Project Management Professional PMI Questions + Answers Part 19

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QUESTION 1683
Which of the following is not an example of team development?
A. Creating the WBS of the project
B. Attending a sporting event as a group C. A team lunch
D. Performance reviews
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1684
The electrical engineer has recently been promoted from lead engineer to section manager. In this new position, he will be responsible for managing projects and project resources. Over the five years he has been with the company, he was always ranked as one of the top engineers but has had no formal project management training. This is an example of what?
A. Halo Theory
B. Reward power
C. Problem solving
D. Equal opportunity employment
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1685
The project is progressing well but has begun to experience resource conflicts with people who are working on critical path activities. What role will typically help resolve these resource issues?
A. Senior management
B. Functional management C. Project management
D. Sponsor
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1686
The project is in a projectized environment. There are significant challenges with meeting the tight schedule of the project and personnel leaving the company. Project personnel have been complaining to senior management about the environment hoping for a resolution. In this type of environment, who controls the resources?
A. Project Manager
B. Functional Manager C. Senior management D. Project Coordinator
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1687
The project is in a balanced matrix environment. There are significant challenges with the schedule and resource constraints of the project. Project personnel have been complaining to the Project Manager about the environment. In this type of environment, who controls the resources?
A. Functional Manager B. Project Manager



C. Project Coordinator D. Senior management
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1688
The project is very challenging and has been very trying on a lot of people. There are some key team members considering leaving the project and going back to their old jobs at the company.
Which of the following would be a key motivator to keep them on the project?
A. Fringe benefits
B. Perks
C. Theory Y motivation strategy D. Compromise
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1689
An organizational breakdown structure (OBS) is also known as what?
A. Staffing management plan
B. Organizational chart
C. Resource histogram
D. Responsibility assignment matrix
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation



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QUESTION 1690
You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and have been assigned to an internet renovation project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you are constantly in conflict with three members of your project team. This conflict is apparent to all the team members. According to PMI’s Code of Conduct, what would be the best solution?
A. Treat the team member as a professional with respect
B. Hold a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed C. Remove the team member from the project
D. Avoid the team member as much as possible
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1691
What can a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) eliminate?
A. Confusion on what order activities come in
B. Confusion on who is responsible for doing what C. Confusion on how long the activities are
D. Confusion on who is on the team
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1692
The Project Manager is in the process of planning the project. The company he works for has had issues with previous projects in which there has been confusion over who is accountable for completion of various activities and processes associated with the projects. What document can he include in the project management plan that will help eliminate this problem?



A. Gantt chart
B. Staffing plan
C. Organization chart
D. Responsibility assignment matrix
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1693
The team implemented a risk response plan when a vendor was unable to fulfill a contract commitment for a training class. The response was to choose another vendor. However, in this type of training, it's hard to find a good company, and the one selected doesn't have a much better reputation. The new company is somewhat better at meeting the terms of the contract, but still has some issues from time to time, which is no surprise. What best describes these issues?
A. Secondary risk
B. Workaround
C. Residual risk
D. Risk response plan
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1694
The Project Manager has defined the risks for the project, performed probability and impact analysis and assigned risk owners to the risks. As the project management plan evolves where will this information end up?
A. Risk list
B. Risk trigger
C. Risk register D. Risk response
Correct Answer: C



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QUESTION 1695
In defining a risk trigger, which of the following is most accurate?
A. A trigger is an indicator that a risk event will occur
B. A trigger is the same as a risk
C. A trigger is an indicator that a risk event has occurred D. A trigger is an indicator that a risk event could occur
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1696
The Project Manager and team are planning the project. They are presently identifying things that could go differently than planned. They are also trying to identify warning signs that would show that these events could be on the verge of occurring. What is the team doing?
A. Risk analysis
B. Risk Identification
C. Conformance to quality D. Problem solving
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1697
The advertising agency has been awarded a $54M US, 8-year contract to manage the advertising campaigns of a fast food chicken restaurant. The company realizes that this work is going to require a specific skill set for 40 people. Their current workforce only has 7 people with this skill set. This skill set is somewhat rare



