and Controlling

B. Executing

C. Initiating

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #74

You are the project manager for a major logistics installation project and must obtain specific services from local sources external to your project. Your subcontracts administrator has told you to prepare a product or service description, which is referenced in a______________

A. Project statement of work

B. Contract scope statement

C. Request for proposal

D. Contract

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Correct Answer: B

Question #75

The resource calendar is an output of which following process?

A. Develop project team

B. Acquire project team

C. Estimate activity durations

D. Manage project team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

Plan Communications Management develops an approach and plan for project communications based on stakeholders' needs and requirements and:

A. Available organizational assets

B. Project staff assignments

C. Interpersonal skills

D. Enterprise environmental factors

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

As a Project Manager you are managing a project that has many requirements. The project is for one of your high profile customers, one who spends more than $5,000,000 a year with your company. To attain customer satisfaction, what must be met?

A. Completing the project with the product having inherent characteristics that fulfill the requirements that it was to be built around

B. Completing products requirements

C. Completing the project on schedule and on budget

D. Completing the project's scope

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Correct Answer: B

Question #78

You work for an electrical utility company and will be managing a project to build a new substation that will serve a new industrial park. This project was authorized because of a______________

A. Business need

B. Market demand

C. Technological advance

D. Customer request

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Correct Answer: A

Question #79

On a wireless internet access project, the team is large with 40 people, and controlling communication has been a challenging for the team to make progress. The Project Coordinator has been used to help with this problem. What is one of the main differences between the Project Coordinator and the Project Expeditor?

A. The Project Expeditor is another title for the Project Manager

B. The Project Coordinator has decision-making ability

C. The Project Expeditor is another title for Project Coordinator

D. The Project Expeditor has decision-making ability

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Correct Answer: A

Question #80

The customer has requested a five-week delay on the project while they rebuild a warehouse used for manufacturing a key piece of the project. This delay wasn't planned, but the project couldn't continue without it. The company is limited on available resources. This delay will be best shown in what?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix

B. Network diagram

C. Budget

D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

Stakeholders are unaligned on the project charter that was distributed for approval. What tool or technique should the project manager use to help bring stakeholders into alignment?

A. Expert judgement

B. Meeting management

C. Conflict management

D. Business case

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Correct Answer: B

Question #82

A stakeholder expresses a need not known to the project manager. The project manager most likely missed a step in which stakeholder management process?

A. Plan Stakeholder Management

B. Identify Stakeholders

C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement

D. Control Stakeholder Engagement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #83

You are a member of a project selection committee that uses the net present value technique. Using this approach, the project is acceptable if the______________

A. Sum of the net present value of all estimated cash flow during the life of the project equals the profit

B. Net present value of the inflow is greater than the specified amount or percentage threshold

C. Gross present value of all future expected cash flow divided by the initial cash investment is greater than one

D. Net present value of the inflow is less than the specified amount or percentage threshold

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

You are the finance controller with your company. Your job is to analyze projects when they close. This could be the result of when a project is complete or by any other means. When would you expect to close a project?

A. When a project is canceled

B. When a project runs out of money

C. When a project completes Scope Verification

D. All of the answers

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

The stakeholder register is an output of:

A. Identify Stakeholders

B. Plan Stakeholder Management

C. Control Stakeholder Engagement

D. Manage Stakeholder Engagement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

The charter for a project to build a new financial reward system for the sales division is approved. What should the project manager do now?

A. Develop the scope baseline

B. Collect scope requirements

C. Develop the project scope statement

D. Prepare the scope management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #87

Which Process Group contains those processes performed to define a new project?

