PMBOK 6TH ED PRACTICE TEST

You are in the process of estimating the activity durations for the various activities contained in the scope baseline for a large project being undertaken by your organization. You have an activity that will most likely take eight days to complete. It has been determined that the activity has a best case scenario of being completed in four days and a worst case scenario of taking 18 days. Which duration will you record for this activity using PERT?

9 days

You are managing a large project for your company and you have decided to contract out a portion of the development work. You have offered to pay a consulting company for their employee expenses, $2,500 for completion of the job, and an additional $1,000 if it is completed within a six-week timeframe. Which contract type is MOST appropriate to use in this scenario?

A cost-plus-incentive-fee contract

You are currently managing a landscaping project. Due to an unpredicted heat wave, grass seed has been ineffectual. As a contingency plan, a sod supplier has been sourced. Which action is a result of implementing a contingency plan?

A change request is created

You are in the process of defining the high-level scope of your project as part of developing a project charter for an external customer. Which of the following is an item that should be used to set and limit the scope?

Agreement document

During a project, you notice that a particular process is under performing. To address this issue, you and the members from the quality audit team complete a process improvement plan. The plan identifies what the existing process actually does and what the results should be. What should they do NEXT?

Analyze the problems with the process to be improved

You are currently involved in controlling procurements on a mission critical project for your organization. A seller has been contracted to provide a high load winch system. Which input to this process should have been given special consideration by both the buyer and seller?

Approved change requests

As the project manager for a large organization, you understand the importance of ensuring that all of the proper processes are followed when closing a project. You have already released and reassigned your existing project team to tasks on another project, and have received formal acceptance on the current project. You have a few things to complete at this point, but you want to make sure that you perform one specific task last. Which task should be completed last?

Archive project information

As the project manager for your organization, you often manage several projects simultaneously. Upon completion of a project, various tasks must be completed.One of the final tasks that needs to be completed during formal closure of a project is to gather and assemble all of the project records. Which of the following closing activities BEST describes what happens to the collected and assembled project records?

Archived for future projects

You have performed a feasibility study to validate if a potential project will address a business need of your organization. The result was positive, so you have begun identifying key stakeholders, determining key events, and the overall risk to the project. You are also identifying factors that may limit the actions of the project team. Where would limiting factors primarily be documented?

Assumption log

You are the project manager for the construction of a new shopping center. Which of the following are activities that you will perform when directing and managing project work?

Identifying and updating risks

The project that you are currently managing is nearing completion, and you have scheduled an assessment meeting with one of the programmers working on the project. A meeting is scheduled tomorrow afternoon in your office to discuss their work contributions throughout the project. You attained formal acceptance from the customer on the deliverables earlier in the week.Which option BEST describes the closing activity in which you are engaged?

Attaining stakeholder feedback

Marianne is a project manager currently working on a project to upgrade workstations, servers, networking equipment, and software during the week from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.She schedules a meeting every other Friday to meet with Bob, the head of the IT department, to discuss project progress and costs. Bob's secretary and accountant are also present as they are being used a couple of days a week by Marianne. The project team members, made up from Bob's staff, report to both Marianne and Bob. Within which type of organization is Marianne working?

Balanced matrix

You are the project manager for an automotive manufacturing company. You need to confirm that the project you are undertaking aligns with the organization's business strategy. What is BEST used to accomplish this?

Benefit analysis

As the project manager in charge of a mission critical project, it is important that you identify and categorize as many potential risks as possible. Which of the following will BEST help with this?

Brainstorming

You have decided to bring the stakeholders together to promote a bit of interaction and come up with as many ideas as possible about potential project risks. You are not dealing with solutions at this point. You have gathered the stakeholders in a meeting, and you are writing down ideas as the stakeholders shout them out. Which technique does this BEST describe?

Brainstorming

You are currently working on creating a document that will be used to gain authorization for the project. During this process, you need to locate the benefit analysis that was performed to justify the project. Where is the BEST place to look for this information?

