Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 5

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QUESTION 491
A project stakeholder requested a scope enhancement that was not approved due to budget constraints. Two months later, the project manager learns that the budget has enough flexibility to enhance scope.
To resubmit the identical request, to what document should the project manager refer?
A. Change log
B. Issue log
C. Risk register
D. Stakeholder register
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 492
A project manager notices that there is limited participation and contribution from a new team member. What should the project manager do?
A. Discipline the new team member.
B. Review the roles and responsibilities of each team member. C. Discuss the situation with the project sponsor.
D. Write a complaint to the human resources department.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 493
During risk analysis for a building renovation project, it is discovered that the building contains toxic materials that must be removed. What should the project manager do to mitigate this risk using the risk transference strategy?
A. Increase the management reserves to address the potential impact of additional time and cost. B. Ask the client to remove the toxic materials and exclude this work from the contract.
C. Train personnel how to remove the toxic materials and then perform the work.
D. Hire a contractor to perform the work.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 494
A smooth-running project was meeting schedule and cost baselines until an unexpected change in the geopolitical situation arose. As a result, the client instructs the project execution team to mobilize to a neutral, remote, offshore location.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Continue working from the current location without disclosing it to the client, and manage client meetings at the offshore location.



B. Prepare a transition plan for mobilizing resources and establishing an office at the new location.
C. Advise stakeholders that the project should be cancelled because project execution at the new location is impossible. D. Initiate change management procedures and assets the impacts on the project’s cost and schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 495
During a project’s execution, a modification in a data entry specification is made. Due to the modification, three model defects are identified for repair. What should the project manager do?
A. Update the risk register.
B. Escalate to the project sponsor C. Enter change log items
D. Submit change requests
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 496
A project is scheduled for implementation during the next three months. However, the key stakeholder wants to complete the project sooner in order to mitigate a regulatory compliance risk.
What should the project manager do?
A. Fast track the schedule.
B. Follow the change control process.
C. Reprioritize project timelines and update the schedule. D. Crash the schedule.



Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 497
During project execution, several concerned stakeholders confront the project manager with concerns. The project manager discovers that these stakeholders’ expectations were unrecorded and, hence, unmet.
What should the project manager have consulted to avoid this?
A. Communications management plan B. Project charter
C. Stakeholder analysis
D. Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 498
The project manager for a medium-sized project expects materials from a vendor to arrive in time to deliver an upcoming milestone. However, the project manager learns there will be a three-week delay, which will directly impact the schedule. The type of contract used with the vendor was firm fixed price (FFP).
What type of contract should the project manager use in the future to mitigate vendor delays?
A. Fixed price incentive fee (FPIF)
B. Cost plus award fee (CPAF)
C. Time and material (T&M)
D. Fixed price with economic price adjustment (FP-EPA)
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 499
A functional manager complains that an employee is involved in too many project meetings, wasting valuable time that could be used for other responsibilities. To what document should the project manager refer to address this?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS) B. Resource calendar
C. Network diagram
D. Work performance report
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 500
Product design is 60 percent complete when a team member notices that a required environmental parameter was updated. Incorporating this change will increase project costs.
What should the project manager do?
A. Request re-approval of the project scope via a signed contract.
B. Meet with the sponsor to discuss including the change in the project’s scope. C. Initiate a change request with the change control board (CCB).
D. Inform the client about the change, and request additional funds.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 501
Due to the use of a new technology, a milestone on a project’s critical path is missed. What should the project manager do to calculate a new end date?



A. Reestimate the remaining work with the team.
B. Base it on the current cost performance index (CPI). C. Use the current schedule performance index (SPI). D. Multiply the SPI by the CPI.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 502
A project has virtual teams in different geographic areas that are working on the same deliverables. Due to the project members’ unavailability for conference calls, some milestones have been unmet.
What should the project manager do to resolve this matter and prevent future issues?
A. Create and keep the resource calendar updated and shared with team members B. Ask the project teams to allocate more resources.
C. Perform an analysis, and revise the action plan for resource allocation.
D. Request that the functional team manager monitors team members’ availability.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 503
During project execution, a project team develops a new response for an existing risk that will reduce the schedule by 30 days. What document should the project manager update?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS) B. Risk breakdown structure (RBS) C. Mitigation plan
D. Risk register



Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 504
Midway through project execution, several stakeholders raise concerns about team performance and delivery. The project manager believes the project is progressing per the approved scope, budget, and schedule.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Email the stakeholders to assure them of action.
B. Consult the communications management plan to manage stakeholders’ expectations. C. Ask the project sponsor to intervene.
D. Ask stakeholders to escalate their concerns to the CEO.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 505
A project has an external dependency on a changing regulatory requirement planned to go into effect after the project's scheduled go-live date. The project team informs the project manager that a missed milestone caused a delay, which could push the go-live date. This delay may result in the regulatory requirement becoming mandatory for project implementation.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Add more resources to ensure that the project is delivered before the regulatory requirement is in effect. B. Revise the project scope to include the new regulatory requirement.
C. Update the risk register and risk ranking to reflect the impact of the delay
D. Review the consequences of noncompliance with the new regulatory requirement.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 506
A project manager is working on a software implementation project for which a well-defined change management plan is in place. During project execution, a software developer notices that an untested and unapproved security patch needs to be installed or the system will become unstable.
What should the project manager do?
A. Immediately install the patch so that implementation can proceed. B. Update the risk register.
C. Consult with the project sponsor.
D. Schedule a meeting per the change management plan.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 507
A project manager receives an approved change request related to a project's governance framework. What should the project manager do to implement this change?
A. Revisit the plan project process and update all planning documents affected by the change. B. Re-estimate the durations of project activities affected by the change.
C. Put the project on hold until the impact of the change can be assessed.
D. Submit the change request to the project steering committee for approval.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 508
During the execution of an IT project, a project manager warns of the possibility that the main server may fail due to constant, local-area electrical outages. The project manager signs a contract to rent an additional server from a local company.
What strategy is the project manager using?



A. Share
B. Transfer C. Mitigate D. Enhance
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 509
During a project's execution phase, the project team fails to meet client expectations for the deliverables. The project manager wants to remove distractions and focus the team on the objectives.
What should the project manager do?
A. Set up new ground rules for team expectations.
B. Create a war room to enhance the team's ability to communicate.
C. Update the communications management plan to include additional communications. D. Coach the team members on how to be better team players.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 510
Although previously identified project risks have not yet materialized, a project appears to be in trouble. The project manager implements the appropriate risk responses, but this fails to bring the project back on track.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Transfer the risks.
B. Update the risk register. C. Request a risk audit.
D. Analyze the risks.



Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 511
A customer asks that a project be completed two weeks early. Their intent is to launch the product before the competition. What should the project manager do next?
A. Apply schedule compression techniques. B. Review the critical path.
C. Perform resource leveling.
D. Initiate a change request.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 512
The project manager of a pipeline project hires a construction contractor using a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract. The contractor provides the project manager with an estimate of US$50,000, and a fixed-fee amount of US$5,000. When the pipeline is completed, the construction cost is US$60,000.
What amount should the contractor be paid?
A. US$65,000 B. US$60,000 C. US$55,000 D. US$50,000
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 513
While preparing a project's third progress report, the project manager identifies that the project will experience delays due to late material deliveries. The two previous project reports indicated that the project was on track.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Discuss it with the project team to determine the most appropriate way to respond. B. Add it to the issue log and include it in the project report.
C. Contact the procurement manager to expedite delivery of the material.
D. Escalate the issue to the project owner and request a schedule change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 514
A large risk to a project is identified, and the risk management plan is executed. Upon completion of the approved actions, what should the project manager do?
A. Update the risk management plan.
B. Revise the project schedule and the budget. C. Update the lessons learned.
D. Identify new risks, and monitor residual risks.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 515
A project team discovers an opportunity to enhance software without impacting the budget or schedule. The team makes the enhancement without proper documentation, which later causes production issues.
What process should have been conducted to prevent this?
A. Control Schedule
B. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis



C. Plan Scope Management
D. Perform Integrated Change Control
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 516
After completing a project schedule, the project manager learns that the sponsor wants an earlier completion date without incurring additional costs. What technique can the project manager use to meet these requirements?
A. Resource leveling
B. Fast tracking
C. Monte Carlo simulation D. Crashing
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 517
While reviewing the statement of work (SOW), two stakeholders disagree on what the project should include. What should the project manager do?
A. Include the stakeholders’ comments for future reference in the project charter.
B. Meet with the two stakeholders to resolve the conflict and reach agreement.
C. Document the stakeholders’ opinions but include the remaining stakeholders’ input in final decision making. D. Document the conflict in the issue log before participating in the development of the project charter.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 518
A joint venture project between two partner organizations has been completed. The project involved the sharing of proprietary information unique to each organization and the subsequent creation of new intellectual property unique to the project and equally owned by both partners.
What approach should be used in dealing with the shared proprietary information and new intellectual property created as a result of the project?
A. Each partner should retain its intellectual property and decide how to use the new intellectual property.
B. Both partners should agree on a legal basis for the new intellectual property and previously shared proprietary information. C. Both parties should agree on the new intellectual property, and each partner should retain its own proprietary information. D. Both partners should create a new company that will hold unique rights over the new intellectual property.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 519
Due to increased price volatility, a vendor asks the project manager to make a price change that will affect the project contract. What should the project manager do next?
A. Ask the change control board (CCB) for approval.
B. Execute the approved change.
C. Evaluate the impact, then update the risk register, project management plan, and budget. D. Submit a change request and analyze the impact.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 520
A project management team is developing a project management information system (PMIS) as a collaboration tool for internal and external stakeholders. A dashboard is updated monthly with information on the project's performance.
What type of communication method does this describe?



A. Corporate intranet
B. Interactive
C. Project progress reporting D. Pull
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 521
When conducting procurements, what process should the project manager implement to obtain stakeholder agreement?
A. Update Stakeholder Engagement Plan B. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
C. Monitor and Control Project Work
D. Plan Procurement Management
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 522
A project manager for a large, complex project learns that numerous stakeholders will be impacted by the project. The stakeholders are from various parts of the organization and are at different levels within the hierarchy. The project manager knows it is important to maintain good relations with the stakeholders, but with so many, the task seems difficult.
What should the project manager do to gain the most support from stakeholders?
A. Ensure that they all feel equally important to the project.
B. Ask the project sponsor for help with stakeholder engagement.
C. Engage with stakeholders at the highest level of the organization and ask that they show support to the others. D. Increase engagement based on each stakeholder's level of influence and potential project impact.
Correct Answer: C



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QUESTION 523
The implementation of a business requirement for an IT project impacts several applications. The application owner notices that changes to a function in application X can be started only upon completion of the development of a new feature in application Y.
This is an example of what dependency?
A. Start-to-start (SS) B. Finish-to-start (FS) C. Start-to-finish (SF) D. Finish-to-finish (FF)
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 524
A demanding project stakeholder insists that an additional feature be added to a project product without changing the scope, budget, or schedule. The project manager allows this feature to be included since it adds great value to the end product. However, this lengthens the project schedule and increases project cost. Which process should the project manager have followed before including the additional product feature?
A. Change management
B. Schedule and cost management C. Product scoping
D. Requirements definition
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 525
A project has been ongoing for a year. Early in the year, its schedule performance index (SPI) was 1.2; its most recent SPI is 0.7. What did the project manager use to track and communicate this information?
A. Project communications
B. Project management information system (PMIS) C. Performance reporting
D. Variance analysis
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 526
A project manager develops a risk breakdown structure (RBS) and divides it into four categories. Later, the team identifies a regulation issue with one of the customer's requirements.
In what category should this new risk be included?
A. Technical
B. Organizational
C. External
D. Project management
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 527
What should a project manager use to determine next steps when safety issues are identified?
A. Variance analysis
B. Earned value management (EVM) C. Root cause analysis



D. Corrective action
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 528
A project manager is creating a program evaluation and review technique (PERT) diagram. A primary activity on the critical path has a most optimistic time of three weeks, a most pessimistic time of seven weeks, and a most likely time of five weeks.
What is the activity's expected time?
A. 3 weeks B. 5 weeks C. 6 weeks D. 7 weeks
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 529
A project manager discovers an enhancement that will improve the design being developed by a subject matter expert (SME). What should the project manager do?
A. Document this discovery, and present it to all stakeholders.
B. Ask the expert to implement the enhancement.
C. Disregard the enhancement, as no changes are allowed.
D. Ask the change control board (CCB) to review the enhancement.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 530
A strike at a contracted production plant affects the delivery of a project’s major deliverable and impacts project objectives. To what should the project manager refer to address this issue?
A. Standardized bid documents
B. Managing multiple suppliers documents C. Procurement statement of work (SOW) D. Risk response plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 531
A project manager realizes that an issue that occurred several weeks ago has negatively impacted the schedule. When the mitigation plan is initiated, it fails because the required resources are now unavailable.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Conducted stand-up meetings to communicate project status B. Sent out status reports to stakeholders
C. Reviewed and updated the risk mitigation plan
D. Updated the resource management plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 532
During a crisis, additional resources and time were required to resolve the issues. To avoid this situation, what should the project manager have addressed earlier?
A. Resource changes B. Technology updates



