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Part 25 Flashcards

1
Q 
Which of the following defines a group of projects that work together to achieve a common goal?
 A
Program
 B
Product
 C
Project plan
 D
Portfolio
A

A

Program

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Which of the following is the primary purpose of an MOA or an MOU?
A
Provide transparency to competitors regarding all signatory parties.
B
Facilitate potential legal action and resulting remediation if one of the signatory parties violates any terms.
C
Enumerate a detailed code of conduct for all employees, contractors, and subcontractors participating in the program.
D
State expectations of all signatory parties to reduce potential misunderstandings.

A

D

State expectations of all signatory parties to reduce potential misunderstandings.

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3
Q

A project manager is unsure if the quality of a deliverable from a SME meets specifications.

Which of the following is the BEST way for the project manager to address the issue?
A
Send an email outlining the concerns to the team member.
B
Send a project team meeting to obtain feedback from everyone.
C
Post the issue on the wiki page for input from stakeholders.
D
Conduct a face-to-face or telephone meeting with the team member.

A

D

Conduct a face-to-face or telephone meeting with the team member.

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Q 
When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?
 A
Status report
 B
Issue log
 C
Risk register
 D
Risk management plan
 E
Communications plan
A

C

Risk register

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5
Q

After identifying all known tasks, the project manager has started to sequence and set durations.

Which of the following describes how the project manager should BEST determine the initial sequence and durations?
A
Hold a full team workshop to review the complete WBS.
B
Use milestones identified in the project charter.
C
Use data based on past knowledge.
D
Collaborate with other project managers.

A

B

Use milestones identified in the project charter.

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Which of the following documents should be used to provide high-level reporting to key stakeholders?
 A
Dashboard
 B
Project charter
 C
Statement of work
 D
Communication plan
A

A

Dashboard

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Q

A milestone task on the critical path has been completed.

Which of the following should the project manager notify?
 A
Owner of predecessor task
 B
Project team
 C
Project steering committee
 D
Project sponsor
A

D

Project sponsor

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Q 
Assuming an iterative approach, which of the following will be conducted at the end of each iteration?
 A
Budget baseline
 B
Kickoff meeting
 C
SCRUM retrospective
 D
Risk review
A

C

SCRUM retrospective

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Two team members are arguing over two different approaches to complete a task. The project manager listens to both sides, determines neither approach will work, and directs the team members to use a third option.

This type of conflict resolution is known as:
 A
compromising.
 B
smoothing.
 C
forcing.
 D
avoiding.
A

C

forcing.

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10
Q

A project manager is managing a transactional project. One of the key team members is having difficulties understanding the client requirements.

Which of the following actions would be BEST for the project manager to take?
A
Ask the client to provide requirements in the native language of the team.
B
Purchase a language translation program.
C
Hire a translator to help the key team member
D
Ask the client to provide additional language resources to the team.

A

A

Ask the client to provide requirements in the native language of the team.

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A new project charter is being drafted.

Which of the following would be the BEST source for the high-level project requirements?
 A
Project management office
 B
Sponsor
 C
Project manager
 D
Project team
A

B

Sponsor

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The project manager has noticed a vendor is not performing in accordance with the SLA.

Which of the following items should the project manager use to highlight the vendor’s areas of poor performance?
 A
WBS
 B
Post-project evaluation
 C
PERT
 D
Balanced score card
A

D

Balanced score card

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The executive sponsor asks a project manager to summarize the following for a project:

  1. Final capital expenditures.
  2. Anticipated cost of new employee resources to support the solution.
  3. Maintenance estimates.
Which of the following information should the project manager provide?
 A
Burn rate
 B
Cost variance report
 C
Total project cost
 D
Cost baseline
A

D

Cost baseline

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14
Q

A company hires an outside vendor to provide 24/7 support.

