Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 8
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:24 am
QUESTION 766
Overlooking negative stakeholders can result in a/an:
A. decreased likelihood of conflicting interests between stakeholders. B. decreased likelihood of the projects progress being impeded.
C. increased likelihood of project failure.
D. increased likelihood of project success.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 767
Outputs from constituent processes might be used as:
A. Inputs to other processes.
B. Proof of process completion.
C. Identification of project tasks.
D. Indicators to eliminate project redundancies.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 768
Which document describes the procurement item in sufficient detail to allow prospective sellers to determine if they are capable of providing the products, services, or results?
A. Procurement management plan B. Procurement statement of work
C. Request for proposal D. Request for quote
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 769
Which of the following is an example of push communication?
A. Intranet sites
B. Video conferencing
C. Knowledge repositories D. Press releases
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 770
Which of the following is a tool and technique used in all processes within Project Integration Management?
A. Records management system B. Expert judgment
C. Project management software D. Issue log
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 771
The three types of estimates that PERT uses to define an approximate range for an activity’s cost are:
A. Parametric, most likely, and analogous. B. Least likely, analogous, and realistic. C. Parametric, optimistic, and pessimistic. D. Most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 772
The Process Group that involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan is known as:
A. Initiating.
B. Planning.
C. Executing.
D. Monitoring and Controlling.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 773
What is the lowest level in the Work Breakdown Structure called?
A. Work Packages B. Activities
C. Schedules
D. Tasks
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 774
During project execution, a project member informs the project manager that a project deliverable may not be completed on time due to a new customer requirement. What should the project manager do to ensure the project timeline is met?
A. Review the schedule with the customer to see if any tasks on the critical path can be sped up.
B. Update the risk management plan and take the appropriate risk action.
C. Complete the agreed-upon project scope first and raise a change request for the new deliverable. D. Consult with the customer to see if the quality of the deliverable can be changed.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 775
The success of an infrastructure project depends upon the arrival of specific equipment that has to be imported into the country. During execution, the equipment’s delivery is delayed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Contract a new supplier who could provide the materials within the project’s timeline.
B. Prioritize corrective actions appropriately to address the risk.
C. Meet with the project team, evaluate the impact of the risk, and include it in the risk matrix. D. Review lessons learned to find an appropriate response.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 776
A project is in the execution phase, and, so far, project status reports have indicated that the project is tracking well against its timeframes. The project manager then receives a call from the supplier advising that they’re unable to meet the upcoming milestone date because a key team member is ill.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the supplier to assign a new skilled resource to the work at no additional cost to ensure that the work is completed on time.
B. Develop a recovery plan that will help mitigate the delay and communicate this to the stakeholders in the next project status report.
C. Meet with the project sponsor immediately and inform them that there will be a schedule delay.
D. Complete a detailed risk assessment with the project team and update the risk register for review at the next steering committee meeting.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 777
A project manager is managing a transformation project that is already in the execution phase. The team is cross-functional and has no prior experience working together. Because of this, senior management is uncertain of the team’s capability to deliver this project.
What should the project manager do to maximize team performance?
A. Convert issues into opportunities to create team building and encourage collaborative problem solving.
B. Meet with the human resources expert to provide more incentives to motivate the team members.
C. Change the resource management plan to pair team members together who have worked in similar environments. D. Register this situation as a key risk, monitor team performance, and regularly report it to senior management.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 778
A project is in the execution phase and product testing is almost complete. A team member proposes that the testing can be fast tracked by removing some of the
tests. The team member believes this will help to finish the job earlier and give the project more float. What should the project manager do?
A. Reject the team member’s proposal
B. Request that the quality manager consider the proposal C. Request more information from the team member
D. Discuss this proposal with the project team
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 779
During a monthly executive steering committee meeting, a functional manager states that they have not been made aware of the schedule delays documented in the last status report. What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?
A. Update the schedule, lessons learned, and issue log prior to the next steering committee meeting
B. Provide the functional manager with access to the project management information system (PMIS)
C. Conduct are regular project team meeting to highlight status, issues, and risks before reporting to the steering committee D. Update the risk register to reflect a possible project interruption caused by the functional manager
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 780
A project manager is assigned to a project in its execution phase. The project manager immediately notices scope creep, but the development manager justifies the additional work and claims it is in line with a new policy approved by management.
What should the project manager do to address this situation?
A. Update the scope management plan B. Revise the project charter
C. Modify the project management plan D. Submit a change request
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 781
A project is in its execution phase and many change requests are being implemented. One change request activated new equipment to replace obsolete equipment. Although no longer in use, the obsolete equipment was not disposed of or switched off properly, generating maintenance costs and energy consumption that serve no purpose.
What did the change executor fail to observe?
A. Scope management plan
B. Change management plan
C. Configuration management plan D. Requirements traceability matrix
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 782
A software business partner of a project is delayed in the delivery of the requirements. The business partner is working remotely as a virtual team and the contract includes penalties if the dates are not met. At this point, the application of the penalties impacts the budget’s baseline.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?
A. Conducted frequent status meetings with the business partner in order to detect delays in the delivery of the requirements.
B. Asked the business partner to work on the initiating phase of the project until the remote team was familiar with the local enterprise culture. C. Asked the sponsor to penalize the business partner and issue a change request to update the baseline of the budget.
D. Requested that the business partner worked on the execution phase of the project until the main requirements were completed.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 783
An organization is implementing changes to its financial risk management portfolio. The project manager has been assigned to a system upgrade project that is required to be completed by a specific date. The project has completed the planning phase and started the execution phase. After a period of time, the project manager identifies major difficulties related to resourcing constraints which will prevent the project from achieving the committed go-live date.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the issue log and submit a change request with the analysis and recommended solutions to the change control board (CCB) for their decision. B. Update the project risk register with the resourcing constraint risk and closely monitor its impact to the project deliverables and go-live date.
C. Escalate the risk to the project sponsor and request additional funds to engage more resources to deliver the project as per the committed dates.
D. Reprioritize the requirements and, based on the result, reduce the scope to be able to complete the project within the original deadline and budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 784
A project manager is working on a building construction project that is in the execution phase. During an inspection, an engineer identifies that a new specification of concrete is required for the building walls.
What should the project manager do?
A. Evaluate the impact of changing the specification and submit a change request.
B. Update the quality management plan to include the new specification and inform the sponsor.
C. Evaluate the risk of changing the specification and share the result with the sponsor.
D. Renegotiate the new specification with the customer in order to update the cost baseline to include the new standards.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 785
During project execution, issues arise because one customer representative has a different understanding of a requirement than the project team. The customer representative denies approving this part of the project.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the communications management plan to keep transparency
B. Issue a change request to update the risk register
C. Choose a conflict resolution technique to resolve the differences
D. Escalate the issue to the customer’s project manager to resolve the situation
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 786
A client is requiring the project manager to present on data quality during the next project meeting in order to confirm if a project deliverable complies with the upper and lower limits of the requirements set by the client. What tool or technique should the project manager use to present the status to the client?
A. Cause-and-effect diagrams B. Control charts
C. Scatter diagrams
D. Histograms
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 787
A stakeholder frequently requests new functionalities to be included in the project. The stakeholder has submitted a new functionality improvement that will impact
the project budget and schedule. What should the project manager do?
A. Request that the project team expedite delivery of the project objectives based on the schedule. B. Hold a meeting with the stakeholder and renegotiate the launch date.
C. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
D. Update the change management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 788
A critical resource has resigned, putting a multidisciplinary project at risk. Upper management is putting pressure on the project manager to assign the rest of their project tasks to another identified resource.
In this scenario, what should the project manager do first?
A. Revise the project management plan
B. Assign the tasks to the new resource
C. Follow the integrated change control process D. Update the resource breakdown structure
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 789
One of the key stakeholders for a project sent an email with the project sponsor copied that raises concerns regarding the progress of the project. Upon investigation, the project manager finds out that the stakeholder had requested a status report from one of the team members and received an outdated report.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Send a warning email to the team member for communicating with the stakeholder without permission.
B. Send an email back with the sponsor copied that points out the mistake the stakeholder made.
C. Update the stakeholder with the latest status according to the communications management plan.
D. Escalate the issue to the sponsor, stating that the stakeholder is not following the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 790
A software development team fails to meet a project milestone. After running a project audit, it becomes clear that the delay is caused by the poor quality results from testing a feature that is not included on the feature list.