C. Unmanaged risks
D. Management changes
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 533
A project manager is conducting a project benefits analysis with key stakeholders of an IT project. An engineer from another department informs the project manager that there are systems impacted by the solution that have not yet been identified.
What should the project manager do?
A. Document this information in the risk register.
B. Review the project benefits analysis to consider the additional impact. C. Note the engineer's issue in the issue log.
D. Work with the team to identify all stakeholders.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 534
A project manager is managing a new client. The project requires knowledge of upcoming technologies, but existing team members have no experience working with these technologies.
What should the project manager do to engage the team in work relating to these technologies?
A. Ask team members to individually learn the technologies.
B. Organize internal and external training for all team members on the technologies.
C. Hire a technical expert on the technologies.
D. Replace the existing resources with new ones that have knowledge of these technologies.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 535
A recently promoted project manager must facilitate the weekly status update meeting. What should the project manager do to ensure a productive meeting?
A. Carefully read the latest meeting minutes.
B. Avoid or smooth over any disagreements.
C. Limit attendance to the project team and stakeholders. D. Circulate a defined agenda in advance.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 536
A project manager notices an unusually high rate of risks, but has limited resources to address them. To what should the project manager refer to determine risk priorities?
A. Risk breakdown structure (RBS) B. Risk probability and impact matrix C. Risk management plan
D. Risk mitigation strategy
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 537
A project manager notices that work started by the project team is misaligned with an industry regulation. The project manager recalls that this topic was previously discussed during a stakeholder meeting.
What should the project manager review?



A. Organizational process assets B. Work performance data
C. Issue log
D. Project management plan
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 538
Which changes occur in risk and uncertainty as well as the cost of changes as the life cycle of a typical project progresses?
A. Risk and uncertainty increase; the cost of changes increases. B. Risk and uncertainty increase; the cost of changes decreases, C. Risk and uncertainty decrease; the cost of changes increases. D. Risk and uncertainty decrease; the cost of changes decreases.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 539
Regression analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and trend analysis are examples of which tool or technique?
A. Expert judgment
B. Forecasting methods
C. Earned value management D. Analytical techniques
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 540
The Perform Quality Assurance process occurs in which Process Group?
A. Executing
B. Monitoring and Controlling C. Initiating
D. Planning
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 541
A large portion of a projects budget is typically expended on the processes in which Process Group?
A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Monitoring and Controlling D. Closing
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 542
A project manager recently involved with constructing a hospital in country A is now managing the construction of an identical hospital in country B. Due to the projects’ similarities, a team member proposes adapting the lessons learned from country A’s project, and proceeding without updating the lessons learned during construction in country B.
What should the project manager do?



A. Ensure that lessons learned are updated during the construction in country B
B. Construct the hospital in country B using country A’s project management plan
C. Agree with the team member, and discuss the lessons learned with hospital management in country B D. Document new lessons learned for country B’s hospital using industry benchmarks
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 543
A project manager is receiving conflicting requirements from several stakeholders, all of which are ranked as high. What should the project manager do?
A. Perform a stakeholder analysis
B. Conduct personal interviews with stakeholders
C. Work with the project sponsor to resolve conflicts and work priorities D. Execute an impact analysis of the requirements
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 544
During an IT solution implementation project, the project manager learns that, due to security concerns, the project is on hold because the client refuses to grant access to required data. What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the issue log and engage the sponsor in the decision-making process B. Remind the client of the requirements list
C. Validate the issue against the scope and update the project’s baseline
D. Remove impacted functions and proceed with project development
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 545
A customer expresses concern about delays after the implementation of an approved change. What corrective action should the project manager take?
A. Add resources to address the customer’s concerns B. Adjust the schedule baseline
C. Determine if the change was implemented correctly D. Roll back the change
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 546
A project team identifies several weather-related risks that could delay the project. What should the project manager do to assess the effect on the project’s objective?
A. Develop a probability and impact matrix
B. Appoint a resource to monitor weather forecasts C. Update the risk management plan
D. Use modeling and simulation techniques
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 547
A project manager learns that the team can implement a minor change in the project that could bring a significant opportunity to the company. An initial analysis shows that there is no negative impact for the customer, and the team agrees to proceed with its implementation.
What should the project manager do next?



