Prepare Efficiently PMP Exam Questions, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

Requirements documentation, requirements management plan, and requirements traceability matrix are all outputs of which process?

A. Control Scope

B. Collect Requirements

C. Create WBS

D. Define Scope

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Correct Answer: C

Question #2

Organizational theory is a tool used in which Project Human Resource Management process?

A. Manage Project Team

B. Acquire Project Team

C. Develop Project Team

D. Plan Human Resource Management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #3

One key reason that the develop project charter process is so important is that it______________

A. Documents the boundaries of the project

B. States the methods for acceptance of the project's deliverables

C. Describes the project's characteristics

D. Links the project to the ongoing work of the organization

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Correct Answer: B

Question #4

After the project scope statement is complete, it may be necessary to update other project documents. All the following are examples of a document that may require updates EXCEPT______________

A. Project charter

B. Stakeholder register

C. Requirements documentation

D. Requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: A

Question #5

Although the project charter serves to state the project manager's authority and responsibility on the project, the project manager further requires which type of power in order to be an effective leader?

A. Expert

B. Legitimate

C. Position

D. Referent

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

Risk responses reflect an organization's perceived balance between:

A. risk taking and risk avoidance

B. known risk and unknown risk

C. identified risk and analyzed risk

D. varying degrees of risk

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Which of the following are three inputs to the risk register?

A. Risk register updates, stakeholder register, and quality management plan

B. Communication management plan, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates

C. Risk management plan, activity cost estimates, and project documents

D. Project scope statement, organizational process assets, and scope baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #8

Your company is in the project management training business. In addition, the company publishes several exam study aids for the PMP? and CAPM? exam. You have your PMP? and you have been appointed as the project manager to make sure your company's training materials are updated to be aligned with the new PMBOK? Guide. You must complete your project in six months. You are now in month four. Many of your team members have been working on other projects as the company uses matrix management. In a performance re

A. Revise your schedule baseline

B. Use fast tracking

C. Adjust leads and lags now in your schedule

D. Use modeling techniques

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

A benefit of using virtual teams in the Acquire Project Team process is the reduction of the:

A. cultural differences of team members

B. possibility of communication misunderstandings

C. costs associated with travel

D. costs associated with technology

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Correct Answer: A

Question #10

Scope verification is PRIMARILY concerned with which of the following?

A. Acceptance of the work deliverables

B. Accuracy of the work deliverables

C. Approval of the scope statement

D. Accuracy of the work breakdown structure

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Correct Answer: A

Question #11

What is Project Portfolio Management?

A. Management of a project by dividing the project into more manageable sub- projects

B. Management of a project by utilizing a portfolio of general management skills, such as planning, organizing, staffing, executing and controlling

C. Management of all projects undertaken by a company

D. Management of a collection of projects that are grouped together to facilitate effective management and meet strategic business objectives

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Correct Answer: A

Question #12

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: C

Question #13

Assume you had a phase gate meeting with your Governance Board for your project to develop the next generation radar system as part of the nation's airspace modernization program. At this meeting, the Board approved your project management plan. However, as you begin to execute your plan, an organizational process asset to consider is______________

A. Stakeholder risk tolerances

B. The organization's culture

C. Hiring and firing guidelines

D. Process measurement data base

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Correct Answer: B

Question #14

Stakeholder management strategy is an output of:

A. Plan Communications

B. Distribute Information

C. Report Performance

D. Identify Stakeholders

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

Working in the control procurements process since your project is using five contractors, you need to update a number of organizational process assets. An example is______________

A. Procurement management plan

B. Procurement documentation

C. Correspondence

D. Warranties

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Correct Answer: C

Question #16

The stakeholder register should not be prepared only one time, but it should be updated regularly especially if______________

A. The stakeholder is not an active participant

B. The stakeholder is not impacted by the project

C. The stakeholder does not read status updates

D. The stakeholder leads a corporate reorganization

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Correct Answer: C

Question #17

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

A. stakeholder management strategy

B. communications management plan,C

D. performance report

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Correct Answer: A

Question #18

Which item is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline?