What problem is the project manager dealing with?
A. Schedule slippage
B. Insufficient budget
C. Lack of technical skills D. Scope creep
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 791
A key project team member takes a leave of absence with an unknown expected return date, leading to a possible delay in the project delivery schedule. How can the project manager help the team to deliver on an adaptive project?
A. Add a risk to the risk register and get approval from the project sponsor to allocate reserve contingency.
B. Engage the remaining team members to identify work dependencies and reprioritize the deliverables for upcoming delivery iterations. C. Take on the work of the team member and ask the team to provide support wherever possible.
D. Discuss the delays with the functional manager and ask them to assign overtime to the rest of the team.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 792
Company A hires a new project manager to join an existing project. The new project manager creates the risk register. The risk owner for one risk is someone outside the project team. The risk is now being triggered.
What should the project manager do?
A. Cancel the risk owner’s role and reassign one of the team members as risk owner B. Influence the risk owner to take the necessary action
C. Analyze events that caused the risk
D. Inform the project management office (PMO) to apply risk response
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 793
Project Y has several partial deliverables. In spite of clearly defined customer requirements, each deliverable is being rejected by the customer. What should the project manager do in order to avoid this?
A. Review how the customer provides changes to the project B. Build an issues log and a lesson learned register
C. Implement checklists and inspections
D. Start a change request process
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 794
During a demonstration of their latest deliverable for a new solution being developed, a vendor showed the client a new software module that would meet the client’s needs better and improve the outcome of the project. The new software module, which was not included in the original statement of work (SOW), costs US$20,000 and would eliminate the need for US$22,000 of testing work. The client has decided that they would like to have the new module.
How should the project manager proceed?
A. Initiate this change from the vendor, and inform the sponsor about the decrease in cost.
B. Tell the vendor to go ahead with the new module because it costs less and has no impact on the schedule. C. Tell the vendor that the change cannot be made because it is not in alignment with the procurement plan. D. Initiate a change request and inform the vendor that the client wishes to go ahead, subject to approval.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 795
While a project is in progress, a key stakeholder indicates to the project manager that the project requirements do not meet the business needs anymore. What should the project manager do?
A. Close the project as the scope is no longer valid.
B. Adjust the project activities to meet the new business needs.
C. Continue the work as planned because the scope needs to be completed. D. Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request and document this request.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 796
A project manager has outsourced a critical programming task to a third party due to a lack of resources. During the implementation stage, the deliverable is behind schedule and this task must be completed before a critical deadline.
What is the first thing the project manager should do to make sure the project gets back on track?
A. Review the procurement documentation with the contractor to identify the alternatives
B. Inform the major stakeholders and request that they work to identify a solution
C. Search for a new outsourcing company as a replacement for the existing vendor
D. Discuss the option to support the supplier with internal resources with the project sponsor
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 797
Six months into a project, the first project milestone is due. However, the project manager finds out that one of the team members has submitted low-quality work that requires rework.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Immediately escalate the issue to the client and determine corrective actions B. Update the issue log, the risk log, and the lessons learned document
C. Accept the rework and recalculate the project schedule
D. Update the risk log, the milestone list, and the lessons learned document
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 798
After a risk review, the project manager notes an increase in impact for one of the financial risks. What should the project manager do next?
A. Request extra funds from the sponsor to increase the risk contingency reserves
B. Reevaluate the risk exposure and verify that risk response actions are still effective C. Communicate the change in risk exposure to the project team members
D. Change the risk trigger in the risk management plan and inform the risk owner
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 799
A project manager for a two-year project has been asked to give an update by the project sponsor because the project is reaching its halfway point. The original budget was US$2 million. The actual costs are currently US$1.2 million and about 45% of the work is complete.
What is an accurate summary of the current status of the project?
A. The project currently has a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.75 and is ahead of schedule B. The project currently has a CPI of 1.2 and is behind schedule
C. The project currently has a CPI of 0.75 and is behind schedule
D. The project currently has a CPI of 1.2 and is ahead of schedule
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 800
A project manager has just been informed that a key stakeholder communicated in writing to the vendor about an unauthorized acceptance of an intermediate project deliverable. This deliverable has not yet been fully tested and accepted.
What should the project manager do?
A. Meet with the functional leader and confirm project acceptance
B. Work with the team to expedite testing and acceptance of the deliverable
C. Meet with the stakeholder to reinforce the agreed roles and responsibility matrix D. Facilitate a meeting between the sponsor and the functional leader to discuss
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
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QUESTION 801
The project manager of a multinational project discovers that the project, which had been on track, has suddenly fallen behind schedule. After review, the project manager determines that the schedule is not being clearly communicated to a key supplier.
What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A. Review and update the stakeholder register to capture all major stakeholders involved in the development of the project.
B. Review and update the communications management plan to ensure that correct information is understood by the supplier.
C. Examine the project scope statement and update the scope management plan with all key stakeholders in mind.
D. Document the communication issue the supplier is experiencing and proceed with integrating change control procedures to mitigate this.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 802
Who is responsible for developing the project management plan and all related component plans?
A. Project team
B. Portfolio manager
C. Project manager
D. Project management office
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 803
The project manager has requested all expert team members to complete an anonymous questionnaire to identify possible risks. This is an example of a technique
known as the:
A. interview technique
B. information gathering technique C. Delphi technique
D. feedback technique
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 804
Which of the following is an input of the Define Activities process?
A. Scope baseline
B. Milestone list
C. Resource calendars D. Activity list
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 805
Team performance assessments is an output of which of the following processes?
A. Develop Human Resource Plan B. Perform Quality Control
C. Develop Project Team
D. Manage Project Team
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
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QUESTION 806
Issue change requests and adapt approved changes into the project’s scope, plans, and environment is an activity included in which of the following project management processes?
A. Direct and Manage Project Execution B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Monitor and Control Risks
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 807
Which of the following is a schematic display of the project’s schedule activities and the logical relationships among them?
A. Gantt chart
B. Project schedule network diagram C. Project milestone list
D. Activity list
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 808
Which of the following procurement processes results in the awarding of a procurement contract? A. Administer Procurements
B. Close Procurements C. Conduct Procurements D. Plan Procurements
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 809
To which process is work performance information an input?
A. Contract administration
B. Direction and management of project execution C. Create WBS
D. Qualitative risk analysis
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 810
Decomposition, rolling wave planning, and templates are all tools and techniques for which of the following?
A. Define Activities
B. Estimate Activity Durations C. Develop Schedule
D. Sequence Activities
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 811
Which of the following are inputs into the Administer Procurements process?
A. Payment systems, organizational process assets update, and claims administration
B. Inspections and audits, contract change control system, and project management plan updates C. Procurement documents, performance reports, and approved change requests
D. Project documents, seller proposals, and payment systems
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 812
Which characteristic is unique to project work and does not apply to operational work?
A. Performed by individuals
B. Limited by constraints
C. Temporary
D. Performed to achieve organizational objectives
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 813
Project Management Process Groups are linked by:
A. the outputs they produce
B. discrete or one-time events C. the project management plan D. common tools and techniques
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 814
During a bridge construction project, a project manager discovers that one of the suppliers is the subject of a political issue. This could negatively impact the project. What should the project manager do next?
A. Inform the supplier that they are no longer able to work with them.
B. Initiate a seller selection process to find a replacement for the supplier. C. Escalate the issue to upper management
D. Analyze the potential consequences.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 815
A project manager identifies a risk for a complex module in a project. Before executing work on this module, a technical specialist suggests adopting a proven technology rather than using a new, experimental technology. The project manager accepts this suggestion.
What risk response strategy did the project manager use?
A. Transfer B. Share C. Mitigate D. Avoid
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 816
During a project’s execution phase, project members have frequent disagreements. As a result, the project is running over budget and behind schedule. The project manager conducts project communication based on subjective ideas and does not consider other team members’ input. The project manager also objects to the idea of team members setting up an internal learning platform.
What communication method does the project manager use?
A. Pull
B. Independent C. Interactive D. Push
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 817
A vendor who supplied material that failed to meet a technical requirement claims that the requirement was not part of the contract. What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?