Which of the following documents would determine the contractual obligations?
 A
MOU
 B
PO
 C
LOI
 D
SLA
A

D

SLA

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Which of the following are characteristics of a project? (Choose two.)
 A
Temporary
 B
Consisting of milestones
 C
Restricting the budget
 D
Achieving a goal
 E
Start and finish
 F
Ongoing
A

A
Temporary
E
Start and finish

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16
Q

A project sponsor and Chief Information Officer (CIO) disagree about how to release the final deliverables to the market. The sponsor wants to do a massive product release, while the CIO wants to be extremely cautious and add more time for testing and defect resolution. The project manager works with both parties and determines the best solution is to roll the product out in a pilot release to see how it tests, and then use customer feedback to determine next steps.

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques is the project manager using?
 A
Forcing
 B
Avoiding
 C
Compromising
 D
Negotiating
A

D

Negotiating

17
Q

A project requires daily status updates.

Which of the following is the MOST effective method for providing these updates?
 A
Kickoff
 B
Standup
 C
Backlog
 D
Retrospective
A

B

Standup

18
Q

Which of the following describes a burn rate?
A
The rate at which project documents are disposed.
B
The rate at which the project budget is used.
C
The rate at which project personnel leave the project.
D
The rate at which the timeline increases.

A

B

The rate at which the project budget is used.

19
Q

A project team is comprised of a mix of in-house and virtual team members.
When a complex announcement needs to go out to the entire project team, which of the following is the MOST effective way to communicate it?
A
Composing a project team email with the details of the announcement is the best method. It gives the project manager the opportunity to explain but not be overcome with questions from the team.
B
Sending a fax is the best method. It gives the project manager the opportunity to explain the announcement and come up with questions and answers the team may have.
C
Using text messaging to make the announcement is the best method. It allows the project manager to reach the project team members wherever they are located.
D
Hosting a web conference meeting is the best method. It gives the project manager the opportunity to explain the announcement and answer any questions from the team.

A

D
Hosting a web conference meeting is the best method. It gives the project manager the opportunity to explain the announcement and answer any questions from the team.

20
Q

The project sponsor has cut the resources required for project completion. The project manager cannot complete the project without additional resources.

Which of the following should the project manager do to obtain the resources?
A
The project manager should terminate the project until additional resources are added to the project.
B
The project manager should ask the project team members to take on more tasks to complete the project on time.
C
The project manager should hire additional resources temporarily to complete the project.
D
The project manager should identify and document the reasons for the additional resources in a change request.

A

D

The project manager should identify and document the reasons for the additional resources in a change request.

21
Q

A project manager is assigned to a project and has not had a handover meeting with the previous project manager. The new project manager is reviewing the percent of project completion, schedule progress, and budget constraints.

Which of the following documents should the project manager use to obtain this information?
 A
Balanced scorecard
 B
Status report
 C
Issue log
 D
Project schedule
A

B

Status report

22
Q

The project manager was asked to provide recommendations for the removal of a vendor. A meeting was scheduled with the key stakeholders and the project sponsor to highlight the reasons for this recommendation.

Which of the following should the project manager bring to the meeting to support this recommendation? (Choose two.)
A
A change management plan to have the vendor replaced.
B
A procurement plan to show why the vendor should be replaced.
C
The scope statement to show why the vendor should be replaced.
D
The issue log to show why the vendor should be replaced.
E
The team action items to show why the vendor should be replaced.

A

A
A change management plan to have the vendor replaced.

D
The issue log to show why the vendor should be replaced.

23
Q

There are four parallel paths on a network diagram. The summary duration of each path is below:

A, C, G: 10 weeks
A, B, F: 8 weeks
D, E, H: 12 weeks
D, B, F: 7 weeks

Which of the following tasks are on the critical path?
 A
D, E, H
 B
D, B, F
 C
A, C, G
 D
A, B, F
A

A

D, E, H

24
Q

Which of the following is a characteristics of a matrix organization?
A
Authority lies solely with the project manager.
B
Authority is shared between the project manager and project coordinator.
C
Authority is shared between functional and project managers.
D
Authority is directed by the project architect.

A

C

Authority is shared between functional and project managers.

25
Q

A company has determined it does not have the in-house capability to perform a project and wants to procure third-party services.

Which of the following documents will the company MOST likely release FIRST?
 A
RFO
 B
RFQ
 C
RFI
 D
RFP
A

C

RFI

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