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

You are working on a project and want to identify the cause of problems in a process by the shape and width of the distribution of the process variables. You should use a______________

A. Histogram

B. Pareto chart

C. Scatter diagram

D. Trend analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

In the Plan Stakeholder Management process, expert judgment is used to:

A. Provide information needed to plan appropriate ways to engage project stakeholders

B. Ensure comprehensive identification and listing of new stakeholders

C. Analyze the information needed to develop the project scope statement

D. Decide the level of engagement of the stakeholders at each required stage

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Correct Answer: D

Question #90

In which type of contract are the performance targets established at the onset and the final contract price determined after completion of all work based on the sellers performance?

A. Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)

B. Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustments (FP-EPA)

C. Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee (FPIF)

D. Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

Organizations perceive risks as:

A. events that will inevitably impact project and organizational objectives

B. the effect of uncertainty on their project and organizational objectives

C. events which could have a negative impact on project and organizational objectives

D. the negative impact of undesired events on their project and organizational objectives

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Correct Answer: B

Question #92

Assume you are managing a project, and your project management plan has been approved. Your project has a high level of change associated with it. There is active and ongoing stakeholder involvement. This means you probably are working with a(n)______________

A. Adaptive life cycle

B. Iterative life cycle

C. Incremental life cycle

D. Predictive life cycle

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

Soft logic is also known as what type of dependency?

A. External

B. Discretionary

C. Mandatory

D. Internal

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Correct Answer: A

Question #94

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

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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Correct Answer: A

Question #95

As you use the critical chain method in lieu of the critical path method in developing your schedule, assume you have determined the buffer schedule activities. Your planned activities are scheduled to their latest possible planed start and end dates. Therefore, you are focusing on______________

A. Managing the free float of each network path

B. Managing the total float of the network paths

C. Managing remaining buffer durations against the remaining durations of task chains

D. Managing the total buffer durations against the durations of the task chains

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Correct Answer: D

Question #96

Which is the Define Scope technique used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project?

A. Build vs

B. Expert judgment

C. Alternatives identification

D. Product analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

The project planning is progressing on schedule. The Project Manager and the team meet regularly and are ready to begin cost estimating. The customer needs an estimate as soon as possible. What estimating method should the team use?

A. Cost estimating

B. Parametric estimating

C. Bottom-up estimating

D. Analogous estimating

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Correct Answer: B

Question #98

During a bidders conference, it is important that______________

A. Only qualified sellers participate

B. All potential sellers are given equal standing

C. The evaluation criteria for the proposal is used to determine participation

D. Responses to questions be provided solely to the prospective seller that asked the question

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

In order for a matrix organizational approach to be successful, the two-boss situation should be resolved. To overcome the two-boss problem, it is important to______________

A. Have the project manager and the functional manager work together to complete performance evaluations

B. Prepare a responsibility chart to define responsibilities

C. Guarantee a balance of power between the functional manager and the project manager

D. Promote interface relationship management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #100

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

A. Cost baseline

B. Service level agreement

C. Memorandum of understanding

D. Business case

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Correct Answer: D

Question #101

You are conducting a stakeholder analysis on your project. Your organization uses an approach to classify stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project. This approach is known as______________

A. A power/interest grid

B. A power/influence grid

C. An influence/impact grid

D. A salience model

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Correct Answer: B

Question #102

One of the reasons why it is challenging to work on a virtual team is that e-mail is the primary form of communications. However, words alone typically comprise what percent of the total impact of any message?

A. Seven percent

B. 15 percent

C. 38 percent

D. 55 percent

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Correct Answer: C

Question #103

You are working on a long-term project that has a number of benefits to its customers and users. Therefore, as the project manager, one of your first steps was to identify the stakeholders that were critical to project success. Because this project will need long-term support by your organization once it is completed, key stakeholders are______________

A. Operations managers

B. Functional managers

C. Sellers

D. Business partners

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

A tool and technique used during the Collect Requirements process is: (Choose two.)

A. prototypes

B. expert judgment

C. alternatives identification

D. product analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #105

The company has been plagued by disorganized projects that are not in alignment with business goals, and not focused on interactivity between the projects where applicable. They want to have a better focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and product lines to help maximize efficiency and profitability. Which of the following best describe what they are trying to accomplish?

