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Questions # 151:

Which of the following are three inputs to the risk register?

Options:

A.

Risk register updates, stakeholder register, and quality management plan


B.

Communication management plan, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates


C.

Risk management plan, activity cost estimates, and project documents


D.

Project scope statement, organizational process assets, and scope baseline


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Questions # 152:

Which of the following is a project constraint?

Options:

A.

Twenty-five percent staff turnover is expected.


B.

The technology to be used is cutting-edge.


C.

Project leadership may change due to volatile political environment.


D.

The product is needed in 250 days.


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Questions # 153:

Which type of diagram includes groups of information and shows relationships between factors, causes, and objectives?

Options:

A.

Affinity


B.

Scatter


C.

Fishbone


D.

Matrix


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Questions # 154:

Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:

Options:

A.

Create WBS.


B.

complete project work.


C.

calculate costs.


D.

Develop Project Management Plan.


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Questions # 155:

At which stage of team development do members begin to work together, adjust work habits, and trust each other?

Options:

A.

Forming


B.

Storming


C.

Norming


D.

Performing


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Questions # 156:

What happens to a stakeholder's project influence over time?

Options:

A.

Increases


B.

Decreases


C.

Stays the same


D.

Has no bearing


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Questions # 157:

The total of the planned value (PV) is also known as:

Options:

A.

work breakdown structure (WBS).


B.

schedule target.


C.

performance measurement baseline (PMB).


D.

earned value baseline.


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Questions # 158:

Which of the following can be used as an input for Define Scope?

Options:

A.

Product analysis


B.

Project charter


C.

Scope baseline


D.

Project scope statement


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Questions # 159:

Which activity may occur at project or phase closure?

Options:

A.

Acceptance of deliverables


B.

Change requests


C.

Project management plan updates


D.

Benchmarking


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Questions # 160:

In one of the project meetings during a project execution, a new stakeholder attends and highlights a new risk. What should the project manager do next?

Options:

A.

Add this risk to the lessons learned register on project completion.


B.

Add the stakeholder to the stakeholder register and add the risk to the risk register.


C.

Make sure proper testing gets completed to minimize the risk highlighted.


D.

Ignore the risk from this stakeholder as this stakeholder never showed up at the start of the project.


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Questions # 161:

During project planning, team members seemed clear on deliverables. However, as the project progressed deeper into the execution phase, team members expressed the need for smaller components to better understand what must be delivered.

What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Inform the stakeholders that the stakeholder register needs to be recreated, as the team does not understand the requirements.


B.

Share the project management plan with the team members again to bring them up to speed on the requirements.


C.

Schedule additional meetings with the customer to explain the requirements for each deliverable at length.


D.

Revisit the work breakdown structure (WBS) again during execution, as the WBS can be defined at different points in the project.


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Questions # 162:

A production support system is being managed by a team. The team members cannot plan their work in advance, even for a week, because they do not know when new support issues will be submitted. The team cannot start working on new issues until they finish existing issues, no matter how long it takes to finish the existing issues.

Which method should be used in this situation?

Options:

A.

SAFe®, as it does not allow for scaling work across different teams in the organization.


B.

Extreme Programming (XP), as it does not allow for moving on to new items until the existing items are finished.


C.

Kanban, because the team does not start new work until the existing work is finished.


D.

Scrum, as it allows for completing the whole architecture up front without leaving any technical debt for the future.


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Questions # 163:

What is purpose of using the building information model (BIM) in software tools in the construction field?

Options:

A.

Reduce significant amount of time and money


B.

Help manage risks in large projects


C.

Keep up with emerging trends


D.

Provide sellers with multiple sources for documents


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Questions # 164:

What tool or technique will establish expected behaviors for project team members?

Options:

A.

Ground rules


B.

Decision mating


C.

Power/influence grid


D.

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix


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Questions # 165:

A subject matter expert (SME) was recently assigned to a project to manage the new compliance requirement. The SME claimed that the activity's prioritization needed to change and the schedule could be cut to mitigate the effect of this new compliance need.

How should the project manager proceed?

Options:

A.

Perform Integrated Change Control.


B.

Conduct a risk assessment with the team.


C.

Update the schedule to include compliance.


D.

Manage Stakeholder Engagement.


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Questions # 166:

An international company that is starting to practice an adaptive approach has several development teams located globally. They are having problems with multiple time zones and repetitive project schedule slippage.

What effective tools should the project teams use to collaborate?

Options:

A.

Adopt an iterative development approach and conduct virtual meetings.


B.

Arrange frequent colocated meetings and let the teams work together.


C.

Focus on developing products by only using teams that are colocated.


D.

Benchmark and adopt best practices that are being used by the competition.


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Questions # 167:

A project is at risk of delivering the solution late because of poor quality that prevents the user acceptance testing (UAT) from being finalized. The product owner does not want to sign off until all the Severity 1 (S1) defects are fixed. What should the project manager do to manage this risk?

Options:

A.

