Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 3
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:12 am
QUESTION 242
The progressive detailing of the project management plan is called:
A. expert judgment.
B. rolling wave planning.
C. work performance information. D. specification.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 243
Co-location is a tool and technique of:
A. Develop Human Resource Plan. B. Manage Project Team.
C. Develop Project Team.
D. Acquire Project Team.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 244
A required input for Create WBS is a project:
A. quality plan.
B. schedule network.
C. management document update. D. scope statement.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 245
Which of the following is an input to Develop Human Resource Plan?
A. Team performance assessment B. Roles and responsibilities
C. Staffing management plan
D. Enterprise environmental factors
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 246
The process of identifying the stakeholders' information needs is completed during:
A. Plan Communications.
B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations. C. Stakeholder Analysis.
D. Identify Stakeholders.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 247
"Tailoring" is defined as the:
A. effort of addressing each process to determine which are appropriate and their appropriate degree of rigor.
B. act of creating a project team with the specialized skills required to produce a required product or service.
C. action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications.
D. adjustment of the respective influences of time, cost, and quality in order to most efficiently achieve scope.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 248
Which is an output from Distribute Information?
A. Earned value analysis B. Trend analysis
C. Project records
D. Performance reviews
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 249
Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:
A. Create WBS.
B. complete project work.
C. calculate costs.
D. Develop Project Management Plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 250
The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:
A. dictionary. B. chart.
C. report.
D. register.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 251
During project selection, which factor is most important?
A. Types of constraints
B. Internal business needs C. Budget
D. Schedule
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 252
The processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project has been undertaken to achieve are grouped within which Process Group?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct Answer: B
Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 253
Which input will be used when tasked with developing the human resource plan?
A. Project management plan
B. Activity resource requirements C. Resource calendar
D. Project staff assignments
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 254
An input of the Create WBS process is:
A. requirements documentation. B. scope baseline.
C. project charter.
D. validated deliverables.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 255
Inputs to the Plan Risk Management process include the: A. cost management plan.
B. risk management plan. C. activity list.
D. risk register.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 256
Which tool or technique can a project manager use to select in advance a team member who will be crucial to the task?
A. Acquisition
B. Negotiation
C. Virtual team
D. Pre-assignment
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 257
Which of the following is a group decision-making technique?
A. Brainstorming B. Focus groups C. Affinity diagram D. Plurality
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 258
During what process is the quality policy determined?
A. Initiating B. Executing C. Planning D. Controlling
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 259
You are assigned to implement the project control plan. What should you do to ensure the plan is effective and current?
A. Perform periodic project performance reviews. B. Identify quality project standards.
C. Follow ISO 9000 quality standards.
D. Complete the quality control checklist.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 260
Which type of analysis is used to develop the communications management plan?
A. Product
B. Cost benefit C. Stakeholder D. Research
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 261
Which of the following are inputs to Activity Definition?
A. Project Scope Statement and Work Breakdown Structure B. Activity list and Arrow Diagram
C. Change Requests Lists and Organizational Process Assets D. Project Management Plan and Resource Availability
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 262
Which tools or techniques will the project manager use for developing the project team?
A. Negotiation
B. Roles and responsibilities C. Recognition and rewards D. Prizing and promoting
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 263
Which of the following lists contain processes that are included within Project Procurement Management?
A. Plan purchases and acquisitions, plan contracting, request seller responses, select sellers
B. Plan purchases and acquisitions, request seller responses, select sellers, schedule control
C. Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, request seller responses, select sellers D. Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, contract approval, select sellers
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 264
Which of the following is an output of the Information Distribution Process?
A. Project calendar
B. Communication management plan C. Requested changes
D. Communication requirement plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 265
What is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables?
A. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) B. Work Performance Information
C. Work Package
D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 266
Which tool and technique of quality planning involves comparing actual or planned practices to those of other projects to generate ideas for improvement and provide a basis by which to measure performance?
A. Histogram
B. Quality audits
C. Benchmarking
D. Performance measurement analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 267
What component of the project scope definition defines project exclusions?
A. Project boundaries B. Project constraints C. Project assumptions D. Project objectives
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 268
A contract management plan is a subsidiary of what other type of plan?
A. Resource plan
B. Project management plan
C. Cost control plan
D. Expected monetary value plan
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 269
An input to the Identify Risks process is the:
A. Risk register.
B. Risk probability and impact assessment. C. Communications management plan.
D. Risk management plan.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 270
Which of the following inputs is required for the WBS creation?
A. Project Quality Plan
B. Project Schedule Network
C. Project Management Software D. Project Scope Management Plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 271
Organizations manage portfolios based on which of the following types of plans?
A. Strategic
B. Project
C. Program
D. Operational
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 272
Create WBS is part of which of the following Knowledge Areas?
A. Project Integration Management B. Project Scope Management
C. Project Time Management
D. Project Cost Management
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 273
Which of the following is used to illustrate the connections between work packages or activities and project team members?
A. Hierarchical-type charts (HTC)
B. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS) C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 274
For a project to be successful, the project team must do which of the following?
A. Complete the project in sequential phases.
B. Overlook minor stakeholders.
C. Produce ongoing repetitive products, services, or results.
D. Select the appropriate processes required to meet the project objective.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 275
The Create WBS process is in which of the following Project Management Process Groups?
A. Planning
B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Executing
D. Initiating
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 276
The specific technique for identifying a problem, discovering the causes that lead to it, and developing preventive actions is:
A. Inspection
B. Use of quality checklists C. Root cause analysis
D. Use of matrix diagrams
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 277
A project is ready to complete the planning process, and all planning documents have been reviewed and approved by stakeholders. What should the project manager do next?
A. Conduct a kick-off meeting. B. Create the schedule baseline. C. Acquire the resources.
D. Determine the budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 278
In the late stages of project planning, a project manager develops a risk response plan with subject matter experts (SMEs) and project team members. The team identifies additional efforts required to mitigate the risk of poor quality in some deliverables.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the project and quality management plans to reflect the added efforts.
B. Conduct a make-or-buy analysis to determine the best option.
C. Document the additional efforts in the organizational process assets.
D. Generate a change request for approval of the added costs associated with added efforts.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 279
A project manager learns there are several unexpected issues in the project’s execution. The customer is dissatisfied because the deliverables are taking longer than planned, the costs have increased, and the quality of deliverables is affected.
What process should the project manager have performed with greater emphasis during project planning?
A. Plan Risk Management B. Identify Risks
C. Monitor Risks
D. Plan Risk Responses
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 280
A project manager joins a project during its initial planning phase. The project involves various local government institutions. While interviewing the project sponsor, the project manager learns of the importance of keeping the security officers of two of these institutions satisfied, since project development will be affected without their involvement.
What should the project manager use to record and monitor this information?
A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) B. Power/interest grid
C. Communication matrix
D. Risk register
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 281
During a project’s first planning meeting, the project team revised some requirements for parts and the manufacturers available for them. The team also revised delivery times and determined what parts could be made on site. After the meeting, the team created a document to establish what, and how items should be procured from each vendor.