A. Project management

B. Operations management

C. Management by objectives

D. Portfolio management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #106

Which Control Stakeholder Engagement tool or technique allows the project manager to consolidate and facilitate distribution of reports?

A. Information management systems

B. Work performance reports

C. Stakeholder analysis

D. Data gathering and representation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

Two key inputs to the perform quantitative risk analysis process are the______________

A. WBS and milestone list

B. Scope management plan and process improvement plan

C. Schedule management plan and cost management plan

D. Procurement management plan and quality baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #108

Project managers who lead by example and follow through on the commitments they make demonstrate the key interpersonal skill of:

A. influencing

B. leadership

C. motivation

D. coaching

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Correct Answer: A

Question #109

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

A. stakeholder management strategy

B. communications management plan,

C. stakeholder register,

D. performance report

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Correct Answer: A

Question #110

One way to evaluate the project schedule performance is to______________

A. Use the project management information system (PMIS)

B. Determine the percent complete of in-progress schedule activities

C. Establish a schedule change control system

D. Determine the total float variance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #111

Two people at work are discussing roles and responsibilities as they relate to the company and the projects it has. They are discussing the role of the Project Manager and the Functional Manager. What is the main role of the Functional Manager?

A. To control resources

B. To manage the project when the Project Manager isn't available

C. To define business processes

D. To manage the Project Managers

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Correct Answer: B

Question #112

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

A. Procurement documents

B. Communications plan

C. Project charter

D. Stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #113

You are managing a contact management software project and senior management has come to you with a fast breaking project that could make the company have a significant market share boost. According to your current project schedule, your current project is on pace to be completed in six weeks. What is the best response you can tell senior management?

A. Managing both projects as requested by senior management

B. Telling senior management that you will consider the project once it has a charter

C. Assigning the Functional Manager on the project to finish the current project

D. Implementing crashing and fast tracking to complete your current project ahead of schedule so you can start immediately on this project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

Project execution must be compared, and deviations must be measured for management control according to the______________

A. Scope baseline

B. Performance measurement baseline

C. Schedule baseline

D. Control system

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Correct Answer: B

Question #115

If a business venture has a 60-percent chance to earn $2 million and a 20-percent chance to lose $1.5 million, what is the expected monetary value of the venture?

A. -$50,000

B. $300,000

C. $500,000

D. $900,000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #116

Which input to the Plan Risk Management process provides information on high-level risks?

A. Project charter

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Stakeholder register

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

Marketplace conditions are an input to which one of the following processes?

A. Plan procurement management

B. Conduct procurements

C. Control procurements

D. Close procurements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #118

Improvement to the processes and the product is a goal of project quality management. Assume that after completing a quality audit, you have discovered some gaps/shortcomings in the way that the project team is completing one deliverable. As an output to perform quality assurance, you would create which following item that feeds directly into the perform integrated change control processes?

A. Quality management plan updates

B. Risk register

C. Change requests

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #119

The Project Manager and Functional Manager are having a disagreement on resource allocation for a new broadband project. The Functional Manager wants the resource for an operational issue that needs attention, and the Project Manager wants the resource to work on the project so it stays on schedule as planned. Which of the following roles can help resolve this problem?

A. Functional management

B. Senior management

C. Sponsor

D. Project management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #120

Which of the following is an output of the Define Activities process?

A. Activity list

B. Project plan

C. Activity duration estimates

D. Project schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #121

Close procurements is a process that involves includes activities for administrative closure such as______________

A. Customer acceptance and final payment

B. Audit project success or failure and archiving records

C. Final contractor payment and lessons learned

D. Transition of the final product and acceptance of deliverables

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Correct Answer: B

Question #122

All of the following are typically part of the project management plan except?

