PMP Exam Questions & Mock Exams, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

A project manager needs to decide whether to perform engineering design in-house or to outsource it. What plan should help guide this decision?

A. Resource management

B. Procurement management

C. Schedule management

D. Engineering management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #2

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 #3

Which process involves monitoring the status of the project to update the project costs and managing changes to the cost baseline?

A. Estimate Costs

B. Control Costs

C. Determine Budget

D. Plan Cost Management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

What is a tool to improve team performance?

A. Staffing plan

B. External feedback

C. Performance reports

D. Co-location

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Correct Answer: D

Question #5

When is a Salience Model used?

A. In a work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. During quality assurance

C. In stakeholder analysis

D. During quality control (QC)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

After Define Activities and Sequence Activities, the next process is:

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Estimate Activity Durations

C. Develop Schedule

D. Control Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #7

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

Question #8

A project manager joins a project during its initial planning phase. The project involves various local government institutions. While interviewing the project sponsor, the project manager learns of the importance of keeping the security officers of two of these institutions satisfied, since project development will be affected without their involvement. What should the project manager use to record and monitor this information?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

B. Power/interest grid

C. Communication matrix

D. Risk register

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

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 #10

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: D

Question #11

The project has a current cost performance index of 0.80. Assuming this performance wi continue, the new estimate at completion is $1000. What was the original budget at completion for the project?

A. $800

B. $1000

C. $1250

D. $1800

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

What is one of the MAJOR outputs of activity sequencing?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix

B. Work breakdown structure update

C. Project network diagram

D. Mandatory dependencies list

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

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 #14

A project team member wants to ensure that deliverables are compliant with the requirements. To accomplish this, the team decides to review the multiple results of the tests performed on different deliverables. The project manager is concerned that this process will affect the time assigned to these verification activities. What should the project manager use for the review?

A. Ishikawa diagram and statistical sampling

B. Statistical sampling and checksheets

C. Checksheets and Pareto diagrams

D. Control charts and scatter diagrams

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

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 #16

Which of the following processes audits the quality requirements and the results from quality control measures to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used?

A. Perform Quality Control

B. Quality Metrics

C. Perform Quality Assurance

D. Plan Quality

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Correct Answer: C

Question #17

Which Process Group includes the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?

A. Executing

B. Planning

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

Which Perform Quality Control tool graphically represents how various elements of a system interrelate?

A. Control chart

B. Flowchart

C. Run chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

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

A. Plan Communications

B. Performance reporting

C. Project status reports

D. Distribute Information

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Correct Answer: D

Question #20

The PV is $1000, EV is $2000, and AC is $1500. What is CPI?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 0

D. 0

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Correct Answer: A

Question #21

A project manager joins a project that is involved with an industry in which they have little experience. An urgent issue is raised on the software development portion of the project. From whom should the project manager request direction?

A. Stakeholders

B. Project management office (PMO)

C. Development team

D. Internal subject matter experts (SMEs)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #22

A project manager is managing a complex project under adaptive conditions. The project must deliver a new technology in a highly competitive environment, and the project owners can change the project requirements to fit this changing environment. What should the project manager do to mitigate the possibility of the changing cost of risks?

A. Regularly analyze the contingency reserve

B. Frequently examine the management reserve

C. Submit regular change requests for additional funds to manage new risks

D. Stop project owners from changing project requirements to prevent scope creep

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Correct Answer: C

Question #23

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 #24

A product implementation project has a baseline schedule that indicates it should be complete within 30 days using three internal resources. As it nears completion, the project manager learns that one resource has left the project team. The sponsor approves hiring an external resource at an additional cost. To determine if the contingency reserve will be required, what should the project manager calculate?

A. Budget at completion (BAC)

B. Variance at completion (VAC)

C. Estimate at completion (EAC)

D. Cost variance (CV)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #25

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 #26

A method to manage stakeholder expectations in the scope statement is to clearly:

A. state the guiding principles of the organization

B. identify alternatives to generate different approaches

C. state what is out of scope

D. outline the results of the Delphi technique

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

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

A. Keep satisfied

B. Keep informed

C. Manage closely

D. Monitor

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

Which tool or technique measures performance of the project as it moves from project initiation through project closure?

