A new executive has joined the organization and is considering adding deliverables to the scope. The sponsor agrees with the executive but does not want to change the completion date. Which of the following options would be MOST useful to the project manager to accommodate the new scope without extending the completion date? (Choose two.)
Which of the following are characteristics of qualitative risk assessments as opposed to quantitative? (Choose two.)
A project is coming to the end of a phase. The PMO required that the quality team review the work and budget before moving on to the next phase of the project. The project manager must schedule the review of the phase and have the stakeholders present. This review is referred to as:
A project team is spread between two countries on different continents. Which of the following factors are MOST likely to influence communication methods selected for the communication plan? (Select TWO).
A project manager travels abroad to meet the offshore team and sends out a meeting invitation to review requirements. However, many team members decline the meeting invitation. The PM approaches one team member to determine why people are declining. The team member indicates the project manager scheduled the meeting at a time when employees typically have permission to take a nap. Which of the following is the project manager facing?
Which of the following activities are associated with the closing phase of a project? (Choose two.)
Which of the following charts is a graphical representation of the causes of a specific event?
The project manager was asked to provide recommendations for the removal of a vendor. A meeting was scheduled with the key stakeholders and the project sponsor to highlight the reasons for this recommendation.
Which of the following should the project manager bring to the meeting to support this recommendation? (Choose two.)
A company has updated the method it uses to initiate projects. The company requires RFPs from three vendors, and low and high bids must be rejected to determine the selected vendor.
Which of the following terms describe this requirement?
Which of the following project documents should be used to record the occurrence of an unplanned event?
The PM is preparing for the planning phase kickoff meeting. It is imperative for the team to focus during the meeting on the expected outcomes.
Which of the following best describes what the PM should work on FIRST?
A project has a ВАС of $850,000. The project manager has identified and documented that certain key applications were not included in the scope management plan. As reported, the CPI is 0.8, and the PMO allows only a 5% additional increment to the planned budget. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A project manager has been asked to prepare and present a review of the execution phase. Which of the following is the BEST audience for this review?
A department manager asks a project manager about the status of a project that has only a few employees from the department assigned to it. Which of the following were MOST likely missed during project planning?
A project manager is justifying a required change with the associated impact on the project.
Which of the following is the NEXT step?
One deliverable failed during testing, and this has already happened several times.
Which of the following tools is MOST appropriate for the project team to use to determine the cause of the problem?
During the execution phase of a project, a project task has run longer than anticipated.
Which of the following is the new critical path of the project if Task 2 requires an additional two days to complete?
During a project, a key stakeholder asks a project team member to add a requirement. The team member adds the requirement without informing the project manager. Which of the following is described in this scenario?
A project has activities on the critical path that must be completed before other activities can start.
Task A is dependent on Task C before Task D can be completed.
Task A requires task B to start.
Task B takes twice as long to complete as Task C.
Which of the following is the appropriate ordering of the critical path?
A risk with a high probability and medium consequence to a project has been identified. In response, the project manager has purchased an insurance plan with the intent to provide additional funds if the risk is realized. There is no risk to the schedule or scope. Which of the following types of risk strategies is this an example of?
A project manager does not have enough time to complete several tasks on a critical path. The budget is a low concern. Which of the following should be used to complete the tasks on time?
A project manager is assigned to a new project that must start immediately. No formal or approved documents have been authored for the project. The project manager must identify project roles, justify the business need, and determine project scope boundaries.
Which of the following documents should the project manager create?
A project has fallen behind schedule. Upon investigation, the project manager determines that team members have implemented requirements relayed via impromptu hallway meetings with the client.
Which of the following should the project manager do to resolve this issue?
The government wants to start a project that will launch a satellite but lacks the appropriate SMEs. Which of the following would be BEST to solicit vendors?
A project team is unable to meet at the same time, thus requiring project work handoff at each shift.
Which of the following constraints might the project team be facing?
A stakeholder informs a project manager that a weekly status report has not been delivered via email, but the monthly status reports were received. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
During a meeting, a new member of the PMO says, “If this project fails, then the portfolio fails, and the program as a whole ultimately fails.”
Which of the following errors is the new PMO member making?
In the postmortem analysis of a project filled with scope creep, the project manager would like to reference what was initially agreed upon and promised to the customer as deliverables. Which of the following documents would BEST outline this information?
A contract manager is reconciling project invoices and needs to charge work performed by an outside contractor to a general ledger.
Which of the following would be the BEST project document to reference for this information?
Given the table below for a house construction project:
The table above is an example of which of the following project artifacts?
A manager is reviewing some projects with two project managers who are working on the financial system.
Which of the following BEST describes this type of review?
A project needs to know if a project is progressing as planned. Which of the following tools would be BEST to measure progress?
