Prepare for PMP Exams Questions & Study Materials, Project Management Professional Certification

Question #1

One way to help mitigate personnel risks that may occur during the end of the project is to ______________

A. Meet individually with each team member

B. Provide specific recognition to each team member who has worked on the project

C. Prepare a staff release plan

D. Document the time each person is to work on the project in a resource calendar

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Correct Answer: D

Question #2

The greatest degree of uncertainty is encountered during which phase of the project life cycle?

A. Concept

B. Planning

C. Implementation

D. Closeout

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Correct Answer: D

Question #3

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

A. Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline

C. Schedule baseline

D. Control system

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

Which type of graphic is displayed below?

A. Work breakdown structure

B. Context diagram

C. Control chart

D. Pareto diagram

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Correct Answer: A

Question #5

A project manager begins a project to develop a network of walkways in a rural area. This is part of a government initiative to enhance pedestrian safety. The project team systematically gathers and analyzes information to measure and manage expectations during the project. Where should the project manager document their results?

A. Stakeholder analysis

B. Quality management plan

C. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis

D. Resource management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #6

It often is advantageous to appoint a termination manager in the closing phase of the project and release the project manager so that he or she is available to work on another project. If this is the case, the termination manager should focus attention on all but which one of the following?

A. Ensuring that documentation is complete

B. Ascertaining any product support requirements

C. Receiving formal acceptance of the project from the client

D. Preparing personnel performance evaluations

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Correct Answer: D

Question #7

One of the objectives of a quality audit is to:

A. highlight the need for root cause analysis

B. share the process documentation among stakeholders

C. offer assistance with non-value-added activities

D. identify all of the gaps or shortcomings

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Correct Answer: D

Question #8

What is the main output of Monitoring and Controlling?

A. Charter

B. Controlling stakeholders

C. Corrective action

D. Project product

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Correct Answer: B

Question #9

The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

A. Alternatives identification

B. Scope decomposition

C. Expert judgmentD

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Correct Answer: C

Question #10

Where are product requirements and characteristics documented?

A. Product scope description

B. Project charter

C. Preliminary project scope statement

D. Communications management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #11

Calculate the variance for the following: Pessimistic=20, Optimistic=10, Realistic=17.

A. 2

B. 5

C. Not enough information

D. 5

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Correct Answer: C

Question #12

The project planning is progressing on budget. The Project Manager and the team meet regularly and are ready to begin updating the project planning documents with a major scope change. What input into the planning process will help the team the most?

A. WBS

B. Project management plan

C. Risk list

D. Network diagram

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Correct Answer: B

Question #13

A project has been initiated that has several project stakeholders from various departments. Some stakeholders are unavailable for the facilitation meeting to discuss end-to-end processes. To satisfy their own personal agenda, the project owner requests that the meeting take place without all stakeholders present. What should the project manager do?

A. Reschedule the meeting to accommodate all stakeholders

B. Hold a separate meeting with those stakeholders who are unavailable

C. Set up a facilitation meeting without all stakeholders to obtain initial requirements

D. Discuss stakeholder availability with the sponsor

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

Which of the following is used to control schedule related items on a project?

A. Schedule Control

B. Schedule management plan

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Time management plan

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Correct Answer: C

Question #15

A graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships is known as a:

A. Resource calendar

B. Project organization chart

C. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

After joining a new project, the project manager discovers that stakeholders’ initial expectations of its duration fail to match their own experience with rolling out similar projects. What should the project manager do?

A. Present the stakeholders with lessons learned from prior projects

B. Ask the project sponsor for additional resources

C. Revise the duration estimates to meet stakeholder expectations

D. Update the project scope to align with stakeholder requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

Activity resource requirements and resource breakdown structure are outputs from what Project Time Management process?

A. Schedule Control

B. Activity Definition

C. Schedule Development

D. Activity Resource Estimating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #18

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 #19

A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis is a tool or technique used in which process?

A. Identify Risks

B. Control Risks

C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #20

As a Project Manager you have a professional and social responsibility to encourage the growth of project management at your company or industry. To help with this growth, you could do all of the following except?

A. Mentor others who want to learn more about project management

B. Create white papers on project management

C. Provide senior management with information how outsourcing helps their companies

D. Train people on project management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #21

The Project Manager tells a team member on the project that she can attend some training for a new computer program. He further explains that this new skill will be used by the company in the future. He lets the team member know that he approved this training because of the good work the team member has done on the project. This is an example of what type of power?

