Latest 2024 PMP Certification Questions & Mock Tests, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

Typically, the seller receives formal written notice that the contract has been completed by the______________

A. Project manager

B. Authorized procurement administrator

C. Member of the project management team responsible for daily contract administration

D. Purchasing department head

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

Activity A is worth $300, is 100% complete, and actually cost $350. Activity B is worth $100, is 95% complete, and actually cost $85 so far. Activity C is worth $200, is 75% complete, and has cost $175 so far. Total budget is $1500. What is the estimate at completion for the activities listed?

A. $1,704

B. $0

C. $1,685

D. $185

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Correct Answer: C

Question #3

Assume you have performed your stakeholder analysis and now are working to enhance it with a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. Such a matrix shows the stakeholder's current engagement level. These data enable______________

A. The project manager to prepare the stakeholder management plan

B. The project manager to prepare the stakeholder management strategy

C. The project manager to prepare the stakeholder inventory

D. The project team to expand the stakeholder risk register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

What risk technique is used to quantify the probability and impact of risks on project objectives?

A. Expert judgment

B. Risk registry

C. Risk response planning

D. Interviewing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #5

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

You are leading a team to recommend an equitable reward and recognition system for project managers. Before finalizing the plan, you want to ensure that executives understand the basic objective of reward systems. This objective is to______________

A. Be comparable with the award system established for functional managers to indicate parity and to show the importance of project management to the company

B. Make the link between project performance and reward clear, explicit, and achievable

C. Motivate project managers to work toward common objectives and goals as defined by the company

D. Attract people to join the organization's project management career path

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Correct Answer: D

Question #7

Work performance information is an output of which process?

A. Manage risks

B. Manage communications

C. Control communications

D. Report performance

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Correct Answer: A

Question #8

Assume you are beginning your project to develop a series of residential condominiums in your city and are identifying possible stakeholders. A key organizational process asset you can review is______________

A. Organizational culture

B. Organizational standards

C. Lessons learned

D. Local trends

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Correct Answer: D

Question #9

Work performance information is an output of control stakeholder engagement. It includes a number of items, one of which is______________

A. Change requests

B. Issue log

C. Documented lessons learned

D. Status of deliverables

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

The project charter has just been signed off. There were items in the charter that described market conditions which could affect the project and also resource limitations on the project. These are examples of what?

A. Assumptions

B. Constraints

C. Economic consumption

D. Authority level of the Project Manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #11

Which of the following formulas calculates the number of communication channels in a project?

A. Option a

B. Option b

C. Option c

D. Option d

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

There has been a great delay in waiting to get the charter approved. It's finally complete and you are assigned as the Project Manager. Senior management wants you to begin planning as soon as possible. If you are in the process of planning the project, what is the best way to schedule Scope Verification?

A. At the end of every phase on the project

B. After the sponsor defines what they want the project to create

C. When the project management plan is awaiting signoff

D. When the work of the project is done

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Correct Answer: A

Question #13

You are managing a moderately risky project. You have done well identifying risks and assessing them both on the probability of the risk event occurring and on the level of impact that the risk could have on your project if it actually occurred. But to help with a "next" level of qualitative risk analysis, you could use a______________

A. Risk priority assessment

B. Risk quality assessment

C. Risk urgency assessment

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

Your role in the project includes helping to resolve problems; making recommendations regarding priorities; accelerating activities to meet the target schedule; promoting communications among project team members; and helping management monitor the project's progress on a regular basis. Most of the people working on your project are scientists or technical experts. You are working in which of the following types of organizational structures?

A. Task force

B. Balanced matrix

C. Project expeditor

D. Project coordinator

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

Assume you are managing a project to implement an electronic medical record system in your ophthalmologist's office. You have been working to identify your stakeholders to then make sure everyone is committed to it as some people have been working in this office for more than 20 years and are comfortable with the manual approach. At this point, you have documented assessment information, which includes______________

A. Role in the project

B. Whether the stakeholder is a supporter, is neutral, or is resistant

C. Potential influence in the project

D. Organization position

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

Managing change to the scope baseline is the main objective of the process of control scope. The scope baseline consists of the following components EXCEPT______________

A. Project scope statement

B. WBS

C. WBS dictionary

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #17

Effective leadership is one key to successful project management. There are several theories of leadership. One model is Hershey and Blanchard's situational leadership model that describes directive behavior and supportive behavior. Of the following, which one is NOT a key word for supportive behavior?

