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1
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An element of the project scope statement is:
    A. Acceptance criteria.
    B. A stakeholder list.
    C. A summary budget.
    D. High-level risks.
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A. Acceptance criteria.

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Which document describes the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment?
    A. Cost baseline
    B. Service level agreement
    C. Memorandum of understanding
    D. Business case
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D. Business case

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Which input to the Plan Risk Management process provides information on high-level risks?
    A. Project charter
    B. Enterprise environmental factors
    C. Stakeholder register
    D. Organizational process assets
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A. Project charter

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Which item is an example of personnel assessment?
    A. Resource calendar
    B. Tight matrix
    C. Team-building activity
    D. Focus group
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D. Focus group

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Which input to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process provides guidance on how stakeholders can best be involved in a project?
    A. Feedback analysis
    B. Stakeholder analysis
    C. Communication management plan
    D. Stakeholder management plan
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“D. Stakeholder management plan

Stakeholder engagement plan. Described in Section 13.2.3.1. The stakeholder engagement plan provides
guidance and information on managing stakeholder expectations”

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Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?
    A. Procurement documents
    B. Communications plan
    C. Project charter
    D. Stakeholder register
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C. Project charter

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The Identify Stakeholders process is found in which Process Group?
    A. Initiating
    B. Monitoring and Controlling
    C. Planning
    D. Executing
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A. Initiating

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An input to Develop Project Charter is a/an:
    A. Business case.
    B. Activity list.
    C. Project management plan.
    D. Cost forecast.
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A. Business case.

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Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact a project?
    A. Project Risk Management
    B. Project Human Resource Management
    C. Project Scope Management
    D. Project Stakeholder Management
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D. Project Stakeholder Management

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Which input to Collect Requirements is used to identify stakeholders who can provide information on requirements?
    A. Stakeholder register
    B. Scope management plan
    C. Stakeholder management plan
    D. Project charter
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A. Stakeholder register

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In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?
    A. Project Cost Management
    B. Project Scope Management
    C. Project Time Management
    D. Project Integration Management"
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D. Project Integration Management

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The ability to influence cost is greatest during which stages of the project?
    A. Early
    B. Middle
    C. Late
    D. Completion
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A. Early

The ability to influence cost is greatest at the early
stages of the project, making early scope definition critical (see Section 5.3).

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Which process involves developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities?
    A. Estimate Costs
    B. Control Costs
    C. Determine Budget
    D. Plan Cost Management
A

A. Estimate Costs

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Which tool or technique is used in the Develop Project Management Plan process?
    A. Pareto diagram
    B. Performance reporting
    C. SWOT analysis
    D. Expert judgment
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D. Expert judgment

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The organization's perceived balance between risk taking and risk avoidance is reflected in the risk:
    A. Responses
    B. Appetite
    C. Tolerance
    D. Attitude
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A. Responses

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An output of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is:
    A. change requests
    B. enterprise environmental factors
    C. the stakeholder management plan
    D. the change log
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A. change requests

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Which process numerically analyzes the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives?
A. Plan Risk Management
B. Plan Risk Responses
C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Which Collect Requirements output links the product requirements to the deliverables that satisfy them?
    A. Requirements documentation
    B. Requirements traceability matrix
    C. Project management plan updates
    D. Project documents updates
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B. Requirements traceability matrix

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A temporary endeavor that creates a unique product or service is called a:
    A. Project
    B. Plan
    C. Program
    D. Portfolio
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A. Project

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The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action is known as:
A. Plan Risk Management.
B. Plan Risk Responses.
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis.
D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.

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C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis.

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Stakeholder satisfaction should be managed as a key project:
    A. Benefit
    B. Initiative
    C. Objective
    D. Process
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C. Objective

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Which cost is associated with non conformance?
    A. Liabilities
    B. Inspections
    C. Training
    D. Equipment
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A. Liabilities

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Identify Risks is part of which Process Group?
    A. Planning
    B. Executing
    C. Closing
    D. Initiating
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A. Planning

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The business needs, assumptions, and constraints and the understanding of the customers needs and high-level requirements are documented in the:
    A. Project management plan.
    B. Project charter.
    C. Work breakdown structure.
    D. Stakeholder register.
A

B. Project charter.

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Which Process Group and Knowledge Area include the Sequence Activities process?
A. Executing Process Group and Project Time Management
B. Executing Process Group and Project Cost Management
C. Planning Process Group and Project Time Management
D. Planning Process Group and Project Cost Management

A

C. Planning Process Group and Project Time Management

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In the Plan Stakeholder Management process, expert judgment is used to:
A. Provide information needed to plan appropriate ways to engage project stakeholders.
B. Ensure comprehensive identification and listing of new stakeholders.
C. Analyze the information needed to develop the project scope statement.
D. Decide the level of engagement of the stakeholders at each required stage.

