PMP Mock Test 9
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Question 1 of 200
1. Question
Your customer asks for a small change in the project, which was not budgeted in the project. It is a small effort as compared to the total project and you need the goodwill of the customer in order to be successful on this multimillion dollar gas project. What will you do?.
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Implement approved changes according to the change management plan in order to meet the project requirements.
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Question 2 of 200
2. Question
You are a project manager of a large and complex project which is partly outsourced to a third party. Under these circumstances your planned expenditure sometimes overshoots the funding limits set for the project. What is the BEST thing for you to do? .
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Analyze and adjust the scheduling of work to smoothen out or regulate those expenditures. The Customer will set limits on disbursement of funds for the project. Hence the project manager sometimes needs to reschedule activities or impose date constraints on work packages in such a way that the expenses are within the funding limits set for the project. Option (b
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Question 3 of 200
3. Question
Ongoing project planning is also known as ——–.
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Rolling Wave Planning. As a project progresses, more project information is gathered and hence additional planning may be required. This progressive detailing of the project management plan is referred to as ‘rolling wave planning’ indicating that planning and documentation are iterative and an ongoing process. Please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Management Process for a Project PN 152.
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Question 4 of 200
4. Question
What is the meaning of the term ‘management by objective’ in project management?.
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A management philosophy that advocates establishing unambiguous and realistic objectives and conduct periodic review to ensure they are being met. Management by objective advocates establishing unambiguous and realistic objectives and review to ensure they are being met and take corrective action whenever necessary. For the project manager it implies that the project might lose its resources and support by management if it doesn’t support the corporate objectives.
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Question 5 of 200
5. Question
A project manager is using an S-curve to reflect the various expenditures of resources over the projected time of the project. This S-curve indicates that
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Bulk of the project cost is spent during execution phase. The S-curve is used in project management as a means of representing the various expenditures of resources over the projected time of the project or as a means of charting the real-time expenditure of resources. This is important to project management because it can be used to monitor the project as it progresses. Also, it can be compared to the projected S-curve to determine whether or not the project is being completed within the time and budget limitations. The shape of the curve indicates maximum cost and the required staffing levels during the execution phase on the project.)L2) Bulk of the project cost is spent during execution phase. The S-curve is used in project management as a means of representing the various expenditures of resources over the projected time of the project or as a means of charting the real-time expenditure of resources. This is important to project management because it can be used to monitor the project as it progresses. Also, it can be compared to the projected S-curve to determine whether or not the project is being completed within the time and budget limitations. The shape of the curve indicates maximum cost and the required staffing levels during the execution phase on the project.
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Question 6 of 200
6. Question
If a project manager wants to examine project results over a period of time to analyze the improvement in performance, what would she use?
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Trend Report. Correct Answer is A. A trend report is the best option to plot the performance measurements over a period of time and to see if there is any improvement.
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Question 7 of 200
7. Question
As a project manager, you are explaining to your project team the difference between a resource histogram and a responsibility assignment matrix. What does a resource histogram show that a responsibility assignment matrix does not?
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Time. A responsibility assignment matrix gives the picture of who is responsible for doing what on the project ( i.e. it states the specific resources against the work packages from the WBS). On a resource histogram, the use of resources is shown over time.
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Question 8 of 200
8. Question
Instead of rejoicing at the end of a project, the stakeholders are breathing a sigh of relief. None of them were confident that the project would meet the end date. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that this project had difficulty?
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Lack of payback period. Correct Answer is ‘A’. The ‘payback period’ is a project selection criterion and not a tool to measure the performance.
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Question 9 of 200
9. Question
Which of the following tools is not used in the Control Quality process?
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Audit. The correct answer is A. Audit and process analysis are quality assurance tools. All the other options listed are tools used in the Control Quality process.
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Question 10 of 200
10. Question
If an employee is working towards the satisfaction of his/her safety needs, which of the following is the highest need, he/ she has already satisfied?
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Physiological. Correct Answer is A. According to Maslow’s theory, once the physiological needs are satisfied, a person looks into the next level of needs, which are safety needs.
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Question 11 of 200
11. Question
ABC Inc. is the supplier of the coolant fluid, PCB, to Ahoy Electricals Inc. A contract has been assigned with Ahoy Electricals Inc. and now the organization is conducting the procurement audit and updating the project records. Which process are we referring to here?
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Procurement audit is a tool and technique for the close procurements process. The purpose of the procurement audit is to identify successes and failures that warrant recognition in the preparation or administration of other procurement contracts on the project or on other projects within the performing organization.
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Question 12 of 200
12. Question
Another project manager asks you about the software to be used to create the WBS. He is too much concerned about the graphical representation of the WBS. As an experienced project manager, you suggest to him that the key result of creating a WBS is not the graphical representation but:
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Team Buy-in. A WBS should be created with the project team and all of the team members should have confidence that all of the work and only the work required to complete the project is captured in the WBS. Besides the graphical element, a WBS should be used as a tool for team communication, i.e. everybody knows what he or she is supposed to do and also what other team members are supposed to work on.
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Question 13 of 200
13. Question
James is a senior manager at a telecommunications company. He is currently managing a project developing a voice over IP gateway that addresses the challenges facing service providers deploying packet based voice networks. All of the technical work has already been completed on the project and the project is in the closing phase. Which of the following should be performed at this stage?
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Document lessons learned is also an activity that is performed during the closing process.
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Question 14 of 200
14. Question
A project manager is working on constructing a new bridge, but he is not getting enough project attention. Resources are occupied in doing process related work and the project manager has little authority to assign resources. What form of organization is the project being performed ?
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In a functional organization, team members are more concerned about their daily functional work than the project activities. In this case, the project is not getting enough attention because resources are occupied doing their daily process related work and the project manager does not have much authority to direct them to do the project work.
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Question 15 of 200
15. Question
You are the project manager of new risk management software being developed for one of your customers. You are midway into the project and you are showing the first version of the product to your stakeholders. While the demo is in progress, one of the stakeholders points out a couple of features requested by the customer’s CEO which is not present in the product. Incorporating those features would require changing the design of the product which is expensive at this stage. What is the best explanation of such a scenario?
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Stakeholder analysis was not done properly. If the project has gone to a stage where a demo is being presented to key stakeholders and some stakeholder requirements seem to be missing, it indicates that stakeholder analysis was not done properly.
