Stakeholders have submitted change requests via email, telephone calls, stopping by, during meetings, and using the change request form. Also, once the change request is made, the stakeholders expect the request to be immediately acted upon. Which of the following can be produced to aid in the stakeholders' understanding of how change control is performed on the project?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Which of the following would be included in the project transition plan?
-
A
Specifications used for quality control measurements.
-
B
Comparison of project deliverables with organizational strategic goals.
-
C
Maintenance responsibilities of the project deliverables.
-
D
Analysis of the project expenditures.
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Which of the following is a result of an effective communications plan?
-
A
Required project standards compliance is achieved
-
B
All project tasks are completed on time
-
C
Stakeholder expectations are managed
-
D
A central depository of project materials is created
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
A project manager has inherited a project that is $5 million over budget. Which of the following would the project manager do to help determine the root cause of the budget overrun?
-
A
Ensure the project plan reflects all tasks were documented during planning
-
B
Review the change control log
-
C
Perform qualitative risk analysis
-
D
Review if the project has maintained alignment with the scope
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
A project manager has contracted with a landscaping service to complete the grounds work on a new building. The landscaper provides the project manager with the following cost estimate: $150 per hour, estimated time to completion=40 hours The landscaper has completed 35 hours of work. Which of the following is the Earned Value of this portion of the project?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
The project office has created change request templates that must be used on any corporate project. Which of the following BEST describes this action?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Which of the following conflict types is amicably resolved with a face-to-face meeting to attempt working through the disagreement?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
While in an operations meeting, the project manager hears that a new enhancement is being released that will impact the agreed upon scope. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
-
A
Identify the issue, perform an analysis, and create a change request
-
B
Log the change and communicate it to the project team
-
C
Inform the sponsor while allowing the change to continue
-
D
Stop the development, communicating that changes have to be approved
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Which of the following is a component of a performance evaluation for an individual?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 10
Single choice
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a WBS?
-
A
To track project milestone completions
-
B
Show project tasks scheduled for a specific time period
-
C
Decomposition of the project deliverables
-
D
Assign specific tasks to project team members
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 11
Single choice
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques involves a solution that partially satisfies all interested parties?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 12
Single choice
Which of the following risk responses would be characterized by having knowledge of a risk event and taking advantage of the risk?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 13
Single choice
Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize the dependencies of each activity?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 14
Single choice
Which of the following types of document formally authorizes and defines the scope of a project?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 15
Single choice
The design activity of a project has the following cost attributes: PV = 100,000 EV = 20,000 AC = 90,000 Based on this scenario, calculate the schedule variance.
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 16
Single choice
Which of the following components of a project charter include identifying important milestones of the project?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 17
Single choice
Task B is not planned to start until Task A is completed. Task A is delayed and will not be completed on time. Starting Task B prior to Task A completing is an example of:
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 18
Single choice
Which of the following is a zero time activity?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 19
Single choice
A project is struggling because the sponsor continually has to increase funding which may cause the project to get cancelled. This could have been avoided by using:
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 20
Single choice
Which of the following bodies has external influence regarding standards compliance?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 21
Single choice
Which of the following would be included in the Project Charter?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 22
Multiple choice
Which of the following are included in a risk register? (Select TWO).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
Risk control board members
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 23
Single choice
The MOST detailed component of the WBS is known as:
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 24
Single choice
A project stakeholder wants to make changes to a project after work on the project has already started. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
-
A
Assign the request a tracking number and record in change request log
-
B
Recruit new project team members to expedite the change's completion date
-
C
Perform an analysis on the requested change submitted by the stakeholder
-
D
Submit stakeholder's change request to the change control board
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 25
Multiple choice
A post implementation review is being performed as a part of project closure. Which of the following are applicable areas that the review should cover? (Select TWO).
-
A
Lessons learned during the project
-
B
Produce operational support documentation
-
C
Gathering and centralizing project documentation
-
D
Organizing the communication of project closure
-
E
Identify the key project achievements
-
F
Provide a recap of the overall solution
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 26
Single choice
During customer acceptance, a project manager meets with the stakeholders who claim a bridge was built with two toll gates instead of three. Which of the following documents would clarify the discrepancy?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 27
Single choice
The IT department is currently resource constrained managing daily operational tasks. However, there are a number of subject matter experts (SME) within the department who are critical to making the project succeed. Which of the following should the project manager use to ensure the success of the project?