Business case

You need to determine whether to make, buy, or lease a specialized lift that will be needed on a three-year project that you are managing.The organization does not have the skills required to make the lift. Review the costs associated with the alternatives.Buy: Price of lift: $5,150 Yearly maintenance fees: $25 Lease: Principle and interest costs: $4,800 Yearly commission fee: $240 Yearly tax write-off: -$30 What is the BEST choice to make regarding buying or leasing the forklift?

Buy the lift and save $205

You are the project manager for your organization. After conducting an inspection and a procurement audit to verify that all quality metrics agreed upon were achieved, it is time to close the contract.Upon receiving payment, the seller requires a formal sign-off on the contract to close the project with their organization. Which of the following BEST describes who is required to sign off on the contract?

Buyer

The audit team has determined that by modifying the pressure and temperature for a process, they can improve the structural integrity of the materials created. How did they come about their conclusion?

By studying the results after performing a design of experiment on the pressure and temperatures used

You are working closely with your project sponsor to create the initiation documents required to get a construction project approved. The sponsor has provided you with a number of details that you want to organize for your project proposal. Which details would be considered to be risks to the project?

Completing the construction in the dry season will reduce the number of days lost to rain.

You have been asked to create an image that will display how long a project activity will take. You must show logical relationships that exist between activities. Which method will BEST achieve this?

CPM (Critical Path Method)

You are the project manager for Brocadero. You are currently working on a large design project for a new type of vinyl-based, resilient floor material that involves many resources from different departments.You are currently located in the Wisconsin headquarters with the Design team. The Materials team is located in the Ohio office, and the closest manufacturing plant that has the equipment needed for this project is in Canada.Your CPI is currently 1.04; however, your SPI is only 0.80.You decide to bring the schedule back on track by bringing the key resources from the Materials team in the Ohio office to the Wisconsin office. This will allow them to work alongside the key resources on the Design team for one month. This will eliminate delivery delays from office to office during reviews and will also allow you to run parallel work packages between the two teams. What BEST describes this scenario?

Colocation

The project manager is preparing a report for a meeting with key stakeholders about the project's progress. As part of the report, the project manager needs to determine the schedule status. How does the project manager determine the schedule status?

Compare current progress against the critical path

You are the project manager overseeing the development of a new console video game and are currently involved in the Monitor and Control Project Work process. Which task would you be performing as part of this process?

Comparing the plan to the actual performance

You are working on a project developing a new shopping center and parking lot for an important, long-time customer. The project's scope has been defined, the design and schedule have been completed, the resources have been allocated for the various activities, and the contract has been signed.The customer has brought up an issue that was not accounted for earlier in the planning stage of the project. The customer wants to install eight additional bathroom stalls for the public to meet the expected increase in customers due to the closure of an older shopping center. The customer would like the materials bought from a supplier, outside the region, at a discounted rate. The supplier, however, will not receive the materials from the manufacturer for a month due to equipment problems at the manufacturer.As the project manager for this project, you disagree that eight stalls are required. Based on previous experience, you suggest that four extra stalls would be enough and that the addition of these four stalls would not affect the schedule. You also remind the customer that purchasing the materials from the supplier outside the region will delay the project and affect the grand opening of the shopping center. You would prefer to buy the materials from a local supplier that has the necessary materials in stock.The customer, yourself, and the project management team get together to come up with a solution. The customer is unwilling to have less than eight bathroom stalls added but is flexible in the supplier used. You reluctantly agree that the eight bathroom stalls can be added with minor changes to the scope and design, budget, and contract. However, installing eight stalls as opposed to four will affect the schedule in a way that any other unforeseen delays will cause the shopping center not to open in time. The local supplier is chosen for the materials to prevent further delays.Which conflict resolution method was used in this situation?

Compromising

Calvin, a project manager, has scheduled a meeting for his team to discuss problems that have developed over the course of the project.Lou, a team member responsible for assisting with updating the project schedule, expresses his concern about the time constraints over the next month. He is concerned there will not be enough time to attend the upcoming training seminar on how to use a new software program. This program is designed to help him with his tasks for maintaining the project schedule. Lou maintains that it is of the utmost importance to be able to attend the training.Jane, who is part of the project management team, needs Lou to be available to work on some key tasks. Jane reminds Lou and Calvin that the training seminar will be presented three months from today's date and Lou can attend it when there is more flexibility in the project schedule. Which action should Calvin take?