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Question 16 of 200
16. Question
During a regular project meeting, one of the team members suggests a nice feature that the customer may like. The project manager says ‘no’ to this nice feature saying the project should concentrate only on what is required for the project to be completed and nothing else. This is an example of :
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Scope Management. This is what scope management is all about. One of the key responsibilities of a project manager is to ensure that only what is in the project scope is done and nothing more. Doing more than what is part of the project scope is also called gold plating and PMI is against gold plating.
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Question 17 of 200
17. Question
The optimistic time estimate for an activity is 11 days; pessimistic is 25 days and most likely is 15 days. What is the expected time for this activity?
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Expected time = (O + 4M + P)/6 = 16
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Question 18 of 200
18. Question
You work as a project manager at the mobile phone chipset manufacturer. As predicted by Moore’s law, each year your company introduces new models of mobile phone chipsets which are faster and more powerful than their predecessors. Mobile phone chipsets that are obsolete or do not sell are quickly retired from production. The lifecycle for them begins in R and D, extends to manufacturing, and finally ends with phase out. This cycle is often referred to as:
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Product lifecycle. Product lifecycle consists of generally sequential, non-overlapping product phases determined by the manufacturing and control need of the organization. For more details on product lifecycle, refer to PMBOK 5th edition PN 38.
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Question 19 of 200
19. Question
A project is relying on a contractor to deliver a component. The contract informs the project manager about the likelihood of a 3 week delay in the delivery date. What should the project manager do?
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The first thing to do is to understand the impact and find out how the impact can be contained. Only after this is done, can other steps be considered.
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Question 20 of 200
20. Question
Which of the following statements is true about control charts ?
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Special causes are easier to predict and handle than common causes. There are two types of variation that can be distinguished using control charts. First is a common cause of variation, i.e., variations inherent in a process, for example, product design or choice of materials. The second is special causes of variation i.e., variations from unexpected sources, for example, human error or a power failure. When the process is in control it is solely governed by common causes and is indicated as data points lying within control limits. In this case the only way to improve a process is to make a fundamental change, for example, upgrade equipment, change procedures, or provide more training. Whereas, the presence of a special cause would result in data points falling outside the control limit or show trend. This source is usually easy to determine and eliminate. Special causes of variation must be removed before the control chart can be used to monitor the performance of a process. By removing the special causes of variation stabilizes the process. Once the process is stable, it is predictable.
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Question 21 of 200
21. Question
Marginal cost is also known as?
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Marginal cost. Marginal cost is another term for variable cost. The marginal cost is applied to the variable cost of a unit of product or service.
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Question 22 of 200
22. Question
Who has the MOST power in a projectized organization?
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In a projectized organization, the entire company is organized by projects, giving the project manager the most power.
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Question 23 of 200
23. Question
During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contains detailed descriptions of work packages?
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Activity lists may identify the work package they relate to, but they do not contain detailed descriptions of the work packages. The project scope statement defines the project scope, but it does not describe the work a team member is assigned. The scope management plan describes how scope will be planned, managed, and controlled. It does not include a description of each work package. The WBS dictionary defines each element in the WBS. Therefore, descriptions of the work packages are in the WBS dictionary.
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Question 24 of 200
24. Question
If the optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the standard deviation of this activity?
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The beta standard deviation is computed by (P – 0)/6. Therefore, the answer is (18 – 12)/6 = 6/6 = 1.
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Question 25 of 200
25. Question
You have just been assigned as project manager for a large telecommunication project. This one-year project is about halfway done. The project team consists of 5 sellers and 20 of your company’s employees. You want to understand who is responsible for doing what on the project. Where would you find such information?
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The resource histogram shows the number of resources used in each time period. In its pure form, a bar chart shows only activity and calendar date. The organizational chart shows who reports to whom. The responsibility assignment matrix shows who will do the work.
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Question 26 of 200
26. Question
The project manager is looking at the project’s resource needs and lessons learned from past projects. This information causes the project manager to be concerned about the ability to acquire enough resources for the project in six months. Which of the following would be the least effective preventive action?
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Sending data without pointing out the issue does not mean the communication will be adequately decoded by the recipient. The other choices describe more effective communication in this instance.
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Question 27 of 200
27. Question
The project manager and project sponsor are discussing the project costs and whether it is better to have their own company do part of the project or hire another company to do the work. If they asked for your opinion, you might say it would be better to do the work yourself if:
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It is generally better to do the work yourself if using an outside company means you have to turn over proprietary data to the other company.
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Question 28 of 200
28. Question
When do stakeholder have the most influence on a project?
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Stakeholders have an impact throughout the project, but they must be identified and involved at the beginning of the project, in order to determine their requirements and expectations. If this effort is not done early, the results may be expensive changes and/or dissatisfaction later in the project.
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Question 29 of 200
29. Question
Brandi is a project manager on a software project. About halfway through development, her team found that they had not estimated enough time for some of the technical work they needed to do. She requested that the new work be added to the scope statement and that the time to do the work be added to the schedule. The change control board approved her change. What’s her next step?
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Update the scope and schedule baselines to reflects the approved change.
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Question 30 of 200
30. Question
Your are managing a design project. You find that bringing all of your team members into a single room to work increases their communication, and helps build a sense of community. This is referred to as a:
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War room
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Question 31 of 200
31. Question
You are managing a project with an EV of $1555,000, PV OF $ 12,000 and AC of $11,000. How would you BEST describe this project?
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The project is ahead of schedule and within its budget.
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Question 32 of 200
32. Question
There are 17 people on a project. How many lines of communication are there?
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136
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Question 33 of 200
33. Question
Which of the following is a planning tool describing how the project team will define theproject scope, develop the detailed project scope statement define and develop the workbreak down structure, verify project scope, and control the project scope?
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Project scope management plan
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Question 34 of 200
34. Question
During what phase of project lifecycle is the level of risk and uncertainty is the lowest?
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Closing
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Question 35 of 200
35. Question
You have been recently hired to be a project manager at a software company to develop the next generation anti-virus software program. The project requires significant coordination across multiple departments, from engineering to QA to manufacturing. You are concerned whether you’ll have enough influence and authority to manage the project priorities across these various departments. What should you do in this situation?
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Evaluate the organizational structure to understand your level of authority in managing the project
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Question 36 of 200
36. Question
An organization chart which shows the organizational units responsible for specific work packages is also called :
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Organizational breakdown structure
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Question 37 of 200
37. Question
All the following are examples of Constrained Optimization except:
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Economic Models
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Question 38 of 200
38. Question
Which of the following statements related to managing different types of Procurement contracts is not accurate?
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In Fixed Price Incentive Fee, there is no incentive for the seller to decrease costs.