What document did the team create?
A. Procurement statement of work (SOW) B. Procurement management plan
C. Requirements management plan
D. Resource requirements
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 282
During risk management planning meetings, the project manager realizes that there is a very broad spectrum of risks being identified. This has made it difficult to properly maintain the risk register.
What should the project manager do?
A. Develop a risk breakdown structure (RBS) to help organize and classify identified risks.
B. Conduct a root cause analysis to allow for proper risk evaluation.
C. Generate a probability and impact matrix to calculate the relative probability of the identified risks. D. Create a decision tree to calculate the expected monetary value of each risk.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 283
While working on a project, the project manager realizes that stakeholders’ delivery expectations differ from what was initially planned. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Created acceptance criteria, an assumptions log, and requirements documentation. B. Discussed expectations and possible changes with the project sponsor
C. Develop a requirements traceability matrix
D. Maintained a risk register for out-of-scope requirements
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 284
After reviewing the project management plan, a project manager notices that some of the resistant team members have become supportive. Where should the project manager update this information?
A. Quality management plan
B. Resource management plan
C. Stakeholder engagement plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 285
While reviewing project performance, the project manager notices misalignment with the project management plan. The project manager works with the team to modify an activity to ensure future success.
What does this describe?
A. Preventive action
B. Defect repair
C. Corrective action
D. Accomplished action
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 286
A project manager joins a project involving the provision, installation, and deployment of communications equipment for an international customer. The project team will include partners from multiple countries.
What should the project manager do to prepare for a formal project kick-off meeting to develop an implementation strategy?
A. Meet with partnering representatives to establish a common understanding of project assumptions, constraints, and regulations governing the project. B. Work with the project team to develop a list of assumptions and constraints to meet the applicable laws and regulations.
C. Instruct the partners to explain how they will perform their portion of the work and what they need from the other partners.
D. Create a risk register that documents the high-risk areas, and identify risk mitigation strategies the negative impact of their occurrence.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 287
To implement a customer relationship management (CRM) software solution, a systems project manager must identify the required human resources. What should the project manager reference?
A. Project team assignments B. Organizational theory
C. Resource requirements D. Resource calendars
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 288
Upon approval, a new project manager immediately begins a project. Three months into the project, the project manager identifies numerous obstacles. What should the project manager have done?
A. Identified risks
B. Performed a qualitative risk analysis C. Performed a quantitative risk analysis D. Planned risk responses
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 289
A performing organization is consulted to implement a supply chain management application for a beverage manufacturing business. During a project meeting with the customer, the performing organization mentions that the predefined budget allocation by the customer needs to be addressed.
Where did the project manager find this information?
A. Project exclusions B. Project assumptions C. Project deliverables D. Project constraints
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 290
Which risk analysis diagram is used to compare the relative importance and impact of variables that have a high degree of uncertainty to those that are more stable?
A. Decision tree B. Tornado
C. Ishikawa
D. Monte Carlo
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 291
During a project steering committee meeting, the project manager reports that a formerly supportive key team member has become resistant to and negative about changes. Where should this information be captured?
A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix B. Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
C. Risk register and issue log
D. Work performance reports
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 292
A project has five finish-to-start (FS) activities.
Activity A takes one day
Activity B follows A and takes five days Activity C follows B and takes two days.
Activity D follows B and A takes two days.
Activity E is preceded by C and D and takes two days.
What would be the critical path(s)?
A. A-B-C-E and A-B-D-E B. A-B-C-E and A-D-E C. A-B-D-E
D. A-D-E and A-B-D-E
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 293
A procurement manager needs to determine what type of contract to use for a construction project using a new supplier. What type of contract incorporates the highest risk?
A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
B. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)
C. Cost plus percentage of cost (CPPC) D. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 294
A project manager identifies that a key project stakeholder has a tendency to escalate all issues to their superiors. This often results in tension with management. What should the project manager do to mitigate this?
A. Send a formal communication to the stakeholder requesting that they discontinue this practice. B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan by marking this stakeholder as high risk.
C. Closely manage this stakeholder and inform the project board in advance of any possible escalations. D. Identify another stakeholder for support.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 295
A project manager develops a project’s risk breakdown structure (RBS) divided into four categories. The team identifies a quality problem with one of the project deliverables.
In what category should this risk be included?
A. Organizational
B. Project management C. Technical
D. External
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 296
A project manager needs to decide whether to perform engineering design in-house or to outsource it. What plan should help guide this decision?
A. Resource management
B. Procurement management C. Schedule management
D. Engineering management
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 297
A project manager developed a project management plan for a team composed of members based in three countries. The project manager assumed a 40-hour work week for all team members. However, during project execution, the project manager learns that one country’s team members work a 35-hour week.
Where should this information have been captured?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Legal requirements documentation
D. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 298
A project team member wants to ensure that deliverables are compliant with the requirements. To accomplish this, the team decides to review the multiple results of the tests performed on different deliverables. The project manager is concerned that this process will affect the time assigned to these verification activities.
What should the project manager use for the review?
A. Ishikawa diagram and statistical sampling B. Statistical sampling and checksheets
C. Checksheets and Pareto diagrams
D. Control charts and scatter diagrams
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 299
Based on the table, what activity should receive risk-response-planning priority?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 300
During a company’s relocation to a new data center, a project team member discovers that the new data center’s power supply is insufficient. To support forecasted growth over the next three years, additional resources costing US$480,000 will be required.
Since the project manager previously identified this as a risk, what tool should have been used to determine if the contingency budget would adequately cover the costs?
A. Status meeting
B. Reserve analysis
C. Technical performance analysis
D. Technical performance measurement
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning
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QUESTION 301
A team member assigned to an activity with two days total float takes a one-week emergency leave. This will impact not only that activity, but the entire project. There are no available resources to assign to this activity.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the issue log, and review the risk register for the risk response.
B. Request an external resource.
C. Move a resource from an activity that has more float.
D. Issue a change request to the change control board (CCB) to revise the project schedule.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 302
A project’s key stakeholder resigns and a new one is selected. What should the project manager do first?
A. Meet with the new stakeholder to verify their alignment with the project.
B. Verify with the project sponsor that the current requirements and scope are still applicable. C. Ask the new stakeholder to create a new project scope and requirements.
D. Inform all stakeholders about project progress and the addition of the new stakeholder.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 303
To address security vulnerability during a project blackout period, a project manager must obtain approval to deploy an environment configuration change. The
release management team rejects the change request due to lack of supporting information. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Obtained information from external communities to support the risk B. Asked security experts to assist with obtaining approval
C. Documented the consequences of failing to make the change
D. Logged it as a high-probability and high-impact risk in the risk register
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 304
Because critical distribution needs were not identified and considered, an upcoming product is cancelled one day before the announced launch. What should have been better developed to prevent this?
A. Stakeholder engagement plan
B. Scope management plan
C. Risk management plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 305
A company is using Lean Six Sigma methodology on a project. Midway through the project, an external Lean consultant is invited to conduct an audit to ensure that the methodology is being properly applied.
Which process is being employed?