and specialized in the area they are located. They have chosen to buy a company much smaller than they are, but this company's core focus is this type of skill set. The company employs 50 people with this skill set. This is an example of what type of risk response strategy?
A. Exploit B. Share C. Mitigate D. Accept
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1698
The network project has been very challenging. The cost performance index is presently 0.95 and the schedule performance index is 0.91. Risk could have been managed better from the start of this project. Halfway through the execution of the project management plan, the Project Manager assigned one person to do nothing but monitor for risks and work with the people who implemented the risk response plans. What would be a main goal to achieve from Risk Monitoring and Controlling?
A. Qualitative analysis
B. Corrective action
C. Overall Risk ranking for the project D. Quantitative analysis
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1699
The Project Manager and team are planning a banking software project. They are discussing what could go differently than planned on the project. They are also trying to identify warning signs that would show that these events could be on the verge of occurring. What are these warning signs called?
A. Risk analysis B. Triggers



C. Problem solving D. Risks
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1700
Ranking risks is performed in which of the following?
A. Workarounds
B. Risk triggers
C. Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Expected monetary value (EMV).
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1701
The project team is performing risk analysis. They are evaluating a risk that has a very high probability of occurring, and if it does it could cause the company to go out of business. Which of the following will the risk likely be analyzed with?
A. Insurable risk
B. Qualitative Risk Analysis C. Pure risk
D. Quantitative Risk Analysis
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1702
The consulting company has created the scope of work for the project. They are in the process of creating a schedule and budget. They have added time into the schedule for the delays that always happen. They are also allocating money into the budget for more computers and software that are usually needed beyond what is initially forecast. These items are an example of what?
A. Unknown unknowns B. Known unknowns
C. Risk management
D. Management reserve
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1703
The team on the router and switch upgrade project is involved in planning the project. They are performing Risk Response Planning. They are assigning risk owners. What is the main responsibility of the risk owner?
A. Watching for additional risks on the project
B. Watching for risk triggers and telling the Project Manager if they happen C. Letting the Project Manager know that the risk has happened
D. Implementing a risk response plan if the risk event occurs
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1704
The Crosswind broadcasting has recently been awarded a large contract to create a new children's television show. This will require the company to move into a new office complete with production facilities 300% larger than what it presently has. The schedule is tight for this new project, and there can be no delay. The new facility is behind schedule with the sets and production facilities on pace to finish two months late. The company is trying to use an incentive fee to motivate the provider of these services to complete the work as quickly as possible even if it results in a smaller delay. This is an example of what type of risk response?



A. Avoid
B. Accept C. Transfer D. Mitigate
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1705
What type of contract provides the buyer with the most risk and seller the least risk?
A. Fixed-price
B. Time and material
C. Cost-plus-fixed-fee
D. Cost-plus-percentage of cost
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1706
The project will be using a company to provide the technicians for a national network upgrade project. Presently, the team is receiving proposals to select the vendor that will do the work. In what process is the team involved?
A. Plan Contracting
B. Plan Purchases and Acquisitions C. Select Sellers
D. Request Seller Responses
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions



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QUESTION 1707
The Project Manager is involved in acquiring the project team on a highway expansion project. She is presently discussing salary, working hours, travel, and benefits. What is the key tool she is utilizing?
A. Staffing management plan B. Organizational chart
C. Project team directory
D. Negotiations
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1708
The Project Manager is creating an estimate for building a company WAN (wide area network.) As the Project Manager, you have undertaken the make-or-buy decision and determined that the WAN implementation should be outsourced because your company does not have the expertise.
After receiving all the vendor proposals, you find that two of the proposals specify cost-plus-fixed-fee, two other of the vendors specify fixed-price, another two specify cost-plus-incentive-fee, and the last two specify time and material. Which of the proposals would present the least probability of loss for the company?
A. Proposals that use fixed-price
B. Proposals that use cost-plus-fixed-fee
C. Proposals that use time and material
D. Proposals that use cost-plus-incentive-fee
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1709
The project is in the phase of doing procurement audits. It is important to identify successes and failures of the procurement process. This identification is important for formal acceptance and closure. What process is the project in?
A. Quality Assurance B. Closing
C. Close Project
D. Contract Closure
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1710
A project you have been managing is falling behind schedule. You have received approval to crash the project by adding an additional programmer. The cost you have negotiated is $60 US per hour. The programmer will work on the project until it is complete, then the contract will end.
What type of contract is this?
A. Cost-plus
B. Purchase order
C. Time and materials D. Fixed-price
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1711
A project will be using a vendor to purchase infrastructure equipment for a national network upgrade venture for the U.S. Government. The government has requested a proposal from prospective sellers of the equipment. What type of document is being provided to the sellers?
A. Request for information (RFI). B. Request for proposals (RFP).



