Two team members completely disagree on how to complete a specific task. The project manager observes the conflict but takes no immediate action.
Which of the following techniques is the project manager using?
Which of the following activities are associated with the closing phase of a project? (Choose two.)
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?
Upper management asks a project sponsor to provide several ad hoc reports as a brief overview of the project’s current status.
Which of the following types of reports should the project sponsor use to quickly summarize the status report data?
Tasks B and D start after Task A is completed. Task C starts after Tasks B and D are completed. task E starts after Task D is completed. Task H starts after task B is completed. Task G starts after Tasks C and H are completed. Task F starts after Task E is completed.
Following are the durations of all tasks:
Task Duration
A) Four weeks
B) Two weeks
C) Six weeks
D) Three weeks
E) Seven weeks
F) One week
G) Two weeks
H) Nine weeks
Which of the following tasks are on the critical path?
The following tasks are required to complete an IT project that is behind schedule:
Which of the following is the critical path?
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has changed the direction of a business and no longer needs one of the
divisions. A deal is reached to sell the division to a company in another state. Which of the following BEST
describes this type of organizational change?
A project manager is mapping qualifications and available personnel to the project requirements. Which of the following activities is the project manager completing?
An organization needs a vendor to provide a solution. The organization can only describe its goals but not how to accomplish the work.
Which of the following types of procurement should be used?
A key stakeholder asks the project manager for additional features. Which of the following documents should the project manager refer to before responding to this request?
A project manager is scheduling activities and determines one activity cannot be completed until another
activity is completed. Which of the following dependency relationships is represented?
During an ad-hoc meeting, the OM notifies the sponsor that while the project is on schedule, material costs have increased and the project is over budget. To save the project, the PM request a material contract with a less expensive vendor. The sponsor approves the change, and project comes in within target tolerances. The company, however, receives numerous stakeholder complaints.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of these complaints?
An external customer has requested a modification of the project scope through an official change request. Which of the following is the appropriate NEXT step?
During the execution phase, the project manager discovered that the testing phase is dependent on completion of the vendor’s tasks. The project team has just informed the project manager their activities are almost complete, and they would like permission to begin testing. The vendor is not scheduled to deliver the products for two months.
Which of the following should have occurred to prevent this issue?
A governance committee has just approved a new project. The project scheduler is now developing the project schedule. Which of the following activities should be done FIRST?
Which of the following risk strategies is represented by the purchase of insurance?
One deliverable failed during testing, and this has already happened several times.
Which of the following tools is MOST appropriate for the project team to use to determine the cause of the problem?
A carpenter on a project team reports there is insufficient time to accomplish tasks on schedule.
Which of the following is the FIRST step the project manager should take?
A project manager is providing the lessons learned for a project that ran over budget and produced poor quality deliverables. Which of the following should the project manager include as part of the lessons learned?
A critical stakeholder has requested additional status updated beyond the schedule.
Which of the following factors MOST likely needs to be accounted for when communicating with this stakeholder?
A project is about to begin the execution phase. The SOW and project plan have been approved, and the project team has been formed. Which of the following types of meetings should happen NEXT?
A project manager travels abroad to meet the offshore team and sends out a meeting invitation to review requirements. However, many team members decline the meeting invitation. The PM approaches one team member to determine why people are declining. The team member indicates the project manager scheduled the meeting at a time when employees typically have permission to take a nap. Which of the following is the project manager facing?
The project team is distributed throughout a single country. The scrum master has decided to hold remote "stand-ups" on a daily basis. Which of the following would be the MOST effective means to do this?
During the initiation phase, a project manager has asked for a document containing the high-level objectives and goals for a project.
Which of the following documents would contain these items?
A department manager asks a project manager about the status of a project that has only a few employees from the department assigned to it. Which of the following were MOST likely missed during project planning?
In which of the following organizational structures would a project manager have the MOST authority?
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 project manager is reviewing documents to develop the project charter. While reviewing historical project documentation, the project manager decides to include the following in the charter:
Which of the following components should be a part of the project management plan instead of the project charter?
A project team has determined it will need to source data from a system that was not part of the project scope.
The role of the project manager is to analyze which of the following impacts?
A team member has completed an assigned task. Which of the following roles should be notified FIRST?
