Practice Test: Comptia Pk0-003

CompTIA PK0-003
PK0-003 Project+ (2009)

Practice Test
Version 3.0
CompTIA PK0-003: Practice Exam
QUESTION NO: 1
You are the project manager for your organization and are coaching Sam on the differences
between a project and operations. Which one of the following is the best definition of a project?
A. A project is a short-term endeavor to create a unique product or service.

B. A project moves through five phases:initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling,
and closing.
C. A project creates a unique product or service for the organization's customers.
D. A project provides a service to the organization.
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 2
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Which of the following processes involves monitoring the progress of the project to identify any
variances in the project plan?
A. Closing
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B. Controlling
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C. Executing
D. Planning
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 3
You are the project manager for the HNG Project. Your project is slated to last eight months but
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management has asked that you create a method for reducing the project duration. You elect to
allow certain phases of the project to overlap. What schedule compression technique have you
used in this instance?
A. Crashing
B. Lag time
C. Resource leveling
D. Fast tracking
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 4
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You are a project manager for GTX project. The project has ten active stakeholders. How many
communication channels will be required for effective communication with the stakeholders?
A. 45
B. 2
C. 10
D. 9
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 5
You are the project manager of manufacturing process. Your project will focus on the creation of
987,600 handheld printers to be used in grocery stores around the world. The printers are
manufactured largely by machine though there are several steps in the process where project
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team members will need to manually configure the devices. Management will be completing
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statistical sampling of the printers and they have established an upper control limit of 980 correct
out of 1,000 and a lower control limit of 970 out of 1,000. Your expected mean is 975. On a control
chart, which is what management expects you to create, what is called should your results exceed
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980 correct out of a 1,000 in any given measurements?
A. Out of control
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B. Failure mode
C. Improvement
D. Variance
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 6
Which of the following is the last deliverable at the close out meeting?
A. Customer Feedback
B. Project approval
C. Lessons Learned
D. Source code of application
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 7

You are the project manager of the NGQ Project and are reviewing the assignments for your
project team. You have decided to use a RACI chart as your responsibility assignment matrix.
What does RACI mean?
A. Responsible, Active, Confirmed, Inactive

B. Resource, Action, Communicate, Inform
C. Responsible, Accountable, Communicate, Inform
D. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 8
You are the project manager of the NHH Project and you have 22 project team members on the
project. You need to identify a method to promote performance on your project and are examining
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Herzberg's Theory of Motivation. What will happen in this theory to your project team's motivation
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if you can remove the hygiene agents according to Herzberg's Theory?
A. The motivation of the team will excel once the hygiene agents are removed.
B. The motivation of the team will excel - if they're interested in the project's goals.
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C. There will be no change in the team's motivation.

D. The motivation of the team will decrease.
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 9
Which of the following process groups of the project management processes utilizes the most
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project time and resource?
A. Planning
B. Initiation
C. Closing
D. Executing
E. Controlling
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 10
A construction company is about to start a new project. It requires hiring a project manager for this
project. Which of the following are the most important skills that a person must have to be selected
as a project manager?
A. Team building and human resources

B. Leading
C. Problem solving
D. Negotiation and influential
E. Communication
Answer: E
QUESTION NO: 11
Samantha is the project manager of the KWK Project and she has completed the project
deliverables. She needs the project customers to inspect the project work to gain their formal
acceptance of what she and her project team have created. What process does Samantha need to
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initiate?
A. Verify scope
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B. Perform quality control
C. Project closure
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D. Scope validation
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 12
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You are the project manager in a matrix structure. Your project team comes from all over the
organization and many of your project team members report to several project managers besides
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you. There are total 89 project team members on your project that you need to communicate with -
and you'll need to communicate with the other project managers and functional managers for each
resource on the project team. What type of a chart can you create to help track the reporting
relationships of all your project team members in this matrix structure?
A. Project Organization Chart

B. Resource Assignment Matrix
C. Communications matrix
D. Role and responsibility matrix
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 13
Brent is the project manager of the NYE Project and he has just completed the first phase of the
project. Before the project may move forward the project customer must inspect the project work
to determine completeness of the work so far. This activity is part of the closing the project phase.
What process will Brent and the project stakeholders do at the end of each project phase?
A. Phase gate review

B. Inspection of key results
C. Quality control
D. Verify scope
Answer: D
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You have been hired as a contract project manager for Tech Perfect Inc. The project has already
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been started. Sufficient details of the project have already been structured. You are working with
your team for cost estimation of the project. Which of the following estimating techniques will you
use for the highest degree of accuracy?
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A. Parametric modeling
B. Analogous
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C. Bottom-up
D. Top-down
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 15
You are the project manager for the NHQ Project and are working with Patty, a junior project
manager on the project. Patty is curious about the project's critical path and the concept of float.
Patty doesn't understand what the critical path is. Which one of the following statements best
describes the critical path?
A. It's the path that contains the riskiest project activities.

B. It's the path in the project network diagram with the most important activities.
C. It's the path in the project network diagram that reveals the earliest date the project can be
completed.
D. It's always the one path with the least amount of float.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 16
You are the project manager of the BGY Project. A new issue has been identified in the project
and this issue could prove to be costly for the project. The issue affects Anna's project deliverable
and she is a negative stakeholder for the project. Considering these elements of the project, what
type of communication would be the most effective to share this news with Anna?
A. Documented review of the issue

B. Face-to-face meeting
C. Informal presentation meeting
D. Immediate telephone call
Answer: B
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You are the project manager of the NGH Project and are predicting the costs for your project work.
You have determined that an activity in your project has the following cost attributes assigned to it:
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Optimistic - $3,500; Most Likely - $7,500; Pessimistic - $12,500.

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What is the amount that you'll record for the project's cost in the cost management plan and
estimate?
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A. $7666
B. $12500
C. $3500, $7500, $12500
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D. $7500
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 18
Which of the following types of floats are available? Each correct answer represents a complete
solution. Choose two.
A. Half float
B. Free float
C. Full float
D. Total float

Answer: B,D
QUESTION NO: 19
In what organizational structure is the project manager often referred to as a project coordinator or
expeditor?
A. Weak matrix
B. Balanced matrix
C. Projectized
D. Strong matrix
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 20
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You are the project manager of the NHQ Project for your organization. You are working on
creating the project management plan for the NHQ Project and need to identify the costs of the
resources needed in the project. All of the following are examples of resources except for which
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one?
A. Network cable
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B. Software
C. Staffing management plan
D. Electrical engineer
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 21
Which of the following is responsible to sign off on the closure documents of a project?
A. End user
B. Project team members
C. Sponsor
D. Project Manager
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 22

Ned is the project manager for a new project. Ned is determining what project team members
should be recruited in the project that will likely last for eight months. All of the following are
enterprise environmental factors that should be considered when acquiring project team members
except for which one?
A. Interest in working on the project

B. Cost to use the resource
C. Duration as an employee
D. Availability to work on the project
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 23
Jane is a project manager that is working with her project team. Some of the project stakeholders
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have been circumventing the change control process and approaching the project team members
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directly. Jane wants to inform the project team that stakeholders should use the approved change
control form. What is it called when the project team members completed unapproved change
requests for stakeholders?
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A. Scope creep
B. Gold plating
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C. Cost of quality
D. Integrated change control
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 24
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Julie is the project manager of the JUUY Project, which will create photography scanners for sale
around the world. Her project team is tracking categories of failure for detailed analysis.
Management has required in the project quality management plan that all defects be shown in a
histogram for detailed evaluation. What type of a chart is management requesting?
A. Process flowchart
B. Cause-and-effect chart
C. Pareto chart
D. Control chart
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 25
Violet is the project manager for her organization and she is working with Teddy on the quality
control processes for their project. Teddy is confused on the difference between prevention and
inspection when it comes to quality and customer acceptance of the project deliverables. Which
statement best defines quality and customer acceptance
A. Prevention keeps errors out of the process. Inspection keeps errors out of the hands of the
customer.
B. Prevention and inspection work together to keep mistakes out of the customer's hands.
C. Prevention is a management-driven process and inspection is a project team-driven process.
D. Prevention is keeping errors out of the customer hands. Inspection keeps errors out of the
project
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QUESTION NO: 26
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What theory of human resources states that people are driven primarily by one of three needs?
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A. McClelland's Theory of Needs

B. Ouchi's Theory Z
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C. Hertzberg's Theory of Motivation

D. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 27
The cost variance (CV) value of a project is less than zero or negative. What does this value
indicate?
A. Costs are according to the budget.