A. Reviewed the approval of the procurement statement of work (SOW) B. Performed risk identification activities
C. Conducted in-house inspections
D. Held inspections at the vendor’s premises
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 818
During an ongoing, customer-specific product development project, the customer’s project manager is changed. The new project manager fails to receive updates
about the project’s deliverables.
What should the new project manager do?
A. Update the communications management plan. B. Refer to the stakeholder register.
C. Update the change log.
D. Refer to the scope document.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 819
Delays from two software vendors are causing testing times to be reduced to meet the deadline. Any impact on the delivery date is not possible, as all project resources will be reassigned to other tasks after project closing.
What should the project manager do?
A. Create a change request to add the resources needed to complete testing.
B. Negotiate with the vendors causing the delay to provide additional testing resources to meet the deadline. C. Deliver the project as planned without completing testing from these two vendors.
D. Add resources to conduct testing only until the proper quality standards are achieved.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 820
During the construction of a facility project, the project manager notices that the project document does not have the cost or monthly reports from the past two months. While meeting with the project team, the project manager requests greater focus on compliance with the processes established by the organization. What should the project manager do to prevent this issue from occurring again?
A. Review the quality metrics.
B. Conduct quality audits.
C. Develop a contingency plan.
D. Review the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 821
After approval of user acceptance testing for a project, all key users are replaced. The project cannot be completed until the new key users are trained on the project’s deliverables.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Follow the change management plan. B. Escalate this to the project sponsor.
C. Follow the resource management plan. D. Plan a training activity.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 822
A customer rejects a deliverable citing two specific nonconformance issues. What should the project manager do to resolve these issues?
A. Adjust the requirements traceability matrix.
B. Modify the baseline scope to include the nonconformance issues.
C. Send the nonconformance list to the implementation team for modification. D. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
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QUESTION 823
A multinational company is locally developing a digital product using a new technology platform. The only expert on this platform is located in the company’s headquarters, and they are responsible for providing support to different countries.
How can the local project manager ensure the involvement of this expert?
A. Include the expert on the team using a virtual environment.
B. Design a travel schedule so that timely, onsite assistance can be provided.
C. Ask team members to contact the expert as an external expertise source on an as-needed basis. D. Ask the project sponsor to assign the expert as a full-time member of the team.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 824
During a project’s execution, a previously unidentified stakeholder within the customer’s organization requests a change that could affect the project’s scope. The stakeholder’s influence within the customer’s organization is strong.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Schedule a meeting and, based on the outcome, update the project management plan. B. Issue a change request to the change control board (CCB).
C. Identify the new stakeholder and update the stakeholder register.
D. Meet with all stakeholders to discuss the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 825
A project manager learns that the accounting department will not accept a new software product if it is unable to provide a specific report. Although this specific report was not included in planning, the developers say that it can be quickly implemented.
What should the project manager do?
A. Have the developers design and implement the report.
B. Explain that the product will be included in the next project. C. Add the report demand to the issue log.
D. Initiate the change request process.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 826
After the root cause of defective deliverables is identified, the project director decides to closely examine the team performance assessment. What will the results of this method contribute to during project execution?
A. Project team acquisition and the analysis of combined project experience B. Project team management and the improvement of team interactions
C. Project team development and the improvement of the team’s skill level D. Resource management planning and the definition of role descriptions
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 827
During a large project’s execution phase, the business owner submits an approved change that will impact different business areas. During implementation, the project manager discovers that a key stakeholder failed to be engaged with this request. This key stakeholder claims that the change will affect their business area.
What should the project manager do?
A. Pause implementation of the approved change
B. Conduct an impact analysis session with the key stakeholder.
C. Resubmit the change request to the change control board (CCB). D. Adjust the project manager plan to accommodate the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 828
A project that is on target is audited before closure of the execution phase, and one of the points addressed by the auditors is missing documentation. The project manager asks the team the reason for this, and learns that they had insufficient time to prepare it.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Requested a scope reduction so that the team had time to prepare the documentation B. Requested additional resources to help prepare the documentation
C. Completed checks during the quality management process
D. Updated the risk register with this as a risk
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 829
During project execution, a risk logged in the risk management plan as one with a very low probability occurs. The project manager needs additional time to deal with the risk:
What should the project manager do to obtain the additional time?
A. Ask the sponsor for a schedule change. B. Use the contingency reserve.
C. Eliminate some quality assurance activities. D. Crash the schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 830
During a project’s execution phase, a customer requests additional features that will affect the project schedule. What should the project manager do?
A. Modify the project schedule
B. Follow procedures outlined in the change management plan. C. Update the project management plan
D. Reject the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 831
During the execution of a large project across multiple domains, an identified risk is realized. What should the project manager do next?
A. Refer to the risk impact on the risk register and avoid the risk. B. Plan a new risk response and update the risk register.
C. Refer to the project management plan.
D. Perform qualitative and/or quantitative risk analyses.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
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QUESTION 832
To improve the quality of project deliverables, the project manager decides to involve the project team in defining project standards, policies, and guidelines. The team thinks that this is a waste of effort, and would like to continue to execute the project as planned.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Organize a project team meeting to create a shared vision.
B. Produce the quality management plan, and distribute it to stakeholders.
C. Meet with individual team members, and force them to comply.
D. Log an issue with the team, and discuss it with the human resource department.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 833
Very late into project execution, the project manager realizes that the materials supplier specified in the project quality documents has gone out of business. The only other alternative for that exact material specification is located overseas, which will extend the delivery lead times and significantly impact the project budget. However, there is an alternative material that is locally manufactured. While the specifications are different, the material will meet project requirements.
What must the project manager implement before acquiring the alternative material?
A. Plan Procurement Management
B. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Manage Project Work
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 834
A project is staffed with people from different countries, and several issues arise due to diverse approaches toward everyday activities. What should the project
manager do to improve team performance?
A. Provide the exact same information to everyone.
B. Configure the team so that everyone comes from the same cultural background. C. Make everyone aware of the existence of cultural differences.
D. Set explicit rules based on the company’s country of origin.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 835
During a project’s execution phase, two key business stakeholders request additional requirements be made within the same timeframe. Due to limited project resources and budget, the project manager cannot fully meet the expectations of these stakeholders.
Which of the following techniques should the project manager adopt to obtain support from both of these key stakeholders?
A. Smooth/accommodate B. Force/direct
C. Withdraw/avoid
D. Compromise/reconcile
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 836
A project manager for a US$15 million construction project must meet a specific project milestone earlier than planned because a season-long pattern of extreme weather is expected soon. The project is already over budget, and the project sponsor is not prepared to provide additional funding.
Which tool or technique should the project manager use to achieve the milestone before the extreme weather begins?
A. Simulation B. Fast tracking
C. Resource smoothing D. Crashing
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 837
During the execution of a project, a key stakeholder asks the project manager why one high-level requirement was unmet. The project manager informs the stakeholder that they were unaware of the requirement.
What artifact should the project manager have referenced to capture this high-level requirement?
A. Project charter
B. Resource management plan C. Statement of work (SOW) D. Scope statement
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 838
During a project’s execution phase, a new stakeholder is identified who is critical to the project’s success. What should the project manager do next?
A. Engage with the new stakeholder to understand their expectations. B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan.
C. Update the communications management plan.
D. Ask the sponsor to engage with the new stakeholder.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 839
New members join a project during its execution phase. What process should the project manager use to integrate the new members?
A. Manage Communications
B. Manage Team
C. Plan Resource Management
D. Plan Communications Management
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 840
An organization is completing a critical milestone during the construction of residential properties. The project is fully sponsored by the government. Ten days prior to completion of this key project phase, affected community members begin a four-day protest, causing the project to be put on hold.
What should the project manager do?
A. Mitigate the risk.
B. Increase effort on the project.
C. Review the timeline.
D. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 841
An overseas project has a budget of US$4 million. Due to a decrease in the currency exchange rate, the project’s cost performance index (CPI) is 0.91. What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A. Create a change request.
B. Update the risk register.
C. Update the project management plan.
D. Request sponsor approval of the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 842
During a project, several risks are identified. The project manager wants to determine what risks will have the most potential impact. What should the project manager use to determine this?
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Probability distributions C. Interviewing
D. Expert judgement
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 843
An IT group rejects a project deliverable citing noncompliance with existing processes. The project team believes that reworking the deliverable would delay project delivery by three weeks.
What should the project manager do?