A. Log this opportunity in the risk register.
B. Inform the sponsor, and then proceed with the change. C. Seek formal approval to proceed with the change.
D. Implement the change.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 548
A project manager assumes an ongoing project with teams working across three continents. The previous project manager advises that participation in weekly status meetings has been low.
What should the new project manager do to find ways to resolve the problem?
A. Review the kick-off meeting report to see if all teams participated
B. Check the resource breakdown structure (RBS) to determine if there are known team conflicts C. Reference the requirements traceability matrix to see if all teams are required to attend
D. Determine if team time zones are listed in the communications management plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 549
A customer requests minor changes to product specifications. The engineering manager claims that the man-hour cost of revising the documentation is far higher than the commercial value of the change itself. They suggest authorizing the change via email to the project team.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the engineering manager to issue a change request B. Accept the engineering manager’s suggestion



C. Have the engineering manager obtain an opinion from the project management office (PMO) D. Advise the engineering manager to revise the documentation
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 550
During a sprint review, the product owner expresses concerns that, due to changes since the last review, a user story no longer fulfills product requirements. What should the product manager do next?
A. Ask the Scrum Master to revise the user story
B. Redefine the user story according to the updated requirements C. Have the team remove the user story
D. Postpone the user story to the next sprint
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 551
Which tool or technique is effective in a project in which the deliverable is not a service or result?
A. Inspection
B. Variance analysis C. Decomposition D. Product analysis
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 552
The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is known as:
A. Plan Human Resource Management. B. Acquire Project Team.
C. Manage Project Team.
D. Develop Project Team.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 553
Which tool or technique is used to develop the human resource management plan?
A. Ground rules
B. Expert judgment
C. Team-building activities D. Interpersonal skills
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 554
The basis of identification for current or potential problems to support later claims or new procurements is provided by:
A. A risk urgency assessment.
B. The scope baseline.
C. Work performance information. D. Procurement audits.



Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 555
A customer demands several project scope updates, but the implementation team is working on task execution based on the project management plan. The project manager uses negotiation skills to obtain formal approval of these demands and have them communicated.
What is the project manager trying to avoid by doing this?
A. Project changes B. Product rework C. Scope creep
D. Budget overrun
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 556
During a project’s execution phase, the customer insists on additions to product requirements. What should the project manager do first?
A. Communicate the impact of the new additions to the customer.
B. Incorporate the additions into the schedule and submit a revised baseline to the customer.
C. Determine if the additions can be accommodated within the current cost and schedule baseline. D. Analyze the impact and submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 557
A company is running two projects with different priorities and timelines. The project charter for project A has been approved, and the project is on schedule. One of the stakeholders requests that project B’s requirements be included in project A.
What should the project manager do?
A. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB). B. Obtain management approval.
C. Perform an impact analysis on the scope and schedule.
D. Update the project management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 558
Typical outcomes of a project include:
A. Products, services, and improvements. B. Products, programs, and services.
C. Improvements, portfolios, and services. D. Improvements, processes, and products.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 559
A project manager managing a cross-cultural virtual project team across several time zones should be concerned about the impacts of which communication technology factor?



A. Urgent information need B. Sensitivity of information C. Project environment
D. Ease of use
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 560
The number of potential communication channels for a project with 5 stakeholders is:
A. 10. B. 12. C. 20. D. 24.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 561
Which tool or technique of the Define Activities process allows for work to exist at various levels of detail depending on where it is in the project life cycle?
A. Historical relationships
B. Dependency determination C. Bottom-up estimating
D. Rolling wave planning
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 562
Which type of project management office (PMO) supplies templates, best practices, and training to project teams?
A. Supportive B. Directive C. Controlling D. Instructive
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 563
Which Define Activities output extends the description of the activity by identifying the multiple components associated with each activity?
A. Project document updates B. Activity list
C. Activity attributes
D. Project calendars
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 564
An input to the Identify Stakeholders process is:
A. The project management plan. B. The stakeholder register.
C. Procurement documents.