B. The budget for the project is insufficient.
C. Costs are higher than originally planned for the project.
D. Costs are less than budgeted.
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 28

You are the project manager of a high-priority project that will require the project team to work on
the project for 18 months. The project cannot be late or the organization will face sizeable fines.
You need a method to ensure that the project team will work towards the project with little defects
and much accuracy to reach the project deadline.
Which one of the following are methods for ensuring project team work accuracy in the project
execution?
A. Risk management meetings

B. Recognition and rewards
C. Management by walking around
D. Coercive power
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 29
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You are a project manager in a matrix environment. You and another project manager are in
conflict over a particular resource that you both need on your project. Who has the authority in this
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environment to determine where and how the resource will be utilized in the projects?
A. The functional management of the organization

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B. The project manager whose project started first

C. The project team resource
D. The project manager with the most experience
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 30
Holly is the project manager for her organization. Two of her resources are in a heated argument
over which database server the project should use. Holly interjects to calm down the scenario.She
reminds them that they're on the same team, both have good points, and that the database will be
selected in the project planning. The team members agree and move on with the project planning.
What type of conflict resolution has Holly done in this instance?
A. Smoothing
B. Avoiding
C. Compromising
D. Forcing
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 31
As a project manager of a project, you have been requested by the management to show
graphical representation of roles and responsibilities of different project team members.
Which of the following will you produce?
A. RACI chart
B. Resource histogram chart
C. Pareto chart
D. Organization chart
Answer: A
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You are the project manager for an important, high-profile project in your matrix structure. The
project team members must work with a new technology that most of the team does not have
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experience with. What should you do in this scenario?
A. Consult with functional management in the matrix structure to determine if there are more
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suitable project team members.

B. Consult with the project team to determine what type of training is needed.
C. Consult with the project customer to determine if the scope can be trimmed to meet the current
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competency level.
D. Consult with the project sponsor to procure additional, experienced project team members.
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Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 33
How many project management processes are there?
A. 44
B. 5
C. 42
D. 9
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 34
Which of the following type of organizational structures provides the highest authority to the project
manager?
A. Weak matrix
B. Balanced matrix
C. Projectized
D. Functional
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 35
You and your project team are planning the costs for your upcoming project. This project is similar
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to a project you finished six months ago and you've decided to use this previous project to help
you and your project team estimate the current costs of the project. What type of cost estimating
are you using in this example of cost planning?
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A. Bottom-up
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B. Analogous
C. Definitive
D. Parametric
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 36
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Linda works as a project manager for an IT project. She is getting new developers for completing
her project. Which of the following processes is she involved in?
A. Acquire Project Team

B. Develop Project Team
C. Manage Project Team
D. Human Resource Planning
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 37
Which of the following statements about a resource histogram is true?

A. It is a method to flatten the schedule when resources are over-allocated or allocated unevenly.
B. It is a document from the buyer to the seller asking the seller to provide a price for the procured
product or service.
C. It is a column chart that shows the number of resources assigned to a project over time.
D. It is pie chart that shows the number of resources assigned to a project over time.
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 38
You work as a Project Manager for Tech Perfect Inc. You are looking for performance efficiencies
of a project. The related key values are provided in the table below: What will be the cost variance
(CV) of the project at the current point of time?
A. -80
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B. -10
C. +10
D. +80
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 39
All of the following are the three constraints in the Iron Triangle of Project Management except for
which one?
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A. Quality
B. Time
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C. Scope
D. Cost
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 40
Your supervisor subscribes to Herzberg's Theory of Motivation. He has identified things such as
your pay, insurance, vacation days, and satisfaction in your job in your current discussion. These
things he has identified are all what part of Hertzberg's Theory?
A. Motivating agents
B. Employee factors

C. Sustaining agent
D. Hygiene agents
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 41
A ____ is anything that limits the project manager's options.
A. Scope
B. Constraint
C. Requirement
D. Project estimate
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 42
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Which of the following is the process of defining roles and responsibilities for project team
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members?
A. Risk Assessment
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B. Organizational planning
C. Resource Planning
D. Performance Reporting
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 43
Which of the following documents authorizes the project and the use of organizational resources
to meet project requirements?
A. WBS dictionary
B. Project charter
C. Project management plan
D. WBS
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 44
Which of the following person is described in the statement below? "He is responsible for applying
the skills, knowledge, and project management tools and techniques to the project activities in
order to successfully complete the project objectives."
A. Sponsor
B. Finance controller
C. Stakeholder
D. Project manager
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 45
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Which of the following is the first step for initiating the planning process of a project?
A. Risk assessment
B. Check availability of resources
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C. Plan the scope of the project
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D. Choose team members
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 46
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____ is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.
A. Quality
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B. Regulation
C. Project phase
D. Scope
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 47
What term best describes the cost associated with these safety requirements?
A. Cost risk avoidance

B. Cost of risk mitigation
C. Cost of quality

D. Cost of doing business
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 48
Who directs the flow of communication between the project team and the project sponsor?
A. Project Manager
B. Programmer
C. User
D. Charter
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 49
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As a project manager, you find a technical limitation that will interfere with meeting the customer's
performance objective. What will be your preferred response to resolve the issue?
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A. Create new work breakdown structure (WBS)

B. Provide alternate solution to the problem
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C. Report about the limitations to the Sponsors

D. Report about the limitations to the stakeholders
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 50
Which of the following process groups occurs at the beginning of the project?
A. Closing
B. Executing
C. Controlling and Monitoring
D. Initiating
E. Planning
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 51

A project is performing well under budget and no additional resources need to assign the project.
However, in order to meet the customer deliverables, the delivery date to the customer will be a
weeks late. As a Project Manager, which of the following action should you take?
A. Notify the customer about delay, and get the proper approval documented.
B. No action required
C. Track deliverable quality
D. Change the project scope
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 52
Which of the following is a group of activities that produces a unique product or service with a
goal?
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A. Focus group
B. Stake holders
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C. Project
D. Sponsor
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 53
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Which of the following can result in the delay of the project?
A. Focus group
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B. Firm completion date

C. Charter
D. Flexible completion date
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 54
Who issues the project charter?
A. A project initiator or sponsor

B. The finance manager
C. Any of the stakeholders

D. The project manager
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 55
Which of the following tools and techniques is the only available one in the Develop Project
Charter process?
A. Expert judgment
B. Product analysis
C. Change control meetings
D. Project management information system
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 56
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Which of the following document is created first after project is awarded and statement of work is
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handed over to the project manager?
A. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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B. Project charter
C. Project scope statement
D. WBS dictionary
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 57
Which of the following is a structured, independent review to determine whether project activities
comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures?
A. Quality audits
B. Flowcharting
C. Process analysis
D. Benchmarking
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 58
Which of the following is a graphical representation of roles and responsibilities of different project
team members?
A. RACI chart
B. Organization chart
C. Pareto chart
D. Resource histogram chart
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 59
In which of the following process groups does the Acquire Project Team process fall?
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A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Monitoring and Controlling
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D. Initiating
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E. Closing
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 60
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Which of the following change in a project is possible without incurring the risk of reworking?
A. Scope
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B. Detailed design
C. Quality
D. Delivery date
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 61
Which of the following authorizes a project?
A. Charter
B. Sponsor
C. Project manager

D. Stake holder
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 62
Which of the following is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project
or a phase?
A. Develop Schedule
B. Develop Project Charter
C. Define Scope
D. Create Work Breakdown Structure
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 63
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Which of the following is not an output of the Control Scope process?
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A. Change requests
B. Project document updates
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C. Accepted deliverables
D. Work performance measurements
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 64
Which of the following acts as an advisor to the project manager?
A. Project team member

B. Client
C. Sponsor
D. Project manager
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 65

When is the project manager required to send a change request to the sponsor and stakeholder?
A. The cost exceeds budgeted allowable variances.

B. There is a delay in the project.
C. He needs to implement fast tracking.
D. He has to assign work to the team members.
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 66
Which of the following organizations acts to bring about ways to manage systems by a
standardized interface?
A. Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
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B. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
C. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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D. Institute of Electronic and Electric Engineers (IEEE)
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 67
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Identify whether the statement given below is true or false."Revised cost estimate is the result of
changes originating in other parts of the project plan, such as a scope change or schedule
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change."
A. False
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B. True
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 68
A portion of the work breakdown structure for the project developed and maintained by a seller
contracting to provide a subproject or project component is called ____.
A. Contract Work Breakdown Structure

B. Project Charter
C. Contract
D. Project Management Plan

Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 69
Which of the following processes subdivides project deliverables and project work onto smaller,
more manageable components?
A. Create Work Breakdown Structure

B. Create Project Charter
C. Estimate Costs
D. Define Scope
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 70
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During the selection of source process, a project manager assigns certain points towards various
categories to judge the vendors. Which type of source selection process is it?
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A. Benefits-cost analysis
B. Weighting system
C. Preferred vendor list
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D. Screening system
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 71
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The ____ is a document generated by the Create WBS process that supports WBS. It provides
more detailed descriptions of components, including work packages and control accounts.
A. WBS dictionary
B. Project charter
C. WBS
D. Project scope statement
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 72

Which of the following processes is NOT a part of Project Time Management knowledge area?
A. Sequence Activities
B. Estimate Activity Duration
C. Define Activities
D. Report Performance
E. Develop Schedule
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 73
For future projects, the lessons leaned document will not help in ____.
A. Resource allocation
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B. Cost estimating
C. Activity scheduling
D. Product verification
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 74
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Which of the following a checkpoint review indicates in the project plan?