C. Invitation for bid (IFB).
D. Request for quote (RFQ).
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1712
A single-phase construction project is in the process of closing. There are a number of processes coming together as things finish up to complete the work of the project. Which of the following is correct?
A. Contract Closure will come before Close Project
B. Close Project happens only if the project is completed as planned C. Close Project and Contract Closure happen at the same time
D. Close Project will come before Contract Closure
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1713
The Project Manager is ordering cables for the video board he is developing. He can only order these cables from one company that has a patent on the design. Which of the following describes the type of procurement he is performing?
A. Sole source
B. Open source
C. Source selection D. Qualified sellers list
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation



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QUESTION 1714
The retail chain will be using a vendor to provide engineers for a security camera network design and implementation. Presently, the team is determining the details needed for the documentation that will help select the company to provide the services. This also includes evaluation criteria for comparing the proposals received. In what process is the team involved?
A. Plan Purchases and Acquisitions B. Plan Contracting
C. Request Sellers Responses
D. Select Sellers
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1715
You are the owner of a house painting company. You occasionally have the need for an automated paint sprayer. This tool sells for $1250 US and would cost $20 a day to maintain. You can rent one for $150 a day with maintenance included. How many days would you need to use this tool before it would make sense to buy the tool instead of rent?
A. Twelve days B. Six days
C. Ten days
D. Eight days
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1716
You are in the process of purchasing 67 desktop computers, monitors, and a standard desktop software package for an upcoming project. What type of contract will you likely use?



A. Purchase order
B. Fixed-price
C. Cost-plus-percentage of cost D. Net 30
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1717
All of the following are reasons for outsourcing work except...
A. Your company doesn't have excessive capacity for the work
B. Your company doesn't possess the skills needed for the work
C. Your company isn't concerned about protecting the information associated with the work D. Labor rates in the foreign countries are comparable to your company's labor rate
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1718
You are a Project Manager at Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe and assigned to a major construction project. The project is on schedule and under budget, but you are constantly in conflict with a member of your project team. This team member is sabotaging the project. What would be the best solution to resolve this problem?
A. Firing the team member from the project as soon as possible
B. Reporting this to senior management
C. Reporting this problem to senior management with a solution of replacing this team member D. Holding a team meeting to vote if the team member should be removed
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions



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QUESTION 1719
A team member has come to you and reported that the work due today is going to be five weeks late. The team member has requested that you do not report this to senior management. What is your professional and social responsibility to the project?
A. Report the status accurately and timely
B. Issue a status report that does not contain this information
C. Wait until you have some good news to report with the bad news
D. The manager has helped you so you won't report the slip, hoping it gets back on schedule
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1720
You learn that a former boss of yours who is a PMP has committed to his boss that 100% of the PMO that he manages at their company will be certified. They also don't have any training budget and can’t send anyone to training to qualify for the training requirement for the exam.
The other problem is that one of the people who passed the test is 22 years old and going to junior college. You know that this person has been working in this area for only two years at most.
When asked about it, you are told that they lied about the experience hours and the training required of the PMP application. What is the best thing to do?
A. Contact your former boss and let him know it's not appropriate
B. Contact PMI to report the name(s) of the person(s), the name(s). of supervisor(s), and the company C. Tell your old boss to hire you back or you will turn them into PMI
D. Ignore it because you don't work there anymore
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1721
A Project Manager has been assigned to manage a project that requires two development teams.
One team will create the server software and is local, and the other team will create the client software and resides in a foreign country. For the most recent 10 conference calls with the foreign country, the foreign team is consistently 15 minutes late to the meeting. How should the Project Manager handle this problem?
A. Report this to senior management
B. Review the customs and traditions of the foreign country C. Call the development manager of the foreign country
D. Ignore the problem
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1722
A Project Manager is in the execution phase of a highly visible project and a major milestone is due in three weeks. The Project Manager has discovered that a vendor's deliverable for this milestone will be five weeks late. What should the Project Manager do?
A. Do not report this problem in the status meeting
B. Meet with the team and brainstorm how to create a workaround for this problem C. Halt all payments to the vendor until the deliverable is received
D. Report the status of the missed milestone
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1723
A Project Manager has been working on quality process of a project at a major electronics manufacturer. This manufacturer is involved with various government and defense contracts as well. The Project Manager discovers that an employee has been reselling some repair material that he has declared as scrap material because they were discontinued, at a small profit on the internet. The item is very costly. What should the Project Manager do?