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Question 39 of 200
39. Question
Conduct Procurements involves the receipt of bids or proposals and the application of the evaluation criteria to select a provider. Which of the following are tools and techniques can be used for Source Selection:
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Procurement Negotiation, Screening System, Independent Estimates
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Question 40 of 200
40. Question
Managing conflicts is essential for successful implementation of the project. The conflict resolution techniques most used in projects are:
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Withdrawal, Forcing, Compromising
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Question 41 of 200
41. Question
In your project, you have historical information about costs, and the given parameters for cost estimating are quantifiable and scalable. Your manager wants to use project characteristics in a mathematical model to predict project costs. But you believe that parametric modelling is the best solution. What is the best course of action for this situation:
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Agree with your manager`s opinion
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Question 42 of 200
42. Question
While managing projects, negotiating helps in conferring with others to come to terms with them or reach an agreement. A form of Assisted Negotiation is
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Arbitration
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Question 43 of 200
43. Question
During Sequence Activities you identify and document interactivity dependencies.ies,ependencies.Which of the following is an output from Sequence Activities Process?
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Project Network Diagrams
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Question 44 of 200
44. Question
As a project manager, achieving customer satisfaction is an important objective for you. Which of the following will best help you in getting customer satisfaction?
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Defining Requirements
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Question 45 of 200
45. Question
In addition to Performance Reports which of the following is an output of the process ‘Control Communications’ in Communication Management?.
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Change Request. Change request is an output of the ‘Control Communications’ process in addition to performance reports. These change requests are processed through the Integrated Change Control process as recommended corrective actions that bring the expected future performance of the project in line with the project management plan, and/or preventive actions to reduce the probability of incurring future negative project performance. Please Refer PMBOK 5th edition page no 303 Control Communications : Outputs .
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Question 46 of 200
46. Question
A project manager is in the planning stage and is evaluating risks in the project. He wants to improve the project’s chances of success by evaluating all possible risks. As a part of risk management planning and identification he has used a standard questionnaire to identify risks and has identified about 20 risks in the project. What would you advise him to do before moving to the next process, ‘qualitative risk analysis?’
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Request for Proposal . A request for proposal (referred to as an RFP
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Question 47 of 200
47. Question
A project manager working in a weak matrix organization will NOT have which of the following challenges?.
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In a weak matrix organization, communications will be more complex, the team members will likely get directions from within their functional departments as well as from the project manager, and the team members may not report to the project manager. The team members not having a home is a challenge in a projectized organization matrix.
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Question 48 of 200
48. Question
Project performance reviews using earned value management would typically incorporate information from all of the following EXCEPT?.
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Cost Benefit Analysis. Cost benefit analysis is a technique that compares positive factors or benefits with negative ones to determine the net result of doing the action. It is a popular technique for project selection method, but will not be useful during the project performance review. Please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Cost Management PN 193 for more details.)L2) Cost Benefit Analysis. Cost benefit analysis is a technique that compares positive factors or benefits with negative ones to determine the net result of doing the action. It is a popular technique for project selection method, but will not be useful during the project performance review. Please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Cost Management PN 193 for more details.
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Question 49 of 200
49. Question
A project manager wants to measure project performance against the project baseline. Which of the following techniques would be MOST helpful?
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Earned Value Technique. The earned value technique helps to measure project performance against the project baseline. It is a better method than simply comparing the plan with respect to actual as it integrates cost, time, and work completed. The earned value technique can also be used to forecast future project performance. Option (c) Work Performance Information is an output of control costs and not a technique. Option (a) Variance Analysis can be used to assess the magnitude of variation to the original baseline for just a single parameter.)L2) Earned Value Technique. The earned value technique helps to measure project performance against the project baseline. It is a better method than simply comparing the plan with respect to actual as it integrates cost, time, and work completed. The earned value technique can also be used to forecast future project performance. Option (c) Work Performance Information is an output of control costs and not a technique. Option (a) Variance Analysis can be used to assess the magnitude of variation to the original baseline for just a single parameter.
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Question 50 of 200
50. Question
The standard deviations for the four tasks on the critical path are 3, 5, 10, and 3. What is the standard deviation for the entire critical path?
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11.95. Correct Answer is ‘B’. In order to calculate the standard deviation for the entire critical path, we need to take the square root of the sum of the squares of each tasks’ standard deviation. This is explained mathematically by: (3^2)+(5^2)+(10^2)+(3^2) = 9+25+100+9=143. Taking the square root of 143 is 11.95.
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Question 51 of 200
51. Question
A project manager is managing a project where there will be a number of people working together. She wants to enhance the ability of the team to work together and perform as a team. One of the things that she can do to maximize the ability of the team to do this is:
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Co-location. Correct Answer is B. One of the things that the project manager can do to enhance the ability of the team is co-location. Co-location involves placing many (or all of the most active) project team members in the same physical location to enhance their ability to perform as a team. For more information on Co-location, please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Page No. 277.
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Question 52 of 200
52. Question
Company expenses, such as auditing costs, supervision, office supplies, building rent, and maintenance, are elements of which of the following ?
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Overhead rates. Correct Answer is ‘B’. Company expenses, such as auditing costs, supervision, office supplies, building rent, and maintenance are not specific to a project, but to all the projects of the company. They are an example of the overhead cost.
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Question 53 of 200
53. Question
You discover that one of your team members is telling people that he is PMP certified. You thought he hadn’t taken the test yet. You should,
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Talk to him in person and attempt to clarify the status. Correct Answer is B. Option A should not be done unless and until being a PMP certified professional is a prerequisite for the project. Option B, clarifying the matter in person should be the first step. Option C, ignoring the misrepresentation of this fact from your team member will be unethical. Telling other team members (option D) will show this team member in bad light and will not resolve the issue.
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Question 54 of 200
54. Question
You are a project manager and are in the closing processes of the project. Your customer has been presented with a formal acceptance and sign-off document. They refuse to sign claiming the product does not meet their expectations. You know that this situation could have been prevented by doing all of the following EXCEPT :
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Documenting the requirements, performing inspections, and requesting acceptance, and sign-off at important milestones are all acceptable ways to assure customer satisfaction.
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Question 55 of 200
55. Question
Rearranging resources so that same number of resources work on the project each month is also called:
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Leveling. This is straight from the definition. Since you are making sure that the same number of resources works on the project each month, you are doing resource leveling.
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Question 56 of 200
56. Question
Which of the following is not a technique of managing project team?