Consider all aspects of the situation and check with key project stakeholders

You are the project manager for a large manufacturing organization. You are currently managing a project designed to create a new line of fishing boats.Several weeks into the project, you are informed that John, the head of marketing, is concerned that the new boats will not provide any sales advantage over the current offerings. What is the FIRST thing you should do?

Consult the stakeholder engagement plan to determine how to gain John's support for the project.

While developing a new type of bearing that was meant to replace a recalled model, a minor quality issue was discovered. The bearings should have a diameter of 23 mm, with a +/-1 mm tolerance. A few bearings have been found to deviate from these limits. Which diagramming tool can be used to determine the work process's accuracy?

Control Chart

You are managing a mission critical project for your organization. A seller has been sourced to provide a high load winch system. You will be leasing a winch that is rated at 1,000 pounds. The delivery date of the hoist system was supposed to be three days ago, and you are unable to contact the seller. You are considering terminating the contract early. In which process are you working?

Control Procurements

You are a project manager working for the government's healthcare system. You have been tasked with overseeing the implementation of a new computer infrastructure at the local hospital. As the project manager, you deal directly with the change requests. During which specific process does the project manager prevent scope changes from overwhelming the project?

Control Scope

You are a project manager working for the healthcare system. You have been tasked with overseeing the implementation of a new computer infrastructure at the local hospital. You are currently ensuring that all change requests are processed accordingly. In which process are you currently involved?

Control Scope

You are managing a project designed to create an environmentally friendly concept home. You need to identify the total funds required. Which method would BEST be used to achieve this?

Cost aggregation

The project lifecycle will vary between different projects because of the deliverables and activities that occur within the different projects. However, there is a general life cycle structure that will apply to most projects. Which statement is TRUE regarding the planning of project costs?

Cost levels are at their highest as the work is carried out

You are managing a large-scale project for your organization. The project has been underway for several months now. After performing some calculations, you have determined that there is an SPI of 0.74 and a CPI of 1.34. Which method would BEST bring the project back on track?

Crashing

Mike, a project manager, is working on a construction project. He is in the process of conducting procurements for heavy machinery and steel that is needed for the project. He recognizes his friend Audrey as one of the sellers on the sellers list.After reviewing all the proposals from the various sellers and reviewing the bids, Mike would like to award the contract to Audrey's company. Her company has the reputation of having the most experience and the best product quality. In addition, her bid was the lowest received.However, he is not sure if he should, because Audrey is a friend and awarding the contract to her company could be perceived as a conflict of interest. Which action should he take?

Discuss the situation with the stakeholders before awarding the contract.

As a project manager for your organization, you have been asked to help develop a proposal for a potential project. The project goal, objectives, and the project strategy have already been documented. Which action should you take NEXT?

Define broad requirements

You are in the process of analyzing stakeholder requirements to document project scope, milestones, and deliverables for your project charter. Which activity should you perform?

Determine what requirements and deliverables are not part of the project

You are the project manager at Diallonic. One of the projects that you are currently managing is near its end. You are in the process of documenting information related to the strengths and successes of the project, as well as creating a listing of recommendations made by the project's team members. In addition, you are detailing how successful the project was by identifying the project objectives that have been met.What are you in the process of doing?

Developing the final project report

As a project manager, you have completed planning for the project and are two months into project execution. You have scheduled a project team meeting with four items on the agenda. Which item should have the highest priority?

Discussing risks not considered before and review risk response strategies

You are the sole project manager for a small company, which means that you often manage several projects simultaneously. One of the projects that you are managing is nearing completion.After meeting with the customer and project sponsor to attain formal acceptance of the project deliverables, you can officially begin to close the project.You have completed several processes required for closing the project, including gathering lessons learned, updating and filing project documents, and releasing several staff members who will be assigned to tasks on other projects.Now that the company has received formal signoff and payment for the successful project, which of the following would be the most appropriate NEXT step to take as the project manager?