A. Change request

B. Requirements documentation

C. Scope baseline

D. Risk urgency assessment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #19

In the Initiating Process Group, at what point does the project become officially authorized?

A. When the project charter is signed

B. When all the stakeholders agree on the scope of the project

C. When the project manager is appointed

D. When the necessary finance or funding is obtained

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

As you manage the railroad switching station project, you are concerned that the business analyst who was responsible for preparing the WBS may have overlooked some parts of the project. In order to see if the WBS requires enhancements you decide to______________

A. Perform a cause-and-effect diagram

B. Meet with your sponsor

C. Use an affinity diagram

D. Review the accompanying WBS Dictionary with a member of the PMO

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Correct Answer: C

Question #21

A tool or technique used in the Control Procurements process is:

A. Expert judgment

B. Performance reporting

C. Bidder conferences

D. Reserve analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #22

In the basic communication model, which term refers to the method that is used to convey the message?

A. Decode

B. Encode

C. Medium

D. Noise

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Correct Answer: C

Question #23

The most appropriate project life cycle model for an environment with a high level of change and extensive stakeholder involvement in projects is:

A. adaptive

B. reflexive

C. predictive

D. iterative

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Correct Answer: B

Question #24

Assume your stakeholder management plan has been approved. You now are working with your team to promote stakeholder engagement on your project. You explain in a team meeting its benefit is to______________

A. Clarify and resolve identified issues

B. Meet stakeholder needs and expectations

C. Obtain their continued commitment to the project

D. Increase support and minimize resistance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #25

Which of the following is an example of a technique used in 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: D

Question #26

An example of a group decision-ma king technique is:

A. Nominal group technique

B. Majority

C. Affinity diagram

D. Multi-criteria decision analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #27

You need to outsource the testing function of your project. Your subcontracts department informed you that the following document must be prepared before conducting the procurement:

A. Make-or-buy analysis

B. Procurement management plan

C. Evaluation methodology

D. Contract terms and conditions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #28

Which of the following ensures that requested changes to deliverables are thoroughly considered as part of the perform integrated change control process?

A. Scope change control system

B. Configuration management system

C. Change control board

D. Configuration status audits

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Correct Answer: C

Question #29

Stakeholder engagement must be controlled on a continuous basis for it to be effective. You realize a number of project documents can be useful for you as a project manager. An example is______________

A. Technical performance measures

B. Change log

C. Actual costs

D. Start and finish dates of schedule activities

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Correct Answer: D

Question #30

Each time you meet with your project sponsor, she emphasizes the need for cost control. To address her concerns, you should provide______________

A. Work performance information

B. Cost baseline updates

C. Resource productivity analyses

D. Trend analysis statistics

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Correct Answer: D

Question #31

A method of obtaining early feedback on requirements by providing a working model of the expected product before actually building is known as:

A. Benchmarking

B. Context diagrams

C. Brainstorming

D. Prototyping

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Correct Answer: D

Question #32

You have been the project manager for your nuclear submarine project for four years. While you did not assume this position until the project management plan had been prepared and approved, you find you spend a significant amount of time collecting data and communicating. You also spend time reviewing the impact of project changes and implementing ones that have been approved. Often you have had to modify a non-conforming product, which means you are spending time on______________

A. Corrective actions

B. Updating the project's requirements

C. Updating the traceability matrix

D. Defect repair

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Correct Answer: A

Question #33

Assume your construction project is for a small city with only 8,500 people. There has been opposition to it from the beginning, when the City Commissioners approved it by many residents. The residents recognize they will be severely impacted as the new bridges are implemented, and during the public hearings before the Commissioners' decision, they hired an attorney to state they felt the more cost effective approach was to strengthen the bridges so they met today's safety requirements. Residents now know y

A. Develop a mitigation plan to present at this meeting

B. Work diligently with the legal department to satisfy their concerns and receive a go ahead before Tuesday's meeting

C. Demonstrate at the meeting the sustainability impacts of the new bridges

D. Balance the interests of these negative stakeholders and meet with them before Tuesday's meeting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #34

Which tool or technique of the Define Activities process allows for work to exist at various levels of detail depending on where it is in the project life cycle?