A. Manage Quality B. Control Quality
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Plan Quality Management
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 306
During business process mapping, an analyst discovers that some business activities that were not a part of the original project scope may need to be included. The analyst documents these activities and informs the project manager.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the project management plan. B. Perform a risk assessment.
C. Review the resource management plan. D. Update the issue log.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 307
A project must be simultaneously implemented in two countries with a time-zone difference of 11 hours. The project manager must determine a mutually convenient time to provide stakeholders with information on the project's schedule, cost, and performance progress.
What should the project manager use to determine this?
A. Communication requirements analysis B. Asynchronous brainstorming
C. Expert judgment
D. Meeting planning skills
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 308
What information should a project manager request before developing a project management plan?
A. Organizational process assets B. Requirements documentation C. Milestone schedule
D. Work performance data
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 309
A project manager is assigned to a project that is in progress. In which of the following documents would a new project manager find information regarding the scope baseline?
A. Project management plan B. Project scope statement C. Project charter
D. Project requirements
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 310
After preparation of the project management plan, the project manager schedules a meeting with key stakeholders. What part of the project will this complete?
A. Evaluation B. Planning
C. Initiation D. Execution
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 311
Some company board of director members feel that the organization does not possess the capabilities to handle the scope and complexity of its projects. As a result, they request an external audit of past project performances. The project management office (PMO) asks previous project managers about their availability to answer questions for the audit.
What else does the PMO need?
A. Performance reports
B. Enterprise environmental factors C. Organizational strategy plan
D. Project documents
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 312
A project has a budget of US$900. Its estimate to complete (ETC) is US$600, the budget at completion (BAC) is $US800, and the estimate at completion (EAC) is US$1,200.
What is the management reserve?
A. US$100 B. US$200 C. US$300 D. US$400
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
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QUESTION 313
A project manager estimates project costs and uses three different estimates to assess the approximate cost for an activity. What type of estimating technique did the project manager use?
A. Bottom-up
B. Beta distribution C. Analogous
D. Parametric
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 314
A project manager and buyer are evaluating request for proposal (RFP) responses for critical material necessary to complete a project. Cost is the most important supplier selection criteria. The lowest-cost supplier discloses that its capacity will not be exceeded after signing the contract, but it would approach 100 percent. What type of contract should the project manager use to mitigate the risk of material delivery delays due to supplier capacity overload?
A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
B. Time and material (T&M)
C. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF) D. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 315
A project manager leading the implementation of a company's new financial system needs to evaluate the system's quality. What can the project manager use to
understand the project's quality metrics and policies?
A. Quality control measurements B. Process analysis
C. Quality management plan
D. Quality audits
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 316
Due to stakeholders’ schedule commitments, an expansion project is being fast tracked. Some construction activities must be initiated before all basic scope specifications are completely developed.
What type of construction contract should the procurement manager negotiate?
A. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
B. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF) C. Firm fixed price (FFP)
D. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 317
A project manager is developing a project risk register. What tool or technique should the project manager use to generate a list of all possible project risks?
A. Monte Carlo simulation B. Tornado diagram
C. Brainstorming
D. Sensitivity analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 318
A new warehouse facility is under construction. The project manager knows that increasing the team’s training will result in a lower defect ratio. What should the project manager do next?
A. Introduce a training program.
B. Update the resource management plan. C. Increase quality control reviews.
D. Add training costs to the budget.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 319
Which document defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?
A. Strategic plan
B. Project charter
C. Project management plan D. Service level agreement
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 320
Which tool or technique is used in the Plan Scope Management process?
A. Document analysis B. Observations
C. Product analysis D. Expert judgment
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 321
A project manager is working on a project involving stakeholders in multiple geographic locations. It soon becomes extremely difficult for everyone to be available for meetings at the same time.
What should the project manager do to make sure the project management plan is approved?
A. Use expert judgment
B. Meet with the project sponsor to finalize the plan
C. Share the plan electronically, then follow up when needed D. Facilitate a brainstorming session with the project team
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 322
Which process develops options and actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives?
A. Identify Risks
B. Control Risks
C. Plan Risk Management D. Plan Risk Responses
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 323
Based on feedback on the last iteration of risk management, the project manager creates a board to display impediments the team might encounter. Initial reactions from the development team regarding the risk board have been positive.
How should the project manager approach the communication of risks moving forward?
A. Instruct a team member to transcribe impediments from the risk board into the risk register.
B. Communicate to all stakeholders that the risk board will replace the risk register moving forward.
C. Attach a risk status report to the risk board every week to ensure that the team understands the display.
D. Evaluate the effectiveness of the risk board after one month, and communicate any changes in risk management after that.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 324
A project manager is working on a critical project for which historical data is unavailable. This may put the project at risk. What should the project manager do?
A. Plan project execution based on stakeholder’s risk appetites.
B. Develop the project management plan to identify and prioritize opportunities and threats. C. Inform the sponsor of the risk involved, then continue with project delivery.
D. Develop a risk management plan and inform key stakeholders about the risks involved.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 325
An input to the Plan Stakeholder Management process is:
A. The project charter.
B. The stakeholder analysis.
C. A communication management plan. D. A stakeholder register.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 326
An input to the Plan Cost Management process is:
A. Cost estimates.
B. Resource calendars, C. The project charter, D. The risk register.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 327
A project in which the scope, time, and cost of delivery are determined as early as possible is following a life cycle that is:
A. Adaptive
B. Predictive C. Incremental D. Iterative
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 328
Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?
A. Interrelationship digraphs B. Tree diagram
C. Affinity diagram
D. Network diagram
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 329
The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is:
A. Planning.
B. Executing,
C. Monitoring and Controlling. D. Closing.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 330
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
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 331
The Plan Stakeholder Management process belongs to which Process Group?
A. Executing
B. Initiating
C. Planning
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 332
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
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 333
Which basic quality tool is most useful when gathering attributes data in an inspection to identify defects?
A. Control charts
B. Pareto diagrams C. Ishikawa diagrams D. Checksheets
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 334
The process of estimating the type and quantity of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity is known as:
A. Collect Requirements.
B. Conduct Procurements.
C. Estimate Activity Durations. D. Estimate Activity Resources.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 335
Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics? A. Control Risks
B. Plan Risk Management C. Plan Risk Responses D. Identify Risks
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 336
An example of a group decision-ma king technique is:
A. Nominal group technique.
B. Majority.
C. Affinity diagram.
D. Multi-criteria decision analysis.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 337
Which risk management strategy seeks to eliminate the uncertainty associated with a particular upside risk by ensuring that the opportunity is realized?
A. Enhance B. Share C. Exploit D. Accept
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 338
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.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 339
Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?
A. Bottom-up B. Parametric C. Analogous D. Three-point
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 340
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
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 341
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
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 342
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
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 343
When should quality planning be performed?
A. While developing the project charter
B. In parallel with the other planning processes
C. As part of a detailed risk analysis
D. As a separate step from the other planning processes
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 344
Which process involves subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable portions?
