Test 5.1 Flashcards
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What is the most significant evident outcome you can expect when your team members are empowered?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Humility
Leadership
High buy-in and trust
Conflict
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
An empowered team always has a better buy-in and displays high levels of trust.
6
As part of project planning, you refer to organizational practice and defined tolerance limits. Which of the following includes the key areas where tolerance limits are set?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Quality, budget
Budget, time, quality, and non-functional requirements
Budget, time, and quality
Scope, schedule, and cost
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Besides setting a tolerance limit for budget, quality, and time, you also need to define acceptable limits for deviations (non-compliances) for non-functional requirements. This will help you as a project manager to move forward swiftly with minimal escalations.
7
Tracking compliance information, including the proof of validation for each deliverable, is generally done as part of:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Scope management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Configuration management
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
One of the key attributes to be tracked is compliance of a deliverable with a defined requirement. Tracking the proof for validation of the compliance of the deliverable is done as part of configuration management (although it might sound like compliance management).
9
A risk breakdown structure is created as part of:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Risk qualitative analysis
Risk identification and categorization
Risk response
Risk ownership
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Once the risks are identified, they are categorized based on the source, like external, internal, technical, and project management. This gives the risk breakdown structure.
13A document that is normally prepared before the business case and expresses what needs to be produced or what is the goal of the project is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Business needs document
Business case
Customer requirements document
Requirements documentation
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The business needs document captures the goal of the project product or service what needs to be created.
15The data analysis technique used to identify different ways of collecting requirements to elaborate on project and product scope is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Design of experiments
Iterative gathering
Alternative analysis
Brainstorming
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Alternative analysis is the evaluation of various ways in which requirements can be collected from stakeholders, and this can have an impact on the scope management plan.
16SMART acronym is used while defining KPIs. While generally the ‘R’ in the acronym stands for ‘Realistic’, in the context of project management it denotes:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Real time
Recurring
Relevant
Reasonable
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
The target needs to be relevant in the context of the larger objectives and critical success factors.
18You are in the process of assessing the performance of your team productivity. You want to use the data to predict the output for future iterations as well. The tool that is generally used for this is:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Velocity
RACI matrix
Throughput
Kanban
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
It is the sum of the story point sizes for the features actually completed in an iteration. This allows the team to plan its next capacity more accurately by looking at its historical performance.
19Mind Mapping and Affinity Diagram are examples of:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Techniques for data consolidation
Techniques for data gathering
Techniques for data elicitation
Techniques for data representation
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Mind mapping and affinity diagram are examples of techniques for data representation.
21Which of the following is effective in measuring project compliance with quality? (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Using QA outputs to confirm deliverable compliance
Risk analysis
Issue resolution
Sign-off and approval from stakeholders
Correct Option:A, D
EXPLANATION
Both QA outputs to confirm deliverable compliance and Sign-off and approval from stakeholders are effective in measuring project compliance with quality.
24Henry is the project manager who is in the process of understanding the requirements. He is going through the available Business and Marketing plan, service agreements, and process diagrams. What technique is he using?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Requirements mapping
Document analysis
Traceability matrix
Brainstorming
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
A technique where the existing available documents are gone through to generate more understanding about the project’s requirements.
26
In Agile projects, teams use a ceremony to communicate and address impediments slowing down the progress of work. This ceremony is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Retrospective
Scrum facilitation
Daily stand-ups
Sprint review
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
A daily stand-up meeting with the scrum team is a daily routine which serves as a communication platform for the team to address blocks and impediments.
29Common tools to track the performance of a team in AGILE include: (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Scrum or Kanban board
Throughput
Project board
Blackboard
Correct Option:A, B
EXPLANATION
Common tools to track the performance of team in AGILE includes: Scrum or Kanban board and throughput.
32One of your team members, who is not very experienced in Agile methodologies, is informing you that the product owner has made some changes to the product backlog and has explained the changes to the team. The other team members have accepted and made changes to the backlog. This new team member is not sure if this is the normal practice in Agile. You explain to him that the product backlog changes throughout the project. The term that refers to this practice of changing the product backlog based on changes to business requirements is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Product backlog item
Backlog grooming and refinement
Daily stand-up
Retrospective
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
In backlog grooming and refinement, the product owner is tasked with the responsibility of looking at the impact of any change and looking at ways to reprioritize the backlog items.
