Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to be a key stakeholder for the product launch phase of a project?
A project sponsor and Chief Information Officer (CIO) disagree about how to release the final deliverables to the market. The sponsor wants to do a massive product release, while the CIO wants to be extremely cautious and add more time for testing and defect resolution. The project manager works with both parties and determines the best solution is to roll the product out in a pilot release to see how it tests, and then use customer feedback to determine next steps.
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques is the project manager using?
A project team has finished creating a WBS and started developing a schedule. The team should FIRST determine the:
Two team members completely disagree on how to complete a specific task. The project manager observes the conflict but takes no immediate action.
Which of the following techniques is the project manager using?
During the execution phase, the project manager discovered that the testing phase is dependent on completion of the vendor’s tasks. The project team has just informed the project manager their activities are almost complete, and they would like permission to begin testing. The vendor is not scheduled to deliver the products for two months.
Which of the following should have occurred to prevent this issue?
Which of the following documents need to be updated as events occur during a project? (Select TWO).
The chairperson of the board is visiting from another country and wishes to meet the project team members. The next project team meeting will be held next week, but the chairperson is leaving before the meeting. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
A company has hired a new project manager. The PMO has briefed the new project manager on the following expected responsibilities for projects:
Which of the following types of organizational structures did the new project manager MOST likely join?
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?
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 project manager is unsure if the quality of a deliverable from a SME meets specifications.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the project manager to address the issue?
A project team is mainly based in a metropolitan area. The team also has members in a remote area, where Internet access is limited and unstable.
Which of the following factors will MOST likely influence the communication methods used in the project?
A project manager is trying to explain to a stakeholder why projects are progressively elaborated upon. Which of the following is the BEST explanation?
A project manager is trying to ensure the quality of the design and reduce the number of potential defects. The project manager would like to use the fishbone diagram to perform this analysis.
This type of modeling relies on:
Which of the following project documents should be used to record the occurrence of an unplanned event?
Which of the following risk strategies is represented by the purchase of insurance?
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.)
Which of the following documents should be used FIRST when addressing a vendor that is not complying with the project deliverables?
Which of the following are MOST essential to developing an effective project team? (Choose two.)
Based on the table below:
Which of the following is the critical path if Task B has extended to ten days?
A project manager has taken over a project that is already in progress. The project manager notices the
functional manager of one team is unaware of the current progress. Which of the following should the project
manager do? (Choose two.)
Despite receiving regular updates, a sponsor learns a project recently slipped.
Which of the following documents can the sponsor review to determine the project’s performance? (Select two.)
A project manager is determining a project’s critical path to report the projected completion date to stakeholders.
Which of the following information will be required? (Select two.)
On an OBS chart, there is a dashed line between some team members and the project manager, and there is a solid line connecting other members to the project manager. Additionally, some employees at a lower level on the chart have no connection to the project manager.
Which of the following does this signify?
Which of the following primary factors are used to prioritize the development of risk response strategies?
(Choose two.)
Which of the following project phases would MOST likely include a creating transition plan?
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?
There is a project in which the team can only meet once every three months. When the team does meet, no
one can remember what was discussed and decided upon last time; thus, progress is being delayed. Which of
the following project management tools would help?
A quality auditor finds suspicious code during a software test. For which of the following could this be a trigger?
A project team started work on a project and was ahead of schedule when the project sponsor announced that the project needed to stop because of shifting strategic priorities.
The constraint described in this scenario is:
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?
Which of the following defines the minimum level of engagement of a stakeholder?
When closing a project, which of the following must be completed to allow team members to return to their designated departments?
A project manager failed to include quality testing in a software development project plan and must now add it while the project is underway.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship that quality will have on the triple constraint?
Which of the following is a suitable situation in which to apply the Agile methodology?
The internal project sponsor is frustrated by a lack of concise, regular updates regarding the status of a
project.
Which of the following changes would BEST satisfy the project sponsor?