A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
B. Ask the IT manager to conduct a root cause analysis of the issue. C. Communicate the impact of the rework to the IT group.
D. Document the rejection in the risk register and issue log.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 844
A project is using multiple vendors. What document should the project manager use to classify the various project documents in order to protect a vendor’s proprietary information?
A. Procurement management plan
B. Statement of work (SOW)
C. Project management information system (PMIS) D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 845
A project’s budget at completion (BAC) is US$100,000, its earned value (EV) is US$20,000, and its actual cost (AC) is US$10,000. The planned value (PV) is US$20,000.
What efficiency must be maintained to achieve the current estimate at completion (EAC)?
A. Behind schedule and maintaining budget B. Ahead of schedule and over budget
C. Behind schedule and under budget
D. On schedule and maintaining budget
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 846
After performing a risk analysis, the project manager realizes that the project team may be unable to develop a final project module on time and within quality standards. This could cause a financial loss to the company. The project manager decides to engage a vendor to deliver that module using a firm fixed price (FFP) contract.
What risk response strategy did the project manager use?
A. Transfer B. Share C. Mitigate D. Avoid
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 847
After completion of a project’s first deliverable, a stakeholder advises that it does not fulfill the business requirements. What should the project manager do next?
A. Submit a change request to add time to fix the deliverable. B. Perform the Validate Scope process.
C. Review the work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary. D. Update the project management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 848
A team member suggests using a mobile instant messaging application to allow the team to promptly approve measures for improving the project’s schedule and costs. To what should the project manager refer to implement this suggestion?
A. Scope management plan
B. Schedule baseline
C. Change management plan
D. Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 849
During a project that affects the entire organization, some groups of stakeholders appear to have low product expectations. As a result, they are not performing as expected. This may put project objectives at risk.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the project sponsor to intervene and motivate the underperforming stakeholders. B. Follow the stakeholder engagement plan.
C. Submit a change request.
D. Speak with the problematic stakeholders to increase their performance.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 850
A team member realizes that a technical update will improve a product’s performance. What should the team member do before implementing the update?
A. Include new scope in the work breakdown structure (WBS). B. Communicate with the project manager.
C. Document the change in the issue log.
D. Generate a change request.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 851
Due to commitments to another project, an accountant fails to deliver an important report. What should the project manager have referenced to avoid this?
A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix B. Timesheets
C. Resource allocation plan
D. Resource calendar
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 852
An experienced senior maintenance engineer does not want to sign project documentation, primarily because they do not get along with the project manager. How should the project manager handle this?
A. Escalate the issue to the maintenance engineer’s functional manager to require the maintenance engineer to sign the documents.
B. Meet with the maintenance engineer to deal with the issue in an ethical and professional manner.
C. Use stakeholder engagement skills with the maintenance engineer.
D. Develop a stakeholder’s engagement assessment matrix to identify ways and approaches to rectify the relationship with the maintenance engineer.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 853
How can a project manager of a new technology project validate that the design meets the customer’s needs?
A. Perform benchmarking.
B. Deliver a proof of concept (POC). C. Build a context diagram.
D. Construct a prototype.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 854
A project manager at an international company has brand identification problems. They propose hiring a marketing consultant to address the problem. What tool or technique did the project manager use to approach this problem?
A. Data analysis
B. Data gathering
C. Expert judgement D. Decision making
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 855
Half way through a project, the project manager learns that a competitor’s product has entered the market. This causes the project manager to question whether the project deliverables are still in line with the organization’s strategy.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the requirements management plan. B. Perform benefit analysis.
C. Change the deliverables.
D. Revise the project management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 856
An agile project manager is leading a large systems modernization project that is midway through its third iteration. Two project team members are replaced, which results in a drop in the team’s productivity.
What should have been done to avoid this situation?
A. The new team members should have been properly integrated into the team.
B. The new team members should have communicated with each other.
C. The new team members should have received coaching and mentoring from the project manager. D. The new team members should have had sufficient training.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 857
A project manager working on a complex system knows that the company spends 50 percent of its software costs on maintaining systems. The project manager suggests to management that maintenance costs can be reduced if the organization were assessed using capability maturity model integration (CMMI).
What project management knowledge area with this assessment impact?
A. Project integration management B. Project cost management
C. Project quality management
D. Project scope management
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 858
While generating the status report for a budget-constrained project, the project manager identifies that the project is one week behind schedule. What should the project manager do to bring the project back on track?
A. Perform resource optimization.
B. Request additional time from the project sponsor.
C. Reallocate team members on critical-path activities.
D. Ask the project management office (PMO) for additional team members.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 859
A member of senior management informs the project manager that some of the features they thought were going to be delivered were not included in the current iteration. What should the project manager do?
A. Discuss the issue with the team, then advise the member of senior management on the status.
B. Tell the member of senior management that the features will be included in the next iteration.
C. Meet with the stakeholders that requested the features to ensure that they are still valid requirements. D. Invite the member of senior management to the next iteration review meeting.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 860
During a demonstration, the customer provides feedback and requests a new, urgent enhancement due to regulation change. What should the agile project manager do next?
A. Review the new requirement with the team, and ask them to start work on it. B. Add the new requirement to the iteration backlog.
C. Discuss the new requirement during the retrospective.
D. Talk about the new requirement during the next iteration planning meeting.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 861
A project manager implements an information system for a financial company. A senior IT manager indicates that quality control has not identified any failures and that the new system is ready for end users.
What should the project manager do?
A. Start the close project or phase process.
B. Transfer the product to the client.
C. Distribute the final project report.
D. Validate the project’s scope and obtain sponsor approval.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 862
A company is going through a reorganization. Although not all new positions are known yet, organizational changes are already being communicated. What should the project manager do?
A. Inform all stakeholders about the current project status.
B. Align expectations with key stakeholders.
C. Update the risk management plan with potential future stakeholder changes.
D. Update the stakeholder register with the information that is already available.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 863
A low probability/high impact technical risk occurs. What should the project manager do?
A. Consult the lessons learned repository for possible risk mitigation options. B. Submit a change request to adjust the cost and schedule baselines.
C. Conduct a risk review to evaluate its impact on project deliverables.
D. Implement the mitigation plan outlined in the risk register.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 864
A project sponsor decides to add a feature to the project that affects the project cost, schedule, and scope. The change is approved by the change control board. Which process governs the project manager's implementation of the approved change?
A. Monitor Risks
B. Control Cost and Schedule
C. Direct and Manage Project Work D. Perform Integrated Change Control
Correct Answer: C
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 865
A project manager compiling a list of project stakeholders discovers an interested stakeholder with little to no authority. How should they manage this stakeholder?
A. Keep satisfied B. Manage closely C. Monitor
D. Keep informed
Correct Answer: C
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 866
A project manager learns of concerns regarding the quality of the project team's engineering process requirements. Stakeholders believe that the team has failed to adhere to organizational standards. Most requirements are written after product testing.
What should the project manager do to confirm the quality of the process?
A. Prepare a checklist for each of the requirement's deliverables. B. Conduct peer reviews for each of the requirement's deliverables. C. Review the work performance reports for the project team.
D. Develop a histogram to show the frequency of noncompliance.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 867
A company has recurring quality issues with one of its sole-source suppliers. A new project will incur significant penalties from the customer if deliveries are late. What should the project manager do?
A. Review incoming inspection reports and quality logs.
B. Negotiate with other vendors with better quality-control methods. C. Identify high-level risks prior to developing contingency plans.
D. Escalate the issue to senior management.
Correct Answer: D
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 868
A project is being audited to ensure compliance with organizational policies. What process is being conducted?
A. Audit Schedule
B. Plan Quality Management C. Control Quality
D. Manage Quality
Correct Answer: D
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 869
A project manager must evaluate and simulate the impact of a list of risks for a project's duration. What should the project manager do?
A. Conduct a what-if scenario analysis.
B. Prepare a set of contingent response strategies.
C. Complete an expected monetary value (EMV) analysis. D. Perform a schedule network analysis.
Correct Answer: A
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Overlooking negative stakeholders can result in a/an:
A. decreased likelihood of conflicting interests between stakeholders. B. decreased likelihood of the projects progress being impeded.
