CAPM Exam
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A project reports an earned value (EV) of US$45 for work completed with an actual cost (AC) of US$40. What is the cost performance index (CPI)?
1.12
Given the following information:✑ Activity A takes one week.✑ Activity B takes three weeks.✑ Activity C takes two weeks.✑ Activity D takes five weeks.✑ Activity A starts at the same time as Activity B.✑ Activity C follows Activity B and Activity A.✑ Activity D follows Activity C. How long will it take to complete the project?
10 weeks
The project manager has the following information about the estimated duration for an activity:✑ Most likely [tM] `" 15 days✑ Pessimistic [tP] `" 20 days✑ Optimistic [tO] `" 10 days What is the estimated duration of this activity, according to the triangular distribution technique?
15 Days tE = (tO + tM + tP) / 3.
For a 10-day project, activity B's duration is three days, and activity C's duration is two days. What is the duration of activity A if activities B and C are performed in parallel?
7 days
A project manager is analyzing a few network diagrams in order to determine the minimum duration of a project. Which diagram should the project manager reference?
A diagram in which the critical path method has been applied.
In a large organization, with projects of different types and sizes, what kind of approach or method would be best to use?
A mix
Which statement is related to the project manager's sphere of influence at the organizational level?
A project manager interacts with other project managers to detect common interests and impacts their projects.
Considering a highly dynamic project environment, which approach should the project manager adopt to manage the project team?
A self-organizing approach to increase team focus and maximize collaboration
How should a project manager plan communications for a project which has uncertain requirements?
A. Include stakeholders in project meetings and reviews, use frequent checkpoints, and co-locate team members only.
Which are the main objectives of Project Risk Management?
A. Increase the probability of positive risks and decrease the probability of negative risks.
Which statement about identification and engagement of stakeholders during a project is correct?
A. Project stakeholders should be identified and engaged in every phase of the project to influence the success of the project directly.
Which of the following are components of the technical project management skill?
Ability to plan and prioritize, gather the right artifacts available for each project, and focus on critical success factors
The project team is inspecting the completed project scope to determine if the requirements have been satisfied. What is the result of this inspection?
Accepted deliverables
What is the difference between verified and accepted deliverables?
Accepted deliverables have been formally signed off and approved by the authorized stakeholder; verified deliverables have been completed and checked for correctness.
If you established a contingency reserve including time, money, and resources, how are you handling risk?
Accepting
How can a project manager represent a contingency reserve in the schedule?
Additional duration estimates in response to identified risks that have been accepted
Which type of project life cycle uses an iteration plan?
Agile
In a project using agile methodology, who may perform the quality control activities?
All team members throughout the project life cycle
A stakeholder is reading project documents given by the project manager. The stakeholder is curious about the difference between a verified deliverable and an accepted deliverable. Which of the following definitions can the project manager use to explain the difference?
An accepted deliverable meets acceptance criteria and is formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor a verified deliverable is a completed project deliverable that has been checked and confirmed for accuracy through the Control Quality process.
Which of the following conditions should the project manager consider when working on the scheduling for an adaptive environment?
An iterative scheduling and on-demand, pull-based scheduling will be required
A project team member is estimating the cost of an activity and is checking documentation from previous similar projects. Which estimation method is the project manager using to complete this task?
Analogous estimating
Stakeholder identification and engagement should begin during what phrase of the project?
As soon as the project charter has been approved
A project it just beginning, and management creates a long list of potential stakeholders. Which statement about identifying and engaging stakeholders is correct?
B. Stakeholder satisfaction should be identified immediately and managed as a project objective.
In agile projects while performing scope management, what is the definition of requirements?
Backlog
Which project documents can determine the budget?
Basis of estimates, cost estimates, project schedule, and risk register
31. Why is tailoring required in a project?
Because every project is unique and not every tool, technique, input, or output identified in the PMBOK Guide is required
What is a tailoring consideration in Project Integration Management?
Benefits
A project manager is performing the procurement management process with three vendors. The project team is reviewing the requests for proposal (RFPs). What type of procurement document is the RFP?
Bid document
Which of the following describes the similarities of the process groups and project life cycle?
