CAPM Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) sample Question + Exam 2026 Practice Exam Dumps

Question # 4

A change log for communications can be used to communicate to the appropriate stakeholders that there are changes:

To the project management plan.

To the risk register.

In the scope verification processes.

And their impact to the project in terms of time, cost, and risk.

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Question # 5

When is a Salience Model used?

In a work breakdown structure (WBS)

During quality assurance

In stakeholder analysis

During quality control (QC)

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Question # 6

An input of the Plan Procurement Management process is:

Make-or-buy decisions.

Activity cost estimates.

Seller proposals.

Procurement documents.

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Question # 7

Which enterprise environmental factors are considered during Estimate Costs?

Market conditions and published commercial information

Company structure and market conditions

Commercial information and company structure

Existing human resources and market conditions

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Question # 8

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

Mitigate

Transfer

Avoid

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Question # 9

The process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule is known as:

Plan Schedule Management.

Develop Project Charter.

Develop Schedule.

Plan Scope Management.

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Question # 10

Which process involves aggregating the estimated costs of the individual schedule activities or work packages?

Estimate Costs

Estimate Activity Resources

Control Costs

Determine Budget

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Question # 11

Which type of graphic is displayed below?

Work breakdown structure

Context diagram

Control chart

Pareto diagram

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Question # 12

Which Process Group typically consumes the bulk of a project's budget?

Monitoring and Controlling

Executing

Planning

Initiating

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Question # 13

An output of the Validate Scope process is:

A requirements traceability matrix.

The scope management plan.

Work performance reports.

Change requests.

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Question # 14

Which of the following investigates the likelihood that each specific risk will occur?

Risk register

Risk audits

Risk urgency assessment

Risk probability and impact assessment

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Question # 15

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

Validate Scope.

Close Project or Phase.

Control Quality.

Verify Scope.

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Question # 16

Which tools or techniques will a project manager use for Develop Project Team?

Negotiation

Roles and responsibilities

Recognition and rewards

Prizing and promoting

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Question # 17

To which process is work performance information an input?

Administer Procurements

Direct and Manage Project Execution

Create WBS

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Question # 18

Work performance information and cost forecasts are outputs of which Project Cost Management process?

Estimate Costs

Plan Cost Management

Determine Budget

Control Costs

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Question # 19

The basis of identification for current or potential problems to support later claims or new procurements is provided by:

A risk urgency assessment.

The scope baseline.

Work performance information.

Procurement audits.

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Question # 20

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

Intuitive

Iterative

Measured

Monitored

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Question # 21

An input required in Define Scope is an organizational:

structure.

process asset.

matrix.

breakdown structure.

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Question # 22

A logical relationship in which a successor activity cannot start until a predecessor activity has finished is known as:

Start-to-start (SS).

Start-to-finish (SF).

Finish-to-start (FS).

Finish-to-finish (FF).

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Question # 23

Which input to the Plan Risk Management process provides information on high-level risks?

Project charter

Enterprise environmental factors

Stakeholder register

Organizational process assets

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Question # 24

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

Transference

Avoidance

Exploring

Mitigation

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Question # 25

What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if the budget at completion (BAC) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $50, and the earned value (EV) is $25?

$50

$100

$125

$175

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Question # 26

Which Knowledge Areas include processes from the Closing Process Group?

Project Quality Management and Project Time Management

Project Scope Management and Project Risk Management

Project Stakeholder Management and Project Cost Management

Project Integration Management and Project Procurement Management

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Question # 27

The definition of when and how often the risk management processes will be performed throughout the project life cycle is included in which risk management plan component?

Timing

Methodology

Risk categories

Budgeting

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Question # 28

Which cost is associated with nonconformance?

Liabilities

Inspections

Training

Equipment

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Question # 29

Which tool or technique is used in validating the scope of a project?

Facilitated workshops

Interviews

Inspection

Meetings

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Question # 30

Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project?

Power/influence grid

Power/interest grid

Influence/impact grid

Salience model

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Question # 31

Which document defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed?

Strategic plan

Project charter

Project management plan

Service level agreement

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Question # 32

Which of the following change requests can bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan?

Corrective action

Defect repair

Preventative action

Probable action

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Question # 33

Which statement correctly describes the value of a business case?

It provides the necessary information to determine if a project is worth the required investment.

It provides for alternative dispute resolution procedures in event of contract default.

It offers one of several alternative scenarios which assist in performing qualitative risk analysis.

It is used to help a project manager understand the scope of commercial advantages.

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Question # 34

The Verify Scope process is primarily concerned with:

formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables.

accuracy of the work deliverables.

formalizing approval of the scope statement.

accuracy of the work breakdown structure (WBS).

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Question # 35

Which item is an example of personnel assessment?

Resource calendar

Tight matrix

Team-building activity

Focus group

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Question # 36

The iterative and interactive nature of the Process Groups creates the need for the processes in which Knowledge Area?

Project Communications Management

Project Integration Management

Project Risk Management

Project Scope Management

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Question # 37

Configuration identification, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and audit are all activities in which process?

Perform Quality Assurance

Direct and Manage Project Work

Monitor and Control Project Work

Perform Integrated Change Control

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Question # 38

The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is known as:

Plan Human Resource Management.

Acquire Project Team.

Manage Project Team.

Develop Project Team.

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Question # 39

An input to the Plan Procurement Management process is:

Source selection criteria.

Market research.

A stakeholder register.

A records management system.

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Question # 40

An output of the Plan Quality Management process is:

A process improvement plan,

Quality control measurements.

Work performance information,

The project management plan.

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Question # 41

A project manager managing a cross-cultural virtual project team across several time zones should be concerned about the impacts of which communication technology factor?

Urgent information need

Sensitivity of information

Project environment

Ease of use

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Question # 42

The Identify Stakeholders process is found in which Process Group?

Initiating

Monitoring and Controlling

Planning

Executing

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Question # 43

In which Knowledge Area is the project charter developed?

Project Cost Management

Project Scope Management

Project Time Management

Project Integration Management

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Question # 44

Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact a project?

Project Risk Management

Project Human Resource Management

Project Scope Management

Project Stakeholder Management

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Question # 45

Which process identifies whether the needs of a project can best be met by acquiring products, services, or results outside of the organization?

Plan Procurement Management

Control Procurements

Collect Requirements

Plan Cost Management

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Question # 46

Which tool or technique is used to manage change requests and the resulting decisions?

Change control tools

Expert judgment

Delphi technique

Change log

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Question # 47

Which input may influence quality assurance work and should be monitored within the context of a system for configuration management?

Work performance data

Project documents

Scope baseline

Requirements documentation

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Question # 48

The only Process Group that comprises processes that typically occur from the beginning to the end of the project life cycle is:

Planning.

Executing,

Monitoring and Controlling.

Closing.

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Question # 49

A project manager providing information to the right audience, in the right format, at the right time is an example of which type of communication?

Efficient

Effective

Push

Pull

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Question # 50

Which group is formally chartered and responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project and for recording and communicating decisions?