During the execution phase of a project, a project task has run longer than anticipated.
Which of the following is the new critical path of the project if Task 2 requires an additional two days to complete?
A hurricane occurs in an area where several key project resources are located. When reviewing the project dashboard, the project sponsor sees the project is behind schedule and asks the project manager for an explanation. Which of the following documents should the project manager examine NEXT to provide an explanation?
A project is due to deliver, configure, and install a collection of medical devices. The first device in the collection is reportedly four weeks behind schedule is manufacturing. Which of the following BEST describes how the project manager can keep the project on track?
Which of the following primary factors are used to prioritize the development of risk response strategies?
(Choose two.)
A project manager is assigned to a project that was previously managed by a peer project manager. The
project manager identifies several modifications that were deployed prior to CCB approval. Which of the
following change control processes is being mismanaged?
A project team has failed to deliver on changes the project manager outlined on a call two weeks ago. The project team members indicate they did not remember the contents on the call. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to improve the level of awareness of changes to the project schedule?
The project manager needs to motivate the team; however, is an insufficient budget for awards.
Which of the following motivating agents is the MOST appropriate option the project manager can utilize?
In a Scrum retrospective, which of the following categories are used to classify the feedback from the team?
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 functional manager within a project is requesting to edit the display features of an application that is being developed.
Which of the following has the authority to approve the edit?
While planning a project, the project team estimates known expenses but also applies a margin of error for
unknown expenses. Which of the following is the project team trying to determine?
A project sponsor has repeatedly indicated dissatisfaction with the resjits o' several projects being managed by different individuals and consisting of different teams within the organization. Which of the following is the best action for management to take NEXT?
A project manager has set aside a contingency reserve for unforeseen communications. Which of the following types of communication is MOST likely to utilize this contingency reserve?
Which of the following is the BEST method to provide quick status updates on project tasks without interrupting project activities?
A project requires the distribution of training materials for 300 stakeholders across multiple campuses. Which of the following would be the BEST method to deliver the materials?
Which of the following documents will MOST likely result in a time and material agreement?
Which of the following is a document that new employees at an organization sign as a condition of employment if they will be using the organization’s proprietary processes?
Which of the following tasks are responsibilities of the project manager role?
Which of the following is primarily responsible for developing the timeline?
A project sponsor would like the status of a key deliverable at the first project milestone.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a milestone?
A company was originally organized using a functional structure; however, the company has decided to go
forward with a matrix structure to get the most utilization of resources. This is an example of:
A company is about to initiate a cybersecurity project. However, the project manager realizes the company does not possess the required skills to complete the project and requires a search by third-party vendors.
Which of the following documents should the project manager provide?
A project manager notices a lack of meeting attendance from the project team. Which of the following actions might the project manager take to BEST improve the level of attendance?
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) informs the project manager that a project must be completed six months earlier than previously scheduled. Which of the following is the BEST way for the project manager to respond?
A key stakeholder has asked project team members to work overtime on special projects. This is undermining the success of a time-sensitive project because the project team is too tired to complete the deliverables.
Which of the following steps should the project manager take to BEST resolve the issue?
Which of the following documents focus primarily on support activities after the completion of a project? (Choose two.)
A project sponsor promises the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) that a project will be completed before the next quarterly meeting. The project manager needs to take the following elements into account:
Which of the following documents should the project manager use to guarantee the project’s success?
Which of the following methods should a project manager use to improve email communication for a time- sensitive, high-visibility global project? (Choose two.)
A recent change request was implemented with approval; however, it had an unforeseen negative impact on the critical path. Which of the following measures should be taken to ensure the project is not delayed?
A project team is preparing for a major system upgrade that is scheduled for next week. During the upgrade, there will be limited availability of technology resources.
Which of the following is the BEST communication method for the team during the activation?
Joe. a project team member, has had excessive absences and poor work performance. The project manager has spoken with Joe and his manager multiple times with no success. Joe's negativity is beginning to affect other team members. Which of the following is the BEST course of action at this point?
A security breach was identified within a large company. The authentication server crashed, and employees are unable to access their accounts. Which of the following project constraints will MOST likely be impacted by this issue?
A team shares authority between functional managers and project managers. The project manager's authority ranges from weak to strong. Which of the following organizational structures is described?