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Training. Training is a tool and technique for develop project team. You are expected to know the inputs, outputs, and tools and techniques of each of the 47 project management processes. You may refer to Lesson number 3 of Simplilearn PMP Preparation course to get the list of these 47 Project Management Processes.
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Question 57 of 200
57. Question
Which of the following is not a power derived from the project manager’s authority?
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Expert. If someone is assigned as a project manager, he/she gets formal power, along with the power to reward or penalize. Expert power comes from experience or education. If you are recognized as an expert, people will count on your opinion and are more likely to follow your leadership.
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Question 58 of 200
58. Question
Which of the following statements about critical paths is TRUE?
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Critical path activities do not have any float
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Question 59 of 200
59. Question
Of the following, which is the truest statement?
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Ability to influence the final characteristics of the product without impacting the cost is highest at the start. Cost and staffing levels are low at the start. Uncertainty is greatest at the start of the project. Stakeholder influences are greatest at the start of the project and decrease over the life of the project
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Question 60 of 200
60. Question
Tom has been recently promoted to project manager for a short term IT project. Jim, an experienced project manager, has suggested to him that the most important task for a project manager to be successful is communication with the stakeholders. He explains to him that Tom should communicate the project status to the stakeholders to get some feedback. How will this help Tom on his project?
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This will ensure that the project aligns with the business needs. A project manager may send detailed project information and project status to concerned stakeholders but he needs to communicate the project status, in different formats, with the stakeholders to get their feedback which will ensure that his project aligns with the business needs and there will be less unsatisfied stakeholders
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Question 61 of 200
61. Question
Which of the following are the MOST important to deriving the total funding requirements and periodic funding requirements of the project?
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Cost Baseline and Management Reserve. The total funds required in the project are those included in cost baseline, plus management reserve if any. Remember, the cost baseline includes contingency reserves because the cost baseline will include projected expenditures plus anticipated liabilities. Please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Cost Management PN 206 for more details
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Question 62 of 200
62. Question
Which of the following is NOT an input to the Control Communications process?
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Work performance information is an output (not input) to the Control communications process. See page 303 of PMBOK 5th edition
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Question 63 of 200
63. Question
As a buyer, the best possible outcome of a negotiation process is:
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The outcome of negotiations is to work out a fair deal
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Question 64 of 200
64. Question
A project team is working on manufacturing a new product, but they are having difficulty creating a project charter. What is the best description of the real problem?
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Manufacturing a product is an ongoing process; it is operational work, not project work Therefore, the manufacturing team would have no reason to create a project charter and would have difficulty doing so if they tried, because of the ongoing nature of the work. If the question referred to a team developing a new product, however, that would qualify as a project.
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Question 65 of 200
65. Question
The project charter is created in which project management process group?
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The project charter is needed before planning and execution of the work can begin. Therefore, it is created and approved in project initiating.
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Question 66 of 200
66. Question
A project manager gets a call from a team member notifying him that there is a variance between the speed of a system on the project and the desired or planed speed. The project manager is surprised because that performance measurement was not identified in planning. If the project manager then evaluates whether the variance warrants response, he is in which part of the project management process?
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Even though the measurement was not identified in planning, the project manager would still have to investigate the variance and determine if it is important. The project manager is in project monitoring and controlling.
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Question 67 of 200
67. Question
A work authorization system can be used to:
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Who does each activity is managed with the responsibility assignment matrix. When each activity is done is managed with the project schedule. A work authorization system is used to coordinate when and in what order the work is performed so that work and people may properly interface with other work and other people.
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Question 68 of 200
68. Question
You are taking over a project during project planning and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should most concern you?
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Determining who will be on the change control board and determining the reporting structure may have already been done. In any case, these choices are not directly impacted by the number of sponsors who have signed the charter. Having a single project sponsor is not necessary. This situation implies that there are six areas concerned with this project. In addition to added communications requirements, you should be concerned with competing needs and requirements impacting your efforts on configuration management.
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Question 69 of 200
69. Question
Project setup costs are an example of:
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Setup costs do not change as production on the project changes. Therefore, they are fixed costs.
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Question 70 of 200
70. Question
You have just completed the initiating processes of a small project and are moving into project planning when a project stakeholder asks your for the project’s budget and cost baseline. What should you tell her?
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The overall project budget may be included in the project charter but not the detailed costs. Even small projects should have a budget and schedule. It is not impossible to create a project budget before the project management plan is created. However, it is not wise to do so, as the budget will not be accurate. The project budget and baseline are not finalized and accepted until the planning processes are completed.
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Question 71 of 200
71. Question
The project has 13 team members and affects more than 15 departments in the organization. Because the project is 20 percent complete to date and the team has had successful performance reports from five of the affected departments, the project manager holds a party to celebrate. The project manager invites key stakeholders from all of the departments to the party, in order to give those providing good reviews an informal opportunity to communicate good things to those departments that have not yet been affected by the project. At the party, the project manager walks around to try to discover any relevant information that would help her make the project even more successful. She happens to hear a manager of one of the departments talking about setting up more regular meetings on the project. The best thing for the project manager to do would be to first:
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Many of these choices could be done, but ask yourself, “What is the most effective thing to do?” The party may well generate lessons learned, and recording them would certainly be a good idea, but the question asked what to do first. There is a more immediate issue – the manager. Meeting with all the stakeholders could be useful, but there is only one stakeholder, the manager, who definitely has an issue. Besides, a good project manager would be holding regular meetings with the stakeholders already. Making sure the manager has a copy of the communications management plan might be a good idea, as the manager apparently is not communicating with the project manager. However, this would not be enough to ensure the manager does communicate. The manager is, in effect, saying he is not getting the information he needs. His lack of needed information is causing him to suggest more meetings. However, too many meetings are a problem on projects. A great project manager does not just add meetings, but solves the real problem in the best way. A goal of communications management is to get information to those who need it. The project manager may decide to adjust her communications management process by changing the format of a report, or sending existing reports to the manager with the issue, rather than adding meetings. Therefore, the correct choice is to review the methods of providing project information to the stakeholders.
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Question 72 of 200
72. Question
A system development project is nearing project closing when a previously unidentified risk is discovered. This could potentially affect the project’s overall ability to deliver. What should be done next?
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A workaround is an unplanned response to an event that is occurring. This risk discussed in the question has been identified, but it is not occurring at this time, so there is no need to take the action of creating a workaround. You need to analyze the problem before talking to the sponsor. You cannot mitigate the risk until you qualify it. Qualifying the risk will help you determine how to proceed.