Project team

Focus group

Change control board

Project stakeholders

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Question # 51

An output of the Create WBS process is:

Scope baseline.

Change requests.

Accepted deliverables.

Variance analysis.

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Question # 52

Which input to Collect Requirements is used to identify stakeholders who can provide information on requirements?

Stakeholder register

Scope management plan

Stakeholder management plan

Project charter

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Question # 53

Which Plan Schedule Management tool or technique may involve choosing strategic options to estimate and schedule the project?

Facilitation techniques

Expert judgment

Analytical techniques

Variance analysis

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Question # 54

Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?

Control Risks

Plan Risk Management

Plan Risk Responses

Identify Risks

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Question # 55

Which tool or technique is used in the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

Decomposition

Modeling techniques

Resource optimization

Meetings

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Question # 56

An output of the Develop Project Team process is:

Organizational process assets.

Enterprise environmental factors updates.

Project staff assignments.

Organizational charts and position descriptions.

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Question # 57

A reward can only be effective if it is:

Given immediately after the project is completed.

Something that is tangible.

Formally given during project performance appraisals.

Satisfying a need valued by the individual.

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Question # 58

A large portion of a projects budget is typically expended on the processes in which Process Group?

Executing

Planning

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

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Question # 59

Which item is an output of Plan Quality Management and an input to Perform Quality Assurance?

Organizational process updates

Quality metrics

Change requests

Quality control measurements

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Question # 60

Which item is an input to the Define Activities process?

Schedule data

Activity list

Risk register

Scope baseline

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Question # 61

The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action is known as:

Plan Risk Management.

Plan Risk Responses.

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis.

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.

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Question # 62

An output of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is:

change requests

enterprise environmental factors

the stakeholder management plan

the change log

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Question # 63

An element of the project scope statement is:

Acceptance criteria.

A stakeholder list.

A summary budget,

High-level risks.

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Question # 64

Change requests are processed for review and disposition according to which process?

Control Quality

Control Scope

Monitor and Control Project Work

Perform Integrated Change Control

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Question # 65

A project manager builds consensus and overcomes obstacles by employing which communication technique?

Listening

Facilitation

Meeting management

Presentation

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Question # 66

The review of a sellers progress toward achieving the goals of scope and quality within cost and schedule compared to the contract is known as:

Work performance information.

Inspections and audits.

Payment systems.

Procurement performance reviews.

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Question # 67

An input to the Manage Project Team process is:

Work performance reports.

Change requests.

Activity resource requirements.

Enterprise environmental factors.

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Question # 68

A project charter is an output of which Process Group?

Executing

Planning

Initiating

Closing

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Question # 69

In the Plan Stakeholder Management process, expert judgment is used to:

Provide information needed to plan appropriate ways to engage project stakeholders.

Ensure comprehensive identification and listing of new stakeholders.

Analyze the information needed to develop the project scope statement.

Decide the level of engagement of the stakeholders at each required stage.

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Question # 70

Which Process Group and Knowledge Area include the Sequence Activities process?

Executing Process Group and Project Time Management

Executing Process Group and Project Cost Management

Planning Process Group and Project Time Management

Planning Process Group and Project Cost Management

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Question # 71

External organizations that have a special relationship with the enterprise and provide specialized expertise are called:

Customers.

Business partners.

Sellers.

Functional managers.

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Question # 72

The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities is known as:

Control Schedule.

Sequence Activities.

Define Activities.

Develop Schedule.

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Question # 73

When a backward pass is calculated from a schedule constraint that is later than the early finish date that has been calculated during a forward pass calculation, this causes which type of total float?

Negative

Zero

Positive

Free

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Question # 74

What is one of the main purposes of the project chatter?

Formal authorization of the existence of the project

Formal acceptance of the project management plan

Formal approval of the detailed project budget

Formal definition of stakeholder roles and responsibilities

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Question # 75

Which tool or technique is used in the Plan Scope Management process?

Document analysis

Observations

Product analysis

Expert judgment

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Question # 76

A technique used to determine the cause and degree of difference between baseline and actual performance is:

Product analysis.

Variance analysis.

Document analysis,

Decomposition.

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Question # 77

Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?

Procurement documents

Communications plan

Project charter

Stakeholder register

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Question # 78

Regression analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and trend analysis are examples of which tool or technique?

Expert judgment

Forecasting methods

Earned value management

Analytical techniques

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Question # 79

What is the difference between verified and accepted deliverables?

Accepted deliverables have been completed and checked for correctness; verified deliverables have been formally approved by the customer or authorized stakeholder.

Accepted deliverables have been inspected by the quality team; verified deliverables are outputs from the Validate Scope process.

Accepted deliverables have been formally signed off and approved by the authorized stakeholder; verified deliverables have been completed and checked for correctness.

Accepted deliverables have been formally accepted by the project manager; verified deliverables are the outputs from the Control Quality process.

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Question # 80

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?

Influence and challenge

Innovation and administration

Leadership and management

Engagement and guidance

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Question # 81

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?

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Question # 82

What is the project manager's responsibility in Project Integration Management?

Ensuring that requirements-related work is clarified in the project management plan

Investing sufficient effort in acquiring, managing, motivating, and empowering the project team

Combining the results in all other knowledge areas, and overseeing the project as a whole

Developing a strategy to ensure effective stakeholder communication

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Question # 83

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:

create the project management plan.

identify the project objectives.

review and update stakeholder engagement.

create the schedule baseline.

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Question # 84

Which are inputs for the Plan Quality Management process?

Quality metrics, project documents, and financial performance

Quality management plan, project documents, and quality metrics

Project management plan, project documents, and organizational process assets

Project management plan, quality metrics. and project documents

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Question # 85

The process for performing variance analysis may vary, depending on:

scenario building, technology forecasting, and forecast by analogy.

working relationships among various stakeholders and team members.

application area, the standard used, and the industry,

work to be completed next.

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Question # 86

In the basic communication model, which term refers to the method that is used to convey the message?

Decode

Encode

Medium

Noise

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Question # 87

Which type of contract is a hybrid of both a cost-reimbursable and a fixed-price contract?

Cost Plus Award Fee Contract (CPAF)

Firm-Fixed -Price Contract (FFP)

Time and Material Contract (T&M)

Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract (CPIF)

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Question # 88

The technique of subdividing project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level is called:

a control chart.

baseline.

Create WBS.

decomposition.

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Question # 89

The staffing management plan is part of the:

organizational process assets.

resource calendar.

human resource plan.

Develop Project Team process.

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Question # 90

Lessons learned are created and project resources are released in which Process Group?

Planning

Executing

Closing

Initiating

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Question # 91

Which of these is true of project integration management?

Project Integration Management is mandatory and more effective in larger projects.

Project Integration Management and expert judgment are mutually exclusive.

Project Integration Management is the responsibility of the project manager

Project Integration Management excludes the triple constraints if cost performance index (CPI) equals zero.

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Question # 92

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?