Create a risk in the risk register for each S1 defect and assign actions.


B.

Consult the risk register and implement the risk response actions.


C.

Ask the developers to work longer hours and resolve the defects.


D.

Review the organizational chart to find out who else can sign off UAT.


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Questions # 168:

What specific quality considerations should be examined while completing Quality Management plan?

Options:

A.

Risk registerB Stakeholder engagement


B.

Continuous improvement


C.

Standards and regulatory compliance


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Questions # 169:

A project team member is discussing a new project with their manager. The project is very similar to a project that was delivered last year and the scope is very well documented.

Which of the following project delivery approaches should be recommended?

Options:

A.

Adaptive


B.

Hybrid


C.

Extreme


D.

Traditional


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Questions # 170:

How does planning for prevention costs assist in meeting stakeholder needs and expectations, while still providing required performance and reliability?

Options:

A.

It details product or service failures experienced by the customer


B.

It clarifies the costs associated with assessing the quality of the product or service


C.

It accounts for costs used to avoid poor quality in the product or service


D.

It communicates product or service failures discovered by the project team


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Questions # 171:

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?

Options:

A.

Scope creep will be prevented.


B.

Resource allocation will be kept to a minimum.


C.

Project closure will be established.


D.

Project costs will be controlled.


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Questions # 172:

After winning a large government contract, a company needs to hire a portfolio manager What vital qualification should candidates possess?

Options:

A.

Ability to manage strategic goals across multiple projects


B.

Skills to manage a large project


C.

Competency to manage multiple projects that align departments


D.

Capability of managing project schedules


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Questions # 173:

In addition to the project charter, what other artifact is produced as a result of the Develop Project Charter process'?

Options:

A.

Assumption log


B.

Milestone list


C.

Business case


D.

Risk register


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Questions # 174:

Which of the following are components of the project management plan?

Options:

A.

Scope management plan, scope baseline, risk management plan, and configuration managemet plan


B.

Scope management plan, issue log, risk register and project schedule network diagram


C.

Scope management plan, schedule baseline, milestone list, and assumption log


D.

Scope management plan, cost estimates, duration estimates, and resource calenders


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Questions # 175:

In the project charter process, which three of the following are discussed during meetings held with stakeholders? (Choose three) D Cost

Options:

A.

High-level deliverables


B.

Success criteria


C.

Project objectives


D.

Phase transitions


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Questions # 176:

An adaptive project manager is handling a five-sprint cycle to deliver a minimum viable product (MVP). After the third sprint, the productivity of the team drops to 30% due to a change in the way the team operates.

Which of the following changes has caused this loss in productivity?

Options:

A.

Two of the team members have been working in silos using different methods to validate their performance.


B.

The team velocity was measured in the third sprint since the tool to measure velocity was introduced only in the third sprint.


C.

The team picked up technical debt items in the third sprint as technical debt can only be picked up after completing two sprints.


D.

Two of the team members were asked to do multitasking, which they did not do in the previous two sprints.


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Questions # 177:

A project manager is assigned to a new project with a defined scope. The project requires advanced planning at the start of the project. Which approach should the project manager select for the project?

Options:

A.

Predictive


B.

Hybrid


C.

Kanban


D.

Adaptive


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Questions # 178:

Which document can help a project manager to leverage historical project information?

Options:

A.

Lessons learned register


B.

Schedule baseline


C.

Work performance data


D.

Deliverable acceptance forms


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Questions # 179:

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?

Options:

A.

Project charter


B.

Product roadmap


C.

Project management plan


D.

Product requirements


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Questions # 180:

How can working in iterations increase the quality of the product being built?

Options:

A.

Teams have to do less planning and focus more on quality.


B.

The project manager has more time to document goals in advance.


C.

Less testing is required since it is done at the end of the project.


D.

Requirements are frequently clarified by users of the product.


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Questions # 181:

Which is an aspect of the requirements management plan?

Options:

A.

Detailed project scope statement


B.

Creation of work breakdown strucure (WBS)


C.

Impact analysis


D.

Duration for implementation


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Questions # 182:

What purpose does the hierarchical focus of stakeholder communications serve?

Options:

A.

Maintains the focus on project and organizational stakeholders


B.

Preserves the focus on external stakeholders—such as customers and vendors—as well as on other projects


C.

Sustains the focus on general communication activities using email, social media and websites


D.

Keeps the focus on the position of the stakeholder or group with respect to the project team


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Questions # 183:

Who should the stakeholders consult to discuss concerns about the current work package?

Options:

A.

Project manager


B.

Business analyst


C.

Project coordinator


D.

Project sponsor


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Questions # 184:

A project manager is managing a small project that has a time constraint. What should the project manager do to ensure the delivery is on time?

Options:

A.

Expand the scope of the project.


B.

Schedule the tasks in sequence.


C.

Increase quality review cycles.


D.

Schedule the tasks in parallel.


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Questions # 185:

Which statement describes the various purposes of project scheduling?

Options:

A.