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A. Scope change
B. Go/no-go decisions
C. Project delay
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D. Crashing
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 75
Which of the following represents the difference between a task's estimated (budgeted) cost and
its actual cost?
A. Cost Variance
B. Schedule Variance
C. Actual Cost
D. Planned Value

Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 76
Identify whether the statement given below is true or false."A Cost Performance Index
(CPI) of less than 1.0 means the task is going over budget."
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 77
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Which of the following is NOT included in a quality assurance plan?
A. System tracking
B. Financial performance tracking
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C. Defect tracking
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D. Unit testing
E. Integration testing
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 78
Which of the following graphical presentations of a project plan is most appropriate for presenting
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to upper management?
A. Critical Path Method

B. Scatter chart
C. Pareto Chat
D. Pie chart
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 79
Which of the following involves customer testing at the customer premises?

A. Site Acceptance Testing
B. System testing
C. Module testing
D. Trend analysis
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 80
Which of the following processes documents project purchasing decisions, specifying the
approach, and identifying potential sellers?
A. Conduct Procurements
B. Plan Procurements
C. Administer Procurements
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D. Develop Project Charter
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 81
What document can best describe how you and the vendor are to proceed if there is a claim
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against the vendor?
A. Contract
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B. Project cost management plan

C. Project charter
D. Procurement management plan
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Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 82
Which of the following shows the number of resources assigned to a project over time?
A. Scatter chart
B. Pareto chart
C. Gantt chart
D. Resource histogram
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 83
What portion of the communications model could be defined as the translator?
A. Receiver
B. Translator
C. Sender
D. Medium
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 84
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In which of the following condition, a project is behind schedule?
A. Cost Performance Index (CPI) value is less than 1

B. Cost Performance Index (CPI Value is more than 1
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C. Schedule Performance Index (SPI) value is more than 1
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D. Schedule Performance Index (SPI) value is less than 1
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 85
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Which of the following is a broad category that includes examining, measuring, or testing work
results?
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A. Rework
B. Acceptance
C. User Training
D. Inspection
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 86
Which of the following can be an effective tool during quality control to help determine the how the
problem occurred?

A. Rework
B. Pareto Diagram
C. Trend Analysis
D. Flowcharting
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 87
At which of the following testing stages are dynamic link libraries (DLLs) and other informational
files also tested for complete and accurate content?
A. Module Testing
B. User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
C. System Testing
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D. Site Acceptance Testing
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 88
Which of the following represents the duration of activities against a calendar?

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A. Gantt chart
B. Scatter chart
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C. Pie chart
D. Pareto chart
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Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 89
Which of the following is the most effective communication method for providing work instruction
and direction?
A. Verbal communication
B. Video conferencing
C. Tele conferencing
D. Written communication
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 90
The ____, an output of the define scope process, does document the process and criteria for
accepting completed products.
A. Contract
B. Project scope statement
D. Statement of Work
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 91
Which of the following should be a part of the project schedule to ensure that users will be ready
for the deployment?
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A. Trend Analysis
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B. Unit testing
C. Inspection
D. Training class
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 92
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Which of the following is the process of determining and documenting the potential danger areas
in a project?
A. Risk identification
B. Benchmarking
C. Risk response
D. Cost-benefit analysis
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 93
Which of the following is used as a comparison to actual project expenses?

A. Crashing
B. Cost performance index
C. Cost variance
D. Cost baseline
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 94
Which of the following can be a cause of overrun budget of a project?
A. Tracking Performance
B. Tracking project spending
C. Adding requirement to the project
D. Discussing trade-offs
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 95
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Which of the following documents is created that describes how to implement the quality policy?
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A. Quality audit
B. Quality matrix
C. Quality control measurements
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D. Quality management plan
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 96
What is the activity duration originally assigned to a schedule activity and not updated as progress
is reported is called?
A. Original duration of activity

B. Scheduled duration of activity
C. Actual duration of activity
D. Planned duration of activity
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 97
Which of the following is the most common non-behavioral reason that projects exceed the
budget?
A. Insufficient resources
B. Highly technical products
C. High risks
D. Poorly defined scope
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 98
Which of the following is not a part of Identify Risks process?
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A. Influence diagram
B. System or process flow chart
C. Cause and effect diagram
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D. Decision tree diagram
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 99
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Which of the following shows the ratio between a task's budgeted and actual costs?
A. Schedule Variance (SV)

B. Cost Performance Index (CPI)
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C. Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

D. To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 100
When are milestones typically created?
A. At the end of each project execution phase

B. At the end of the kick-off meeting
C. At the end of each project phase
D. At the end of each planning phase

Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 101
Which of the following is the work that is done to deliver the product or service?
A. Risk Identification
B. Project scope
C. Risk assessment
D. Project summary
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 102
Which of the following documents is the criterion for measuring project scope before closing the
project?
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A. Work breakdown structure
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B. Project charter
D. Stakeholder register
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 103

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Which of the following types of conflict resolution mostly produces a win-win outcome?
A. Smoothing
B. Withdrawing
C. Compromising
D. Forcing
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 104
Identify whether the statement given below is true or false."The delay of a project will result in
higher cost."

A. false
B. True
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 105
Which of the following contract types is described in the statement below?"The seller is
reimbursed for all allowable costs for performing the contract work, and receives a fixed payment
calculated as a percentage for the initial estimated project costs."
A. Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contracts (CPFF)

B. Fixed Price Incentive Fee Contracts (FPIF)
C. Firm Fixed Price Contracts (FFP)
D. Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contracts (CPIF)
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 106
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Which of the following is the correct formula of Cost Variance (CV)?

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A. Cost Variance (CV) = Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) - Budgeted Cost of
Work Performed (BCWP)
B. Cost Variance (CV) = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) / Actual Cost of
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Work Performed (ACWP)

C. Cost Variance (CV) = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) - Actual Cost of
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D. Cost Variance (CV) = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) * Actual Cost of
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 107
Which of the following is the best approach to conflict resolution?
A. Mutual respect and cooperation

B. Flexibility
C. Hard work and understanding
D. Sincerity and hard work

Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 108
Which of the following is an action that is taken as a result of quality activities to correct a defect?
A. Rework
B. Acceptance
C. Flowcharting
D. Trend analysis
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 109
Which of the following information gathering techniques is described in the statement

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below?"Project risk experts participate in this technique anonymously. A facilitator uses a
questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project risks. The responses are summarized are
then recirculated to the experts for further comment."
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A. SWOT analysis
B. Delphi technique
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C. Checklist analysis
D. Brainstorming
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 110
Which of the following is NOT a style that is used to deal with conflicts in team management
scenario?
A. Collaborating
B. Compromising
C. Avoiding
D. Forming
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 111

Which of the following should take time and be tested each component thoroughly and the whole?
A. Flowcharting
B. Inspection
C. System testing
D. User Acceptance Testing
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 112
Which part of the project management plan will define when specific union members will be
unavailable to work on the project?
A. Resource management plan
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B. Communication management plan
C. Resource calendar
D. Staffing management plan
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 113

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In which of the following condition, a task is taking less time than expected?
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A. Cost Performance Index (CPI) Value is more than 1

B. Schedule Performance Index (SPI) value is less than 1
C. Cost Performance Index (CPI) value is less than 1
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D. Schedule Performance Index (SPI) value is more than 1
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 114
Which of the following is the comparison of planned project results with actual project results?
A. Cost-benefit analysis
B. Variance analysis
C. Trend analysis
D. Statistical Sampling
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 115
Which of the following organizations develops some of the essential standards used in the IT field
to help with quality and operational standards?
A. W3C
B. ISO
C. IEEE
D. IETF
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 116
Which of the following is a mathematical technique that can be used to predict future defects
based on historical results?
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A. Unit analysis
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B. Trend analysis
C. Flowcharting
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 117

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Which of the following assumes that individuals like to work, want to achieve, and can direct their
own efforts?
A. Theory Y
B. Theory Z
C. Privacy law
D. Parkinson's law
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 118
Which of the following represents the difference between a task's progress as compared to its
estimated progress?

A. Planned Value
B. Actual Cost
C. Cost Variance
D. Schedule Variance
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 119
Which of the following can be very cost effective, especially in projects where multiple versions of
the same product are produced?
A. Statistical sampling
B. Gantt chart
C. Trend analysis
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D. Pareto diagram
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 120
Identify whether the statement given below is true or false."Client, sponsor, and other impacted
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stakeholders need to be involved in rework decisions in a project."
A. True
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B. False
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 121
Which of the following is the core responsibility of a project manager?
A. Project Integration
B. System designing
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Writing codes
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 122
Which of the following directs the improvement efforts to those areas that will have the biggest
impact?
A. Pareto diagram
B. Gantt chart
C. User Documentation
D. Flowchart
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 123
The longest path through the project that is made up of activities with zero float is known as ____.
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A. Longest path
B. Critical path
C. Threshold
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D. War path
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 124

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Which of the following is not a part of cost of quality (COQ)?
A. Prevention costs
B. Procurement costs
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C. External failure costs

D. Appraisal costs
E. Internal failure costs
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 125
Identify whether the given statement is true or false."Quality audit is a technique used for quality
assurance."
A. False
B. True

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 126
Which of the following is the correct formula of Schedule Performance Index (SPI)?
A. SPI = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) / Actual Cost of Work Performed
(ACWP)
B. SPI = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)/Budgeted Cost of Work
Scheduled (BCWS)
C. SPI = Work remaining / Funds remaining
D. SPI = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP) - Actual Cost of Work Performed
(ACWP)
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 127
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Which of the following defines what is included in the project as well as what is excluded from the
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project?
A. Scoring model
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B. Scope
C. Scope creep
D. Slack time
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 128
Which of the following is a ratio of the work performed on a task versus the work scheduled?
A. To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)

B. Schedule Variance (SV)
C. Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
D. Cost Performance Index (CPI)
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 129

The ____ helps in identifying the minority of causes, which create the majority of problems and
delays, and to focus on them.
A. Scatter diagram
B. Pareto chart
C. Run chart
D. Control chart
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 130
Which of the following is the decision to accept any defects that are found as a result of the quality
testing?
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A. Statical sampling
B. Process adjustments
C. Product documentation
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D. Acceptance
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 131
Which of the following is the total amount of the project budget?