Acquire Resources

Control Resources

Manage Team

Develop Team

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Question # 93

What is the purpose of the project schedule management.

Estimates specific time and the deadline when the products, services and results will be delivered.

Determines in details the resources and time that each task will require to be done

Represents how and when the project will deliver the results defined in the project scope.

It provides the relationships among the project activities and their risks.

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Question # 94

Which baselines make up the performance measurement baseline?

Scope baseline, cost baseline, and schedule baseline

Scope baseline, project management baseline, and quality baseline

Cost baseline, schedule baseline, and risk baseline

Cost baseline, project management baseline, and schedule baseline

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Question # 95

Which process requires implementation of approved changes?

Direct and Manage Project Execution

Monitor and Control Project Work

Perform Integrated Change Control

Close Project or Phase

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Question # 96

The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

Alternatives identification

Scope decomposition

Expert judgment

Product analysis

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Question # 97

Which of the following is an estimating technique that uses the values of parameters from previous similar projects for estimating the same parameter or measure for a current project?

Reserve analysis

Three-point estimating

Parametric estimating

Analogous estimating

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Question # 98

One of the objectives of a quality audit is to:

highlight the need for root cause analysis.

share the process documentation among stakeholders.

offer assistance with non-value-added activities.

identify all of the gaps or shortcomings.

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Question # 99

The probability and impact matrix is primarily used to:

Quantify risk issues for trends during a quality audit.

Develop a risk register for risk planning.

Evaluate each riskâ€™s importance and priority during Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis.

Define risk and compare impacts during Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.

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Question # 100

A project manager at a publishing company decides to initiate the editing phase of the project as soon as each chapter is written. Which type of Sequence Activities tool and technique is involved, considering that there was a start-to-start relationship with a 15-day delay?

Slack

Float

Lag

Lead

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Question # 101

Recognition and rewards are tools and techniques of which process?

Develop Team

Manage Team

Control Resources

Plan Resource Management

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Question # 102

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?

Planning and risk management skills

Communication and time management skills

Business intelligence and leadership skills

Strategic and business management skills

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Question # 103

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.

Accept all the deliverables and deliver them to the customer for final acceptance.

Conduct a joint session with the customer, change the deliverables, and then request approval.

Check that all change requests were implemented and release deliverables to the customer.

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Question # 104

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?

Push communication

Pull communication

Interactive communication

Stakeholder communication

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Question # 105

A project reports an earned value (EV) of USS45 for work completed with an actual cost (AC) of US$40. What is the cost performance index (CPI)?

0.88

1.12

0.58

1.58

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Question # 106

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?

Collective decision making

Multicriteria decision analysis

Mind mapping

Affinity diagram

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Question # 107

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

Identifying and planning procurement requirements, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, obtaining quotes or proposals, and controlling procurements

Controlling procurements, identifying and planning procurement requirements, obtaining quotes or proposals, negotiating with vendors, and contracting with selected vendors

Obtaining quotes or proposals, identifying and planning procurement requirements, negotiating with vendors, contracting with selected vendors, and controlling procurements

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Question # 108

Which group of inputs will a project manager use during the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process?

Project charter, business documents, and project management plan

Agreements, scope baseline, and project management plan

Project charter, business case, and project management plan

Work performance data, enterprise environmental factors, and project management plan

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Question # 109

The project manager is creating the communications management plan Which group of inputs Is required to begin?

Work performance reports, change requests, and risk register

Work performance data, project documents, and stakeholder engagement plan

Project charter, project management plan, and project documents

Work performance data, stakeholder register, and team management plan

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Question # 110

Which of the following are processes associated with Project Cost Management?

Develop Costs. Estimate Costs, Determine Budget. Control Costs

Develop Budget, Determine Budget, Determine Risks, Control Costs

Plan Cost Management, Estimate Costs. Determine Budget. Control Costs

Plan Budget Management. Determine Budget, Create Cost Accounts. Control Costs

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Question # 111

Which contract type is least desirable to a vendor?

Fixed price with economic price adjustment (FPEPA)

Firm fixed price (FFP)

Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF>

Cost plus award fee (CPAF>

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Question # 112

How can a project manager determine if the project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?

Look at the quality metrics.

Validate the scope.

Review the quality checklist.

Conduct a quality audit.

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Question # 113

The project leam is brainstorming on approaches to deliver the upcoming product launch for which the project has been chartered. The project manager is laying out hybrid, adaptive, iterative methods. What is the team trying to address?

Co-location

Lite-cycle

Diversity

Management

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Question # 114

Which components of the project management plan are inputs used when creating the stakeholder engagement plan?

Risk, resource, and communications management plans

Scope, quality, and resource management plans

Procurement, integration, and risk management plans

Communications, schedule, and cost management plans

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Question # 115

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?

Work performance information

Bidder conferences

Complexity of procurement

Procurement management plan

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Question # 116

A functional manager is delegating a key project to a project team without a project manager. Which communication method will be most effective?

Interactive

Push

Verbal

Oral

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Question # 117

A project manager uses their networking skills to build agreement with a difficult stakeholder. What level of influence did the project manager apply?

Project level

Organizational level

Industry level

Influential level

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Question # 118

In which Project Cost Management process is work performance data included?

Plan Cost Management

Estimate Costs

Determine Budget

Control Costs

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Question # 119

Which of the following is a category of organizational process assets?

Government standards

Organizational culture

Employee capabilities

Organizational knowledge bases

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Question # 120

During the planning phase, a project manager must create a work breakdown structure (WBS) to improve management of the project's components. What should be included in the WBS?

Activity dependencies

Work package risks

Description of work

Resource estimates

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Question # 121

Stakeholder identification and engagement should begin during what phase of the project?

After the project management plan is completed

After the stakeholder engagement plan is completed

As soon as the project charter has been approved

After the communications management plan is completed

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Question # 122

Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity's duration?

Analogous

Parametric

Three-point

What-if scenario analysis

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Question # 123

Analogous cost estimating relies on which of the following techniques?

Expert judgment

Project management software

Vendor bid analysis

Reserve analysis

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Question # 124

What charts and (igures should project managers use during the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?

Tornado diagrams and influence diagrams

Detectability bubble charts and probability and impact matrix

Hierarchical charts and burndown charts

Flow charts and responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) charts

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Question # 125

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?

Identify Stakeholders

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Monitor Slakeholder Engagement

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Question # 126

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?

Monitor and Control Project Work

Direct and Manage Project Work

Close Project or Phase

Perform Integrated Change Control

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Question # 127

Labor, materials, equipment, and supplies are examples of:

Resource attributes.

Resource types.

Resource categories.

Resource breakdown structures (RBS).

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Question # 128

Howls program success measured?

By delivering the benefit of managing the program's projects in a coordinated manner

By the quality, timeliness, cost-etfectiveness. and customer saDstaction of the product or service

By completing the right projects to achieve objectives rather than completing projects the right way

By aggregating the successes of the individual projects in the program

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Question # 129

Once the make-or-buy analysis is completed, which document defines the project delivery method?