Both provide a basic framework to manage the project
A project manager is working on an estimate. The project team is estimating each work package and then finding the total of all the work packages.Which technique is the project manager using?
Bottom-up estimating
A project manager held a meeting and listed all the team members' ideas for improving the product on a white board. What data gathering technique did the project manager apply?
Brainstorming
What does earned value (EV) measure?
Budgeted work that has been completed
The project manager is working in an agile/adaptive environment. The project manager is considering different approaches for applying Project Integration Management in this environment. How can the project manager ensure that this will work for the project?
Build a team that can respond to changes within a collaborative, decision-making environment
A project using the agile/adaptive approach has reached the Project Integration Management phase. What is the project manager's key responsibility during this phase?
Building a collaborative environment
Due to today's competitive global market, organizations require more than technical project management skills. Which of the following skills can support long- range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line?
Business intelligence and leadership skills
A new project has been set. Four main stakeholders besides the project manager and four other team members have been identified.How many communication channels are available?
C-35 n*(n-1)/2= 9*8/2=72/2=36
During the execution phase of a project a defect is found. The project manager takes responsibility and with the correct documentation, begins the task necessary to repair the defect. What process was applied?
Change request
A project manager can choose from several techniques to resolve conflicts between team members. Which technique can result in a win-win situation?
Collaborate/Problem Solve
Which conflict resolution technique produces the most lasting results?
Collaborate/problem solve
At the beginning of an iteration, the team will work to determine how many of the highest-priority items on the backlog list can be delivered within the next iteration. Which of the following activities is done first?
Collect Requirements
In an agile and adaptive project, which scope management entity involves stakeholder engagement?
Collect Requirements
What is the project manager's responsibility in Project Integration Management?
Combining the results in all other knowledge areas and overseeing the project as a whole
A project manager is preparing to meet with three crucial project stakeholders on a new project. Which tools and techniques can the project manager use to capture stakeholder interest?
Communication skills and cultural awareness
52. The project manager needs to manage a critical issue immediately, and this requires action from the upper management of a specific stakeholder group. Which plan should the project manager consult?
Communications management plan
A project manager has to share a status report with a new stakeholder and is trying to determine the level of detail to include in the report. Which document best details the information the project manager needs to make this decision?
Communications management plan
The project manager implemented the stakeholder engagement plan and realized that some updates should be made. Which components of the project management plan should be modified?
Communications management plan and stakeholder engagement plan
178. What can the project manager find among the factors that could lead a project to be tailored?
Company culture
The procurement requirements for a project include working with several vendors. What should the project manager take into consideration during the Project Procurement Management processes?
Complexity of procurement
Two members of the team are having a conflict. The project manager decides that, in this case, the best solution is to bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties in order to temporarily or partially resolve the problem.Which technique should the project manager use?
Compromise/Reconcile
A project manager is searching for solutions that bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties in order to temporarily resolve a conflict. What conflict management technique is described in this situation?
Compromise/reconcile
How can a project manager determine if the project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?
Conduct a quality audit
Which set of activities should a project manager use as part of the Develop Team process?
Conflict management activities and tracking team performance
111. In which Project Cost Management process is work performance data included?
Control Costs
Which process is engaged when a project team member makes a change to project budget with the project manager's approval?
Control Costs
If you are using an Ishikawa diagram to determine the root cause of problems, which process are you engaged in?
Control Quality
After an internal deliverable review session with the team, the project manager identifies some issues that need to be fixed before submitting the deliverable for formal approval. The project manager will need to manage the additional costs and time for the required rework. How would the project manager define these extra costs?
Cost of nonconformance
A firm contracted an event management company to conduct the annual sales day event. The agreement states that the event management company will charge the firm for the actuals and receive 8% of the total cost. What type of contract is this?
Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
Which are the competing constraints that a project manager should address when tailoring a project?
Cost, scope, schedule
What does an S-curve from a Monte Carlo analysis show?
Cumulative probability distribution representing probability of achieving a particular outcome
Which factors should be considered for cross-cultural communication?
Current emotional state, personality, and background
Which task will a project manager undertake while conducting Project Resource Management?