A. Listen

B. Structure

C. Praise

D. Facilitate

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

While managing a large project in your organization, you realize that your project team requires training in contract administration because you will be awarding several major subcontracts. After you analyze your project requirements and assess the expertise of your team members, you decide that your team will need a one-week class in contract administration. This training should______________

A. Commence as scheduled and stated in the staffing management plan

B. Commence as scheduled and stated as part of the procurement management plan

C. Be scheduled if necessary after performance assessments are prepared and after each team member has had an opportunity to serve in the contract administrator role

D. Commence as scheduled and stated in the team development plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #19

The formal and informal interaction with others in an organization industry, or professional environment is known as:

A. negotiation

B. organizational theory

C. meeting

D. networking

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Correct Answer: D

Question #20

Who selects the appropriate processes for a project?

A. Project stakeholders

B. Project sponsor and project stakeholder

C. Project manager and project team

D. Project manager and project sponsor

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, excessive heat has delayed the finish by three weeks. The Project Manager evaluates the schedule and determines that the roofing and cabinetry could occur at the same time instead of right after each other, as laid out in the schedule. This is an example of what?

A. Mandatory dependencies

B. Crashing

C. Lag

D. Discretionary dependencies

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Correct Answer: B

Question #22

As the project manager, you have the option of proposing one of three systems to a client: a full-feature system that not only satisfies the minimum requirements but also offers numerous special functions (the "Mercedes"); a system that meets the client's minimum requirements (the "Yugo"); and a system that satisfies the minimum requirements plus has a few extra features (the "Toyota"). The on-time records and associated profits and losses are depicted on the below decision tree. What is the expected moneta

A. $9,900

B. $44,000

C. $45,000

D. $48,000

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Correct Answer: A

Question #23

The team members on your project have been complaining that they do not have any sense of identity as a team because they are located in different areas of the building. To remedy this situation, you developed a project logo and had it printed on T-shirts to promote the project, but this action has not worked. Your next step is to______________

A. Initiate a newsletter

B. Create an air of mystery about the project Establish a "team meeting room"

D. Issue guidelines on how team members should interact with other stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

As part of a mid-project evaluation, the project sponsor has asked for a forecast of the total project cost. What should be used to calculate the forecast?

A. BAC

B. EAC

C. ETC

D. WBS

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Correct Answer: B

Question #25

In which of the following methods of resolving conflict will the conflict typically reappear again in another form?

A. Smoothing

B. Compromising

C. Collaborating

D. Confronting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #26

Which of the following would a team create as a result of using a change control system?

A. Change requests

B. Approved changes

C. Impact analysis

D. Signoff

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

You want to ensure that the information you collect showing project progress and status is meaningful to stakeholders. You want to combine the type and format of the stakeholder's information needs with an analysis of the value of the information. You will document this information in the______________

A. Communications register

B. Stakeholder register

C. Stakeholder management plan

D. Communications management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

The key benefit of the control communications process is to______________

A. Sharing best practices with other project teams in the organization with lessons learned

B. Ensuring the information needs of stakeholders are met

C. Ensuring an optimal information flow among communication participants

D. Providing stakeholders with information about resolved issues, approved status, and project status

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Correct Answer: B

Question #29

You work as a project manager in the largest hospital in the region. Studies have shown that patients have to wait for long periods before being treated. To assist in identifying the factors contributing to this problem, you and your team have decided to use which of the following techniques?

A. Cause-and-effect diagrams

B. Pareto analysis

C. Scatter diagrams

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: C

Question #30

Recognizing the importance of preparing a stakeholder management plan, you met with your team to obtain their buy in and to discuss it. You explained the key benefit of plan stakeholder management is to______________ C.

A. Determine appropriate strategies for a continual focus on identifying stakeholders throughout the life cycle

B. Provide a clear plan that is actionable to interact with stakeholders to support the project's interests Develop appropriate management strategies to effectively engage stakeholders

D. Plan a series of meetings to ensure stakeholders remain interested and to address their concerns

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Correct Answer: B

Question #31

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

A. Responsibility assignment matrix

B. Network diagram

C. Budget

D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #32

A workaround is______________

A. An unplanned response to a negative risk event

B. A plan of action to follow when something unexpected occurs

C. A specific response to certain types of risk as described in the risk management plan

D. A proactive, planned method of responding to risks

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Correct Answer: C

Question #33

Communication is important when setting and managing expectations with the stakeholders. Which one of the following statements is NOT true regarding the importance of communications within a project?

