2024 Updated PMP Exam Questions & Practice Tests, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

The definition of when and how often the risk management processes will be performed throughout the project life cycle is included in which risk management plan component?

A. Timing

B. Methodology

C. Risk categories

D. Budgeting

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Correct Answer: A

Question #2

Which of the following consists of the detailed project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary?

A. Scope plan

B. Product scope

C. Scope management plan

D. Scope baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #3

An input of the Control Schedule process is the:

A. resource calendar

B. activity list

C. risk management plan

D. organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: A

Question #4

A project manager joins an ongoing project for which the client’s project manager supported a competitor for the contract’s award. The client’s project manager is a key stakeholder during delivery. What should the project manager do to manage this situation?

A. Identify another stakeholder for support

B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan by highlighting this stakeholder’s potential hostility

C. Include this stakeholder in all important decisions to emphasize that the objective is to deliver value

D. Ask management to assign a more senior project manager to the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

A functional manager informs the project manager that a specific resource must be immediately transferred to another project. What should the project manager do?

A. Update the resource calendar to reflect the transfer

B. Brief the sponsor on the risk

C. Ask the functional manager to allocate someone else for that project

D. Negotiate with the functional manager to delay the transfer

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

During which process does the project team receive bids and proposals?

A. Conduct Procurements

B. Plan Procurements

C. Estimate Costs

D. Control Budget

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Correct Answer: B

Question #7

The following is a network diagram for a project. What is the critical path for the project?

A. A-B-C-F-G-I

B. A-B-C-F-H-I

C. A-D-E-F-G-I

D. A-D-E-F-H-I

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Correct Answer: C

Question #8

Outputs of the Control Communications process include:

A. expert judgment and change requests

B. work performance information and change requests

C. organizational process asset updates and an issue log

D. project management plan updates and an issue log

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

Which tool within the Perform Quality Control process identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?

A. Cause and effect diagram

B. Control charts

C. Pareto chart

D. Histogram

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Correct Answer: B

Question #10

At the start of a typical project life cycle, costs are:

A. low, peak as work is carried out, and drop as the project nears the end

B. low, become steady as work is carried out, and increase as the project nears the end

C. high, drop as work is carried out, and increase as the project nears the end

D. high, become low as work is carried out, and drop as the project nears the end

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Correct Answer: A

Question #11

The process of identifying the stakeholders' information needs is completed during:

A. Plan Communications

B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations

C. Stakeholder Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #12

A project manager notices that there is limited participation and contribution from a new team member. What should the project manager do?

A. Discipline the new team member

B. Review the roles and responsibilities of each team member

C. Discuss the situation with the project sponsor

D. Write a complaint to the human resources department

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

During the execution of an IT project, a project manager warns of the possibility that the main server may fail due to constant, local-area electrical outages. The project manager signs a contract to rent an additional server from a local company. What strategy is the project manager using?

A. Share

B. Transfer

C. Mitigate

D. Enhance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

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

A. Define Activities

B. Direct and Manage Project Work

C. Develop Project Management Plan

D. Develop Project Charter

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Correct Answer: D

Question #15

During the third year of a company’s multiyear project, a small company is acquired. New project stakeholders are now identified, who begin suggesting several project changes. What should the project manager use to manage these stakeholders’ recommendations?

A. Change log

B. Project charter

C. Stakeholder register

D. Risk register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

During a crisis, additional resources and time were required to resolve the issues. To avoid this situation, what should the project manager have addressed earlier?

A. Resource changes

B. Technology updates

C. Unmanaged risks

D. Management changes

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

In Plan Risk Management, which of the management plans determines who will be available to share information on various risks and responses at different times and locations?

A. Schedule

B. Quality

C. Communications

D. Cost

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Correct Answer: C

Question #18

During a project’s execution phase, team members disagree about how to proceed with upcoming tasks due to intellectual property conflicts and non-disclosure agreements with external resources. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the team to agree to compromise and move on

B. Document it in the issue log

C. Escalate it to senior management

D. Work with the team to incorporate multiple viewpoints

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Correct Answer: A

Question #19

Which tool or technique is used in Manage Stakeholder Expectations?

A. Stakeholder management strategy

B. Communication methods

C. Issue log

D. Change requests

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Correct Answer: B

Question #20

What is the tool and technique used to request seller responses?

A. Procurement documents

B. Expert judgment

C. Bidder conferences

D. Contract types

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

A project manager must provide cost estimates to stakeholders. What should the project manager present to avoid unreasonable cuts in the budget that will undermine the project?

A. High-level costs summarized by resource

B. Bottom-up costs as the basis for the estimate

C. Cost estimates as per historical data and other variables

D. Cost estimates using expert judgement

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Correct Answer: C

Question #22

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

A. Expert judgment

B. Project management methodology

C. Project management information system (PMIS)

D. Project selection methods

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Correct Answer: A

Question #23

Which of the following are placed at selected points in the work breakdown structure (WBS) for performance measurement?

A. Control accounts

B. Milestones

C. Management points

D. Measurement points

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

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

A. smooth/accommodate

B. force/direct

C. collaborate/problem solve

D. compromise/reconcile

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Correct Answer: D

Question #25

Which component of the human resource management plan describes when and how project team members are acquired and how long they will be needed?

A. Resource breakdown structure

B. Staffing management plan

C. Project organizational chart

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #26

A project’s estimated budget is 30 percent higher than what was outlined in the company’s annual operations plan. As a result, the project manager experiences difficulty in obtaining approval by the project review board. What can the project manager do to obtain project approval?

A. Reduce the project scope

B. Lower the project’s quality level

C. Ask the project sponsor to increase the budget

D. Develop a what-if scenario analysis to reduce project scope and/or postpone the timeline

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Correct Answer: A

Question #27

A project manager identifies that a key project stakeholder has a tendency to escalate all issues to their superiors. This often results in tension with management. What should the project manager do to mitigate this?

A. Send a formal communication to the stakeholder requesting that they discontinue this practice

B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan by marking this stakeholder as high risk

C. Closely manage this stakeholder and inform the project board in advance of any possible escalations

D. Identify another stakeholder for support

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Correct Answer: B

Question #28

Which of following could be organizational process assets?

A. Historical information

B. Industry standards

C. Organization infrastructure

D. Marketplace conditions

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Correct Answer: C

Question #29

Which Project Management Process Group includes Collect Requirements, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis, and Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?

A. Initiating

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #30

Which of the following strategic considerations often results in project authorization?

A. Customer requests and/or issue resolution

B. Stakeholder expectations and/or strategic opportunity (business need)

C. Technological advancement and/or senior executive request

D. Market demand and/or legal requirements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

"Tailoring" is defined as the:

A. effort of addressing each process to determine which are appropriate and their appropriate degree of rigor

B. act of creating a project team with the specialized skills required to produce a required product or service

C. action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications

D. adjustment of the respective influences of time, cost, and quality in order to most efficiently achieve scope

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Correct Answer: A

Question #32

A project manager is assigned to a project that is in progress. In which of the following documents would a new project manager find information regarding the scope baseline?

A. Project management plan

B. Project scope statement

C. Project charter

D. Project requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #33

While developing the responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix, the project manager identifies that a project work package does not have a defined owner. What should the project manager do?

A. Directly assume the responsibility

B. Consult the resource and work breakdown structures to verify who is accountable

C. Assign an owner based on who has the fewest assigned responsibilities

D. Consult the project sponsor

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

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

A. Capture the lessons learned from other projects for comparison

B. Contain the standard activity list

C. Document and support the project change requests

D. Prescribe the level of detail needed to manage the work

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Correct Answer: B

Question #35

An issue requires the execution of the project’s contingency plan, which impacts the schedule. What should the project manager do?

A. Initiate a risk audit

B. Issue a change request

C. Review the cost impact

D. Update the contingency plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #36

Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?