A. Report this to the company
B. Report this to Homeland Security
C. Report this to General Accounting Office (GAO). D. Report the employee to the local authority
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1724
You are a Project Manager managing the building of a housing development. As the plumbing is being installed, you cannot find a building permit. As the Project Manager, to whom do you report this violation?
A. The construction company B. The local city authority
C. The local county authority D. The state authority
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1725
You are managing a project and the sponsor has removed the previous Project Manager on the project because they could not keep the project on budget. According to your current project budget, this project is over budget by $245,000. As the current Project Manager, you are afraid you will also be removed if you report this status. What is the best response you can tell senior management?
A. Report the delay to senior management and the reasons
B. Tell senior management the project is over budget by $245,000 with a plan to recover C. The schedule is only two weeks behind so you don't report the delay
D. Don't report the delay and begin looking for a new job
Correct Answer: B



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QUESTION 1726
As a Project Manager you have a professional and social responsibility to encourage the growth of project management at your company or industry. To help with this growth, you could do all of the following except?
A. Mentor others who want to learn more about project management
B. Create white papers on project management
C. Provide senior management with information how outsourcing helps their companies D. Train people on project management
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1727
You are beginning a new project and a portion of the development will be created by a foreign company. You are not sure how to do business with this company because it is offshore.
What document would be best to guide you in this business?
A. Company’s policies and procedures
B. PMI Code of Conduct
C. Local laws of the offshore company
D. Historical information from past projects
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1728



The sponsor is conducting a meeting and a Project Manager is reporting that his project is behind schedule by three weeks and under budget by $80K US. You discover from the PMO that the project is behind schedule by eight weeks and is over budget. What should you do?
A. Notify senior management
B. Report the Project Manager to PMI
C. Ask the PMO to investigate the project status
D. Review with the Project Manager how this status was produced
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1729
You are a Project Manager managing the building of a restaurant.
As the electrical wiring is being installed, you cannot find a building permit. As the Project Manager, to whom do you report this violation?
A. The construction company B. The local city authority
C. The local county authority D. The state authority
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1730
A risk register that is part of the project management plan on a project would be viewed as what type of communication?
A. Formal written B. Formal
C. Verbal
D. Contract



Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1731
You are managing a large project with 20 key internal stakeholders, eight contractors, and six team leaders. You must devote attention to effective integrated change control. This means you are concerned primarily with______________.
A. Reviewing, approving, and controlling changes
B. Maintaining baseline integrity, integrating product and project scope, and coordinating change across knowledge areas C. Integrating deliverables from different functional specialties on the project
D. Establishing a change control board that oversees the overall project changes
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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Performing integrated change control consists of coordinating and managing changes across the project. Activities that occur within the context of perform integrated change control include: validate scope, control scope, control schedule, control costs, perform quality assurance, control quality, manage the project team, control communications, control risks, conduct procurements, control procurements, manage stakeholder engagement, and control stakeholder engagement.
QUESTION 1732
You plan to hold a series of meeting as you execute the project plan. While different attendees will attend each meeting, a best practice to follow is to:
A. Group stakeholders into categories to determine which ones should attend each meeting
B. Not mix the types of meetings on your project
C. Be sensitive to the fact that stakeholders often have very different objectives and invite them to determine the meeting's agenda D. Recognize that roles and responsibilities may overlap so focus on holding meetings primarily for decision making
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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Meetings are a tool and technique used in direct and manage project work. Meetings tend to be one of three types: information exchange; brainstorming, option evaluation, or design; or decision making. A best practice is to not combine the types of meetings and prepare for them with a well-defined agenda, purpose, objective, and time frame. They should be documented using minutes and action items.
QUESTION 1733
You are the project manager in charge of developing a new shipping container for Globus Ocean Transport, which needs to withstand winds of 90 knots and swells of 30 meters. In determining the dimension of the container and the materials to be used in its fabrication, you convene a group of knowledgeable professionals to gather initial requirements, which will be included in the______________.
A. Project charter
B. Bill of materials
C. WBS
D. Project Statement of Work
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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The project charter documents the business needs, assumptions, constraints, understanding of the customer needs and high-level requirements and what the new product, service, or result is to satisfy. It is the document used to formally authorize the project.
QUESTION 1734
You are fairly new to managing a project but have been a team member for many years. You are pleased you were selected to manage your company's 2015 model line of hybrid vehicles. You are now planning your project and have been preparing the subsidiary plans as well. You realize some project documents also are required to help manage your project. An example of one that you believe will be especial helpful is the______________.
A. Business case
B. Key performance indicators
C. Project management information system D. Project statement of work
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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The project statement of work is a useful document as it describes the products, services, or results the project is to deliver. It references the business need, product scope description, and the strategic plan.
QUESTION 1735
You work for a telecommunications company, and when developing a project management plan for a new project, you found that you must tailor some company processes because the product is so different than those products typically produced by your company. To tailor these processes, you will follow______________.
A. Standardized guidelines and work instructions B. Stakeholder risk tolerances
C. Expert judgment
D. Structure of your company
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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Standardized guidelines and work instructions are an organizational process asset to consider as the project management plan is developed. They include guidelines and criteria to tailor the organization's set of standard processes to satisfy the specific needs of the project.
QUESTION 1736
You are implementing a project management methodology for your company that requires you to establish a change control board. Which one of the following statements best describes a change control board?
A. Recommended for use on all (large and small) projects
B. Used to review, evaluate, approve, delay, or reject changes to the project C. Managed by the project manager, who also serves as its secretary
D. Composed of key project team members
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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Used to review, evaluate, approve, delay, or reject changes to the project The change control board's powers and responsibilities should be well defined and agreed upon by key stakeholders. On some projects, multiple change control boards may exist with different areas of responsibility.
QUESTION 1737



An integrated project involves the interaction of both hardware and software, and the sponsor has approved the schedule management plan. The project team evaluated the product’s feasibility of functionality and accelerated testing.
What should the project manager do as a servant leader?
A. Amend the project budget to include MVP testing.
B. Support the team as necessary to find the minimum viable product (MVP). C. Submit a change request to the project sponsor for accelerated testing.
D. Develop the product as per the schedule to perform integration and testing.
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1738
A high-performing team member’s performance has been consistently increasing over the past year, leaving other peers behind. The project manager has been reluctant to publicly recognize the team member’s contributions for fear of discouraging others. The project manager is also concerned that the team member may leave if not rewarded for the contributions made.
What should the project manager do?
A. Request the high-performing team member to mentor the other team members.
B. Remind the high-performing team member to focus on shared rewards rather than individual rewards. C. Reward the high-performing team member privately to avoid team disruption.
D. Promote the higher performing team member to a higher position.
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1739
A new project manager was assigned to a project during implementation. The project manager realized that new tax policies are creating a risk for a cost overrun by 25%. The project manager updated the risk register and kept the project running as normal. The CEO has announced that the project could be cancelled since the acceptable cost overrun is only 20%. The project manager was quite surprised as this was new information.