Procurement statement of work (SOW)

Procurement strategy

Terms of reference

Change request

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Question # 130

When developing the project schedule, a project manager uses decomposition and rolling wave planning techniques in this process.

Develop Schedule

Define Activities

Define Scope

Collect Requirements

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Question # 131

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

When they have the same project manager and the same organizational unit

When they have the same scope, budget, and schedule

When they are from the same unit of the organization

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Question # 132

A project stakeholder is requesting changes to the project plan. Which process group addresses this?

Initiating Process Group

Planning Process Group

Executing Process Group

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group

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Question # 133

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?

Informal communication

Internal communication

Formal communication

Horizontal communication

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Question # 134

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?

Eleven weeks

Nine weeks

Eight weeks

Ten weeks

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Question # 135

What type of meeting is held to discuss prioritized product backlog items?

Status

Daily standup

Iteration planning

Release planning

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Question # 136

What is an output of the plan resource management process

Project charter

Risk register

Scope baseline

Stakeholder register

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Question # 137

Which process is engaged when a proiect learn inember makes a change to project budget with the project manager's approval?

Manage Cost Plan

Estimate Costs

Determine Budget

Control Costs

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Question # 138

During which process of Project Cost Management does a project manager produce the cost baseline?

Estimate Costs

Control Schedule

Determine Budget

Develop Project Charter

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Question # 139

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?

Withdraw/avoid

Smooth /accommodate

Collaborate/problem solve

Compromise/ reconcile

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Question # 140

Which of the following is used to classify stakeholders based on their assessments of power, urgency, and legitimacy?

Power interest grid

Stakeholder cube

Salience model

Directions of influence

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Question # 141

Deciding the phases of a project life cycle would be considered a part of which of these knowledge areas?

Project Schedule Management

Project Scope Management

Project Resource Management

Project Integration Management

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Question # 142

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?

Defining the scope of the project

Building a collaborative environment

Creating a detailed project management plan

Directing the delivery of the project

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Question # 143

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

The project

The industry

The product

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Question # 144

During the execution phase of a project a detect 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

Risk response

Risk management plan

Lessons learned

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Question # 145

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

List of identified risks, list of causes, list of risk categories

Short risk titles, list of potential risk owners, list of impacts on objectives

List of activities affected, list of potential risk responses, list of causes

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Question # 146

What is a tool or technique used in the Control Quality process?

Attribute sampling

Parametric estimating

Statistical sampling

Expert judgment

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Question # 147

An important project stakeholder has low risk tolerance. Which type ot communication should a project manager use to provide this stakeholder with a difficult update?

Informal conversation

Face-to-face meeting

Short email update

Written report

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Question # 148

Which degree of authority does a project manager have on a project in a strong matrix organizational structure?

Limited

Low to moderate

Moderate to high

High to almost total

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Question # 149

Which project manager competency is displayed through the knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to specific domains of project, program, and portfolio management?

Leadership management

Technical project management

Strategic management

Business management

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Question # 150

A purchase order for a specified item to be delivered by a specified date for a specified price is the simplest form of what type of contract?

Cost-reimbursable

Time and material

Fixed price or lump-sum

Cost-plus-fixed-fee

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Question # 151

Types of internal failure costs include:

inspections.

equipment and training.

lost business.

reworking and scrapping.

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Question # 152

Which of the following statements is true regarding project and product lifecycles?

A single product lifecycle may consist of multiple project lifecycles.

A product lifecycle is always shorter than the project lifecycle.

A single product lifecycle can only have one project lifecycle.

A single project lifecycle may consist of multiple product lifecycles.

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Question # 153

Which of the following is an output from Control Scope?

Change requests

Variance analysis

Accepted deliverables

Requirements documentation

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Question # 154

Which is a communication method used in the Report Performance process?

Expert judgment

Project management methodology

Stakeholder analysis

Status review meetings

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Question # 155

In which type of organizational structure are staff members grouped by specialty?

Functional

Projectized

Matrix

Balanced

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Question # 156

Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?

Brainstorming

Strategies for opportunities

Decision tree analysis

Risk data quality assessment

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Question # 157

Project contracts generally fall into which of the following three broad categories?

Fixed-price, cost reimbursable, time and materials

Make-or-buy, margin analysis, fixed-price

Time and materials, fixed-price, margin analysis

Make-or-buy, lump-sum, cost-plus-incentive

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Question # 158

Which is an output from Distribute Information?

Earned value analysis

Trend analysis

Project records

Performance reviews

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Question # 159

Which standard has interrelationships to other project management disciplines such as program management and portfolio management?

Program Management Body of Knowledge Guide

The Standard for Program Management

Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3$)

Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOKÂ®)

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Question # 160

Quality metrics are an output of which process?

Plan Quality

Perform Quality Control

Perform Quality Assurance

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Question # 161

What is the primary benefit of meeting quality requirements?

Quality metrics

Less rework

Quality control measurements

Benchmarking

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Question # 162

Which of the following types of a dependency determination is used to define the sequence of activities?

Legal

Discretionary

Internal

Resource

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Question # 163

Changes to formally controlled documentation, plans, etc. to reflect modified or additional ideas or content are known as:

updates.

defect repairs.

preventive actions.

corrective actions.

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Question # 164

The process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline is:

Control Schedule.

Quality Control.

Perform Integrated Change Control.

Develop Schedule.

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Question # 165

Which is an input to the Verify Scope process?

Performance report

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Requested changes

Project management plan

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Question # 166

Which of the following is an input to Control Scope?

Project schedule

Organizational process assets updates

Project document updates

Work performance information

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Question # 167

What is a deliverable-oriented, hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables?

Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)

Work performance information

Work package

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Question # 168

When calculating the cost of quality (COQ) for a product or service, money spent for cost of conformance would include the areas of:

training, testing, and warranty work.

equipment, rework, and scrap.

training, document processes, and inspections.

inspections, rework, and warranty work.

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Question # 169

How is the schedule variance calculated using the earned value technique?

EV less AC

AC less PV

EV less PV

AC less EV

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Question # 170

Which tool and technique is used in Conduct Procurements?

Teaming agreements

Expert judgment

Bidder conferences

Contract types

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Question # 171

Another name for an Ishikawa diagram is:

cause and effect diagram.

control chart.

flowchart.

histogram.

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Question # 172

In which process might a project manager use risk reassessment as a tool and technique?

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Monitor and Control Risk

Monitor and Control Project Work

Plan Risk Responses

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Question # 173

As the project progresses, which of the following is routinely collected from the project activities?

Communication management activities

Change requests

Configuration verification and audit

Work performance information

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Question # 174

Which of the following Process Groups covers all nine Project Management Knowledge Areas?

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Planning

Initiating

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Question # 175

Which characteristic do projects and operational work share in common?

Performed by systems

Constrained by limited resources

Repetitiveness

Uniqueness

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Question # 176

A given schedule activity is most likely to last four weeks. In a best-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last two weeks. In a worst-case scenario, the schedule activity is estimated to last 12 weeks. Given these three estimates, what is the expected duration of the activity?