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Question 73 of 200
73. Question
You are the project manager for a large installation project when you realize there are over 200 potential stakeholders on the project. Which of the following would be the best course of action for you to take?
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You need to consider the needs of all your stakeholders as early as possible, to create a better organized project and to minimize changes later.
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Question 74 of 200
74. Question
You’ve been assigned to take managing a project that should be half complete according to the schedule. After an extensive evaluation, you discover the project is running far behind schedule, and the project will probably take twice the time originally estimated by the previous project manager. However, the sponsor has been told the project is on schedule. What is the best course of action?
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It is not possible to turn the project back to the previous project manager, as the previous project manager may have left the company, or he may be busy with new projects. That is a form of withdrawal. Moving ahead without addressing the situation also withdraws from the problem, and withdrawal is not the best choice. There are two problems described here; the project is behind schedule, and the sponsor does not know it. There seem to be two possible right answers: restructuring the schedule, and reporting the situation to the sponsor. You should work to get the project on schedule. However, looking only at restructuring the schedule excludes other possibilities, such as cutting scope, which might more effectively deal with the schedule problem. You do not know if the project completion date is critical. What if the sponsor would agree to change the due date? The best choice in this situation is to inform the sponsor of the revised completion time estimate, and discuss options.
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Question 75 of 200
75. Question
You are the project manager for a software development project. When you need to get staff from the manager of the QA department, he suggests a few test engineers with performance problems for your team. Which is the BEST response to this situation?
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Call a meeting with the QA manager to try to figure out why he suggested those candidates and how the two of you can work together to find team members with suitable skills and interests for your team.
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Question 76 of 200
76. Question
You are managing a construction project. During your risk identification interview you learn that there has been a string of construction site thefts over the past few months in the area where your will be building your project. The team agrees that it’s unlikely that people will be able to steal from your site. Even if thieves could get around your security, it’s even more unlikely that your project will lose a significant amount of material if a theft does occur. You decide to monitor the risk from time to time to be sure that it continues to have a low probability and impact. Where do you record the risk so that you don’t lose track of it?
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On a watch list
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Question 77 of 200
77. Question
Your client has terminated you project before it is complete. Which of the following is true?
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You must work with the team to document the lessons learned
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Question 78 of 200
78. Question
You are reviewing performance goals to figure out how much bonus to pay to your team members. What document would you consult to find your team’s bonus plan?
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The staffing management plan
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Question 79 of 200
79. Question
Joe is an excellent programmer. He was promoted to a role of Project Management because he understands technology better than anyone else in the company. Unfortunately, he is having trouble doing the project management job and his projects are failing. What is this an example of ?
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Halo effect
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Question 80 of 200
80. Question
You’re holding a PMP training seminar for people in your company to help them obtain enough hours to qualify to take the PMP exam. This is an example of:
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Contributing to the project management body of knowledge
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Question 81 of 200
81. Question
“Final project, service, or result” is one of the outputs of which of the following process?
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Close project
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Question 82 of 200
82. Question
Perform Integrated change control includes the following activities EXCEPT:
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Monitoring implementation of approved changes as they occur
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Question 83 of 200
83. Question
You are the project manager responsible for developing a new online line bill paymentsystem for a utility company. You are expected to complete the project within the nextyear. You are currently in the process of identifying and evaluating a number of risksquantifying their impacts and identifying their probability of occurrence. You wouldlike to use a tool that will determine the highest expected value for the variousscenarios. Which of the following tools should you use?
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Decision tree analysis
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Question 84 of 200
84. Question
In which of the following contract type will the buyer assume the highest risk for cost overrun and non-performance?
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CPFF
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Question 85 of 200
85. Question
Which of the following document include a code of account identifier, a statement of work, and a list of schedule milestones for each WBS component?
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WBS dictionary
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Question 86 of 200
86. Question
Which of the following statements are false regarding reward recognition systems?
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rewards and recognition systems are tools of human resource planning process
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Question 87 of 200
87. Question
The organization of the project is very important for successful implementation. Which factor does not have an impact of design of the project organization?
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Schedule Limitations
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Question 88 of 200
88. Question
Your company is constructing a dam and your project (which is being performed under a contract) mandates that you should be paying compensation to any person displaced because of the project. What kind of constraint is this?
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Legal
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Question 89 of 200
89. Question
You are one of ten full-time project managers in your organization. You all share two administrative persons. There are generally 30 – 40 projects per year that involve about 30% of the organization employees – however, these employees do not report to you. Your organization can best be classified as:
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Balanced
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Question 90 of 200
90. Question
. As a project manager of a construction company, you always prefer to do concrete curing during the weekend holiday, because no work can be done on the building for 2 days while the concrete curing is being done. This helps you decrease the:
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Lag Time
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Question 91 of 200
91. Question
Which of the following is an input to the administer procurements process?
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Procurement Audits
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Question 92 of 200
92. Question
. An Activity has an Optimistic estimate of 10 days, pessimistic estimate of 16 days, most likely estimate of 13 days. If your company has a quality requirement of 6 sigma, what is the duration within which this task must be completed?
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7 days to 19 days
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Question 93 of 200
93. Question
One of the techniques used to both integrate the various process groups and measure the performance of the project as it moves from initiation through to completion is Earned Value Management (EVM). It is used in all the following processes EXCEPT:
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Formalizing acceptance to project scope
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Question 94 of 200
94. Question
Email and notes are examples are which type of communication?
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Informal Written
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Question 95 of 200
95. Question
The common term for an authorized time phase budget at completion (BAC) used to measure cost performance and displayed in the form of an S curve is:.
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Cost Baseline, it provides you a yardstick against which you can measure cost performance. Please refer PMBOK 5th edition PN 212 for definition of cost baseline.
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Question 96 of 200
96. Question
In a meeting, the Sponsor has discussed with you about three projects, Project A with Net Present Value of $55,000 and a payback period of 5 years. ; Project B with Net Present Value of $95,000; Project C with payback period of 10 years. He provides you with more information about the projects and intends to assign you as the Project Manager for the selected project. What is expected from YOU, as a Project Manager?
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You have no role and tasks to be performed as a project manager. As per the new updates to the PMI Syllabi, Project Selection is now outside the scope of the project manager. The Project Manager is expected to perform project assessment based on his meetings with the sponsor and experts so that he can evaluate the feasibility of the new products and services within the assumptions and/or constraints.
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Question 97 of 200
97. Question
A project manager has taken over a project that is 50% complete, and is going through the project schedules and status reports. He realizes that the previous project manager has inaccurately calculated the project status and as a result the project will miss the next milestone. What should the project manager do in this case?.