Ensure that project expense accounts are closed at the end of the project.

You have been assigned to lead a project soon after it was selected by your organization's project management office.The project sponsor has provided you with a completed business case and benefits management plan, in addition to your organization's historical information on a similar project. Which tool or technique are you going to use to assess this information?

Expert Judgment

Bill is leading a project team in the development and building of a new hotel. He has assembled his project team members for the project's kick-off meeting. The team members are highly experienced in developing and building hotels.Bill provides the team members with his background. Bill explains that he started out as a construction worker helping to build houses, malls, hotels, and business offices. He decided to go back to college to get a degree in business administration. He worked his way through various management levels and eventually became a project manager for a multi-national company. He also mentors other employees of the company who are training for project management positions, and regularly attends project management seminars. Which form of power will Bill MOST likely express during this project?

Expert Power

You are a project manager for a major golf club manufacturer. Your team is working on developing a new line of golf clubs for the upcoming season. You wish to create a comprehensive listing of all stakeholders, so you order a reassessment of current stakeholders to be performed. What can be used to compile this listing?

Expert judgment in meetings or focus panels

Which cost of quality category is related to the cost of developing a product fix for a product that the customer received?

External failure costs

You are the project manager for your company. You have completed reviewing the new product with the customer and the support team that will be handling the new product after the transition is made. The verification and walkthrough was very positive. You schedule a follow-up meeting with the customer for the next morning to attain a sign-off on the new product.Which of the following BEST describes what is going to be accomplished at this follow-up meeting?

Formal acceptance

Janet is leading a project to design and develop a new aircraft. Two engineers, Neil and Holly, work within the same organization as Janet. They have been corresponding back and forth about the stabilizers required for the wings. Later, they contact Janet to advise her that the design is complete. Which communication dimension does the correspondence between Neil and Holly represent?

Horizontal

You are creating the project management plan for a project. Which statement represents the PRIMARY focus of the change management plan?

How product baselines will be controlled

You have been assigned as the project manager for a project that involves organizing a large video game convention and you have been asked to help develop the project charter.The sponsor for the project has identified one of the key factors for the success of the project as being able to accurately estimate the number of people attending. Since your organization organized this event the previous year, you have been reviewing some of the archived project documents. Where would you find estimated attendance in the project charter from the previous year?

In the section that lists any assumptions for the project

You are the project manager for a clothing design company. You have just gained formal authorization to initiate a project designed to create a new line of swimwear. What should you do NEXT?

Inform stakeholders of the approved project charter.

Your organization is undertaking a new high-profile project that is designed to improve several processes deemed to be outdated. The sponsor approaches you and asks if you will take on the role of project manager. You have been looking for the opportunity to show that you have the skills required to lead high-profile projects in your organization.After you have a chance to review the outline for the project charter and a list of potential contractors, you notice that one of the deliverables will require outsourcing some work. One of the potential contractors is related to you. Which method is the BEST way of handling this situation?

Inform the sponsor of the potential conflict of interest and defer the decision of whether to accept the project manager position to the sponsor.

You are the project manager overseeing the development of a new console video game and are currently involved in the Monitor and Control Project Work process. A working beta of the game is supposed to be available in the next two weeks to demo at an investors' conference. The project is a bit ahead of schedule. Too much information should not be disclosed at the conference.Which action can be taken to ensure that too much information is not released at the conference?

Initiate a change request to have extra resources temporarily removed from the project

You have just finished identifying risks that are associated with a project that you are managing. You now want to associate the risks with their root cause. Which method will BEST achieve this?

Ishikawa diagram

It has been determined that the schedule baseline is no longer accurate and requires modification. Which action must be taken to modify the baseline?

Issue a change request

You are a project manager overseeing the development of a new console video game and are currently involved in the Monitor and Control Project Work process. A working beta of the game is supposed to be available in the next two weeks to demo at an investor's conference.However, it is behind schedule due to problems that occurred when adding bonus content. Which option is the BEST course of action?