Three weeks

Four weeks

Five weeks

Six weeks

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Question # 177

Define Activities and Estimate Activity Resources are processes in which project management Knowledge Area?

Project Time Management

Project Cost Management

Project Scope Management

Project Human Resource Management

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Question # 178

What process is used to identify quality requirements and/or standards for a project and its deliverables'?

Manage Quality

Plan Quality Management

Control Quality

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

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Question # 179

What risk response strategy involves removing high- risk scope elements from a project?

Transfer

Avoid

Exploit

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Question # 180

One of the tools and techniques of the Manage Project Team process is:

organization charts.

ground rules.

organizational theory,

conflict management.

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Question # 181

Which type of analysis is used as a general management technique within the Plan Procurements process?

Risk assessment analysis

Make or buy analysis

Contract value analysis

Cost impact analysis

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Question # 182

Which of the following is an example of schedule compression?

Activity sequencing

Resource leveling

Lead and lag adjusting

Crashing

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Question # 183

Which of the following are outputs of Develop Project Team?

Human resources plan changes and project staff assignment updates

Project management plan updates and enterprise environmental factor updates

Resource calendars and project management plan updates

Team performance assessments and enterprise environmental factor updates

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Question # 184

Monte Carlo is which type of risk analysis technique?

Probability

Quantitative

Qualitative

Sensitivity

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Question # 185

The project manager needs to review the templates in use. The templates are part of the:

Enterprise environmental factors.

Historical information,

Organizational process assets.

Corporate knowledge base.

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Question # 186

In which domain of project management would a Pareto chart provide useful information?

Project Scope Management

Project Time Management

Project Communications Management

Project Quality Management

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Question # 187

Testing falls into which of the following categories of cost of quality?

Internal failure costs

Prevention costs

Appraisal costs

External failure costs

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Question # 188

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?

USS-30,000

US$120,000

US$370,000

US$400,000

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Question # 189

Match each dimension of the communications management plan to its corresponding focus.

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Question # 190

Which Process Group contains those processes performed to define a new project?

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question # 191

Funding limit reconciliation is a tool and technique of which Project Cost Management process?

Estimate Costs

Control Costs

Plan Cost Management

Determine Budget

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Question # 192

A method to manage stakeholder expectations in the scope statement is to clearly:

state the guiding principles of the organization.

identify alternatives to generate different approaches.

state what is out of scope.

outline the results of the Delphi technique.

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Question # 193

In a construction project schedule, what is the logical relationship between the delivery of the concrete materials and the pouring of concrete?

Start-to-start (SS)

Start-to-finish (SF)

Rnish-to-finish (FF)

Finish-to-start (FS)

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Question # 194

Which type of elaboration allows a project management team to manage at a greater level of detail as the project evolves?

Cyclic

Progressive

Repetitive

Iterative

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Question # 195

Which of the following is developed from the project scope baseline and defines only that portion of the project scope that is to be included within a related contract?

Product scope description

Procurement statement of work

Project schedule

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Question # 196

Which of the following is an example of the simplest fixed-price contract?

Purchase requisition

Purchase order

Verbal agreement

Request for quote

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Question # 197

Which can be used to determine whether a process is stable or has predictable performance?

Matrix diagram

Histogram

Control chart

Flowchart

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Question # 198

Which of the following correctly explains the term "progressive elaboration'?

Changing project specifications continuously

Elaborate tracking of the project progress

Elaborate tracking of the project specifications with a change control system

Project specifications becoming more explicit and detailed as the project progresses

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Question # 199

Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities?

Develop Schedule

Sequence Activities

Create WBS

Applying leads and lags

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Question # 200

Control charts, flowcharting, histograms, Pareto charts, and scatter diagrams are tools and techniques of which process?

Perform Quality Control

Perform Quality Assurance

Plan Quality

Report Performance

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Question # 201

Which type of management focuses on ensuring that projects and programs are reviewed to prioritize resource allocation?

Project

Functional

Program

Portfolio

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Question # 202

Which process determines the risks that might affect the project?

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Identify Risks

Plan Risk Management

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

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Question # 203

Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?

Vendor bid analysis

Three-point estimates

Parametric estimating

Reserve analysis

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Question # 204

When addressing roles and responsibilities,which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?

Authority

Role

Competency

Responsibility

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Question # 205

Which provides the basic framework for managing a project?

Project life cycle

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

Enterprise environmental factors

Project initiation

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Question # 206

Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?

Applying calendars

Resource leveling

Resource planning

Resource conflict management

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Question # 207

Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Verify Scope process?

Inspection

Variance analysis

Expert judgment

Decomposition

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Question # 208

Those who enter into a contractual agreement to provide services necessary for a project are:

buyers

sellers

business partners

product users

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Question # 209

A project team attempts to produce a deliverable and finds that they have neither the expertise nor the time to complete the deliverable in a timely manner. This issue could have been avoided if they had created and followed a:

risk management plan

human resource management plan

scope management plan

procurement management plan

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Question # 210

A complete set of concepts, terms, and activities that make up an area of specialization is known as:

a Knowledge Area

a Process Group

program management

portfolio management

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Question # 211

Which Manage Communications tool or technique focuses on identifying and managing barriers?

Communication methods

Information technology

Communication models

Information management systems

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Question # 212

Which type of probability distribution is used to represent uncertain events such as the outcome of a test or a possible scenario in a decision tree?

Uniform

Continuous

Discrete

Linear

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Question # 213

Which items are an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

Work performance reports

Accepted deliverables

Project management plan updates

Organizational process assets

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Question # 214

Project Stakeholder Management focuses on:

project staff assignments

project tea m acquisition

managing conflicting interests

communication methods

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Question # 215

Processes in the Initiating Process Group may be completed at the organizational level and be outside of the project's:

Level of control.

Communication channels.

Scope.

Strategic alignment.

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Question # 216

A tool and technique used in the Develop Project Charter process is:

change control tools

expert judgment

meetings

analytical techniques

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Question # 217

Using parametric estimating, if an assigned resource is capable of producing 120 units per hour, how many hours are required to produce 12,000 units?

100

120

1,000

1,200

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Question # 218

Which item is a cost of conformance?

Training

Liabilities

Lost business

Scrap

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Question # 219

For a stakeholder with low interest and high power, the project manager should:

Monitor the stakeholder.

Manage the stakeholder closely.

Keep the stakeholder satisfied.

Keep the stakeholder informed.

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Question # 220

The chart below is an example of a:

Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

Work breakdown structure (WBS)

RACI chart

Requirements traceability matrix

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Question # 221

Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of:

Reviewing, approving, and managing all change requests

Facilitating change management, manuals, or automation tools

Comparing actual results with planned results in order to expand or change a project

Documenting changes according to the change control system by the change control board

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Question # 222

Which output is the approved version of the time-phased project budget?

