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Part 17 Flashcards

1
Q 
Which of the following roles is MOST involved in checking the quality of the deliverables and supporting the project manager during the project?
 A
Sponsor
 B
Team leader
 C
Tester
 D
Project coordinator
A

C

Tester

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A project sponsor informs the project manager that the project completion date must be moved one month earlier. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A
Recalculate the schedule and cost variance, and report the changes to the project stakeholders and sponsor.
B
Calculate the cost of crashing the schedule, and obtain the stakeholders’ approval for the new project WBS and timeline.
C
Calculate the additional resource requirements that are necessary to meet the new project deadline, and work with human resources to hire additional staff.
D
Recalculate the critical path, determine the new cost, schedule baselines, and initiate the change request process.

A

A

Recalculate the schedule and cost variance, and report the changes to the project stakeholders and sponsor.

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An approved change was implemented. Which of the following should be accomplished NEXT?
 A
Update the documentation.
 B
Validate the impact.
 C
Update the project sponsor.
 D
Validate the change.
A

A

Update the documentation.

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A company just announced all third-party vendors must provide ten cybersecurity resources within six weeks. Which of the following documents should the project manager create LAST?
 A
RFI
 B
MOU
 C
RFQ
 D
NDA
A

B

MOU

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A project manager is performing resource leveling and notices one of the functional testers is assigned 40% in a second project. The project manager needs the resource to be 100% dedicated to the project; otherwise, the testing phase jeopardizes the delivery date. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A
Change the resource to 60% of allocation and review the mitigation plan.
B
Ask the resource manager to deallocate the resource from the second project.
C
Ask the resource manager to assign a new resource with 40% of allocation.
D
Keep the resource 100% allocated in the project, as per the initial plan.

A

A

Change the resource to 60% of allocation and review the mitigation plan.

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A project sponsor is reviewing the project dashboard and does not understand what a CPI of 0.87 and an SPI of 1.02 indicate. Which of the following describes the project status?
A
The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.
B
The project is under budget and behind schedule.
C
The project is under budget and ahead of schedule.
D
The project is over budget and behind schedule.

A

A

The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.

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Which of the following are characteristics of qualitative risk assessments as opposed to quantitative? (Choose two.)
A
Qualitative assessments are more difficult.
B
Qualitative assessments better identify opportunities.
C
Qualitative assessments provide more accurate results.
D
Qualitative assessments require fewer resources.
E
Qualitative assessments are faster.

A

D
Qualitative assessments require fewer resources.
E
Qualitative assessments are faster.

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The project manager is running a project in an organization with a strong PMO and a mature control process. Due to vendor delays, the project is scheduled to exceed the authorized timeline. The project manager has discovered that fast-tracking two tasks will mitigate the issue. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
 A
Initiate a change request.
 B
Modify the schedule
 C
Announce the fast track to the project team.
 D
Obtain approval.
A

D

Obtain approval.

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A senior developer abruptly resigned without notice. Because of the senior developer’s expertise, the active task workload was substantial.

This would MOST likely impact the project’s: (Choose two.)
 A
effectiveness
 B
requirements
 C
scheduling
 D
budget
 E
scope
 F
environment
A

A
effectiveness

C
scheduling

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During planning, a project coordinator publishes the project management plan. After reviewing the plan, the project sponsor is concerned it is too long and detailed. Which of the following does the project sponsor desire?
 A
Schedule management plan
 B
Status report
 C
Project schedule
 D
Task durations
A

B

Status report

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A project manager wishes to track a project’s performance against the original approved schedule. Which of the following steps is necessary to capture the needed information?
 A
Determine the critical path.
 B
Determine the milestones.
 C
Set a baseline.
 D
Set phase gates
A

C

Set a baseline.