A. Historical relationships

B. Dependency determination

C. Bottom-up estimating

D. Rolling wave planning

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Correct Answer: A

Question #35

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

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 16

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Correct Answer: B

Question #36

Project deliverables are the outputs that include the product, service, or result of the project as well as ancillary results. These ancillary results should be in the______________

A. Requirements management plan

B. Scope management plan

C. Project scope statement

D. Project acceptance criteria

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Correct Answer: D

Question #37

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

A. Statement of work in the contract

B. Terms and conditions in the contract

C. Product description

D. Organizational process assets

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Correct Answer: D

Question #38

Assume that on your project, you are using earned value management. Your project is one that has extremely long work packages. Therefore, the method you should use to calculate EV is______________

A. 0/100 rule

B. Milestone method

C. Equivalent effort

D. Apportioned effort

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Correct Answer: A

Question #39

A Project Management Office (PMO) manages a number of aspects, including what?

A. Project scope, schedule, cost, and quality of the products of the work packages

B. Central coordinator of communication management across projects, and for the delivery of specific project objectives, organization opportunity assessment

C. Assigns project resources to best meet project objectives

D. Overall risk, overall opportunity and interdependencies among projects

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Correct Answer: D

Question #40

The last step in the stakeholder analysis process is to______________

A. Determine the organizational culture

B. Assess how stakeholders probably will respond in various situations

C. Determine stakeholder roles, interests, and expectations

D. Evaluate the amount of support each stakeholder could generate

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Correct Answer: A

Question #41

In a project, total float measures the:

A. Ability to shuffle schedule activities to lessen the duration of the project

B. Amount of time an activity can be extended or delayed without altering the project finish date

C. Cost expended to restore order to the project schedule after crashing the schedule

D. Estimate of the total resources needed for the project after performing a forward pass

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Correct Answer: B

Question #42

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

A. Monitoring and Controlling

B. Executing

C. Initiating

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: A

Question #43

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: C

Question #44

Which tool or technique is used to develop a project charter?

A. Project manager information systems

B. Expert judgment

C. Change control meetings

D. Brainstorming

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Correct Answer: C

Question #45

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 #46

Which items are components of a project management plan?

A. Change management plan, process improvement plan, and scope management plan

B. Agreements, procurement management plan, and work performance information

C. Schedule management plan, project schedule, and resource calendars

D. Scope baseline, project statement of work, and requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: A

Question #47

A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:

A. project records

B. project reports

C. stakeholder notifications

D. stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: C

Question #48

Which of the following is a tool or technique used in the Acquire Project Team process?

A. Networking

B. Training

C. Negotiation

D. Issue log

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Correct Answer: D

Question #49

One output of the control costs process is cost forecasts, which is when______________

A. Modifications are made to the cost information used to manage the project and are communicated to stakeholders

B. Trend analyses are performed and communicated to stakeholders

C. A budget update is required and communicated to all stakeholders

D. A calculated EAC value or a bottom-up EAC value is documented and communicated to stakeholders

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Correct Answer: A

Question #50

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: D

Question #51

Which of the following Process Groups covers all Project Management Knowledge Areas?

A. Executing

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Planning

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #52

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: C

Question #53

Monte Carlo is which type of risk analysis technique?

A. Probability

B. Quantitative

C. Qualitative

D. Sensitivity

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Correct Answer: C

Question #54

A disadvantage associated with virtual teams is that they:

A. Require communication technology that is not readily available

B. Create difficulties when including people with disabilities

C. Often cannot accommodate teams that work different hours or shifts

D. Create the possibility for misunderstandings to arise

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Correct Answer: B

Question #55

When does the project team determine which dependencies are discretionary?