A. Formal

B. Reward

C. Award

D. Compromise

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Correct Answer: A

Question #22

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

A. Checksheets

B. Histograms

C. Flowcharts

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: C

Question #23

Who is responsible for determining which processes from the Process Groups will be employed and who will be performing them?

A. Project sponsor and project manager

B. Project sponsor and functional manager

C. Project manager and project team

D. Project team and functional manager

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Correct Answer: C

Question #24

The Project Manager has scheduled weekly status meetings with the team. The meetings have been unorganized with multiple people addressing their own needs and taking longer than planned with no discipline. Which of the following would improve the meetings?

A. Create and publish an agenda

B. Create and publish an agenda, and establish the leader of the meeting

C. Send the team to communication training

D. Determine who is in charge of the meeting

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

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

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

A. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

B. Network diagram

C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

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Correct Answer: D

Question #26

Which is a tool or technique used in scope definition?

A. Templates, forms, and standards

B. Change requests

C. Stakeholder analysis

D. Project assumptions

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Correct Answer: C

Question #27

Who MUST know when a risk event occurs so that a response can be implemented?

A. Customers

B. Project sponsors

C. Project management team

D. Insurance claims department

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

Which process involves applying budget amounts to the individual work packages or activities?

A. Cost Control

B. Cost Estimating

C. Cost Budgeting

D. Earned Value Management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #30

The CPI on your project is 0.44, which means that you should______________

A. Place emphasis on improving the timeliness of the physical progress

B. Reassess the life-cycle costs of your product, including the length of the life-cycle phase

C. Place emphasis on improving the productivity by which work was being performed

D. Recognize that your original estimates were fundamentally flawed, and your project is in an atypical situation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #31

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

A. Changing project specifications continuously

B. Elaborate tracking of the project progress

C. Elaborate tracking of the project specifications with a change control system

D. Project specifications becoming more explicit and detailed as the project progresses

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Correct Answer: D

Question #32

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

A. It provides supporting detail of the estimate

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

C. It takes a great amount of time to create

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #33

A single-phase construction project is in the process of closing. There are a number of processes coming together as things finish up to complete the work of the project. Which of the following is correct?

A. Contract Closure will come before Close Project

B. Close Project happens only if the project is completed as planned

C. Close Project and Contract Closure happen at the same time

D. Close Project will come before Contract Closure

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Correct Answer: D

Question #34

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: D

Question #35

A contract typically is used when a project is being performed for an external customer. An agreement is used as an input to______________

A. Develop project charter

B. Develop project team

C. Plan procurement management

D. Conduct procurements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #36

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

A. Direct and Manage Project Work

B. Develop Project Management Plan

C. Plan Quality Management

D. Monitor and Control Project Work

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Correct Answer: B

Question #37

A project can be defined as a:

A. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result

B. Temporary endeavor that produces repetitive outputs

C. Permanent endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result

D. Permanent endeavor that produces repetitive outputs

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Correct Answer: A

Question #38

You are a Project Manager managing the building of a housing development. As the plumbing is being installed, you cannot find a building permit. As the Project Manager, to whom do you report this violation?

A. The construction company

B. The local city authority

C. The local county authority

D. The state authority

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Correct Answer: B

Question #39

The project management processes are usually presented as discrete processes with defined interfaces, while in practice they:

A. operate separately

B. move together in batches,

C. overlap and interact

D. move in a sequence

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Correct Answer: C

Question #40

Your company is embarking on a project to launch a new product delivery service. You are the project manager for this project and have just finished the concept phase. The various outputs/deliverable(s) for this phase include______________

A. Project management plan

B. Scope of work and requirements

C. Project charter and stakeholder register

D. Roles and responsibilities of the project manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

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

A. Estimate Activity Resources

B. Sequence Activities

C. Estimate Activity Durations

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #42

The project manager for a new project wants to discuss project execution methodology with all stakeholders. During what meeting should the project manager first discuss this?