A. Bottom-up

B. Parametric

C. Analogous

D. Three-point

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Correct Answer: C

Question #37

During a project's execution phase, the project manager receives notice from environmental authorities to stop work. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

A. Defined a detailed scope of work

B. Developed a comprehensive project management plan

C. Identified project risks

D. Identified stakeholders

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

An input to the Estimate Activity Resources process is:

A. Activity resource requirements

B. Published estimating data

C. Resource calendars

D. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #39

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

A. Communication management activities

B. Change requests

C. Configuration verification and audit

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

When managing a project team, what helps to reduce the amount of conflict?

A. Clear role definition

B. Negotiation

C. Risk response planning

D. Team member replacement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #41

A new project manager is assigned midway through a project. After conducting a project performance review, the project manager discovers that a supplier is unable to finish the work. At this stage, switching suppliers will carry considerable risk, however, not switching will result in cost increases and schedule delays. What should the project manager do next?

A. Analyze the impact and formulate a plan

B. Identify a new supplier as a replacement in case the issue recurs

C. Help the supplier to resolve the issue and finish the work

D. Ask management and the procurement department to resolve the issue

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Correct Answer: D

Question #42

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

A. Team performance assessment

B. Roles and responsibilities

C. Staffing management plan

D. Enterprise environmental factors

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Correct Answer: D

Question #43

Which type of chart is a graphic representation of a process showing the relationships among process steps?

A. Control

B. Bar

C. Flow

D. Pareto

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Correct Answer: C

Question #44

Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities?

A. Develop Schedule

B. Sequence Activities

C. Create WBS

D. Applying leads and lags

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Correct Answer: B

Question #45

A tool or technique in Perform Quality Control that a project manager would use is:

A. quality audits

B. process analysis

C. benchmarking

D. inspection

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Correct Answer: D

Question #46

Which of the following procurement processes results in the awarding of a procurement contract?

A. Administer Procurements

B. Close Procurements

C. Conduct Procurements

D. Plan Procurements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #47

Projects can intersect with an organization’s operations at various points during the product life cycle such as:

A. When there is an operations shutdown (i

B. When developing new products, upgrading products, or expanding outputs

C. When a project transitions from a temporary to a permanent status

D. When the project manager is promoted to operations manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #48

At which stage of the project should certain factors such as the unavailability of human resources due to constraint be considered?

A. Initiation

B. Execution

C. Planning

D. Monitoring and Controlling

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

An approved change request adds an incentive to a lump sum contract if the contractor is able to maintain the current baseline schedule. What should now be updated?

A. Scope baseline

B. Project management plan

C. Cost baseline

D. Schedule baseline

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

Progressively elaborating high-level information into detailed plans is performed by the:

A. project management office

B. portfolio manager

C. program manager

D. project manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #51

Which tools or techniques will a project manager use for Develop Project Team?

A. Negotiation

B. Roles and responsibilities

C. Recognition and rewards

D. Prizing and promoting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #52

An output of the Create WBS process is:

A. Scope baseline

B. Project scope statement

C. Organizational process assets

D. Requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: A

Question #53

A regression line is used to estimate:

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

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

C. The upper and lower specification limits on a control chart

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #54

The traditional organization chart structure that can be used to show positions and relationships in a graphic top-down format is called a:

A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart

B. Matrix-based chart

C. Human resource chart

D. Hierarchical-type chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication?

A. Efficient

B. Effective

C. Push

D. Pull

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

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

A. Insufficient project funding and disqualification of sellers

B. Insufficient project funding and ineffective use of resources

C. Disqualification of sellers and non-productive management efforts

D. Non-productive management effort and inefficient use of resources

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Correct Answer: D

Question #57

At project inception, market demands result in a shift in the client's organizational strategy. Upon learning this, the project manager immediately requests a meeting with the project team and project sponsor. In preparation for this meeting, what should the project manager analyze and evaluate?

A. Approved scope statement

B. Business case

C. Enterprise environmental factors

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #58

Which action should a project manager take to ensure that the project management plan is effective and current?

A. Conduct periodic project performance reviews

B. Identify quality project standards

C. Follow ISO 9000 quality standards

D. Complete the quality control checklist

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Correct Answer: A

Question #59

The project manager is about to finalize the project management plan when they discover a mistake. The team meets and identifies that the mistake will not have a high impact on the project. What should the project manager do?

A. Wait for plan approval, and then submit a change request

B. Inform management, and allow them to decide next steps

C. Correct the mistake, and submit the plan for approval

D. Escalate the situation to the project management office (PMO) for review

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Correct Answer: A

Question #60

A project manager is unable to continue work on a project from its current location. The project manager quickly identifies a provider in another location and wants to begin the contract immediately. The project management office (PMO) declines approval due to past, negative issues and selects another provider. However, this has caused significant project delays. What should the project manager do to avoid this type of delay in the future?

A. Use existing resources, even if the cost is increased

B. Ask the team to suggest possible ways to manage the changes

C. Engage all project stakeholders and roll out the recovery plan to manage the change

D. Ask the PMO to be more collaborative to facilitate timely completion

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Correct Answer: C

Question #61

Which of the following is a tool and technique for Estimate Activity Durations?

A. Parametric estimating

B. Monte Carlo analysis

C. Alternatives analysis

D. Bottom-up estimating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #62

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

A. Cost-reimbursable

B. Time and material

C. Fixed price or lump-sum

D. Cost-plus-fixed-fee

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Correct Answer: C

Question #63

What are assigned risk ratings based upon?

A. Root cause analysis

B. Assessed probability and impact

C. Expert judgment

D. Risk Identification

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

Which Control Quality tool is also known as an arrow diagram?

A. Matrix diagram

B. Affinity diagram

C. Tree diagram

D. Activity network diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #65

A joint venture project between two partner organizations has been completed. The project involved the sharing of proprietary information unique to each organization and the subsequent creation of new intellectual property unique to the project and equally owned by both partners. What approach should be used in dealing with the shared proprietary information and new intellectual property created as a result of the project?

A. Each partner should retain its intellectual property and decide how to use the new intellectual property

B. Both partners should agree on a legal basis for the new intellectual property and previously shared proprietary information

C. Both parties should agree on the new intellectual property, and each partner should retain its own proprietary information

D. Both partners should create a new company that will hold unique rights over the new intellectual property

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Correct Answer: B

Question #66

The integrative nature of project management requires which Process Group to interact with the other Process Groups?

A. Planning

B. Executing

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Project Management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #67

A customer expresses concern about delays after the implementation of an approved change. What corrective action should the project manager take?

A. Add resources to address the customer’s concerns

B. Adjust the schedule baseline

C. Determine if the change was implemented correctly

D. Roll back the change

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Correct Answer: C

Question #68

Which of the following are examples of interactive communication?

A. Intranet sites

B. Voice mails

C. Video conferences

D. Press releases

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

A project team attempts to produce a deliverable and finds that they have neither the expertise nor the time to complete the deliverable in a timely manner. This issue could have been avoided if they had created and followed a:

A. risk management plan

B. human resource management plan

C. scope management plan

D. procurement management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

A project manager creates an intranet project repository available to all stakeholders. The expectation is that all updated documents will be shared via this repository. What type of communication does this describe?

A. Broadcast

B. Network

C. Interactive

D. Pull

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Correct Answer: D

Question #71

A project manager has just completed a stakeholder engagement meeting where many points for discussion were deferred. The project manager must provide a response to the stakeholders at next month’s meeting. What should the project manager do next?

A. Update the risk register and prioritize the deferred points from the stakeholder engagement meeting

B. Revise the budget and schedule estimates to include the deferred points requested by the stakeholders

C. Submit a change request for the deferred points to update the stakeholder engagement plan

D. Document the deferred points in the issue log and assign them to responsible project team members

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

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

A. Expert Judgment

B. Project Management Methodology

C. Project Management Information

D. Project Selection Methods

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

What scope definition technique is 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 #74

Which technique is used in Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?

A. Sensitivity analysis

B. Probability and impact matrix

C. Risk data quality assessment

D. Risk categorization

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

A large risk to a project is identified, and the risk management plan is executed. Upon completion of the approved actions, what should the project manager do?

A. Update the risk management plan

B. Revise the project schedule and the budget

C. Update the lessons learned

D. Identify new risks, and monitor residual risks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

Which tool or technique is used in Close Procurements?