D. Define the roles and responsibilities of each team member or A. Identify the different aspects of the team to manage and control physical resources efficiently
95. Which tools and techniques should a project manager use to monitor risks?
Data analysis, audits, and meetings
Which is the tool or technique that is used to obtain the list of activities from the work packages?
Decomposition
What does the creation of a project management plan accomplish?
Defines the basis of all project work and how it will be performed
A project manager proactively meets with other project managers who manage other projects in the same program. To minimize the impact that other projects within the program may have on their project, of what should the project manager be aware?
Demands on the same resources
During which process of Project Cost Management does a project manager produce the cost baseline?
Determine Budget
Which are examples of processes that may be used once or at predefined points in the project life cycle?
Develop Project Charter and Close Project or Phase
Analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints for project execution and monitoring and controlling relates to which process?
Develop Schedule
Recognition and rewards are tools and techniques of which process?
Develop Team
The project manager is using co-location and providing training to the project team. On which of the following Project Resource Management processes is the project manager working?
Develop Team
In an agile or adaptive environment, when should risk be monitored and prioritized?
During each iteration as the project progresses
166. Why is tailoring in a project necessary?
Each project is unique
156. A project manager is experiencing a project with a high degree of change. Which type of stakeholder engagement does this project require?
Engaging regularly with stakeholders
Select two key benefits of the Control Procurements process. (Choose two.)
Ensures that contract performance meets the terms of the legal agreement Assures that legal agreements guide contract closing
Which statement describes the Monitor Communications process?
Ensures that the information needs of the project and the stakeholders are met
Which are required to create the schedule management plan?
Enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, project charter, and project management plan
Which of the following set of elements is part of an effective communications management plan?
Escalation processes, person responsible for communicating the information, glossary of common terminology, methods or technologies used to convey the information
What process is included in Project Schedule Management?
Estimate Activity Durations
The project manager is working in the processes of Project Resource Management. Which process is the project manager developing if they are using parametric estimation?
Estimate Activity Resources
Which two processes should be used to influence costs in the early stages of a project?
Estimate Costs and Determine Budget
What should a project manager use to determine how much money is needed to complete a project?
Estimate at completion (EAC)
What does expert judgement provide as an input to the resource management plan?
Estimated lead times based on lessons learned
Which is an example of analogous estimating?
Estimates are created by using information about resources of previous similar projects.
44. What should the project manager use to evaluate the politics and power structure among stakeholders inside and outside of the organization?
Expert judgment
Which of the following is an example of tacit knowledge?
Expert judgment
Which tools and techniques will a project manager use to develop a project charter?
Expert judgment, data gathering, interpersonal and team skills, and meetings
Company A has just been notified about a new legal requirement for its business operations. What is the classification of this item?
External enterprise environmental factor
An important project stakeholder has low risk tolerance. Which type of communication should a project manager use to provide this stakeholder with a difficult update?
Face-to-face meeting
Which is an example of an internal enterprise environmental factor?
Factory location
A construction project is underway, and during the progress review the painter complained that the task could not be started because the mason has not finished the plastering job. What kind of relationship between the tasks impacted the painting work?
Finish-to-Start (FS)
Which contract type is least desirable to a vendor?
Firm fixed price (FFP)
Which format can a network diagram take?
Flow chart
What is one of the main purposes of the project charter?
Formal authorization of the existence of the project
A project team submits a weekly progress report to the project manager. The project manager consolidates the same report and sends a complete progress report to the stakeholders. What is this an example of?
Formal communication
61. A project manager is working in an environment where requirements are not very clear and may change during the project. In addition, the project has several stakeholders and is technically complex.Which strategies should the project manager take into account for risk management in this environment?
Frequently review incremental work products and update the requirements for proper prioritization
In what type of organizational structure does a project manager develop their role and work with a team assigned by job function?
Functional
Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that influences the outcome of the project?
Geographic distribution of facilities
What should a project manager do to prepare a risk management plan in a project with a lot of technical uncertainty?