A. Steering committee meeting

B. Team meeting

C. Requirements gathering meeting

D. Kick-off meeting

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Correct Answer: D

Question #43

The company is implementing a new project management approach. In the past, their projects have been disorganized, not in alignment with business goals, and not focused on interactivity between the projects where applicable. They want to have a better focus on grouping related projects together by business unit and product lines. Which of the following best describe what they are trying to accomplish?

A. Project management

B. Operations management

C. Management by objectives

D. Portfolio management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #44

A project lifecycle is defined as:

A. a collection of generally sequential and sometimes overlapping project phases

B. a process required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully

C. a recognized standard for the project management profession

D. the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements

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Correct Answer: A

Question #45

The sponsor plays a key role in project success. Which of the following is the best description of the sponsor?

A. Senior management

B. Customer

C. Product manager

D. CIO

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Correct Answer: A

Question #46

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

A. Define Activities

B. Create WBS

C. Define Scope

D. Develop Schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #47

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

A. Conduct a trend analysis

B. Use earned value to assess lessons learned

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

D. Conduct a procurement audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #48

The plan quality management process includes all the following techniques EXCEPT______________

A. Benchmarking

B. Design of experiments

C. Process analysis

D. Control charts

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Correct Answer: A

Question #49

To estimate the cost of project activities for a new project, a project manager uses the schedule from a similar project. What tool or technique is the project manager using?

A. Expert judgment

B. Parametric estimating

C. Bottom-up estimating

D. Analogous estimating

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Correct Answer: D

Question #50

The database project is approximately 85% complete. The project has had its challenges. As of the last status report, the project appears to be on track regarding cost, schedule and scope. Senior management lets you know that the sponsor has some very serious concerns about the project. You don't understand why, based on the last status report. What would be the best action to take first?

A. Ignore senior management because the project is in good shape

B. Meet with the sponsor to determine the sponsor?s concerns

C. Tell senior management that the project is in good shape

D. Evaluate the schedule and budget to verify the triple constraint health of the project

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Correct Answer: C

Question #51

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: D

Question #52

The Project Manager is working with the customer to gain formal acceptance on the project deliverables. The customer is saying that three of the deliverables are not meeting project goals, and are unusable in their present form. Which of the following will be used to the problem?

A. Scope analysis

B. Team-building

C. Scope Control

D. Scope Verification

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Correct Answer: D

Question #53

Which activity is an input to the select sellers process?

A. Organizational process assets

B. Resource availability

C. Change control process

D. Team performance assessment

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Correct Answer: A

Question #54

As a Project Manager, you are managing a project that has fourteen deliverables from outside vendors. One vendor has been in negotiations with a partner for more financing that could cause the vendor to stop production on one of your deliverables if they don?t reach an agreement. A rumor is out that the vendor's plant will be shutting down because of this issue. What is the best course of action you should take?

A. Contact the vendor and discuss this problem

B. Start contacting other vendors as a backup plan

C. Change vendors as soon as one is found

D. Initiate the risk response plan created for this vendor

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Correct Answer: D

Question #55

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 #56

A media organization is working on starting a new channel. During the process, two team leads have different opinions about the branding of the channel. The head of the channel finds it challenging to work with the leads, and this dynamic starts to affect other team members. Since this issue may delay the channel’s launch, what conflict management technique should the project manager use?

A. Compromise/reconcile

B. Smooth/accommodate

C. Collaborate/problem solve

D. Force/direct

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Correct Answer: B

Question #57

Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project?

A. Power/influence grid

B. Power/interest grid

C. Influence/impact grid

D. Salience model

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Correct Answer: A

Question #58

Projects are separated into phases or subprojects; these phases include:

A. feasibility study, concept development, design, and prototype

B. initiate, plan, execute, and monitor

C. Develop Charter, Define Activities, Manage Stakeholder Expectations, and Report Performance

D. Identify Stakeholders, develop concept, build, and test

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Correct Answer: A

Question #59

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

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 17

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Correct Answer: D

Question #60

The probability and impact matrix is primarily used to:

A. Quantify risk issues for trends during a quality audit

B. Develop a risk register for risk planning

C. Evaluate each risk’s importance and priority during Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Define risk and compare impacts during Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #61

You are project manager for a systems integration effort and need to procure the hardware components from external sources. Your subcontracts administrator has told you to prepare a product description, which is referenced in a______________.