A. Communications is one of the single biggest contributors to project success or failure

B. Project resources should be spent primarily on communicating information that leads to project success

C. Effective communications includes awareness of communication styles, cultural issues, relationships, personalities, and the context of the situation

D. Listening is part of communicating and is a way to gain insight into problem areas, managing conflicts, and making decisions

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

An output of the Develop Project Team process is:

A. change requests

B. team performance assessments

C. project staff assignments

D. project documents updates

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Correct Answer: B

Question #35

All of the following statements concerning validate scope and control quality are true EXCEPT______________

A. The processes can be performed in parallel

B. Both processes use inspection as a tool and technique

C. Validate scope is concerned with the acceptance of deliverables, and control quality is concerned with meeting quality requirements for the deliverables

D. Validate scope verification typically precedes control quality

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Correct Answer: D

Question #36

An electronics firm authorizes a new project to develop a faster, cheaper, and smaller laptop after improvements in the industry and electronics technology. With which of the following strategic considerations is this project mainly concerned?

A. Customer request

B. Market demand

C. Technological advance

D. Strategic opportunity

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Correct Answer: C

Question #37

Motivation is dynamic and complex. The statement, "Motivation is an intrinsic phenomenon. Extrinsic satisfaction only leads to movements, not motivation" is attributed to which of the leading theories of motivation?

A. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory

B. Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory

C. Morse and Lorsch's Contingency Theory

D. McGregor's Theory X/Theory Y

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

In the initial stage of the project life cycle, the project's technical objectives are apt to be understood only in a general sense. A major component of project conflict during this stage of the project is______________

A. Concerns over priorities and procedures

B. Concerns about technical issues

C. Schedules

D. Confusion of establishing a project in the matrix management environment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #39

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

A. appetite

B. tolerance

C. threshold

D. management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #40

To anticipate and help develop approaches to deal with potential quality problems on your project, you want to use a variety of root-cause analysis techniques including all the following approaches EXCEPT______________

A. Fishbone diagrams

B. Ishikawa diagrams

C. System or process flowcharts

D. Checklists

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

Long-term contracting is an important aspect of project quality management because it______________

A. Provides incentives to vendors to make quality commitments

B. Improves quality through the use of benefit-cost ratio

C. Usually results in lower costs and increased profitability

D. Provides for periodic, yet mandatory quality audits

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Correct Answer: B

Question #42

Which element does a project charter contain?

A. Management reserves

B. Work breakdown structure

C. Stakeholder list

D. Stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #43

Assume that your actual costs are $1,000; your planned value is $1,200; and your earned value is $1,500. Based on these data, what can be determined regarding your schedule variance?

A. At -$300, the physical progress is being accomplished at a slower rate than is planned, indicating an unfavorable situation

B. At +$300, the situation is favorable, as physical progress is being accomplished ahead of your plan

C. At +$500, the situation is favorable, as physical progress is being accomplished at a lower cost than was forecasted

D. At -$300, you have a behind-schedule condition, and your critical path has slipped

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

Which process is included in the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area?

A. Manage Project Team

B. Collect Requirements

C. Sequence Activities

D. Direct and Manage Project Work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

The area where the project manager can have the greatest impact on the quality of his or her project is in______________

A. Quality planning

B. Quality assurance

C. Quality control

D. Quality improvement

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact a project?

A. Project Risk Management

B. Project Human Resource Management

C. Project Scope Management

D. Project Stakeholder Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

Assume you are managing the development of a construction project in your city to replace its five bridges so they are state of the art and meet updated safety standards since they originally were constructed 20 years ago. The design work has been completed, you have awarded subcontracts, and are set to begin construction. Today your legal department told you to stop work as you had not consulted them, and there was a critical standard you overlooked during the design process. This example shows____________

A. You need to continually work to engage stakeholders on your project

B. You should use a RACI chart and have one of your team members work with the legal department throughout the project

C. You should provide the legal department with a copy of your stakeholder management plan and ask for their representative to sign it and offer any comments

D. You need to continually identify project stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #48

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

A. Vendor risk assessment diagram

B. Risk register

C. Requirements traceability matrix

D. Area of responsibility summary

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

You realize that leadership without management or management without leadership probably will produce poor project results. Which one of the following key responsibilities best represents project leadership?

