Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 6
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:19 am
QUESTION 619
Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity's duration?
A. Analogous
B. Parametric
C. Three-point
D. What-if scenario analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 620
The project manager needs to review the templates in use. The templates are part of the:
A. Enterprise environmental factors. B. Historical information.
C. Organizational process assets. D. Corporate knowledge base.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 621
Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?
A. Vendor bid analysis B. Three-point estimates C. Parametric estimating D. Reserve analysis
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 622
Which of the following is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
A. Project document updates
B. Organizational process assets updates C. Change requests
D. Deliverables
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 623
Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?
A. Cyclic
B. Progressive C. Repetitive D. Iterative
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 624
Which of the following is an example of schedule compression?
A. Activity sequencing
B. Resource leveling
C. Lead and lag adjusting D. Crashing
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 625
What is a tool to improve team performance?
A. Staffing plan
B. External feedback C. Performance reports D. Co-location
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 626
Which tool within the Perform Quality Control process identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?
A. Cause and effect diagram B. Control charts
C. Pareto chart
D. Histogram
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 627
Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?
A. -8000 B. -2000 C. 2000 D. 8000
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 628
Which of the following statements is true regarding project and product lifecycles?
A. A single product lifecycle may consist of multiple project lifecycles. B. A product lifecycle is always shorter than the project lifecycle.
C. A single product lifecycle can only have one project lifecycle.
D. A single project lifecycle may consist of multiple product lifecycles.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 629
Which tool or technique is used in Close Procurements?
A. Contract plan
B. Procurement plan C. Closure process
D. Procurement audits
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 630
Another name for an Ishikawa diagram is:
A. cause and effect diagram. B. control chart.
C. flowchart.
D. histogram.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 631
A project has an EV of 100 workdays, an AC of 120 workdays, and a PV of 80 workdays. What should be the concern?
A. There is a cost underrun.
B. There is a cost overrun.
C. The project may not meet the deadline. D. The project is 20 days behind schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 632
Which characteristic do projects and operational work share in common?
A. Performed by systems
B. Constrained by limited resources C. Repetitiveness
D. Uniqueness
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 633
What does a CPI value greater than 1.0 indicate?
A. Cost right at the estimated value B. Cost under the estimated value C. Cost right at the actual value
D. Cost over the estimated value
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 634
Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?
A. Change requests
B. Variance analysis
C. Accepted deliverables
D. Requirements documentation
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing
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QUESTION 635
Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique used to shorten the project schedule without changing project scope. Which of the following can result from fast tracking?
A. The risk of achieving the shortened project time is increased.
B. The critical path will have positive total float.
C. Contingency reserves are released for redeployment by the project manager. D. Duration buffers are added to maintain a focus on planned activity durations.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 636
An input to the Estimate Activity Resources process is:
A. Activity resource requirements.
B. Published estimating data.
C. Resource calendars.
D. Resource breakdown structure (RBS).
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 637
Resource calendars are included in the: A. staffing management plan.
B. work breakdown structure (WBS). C. project communications plan.
D. project charter.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 638
The project has a current cost performance index of 0.80. Assuming this performance will continue, the new estimate at completion is $1000. What was the original budget at completion for the project?
A. $800 B. $1000 C. $1250 D. $1800
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 639
Who determines which dependencies are mandatory during the Sequence Activities process?
A. Project manager
B. External stakeholders C. Internal stakeholders D. Project team
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 640
Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?
A. Performance reports
B. Project charter
C. Outputs from planning processes D. Enterprise environmental factors
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 641
Using the three-point estimating technique, if the most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year, how many months is the expected activity duration?
A. Two
B. Four C. Five D. Twelve
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 642
Which Process Group contains the processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications?
A. Initiating B. Planning
C. Executing D. Closing
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 643
A project manager at a publishing company decides to initiate the editing phase of the project as soon as each chapter is written. Which type of Sequence Activities tool and technique is involved, considering that there was a start-to-start relationship with a 15-day delay?
A. Slack B. Float C. Lag D. Lead
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 644
Which of the following change requests can bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan?
A. Corrective action B. Defect repair
C. Preventative action D. Probable action
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 645
The correct equation for schedule variance (SV) is earned value:
A. minus planned value [EV - PV]. B. minus actual cost [EV - AC].
C. divided by planned value [EV/PV], D. divided by actual cost [EV/AC].
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 646
Which risk response strategy is common for both positive and negative risks?
A. Share B. Accept C. Mitigate D. Transfer
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 647
Which of the following is an output of the Conduct Procurements process?
A. Project statement of work B. Selected sellers
C. Risk register updates
D. Teaming agreements
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 648
The technique of subdividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level is called:
A. a control chart. B. baseline.
C. Create WBS. D. decomposition.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 649
The group technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas for prioritization is called the:
A. majority rule technique.
B. nominal group technique.
C. Delphi technique,
D. idea/mind mapping technique.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 650
During a project’s execution phase, a developer suggests a design change that will improve system performance without incurring additional costs. What should the project manager do first?
A. Analyze the work performance data to ensure that there will be no negative impact.
B. Ask the developer to implement the change without negatively impacting the schedule.
C. Ask the technical manager to review the suggestion.
D. Document the suggestion and implement the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 651
Just prior to a project’s execution phase, a project manager notices that the client mentioned some missing critical requirements. These requirements will dramatically impact the project’s timeline and budget.
What should the project manager do?
A. Log this in the risk register, and track and monitor the impact.
B. Maintain the current scope, and continue to work on the project to complete agreed-upon work. C. Assess project impact, and ask the client to follow change control procedures.
D. Accept the requirements and update the project charter.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 652
During project execution, an operator identifies a requirement that was not addressed in the project management plan. The team is conflicted about whether or not this requirement should be added as a change request.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?
A. Regularly revisited and updated the work breakdown structure (WBS) with stakeholder feedback.
B. Ensured frequent communication with all stakeholders to identify and update their needs
C. Identified in the project scope statement what is not included in the project
D. Requested any unidentified requirements be submitted directly to the change control board (CCB)
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 653
A stakeholder in project A mentions the possibility that project B will go live before project A’s execution phase. The deliverable for project B will significantly reduce the work required for project A.
What should the project manager do with this information?
A. Capture this information in the risk register as a threat. B. Request project B’s critical path.
C. Modify project A’s scope.
D. Log this information in the risk register as an opportunity.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 654
During the end of a critical project’s execution phase, a project manager learns that a lead team member is unmotivated due to a perceived lack of appreciation. What should the project manager do?