C. increased likelihood of project failure.
D. increased likelihood of project success.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 767
Outputs from constituent processes might be used as:
A. Inputs to other processes.
B. Proof of process completion.
C. Identification of project tasks.
D. Indicators to eliminate project redundancies.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 768
Which document describes the procurement item in sufficient detail to allow prospective sellers to determine if they are capable of providing the products, services, or results?
A. Procurement management plan B. Procurement statement of work
C. Request for proposal D. Request for quote
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 769
Which of the following is an example of push communication?
A. Intranet sites
B. Video conferencing
C. Knowledge repositories D. Press releases
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 770
Which of the following is a tool and technique used in all processes within Project Integration Management?
A. Records management system B. Expert judgment
C. Project management software D. Issue log
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 771
The three types of estimates that PERT uses to define an approximate range for an activity’s cost are:
A. Parametric, most likely, and analogous. B. Least likely, analogous, and realistic. C. Parametric, optimistic, and pessimistic. D. Most likely, optimistic, and pessimistic.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 772
The Process Group that involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project management plan is known as:
A. Initiating.
B. Planning.
C. Executing.
D. Monitoring and Controlling.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 773
What is the lowest level in the Work Breakdown Structure called?
A. Work Packages B. Activities
C. Schedules
D. Tasks
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 774
During project execution, a project member informs the project manager that a project deliverable may not be completed on time due to a new customer requirement. What should the project manager do to ensure the project timeline is met?
A. Review the schedule with the customer to see if any tasks on the critical path can be sped up.
B. Update the risk management plan and take the appropriate risk action.
C. Complete the agreed-upon project scope first and raise a change request for the new deliverable. D. Consult with the customer to see if the quality of the deliverable can be changed.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 775
The success of an infrastructure project depends upon the arrival of specific equipment that has to be imported into the country. During execution, the equipment’s delivery is delayed.
What should the project manager do?
A. Contract a new supplier who could provide the materials within the project’s timeline.
B. Prioritize corrective actions appropriately to address the risk.
C. Meet with the project team, evaluate the impact of the risk, and include it in the risk matrix. D. Review lessons learned to find an appropriate response.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 776
A project is in the execution phase, and, so far, project status reports have indicated that the project is tracking well against its timeframes. The project manager then receives a call from the supplier advising that they’re unable to meet the upcoming milestone date because a key team member is ill.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the supplier to assign a new skilled resource to the work at no additional cost to ensure that the work is completed on time.
B. Develop a recovery plan that will help mitigate the delay and communicate this to the stakeholders in the next project status report.
C. Meet with the project sponsor immediately and inform them that there will be a schedule delay.
D. Complete a detailed risk assessment with the project team and update the risk register for review at the next steering committee meeting.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 777
A project manager is managing a transformation project that is already in the execution phase. The team is cross-functional and has no prior experience working together. Because of this, senior management is uncertain of the team’s capability to deliver this project.
What should the project manager do to maximize team performance?
A. Convert issues into opportunities to create team building and encourage collaborative problem solving.
B. Meet with the human resources expert to provide more incentives to motivate the team members.
C. Change the resource management plan to pair team members together who have worked in similar environments. D. Register this situation as a key risk, monitor team performance, and regularly report it to senior management.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 778
A project is in the execution phase and product testing is almost complete. A team member proposes that the testing can be fast tracked by removing some of the
tests. The team member believes this will help to finish the job earlier and give the project more float. What should the project manager do?
A. Reject the team member’s proposal
B. Request that the quality manager consider the proposal C. Request more information from the team member
D. Discuss this proposal with the project team
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 779
During a monthly executive steering committee meeting, a functional manager states that they have not been made aware of the schedule delays documented in the last status report. What should the project manager do to avoid this situation in the future?
A. Update the schedule, lessons learned, and issue log prior to the next steering committee meeting
B. Provide the functional manager with access to the project management information system (PMIS)
C. Conduct are regular project team meeting to highlight status, issues, and risks before reporting to the steering committee D. Update the risk register to reflect a possible project interruption caused by the functional manager
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 780
A project manager is assigned to a project in its execution phase. The project manager immediately notices scope creep, but the development manager justifies the additional work and claims it is in line with a new policy approved by management.
What should the project manager do to address this situation?
A. Update the scope management plan B. Revise the project charter
C. Modify the project management plan D. Submit a change request
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 781
A project is in its execution phase and many change requests are being implemented. One change request activated new equipment to replace obsolete equipment. Although no longer in use, the obsolete equipment was not disposed of or switched off properly, generating maintenance costs and energy consumption that serve no purpose.
What did the change executor fail to observe?
A. Scope management plan
B. Change management plan
C. Configuration management plan D. Requirements traceability matrix
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 782
A software business partner of a project is delayed in the delivery of the requirements. The business partner is working remotely as a virtual team and the contract includes penalties if the dates are not met. At this point, the application of the penalties impacts the budget’s baseline.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this situation?
A. Conducted frequent status meetings with the business partner in order to detect delays in the delivery of the requirements.
B. Asked the business partner to work on the initiating phase of the project until the remote team was familiar with the local enterprise culture. C. Asked the sponsor to penalize the business partner and issue a change request to update the baseline of the budget.
D. Requested that the business partner worked on the execution phase of the project until the main requirements were completed.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 783
An organization is implementing changes to its financial risk management portfolio. The project manager has been assigned to a system upgrade project that is required to be completed by a specific date. The project has completed the planning phase and started the execution phase. After a period of time, the project manager identifies major difficulties related to resourcing constraints which will prevent the project from achieving the committed go-live date.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the issue log and submit a change request with the analysis and recommended solutions to the change control board (CCB) for their decision. B. Update the project risk register with the resourcing constraint risk and closely monitor its impact to the project deliverables and go-live date.
C. Escalate the risk to the project sponsor and request additional funds to engage more resources to deliver the project as per the committed dates.
D. Reprioritize the requirements and, based on the result, reduce the scope to be able to complete the project within the original deadline and budget.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 784
A project manager is working on a building construction project that is in the execution phase. During an inspection, an engineer identifies that a new specification of concrete is required for the building walls.
What should the project manager do?
A. Evaluate the impact of changing the specification and submit a change request.
B. Update the quality management plan to include the new specification and inform the sponsor.
C. Evaluate the risk of changing the specification and share the result with the sponsor.
D. Renegotiate the new specification with the customer in order to update the cost baseline to include the new standards.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 785
During project execution, issues arise because one customer representative has a different understanding of a requirement than the project team. The customer representative denies approving this part of the project.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Update the communications management plan to keep transparency
B. Issue a change request to update the risk register
C. Choose a conflict resolution technique to resolve the differences
D. Escalate the issue to the customer’s project manager to resolve the situation
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 786
A client is requiring the project manager to present on data quality during the next project meeting in order to confirm if a project deliverable complies with the upper and lower limits of the requirements set by the client. What tool or technique should the project manager use to present the status to the client?
A. Cause-and-effect diagrams B. Control charts
C. Scatter diagrams
D. Histograms
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 787
A stakeholder frequently requests new functionalities to be included in the project. The stakeholder has submitted a new functionality improvement that will impact
the project budget and schedule. What should the project manager do?
A. Request that the project team expedite delivery of the project objectives based on the schedule. B. Hold a meeting with the stakeholder and renegotiate the launch date.
C. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
D. Update the change management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 788
A critical resource has resigned, putting a multidisciplinary project at risk. Upper management is putting pressure on the project manager to assign the rest of their project tasks to another identified resource.
In this scenario, what should the project manager do first?
A. Revise the project management plan
B. Assign the tasks to the new resource
C. Follow the integrated change control process D. Update the resource breakdown structure
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 789
One of the key stakeholders for a project sent an email with the project sponsor copied that raises concerns regarding the progress of the project. Upon investigation, the project manager finds out that the stakeholder had requested a status report from one of the team members and received an outdated report.
What should the project manager do in this situation?
A. Send a warning email to the team member for communicating with the stakeholder without permission.
B. Send an email back with the sponsor copied that points out the mistake the stakeholder made.
C. Update the stakeholder with the latest status according to the communications management plan.
D. Escalate the issue to the sponsor, stating that the stakeholder is not following the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 790
A software development team fails to meet a project milestone. After running a project audit, it becomes clear that the delay is caused by the poor quality results from testing a feature that is not included on the feature list.
What problem is the project manager dealing with?