Issue a change request to minimize the scope for the release

You are currently in the closing phase of the project. As the project manager, you are tasked with providing the successful completion of the project deliverable to the customer. Which option describes the MOST important purpose of receiving formal acceptance from the customer?

It identifies that the customer has accepted the deliverables

You have been selected as the project manager for a new project that is being performed for your organization. The initiator of the project has signed off on the project initiation documentation. How does this documentation benefit you?

It provides you with the power to allocate funds and assign corporate resources.

You are the project manager for a new project. You need to introduce project ground rules to the project team. How should you convey the project ground rules to the team?

Kickoff meeting

As the project manager, you are responsible for the successful completion and closure of the projects that your organization initiates.You are currently at the closing point on a large software development project in which several obstacles were overcome. These obstacles included difficulties in vacation coordinating, poorly described quality metrics, and lack of proper communication planning. You want to ensure that these mistakes are not repeated in future projects.Where would you document this information?

Lessons learned documentation

You are in the process of integrating and consolidating the subsidiary plans and baselines created from the various planning processes. Which of the following documents will become part of the project management plan?

Management reviews

You are currently executing the activities for a project to produce an effective and safe drug that can be sold to pharmacies around the world.One of the ingredients in the drug is only manufactured by a few suppliers, two of which are reputable and one that is known for quality control issues. The supplier with the quality control issues sells the ingredient at a cost of 50% less than the two reputable suppliers.The customer wants you to change suppliers to purchase the ingredient from the supplier that sells the ingredient at a cheaper price point, as costs for the ingredients from your current supplier have increased. You explain the risks that are known with this supplier and the benefits of buying the ingredient from one of the other suppliers. You remind the customer that one of the major goals for the project is to produce an effective and safe drug. You address their cost concerns and help resolve the issue. Which activity BEST describes what you are you currently engaged in?

Managing the customer's expectations

You are managing a project that has received bad publicity in the local news. This is due to the project being behind schedule, all personnel being devoted to production, and proper cleanup not being performed. There was an effort to bring the project back on schedule, but the public was more concerned with debris making a mess of community. The decision to move personnel from cleanup to production would have been made during which process?

Monitor and Control Project Work

You are a project manager for a large construction company. Your company has an established contract with a local building supply company for the majority of the materials that you use on your projects.Your senior management has assigned you to a fairly aggressive project and has signed off on the project charter. Your first task is to begin identifying potential stakeholders for this project. Which activity should you perform?

Organize meetings

The initial round of project planning has completed and all the relevant stakeholders have approved the project management plan.During project execution, it comes to the project manager's attention that the contingency for one of the unplanned events may not be sufficient to reduce the impact of the event. What should the project manager do NEXT?

Perform reserve analysis and communicate the findings in a burndown chart.

You are providing the funding for a potential project for your organization. Which of the following is one of your responsibilities during the initiation stage of the project?

Prioritize the constraints of the project

You are the project manager for your organization. During the closing stage of your project, a team member who is training to become a project manager asks which documents are typically referenced during the closing of a project. Which of the following is the BEST answer to the team member's question?

Project Management Plan

You are currently reviewing restrictions or limitations that are both internal and external to the project. These restrictions will affect the performance of the project or a process within the project. Which option does this BEST identify?

Project constraint

You are the lead project manager at a large organization. As such, it is your responsibility to ensure that all project objectives have been met, and that the project is successful by having the deliverables accepted by the customer.When evaluating the completion of a project, against which document is project completion measured?

Project management plan

Marianne is the project manager for a project. The project team has begun performing the activities outlined by the project plan during the week from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Bob provides the funds for the project and resources are always available to Marianne. Meetings are scheduled every other Friday to meet with her staff of designers, network engineers, and software engineers.At the end of every month, Marianne and her staff meet with the project managers from her organization and their staff for a fun night out. Within which type of organization is Marianne working?