33Agile projects tend to avoid using absolute time estimates as the level of uncertainty in the work is often high. Instead, a relative measure of estimation is used. Which of the following is an example of the relative estimation method?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Factoring
Three point estimating
Story point estimating
Planning poker
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Requirements are explained as stories and story points rate the relative work, risk, and complexity of a requirement or story. Agile teams use story points to estimate effort.
34Changes to external and internal environmental factors can affect the project and its outcomes. A framework used to analyze the external factors impacting the project is:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Business complexity
Competitive strategies
PESTLE
SMART
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
PESTLE (stands for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, and Environmental) is used to analyze the external factors which impact the project.
35
A team’s checklist for a user-centric requirement that has all the information the team needs to be able to begin working on is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Definition of done
WBS
Definition of ready
Scope delineation
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Definition of ready is a team’s checklist for a user-centric requirement that has all the information about the team’s needs.
37The famous Quality Trilogy is attributed to:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Peter Drucker
Joseph Juran
Philip Crosby
Edward Deming
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
The Juran trilogy gives the concept of quality management with its underlying three universal processes of quality planning, quality control, and quality improvement.
40Your team is very experienced in the predictive approach. The new project that is being taken up now requires an Agile approach. You need to support and mentor the team members for the required transformation. Which of the following will be most useful in this situation? (select two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Reading Agile magazines
Training team members in Agile ceremonies
Lessons learned from previous Agile projects
Outsource a specialist Agile team
Correct Option:B, C
EXPLANATION
Historical lessons from previous projects will also be helpful.
42Business risks impact the project. Choose three business risks from the following:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Competitive
Scope related
Legislative
Operational
Correct Option:A, C, D
EXPLANATION
Competitive, legislative, and operational risks are the business risks that impact the pr
45A classification model that groups stakeholders on the basis of their level of authority, their immediate needs, and how appropriate their involvement is in terms of the project is known as:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Impact grid
Salience model
KANO model
None of the above
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
This classification model uses power versus legitimacy, or urgency of stakeholders.
48You have successfully completed a project for setting up a e-commerce website. You have conducted a successful demonstration of the portal and the customer is happy. The product is transitioned and the site is thrown open to public. After a month, when the traffic increased, it is noticed that the response of the website became very slow. You get a call from customer asking you to fix the issue immediately. You find that this is primarily due to the sizing of the hardware. What requirement should have been taken care of to avoid this scenario?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Operational requirements
Training
Non-functional requirements
None of the above
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Non-functional requirements, or NFR, include capacity, availability, scalability, and security, which need to be carefully analyzed and understood before making the design.
50A high-level visual summary of the product or products of the project that includes goals, milestones, and potential deliverables is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Product roal
Product strategy
Product roadmap
Product lifecycle
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Product roadmap contains milestones and deliverables over a period of time.
51You and your team are engaged in the process of finding out redundancies, bottlenecks, and non-value efforts in a process end-to-end that can potentially cause unnecessary delays. What process are you involved in?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Value stream mapping
Process mapping
Root cause identification
None of the above
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The focus of the value stream mapping exercise is to not only remove wasteful efforts to make processes lean, but also to ensure maximum value flow to customers.
52You are in the process of defining the scope of the product that will be delivered as the final output of the project. You are analyzing the product in terms of characteristics and using all relevant aspects of the product to better understand it. What kind of tool are you using?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Scope verification
Value analysis
Requirement analysis
Product analysis
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Product analysis is thorough analysis of the features for better understanding.
54You and your team are finalizing the project’s scope statement. The scope statement contains: (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Work, deliverables
Assumptions and constraints
Resources
WBS
Correct Option:A, B
EXPLANATION
Scope statement includes description of work, deliverables, assumptions and constraints.
56Which of the following are part of the resource calendar? (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Training dates
Availability of resources
Interdependencies between resources
Working days
Correct Option:B, D
EXPLANATION
Availability of resources and working days are part of the resource calendar which gives the period of engagement of resources.
57The goals of retrospectives in Agile are different from sprint reviews. A retrospective is not: (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Demonstration of the product
Generate insights
Identify areas for improvement
Getting feedback on the product
Correct Option:A, D
EXPLANATION
Retrospective is done to generate insights and identify areas for improvement.