What should the project manager have done to avoid this?
A. Implemented the stakeholder engagement plan correctly.
B. Provided a proper risk response.
C. Ensured the risk tolerance of the company was properly updated. D. Implemented the communications management plan properly.
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1740
An organization has historically executed most projects using a predictive approach. The organization now wants to change over to an agile approach. Which strategy will be useful to effectively help prepare the organization for this change?
A. Add multiple layers of managers who will be accountable for the agile execution.
B. Take a big bang approach of moving the whole organization to agile at once.
C. Create a task force of executives who will monitor agile projects on a daily basis.
D. Improve organizational readiness by addressing impediments to agile in the organization.
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1741
A software project using an agile approach is facing quality issues with every release, generating many production problems. What should the project manager do to fix the problem and improve the quality?
A. Use the retrospective meeting to better understand the root cause of the quality problems and put together a plan with the team to address the problems. B. Seek extra funding approval with the sponsor to replace junior team members for more experienced ones.
C. Hire an external company to add an additional layer of testing, making sure that the final product is well inspected before releasing.



D. Create a reward system granting incentives to the team members who are able to catch more defects.
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1742
During the execution of a project within an operations function, the project manager encounters scope changes and a delay in the delivery of critical tasks. How should the project manager address this situation?
A. Conduct an impact analysis and present the results to the steering committee for approval.
B. Call for a team meeting to decide if the changes should be included.
C. Initiate the change request to modify the scope and adjust the timelines.
D. Communicate the concerns to the project management office (PMO) during the weekly project reports.
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1743
The city has decided to build a new train station. The project will include various approaches. The construction and infrastructure work will be accomplished using a predictive life cycle while software will be developed using an iterative life cycle. Some neighbors are resisting the project, have been asking the mayor to stop the project, and are threatening legal action.
What two actions should the project manager take? (Choose two.)
A. Conduct regular meetings with the neighbors to get their buy-in for the project.
B. Discuss with the construction team alternatives on moving the new train station to another location. C. Publish information on the city's website about the benefits that the new train station will bring.
D. Have a meeting with the mayor and explain the importance of the new train station to the city.
E. Register this situation as a risk and develop a mitigation plan.
Correct Answer: BE Section: Mix Questions



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QUESTION 1744
Five agile teams working together on a product recently performed release planning. Midway through the project, each team showed that their progress was on track. When all of the teams integrated at the product level, many integration issues were observed. The overall product release progress declined with predictions showing the committed content will not be able to be accomplished.
What should the project manager have done differently?
A. Formed a separate quality assurance team to test all items coming from each team at the end of each sprint B. Ensured frequent and continuous integration of work to obtain early feedback and continuous learning
C. Performed a Scrum of Scrums on a regular basis to help the teams remove impediments
D. Arranged an online session on the integration concept and suggested tools to the teams
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1745
During project execution, the project manager discovered that a key deliverable was missing from the scope of work. After investigation, the project manager and the team discovered that the missing deliverable will impact the critical path.
What should the project manager do to avoid future delays?
A. Update the scope of work.
B. Review the risk management plan.
C. Submit a change request.
D. Add additional resources to the project.
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1746
One of a project manager’s team members is continuously improving. This team member has been a role model and mentor to others in the organization. How should the project manager acknowledge this team member's commitment?
A. Appreciate this team member’s performance throughout the project life cycle. B. Send this person to a meeting to negotiate the scope with the client.
C. Document it in the team member’s end of year performance review.
D. Promote this team member to a coaching role after this project is completed.
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1747
A large multi-year project requires highly skilled staff for successful deployment. The management team and the project sponsor have analyzed the resource requirements and agreed to have permanent hired for the project to avoid potential budget overrun. However, there is a risk of staff turnover during the course of the project, which may have an impact on the delivery.
Which two actions should the project manager take to mitigate this risk? (Choose two)
A. Increase the trained staff to create back-up for resources.
B. Enhance the competencies of the project team through training, mentoring, and coaching. C. Introduce a recognition program to motivate and reward resource performance.
D. Convince senior management to hire third-party staff.
E. Meet with management to discuss dividing the project into smaller projects.
Correct Answer: BC Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1748



