CompTIA PK0-004 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA PK0-004 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 281:

  Which of the following activities are associated with the closing phase of a project? (Choose two.)

  A. Risk mitigation
  B. Archiving of project documents
  C. Tracking of expenditures
  D. Lessons learned
  E. Quality assurance
  B. Archiving of project documents
  D. Lessons learned

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  Reference: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2017, p. 338,

• Question 282:

  Expenditure tracking helps with cost:

  A. reporting
  B. scheduling
  C. discounting
  D. floating
  A. reporting

• Question 283:

  Team members have reported that meetings are poorly attended and unproductive.

  Which of the following steps can the project manager take to make the meetings more productive?

  A. Discontinue the meetings with the poorest attendance.
  B. Decrease the length of the meetings.
  C. Distribute an agenda before each meeting.
  D. Document team member attendance and report it to management.
  C. Distribute an agenda before each meeting.

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  Reference: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2017, p. 326

• Question 284:

  Based on the table below:

  

  Which of the following is the total float for the critical path?

  B. 1
  C. 2
  D. 3
  A

• Question 285:

  A concrete pad needs to be laid for a new house and requires three days to cure. The project manager notes that rain may be in the immediate forecast. Which of the following would BEST avoid the risk of rain damage?

  A. Place a tarp over the fresh concrete to protect it.
  B. Refinish the concrete if it rains during that time.
  C. Pour the concrete as quickly as possible to allow the most drying time.
  D. Wait to pour the concrete until rain is not in the forecast.
  C. Pour the concrete as quickly as possible to allow the most drying time.

• Question 286:

  A project sponsor informs the project manager that the project completion date must be moved one month earlier. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

  A. Recalculate the critical path, determine the new cost, schedule baselines, and initiate the change request process.
  B. Recalculate the schedule and cost variance, and report the changes to the project stakeholders and sponsor.
  C. Calculate the cost of crashing the schedule, and obtain the stakeholders' approval for the new project WBS and timeline.
  D. Calculate the additional resource requirements that are necessary to meet the new project deadline, and work with human resources to hire additional staff.
  B. Recalculate the schedule and cost variance, and report the changes to the project stakeholders and sponsor.

• Question 287:

  A firm, fixed-price project is on pace to exceed the maximum defect rate identified in the project charter. The customer has stated the project must be delivered on time. Which of the following is the BEST option for the project to complete on time and within parameters?

  A. Reduce the project scope.
  B. Crash the schedule.
  C. Request additional budget from the customer.
  D. Apply new resources to the project.
  B. Crash the schedule.

• Question 288:

  When developing a project schedule, which of the following resources is the BEST to estimate task duration?

  A. Project manager
  B. Project scheduler
  C. Project team
  D. Project sponsor
  B. Project scheduler

• Question 289:

  A project manager wants to introduce the practice of a WBS to the PMO, but the other managers believe this will create extra work. Which of the following would BEST communicate the need for a WBS to the other managers? (Choose two.)

  A. Using the WBS will help prevent work from slipping or being forgotten.
  B. TheWBS will be required on very large projects.
  C. TheWBS will be required if the project manager has the time available to complete it.
  D. TheWBS will aid in determining which resources are required for the project.
  E. The WBS is the best way to determine risks of the project.
  A. Using the WBS will help prevent work from slipping or being forgotten.
  D. TheWBS will aid in determining which resources are required for the project.

• Question 290:

  During a meeting, the project manager abruptly interrupts the discussion of two team members who have not reached an agreement on a particular requirement and continues with the meeting. Which of the following conflict resolutions is the project manager performing?

  A. Smoothing
  B. Forcing
  C. Confronting
  D. Avoiding
  A. Smoothing

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  Reference: https://www.umsl.edu/~sauterv/analysis/488_f01_papers/Ohlendorf.htm