A. Develop Schedule
B. Create VVBS
C. Estimate Activity Resources D. Define Scope
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 345
Project deliverables that have been completed and checked for correctness through the Control Quality process are known as:
A. Verified deliverables.
B. Validated deliverables.
C. Acceptance criteria.
D. Activity resource requirements.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 346
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
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 347
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
Correct Answer: B
Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 348
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
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 349
Management believes that a task assigned to the project manager does not require a formal project management process and should be fast tracked with as few administrative documents as possible. What should the project manager do?
A. Create a project charter and determine what processes are required. B. Use rolling wave planning for an adaptive development approach.
C. Formally ask management to eliminate unnecessary processes.
D. Ask management to assign the task to a functional manager.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 350
A vendor submits a high-level project schedule for a three-year project, including a detailed design-phase schedule. What does this describe?
A. Rolling wave planning B. Decomposition
C. Expert judgment
D. Templates
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 351
During planning, a project team documented the possibility that new hardware could arrive up to 45 days late and delay the project’s delivery date. One month into the project, the manufacturer notifies the project manager that the hardware will be shipped 20 days sooner than anticipated.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Adjust the procurement statement of work (SOW). B. Issue a change request.
C. Update the risk register.
D. Modify the budget.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 352
A global technology company invested in an infrastructure upgrade project as a part of its business strategy. During the planning phase, the project team works with stakeholders to identify project requirements. The project manager is having difficulty engaging stakeholders who work internationally in different time zones. The stakeholders are unable to participate in regularly scheduled planning meetings, and often do not provide timely responses to emails and other requests for information.
What should the project manager do next to minimize the impact this issue may have on the project?
A. Arrange a meeting to discuss the issue.
B. Create the resource management plan.
C. Alert senior management.
D. Create the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 353
A project manager is new to an organization and is assigned to a project that is currently in the planning stage. Everyone involved in the project is very interested in it and they are pushing the project manager to advance it to the next stage. While reviewing the project’s various plans, the project manager found out there is no defined cost management plan.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Start project execution and use the project management plan as input for missing information.
B. Inform the sponsor and request more time to revise the cost management plan.
C. Use the work breakdown structure (WBS) to estimate the cost of the activities based on previous experience. D. Review the project charter to develop the cost management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 354
A project manager is in charge of a project for a client that involves working with multiple external vendors. The final outcome of the project is the printing of letters by a print vendor for fulfillment. During the integration testing, the project manager realizes that the print vendor is not yet ready for printing, which impacts the sign- off.
What needs to be clearly defined during planning?
A. The letter template task needs to be identified during planning.
B. The fulfillment print vendor needs to be identified during planning.
C. The project and delivery plan needs to be shared with the print vendor.
D. The schedule prepared during this phase should include external dependencies.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 355
During a project’s initial phase, a new regulation is introduced. The regulation has the potential to impact the project’s schedule and budget. What should the project manager do before beginning the planning stage?
A. Update the risk response plan.
B. Request a change to the schedule and budget. C. Perform a qualitative risk analysis.
D. Include the risk in the project charter.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 356
During project planning, a project manager meets with several departments to organize brainstorming sessions. Which process does this describe?
A. Identify Stakeholders B. Collect Requirements
C. Create Requirements Documentation D. Define Scope
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 357
A project in the planning stage must have a product with the following attributes:
1. Developmentrequiresahighdegreeofspecialization 2. Deliverymustoccurwithinaspecifictime-frame
What should the project manager do next?
A. Develop the product with current staff who must learn what is required.
B. Hire qualified staff to develop the required product.
C. Acquire the product from a supplier who will deliver it on time.
D. Acquire the product from a supplier with many resources despite limited experience.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 358
A multi-unit residential development project is in its planning phase. The existing power supply will be moved underground during the project. Local authorities notify the project manager that the area next to the development site may also need to move its power supply. This would increase the project’s budget by 12 percent and its duration by 22 percent.
What should the project manager do?
A. Proceed with moving the power supply underground.
B. Communicate the possible risk to relevant stakeholders.
C. Obtain project sponsor approval to proceed with the additional work.
D. Update the project management plan to account for the impact on budget and time.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 359
Midway through the design phase of a software development project, the project manager realizes that planned tasks will be delivered late. What should the project manager do first?
A. Email stakeholders about the delay, and update the project management plan. B. Assume the delay, and report it during the next stakeholder meeting.
C. Revise the task delivery dates in the project management plan.
D. Update the issue log.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 360
A project manager realizes that a new, major legal requirement, necessary to meet a deliverable, has not been addressed. The project manager solicits ideas from stakeholders on how to conform to the new requirements.
What technique did the project manager use?
A. Total quality management (TQM) B. Ishikawa diagram
C. Just-in-time (JIT)
D. Kaizen
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 361
A project manager already has a good understanding of the expectations of the project stakeholders. What action should the project manager take next to effectively plan to project?
A. Assess required competencies against resource availability. B. Conduct a kick-off meeting with the team.
C. Discover needs and decompose them into requirements.
D. Determine the project budget and funding sources.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 362
A product manager needs a website to display product information. The marketing team meets with the project manager to review its with list of website functions. What should the project manager do next?
A. Create the statement of work (SOW). B. Perform a risk analysis.
C. Develop a project budget.
D. Assemble the team.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 363
A project manager wants to ensure sufficient stakeholder participation throughout a project’s life cycle. What should the project manager include in the stakeholder engagement plan?
A. Stakeholder power/interest grid
B. Change requests initiated by stakeholders
C. Desired and current stakeholder engagement levels D. Feedback from stakeholders on project operations
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 364
After receiving the approved project charter, a stakeholder raises concerns about the project’s expected key deliverables. What should the project manager do?
A. Develop the project management plan.
B. Perform a stakeholder analysis.
C. Enter the stakeholder’s concerns in the issue log then meet with them to clarify their expectations. D. Capture the stakeholder’s concerns and request reapproval of the project charter.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 365
A change to a project’s scope deliverables was verbally approved by the client. However, these changes were not formally recorded. What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the client to issue a formal change request to modify the scope.
B. Seek guidance from senior management.
C. Update the project management plan.
D. Advise team members to proceed with the work while client approval is pending.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 366
A project manager is meeting with the steering committee to obtain approval to deploy a developed software solution. After ten minutes of explaining why the solution is ready for deployment, the project manager is told to better prepare and return with more facts.
What should the project manager do to improve their approach?
A. Email the steering committee explaining why the solution is ready for deployment.
B. Ask the project administrator to explain that user acceptance testing was completed then present this to the steering committee.
C. Ask the sponsor to directly obtain approval from the steering committee.
D. Review the communications management plan and present that all deliverables have been developed and are ready for deployment.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 367
During a new product development project, the project manager identified that the requirements are conceptual and that it is difficult to obtain a shared understanding by all stakeholders. What can the project manager do to obtain a shared understanding of the project’s requirements?
