Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 7

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QUESTION 707
A member of a software team has identified nonconformance in some recently developed software. The person who wrote the software disagrees. How should the project manager respond?
A. Wait until the next automated test which will identify if the defect exists.
B. Bring both resources together to discuss and resolve the issue immediately.
C. Ask the member who discovered the problem to rectify it urgently so it is available in the next release. D. Record the disagreement for discussion at the next retrospective.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 708
A project manager is managing a large project involving a contractor responsible for some key deliverables. The project manager realizes that the project team is not addressing many issues that they believe belong to the contractor. According to a service-level agreement (SLA), however, the team needs to meet escalation criteria before transferring issues to the contractor.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the contractor to help address the reported issues.
B. Require that the contractor and project team work on a solution. C. Review and update the issue log with the reported issues.
D. Set up an internal meeting to discuss and address these issues.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 709
A project manager is managing a project with stakeholders from many different countries. During a recent progress-review meeting, a supplier was surprised to see that a requirement has changed. The supplier raised concerns about the change because they have already heavily invested in their deliverable based on the earlier requirements.
What should the project manager do to handle this situation?
A. Share the approved change request with the supplier.
B. Use the project budget contingency fund to resolve the issue.
C. Negotiate with the supplier and stakeholders on possible solutions, and initiate a change request.
D. Inform the change request owner about this critical issue, and revert the change to the original requirements.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 710
During a construction project, concrete is unable to be used because heavy rain affected its consistency. This possibility and its estimated costs were already identified in the risk register.
How should the project manager fund the additional costs?
A. Use the management reserve
B. Access the contingency reserve C. Apply the budget reserve
D. Request reserves from the client.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 711
A Scrum Master comes to realize that the project team has grown exponentially over the course of several product releases. Due to this, communication is starting to become a major challenge.



What should the Scrum Master do?
A. Revise the existing project communications management plan to reflect the team’s growth. B. Secure a larger meeting room to perform the Scrum ceremonies.
C. Establish a Scrum of Scrums to coordinate and integrate communication flows.
D. Lobby for better collaboration tools to work more effectively as a team.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 712
A project team member decides to prioritize functional work over allocated tasks for a project. How can the project manager ensure that the project and all tasks will stay on track?
A. Discuss motivations with the team member to better understand their workload.
B. Meet with the team member’s functional manager to suggest including the project task on their performance appraisal. C. Provide the team member with a pay incentive to complete the assigned project work.
D. Escalate the team member’s noncompliance to their functional manager and request a different resource.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 713
During the deployment of an enterprise resource management system, the financial director resigned and is replaced by a new one. What should the project manager do?
A. Release a change request for updating the contact list and stakeholder register to include the financial director. B. Send project documentation to the financial director and ask for their review.
C. Ask the new financial director to update the project cost management plan.
D. Meet with the new financial director to present the project and understand their engagement.



Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 714
A product owner is unwilling to accept a deliverable due to minor defects. What should the project manager do?
A. Continue working on the deliverable until it meets the product owner’s approval.
B. Explain to the product owner that to remain on time and within budget, the deliverable must be accepted. C. Demonstrate that the deliverable meets the requirements and acceptance criteria.
D. Put the project on hold and escalate the deliverable’s issue to upper management.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 715
During implementation of the delivery as defined in the project management plan, the customer demands several updates to the project’s scope. What should the project manager do?
A. Assess the impact on the project. B. Review the risk response.
C. Submit a cost change for approval. D. Record it in the issue log.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 716



The team for a large software implementation project believes that the project is on track since work is being completed at a steady pace. However, based on client interactions, the project manager is concerned about meeting the project timeline.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Examine the risk register for possible causes of delays.
B. Search the project change log for the implementation of rejected changes. C. Analyze the project performance through earned value (EV) data.
D. Update the project management plan with recommended changes.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 717
After delivery of a marketing logo, the customer demands a revision because they believe that it fails to adequately capture the company’s brand. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Reduce the contract’s warranty period
B. Agreed on acceptance criteria
C. Conducted more quality reviews
D. Added customer satisfaction to the risk register
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 718
The acquisition of project team members is dependent upon the performance of the human resource department. However, the person conducting recruitment is underperforming. Currently, the project manager needs 60 new team members, but only five recruitments are in progress.
What should the project manager do?
A. Discuss the issue with the human resource team member and work together to resolve it.



B. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor for intervention.
C. Ask the head of the human resource department to intervene.
D. Request that a new, more effective member of the human resource department be assigned.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 719
A new project manager joins an ongoing project and discovers that a key, influential stakeholder is disinterested in the project’s success. This can be a huge risk to the project.
To what document should the new project manager refer to understand how this was handled by the previous project manager?
A. Issue log
B. Risk register
C. Stakeholder register
D. Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 720
Midway through a project in a matrix organization, the project manager discovers a resource gap that requires a technical expert. The company’s only technical expert is involved full-time in another project.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the other project manager for access to the technical expert.
B. Review the issue with the other project manager to find the best solution for both projects. C. Inform senior management about the consequences of a delay without this resource.
D. Ask two resources to learn the technology and complete the project deliverables.



Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 721
A manufacturing plant project is ready for hand-over to the maintenance manager. The maintenance manager advises that the new plant is noncompliant with the company’s maintenance standards.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Used expert judgment.
B. Generated a change request.
C. Conducted a stakeholder analysis.
D. Updated the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 722
Two issues remain in the quality issue log. The first is within acceptable threshold limits, and the corrective action will be fast, increase customer satisfaction, and reduce long-term external repair costs. The second is outside performance baseline limits and will impact the project schedule.
What should the project manager do?
A. Submit a change request to address the second quality issue.
B. Address the first quality issue and delay the second quality issue until next project.
C. Ask the project team to perform corrective actions on both issues to clear the log.
D. Adjust the performance baseline limit so that both issues can be within acceptable threshold limits.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 723
A project manager is preparing the work breakdown structure (WBS) for a project’s next phase. The scope definition is complete, but the project manager wants to minimize risks.
To what should the project manager refer?
A. Procurement plan
B. Lessons learned repository
C. Quality audits
D. Work performance information
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 724
A new project manager joins a project team known for producing high-quality products. As a result of the customer requesting a shortened schedule, a quality audit is missed. During acceptance testing, a defect is found.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Consult the quality management plan.
B. Update the schedule to meet the customer’s request. C. Submit a change request for additional resources.
D. Schedule an audit of the work products.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 725
A project component contains a fragile part that is costly to manufacture. The project manager must transfer the risk whenever possible. What should the project manager do?
A. Assign the risk to a sub-project manager.
B. Purchase an insurance policy against transportation damage. C. Issue a change request to arrange for air transport.
D. Change the product specification to less fragile materials.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 726
A project team member requests a change that will impact the project’s major functionality. A subject matter expert (SME) conducts an impact assessment and determines that this change will affect the project’s timeline.
What should the project manager do?
A. Work with the team member and the SME to identify a workaround or alternative that will not impact the timeline.
B. Refer to the change management plan, then, if necessary, review the change request in the change control meeting. C. Approve the change, prioritize it within the project, then, if necessary, re-baseline the timeline.
D. Recommend implementing the change in the next phase.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 727
A project manager joins a global project that will be supported by virtual teams in different time zones. How should the project manager share information in this situation?
A. Review the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) to understand the virtual teams’ roles.


B. Communicate the work breakdown structure (WBS) to the virtual team members. C. Use the resource breakdown structure (RBS) to set up the virtual teams.
D. Employ project communication and technical tools to adapt to the virtual teams.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 728
Approved change requests, approved corrective actions, and updates to organizational process assets are all outputs of which project management process?
A. Risk response planning B. Manage stakeholders C. Scope definition
D. Performance reporting
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 729
Which of the following buffers protects the target finish date from slippage along the critical chain?
A. Critical buffer B. Project buffer C. Duration buffer D. Feeding buffer
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 730
Which of the following is the correct network diagram for the table?
A. Begin-A-C-D-E-End-B-D B. Begin-A-B-C-D-E-End
C. Begin-A-B-D-E-End A-C-D D. Begin-A-C-D-E-End-B-C
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 731
Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?
A. Work breakdown structure B. Network diagrams
C. Staffing management plan D. Responsibility matrix
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 732
Which tool or technique measures performance of the project as it moves from project initiation through project closure?
A. Resource leveling
B. Parametric measuring C. Pareto chart
D. Earned value
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 733
A risk may be graded into different priorities by which process?
A. Risk monitoring and controlling B. Risk response planning
C. Qualitative risk analysis
D. Quantitative risk analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 734
What is the tool and technique used to request seller responses?
A. Procurement documents B. Expert judgment
C. Bidder conferences



D. Contract types
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 735
What are assigned risk ratings based upon?
A. Root cause analysis
B. Assessed probability and impact C. Expert judgment
D. Risk Identification
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 736
In which process might you use risk reassessment as a tool and technique?
A. Qualitative risk analysis
B. Risk monitoring and control
C. Monitor and control project work D. Risk response planning
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 737



A weighting system is a tool for which area of procurement?
A. Plan contracting
B. Request seller responses
C. Select sellers
D. Plan purchase and acquisition
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 738
When managing a project team, what helps to reduce the amount of conflict?
A. Clear role definition
B. Negotiation
C. Risk response planning
D. Team member replacement
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 739
Which of the following processes is necessary to ensure that the project employs all processes needed to meet its requirements?
A. Perform Quality Control
B. Quality Policy
C. Perform Quality Assurance D. Quality Planning
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing



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QUESTION 740
Which schedule development tool and technique produces a theoretical early start date and late start date?
A. Critical path method
B. Variance analysis
C. Schedule compression
D. Schedule comparison bar charts
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 741
How is scheduled variance calculated using the earned value technique?
A. EV less AC B. AC less PV C. EV less PV D. AC less EV
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 742
What is one of the MAJOR outputs of activity sequencing? A. Responsibility assignment matrix



B. Work breakdown structure update C. Project network diagram
D. Mandatory dependencies list
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 743
What scope definition technique is used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of the project?
A. Build vs. buy
B. Expert judgment
C. Alternatives identification D. Product analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 744
Which of the following correctly describes when organizations and stakeholders are willing to accept varying degrees of risk?
A. Risk analysis
B. Risk tolerance
C. Risk management D. Risk attitude
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 745
Quality and credibility of the qualitative risk analysis process requires that different levels of the risk’s probabilities and impacts be defined is the definition of what?
A. Risk breakdown structure (RBS) B. Risk probability and impact
C. Qualitative risk analysis
D. Risk response planning
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 746
The traditional organization chart structure that can be used to show positions and relationships in a graphic top-down format is called a:
A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart. B. Matrix-based chart.
C. Human resource chart.
D. Hierarchical-type chart.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 747
Which of the following is a component of three-point estimates?
A. Probabilistic B. Most likely C. Expected D. Anticipated



Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 748
Inputs to the Define Activities process include:
A. Project scope statement, resource calendars, and work performance information.
B. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. C. Project scope statement, approved change requests, and WBS dictionary.
D. Scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 749
Organizational process assets can be divided into which of the following two categories?
A. Project files and corporate knowledge base
B. Templates, and processes and procedures
C. Standards, and processes and procedures
D. Corporate knowledge base and processes and procedures
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 750
A car company authorized a project to build more fuel-efficient cars in response to gasoline shortages. With which of the following strategic considerations was this


project mainly concerned?
A. Market demand
B. Legal requirements
C. Strategic Opportunity D. Technological advance
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 751
What is a tool and technique used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?
A. Project management information system (PMIS) B. Project charter
C. Quality assurance
D. Expert judgment
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 752
The Plan Procurements process includes documenting project purchasing decisions and what other steps?
A. Specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
B. Specifying the approach and selecting a seller
C. Identifying potential sellers and obtaining seller responses
D. Specifying the approach and managing procurement relationships
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing



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QUESTION 753
An imposed date for completion of the project by the customer is an example of a project:
A. deliverable B. assumption C. constraint D. exclusion
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 754
Who is responsible for reviewing change requests and approving or rejecting the change requests?
A. Change control board
B. Project manager
C. Project management office D. Project sponsor
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 755
Based on the following metrics: EV=$20,000, AC=$22,000, and PV=$28,000, what is the project CV? A. -8000



B. -2000 C. 2000 D. 8000
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 756
Which stakeholder communicates with higher levels of management to gather organizational support and promote project benefits?
A. Portfolio manager
B. Project sponsor
C. Project manager
D. Project management office
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 757
Activities on the critical path have which type of float?
A. Zero free float
B. Zero or negative float
C. Negative and positive float D. Zero or positive float
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 758
Your project has an EV of 100 work-days, an AC of 120 work-days, and a PV of 80 work days. What should be your concern?
A. There is a cost under run.
B. There is a cost overrun.
C. May not meet deadline.
D. The project is 20 days behind schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 759
Which of the following is an output of the Plan Quality process?
A. Project document update
B. Control chart
C. Cost performance baseline
D. Organizational process asset update
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 760
Which process group contains the processes performed to finalize all activities?
A. Planning Process Group
B. Executing Process Group
C. Monitoring and Controlling Process Group D. Closing Process Group



Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 761
The process of developing a detailed description of the project and product is known as:
A. Create WBS.
B. Verify Scope.
C. Collect Requirements. D. Define Scope.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 762
Which of the following is a tool or technique for the Plan Procurements process?
A. Bidder conferences
B. Proposal evaluation techniques C. Contract types
D. Contract change control systems
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 763
In which of the following types of organizations is resource availability moderate to high?


A. Weak matrix
B. Balanced matrix C. Strong matrix D. Projectized
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 764
Which of the following are documented directions to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks?
A. Recommended corrective actions B. Recommended preventive actions C. Risk audits
D. Risk reassessments
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 765
Design of experiments (DOE) should be used during which of the following processes?
A. Perform Quality Assurance B. Total Quality Management C. Perform Quality Control
D. Plan Quality
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation



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