A. Enhance the team’s social relations by building a collaborative and cooperative working environment for the team member. B. Ask the team member’s functional manager to intervene.
C. Empower the team member to assume more project responsibility and participation in decision making.
D. Meet personally with the team member, and log it in the risk register.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 655
A project is planned for execution in an area known for flooding. The project manager must develop a risk management plan to identify and plan for this risk. What should the project manager do?
A. Plan project execution for a time when there is less likelihood of heavy rain.
B. Consult historical data and government projections to calculate the probability of occurrence. C. Update the risk register, and add a lump sum to absorb the potential impact.
D. Inform stakeholders of the potential risk and impact on the budget and schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 656
During project execution, a project manager identifies a major obstacle that is preventing progress. An escalation to the client’s project manager has gone unanswered, and project progress is worsening each week.
What should the project manager do?
A. Follow the escalation matrix in the project management plan, and escalate it to the next level. B. Revise the communications management plan.
C. Escalate the issue directly to the steering committee.
D. Inform the supervisor of the client’s project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 657
A project manager currently has two projects in execution. The project manager was away for two weeks of vacation, and had designated a back-up project manager for the projects. Upon returning from vacation, the project manager met with the back-up manager to discuss the projects’ status and is informed about a complaint from key stakeholders following a project-status update that was sent to the team for one of the projects.
What should the project manager have done to avoid stakeholder issues while away?
A. Ensured the back-up project manager had the stakeholder engagement and communications management plans.
B. Requested the back-up project manager to document any issues in the issue log.
C. Asked the back-up project manager to send status updates to the team according to their own communications style. D. Had a detailed discussion about the risk management plan with the back-up project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 658
In the middle of the execution phase, the creation of an expensive piece of equipment is now delayed, putting timely project completion at risk. What should the project manager do next?
A. Check if this risk has been identified in the risk register and apply the relevant mitigation. B. Elevate this issue to the equipment vendor’s management for them to address.
C. Consult with the project sponsor on the best way forward in order to get sponsor buy-in. D. Place an order with another supplier to have an alternative option available if needed.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 659
During project execution, it is noticed that the actual expenditure is too high compared to baseline cost estimates. What should the project manager do next? A. Revisit project scope and cut high-cost items.
B. Review assumption log to understand which cost assumptions were wrong. C. Review historical data to get new cost estimates.
D. Update cost forecasts and discuss the options with the project sponsor.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 660
A project is in jeopardy. It is behind schedule and resources are limited. A project manager has just been assigned to the project in the execution phase. What is the first action the project manager should take?
A. Hold a project team meeting.
B. Ask management for additional resources. C. Revise the project management plan.
D. Review the work performance report.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 661
During the execution phase, the project manager encountered an issue with a component. The project manager was concerned about the impact of the issue on the project constraints, so the project manager proactively requested that an engineer modify the design of the component to address the issue, resulting in unplanned work.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this unplanned work?
A. Requested the client to raise a change request for the design change
B. Updated the risk register with the issue information
C. Assessed the likelihood and impact of the risks resulting from the issue
D. Created an issue in the issue log and communicated this to relevant stakeholders
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 662
A large software development project, with high revenue and more than 50 people on the team is in the execution plan. The requirements have been collected, and the project team finished the first module in two months. The results were presented to the stakeholders and the team received approval. However, the stakeholders informed the team that new requirements were not previously communicated.
What should the project manager have done during the execution phase to avoid this problem?
A. Held status meeting and retrospectives to discover unexpected requirements and update the project management plan.
B. Talked to the sponsor and explain the situation to gain additional time to make modifications for the new stakeholder requirements.
C. Held brainstorming sessions to recollect the requirements in the scope management plan and execute all requirements together.
D. Created a stakeholder analysis to understand individual expectations to help plan the correct approach and complete all requirements at once.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 663
A project manager is managing a construction project. During execution of the project, the client frequently asks for information from members of the construction team. The client says that it seems as though the project’s progression is not going according to plan. The project manager cannot travel to the construction site every day because of their projects that must also be managed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Meet with the client to review the communications management plan.
B. Assign an inspector to validate progress and be the unique point of contact with the client. C. Update the communications management plan to add a new client channel.
D. Hold meetings more frequently with the client to present the status reports of the project.
Correct Answer: C
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QUESTION 664
A project manager is managing a project that is operating in a remote, international location. During the execution phase, a national event occurs. The project manager is concerned that the project may be negatively affected and has contacted the program manager who has agreed to provide the resources to implement a contingency plan in the event that the project is negatively affected.
What management strategy is the project manager employing?
A. Escalate B. Transfer C. Mitigate D. Accept
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 665
During the execution of a project, in a project-oriented company, the sponsor wants to change one of the resources for someone with broader technical expertise. What should the project manager do?
A. Speak with the stakeholders to keep the current pool of resources.
B. Escalate to the project management office (PMO) to resolve the problem. C. Generate a change request to change the resource management plan. D. Train the current resources according to the requirements of the client.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 666
A critical project is in the execution stage. The budget is strict, and managing the project to triple constraints is of high importance. A team member informs the project manager that there could be a significant cost overrun.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Ensure there are enough reserves to cover the cost overrun.
B. Capture this in the issue log, and monitor the cost overrun until project closure. C. Investigate the reasons for the cost overrun.
D. Review risk thresholds to determine if it is an allowable cost overrun percentage.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 667
An organization is awarded a large construction project. The project team is implementing an approach to continuously optimize execution efficiency.
What approach should the project team use as a basis for improvement?
A. Total quality management (TQM) B. Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle C. Six Sigma
D. Lean Six Sigma
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 668
A competitor launches a new product that may make the product that company X is developing obsolete. To remain competitive, company X considers a scope change.
What should a project manager do before executing a scope change?
A. Reschedule the project using the critical path method (CPM). B. Issue a change request.
C. Ask experts for their input.
D. Use rolling wave planning.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 669
At the completion of a project phase, a previously unknown stakeholder complained that their deliverables for the phase were not met. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Reviewed the stakeholder register to understand all stakeholder expectations.
B. Interviewed stakeholders within other units in the organization
C. Identified the stakeholder deliverables within the scope management plan
D. Reviewed the quality management plan to ensure that such mistakes were minimized.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 670
A project manager reviews the risk register and is concerned with the response strategies. What should the project manager do?
A. Evaluate new risks that have been added to the risk register. B. Examine the contingency reserve, and propose adjustments. C. Review the risk management plan.
