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Questions # 351:

If the most likely duration of an activity is five weeks, the best-case duration is two weeks, and the worst-case duration is 14 weeks, how many weeks is the expected duration of the activity?

Options:

A.

One


B.

Five


C.

Six


D.

Seven


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Questions # 352:

A project manager seeking insight on previous stakeholder management plans and their effectiveness should evaluate:

Options:

A.

Historical information and the lessons-learned database.


B.

Historical information and the stakeholder register.


C.

Organizational process assets and the lessons-learned database.


D.

Project documents and historical information.


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Questions # 353:

An output of the Create WBS process is:

Options:

A.

Scope baseline.


B.

Project scope statement.


C.

Organizational process assets.


D.

Requirements traceability matrix.


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Questions # 354:

Which tool and technique identifies inefficient and ineffective policies, processes, and procedures?

Options:

A.

Scope audits


B.

Scope reviews


C.

Quality audits


D.

Control chart


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Questions # 355:

In an organization with a projectized organizational structure, who controls the project budget?

Options:

A.

Functional manager


B.

Project manager


C.

Program manager


D.

Project management office


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Questions # 356:

The stakeholder register is an output of:

Options:

A.

Identify Stakeholders.


B.

Plan Stakeholder Management.


C.

Control Stakeholder Engagement.


D.

Manage Stakeholder Engagement.


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Questions # 357:

Which Develop Schedule tool and technique produces a theoretical early start date and late start date?

Options:

A.

Critical path method


B.

Variance analysis


C.

Schedule compression


D.

Schedule comparison bar charts


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Questions # 358:

What type of planning is used where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, while work in the future is planned at a higher level?

Options:

A.

Finish-to-start planning


B.

Rolling wave planning


C.

Short term planning


D.

Dependency determination


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Questions # 359:

A project management office manages a number of aspects including the:

Options:

A.

Project scope, schedule, cost, and quality of the products of the work packages.


B.

Central coordination of communication management across projects.


C.

Assignment of project resources to best meet project objectives.


D.

Overall risk, overall opportunity, and interdependencies among projects at the enterprise level.


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Questions # 360:

A measure of cost performance that is required to be achieved with the remaining resources in order to meet a specified management goal and is expressed as the ratio of the cost needed for finishing the outstanding work to the remaining budget is known as the:

Options:

A.

budget at completion (BAC)


B.

earned value management (EVM)


C.

to-complete performance index


D.

cost performance index


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Questions # 361:

Which Knowledge Area is concerned with the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information?

Options:

A.

Project Integration Management


B.

Project Communications Management


C.

Project Information Management System (PIMS)


D.

Project Scope Management


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Questions # 362:

What is the name of the statistical method that helps identify which factors may influence specific variables of a product or process under development or in production?

Options:

A.

Failure modes and effects analysis


B.

Design of experiments


C.

Quality checklist


D.

Risk analysis


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Questions # 363:

Which of the following consists of the detailed project scope statement and its associatedWBSand WBS dictionary?

Options:

A.

Scope plan


B.

Product scope


C.

Scope management plan


D.

Scope baseline


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Questions # 364:

The procurement process that documents agreements and related documentation for future reference is known as:

Options:

A.

Plan Procurements.


B.

Control Procurements.


C.

Close Procurements.


D.

Conduct Procurements.


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Questions # 365:

Which of the following risk response strategies involves allocating ownership of a positive risk to a third party?

Options:

A.

Mitigate


B.

Transfer


C.

Share


D.

Avoid


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Questions # 366:

When would resource leveling be applied to a schedule model?

Options:

A.

Before constraints have been identified


B.

Before it has been analyzed by the critical path method


C.

After it has been analyzed by the critical path method


D.

After critical activities have been removed from the critical path


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Questions # 367:

Which of the following is a tool and technique for Estimate Activity Durations?

Options:

A.

Parametric estimating


B.

Monte Carlo analysis


C.

Alternatives analysis


D.

Bottom-up estimating


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Questions # 368:

Which action should a project manager take to ensure that the project management plan is effective and current?

Options:

A.

Conduct periodic project performance reviews.


B.

Identify quality project standards.


C.

Follow ISO 9000 quality standards.


D.

Complete the quality control checklist.


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Questions # 369:

The integrative nature of project management requires which Process Group to interact with the other Process Groups?

Options:

A.

Planning


B.

Executing


C.

Monitoring and Controlling


D.

Project Management


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Questions # 370:

The links between the processes in the Process Groups are often:

Options:

A.

Intuitive


B.

Iterative


C.

Measured


D.

Monitored


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Questions # 371:

Cost baseline is an output of which of the following processes?

Options:

A.

Control Costs


B.

Determine Budget


C.

Estimate Costs


D.

Estimate Activity Resources


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Questions # 372:

Which of the following processes are part of the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area?

Options:

A.

Develop Project Management Plan, Collect Requirements, Create WBS


B.

Develop Project Management Plan, Control Scope, Develop Schedule


C.

Develop Project Charter, Define Scope, Estimate Costs


D.

Develop Project Charter, Direct and Manage Project Execution, Close Project or Phase


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Questions # 373:

What is the difference between the critical path and the critical chain?

Options:

A.

Scope changes


B.

Resource limitations


C.

Risk analysis


D.