A. Schedule management plan

B. Budget management plan

C. Risk management plan

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #123

Your firm specializes in roller-coaster construction. It recently received an RFP to build the world's most "death-defying" roller coaster. You know that such a roller coaster has never been built before and that this would be a high-risk project. You are receiving a cost-plus-award-fee contract, which means______________

A. Your fee will be paid for completed work

B. Your fee amount will not change unless there is a scope change

C. Your fee is generally not subject to appeals

D. If your final cost is greater, you will share costs with the buyer based on a pre-negotiated cost sharing formula

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Correct Answer: D

Question #124

A project health check identified a risk that your project would not be completed on time. As a result, you are quantifying the project's risk exposure and determining what cost and schedule contingency reserves might be needed. You performed a schedule risk analysis using Monte Carlo analysis. The basis for your schedule risk analysis is the______________

A. WBS

B. Gantt chart

C. Schedule network diagram and duration estimates

D. Probability/impact risk rating matrix

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Correct Answer: D

Question #125

High-level project risks are included in which document?

A. Business case

B. Risk breakdown structure

C. Project charter

D. Risk register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #126

The methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress is known as:

A. Earned value management

B. Forecasting

C. Critical chain methodology

D. Critical path methodology

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Correct Answer: A

Question #127

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #128

A number of factors affect make-or-buy decisions such as______________

A. Desired level of quality

B. Risk-related contract decisions

C. Value delivered by vendors meeting the needs

D. Performance data

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Correct Answer: C

Question #129

Which cost is associated with nonconformance?

A. Liabilities

B. Inspections

C. Training

D. Equipment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #130

Which process is usually a rapid and cost-effective means of establishing priorities for Plan Risk Responses?

A. Identify Risks

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #131

While preparing a project charter for a new project, a project manager reviews lessons learned from previous projects. The lessons learned documents show frequent issues with low engagement levels and stakeholder misalignment on project objectives. What should the project manager do to avoid repetition of this issue in the new project?

A. Allow any stakeholder to join the change control board (CCB) at any time in the project

B. Include all stakeholders in the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) for acceptance of the deliverables

C. Gather all the requirements provided by every individual stakeholder and include in the work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Build a common understanding among stakeholders about key deliverables described in the approved project charter

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Correct Answer: C

Question #132

Projects are undertaken by an organization to support the:

A. Product performance

B. Budget process

C. Collective capabilities

D. Organizational strategy

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Correct Answer: D

Question #133

All the following elements are organizational process asset updates, resulting from closing a project or phase EXCEPT______________

A. Project files

B. Project or phase closure documents

C. Historical information

D. Final product, service, or result transition

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Correct Answer: B

Question #134

Which basic quality tool explains a change in the dependent variable in relationship to a change observed in the corresponding independent variable?

A. Cause-and-effect diagram

B. Histogram

C. Control chart

D. Scatter diagram

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

In project management, a temporary project can be:

A. Completed without planning

B. A routine business process

C. Long in duration

D. Ongoing to produce goods

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Correct Answer: C

Question #136

Your project is using complex, unproven technology. Your team conducted a brainstorming session to identify risks. Poor allocation of project resources was the number one risk. This risk was placed on the risk register, which included at this point a______________

A. Watch list

B. Potential risk response

C. Known unknown

D. List of other risks requiring additional analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #137

A conflict resolution approach that is NOT considered to be very effective when more than a few players are involved and their viewpoints are mutually exclusive is______________

A. Forcing

B. Avoiding

C. Compromising

D. Collaborating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #138

Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Verify Scope process?

A. Inspection

B. Variance analysis

C. Expert judgment

D. Decomposition

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Correct Answer: A

Question #139

Which process involves user cost estimates and the schedule to determine when these costs are expected to occur during the project?