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A. Actual cost (AC)

B. Budget at completion (BAC)
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C. Return on investment (ROI)

D. Estimate to complete (ETC)
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 132
Which of the following is a project tracking mechanism that compares the budgeted cost to the
actual cost using ratios?
A. Cost-benefit analysis
B. Critical path
C. Cost performance index (CPI)

D. Crashing
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 133
Which of the following individual should respond to the risk with the preplanned risk response?
A. Project sponsor
B. Key stakeholder
C. Project manager
D. Risk owner
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 134
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Which of the following project management plans guides how and when project resources will be
released from the project team?
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A. Project Communications Management Plan

B. Project Staffing Management Plan
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C. Project Human Resources Management Plan

D. Project Schedule Management Plan
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 135
Which of the following is the correct formula of To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)?
A. TCPI = BAC - Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP)

B. TCPI = Work remaining / Funds remaining
C. TCPI = BAC - Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
D. TCPI = BAC + Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 136

Which of the following terms is used for adding resources to a project to reduce the time it takes to
complete the project?
A. Contingency reserve
B. Crashing
C. Critical Path
D. Fast tracking
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 137
Small changes that bypass the organization's change control procedures are called ____.
A. Lag
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B. Gold plating
C. Scope creep
D. Scope fault
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 138

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Which of the following is a forecast of the cost of all remaining project work?
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A. Estimate at completion (EAC)

B. Cost at Start (CAS)
C. Estimate to complete (ETC)
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D. Budget at completion (BAC)
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 139
Which of the following directs the improvement efforts to problematic areas that will have the
biggest impact?
A. Flowcharting
B. Pareto diagram
C. Gantt chart

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 140
Which of the following processes examines the change to the project process and implement it in
the project?
A. Direct and Manage Project Execution

B. Control Costs
C. Perform Integrated Change Control
D. Verify Scope
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 141
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Which of the following is a method of displaying the timelines of all the various subtasks that are
involved in any project?
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A. Activity network diagram
B. Scatter chart
C. Cost-benefit analysis
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D. Pie chart
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 142

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Which of the following is referred to as budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)?
A. Earned Value (EV)

B. Actual Cost (AC)
C. Estimate to complete (ETC)
D. Planned Value (PV)
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 143
The ____ quality assurance technique ensures continuous improvement of all processes.

A. Just-in-time management
B. Six Sigma
C. Kaizen
D. Ishikawa
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 144
Which of the following statements about fast tracking is true?
A. It is the sequence of project activities

B. It is the difference between the total baseline cost (BAC) and the estimated total cost
(EAC).
C. It is a mathematically based algorithm for scheduling a set of project activities.
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D. It is a technique for compressing project schedule.
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 145
Which of the following displays the relative importance of the defects?

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A. Gantt chart
B. Pareto diagram
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C. User Documentation
D. Flowchart
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Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 146
After project closure, the lessons learned document become the part of ____?
A. The risk register

B. The company's organizational process assets
C. The project's performance record
D. The project charter
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 147
Which of the following processes is must at the end of each project phase to determine the
completeness of the project work and to gain the customer's acceptance to move the project
forward?
A. Inspection of key results

B. Quality control
C. Scope verification
D. Phase gate review
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 148
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Which of the following is the formal acceptance of the project?
A. A sign-off
B. Risk assessment
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C. A project review
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D. Inspection trend analysis
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 149

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When does the lessons learned document is updated?
A. At execution phase.
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B. Throughout the project lifecycle.

C. At closing phase.
D. At planning phase.
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 150
Planning contingency reserves is part of ____ response strategy.
A. Active risk mitigation

B. Active risk avoidance
C. Passive risk mitigation

D. Active risk acceptance
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 151
Which of the following is used to forecast future project performance?
A. Statistical Sampling
B. Pareto diagram
C. Historical trends
D. Variance analysis
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 152
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Which of the following can be used to help you or other project managers on future projects?
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A. Sponsor
B. Charter
C. Documentation
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D. Stakeholder
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 153

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Which of the following shows the relationships between events and tasks and how the events
affect each other?
A. Gantt chart
B. Event Chain Diagram
C. Event chain methodology
D. Critical Path Method (CPM)
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 154

You are the project manager for the ORGH Company. You have proposed a new project called
the NHQ Project. Nancy Speers, the CIO, has asked you to create a document that will determine
whether or not the NHQ Project is worth doing or not. What type of a document is Nancy Speers
asking you to create?
A. Feasibility study
B. Business case
C. Business analysis report and finding
D. Scope statement
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 155
You are the project manager for the NQP Project. Your manager insists that you use earned value
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management and the communications bull's eye for determining if you'll need to communicate with
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management or not. Which term best describes the earned value management and the
communications bull's eye for your project?
A. Democratic
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B. Management by walking around

C. Management by exception
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D. Autocratic
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 156

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Which of the following is a format that is defined for a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) code or a
custom outline code?
A. Code mask
B. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
C. Access mask
D. Code Editor
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 157
Consider the following diagram:

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What is the highlighted area of the diagram known as?.co
A. Six Sigma
B. Control point
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C. Rule of Seven
D. Control chart
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 158
You have been hired for a project. You are working for quality control (QC) of the project. You are
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worried about the negative schedule variance (SV). Rick, your assistant, has charted down the
reasons of schedule delay: You have to take corrective measures to improve schedule variance
according to Pareto's principle. Which of the following will be your first target?

A. Unavailability of cash
B. Hardware crash
C. Virus attack
D. Absence of programmers
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 159
Management wants Beth to create a project scope baseline as part of her project management
plan. Beth reports that there is already a project scope baseline and it is comprised of three
documents in the project plan. All of the following are part of the project scope baseline except for
which one?
A. Project work breakdown structure dictionary
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B. Project statement of work
C. Project work breakdown structure
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 160
You are creating the project network diagram for your organization. You need to discover which
activities have no project float available. What are these activities called in your project network
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diagram?
A. Predecessor activities
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B. Critical path activities

C. Critical chain activities
D. Successor activities
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 161
Paul is the project manager of a large project in his organization. The organization where Paul
works is a matrix structure and project team members report to managers throughout the
organization. Paul's project is about to close and he needs to release the project team
members.Which project management plan will define how project team members may be released
from the project in a matrix structure?

A. Staffing management plan
B. Resource calendar
C. Human resource plan
D. Organization chart
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 162
Which of the following can be affected by a major change to the project scope? Each correct
answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A. Budget
B. The schedule start date
C. Risks
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D. Project objectives
E. The schedule end date .co
Answer: A,C,D,E
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QUESTION NO: 163

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All project charters should include the high-level assumptions for the project. Which one of the
following is an example of a high-level assumption for a software development project?
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A. The software will be Web-enabled.

B. The software must be compatible with Windows Vista.
C. The software project must be completed by August 21.
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D. The software developers should be on the project from its launch to completion.
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 164
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. You have completed the first phase of the
project and management is now inspecting the project deliverables. They would like for you to
provide them the scope baseline for scope verification. All of the following are part of the scope
baseline except for which document?
A. Project scope statement

B. Project WBS Dictionary

C. Project charter
D. Project WBS
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 165
Which of the following are the components of vendor contract administration? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose three.
A. Payment process
B. Vendor disputes
C. Vendor delays
D. Progress reporting
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Answer: B,C,D
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QUESTION NO: 166
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Which of the following provides a hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization
arranged so that the work packages can be related to the performing organizational units?
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A. Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

B. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
C. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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D. Project Breakdown Structure (PBS)
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 167
Wendy is the project manager of the NHQ Project. This project is slated to last for eight months
and it must not be late or her company will incur a daily cost penalty for late delivery.Wendy would
like to review when the project team is available for work, when the project team has scheduled
vacations, or other times away from the project. What should Wendy review in this instance?
A. Human resources management plan

B. Staffing management plan
D. Project calendar

Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 168
You have decided to allow two phases of a project to overlap. This is an example of what?
A. Fast tracking
B. Mitigation
C. Crashing
D. Exploit
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 169
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. A highly probable risk event has been identified
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in your project. You have taken steps to reduce the probability of this risk event and it appears that
now the risk event won't happen after all. What type of documentation should you provide for this
risk event?
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A. Update the communications management plan.