A. Contract plan

B. Procurement plan

C. Closure process

D. Procurement audits

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

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

A. Project management plan

B. Change request status updates

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: D

Question #78

The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product is known as:

A. Create WBS

B. Verify Scope

C. Collect Requirements

D. Define Scope

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Correct Answer: B

Question #79

A project manager is managing a new client. The project requires knowledge of upcoming technologies, but existing team members have no experience working with these technologies. What should the project manager do to engage the team in work relating to these technologies?

A. Ask team members to individually learn the technologies

B. Organize internal and external training for all team members on the technologies

C. Hire a technical expert on the technologies

D. Replace the existing resources with new ones that have knowledge of these technologies

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Correct Answer: D

Question #80

Which of the following buffers protects the target finish date from slippage along the critical chain?

A. Critical buffer

B. Project buffer

C. Duration buffer

D. Feeding buffer

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

During a project’s execution phase, a customer requests additional features that will affect the project schedule. What should the project manager do?

A. Modify the project schedule

B. Follow procedures outlined in the change management plan

C. Update the project management plan

D. Reject the change

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Correct Answer: B

Question #82

A project’s cost performance index (CPI) is 1.05 and its schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.95. Based on this information, what is the result of the project?

A. Behind schedule and over budget

B. Behind schedule and within budget

C. Ahead of schedule and within budget

D. On schedule and over budget

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

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

A. Bottom-up

B. Parametric

C. Analogous

D. Three-point

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Correct Answer: A

Question #84

A project charter is an output of which Process Group?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Initiating

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

Which quality tool may prove useful in understanding and estimating the cost of quality in a process?

A. Checksheets

B. Histograms

C. Flowcharts

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: C

Question #86

A large portion of a projects budget is typically expended on the processes in which Process Group?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #87

The Human Resource Management processes are:

A. Develop Human Resource Plan, Acquire Project Team, Develop Project Team, and Manage Project Team

B. Acquire Project Team, Manage Project Team, Manage Stakeholder Expectations, and Develop Project Team

C. Acquire Project Team, Develop Human Resource Plan, Conflict Management, and Manage Project Team

D. Develop Project Team, Manage Project Team, Estimate Activity Resources, and Acquire Project Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

A product development manager, who is unsure of an initial prototype’s requirements, is upset to learn that it must be completed in two months. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

A. Obtained the required resource from the procurement manager

B. Ensured that the right resources were assigned to the project

C. Included the product development manager in the communications management plan

D. Obtained stakeholder agreement on the project’s schedule and deliverables

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Correct Answer: D

Question #89

Due to the use of a new technology, a milestone on a project’s critical path is missed. What should the project manager do to calculate a new end date?

A. Reestimate the remaining work with the team

B. Base it on the current cost performance index (CPI)

C. Use the current schedule performance index (SPI)

D. Multiply the SPI by the CPI

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

What is an objective of the Develop Project Team process?

A. Feelings of trust and improved cohesiveness

B. Ground rules for interaction

C. Enhanced resource availability

D. Functional managers becoming more involved

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

A sponsor proposes a project scope change that is popular with the project team and key stakeholders. What should the project manager do?

A. Follow the scope change request process

B. Notify stakeholders of the change

C. Update the project requirements

D. Modify the work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #92

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project. Based on the chart, what is the schedulevariance (SV) for Task 8?

A. -2,000

B. -1,000

C. 1,000

D. 2,000

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Correct Answer: D

Question #93

A project has virtual teams in different geographic areas that are working on the same deliverables. Due to the project members’ unavailability for conference calls, some milestones have been unmet. What should the project manager do to resolve this matter and prevent future issues?

A. Create and keep the resource calendar updated and shared with team members

B. Ask the project teams to allocate more resources

C. Perform an analysis, and revise the action plan for resource allocation

D. Request that the functional team manager monitors team members’ availability

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Correct Answer: A

Question #94

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

A. Value of each possible outcome multiplied by probability of occurrence

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

While managing a project for a multinational company, a project manager continues to accept changes from the client to maintain a good relationship and secure new business. Three quarters of the way through the project, the budget is depleted. What should the project manager have developed to prevent this?

A. Project scope statement

B. Cost management plan

C. Statement of work (SOW)

D. Change management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #96

A project manager realizes that a new government regulation affects the current project, and to be compliant with the new law, the scope of the project should be changed. The team is now analyzing the impact on the schedule and budget. Which tool or technique should the project manager have considered before this issue occurred?

A. Stakeholder register

B. Stakeholder analysis

C. Risk management plan

D. Risk register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

A project manager in a weak matrix organization notices that a resource is behind schedule on a project task. The project manager discovers that this resource was assigned to two other projects by the line manager. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask for a replacement

B. Request that the resource be released from the other projects

C. Schedule a meeting to prioritize the projects

D. Ask the resource to work overtime

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Correct Answer: C

Question #98

A project must be simultaneously implemented in two countries with a time-zone difference of 11 hours. The project manager must determine a mutually convenient time to provide stakeholders with information on the project's schedule, cost, and performance progress. What should the project manager use to determine this?

A. Communication requirements analysis

B. Asynchronous brainstorming

C. Expert judgment

D. Meeting planning skills

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Correct Answer: C

Question #99

An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component is called:

A. defect repair

B. work repair

C. corrective action

D. preventive action

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Correct Answer: A

Question #100

A company notices that, during the last six projects, the scope changed substantially. What should the project manager of a new project do first to reduce the likelihood of scope changes?

A. Ask for management’s guidance

B. Review lessons learned from the previous projects

C. Review the project scope statement

D. Plan to mitigate the impact of scope change

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Correct Answer: B

Question #101

Which of the following are inputs to the Plan Procurements process?

A. Risk register, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, project schedule

B. Risk register, scope baseline, make-or-buy decisions, organizational process assets, project schedule

C. Project management plan, qualified seller list, contract, enterprise environmental factors, teaming agreements

D. Project management plan, qualified seller list, contract, make-or-buy decisions, teaming agreements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #102

While reviewing the statement of work (SOW), two stakeholders disagree on what the project should include. What should the project manager do?

A. Include the stakeholders’ comments for future reference in the project charter

B. Meet with the two stakeholders to resolve the conflict and reach agreement

C. Document the stakeholders’ opinions but include the remaining stakeholders’ input in final decision making

D. Document the conflict in the issue log before participating in the development of the project charter

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Correct Answer: C

Question #103

Which type of analysis systemically gathers and analyzes qualitative and quantitative information to determine which interests should be taken into account throughout the project?

A. Product

B. Cost-benefit

C. Stakeholder

D. Research

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Correct Answer: C

Question #104

An imposed date for completion of the project by the customer is an example of a project:

A. deliverable

B. assumption

C. constraint

D. exclusion

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Correct Answer: D

Question #105

A project involves virtual teams working in multiple time zones. The project manager needs to ensure the availability of team members for assigned tasks. How can the project manager achieve this goal?

A. Create a resource management plan for the multiple time zones

B. Set up team resource calendars

C. Adapt the project organization chart to reflect the multiple time zones

D. Maintain a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

A project manager forwards the project team a report which includes a summary of the approved changes in the period. What document should be updated next?

A. Quality management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Cost management plan

D. Risk management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #107

A key stakeholder is concerned about a critical risk that may cause the project to run over budget. The project manager wants to share the mitigation plan with the stakeholder. What should the project manager do first?

A. Check the organizational chart to determine the stakeholder’s department

B. Review the risk register to identify the mitigation plan

C. Identify which deliverable in the work breakdown structure (WBS) will be affected by the risk

D. Consult the communications management plan to identify how to inform the stakeholder

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Correct Answer: B

Question #108

An IT department’s deliverable is two weeks late. If the deliverable is not completed by the end of the week, the project will be placed on hold. Within the last two weeks, the project manager communicated the issue to the IT department, spoke with the IT project manager, and elevated the risk level in the risk register. To support the work, what should the project manager do next?

A. Analyze stakeholder communications requirements

B. Validate the communications management plan

C. Apply the escalation process defined in the communications management plan

D. Communicate to the project stakeholders that the project will be delayed

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Correct Answer: C

Question #109

Which of following could be organizational process assets?