58A team member is working on identifying areas for improvement in the project. He wants to know how to go about it. Which of the following would be a good source to start with?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Historical lesson learned
Sprint review
Demonstration
Meetings
Correct Option:A, D
EXPLANATION
Lessons learned from previous projects are a good starting point to identify areas for improvement. Then you look at lessons from retrospectives in this project.
60Change requests approved by the change control board normally consist of: (choose three)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Preventive actions
Scope control
Defect repair
Corrective actions
Correct Option:A, C, D
EXPLANATION
Change requests can comprise preventive actions, corrective actions, and defect repair.
63The presence of a set of factors which may not motivate but the absence of which would definitely demotivate the team members is known as:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Reward factors
Hygiene factors
Motivational factors
X factors
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
According to Herzberg’s theory, real motivational factors are responsibility and recognition.
65Your team is in the process of finalizing the type of contract for procurement. It is observed that the procurement statement of work is not precise and there are some constraints which do not permit further clarity in defining the statement of work. It is agreed amongst stakeholders that the team can go for a slightly open-ended and flexible arrangement with the seller. Which of the following contract types would be best suited?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Fixed price incentive fee contracts
Cost plus fixed fee
Time and materials or T and M
Fixed price-EPA
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Time and materials or T and M contract works best for flexible arrangements.
67You are starting a new space related project. A project charter has been created and handed over to you. What is the next step?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Sign the charter for acceptance
Start planning
Identify stakeholders
Identify risks
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
The next step is to identify stakeholders in the project.
69One of your key stakeholders wants to review the product’s completion by comparing it against the requirements. Which document would you present to him?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Project scope statement
Product requirements
WBS dictionary
Requirement traceability matrix
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Completion of product scope is compared against product requirements.
72An organizational construct that focuses on the flow of value to customers through delivery of specific products and services is called:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Product strategy
Value stream
Service delivery
Product catalogue
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Value stream is the value delivered to customers through a product or service.
76Risk management plan contains:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
What are the techniques to identify risk
How risks would be identified, analyzed, managed, and monitored
How the risk audit will be done
What are the responses planned
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
It is a subsidiary plan which describes the approach and methodology of how risks will be managed in the project.
78Your vendor is not performing up to your expectations. You have called him and warned him. Despite your warnings, his supplies are erratic. You decide to terminate the contract. What would you do next?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Refer to provisions in the contract for termination
Consult legal team
Go ahead with termination
Give him another chance, because if you change him, a lot of time will be wasted in finding a new one.
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
Termination for convenience is a clause found generally in most contracts and can be invoked by the purchaser at any time.
79Your team is in the process of collecting requirements from the stakeholders of the project. The team is using brainstorming, focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, and benchmarking to understand and document the stakeholders’ needs. Collectively, these techniques are referred to as:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Data analysis
Data gathering
Data grouping
Data representation
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
These techniques are referred to as data-gathering techniques.
84You are having a dispute with your vendor. As the project is coming to an end, you want to settle the dispute. Which is the best way to do it?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Take legal action
Alternate dispute resolution
Negotiation
Blacklist the vendor
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Negotiation is the best way to resolve a dispute. If it doesn’t work, then next step is through alternate dispute resolution methods and last is legal.
86For a new project, PMO has prepared the business case and benefit management plan. While reviewing the documents, you find that an important element is missing in the business case. What does a business case document typically contain? (Choose two)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Economic feasibility
Benefits realization timescale
Benefit maximization
List of beneficiary stakeholders
Correct Option:A, B
EXPLANATION
The time frame in which the benefit is expected.
87As a project manager, you are aware of the different stages of team formation as defined by Tuckman. Your team members are currently conversing with one another, attempting to understand the work and determining who will do what. Which stage is your team in now?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Stage 2
Stage 1
Stage 5
Stage 4
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The 5 stages are forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Now the team is in the second stage of storming.
88Which of the following is considered the most important activity in the closing phase or project?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Informing the customer about completion of activities
Validating scope
Updating lessons learned
Measuring customer satisfaction
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Updating lessons learned is the most critical activity during the closure of a phase or project.