D. Perform a quantitative risk analysis.
Correct Answer: D
Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 671
A vendor supplies equipment for several of a company’s projects. The vendor informs one project manager that the project’s equipment can be delivered earlier than anticipated. The project manager recognizes that this is an opportunity to complete the project ahead of schedule delivered earlier than anticipated. The project manager recognizes that this is an opportunity to complete the project ahead of schedule.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Request management approval. B. Use the equipment offered.
C. Revise the project schedule.
D. Determine if there is a risk.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 672
During a project meeting, a team member reports using an innovative method to work on a requirement. After reviewing the change log, the project manager realizes that the team member added more functionality.
What does this describe?
A. Secondary risk B. Risk mitigation C. Scope creep D. Scope change
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 673
A project manager is managing a project to build a telecommunications tower. The project requires a crane, but the crane previously booked for this project receives a last-minute reassignment to a higher-priority government project.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Add this to the issue log.
B. Escalate the situation to stakeholders.
C. Prepare resolutions for the situation.
D. Review the service agreement with the vendor.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 674
A project manager receives a compliant from a stakeholder that they have not received formal updates on key project milestones. What should the project manager do?
A. Send a project report to the stakeholder and update the change management plan accordingly.
B. Consult the communications management plan to determine if this stakeholder is required to be updated, then act accordingly. C. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
D. Update the risk register and note this as an assumption made.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 675
A project team must implement a solution to replace a company’s legacy system by adding new modules to newly deployed software. A key stakeholder
recommends another product that has better functionality than the deployed software. What should the project manager do to resolve this?
A. Work with stakeholders to assess and map the key benefits and outcomes.
B. Create a project charter to document ideas and suggestions.
C. Review lessons learned from previous projects to determine better stakeholder engagement guidelines. D. Ask vendors to provide quotes for both implementations.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 676
While sequencing project activities, the team defines that:
Activity A has a duration of three weeks.
Activity C, with a duration of four weeks, will start first.
Activity B, with a duration of two weeks, will start after the completion of activity A.
Activity D, with a duration of four weeks, will start with a lead time of one week upon completion of activity B.
Activity E, with a duration of five weeks, will start after the completion of activity C.
Activity F, with a duration of three weeks, will have a start-to-start dependency with activity E, with a lag time of three weeks.
What is the project’s shortest possible duration?
A. 8 weeks B. 9 weeks C. 10 weeks D. 12 weeks
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 677
A project sponsor is unhappy with initial project deliverables. A quality audit reveals that the quality management plan is misaligned with organizational standards. What should the project manager do?
A. Add this to the issue log and submit a change request.
B. Update the risk register and perform a qualitative analysis.
C. Note this in the lessons learned repository and publish a quality report. D. Add this to the assumption log and notify the sponsor.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 678
A subcontractor on a project operates with a pure specialized team. The project is nearing completion, and team members are concerned because they will not have new activities or tasks to perform.
What type of organization does this describe?
A. Strong matrix B. Functional
C. Projectized
D. Balanced matrix
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 679
A project manager must quickly transition another project to begin their next assignment. Several issues were scheduled to be fixed during the other project’s warranty period, but stakeholders are unwilling to accept project deliverables until all issues are completed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Delay the transition and start of the new project until all obligations with the current project are complete. B. Reference the stakeholder engagement plan to determine next steps.
C. Find a new project manager to resolve the issues.
D. Allow project resources to independently resolve the remaining issues.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 680
During a weekly project meeting, a team realizes that a work package is no longer needed. They decide to remove it from the project, and the project manager agrees.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the scope baseline.
B. Initiate the change request process. C. Review the project management plan. D. Inform all stakeholders.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 681
A project is three weeks behind schedule and the baseline finish date is two months away. The management team states there is no budget for overtime pay. What should the project manager do to complete the project on schedule?
A. Over-allocate resources.
B. Initiate a scope change request. C. Crash the project schedule.
D. Fast track the project schedule.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 682
The project team learns from a key stakeholder that some deliverables have been forwarded for approval without their knowledge. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?
A. Verified the communications management plan
B. Notified the project team
C. Scheduled a meeting with the customer and the project team
D. Consulted the most recent meeting minutes related to the deliverable
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 683
After conducting a data analysis, a project manager determines the cause and degree of variance relative to the approved scope. What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the scope management plan.
B. Revise the scope baseline.
C. Decide if a corrective or preventive action is required. D. Change the performance measurement baseline.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 684
During a group activity to identify an input to the Plan Procurement Management process, some participants disagree with the ranking of compliance-related items. What tool or technique should the project manager use to resolve this?
A. Affinity diagram
B. Multicriteria decision analysis C. Nominal group technique
D. Brainstorming
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 685
During an IT solution implementation project, the sponsor blames the project manager for a delay in application delivery. The project manager informs the sponsor that the delay is a result of the client’s failure to provide the team with the data needed to complete the task.
What should the project manager have done to avoid the sponsor’s dissatisfaction?
A. Analyzed the impact of the issue and updated the project schedule
B. Performed an alternatives analysis and adhered to all sponsor requests
C. Revised work performance information particularly the sponsor’s level of support D. Updated the issue log and shared the project reports with stakeholders
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 686
In a multi-site development project, sharing documents within the project team is identified as a security risk. Introducing a new software release would mitigate this risk.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Update the project management plan. B. Assess the impact on the project.
C. Perform a Monte Carlo simulation.
D. Review the assumptions log.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 687
A project manager obtains approval of an important deliverable. Later, while reviewing the monthly progress report, they notice that the deliverable’s status has been changed back to “pending”. It is discovered that a new request for approval was submitted by the client team.
What should the project manager do first to avoid this problem in the future?
A. Identify this issue as a new risk and escalate it to the project sponsor.
B. Request that deliverable statuses are only updated according to the project team. C. Document this in the issue log and review the stakeholder engagement plan.
D. Review the scope management plan and distribute it to the client team.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 688
A project is behind schedule and over budget. The original scope has also changed significantly. Which activity should be the immediate focus of a newly assigned project manager?
A. Review critical path activities that can be adjusted to shorten the timeframe and reduce expenses.
B. Freeze the project scope to prevent further scope creep, thereby controlling cost and schedule.
C. Perform a risk analysis to determine if there is a risk of additional cost, scope, and schedule slippages.
D. Assess the project based on the original charter, and meet with the sponsor to review the business case.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 689
During a project status meeting, a team member informs the project manager of an unexpected increase in the price of an essential component required to complete the deliverable.
What should the project manager do?