A. Cost Baseline

B. Cost Budgeting

C. Cost Control

D. Cost Estimating

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Correct Answer: C

Question #140

B. Based on a recent quality audit of your project, your organization's quality assurance department is supportive of your approach as it notes the following characteristics of quality that are being followed consistency. They include all of the follow EXCEPT______________A. Cost of quality Customer satisfactionC. Management responsibilityD. High-performing team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #141

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

A. Estimate Costs

B. Control Costs

C. Determine Budget

D. Plan Cost Management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #142

When you are about to terminate a contract, the one place to look for specific procedures for contract closure is in the______________

A. Statement of work in the contract

B. Terms and conditions in the contract

C. Product description

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: B

Question #143

Project A has a NPV of $275K US over 2.5 years. Project B has an IRR of 3.2%. Project C has a BCR of 0.89:1. Project D has four people on it and is encountering scope creep. Which of the following projects would stand the greatest chance of getting canceled?

A. Project A

B. Project B

C. Project C

D. Project D

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Correct Answer: A

Question #144

A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response is called a:

A. contingent risk

B. residual risk

C. potential risk

D. secondary risk

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Correct Answer: D

Question #145

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

A. Mitigate

B. Transfer

C. Share

D. Avoid

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Correct Answer: C

Question #146

The project scope statement should be used in the identify risk process because it______________

A. Identifies project assumptions

B. Identifies all the work that must be done and, therefore, includes all the risks on the project

C. Helps to organize all the work that must be done on the project

D. Contains information on risks from prior projects

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Correct Answer: C

Question #147

Working in the systems integration field, you are primarily responsible for coordinating the work of numerous subcontractors. Your current project is coming to an end. You have 15 major subcontractors as well as a variety of other sellers. Now that you are closing contracts (procurements), you should______________

A. Conduct a trend analysis

B. Use earned value to assess lessons learned

C. Ask each contractor to meet with you individually at its own expense

D. Conduct a procurement audit

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Correct Answer: D

Question #148

A project manager seeking insight on previous stakeholder management plans and their effectiveness should evaluate:

A. Historical information and the lessons-learned database

B. Historical information and the stakeholder register

C. Organizational process assets and the lessons-learned database

D. Project documents and historical information

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Correct Answer: A

Question #149

You are working on a project to upgrade the existing fiber-optic cables in your province. You have determined that a resource can install 25 meters of cable per hour, so the duration required to install 1,000 meters would be 40 hours. This means you are using______________

A. Productivity efficiency factors

B. Parametric estimating

C. Analogous estimating

D. PERT

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Correct Answer: A

Question #150

While many different techniques can be used to rate or score proposals, all will use______________

A. A screening system

B. A weighting system in conjunction with a screening system

C. Expert judgment and some form of proposal evaluation techniques

D. Quality ratings and contractual compliance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #151

The risk response strategy in which the project team acts to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk is known as:

A. exploit

B. avoid

C. mitigate

D. share

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Correct Answer: C

Question #152

You are a project manager leading the construction project of a new garbage incinerator. Local residents and environmental groups are opposed to this project because of its environmental impact. Management agrees with your request to partner with a third party that will be responsible for providing state-of-the-art "air scrubbers," to clean the exhaust to an acceptable level. This decision will delay the project but will allow it to continue. It is an example of which following risk response?

A. Passive acceptance

B. Active acceptance

C. Mitigation

D. Transference

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Correct Answer: B

Question #153

A Project Manager has completed the Scope Definition process. The customer and sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. What would be the best action the Project Manager should take?

A. Begin execution of the project

B. Provide the customer and sponsor an updated schedule and budget

C. Call a meeting and notify the team of the change in schedule

D. Discuss with the customer and sponsor the ramifications of excluding the WBS

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Correct Answer: A

Question #154

All the following statements are true about the grassroots estimate, EXCEPT______________

A. Its accuracy rate is from -5% to +10%

B. It is also called an engineering estimate

C. It is used primarily for Level 1 of the WBS

D. It may take months to prepare

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Correct Answer: C

Question #155

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a cellular infrastructure base station. It is something that is new to the Project Manager and his team. They decide to create a bottom-up estimate. All of the following are advantages of this type of estimate except?