B. Update the project management plan.
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C. Update the lessons learned documentation.

D. Update the risk register.
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 170
Which of the following methods can be used to develop project task duration estimates?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
A. Historical data
B. Expert Judgment
C. SWOT analysis
D. Cost Benefit Analysis
Answer: A,B
QUESTION NO: 171

You are the project manager for your organization. You are working with your project team
members to identify the project stakeholders for your project. Gary is a stakeholder that is
opposed to your project and openly criticizes the merit of the project for your organization. What
type of a stakeholder is Gary?
A. Opposing stakeholder
B. Threatened stakeholder
C. Combative stakeholder
D. Negative stakeholder
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 172
Which of the following is intended to reduce the impact of missing cost or schedule objectives in a
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project?
A. Cost variance
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B. Earned Value
C. Contingency reserve
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D. Code of accounts
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 173

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Tom is the project manager for his organization and he's creating a project network diagram for
this project. He has created his project network diagramming with the consideration of the
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availability of project resources. What network diagramming approach has Tom used in this
example?
A. Fast tracking
B. Critical chain method
C. Activity on the arrow
D. Critical path method
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 174
You are the project manager of a large database conversion project for your organization. You and
the project team are reviewing the project scope baseline in consideration of a change request
that will greatly affect the project scope. What is the project scope baseline?
A. Project scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary

B. Project integration management
C. Work Breakdown Structure
D. Time, cost, and scope baselines combined
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 175
Which of the following includes a brief definition of the scope or statement of work, defined
deliverables, a list of associated activities, and a list of milestones?
A. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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B. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Dictionary
C. Code of accounts
D. Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 176

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Your project has completed the project scope and the stakeholders have signed off on the project
deliverables. Frances, another project manager in your organization, wants to know when you and
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your project team will help her and her team deliver the software solution your project created to
the users in the organization. What should you tell Frances?
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A. That she should complete the solution implementation on her own as your project scope has
been completed.
B. That she should create a project charter for the software solution delivery because your project
is completed.
C. That she should complete a change request in order for your project to assume the delivering
the software solution to the users.
D. That you can allow her to use your project team as your project is complete and your resources
are available.
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 177

Charlie has just completed the project according to the terms of the contract. She and the
customer are completing a walk through of the project deliverables and the customer is asking for
changes to the deliverables before she'll accept the product. What project management process
should manage the documented change request that may come from scope verification?
A. Control change control

B. Control Scope
C. Perform integrated change control
D. Scope management
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 178
Barry is a project stakeholder that is excited about the deliverable your project wants to create for
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the organization. He's helpful, provides information, and offers support whenever your project
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needs it. How would you classify Barry based on this information?
A. Cheerleader
B. Positive stakeholder
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C. Project sponsor
D. Project team member
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 179
Which of the following are the major processes in the project closure phase? Each correct answer
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represents a part of the solution. Choose two.
A. Administrative closure
B. Taking backup
C. Contract closeout
D. Compiling program
Answer: A,C
QUESTION NO: 180
Which of the following is an index that displays the efficiency of the time utilized on the project?

A. Schedule Performance Indicator (SPI)
B. Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP)
C. Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
D. Schedule variance (SV)
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 181
Which of the following are the key components of an effective team meeting? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A. Agenda should not be disclosed before meeting

B. Agenda should be distributed in advance
C. A consistent day/time for the meeting
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D. Defined time limit
E. Stick to the agenda .co
Answer: B,C,D,E
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QUESTION NO: 182

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The Project Communications Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following
processes?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
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A. Distribute Information
B. Identify Stakeholders
C. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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D. Report Performance
Answer: A,B,D
QUESTION NO: 183
You have just finished a large software development project for your organization. You have
successfully released the project team, shifted the deliverables to production, and have completed
the project financial audits. You now need to finalize a meeting on what went right or wrong in the
project. What is the meeting typically called?
A. Project manager 360-degree assessment

B. Project post-mortem

C. Project team assessment
D. Project closure
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 184
You have been hired as a project manager for a project. The project includes automation of an
office. You need to create a team of software developers. Rick, a database designer, is currently
working on other project. You want to put him in your developers' team. Which of the following
skills will be required for you to get him assigned to your project?
A. Communication
B. Negotiation and influential
C. Problem solving
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D. Organizational
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 185
Which of the following formulas is used to calculate the schedule variance (SV)?
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A. SV = Earned Value (EV) - Planned Value (PV)

B. SV = Earned Value (EV) * Planned Value (PV)
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C. SV = Earned Value (EV) + Planned Value (PV)

D. SV = Earned Value (EV) / Planned Value (PV)
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Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 186
You are the project manager of the GGH Project. One of the managers is questioning why her
resources should be assigned to work in your project. What document defines the authority of the
project manager over the resources needed in your project?
A. Project scope
B. Project charter
C. Project human resources management plan
D. Project staffing management plan

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 187
You have been hired as a contract project manager for Dreams Unlimited Inc. The project involves
a task of setting up ten servers and fifty client computers on the network. From the past
experience you know that it takes around fifteen hours per server to install, test, and finalize it.
However, for client computers it takes around ten hours per client. You consider these data for
making an estimate of schedule of the task. Which of the following estimation techniques has been
used in it?
A. Parametric modeling
B. Schedule performance index
C. Bottom-up
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D. Analogous
Answer: D .co
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QUESTION NO: 188
You are the project manager of GHT Project. Management has asked you to create a table that
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will map all of the project stakeholders and to whom they'll need to interact within the project to
give and receive information. What type of a table is management asking you to create in this
scenario?
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A. Stakeholder directory
B. Responsibilities Assignment Matrix
C. Roles and responsibilities matrix
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D. Communications Matrix
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 189
Which of the following activities are related to the controlling processes of a project?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.
A. Cost and quality control

B. Identifying any variances in the project plan
C. Requests for changes to the project scope
D. Release of project team members

Answer: A,B,C
QUESTION NO: 190
Harry is the project manager of the NWW Project and is working with his project team to create the
WBS and WBS dictionary. Harry would like to assign a unique code to each work package in the
WBS and WBS dictionary to help discern the WBS components from one another and to improve
project communication. What is the unique code assigned to each WBS element called?
A. Chart of account
B. Configuration management code
C. Control account
D. Code of accounts
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 191
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Your project had a late start due to some approval for the stakeholders. The project sponsor,
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however, has asked that you implement a scheduling compression technique to keep the project
moving towards its predetermined deadline. What approach could you implement without raising
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the costs of the project?
A. Float
B. Removing some requirements from the project scope
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C. Fast tracking
D. Crashing
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Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 192
A part of a project deals with the hardware work. As a project manager, you have decided to hire a
company to deal with all hardware work on the project. Which type of risk response is this?
A. Mitigation
B. Avoidance
C. Transference
D. Exploit
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 193
The Project Procurement Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following
processes? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
A. Contract Closure
B. Contract Administration
C. Team Development
D. Staff Acquisition
Answer: A,B
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QUESTION NO: 194
Management only has so much capital to invest in new projects. The project selection committee
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wants to use an approach where every proposed project will be evaluated on six different
categories with an emphasis on profitability. What approach is the project selection committee
likely using to select projects?
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A. Benefit/Cost ratios
B. Future value of money
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C. Present value of money

D. Weighted scoring model
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 195
You are reviewing a project network diagram for your project. You are using historical information
to help you create a network diagram based on past experience. The network diagram, you are
reviewing, uses the activity on the arrow method for diagramming. Two of the nodes in the network
diagram are connected using a dotted arrow. What does the dotted arrow represent?
A. Dummy activity
B. Start to finish relationship
C. Control account
D. Milestone
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 196
Which of the following tasks are NOT part of the project execution phase? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose two.
A. Reviewing issues tracking logs

B. Reviewing a schedule baseline
C. Creating a baseline schedule
D. Making an expected resources list
Answer: C,D
QUESTION NO: 197
You and a colleague are discussing PERT and Three-Point Estimates. What is the difference
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between these two time estimating approaches?
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A. PERT can be used for time and cost while Three-Point Estimates can only be used for time.
B. PERT uses four factors while Three-Point Estimates are really just averages.
C. PERT and Three-Point Estimates are the same thing.
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D. PERT uses six factors while Three-Point Estimates use three factors.
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 198

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You are the project manager for the NHQ Organization and are about to start a new project to
create new software for your manufacturing facilities. Thomas, the VP of Manufacturing is
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concerned with the earned value components of your project and once to closely monitor the
project's overall schedule performance. Thomas wants a metric that will help him gauge how
closely the project is tracking to the original schedule baseline. What earned value formula will
help you and Thomas track this key performance indicator?
A. EV/PV
B. EV/AC
C. EV-AC
D. EV-PV
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 199

You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. This project has a budget of $750,000 and is
scheduled to last two years. The project is currently 25 percent complete though it was scheduled
to be forty percent complete by this time. The project has spent $210,000 to date. What is the
project's cost performance index?
A. -$22,500
B. .63
C. $630,000
D. .89
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 200
What are the three constraints in the Iron Triangle of Project Management?
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A. Time, cost, and stakeholders
B. Time, cost and quality
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C. Schedule, budget, and quality
D. Time, cost, and scope
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 201