A. Developing a vision and strategy, and motivating people to achieve them

B. Getting things done through other people

C. Using charismatic power to motivate others even if they do not like the work

D. Using all types of power, as appropriate, as motivational tools

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

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

A. Contract Closure

B. Lessons learned

C. Closing the project

D. Contract audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #51

Assume that your company is working under a fixed-price-incentive contract. It has a target cost of $100,000, a target profit of 10%, a price ceiling of $120,000, and a share formula of 80/20. Assume that your company completes all of the work but has actual costs of $110,000. What is the final value of this procurement?

A. $120,000

B. $132,000

C. $118,000

D. $110,000

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

Project Scope Management is characterized by processes in the Planning, as well as Monitoring and Controlling phases. Which group of processes defines Project Scope Management?

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #53

Recording and reporting information regarding when appropriate configuration information should be provided and regarding the status of proposed and approved changes effectively is done through______________

A. Configuration status accounting

B. Configuration verification and audit

C. Project management methodology

D. A project management information system (PMIS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #54

Table reporting, spreadsheet analysis, and presentations are examples of______________

A. Project reports as an input to manage stakeholder engagement

B. Work performance information as an output of control stakeholder engagement

C. Tools and techniques used in control stakeholder engagement

D. Updates from the plan stakeholder management process

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Correct Answer: C

Question #55

What tool and technique is used to determine whether work and deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria?

A. Decomposition

B. Benchmarking

C. Inspection

D. Checklist analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #56

Float on a Network diagram is also known as:

A. Lag

B. PERT

C. Slack

D. GERT

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

Which of the following qualifications is the most important for a project manager?

A. Supervisory experience

B. Negotiation skill

C. Education in a technical field

D. Ability to work well with others

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Correct Answer: C

Question #58

Which activity is an input to the Conduct Procurements process?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Resource availability

C. Perform Integrated Change Control

D. Team performance assessment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #59

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

A. Salience

B. Influence/impact

C. Power/interest

D. Power/influence

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Correct Answer: A

Question #60

As an output of plan communications, it may be necessary to update the project documents, which include the______________

A. Stakeholder register

B. Corporate policies, procedures, and processes

C. Knowledge management system

D. Stakeholder management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

One way to develop an understanding of major project stakeholders to exchange and analyze project information about roles and interests is to______________

A. Conduct interviews

B. Hold profile analysis meetings

C. Use questionnaires and surveys

D. Conduct a stakeholder analysis and analyze the results with a focus group

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

Crosswind Custom Homes is building a customer's dream house. However, rain has delayed the finish by two weeks. The schedule shows that the next activity is to install the roof, then that is followed by the shingles. This is an example of what?

A. Mandatory dependencies

B. Lag

C. Discretionary dependencies

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

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

A. Seven percent

B. 15 percentC

D. 55 percent

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Correct Answer: D

Question #64

A number of tools and techniques are helpful in the perform integrated change control process. If you want to implement an integrated change control process, you should use______________

A. Configuration management software

B. A project management information system

C. Project status review meetings

D. Change control meetings

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Correct Answer: C

Question #65

The terms strong matrix, balanced matrix, and weak matrix when applied to the matrix structure in project organization refer to the______________

A. Ability of the organization to achieve its goals

B. Physical proximity of project team members to one another and to the project manager

C. Degree of the project manager's authority

D. Degree to which team members bond together

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Correct Answer: D

Question #66

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

A. management

B. response

C. tolerance

D. appetite

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Correct Answer: D

Question #67

Identify Risks is part of which Process Group?

A. Planning

B. Executing

C. Closing

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #68

The product scope description is used to:

A. Gain stakeholders' support for the project

B. Progressively elaborate the characteristics of the product, service, or result

C. Describe the project in great detail

D. Define the process and criteria for accepting a completed product, service, or result

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

You are responsible for a project in your organization that has multiple internal customers. Because many people in your organization are interested in this project, you realize the importance of______________

A. Conducting a stakeholder analysis to assess information needs

B. Performing communications planning early

C. Determining the communications requirements of the customers

D. Having an expert on communications management an customer relationship management on your team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

All of the following are examples of ways to generate options for mutual gain during negotiations EXCEPT______________

A. Separating inventing from deciding

B. Options broadening

C. Zero-sum game analysis

D. Multiplying options by shuttling between the specific and the general

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Correct Answer: D

Question #71

Which item is an example of personnel assessment?