A. Schedule slippage
B. Insufficient budget
C. Lack of technical skills D. Scope creep
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 791
A key project team member takes a leave of absence with an unknown expected return date, leading to a possible delay in the project delivery schedule. How can the project manager help the team to deliver on an adaptive project?
A. Add a risk to the risk register and get approval from the project sponsor to allocate reserve contingency.
B. Engage the remaining team members to identify work dependencies and reprioritize the deliverables for upcoming delivery iterations. C. Take on the work of the team member and ask the team to provide support wherever possible.
D. Discuss the delays with the functional manager and ask them to assign overtime to the rest of the team.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 792
Company A hires a new project manager to join an existing project. The new project manager creates the risk register. The risk owner for one risk is someone outside the project team. The risk is now being triggered.
What should the project manager do?
A. Cancel the risk owner’s role and reassign one of the team members as risk owner B. Influence the risk owner to take the necessary action
C. Analyze events that caused the risk
D. Inform the project management office (PMO) to apply risk response
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 793
Project Y has several partial deliverables. In spite of clearly defined customer requirements, each deliverable is being rejected by the customer. What should the project manager do in order to avoid this?
A. Review how the customer provides changes to the project B. Build an issues log and a lesson learned register
C. Implement checklists and inspections
D. Start a change request process
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 794
During a demonstration of their latest deliverable for a new solution being developed, a vendor showed the client a new software module that would meet the client’s needs better and improve the outcome of the project. The new software module, which was not included in the original statement of work (SOW), costs US$20,000 and would eliminate the need for US$22,000 of testing work. The client has decided that they would like to have the new module.
How should the project manager proceed?
A. Initiate this change from the vendor, and inform the sponsor about the decrease in cost.
B. Tell the vendor to go ahead with the new module because it costs less and has no impact on the schedule. C. Tell the vendor that the change cannot be made because it is not in alignment with the procurement plan. D. Initiate a change request and inform the vendor that the client wishes to go ahead, subject to approval.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 795
While a project is in progress, a key stakeholder indicates to the project manager that the project requirements do not meet the business needs anymore. What should the project manager do?
A. Close the project as the scope is no longer valid.
B. Adjust the project activities to meet the new business needs.
C. Continue the work as planned because the scope needs to be completed. D. Ask the stakeholder to submit a change request and document this request.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 796
A project manager has outsourced a critical programming task to a third party due to a lack of resources. During the implementation stage, the deliverable is behind schedule and this task must be completed before a critical deadline.
What is the first thing the project manager should do to make sure the project gets back on track?
A. Review the procurement documentation with the contractor to identify the alternatives
B. Inform the major stakeholders and request that they work to identify a solution
C. Search for a new outsourcing company as a replacement for the existing vendor
D. Discuss the option to support the supplier with internal resources with the project sponsor
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 797
Six months into a project, the first project milestone is due. However, the project manager finds out that one of the team members has submitted low-quality work that requires rework.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Immediately escalate the issue to the client and determine corrective actions B. Update the issue log, the risk log, and the lessons learned document
C. Accept the rework and recalculate the project schedule
D. Update the risk log, the milestone list, and the lessons learned document
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 798
After a risk review, the project manager notes an increase in impact for one of the financial risks. What should the project manager do next?
A. Request extra funds from the sponsor to increase the risk contingency reserves
B. Reevaluate the risk exposure and verify that risk response actions are still effective C. Communicate the change in risk exposure to the project team members
D. Change the risk trigger in the risk management plan and inform the risk owner
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 799
A project manager for a two-year project has been asked to give an update by the project sponsor because the project is reaching its halfway point. The original budget was US$2 million. The actual costs are currently US$1.2 million and about 45% of the work is complete.
What is an accurate summary of the current status of the project?
A. The project currently has a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.75 and is ahead of schedule B. The project currently has a CPI of 1.2 and is behind schedule
C. The project currently has a CPI of 0.75 and is behind schedule
D. The project currently has a CPI of 1.2 and is ahead of schedule
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 800
A project manager has just been informed that a key stakeholder communicated in writing to the vendor about an unauthorized acceptance of an intermediate project deliverable. This deliverable has not yet been fully tested and accepted.
What should the project manager do?
A. Meet with the functional leader and confirm project acceptance
B. Work with the team to expedite testing and acceptance of the deliverable
C. Meet with the stakeholder to reinforce the agreed roles and responsibility matrix D. Facilitate a meeting between the sponsor and the functional leader to discuss
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 801
The project manager of a multinational project discovers that the project, which had been on track, has suddenly fallen behind schedule. After review, the project manager determines that the schedule is not being clearly communicated to a key supplier.
What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A. Review and update the stakeholder register to capture all major stakeholders involved in the development of the project.
B. Review and update the communications management plan to ensure that correct information is understood by the supplier.
C. Examine the project scope statement and update the scope management plan with all key stakeholders in mind.
D. Document the communication issue the supplier is experiencing and proceed with integrating change control procedures to mitigate this.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 802
Who is responsible for developing the project management plan and all related component plans?
A. Project team
B. Portfolio manager
C. Project manager
D. Project management office
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 803
The project manager has requested all expert team members to complete an anonymous questionnaire to identify possible risks. This is an example of a technique
known as the:
A. interview technique
B. information gathering technique C. Delphi technique
D. feedback technique
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 804
Which of the following is an input of the Define Activities process?
A. Scope baseline
B. Milestone list
C. Resource calendars D. Activity list
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 805
Team performance assessments is an output of which of the following processes?
A. Develop Human Resource Plan B. Perform Quality Control
C. Develop Project Team
D. Manage Project Team
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 806
Issue change requests and adapt approved changes into the project’s scope, plans, and environment is an activity included in which of the following project management processes?
A. Direct and Manage Project Execution B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Monitor and Control Risks
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 807
Which of the following is a schematic display of the project’s schedule activities and the logical relationships among them?
A. Gantt chart
B. Project schedule network diagram C. Project milestone list
D. Activity list
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 808
Which of the following procurement processes results in the awarding of a procurement contract? A. Administer Procurements
B. Close Procurements C. Conduct Procurements D. Plan Procurements
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 809
To which process is work performance information an input?
A. Contract administration
B. Direction and management of project execution C. Create WBS
D. Qualitative risk analysis
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 810
Decomposition, rolling wave planning, and templates are all tools and techniques for which of the following?
A. Define Activities
B. Estimate Activity Durations C. Develop Schedule
D. Sequence Activities
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 811
Which of the following are inputs into the Administer Procurements process?
A. Payment systems, organizational process assets update, and claims administration
B. Inspections and audits, contract change control system, and project management plan updates C. Procurement documents, performance reports, and approved change requests
D. Project documents, seller proposals, and payment systems
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 812
Which characteristic is unique to project work and does not apply to operational work?
A. Performed by individuals
B. Limited by constraints
C. Temporary
D. Performed to achieve organizational objectives
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 813
Project Management Process Groups are linked by:
A. the outputs they produce
B. discrete or one-time events C. the project management plan D. common tools and techniques
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 814
During a bridge construction project, a project manager discovers that one of the suppliers is the subject of a political issue. This could negatively impact the project. What should the project manager do next?
A. Inform the supplier that they are no longer able to work with them.
B. Initiate a seller selection process to find a replacement for the supplier. C. Escalate the issue to upper management
D. Analyze the potential consequences.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 815
A project manager identifies a risk for a complex module in a project. Before executing work on this module, a technical specialist suggests adopting a proven technology rather than using a new, experimental technology. The project manager accepts this suggestion.
What risk response strategy did the project manager use?
A. Transfer B. Share C. Mitigate D. Avoid
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 816
During a project’s execution phase, project members have frequent disagreements. As a result, the project is running over budget and behind schedule. The project manager conducts project communication based on subjective ideas and does not consider other team members’ input. The project manager also objects to the idea of team members setting up an internal learning platform.
What communication method does the project manager use?
A. Pull
B. Independent C. Interactive D. Push
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 817
A vendor who supplied material that failed to meet a technical requirement claims that the requirement was not part of the contract. What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?
A. Reviewed the approval of the procurement statement of work (SOW) B. Performed risk identification activities
C. Conducted in-house inspections
D. Held inspections at the vendor’s premises
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 818
During an ongoing, customer-specific product development project, the customer’s project manager is changed. The new project manager fails to receive updates
about the project’s deliverables.
What should the new project manager do?