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You are the project manager for the GHY Organization. A stakeholder has presented a change to
your project that will cause the project scope to increase considerably. You are considering the
change for approval and you need to review the impact of the change on all areas of the project.
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What change control system component is responsible for documenting and controlling changes
to the features and functions of the project's deliverables?
A. Scope change control system

B. Change control system
C. Configuration management
D. Integrated change control
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 202
You are the project manager of the GHJ Project for your organization. You have reached the end
of a project phase and you are now required to complete a project audit and confirm the defined
transition requirements. This information is found in what component of the project?
A. Historical information
B. Organizational process assets
C. Project scope management plan
D. Risk management plan
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 203
Which of the following is the prime purpose of the Manage Stakeholders Expectations process?
A. Resolve issues
B. Identify stakeholders
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C. Updating risk registers
D. Close project
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 204

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Which of the following is NOT a Project Management knowledge area?
A. Quality
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B. Scope
C. Cost
D. Planning
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E. Time
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 205
Holly is the project manager of the GHQ Project for her organization. The project is using the AAA
IT Integrators Corporation as a vendor to do a portion of the project work. Mich Smith, the IT
Directors for the AAA IT Integrators Corporation, reports that his team has completed the project
work. Holly and her team review the deliverables and she confirms that Mitch's team has indeed
completed the work according to the statement of work. What document should Holly refer to now
to determine the next course of action with the AAA IT Integrators Corporation?

A. Statement of Work
B. Contract
D. Procurement management plan
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 206
You are the project manager for the NHW Project, which currently has 544 stakeholders. Your
project is to rollout new software to all employees in your organization and it will affect all lines of
business, departments, and some vendors. You need a method to document all of the stakeholder
contact information. What type of document should you include as part of your stakeholder
identification process?
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A. Stakeholder communications management plan
B. Roles and responsibility matrix
C. Stakeholder directory
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D. Stakeholder registry
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 207
What process should be enacted when a project is canceled during its execution?
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A. Verify scope process

B. Expert judgment review process
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C. Phase closure process

D. Project cancellation process
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 208
Olive is the project manager of the NQP Project. This project is currently running late by two
weeks and she is now required to alert the project stakeholders of what's occurring in the
project.Olive needs to create a particular type of report for the stakeholders. What report should
Olive create considering the lateness of her project?
A. Status report

B. Variance report
C. Schedule exceptions report
D. Slippage report
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 209
Which of the following is a time-phased budget that is used to measure and monitor cost
performance throughout the project life cycle?
A. Cost baseline
B. Cost variance
C. Change control
D. Cost estimating
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 210
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Which of the following persons authorizes the closure of a project?

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A. Project sponsor
B. Application developer
C. Stakeholder
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D. Project manager
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 211
Tom and Gary are in a debate over which software should be purchased as part of their
project.Gary tells Tom that because he's the senior software developer and has been with the
company for 12 years, he'll be making the decision on the software. What type of conflict
resolution has happened in this instance?
A. Compromising
B. Forcing
C. Avoiding
D. Smoothing

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 212
Complete the following sentence:Quality control is a(n)_______________ process while quality

assurance is a(n)________________ process.
A. Inspection, costly
B. Inspection, prevention
C. Management, inspection
D. Prevention, inspection.
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 213
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Who is ultimately responsible for identifying and managing project risks?
A. Project sponsor
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B. Project manager
C. Project team
D. Application developer
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Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 214

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Which of the following is an output of the Identify Stakeholders process?
A. Project scope statement

B. Scope baseline
C. Project charter
D. Stakeholder register
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 215
You are the project manager for a new software development project in your company.
You are about to host a project kick-off to explain why the software project is needed, what are the
key milestones of the project, and how the project will progress. What must you create before the

kick-off meeting to ensure the meeting will go smoothly?
A. Complete project management plan

B. Agenda for the meeting defining the meeting's purpose
C. Project charter
D. All project forms to review with the project team and stakeholders
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 216
Which of the following is a subset of a project that can be assigned to a specific party for
execution?
A. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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B. Workstream
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary
D. Work package
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Answer: D
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Which risk response is acceptable for both positive and negative risk events?
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A. Sharing
B. Transferring
C. Acceptance
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D. Enhancing
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 218
A project has a deadline of March 15 to be complete. The project manager, after examining the
project schedule, determines that there are not enough resources available for the project to
complete the project by the determined deadline. She decides that it would be best to add
additional labor to the project to reach the constraint of March 15. What is the addition of labor
called in project management?
A. Lead time

B. Fast tracking
C. Crashing
D. Resource leveling
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 219
Which of the following is a method of planning and managing projects that puts more emphasis on
the resources required to execute project tasks?
A. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

B. Critical Path Method (CPM)
C. Linear scheduling method (LSM)
D. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 220
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Your company can choose one of two projects. Project HHW is worth $765,000 and will take ten
months to complete. Project JLP is worth $850,000 but will take 14 months to complete. Your
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organization elects to do Project JLP. What is the opportunity cost in this instance?
A. $85,000
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B. $765,000
C. The opportunity cost is the total cost of the startup funds to initiate the project.
D. $60,714
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Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 221
You are the project manager for the TRR Project and you are debating creating a software
solution using in-house skills or hiring a vendor to complete the work for you. The in-house
solution will cost your project $450,000 and will cost your organization $12,500 per month to
support the solution. A vendor estimates that they can create the solution for you for $325,000 and
their monthly fee will cost you $10,000 per month.
What is the management horizon if you build the solution in house considering the vendor's offer?

A. One year
B. $125,000
C. 50 months
D. $10,000
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 222
You are the project manager of the NPI Project and you are working to create a project
schedule.In the project schedule, you want to define when the regularly scheduled project status
meetings should occur. Which calendar should you consult for when the project work can take
place to schedule your status meetings accordingly?
A. Project schedule
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B. Resource calendar
C. Project calendar
D. Corporate calendar
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 223
You are the project manager of the NGG Project and are working with the project stakeholders.
Tammi, the sales manager, is trying to use her position within the company to affect decisions
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made already in the project about what the software, your project will create, can do. You know
that Tammi has an influential role in the company but the changes and requests, she's making
based on her position in the company, have already been denied in the project scope. You need to
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carefully manage Tammi's requests and political ploys so as not to lose her as a positive
stakeholder but you also must balance the approved requirements for the project scope. What
executing process is most appropriate for this scenario?
A. Report performance
B. Plan risk management
C. Manage stakeholder expectations
D. Distribute information
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 224

Which of the following is an index that displays the efficiency of the time utilized on the project?
A. Schedule Performance Indicator (SPI)

B. Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP)
C. Schedule variance (SV)
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 225
A vendor has completed the project work you hired him to do. You discover an error in the solution
the vendor has created after you have signed off on the project deliverables. What document
should you reference to determine what the vendor will do about the error in the solution they've
created for your organization?
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A. Contract
B. Charter
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D. Scope
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 226

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The Project Risk Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following processes?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
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A. Risk Monitoring and Control

B. Risk Management Planning
C. Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Potential Risk Monitoring
Answer: A,B,C
QUESTION NO: 227
You are a project manager in a matrix environment. You and another project manager are in
conflict over a particular resource that you both need on your project. Who has the authority in this
environment to determine where and how the resource will be utilized in the projects?

A. The functional management of the organization
B. The project manager whose project started first
C. The project team resource
D. The project manager with the most experience
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 228
Which of the following is calculated by dividing the number of days projected for a task by its
budgeted cost?
A. Budget at Completion (BAC)

B. Actual cost of work performed (ACWP)
C. Estimate at Completion (EAC)
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 229
Kelly is the project manager for a project in her organization. She needs to create a plan that will
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define how project team members will be brought onto and released from her project. What plan
should Kelly create?
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A. Human resources management plan

B. Schedule management plan
C. Project calendar
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Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 230
Which of the following is a numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the
work breakdown structure (WBS)?
A. Code mask
B. Work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS) numbering
D. Code of accounts

Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 231
Tom is the project manager for his organization and he has just completed the NHQ Project for a
customer. The customer is happy with the project and has signed off on the project certificate of
closure and the contract has been fulfilled. What should Tom do with the project files he and the
project team generated at the customer's site?
A. The project files should be destroyed.

B. Tom should archive the project files
C. The customer will archive the project files
D. The customer will retain the project files.
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 232
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Which of the following statements about Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) are true?
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A. It defines a project and groups the project's discrete work elements in a way that helps to
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organize and define the total work scope of the project.

B. It cannot be revised and updated as needed by the project manager.
C. It provides a framework for detailed cost estimating and control along with providing guidance
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for schedule development and control.