91A deliverable was completed and internal test results showed that it is not in conformance with the quality metrics defined. This is an example of what type of non-conformance?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Defect repair
Internal failure
External failure
Random failure
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
If the defect is noticed before the product or deliverable reaches the customer, it is internal failure.
94You are about to close a project when one of your team members comes to you and informs you that the project is not complying with one of the government regulations. You verify the details and find that it is true. What should you do next?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Initiate compliance measures
Explore if it can be by-passed
Do nothing
Update compliance management plan
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The next immediate action is to initiate compliance measures. Updating the plan comes after that.
95For what do quality audit findings become a good source? (Select all that apply)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Gaps and shortcomings
Validation of quality tools
Lessons learned
Effectiveness of audit team
Correct Option:A, C
EXPLANATION
A quality audit identifies the gaps and shortcomings for improvement. They also become a good source of lessons learned.
98Phase gate review or kill point is the stage of the project where at the end of every phase, the PM has to review if the phase has met the success criteria and whether the project can proceed to the next phase. What will be most useful in this process of review?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Risk register
Project management plan
Issue log
Lessons learned register
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
The project management plan is most useful as it helps in comparing whether the work done is complete and if it meets the defined success criteria.
99Your team consists of members from diverse cultures and backgrounds. You want to ensure members are well engaged. Which of the following will be critical factors for your consideration? (Choose all that apply.)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Motivation levels
Working styles
Rewards and recognition
Task allocation
Correct Option:A, B
EXPLANATION
Motivation and working styles will be critical factors when you handle a team with diverse cultures. There are multiple factors that affect this scenario, but these four are the most important.
101All of the following are group decision-making techniques, except:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Unanimity
Plurality
Majority
Minority
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
This is not a decision-making technique.
102What technique is used to consolidate ideas, created through individual brainstorming sessions, into a single map to reflect commonality and differences in understanding, and to generate new ideas?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Decision tree analysis
Mind mapping
Affinity diagram
SWOT analysis
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
It is the data representation technique for understanding the requirements into a single map to reflect commonality and differences in understanding and to generate new ideas.
107Your team has decided on the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to be released for the next sprint. One of the team members suggests that more functionalities could be added and delivery may be delayed for a couple of weeks. What should the team do?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Defer the delivery
Go ahead with the MVP planned
Reach out to the product owner
Do nothing
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
MVP is the minimum functionality planned to be delivered. Incremental frequent deliveries are better since with customer feedback, better value can be delivered in subsequent sprints.
109…………….. is an approach to improving business results through an emphasis on customer satisfaction, employee development, and processes rather than functions.
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Six Sigma
TQM
Lean Six Sigma
Kaizen
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Total quality management is an approach to improve customer satisfaction by managing the quality processes and people involved in a better manner across the organization.
110The advantage of the Minimum Business Increment (MBI) is all of the following, except
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Enable team to deliver value sooner
Validate if improvement has taken place
Helps business grow
Provides the building block for the team to proceed further
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
MBI does not help the business to grow.
112What is the key attribute of continuous improvement?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Lowering costs
Minimizing changes to product or service
Improving stakeholder support
Better designing of product
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Better design of products is the key attribute of continuous improvement measures.
113The key elements of a communication management plan include all of the following, except
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
List of stakeholders
Frequency of communication
Method of communication
Risks in communication
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
The risks are captured in the risk register.
114Which of the following is not part of project artifacts?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Business case
Project charter
Project management plan
Marketing collaterals
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
This is not generated as part of the project. Hence, it is not an artifact.
115Which formula is used to calculate Estimate to Complete (ETC)?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
AC+BAC
AC+EAC
BAC-EV
BAC or CPI
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Estimate to complete is calculated by adding AC to the revised budget EAC.
116Which of the following is not a common cause for change requests?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Incorrect requirements
Inaccurate estimates
Change in business environment
Change in PM
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
A change in PM is not a change to the project.
117The true test of effective training is demonstrated by ………………
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Increase in efforts
Increase in documentation
Increase in skill on the job
Increase in team bonding
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
An increase in skills on the job signifies productivity. Hence, this is the real measure of the effectiveness of training.
119As a project manager, you have identified the root cause of a quality problem and have identified the corrective action required. A change request is initiated and approved. Next you update the project plan to reflect the changes. What is the next step?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Document the causes of the variances and the steps taken to correct them
Prepare a report
Inform the customer
None of the above
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The changes made have to be updated in the plan along with the causes identified.