A. Analyze the impact of the price increase on the project.
B. Refer to the procurement management plan.
C. Update the risk management plan to adapt to the new scenario. D. Include the increased price in the project budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 690
During a city hall project meeting, the mayor presents a proposal to refurbish the city’s central park. Several store owners request weekly project progress reports. What should the project manager update?
A. Statement of work (SOW)
B. Project commissioning plan
C. Stakeholder engagement plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 691
While a project manager is on vacation, team members are unable to decide whether to utilize internal resources or acquire outside support. The team is unsure of how and what to acquire within the budget and risk factors.
What should the team members do next?
A. Escalate the topic to the steering committee.
B. Review the procurement management plan.
C. Reexamine the change management plan.
D. Review the cost estimate for all external activities.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 692
After a project was around 80% complete, the client required a change to the final product. The project team found two possible ways to make the change. One method was an easier and faster way to implement the solution, and the other was a better but more complex solution. After the team decided to use the more complex solution, they noticed that they estimated incorrectly, and it would take longer to implement the change.
What should he project manager have done to manage the scope change?
A. Picked the simpler solution so the requirement would have been fulfilled faster without impacting the project schedule. B. Convinced the client that the change would introduce high project risk because of technical complexity.
C. Presented both solutions to the change control board (CCB) so they could have decided based on the business needs. D. Ensured the estimation technique being used was the appropriate one for the project.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 693
A team member informs the project manager that a stakeholder requested limited distribution of progress reports to other stakeholders. What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the team member to follow the request, and inform the sponsor.
B. Have the stakeholder prepare a new project charter that includes this request.
C. Escalate this request to the project sponsor for further review.
D. Explain to the stakeholder that the communications management plan must be followed.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 694
A project manager has just completed a large project and is unsure about how well the project has been conducted. The project manager is considering various possibilities of obtaining feedback to measure stakeholder satisfaction.
What should the project manager do?
A. Refer to the lessons learned register by reviewing the lessons and any corrective actions.
B. Inspect the issue log by reviewing the issues raised, their progress, and their resolution.
C. Conduct informal meetings with stakeholders to thank them for their contributions to the project. D. Create a survey for key stakeholders and review their responses.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 695
A project manager is unable to implement a change, as the resources required to implement the change are not directly under the project manager’s authority. What method can the project manager use to implement the change?
A. Set up a roles and responsibilities assignment meeting to review the project organizational chart.
B. Update the change management plan to include organizational assets and use the approved plan.
C. Request that the project sponsor sends all change requests directly to the resources needed for the work. D. Request that the resources needed for the work be directly assigned to the project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 696
There is high variability of scope in a project due to several key stakeholders across various departments. What should the project manager do to check the costs against the delivered scope?
A. Use the scope change request forms and estimate the costs against the scope changes.
B. Find opportunities to eliminate any changes to scope and use a speed-to-delivery strategy.
C. Facilitate frequent, incremental deliveries to customer value and verify that the team is working at the planned rate. D. Continue tracking costs in the performance reporting, and report the status to management for resolution.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 697
A project manager is managing a project with a major deliverable that failed its final acceptance test. The project is now behind schedule and over budget because a replacement must be created.
What process should the project manager use to determine why the failure occurred?
A. Root cause analysis B. Alternative analysis C. Decomposition
D. Critical path method
Correct Answer: A
Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 698
A project manager is required to update the quality management plan because of new organizational quality policies. The project manager is aware that a similar project on organizational quality policies has just closed.
What should the project manager do to begin this project?
A. Refer to the previous project’s lessons learned.
B. Ask the previous project manager for expert advice.
C. Ask the organization’s upper management for guidance. D. Develop a new metric as an organizational process asset.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 699
A stakeholder informs the project manager that they do not receive the weekly project status reports, even though they participated in the project kick-off meeting. What should the project manager do?
A. Review the communications management plan.
B. Adjust the stakeholder register to include this stakeholder. C. Escalate this issue to the project sponsor.
D. Forward the latest report to this stakeholder.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 700
After numerous meetings, the project manager was unable to obtain approval of the project management plan because the client needed to check with their superiors. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Created a project charter
B. More clearly defined the project scope
C. Better developed the communications management plan D. Ensured they identified the right stakeholders
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 701
After a status meeting, a project manager discovers that there are issues not being recorded properly. The reason is that project stakeholders and project team members are communicating using a new chat software tool that the project manager was unaware of.
How should the project manager respond to the use of this new chat software tool?
A. Send out a project memo to both groups of people instructing them to not use the new chat software tool.
B. Ask the project team members to send transcripts of all communications exchanged using the new chat software tool.
C. Request that project team members review their discussions using the new chat software tool and update the issue log on a daily basis. D. Update and distribute the communications management plan regarding the usage of this new chat software tool.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 702
A project manager begins working for a project that is already in progress. The project manager will be meeting with the project sponsor very shortly to review the project’s overall scope and expected deliverables.
How should the project manager prepare for the meeting?
A. Review the schedule forecast.
B. Examine the Gantt chart.
C. Interview project team members. D. Review the project charter.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 703
A new government regulation requires financial resources to be added to a project. Due to this regulation, a new key stakeholder requests to add another project activity. What should the project manager do?
A. Execute the new activity because it was requested by the key stakeholder.
B. Document the request from the key stakeholder and perform the change request procedure.
C. Use funding allocated to other activities to execute the key stakeholder’s request.
D. Update the schedule to include the new activity because it was requested by the key stakeholder.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 704
The procurement manager of a construction project has emailed the project manager stating that the cost of the cement may exceed the amount budgeted. The project must have a cement delivery in the next two weeks.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Perform the risk response.
B. Negotiate with the team supplier.
C. Request a quote from another supplier.
D. Contact the project sponsor to get more money.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 705
A new project manager is taking over a project being done for a company in another country. The project manager learns that the project has a fixed price and that the project is being paid for in the local currency, which has been fluctuating. The project sponsor thinks this is too risky and wants the project manager to address it at the next risk review board.
What should the project manager recommend at the risk review board?
A. Accept the risk. B. Avoid the risk. C. Transfer the risk. D. Mitigate the risk.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 706
Since the client was on leave, a project manager handed over the deliverables of a successfully completed project to the client’s project manager. One month later, the accounts team informs the project manager that client approval was rejected and invoices are unpaid.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Ensured quality deliverables throughout the project
B. Escalated the client’s unavailability to the sponsor
C. Obtained sign-off from the client’s representative
D. Ensured that the contract indicated a customer payment process
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity's duration?