D. It is an important project management tool.
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Answer: A,C,D
QUESTION NO: 233
Your project is running late and management has asked that you remove elements from the
project scope that are not the core requirements. This removal of the project deliverables will allow
your project to reach its pre-determined deadline. What documents should you update to reflect
this decision?
A. Schedule baseline
B. Scope baseline
C. Quality management plan
D. Schedule variance reports

Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 234
You are the project manager of the GHY Project and would like to perform a review of your project
from several different characteristics. You would like to review what worked in the project and what
needed improvement. What type of analysis would be most appropriate for the end of project
review?
A. Feasibility study
B. Product breakdown
C. Business case study
D. SWOT analysis
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 235
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Holly is the project manager for the NHQ Project which she created. She is having difficulty from
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some of the managers in the organization to assign resources to the NHQ Project. What is the
most likely cause of the difficulty Holly is experiencing from some of the managers?
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A. Holly does not have a project charter signed by someone with the authority over the resources.
B. Holly did not complete the project scope planning.
C. Holly cannot assign resources to a project without a resource management plan.
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D. Holly is working in a functional organization.
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 236
You are the project manager for the NHQ Project and you are performing quantitative risk
analysis. One of the project risks has a 40 percent probability of happening and it will cost the
project $67,000 if the risk happens. What is the expected monetary value of this risk event?
A. Negative $26,800
B. Negative $67,000
C. Zero - the risk event has not yet occurred
D. $67,000
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 237
What risk response would you use if your project created a byproduct, such as data trends, that
you could sell to other organizations?
A. Sharing
B. Exploiting
C. Transference
D. Teaming agreement
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 238
Which of the following processes are parts of the Closing process group? Each correct answer
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A. Perform Quality Control

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B. Close Procurements
C. Report Performance
D. Close Project or Phase
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Answer: B,D
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QUESTION NO: 239

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You are the project manager of TRT project. During execution phase of your project, Rick, a team
member, complains that other team members are isolating him and this isolation is bothering
him.Which of the following is not a recommended step in order to resolve the issue?
A. Shift Rick to another project.

B. Get more feed back from Rick.
C. Get feedback on Rick from other team members.
D. Apply team building measures to improve the team's effectiveness.
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 240

Which of the following can help clarify what is to be delivered by the project and also help build a
work breakdown structure?
A. Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

B. Product breakdown structure (PBS)
C. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 241
Which of the following allows activities to be done in parallel that would normally be done in
sequence?
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A. Lag time
B. Lead time
C. Fast tracking
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D. Crashing
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 242
You are the project manager for your organization and are working with your project team to
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create the WBS. What is the smallest element in your WBS called?
A. Work package - the deliverable created by the project planning

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B. Work package - the deliverable created by the project effort

C. Work package - the deliverable that maps to the project scope statement
D. Work package - the effort to create the project deliverables
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 243
Mary is the project manager for her organization. She is creating a project network diagram and is
scheduling some activities to happen in tandem with one another. What type of relationship type
would these activities have in the network diagram?
A. Critical

B. Start-to-start
C. Analogous
D. Finish-to-start
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 244
You have been tasked with writing the project charter for the NHQ Project. Holly Ivans will approve
the project charter before it officially initiated the project. She has asked you to involve some other
resources within and outside of the organization to help write the charter. You have identified
some consultants, industry groups, and the project management office to help with your charter
creation. What is this tool and technique called that you're using in the creation of the project
charter?
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A. Expert judgment
B. Collaboration
C. Lateral thinking
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D. Team development
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 245
Which of the following are necessary for creating a Risk Management Plan?
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A. Risk planning meetings

B. Documentation reviews
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C. Gantt charts
D. Pareto charts
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 246
You are the project manager for the NH Project and trying to determine if your organization should
buy a software solution or create the solution in-house. You have determined that the cost for your
project team to create the software is $17,500 and it will cost your organization $2,500 per month
to support the solution. A vendor promises that they can create the same solution for $14,000 but
their monthly solution will cost $2,800 to support. Which solution should you use?

A. You should create the software if the solution will be used for more than six months.
B. You should create the software if the solution will be used for more than one month.
C. You should hire the vendor if the solution will be used for more than six months.
D. You should hire the vendor if the solution will be used for more than one year.
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 247
Your project spans the entire organization. You would like to assess the risk of the project but are
worried that some of the managers involved in the project could affect the outcome of any risk
identification meeting. Your worry is based on the fact that some employees would not want to
publicly identify risk events that could make their supervisors look bad. You would like a method
that would allow participants to anonymously identify risk events. What risk identification method
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could you use?
A. Root cause analysis

B. Delphi technique
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C. Isolated pilot groups
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D. SWOT analysis
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 248

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Which of the following are some of the parts of a project plan? Each correct answer represents a
complete solution. Choose all that apply.
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A. Risk identification
B. Team members list
C. Risk analysis
D. Project schedule
Answer: A,B,C,D
QUESTION NO: 249
You are working in a functional organization and are managing the IHH Project. Your project will
likely last for six months and has a budget constraint of $1,876,000. You'll be dealing with a
functional manager to manage costs and resources in the project. Who will have authority over
assigning the project team members to activities?

A. Project sponsor
B. Customers
C. Team leader
D. Functional manager
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 250
You are a project manager of a construction project. You are documenting project purchasing
decisions, specifying the approach, and identifying potential sellers. You are in which of the
following processes?
A. Administer Procurements
B. Conduct Procurements
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C. Close Procurements
D. Plan Procurements .co
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 251

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Which of the following is a risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to
reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold?
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A. Avoidance
B. Transference
C. Exploit
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D. Mitigation
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 252
As a project manager, which of the following are the important areas he should focus on when
discussing performance with a team member?Each correct answer represents a complete
solution. Choose three.
A. Identify inadequate performance behaviors.

B. Reward superior performance.
C. Know about the team member's background.

D. Specify performance expectations.
Answer: A,B,D
QUESTION NO: 253
You are the project manager for your organization and currently coaching Ben on the process
groups that comprise the project management lifecycle. All of the following are process groups in
the project management lifecycle except for which one?
A. Closing
B. Monitoring and controlling
C. Quality management
D. Initiating
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 254
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You are the project manager for your organization. You have reached the end of the second
phase of a six-phase project. Management is reviewing the project work completed to date and
they are considering canceling your project at this current milestone. What is this point in the
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project often called?
A. Step funding
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B. Project closure
C. Kill point
D. Phase closure
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Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 255
You are the project manager for your organization and are working with Alice, the business
analyst. Alice recommends that you and she create a table that will help track each stakeholder's
requirements for the project, the creation of the requirements, and when the requirements is
actually implemented into operations. What type of a table is Alice recommending you and she
create for this project?
A. Scope management table

B. Requirements Traceability Matrix

C. Communications matrix
D. Communications management matrix
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 256
Which of the following are the weekly activities a project manager performs as a part of executing
according to the baseline?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that
apply.
A. Identify risk.
B. Review the status and approval of major deliverables.
C. Review progress report.
D. Review the project scope.
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E. Review the schedule baseline.
F. Create the baseline plan. .co
Answer: B,C,D,E
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QUESTION NO: 257

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You are the project manager of the NHY Project. Management has asked that you determine the
cost to support your solution once your project deliverables move into operations. What is the cost
commonly called?
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A. Cost of operations
B. Direct costs
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C. Cost of doing business

D. Life Cycle Costing
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 258
Which of the following organizational structure gives the project manager the most authority?
A. Strong matrix
B. Weak matrix
C. Functional structure
D. Projectized structure

Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 259
You are the project manager for the GHH Project and this project is currently slipping on both
costs and time. A change has been approved by management that will add a considerable amount
to your project budget and will give your project additional time to finish in consideration of the
project change. Considering that your project is running late and over budget, how should you
adjust the baselines for your project with this new change?
A. Increase only the scope baseline because this is only a scope change.
B. Increase the scope, time, and cost baseline to reflect the project change from this point forward.
C. You should not adjust any baselines, as baselines are measured from the launch of the project.
D. Increase the scope, time, and cost baselines to account for this change request as if it's a part
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of the project since the scope was created.
Answer: B .co
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QUESTION NO: 260
Which of the following notifies if costs are higher than budgeted or lower than budgeted?
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A. Cost variance (CV)

B. Cost performance index (CPI)
C. Actual Cost (AC)
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D. Estimate at Completion (EAC)
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 261
You are the project manager for the NHQ Project. Your project has 76 stakeholders.
Two of your key stakeholders, Nancy Smith, the COO, and Chuck Thomas, the CIO, need to
contribute information to one another and to you, the project manager, in order for the project to
move forward. It's come to your attention Chuck and Nancy are in disagreement with one another
and won't communicate. This disruption has caused your project to come to a standstill. What
component of the communication model does this scenario represent?
A. Barrier
B. Feedback
C. Medium

D. Noise
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 262
Which of the following is a standardized list of personnel resources related by function and
arranged in a hierarchical structure?
A. Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS)

B. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
C. Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)
D. Data Breakdown Structure (DBS)
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 263
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Which of the following processes ensures that all vital assets and resources of the organization
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A. Defining Resource Requirements process

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C. Cost estimating process
D. Risk management process
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QUESTION NO: 264
The Project Scope Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following
processes? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A. Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

B. Control Scope
C. Select Sellers
D. Verify Scope
Answer: A,B,D

QUESTION NO: 265
All projects are comprised of nine knowledge areas. Which knowledge area contains the
identifying project stakeholders process?
A. Project integration management

B. Project risk management
C. Project communications management
D. Project scope management
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 266
Robert is the project manager of the NHQ Project and he's coaching several junior project
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What is the project management lifecycle?
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A. The project management lifecycle describes the unique phases of a project.
B. The project management lifecycle is universal to all projects and it describes the five process
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groups.
C. The project lifecycle describes the unique phases of a project.
D. The project management lifecycle is comprised of authorizing, planning, executing, monitoring
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an controlling, and closing.
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 267

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You are the project manager of the Workstation Improvement Project for your organization. This
project will replace 925 workstations with new computers for your company's employees. Mark
Jones, the sales manager, has requested that your project add 250 laptops as part of this project
as his employees do not have workstations as they travel as part of the sales process. Mark
insists that his department in the company can pay for the cost of the laptops. All of the following
are components that will be affected by this change request except for which one?
A. There will be a need for an additional project scope statement because of the change request.
B. There will be a need for additional time to install the laptops.
C. There will be a need for additional procurement management processes.
D. There will be a need for additional risk analysis for the laptops.
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 268
What type of a project network diagram displays the project activities across a calendar with
breaks in the activities considered for weekends, holidays, and other time off from the project
execution?
A. Critical path
B. Control charts
C. Critical chain project network diagrams
D. Gantt charts
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 269
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Which of the following statements is most accurate about approved scope change requests?
A. All change requests should not delay the project schedule.