A project manager is informed that the project sponsor was terminated from the project effective immediately. To ensure business continuity, the project manager has been asked to assume additional tasks to complete
the project on time. Many of these tasks were performed by the former project sponsor.
Which of the following types of change does this illustrate?
Ann, a project manager, is working for a new company. On her first project, the assigned project resources do
not follow her direction. She is not allowed to authorize contractors because they say she does not have the
authority. Which of the following is the MOST likely for what is happening?
At each project team meeting, the project team raises the same risk repeatedly. A mitigation plan has been developed since the risk was initially identified.
Which of the following risk activities is MOST likely missing since the identification?
A project manager conducted an audit of project deliverables. During the audit, the project manager identified a deliverable that did not meet quality standards. Which of the following describes who the project manager should notify FIRST?
A number of requirements, conflicts, and reworks during a project delayed the schedule, increased the budget, and required replanning efforts.
Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
For most organizations, which of the following is the MOST efficient method to communicate the project status to a large group of stakeholders?
The supervisor asks an engineer to be a project manager within the department. Of which of the following types of organizational structures is this an example?
A project manager has received documented approval from management to begin a project and the authority to start assigning resources to the project.
The project manager has received the:
Due to an overabundance of project issues reported at status meetings, a project manager wants to purchase a ticketing system to help manage the issues and impacts to the project.
Which of the following describes the information the new ticketing system would provide?
Which of the following is the BEST source for identifying the defect tolerance of a project?
A stakeholder wants to add four more data entry points on the accounts receivable screen of the current application being developed. Which of the following constraints would this impact directly?
A senior developer abruptly resigned without notice. Because of the senior developer’s expertise, the active task workload was substantial.
This would MOST likely impact the project’s: (Choose two.)
Which of the following project team members is responsible for managing quality assurance?
A key stakeholder has communicated a significant project scope change to the project manager. Which of the following actions should the project manager take FIRST?
A project manager is developing a network diagram to understand the flow of a project. Which of the following processes is the project manager performing?
A customer has requested a change in an active project.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take FIRST?
When a buyer requests a potential seller to provide details related to a product, service, or seller capability, which of the following documents would be used?
Which of the following represents additional unauthorized requirements from the client?
A project has passed a phase-gate, and the new phase is ready to begin. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate method to communicate the transition to team?
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.)
A new corporate policy was approved that will positively affect the project.
Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
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?
Which of the following documents will provide the MOST detailed information regarding the work a vendor will
perform during a project?
A PM notes a feature that was delivered does not appear in the latest requirement document. The PM
immediately submits a change request for remediation. Which of the following actions has the PM omitted?
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?
Which of the following is the MOST important component against which the project manager can analyze
project performance?
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?
An organization has multiple projects that are taking place simultaneously.
Which of the following should be tasked with ensuring resources are appropriately allocated to projects?
A project team has completed a major deliverable earlier than planned and wants to deliver it for testing. The team lead sends an email providing notice of task completion to the project manager.
Which of the following describes how the project manager can increase the likelihood that the deliverable moves to testing?
Upper management asks a project sponsor to provide several ad hoc reports as a brief overview of the project’s current status.
Which of the following types of reports should the project sponsor use to quickly summarize the status report data?
A project manager is assigned to a project that was previously managed by a peer project manager. The
project manager identifies several modifications that were deployed prior to CCB approval. Which of the
following change control processes is being mismanaged?
Which of the following documents should the project manager complete if requirements have been defined, but neither a vendor nor a platform has been identified?
A customer has stated that meeting the project schedule and milestones takes priority and is, therefore, willing to spend additional funds to sustain operations. The project team must ensure completion of the:
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?
Which of the following is a team-building stage that involves the team learning to trust one another’s abilities and begin working together as a productive group?
A project scheduler has calculated the project’s critical path. Which of the following activities would most likely
occur NEXT?
A project team is identifying, rating the probability of, and determining the impact on potential problems throughout the project. The team is also including the corresponding actions to take.
Which of the following activities does this describe?
A project is about to begin the execution phase. The SOW and project plan have been approved, and the project team has been formed. Which of the following types of meetings should happen NEXT?