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Revisit the project schedule to determine the best way to meet the next milestone
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Question 98 of 200
98. Question
You are the project manager of a large and complex project. Your project team has finished creating a Work Breakdown Structure for the project. However, some of the team members are still not sure of what work is included in each of their work packages. Which of the following documents would you suggest they go through?
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Work Break Structure (WBS
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Question 99 of 200
99. Question
A project manager is preparing for the next milestone release when he realizes that he has missed an important feature in the project requirements plan. If implemented, this feature would take at least one person a week’s worth of effort. What should the project manager do next to address this issue? .
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Look for the alternatives to reduce the impact of change. For any change in the project the first thing a project manager should do is to evaluate impact of the change on the project . Since the question states that this change will require an effort of one person week , this analysis is already done. The next step is to create options including crashing, fast tracking, etc. to reduce the impact of the change i.e. option (c
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Question 100 of 200
100. Question
You are assigned as a project manager on a project in the execution stage. The current schedule and performance indices for the project SPI and CPI are 1
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Conduct a meeting with the customer to understand his concern over the project’s progress. The most important thing for the project manager to do is to understand why the customer is unhappy in spite of the project performance being well within the baseline. Option (a) wouldn’t address the main problem and option (d) has no valid justification. Option (b)L2) Conduct a meeting with the customer to understand his concern over the project’s progress. The most important thing for the project manager to do is to understand why the customer is unhappy in spite of the project performance being well within the baseline. Option (a) wouldn’t address the main problem and option (d) has no valid justification. Option (b) could be a good option after talking to the customer to address his concerns and other issues on the project.
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Question 101 of 200
101. Question
A project manager is in the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create an approved project schedule. What should he do NEXT?
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Use this approved schedule as a baseline and start tracking the project. The project manager is in the process ‘develop schedule’ and he has already derived an approved project schedule. This implies option (a), (b), and (d)L2) Use this approved schedule as a baseline and start tracking the project. The project manager is in the process ‘develop schedule’ and he has already derived an approved project schedule. This implies option (a), (b), and (d) are already completed as part of the processes estimate activity resources, develop schedule and sequence activities. The next step would be to treat this estimate as a schedule baseline and start tracking the project as part of the control schedule process.
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Question 102 of 200
102. Question
A project manager shares project performance through status reports via email to all of the stakeholders of the project. He is using which of the following techniques?
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Push Communication. Push communication is sending information to specific recipients who need to know the information. This ensures that the information is distributed, but doesn’t actually certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience. Push communication examples include letters and press releases. For more information, please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Communication Management PN 295.)L2) Push Communication. Push communication is sending information to specific recipients who need to know the information. This ensures that the information is distributed, but doesn’t actually certify that it actually reached or was understood by the intended audience. Push communication examples include letters and press releases. For more information, please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Communication Management PN 295.
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Question 103 of 200
103. Question
A project manager learned that a corrective action was taken by a team member and was not documented. What should the project manager do FIRST?
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Assess if the action should be documented. Correct Answer is ‘C’. Since the corrective action is not documented, the NEXT step is to document. The project manager needs to assess if the action should be documented.
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Question 104 of 200
104. Question
You are managing a healthcare project which requires compliance to certain FDA standards . This is part of the product acceptance criteria stated by the customer. You and your team have studied the requirements and have created a plan to implement the deliverables with the required level of quality. This process is called?
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Plan Quality Management. Correct answer is C. These activities are part of the Plan Quality Management process. It involves Identifying the quality standards that are relevant to the project and determining how to meet them.
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Question 105 of 200
105. Question
You are examining the network paths for your project. Path A’s duration is: 1-2-3-5-8; Path B’s duration is 1-3-5-6-7; Path C’s duration is 1-2-5-4-9; and Path D’s duration is 2-3-4-4-8. Which of the following is the critical path for this project?
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Path B. Correct Answer is ‘C’. The duration of Path A is 19, the duration of Path B is 22, the duration of Path C is 21, and the duration of Path D is 21. Therefore, Path B (answer C) is the critical path since it’s the longest path on the project.
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Question 106 of 200
106. Question
You are in charge of developing a new product for an organization. Your quality metrics are based on the 17th percentile of the last three products developed. This is an example of:
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Benchmarking . Correct Answer is ‘C’. Since you have a reference defined as the 17th percentile of each of the last 3 products, this is an example of benchmarking
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Question 107 of 200
107. Question
You are the project manager of the ABC project which has an allocated budget of $550,000. You have completed 80% of the work with an expenditure of $480,000 against your plan of 90%. What is the cost performance index?
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0.916. Correct Answer is ‘C’. BAC=$550,000, AC = $480,000 and EV(80% of $550,000) = $440,000. Hence CPI = EV/AC = 440,000/480,000 =0.916.
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Question 108 of 200
108. Question
Multiple classification models are available to prioritize the key stakeholders to ensure efficient use of effort to communicate and manage their expectations. One such model is the Salience Model. Which of the following does this model NOT consider?
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The Salience Model is a multiple classification model that describes classes of stakeholders based on their power, urgency, and legitimacy. Influence is a key parameter used in the Power/Influence grid and Influence/Impact grid. For more information on this process, refer to Page No: 396 of PMBOK 5th Edition.
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Question 109 of 200
109. Question
Which of the following is NOT an input to the close project or phase process?
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All of the stated are inputs to the close project or phase process except expert judgment which is a tool and technique for this process.
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Question 110 of 200
110. Question
You have to fast track your project to meet the schedule deadline, so you decide to use your software development vendor for developing the e-learning content without going through the process of issuing the RFP and looking for the right vendor. What is the main concern in this scenario?
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The vendor qualification. The software solution vendor might not be the right vendor to work on e-learning content.
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Question 111 of 200
111. Question
How is the precedence diagramming model (also called activity on node) different from activity on arrow?
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Activity on node uses all four types of activity dependency. All of the other options listed are characteristics of activity on arrow type of network diagrams. In order to get more information on network diagrams, please refer to Lesson number 6 of Simplilearn PMP Preparation Course.
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Question 112 of 200
112. Question
You are executing a project when the customer asks for a change that’s going to increase the schedule risk. What should you do first?
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Analyze the impact of the change with your team. This is the first thing that you should do because unless you know the impact, you will really not be sure what should get communicated to either your manager or the customer.
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Question 113 of 200
113. Question
You have been assigned as the project manager of a software development Project. The WBS is completed. The activity sequencing is also done. The activity duration estimate has also been received by each of the team members. What should be the next step in the project?