A. Analogous
B. Parametric
C. Three-point
D. What-if scenario analysis
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 620
The project manager needs to review the templates in use. The templates are part of the:
A. Enterprise environmental factors. B. Historical information.
C. Organizational process assets. D. Corporate knowledge base.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 621
Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?
A. Vendor bid analysis B. Three-point estimates C. Parametric estimating D. Reserve analysis
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 622
Which of the following is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
A. Project document updates
B. Organizational process assets updates C. Change requests
D. Deliverables
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 623
Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?
A. Cyclic
B. Progressive C. Repetitive D. Iterative
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 624
Which of the following is an example of schedule compression?
A. Activity sequencing
B. Resource leveling
C. Lead and lag adjusting D. Crashing
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 625
What is a tool to improve team performance?
A. Staffing plan
B. External feedback C. Performance reports D. Co-location
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 626
Which tool within the Perform Quality Control process identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?
A. Cause and effect diagram B. Control charts
C. Pareto chart
D. Histogram
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 627
Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?
A. -8000 B. -2000 C. 2000 D. 8000
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 628
Which of the following statements is true regarding project and product lifecycles?
A. A single product lifecycle may consist of multiple project lifecycles. B. A product lifecycle is always shorter than the project lifecycle.
C. A single product lifecycle can only have one project lifecycle.
D. A single project lifecycle may consist of multiple product lifecycles.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 629
Which tool or technique is used in Close Procurements?
A. Contract plan
B. Procurement plan C. Closure process
D. Procurement audits
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 630
Another name for an Ishikawa diagram is:
A. cause and effect diagram. B. control chart.
C. flowchart.
D. histogram.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 631
A project has an EV of 100 workdays, an AC of 120 workdays, and a PV of 80 workdays. What should be the concern?
A. There is a cost underrun.
B. There is a cost overrun.
C. The project may not meet the deadline. D. The project is 20 days behind schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 632
Which characteristic do projects and operational work share in common?
A. Performed by systems
B. Constrained by limited resources C. Repetitiveness
D. Uniqueness
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 633
What does a CPI value greater than 1.0 indicate?
A. Cost right at the estimated value B. Cost under the estimated value C. Cost right at the actual value
D. Cost over the estimated value
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 634
Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?
A. Change requests
B. Variance analysis
C. Accepted deliverables
D. Requirements documentation
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 635
Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique used to shorten the project schedule without changing project scope. Which of the following can result from fast tracking?
A. The risk of achieving the shortened project time is increased.
B. The critical path will have positive total float.
C. Contingency reserves are released for redeployment by the project manager. D. Duration buffers are added to maintain a focus on planned activity durations.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 636
An input to the Estimate Activity Resources process is:
A. Activity resource requirements.
B. Published estimating data.
C. Resource calendars.
D. Resource breakdown structure (RBS).
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 637
Resource calendars are included in the: A. staffing management plan.
B. work breakdown structure (WBS). C. project communications plan.
D. project charter.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 638
The project has a current cost performance index of 0.80. Assuming this performance will continue, the new estimate at completion is $1000. What was the original budget at completion for the project?
A. $800 B. $1000 C. $1250 D. $1800
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 639
Who determines which dependencies are mandatory during the Sequence Activities process?
A. Project manager
B. External stakeholders C. Internal stakeholders D. Project team
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 640
Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?
A. Performance reports
B. Project charter
C. Outputs from planning processes D. Enterprise environmental factors
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 641
Using the three-point estimating technique, if the most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year, how many months is the expected activity duration?
A. Two
B. Four C. Five D. Twelve
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 642
Which Process Group contains the processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications?
A. Initiating B. Planning
C. Executing D. Closing
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 643
A project manager at a publishing company decides to initiate the editing phase of the project as soon as each chapter is written. Which type of Sequence Activities tool and technique is involved, considering that there was a start-to-start relationship with a 15-day delay?
A. Slack B. Float C. Lag D. Lead
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 644
Which of the following change requests can bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan?
A. Corrective action B. Defect repair
C. Preventative action D. Probable action
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 645
The correct equation for schedule variance (SV) is earned value:
A. minus planned value [EV - PV]. B. minus actual cost [EV - AC].
C. divided by planned value [EV/PV], D. divided by actual cost [EV/AC].
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 646
Which risk response strategy is common for both positive and negative risks?
A. Share B. Accept C. Mitigate D. Transfer
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 647
Which of the following is an output of the Conduct Procurements process?
A. Project statement of work B. Selected sellers
C. Risk register updates
D. Teaming agreements
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 648
The technique of subdividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level is called:
A. a control chart. B. baseline.
C. Create WBS. D. decomposition.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 649
The group technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas for prioritization is called the:
A. majority rule technique.
B. nominal group technique.
C. Delphi technique,
D. idea/mind mapping technique.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 650
During a project’s execution phase, a developer suggests a design change that will improve system performance without incurring additional costs. What should the project manager do first?
A. Analyze the work performance data to ensure that there will be no negative impact.
B. Ask the developer to implement the change without negatively impacting the schedule.
C. Ask the technical manager to review the suggestion.
D. Document the suggestion and implement the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 651
Just prior to a project’s execution phase, a project manager notices that the client mentioned some missing critical requirements. These requirements will dramatically impact the project’s timeline and budget.
What should the project manager do?
A. Log this in the risk register, and track and monitor the impact.
B. Maintain the current scope, and continue to work on the project to complete agreed-upon work. C. Assess project impact, and ask the client to follow change control procedures.
D. Accept the requirements and update the project charter.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 652
During project execution, an operator identifies a requirement that was not addressed in the project management plan. The team is conflicted about whether or not this requirement should be added as a change request.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?
A. Regularly revisited and updated the work breakdown structure (WBS) with stakeholder feedback.
B. Ensured frequent communication with all stakeholders to identify and update their needs
C. Identified in the project scope statement what is not included in the project
D. Requested any unidentified requirements be submitted directly to the change control board (CCB)
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 653
A stakeholder in project A mentions the possibility that project B will go live before project A’s execution phase. The deliverable for project B will significantly reduce the work required for project A.
What should the project manager do with this information?
A. Capture this information in the risk register as a threat. B. Request project B’s critical path.
C. Modify project A’s scope.
D. Log this information in the risk register as an opportunity.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 654
During the end of a critical project’s execution phase, a project manager learns that a lead team member is unmotivated due to a perceived lack of appreciation. What should the project manager do?