A. Historical information

B. Industry standards

C. Organization infrastructure

D. Marketplace conditions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #110

In which process might you use risk reassessment as a tool and technique?

A. Qualitative risk analysis

B. Risk monitoring and control

C. Monitor and control project work

D. Risk response planning

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Correct Answer: B

Question #111

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

A. Performance reports

B. Project charter

C. Outputs from planning processes

D. Enterprise environmental factors

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Correct Answer: D

Question #112

Prior to the implementation of a system upgrade, a team member discovers a critical defect in the current system that must be fixed. What should the project manager do?

A. Implement the fix and install it with the upgrade

B. Notify the operational manager, as this is not a project issue

C. Take no further actions since the project scope has been finalized

D. Notify the project sponsor and execute the Perform Integrated Change Control process

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Correct Answer: D

Question #113

Which of the following are documented directions to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks?

A. Recommended corrective actions

B. Recommended preventive actions

C. Risk audits

D. Risk reassessments

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Correct Answer: D

Question #114

Which of the following tools or techniques is used for Estimate Activity Duration?

A. Critical path

B. Rolling Wave

C. PDM

D. Para metric

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Correct Answer: D

Question #115

Activity resource requirements and the resource breakdown structure (RBS) are outputs of which Project Time Management process?

A. Control Schedule

B. Define Activities

C. Develop Schedule

D. Estimate Activity Resources

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Correct Answer: D

Question #116

Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?

A. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Perform Quality Control

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Monitor and Control Risks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #117

The organizational process assets that are of particular importance to Plan Communications are:

A. Formal plans and procedures

B. Lessons learned and historical information

C. Guidelines and knowledge bases

D. Stakeholder positions and their influence

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Correct Answer: D

Question #118

What is a tool and technique used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?

A. Project management information system (PMIS)

B. Project charter

C. Quality assurance

D. Expert judgment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #119

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

A. Approved change requests

B. Approved contract documentation

C. Work performance information

D. Rejected change requests

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Correct Answer: A

Question #120

A global project is meeting schedule, scope, and cost requirements. Then, a labor strike in one of the countries causes a key resource to become unavailable. How can the project manager resolve this?

A. Allow the team to work overtime

B. Negotiate a schedule extension with the customer

C. Implement the planned risk responses

D. Update the risk management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #121

Which key interpersonal skill of a project manager is defined as the strategy of sharing power and relying on interpersonal skills to convince others to cooperate toward common goals?

A. Collaboration

B. Negotiation

C. Decision making

D. Influencing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #122

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

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Durations

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #123

In an organization with a projectized organizational structure, who controls the project budget?

A. Functional manager

B. Project manager

C. Program manager

D. Project management office

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Correct Answer: C

Question #124

To implement a customer relationship management (CRM) software solution, a systems project manager must identify the required human resources. What should the project manager reference?

A. Project team assignments

B. Organizational theory

C. Resource requirements

D. Resource calendars

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Correct Answer: A

Question #125

In a construction project schedule, what is the logical relationship between the delivery of the concrete materials and the pouring of concrete?

A. Start-to-start (SS)

B. Start-to-finish (SF)

C. Finish-to-finish (FF)

D. Finish-to-start (FS)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #126

The project manager needs to review the templates in use. The templates are part of the:

A. Enterprise environmental factors

B. Historical information

C. Organizational process assets

D. Corporate knowledge base

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

A company is developing a new drug. Regulatory feedback indicates that a budget increase of 20 percent for additional work is required before the project can move to the next phase. What should the project manager do?

A. Initiate a change request

B. Update the risk management plan

C. Check the current outsourcing contracts

D. Communicate the situation to the sponsor

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Correct Answer: B

Question #128

Currently, a project has a considerable list of risks that can significantly impact the project deliverables. What should the project manager do to prioritize the risks?

A. Sort the risks according to their impact

B. Perform a qualitative risk analysis

C. Identify what risks have the highest probability

D. Perform a quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #129

To complete planning, a project manager wants to organize and summarize the project’s 1,000 required tests into a manageable list. What tool should the project manage use?

A. Histogram

B. Ishikawa diagram

C. Affinity diagram

D. Control chart

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Correct Answer: C

Question #130

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

A. Project

B. Functional

C. Program

D. Portfolio

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Correct Answer: D

Question #131

"Tailoring" is defined as the:

A. effort of addressing each process to determine which are appropriate and their appropriate degree of rigor

B. act of creating a project team with the specialized skills required to produce a required product or service

C. action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications

D. adjustment of the respective influences of time, cost, and quality in order to most efficiently achieve scope

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Correct Answer: A

Question #132

Approved change requests, approved corrective actions, and updates to organizational process assets are all outputs of which project management process?

A. Risk response planning

B. Manage stakeholders

C. Scope definition

D. Performance reporting

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Correct Answer: B

Question #133

In complex projects/ initiating processes should be completed:

A. Within a work package

B. In each phase of the project

C. To estimate schedule constraints

D. To estimate resource allocations

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Correct Answer: B

Question #134

Outputs from constituent processes might be used as:

A. Inputs to other processes

B. Proof of process completion

C. Identification of project tasks

D. Indicators to eliminate project redundancies

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

Identifying major deliverables, deciding if adequate cost estimates can be developed, and identifying tangible components of each deliverable are all part of which of the following?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Organizational breakdown structure

C. Resource breakdown structure

D. Bill of materials

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Correct Answer: D

Question #136

A project manager must write a proposal that includes overall cost estimates for a new project. The only information that the project manager has received is that the prior project with the customer failed due to lack of funding during the implementation stage. What should the project manager do next to mitigate risk?

A. Review the lessons learned repository to understand why the prior project failed

B. Choose the appropriate cost estimating method and add contingency to cover overruns based on the previous project

C. Increase the contingency reserve to avoid cost overruns during the implementation stage

D. Review all project documents related to cost/budget assumptions prior to estimating costs

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Correct Answer: A

Question #137

The following is a network diagram for a project. The shortest non-critical path for the project is how many days in duration?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 16

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Correct Answer: A

Question #138

An international project team consists of local and overseas team members. The local team is responsible for integrating the project’s work outputs. During the first integration phase, the need for a pre-validation of work outputs is identified, which will impact the project’s cost and schedule. What should the project manager do next?

A. Perform a root cause analysis of the work outputs

B. Update the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

C. Issue a change request to update the project management plan

D. Update the work breakdown structure (WBS) to include the pre-validation activities

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Correct Answer: D

Question #139

A project manager develops a project’s risk breakdown structure (RBS) divided into four categories. The team identifies a quality problem with one of the project deliverables. In what category should this risk be included?

A. Organizational

B. Project management

C. Technical

D. External

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Correct Answer: B

Question #140

A performing organization is consulted to implement a supply chain management application for a beverage manufacturing business. During a project meeting with the customer, the performing organization mentions that the predefined budget allocation by the customer needs to be addressed. Where did the project manager find this information?

A. Project exclusions

B. Project assumptions

C. Project deliverables

D. Project constraints

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Correct Answer: B

Question #141

A recently promoted project manager must facilitate the weekly status update meeting. What should the project manager do to ensure a productive meeting?

A. Carefully read the latest meeting minutes

B. Avoid or smooth over any disagreements

C. Limit attendance to the project team and stakeholders

D. Circulate a defined agenda in advance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #142

Which of the following change requests can bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan?

A. Corrective action

B. Defect repair

C. Preventative action

D. Probable action

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Correct Answer: A

Question #143

A project manager conducts an inquiry into the increase of scrapped material over the past quarter. The project manager assembles a team and proposes a project business case to overhaul the system. What should the project manage use to justify and establish boundaries for validating the viability of this project?

A. Cost-benefit analysis

B. Questionnaires and surveys

C. Cost of quality (COQ) method

D. Benchmarking

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Correct Answer: C

Question #144

Resource calendars are included in the:

A. staffing management plan

B. work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. project communications plan

D. project charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #145

Managing procurement relationships and monitoring contract performance are part of which process?