Resource calendar

Scope baseline

Trend analysis

Cost baseline

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Question # 223

The following is a network diagram for a project.

The total float for the project is how many days?

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Question # 224

Which quality tool may prove useful in understanding and estimating the cost of quality in a process?

Checksheets

Histograms

Flowcharts

Control charts

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Question # 225

Success is measured by benefits realization for a:

strategic plan

project

portfolio

program

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Question # 226

Which type of organizational structure is displayed in the diagram provided?

Balanced matrix

Projectized

Strong matrix

Functional

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Question # 227

Which is an enterprise environmental factor?

Marketplace conditions

Policies and procedures

Project files from previous projects

Lessons learned from previous projects

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Question # 228

Which process involves determining, documenting, and managing stakeholders' needs and requirements to meet project objectives?

Collect Requirements

Plan Scope Management

Define Scope

Define Activities

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Question # 229

A risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response is called a:

contingent risk

residual risk

potential risk

secondary risk

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Question # 230

The process of defining how the project scope will be validated and controlled is known as:

Define Scope.

Develop Project Management Plan.

Plan Scope Management.

Plan Quality Management.

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Question # 231

A special type of bar chart used in sensitivity analysis for comparing the relative importance of the variables is called a:

triangular distribution

tornado diagram

beta distribution

fishbone diagram

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Question # 232

A projects purpose or justification, measurable project objectives and related success criteria, a summary milestone schedule, and a summary budget are all components of which document?

Work breakdown structure

Requirements document

Project charter

Project management plan

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Question # 233

Which Control Stakeholder Engagement tool or technique allows the project manager to consolidate and facilitate distribution of reports?

Information management systems

Work performance reports

Stakeholder analysis

Data gathering and representation

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Question # 234

Power, urgency, and legitimacy are attributes of which stakeholder classification model?

Salience

Influence/impact

Power/interest

Power/influence

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Question # 235

Which of the following is a strategy to deal with positive risks or opportunities?

Mitigate

Transfer

Exploit

Avoid

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Question # 236

The process of monitoring the status of the project and product scope as well as managing the changes to the scope baseline is known as:

Validate Scope.

Plan Scope Management.

Control Scope.

Define Scope.

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Question # 237

Which enterprise environmental factors may influence Plan Schedule Management?

Cultural views regarding time schedules and professional and ethical behaviors

Historical information and change control procedures

Risk control procedures and the probability and impact matrix

Resource availability and organizational culture and structure

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Question # 238

In project management, a temporary project can be:

Completed without planning

A routine business process

Long in duration

Ongoing to produce goods

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Question # 239

Retreating from an actual or potential conflict or postponing the issue to be better prepared or to be resolved by others describes which of the five general techniques for managing conflict?

Smooth/accommodate

Withdraw/avoid

Compromise/reconcile

Force/direct

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Question # 240

The degree, amount, or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand is called risk:

appetite

tolerance

threshold

management

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Question # 241

A full-time project manager with low to moderate authority and part-time administrative staff is working in an organizational structure with which type of matrix?

Strong

Weak

Managed

Balanced

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Question # 242

The following is a network diagram for a project.

The free float for Activity E is how many days?

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Question # 243

Which type of dependency used in the Sequence Activities process is sometimes referred to as preferred logic, preferential logic, or soft logic?

Internal

External

Discretionary

Mandatory

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Question # 244

Plan Communications Management develops an approach and plan for project communications based on stakeholders' needs and requirements and:

Available organizational assets

Project staff assignments

Interpersonal skills

Enterprise environmental factors

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Question # 245

An issue log is an input to which Project Human Resource Management process?

Manage Project Team

Acquire Project Team

Plan Human Resource Management

Develop Project Team

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Question # 246

Through whom do project managers accomplish work?

Consultants and stakeholders

Stakeholders and functional managers

Project team members and consultants

Project team members and stakeholders

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Question # 247

Requirements documentation will typically contain at least:

Stakeholder requirements, staffing requirements, and transition requirements.

Business requirements, the stakeholder register, and functional requirements.

Stakeholder impact, budget requirements, and communications requirements.

Business objectives, stakeholder impact, and functional requirements.

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Question # 248

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.

Based on the chart, what is the cost performance index (CPI) for Task 2?

0.8

1.25

1.8

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Question # 249

Stakeholder communication requirements should be included as a component of:

enterprise environmental factors

organizational process assets

the project management plan

the stakeholder register

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Question # 250

Which tool or technique used in the Control Procurements process can be conducted during the execution of the project to verify compliance with deliverables?

Procurement documents

Inspection and audits

Estimate budget

Risk register

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Question # 251

Which statement is true about the project management body of knowledge?

Recognized by every project manager

Constantly evolving

The sum of all knowledge related to project management

A sum of knowledge that should be applied on every project

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Question # 252

A tool and technique used during the Define Scope process is:

facilitated workshops.

observations.

questionnaires and surveys.

group creativity techniques.

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Question # 253

Administer Procurements is part of which Process Group?

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

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Question # 254

An input to the Estimate Activity Resources process is:

Activity resource requirements.

Published estimating data.

Resource calendars.

Resource breakdown structure (RBS).

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Question # 255

Funding limit reconciliation is a tool and technique used in which process?

Control Costs

Determine Budget

Estimate Costs

Control Budget

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Question # 256

Risk exists the moment that a project is:

planned.

conceived.

chartered.

executed.

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Question # 257

Exhibit A is an example of which of the following types of Sequence Activities?

Activity-on-arrow diagramming

Precedence diagramming

Project schedule network diagramming

Mathematical analysis diagramming

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Question # 258

Which of the following are an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Identify Risks process?

Work performance reports

Assumptions logs

Network diagrams

Academic studies

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Question # 259

Projects are separated into phases or subprojects; these phases include:

feasibility study, concept development, design, and prototype.

initiate, plan, execute, and monitor.

Develop Charter, Define Activities, Manage Stakeholder Expectations, and Report Performance.

Identify Stakeholders, develop concept, build, and test.

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Question # 260

Which Process Group contains the processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications?

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Closing

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Question # 261

Activity cost estimates are quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to:

Create WBS.

complete project work.

calculate costs.

Develop Project Management Plan.

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Question # 262

Which of the following is an output of the Conduct Procurements process?

Project statement of work

Selected sellers

Risk register updates

Teaming agreements

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Question # 263

Which tool or technique can a project manager use to select in advance a team member who will be crucial to the task?

Acquisition

Negotiation

Virtual team

Pre-assignment

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Question # 264

How should a stakeholder who is classified as high power and low interest be grouped in a power/interest grid during stakeholder analysis?

Keep satisfied

Keep informed

Manage closely

Monitor

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Question # 265

Resource calendars are included in the:

staffing management plan.

work breakdown structure (WBS).

project communications plan.

project charter.

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Question # 266

Identify Stakeholders is the process of identifying all of the people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests in, involvement in, and impact on the project:

manager.

success.

deadline.

scope.