A. Enhance the team’s social relations by building a collaborative and cooperative working environment for the team member. B. Ask the team member’s functional manager to intervene.
C. Empower the team member to assume more project responsibility and participation in decision making.
D. Meet personally with the team member, and log it in the risk register.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 655
A project is planned for execution in an area known for flooding. The project manager must develop a risk management plan to identify and plan for this risk. What should the project manager do?
A. Plan project execution for a time when there is less likelihood of heavy rain.
B. Consult historical data and government projections to calculate the probability of occurrence. C. Update the risk register, and add a lump sum to absorb the potential impact.
D. Inform stakeholders of the potential risk and impact on the budget and schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 656
During project execution, a project manager identifies a major obstacle that is preventing progress. An escalation to the client’s project manager has gone unanswered, and project progress is worsening each week.
What should the project manager do?
A. Follow the escalation matrix in the project management plan, and escalate it to the next level. B. Revise the communications management plan.
C. Escalate the issue directly to the steering committee.
D. Inform the supervisor of the client’s project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 657
A project manager currently has two projects in execution. The project manager was away for two weeks of vacation, and had designated a back-up project manager for the projects. Upon returning from vacation, the project manager met with the back-up manager to discuss the projects’ status and is informed about a complaint from key stakeholders following a project-status update that was sent to the team for one of the projects.
What should the project manager have done to avoid stakeholder issues while away?
A. Ensured the back-up project manager had the stakeholder engagement and communications management plans.
B. Requested the back-up project manager to document any issues in the issue log.
C. Asked the back-up project manager to send status updates to the team according to their own communications style. D. Had a detailed discussion about the risk management plan with the back-up project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 658
In the middle of the execution phase, the creation of an expensive piece of equipment is now delayed, putting timely project completion at risk. What should the project manager do next?
A. Check if this risk has been identified in the risk register and apply the relevant mitigation. B. Elevate this issue to the equipment vendor’s management for them to address.
C. Consult with the project sponsor on the best way forward in order to get sponsor buy-in. D. Place an order with another supplier to have an alternative option available if needed.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 659
During project execution, it is noticed that the actual expenditure is too high compared to baseline cost estimates. What should the project manager do next? A. Revisit project scope and cut high-cost items.
B. Review assumption log to understand which cost assumptions were wrong. C. Review historical data to get new cost estimates.
D. Update cost forecasts and discuss the options with the project sponsor.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 660
A project is in jeopardy. It is behind schedule and resources are limited. A project manager has just been assigned to the project in the execution phase. What is the first action the project manager should take?
A. Hold a project team meeting.
B. Ask management for additional resources. C. Revise the project management plan.
D. Review the work performance report.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 661
During the execution phase, the project manager encountered an issue with a component. The project manager was concerned about the impact of the issue on the project constraints, so the project manager proactively requested that an engineer modify the design of the component to address the issue, resulting in unplanned work.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this unplanned work?
A. Requested the client to raise a change request for the design change
B. Updated the risk register with the issue information
C. Assessed the likelihood and impact of the risks resulting from the issue
D. Created an issue in the issue log and communicated this to relevant stakeholders
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 662
A large software development project, with high revenue and more than 50 people on the team is in the execution plan. The requirements have been collected, and the project team finished the first module in two months. The results were presented to the stakeholders and the team received approval. However, the stakeholders informed the team that new requirements were not previously communicated.
What should the project manager have done during the execution phase to avoid this problem?
A. Held status meeting and retrospectives to discover unexpected requirements and update the project management plan.
B. Talked to the sponsor and explain the situation to gain additional time to make modifications for the new stakeholder requirements.
C. Held brainstorming sessions to recollect the requirements in the scope management plan and execute all requirements together.
D. Created a stakeholder analysis to understand individual expectations to help plan the correct approach and complete all requirements at once.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 663
A project manager is managing a construction project. During execution of the project, the client frequently asks for information from members of the construction team. The client says that it seems as though the project’s progression is not going according to plan. The project manager cannot travel to the construction site every day because of their projects that must also be managed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Meet with the client to review the communications management plan.
B. Assign an inspector to validate progress and be the unique point of contact with the client. C. Update the communications management plan to add a new client channel.
D. Hold meetings more frequently with the client to present the status reports of the project.
Correct Answer: C
Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 664
A project manager is managing a project that is operating in a remote, international location. During the execution phase, a national event occurs. The project manager is concerned that the project may be negatively affected and has contacted the program manager who has agreed to provide the resources to implement a contingency plan in the event that the project is negatively affected.
What management strategy is the project manager employing?
A. Escalate B. Transfer C. Mitigate D. Accept
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 665
During the execution of a project, in a project-oriented company, the sponsor wants to change one of the resources for someone with broader technical expertise. What should the project manager do?
A. Speak with the stakeholders to keep the current pool of resources.
B. Escalate to the project management office (PMO) to resolve the problem. C. Generate a change request to change the resource management plan. D. Train the current resources according to the requirements of the client.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 666
A critical project is in the execution stage. The budget is strict, and managing the project to triple constraints is of high importance. A team member informs the project manager that there could be a significant cost overrun.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Ensure there are enough reserves to cover the cost overrun.
B. Capture this in the issue log, and monitor the cost overrun until project closure. C. Investigate the reasons for the cost overrun.
D. Review risk thresholds to determine if it is an allowable cost overrun percentage.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 667
An organization is awarded a large construction project. The project team is implementing an approach to continuously optimize execution efficiency.
What approach should the project team use as a basis for improvement?
A. Total quality management (TQM) B. Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle C. Six Sigma
D. Lean Six Sigma
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 668
A competitor launches a new product that may make the product that company X is developing obsolete. To remain competitive, company X considers a scope change.
What should a project manager do before executing a scope change?
A. Reschedule the project using the critical path method (CPM). B. Issue a change request.
C. Ask experts for their input.
D. Use rolling wave planning.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 669
At the completion of a project phase, a previously unknown stakeholder complained that their deliverables for the phase were not met. What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Reviewed the stakeholder register to understand all stakeholder expectations.
B. Interviewed stakeholders within other units in the organization
C. Identified the stakeholder deliverables within the scope management plan
D. Reviewed the quality management plan to ensure that such mistakes were minimized.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 670
A project manager reviews the risk register and is concerned with the response strategies. What should the project manager do?
A. Evaluate new risks that have been added to the risk register. B. Examine the contingency reserve, and propose adjustments. C. Review the risk management plan.