A. Project statement of work

B. Contract scope statement

C. Request for proposal

D. Contract

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

An input to the Collect Requirements process is the:

A. stakeholder register

B. project management plan

C. project scope statement

D. requirements management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #63

The Plan Stakeholder Management process belongs to which Process Group?

A. Executing

B. Initiating

C. Planning

D. Monitoring and Controlling

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Correct Answer: C

Question #64

Facilitation techniques are used throughout project management. Your company is embarking on a project to completely eliminate defects in its products. You are the project manager for this project, and you are developing your project charter. To assist you, which of the following facilitation techniques did you use?

A. Surveys

B. Delphi approach

C. Meeting management

D. Focus groups

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Correct Answer: A

Question #65

Which of the following forecasting methods uses historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes?

A. Time series

B. Judgmental

C. Econometric

D. Simulation

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

Which of the following is the primary output of the Identify Risks process?

A. Risk management plan

B. Risk register

C. Change requests

D. Risk response plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #67

Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of:

A. Expert judgment

B. Analytical techniques

C. Earned value management

D. Group decision-making techniques

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Correct Answer: B

Question #68

To identify inefficient and ineffective policies, processes, and procedures in use on a project, you should conduct______________

A. An inspection

B. A process analysis

C. Benchmarking

D. A quality audit

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Correct Answer: B

Question #69

While meeting with the project team, the project manager learns that the new department manager, while abroad, is raising questions. What should the project manager do next?

A. Refer the department manager to the change control board (CCB)

B. Raise the issue with the project sponsor

C. Conduct a stakeholder analysis

D. Provide the kick-off meeting notes to the department manager

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Correct Answer: D

Question #70

A project is initiated to deliver a new version of an existing product. The customer is known for being dissatisfied with the products they receive. During the planning meeting, the customer demands that attention be paid to a critical component, as the current version is unusable. What should the project manager do?

A. Document the customer's issues and fix them in the new version

B. Ensure that a detailed collection of requirements and delivery acceptance criteria are obtained

C. Refer to the stakeholder engagement plan to understand how to interact with this customer

D. Validate the requirements traceability matrix

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Correct Answer: B

Question #71

Which of the following is an example of a risk symptom?

A. Failure to meet intermediate milestones

B. Force of nature, such as a flood

C. Risk threshold target

D. Crashing, front loading, or fast tracking

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Correct Answer: A

Question #72

The project is going through Quality control. Which of the following are used to validate that the output is in compliance with the specifications of the work?

A. Inspection

B. Checklists

C. Rework

D. Acceptance decisions

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Correct Answer: A

Question #73

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

A. Vendor risk assessment diagram

B. Risk register

C. Requirements traceability matrix

D. Area of responsibility summary

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Correct Answer: C

Question #74

For any given project, the project manager, in collaboration with the project team, is responsible for:

A. Applying knowledge, skills, and processes uniformly

B. Informing the project sponsor about which processes are going to be used

C. Tailoring the processes to fit the abilities of the organization

D. Determining which particular processes are appropriate

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Correct Answer: D

Question #75

Which of the following is an example of fixed formula status reporting?

A. Getting status updates from the project team

B. PV multiplied by % complete

C. The Project Manager updating the status reports quantitatively

D. 0%/100% rule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #76

The Project Manager is creating an estimate for a housing development. This is something for which he is quite experienced. The client needs the estimate in four hours. Which of the following types of estimates make the most sense to use?

A. Analogous

B. Gut feel

C. Bottom-up

D. Parametric

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

A project manager develops a business case during project initiation. What areas should the project manager consider when developing the business case?

A. Expected resource performance and cost-benefit analysis

B. Expected resource performance and the project's contribution to the strategic portfolio objectives

C. Business benefits provided by project deliverables and portfolio analysis

D. Business benefits provided by project deliverables and the organizational strategy

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Correct Answer: D

Question #78

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: C

Question #79

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

A. Qualitative risk analysis

B. Quantitative risk analysis

C. Risk management planning

D. Risk response planning

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Correct Answer: A

Question #80

The Project Manager is reviewing testing output. Generally, the data looks good. He does observe seven consecutive data points on one side of the mean in a couple of areas on the control chart. What is this called?