Get expert judgment
A company must implement sales software because it is opening a new branch in a foreign market. Although this software is used in every domestic branch, multiple changes are expected during the implementation because it is a foreign location. Which type of life cycle would the project manager use in this case?
Hybrid life cycle
What is the first step in the Stakeholder Management process?
Identify Stakeholders
Which key benefit can a project manager obtain by identifying stakeholders?
Identify the appropriate focus for engagement of each stakeholder
Which is the order of steps in the Procurement Management process?
Identifying and planning procurement requirements, obtaining quotes or proposals, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, and controlling procurements.
Which is the main benefit of managing and tailoring strategies in the Stakeholder Engagement process?
Increased support and minimized resistance from stakeholders
A project team conducts regular standup meetings to keep everyone updated on what each one of them is working on. What type of communication is this?
Informal
What internal enterprise environmental factor (EEF) can impact a project?
Infrastructure
221. What are the objectives of initiation processes?
Initiation processes are performed in order to develop the project charter and identify stakeholders.
A functional manager is delegating a key project to a project team without a project manager. Which communication method will be most effective?
Interactive
What communication methods would a project manager use for overall effective project communication?
Interactive communication, push communication, pull communication
In a functional organization, the director of an important stakeholder business group expressed concern to a line manager about the progress of the project. What should the line manager do next?
Invite stakeholders to attend monthly progress review meetings
A new project manager wishes to recommend creating a project management office to senior management. Which statement would the project manager use to describe the importance of creating the project management office?
It integrates organizational data and information to ensure that strategic objectives are fulfilled.
One of the outputs of the project schedule is a detailed plan. What is the main purpose of that detailed plan?
It represents how and when the project will deliver the products, services, and results defined in the project scope
What purpose does the hierarchical focus of stakeholder communications serve?
Keeps the focus on the position of the stakeholder or group with respect to the project team
A project manager needs to tailor the Project Cost Management process. Which considerations should the project manager apply?
Knowledge management
Directing another person to get from one point to another using a known set of expected behaviors and the ability to lead a team and inspire them to do their jobs well is related to?
Leadership and management
100. Which set of competencies should a project manager have?
Leadership, strategic and business management, and technical project management
Which are the most important competencies required for a project manager?
Leadership, strategic and business management, project management knowledge, and technical knowledge
How is the Project Scope Management process different in agile and adaptive projects than in traditional projects?
Less time spent on defining scope early on
A project team is closing out a phase and updating the organizational knowledge base. What organizational process asset (OPA) will the team update?
Lessons learned
A project team is discussing an upcoming planned product launch of a highly visible technologically advanced artificial intelligence tool. The team is debating the aspect of iterative and hybrid approaches. Which aspect of tailoring would this best represent?
Life cycle approaches
37. When managing costs in an agile environment, what should a project manager consider?
Lightweight estimation methods can be used as changes arise
Which of the following must be included in the risk register when the project manager completes the Identify Risks process?
List of identified risks, potential risk owners, list of potential risk response
The primary purpose of the stakeholder register is to:
Maintain a list of all project stakeholders
Project reporting is a tool that is most closely associated with which process?
Manage Communications
The project manager is distributing project communications, collecting and storing project information, and retrieving documents when required. In which process is the project manager involved?
Manage Communications
Which statement describes the relationship between Manage Quality process and Control Quality process?
Manage Quality is all about following planned processes and procedures for quality, while Control Quality is about making sure that the product which is produced conforms to customer specifications.
A project manager is addressing risks and potential concerns related to stakeholder management, and is clarifying and resolving previously identified issues. In which process is the project manager engaged?
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
A project manager is in the process of working with stakeholders to meet their needs and expectations, and identifying and fostering communication and involvement. Which process does this typically represent?
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
In which organizational structure would the project manager have most authority?
Matrix-strong
A project manager has just completed several brainstorming sessions and has gathered the data to show commonality and differences in one single place. What technique was followed?
Mind mapping
For what protect management process is work performance information an output?
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
What process is included in Project Integration Management?
Monitor and Control Project Work
84. How can a project manager maintain the engagement of stakeholders in a project with a high degree of change?
Monitor project stakeholder relationships using engaging strategies and plans
A project stakeholder is requesting changes to the project plan. Which process group addresses this?