-
A
Engage a services company to deliver the project
-
B
Negotiate staff augmentation with the SME's managers
-
C
Recruit staff form the organizations strategy area
-
D
Perform a request for proposal
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 28
Single choice
Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize activities and arrows to show how their dependencies are connected?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Precedence Diagramming Method
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 29
Single choice
Which of the following documents would include product warranty information?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 30
Single choice
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques involves pushing a single viewpoint at the expense of others?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 31
Multiple choice
Which of the following directly utilize the WBS? (Select TWO).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 32
Multiple choice
Schedule dependencies include: (Select TWO).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 33
Single choice
Which of the following statements highlights key performance indicators to be documented in the project scope?
-
A
Efficiency gains will enable five fewer days to provide staff access
-
B
There will be a reduction in technology costs of one million dollars a year
-
C
The solution will not include integration with the finance system
-
D
IT staff will be able to maintain the project after completion
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 34
Single choice
A project starts out as a small three month project. One month into the project, a stakeholder asks the team for additional functionality, which is estimated to take an additional three weeks. The project manager implements the functionality while waiting for approval. This is known as which of the following?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 35
Single choice
Which of the following defines a purpose of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
-
A
The WBS helps to specifically identify and organize the scope of the project.
-
B
The WBS allows only one check of the specifics of the deliverables of the project.
-
C
The WBS makes the project deliverables less concise and concrete.
-
D
The WBS combines the project objectives into less specific criteria.
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 36
Single choice
A project team is reviewing the deliverables and identifies a deliverable no one on the team has experience with. The lack of expertise is identified as a risk. The project manager decides, as a workaround, to contract with a third party. This type of risk response is called:
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 37
Single choice
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques focuses on a positive relationship and deemphasizes the area of conflict?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 38
Single choice
A project team member, Joe, has completed his project work. Although the project is not completed yet, Joe has been assigned by the PMO director to a new project. Which of the following describes the organization structure Joe works in?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 39
Single choice
Which of the following actions can be used to ensure the quality of project deliverables?
-
A
Analyzing performance information
-
B
Ensuring all vendors are ISO certified
-
C
Updating the risk register
-
D
A concise statement of work
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 40
Single choice
The project team determined that using a multipoint estimate is more appropriate than single point estimate. Which of the following network diagram methods would be MOST appropriate?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 41
Multiple choice
Which of the following does the Critical Path tell the Project Manager? (Select TWO).
-
A
Where potential delays in the project might occur
-
B
The earliest completion for project work
-
C
Activities that can be done in parallel
-
D
The allocation time for each person assigned to the project
-
E
The longest series of activities
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 42
Single choice
Ann, one of the affected stakeholders, feels that the project team has not been giving periodic stakeholder updates and that her input has not been taken into account. Which of the following should the project manager do to ensure stakeholder expectations are met?
-
A
Ensure that Ann is involved during the testing phase of the project so she can call out functional gaps
-
B
Organize a walkthrough of the solution and ensure face-to-face updates occur every two weeks
-
C
Escalate the issue to the project steering committee that Ann is criticizing the project quality
-
D
Organize a requirements workshop to capture any gaps
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 43
Single choice
The project team has just completed all of the design activities and will begin construction next week. Which of the following will the project manager do prior to beginning the construction work?
-
A
Review all open design issues
-
B
Complete a team member performance appraisal
-
C
Conduct a phase gate review
-
D
Ask the project sponsor for permission to fast track
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 44
Multiple choice
A project manager is mapping out a project based upon the dependencies of the project activities. Which of the following would be BEST for this process? (Select TWO).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 45
Multiple choice
A project manager has been assigned to a software development solution at the ABC Inc. Which of the following should the sponsor expect within the scope document? (Select THREE).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
-
G
Communication expectations
-
H
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 46
Single choice
While working on a project, an unforeseen event arises that impacts a project objective. Which of the following should be updated as a result?
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 47
Multiple choice
When would a project manager have a closure meeting? (Select THREE).
-
A
-
B
-
C
-
D
-
E
-
F
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
Question 48
Single choice
A project risk is defined as a condition or event that:
-
A
might occur and needs monitoring.
-
B
-
C
does not directly affect the project.
-
D
occurs and needs mitigating.
Reveal answer details
Close answer details
|