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Part 24 Flashcards

1
Q

Given the following sprint:
pic 23*

Which of the following charts BEST demonstrates the decreasing number of Not Started items for the sprint depicted above?
 A
Burndown chart
 B
Scatter chart
 C
Pareto chart
 D
Gantt chart
A

D

Gantt chart

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During a risk review session, the project team identified the percentage probability that a particular risk will occur. This is known as:
 A
risk prioritization
 B
risk identification
 C
risk qualification
 D
risk quantification
A

D

risk quantification

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A project manager is meeting with top management executives and presenting a project status report. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and other executives complain that the meeting is taking too long and not providing summary information on the project’s progress.

Which of the following should the project manager be presenting?
 A
Project issue
 B
Project milestone
 C
Project schedule
 D
Project dashboard
A

D

Project dashboard

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4
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Based on the table below:

pic 24

Which of the following is the float of Task B?
 A
2
 B
-2
 C
0
 D
5
A

C

0

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A project manager is determining a project’s critical path to report the projected completion date to stakeholders.

Which of the following information will be required? (Choose two.)
 A
Dependencies
 B
Holidays
 C
Milestones
 D
Costs
 E
Durations
 F
Schedules
A

A
Dependencies

E
Durations

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Which of the following job roles is MOST responsible for providing input on the project requirements, steering the project, providing expertise, and having vested interest in the project?
 A
Project team
 B
Project coordinator
 C
Project stakeholder
 D
Project scheduler
A

B

Project coordinator

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A diagram or chart is required to illustrate data differences given the following:

  1. The diagram or chart must track at least two variables to determine the relationship between independent variables and include a regression or trend line.
  2. The diagram or chart should include cause and effect analysis and investigate historical information.
Which of the following should be used given these requirements?
 A
Run chart
 B
Histogram
 C
Scatter chart
 D
Pareto Chart
 E
Ishikawa Diagram
 F
Probability distribution
A

C
Scatter chart

E
Ishikawa Diagram

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A project team member states that the tasks identified in the project schedule for the week greatly exceed the number of available hours for the week. Which of the following activities would have allowed the project manager to identify and correct this issue in advance?
 A
Resource leveling
 B
Risk identification
 C
Gate review
 D
Resource allocation
A

A

Resource leveling

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A project manager has developed the initial schedule for an upcoming project.

pic 25

Using the attached schedule, which of the following is the critical path?
 A
12 days
 B
16 days
 C
17 days
 D
14 days
A

A

12 days

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A project team is identifying, rating the probability of, and determining the impact on potential problems throughout the project. The team is also including the corresponding actions to take.

Which of the following activities does this describe?
 A
Risk planning
 B
Risk quantification
 C
Risk identification
 D
Risk qualification
A

A

Risk planning

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11
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Two critical members have approached the project manager separately regarding personality conflicts. The project manager cannot remove either from the project or separate their work activities. To help resolve the conflict, which of the following would be BEST for the project manager to do?
A
Send an email to the entire project team encouraging proper etiquette.
B
Schedule a mandatory team-building activity.
C
Perform an in-person meeting involving both parties.
D
Discuss the problem during the next daily status update.

A

C

Perform an in-person meeting involving both parties.

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12
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Based on the table below:

pic 26

Which of the following is the critical path if Task B has extended to ten days?
 A
21 days
 B
24 days
 C
26 days
 D
23 days
A

C

26 days

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A new project manager is working in an environment where resources report to another supervisor. The project manager is having difficulty with a particular member and wants to escalate the issue. Which of the following documents should the project manager consult?
 A
RACI chart
 B
Organizational chart
 C
Issue log
 D
Risk management plan
A

A

RACI chart

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Q 
When developing a project schedule, which of the following tools would be MOST beneficial?
 A
Fishbone chart
 B
Network diagram
 C
Gantt chart
 D
Chain diagram
A

C

Gantt chart

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Q

A customer has requested a new feature be included in the next iterative release. The customer has agreed to move a previously planned feature to a subsequent release and increase the budget. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate scheduling action?
A
Conduct a retrospective with the team to discuss the change and introduce the feature
B
Analyze the critical path and update the WBS with the new feature
C
Add the new feature to the next sprint and move the old feature to the following sprint
D
Add the new feature and reprioritize the product backlog

A

C

Add the new feature to the next sprint and move the old feature to the following sprint

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16
Q 
A PM has notified the project team of an immediate project relocation. Of which of the following triggers is this MOST likely a result? (Choose two.)
 A
Business continuity response
 B
Gate review
 C
Resource changes
 D
Disaster recovery response
A

A
Business continuity response

C
Resource changes

17
Q 
A local company is part of a hostile takeover by a multinational conglomerate. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) directs that all meetings be conducted via video conference to save costs and expedite communication. This scenario is an example of:
 A
internal reorganization.
 B
relocation.
 C
corporate acquisition.
 D
process change.
 E
outsourcing.
 F
resource management.
A

C

corporate acquisition.

18
Q 
Which of the following make up a company’s portfolio? (Choose two.)
 A
Projects
 B
Procedures
 C
Processes
 D
People
 E
Profit
 F
Programs
A

A
Projects

F
Programs

19
Q

A client has requested a project be completed ahead of schedule. The client understands the triple constraints and agrees to expand the defect tolerance.

Which of the following should the PM do NEXT?
 A
Initiate a change request.
 B
Crash the schedule.
 C
Accept the risk.
 D
Notify the project team.
A

D

Notify the project team.

20
Q

During the planning phase, the project manager meets with the project team to determine the tasks and their relationship.

Which of the following should the project manager receive from the team members? (Choose two.)
 A
Durations
 B
Baseline
 C
Resources
 D
Dependencies
 E
Start/finish dates
A

A
Durations

D
Dependencies

21
Q 
Which of the following documents will provide the MOST detailed information regarding the work a vendor will perform during a project?
 A
RFI
 B
SOW
 C
SLA
 D
PO
A

B

SOW

22
Q

A new corporate policy was approved that will positively affect the project.

Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
 A
Update the risk register
 B
Review the communication plan
 C
Schedule the change
 D
Update the issue log
A

B

Review the communication plan

23
Q

The design team and development team disagree about what technology should be used for a major requirement. A brainstorming meeting takes place, where both teams focus on the mutually agreed-upon deliverables.

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques did the teams use?
 A
Compromising
 B
Confronting
 C
Forcing
 D
Smoothing
A

A

Compromising

24
Q

A key stakeholder asked several members of the project team to make project changes without submitting them for approval. Because the stakeholder is related to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the team members are reluctant to deny these requests. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to control this situation?
A
Request additional resources from the project team to complete the change requests from the key stakeholder
B
Contact the key stakeholder to encourage the submission of written change requests
C
Ask the project sponsor for more funding to anticipate the change requests from the key stakeholder
D
Have the team members deny all

A

B

Contact the key stakeholder to encourage the submission of written change requests

25
Q

An active construction project must make immediate changes when it is discovered that the designated project area contains protected wetlands.

Which of the following is the MOST likely impact to the project?
 A
The project scope will decrease
 B
The project timeline will increase
 C
The project quality will decrease
 D
The interproject dependencies will increase
A

B

The project timeline will increase

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