D. Perform a quantitative risk analysis.
Correct Answer: D
Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 671
A vendor supplies equipment for several of a company’s projects. The vendor informs one project manager that the project’s equipment can be delivered earlier than anticipated. The project manager recognizes that this is an opportunity to complete the project ahead of schedule delivered earlier than anticipated. The project manager recognizes that this is an opportunity to complete the project ahead of schedule.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Request management approval. B. Use the equipment offered.
C. Revise the project schedule.
D. Determine if there is a risk.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 672
During a project meeting, a team member reports using an innovative method to work on a requirement. After reviewing the change log, the project manager realizes that the team member added more functionality.
What does this describe?
A. Secondary risk B. Risk mitigation C. Scope creep D. Scope change
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 673
A project manager is managing a project to build a telecommunications tower. The project requires a crane, but the crane previously booked for this project receives a last-minute reassignment to a higher-priority government project.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Add this to the issue log.
B. Escalate the situation to stakeholders.
C. Prepare resolutions for the situation.
D. Review the service agreement with the vendor.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 674
A project manager receives a compliant from a stakeholder that they have not received formal updates on key project milestones. What should the project manager do?
A. Send a project report to the stakeholder and update the change management plan accordingly.
B. Consult the communications management plan to determine if this stakeholder is required to be updated, then act accordingly. C. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
D. Update the risk register and note this as an assumption made.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 675
A project team must implement a solution to replace a company’s legacy system by adding new modules to newly deployed software. A key stakeholder
recommends another product that has better functionality than the deployed software. What should the project manager do to resolve this?
A. Work with stakeholders to assess and map the key benefits and outcomes.
B. Create a project charter to document ideas and suggestions.
C. Review lessons learned from previous projects to determine better stakeholder engagement guidelines. D. Ask vendors to provide quotes for both implementations.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 676
While sequencing project activities, the team defines that:
Activity A has a duration of three weeks.
Activity C, with a duration of four weeks, will start first.
Activity B, with a duration of two weeks, will start after the completion of activity A.
Activity D, with a duration of four weeks, will start with a lead time of one week upon completion of activity B.
Activity E, with a duration of five weeks, will start after the completion of activity C.
Activity F, with a duration of three weeks, will have a start-to-start dependency with activity E, with a lag time of three weeks.
What is the project’s shortest possible duration?
A. 8 weeks B. 9 weeks C. 10 weeks D. 12 weeks
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 677
A project sponsor is unhappy with initial project deliverables. A quality audit reveals that the quality management plan is misaligned with organizational standards. What should the project manager do?
A. Add this to the issue log and submit a change request.
B. Update the risk register and perform a qualitative analysis.
C. Note this in the lessons learned repository and publish a quality report. D. Add this to the assumption log and notify the sponsor.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 678
A subcontractor on a project operates with a pure specialized team. The project is nearing completion, and team members are concerned because they will not have new activities or tasks to perform.
What type of organization does this describe?
A. Strong matrix B. Functional
C. Projectized
D. Balanced matrix
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 679
A project manager must quickly transition another project to begin their next assignment. Several issues were scheduled to be fixed during the other project’s warranty period, but stakeholders are unwilling to accept project deliverables until all issues are completed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Delay the transition and start of the new project until all obligations with the current project are complete. B. Reference the stakeholder engagement plan to determine next steps.
C. Find a new project manager to resolve the issues.
D. Allow project resources to independently resolve the remaining issues.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 680
During a weekly project meeting, a team realizes that a work package is no longer needed. They decide to remove it from the project, and the project manager agrees.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the scope baseline.
B. Initiate the change request process. C. Review the project management plan. D. Inform all stakeholders.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 681
A project is three weeks behind schedule and the baseline finish date is two months away. The management team states there is no budget for overtime pay. What should the project manager do to complete the project on schedule?
A. Over-allocate resources.
B. Initiate a scope change request. C. Crash the project schedule.
D. Fast track the project schedule.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 682
The project team learns from a key stakeholder that some deliverables have been forwarded for approval without their knowledge. What should the project manager have done to prevent this situation?
A. Verified the communications management plan
B. Notified the project team
C. Scheduled a meeting with the customer and the project team
D. Consulted the most recent meeting minutes related to the deliverable
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 683
After conducting a data analysis, a project manager determines the cause and degree of variance relative to the approved scope. What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the scope management plan.
B. Revise the scope baseline.
C. Decide if a corrective or preventive action is required. D. Change the performance measurement baseline.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 684
During a group activity to identify an input to the Plan Procurement Management process, some participants disagree with the ranking of compliance-related items. What tool or technique should the project manager use to resolve this?
A. Affinity diagram
B. Multicriteria decision analysis C. Nominal group technique
D. Brainstorming
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 685
During an IT solution implementation project, the sponsor blames the project manager for a delay in application delivery. The project manager informs the sponsor that the delay is a result of the client’s failure to provide the team with the data needed to complete the task.
What should the project manager have done to avoid the sponsor’s dissatisfaction?
A. Analyzed the impact of the issue and updated the project schedule
B. Performed an alternatives analysis and adhered to all sponsor requests
C. Revised work performance information particularly the sponsor’s level of support D. Updated the issue log and shared the project reports with stakeholders
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 686
In a multi-site development project, sharing documents within the project team is identified as a security risk. Introducing a new software release would mitigate this risk.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Update the project management plan. B. Assess the impact on the project.
C. Perform a Monte Carlo simulation.
D. Review the assumptions log.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 687
A project manager obtains approval of an important deliverable. Later, while reviewing the monthly progress report, they notice that the deliverable’s status has been changed back to “pending”. It is discovered that a new request for approval was submitted by the client team.
What should the project manager do first to avoid this problem in the future?
A. Identify this issue as a new risk and escalate it to the project sponsor.
B. Request that deliverable statuses are only updated according to the project team. C. Document this in the issue log and review the stakeholder engagement plan.
D. Review the scope management plan and distribute it to the client team.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 688
A project is behind schedule and over budget. The original scope has also changed significantly. Which activity should be the immediate focus of a newly assigned project manager?
A. Review critical path activities that can be adjusted to shorten the timeframe and reduce expenses.
B. Freeze the project scope to prevent further scope creep, thereby controlling cost and schedule.
C. Perform a risk analysis to determine if there is a risk of additional cost, scope, and schedule slippages.
D. Assess the project based on the original charter, and meet with the sponsor to review the business case.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 689
During a project status meeting, a team member informs the project manager of an unexpected increase in the price of an essential component required to complete the deliverable.
What should the project manager do?