A. Resource calendar

B. Tight matrix

C. Team-building activity

D. Focus group

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Correct Answer: D

Question #72

Information received from stakeholders concerning project operations can be distributed and used to modify or improve future performance of the project. This modification or improvement is done as an update to organizational process assets during which following process?

A. Plan communications management

B. Distribute information

C. Manage communications

D. Report performance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #73

Assume that your project in the food service industry involves the need for the presence of the required food label as specified by the Food and Drug Administration. In this situation, you plan to use control charts as a quality control tool, so you should prepare a(n)______________

A. Variables chart

B. Attribute chart

C. Trend chart

D. Run chart

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Correct Answer: D

Question #74

What causes replanning of the project scope?

A. Project document updates

B. Project scope statement changes

C. Variance analysis

D. Change requests

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Correct Answer: D

Question #75

The Identify Stakeholders process is found in which Process Group?

A. Initiating

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

D. Executing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #76

Which of the following tools is used in process analysis to determine the underlying causes of defects?

A. Root cause analysis

B. Assumptions analysis

C. Cost-benefit analysis

D. Quality metrics

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Correct Answer: C

Question #77

As you prepare your human resource plan, you need to determine the skill and capacity required to complete the activities in the project. This should be documented in the______________

A. Roles and responsibilities section Staffing management plan

C. Staff acquisition section

D. Compliance section

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

One way to make it more likely practice project risk management on projects is to______________

A. Hold meetings

B. Have the team take an orientation class on risk management early in the project

C. Give one team member the responsibility for risk management working in conjunction with the PMO

D. Assign each team member a risk to own, which is documented in the risk register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #79

The organization's perceived balance between risk taking and risk avoidance is reflected in the risk:

A. Responses

B. Appetite

C. Tolerance

D. Attitude

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Correct Answer: A

Question #80

The plan quality management process includes all the following techniques EXCEPT______________

A. Benchmarking

B. Design of experiments

C. Process analysis

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: C

Question #81

A Project Manager has completed the scope statement of the project. The customer and sponsor have shortened the schedule by four weeks and decided that the work breakdown structure will be excluded. The Project Manager informs the customer and sponsor that this process creates the work breakdown structure (WBS) for their project. Which answer best explains why the WBS is so important to a project?

A. It provides a hierarchical diagram of the project

B. It is used for estimating activities, cost, and resources

C. It provides templates that can be reused on other projects

D. It helps in team commitment to the project

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Correct Answer: D

Question #82

Which type of probability distribution is used to represent uncertain events such as the outcome of a test or a possible scenario in a decision tree?

A. Uniform

B. Continuous

C. Discrete

D. Linear

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Correct Answer: C

Question #83

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

A. Risk register

B. Risk audits

C. Risk urgency assessment

D. Risk probability and impact assessment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #84

One key interpersonal skill used to manage stakeholder expectations is______________

A. Negotiation skills

B. Building trust

C. Compromise

D. Conversation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #85

The process of identifying specific actions to be performed to produce project deliverables is:

A. Define Activities

B. Create WBS

C. Define Scope

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

The project scope statement and resource calendars are inputs to which Project Time Management process?

A. Sequence Activities

B. Estimate Activity Resources

C. Develop Schedule

D. Control Schedule

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Correct Answer: C

Question #87

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

A. Desired level of quality

B. Risk-related contract decisions

C. Value delivered by vendors meeting the needs

D. Performance data

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

Hierarchical-type charts are a tool and technique for use in human resource planning. Which one of the following is helpful in tracking project costs and can be aligned with the organization's accounting system?

A. RACI

B. RAM

C. RBS

D. OBS

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Correct Answer: B

Question #89

A. Based on quality control measurements on your manufacturing project, management realizes that immediate corrective action is required to the material requirements planning (MRP) system to minimize rework. To implement the necessary changes you should follow______________ The organization's quality policy

B. The quality management plan

C. Established operational definitions and procedures

D. A defined integrated change control process

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

The most common communication problem that occurs during negotiation is that______________

A. Each side may misinterpret what the other side has said

B. Each side may give up on the other side

C. One side may try to confuse the other side

D. One side may be too busy thinking about what to say next to hear what is being said

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Correct Answer: C

Question #91

Which Collect Requirements output links the product requirements to the deliverables that satisfy them?