A. Conduct Procurements

B. Plan Procurements

C. Administer Procurements

D. Close Procurements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #146

The implementation of a business requirement for an IT project impacts several applications. The application owner notices that changes to a function in application X can be started only upon completion of the development of a new feature in application Y. This is an example of what dependency?

A. Start-to-start (SS)

B. Finish-to-start (FS)

C. Start-to-finish (SF)

D. Finish-to-finish (FF)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #147

During an IT solution implementation project, the project manager learns that, due to security concerns, the project is on hold because the client refuses to grant access to required data. What should the project manager do next?

A. Update the issue log and engage the sponsor in the decision-making process

B. Remind the client of the requirements list

C. Validate the issue against the scope and update the project’s baseline

D. Remove impacted functions and proceed with project development

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Correct Answer: C

Question #148

To implement a customer relationship management (CRM) software solution, a systems project manager must identify the required human resources. What should the project manager reference?

A. Project team assignments

B. Organizational theory

C. Resource requirements

D. Resource calendars

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Correct Answer: C

Question #149

A project is ready to complete the planning process, and all planning documents have been reviewed and approved by stakeholders. What should the project manager do next?

A. Conduct a kick-off meeting

B. Create the schedule baseline

C. Acquire the resources

D. Determine the budget

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Correct Answer: A

Question #150

Which process involves defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive plan?

A. Direct and Manage Project Work

B. Develop Project Management Plan

C. Plan Quality Management

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

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Correct Answer: B

Question #151

A project manager is concerned about variations in the requirements-gathering process. What should the project manager do to address quality concerns during this process?

A. Review the work performance reports to identify areas for improvement

B. Implement the Six Sigma approach to evaluate improvement opportunities

C. Perform quality control on all requirements process deliverables

D. Add additional resources to the requirements-gathering process

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Correct Answer: D

Question #152

While preparing a project's third progress report, the project manager identifies that the project will experience delays due to late material deliveries. The two previous project reports indicated that the project was on track. What should the project manager do next?

A. Discuss it with the project team to determine the most appropriate way to respond

B. Add it to the issue log and include it in the project report

C. Contact the procurement manager to expedite delivery of the material

D. Escalate the issue to the project owner and request a schedule change

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Correct Answer: B

Question #153

A project's original budget at completion (BAC) was calculated as US$100,000, but the estimate at completion (EAC) is US$120,000. If the schedule performance index (SPI) is equal to 1, what is the cost performance index (CPI)?

A. Equal to 1

B. Less than 1

C. Equal to 1

D. Greater than 1

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Correct Answer: A

Question #154

The project manager for a medium-sized project expects materials from a vendor to arrive in time to deliver an upcoming milestone. However, the project manager learns there will be a three-week delay, which will directly impact the schedule. The type of contract used with the vendor was firm fixed price (FFP). What type of contract should the project manager use in the future to mitigate vendor delays?

A. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)

B. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)

C. Time and material (T&M)

D. Fixed price with economic price adjustment (FP-EPA)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #155

During a company’s relocation to a new data center, a project team member discovers that the new data center’s power supply is insufficient. To support forecasted growth over the next three years, additional resources costing US$480,000 will be required. Since the project manager previously identified this as a risk, what tool should have been used to determine if the contingency budget would adequately cover the costs?

A. Status meeting

B. Reserve analysis

C. Technical performance analysis

D. Technical performance measurement

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Correct Answer: B

Question #156

When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:

A. realigned

B. performed

C. improved

D. controlled

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Correct Answer: D

Question #157

A company implements a project to design a new product for its current customers. A project scope statement is defined with constraints and assumptions associated with the project objectives. What should the project manager do next?

A. Meet with the project team to validate the project scope that will be executed by the team

B. Work with the project team and key stakeholders to determine the products, services, and/or results to be delivered

C. Establish a hierarchical breakdown of the total scope to be carried out by the project team to comply with project objectives

D. Ensure that all requested changes, or the preventive or corrective actions, are included in the project scope

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Correct Answer: B

Question #158

Co-location is a tool and technique of:

A. Develop Human Resource Plan

B. Manage Project Team

C. Develop Project Team

D. Acquire Project Team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #159

Which process requires implementation of approved changes?

A. Direct and Manage Project Execution

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Close Project or Phase

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Correct Answer: A

Question #160

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

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Closing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #161

A project sponsor approves a significant change to project scope that requires additional work and new deliverables from an external provider. What should the project manager do?

A. Initiate a change request

B. Conduct a performance review

C. Review work performance data

D. Employ the contract change control system

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Correct Answer: D

Question #162

Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?

A. Monitor and Control Project Work

B. Perform Quality Control

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Monitor and Control Risks

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Correct Answer: A

Question #163

Which of the following types of a dependency determination is used to define the sequence of activities?

A. Legal

B. Discretionary

C. Internal

D. Resource

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Correct Answer: B

Question #164

During project execution, a project team develops a new response for an existing risk that will reduce the schedule by 30 days. What document should the project manager update?

A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)

C. Mitigation plan

D. Risk register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #165

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

A. Two

B. Four

C. Five

D. Twelve

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Correct Answer: A

Question #166

During which process group is the quality policy determined?

A. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Planning

D. Controlling

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Correct Answer: C

Question #167

A project manager learns there are several unexpected issues in the project’s execution. The customer is dissatisfied because the deliverables are taking longer than planned, the costs have increased, and the quality of deliverables is affected. What process should the project manager have performed with greater emphasis during project planning?

A. Plan Risk Management

B. Identify Risks

C. Monitor Risks

D. Plan Risk Responses

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Correct Answer: C

Question #168

During risk analysis for a building renovation project, it is discovered that the building contains toxic materials that must be removed. What should the project manager do to mitigate this risk using the risk transference strategy?

A. Increase the management reserves to address the potential impact of additional time and cost

B. Ask the client to remove the toxic materials and exclude this work from the contract

C. Train personnel how to remove the toxic materials and then perform the work

D. Hire a contractor to perform the work

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Correct Answer: A

Question #169

Which of the following processes is necessary to ensure that the project employs all processes needed to meet its requirements?

A. Perform Quality Control

B. Quality Policy

C. Perform Quality Assurance

D. Quality Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #170

A project manager is receiving new scope demands from multiple sources. What should the project manager use to properly address these requests?

A. Project management plan updates

B. Work performance reports

C. Perform integrated change control process

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: B

Question #171

Inputs to the Plan Risk Management process include the:

A. cost management plan

B. risk management plan

C. activity list

D. risk register

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Correct Answer: A

Question #172

After relocating an entire team to a remote project site, the project manager discovers a discrepancy between the project contract and the project scope. What should the project manager do to avoid delays and the underutilization of the relocated team?

A. Discard the contract and proceed with the project scope

B. Issue a change request to correct the contract

C. Perform a cost analysis and bill to the customer

D. Evaluate the impact of the discrepancy and report the findings to the sponsor

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Correct Answer: A

Question #173

An issue arises on a project. A team member recalls that this issue has occurred before, but cannot remember the solution. Where is the first place the project manager should look to find the solution?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Checklists

C. Escalation procedures

D. Organizational policies

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Correct Answer: A

Question #174

During project execution, several concerned stakeholders confront the project manager with concerns. The project manager discovers that these stakeholders’ expectations were unrecorded and, hence, unmet. What should the project manager have consulted to avoid this?

A. Communications management plan

B. Project charter

C. Stakeholder analysis

D. Stakeholder engagement plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #175

Upon approval, a new project manager immediately begins a project. Three months into the project, the project manager identifies numerous obstacles. What should the project manager have done?

A. Identified risks

B. Performed a qualitative risk analysis

C. Performed a quantitative risk analysis

D. Planned risk responses

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Correct Answer: A

Question #176

Resource calendars are included in the:

A. staffing management plan

B. work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. project communications plan

D. project charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #177

What information should a project manager request before developing a project management plan?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Requirements documentation

C. Milestone schedule

D. Work performance data

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Correct Answer: B

Question #178

Which type of analysis is used to develop the communications management plan?

A. Product

B. Cost benefit

C. Stakeholder

D. Research

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Correct Answer: C

Question #179

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

A. Acquisition

B. Negotiation

C. Virtual team

D. Pre-assignment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #180

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

A. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

B. Work Performance Information

C. Work Package

D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #181

Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?

