CompTIA PK0-004 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA PK0-004 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  A project manager has updated the project schedule but cannot analyze the schedule performance. Which of the following steps did the project manager miss?

  A. Lock the schedule
  B. Approve the schedule
  C. Baseline the schedule
  D. Fast track the schedule
  C. Baseline the schedule

• Question 202:

  A project team is unable to meet at the same time, thus requiring project work handoff at each shift. Which of the following constraints might the project team be facing?

  A. Geographic separation
  B. Technology limitations
  C. Language barriers
  D. Personal preferences
  A. Geographic separation

• Question 203:

  A project manager has just received an extra resource from a functional manager. Which of the following activities is the BEST to consider for assignment to the resource?

  A. Activity A should be assigned because it is within the resource's skillset, has already been started with three other resources, and has four days of slack.
  B. Activity B should be assigned because it is not within the resource's skillset; however, it gives the resource an opportunity to learn a new skill, has not started, and has one day of slack.
  C. Activity C should be assigned because it is a task that any resource can do; however, it is undesirable, needs to be done, has not started, and has three days of slack.
  D. Activity D should be assigned because it is a new task, the skillset determination has not been assessed for the task, it is supposed to start tomorrow, and it has zero slack.
  A. Activity A should be assigned because it is within the resource's skillset, has already been started with three other resources, and has four days of slack.

• Question 204:

  Which of the following is a schedule that illustrates the duration of an activity?

  A. Process diagram
  B. Ishikawa diagram
  C. Gantt chart
  D. Pareto chart
  C. Gantt chart

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  Reference: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2017, p. 168

• Question 205:

  A project sponsor promises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) that a project will be completed before the next quarterly meeting. The project manager needs to take the following elements into account:

  Delivery Vacation Cost of overtime Work effort

  Which of the following documents should the project manager use to guarantee the project's success?

  A. RACI
  B. Schedule
  C. Project charter
  D. SWOT
  E. Burn chart
  E. Burn chart

• Question 206:

  A project manager is performing resource leveling and notices one of the functional testers is assigned 40% in a second project. The project manager needs the resource to be 100% dedicated to the project; otherwise, the testing phase jeopardizes the delivery date. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

  A. Ask the resource manager to deallocate the resource from the second project.
  B. Ask the resource manager to assign a new resource with 40% of allocation.
  C. Keep the resource 100% allocated in the project, as per the initial plan.
  D. Change the resource to 60% of allocation and review the mitigation plan.
  D. Change the resource to 60% of allocation and review the mitigation plan.

• Question 207:

  A testing event was held and deemed unsuccessful. After review, it becomes clear that the two project teams had different expectations of the testing. Which of the following is needed between the two teams?

  A. Communication plan
  B. Project schedule
  C. Status report
  D. Use case
  A. Communication plan

• Question 208:

  On an OBS chart, there is a dashed line between some team members and the project manager, and there is a solid line connecting other members to the project manager. Additionally, some employees at a lower level on the chart have no connection to the project manager.

  Which of the following does this signify?

  A. Horizontally aligned organization
  B. Vertically aligned organization
  C. Matrix aligned organization
  D. Project aligned organization
  C. Matrix aligned organization

• Question 209:

  The project manager needs to motivate the team; however, there is an insufficient budget for awards.

  Which of the following motivating agents is the MOST appropriate option the project manager can utilize?

  A. Reduce the workload
  B. Replace resources
  C. Extend the timeline
  D. Provide additional responsibility
  D. Provide additional responsibility

• Question 210:

  A finance company hired a software consulting company to develop a new system. During the testing phase, the finance company's testing team found a major defect. The software consulting company states the software was constructed per the approved design.

  Which of the following documents should be used to clarify the situation?

  A. Letter of intent
  B. Requirements document
  C. Statement of work
  D. Service-level agreement
  D. Service-level agreement