120Which of the following tools will be most useful to bring visibility to the work done by the team members in a virtual team engagement?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Placards
Gantt chart
Kanban board
PMIS
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Kanban displays clearly the progress of work done and the work yet to be done for every team member.
121The need of an individual for achievement, affiliation, and power drives his or her motivation. This theory was given by
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Victor Vroom
Maslow
Herzberg
Mcclelland
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Mcclelland’s theory talks about needs for achievement, affiliation and power driving the motivation.
122The purpose is to focus on completing whole user stories in each sprint and verify that the capability is “potentially shippable.” What is being referred to here?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Retrospective
Customer meeting
Sprint review or demo
Kick-off meeting
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
At the end of every sprint, a demo is conducted with the customer, and feedback is obtained to validate what has been done.
123You, as a project manager, are looking into defining an approach for subsequent releases by looking into availability of a set of features, time adherence for release and organizational tolerance for changes. What are you into?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Configuration management
Product scoping
Release management
Tolerance definition
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Planning for subsequent releases is referred to as release management.
125Name the systematic approach that is used to estimate the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives and to determine options which provide the best approach to achieve benefits while preserving savings.
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Root cause analysis
Benefit cost analysis
Data analysis
What-if analysis
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Benefit cost analysis helps to analyze the alternatives and provides benefits while preserving savings.
129The objective of an AB Testing experiment is to
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Obtain trust of the customer
Ensure willingness of sponsor to invest
Enhance customer delight
Optimize the solution to the customer
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
AB Testing provides insight into a customer’s preference for one solution over the other.
135Your quality team is analyzing the work performance information related to quality. They are focussing on defining the corrective actions required for the problems having the most impact on quality. Which of the following will be most useful?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Process analysis
Pareto chart
Scatter diagram
Control chart
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Based on the 80-20 rule, the pareto rule helps to focus on the critical reasons that cause quality issues.
136You are working for a telecom project. It is mandatory to apply for a license to operate, which involves laying an optical fiber cable across 5000 km. Once the cable is laid, it needs to be tested with network traffic for which you need a license as per regulatory requirements. Due to an unforeseen delay, the license has not been received. This is due to the fact that your team is not able to proceed with conducting trials. This is an example of
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Impediment
Obstacle
Blocker
Hurdle
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Blockers cause stoppage of work.
142In a hybrid lifecycle project, how will a product be delivered?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
As single product delivery at the end
As product increments, based on value
As work packages of WBS
None of the above
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Multiple incremental deliveries are made in a hybrid lifecycle project.
143You are developing a web portal. You are about to begin work on a work package, but before starting, you want to check the acceptance criteria. Out of the following documents, which will give you the required detail?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
WBS dictionary
Requirements documentation
Assumptions log
Terms of reference
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The WBS dictionary contains details on acceptance criteria, assumptions, and constraints.
144You are managing an agile team, and it requires close interaction and collaboration. Which ceremony may be most useful for this?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Retrospective
Kanban board
Daily stand-ups
Sprint review or demo
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Daily stand-up meetings ensure that communication and collaboration happens regularly.
146You are leading a project that requires machinery. You have ordered the machinery, spares and other equipment required. You are allocating the space required for their installation. You are also earmarking some battery banks for backup power. What are you involved in?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Physical resource mobilization
Physical resource assignment
Resource histogram
Resource breakdown
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Physical resource assignment includes fulfilling machinery requirements that you need for the project.
147The guidelines for assessing the impact on the project backlog based on business environment changes do not include
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Understanding the project’s organizational context
Understanding the external factors that may impact the project
Understanding project governance model
Understanding stakeholder risk attitude
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
The stakeholder’s risk attitude does not impact the project backlog. They are already taken into account while planning for risk management.
148The components of Mckinsey’s 7S model for organizational change include all of the following, except
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Strategy
Solution
Shared values
Structure
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
7S includes strategy, structure, systems, shared values, skills, style, and staff.
153Active listening includes three components, that are:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Understanding, reflecting, and confirming
Reflecting, attending, and following
Attention, reflection, and action
None of the above
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
These are 3 components of active listening-reflecting on what the person is saying, displaying changes in verbal and nonverbal behavior when the person is speaking, and confirming through questions to understand.