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An American publisher is participating in a workshop in Hong Kong with the purpose of updating a new book that will be launched in Japan next year. During the workshop, a deep and intense discussion occurs with other local publishers regarding the references the book may contain. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?
 A
Language barrier
 B
Personal preference
 C
Cultural difference
 D
Technological factor
A

C

Cultural difference

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A company recently discovered that it could save money by moving its call center to another country. The company entered into an agreement for call center services. Which of the following types of organizational change is this?
 A
Relocation
 B
Business process change
 C
Business demerger/split
 D
Outsourcing
A

A

Relocation

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14
Q 
The quarterly financial statement has been released, and portfolios are losing funding for projects. Which of the following options are MOST appropriate to keep the project alive and on schedule? (Choose two.)
 A
Ask for operational team support.
 B
Request more time with a smaller project team.
 C
Reduce the features being released.
 D
Reduce quality control.
 E
Shorten the project duration.
A

C
Reduce the features being released.
D
Reduce quality control.

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A project task has been completed ahead of schedule. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate next step?
A
Provide the next task to the newly freed resource.
B
Communicate the success to the team.
C
Update the schedule and add lag to the next task.
D
Notify the project sponsor of the new completion date.

A

B

Communicate the success to the team.

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Tasks A, B, and C have a duration of two days. Task D has a duration of three days, and Task E has duration of four days. Task A starts on Day 1, and Task B starts on Day 2. Task C starts after Task A. Tasks D and E start after Task C. Which of the following is the critical path if Task B starts on Day 3?
 A
A, C, E
 B
A, C, D
 C
B, C, E
 D
A, D, E
A

A

A, C, E

17
Q 
An active project is focused on quality assurance of the deliverable product. In which of the following project phases would this occur?
 A
Planning
 B
Execution
 C
Monitor and control
 D
Closing
A

C

Monitor and control

18
Q

A highly skilled project engineer will be on indefinite medical leave. No one on the project team has the required skill set to replace the engineer.

Which of the following will be impacted MOST by the absence of the engineer?
 A
Requirements
 B
Environment
 C
Resources
 D
Deliverables
A

C

Resources

19
Q 
A vendor is late with product deliverables. Which of the following documents should the PM refer to FIRST?
 A
MOU
 B
C&D letter
 C
SLA
 D
SOW
A

C

SLA

20
Q

Which of the following are characteristics of a matrix organization? (Choose three.)
A
Authority is shared between functional and project managers.
B
Resources report directly to the functional manager.
C
The project manager has full authority.
D
Resources are assigned from functional area to project.
E
The organization utilizes a bench.
F
The project manager authority ranges from strong to weak.
G
There is ad hoc resourcing.

A

A
Authority is shared between functional and project managers.

D
Resources are assigned from functional area to project.

G
There is ad hoc resourcing.

21
Q 
A company recently went through a project requiring new equipment, new software, and retraining of personnel. This is MOST likely a result of:
 A
a business process change.
 B
outsourcing.
 C
resource allocation.
 D
an internal reorganization.
A

A

a business process change.

22
Q 
A project manager, who previously worked at a construction firm, has just joined an IT organization and has been assigned to handle a security project. Which of the following roles can provide technical direction during the course of the project?
 A
Project scheduler
 B
Security SME
 C
Business analyst
 D
Project sponsor
A

B

Security SME

23
Q

A number of requirements, conflicts, and reworks during a project delayed the schedule, increased the budget, and required replanning efforts.

Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
A
A few major stakeholders were overlooked during project initiation and planning.
B
There were not enough resources assigned to the project execution team.
C
Proper team-building activities were not performed when starting the project.
D
The PMO was not involved in project initiation and planning.

A

D

The PMO was not involved in project initiation and planning.

24
Q

Which of the following methods should a project manager use to improve email communication for a time-sensitive, high-visibility global project? (Choose two.)
A
Increase the number of emails to encourage team interaction.
B
Limit email recipients to only required team members.
C
Eliminate acronyms from the email to avoid miscommunication.
D
Set up emails with bold text and all caps in the subject line.
E
Include more information to increase the length of each email message.
F
Include detailed technical consideration in each email.

A

A
Increase the number of emails to encourage team interaction.
B
Limit email recipients to only required team members.

25
Q 
The project team has identified all the tasks needed to create project deliverables and grouped them into work packages covering all project scope. Which of the following should be done NEXT?
 A
Put the resources on tasks.
 B
Identify task relationships.
 C
Set the quality gates.
 D
Estimate the work package.
A

D

Estimate the work package.

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