A. Analyze the impact of the price increase on the project.
B. Refer to the procurement management plan.
C. Update the risk management plan to adapt to the new scenario. D. Include the increased price in the project budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 690
During a city hall project meeting, the mayor presents a proposal to refurbish the city’s central park. Several store owners request weekly project progress reports. What should the project manager update?
A. Statement of work (SOW)
B. Project commissioning plan
C. Stakeholder engagement plan
D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 691
While a project manager is on vacation, team members are unable to decide whether to utilize internal resources or acquire outside support. The team is unsure of how and what to acquire within the budget and risk factors.
What should the team members do next?
A. Escalate the topic to the steering committee.
B. Review the procurement management plan.
C. Reexamine the change management plan.
D. Review the cost estimate for all external activities.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 692
After a project was around 80% complete, the client required a change to the final product. The project team found two possible ways to make the change. One method was an easier and faster way to implement the solution, and the other was a better but more complex solution. After the team decided to use the more complex solution, they noticed that they estimated incorrectly, and it would take longer to implement the change.
What should he project manager have done to manage the scope change?
A. Picked the simpler solution so the requirement would have been fulfilled faster without impacting the project schedule. B. Convinced the client that the change would introduce high project risk because of technical complexity.
C. Presented both solutions to the change control board (CCB) so they could have decided based on the business needs. D. Ensured the estimation technique being used was the appropriate one for the project.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 693
A team member informs the project manager that a stakeholder requested limited distribution of progress reports to other stakeholders. What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the team member to follow the request, and inform the sponsor.
B. Have the stakeholder prepare a new project charter that includes this request.
C. Escalate this request to the project sponsor for further review.
D. Explain to the stakeholder that the communications management plan must be followed.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 694
A project manager has just completed a large project and is unsure about how well the project has been conducted. The project manager is considering various possibilities of obtaining feedback to measure stakeholder satisfaction.
What should the project manager do?
A. Refer to the lessons learned register by reviewing the lessons and any corrective actions.
B. Inspect the issue log by reviewing the issues raised, their progress, and their resolution.
C. Conduct informal meetings with stakeholders to thank them for their contributions to the project. D. Create a survey for key stakeholders and review their responses.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 695
A project manager is unable to implement a change, as the resources required to implement the change are not directly under the project manager’s authority. What method can the project manager use to implement the change?
A. Set up a roles and responsibilities assignment meeting to review the project organizational chart.
B. Update the change management plan to include organizational assets and use the approved plan.
C. Request that the project sponsor sends all change requests directly to the resources needed for the work. D. Request that the resources needed for the work be directly assigned to the project manager.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 696
There is high variability of scope in a project due to several key stakeholders across various departments. What should the project manager do to check the costs against the delivered scope?
A. Use the scope change request forms and estimate the costs against the scope changes.
B. Find opportunities to eliminate any changes to scope and use a speed-to-delivery strategy.
C. Facilitate frequent, incremental deliveries to customer value and verify that the team is working at the planned rate. D. Continue tracking costs in the performance reporting, and report the status to management for resolution.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 697
A project manager is managing a project with a major deliverable that failed its final acceptance test. The project is now behind schedule and over budget because a replacement must be created.
What process should the project manager use to determine why the failure occurred?
A. Root cause analysis B. Alternative analysis C. Decomposition
D. Critical path method
Correct Answer: A
Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 698
A project manager is required to update the quality management plan because of new organizational quality policies. The project manager is aware that a similar project on organizational quality policies has just closed.
What should the project manager do to begin this project?
A. Refer to the previous project’s lessons learned.
B. Ask the previous project manager for expert advice.
C. Ask the organization’s upper management for guidance. D. Develop a new metric as an organizational process asset.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 699
A stakeholder informs the project manager that they do not receive the weekly project status reports, even though they participated in the project kick-off meeting. What should the project manager do?
A. Review the communications management plan.
B. Adjust the stakeholder register to include this stakeholder. C. Escalate this issue to the project sponsor.
D. Forward the latest report to this stakeholder.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 700
After numerous meetings, the project manager was unable to obtain approval of the project management plan because the client needed to check with their superiors. What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Created a project charter
B. More clearly defined the project scope
C. Better developed the communications management plan D. Ensured they identified the right stakeholders
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 701
After a status meeting, a project manager discovers that there are issues not being recorded properly. The reason is that project stakeholders and project team members are communicating using a new chat software tool that the project manager was unaware of.
How should the project manager respond to the use of this new chat software tool?
A. Send out a project memo to both groups of people instructing them to not use the new chat software tool.
B. Ask the project team members to send transcripts of all communications exchanged using the new chat software tool.
C. Request that project team members review their discussions using the new chat software tool and update the issue log on a daily basis. D. Update and distribute the communications management plan regarding the usage of this new chat software tool.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 702
A project manager begins working for a project that is already in progress. The project manager will be meeting with the project sponsor very shortly to review the project’s overall scope and expected deliverables.
How should the project manager prepare for the meeting?
A. Review the schedule forecast.
B. Examine the Gantt chart.
C. Interview project team members. D. Review the project charter.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 703
A new government regulation requires financial resources to be added to a project. Due to this regulation, a new key stakeholder requests to add another project activity. What should the project manager do?
A. Execute the new activity because it was requested by the key stakeholder.
B. Document the request from the key stakeholder and perform the change request procedure.
C. Use funding allocated to other activities to execute the key stakeholder’s request.
D. Update the schedule to include the new activity because it was requested by the key stakeholder.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 704
The procurement manager of a construction project has emailed the project manager stating that the cost of the cement may exceed the amount budgeted. The project must have a cement delivery in the next two weeks.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Perform the risk response.
B. Negotiate with the team supplier.
C. Request a quote from another supplier.
D. Contact the project sponsor to get more money.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 705
A new project manager is taking over a project being done for a company in another country. The project manager learns that the project has a fixed price and that the project is being paid for in the local currency, which has been fluctuating. The project sponsor thinks this is too risky and wants the project manager to address it at the next risk review board.
What should the project manager recommend at the risk review board?
A. Accept the risk. B. Avoid the risk. C. Transfer the risk. D. Mitigate the risk.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 706
Since the client was on leave, a project manager handed over the deliverables of a successfully completed project to the client’s project manager. One month later, the accounts team informs the project manager that client approval was rejected and invoices are unpaid.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Ensured quality deliverables throughout the project
B. Escalated the client’s unavailability to the sponsor
C. Obtained sign-off from the client’s representative
D. Ensured that the contract indicated a customer payment process
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation