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A project team is starting to work on a project based on a Kanban approach. In order to frame the capacity of the team's workflow at any moment, the project manager will need to restrict the maximum amount of activities to be performed.
Which element will the project manager handle?
A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication?
Which tool or technique is used in the Perform Integrated Change Control process?
Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of:
Which tool or technique is used to manage change requests and the resulting decisions?
Which document describes the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment?
Which changes occur in risk and uncertainty as well as the cost of changes as the life cycle of a typical project progresses?
The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule is known as:
The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is:
Processes in the Planning Process Group are typically carried out during which part of the project life cycle?
The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as:
Which item is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline?
A project manager managing a cross-cultural virtual project team across several time zones should be concerned about the impacts of which communication technology factor?
The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.
Based on the chart, what is the cost performance index (CPI) for Task 2?
Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?
The number of potential communication channels for a project with 5 stakeholders is:
In which of the risk management processes is the processes is the project charter used as an input?
All testing on a project has been performed successfully and all acceptance criteria have been met. What is the next step?
A technical project manager uses a directive approach with the team. Some team members are growing increasingly frustrated when their recommendations are not adopted by the project manager. What should the project manager do to address this issue?
A project's business analyst has to understand the newly acquired technology and the impact it will have on the organization. Which tool should be used to understand the new technology?
Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?
Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?
Which risk management strategy seeks to eliminate the uncertainty associated with a particular upside risk by ensuring that the opportunity is realized?
Which item is an output of Plan Quality Management and an input to Perform Quality Assurance?
Using values such as scope, cost, budget, and duration or measures of scale such as size, weight, and complexity from a previous similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measurement for a current project describes which type of estimating?
In an agile or adaptive environment. when should risk be monitored and prioritized?
A complete set of concepts, terms, and activities that make up an area of specialization is known as:
What important leadership quality/qualities should project managers possess?
During the execution phase of a project a detect is found. The project manager takes responsibility and with the correct documentation, begins the task necessary to repair the defect. What process was applied?
In a project using agile methodology, who may perform the quality control activities?
Which input to Collect Requirements is used to identify stakeholders who can provide information on requirements?
The review of a sellers progress toward achieving the goals of scope and quality within cost and schedule compared to the contract is known as:
Which Collect Requirements output links the product requirements to the deliverables that satisfy them?
A risk response strategy in which the project team shifts the impact of a threat, together with ownership of the response, to a third party is called:
A temporary endeavor that creates a unique product or service is called a:
Which process develops options and actions to enhance opportunities and reduce threats to project objectives?
An effective technique for resolving conflict that incorporates multiple viewpoints from differing perspectives to achieve consensus and commitment is:
Organizational process assets, a lessons-learned database, and historical information are all inputs to which process?
Which basic quality tool is most useful when gathering attributes data in an inspection to identify defects?
Which tool should a project manager consider to deal with multiple sources of risk?
Stakeholders can be identified in later stages of the project because the Identify Stakeholders process should be:
What purpose does the hierarchical locus of stakeholder communications serve?
In which of the Risk Management processes is the project charter used as an input?
A project manager is reviewing the change requests for project documents, deliverables, and the project plan. In which project management process does this review belong?
Which type of contract gives both the seller and the buyer flexibility to deviate from performance with financial incentives?
A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis is a tool or technique used in which process?
Which set of activities should a project manager use as part of the Develop Team process?
What is a tailoring consideration for the application of Project Risk Management processes?
Which term refers to the work performed to deliver results with specified features and functions?
A project manager is working in an environment where requirements are not very clear and may change during the project. In addition, the project has several stakeholders and is technically complex.
Which strategies should the project manager take into account for risk management in this environment?
A team was hired to develop a next generation drone. The team created a prototype and sent it to the customer for testing. The feedback collected was used to refine the requirements. What technique is the team using?
Stakeholder identification and engagement should begin during what phase of the project?
Which input provides suppliers with a clear set of goals, requirements, and outcomes?
What charts and (igures should project managers use during the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
A project manager is experiencing a project with a high degree of change. Which type of stakeholder engagement does this project require?
A project manager is assigned to a strategic project Senior management asks the project manager to give a presentation in order to request support that will ensure the success of the project.
Which entities will the project manager attempt to influence?
A project manager needs to tailor the Project Cost Management process. Which considerations should the project manager apply?
Which of the following must be included in the risk register when the project manager completes the Identify Risks process?
Which task will a project manager undertake while conducting Project Resource Management?
The project leam is brainstorming on approaches to deliver the upcoming product launch for which the project has been chartered. The project manager is laying out hybrid, adaptive, iterative methods. What is the team trying to address?
Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that influences the outcome of the project?
A team member, who is close to an influential stakeholder, has joined the project team. The stakeholder is routing requests for multiple reports through the new team member, and the team member reaches out to the project manager regarding this. What should the project manager do first?
A project team member agrees to change a project deliverable after a conversation with an external stakeholder. It is later discovered that the change has had an adverse effect on another deliverable. This could have been avoided if the project team had implemented:
The most commonly used type of precedence relationship in the precedence diagramming method (PDM) is:
Which of the seven basic quality tools is especially useful for gathering attributes data while performing inspections to identify defects?
What is a hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category?
Which of the following risk response strategies involves allocating ownership of a positive risk to a third party?
The project manager and the project team are having a meeting with the purpose of identifying risks. Which tools and techniques might help in this process?
Which of the following set of elements is part of an effective communications management plan?
What does expert judgment provide as an input to the resource management plan?
Which of the following is an output of the Monitor and Control Project Work process?
In an adaptive or agile life cycle, how are the customer and sponsor involved in the project scope management activities?
Company A has just been notified about a new legal requirement for its business operations. What is the classification of this item?
The project manager is working in an agile/adaptive environment. The project manager is considering different approaches for applying Project Integration Management in this environment. How can the project manager ensure that this will work for the project?
How can a project manager determine if the project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?
Under which type of contract does the seller receive reimbursement for all allowable costs for performing contract work, as well as a fixed-fee payment calculated as a percentage of the initial estimated project costs?
Project reporting is a tool that is most closely associated with which process?
The procurement process that documents agreements and related documentation for future reference is known as:
The CPI is .92, and the EV is US$172,500.What is the actual cost of the project?
An electronics firm authorizes a new project to develop a faster, cheaper, and smaller laptop after improvements in the industry and electronics technology. With which of the following strategic considerations is this project mainly concerned?
Which tool is used to develop technical details within the project management plan?
In an agile and adaptive project, which scope management entity invokes stakeholder engagement?
Which tasks should a project manager accomplish in order to manage project scope correctly?
Which is the correct hierarchy in a project environment, from most to least Inclusive?
In which Project Cost Management process is work performance data included?
What scenario describes when a project must be created due to market demand?
What can increase the complexity of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?
Exhibit A is an example of which of the following types of Sequence Activities?
A project manager held a meeting and listed all team members' ideas for improving the product on a white board. What data gathering technique did the project manager apply?
Who determines which dependencies are mandatory during the Sequence Activities process?
Which is the best way for a project manager to ensure efficient and frequent communication with management and stakeholders in an agile/adaptive environment?
Which group of inputs will a project manager use during the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process?
Which of the following includes how requirements activities will be planned, tracked, and reported?
In a large organization, with projects of different types and sizes, what kind of approach or method would be best to use?
Which of the following is used as an input to prepare a cost management plan?
The project manager is explaining to others the essential business aspects of the project. To which skill category does this ability belong?
Change requests are an output from which Project Integration Management process?
The creation of an internet site to engage stakeholders on a project is an example of which type of communication?
Which of the following statements best describes the influence of stakeholders and the cost of changes as project time advances?
Skills necessary for project management such as motivating to provide encouragement; listening actively; persuading a team to perform an action; and summarizing, recapping, and identifying next steps are known as:
A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:
The features and functions that characterize a result, product, or service can refer to:
Which of the following technology platforms is most effective for sharing information when managing virtual project teams?
Which schedule compression technique has phases or activities done in parallel that would normally have been done sequentially?
Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:
The purpose of the Project Communications Management Knowledge Area is to:
The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables is known as:
The scope of a project cannot be defined without some basic understanding of how to create the specified:
Work performance information and cost forecasts are outputs of which Project Cost Management process?
Which process is included in the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area?
The project manager notes that stakeholders are aware of the project and potential impacts and are actively engaged in ensuring that the project is a success. The engagement level of the stakeholders should be classified as:
Who, along with the project manager, is supposed to direct the performance of the planned project activities and manage the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist within the project?
The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables is known as:
In the basic communication model, which term refers to the method that is used to convey the message?
Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:
Which type of diagram includes groups of information and shows relationships between factors, causes, and objectives?
The approaches, tools, and data sources that will be used to perform risk management on a project are determined by the:
Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?
Project or phase closure guidelines or requirements, historical information, and the lessons learned knowledge base are examples of which input to the Close Project or Phase process?
A work package has been scheduled to cost $1,000 to complete and was to be finished today. As of today, the actual expenditure is $1,200 and approximately half of the work has been completed. What is the cost variance?
In which phase of team building activities do team members begin to work together and adjust their work habits and behavior to support the team?
What are the identified risks for doing excessive decomposition in a WBS?
Which organizational process assets update is performed during the Close Procurements process?
Which action should a project manager take to ensure that the project management plan is effective and current?
Which type of analysis is used to examine project results through time to determine if performance is improving or deteriorating?
What type of project structure is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type?
In the Define Activities process, the schedule management plan is used to:
The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract is called:
Which of the following investigates the likelihood that each specific risk will occur?
Which Process Group's purpose is to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes?
In Plan Risk Management, which of the management plans determines who will be available to share information on various risks and responses at different times and locations?
Identify Stakeholders is the process of identifying all of the people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests in, involvement in, and impact on the project:
If the most likely duration of an activity is five weeks, the best-case duration is two weeks, and the worst-case duration is 14 weeks, how many weeks is the expected duration of the activity?
Which illustrates the connection between work that needs to be done and its project team members?
The project budget is set at $150,000. The project duration is planned to be one year. At the completion of Week 16 of the project, the following information is collected: Actual cost = $50,000, Plan cost = $45,000, Earned value = $40,000. What is the cost performance index?
What cost control technique is used to compare actual project performance to planned or expected performance?
While implementing an approved change, a critical defect was introduced. Removing the defect will delay the product delivery. What is the MOST appropriate approach to managing this situation?
Which component of the human resource management plan describes when and how project team members are acquired and how long they will be needed?
Those who enter into a contractual agreement to provide services necessary for a project are:
Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?
At which stage of team development do members begin to work together, adjust work habits, and trust each other?
A project manager at a publishing company decides to initiate the editing phase of the project as soon as each chapter is written. Which type of Sequence Activities tool and technique is involved, considering that there was a start-to-start relationship with a 15-day delay?
The process improvement plan details the steps for analyzing processes to identify activities which enhance their:
A project manager has created an issue log to document issues communicated by project team members during weekly team meetings. This is an input of:
Using the three-point estimating technique, if the most likely duration is four months, the optimistic duration is two months, and the pessimistic duration is one year, how many months is the expected activity duration?
Which of the following is a tool or technique used in the Acquire Project Team process?
In which type of contract are the performance targets established at the onset and the final contract price determined after completion of all work based on the sellers performance?
Which quality tool may prove useful in understanding and estimating the cost of quality in a process?
Which type of dependency used in the Sequence Activities process is sometimes referred to as preferred logic, preferential logic, or soft logic?
Which tool or technique can a project manager use to select in advance a team member who will be crucial to the task?
A projects purpose or justification, measurable project objectives and related success criteria, a summary milestone schedule, and a summary budget are all components of which document?
The following is a network diagram for a project.
The free float for Activity E is how many days?
Which of the following is an estimating technique that uses the values of parameters from previous similar projects for estimating the same parameter or measure for a current project?
Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?
Which Project Time Management process includes bottom-up estimating as a tool or technique?
Which output of Project Cost Management consists of quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to complete project work?
Drag the five stages of team development on the left onto the blocks on the right to place them in sequential order.
Which is an example of leveraging evolving trends and emerging practices in Project Integration Management?
Which of the following change requests can bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan?
The technique of subdividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level is called:
Which of the following is an input to Direct and Manage Project Execution?
Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique used to shorten the project schedule without changing project scope. Which of the following can result from fast tracking?
Which of the following response strategies are appropriate for negative risks or threats?
Which of the following factors within a company cloud trigger the creation of a project?
Projects programs subsidiary portfolios.... objectives refer to?
Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives refers to?
During a sprint demo, the customer says that one of the user stories is not ready for customer use. Which checklist should the team look at to find out what has been missed for the user story?
The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:
The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline is:
Which risk response strategy is common for both positive and negative risks?
Which of the following statements is true regarding project and product lifecycles?
On a clinical trial project, the project manager is worried about maintaining control of the project. The project manager decides to use a requirements traceability matrix.
What is the advantage of using this tool?
Which of the Perform Quality Assurance tools and techniques may enhance the creation of the work breakdown structure (VVBS) to give structure to the decomposition of the scope?
Analytical techniques are a tool and technique of which process in Project Procurement Management?
Using parametric estimating, if an assigned resource is capable of producing 120 units per hour, how many hours are required to produce 12,000 units?
Retreating from an actual or potential conflict or postponing the issue to be better prepared or to be resolved by others describes which of the five general techniques for managing conflict?
When a project is undertaken to reduce defects in a product or service, the objective of the project is to create a/an:
One of the key benefits of the Plan Human Resource Management process is that it:
Variance and trend analysis is a tool and technique used in which process?
A project manager is determining the amount of contingency needed for a project. Which analysis is the project manager using?
A project stakeholder is requesting changes to the project plan. Which process group addresses this?
According to the PMI Talent Triangle. leadership skills relate to the ability to:
An intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component is called:
Which schedule method allows the project team to place buffers on the project schedule path to account for limited resources and project uncertainties?
When calculating the cost of quality (COQ) for a product or service, money spent for cost of conformance would include the areas of:
The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is known as its risk:
Tools and techniques used for Plan Communications include the communication:
Which of the following strategic considerations often results in project authorization?
Which of the following is an example of the simplest fixed-price contract?
Which of the following Project Communication Management processes uses performance reports as an input?
Which of the following reduces the probability of potential consequences of project risk events?
Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Verify Scope process?
Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
The project scope statement and resource calendars are inputs to which Project Time Management process?
The output that defines an approach to increase the support and minimize negative impacts of stakeholders is the:
Which type of agreement is legal, contractual, and between two or more entities to form a partnership, joint venture, or some other arrangement as defined by the parties?
Project contracts generally fall into which of the following three broad categories?
What provides information regarding the ways people, teams, and organizational units behave?
Which activity involves ensuring that the composition of a projects configuration items is correct?
In which domain of project management would a Pareto chart provide useful information?
Who provides the inputs for the original estimates of activity durations for tasks on the project plan?
Which of the following documents allows the project manager to assess risks that may require near term action?
Which process involves determining, documenting, and managing stakeholders' needs and requirements to meet project objectives?
Leadership and management are often used interchangeably. Which of the following is leadership more involved in?
A few project team members are having issues understanding the requirements as described. Which action should be taken to resolve this issue?
When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:
Which technique helps to determine the risks that have the most potential impact on a project?
Which type of organizational structure is displayed in the diagram provided?
During a virtual kick-off session, the project sponsor highlights the significance of the project to the company. What message should be conveyed to the team in this meeting?
Which of the following lists represents trends and emerging practices in Project Risk Management?
Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?
In which type of organizational structure are staff members grouped by specialty?
When closing a project or phase, part of the process may require the use of which type of analysis?
To please the customer, a project team member delivers a requirement which is uncontrolled. This is not part of the plan. This describes:
Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity's duration?
Which Manage Communications tool or technique focuses on identifying and managing barriers?
In Project Cost Management, which input is exclusive to the Determine Budget process?
Which basic quality tool explains a change in the dependent variable in relationship to a change observed in the corresponding independent variable?
Which of the following correctly explains the term "progressive elaboration'?
Which key interpersonal skill of a project manager is defined as the strategy of sharing power and relying on interpersonal skills to convince others to cooperate toward common goals?
Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?
Specification of both the deliverables and the processes is the focus of:
Control charts, flowcharting, histograms, Pareto charts, and scatter diagrams are tools and techniques of which process?
Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities?
A given schedule activity is most likely to last four weeks. In a best-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last two weeks. In a worst-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last 12 weeks. Given these three estimates, what is the expected duration of the activity?
Projects that share common outcomes, collective capability, knowledge, or skills are often grouped into a:
In a construction project schedule, what is the logical relationship between the delivery of the concrete materials and the pouring of concrete?
A tool and technique used during the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process is:
Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?
In the project charter process, which three of the following are discussed during meetings held with stakeholders? (Choose three) D Cost
An executive sponsor wants to be briefed on how the product will change over time. Which document should the business analyst use to prepare their presentation?
A business analyst sent multiple meeting requests via instant message to a subject matter expert (SME) working in another country but did not receive a response. What should the business analyst do to reduce the likelihood of this occurring in the future with other stakeholders distributed across multiple locations?
Why is working in iterations usually more time-consuming than using a predictive life cycle?
What is the common factor among portfolios, programs, and projects, regardless of the hierarchy within an organization?
In what type of organizational structure does a project manager develop their role and work with a team assigned by job function?
Which tool should a project manager use to calculate cost variance for a project?
The project manager at an organization has just realized that some of the engineering staff has been allocated to project Y and will not be available to finish task X. The project manager has also discovered that at the current pace, it will not be possible to complete the project on time. Due to cost constraints, hiring more work force is not a viable option. Which tools are at the manager's disposal?
When addressing roles and responsibilities,which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?
Which of the following characteristics are found in a functional organizational structure?
What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data? BAC = $100,000 PV = $50,000 AC = $80,000 EV = $40,000
Which of the following is an output of the Distribute Information process?
Which of the following is a tool and technique used in the Develop Schedule process?
Which written document helps monitor who is responsible for resolving specific problems and concerns by a target date?
How is the schedule variance calculated using the earned value technique?
Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?
What is a deliverable-oriented, hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables?
Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Define Activities process?
A project manager is working on project cost management. The following information is current.
* Planned value = 30
* Actual cost = 35
* Earned value = 28
Considering this data, which project indicator is correct?
A project team working on an automobile manufacturing project is detailing the parts needed for a car door design. The door is composed of several parts that have to be developed in sequence, as the frame is needed before other parts can be designed and built. What activity is the team involved in?
Which is a method of prototyping that creates a functioning representation of the final finished product to the user?
A project team has completed the first iteration and the testing manager approved the test report, indicating that the acceptance criteria have been met. The manager of the business unit that will use the new product is asking for additional functionality before approving the rollout for their team.
What should the project manager do next?
Recently, the government published a new tax law giving companies one year to implement the changes. A project was initiated to change the accounting system. Which delivery approach is most suitable in this context?
In the Control Quality process, which tools and techniques techniques can be applied to verify deliverable?
The project manager released a report A few stakeholders express the view that report should
have been directed to them
Which of the 5Cs of written communications does the project manager need to address?
A project manager is working with the project sponsor to identify the resources required for the project. They use a RACI chart to ensure that the team members knows their roles and responsibilities.
What are the four elements of a RACI chart?
A project team for a marketing company is acquiring leaflets and materials from competitors. The team is working on a project to release new products, and they are trying to get ideas on how to most efficiently market these new products.
Which activity is the project team conducting?
A new game development process must have three versions. Each version is to be developed in approximately five iteration cycles with a duration of one month each. This will help this small enterprise to have a return on investment (ROI) as the project runs from the first cycle. Which methodology should the project manager adopt and implement in the project?
Which project life cycle follows a plan reviewed and approved by the stakeholders?
Which set of tools and techniques is useful for estimating activity durations for the project schedule?
A project manager has the task of determining the deliverables for a six-month project using a predictive approach. How should the project manager determine which processes to include in the project management plan?
Following a project planning meeting with the team, a few team members approach the project manager to follow up on actions required. How can the project manager assess the effectiveness of the meeting?
Match each tool or technique with its corresponding Project Cost Management process.
While working in an adaptive environment, a business analyst is collaborating with other roles in drafting a product roadmap. Which three roles are involved in establishing the product roadmap? (Choose three)
A software development team is pulling work from its backlog to be performed immediately as they become available. What emerging practice for project scheduling is the team using?
A project manager can choose from several techniques to resolve conflicts between team members. Which technique can result in a win-win solution?
Which of the following is the key construction to controlling the costs and achieving the schedule in projects with high variability?
Given the following information, what is the schedule variance (SV) for this project?
Early start date (ES): 16 weeks
Actual time: 12 weeks
Schedule performance index (SPI): 1.3
A project manager is assigned to a project, and the sponsor signals to perform first actions. However, the project manager is unsure how to apply organizational resources into project activities before a formal authorization. Which document should be used in this case?
Product requirements specify a functionality that depends upon expertise that is unavailable internally. What process should be implemented to generate a make-or-buy decision?
A project is composed of three phases that are implemented in parallel without affecting one another. The baselines for each individual phase have been approved by the major stakeholders, and there is a minimal ability to vary the baselines during the execution of the project.
Which methodology did the project manager adopt?
During the execution of a predicted project, the need for a new product feature has been proposed by the customer. What should the project manager do next?
Development of the benefits management plan occurs in which stage of the project life cycle?
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