A. Requirements documentation

B. Requirements traceability matrix

C. Project management plan updates

D. Project documents updates

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Correct Answer: B

Question #92

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

A. Are unpredictable and challenge the Plan Schedule Management process

B. Occur at random times in the project plans

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #93

The risk urgency assessment is a tool and technique used for______________

A. Plan risk responses

B. Identify risks

C. Perform qualitative risk analysis

D. Perform quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #94

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

A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

B. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Project breakdown structure (PBS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #95

You are developing a project charter and want to ensure that any changes that may occur after the project begins will be controlled rigorously. You have consulted your company's configuration management knowledge base, and it contains versions and baselines of all the following official company documents EXCEPT______________

A. Standards

B. Strategic plans

C. Policies

D. Procedures

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

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

A. a Knowledge Area

B. a Process Group

C. program management

D. portfolio management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #97

What is the typical role of senior management on a project?

A. Support the project

B. Pays for it

C. Supports the project and resolves resource and other conflict

D. Resolves resource and other conflicts

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Correct Answer: B

Question #98

Your project is considered very risky. You plan to perform numerous what-if scenarios on your schedule using simulation software that will define each schedule activity and calculate a range of possible durations for each activity. The simulation then will use the collected data from each activity to calculate a distribution curve (or range) for the possible outcomes of the total project. Your planned approach is an example of which following technique?

A. PERT

B. Monte Carlo analysis

C. Linear programming

D. Concurrent engineering

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Correct Answer: D

Question #99

As you work with your team to prepare your stakeholder management plan, you decided to develop a stakeholder engagement chart. You set it up so you could______________

A. Show the phase of your project of interest to identified stakeholders

B. Show gaps between current and desired levels of engagement

C. Determine which stakeholders you and your team felt were critical to project success but did not know about it

D. Determine when to involve key stakeholders in your project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #100

There are three uses and types of Pareto analysis. If you wish to provide a measure of significance to factors that at first may not appear to be significant at all, you should use a______________

A. Basic Pareto analysis

B. Comparative Pareto analysis

C. Weighted Pareto analysis

D. Trend Pareto analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #101

The scope management plan is a subsidiary of which project document?

A. Schedule management plan

B. Project management plan

C. Quality management plan

D. Resource management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #102

You are putting together the final schedule on your security encryption project. The problem you are having is that you don't have a consistent usage of your resources. Some are working 2 hours a day, some 16 hours a day, and there are some days when they aren't scheduled to work at all. Which of the following below would fix this problem?

A. Resource leveling

B. PERT analysis

C. Fast tracking

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

The business needs, assumptions, and constraints and the understanding of the customers needs and high-level requirements are documented in the:

A. Project management plan

B. Project charter

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #104

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

A. Quality management plan updates

B. Risk register

C. Change requests

D. Project document updates

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Correct Answer: C

Question #105

In which process is a project manager identified and given the authority to apply resources to project activities?

A. Acquire Project Team

B. Develop Project Management Plan

C. Manage Project Execution

D. Develop Project Charter

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Correct Answer: D

Question #106

Projects that share common outcomes, collective capability, knowledge, or skills are often grouped into a:

A. portfolio

B. program

C. selection

D. sub portfolio

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Correct Answer: B

Question #107

Having worked as a project manager for nine years, you know how important it is to identify the critical stakeholders so you do not overlook anyone who has a major influence on your project even if you do not ever plan to meet with or talk with this individual. As you work with your team, you explain the key benefit of the identify stakeholder process is that it______________

A. Identifies the people, groups, or organizations that could impact or influence project decisions

B. Shows the interdependencies among project stakeholders to enable classification for how best to involve them on your project

C. Identifies the appropriate focus for each stakeholder or a group of stakeholders

D. Shows the potential impact each stakeholder has on project success

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Correct Answer: A

Question #108

Define Activities and Estimate Activity Resources are processes in which project management Knowledge Area?