A project manager has an opportunity to add a highly skilled expert to the team who can increase the probability of the project’s success.
Which of the following risk strategies should the project manager adopt?
A company has dictated project scope changes but has stated that the original budget still applies. Which of the following will MOST likely be impacted by the changes?
A project manager is managing a transactional project. One of the key team members is having difficulties understanding the client requirements.
Which of the following actions would be BEST for the project manager to take?
A project is taking more effort than anticipated. Which of the following constraints will MOST likely be affected?
The client accepts the critical design review.
Which of the following meetings should be held to move to the NEXT step in the project?
During a project assessment, a project manager determines the initial project cost estimates were incorrect, and there is not enough budget left, including reserves, to complete the project.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
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?
Resources for a project report to a project manager and a functional manager.
The organizational structure is:
A project manager has been assigned a complex project and does not know all the activities required to complete it.
Which of the following if the BEST approach to determine the work packages for the WBS?
Which of the following charts is a graphical representation of the causes of a specific event?
The design activity of a project has the following cost attributes:
PV = 100,000
EV = 20,000
AC = 90,000
Based on this scenario, calculate the schedule variance.
New requirements were introduced during the execution phase of a project, and the team believes this will impact the project cost but not the timely completion of project deliverables.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to validate the assessment?
The project team is creating a schedule for an upcoming project and attempting to determine when each task should occur.
Which of the following will assist the project team with building the schedule?
In a weak matrix, a highly skilled project team member has been using company equipment to view inappropriate content. Which of the following steps should the project manager take FIRST to address this issue?
A construction company is building a plant in a territory that is prone to earthquakes. To address the risk and consequences of potential earthquakes during and after plant construction, the company purchases additional
insurance. Which of the following risk responses has occurred?
A customer-requested project change has been approved, implemented, and validated.
Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A project manager learns that a key team member is required to work on a different assignment within the next
two weeks. In which of the following organizational structures does the project manager work?
A newly developed claims processing system will require users of the prior system to be trained to use the new system. During which of the following project phases should the training occur?
A company purchased a parachute supplier and is now sending parachutes to the research and development
department. Which of the following has occurred?
A company recently discovered that it could save money by moving its call center to another country. The company entered into an agreement for call center services. Which of the following types of organizational change is this?
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?
The PMO has removed a vendor from a project for inflating costs and failing to complete deliverables in a timely manner. The PMO received complaints that vendor resources missed appointments and provided poor
service. The vendor has initiated a lawsuit against the PMO, asserting the vendor was operating within the terms of the current agreement.
Which of the following documents should be reviewed by the PMO to support vendor removal? (Choose two.)
A company has been trying to implement a product with multiple challenges for more than two years. Both the company and the vendor mutually agree to cancel the project. Which of the following should be issued?
A project sponsor wants to replace the current PM with a more experienced PM. However, removing the current PM might have a negative impact on the team's morale and motivation in a critical stage of the project. After talking to the main stakeholder, the sponsor decides to provide the PM with training according to the need instead of removing the PM. Which of the following risk management strategies was used in this scenario?
A project’s stakeholders have not been informed of project updates and milestones by the CCB and project
team. The stakeholders have threatened to withdraw project support. Which of the following should the project
manager do to get buy-in from the stakeholders for the project?
A project is due to deliver, configure, and install a collection of medical devices. The first device in the collection is reportedly four weeks behind schedule is manufacturing. Which of the following BEST describes how the project manager can keep the project on track?
A project team lacks the necessary team members to complete a project. The project manager has rejected numerous candidates.
This is an example of:
A sports event is coming to a local city, and the project manager for the event fears there might be violence if the local team wins.
Which of the following types of project activities would occur if the local team wins?
A project manager received a change request, immediately documented the required changes, and evaluated the impact of and justification for the changes.
Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
Assuming an iterative approach, which of the following will be conducted at the end of each iteration?
Which of the following measurements would give the project manager the BEST estimate of the total cost of an active project?