A. Change requests

B. Variance analysis

C. Accepted deliverables

D. Requirements documentation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #182

What is the name of a graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships?

A. Role dependencies chart

B. Reporting flow diagram

C. Project organization chart

D. Project team structure diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #183

The change control board (CCB) authorizes two corrective actions for implementation. The first action will cause a delay in delivering the regular stakeholder communication report. The second action will require more man hours on a severely delayed task on a critical path. What should the project manager do first?

A. Implement the first corrective action, since it was received first

B. Hire an additional resource so that both corrective actions can be implemented simultaneously

C. Implement the second corrective action, since it is on a critical path

D. Ask the CCB for further clarification on its expectations

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Correct Answer: D

Question #184

Which of the following is an input to Control Scope?

A. Project schedule

B. Organizational process assets updates

C. Project document updates

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: B

Question #185

A new project manager takes over a project from a colleague. What document should the project manager use to review all planned and approved tasks in relation to the project scope?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

B. Project charter

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Program evaluation and review technique (PERT) diagram

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Correct Answer: C

Question #186

An input of the Create WBS process is:

A. requirements documentation

B. scope baseline

C. project charter

D. validated deliverables

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Correct Answer: A

Question #187

A project has a time and material (T&M) contract with a third-party vendor. The project manager discovers that the law has changed, and that the current terms and conditions are no longer valid. What should the project manager perform next?

A. Claims Administration

B. Conduct Procurements

C. Control Procurements

D. Manage Stakeholder Engagement

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Correct Answer: C

Question #188

A project management office (PMO) assigns a resource to a project. To what should the project manager refer to evaluate this resource?

A. Expert judgement

B. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix

C. Resource management plan

D. Resource requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #189

A project manager developed a project management plan for a team composed of members based in three countries. The project manager assumed a 40-hour work week for all team members. However, during project execution, the project manager learns that one country’s team members work a 35-hour week. Where should this information have been captured?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Legal requirements documentation

D. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #190

A project has an external dependency on a changing regulatory requirement planned to go into effect after the project's scheduled go-live date. The project team informs the project manager that a missed milestone caused a delay, which could push the go-live date. This delay may result in the regulatory requirement becoming mandatory for project implementation. What should the project manager do first?

A. Add more resources to ensure that the project is delivered before the regulatory requirement is in effect

B. Revise the project scope to include the new regulatory requirement

C. Update the risk register and risk ranking to reflect the impact of the delay

D. Review the consequences of noncompliance with the new regulatory requirement

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Correct Answer: C

Question #191

A project has a senior stakeholder whose input is important, and who needs to be kept informed about the project’s status. Rather than receive updates from the project manager, this stakeholder prefers to contact a team member directly. The stakeholder has a connection with this team member that is unrelated to the project, and thinks that this is a way to obtain inside information on the project’s true status. What should the project manager do?

A. Ask the stakeholder how the additional information that they feel is missing from current communications may be provided

B. Keep the team member properly informed about project status so that the stakeholder receives the same information from both sources

C. Leave the connection in place, since the information coming via the team member is unofficial and will not create problems

D. Tell the team member not to accept calls from the stakeholder, because these calls have an adverse effect on the team member’s productivity

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Correct Answer: A

Question #192

Which schedule method allows the project team to place buffers on the project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties?

A. Critical path method

B. Critical chain method

C. Resource leveling

D. Schedule network analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #193

An output of Control Schedule is:

A. A project schedule network diagram

B. A schedule management plan

C. Schedule data

D. Schedule forecasts

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Correct Answer: B

Question #194

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

A. Project management plan

B. Change request status updates

C. Organizational process assets updates

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: B

Question #195

A risk may be graded into different priorities by which process?

A. Risk monitoring and controlling

B. Risk response planning

C. Qualitative risk analysis

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #196

During the deployment of a new system, an unexpected power outage occurs. What should the project manager do?

A. Perform a qualitative risk analysis

B. Assess the risk probability and impact

C. Categorize the risk, and update the assumptions log

D. Refer to the risk register, and inform key stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #197

A project manager must write a proposal that includes overall cost estimates for a new project. The only information that the project manager has received is that the prior project with the customer failed due to lack of funding during the implementation stage. What should the project manager do next to mitigate risk?

A. Review the lessons learned repository to understand why the prior project failed

B. Choose the appropriate cost estimating method and add contingency to cover overruns based on the previous project

C. Increase the contingency reserve to avoid cost overruns during the implementation stage

D. Review all project documents related to cost/budget assumptions prior to estimating costs

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Correct Answer: B

Question #198

A product development manager, who is unsure of an initial prototype’s requirements, is upset to learn that it must be completed in two months. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

A. Obtained the required resource from the procurement manager

B. Ensured that the right resources were assigned to the project

C. Included the product development manager in the communications management plan

D. Obtained stakeholder agreement on the project’s schedule and deliverables

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Correct Answer: D

Question #199

A project manager identifies that three leaders in the organization have three different expectations about what should be implemented in a project. What did the project manager use to identify this?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Deliverables definition

C. Quality variances

D. Project charter development

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Correct Answer: C

Question #200

A functional manager complains that an employee is involved in too many project meetings, wasting valuable time that could be used for other responsibilities. To what document should the project manager refer to address this?

A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Resource calendar

C. Network diagram

D. Work performance report

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Correct Answer: B

Question #201

The following is a network diagram for a project. The total float for the project is how many days?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 7

D. 9

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Correct Answer: C

Question #202

A project is 70 percent through project execution when a new sponsor requests a change. Although the former sponsor has provided verbal approval of the deliverables, the new sponsor is unhappy with them and asks that several be redone. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

A. Obtained additional approval from the client to ensure the changes remain valid

B. Documented the approval for each deliverable with the former sponsor

C. Implemented formal change control procedures

D. Followed procedures outlined in the quality management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #203

A project is progressing, but stakeholders show little interest and supply minimal effort. To engage the stakeholders, what should the project manager do first?

A. Ensure that the communications management plan is being followed

B. Ask management for assistance

C. Encourage other managers to influence the stakeholders

D. Document a risk detailing stakeholders’ lack of involvement and the impact on the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #204

The following is a network diagram for a project. The free float for Activity H is how many days?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 10

D. 11

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Correct Answer: A

Question #205

Definitions of probability and impact, revised stakeholder tolerances, and tracking are components of which subsidiary plan?

A. Cost management plan

B. Quality management plan

C. Communications management plan

D. Risk management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #206

A company is developing a new drug. Regulatory feedback indicates that a budget increase of 20 percent for additional work is required before the project can move to the next phase. What should the project manager do?

A. Initiate a change request

B. Update the risk management plan

C. Check the current outsourcing contracts

D. Communicate the situation to the sponsor

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Correct Answer: B

Question #207

A smooth-running project was meeting schedule and cost baselines until an unexpected change in the geopolitical situation arose. As a result, the client instructs the project execution team to mobilize to a neutral, remote, offshore location. What should the project manager do first?

A. Continue working from the current location without disclosing it to the client, and manage client meetings at the offshore location

B. Prepare a transition plan for mobilizing resources and establishing an office at the new location

C. Advise stakeholders that the project should be cancelled because project execution at the new location is impossible

D. Initiate change management procedures and assets the impacts on the project’s cost and schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #208

Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?

A. -8000

B. -2000

C. 2000

D. 8000

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Correct Answer: B

Question #209

An ongoing cross-functional project has team members located in several different countries, and stakeholders who provide insufficient support. How can the project manager improve this situation?

A. Conduct cross-cultural team building activities, and assess the results

B. Consult the communications management plan, and update the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

C. Prepare a change request to colocate, and more closely manage, the team

D. Review the stakeholder register, and update the stakeholders engagement assessment matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #210

During which process group is the quality policy determined?

A. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Planning

D. Controlling

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Correct Answer: A

Question #211

During risk analysis for a building renovation project, it is discovered that the building contains toxic materials that must be removed. What should the project manager do to mitigate this risk using the risk transference strategy?