A. A violation of the Seven Run Rule

B. Lucky seven gets eleven

C. Acceptable measurements

D. Too loose of specification limits

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Correct Answer: B

Question #81

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: A

Question #82

A tool and technique used during the Define Scope process is:

A. facilitated workshops

B. observations

C. questionnaires and surveys

D. group creativity techniques

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Correct Answer: A

Question #83

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

A. Risk identification

B. Qualitative risk analysis

C. Risk management planning

D. Quantitative risk analysis

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Correct Answer: B

Question #84

The project is going through quality assurance. Which of the following is a key tool that will be utilized in this process?

A. Quality improvement

B. Quality audits

C. Quality testing

D. Quality management plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #85

On the electric company project the government implemented a regulatory change associated with the electricity sub-station upgrade project that required the company to spend an additional $400,000 US on the project. This type of cost and activity best relates to which of the following?

A. Known unknowns

B. Unknown unknowns

C. Management reserve

D. Risk management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #86

You are beginning a new project and a portion of the development will be created by a foreign company. You are not sure how to do business with this company because it is offshore. What document would be best to guide you in this business?

A. Company’s policies and procedures

B. PMI Code of Conduct

C. Local laws of the offshore company

D. Historical information from past projects

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Correct Answer: B

Question #87

What is the most accurate rough order of magnitude (ROM)?

A. In the Initiation phase, the estimate is in the range of +/- 50%

B. In the Planning phase, the estimate is in the range of +/- 50%

C. In the Monitoring and Controlling phase, the estimate is in the range of +/- 15%

D. In the Closing phase, the estimate is in the range of +/- 15%

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Correct Answer: A

Question #88

You are identifying possible risks to your project concerning the development of a nutritional supplement. You want to reach out to your experts and build consensus on the risks that qualitative and quantitative risk analysis can address later. Although you can use various techniques, a key information gathering technique that helps to build consensus is______________

A. Documentation review

B. Probability/impact analysis

C. Checklist analysis

D. Delphi technique

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Correct Answer: D

Question #89

The information technology system for the national power grid has been working well. Today, the main control processor crashed, disabling the west coast delivery of power to four states. Implementation of the risk response plan didn't fix the problem. Which of the following steps would they perform first?

A. Determine why the risk response plan failed

B. Fix the problem

C. Determine why the problem happened

D. Adjust the risk response plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #90

Which statement correctly describes the value of a business case?

A. It provides the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment

B. It provides for alternative dispute resolution procedures in event of contract default

C. It offers one of several alternative scenarios which assist in performing qualitative risk analysis

D. It is used to help a project manager understand the scope of commercial advantages

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Correct Answer: A

Question #91

Ranking risks is performed in which of the following?

A. Workarounds

B. Risk triggers

C. Qualitative Risk Analysis

D. Expected monetary value (EMV)

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Correct Answer: A

Question #92

You are managing a project in an organization is characterized by with rigid rules and policies and strict supervisory controls. Your project, sponsored by your CEO who is new to the company, is to make the organization less bureaucratic and more participative. You are developing your project management plan. Given the organization as it now is set up, as you prepare your plan, you can use which of the following organizational process assets______________.

A. Guidelines and criteria

B. Project management body of knowledge for your industry

C. Organizational structure and culture

D. The existing infrastructure

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

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

A. Determine who decides the project is a success

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

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

D. Identifying basic cultural characteristics and selecting one to follow

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Correct Answer: C

Question #94

The project team is developing rules for reporting status on the project in the communication management plan. The majority of their activities are greater than three reporting periods long. Which format is best to use in this case?

A. Fixed formula progress reporting

B. Weighted milestone

C. Earned value

D. Forecast reporting

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Correct Answer: C

Question #95

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: B

Question #96

The key to effective cost control is______________

A. Using earned value to forecast project status

B. Focusing on projected expenditures and actively networking with key stakeholders to ensure funds will be available as requested

C. Informing stakeholders of the project's cost status

D. Managing the approved cost baseline and any changes to it

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Correct Answer: C

Question #97

Which tools or techniques are used in the Plan Schedule Management process?

A. Benchmarking, expert judgment, and analytical techniques

B. Statistical sampling, benchmarking, and meetings

C. Negotiations, pre-assignment, and multi-criteria decision analysis

D. Expert judgment, analytical techniques, and meetings

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Correct Answer: D

Question #98

A Project Manager has been contracted by a company to manage the development of a software business application. The Project Manager discovers that five of the software developers are contractors and do not have legal software licenses. What should the Project Manager do in this case?