A. Before the Define Activities process

B. During the Define Activities process

C. Before the Sequence Activities processD

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Correct Answer: C

Question #56

Often in working as a project manager, it is easy to overlook key stakeholders. Assume you work for a device manufacturer and are working as the project manager for the next generation valve replacement. Your company has been a leader in this market, which means you have a lot of lessons learned available to you. Your project is scheduled to last four years. As a best practice, you should______________

A. Work actively with your company's Knowledge Management Officer

B. Consult regularly with your program manager

C. Work actively with members of your Governance Board

D. Work actively with members of your company's Portfolio Review Board

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Correct Answer: B

Question #57

Constraints common to projects include______________

A. Scope, quality, schedule, budget, and risk

B. Scope, teaming, planning, and resources

C. Scope

D. Resources and communication

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Correct Answer: D

Question #58

Which Plan Schedule Management tool or technique may involve choosing strategic options to estimate and schedule the project?

A. Facilitation techniques

B. Expert judgment

C. Analytical techniques

D. Variance analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #59

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

A. Direct

B. Interactive

C. Pull

D. Push

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Correct Answer: C

Question #60

Which input provides suppliers with a clear set of goals, requirements, and outcomes?

A. Procurement statement of work

B. Purchase order

C. Source selection criteria

D. Bidder conference

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Correct Answer: B

Question #61

Correlated and contextualized information on how closely the scope is being maintained relative to the scope baseline is contained within:

A. project documents updates

B. project management plan updates

C. change requests

D. work performance information

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Correct Answer: D

Question #62

An input to the Manage Project Team process is:

A. Work performance reports

B. Change requests

C. Activity resource requirements

D. Enterprise environmental factors

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

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

A. corrective action

B. preventive action

C. non-conformance report,

D. defect repair

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

Which document defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?

A. Strategic plan

B. Project charter

C. Project management plan

D. Service level agreement

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Correct Answer: D

Question #65

An input to the Plan Stakeholder Management process is:

A. The project charter

B. The stakeholder analysis

C. A communication management plan

D. A stakeholder register

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

Which is an output of the Collect Requirements process?

A. Requirements traceability matrix

B. Project scope statement

C. WBS dictionary

D. Work performance measurements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #67

A full-time project manager with low to moderate authority and part-time administrative staff is working in an organizational structure with which type of matrix?

A. Strong

B. Weak

C. Managed

D. Balanced

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Correct Answer: D

Question #68

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: A

Question #69

As a result of the control stakeholder expectations process, you realize even though this process is under way until the closing phase that you have identified the root cause of some issues you have faced in controlling stakeholders expectations. You should therefore______________

A. Review them with your Governance Board

B. Revise and reissue your stakeholder management plan

C. Prepare a change request

D. Update the lessons learned documentation

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

The Cost Management processes and their associated tools and techniques are usually selected during which of the following?

A. Project finance management

B. Project cost estimation

C. Project life cycle definition

D. Project plan development

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Correct Answer: A

Question #71

The Project Human Resource Management process that involves confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is:

A. Acquire Project Team

B. Plan Human Resource Management

C. Manage Project Team

D. Develop Project Team

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Correct Answer: C

Question #72

You are managing a project that has five subcontractors. You must monitor contract performance, make payments, and manage provider interface. One subcontractor submitted a change request to expand the scope of its work. You decided to award a contract modification based on a review of this request. All these activities are part of______________

A. Control procurements

B. Conduct procurements

C. Form contract

D. Configuration management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #73

Which of the following are outputs of Develop Project Team?