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
What are the key tools for managing project knowledge?
Networking and storytelling
Which role does the project manager resemble best?
Orchestra conductor
80. Which of the following is a category of organizational process assets?
Organizational knowledge bases
189. A project manager uses their networking skills to build agreement with a difficult stakeholder. What level of influence did the project manager apply?
Organizational level
Which is a list of organizational systems that may have an impact on a project?
Organizational structure, governance framework, and management elements
Which set of tools and techniques is useful for estimating activity durations for the project schedule?
Parametric estimation, three-point estimation, meetings
A project manager is reviewing the change requests for project documents, deliverables, and the project plan. In which project management process does this review belong?
Perform Integrated Change Control
What process in Project Risk Management prioritizes project risks?
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
What process is performed periodically throughout the project as needed?
Plan Communications Management
Which of the following are processes associated with Project Cost Management?
Plan Cost Management Estimate Costs Determine Budget Control Costs
Make-or-buy analysis is a tool and technique of which process?
Plan Procurement Management
A project manager needs to demonstrate that the project meets quality standards and success criteria. For that reason, the project manager is defining the quality objectives of the project, the quality tools that will be used, and quality metrics for the project deliverables. Which process is the project manager executing?
Plan Quality Management
146. In which of the Risk Management processes is the project charter used as an input?
Plan Risk Management
Which tasks should a project manager perform in order to manage the project schedule effectively?
Plan Schedule Management, Define Activities, Sequence Activities, Estimate Activity Durations, Develop Schedule, Control Schedule
Which tasks should a project manager accomplish in order to manage project scope correctly?
Plan Scope Management; Collect Requirements; Define, Validate, and Control Scope; and Create WBS.
During what project management process does the project manager invest the most effort into creating the work breakdown structure (WBS)?
Planning
During what project management process does the project team begin identifying risks?
Planning
What process group establishes project scope, refines objectives, and defines the actions necessary to attain project objectives?
Planning
Which of the following best correspond to the organizational process assets (OPAs) that affect the project?
Policies and lessons learned from other projects
Projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios, and operations managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives refers to?
Portfolio management
Which is the correct hierarchy in a project environment, from most to least inclusive?
Portfolios, programs, then projects
Which is the best way for a project manager to ensure efficient and frequent communication with management and stakeholders in an agile/adaptive environment?
Post project artifacts in a transparent fashion and engage stakeholders on a regular basis.
What method for categorizing stakeholders is suitable for small projects with simple relationships among stakeholders?
Power/influence grid
Which of the following tasks is related to the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process?
Prioritize each protect risk and assign the probability of occurrence and impact for each one
Project managers play a key role in performing integration on a project. What are the three different levels of integration?
Process, cognitive, and context
Once the make-or-buy analysis is completed, which document defines the project delivery method?
Procurement strategy
How can a project manager evaluate project team development?
Produce team performance assessments
Which term refers to the work performed to deliver results with specified features and functions?
Product scope
What is the discipline that focuses on the interdependencies between projects to determine the optimal approach for managing them?
Program Management
A team was hired to develop a next generation drone. The team created a prototype and sent it to the customer for testing. The feedback collected was used to refine the requirements. What technique is the team using?
Progressive elaboration
Deciding the phases of project life cycle would be considered a part of which of these knowledge areas?
Project Integration Management
Which knowledge area includes the processes to identify, define, and unify the various project management processes?
Project Integration Management
Which of these is true of project integration management?
Project Integration Management is the responsibility of the project manager
An organization structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques is referred to as:
Project Management Office
When planning communications management, what input identifies key stakeholders?
Project charter
Which of the following sets are inputs to the Collect Requirements process?
Project charter and business documents
Which of the following documents are created as part of Project Integration Management?
Project charter and project management plan
What is a tailoring consideration for the application of Project Risk Management processes?
Project complexity
What is the role of project management in terms of organizational strategy?
Project management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectives
Which of the following is used as an input to prepare a cost management plan?
Project management plan
Which are inputs for the Plan Quality Management process?