A. Report this to the company's senior management

B. Report this to PMI

C. Call the software vendor

D. Fill out a software piracy report

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Correct Answer: A

Question #99

Which of the following are examples of non-competitive forms of procurement?

A. Qualified sellers list

B. Single source

C. Screening system

D. Evaluation criteria

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Correct Answer: B

Question #100

Which of the following are an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Identify Risks process?

A. Work performance reports

B. Assumptions logs

C. Network diagrams

D. Academic studies

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Correct Answer: D

Question #101

Tools and techniques used to perform quality assurance include______________

A. Tools from control quality and plan quality management

B. Tools from performance reporting

C. Variance analysis

D. Direct and manage project execution

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Correct Answer: D

Question #102

What should be developed to ensure the clear division of roles and expectations for a team consisting of both internal and external resources?

A. Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

B. Matrix organizational structure chart

C. Networking chart

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

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Correct Answer: D

Question #103

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

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

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

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

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

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Correct Answer: C

Question #104

Contested changes are requested changes when the buyer and seller cannot agree on compensation for the change. They are also known as all but which one of the following?

A. Disputes

B. Demands

C. Appeals

D. Claims

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Correct Answer: A

Question #105

After several weeks on a new project, the project manager learns that the accounting department has rejected all charges because the project was not approved. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?

A. Obtained the funds needed to initiate the project

B. Verified that the business case was authorized by the steering committee

C. Planned the resources necessary to initiate the project

D. Verified that the project charter was authorized by the sponsor

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Correct Answer: A

Question #106

You have a conflict on your team but have enough time to resolve it, and you want to maintain future relationships. Thankfully, there is mutual trust, respect, and confidence among the parties involved. You decide to use confronting to resolve this conflict. In using this approach, your first step should be to______________

A. Separate people from the problem

B. Acknowledge that conflict exists

C. Establish ground rules

D. Explore alternatives

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Correct Answer: C

Question #107

Company-wide software licensing fees are an example of what type of project cost?

A. Variable indirect

B. Variable

C. Fixed

D. Fixed direct

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Correct Answer: C

Question #108

The project team is performing risk analysis. They are evaluating a risk that has a very high probability of occurring, and if it does it could cause the company to go out of business. Which of the following will the risk likely be analyzed with?

A. Insurable risk

B. Qualitative Risk Analysis

C. Pure risk

D. Quantitative Risk Analysis Explanation Explanation/Reference:

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Correct Answer: B

Question #109

The Project Manager has some issues on the team between two developers who disagree about how something should be done. What is the best method to resolve the conflict?

A. Compromise

B. Problem solving

C. Withdrawal

D. Reward

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Correct Answer: D

Question #110

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: C

Question #111

Although your project team is working virtually, you are striving to make it a high-performing team. You held a virtual kickoff meeting to ensure there was a shared project vision. You now see that team members are addressing the work to be done, but they do not seem to be collaborating. You realize the team is______________

A. Concerned about their formal roles and responsibilities

B. Independent

C. Forming

D. Storming

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Correct Answer: A

Question #112

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

A. 5

B. 9

C. 12

D. 14

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Correct Answer: B

Question #113

You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and assigned to a major construction project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you are constantly in conflict with a member of your project team. This team member is sabotaging the project. What would be the best solution to resolve this problem?

A. Firing the team member from the project as soon as possible

B. Reporting this to senior management

C. Reporting this problem to senior management with a solution of replacing this team member

D. Holding a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #114

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

A. risk management plan

B. human resource management plan

C. scope management plan

D. procurement management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #115

Which process identifies whether the needs of a project can best be met by acquiring products, services, or results outside of the organization?

A. Plan Procurement Management

B. Control Procurements

C. Collect Requirements

D. Plan Cost Management

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Correct Answer: A

Question #116

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

A. Timing

B. Methodology

C. Risk categories

D. Budgeting

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Correct Answer: A

Question #117

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

A. Configuration status accounting

B. Configuration verification and audit Project management methodology

D. A project management information system (PMIS)

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Correct Answer: B

Question #118

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

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 8

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Correct Answer: C

Question #119

Risk exists the moment that a project is:

A. planned

B. conceived

C. chartered

D. executed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #120

A Project Manager is in the execution phase of a highly visible project and a major milestone is due in one week. The Project Manager has discovered that a vendor's deliverable for this milestone will be two weeks late. What should the Project Manager do?