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Plan Stakeholder Management process n’existe plus dans la version 6
My answer
A. Provide information needed to plan appropriate ways to engage project stakeholders.
Exam topic entre D and A
D. Decide the level of engagement of the stakeholders at each required stage.

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Power, urgency, and legitimacy are attributes of which stakeholder classification model?
    A. Salience
    B. Influence/impact
    C. Power/interest
    D. Power/influence
A

A. Salience

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Through whom do project managers accomplish work?
A. Consultants and stakeholders
B. Stakeholders and functional managers
C. Project team members and consultants
D. Project team members and stakeholders

A

D. Project team members and stakeholders

29
Q 
A stakeholder expresses a need not known to the project manager. The project manager most likely missed a step in which stakeholder management process?
    A. Plan Stakeholder Management
    B. Identify Stakeholders
    C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
    D. Control Stakeholder Engagement
A

A. Plan Stakeholder Management

30
Q 
Skills necessary for project management such as motivating to provide encouragement; listening actively; persuading a team to perform an action; and summarizing, recapping, and identifying next steps are known as:
    A. organizational skills
    B. technical skills
    C. communication skills
    D. hard skills
A

C. communication skills

31
Q 
When a project is undertaken to reduce defects in a product or service, the objective of the project is to create a/an:
    A. improvement
    B. program
    C. result
    D. portfolio
A

A. improvement

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The degree of uncertainty an entity is willing to take on in anticipation of a reward is known as its risk:
    A. management
    B. response
    C. tolerance
    D. appetite
A

D. appetite

According to the PMBOK Guide, 6th edition, “Risk appetite is the degree of uncertainty an organization or individual is willing to accept in anticipation of a reward.”

33
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The zero duration of milestones in project planning occurs because milestones:
A. Are unpredictable and challenge the Plan Schedule Management process.
B. Occur at random times in the project plans.
C. Represent a moment in time such as a significant project point or event.
D. Represent both significant and insignificant points in the project and are difficult to anticipate.

A

C. Represent a moment in time such as a significant project point or event.

34
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The component of the human resource management plan that includes ways in which team members can obtain certifications that support their ability to benefit the project is known as:
    A. recognition and rewards
    B. compliance
    C. staff acquisition
    D. training needs
A

D. training needs

35
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Stakeholders can be identified in later stages of the project because the Identify Stakeholders process should be:
    A. Continuous
    B. Discrete
    C. Regulated
    D. Arbitrary
A

A. Continuous

36
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In project management, a temporary project can be:
    A. Completed without planning
    B. A routine business process
    C. Long in duration
    D. Ongoing to produce goods
A

C. Long in duration

37
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Which document in the project management plan can be updated in the Plan Procurement Management process?
    A. Budget estimates
    B. Risk matrix
    C. Requirements documentation
    D. Procurement documents
A 
C. Requirements documentation
• Lessons learned register
• Milestone list
• Requirements documentation
• Requirements traceability matrix
• Risk register
• Stakeholder register PMBOK6 PG 466
38
Q 
Which type of probability distribution is used to represent uncertain events such as the outcome of a test or a possible scenario in a decision tree?
    A. Uniform
    B. Continuous
    C. Discrete
    D. Linear
A

C. Discrete

REPRESENTATIONS OF UNCERTAINTY : are triangular, normal, lognormal, beta, uniform, or discrete distributions.

39
Q 
Which stakeholder approves a project's result?
    A. Customer
    B. Sponsor
    C. Seller
    D. Functional manager
A

A. Customer

40
Q 
Which process involves determining, documenting, and managing stakeholders' needs and requirements to meet project objectives?
    A. Collect Requirements
    B. Plan Scope Management
    C. Define Scope
    D. Define Activities
A

A. Collect Requirements

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Plan Communications Management develops an approach and plan for project communications based on stakeholders' needs and requirements and:
    A. Available organizational assets
    B. Project staff assignments
    C. Interpersonal skills
    D. Enterprise environmental factors
A