Projectized

As an experienced project manager, you understand the importance of attaining formal acceptance from a customer for project deliverables. There are several processes and activities that occur during the project lifecycle. Which statement BEST describes the primary activity of the Close Project or Phase process?

Provide information that will formalize the project completion

You are discussing the various types of project stakeholders with one of the junior project managers in your organization. You are in the process of identifying the responsibilities of the different levels of management associated with projects. Which distinguishing factors can you tell them are inherent to a portfolio manager?

Provides governance for a group of projects, leads the project selection process, identifies a project's return on investment

You are performing a preliminary analysis of the identified risks in the risk register, which entails prioritizing the risks based on the probability of occurrence and impact to the project. Which process are you currently performing?

Qualitative analysis

A team begins an independent review of project work to see if it complies with the project's policies, processes, and procedures. What is this team currently engaged in?

Quality Audit

You are reviewing the progress on the various work packages for a mission critical project when you notice that performance is not as expected for one of them. You need to identify the person in charge of the work package so that you can contact them. What is the BEST resource to use to locate this information?

RACI chart

Your organization is looking to incorporate an agile approach to upcoming project management project. Which tool or technique can you use to determine if an agile approach is suitable?

Radar chart

You are the project manager for your office. You are currently in the final stages of project closure, and are creating the final project report.Which information should be included in the report?

Recommendations provided by your team members

Ann, who is a senior project manager, has taken over a project from a colleague just after they completed assembling the team. Before leaving, they indicated that several members of the team will need specialized training. Which action should Ann take NEXT to help guide her through selecting the appropriate training?

Refer to the resource management plan

Lewis is a project team member taking part in team building exercises with the project manager and other team members. Lewis is shy and typically keeps to himself unless prompted for his input. Lewis is struggling with the current communication activity. Lewis wishes that he could be more like Becky. Becky is very well liked and highly regarded by everyone else. While she is not part of the project management team, she is seen by others as a role model since she is able to get others to see her way on many issues. Which type of power does Becky possess?

Referent power

You are working on a project to design a new road bicycle to be used in the upcoming Olympic games. You are currently involved in the Validate Scope process. You need to refer to the user acceptance criteria for the project deliverable. What is the BEST document to consult to quickly locate this information?

Requirements documentation

You have been assigned as the project manager during the initiation phase of a project that is being performed for your organization. You have been asked to define the business and compliance requirements that are to be included in the initiation documentation of the project. Which statement BEST represents the criteria that you should meet when defining requirements?

Requirements need to meet customer expectations

You are the project lead overseeing a project to create a new wireless media streaming device. The working model has a few features that you were not originally informed about. This could result in a higher cost device than originally planned. You need to determine if these features were formally requested by a specific stakeholder. To which item would you refer to verify this information?

Requirements traceability matrix

You have been tasked with randomly inspecting five project documents from a set of 50 to ensure the correct procedures are being followed for creating them. What are you currently engaged in?

Statistical sampling

You are managing a project that is designed to create a new database system that will be used by members of the sales team. You have been informed that Carl, one of the team leads in the sales department, is concerned that the system will not provide all of the required functionality. What should you do FIRST?

Review the stakeholder engagement plan to determine how to manage Carl's expectations.

You are currently engaged in identifying project risks. You begin by brainstorming an organization's strengths and weaknesses. You need to further analyze these factors to identify opportunities and threats. What should you use to perform this action?

SWOT analysis

The project charter has been completed on your current project and you are currently working on identifying all potential stakeholders. Company policy states that the classification method to be used needs to organize stakeholders based on their power, urgency, and legitimacy. Which classification method should you use?

Salience model

You have been contracted to an organic honey startup company to design a process for efficient honey gathering. Trying to monitor the schedule is a daunting task, as there are so many variables to consider related to bee honey production. Which of the following would be determined as part of monitoring the project schedule?

Schedule Performance Index

You are currently defining how to manage team and physical resources. You are also working on a strategy to make sure that you have sufficient availability of resources to successfully complete your project. Which result of this process will include conflict resolution processes?