Project management plan, project documents, and organizational process assets
What are the inputs of the Estimate Costs process?
Project management plan, project documents, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets
What is the best tool to calculate the critical path on a project?
Project network diagram
Which of the following are outputs of the Define Scope process in Project Scope Management?
Project scope statement and project documents updates
A project manager is identifying the risks of a project. Which technique should the project manager use?
Prompt lists
The project manager and the project team are having a meeting with the purpose of identifying risks. Which tools and techniques might help in this process?
Prompt lists and data analysis
Which behavior relates to team leadership?
Providing guidance using the power of relationships
A project manager is launching an information system to provide a lessons learned database. This action is necessary for recipients to access content at their own discretion. Which communication method is described?
Pull communication
What is the difference between quality metrics and quality measurements?
Quality metrics are product attributes and the measurement is the result of the Monitor and Control Project process
What is a key benefit of using virtual project teams?
Reduces project cost by use of modern technologies allowing seamless team collaboration
A project manager is determining the amount of contingency needed for a project. Which analysis is the project manager using?
Reserve analysis
What tool should a project manager use to efficiently manage project resources?
Resource breakdown structure
The Agile principle `welcome changing requirements, even late in development` relates to which agile manifesto?
Responding to change over following a plan
Responsible, accountable, consult and inform (RACI) is an example of which of the following?
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Which of the following can a project manager use to represent defined team member roles in a group of tasks?
Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
Which components of the project management plan are inputs used when creating the stakeholder engagement plan?
Risk, resource, and communications management plans
Which of the following is used to classify stakeholders based on their assessments of power, urgency, and legitimacy?
Salience model
Which is the appropriate tool to identify the possible correlation between two elements in a process?
Scatter diagram
To which knowledge area does the Collect Requirements process belong?
Scope Management
Which of the following are outputs from the process of creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)?
Scope baseline and project documents update
For which kind of quantitative risk analysis chart can a tornado diagram represent values?
Sensitivity analysis
After defining activities in project schedule management, which processes should a project manager follow?
Sequence Activities and Estimate Activity Durations
Which of the following technology platforms is most effective for sharing information when managing virtual project teams?
Shared portal
What important leadership quality/qualities should project manager possess?
Skills and behaviors needed to guide a team and help an organization reach its goals
The project management plan requires the acquisition of a special part available from a supplier located abroad. Which source selection method is being used?
Sole source
A project manager is working on the communications management plan. Which of these documents are inputs to consider?
Stakeholder engagement plan and organizational process assets
What is a tool or technique used in the Control Quality process?
Statistical sampling
A project manager is updating their CV or resume and realizes that they need to improve skills related to expertise in the industry and organizational knowledge.Which dimension of PMI's Talent Triangle best relates to this need to improve?
Strategic and business management skills
The project manager is explaining to others the essential business aspects of the project. To which skill category does this ability belong?
Strategic and business management skills
91. The project manager is working with some functional managers and stakeholders on the resource management plan. Which elements may be included in this plan?
Team roles and responsibilities, team management, and training plan
Which project manager competency is displayed through the knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to specific domains of project, program, and portfolio management?
Technical project management
60. Which statement summarizes the role of the change control board?
The change control board is responsible for reviewing and approving changes to the project
In order to detect quality issues earlier in the project life cycle, the project manager is using an agile/adaptive environment. What is the main difference between waterfall and agile/adaptive development approaches for Project Quality Management?
The frequency of the quality and review steps
In which sphere of influence is the project manager demonstrating the value of project management and advancing the efficacy of the project management office (PMO)?
The organization
A project manager is assigned to a strategic project. Senior management asks the project manager to give a presentation in order to request support that will ensure the success of the project. Which entities will the project manager attempt to influence?
The project and the organization
In an interactive communication model, how is the sender ensured that the message was understood by the receiver?
The receiver responds to the message with feedback
A project receives budget approval, but the risk of extra costs is expected. Which of these inputs should the project manager check in order to make a qualitative risk analysis?
The risk management plan and the assumption log
In an adaptive or agile life cycle, how are the customer and sponsor involved in the project scope management activities?
