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Part 9 Flashcards

1
Q

A project manager noticed the development team supporting a project does not have sufficient skills to complete the development phase. The project manager has discussed this issue with the functional manager and agreed to continue with the development phase due to time restrictions.

Which of the following strategies is the project manager applying?
 A
Accepting
 B
Mitigating
 C
Transferring
 D
Avoiding
A

A

Accepting

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Which of the following is a definition of an RFP?
A
A document sent to potential vendors to request a commitment for a project.
B
A document sent to potential vendors to solicit a bid for a project.
C
A document sent to potential vendors to request information for skills and experience for a project.
D
A document sent to potential vendors to solicit information that excludes pricing information for a project.

A

B

A document sent to potential vendors to solicit a bid for a project.

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A project coordinator logs potential events that can affect project constraints, and then records the results of brainstorming of potential strategies.

Which of the following documents should the project coordinator use?
 A
Risk register
 B
Communication plan
 C
Status report
 D
Issue log
A

A

Risk register

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A program manager informs a project manager that a new, high-priority project has been approved and will need the current project’s resources before the scheduled project close date. The project team meets and determines that the project should be fast-tracked.

Which of the following documents should the project team reference to fast-track the project? (Choose two.)
 A
Scope management plan
 B
Configuration management plan
 C
Network diagram
 D
Project schedule
 E
Project plan
A

C
Network diagram
D
Project schedule

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5
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An authorized change to a construction project was implemented. During the modification, the team identified a defect in which the change caused the building power output to be outside the KPPs.

Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
 A
Submit a new change request.
 B
Initiate the regression plan.
 C
Add remediation to the schedule.
 D
Accept the new power output.
A

B

Initiate the regression plan.

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Which of the following is the MOST likely target audience to be notified of the achievement of a key milestone in a project schedule?
 A
Project champion and project scheduler
 B
Project coordinator and project sponsor
 C
Project stakeholders and project team
 D
Project manager and project scheduler
A

C

Project stakeholders and project team

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A new stakeholder has joined the project team and requested modifications that will result in minor changes to the project budget and schedule.

The project manager is concerned that the requests will lead to:
 A
additional risks.
 B
scope creep.
 C
time constraints.
 D
quality control issues.
A

B

scope creep.

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8
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A project manager is assigned to a new project that must start immediately. No formal or approved documents have been authored for the project. The project manager must identify project roles, justify the business need, and determine project scope boundaries.

Which of the following documents should the project manager create?
 A
Project management plan
 B
Project charter
 C
Business case
 D
Scope statement
A

B

Project charter

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9
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A project manager needs to identify the resources assigned to a particular task.

In which of the following documents can this information be found?
 A
Scope statement
 B
Impact assessment
 C
Project schedule
 D
Cost plan
A

C

Project schedule

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10
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A project manager has an opportunity to add a highly skilled expert to the team who can increase the probability of the project’s success.

Which of the following risk strategies should the project manager adopt?
 A
Exploitation
 B
Mitigation
 C
Acceptance
 D
Avoidance
A

A

Exploitation

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A new project sponsor has joined the project team, and the constraints on the project have been reprioritized. The project cost was previously the most important factor, but the new sponsor has indicated that meeting a new, shorter deadline is the priority.

Which of the following effects is this MOST likely to have on the project?
A
The deliverables and cost will remain the same, but the quality will increase.
B
The cost and quality will remain the same, but the deliverables will increase.
C
The deliverables and quality will remain the same, but the cost will increase.
D
The deliverables and quality will remain the same, but the cost will decrease.

A

C

The deliverables and quality will remain the same, but the cost will increase.

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Which of the following measurements would give the project manager the BEST estimate of the total cost of an active project?
 A
EAC
 B
ETC
 C
BAC
 D
TCPI
A

A

EAC

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13
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A project manager provides status reports to a customer on a biweekly basis, but the customer is very busy and only has a few minutes to review the project.