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Question # 267

Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique used to shorten the project schedule without changing project scope. Which of the following can result from fast tracking?

The risk of achieving the shortened project time is increased.

The critical path will have positive total float.

Contingency reserves are released for redeployment by the project manager.

Duration buffers are added to maintain a focus on planned activity durations.

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Question # 268

Which process is responsible for monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline?

Variance Analysis

Define Scope

Verify Scope

Control Scope

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Question # 269

The item that provides more detailed descriptions of the components in the work breakdown structure (WB5) is called a WBS:

dictionary.

chart.

report.

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Question # 270

The diagram below is an example of a:

Risk breakdown structure (RBS).

Project team.

SWOT Analysis.

Work breakdown structure (WBS).

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Question # 271

What is project management?

A logical grouping of project management inputs, outputs, tools, and techniques

Applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements

Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project

A formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled

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Question # 272

Which activity may occur at project or phase closure?

Acceptance of deliverables

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Benchmarking

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Question # 273

Which of the following is a group decision-making technique?

Brainstorming

Focus groups

Affinity diagram

Plurality

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Question # 274

Which of the following response strategies are appropriate for negative risks or threats?

Share, Accept, Transfer, or Mitigate

Exploit, Enhance, Share, or Accept

Mitigate, Share, Avoid, or Accept

Avoid, Mitigate, Transfer, or Accept

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Question # 275

Which project risk listed in the table below is most likely to occur?

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Question # 276

The component of the human resource management plan that includes ways in which team members can obtain certifications that support their ability to benefit the project is known as:

recognition and rewards

compliance

staff acquisition

training needs

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Question # 277

When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:

realigned.

performed.

improved.

controlled.

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Question # 278

The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.

Based on the chart, what is the schedule performance index (5PI) for Task 4?

0.83

0.9

1.11

1.33

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Question # 279

Which process is conducted from project inception through completion and is ultimately the responsibility of the project manager?

Control Quality

Monitor and Control Project Work

Control Scope

Perform Integrated Change Control

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Question # 280

A project manager requesting industry groups and consultants to recommend project intervention is relying on:

Communication models.

Stakeholder participation.

Expert judgment

Enterprise environmental factors.

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Question # 281

A disadvantage associated with virtual teams is that they:

Require communication technology that is not readily available.

Create difficulties when including people with disabilities.

Often cannot accommodate teams that work different hours or shifts.

Create the possibility for misunderstandings to arise.

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Question # 282

The methodology that combines scope, schedule, and resource measurements to assess project performance and progress is known as:

Earned value management.

Forecasting.

Critical chain methodology.

Critical path methodology.

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Question # 283

The following is a network diagram for a project.

What is the critical path for the project?

A-B-D-G

A-B-E-G

A-C-F-G

A-C-E-G

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Question # 284

A stakeholder expresses a need not known to the project manager. The project manager most likely missed a step in which stakeholder management process?

Plan Stakeholder Management

Identify Stakeholders

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Control Stakeholder Engagement

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Question # 285

Stakeholders can be identified in later stages of the project because the Identify Stakeholders process should be:

Continuous

Discrete

Regulated

Arbitrary

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Question # 286

One of the key benefits of the Plan Human Resource Management process is that it:

outlines team selection guidelines and team member responsibilities.

establishes project roles and responsibilities.

improves teamwork, interpersonal skills, and competencies.

provides an accurate appraisal of team member performance.

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Question # 287

Which Define Activities tool or technique is used for dividing and subdividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller, more manageable parts?

Decomposition

Inspection

Project analysis

Document analysis

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Question # 288

Which technique is utilized in the Control Schedule process?

Performance measure

Baseline schedule

Schedule network analysis

Variance analysis

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Question # 289

Which of the following is an input to the Develop Project Charter process?

Work performance information

Project management plan

Business case

Change requests

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Question # 290

The project budget is set at $150,000. The project duration is planned to be one year. At the completion of Week 16 of the project, the following information is collected: Actual cost = $50,000, Plan cost = $45,000, Earned value = $40,000. What is the cost performance index?

0.8

0.89

1.13

1.25

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Question # 291

The process to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used is:

Plan Quality.

Perform Quality Assurance.

Perform Quality Control.

Total Quality Management.

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Question # 292

Which characteristics do effective project managers possess?

Project management knowledge, performance skills, and personal effectiveness

Preparedness, project management knowledge, and personality characteristics

General management, preparedness, and project management knowledge

Assertiveness, collaboration, and performance skills

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Question # 293

What happens to a stakeholder's project influence over time?

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

Has no bearing

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Question # 294

Plan-do-check-act is also known as:

prevention over inspection.

statistical sampling.

management responsibility,

continuous improvement.

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Question # 295

After Define Activities and Sequence Activities, the next process is:

Estimate Activity Resources.

Estimate Activity Durations,

Develop Schedule.

Control Schedule.

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Question # 296

During project selection, which factor is most important?

Types of constraints

Internal business needs

Budget

Schedule

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Question # 297

Who determines which dependencies are mandatory during the Sequence Activities process?

Project manager

External stakeholders

Internal stakeholders

Project team

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Question # 298

Which of the following is a tool or technique used in the Acquire Project Team process?

Networking

Training

Negotiation

Issue log

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Question # 299

Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?

Sensitivity analysis

Three-point estimate

Modeling and simulation

Expected monetary value analysis

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Question # 300

The group technique that enhances brainstorming with a voting process used to rank the most useful ideas for prioritization is called the:

majority rule technique.

nominal group technique.

Delphi technique,

idea/mind mapping technique.

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Question # 301

The project management processes are usually presented as discrete processes with defined interfaces, while in practice they:

operate separately.

move together in batches,

overlap and interact.

move in a sequence.

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Question # 302

Which of the following are three inputs to the risk register?

Risk register updates, stakeholder register, and quality management plan

Communication management plan, enterprise environmental factors, and activity duration estimates

Risk management plan, activity cost estimates, and project documents

Project scope statement, organizational process assets, and scope baseline

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Question # 303

The three processes of Project Cost Management are:

Estimate Costs, Control Schedule, and Control Costs.

Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, and Estimate Activity Resources.

Determine Budget, Control Schedule, and Estimate Activity Resources.

Estimate Costs, Determine Budget, and Control Costs.

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Question # 304

Which of the following can be used as an input for Define Scope?

Product analysis

Project charter

Scope baseline

Project scope statement

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Question # 305

Requirements documentation, requirements management plan, and requirements traceability matrix are all outputs of which process?

Control Scope

Collect Requirements

Create WBS

Define Scope

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Question # 306

Processes in the Planning Process Group are typically carried out during which part of the project life cycle?

Only once, at the beginning

At the beginning and the end

Once during each phase

Repeatedly

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Question # 307

How can emotional intelligence (EI) be effective in project management?

By preparing a project plan and managing the team members

By planning for user acceptance testing

By establishing project resource allocation

By reducing tension and increasing cooperation among team members

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Question # 308

What is an example of an emerging trend in procurement management?