A. Human resources plan changes and project staff assignment updates

B. Project management plan updates and enterprise environmental factor updates

C. Resource calendars and project management plan updates

D. Team performance assessments and enterprise environmental factor updates

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Correct Answer: B

Question #74

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: C

Question #75

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

A. updates

B. defect repairs

C. preventive actions

D. corrective actions

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Correct Answer: B

Question #76

Status of deliverables, implementation status for change requests, and forecasted estimates to complete are examples of:

A. Earned value management

B. Enterprise environmental factors

C. Organizational process assets

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #77

You are pleased to be the project manager for a new video conferencing system for your global organization. You want it to be one that is easy to use and is state of the art. As the project manager, you also are the project leader. You realize leadership is critical throughout the phases of the project and its key elements are______________

A. Respect and trust

B. Political and cultural awareness

C. Negotiation and influencing

D. Decision making and conflict management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #78

Inputs to the Plan Schedule Management process include:

A. Organizational process assets and the project charter,

B. Enterprise environmental factors and schedule tools

C. Time tables and Pareto diagrams

D. Activity attributes and resource calendars

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Correct Answer: D

Question #79

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

A. Document analysis

B. Observations

C. Product analysisD

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Correct Answer: B

Question #80

Which of the following is a tool and technique used in the Develop Schedule process?

A. Three-point estimates

B. Resource leveling

C. Precedence diagramming method

D. Bottom-up estimating

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Correct Answer: A

Question #81

The performance measurement baseline consists of all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Scope baseline

B. Requirements baseline

C. Schedule baseline

D. Cost baseline

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Correct Answer: C

Question #82

Enterprise environmental factors are an input to which process?

A. Control Scope

B. Define Scope

C. Plan Scope Management

D. Collect Requirements

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Correct Answer: C

Question #83

An input to the Identify Stakeholders process is:

A. The project management plan

B. The stakeholder register

C. Procurement documents

D. Stakeholder analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #84

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 #85

Which type of dependency is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work?

A. External

B. Lead

C. Discretionary

D. Mandatory

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

The ability of stakeholders to influence a project is______________

A. Constant throughout the project life cycle as different stakeholders have different levels of interest in the project at different times

B. Highest during the closing stage since key stakeholder acceptance criteria must be met

C. Highest during planning as the team is still in the storming stage as various stakeholders' positions are being known and recognized

D. Highest in the very early stages as the project is being approved and initiated

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Correct Answer: D

Question #87

The process of identifying and documenting project roles, responsibilities, required skills, and reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan is known as:

A. Develop Project Team

B. Manage Project Team

C. Acquire Project Team

D. Plan Human Resource Management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?

A. Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)

B. Firm-Fixed -Price Contract (FFP)

C. Time and Material Contract (T&M)

D. Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

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Correct Answer: C

Question #89

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

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Durations

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule is known as:

A. Plan Schedule Management

B. Develop Project Charter

C. Develop Schedule

D. Plan Scope Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #91

Which of the following helps to ensure that each requirement adds business value by linking it to the business and project objectives?

A. Requirements traceability matrix

B. Work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary

C. Requirements management plan

D. Requirements documentation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #92

Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?

A. Brainstorming

B. Strategies for opportunities

C. Decision tree analysis

D. Risk data quality assessment

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Correct Answer: D

Question #93

Your project has a budget of $1.5 million for the first year, $3 million for the second year, $2.2 million for the third year, and $800,000 for the fourth year. Most of the project budget will be spent during______________

A. Starting the project

B. Organizing and preparing

C. Carrying out the work

D. Closing the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #94

The lessons learned documentation is an output from the______________

A. Identify stakeholders process

B. Develop project management plan process

C. Manage communications process

D. Plan communications management process

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Correct Answer: B

Question #95

The Create WBS process is in which of the following Project Management Process Groups?

A. Planning

B. Monitoring and Controlling

C. Executing

D. Initiating

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Correct Answer: C

Question #96

Which is used to solicit proposals from prospective sellers?