A. Resource leveling

B. Parametric measuring

C. Pareto chart

D. Earned value

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Correct Answer: D

Question #29

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: A

Question #30

Which item is an input to the Define Activities process?

A. Schedule data

B. Activity list

C. Risk register

D. Scope baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

A project manager for a 12-month project has a budget of US$2 million. The project's first three months indicate a cost to date of US$500,000, an actual cost of US$550,000, and an earned value (EV) of US$525,000. What is the project's current status?

A. Ahead of schedule and under budget

B. Ahead of schedule and over budget

C. Behind schedule and over budget

D. On schedule and under budget

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Correct Answer: B

Question #32

A project has five finish-to-start (FS) activities. Activity A takes one day Activity B follows A and takes five days Activity C follows B and takes two days. Activity D follows B and A takes two days. Activity E is preceded by C and D and takes two days. What would be the critical path(s)?

A. A-B-C-E and A-B-D-E

B. A-B-C-E and A-D-E

C. A-B-D-E

D. A-D-E and A-B-D-E

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables is known as:

A. Define Activities

B. Sequence Activities

C. Define Scope

D. Control Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #34

"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 #35

The definition of operations is a/an:

A. organizational function performing the temporary execution of activities that produce the same product or provide repetitive service

B. temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result

C. organization that provides oversight for an administrative area

D. organizational function performing the ongoing execution of activities that produce the same product or provide repetitive service

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Correct Answer: D

Question #36

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 #37

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 #38

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 #39

The following is a network diagram for a project. How many possible paths are identified for this project?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 7

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Correct Answer: B

Question #40

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 #41

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 #42

A lengthy, ongoing project exhausts a project team. Due to deadline issues, the project manager needs to encourage team members. What should the project manager do?

A. Review the project charter and propose extending the project schedule

B. Provide more recognition and rewards to team members

C. Discuss the situation with the team

D. Request additional resources

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

Who determines which dependencies are mandatory during the Sequence Activities process?

A. Project manager

B. External stakeholders

C. Internal stakeholders

D. Project team

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Correct Answer: D

Question #44

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: B

Question #45

A change log for communications can be used to communicate to the appropriate stakeholders that there are changes:

A. To the project management plan

B. To the risk register

C. In the scope verification processes

D. And their impact to the project in terms of time, cost, and risk

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Correct Answer: D

Question #46

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

A. Procurement management plan

B. Evaluation criteria

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Procurement statement of work

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Correct Answer: D

Question #47

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 #48

While preparing for a kick-off meeting, a project manager learns that some project activities were underestimated, which will cause delays and cost overruns. It is not possible to update project planning before the kick-off meeting. What should the project manager do?

A. Postpone the kick-off meeting, perform updates, and present realistic plans

B. Reschedule the kick-off meeting and present the current plan with a commitment to review an updated plan with stakeholders

C. Present the project management plan but add a risk reserve to address the estimation defect

D. Document the schedule constraint in the issue log and present it during the kick-off meeting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #49

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 #50

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 #51

What are the formal and informal policies, procedures, and guidelines that could impact how the project's scope is managed?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Project management processes

D. Project scope management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #52

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: C

Question #53

One of the tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process is:

A. organization charts

B. ground rules

C. organizational theory

D. conflict management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #54

Which type of organizational structure is displayed in the diagram provided?

A. Balanced matrix

B. Projectized

C. Strong matrix

D. Functional

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

What is the total float of the critical path?

A. Can be any number

B. Zero or positive

C. Zero or negative

D. Depends on the calendar

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Correct Answer: C

Question #56

The project manager of a pipeline project hires a construction contractor using a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract. The contractor provides the project manager with an estimate of US$50,000, and a fixed-fee amount of US$5,000. When the pipeline is completed, the construction cost is US$60,000. What amount should the contractor be paid?

A. US$65,000

B. US$60,000

C. US$55,000

D. US$50,000

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

The purpose of inspection in Perform Quality Control is to keep errors:

A. in line with a measured degree of conformity

B. out of the hands of the customer

C. in a specified range of acceptable results

D. out of the process

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Correct Answer: B

Question #58

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 #59

Based on the project schedule, how much float is there for activity number 4?