A recent change request was implemented with approval; however, it had an unforeseen negative impact on the critical path. Which of the following measures should be taken to ensure the project is not delayed?
During a weekly meeting, a project manager mentioned a decision was made on June 17 to include future state workflows in onboard training.
Which of the following communication methods should be used?
A developer is experiencing constant project scope changes and reaches out to the project manager to discuss the situation. They agree the customer has requested multiple modifications to the core idea and now extra work may need to be performed. Which of the following approaches would BEST support on-time delivery considering these changes?
A functional manager within a project is requesting to edit the display features of an application that is being developed.
Which of the following has the authority to approve the edit?
A project is approaching its end when the project manager is informed that a deliverable is exceeding the upper noise limit set by the legislation of the country where it was implemented.
Which of the following constraints has MOST likely been overlooked?
Project A is delivering the foundation for Project B. Construction regulations have changed during Project A, requiring work to be redone in the allocated buffer.
Which of the following is the MOST likely impact to Project B?
During the planning phase, a scheduler uses a WBS as a reference to create a list of activities. The next step of the process is to provide a sequence for all the activities. With which of the following deliverables is the scheduler working?
A Scrum team is completing a sprint; however, some tasks will need to carry over to the next sprint.
Which of the following should the Scrum master do to improve the team's velocity in the next sprint?
In which of the following circumstances would faxing be the MOST appropriate communication method?
An American publisher is participating in a workshop in Hong Kong with the purpose of updating a new book that will be launched in Japan next year. During the workshop, a deep and intense discussion occurs with other local publishers regarding the references the book may contain. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?
Which of the following project management roles is responsible for estimating the duration of tasks?
Two team members are discussing the lessons learned from the last testing release. Many quality defects were not reported, and the progress report is not accurate. Which of the following phases/activities are being executed?
Which of the following project roles is ultimately responsible for all project artifacts?
A project team is centralized in a cubicle environment. Periodically, one member disturbs other team members by listening to loud music. Which of the following techniques would be BEST for the team to remedy the situation?
An external customer has requested a modification of the project scope through an official change request. Which of the following is the appropriate NEXT step?
Management announces the PMO will assume all research and development efforts.
Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?
Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize activities and arrows to show how their dependencies are connected?
Which of the following tools would a project manager use to determine the root cause of an issue?
A project needs two more months of work to be completed, but the deadline is in 35 days. The project
manager heard the company recently hired an experienced person. The project manager scheduled a meeting
with the functional manager to negotiate bringing the experienced person to the team. Which of the following
strategies is the project manager trying to apply?
A contract review meeting has been scheduled with a non-performing vendor. The project manager has been asked to provide recommendations for continuous service improvements and removal of the vendor. Which of the following documents should the project manager review BEFORE the meeting?
A post implementation review is being performed as a part of project closure. Which of the following are applicable areas that the review should cover? (Choose two.)
An employee is assigned to a project and is developing a project charter. Which of the following are some of
the constraints the employee would typically face at this stage of the project?
A company engaged a third-party audit firm to provide regular financial oversight for regulatory compliance and
requested a project manager to work with the firm. The PMO declines to assign a project manager and refers
to another department within the company. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason for this?
A new corporate policy was approved that will positively affect the project.
Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
In the review of a project status report, the slack is negative. Which of the following should the project manager tell the stakeholders?
A critical issue has developed in an active project, and the project manager wants to notify the 20-person global project manager use FIRST to relay this information?
Two critical members have approached the project manager separately regarding personality conflicts. The
project manager cannot remove either from the project or separate their work activities. To help resolve the
conflict, which of the following would be BEST for the project manager to do?
A project encountered a problem and reached a milestone. In which of the following documents will the stakeholders MOST likely find information on these events?
An organization needs a vendor to provide a solution. The organization can only describe its goals but not how to accomplish the work.
Which of the following types of procurement should be used?
The design team and development team disagree about what technology should be used for a major requirement. A brainstorming meeting takes place, where both teams focus on the mutually agreed-upon deliverables.
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques did the teams use?
A project team is working on a project with high public visibility and excitement. The project sponsor is
concerned the public may lose interest due to the long delivery timeline. Which of the following is the BEST
way to keep the external stakeholders informed and engaged throughout the project?
A task on the critical path will not be completed on time. The project manager is reviewing both the schedule and the risk register to create a corrective action plan. The project completion date and quality of the deliverable cannot change. Which of the following activities should the project manager perform NEXT?
A new stakeholder has requested the status and progress reports for the project milestones. Which of the following documents should the project manager address FIRST?
Upon assignment to a project, the project manager is given a set budget, a due date, and a clearly defined
description of desired deliverables. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
The project's network map has a loop with multiple project outcomes.