Which of the following are critical for the project manager to provide?
A
Schedule, cost, risks/issues, and milestones
B
Action items, organizational chart, schedule, and NDA
C
Risks/issues, cost, RACI chart, and action items
D
Cost, schedule, organizational chart, and risks/issues

A

A

Schedule, cost, risks/issues, and milestones

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A company has dictated project scope changes but has stated that the original budget still applies. Which of the following will MOST likely be impacted by the changes?
 A
Regulations
 B
project team
 C
Quality
 D
Schedule
A

D

Schedule

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A project manager received a change request, immediately documented the required changes, and evaluated the impact of and justification for the changes.

Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
 A
Identify the approval authority.
 B
Implement the changes.
 C
Gain approval for the changes.
 D
Create an emergency change request.
A

C

Gain approval for the changes.

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16
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A project team is composed of numerous team members who are located throughout a country. All personnel have identified core business hours. A team engineer based in a machine shop has a question during business hours for the project manager, who is located at a different facility.

Which of the following is the MOST expedient communication method, assuming the question can be resolved quickly?
 A
Social media
 B
Text messaging
 C
Face-to-face
 D
Email
A

B

Text messaging

17
Q

A project team member highlights to the project manager that expensive licensing for critical software in use across the project may expire before the completion project.

Which of the following would the project manager MOST likely do?
A
Place a risk on the risk register and arrange a risk review with the appropriate stakeholders to accept and/or mitigate the risk.
B
Amend the project schedule and work breakdown structures to remove the use of the software from the project.
C
Amend the project scope and raise a project change request to obtain approval of the amendment.
D
Raise a purchase order to purchase the licensing and ask the team member to install it.

A

A
Place a risk on the risk register and arrange a risk review with the appropriate stakeholders to accept and/or mitigate the risk.

18
Q

A customer will have ongoing changes to project requirements.

Which of the following is the BEST project management methodology for this requirement?
 A
PRINCE2
 B
Waterfall
 C
Agile
 D
Bottom-up
A

C

Agile

19
Q 
Which of the following is a schedule that illustrates the duration of an activity?
 A
Pareto chart
 B
Gantt chart
 C
Process diagram
 D
Ishikawa diagram
A

B

Gantt chart

20
Q 
A project manager has contracted a third-party vendor to achieve milestones. Which of the following risk strategies is the project manager applying?
 A
Accept
 B
Mitigate
 C
Avoid
 D
Transfer
A

D

Transfer

21
Q

A project manager has noticed poor attendance as status meetings.

Which of the following strategies should the project manager use to improve attendance? (Choose two.)
A
Add non-project-related items to the agenda.
B
Add and discuss new agenda items throughout the meeting.
C
Adhere to an agenda and scheduled time.
D
Discard the action items at the conclusion of the meeting.
E
Provide an agenda before the status meeting.

A

C
Adhere to an agenda and scheduled time.

E
Provide an agenda before the status meeting.

22
Q

A project manager who is part of a global team wants to have a team building meeting and decides to hold a video conference.

Which of the following is MOST likely to be the main challenge the influences this decision?
 A
Cultural differences
 B
Language barriers
 C
Technology factors
 D
Geographical factors
A

D

Geographical factors

23
Q

Team members have reported that meetings are poorly attended and unproductive.

Which of the following steps can the project manager take to make the meetings more productive?
A
Distribute an agenda before each meeting.
B
Discontinue the meetings with the poorest attendance.
C
Document team member attendance and report it to management.
D
Decrease the length of the meetings.

A

A

Distribute an agenda before each meeting.

24
Q

A business has implemented a new online performance management tool that allows functional and project managers to rate employees online.

This action is known as which of the following?
 A
Business process change
 B
Internal reorganization
 C
Organizational change
 D
Business continuity planning
A

A

Business process change

25
Q

If a project sponsor wants to know the current status and progress of a project, which of the following is the BEST approach to find this information?
A
The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the risk register, and provide the information to the project champion for review.
B
The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the project charter, project management plan, dashboard, and SOW, and then create a status report to provide to the project manager.
C
The project sponsor should obtain the current status from team members, put it into a presentation, and present it to the project manager for review.
D
The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, apply it to the baseline of the schedule, and run a report.

A

D
The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, apply it to the baseline of the schedule, and run a report.

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