Online technology enable projects to postpone ordering long lead items until the items are needed

Online technologies allow a project's progress to be viewed by all stakeholders to build better relations

Online procurement tools provide buyers with multiple sources to advertise to sellers.

Online procurement tools provide sellers with designated sources for procurement documents and the resources to complete them.

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Question # 309

Which characteristic defines the Delphi technique of group decision-making?

The participants must use their expertise to determine the best option.

The decision is based on eliminating the options that are too expensive.

The decision is based on a predefined algorithm and the highest score.

The participants must create a list of options, rank them, and then vote.

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Question # 310

The activity tailoring is necessary because:

the members of the project team need to select the appropriate order of every tool, technique, input, and output listed in the PMBOK Guide, this is required for all projects

each project is unique, and the members of the project team should select the appropriate tools, techniques, inputs, and outputs from the PMBOK Guide

the members of the project team need to understand the PMBOK Guide processes, which are applied to all projects

each project is unique, and the project team must plain how to apply all the tools, techniques, inputs, and outputs in the PMBOK Guide

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Question # 311

Which of the following activities are included as part of a project manager's responsibilities?

Direct, control, and focus on structure.

Problem solve , achieve the bottom line, and focus on success.

Control, maintain project status, and develop.

Inspire, engage, and build relationships with people.

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Question # 312

During the execution of a predicted project, the need for a new product feature has been proposed by the customer. What should the project manager do next?

Decline any request by the customer and continue the project as initially planned.

Accept the customer's request and continue with elicitation of the new product features.

Investigate the possibility of using the management reserve to pay for the extra hours the team will need to work.

Investigate the effect that such an integration will have on the project plan and propose a change request.

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Question # 313

In a demonstration meeting with a customer, the project team presented deliverables that were considered ready for customer use. The team based the results on a checklist of all the required criteria for the project.

Which of the following elements is the team using?

Definition of ready (DoR)

Burndown chart

Backlog refinement

Definition of done (DoD)

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Question # 314

A project manager is reviewing a past project with similar.... team choosing for tailoring?

A project manager is reviewing a past project with similar requirements to the project that is currently chartered. The project team decided to adopt quality tools, techniques and templates recommended at the organizational level after reviewing the lessons learned of the previous project What specific area of quality, is the project team choosing for tailoring?

Policy compliance and auditing

Standards and compliance

Review of lessons learned

Test and inspection planning

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Question # 315

When can we say that a project is completed?

When the planned time duration is completed

When the project objectives have been reached

When the project manager has left the team

When the project team decides to stop the work on the project

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Question # 316

The table represents the possible durations of a specific project task.

Using the three-point estimating technique what is the expected number of days it should take to complete the task?

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Question # 317

A project manager has reached an agreement on the requirements and now needs to define the workflow for the end user. A critical step must be completed and validated by the end user before proceeding.

Which modeling tool best describes this process?

Traceability

User interface design

Use case

Wireframe

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Question # 318

Match the process with its corresponding Process Group:

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Question # 319

Which three of the following are key traits of a project leader? (Choose three)

Rely on control.

Focus on near-team goals.

Convey trust and inspire trust in other team members.

Challenge the status quo and do things differently.

Focus on the horizon.

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Question # 320

What Knowledge Area must be led by the project manager and cannot be delegated to other specialists?

Project Cost Management

Project Integration Management

Project Risk Management

Project Schedule Management

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Question # 321

A project manager can choose from several techniques to resolve conflicts between team members. Which technique can result in a win-win solution?

Collaborate/Problem Solve

Compromise/Reconcile

Smooth/Accommodate

Withdraw/Avoid

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Question # 322

During project execution, a key resource leaves the team for another job. What should the project manager do in this situation?

Submit a change request for additional budget to secure a project resource.

Consult with the functional manager for a replacement resource.

Distribute work to other team members to reduce impact to the project schedule.

Consult the risk register for an appropriate risk response.

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Question # 323

What estimating technique is used when there is limited information?

Analogous estimating

Parametric estimating

Bottom-up estimating

Three-point estimating

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Question # 324

During the requirements verification process, stakeholders are finding many errors in the requirements definition. What could the business analyst have done to avoid these errors?

Asked the stakeholders to write the requirements themselves

Included the project manager in the elicitation sessions

Confirmed the elicitation results after sessions

Updated the requirements traceability matrix

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Question # 325

During the execution of a project, a stakeholder asks a project manager whether the project is falling behind or ahead of its baseline schedule. The project manager calculates the earned value analysis (EVA) schedule variance and it comes out to be zero. Which of the following is correct about the EVA schedule variance?

It is calculated incorrectly, as it cannot be zero for an in-flight project; otherwise the project is completed.

Change it to a negative value to show that the project is falling behind.

Zero is a perfectly valid value for an in-flight project; hence share the zero value with the stakeholder.

Change it to a positive value to show that the project is ahead of its baseline schedule.

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Question # 326

Which project life cycle follows a plan reviewed and approved by the stakeholders?

Predictive

Adaptive

Iterative

Incremental

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Question # 327

A new business analyst has joined the team in the middle of a project and the requirements traceability matrix has been updated. What should the business analyst do next?

Review the project management plan.

Share the requirements traceability matrix the same way it was shared previously.

Consult the business analysis communications management plan.

Ask the project manager to share the updated requirements traceability matrix at the next meeting.

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Question # 328

In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with changes?

Having control over the planning and delivery of the products without delegating decisions

Giving access to information to the team and frequent team checkpoints

Selecting different team members to take the project manager role during reviews with stakeholders

Asking the control change board to approve changes before notifying the team

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Question # 329

A project manager was assigned to a project with high uncertainty. What is the recommended method to calculate the project budget?

Detailed estimation

Lightweight estimation

Parametric estimation

A mix of them

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Question # 330

A community project with a large number of stakeholders is scheduled for delivery in six months. The project manager asked the business analyst to ensure an effective requirements elicitation.

What should the business analyst do?

Organize a workshop with the sponsor and major stakeholders.

Engage a consultant that is familiar with the community needs.

Ask the project coordinator to facilitate some of the workshops.

Invite both internal and external stakeholders to the workshops.

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Question # 331

Which of the following techniques should a project manager of a large project with virtual teams use to enhance collaboration?

Resource breakdown structure

Physical resources assignment

Team building activities

Integrated Change Control

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Question # 332

What is the recommended approach for handling risk in a high-variability environment?

Adaptive

Predictive

Iterative

Incremental

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Question # 333

What is the purpose of an adaptive standup meeting?

To review what work has been completed, remove impediments, and calculate velocity

To ask the team what work has been completed, calculate velocity, and determine what work will be completed

To ask the team what work has been completed, ask what work will be completed, and report impediments

To update the burndown chart, calculate velocity, and report impediments

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Question # 334

Which of the following items is a technique for data gathering?

Facilitation

Meeting management

Conflict management

Interviews

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Question # 335

Which of the following is least influenced by a project manager, according to the project manager's sphere of influence?

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