This is the result of which of the following scheduling tools?
A company is in the process of combining the human resources and marketing departments. Which of the following describes this change?
A project team member states that the tasks identified in the project schedule for the week greatly exceed the number of available hours for the week. Which of the following activities would have allowed the project manager to identify and correct this issue in advance?
A project manager wants to ensure that a detailed overview of a new kitchen fits the client’s standards. Which of the following will the project manager MOST likely work to accomplish?
Which of the following captures unforeseen activities throughout the project that need attention and resolution?
The project sponsor wishes to implement a 24/7 solution for the service desk, requiring the establishment of the capability on three different continents. Which of the following factors is MOST likely to influence communication methods across the project?
A diagram or chart is required to illustrate data differences given the following:
1. The diagram or chart must track at least two variables to determine the relationship between independent variables and include a regression or trend line.
2. The diagram or chart should include cause effect analysis and investigate historical information.
Which of the following should be used given these requirements?
A key stakeholder asked several members of the project team to make project changes without submitting
them for approval. Because the stakeholder is related to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the team members
are reluctant to deny these requests. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST to control
this situation?
A project manager is not required to participate in performance appraisal meetings with team members. The project manager is working within which of the following organizational structures?
Which of the following are MOST essential to developing an effective project team? (Choose two.)
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques relies on establishing areas of agreement rather than disagreement?
Which of the following documents should be used FIRST when addressing a vendor that is not complying with the project deliverables?
A primary work location is unsafe due to a gas leak. The project manager has implemented the business continuity plan and authorized relocation to an alternate site.
Which of the following should be notified?
A local company is part of a hostile takeover by a multinational conglomerate. The Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) directs that all meetings be conducted via video conference to save costs and expedite communication.
This scenario is an example of:
A new project manager is working in an environment where resources report to another supervisor. The
project manager is having difficulty with a particular member and wants to escalate the issue. Which of the
following documents should the project manager consult?
A meeting has taken place with quality assurance tram members and the project manager.
Which of the following events would MOST likely have triggered the meeting?
A project team is not delivering their tasks in a timely manner. Additionally, tasks are being reworked because requirements continue to be identified as work packages are being delivered.
Which of the following are NOST likely missing from the project? (Select two.)
To control costs, project funding is being released under a waved approach. After passing each milestone, the project receives the next round of funding. Which of the following is hindered by this funding approach?
A project team decides to obtain a support contact on one of the hardware infrastructures being used on the project. This is to ensure the project is grounded if an issue with the hardware occurs during the course of the project.
This type of risk response is known as:
For most organizations, which of the following is the MOST efficient method to communicate the project status to a large group of stakeholders?
The project manager is running a project in an organization with a strong PMO and a mature control process. Due to vendor delays, the project is scheduled to exceed the authorized timeline. The project manager has discovered that fast-tracking two tasks will mitigate the issue. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A project is nearing the expected completion date, but it is behind schedule. The project manager has decided to fast-track the resources.
Which of the following impacts will MOST likely occur? (Choose two.)
Analogous estimating was used earlier in a hauling project; however, through progressive elaboration, it is determined that the cost for fuel is much lower than anticipated. Which of the following types of project change should be submitted?
Which of the following indicators would help the project manager to determine the financial status of the project?
A company is about to initiate a cybersecurity project. However, the project manager realizes the company does not possess the required skills to complete the project and requires a search by third-party vendors.
Which of the following documents should the project manager provide?
A vendor is unable to deliver an order by the specified date.
Which of the following should be the project manager’s NEXT steps? (Choose two.)
A company is hired to perform some of another organization’s work. Which of the following types of organizational change is described?
A team member was replaced on a project by a new team member of equal capability. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?
While working on risk ranking, the project team is unsure about the qualitative scales to be used for probability and impact. The project manager directs the team to look in the:
A project manager is creating the WBS.
In which of the following phases is the project?
A project coordinator logs potential events that can affect project constraints, and then records the results of brainstorming of potential strategies.
Which of the following documents should the project coordinator use?
The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholders's business unit.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
Due to a new government regulation, a project change is required. The project manager evaluates the change and realizes a representative from the legal department will need to approve the change as well.
The project manager should:
A company hires a number of interns and assigns them key roles on a project. Which of the following should the project manager MOST likely anticipate?
The project manager has had a large number of change requests approved by the project steering committee, but has been given no extra time to deliver the project.
Which of the following schedule compression techniques should be used by the project manager?
A new project sponsor has joined the project team, and the constraints on the project have been reprioritized. The project cost was previously the most important factor, but the new sponsor has indicated that meeting a new, shorter deadline is the priority.
Which of the following effects is this MOST likely to have on the project?
A vendor has accepted a proposed project from a customer.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be the first document created by the project manager?