A. Build a prototype
B. Benchmark with other organizations.
C. Conduct a requirements walkthrough.
D. Hold brainstorming sessions with the stakeholders.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
The progressive detailing of the project management plan is called:
A. expert judgment.
B. rolling wave planning.
C. work performance information. D. specification.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 243
Co-location is a tool and technique of:
A. Develop Human Resource Plan. B. Manage Project Team.
C. Develop Project Team.
D. Acquire Project Team.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 244
A required input for Create WBS is a project:
A. quality plan.
B. schedule network.
C. management document update. D. scope statement.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 245
Which of the following is an input to Develop Human Resource Plan?
A. Team performance assessment B. Roles and responsibilities
C. Staffing management plan
D. Enterprise environmental factors
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 246
The process of identifying the stakeholders' information needs is completed during:
A. Plan Communications.
B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations. C. Stakeholder Analysis.
D. Identify Stakeholders.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 247
"Tailoring" is defined as the:
A. effort of addressing each process to determine which are appropriate and their appropriate degree of rigor.
B. act of creating a project team with the specialized skills required to produce a required product or service.
C. action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications.
D. adjustment of the respective influences of time, cost, and quality in order to most efficiently achieve scope.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 248
Which is an output from Distribute Information?
A. Earned value analysis B. Trend analysis
C. Project records
D. Performance reviews
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 249
Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:
A. Create WBS.
B. complete project work.
C. calculate costs.
D. Develop Project Management Plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 250
The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:
A. dictionary. B. chart.
C. report.
D. register.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 251
During project selection, which factor is most important?
A. Types of constraints
B. Internal business needs C. Budget
D. Schedule
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 252
The processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project has been undertaken to achieve are grouped within which Process Group?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct Answer: B
Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 253
Which input will be used when tasked with developing the human resource plan?
A. Project management plan
B. Activity resource requirements C. Resource calendar
D. Project staff assignments
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 254
An input of the Create WBS process is:
A. requirements documentation. B. scope baseline.
C. project charter.
D. validated deliverables.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 255
Inputs to the Plan Risk Management process include the: A. cost management plan.
B. risk management plan. C. activity list.
D. risk register.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 256
Which tool or technique can a project manager use to select in advance a team member who will be crucial to the task?
A. Acquisition
B. Negotiation
C. Virtual team
D. Pre-assignment
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 257
Which of the following is a group decision-making technique?
A. Brainstorming B. Focus groups C. Affinity diagram D. Plurality
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 258
During what process is the quality policy determined?
A. Initiating B. Executing C. Planning D. Controlling
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 259
You are assigned to implement the project control plan. What should you do to ensure the plan is effective and current?
A. Perform periodic project performance reviews. B. Identify quality project standards.
C. Follow ISO 9000 quality standards.
D. Complete the quality control checklist.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 260
Which type of analysis is used to develop the communications management plan?
A. Product
B. Cost benefit C. Stakeholder D. Research
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 261
Which of the following are inputs to Activity Definition?
A. Project Scope Statement and Work Breakdown Structure B. Activity list and Arrow Diagram
C. Change Requests Lists and Organizational Process Assets D. Project Management Plan and Resource Availability
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 262
Which tools or techniques will the project manager use for developing the project team?
A. Negotiation
B. Roles and responsibilities C. Recognition and rewards D. Prizing and promoting
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 263
Which of the following lists contain processes that are included within Project Procurement Management?
A. Plan purchases and acquisitions, plan contracting, request seller responses, select sellers
B. Plan purchases and acquisitions, request seller responses, select sellers, schedule control
C. Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, request seller responses, select sellers D. Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, contract approval, select sellers
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 264
Which of the following is an output of the Information Distribution Process?
A. Project calendar
B. Communication management plan C. Requested changes
D. Communication requirement plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 265
What is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables?
A. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) B. Work Performance Information
C. Work Package
D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 266
Which tool and technique of quality planning involves comparing actual or planned practices to those of other projects to generate ideas for improvement and provide a basis by which to measure performance?
A. Histogram
B. Quality audits
C. Benchmarking
D. Performance measurement analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 267
What component of the project scope definition defines project exclusions?
A. Project boundaries B. Project constraints C. Project assumptions D. Project objectives
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 268
A contract management plan is a subsidiary of what other type of plan?
A. Resource plan
B. Project management plan
C. Cost control plan
D. Expected monetary value plan
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 269
An input to the Identify Risks process is the:
A. Risk register.
B. Risk probability and impact assessment. C. Communications management plan.
D. Risk management plan.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 270
Which of the following inputs is required for the WBS creation?
A. Project Quality Plan
B. Project Schedule Network
C. Project Management Software D. Project Scope Management Plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 271
Organizations manage portfolios based on which of the following types of plans?
A. Strategic
B. Project
C. Program
D. Operational
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 272
Create WBS is part of which of the following Knowledge Areas?
A. Project Integration Management B. Project Scope Management
C. Project Time Management
D. Project Cost Management
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 273
Which of the following is used to illustrate the connections between work packages or activities and project team members?
A. Hierarchical-type charts (HTC)
B. Organizational breakdown structure (OBS) C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 274
For a project to be successful, the project team must do which of the following?
A. Complete the project in sequential phases.
B. Overlook minor stakeholders.
C. Produce ongoing repetitive products, services, or results.
D. Select the appropriate processes required to meet the project objective.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 275
The Create WBS process is in which of the following Project Management Process Groups?
A. Planning
B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Executing
D. Initiating
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 276
The specific technique for identifying a problem, discovering the causes that lead to it, and developing preventive actions is:
A. Inspection
B. Use of quality checklists C. Root cause analysis
D. Use of matrix diagrams
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 277
A project is ready to complete the planning process, and all planning documents have been reviewed and approved by stakeholders. What should the project manager do next?
A. Conduct a kick-off meeting. B. Create the schedule baseline. C. Acquire the resources.
D. Determine the budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 278
In the late stages of project planning, a project manager develops a risk response plan with subject matter experts (SMEs) and project team members. The team identifies additional efforts required to mitigate the risk of poor quality in some deliverables.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the project and quality management plans to reflect the added efforts.
B. Conduct a make-or-buy analysis to determine the best option.
C. Document the additional efforts in the organizational process assets.
D. Generate a change request for approval of the added costs associated with added efforts.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 279
A project manager learns there are several unexpected issues in the project’s execution. The customer is dissatisfied because the deliverables are taking longer than planned, the costs have increased, and the quality of deliverables is affected.
What process should the project manager have performed with greater emphasis during project planning?
A. Plan Risk Management B. Identify Risks
C. Monitor Risks
D. Plan Risk Responses
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 280
A project manager joins a project during its initial planning phase. The project involves various local government institutions. While interviewing the project sponsor, the project manager learns of the importance of keeping the security officers of two of these institutions satisfied, since project development will be affected without their involvement.
What should the project manager use to record and monitor this information?
A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) B. Power/interest grid
C. Communication matrix
D. Risk register
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 281
During a project’s first planning meeting, the project team revised some requirements for parts and the manufacturers available for them. The team also revised delivery times and determined what parts could be made on site. After the meeting, the team created a document to establish what, and how items should be procured from each vendor.
What document did the team create?