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Compress Schedule. If you look at the question, it says activities are Identified and sequenced. The duration estimate is also received, so before going ahead and finalizing the schedule, you should look at compressing the schedule to optimize it. Option C is related to the WBS and that’s done before activities are sequenced and Option D is done once the Schedule is finalized.
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Question 114 of 200
114. Question
Which of these statements about team awareness is FALSE?
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Team awareness can only be improved by the group members themselves. This a dummy question. You can see such questions in the PMI exam whose terminology is known or similar to PMBOK, but are included in the PMI exam to judge the difficulty level
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Question 115 of 200
115. Question
You have recently joined a new organization where there are many problems with the project management. Projects are not being completed on time. You have been assigned to help the senior management of the organization understand the project’s problems. Which of the following reports should you create for senior management?
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Milestone Report. A milestone report has summary details about the project. Detailed Cost estimate is not relevant to the question because the current problem senior management is facing is with projects being completed on time. A Gantt Chart is created to communicate the project’s schedule with the team.
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Question 116 of 200
116. Question
During the project execution, a large number of changes are made to the project. The project manager should:
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Make the approved changes and maintain the schedule baseline. It’s not bad to have changes, but changes must be managed and the baseline should be maintained.
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Question 117 of 200
117. Question
In the middle of a project, you are informed that the resources promised at the beginning of the project are no longer available. What would you do?
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Now this is a tricky question. The right thing to do in this case is to first evaluate the impact. Answer (d) Evaluate the impact of not having the promised resources.
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Question 118 of 200
118. Question
A project manager wants to capture the details of activities he would be doing to enhance the value of the process, including their inputs, outputs, and interfaces with other processes. Which of the following documents would be MOST helpful?
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Process Improvement Plan. While option (b) describes how the project management team will implement the quality policy of their organization; the process improvement plan is more focused on enhancing the value of the process in a project. It includes determining process boundaries, process metrics, targets for improved performances, etc. Please refer PMBOK 5th edition Project Quality Management PN 241 for more details.
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Question 119 of 200
119. Question
You are a project manager of a software development project. You have outsourced a component of your product to third-party vendor which is due to be delivered next week. You find out that the delivery of the component may be delayed due to political unrest in the vendor’s location. What is the BEST you can do in this situation?
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Revisit your project schedule and look at alternatives to reduce the impact of the delay. This question can be tricky as it doesn’t clearly state whether or not the project manager received a formal communication of the delay from the vendor. Since a project manager should proactively look for any event that may delay the project schedule, option (c) is the best alternative. Option (b) is harsh, especially in a situation which is beyond the vendor’s control (e.g. political unrest in the country).
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Question 120 of 200
120. Question
As a project manager, you are conducting a structured review of the seller’s progress to deliver the project within the contract specifications. Your objective is to determine progress with respect to the procurement statement of work. You would be doing this review in which stage of the project?
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As part of project status review. The project manager is doing procurement performance review as part of the process ‘administer procurements’. It is a structured review of the seller’s progress to deliver project scope and quality, within cost and on schedule, as compared to the contract. For more information refer PMBOK 5th edition Project Procurement Management PN 379.
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Question 121 of 200
121. Question
A project team working on a water purification plant is determining the right combination of flow rate, dosage of chlorine and residence time in the oxidation chamber to achieve the best results. What is the technique being applied?
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Design of experiments is the technique of finding out the optimum combination of factors that help achieve a certain target objective
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Question 122 of 200
122. Question
You are a project manager planning to launch a new product in the market. For this purpose, you are analyzing the existing products in the market to understand their best practices. You also compare industry standards for performance metrics including cost, cycle time, productivity, and quality to come up with your own product metrics. You are doing which of the following activities?
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Benchmarking. Benchmarking is a management tool through which a plan for evaluation, measurement, and improvement is implemented. It is the process of comparing the business processes and performance metrics including cost, cycle time, productivity, and/or quality to another that is widely considered to be an industry standard benchmark or best practice. The objective of Benchmarking is: (1) to determine what and where improvements are called for; (2) how other firms achieve their high performance levels; (3) use this information to improve the firm’s performance. Option (d) process analysis is a tool and technique of the quality assurance process which involves following steps in the quality improvement plan to identify needed improvements. Please refer PMBOK 5th edition Project Quality Management PN 239 for more details.
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Question 123 of 200
123. Question
A project manager is working towards improving the competencies, team interaction, and overall team environment to enhance project performance. Which of the following tools and techniques would NOT be helpful here?
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Conflict Management. The project manager is in the process of develop project teams and all the others except conflict management are tools and techniques used in the process . Conflict management is part of manage project team. For more information please refer to PMBOK 5th edition Project Human Resource Management PN 282.
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Question 124 of 200
124. Question
Which process groups must be included in every project?
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All five process groups are addressed in each project. It is the responsibility of the project manager to determine the level of attention to give to each process group.
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Question 125 of 200
125. Question
It is middle of the project when the project manager is informed by her scheduler that the project control limits are secure. That same morning she receives a note from a team member about a problem he is having. The note says, “This activity is driving me crazy, and the manager of the accounting department won’t help me until activity’s float is in jeopardy. “ In addition, the project manager has e-mails from a minor stakeholder and 14 e-mails from team members. While she is reading the e-mails, a team member walks into the project manager’s office to tell her a corrective action was implemented by a team member from the project management office, but was not documented. What should the project manager do NEXT?
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Notice how many situations are thrown at you in this question. It is important to practice reading through questions to discover what is important and what is just background information. In this question, the only thing relevant was the corrective action taken. Once you discover what the primary issue is, look at the choices to find out which is best for addressing that issue. What is the primary issue here? Did you realize the team member’s note is about a noncritical path activity? (“Until the project float is in jeopardy” means there is float and, thus, it is not on the critical path.) So is the issue the noncritical path activity or the documentation? You might disagree with the logic, but in this case the answer is the documentation. In the real world, problems often repeat. Without a record of what was done, there is no opportunity to consider the same solution for future problems. Documentation is critical to projects. Because the change log becomes part of the historical records database, it is best to first record the corrective action taken, then discuss the value of documentation at the next team meeting, and smooth the team member’s issue with the accounting department.
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Question 126 of 200
126. Question
To manage a project effectively, work should be broken down into small pieces. Which of the following does not describe how far to decompose the work?
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The lowest level of the WBS is a work package, which can be completed by more than one person. The other choices are aspects of a work package.