A. Project Time Management

B. Project Cost Management

C. Project Scope Management

D. Project Human Resource Management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #109

Which of the following documents allows the project manager to assess risks that may require near term action?

A. Probability and impact matrix

B. Contingency analysis report

C. Risk urgency assessment

D. Rolling wave plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #110

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

A. 0

B. 0

C. 0

D. 1

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Correct Answer: C

Question #111

Which of the following strategies is used to deal with risks that may have a negative impact on project objectives?

A. Exploit

B. Share

C. Enhance

D. Transfer

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Correct Answer: D

Question #112

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

A. Push

B. Pull

C. Interactive

D. Iterative

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Correct Answer: B

Question #113

The purpose of developing a project scope management plan is to:

A. Manage the timely completion of the project

B. Ensure that the project includes all of the work required

C. Make sure the project will satisfy the needs for which it was begun

D. Reduce the risk of negative events in the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

A projects purpose or justification, measurable project objectives and related success criteria, a summary milestone schedule, and a summary budget are all components of which document?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Requirements document

C. Project charter

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #115

Most experienced project managers know that:

A. every project requires the use of all processes in the PMBOK? Guide

B. there is no single way to manage a project

C. project management techniques are risk free

D. there is only one way to manage projects successfully

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Correct Answer: B

Question #116

An approach to provide insight into the health of the project and to identify any areas that require special attention is to______________

A. Conduct periodic status reviews

B. Prepare regular status and progress reports

C. Prepare forecasts of the project's future

D. Continuously monitor the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

Your project management office implemented a project management methodology that emphasizes the importance of integrated change control. It states that change requests can occur in all the following forms EXCEPT______________

A. Indirect

B. Legally mandated

C. Informal

D. Internally initiated

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Correct Answer: B

Question #118

Assigned risk ratings are based upon:

A. Root cause analysis

B. Risk probability and impact assessment

C. Expert judgment

D. Revised stakeholders' tolerances

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Correct Answer: B

Question #119

Which document in the project management plan can be updated in the Plan Procurement Management process?

A. Budget estimates

B. Risk matrix

C. Requirements documentation

D. Procurement documents

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Correct Answer: C

Question #120

Successful project management involves both project leadership as well as project management skills. Several different leadership styles are appropriate in different phases of the project life cycle. Assume that you are working on a project, and it is in the execution phase. The leadership style that is most appropriate should consist of a blend of all but which one of the following? Change master

B. Decision maker

C. Team and synergy

D. Trustworthiness

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Correct Answer: D

Question #121

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

A. Stakeholder register

B. Scope management plan

C. Stakeholder management plan

D. Project charter

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Correct Answer: A

Question #122

The salience model is one way to classify stakeholders. In it______________

A. Stakeholders' power, urgency, and legitimacy are used

B. Stakeholders' level of authority and concern are used

C. Stakeholders' active involvement and power are used

D. Stakeholders' influence and ability to effect changes are used

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Correct Answer: A

Question #123

Which process includes prioritizing risks for subsequent further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact?

A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

C. Plan Risk Management

D. Plan Risk Responses

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Correct Answer: A

Question #124

In both the weak and strong matrix organizational structures, the primary condition leading to conflict is______________

A. Communication barriers

B. Conflicting interests

C. Need for consensus

D. Ambiguous jurisdictions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #125

Which process involves determining, documenting, and managing stakeholders' needs and requirements to meet project objectives?

A. Collect Requirements

B. Plan Scope Management

C. Define Scope

D. Define Activities

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Correct Answer: A

Question #126

Consider the data in the table below. Assume that your project consists only of these three activities. Your estimate at completion is $4,400.00. This means you are calculating your EAC by using which of the following formulas?

A. EAC = AC/EV × BAC

B. EAC = AC/EV × [work completed and in progress] + [actual (or revised) cost of work packages that have not started]

C. EAC = [Actual to date] + [all remaining work to be done at the planned cost including remaining work in progress]

D. EAC =% complete × BAC

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Correct Answer: B

Question #127

What is one of the objectives of Project Risk Management?

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

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

C. Increase the probability and impact of positive events

D. Removal of project risk

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Correct Answer: C

Question #128

Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?