A. 0 days

B. 4 days

C. 7 days

D. 9 days

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Correct Answer: B

Question #60

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

A. Technical approach

B. Technical capability

C. Business size and type

D. Production capacity and interest

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Correct Answer: A

Question #61

Which is an input to the Verify Scope process?

A. Performance report

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. Requested changes

D. Project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #62

What should a project manager use to determine next steps when safety issues are identified?

A. Variance analysis

B. Earned value management (EVM)

C. Root cause analysis

D. Corrective action

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Correct Answer: D

Question #63

What does a CPI value greater than 1.0 indicate?

A. Cost right at the estimated value

B. Cost under the estimated value

C. Cost right at the actual value

D. Cost over the estimated value

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

Which technique helps to determine the risks that have the most potential impact on a project?

A. Cost risk simulation analysis

B. Expected monetary value analysis

C. Modeling and simulation

D. Sensitivity analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #65

A new project manager joins an existing project near the end of its planning phase. What plan should the project manager review first?

A. Requirements management

B. Schedule management

C. Scope management

D. Project management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #66

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

A. Plan Risk Responses

B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations

C. Define Scope

D. Report Performance

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

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 #68

A project team member encounters an issue and identifies a workaround, but fails to inform the project manager. Two weeks later, a similar issue occurs that impacts the project. What could have prevented this issue’s reoccurrence?

A. Documenting the organizational process assets

B. Revising the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

C. Performing a root cause analysis

D. Updating the risk register

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Correct Answer: A

Question #69

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 #70

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 #71

During a project steering committee meeting, the project manager reports that a formerly supportive key team member has become resistant to and negative about changes. Where should this information be captured?

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

B. Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix

C. Risk register and issue log

D. Work performance reports

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Correct Answer: B

Question #72

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 #73

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 #74

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

A. Define Activities

B. Estimate Activity Durations

C. Estimate Activity Resources

D. Sequence Activities

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Correct Answer: D

Question #75

After completing a project schedule, the project manager learns that the sponsor wants an earlier completion date without incurring additional costs. What technique can the project manager use to meet these requirements?

A. Resource leveling

B. Fast tracking

C. Monte Carlo simulation

D. Crashing

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Correct Answer: B

Question #76

Plan Schedule Management is a process in which Knowledge Area?

A. Project Scope Management

B. Project Human Resource Management

C. Project Integration Management

D. Project Time Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #77

Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:

A. Create WBS

B. complete project work

C. calculate costs

D. Develop Project Management Plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #78

Some raw materials are required for a new factory project, most of which are procured from different countries. Based on their experience with similar projects, the project manager knows that the material from certain countries might be delayed by customs. What should the project manager do?

A. Implement a risk response

B. Perform a risk identification

C. Update the issue log

D. Conduct an impact analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #79

Which type of analysis would be used for the Plan Quality process?

A. Schedule

B. Checklist

C. Assumption

D. Cost-Benefit

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Correct Answer: D

Question #80

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: C

Question #81

A project manager for a large, complex project learns that numerous stakeholders will be impacted by the project. The stakeholders are from various parts of the organization and are at different levels within the hierarchy. The project manager knows it is important to maintain good relations with the stakeholders, but with so many, the task seems difficult. What should the project manager do to gain the most support from stakeholders?

A. Ensure that they all feel equally important to the project

B. Ask the project sponsor for help with stakeholder engagement

C. Engage with stakeholders at the highest level of the organization and ask that they show support to the others

D. Increase engagement based on each stakeholder's level of influence and potential project impact

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Correct Answer: C

Question #82

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 #83

As part of a project, a new plant is being constructed in a typhoon-prone area. This may impact the project’s schedule and quality. What should the project manager do to address this?

A. Implement the Plan Risk Management process and establish a management reserve

B. Conduct the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process, and plan a risk response

C. Outsource the project to transfer the risk

D. Establish a contingency reserve

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Correct Answer: B

Question #84

Which of the following inputs is required for the WBS creation?