Define the policies, rules, and techniques to run a schedule; serve as a tool to manage stakeholder expectations; and serve as a base for backlog management


B.

Define how and when deliverables will be completed, serve as communication tool, and serve as a base for performance reporting


C.

Define the life cycle, traditional or agile approach, and tools to control schedule; serve as a reference for scope management; and serve as a base for risk management


D.

Define activities, sequences, duration, and dependencies, serve as a reference for resource allocation, serve as a base for earned value analysis.


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Questions # 186:

One of the outputs of the project schedule is a detailed plan. What is the main purpose of that detailed plan?

Options:

A.

It represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope


B.

It creates a formal record of the project and shows the organizational commitment to the project


C.

It describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled and validated


D.

It provides the needs of a stakeholder or stakeholder group


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Questions # 187:

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?

Options:

A.

Project plan


B.

Business case


C.

Budget requirement


D.

Project charter


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Questions # 188:

Which of these is true project integration management?

Options:

A.

Project Integration Management is mandatory and more effective in larger projects


B.

Project Integration Management and Expert Judgement are mutually exclusive


C.

Project Integration Management is the responsibility of the project manager


D.

Project Integration Management excludes the triple constraints if cost performance index (CPI) equals zero


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Questions # 189:

A project manager read the initial contract when a project was started. The contract states a house has to be built in one year, and the foundation has to be completed in 30 days. What should the project manager do?

Options:

A.

Add the milestones to the risk register, as time is short.


B.

Add the two milestones to the project plan, as they are mandatory.


C.

Calculate the duration of the two milestones stated in the contract.


D.

Start the project as soon as possible, as time is short.


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Questions # 190:

An adaptive team is in the process of merging a legacy system from an acquired company. In order to check the project status and manage the flow of work, they are using a scrum board for this project. What data should be included in this information radiator?

Options:

A.

Product and sprint backlog


B.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) and baseline


C.

Increments and bottlenecks


D.

Burndown and burnup charts


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Questions # 191:

What process is performed periodically throughout the project as needed?

Options:

A.

Plan Risk Management


B.

Plan Communications Management


C.

Plan Resource Management


D.

Plan Cost Management


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Questions # 192:

The project sponsor wants to know when an in-flight adaptive project will be done. Which of the following metrics will help the team to predict how much longer the project will take?

Options:

A.

Risk burnup and control chart


B.

Customer satisfaction index and workload


C.

Average burndown and velocity


D.

Average velocity and cycle time


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Questions # 193:

An organization that is being interviewed online has recently experienced a severe network outage. Consequently, the organization has stated that it is required to have a working data network.

Which classification should be assigned to data network requirements?

Options:

A.

Customer requirement


B.

Transition requirement


C.

Solution requirement


D.

Business requirement


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Questions # 194:

What is the goal of the control quality process in project management?

Options:

A.

To monitor the activities of the project and ensure Iho work is being executed as it was planned


B.

To obtain a quality cerlific ation for the product of the project service or result


C.

To assess performance and ensure the project product, service, or result meets the customer's expectations


D.

To test the product service, or result to determine if the errors observed are within the defined quality margins


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Questions # 195:

A project manager was assigned to a project to implement a manufacturing system in a food factory. The main project objective is to deliver machines that are ready to process food. The project manager decides that this particular project does not require the use of timeboxed iterations.

Which method should the project manager adopt?

Options:

A.

SAFe®


B.

Kanban


C.

Feature-driven development (FDD)


D.

Scrum


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Questions # 196:

A project manager has joined the sponsor to verify the last deliverable of the project. The sponsor is measuring and examining the deliverable to determine whether it meets the requirements and product acceptance criteria. Which activity is being performed?

Options:

A.

Inspection


B.

Prototyping


C.

Decision making


D.

Brainstorming


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Questions # 197:

Project managers plan a key role performing integration on the project what are the three different levels of integration?

Options:

A.

Process, cognitive


B.

Complexity, understand and change


C.

Interact, insight and leadership


D.

Communication, knowledge and value


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Questions # 198:

Most experienced project managers know that:

Options:

A.

every project requires the use of all processes in the PMBOK® Guide.


B.

there is no single way to manage a project.


C.

project management techniques are risk free.


D.

there is only one way to manage projects successfully.


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Questions # 199:

The approaches, tools, and data sources that will be used to perform risk management on a project are determined by the:

Options:

A.

Methodology


B.

Risk category


C.

Risk attitude


D.

Assumption analysis


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Questions # 200:

What is the function of a Project Management Office (PMO)?

Options:

A.

To focus on the coordinated planning, prioritization, and execution of projects and subprojects that are tied to the parent organizations or the client's overall business objectives.


B.

To coordinate and manage the procurement of projects relevant to the parent organization's business objectives and to administer the project charters accordingly.


C.

To administer performance reviews for the project manager and the project team members and to handle any personnel and payroll issues.


D.

To focus on the specified project objectives and to manage the scope, schedule, cost, and quality of the work packages.


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