A. Control Quality

B. Monitor and Control Project Work

C. Control Scope

D. Perform Integrated Change Control

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Correct Answer: D

Question #129

Every project creates a unique product, service, or result that may be:

A. tangible

B. targeted

C. organized

D. variable

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Correct Answer: A

Question #130

The key way for a project manager to promote optimum team performance in project teams whose members are not collocated is to______________

A. Build trust

B. Establish a reward and recognition system

C. Obtain the support of the functional managers in the other locations

D. Exercise his or her right to control all aspects of the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #131

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

A. performance measurement criteria

B. source selection criteria

C. product acceptance criteria

D. phase exit criteria

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Correct Answer: B

Question #132

The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action is known as:

A. Plan Risk Management

B. Plan Risk Responses

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #133

Stakeholders can be identified in later stages of the project because the Identify Stakeholders process should be:

A. Continuous

B. Discrete

C. Regulated

D. Arbitrary

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Correct Answer: A

Question #134

Which stakeholder approves a project's result?

A. Customer

B. Sponsor

C. Seller

D. Functional manager

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Correct Answer: A

Question #135

Stakeholders often have issues, and you have asked each of your team members to document them. At each team meeting, you and your team discuss them and determine appropriate responses. You have a project issue log, which is______________ D.

A. Part of the project's lessons learned

B. Added to the stakeholder register to show which stakeholder raised it

C. An output from the manage stakeholder engagement process An output from the control stakeholder engagement process

E.

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Correct Answer: D

Question #136

Analyzing stakeholders is a part of the identify stakeholders process. Common approaches for analyzing stakeholders in a qualitative manner includes all the following two-axis grids, EXCEPT______________

B.

A. Comparing power and influence Comparing power and interest

C. Comparing influence and location

D. Comparing influence and impact

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Correct Answer: A

Question #137

The customer has requested a five-week delay on the project while the company has winter holiday. This delay was not planned, but the union forced the issue. The company has limited resources. What is the best way to make up the five-week slip?

A. Fast tracking

B. Integrated change control

C. Put more resources on the project

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #138

The risk management team of a software project has decided that due to the lack of adequate talent in the company, development of a specific part of the system is under high risk, so the team has decided to outsource it. This is an example of which risk response?

A. Transfer

B. Share

C. Avoid

D. Accept

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Correct Answer: A

Question #139

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

A. Project charter

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Stakeholder register

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: A

Question #140

Assume you have identified your stakeholders and are preparing your stakeholder management plan. You are fortunate that your team is a collocated team as you are working on an internal project to reorganize your IT Department so it is focused more on its customers. The project sponsor is the Chief Operating Officer, and the IT Department Director was surprised as she thought all was well. However, you notice when planning meetings are held, the Chief Financial Officer never attends. You feel since IT affect

A. Resistant

B. Unaware

C. Uninterested

D. Satisfied

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Correct Answer: B

Question #141

You have been a project manager for seven years. You now are managing the construction of a new facility that must comply with the government's newly issued environmental standards. You want to ensure that your team members are able to select methods to complete various activities on the project without needing to involve you in each situation. As you prepare your human resource management plan, you should document this information in which of the following______________

A. Roles and responsibilities section

B. Resource assignment matrix

C. Resource breakdown structure

D. Staffing management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #142

What is a hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category?

A. Risk register

B. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)

C. Risk management plan

D. Risk category

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Correct Answer: B

Question #143

Which of the following terms indicates a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the project work?

A. WBS directory

B. Activity list

C. WBS

D. Project schedule

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Correct Answer: C

Question #144

Changes in the report formats and lessons learned documents process should trigger changes to the______________

A. Project management plan and performance reporting system

B. Integrated change control system and the communications management plan

C. Monitor and control project process and the project management plan

D. Organizational process assets updates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #145

An issue log is an input to which Project Human Resource Management process?

A. Manage Project Team

B. Acquire Project Team

C. Plan Human Resource Management

D. Develop Project Team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #146

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

A. Project

B. Plan

C. Program

D. Portfolio

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Correct Answer: A

Question #147

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

A. Scope Control and Scope Verification

B. Administrative Closure and Quality Assurance

C. Quality Planning and Quality Control

D. Scope Verification and Quality Control

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Correct Answer: A

Question #148

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

A. Passive acceptance

B. Active acceptance

C. Mitigation

D. Transference

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Correct Answer: A

Question #149

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

A. Plan contracting

B. Requesting seller responses

C. Selecting seller's

D. Planning purchase and acquisition

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Correct Answer: C

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