Part 3 Flashcards

1
Q

A vendor was removed from a company due to non-performance but continues to submit invoices for work that was not completed. Which of the following should the project manager do to stop the vendor from sending invoices?
A
Meet with the finance department to prevent the vendor from sending invoices.
B
Review the MOU with the vendor.
C
Ask the legal departments to draft a non-complete agreement for the vendor to sign.
D
Draft a C&D letter and send it to vendor.

A

D. Draft a C&D letter and send it to vendor.

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2
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Which of the following are mutually binding project documents? (Choose two.)
 A
Warranty
 B
Letter of intent
 C
Evaluation
 D
Charter
 E
Quotation
 F
Proposal
A

B
Letter of intent

D
Charter

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3
Q
A company is in the process of combining the human resources and marketing departments. Which of the following describes this change?
 A
Interorganizational change
 B
Internal reorganization
 C
Business process change
 D
Business merger
A

C

Business process change

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4
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A task on the critical path will not be completed on time. The project manager is reviewing both the schedule and the risk register to create a corrective action plan. The project completion date and quality of the deliverable cannot change. Which of the following activities should the project manager perform NEXT?
 A
Revise the project plan.
 B
Issue a change request.
 C
Request additional funding.
 D
Update the issue log.
A

A

Revise the project plan.

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5
Q

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate communication method for a highly confidential message to a Multilanguage global project team?
A
Face-to-face communication with a translator
B
Voice conferencing
C
Encrypted email
D
Social media communication through a secure connection

A

C

Encrypted email

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6
Q

In which of the following situations is a project manager MOST likely to use a process diagram?
A
When describing a new business project for the team to implement
B
When describing a new business workflow for the team to implement
C
When describing a new business idea for the team to review
D
When describing a new business acquisition for the team to review

A

B

When describing a new business workflow for the team to implement

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7
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A project manager is mapping qualifications and available personnel to the project requirements. Which of the following activities is the project manager completing?
 A
Team Building
 B
Team Selection
 C
Resource loading
 D
Resource leveling
A

A

Team Building

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8
Q

Before a team can start on a sprint, they will need to:
A
review the backlog of work items to prioritize.
B
create a set of iterations to work on and prioritize.
C
generate an icebox of work items to review.
D
take client requirements and draft them into a task list.

A

B

create a set of iterations to work on and prioritize.

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9
Q
Which of the following risk strategies prevents a risk from impacting a project?
 A
Accept risk
 B
Transfer risk
 C
Mitigate risk
 D
Avoid risk
A

D

Avoid risk

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10
Q

A project has fallen behind schedule for no obvious reason, so the PM has gathered the team to brainstorm. Which of the following should the PM do NEXT?
A
Review an Ishikawa diagram with the project team to determine possible causes and effects.
B
Review the issue log with the project team and identify potential risks.
C
Go over the meetings objectives and agenda.
D
Refer to the risk register to map the risks to issues and mitigation strategies.
E
Brief the team on which tasks have fallen behind schedule and where the project has slack.

A

E

Brief the team on which tasks have fallen behind schedule and where the project has slack.

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11
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Which of the following represents additional unauthorized requirements from the client?
 A
Scope creep
 B
Change request
 C
Gold plating
 D
Changing scope baseline
A

A

Scope creep

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12
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A project schedule lists a resource as 50% because it likely:
 A
is a shared resource.
 B
signifies overallocation of a resource.
 C
depict a resource shortage.
 D
notes underallocation of a resource.
A

A

is a shared resource.

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13
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A project manager receives a call from the area regional building department and is informed that, upon inspection, waterlines from public water access to the project building do not meet local material and installation code specifications. Which of the following items BEST describes the unmet objective?
 A
Schedule
 B
Task
 C
Gate
 D
Milestone
A

B

Task

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14
Q
A project manager procures additional resources from a local company. Which of the following-describes this event?
 A
Reorganizing
 B
Onboarding
 C
Outsourcing
 D
Offshoring
A

A

Reorganizing

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15
Q
A minor change to the baseline schedule is required. This change will be the second minor modification to the schedule. Which of the following is the appropriate version number?
 A
0.3
 B
3.0
 C
1.2
 D
2.0
A

C

1.2

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16
Q
A project manager at a projectized organization is finishing the objective goals for the appraisal process. Performance goals have been identified for colocated individuals working on the team. Which of the following is the appropriate communication method for relaying the goals to the team members?
 A
Face-to-face
 B
Email
 C
Video conferencing
 D
Distribution of printed media
A

B

Email

17
Q
Which of the following documents is typically signed by the vendor and includes a reference for how customers’ internal information will be protected?
 A
SOW
 B
SLA
 C
MOU
 D
NDA
A

B

SLA

18
Q

Which of the following information does the project risk register typically contain?
A
Type of risk, project task, risk response, impact of risk, severity of risk
B
Type of risk, identified risk, risk response, impact of risk, risk avoidance
C
Type of risk, identified risk, risk response, impact of risk, severity of risk
D
Type of risk, identified risk, risk response, project schedule risk, severity of risk

A

A

Type of risk, project task, risk response, impact of risk, severity of risk

19
Q
A customer has stated that meeting the project schedule and milestones takes priority and is, therefore, willing to spend additional funds to sustain operations. The project team must ensure completion of the:
 A
disaster recovery plan.
 B
quality management plan.
 C
business continuity plan.
 D
risk management plan.
 E
incident response plan.
A

D

risk management plan.

20
Q
An organization has determined that all projects must use a remote dashboard to allow portfolio management. Which of the following would enforce this directive?
 A
Project sponsor
 B
Project management office
 C
Project coordinator
 D
Project manager
A

B

Project management office

21
Q

During the testing phase, a team member has informed the project manager that the test environment was set with inadequate client information, putting the project in jeopardy. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A
Revisit the risk management plan and provide corrective actions.
B
Revisit the contingency plan and provide corrective actions.
C
Ask the team member to refrain from testing the scenarios.
D
Ask the team member to move to a different test environment.

A

B

Revisit the contingency plan and provide corrective actions.

22
Q
A new stakeholder has requested the status and progress reports for the project milestones. Which of the following documents should the project manager address FIRST?
 A
Project communication plan
 B
Project backlog
 C
Project management plan
 D
Project status report
A

C

Project management plan

23
Q

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

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

B
quality
C
scheduling

24
Q

A subcontractor has submitted design documentation on the deliverable due date, but it will require rework. The activity is on the critical path of the project schedule. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A
Notify the project sponsor to schedule and facilitate a team meeting to rework the design documentation.
B
Update the master project schedule, and distribute it all stakeholders in accordance with the project communications plan.
C
Determine the expected duration of the rework with any associated quality control activities and add the duration to an updated version of the WBS.
D
Determine the expected duration of the rework and complete a charge request to modify the project baselines.

A

D

Determine the expected duration of the rework and complete a charge request to modify the project baselines.

25
Q
Which of the following is a reason for assessing risk in a project?
 A
To identify new tasks
 B
To avoid rework
 C
To establish a budget
 D
To shorten the project timeline
A

B

To avoid rework