A. Procurement statement of work (SOW) B. Procurement management plan
C. Requirements management plan
D. Resource requirements
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 282
During risk management planning meetings, the project manager realizes that there is a very broad spectrum of risks being identified. This has made it difficult to properly maintain the risk register.
What should the project manager do?
A. Develop a risk breakdown structure (RBS) to help organize and classify identified risks.
B. Conduct a root cause analysis to allow for proper risk evaluation.
C. Generate a probability and impact matrix to calculate the relative probability of the identified risks. D. Create a decision tree to calculate the expected monetary value of each risk.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 283
While working on a project, the project manager realizes that stakeholders’ delivery expectations differ from what was initially planned. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Created acceptance criteria, an assumptions log, and requirements documentation. B. Discussed expectations and possible changes with the project sponsor
C. Develop a requirements traceability matrix
D. Maintained a risk register for out-of-scope requirements
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 284
After reviewing the project management plan, a project manager notices that some of the resistant team members have become supportive. Where should the project manager update this information?
A. Quality management plan
B. Resource management plan
C. Stakeholder engagement plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 285
While reviewing project performance, the project manager notices misalignment with the project management plan. The project manager works with the team to modify an activity to ensure future success.
What does this describe?
A. Preventive action
B. Defect repair
C. Corrective action
D. Accomplished action
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 286
A project manager joins a project involving the provision, installation, and deployment of communications equipment for an international customer. The project team will include partners from multiple countries.
What should the project manager do to prepare for a formal project kick-off meeting to develop an implementation strategy?
A. Meet with partnering representatives to establish a common understanding of project assumptions, constraints, and regulations governing the project. B. Work with the project team to develop a list of assumptions and constraints to meet the applicable laws and regulations.
C. Instruct the partners to explain how they will perform their portion of the work and what they need from the other partners.
D. Create a risk register that documents the high-risk areas, and identify risk mitigation strategies the negative impact of their occurrence.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 287
To implement a customer relationship management (CRM) software solution, a systems project manager must identify the required human resources. What should the project manager reference?
A. Project team assignments B. Organizational theory
C. Resource requirements D. Resource calendars
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 288
Upon approval, a new project manager immediately begins a project. Three months into the project, the project manager identifies numerous obstacles. What should the project manager have done?
A. Identified risks
B. Performed a qualitative risk analysis C. Performed a quantitative risk analysis D. Planned risk responses
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 289
A performing organization is consulted to implement a supply chain management application for a beverage manufacturing business. During a project meeting with the customer, the performing organization mentions that the predefined budget allocation by the customer needs to be addressed.
Where did the project manager find this information?
A. Project exclusions B. Project assumptions C. Project deliverables D. Project constraints
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 290
Which risk analysis diagram is used to compare the relative importance and impact of variables that have a high degree of uncertainty to those that are more stable?
A. Decision tree B. Tornado
C. Ishikawa
D. Monte Carlo
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 291
During a project steering committee meeting, the project manager reports that a formerly supportive key team member has become resistant to and negative about changes. Where should this information be captured?
A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix B. Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
C. Risk register and issue log
D. Work performance reports
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 292
A project has five finish-to-start (FS) activities.
Activity A takes one day
Activity B follows A and takes five days Activity C follows B and takes two days.
Activity D follows B and A takes two days.
Activity E is preceded by C and D and takes two days.
What would be the critical path(s)?
A. A-B-C-E and A-B-D-E B. A-B-C-E and A-D-E C. A-B-D-E
D. A-D-E and A-B-D-E
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 293
A procurement manager needs to determine what type of contract to use for a construction project using a new supplier. What type of contract incorporates the highest risk?
A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
B. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)
C. Cost plus percentage of cost (CPPC) D. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 294
A project manager identifies that a key project stakeholder has a tendency to escalate all issues to their superiors. This often results in tension with management. What should the project manager do to mitigate this?
A. Send a formal communication to the stakeholder requesting that they discontinue this practice. B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan by marking this stakeholder as high risk.
C. Closely manage this stakeholder and inform the project board in advance of any possible escalations. D. Identify another stakeholder for support.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 295
A project manager develops a project’s risk breakdown structure (RBS) divided into four categories. The team identifies a quality problem with one of the project deliverables.
In what category should this risk be included?
A. Organizational
B. Project management C. Technical
D. External
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 296
A project manager needs to decide whether to perform engineering design in-house or to outsource it. What plan should help guide this decision?
A. Resource management
B. Procurement management C. Schedule management
D. Engineering management
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 297
A project manager developed a project management plan for a team composed of members based in three countries. The project manager assumed a 40-hour work week for all team members. However, during project execution, the project manager learns that one country’s team members work a 35-hour week.
Where should this information have been captured?
A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Legal requirements documentation
D. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 298
A project team member wants to ensure that deliverables are compliant with the requirements. To accomplish this, the team decides to review the multiple results of the tests performed on different deliverables. The project manager is concerned that this process will affect the time assigned to these verification activities.
What should the project manager use for the review?
A. Ishikawa diagram and statistical sampling B. Statistical sampling and checksheets
C. Checksheets and Pareto diagrams
D. Control charts and scatter diagrams
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 299
Based on the table, what activity should receive risk-response-planning priority?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 300
During a company’s relocation to a new data center, a project team member discovers that the new data center’s power supply is insufficient. To support forecasted growth over the next three years, additional resources costing US$480,000 will be required.
Since the project manager previously identified this as a risk, what tool should have been used to determine if the contingency budget would adequately cover the costs?
A. Status meeting
B. Reserve analysis
C. Technical performance analysis
D. Technical performance measurement
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 301
A team member assigned to an activity with two days total float takes a one-week emergency leave. This will impact not only that activity, but the entire project. There are no available resources to assign to this activity.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the issue log, and review the risk register for the risk response.
B. Request an external resource.
C. Move a resource from an activity that has more float.
D. Issue a change request to the change control board (CCB) to revise the project schedule.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 302
A project’s key stakeholder resigns and a new one is selected. What should the project manager do first?
A. Meet with the new stakeholder to verify their alignment with the project.
B. Verify with the project sponsor that the current requirements and scope are still applicable. C. Ask the new stakeholder to create a new project scope and requirements.
D. Inform all stakeholders about project progress and the addition of the new stakeholder.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 303
To address security vulnerability during a project blackout period, a project manager must obtain approval to deploy an environment configuration change. The
release management team rejects the change request due to lack of supporting information. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Obtained information from external communities to support the risk B. Asked security experts to assist with obtaining approval
C. Documented the consequences of failing to make the change
D. Logged it as a high-probability and high-impact risk in the risk register
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 304
Because critical distribution needs were not identified and considered, an upcoming product is cancelled one day before the announced launch. What should have been better developed to prevent this?
A. Stakeholder engagement plan
B. Scope management plan
C. Risk management plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 305
A company is using Lean Six Sigma methodology on a project. Midway through the project, an external Lean consultant is invited to conduct an audit to ensure that the methodology is being properly applied.
Which process is being employed?
A. Manage Quality B. Control Quality
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Plan Quality Management
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 306
During business process mapping, an analyst discovers that some business activities that were not a part of the original project scope may need to be included. The analyst documents these activities and informs the project manager.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the project management plan. B. Perform a risk assessment.