A. Update the communications management plan. B. Refer to the stakeholder register.
C. Update the change log.
D. Refer to the scope document.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 819
Delays from two software vendors are causing testing times to be reduced to meet the deadline. Any impact on the delivery date is not possible, as all project resources will be reassigned to other tasks after project closing.
What should the project manager do?
A. Create a change request to add the resources needed to complete testing.
B. Negotiate with the vendors causing the delay to provide additional testing resources to meet the deadline. C. Deliver the project as planned without completing testing from these two vendors.
D. Add resources to conduct testing only until the proper quality standards are achieved.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 820
During the construction of a facility project, the project manager notices that the project document does not have the cost or monthly reports from the past two months. While meeting with the project team, the project manager requests greater focus on compliance with the processes established by the organization. What should the project manager do to prevent this issue from occurring again?
A. Review the quality metrics.
B. Conduct quality audits.
C. Develop a contingency plan.
D. Review the communications management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 821
After approval of user acceptance testing for a project, all key users are replaced. The project cannot be completed until the new key users are trained on the project’s deliverables.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Follow the change management plan. B. Escalate this to the project sponsor.
C. Follow the resource management plan. D. Plan a training activity.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 822
A customer rejects a deliverable citing two specific nonconformance issues. What should the project manager do to resolve these issues?
A. Adjust the requirements traceability matrix.
B. Modify the baseline scope to include the nonconformance issues.
C. Send the nonconformance list to the implementation team for modification. D. Submit a change request to the change control board (CCB).
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 823
A multinational company is locally developing a digital product using a new technology platform. The only expert on this platform is located in the company’s headquarters, and they are responsible for providing support to different countries.
How can the local project manager ensure the involvement of this expert?
A. Include the expert on the team using a virtual environment.
B. Design a travel schedule so that timely, onsite assistance can be provided.
C. Ask team members to contact the expert as an external expertise source on an as-needed basis. D. Ask the project sponsor to assign the expert as a full-time member of the team.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 824
During a project’s execution, a previously unidentified stakeholder within the customer’s organization requests a change that could affect the project’s scope. The stakeholder’s influence within the customer’s organization is strong.
What should the project manager do first?
A. Schedule a meeting and, based on the outcome, update the project management plan. B. Issue a change request to the change control board (CCB).
C. Identify the new stakeholder and update the stakeholder register.
D. Meet with all stakeholders to discuss the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 825
A project manager learns that the accounting department will not accept a new software product if it is unable to provide a specific report. Although this specific report was not included in planning, the developers say that it can be quickly implemented.
What should the project manager do?
A. Have the developers design and implement the report.
B. Explain that the product will be included in the next project. C. Add the report demand to the issue log.
D. Initiate the change request process.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 826
After the root cause of defective deliverables is identified, the project director decides to closely examine the team performance assessment. What will the results of this method contribute to during project execution?
A. Project team acquisition and the analysis of combined project experience B. Project team management and the improvement of team interactions
C. Project team development and the improvement of the team’s skill level D. Resource management planning and the definition of role descriptions
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 827
During a large project’s execution phase, the business owner submits an approved change that will impact different business areas. During implementation, the project manager discovers that a key stakeholder failed to be engaged with this request. This key stakeholder claims that the change will affect their business area.
What should the project manager do?
A. Pause implementation of the approved change
B. Conduct an impact analysis session with the key stakeholder.
C. Resubmit the change request to the change control board (CCB). D. Adjust the project manager plan to accommodate the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 828
A project that is on target is audited before closure of the execution phase, and one of the points addressed by the auditors is missing documentation. The project manager asks the team the reason for this, and learns that they had insufficient time to prepare it.
What should the project manager have done to prevent this?
A. Requested a scope reduction so that the team had time to prepare the documentation B. Requested additional resources to help prepare the documentation
C. Completed checks during the quality management process
D. Updated the risk register with this as a risk
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 829
During project execution, a risk logged in the risk management plan as one with a very low probability occurs. The project manager needs additional time to deal with the risk:
What should the project manager do to obtain the additional time?
A. Ask the sponsor for a schedule change. B. Use the contingency reserve.
C. Eliminate some quality assurance activities. D. Crash the schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 830
During a project’s execution phase, a customer requests additional features that will affect the project schedule. What should the project manager do?
A. Modify the project schedule
B. Follow procedures outlined in the change management plan. C. Update the project management plan
D. Reject the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 831
During the execution of a large project across multiple domains, an identified risk is realized. What should the project manager do next?
A. Refer to the risk impact on the risk register and avoid the risk. B. Plan a new risk response and update the risk register.
C. Refer to the project management plan.
D. Perform qualitative and/or quantitative risk analyses.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 832
To improve the quality of project deliverables, the project manager decides to involve the project team in defining project standards, policies, and guidelines. The team thinks that this is a waste of effort, and would like to continue to execute the project as planned.
What should the project manager do next?
A. Organize a project team meeting to create a shared vision.
B. Produce the quality management plan, and distribute it to stakeholders.
C. Meet with individual team members, and force them to comply.
D. Log an issue with the team, and discuss it with the human resource department.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 833
Very late into project execution, the project manager realizes that the materials supplier specified in the project quality documents has gone out of business. The only other alternative for that exact material specification is located overseas, which will extend the delivery lead times and significantly impact the project budget. However, there is an alternative material that is locally manufactured. While the specifications are different, the material will meet project requirements.
What must the project manager implement before acquiring the alternative material?
A. Plan Procurement Management
B. Plan Stakeholder Engagement
C. Perform Integrated Change Control D. Manage Project Work
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 834
A project is staffed with people from different countries, and several issues arise due to diverse approaches toward everyday activities. What should the project
manager do to improve team performance?
A. Provide the exact same information to everyone.
B. Configure the team so that everyone comes from the same cultural background. C. Make everyone aware of the existence of cultural differences.
D. Set explicit rules based on the company’s country of origin.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 835
During a project’s execution phase, two key business stakeholders request additional requirements be made within the same timeframe. Due to limited project resources and budget, the project manager cannot fully meet the expectations of these stakeholders.
Which of the following techniques should the project manager adopt to obtain support from both of these key stakeholders?
A. Smooth/accommodate B. Force/direct
C. Withdraw/avoid
D. Compromise/reconcile
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 836
A project manager for a US$15 million construction project must meet a specific project milestone earlier than planned because a season-long pattern of extreme weather is expected soon. The project is already over budget, and the project sponsor is not prepared to provide additional funding.
Which tool or technique should the project manager use to achieve the milestone before the extreme weather begins?
A. Simulation B. Fast tracking
C. Resource smoothing D. Crashing
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 837
During the execution of a project, a key stakeholder asks the project manager why one high-level requirement was unmet. The project manager informs the stakeholder that they were unaware of the requirement.
What artifact should the project manager have referenced to capture this high-level requirement?
A. Project charter
B. Resource management plan C. Statement of work (SOW) D. Scope statement
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 838
During a project’s execution phase, a new stakeholder is identified who is critical to the project’s success. What should the project manager do next?
A. Engage with the new stakeholder to understand their expectations. B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan.
C. Update the communications management plan.
D. Ask the sponsor to engage with the new stakeholder.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 839
New members join a project during its execution phase. What process should the project manager use to integrate the new members?
A. Manage Communications
B. Manage Team
C. Plan Resource Management
D. Plan Communications Management
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 840
An organization is completing a critical milestone during the construction of residential properties. The project is fully sponsored by the government. Ten days prior to completion of this key project phase, affected community members begin a four-day protest, causing the project to be put on hold.
What should the project manager do?
A. Mitigate the risk.
B. Increase effort on the project.
C. Review the timeline.
D. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 841
An overseas project has a budget of US$4 million. Due to a decrease in the currency exchange rate, the project’s cost performance index (CPI) is 0.91. What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A. Create a change request.
B. Update the risk register.
C. Update the project management plan.
D. Request sponsor approval of the change.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 842
During a project, several risks are identified. The project manager wants to determine what risks will have the most potential impact. What should the project manager use to determine this?
A. Sensitivity analysis
B. Probability distributions C. Interviewing
D. Expert judgement
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 843
An IT group rejects a project deliverable citing noncompliance with existing processes. The project team believes that reworking the deliverable would delay project delivery by three weeks.
What should the project manager do?
A. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor.