A. It provides supporting detail of the estimate

B. It provides team buy-in when they help create it

C. It takes a great amount of time to create

D. There is a greater degree of accuracy because of the detail it was created at

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Correct Answer: C

Question #156

Risk mitigation involves______________

A. Using performance and payment bonds

B. Eliminating a specific threat by eliminating the cause

C. Avoiding the schedule risk inherent in the project

D. Reducing the probability and/or impact of an adverse risk event to an acceptable threshold

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Correct Answer: B

Question #157

The project manager notes that stakeholders are aware of the project and potential impacts and are actively engaged in ensuring that the project is a success. The engagement level of the stakeholders should be classified as:

A. Supportive

B. Leading

C. Neutral

D. Resistant

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Correct Answer: B

Question #158

The degree of uncertainty an entity is willing to take on in anticipation of a reward is known as its risk:

A. management

B. response

C. tolerance

D. appetite

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Correct Answer: D

Question #159

Assume that you were the first person in your company to be PMP? certified and also that you earned a doctorate in project management. People throughout the organization admired your achievements. Based on your success in managing projects, your company now has adopted a management-by-projects philosophy. You have been appointed head of your company's project management office to lead the organization as it transitions to this new way of working. So far, people seem to willingly comply with your demands an

A. Legitimate

B. Expert

C. Contacts

D. Referent

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Correct Answer: A

Question #160

Documented identification of a flaw in a project component together with a recommendation is termed a:

A. corrective action

B. preventive action

C. non-conformance report

D. defect repair

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Correct Answer: D

Question #161

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:

A. recognition and rewards

B. compliance

C. staff acquisition

D. training needs

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Correct Answer: D

Question #162

Assume you are managing an international project. Your team is located in Atlanta, Georgia, US; Berlin, Germany; and Melbourne, Australia. You and your sponsor are located in Paris, France, and your customer is located in Athens, Greece. Recognizing the different locations of the stakeholders in your project in its initial stages, a best practice to follow in terms of working toward project success is to______________

A. Determine who decides the project is a success

B. Aligning the personal inputs of different project participants with a vision focused on success

C. Establishing the project culture during the initiating stage of the project

D. Identifying basic cultural characteristics and selecting one to follow

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Correct Answer: B

Question #163

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

A. Identify Risks

B. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

C. Plan Risk Management

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #164

Which type of managers do composite organizations involve?

A. Functional managers and manager of project managers

B. Functional managers only

C. Project managers only

D. Technical managers and project managers

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Correct Answer: C

Question #165

A project team is developing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system under a tight deadline. During quality assurance testing, a number of issues are detected. However, the developers mistrust quality assurance and are uncooperative. What should the project manager do to address the conflict?

A. Persuade the developers to cooperate with the application of the quality assurance plan, and communicate this to stakeholders

B. What until the deliverables are ready before directing the development team to adhere to the quality assurance plan

C. Explain the quality assurance plan to all team members, make the required changes, and gain consensus on the plan going forward

D. Hire a conflict resolution specialist to address the concerns, then implement the recommended changes

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Correct Answer: D

Question #166

Which of the following is the best description of configuration management?

A. A thorough change control system to ensure the project produces the desired results

B. A system used to store versions of software code

C. A system used to store versions of documentation on a project

D. A piece of an automated project management system used to set up project variables

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Correct Answer: B

Question #167

You completed your stakeholder analysis. How do you want to manage those stakeholders that have a high interest in your project and high power over decisions affecting your project?

A. Manage them closely

B. Keep them satisfied

C. Keep them informed

D. Monitor them occasionally

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Correct Answer: C

Question #168

What is the best reason to create a work breakdown structure?

A. It provides authority for the Project Manager

B. It allows the project budget to be determined

C. It helps attain buy-in from the team doing the work

D. It allows the project completion date to be determined

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Correct Answer: A

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