A. Project Quality Plan

B. Project Schedule Network

C. Project Management Software

D. Project Scope Management Plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #85

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 #86

A project manager notices that a contracted consultant has become an obstruction in the project’s critical path. Currently, the consultant is the only one who can accomplish a particular activity. The project manager discovers that the consultant is busy on another company project. What should the project manager do to resolve this conflict?

A. Require the project management office (PMO) to contract another consultant to work on that particular activity

B. Meet with the sponsor to explain the situation, and request that the consultant be assigned exclusively to their project

C. Meet with the consultant and the project manager of the other project to understand and negotiate the consultant’s availability to meet both projects’ needs

D. Ask the consultant to train the team on the required skills to avoid dependency on the consultant’s availability

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Correct Answer: C

Question #87

Which risk analysis diagram is used to compare the relative importance and impact of variables that have a high degree of uncertainty to those that are more stable?

A. Decision tree

B. Tornado

C. Ishikawa

D. Monte Carlo

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Correct Answer: B

Question #88

A Pareto chart is a specific type of:

A. control chart

B. histogram

C. cause-and-effect diagram

D. scatter diagram

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Correct Answer: B

Question #89

A project manager develops a risk breakdown structure (RBS) and divides it into four categories. Later, the team identifies a regulation issue with one of the customer's requirements. In what category should this new risk be included?

A. Technical

B. Organizational

C. External

D. Project management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #90

A tool and technique used during the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process is:

A. risk data quality assessment

B. variance and trend analysis

C. data gathering and representation techniques

D. risk audits

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

A project execution phase overlaps with a holiday in the country where the majority of team members are based. This phase is critical, and all team members are required to work through the holiday. This negatively impacts team morale. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?

A. Requested help from other teams based in other countries

B. Postponed project activities

C. Prepared the stakeholder engagement plan

D. Better developed the resource management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #92

During project execution, a project manager learns that a team member's functional manager believes they should not execute a certain task. What document should the project manager review to resolve this?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. Organizational chart

D. Resource management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #93

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 #94

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 #95

Based on the table, what activity should receive risk-response-planning priority?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

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Correct Answer: B

Question #96

A project management team is developing a project management information system (PMIS) as a collaboration tool for internal and external stakeholders. A dashboard is updated monthly with information on the project's performance. What type of communication method does this describe?

A. Corporate intranet

B. Interactive

C. Project progress reporting

D. Pull

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

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: D

Question #98

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: C

Question #99

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 #100

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 #101

The correct equation for schedule variance (SV) is earned value:

A. minus planned value [EV - PV]

B. minus actual cost [EV - AC]

C. divided by planned value [EV/PV],

D. divided by actual cost [EV/AC]

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Correct Answer: A

Question #102

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 #103

Which of the following is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

A. Project document updates

B. Organizational process assets updates

C. Change requests

D. Deliverables

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Correct Answer: A

Question #104

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 #105

Which of the following Project Communication Management processes uses performance reports as an input?

A. Manage Stakeholder Expectations

B. Report Performance

C. Distribute Information

D. Plan Communications

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Correct Answer: C

Question #106

You are assigned to implement the project control plan. What should you do to ensure the plan is effective and current?

A. Perform 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 #107

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 #108

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 #109

A project manager assumes a three-year, multiphase project with tight timelines. Stakeholder schedules permit time for addressing only essential activities How should the project manager handle updating the lessons learned?

A. Schedule lessons learned meetings at the end of each phase

B. Wait to gather lessons learned until the end of each year

C. Periodically seek feedback on lessons learned

D. Fast track the project by gathering lessons learned only at the end of the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #110

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 #111

An input to the Create WBS process is a:

A. project charter

B. stakeholder register

C. project scope statement

D. requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

A required input for Create WBS is a project:

A. quality plan

B. schedule network

C. management document update

D. scope statement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #113

During a complex project’s execution phase, a critical risk occurs. The project manager begins the process of implementing the agreed-upon risk response plan. However, the response actions are owned by a resource outside the project team who has other priorities. What should the project manager do?

A. Use conflict management techniques

B. Compromise with the risk owner

C. Influence and persuade the risk owner

D. Escalate the issue to the risk owner’s manager

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

A project manager joins a project that must comply with a country’s government regulations. The government is providing a six-month grace period before applying financial penalties. To implement this project, a small group of stakeholders will be involved, who have the legal right to defend their interests and can cause a financial impact on the organization. What should the project manager do?

A. Conduct a probability and impact assessment

B. Allow any issues to be handled by management

C. Adjust the schedule to include time for handling objections

D. Create the project management plan and wait to act until issues actually occur

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Correct Answer: A

Question #115

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 #116

The group technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas for prioritization is called the:

A. majority rule technique

B. nominal group technique

C. Delphi technique,

D. idea/mind mapping technique

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Correct Answer: B

Question #117

Which group is formally chartered and responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project and for recording and communicating decisions?

A. Project team

B. Focus group

C. Change control board

D. Project stakeholders

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Correct Answer: C

Question #118

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: C

Question #119

Which tool and technique of quality planning involves comparing actual or planned practices to those of other projects to generate ideas for improvement and provide a basis by which to measure performance?

A. Histogram

B. Quality audits

C. Benchmarking

D. Performance measurement analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #120

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 #121

Which process occurs within the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

A. Control Costs

B. Plan Quality

C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

D. Determine Budget

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Correct Answer: A

Question #122

Which activity involves ensuring that the composition of a projects configuration items is correct?

A. Configuration Identification

B. Configuration Status Accounting

C. Configuration Verification and Audit

D. Configuration Quality Assurance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #123

At which stage of team development do members begin to work together, adjust work habits, and trust each other?

A. Forming

B. Storming

C. Norming

D. Performing

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Correct Answer: C

Question #124

Midway through project implementation, stakeholders lose confidence in project management and want to withdraw. What should the project manager use to maintain and improve relationships with the stakeholders?

A. Interactive communication

B. Detailed project status reporting

C. Pull communication

D. Power/influence grid evaluation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #125

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 #126

During a project’s first planning meeting, the project team revised some requirements for parts and the manufacturers available for them. The team also revised delivery times and determined what parts could be made on site. After the meeting, the team created a document to establish what, and how items should be procured from each vendor. What document did the team create?

A. Procurement statement of work (SOW)

B. Procurement management plan

C. Requirements management plan

D. Resource requirements

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Correct Answer: B

Question #127

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 #128

Which of the following is developed from the project scope baseline and defines only that portion of the project scope that is to be included within a related contract?

A. Product scope description

B. Procurement statement of work

C. Project schedule

D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #129

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 #130

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

A. Initiating

B. Executing

C. Monitoring and Controlling

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #131

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 #132

The processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project has been undertaken to achieve are grouped within which Process Group?

A. Initiating

B. Planning

C. Executing

D. Monitoring and Controlling

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Correct Answer: B

Question #133

A project manager joins a project to handle the merger between a digital marketing firm and an advertising firm. Team members from both firms are finding it difficult to work together. What should the project manager do?

A. Schedule training to enhance the competencies of both teams

B. Conduct team-building activities to build a collaborative working environment

C. Initiate team assessments to understand both teams’ strengths and weaknesses

D. Offer recognition and rewards to promote team cohesion

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Correct Answer: B

Question #134

An input to the Perform Integrated Change Control process is:

A. expert judgment

B. seller proposals

C. the project charter

D. the project management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

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: A

Question #136

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

A. Organizational chart

B. Organizational theory

C. Organizational structure

D. Organizational behavior

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Correct Answer: B

Question #137

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 #138

The review of a sellers progress toward achieving the goals of scope and quality within cost and schedule compared to the contract is known as:

A. Work performance information

B. Inspections and audits

C. Payment systems

D. Procurement performance reviews

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Correct Answer: D

Question #139

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 #140

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 #141

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 #142

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

A. Budget plan

B. Resource plan

C. Scope plan

D. Strategic plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #143

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 #144

Another name for an Ishikawa diagram is:

A. cause and effect diagram

B. control chart

C. flowchart

D. histogram

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Correct Answer: A

Question #145

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 #146

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 #147

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 #148

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 #149

Ensuring that both parties meet contractual obligations and that their own legal rights are protected is a function of:

A. Conduct Procurements

B. Close Procurements

C. Administer Procurements,

D. Plan Procurements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #150

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

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