B. Ask the IT manager to conduct a root cause analysis of the issue. C. Communicate the impact of the rework to the IT group.
D. Document the rejection in the risk register and issue log.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 844
A project is using multiple vendors. What document should the project manager use to classify the various project documents in order to protect a vendor’s proprietary information?
A. Procurement management plan
B. Statement of work (SOW)
C. Project management information system (PMIS) D. Communications management plan
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 845
A project’s budget at completion (BAC) is US$100,000, its earned value (EV) is US$20,000, and its actual cost (AC) is US$10,000. The planned value (PV) is US$20,000.
What efficiency must be maintained to achieve the current estimate at completion (EAC)?
A. Behind schedule and maintaining budget B. Ahead of schedule and over budget
C. Behind schedule and under budget
D. On schedule and maintaining budget
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 846
After performing a risk analysis, the project manager realizes that the project team may be unable to develop a final project module on time and within quality standards. This could cause a financial loss to the company. The project manager decides to engage a vendor to deliver that module using a firm fixed price (FFP) contract.
What risk response strategy did the project manager use?
A. Transfer B. Share C. Mitigate D. Avoid
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 847
After completion of a project’s first deliverable, a stakeholder advises that it does not fulfill the business requirements. What should the project manager do next?
A. Submit a change request to add time to fix the deliverable. B. Perform the Validate Scope process.
C. Review the work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary. D. Update the project management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 848
A team member suggests using a mobile instant messaging application to allow the team to promptly approve measures for improving the project’s schedule and costs. To what should the project manager refer to implement this suggestion?
A. Scope management plan
B. Schedule baseline
C. Change management plan
D. Stakeholder engagement plan
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 849
During a project that affects the entire organization, some groups of stakeholders appear to have low product expectations. As a result, they are not performing as expected. This may put project objectives at risk.
What should the project manager do?
A. Ask the project sponsor to intervene and motivate the underperforming stakeholders. B. Follow the stakeholder engagement plan.
C. Submit a change request.
D. Speak with the problematic stakeholders to increase their performance.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 850
A team member realizes that a technical update will improve a product’s performance. What should the team member do before implementing the update?
A. Include new scope in the work breakdown structure (WBS). B. Communicate with the project manager.
C. Document the change in the issue log.
D. Generate a change request.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 851
Due to commitments to another project, an accountant fails to deliver an important report. What should the project manager have referenced to avoid this?
A. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix B. Timesheets
C. Resource allocation plan
D. Resource calendar
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 852
An experienced senior maintenance engineer does not want to sign project documentation, primarily because they do not get along with the project manager. How should the project manager handle this?
A. Escalate the issue to the maintenance engineer’s functional manager to require the maintenance engineer to sign the documents.
B. Meet with the maintenance engineer to deal with the issue in an ethical and professional manner.
C. Use stakeholder engagement skills with the maintenance engineer.
D. Develop a stakeholder’s engagement assessment matrix to identify ways and approaches to rectify the relationship with the maintenance engineer.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 853
How can a project manager of a new technology project validate that the design meets the customer’s needs?
A. Perform benchmarking.
B. Deliver a proof of concept (POC). C. Build a context diagram.
D. Construct a prototype.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 854
A project manager at an international company has brand identification problems. They propose hiring a marketing consultant to address the problem. What tool or technique did the project manager use to approach this problem?
A. Data analysis
B. Data gathering
C. Expert judgement D. Decision making
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 855
Half way through a project, the project manager learns that a competitor’s product has entered the market. This causes the project manager to question whether the project deliverables are still in line with the organization’s strategy.
What should the project manager do?
A. Update the requirements management plan. B. Perform benefit analysis.
C. Change the deliverables.
D. Revise the project management plan.
Correct Answer: B Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 856
An agile project manager is leading a large systems modernization project that is midway through its third iteration. Two project team members are replaced, which results in a drop in the team’s productivity.
What should have been done to avoid this situation?
A. The new team members should have been properly integrated into the team.
B. The new team members should have communicated with each other.
C. The new team members should have received coaching and mentoring from the project manager. D. The new team members should have had sufficient training.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 857
A project manager working on a complex system knows that the company spends 50 percent of its software costs on maintaining systems. The project manager suggests to management that maintenance costs can be reduced if the organization were assessed using capability maturity model integration (CMMI).
What project management knowledge area with this assessment impact?
A. Project integration management B. Project cost management
C. Project quality management
D. Project scope management
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing
Explanation Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 858
While generating the status report for a budget-constrained project, the project manager identifies that the project is one week behind schedule. What should the project manager do to bring the project back on track?
A. Perform resource optimization.
B. Request additional time from the project sponsor.
C. Reallocate team members on critical-path activities.
D. Ask the project management office (PMO) for additional team members.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 859
A member of senior management informs the project manager that some of the features they thought were going to be delivered were not included in the current iteration. What should the project manager do?
A. Discuss the issue with the team, then advise the member of senior management on the status.
B. Tell the member of senior management that the features will be included in the next iteration.
C. Meet with the stakeholders that requested the features to ensure that they are still valid requirements. D. Invite the member of senior management to the next iteration review meeting.
Correct Answer: C Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 860
During a demonstration, the customer provides feedback and requests a new, urgent enhancement due to regulation change. What should the agile project manager do next?
A. Review the new requirement with the team, and ask them to start work on it. B. Add the new requirement to the iteration backlog.
C. Discuss the new requirement during the retrospective.
D. Talk about the new requirement during the next iteration planning meeting.
Correct Answer: A Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 861
A project manager implements an information system for a financial company. A senior IT manager indicates that quality control has not identified any failures and that the new system is ready for end users.
What should the project manager do?
A. Start the close project or phase process.
B. Transfer the product to the client.
C. Distribute the final project report.
D. Validate the project’s scope and obtain sponsor approval.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 862
A company is going through a reorganization. Although not all new positions are known yet, organizational changes are already being communicated. What should the project manager do?
A. Inform all stakeholders about the current project status.
B. Align expectations with key stakeholders.
C. Update the risk management plan with potential future stakeholder changes.
D. Update the stakeholder register with the information that is already available.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 863
A low probability/high impact technical risk occurs. What should the project manager do?
A. Consult the lessons learned repository for possible risk mitigation options. B. Submit a change request to adjust the cost and schedule baselines.
C. Conduct a risk review to evaluate its impact on project deliverables.
D. Implement the mitigation plan outlined in the risk register.
Correct Answer: D Section: Executing Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 864
A project sponsor decides to add a feature to the project that affects the project cost, schedule, and scope. The change is approved by the change control board. Which process governs the project manager's implementation of the approved change?
A. Monitor Risks
B. Control Cost and Schedule
C. Direct and Manage Project Work D. Perform Integrated Change Control
Correct Answer: C
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 865
A project manager compiling a list of project stakeholders discovers an interested stakeholder with little to no authority. How should they manage this stakeholder?
A. Keep satisfied B. Manage closely C. Monitor
D. Keep informed
Correct Answer: C
Section: Monitoring and Controlling Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
QUESTION 866
A project manager learns of concerns regarding the quality of the project team's engineering process requirements. Stakeholders believe that the team has failed to adhere to organizational standards. Most requirements are written after product testing.
What should the project manager do to confirm the quality of the process?
A. Prepare a checklist for each of the requirement's deliverables. B. Conduct peer reviews for each of the requirement's deliverables. C. Review the work performance reports for the project team.
D. Develop a histogram to show the frequency of noncompliance.
Correct Answer: A
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QUESTION 867
A company has recurring quality issues with one of its sole-source suppliers. A new project will incur significant penalties from the customer if deliveries are late. What should the project manager do?
A. Review incoming inspection reports and quality logs.
B. Negotiate with other vendors with better quality-control methods. C. Identify high-level risks prior to developing contingency plans.
D. Escalate the issue to senior management.
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 868
A project is being audited to ensure compliance with organizational policies. What process is being conducted?
A. Audit Schedule
B. Plan Quality Management C. Control Quality
D. Manage Quality
Correct Answer: D
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QUESTION 869
A project manager must evaluate and simulate the impact of a list of risks for a project's duration. What should the project manager do?
A. Conduct a what-if scenario analysis.
B. Prepare a set of contingent response strategies.
C. Complete an expected monetary value (EMV) analysis. D. Perform a schedule network analysis.
Correct Answer: A
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