A. Increase the management reserves to address the potential impact of additional time and cost

B. Ask the client to remove the toxic materials and exclude this work from the contract

C. Train personnel how to remove the toxic materials and then perform the work

D. Hire a contractor to perform the work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #212

How is scheduled variance calculated using the earned value technique?

A. EV less AC

B. AC less PV

C. EV less PV

D. AC less EV

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Correct Answer: C

Question #213

Which of the seven basic quality tools is especially useful for gathering attributes data while performing inspections to identify defects?

A. Histograms

B. Scatter diagrams

C. Flowcharts

D. Checksheets

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Correct Answer: D

Question #214

Stakeholder communication requirements should be included as a component of:

A. enterprise environmental factors

B. organizational process assets

C. the project management plan

D. the stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #215

After stakeholders in a company's sales department examined all the deliverables, they state that there has been a change in the company strategy. Therefore, important changes must be made to the requirements. The project manager believes that these changes make the deliverables unusable. What should the project manager do?

A. Evaluate and incorporate the changes to the project management plan to start executing them

B. Evaluate the impact on the project, coordinate with the sponsor and close the project

C. Request that stakeholders specify the new requirements and present them to the change control board (CCB)

D. Request the details about the new requirements, evaluate them with the project team, and recommend whether to continue or close the project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #216

Due to the use of a new technology, a milestone on a project’s critical path is missed. What should the project manager do to calculate a new end date?

A. Reestimate the remaining work with the team

B. Base it on the current cost performance index (CPI)

C. Use the current schedule performance index (SPI)

D. Multiply the SPI by the CPI

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Correct Answer: C

Question #217

During project selection, which factor is most important?

A. Types of constraints

B. Internal business needs

C. Budget

D. Schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #218

During project execution, a risk logged in the risk management plan as one with a very low probability occurs. The project manager needs additional time to deal with the risk: What should the project manager do to obtain the additional time?

A. Ask the sponsor for a schedule change

B. Use the contingency reserve

C. Eliminate some quality assurance activities

D. Crash the schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #219

Prior to the implementation of a system upgrade, a team member discovers a critical defect in the current system that must be fixed. What should the project manager do?

A. Implement the fix and install it with the upgrade

B. Notify the operational manager, as this is not a project issue

C. Take no further actions since the project scope has been finalized

D. Notify the project sponsor and execute the Perform Integrated Change Control process

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Correct Answer: C

Question #220

A project manager leading the implementation of a company's new financial system needs to evaluate the system's quality. What can the project manager use to understand the project's quality metrics and policies?

A. Quality control measurements

B. Process analysis

C. Quality management plan

D. Quality audits

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Correct Answer: D

Question #221

Which is used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers?

A. Procurement statement of work

B. Resource calendars

C. Procurement document

D. Independent estimates

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Correct Answer: C

Question #222

To which process is work performance information an input?

A. Administer Procurements

B. Direct and Manage Project Execution

C. Create WBS

D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #223

A project that is on target is audited before closure of the execution phase, and one of the points addressed by the auditors is missing documentation. The project manager asks the team the reason for this, and learns that they had insufficient time to prepare it. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

A. Requested a scope reduction so that the team had time to prepare the documentation

B. Requested additional resources to help prepare the documentation

C. Completed checks during the quality management process

D. Updated the risk register with this as a risk

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Correct Answer: B

Question #224

The project manager for XYZ stationers is sequencing the activities for the project to set up a new office. It is known from knowledge of best practices that it is better to wait for the painters to finish painting the walls before the new floors are installed. This is an example of which of the following types of dependency?

A. Precedence

B. Discretionary

C. External

D. Mandatory

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Correct Answer: B

Question #225

In the late stages of project planning, a project manager develops a risk response plan with subject matter experts (SMEs) and project team members. The team identifies additional efforts required to mitigate the risk of poor quality in some deliverables. What should the project manager do next?

A. Update the project and quality management plans to reflect the added efforts

B. Conduct a make-or-buy analysis to determine the best option

C. Document the additional efforts in the organizational process assets

D. Generate a change request for approval of the added costs associated with added efforts

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Correct Answer: A

Question #226

Which of the Perform Quality Assurance tools and techniques may enhance the creation of the work breakdown structure (WBS) to give structure to the decomposition of the scope?

A. Activity network diagrams

B. Affinity diagrams

C. Matrix diagrams

D. Interrelationship digraphs

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Correct Answer: B

Question #227

A natural disaster occurs that severely disrupts a project’s progress. When should the project manager provide status updates to stakeholders?

A. In accordance with the stakeholder engagement plan

B. As needed and in line with the project charter

C. As described in the communications channel diagram

D. As soon as the mitigation plans are in place

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Correct Answer: B

Question #228

A special type of bar chart used in sensitivity analysis for comparing the relative importance of the variables is called a:

A. triangular distribution

B. tornado diagram

C. beta distribution

D. fishbone diagram

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Correct Answer: B

Question #229

A project manager is in the final stage of cost estimation. A colleague informs the project manager that costs must be increased, as the client requested additional scope. What should the project manager consider before proceeding?

A. Project funding requirements

B. Organizational processes

C. Agreements

D. Project charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #230

A team member realizes that a technical update will improve a product’s performance. What should the team member do before implementing the update?

A. Include new scope in the network breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Communicate with the project manager

C. Document the change in the issue log

D. Generate a change request

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Correct Answer: C

Question #231

A project’s schedule indicates that activity A has a duration of five days, activity B has a duration of two days, and activity C has a duration of three days. Activity D has mandatory dependencies on activities A, B, and

C. What is the free float of activity B?

A. 10 days

B. 5 days

C. 3 days

D. 2 days

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Correct Answer: C

Question #232

A company notices that, during the last six projects, the scope changed substantially. What should the project manager of a new project do first to reduce the likelihood of scope changes?

A. Ask for management’s guidance

B. Review lessons learned from the previous projects

C. Review the project scope statement

D. Plan to mitigate the impact of scope change

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Correct Answer: A

Question #233

A local supplier is unable to meet a delivery date. The project team did not anticipate this new threat to the supply of the product. Importing this product will cost the project twice the price that the local vendor charges. What should the project manager use to fund this effort?

A. Contingency reserve

B. Project budget reserve

C. Management reserve

D. Risk response reserve

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Correct Answer: C

Question #234

A project manager creates an intranet project repository available to all stakeholders. The expectation is that all updated documents will be shared via this repository. What type of communication does this describe?

A. Broadcast

B. Network

C. Interactive

D. Pull

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Correct Answer: D

Question #235

Late in a project’s implementation stage, the project manager discovers that a requirement was omitted. What should the project manager do next to correct this?

A. Inform the stakeholders

B. Submit a change request

C. Inform the sponsor

D. Change the requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #236

A company sells an IT solution to an external customer, which is formalized in a legal agreement. The project manager from the selling company immediately starts developing the project management plan based on the contract’s teams and conditions. A short lead time is highlighted as the most important constraint, because failure to fulfill this may lead to important penalties. What should the project manager do to reduce risk?

A. Ensure the legal agreement is closely followed

B. Initiate a strong change management plan

C. Conduct a benefits analysis with relevant stakeholders to validate project alignment with organizational strategy and expected business value

D. Analyze the enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, business case, and benefits management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #237

Organizational process assets can be divided into which of the following two categories?

A. Project files and corporate knowledge base

B. Templates, and processes and procedures

C. Standards, and processes and procedures

D. Corporate knowledge base and processes and procedures

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Correct Answer: D

Question #238

A procurement manager needs to determine what type of contract to use for a construction project using a new supplier. What type of contract incorporates the highest risk?

A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)

B. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)

C. Cost plus percentage of cost (CPPC)

D. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #239

To complete planning, a project manager wants to organize and summarize the project’s 1,000 required tests into a manageable list. What tool should the project manage use?