They should be continuously engaged
When should Project Risk Management be conducted?
Throughout the project lifecycle
A protect manager needs to request outside support for a statement of work (SOW) that is not precise. Which kind of contract does the project manager need to create?
Time and material (T&M)
What is the purpose of the project management process groups?
To logically group processes to achieve specific project objectives
Company A's accountant sends notification about a change in the company's tax classification. Why would a project have to be initiated?
To meet regulatory and legal requirements
What is the purpose of the Manage Quality process?
To translate the quality management plan into executable quality activities.
What charts and figures should project managers use during the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
Tornado diagrams and influence diagrams
A project has an estimated duration of 10 months with a total budget of US$220,000. At the end of the fifth month, it is estimated that at completion, the project will incur US$250,000. If the actual cost (AC) calculated is US$150,000, what is the earned value (EV) of the project?
US$120,000
40. In a preliminary meeting for a project, team members decide to execute the project with agile methodology. A finance team member wants to know how project cost will be determined at this early stage.How will the project team determine project cost?
Use a lightweight cost estimation due to the nature of agile projects
A project manager is performing a specific process and has a list of accepted deliverables. One of the stakeholders points out that they have just reviewed the verified deliverables, and come up with the list of accepted deliverables. Which process is being referred to?
Validate Scope
A project manager is formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. What is an input to this process?
Verified deliverables
A project manager is monitoring and recording results of executing the quality management activities to assess performance and ensure the project outputs are complete, correct, and meet customer expectations. Which output is the project manager using?
Verified deliverables
Which process determines the correctness of deliverables?
Verify Deliverables
Which action should the project manager take after the team finishes executing the scope?
Verify the deliverables to ensure that they are correct and meet the customer's satisfaction.
At what stages of a project should the Identify Stakeholders process be performed?
When the project charter is produced, at the beginning of each phase, and when significant changes occur
Under which circumstances should multiple projects be grouped in a program?
When they are needed to accomplish a set of goals and objectives for an organization
Which group of inputs will a project manager use during the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process?
Work performance data, enterprise environmental factors, and project management plan
Which of the following lists represents the outputs of the Monitor Communications process?
Work performance information, change requests, project management plan updates, and project documents updates
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis focuses on:
analyzing numerically the impact of individual risks on the overall project's time and cost objectives
Which is a major component of an agreement?
change request handling
When developing the project schedule, a project manager uses decomposition and rolling wave planning techniques in this process:
define activities
Which of the following tasks focuses on decomposing work packages?
define activities
Select three processes that are associated with Project Schedule Management? (Choose three.)
define activities, estimate activity durations, develop schedule
The activity of tailoring is necessary because:
each project is unique, and the members of the project team should select the appropriate tools, techniques, inputs, and outputs from the PMBOK Guide.
11. In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with charges?
giving access to information to the team and frequent team checkpoints
According to the PMI Talent Triangle, leadership skills relate to the ability to:
guide, motivate, and direct a team to reach project goals
Which is an example of leveraging evolving trends and emerging practices in project integration management?
hybrid methodologies
Which document can help a project manager to leverage historical project information?
lessons learned register
20. Which kind of communication should the project manager use when creating reports for government bodies?
official
What are the project management processes associated with project quality management?
plan quality management, manage quality, and control quality
The features and functions that characterize a result, product, or service can refer to:
product scope
The project manager is creating the communications management plan. Which group of inputs is required to begin?
project charter, project management plan, and project documents
With regard to a project manager's sphere of influence in a project, which of the following does the project manager influence most directly?
project team
Tailoring considerations for project scope management may include:
requirements management, stability of requirements, development approach, and validation and control.
A project is in progress and about to move to a different phase, according to the plan. This will be a good opportunity for the project manager to:
review and update stakeholder engagement
A project is just beginning, and management creates a long list of potential stakeholders. Which statement about identifying and engaging stakeholder, is correct?
stakeholder satisfaction should be identified immediately and managed as a project objective.
The project manager is dividing the project scope into smaller pieces, and repeating this process until no more subdivisions are required. At this point the project manager is able to estimate costs and activities for each element.What are these elements called?
work packages