D. Stakeholder analysis.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 565
What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if the budget at completion (BAC) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $50, and the earned value (EV) is $25?
A. $50 B. $100 C. $125 D. $200
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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EAC=BAC/CPI and CPI=EV/AC CPI = EV/ AC = 25/50 = 0.5
EAC = BAC/ CPI = 100/0.5 = $200
QUESTION 566
Job satisfaction, challenging work, and sufficient financial compensation are values related to which interpersonal skill?
A. Influencing B. Motivation
C. Negotiation D. Trust building
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 567
A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:
A. project records
B. project reports
C. stakeholder notifications D. stakeholder register
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 568
A disadvantage associated with virtual teams is that they:
A. Require communication technology that is not readily available.
B. Create difficulties when including people with disabilities.
C. Often cannot accommodate teams that work different hours or shifts. D. Create the possibility for misunderstandings to arise.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 569
In which phase of team building activities do team members begin to work together and adjust their work habits and behavior to support the team?
A. Performing B. Storming C. Norming D. Forming



Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 570
The Project Human Resource Management process that involves confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is:
A. Acquire Project Team.
B. Plan Human Resource Management. C. Manage Project Team.
D. Develop Project Team.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 571
For a stakeholder with low interest and high power, the project manager should:
A. Monitor the stakeholder.
B. Manage the stakeholder closely. C. Keep the stakeholder satisfied. D. Keep the stakeholder informed.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 572



In a typical project, project managers spend most of their time:
A. Estimating
B. Scheduling
C. Controlling
D. Communicating
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 573
The most appropriate project life cycle model for an environment with a high level of change and extensive stakeholder involvement in projects is:
A. adaptive B. reflexive C. predictive D. iterative
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 574
Variance and trend analysis is a tool and technique used in which process?
A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis C. Control Risks
D. Plan Risk Responses
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing



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QUESTION 575
An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component is called:
A. defect repair
B. work repair
C. corrective action D. preventive action
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 576
Which quality tool incorporates the upper and lower specification limits allowed within an agreement?
A. Control chart B. Flowchart
C. Checksheet
D. Pareto diagram
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 577
Analytical techniques are a tool and technique of which process in Project Procurement Management? A. Plan Procurement Management



B. Control Procurements C. Conduct Procurements D. Close Procurements
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 578
A project manager requesting industry groups and consultants to recommend project intervention is relying on:
A. Communication models.
B. Stakeholder participation.
C. Expert judgment
D. Enterprise environmental factors.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 579
Tools and techniques used in Direct and Manage Project Work include:
A. Process analysis and expert judgment
B. Analytical techniques and a project management information system C. Performance reviews and meetings
D. Expert judgment and meetings
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 580
Which of the Perform Quality Assurance tools and techniques may enhance the creation of the work breakdown structure (WBS) to give structure to the decomposition of the scope?
A. Activity network diagrams B. Affinity diagrams
C. Matrix diagrams
D. Interrelationship digraphs
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 581
A project manager who communicates to the project team though email is using which type of communication?
A. Formal
B. Informal C. Horizontal D. Unofficial
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 582
An input to the Perform Integrated Change Control process is:
A. expert judgment B. seller proposals C. the project charter



D. the project management plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 583
Managing ongoing production of goods and services to ensure business continues efficiently describes which type of management?
A. Portfolio
B. Project
C. Program D. Operations
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 584
Which type of manager is assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives?
A. Program B. Functional C. Project
D. Portfolio
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 585



Which technique is used in Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Probability and impact matrix C. Risk data quality assessment D. Risk categorization
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 586
Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
B. Network diagrams
C. Staffing management plan
D. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 587
While implementing an approved change, a critical defect was introduced. Removing the defect will delay the product delivery. What is the MOST appropriate approach to managing this situation?
A. Utilize the change control process.
B. Crash the schedule to fix the defect. C. Leave the defect in and work around it. D. Fast-track the remaining development.
Correct Answer: A



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QUESTION 588
Which tool and technique identifies inefficient and ineffective policies, processes, and procedures?
A. Scope audits B. Scope reviews C. Quality audits D. Control chart
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 589
Which type of analysis would be used for the Plan Quality process?
A. Schedule
B. Checklist
C. Assumption D. Cost-Benefit
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 590
The integrative nature of project management requires which Process Group to interact with the other Process Groups? A. Planning



B. Executing
C. Monitoring and Controlling D. Project Management
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 591
What is the name of a graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships?
A. Role dependencies chart
B. Reporting flow diagram
C. Project organization chart
D. Project team structure diagram
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 592
Which of the following consists of the detailed project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary?
A. Scope plan
B. Product scope
C. Scope management plan D. Scope baseline
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 593
A procurement management plan is a subsidiary of which other type of plan?
A. Resource plan
B. Project management plan
C. Cost control plan
D. Expected monetary value plan
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 594
To which process is work performance information an input?
A. Administer Procurements
B. Direct and Manage Project Execution C. Create WBS
D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 595
Which defines the portion of work included in a contract for items being purchased or acquired?
A. Procurement management plan B. Evaluation criteria
C. Work breakdown structure
D. Procurement statement of work



Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 596
The Human Resource Management processes are:
A. Develop Human Resource Plan, Acquire Project Team, Develop Project Team, and Manage Project Team. B. Acquire Project Team, Manage Project Team, Manage Stakeholder Expectations, and Develop Project Team. C. Acquire Project Team, Develop Human Resource Plan, Conflict Management, and Manage Project Team.
D. Develop Project Team, Manage Project Team, Estimate Activity Resources, and Acquire Project Team.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 597
What are the formal and informal policies, procedures, and guidelines that could impact how the project's scope is managed?
A. Organizational process assets B. Enterprise environmental factors C. Project management processes D. Project scope management plan
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 598
Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:


A. Budget plan B. Resource plan C. Scope plan
D. Strategic plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 599
A project management office manages a number of aspects including the:
A. Project scope, schedule, cost, and quality of the products of the work packages.
B. Central coordination of communication management across projects.
C. Assignment of project resources to best meet project objectives.
D. Overall risk, overall opportunity, and interdependencies among projects at the enterprise level.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 600
Which of the following techniques is used during Control Scope?
A. Cost-benefit analysis B. Variance analysis
C. Reserve analysis
D. Stakeholder analysis
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 601
What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100,000 PV = $50,000 AC = $80,000 EV = $40,000
A. 1 B. 0.4 C. 0.5 D. 0.8
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 602
Which tool and technique is used in Conduct Procurements?
A. Teaming agreements B. Expert judgment
C. Bidder conferences D. Contract types
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 603
What provides information regarding the ways people, teams, and organizational units behave?
A. Organizational chart B. Organizational theory



C. Organizational structure D. Organizational behavior
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 604
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: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 605
Which of the following factors is lowest at the start of the project?
A. Cost of changes
B. Stakeholder influences C. Risk
D. Uncertainty
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 606
Which activity involves ensuring that the composition of a projects configuration items is correct?
A. Configuration Identification
B. Configuration Status Accounting
C. Configuration Verification and Audit D. Configuration Quality Assurance
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 607
Change requests, project management plan updates, project document updates, and organizational process assets updates are all outputs of which project management process?
A. Plan Risk Responses
B. Manage Stakeholder Expectations C. Define Scope
D. Report Performance
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 608
A method to manage stakeholder expectations in the scope statement is to clearly:
A. state the guiding principles of the organization.
B. identify alternatives to generate different approaches. C. state what is out of scope.
D. outline the results of the Delphi technique.



Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 609
One of the tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process is:
A. organization charts. B. ground rules.
C. organizational theory. D. conflict management.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 610
The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline is:
A. Control Schedule.
B. Quality Control.
C. Perform Integrated Change Control. D. Develop Schedule.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 611
When large or complex projects are separated into distinct phases or subprojects, all of the Process Groups would normally be:


A. divided among each of the phases or subprojects. B. repeated for each of the phases or subprojects. C. linked to specific phases or subprojects.
D. integrated for specific phases or subprojects.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 612
Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?
A. Monitor and Control Project Work B. Perform Quality Control
C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Monitor and Control Risks
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 613
Which of the following is developed from the project scope baseline and defines only that portion of the project scope that is to be included within a related contract?
A. Product scope description
B. Procurement statement of work C. Project schedule
D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation



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QUESTION 614
A tool or technique in Perform Quality Control that a project manager would use is:
A. quality audits.
B. process analysis. C. benchmarking. D. inspection.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 615
The process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline is:
A. Determine Budget. B. Baseline Budget. C. Control Costs.
D. Estimate Costs.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 616
To please the customer, a project team member delivers a requirement which is uncontrolled. This is not part of the plan. This describes:
A. scope creep.
B. a change request.



C. work performance information. D. deliverables.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 617
The definition of operations is a/an:
A. organizational function performing the temporary execution of activities that produce the same product or provide repetitive service. B. temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.
C. organization that provides oversight for an administrative area.
D. organizational function performing the ongoing execution of activities that produce the same product or provide repetitive service.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 618
How many Project Management Process Groups are there?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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