C. Review the resource management plan. D. Update the issue log.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 307
A project must be simultaneously implemented in two countries with a time-zone difference of 11 hours. The project manager must determine a mutually convenient time to provide stakeholders with information on the project's schedule, cost, and performance progress.
What should the project manager use to determine this?
A. Communication requirements analysis B. Asynchronous brainstorming
C. Expert judgment
D. Meeting planning skills
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 308
What information should a project manager request before developing a project management plan?
A. Organizational process assets B. Requirements documentation C. Milestone schedule
D. Work performance data
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 309
A project manager is assigned to a project that is in progress. In which of the following documents would a new project manager find information regarding the scope baseline?
A. Project management plan B. Project scope statement C. Project charter
D. Project requirements
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 310
After preparation of the project management plan, the project manager schedules a meeting with key stakeholders. What part of the project will this complete?
A. Evaluation B. Planning
C. Initiation D. Execution
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 311
Some company board of director members feel that the organization does not possess the capabilities to handle the scope and complexity of its projects. As a result, they request an external audit of past project performances. The project management office (PMO) asks previous project managers about their availability to answer questions for the audit.
What else does the PMO need?
A. Performance reports
B. Enterprise environmental factors C. Organizational strategy plan
D. Project documents
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 312
A project has a budget of US$900. Its estimate to complete (ETC) is US$600, the budget at completion (BAC) is $US800, and the estimate at completion (EAC) is US$1,200.
What is the management reserve?
A. US$100 B. US$200 C. US$300 D. US$400
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 313
A project manager estimates project costs and uses three different estimates to assess the approximate cost for an activity. What type of estimating technique did the project manager use?
A. Bottom-up
B. Beta distribution C. Analogous
D. Parametric
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 314
A project manager and buyer are evaluating request for proposal (RFP) responses for critical material necessary to complete a project. Cost is the most important supplier selection criteria. The lowest-cost supplier discloses that its capacity will not be exceeded after signing the contract, but it would approach 100 percent. What type of contract should the project manager use to mitigate the risk of material delivery delays due to supplier capacity overload?
A. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
B. Time and material (T&M)
C. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF) D. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF)
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 315
A project manager leading the implementation of a company's new financial system needs to evaluate the system's quality. What can the project manager use to
understand the project's quality metrics and policies?
A. Quality control measurements B. Process analysis
C. Quality management plan
D. Quality audits
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 316
Due to stakeholders’ schedule commitments, an expansion project is being fast tracked. Some construction activities must be initiated before all basic scope specifications are completely developed.
What type of construction contract should the procurement manager negotiate?
A. Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
B. Cost plus incentive fee (CPIF) C. Firm fixed price (FFP)
D. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 317
A project manager is developing a project risk register. What tool or technique should the project manager use to generate a list of all possible project risks?
A. Monte Carlo simulation B. Tornado diagram
C. Brainstorming
D. Sensitivity analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 318
A new warehouse facility is under construction. The project manager knows that increasing the team’s training will result in a lower defect ratio. What should the project manager do next?
A. Introduce a training program.
B. Update the resource management plan. C. Increase quality control reviews.
D. Add training costs to the budget.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 319
Which document defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?
A. Strategic plan
B. Project charter
C. Project management plan D. Service level agreement
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 320
Which tool or technique is used in the Plan Scope Management process?
A. Document analysis B. Observations
C. Product analysis D. Expert judgment
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 321
A project manager is working on a project involving stakeholders in multiple geographic locations. It soon becomes extremely difficult for everyone to be available for meetings at the same time.
What should the project manager do to make sure the project management plan is approved?
A. Use expert judgment
B. Meet with the project sponsor to finalize the plan
C. Share the plan electronically, then follow up when needed D. Facilitate a brainstorming session with the project team
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 322
Which process develops options and actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives?
A. Identify Risks
B. Control Risks
C. Plan Risk Management D. Plan Risk Responses
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 323
Based on feedback on the last iteration of risk management, the project manager creates a board to display impediments the team might encounter. Initial reactions from the development team regarding the risk board have been positive.
How should the project manager approach the communication of risks moving forward?
A. Instruct a team member to transcribe impediments from the risk board into the risk register.
B. Communicate to all stakeholders that the risk board will replace the risk register moving forward.
C. Attach a risk status report to the risk board every week to ensure that the team understands the display.
D. Evaluate the effectiveness of the risk board after one month, and communicate any changes in risk management after that.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 324
A project manager is working on a critical project for which historical data is unavailable. This may put the project at risk. What should the project manager do?
A. Plan project execution based on stakeholder’s risk appetites.
B. Develop the project management plan to identify and prioritize opportunities and threats. C. Inform the sponsor of the risk involved, then continue with project delivery.
D. Develop a risk management plan and inform key stakeholders about the risks involved.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 325
An input to the Plan Stakeholder Management process is:
A. The project charter.
B. The stakeholder analysis.
C. A communication management plan. D. A stakeholder register.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 326
An input to the Plan Cost Management process is:
A. Cost estimates.
B. Resource calendars, C. The project charter, D. The risk register.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 327
A project in which the scope, time, and cost of delivery are determined as early as possible is following a life cycle that is:
A. Adaptive
B. Predictive C. Incremental D. Iterative
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 328
Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?
A. Interrelationship digraphs B. Tree diagram
C. Affinity diagram
D. Network diagram
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 329
The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is:
A. Planning.
B. Executing,
C. Monitoring and Controlling. D. Closing.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 330
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
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 331
The Plan Stakeholder Management process belongs to which Process Group?
A. Executing
B. Initiating
C. Planning
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 332
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
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 333
Which basic quality tool is most useful when gathering attributes data in an inspection to identify defects?
A. Control charts
B. Pareto diagrams C. Ishikawa diagrams D. Checksheets
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 334
The process of estimating the type and quantity of material, human resources, equipment, or supplies required to perform each activity is known as:
A. Collect Requirements.
B. Conduct Procurements.
C. Estimate Activity Durations. D. Estimate Activity Resources.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 335
Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics? A. Control Risks
B. Plan Risk Management C. Plan Risk Responses D. Identify Risks
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 336
An example of a group decision-ma king technique is:
A. Nominal group technique.
B. Majority.
C. Affinity diagram.
D. Multi-criteria decision analysis.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 337
Which risk management strategy seeks to eliminate the uncertainty associated with a particular upside risk by ensuring that the opportunity is realized?
A. Enhance B. Share C. Exploit D. Accept
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 338
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.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 339
Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?
A. Bottom-up B. Parametric C. Analogous D. Three-point
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 340
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
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 341
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
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 342
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
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 343
When should quality planning be performed?
A. While developing the project charter
B. In parallel with the other planning processes
C. As part of a detailed risk analysis
D. As a separate step from the other planning processes
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 344
Which process involves subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable portions?