154What is a point of management control in the WBS where scope, cost, and schedule are integrated and compared to earned value for performance management?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Planning package
Work package
Control account
Cost center
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
The control account is a point of control above the work packages in the WBS for tracking performance.
156An elicitation technique that brings together a set of pre-qualified stakeholders and subject matter experts with a purpose of learning more about the requirements for a product or service is called
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Focus group
Group discussion
Task force
Meeting
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The focus group brings SMEs and key stakeholders together to discuss and understand product features and requirements.
157How is the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) best described?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Minimum features in a product for the user to consider it functional
Best possible value for delivery
Collection of user stories in a sprint
Value possible within a release plan
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
MVP is the minimum number of features or the minimum value that can be delivered.
158What is a formal or informal approach to eliciting information from stakeholders by talking with them directly known as?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Meeting
Brainstorming
Decision-making
Interviewing
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Interviews are face-to-face meetings with the stakeholders to collect information and derive an understanding of the requirements.
160Velocity, cycle time, throughput metrics, quality metrics are all tools to __________.
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Set objectives
Motivate the team
Track performance of the team
Direct the team
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
These tools are used to track the performance of the team and keep track of their progress over time.
162Which of the following is NOT a guideline for conducting retrospectives?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Preparing for areas of focus
Having a moderator
Finding faults
Arriving at a consensus on areas for improvement
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Retrospectives are not used to find faults but to identify areas for improvement for the next sprint.
166What purpose does challenging the status quo this serve?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Helps the manager divide and rule the team
Brings fresh perspectives
Makes team members think
it doesn’t serve any purpose
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Encouraging team members to challenge the status quo brings fresh perspectives and out-of-the-box thinking that can lead to a beneficial solution for the project.
168You decide to manage your team by setting objectives and tracking their performance. Which is the best way to go about setting objectives?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Throughout the life cycle
At the end of the phase
Annually
During the retrospective
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
It is best to track the performance of the team throughout their life cycle as a part of iteration planning.
170Your earned value measurement returns a consumer price index (CPI) of 2.3. Your team is extremely happy but this makes you a little concerned. What is this CPI indicative of?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
The project is cost efficient
There is proper cost optimization
There is excellent cost estimation
There is a possible error in cost estimation
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Inaccurate cost estimation or excessive reserves can result in high CPI values, which is not good.
171You notice that the motivation levels of your team members are low. You announce that some of them will be given an increment in pay. While almost all of them are happy, one team member says he is not too happy as he was expecting a promotion. What level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs does this refer to?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Actualization
Esteem need
Physiological need
Social need
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
This refers to third level of need, that is, esteem needs.
173___________ is a nominal group technique (NGT).
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Making group decision
Brainstorming with the group for ideas
Making group decisions using voting
Collecting user stories in a sprint
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Making group decisions using voting is an NGT.
174Social skills are necessary for the project manager and all team members. Social skills include all of the following except:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Communication
Leadership
Empathy
Building bonds
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Empathy is an interpersonal skills and not a social skill.
175Emotional Intelligence includes personal and interpersonal skills. What does personal skills include? (Select all options that apply)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER(S)
Motivation
Empathy
Self awareness
Considerate
Correct Option:A, C
EXPLANATION
Self awareness and motivation are personal skills.
176Being accountable for goals and well-ordered, satisfying obligations, and having a meticulous approach to work are all examples of being:
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Disciplined
Good mannered
Kind
Conscientious
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Being accountable for goals and well-ordered, satisfying obligations, and having a meticulous approach to work are all examples of being conscientious. This is an attribute of self-regulation that leads emotional intelligence.
177Which of the following is an important element of the project management plan that keeps the business in mind?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Change management plan
Compliance management plan
Configuration management plan
Business management plan
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
The compliance management plan contains the compliances required for the project and keeps the business in mind.
178Which visualization tool improves the flow of work by making bottlenecks and work quantities visible?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Dashboard
Kanban board
White board
None of the above
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Kanban boards improve the flow of work by making bottlenecks and work quantities more visible. Task boards include kanban boards, to-do lists, procedure checklists, and scrum boards.