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Question 127 of 200
127. Question
A scope change has been suggested by one of the stakeholders on the project. After careful consideration and a lot of arguing, the change control board has decided to reject the change what should the project manager do?
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There is no reason to think that the board’s rejection would not contain analready, since providing that information is commonly done. Suggesting a change process that circumvents the change control board’s authority is not ethical. There is no reason to think that approval processes are not already in place. A rejected change should be recorded for historical purposes, in case the idea is resurrected later, and for other reasons.
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Question 128 of 200
128. Question
When is a milestone chart used instead of a bar chart?
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Both types of charts are used in project planning. Team members need to see details and so they need a bar chart rather than a milestone chart. Risk analysis COULD make use of both charts. A milestone chart is used instead of a bar chart for any situation where you want to report in a less detailed way. Since bar charts can scare people with their complexity and often show too much detail to be worthwhile on a management level, milestone charts are more effective for reporting to management.
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Question 129 of 200
129. Question
Cost risk means:
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While it is true that risk will cost the project money, that is not the definition of cost risk. Stating that the project is too risky from a cost perspective assumes that the risk is too great to do the project. Cost risk is the risk that project costs could go higher than planned.
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Question 130 of 200
130. Question
You are a project manager for a major information systems project. Someone from the quality department comes to see you about beginning a quality audit of your project. The team, already under pressure to complete the project as soon as possible, objects to the audit. You should explain to the team that the purpose of a quality audit is:
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Perform Quality Assurance, of which an audit is part, focuses on processes, procedures, and standards. Though ISO 9000 is a standard, that is not the only reason an audit would be conducted. The seller cannot generally control or review the customer’s quality process. Checking the accuracy of costs submitted by the team is more representative of a cost audit than a quality audit, so that option cannot be the best choice. One purpose of a quality audit is to identify inefficient and ineffective policies.
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Question 131 of 200
131. Question
A project is in the middle of the executing effort when a stakeholder suggests a major new change. This change will cause the third major overhaul of the project. At the same time, the project manager discovers that a major work package was not completed because a team member’s boss moved him to another project that had a higher priority. Which of the following is the best person for the project manager to address these issues with?
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It is the sponsor’s role to prevent unnecessary changes and to set priorities among projects. The situation described in this question implies that such work is not being done and the project manager must therefore go to the root of the problem: the sponsor.
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Question 132 of 200
132. Question
Changes to some project deliverables have been documented in the project management plan. The changes, and other project information, have been distributed according to the communications management plan. One stakeholder expressed surprise to the project manager upon hearing of a documented change to a project deliverable. All stakeholders received the communication providing notification of the change. What should the project manager do?
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The question states that all stakeholders received the information, so the issue is not that this stakeholder did not receive it. The problem presented here illustrates that there is something missing in the communications management plan. The best answer is to review the communications management plan in order to prevent future problems and to find any instances of similar problems.
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Question 133 of 200
133. Question
If a risk event has a 90 percent chance of occurring, and the consequences will be US $10,000 what does US $ 9,000 represent?
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Expected monetary value is calculated by multiplying the probability times the impact. In this case, EMV = 0.9 x $10,000 = $9,000.
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Question 134 of 200
134. Question
During which risk management process is a determination to transfer a risk made?
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Transference is a risk response strategy. Risk response strategies are determined in the Plan Risk Responses process.
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Question 135 of 200
135. Question
A watch list is an output of which risk management process?
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A watch list is made up of low-priority risks that, in the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process, were determined to be of too low priority or low impact to move further in the risk management process.
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Question 136 of 200
136. Question
You are in the middle of a complex negotiation when the other party says, “We need to finish in one hour because I have to catch my plane.” That person is using which of the following negotiation strategies?
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Putting a time limit on the negotiation is an example of a deadline negotiation strategy.
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Question 137 of 200
137. Question
A project manager is being considered for a particular project that will deal exclusively with global virtual teams. He only has experience with local teams. What should he do when discussing the opportunity with the sponsor?
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There are many issues that will be different in this project than those the project manager has experience with. It is unethical to overtly or indirectly mislead the sponsor about his qualifications. On the other hand, the project manager may have so many skills that would benefit the project that his lack of experience with global teams might not be a major problem. The project manager must make sure the sponsor is aware of the gaps in his qualifications, so the sponsor has the correct information on which to base his decision.
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Question 138 of 200
138. Question
You are the project manager for a new international project, and your project team includes people from four countries. Most of the team members have not worked on similar projects before, but the project has strong support from senior management. What is the best thing to do to ensure that cultural difference do not interfere with the project?
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Since this is an issue involving everyone, everyone should be involved in the solution. Spending extra time with the team on creating the WBS is generally a good idea, but it does not specifically address cultural issues. The best choice is to ask one person at each team meeting to describe something unique about their culture. This will lead to better understanding among people of different cultures, and help to avoid potential culture-related problems.
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Question 139 of 200
139. Question
Dave is the project manager for a construction project that is building a gazebo. When the project first started, he met with the stakeholders to define the scope. The sponsors mentioned that the gazebo is really important part of their daughter’s wedding ceremony that was planned for 7 months from then. In fact, they said that if the gazebo couldn’t be completed in 7 months, it wouldn’t it for them to even to start the project. Dave wrote down the 7-month deadline to put in his project scope statement. In which section of the document did the deadline appear?
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Project constraints
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Question 140 of 200
140. Question
Which of the following best describes the triple constraint?
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Cost, schedule, and scope
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Question 141 of 200
141. Question
You are conducting a status meeting and monitoring your risk register when you discover a risk that remains even after you implement all of your strategies. What kind of risk is this and what should you do about it?
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It’s a residual risk. You don’t need to plan a response strategy for it because you’ve already implemented all of the risk responses you can plan for.
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Question 142 of 200
142. Question
You are interview new project managers for your company. One of the candidates claims to be a PMP certified project manager, but you discover that she has never taken the PMP exam. What is the BEST way to handle this situation?
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Report the person to PMI
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Question 143 of 200
143. Question
Your are managing an industrial design project for an important client. Two of your team members have a disagreement on project priorities. One person wants to do certain activities first, While the other feels they should be left until the end of the project. You work with both people to forge a compromise where those activities are neither first not last, but instead done in the middle of the project. Nobody is particularly unhappy with this solution. Another name for a compromise is a :
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Lose-Lose solution
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Question 144 of 200
144. Question
You’ve been hired by a large consulting firm to evaluate a software project for them. You have access to the CPI and EV for the project but not the AC. The CPI is .92 and the EV is $172,500. How much money has actually been spent on the project?
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