Team charter

You have been assigned as the project manager for a project by a close friend who is a member of your organization's project management office (PMO). You have been asked to help complete the development of the project charter. Which of the following would provide the MOST influence in this development?

The project is being developed in a functional organization.

You are the project lead overseeing a project to create a new wireless media streaming device.An LCD display was used that does not match the original project scope. During a stakeholder meeting, the customer expresses that they are upset and the screen should be changed. Your CEO is worried about the costs associated with the replacement of the screens and believes the product is fine as it is. Functional managers are concerned about the additional time it will take the workers to replace the screens and suggest a revised model slightly after product release. Other upper management suggests releasing a standard version with the current LCD and a deluxe model with another LCD.As the manager, you need to settle this dispute. In whose favor should this dispute be resolved?

The Customer

Your organization uses the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) economic model to select which project they want to initiate. You have received a report that contains the BCR results for a number of different initiatives. Which guideline should you follow when selecting a project to initiate?

The greater the BCR, the more attractive the initiative.

While developing a new type of bearing that was meant to replace a recalled model, a minor quality issue was discovered. The bearings should have a diameter of 23 mm, with a +/-2 mm tolerance. The first ten bearings that are tested measure between 23.2 mm and 24.1 mm. Which statement is true regarding this information?

The process needs to be investigated

You are beginning the planning of a construction project for your organization. You need to assess the requirements, constraints, and assumptions to identify the deliverables required by the project. Which of the following provides the BEST source of this information?

The project charter

You have been assigned to lead a project soon after it was selected by your organization's project management office. You have been asked to assist with the creation of the initiation documentation.The project sponsor has provided you with a completed business case, a project benefits management plan, access to the lessons learned knowledge base, and a signed contract. Based on the information provided, which statement is TRUE?

The project is being completed for an external customer

You are a project manager for a large consulting firm. A colleague, who is also a project manager, informs you that the project they were working on ended by extinction. Which of the following statements BEST describes this type of project ending?

The project was accepted by all key stakeholders

Your organization uses a projectized structure to perform project work.One of their programs consists of three projects each with their own project manager. The program manager has been monitoring the progress of the three projects and notices that the one of the projects is behind schedule.After analyzing the situation, the program manager has submitted a change request to have a resource named Alice moved to this project from one of the other projects. This should help bring this project back on schedule. As a result of this change, what should be updated?

The resource breakdown structures for affected projects

An independent team from your organization is studying the procedures for taking sample measurements for products produced during a project. They have documented that the procedures for taking measurements include wasted steps that are not necessary for creating the product for this project. This resulted in process documentation updates. Which of the following BEST describes what is being performed?

They are performing audit activities

You have been assigned to manage a new project and are in the process of creating the stakeholder register. While you are an experienced project manager, you do not have specialized knowledge or training in this type of project. You plan to seek advice from subject matter experts in this area. Which is the MAIN purpose of using subject matter experts at this time?

To ensure that all relevant stakeholders are identified and a comprehensive list is compiled.

You are in the process of classifying the people and groups whose interests should be considered during the project. What is the MAIN purpose of this activity?

To ensure that the effort used to manage stakeholder expectations is efficient

You are a project manager working on a multi-year project for an organization. The project involves replacing an outdated networking environment that included mainframes with a new network using modern mainframe technologies.A vendor was contracted after a lengthy selection process to help design the new network and install any specialized hardware that is required. As a result, two network design experts from the vendor join the project team. These experts will assist the project team's mainframe hardware experts in designing and physically setting up the new hardware. The mainframe experts have no experience in designing networks. What will be the biggest challenge in this situation?

Transferring tacit knowledge

You are the project lead overseeing a project to create a new wireless media streaming device. The working model has a few features that you were not originally informed about. This could result in a higher costing device than originally planned. You are meeting with the customer to review the completed model. In which process are you currently involved?

Validate Scope

You have taken over as the project manager for one of the top golf equipment producers in the world. The previous project manager was overseeing the development of this year's club models. You need to quickly determine what activities have started and their current progress. Which item is the BEST source of this information?

Work performance data