A project sponsor wants to replace the current PM with a more experienced PM. However, removing the current PM might have a negative impact on the team's morale and motivation in a critical stage of the project. After talking to the main stakeholder, the sponsor decides to provide the PM with training according to the need instead of removing the PM. Which of the following risk management strategies was used in this scenario?
Two highly skilled resources, who are currently working on other projects, are assigned to a project manager. Personality conflicts between the two resources have adversely affected project completion. The project
manager has asked a manager with direct authority over the resources to provide input to resolve the issue, but the project manager does not have the level of authority required to resolve the personality conflict.
Which of the following structure types is this an example of?
Project team members are getting frustrated, questioning their goals, and taking it out on their project manager. In which of the following stages is the team?
Which of the following documents does a vendor rely on MOST before committing funding and resources to a project?
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 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 customer asks a project manager if a small change can be made during the delivery phase. The project manager does not agree to the change.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?
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 project manager has received a change order that will reduce a project's timeline and budget. However, the change order also indicates the goals and deliverables of the project must remain unchanged. Which of the following is the MOST logical impact to the project?
A project manager is archiving of project documents.
Which of the following phases does this describe?
Which of the following techniques modifies the schedule based upon resource constraints?
New requirements were introduced during the execution phase of a project, and the team believes this will impact the project cost but not the timely completion of project deliverables.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to validate the assessment?
A project has passed a phase-gate, and the new phase is ready to begin. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate method to communicate the transition to team?
Which of the following analyses should a project manager use to determine problem areas for corrective action planning? (Select two.)
Which of the following features describe a projectized organization? (Select two.)
A stakeholders asked for a change to the project. The project manager discussed and documented the desired change, and the proper authorities approved it.
Which of the following steps of the control was missed?
Two companies have merged. Which of the following may impact the project manager’s communication methods after the merger?
Resources for a project report to a project manager and a functional manager.
The organizational structure is:
A project manager is required to maintain various documents and procedures.
Which of the following require ongoing attention and periodic updates?
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 PM is asked to keep the Chief Information Officer (CIO) informed of a project’s health at a high level on a
daily basis. Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to provide this information?
A project sponsor, project manager, and project facilitator are drafting a project charter. The final contents of this documentation will be presented to the project steering committee for review and approval. The following sections are currently documented:
Which of the following sections should be included in this document?
A company has hired a new project manager. The PMO has briefed the new project manager on the following expected responsibilities for projects:
Which of the following types of organizational structures did the new project manager MOST likely join?
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 project manager is creating the WBS.
In which of the following phases is the project?
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 customer has requested additional features for an active project.
Which of the following steps should take place NEXT?
A project team is mainly based in a metropolitan area. The team also has members in a remote area, where Internet access is limited and unstable.
Which of the following factors will MOST likely influence the communication methods used in the project?
Which of the following would indicate a project manager is working in a matrix-based organization?
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 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 project manager is creating the monthly report for top management. The project manager has collected the information below:
AC = 100
PV = 80
EV = 120
Based on this information, the CPI reflects which of the following about the project?
A change must be made to a project to comply with municipal code. The project manager updates the relevant shared project documents. The key stakeholders subsequently update the documents with new information. When the project deliverables are reinspected, they fail the inspection. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the failed inspection?
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 team member was assigned a new task during a meeting. The team member did not complete the task by the end of the phase, and the PM is looking for evidence to escalate the issue. Which of the following documents could help in this situation?
Ann, a project manager, is working for a new company. On her first project, the assigned project resources do
not follow her direction. She is not allowed to authorize contractors because they say she does not have the
authority. Which of the following is the MOST likely for what is happening?
Which of the following is a suitable situation in which to apply the Agile methodology?
At the midway point of execution, the project plan calls for a full review of the risk register. To which of the following is the appropriate party to communicate the official results of this review?
A project manager in a small organization wants to improve employee morale during a high-profile project. A communications plan is created to identify a way to recognize exceptional team member performance. Which of the following communication methods would be BEST to distribute this acknowledgement?
A PM has a complex project that requires coordination among numerous stakeholders. Which of the following
is the MOST appropriate type of meeting for the stakeholders to hold?
The project coordinator creates the following list to track the items team members are working on:
Which of the following types of documents is shown in the table above?