The programming activities of a project were planned to last 35 days per module, but the programming of the first module has taken 45 days. What should the project manager do?
A. Submit a change request to the project sponsor to change the schedule.
B. Evaluate the situation and identify ways to compress the schedule without impacting baselines. C. Ask the team to work overtime to complete the deliverable on time.
D. Check the scope to verify if there is scope creep and get the project on schedule.
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1749
A company wants to increase the commercial value of one of its products in a highly competitive market. In order to do this, the company commissions a project to create a prototype. The team constructs the prototype incrementally.
Which action should the project manager take as a priority?
A. Ensure the project sponsor is aware of the go-to market date. B. Deliver business value as soon as possible.
C. Emphasize the use of Kanban methodology.
D. Implement a plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle.
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1750
A new resource has joined an iterative project team. The project manager notices that the resource is unable to complete the deliverables on time.
How should the project manager address this situation?
A. Address the lack of performance by coaching the new team member. B. Discuss options to improve performance with the resource manager.



C. Provide performance feedback as part of the retrospective ceremony.
D. Request a more efficient replacement resource from the project sponsor.
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1751
A project manager receives a voicemail from a business analyst on the project team. The business analyst indicates that an internal stakeholder is upset that they were not included before the project began. The stakeholder is asking for an addition to the requirements traceability matrix.
What should the project manager do to improve the stakeholder relationship?
A. Initiate a project change request so the change control board (CCB) can decide if it is in scope.
B. Update the stakeholder engagement plan to ensure the stakeholder is included in the project stakeholder list. C. Consult the project scope document to make sure the addition is in scope.
D. Engage the stakeholder to solicit more information before responding to the request.
Correct Answer: D Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1752
An agile project manager would like to convert the requirements document into epics, capabilities, features, and stories. In how many iterations should the project manager estimate the story duration?
A. Four iterations B. Three iterations C. One iteration D. Two iterations
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation



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QUESTION 1753
At the end of a project with multiple suppliers, the project manager is reviewing the closing process and finds that an unexpected financial balance is remaining. What will help the project manager understand why this has occurred?
A. Project audit
B. Procurement audit
C. Organizational process assets D. Lessons learned
Correct Answer: B Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1754
During the development of a product, the project manager observes conflicts between project stakeholders, resulting in deliverable and output approval delays. On which area should the project manager focus?
A. Revisiting the stakeholder engagement plan, focusing on specific overlooked stakeholders B. Revisiting the project management plan to ensure deliverables are on time
C. Increasing the frequency of project update meetings to keep stakeholders informed
D. Reviewing the business case and identifying gaps within scope
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1755
A new project manager is assigned to a project midway through its implementation. During the first risk review meeting, the project manager notices that the version of the risk register used by the project team members is different from the one the project manager is using.



What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue?
A. Validated the issue log
B. Validated the project artifacts
C. Referred to the communications management plan D. Performed expert judgment
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1756
A company just started managing a project using an agile approach. Due to this change, the general manager is worried about the scope definition process for upcoming projects.
What should the project manager do to ensure the project scope is completely defined?
A. Meet with the general manager and convince them to return to using predictive approaches to avoid any risk.
B. Ask the general manager to review every requirement to ensure all projects will deliver the requested products.
C. Help sponsors and stakeholders craft the product vision, and bring the team and product owner together to clarify expectations. D. Ask for a budget increase to implement a double-check process to ensure every business need is included in the requirements.
Correct Answer: C Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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QUESTION 1757
The project charter was just approved and the project sponsor has given permission to proceed with the project. The program manager has confirmed that one of the requested key resources is also needed on another project at the same time. This will affect project delivery.
What should the project manager do?
A. Have a meeting with project manager of the other project to find a resource optimization solution that works for both projects. B. Pay overtime to key resource to get the work done outside of working hours.



C. Speak with the client to see if the project delivery deadline can be delayed due to resource availability.
D. Talk to the program manager and about prioritizing this project over other projects so the key resources are available.
Correct Answer: A Section: Mix Questions Explanation
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