A. Do not report this problem in the status meeting

B. Meet with the team and brainstorm how to create a workaround for this problem

C. Halt all payments to the vendor until the deliverable is received

D. Report the status of the missed milestone

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Correct Answer: A

Question #121

Project Scope Management is primarily concerned with:

A. Developing a detailed description of the project and product

B. Determining how requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed

C. Defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project

D. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

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Correct Answer: C

Question #122

A new project requires resources with specific skills and competencies from various company departments. Since most company staff are already assigned to other projects, the project manager must identify and agree on available internal human resources, and hire external experts. What should the project manager use first to obtain resources?

A. Negotiation skills

B. Acquisition skills

C. Individual and team assessment tools

D. Requirements analysis tools

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Correct Answer: B

Question #123

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

A. Share, Accept, Transfer, or Mitigate

B. Exploit, Enhance, Share, or Accept

C. Mitigate, Share, Avoid, or Accept

D. Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, or Accept

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Correct Answer: D

Question #124

As a Project Manager, your first priority is to accomplish the work of the project. As a result of a project being complete, you have the opportunity to help those on the project become more educated on what worked well and what didn't on the project. What is the best answer for gaining this experience and knowledge?

A. Historical information

B. Lessons learned

C. Assumptions

D. Constraints

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Correct Answer: B

Question #125

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

A. Your fee will be paid for completed work

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

C. Your fee is generally not subject to appeals

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

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Correct Answer: B

Question #126

Which of the following methods is a project selection technique?

A. Flowcharting

B. Earned value

C. Cost-benefit analysis

D. Pareto analysis

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Correct Answer: C

Question #127

A company plans to set up a new product that is unlike any previous product they have developed. The project manager must manage customer expectations. What should the project manager do to identify the project’s deliverables?

A. Use their knowledge and expertise

B. Capture deliverables in the project charter and receive approval

C. Discuss options with the project sponsor

D. Meet with the project team to decide on the deliverables based on the budget

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Correct Answer: B

Question #128

Within a matrix organization, dual reporting of team members is a risk for project success. Who is responsible for managing this dual reporting relationship factor?

A. Functional manager

B. Project manager

C. Functional manager supported by the project manager

D. Project management office

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Correct Answer: B

Question #129

Which of the following is an input to the Develop Project Charter process?

A. Work performance information

B. Project management plan

C. Business case

D. Change requests

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Correct Answer: C

Question #130

Which of the following best relates to unknown unknowns?

A. Schedule reserves

B. Risk management

C. Contingency reserves

D. Management reserves

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Correct Answer: B

Question #131

What are the components of the “triple constraint”?

A. Scope, time, requirements

B. Resources, time, cost

C. Scope, management, cost

D. Scope, time, cost

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Correct Answer: D

Question #132

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: D

Question #133

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 process

D. During the Sequence Activities process

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Correct Answer: D

Question #134

A project manager must obtain approval for a network cabling project. After preparation of detailed information, some team members remain dissatisfied, as the selected equipment is new and insufficiently tested. The project manager determines that the equipment meets technology needs. What skills should the project manager use to obtain team consensus and sponsor approval?

A. Interpersonal

B. Team-building

C. Stakeholder engagement

D. Leadership

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Correct Answer: D

Question #135

The planned work contained in the lowest level of work breakdown structure (WBS) components is known as:

A. Work packages

B. Accepted deliverables

C. The WBS dictionary

D. The scope baseline

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Correct Answer: A

Question #136

Company A wants to subcontract the installation of a factory’s building management system to company

B. After some adjustments and a review of key stakeholder feedback, company B’s project manager needs to develop the project charter for approval

A. Subcontractor submittal approval

B. Letter of intent

C. Submission of project management plan

D. Letter of enquiry

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Correct Answer: B

Question #137

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

A. Monitoring and Controlling

B. Executing

C. Initiating

D. Planning

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Correct Answer: C

Question #138

What is the definition of project plan execution?

A. Integrating all planned activities

B. Performing the activities included in the plan

C. Developing and maintaining the plan

D. Execution of deliverables

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Correct Answer: B

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