A. Develop Schedule
B. Create VVBS
C. Estimate Activity Resources D. Define Scope
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 345
Project deliverables that have been completed and checked for correctness through the Control Quality process are known as:
A. Verified deliverables.
B. Validated deliverables.
C. Acceptance criteria.
D. Activity resource requirements.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 346
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
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 347
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
Correct Answer: B
Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 348
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
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 349
Management believes that a task assigned to the project manager does not require a formal project management process and should be fast tracked with as few administrative documents as possible. What should the project manager do?
A. Create a project charter and determine what processes are required. B. Use rolling wave planning for an adaptive development approach.
C. Formally ask management to eliminate unnecessary processes.
D. Ask management to assign the task to a functional manager.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 350
A vendor submits a high-level project schedule for a three-year project, including a detailed design-phase schedule. What does this describe?
A. Rolling wave planning B. Decomposition
C. Expert judgment
D. Templates
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 351
During planning, a project team documented the possibility that new hardware could arrive up to 45 days late and delay the project’s delivery date. One month into the project, the manufacturer notifies the project manager that the hardware will be shipped 20 days sooner than anticipated.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Adjust the procurement statement of work (SOW). B. Issue a change request.
C. Update the risk register.
D. Modify the budget.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 352
A global technology company invested in an infrastructure upgrade project as a part of its business strategy. During the planning phase, the project team works with stakeholders to identify project requirements. The project manager is having difficulty engaging stakeholders who work internationally in different time zones. The stakeholders are unable to participate in regularly scheduled planning meetings, and often do not provide timely responses to emails and other requests for information.
What should the project manager do next to minimize the impact this issue may have on the project?
A. Arrange a meeting to discuss the issue.
B. Create the resource management plan.
C. Alert senior management.
D. Create the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 353
A project manager is new to an organization and is assigned to a project that is currently in the planning stage. Everyone involved in the project is very interested in it and they are pushing the project manager to advance it to the next stage. While reviewing the project’s various plans, the project manager found out there is no defined cost management plan.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Start project execution and use the project management plan as input for missing information.
B. Inform the sponsor and request more time to revise the cost management plan.
C. Use the work breakdown structure (WBS) to estimate the cost of the activities based on previous experience. D. Review the project charter to develop the cost management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 354
A project manager is in charge of a project for a client that involves working with multiple external vendors. The final outcome of the project is the printing of letters by a print vendor for fulfillment. During the integration testing, the project manager realizes that the print vendor is not yet ready for printing, which impacts the sign- off.
What needs to be clearly defined during planning?
A. The letter template task needs to be identified during planning.
B. The fulfillment print vendor needs to be identified during planning.
C. The project and delivery plan needs to be shared with the print vendor.
D. The schedule prepared during this phase should include external dependencies.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 355
During a project’s initial phase, a new regulation is introduced. The regulation has the potential to impact the project’s schedule and budget. What should the project manager do before beginning the planning stage?
A. Update the risk response plan.
B. Request a change to the schedule and budget. C. Perform a qualitative risk analysis.
D. Include the risk in the project charter.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 356
During project planning, a project manager meets with several departments to organize brainstorming sessions. Which process does this describe?
A. Identify Stakeholders B. Collect Requirements
C. Create Requirements Documentation D. Define Scope
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 357
A project in the planning stage must have a product with the following attributes:
1. Developmentrequiresahighdegreeofspecialization 2. Deliverymustoccurwithinaspecifictime-frame
What should the project manager do next?
A. Develop the product with current staff who must learn what is required.
B. Hire qualified staff to develop the required product.
C. Acquire the product from a supplier who will deliver it on time.
D. Acquire the product from a supplier with many resources despite limited experience.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 358
A multi-unit residential development project is in its planning phase. The existing power supply will be moved underground during the project. Local authorities notify the project manager that the area next to the development site may also need to move its power supply. This would increase the project’s budget by 12 percent and its duration by 22 percent.
What should the project manager do?
A. Proceed with moving the power supply underground.
B. Communicate the possible risk to relevant stakeholders.
C. Obtain project sponsor approval to proceed with the additional work.
D. Update the project management plan to account for the impact on budget and time.
Correct Answer: B Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 359
Midway through the design phase of a software development project, the project manager realizes that planned tasks will be delivered late. What should the project manager do first?
A. Email stakeholders about the delay, and update the project management plan. B. Assume the delay, and report it during the next stakeholder meeting.
C. Revise the task delivery dates in the project management plan.
D. Update the issue log.
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 360
A project manager realizes that a new, major legal requirement, necessary to meet a deliverable, has not been addressed. The project manager solicits ideas from stakeholders on how to conform to the new requirements.
What technique did the project manager use?
A. Total quality management (TQM) B. Ishikawa diagram
C. Just-in-time (JIT)
D. Kaizen
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 361
A project manager already has a good understanding of the expectations of the project stakeholders. What action should the project manager take next to effectively plan to project?
A. Assess required competencies against resource availability. B. Conduct a kick-off meeting with the team.
C. Discover needs and decompose them into requirements.
D. Determine the project budget and funding sources.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 362
A product manager needs a website to display product information. The marketing team meets with the project manager to review its with list of website functions. What should the project manager do next?
A. Create the statement of work (SOW). B. Perform a risk analysis.
C. Develop a project budget.
D. Assemble the team.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 363
A project manager wants to ensure sufficient stakeholder participation throughout a project’s life cycle. What should the project manager include in the stakeholder engagement plan?
A. Stakeholder power/interest grid
B. Change requests initiated by stakeholders
C. Desired and current stakeholder engagement levels D. Feedback from stakeholders on project operations
Correct Answer: A Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 364
After receiving the approved project charter, a stakeholder raises concerns about the project’s expected key deliverables. What should the project manager do?
A. Develop the project management plan.
B. Perform a stakeholder analysis.
C. Enter the stakeholder’s concerns in the issue log then meet with them to clarify their expectations. D. Capture the stakeholder’s concerns and request reapproval of the project charter.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 365
A change to a project’s scope deliverables was verbally approved by the client. However, these changes were not formally recorded. What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the client to issue a formal change request to modify the scope.
B. Seek guidance from senior management.
C. Update the project management plan.
D. Advise team members to proceed with the work while client approval is pending.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 366
A project manager is meeting with the steering committee to obtain approval to deploy a developed software solution. After ten minutes of explaining why the solution is ready for deployment, the project manager is told to better prepare and return with more facts.
What should the project manager do to improve their approach?
A. Email the steering committee explaining why the solution is ready for deployment.
B. Ask the project administrator to explain that user acceptance testing was completed then present this to the steering committee.
C. Ask the sponsor to directly obtain approval from the steering committee.
D. Review the communications management plan and present that all deliverables have been developed and are ready for deployment.
Correct Answer: D Section: Planning Explanation
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QUESTION 367
During a new product development project, the project manager identified that the requirements are conceptual and that it is difficult to obtain a shared understanding by all stakeholders. What can the project manager do to obtain a shared understanding of the project’s requirements?
A. Build a prototype
B. Benchmark with other organizations.
C. Conduct a requirements walkthrough.
D. Hold brainstorming sessions with the stakeholders.
Correct Answer: C Section: Planning Explanation
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