A. Histogram

B. Ishikawa diagram

C. Affinity diagram

D. Control chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #240

Changes to formally controlled documentation, plans, etc. to reflect modified or additional ideas or content are known as:

A. updates

B. defect repairs

C. preventive actions

D. corrective actions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #241

Tools and techniques used for Plan Communications include the communication:

A. requirements analysis, communication technology, communication models, and communication methods

B. methods, stakeholder register, communication technology, and communication models

C. requirements, communication technology, communication requirements analysis, and communication methods

D. management plan, communication technology, communication models, and communication requirements analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #242

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

A. Requested changes

B. Approved change requests

C. Work performance information

D. Implemented defect repair

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Correct Answer: A

Question #243

During a project's execution phase, the project team fails to meet client expectations for the deliverables. The project manager wants to remove distractions and focus the team on the objectives. What should the project manager do?

A. Set up new ground rules for team expectations

B. Create a war room to enhance the team's ability to communicate

C. Update the communications management plan to include additional communications

D. Coach the team members on how to be better team players

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Correct Answer: B

Question #244

Which of the following is used to illustrate the connections between work packages or activities and project team members?

A. Hierarchical-type charts (HTC)

B. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #245

During the annual project-planning workshop, the human resource director requests the development of a new employee-leave application system. The project management office (PMO) is responsible for following up on this request. What should the PMO do next?

A. Check available systems on the market

B. Determine the available budget

C. Obtain a project statement of work (SOW)

D. Create a project management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #246

Which of the following is an example of schedule compression?

A. Activity sequencing

B. Resource leveling

C. Lead and lag adjusting

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #247

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

A. Capture the lessons learned from other projects for comparison

B. Contain the standard activity list

C. Document and support the project change requests

D. Prescribe the level of detail needed to manage the work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #248

A project to implement a new business improvement is initiated by the sponsor. The project manager has concerns regarding high-level requirements What should the project manager do?

A. Interview the stakeholders

B. Organize focus groups

C. Conduct brainstorming sessions

D. Perform an assumption and constraint analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #249

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

A. dictionary

B. chart

C. report

D. register

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Correct Answer: A

Question #250

For a stakeholder with low interest and high power, the project manager should:

A. Monitor the stakeholder

B. Manage the stakeholder closely

C. Keep the stakeholder satisfied

D. Keep the stakeholder informed

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Correct Answer: C

Question #251

A project manager wants to recruit another team member to replace an architect who resigned. What document should capture this change?

A. Ground rules

B. Project management plan

C. Organizational process assets

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #252

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

A. Project Scope Management

B. Project Time Management

C. Project Communications Management

D. Project Quality Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #253

The technique of subdividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level is called:

A. a control chart

B. baseline

C. Create WBS

D. decomposition

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Correct Answer: D

Question #254

A project manager joins a project involving the provision, installation, and deployment of communications equipment for an international customer. The project team will include partners from multiple countries. What should the project manager do to prepare for a formal project kick-off meeting to develop an implementation strategy?

A. Meet with partnering representatives to establish a common understanding of project assumptions, constraints, and regulations governing the project

B. Work with the project team to develop a list of assumptions and constraints to meet the applicable laws and regulations

C. Instruct the partners to explain how they will perform their portion of the work and what they need from the other partners

D. Create a risk register that documents the high-risk areas, and identify risk mitigation strategies the negative impact of their occurrence

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Correct Answer: A

Question #255

Which of the following are placed at selected points in the work breakdown structure (WBS) for performance measurement?

A. Control accounts

B. Milestones

C. Management points

D. Measurement points

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Correct Answer: A

Question #256

When should quality planning be performed?

A. While developing the project charter

B. In parallel with the other planning processes

C. As part of a detailed risk analysis

D. As a separate step from the other planning processes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #257

A project team member begins working on a customer-requested task that is critical to project success. However, this task is not listed in the project plan What should the project manager do?

A. Stop work on the new task, initiate the change control process, and inform the customer

B. Discuss the issue with the team member and stop the work

C. Update the scope baseline and complete the task

D. Update the project plan with the change and ask the client to communicate any future changes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #258

Change request status updates are an output of which process?

A. Perform Integrated Change Control

B. Direct and Manage Project Execution

C. Close Project or Phase

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

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Correct Answer: A

Question #259

Which of the following is not an input into the Develop Project Team process?

A. Enterprise environmental factors

B. Organizational process assets

C. Project staff assignments

D. Performance reports

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Correct Answer: B

Question #260

The specific technique for identifying a problem, discovering the causes that lead to it, and developing preventive actions is:

A. Inspection

B. Use of quality checklists

C. Root cause analysis

D. Use of matrix diagrams

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Correct Answer: C

Question #261

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes pull communication?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #262

The risks for a project’s construction activities were transferred to an insurance company. A major risk occurs that damages the completed work. What should the project manager do next?

A. Deduce the costs for repair from the client and inform the sponsor

B. Inform the client that the project can no longer be completed

C. Notify any impacted parties and take necessary actions to receive compensation

D. Review the budget and use the management reserve to cover the cost of the damages

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Correct Answer: B

Question #263

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

A. Communication methods

B. Information technology

C. Communication models

D. Information management systems

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Correct Answer: C

Question #264

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

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Network diagrams

C. Staffing management plan

D. Responsibility matrix

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Correct Answer: D

Question #265

A project manager is unable to continue work on a project from its current location. The project manager quickly identifies a provider in another location and wants to begin the contract immediately. The project management office (PMO) declines approval due to past, negative issues and selects another provider. However, this has caused significant project delays. What should the project manager do to avoid this type of delay in the future?

A. Use existing resources, even if the cost is increased

B. Ask the team to suggest possible ways to manage the changes

C. Engage all project stakeholders and roll out the recovery plan to manage the change

D. Ask the PMO to be more collaborative to facilitate timely completion

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Correct Answer: C

Question #266

A preventive action is approved by the change control board (CCB). What should the project manager do next?

A. Implement the action

B. Add a contingency reserve for the risk

C. Request the project sponsor's authorization

D. Issue a change request

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Correct Answer: D

Question #267

Identifying major deliverables, deciding if adequate cost estimates can be developed, and identifying tangible components of each deliverable are all part of which of the following?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Organizational breakdown structure

C. Resource breakdown structure

D. Bill of materials

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Correct Answer: A

Question #268

During a project’s execution phase, a key stakeholder receives excessive, useless reports and information. After several weeks, the stakeholder considers these communications to be junk mail, and deletes or ignores everything related to the project. What should the project manager do to avoid this in the future?

A. Review the stakeholder’s expectations, project role, and position in the organization

B. Propose an individual review with the stakeholder to understand their communication needs

C. Request a change to the established communications management plan

D. Manage stakeholder expectations through negotiation and communication

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Correct Answer: D

Question #269

Which tool and technique is used in Conduct Procurements?

A. Teaming agreements

B. Expert judgment

C. Bidder conferences

D. Contract types

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Correct Answer: C

Question #270

During a project’s execution, a modification in a data entry specification is made. Due to the modification, three model defects are identified for repair. What should the project manager do?

A. Update the risk register

B. Escalate to the project sponsor

C. Enter change log items

D. Submit change requests

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Correct Answer: A

Question #271

Which of the following is the correct network diagram for the table?

A. Begin-A-C-D-E-End-B-D

B. Begin-A-B-C-D-E-End

C. Begin-A-B-D-E-End A-C-D

D. Begin-A-C-D-E-End-B-C

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Correct Answer: A

Question #272

During the execution of a US$20 million project in a balanced matrix structure, a subject matter expert (SME) is pulled by their department manager. What should the project manager do to complete the project on time?

A. Update the resource management plan

B. Negotiate with the department manager for a replacement

C. Escalate the issue to the department manager's line manager

D. Refer the issue to the project management office (PMO)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #273

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

A. Two

B. Four

C. Five

D. Twelve

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Correct Answer: C

Question #274

Which process involves subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable portions?

A. Develop Schedule

B. Create VVBS

C. Estimate Activity Resources

D. Define Scope

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Correct Answer: B

Question #275

Which tools or techniques will the project manager use for developing the project team?

A. Negotiation

B. Roles and responsibilities

C. Recognition and rewards

D. Prizing and promoting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #276

When can pre-assignment of project team members occur?

A. When the project uses capital expenditures

B. When the required staff can be acquired from outside sources

C. When the project would be ignored due to travel expenses

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

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Correct Answer: D

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