A. Procurement statement of work

B. Resource calendars

C. Procurement document

D. Independent estimates

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

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 #98

Rolling wave planning in the create WBS process refers to situations in which______________

A. Certain deliverables or subprojects will be accomplished far into the future

B. Additional work is added to the project after the scope baseline has been established; therefore, additional decomposition is required

C. Identification codes for the WBS elements cannot be determined until the schedule activity list is complete in case revisions are required

D. Subprojects are developed by external organizations and then become part of the WBS for the entire project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #99

In plan stakeholder management, all organizational assets are used as inputs; however, which of the following are of particular importance?

A. Organization culture and the political climate

B. Practices and habits and templates

C. Lessons learned database and historical information

D. Organization's knowledge management system and policies and procedures

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Correct Answer: C

Question #100

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

A. Monitor and Control Risks

B. Plan Risk Management

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #101

Prototype development may be used as a tool for which of the following risk response strategies?

A. Avoid

B. Accept

C. Mitigate

D. Exploit

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Correct Answer: D

Question #102

Create WBS is part of which of the following Knowledge Areas?

A. Project Integration Management

B. Project Scope Management

C. Project Time Management

D. Project Cost Management

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Correct Answer: C

Question #103

What characteristic do project and operational work share in common?

A. Performed by systems

B. Constrained by limited resources

C. Repetitiveness

D. Uniqueness

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Correct Answer: D

Question #104

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

A. Acquisition

B. Negotiation

C. Virtual team

D. Pre-assignment

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Correct Answer: B

Question #105

Identifying interrelationships and potential overlap between stakeholders is useful to the project manager as he or she works with stakeholders. It should be documented as part of the______________

A. Stakeholder register

B. Stakeholder management strategy

C. Stakeholder management plan

D. Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

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Correct Answer: D

Question #106

Which tool or technique is used to develop the human resource management plan?

A. Ground rules

B. Expert judgment

C. Team-building activities

D. Interpersonal skills

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Correct Answer: D

Question #107

Working on your project to design and construct five new bridges for your City, you are striving to actively manage the stakeholders on your project, especially those who will be inconvenienced by the project and have indicated they do not support it. You decided to review your communications management plan as it______________

A. Contains issue management procedures

B. Describes the project's life cycle and the processes to be used in each phase

C. Sets forth an escalation process

D. Provides guidance as to how to best involve stakeholders in the project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #108

Which item is an output of Plan Quality Management and an input to Perform Quality Assurance?

A. Organizational process updates

B. Quality metrics

C. Change requests

D. Quality control measurements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #109

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

A. Estimate Activity Durations

B. Sequence Activities

C. Define Activities

D. Activity Attributes

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Correct Answer: B

Question #110

All the following are examples of project document updates from the manage project team process EXCEPT______________

A. Issue log

B. Roles description

C. Project staff assignments

D. Personnel skills

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Correct Answer: C

Question #111

When addressing roles and responsibilities,which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?

A. Authority

B. Role

C. Competency

D. Responsibility

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Correct Answer: C

Question #112

Which of the following are inputs to Activity Definition?

A. Project Scope Statement and Work Breakdown Structure

B. Activity list and Arrow Diagram

C. Change Requests Lists and Organizational Process Assets

D. Project Management Plan and Resource Availability

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Correct Answer: C

Question #113

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: B

Question #114

Which of the following is an information gathering technique in Identify Risks?

A. Influence diagrams

B. Brainstorming

C. Assumption analysis

D. SWOT analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #115

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 #116

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: A

Question #117

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: A

Question #118

A number of items in the stakeholder management plan are similar to those in the communications management plan. An example is______________

A. Method for updating and refining the plans as the project progresses and develops

B. Stakeholder communication requirements for the current project phase

C. Information to be distributed to stakeholders including language, format, content, and level of detail

D. Time frame and frequency for the distribution of required information to stakeholders

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Correct Answer: C

Question #119

What is project management?

A. A logical grouping of project management inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques

B. Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements

C. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project

D. A formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled

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Correct Answer: C

Question #120

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

A. Schedule Analysis

B. Checklist Analysis

C. Assumption Analysis

D. Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Correct Answer: B

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