A. Available organizational assets

Plan Communications Management is the process of developing an appropriate approach and plan for project communications activities based on the information needs of each stakeholder or group, available organizational assets, and the needs of the project. PMBOK6 PG 366

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What is the risk rating if the probability of occurrence is 0.30 and the impact if it does occur is moderate (0.20)?
    A. 0.03
    B. 0.06
    C. 0.10
    D. 0.50
A

B. 0.06

Probability and impact matrix. impact * probability. PMBOK6 PG 407

43
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A complete set of concepts, terms, and activities that make up an area of specialization is known as:
    A. a Knowledge Area
    B. a Process Group
    C. program management
    D. portfolio management
A

A. a Knowledge Area

44
Q 
The risk response strategy in which the project team acts to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk is known as:
    A. exploit
    B. avoid
    C. mitigate
    D. share
A

C. mitigate

Mitigate. In risk mitigation, action is taken to reduce the probability of occurrence and/or impact of a threat. PMBOK6 PG 443

45
Q 
Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?
    A. Control Quality
    B. Monitor and Control Project Work
    C. Control Scope
    D. Perform Integrated Change Control
A

D. Perform Integrated Change Control

The Perform Integrated Change Control process is conducted from project start through completion and is the ultimate responsibility of the project manager. PMBOK 6th Editon page 115

46
Q

Project management processes ensure the:
A. alignment with organizational strategy
B. efficient means to achieve the project objectives
C. performance of the project team
D. effective flow of the project throughout its life cycle

A

D. effective flow of the project throughout its life cycle

but I think it’s B. efficient means to achieve the project objectives

47
Q 
Which project risk listed in the table below is most likely to occur?
Project Risks	Probability	Impact
Risk 1		     L		M
Risk 2		     H		H
Risk 3		     L		L
Risk 4		     M		L
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
A

B. 2

48
Q

Which is an enterprise environmental factor?
A. Marketplace conditions
B. Policies and procedures
C. Project files from previous projects
D. Lessons learned from previous projects

A

A. Marketplace conditions

49
Q 
Project Stakeholder Management focuses on:
    A. project staff assignments
    B. project team acquisition
    C. managing conflicting interests
    D. communication methods
A

C. managing conflicting interests

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50
Q 
A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response is called a:
    A. contingent risk
    B. residual risk
    C. potential risk
    D. secondary risk
A

D. secondary risk

Secondary Risk. A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response. PMBOK6 PG 439

51
Q

The purpose of developing a project scope management plan is to:
A. Manage the timely completion of the project.
B. Ensure that the project includes all of the work required.
C. Make sure the project will satisfy the needs for which it was begun.
D. Reduce the risk of negative events in the project.

A

B. Ensure that the project includes all of the work required.

Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully

52
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A tool and technique used in the Develop Project Charter process is:
    A. change control tools
    B. expert judgment
    C. meetings
    D. analytical techniques
A

B. expert judgment

53
Q 
A projects purpose or justification, measurable project objectives and related success criteria, a summary milestone schedule, and a summary budget are all components of which document?
    A. Work breakdown structure
    B. Requirements document
    C. Project charter
    D. Project management plan
A

C. Project charter

54
Q 
Project managers who lead by example and follow through on the commitments they make demonstrate the key interpersonal skill of:
    A. influencing
    B. leadership
    C. motivation
    D. coaching
A

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55
Q 
The process of defining how the project scope will be validated and controlled is known as:
    A. Define Scope.
    B. Develop Project Management Plan.
    C. Plan Scope Management.
    D. Plan Quality Management.
A

C. Plan Scope Management.

56
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Technical capability, past performance, and intellectual property rights are examples of:
    A. performance measurement criteria
    B. source selection criteria
    C. product acceptance criteria
    D. phase exit criteria
A

B. source selection criteria

Requirements documentation

57
Q 
The methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress is known as:
    A. Earned value management.
    B. Forecasting.
    C. Critical chain methodology.
    D. Critical path methodology.
A

A. Earned value management

58
Q

Which process is usually a rapid and cost-effective means of establishing priorities for Plan Risk Responses?
A. Identify Risks
B. Plan Risk Management
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

A

C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

59
Q 
Which element does a project charter contain?
    A. Management reserves
    B. Work breakdown structure
    C. Stakeholder list
    D. Stakeholder register
A

C. Stakeholder list

60
Q 
Every project creates a unique product, service, or result that may be:
    A. tangible
    B. targeted
    C. organized
    D. variable
A

A. tangible

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