Quality audits


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Questions # 374:

Which of the following is contained within the communications management plan?

Options:

A.

An organizational chart


B.

Glossary of common terminology


C.

Organizational process assets


D.

Enterprise environmental factors


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Questions # 375:

Who selects the appropriate processes for a project?

Options:

A.

Project stakeholders


B.

Project sponsor and project stakeholder


C.

Project manager and project team


D.

Project manager and project sponsor


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Questions # 376:

A procurement management plan is a subsidiary of which other type of plan?

Options:

A.

Resource plan


B.

Project management plan


C.

Cost control plan


D.

Expected monetary value plan


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Questions # 377:

Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:

Options:

A.

Budget plan


B.

Resource plan


C.

Scope plan


D.

Strategic plan


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Questions # 378:

Which defines the portion of work included in a contract for items being purchased or acquired?

Options:

A.

Procurement management plan


B.

Evaluation criteria


C.

Work breakdown structure


D.

Procurement statement of work


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Questions # 379:

Taking out insurance in relation to risk management is called what?

Options:

A.

Transference


B.

Avoidance


C.

Exploring


D.

Mitigation


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Questions # 380:

Outputs of the Control Communications process include:

Options:

A.

expert judgment and change requests


B.

work performance information and change requests


C.

project management plan updates and work performance information


D.

issue logs and organizational process assets updates


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Questions # 381:

The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables is known as:

Options:

A.

Validate Scope.


B.

Close Project or Phase.


C.

Control Quality.


D.

Verify Scope.


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Questions # 382:

Plan Risk Management is the process of defining how to:

Options:

A.

Communicate identified risks to the project stakeholders.


B.

Conduct risk management activities for a project.


C.

Analyze the impact a specific risk may have on the project.


D.

Address unexpected risks that may occur during a project.


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Questions # 383:

Who, along with the project manager, is supposed to direct the performance of the planned project activities and manage the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist within the project?

Options:

A.

The customer and functional managers


B.

The risk owners and stakeholders


C.

The sponsors and stakeholders


D.

The project management team


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Questions # 384:

Which process uses occurrence probability and impact on project objectives to assess the priority of identified risks?

Options:

A.

Identify Risks


B.

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis


C.

Plan Risk Management


D.

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis


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Questions # 385:

What is the probability of occurrence if the risk rating is 0.56 and the impact if the risk does occur is very high (0.80)?

Options:

A.

0.45


B.

0.56


C.

0.70


D.

1.36


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Questions # 386:

An input required in Define Scope is an organizational:

Options:

A.

structure.


B.

process asset.


C.

matrix.


D.

breakdown structure.


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Questions # 387:

Which process is included in the Project Integration Management Knowledge Area?

Options:

A.

Manage Project Team


B.

Collect Requirements


C.

Sequence Activities


D.

Direct and Manage Project Work


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Questions # 388:

Projects are undertaken by an organization to support the:

Options:

A.

Product performance.


B.

Budget process.


C.

Collective capabilities.


D.

Organizational strategy.


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Questions # 389:

The CPI is .92, and the EV is US$172,500.What is the actual cost of the project?

Options:

A.

US$158,700


B.

US$172,500


C.

US$187,500


D.

US$245,600


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Questions # 390:

Which Project Management Process Group includes Collect Requirements, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis, and Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis?

Options:

A.

Initiating


B.

Monitoring and Controlling


C.

Planning


D.

Closing


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Questions # 391:

The individual or group that provides resources and support for a project and is accountable for success is the:

Options:

A.

sponsor


B.

customer


C.

business partners


D.

functional managers


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Questions # 392:

Which of the seven basic quality tools is especially useful for gathering attributes data while performing inspections to identify defects?

Options:

A.

Histograms


B.

Scatter diagrams


C.

Flowcharts


D.

Checksheets


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Questions # 393:

Which schedule network analysis technique modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources?

Options:

A.

Human resource planning


B.

Fast tracking


C.

Critical chain method


D.

Rolling wave planning


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Questions # 394:

An input of the Control Schedule process is the:

Options:

A.

resource calendar.


B.

activity list.


C.

risk management plan.


D.

organizational process assets.


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Questions # 395:

The most commonly used type of precedence relationship in the precedence diagramming method (PDM) is:

Options:

A.

start-to-start (SS)


B.

start-to-finish (SF)


C.

finish-to-start (FS)


D.

finish-to-finish (FF)


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Questions # 396:

During which process group is the quality policy determined?

Options:

A.

Initiating


B.

Executing


C.

Planning


D.

Controlling


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Questions # 397:

Which type of contract is most commonly used by buying organizations because the price for goods is set at the outset and is not subject to change unless the scope of work changes?

Options:

A.

Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustments Contract (FP-EPA)


B.

Cost-Reimbursable Contract (CR)


C.

Firm-Fixed -Price Contract (FFP)


D.

Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee Contract (FPIF)


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Questions # 398:

Which of the following is an output of the Monitor and Control Project Work process?

Options:

A.

Change requests


B.

Performance reports


C.

Organizational process assets


D.

Project management plan


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Questions # 399:

When an activity cannot be estimated with a reasonable degree of confidence, the work within the activity is decomposed into more detail using which type of estimating?

Options:

A.

Bottom-up


B.

Parametric


C.

Analogous


D.

Three-point


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