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B. All change requests should not deter project quality.
C. All change requests should not add to the project costs.
D. All change requests should not add additional project risks.
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QUESTION NO: 270

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You are the project manager of the NHO Project and are hosting a software development
workshop to gather project requirements. In the workshop what name is assigned to the person
who records the workshop minutes?
A. Scribe
B. Paralegal
C. Reporter
D. Secretary
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 271

Sam is the project manager of the NHT Project. His project has stakeholders from the end users,
server administrators, functional managers, external customers, technicians, and executive
managers. In this high-profile project, which group of stakeholders is the most important?
A. External customers
B. End users
C. No stakeholders are more important than other stakeholders
D. Executive management
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 272
You would like to create a chart that allows for branching, loopbacks, and review questions to
determine project advancement. What type of chart would you like to create for your project
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schedule and planning?
A. Critical path method

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B. Critical chain method
C. PERT
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D. GERT
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 273

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What human resource theory states that people behave based on what they believe their behavior
will bring them?
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A. McGregor's Theory of X and Y

B. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
C. Expectancy Theory
D. Ouchi's Theory Z
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 274
Mike is the project manager of the WAM Project. His project has a budget at completion of
$295,000 and he is currently forty percent complete with the project. He is, however, supposed to
be fifty percent on the project. In this project, Mike has spent $125,000. Management has asked
Mike how his project is performing on the project schedule. Which of the following best represents
how the project is performing on schedule?
A. -$17,500
B. .94
C. .80
D. -$7,000
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 275
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project for your organization. Management wants you to
create a quality control chart that will allow them to see the categories of project failure from
largest to smallest. What type of quality control does management want you to create?
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A. Pareto chart
B. Scatter chart
C. Run chart
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D. Control chart
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QUESTION NO: 276
You are the project manager of the H2A Project for your organization. This project is designed to
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create new software for your organization. Some of the project team members are not comfortable
addressing the project stakeholders directly about the status and requirements in the project. You
have decided that all communications to and from the project team should flow through you, the
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project manager. Where should you document this team and stakeholder decision?
A. Stakeholder directory
B. Risk register
D. Ground rules
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 277
Which of the following are some of the objectives of analyzing project variances? Each correct
answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

A. Determining the route cause of the variances
B. Determining the cost baseline of the project
C. Determining if the variances are due to anomaly or if the estimates are incorrect
D. Preventing variances in forthcoming projects
Answer: A,C,D
QUESTION NO: 278
You are the project manager of the GHG Project. This project has completed its project scope and
the stakeholders have accepted the project deliverables. You're now ready to close the
project.What is the only tool and technique available as part of the close project process?
A. Close project
B. Close phase
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QUESTION NO: 279

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You are preparing the project scope for a new project and you need to establish boundaries for
what the project is capable of doing for the estimated time and cost estimates. Which one of the
following is the best example of a project boundary?
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A. The project team will create the software but the project must adhere to the industry standards.
B. The project team will create the software but the project must not take longer than six months to
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complete.
C. The project team will create the software but the project team will not distribute the software.
D. The project team will create the software but the project must not exceed more than $750,000.
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 280
You are the project manager for your organization. Marcy, a project stakeholder, is demanding
that you add some deliverables to your project scope for free. You explain to Marcy that it's too
late in the project execution to consider adding these deliverables as most of the software your
project team is creating, is nearly done. Marcy and you escalate the issue to management.
Management decides that you will add the deliverables to the project scope if Marcy pays a
significant fee and allows you additional time to complete the project. What conflict resolution
method has management offered?
A. Issue management
B. Confronting
C. Forcing
D. Compromising
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 281
You are the project manager for your organization and have just created the project
communications management plan. This plan defines all of the following except for which one?
A. The modality the information is expected in
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C. What type of resources the project will require
D. When the information is needed
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 282

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Which of the following formulas is used to calculate Cost Variance (CV)?

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A. Cost Variance (CV) = Actual Cost (AC) - Earned Value (EV)

B. Cost Variance (CV) = Earned Value (EV) / Actual Cost (AC)
C. Cost Variance (CV) = Earned Value (EV) * Actual Cost (AC)
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D. Cost Variance (CV) = Earned Value (EV) - Actual Cost (AC)
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 283
You are the project manager for the NHQ Project for your organization. You are using rolling wave
planning in this technical project to account for the changing nature of technology and the desire
for fast, useable implementations. When are milestones typically created?
A. Milestones are created at the end of each project execution phase.

B. Milestones are created at the end of each planning phase.
C. Milestones are not created with rolling wave planning.

D. Milestones are created at the end of each project phase.
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 284
Management has asked to see your scope baseline. What is the scope baseline?
A. The scope baseline is the project's scope statement, WBS, and WBS dictionary.
B. The scope baseline is the project WBS and WBS dictionary.
C. The scope baseline is the project's WBS.
D. The scope baseline is the project's scope statement.
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 285
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You are the project manager of the GHG Project. Your project has a budget of $567,000 and was
expected to last two years. You have completed the project, but it took you 26 months to complete
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the project work. Your actual costs for the project came in at $589,987. What is the earned value
for this project?
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A. $589,987
B. $567,000
C. -$22,987
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D. $.93
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 286
Jeff is the project manager of a project to install 8,000 editions of a software package onto the
computers in his company. He has estimated that with the cost of the software license, the time to
install and verify the software package, and the software training for each user, that the total cost
per recipient of the software license is $450. He estimates that the total cost of the project will be
$3,600,000. What type of cost estimating is Jeff using in this example?
A. Bottom-up estimate
B. Definitive estimate
C. Top-down estimate
D. Parametric estimate

Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 287
Management has asked you and Larry, another project manager, to create a plan to provide a
smooth transition of the project resources when your projects end. Management wants to ensure
that morale remains high in the projects and that project team members can easily move from one
project to the next with little to no downtime between the project work. What plan does
management want you and Larry to create?

B. Compliance management plan
C. Human resource plan
D. Staff release plan
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QUESTION NO: 288
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You are the project manager for your organization and have an idea for a new project. You believe
that the project will help your organization deliver products faster to your customers. In your
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organization, all projects must be approved by a committee that will determine the cost
effectiveness of the solution, the need for the solution, the potential for return on investment, and
the overall validity of the project. What is the board called?
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A. Technical review board

B. Change control board
C. Organizational capital improvement board
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D. Portfolio review board
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 289
Which of the following are the basic phases of a project? Each correct answer represents
a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A. Executing
B. Planning
C. Initiation
D. Budgeting

E. Monitoring and controlling
F. Closing
Answer: A,B,C,E,F
QUESTION NO: 290
Micha is the project manager for her project. Micha is now ready to complete the scope verification
process so that she can move the project into the project closing process. What is the primary
purpose of the scope verification process?
A. Review of the project performance

B. Approval that the project has met its objectives
C. Acceptance of the project deliverables
D. Acceptance of the project team's performance
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QUESTION NO: 291
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Mike is the project manager of the WAM Project. His project has a budget at completion of
$295,000 and he is currently forty percent complete with the project. He is, however, supposed to
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be fifty percent on the project. In this project, Mike has spent $125,000. What is the estimate to
complete this project?
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A. $147,500
B. $187,500
C. $118,000
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D. $17,500
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 292
Your project has 24 project stakeholders this week. Next week, your project will have 31
stakeholders due a teaming agreement with another company. How many more stakeholder
communication channels will your project gain as a result of the teaming agreement?
A. 276
B. 465
C. 21

D. 189
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 293
You are a project manager and must recognize the enterprise environmental factors that can
affect your project. All of the following are considered to be examples of enterprise environmental
factors except for which one?
A. Human resource policies

B. Working hours
C. Templates
D. Government sanctions
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QUESTION NO: 294
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Which of the following may result in rework?
A. Schedule variance
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B. Resource variance
C. Quality variance
D. Cost variance
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Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 295
Which of the following is the process of monitoring cost performance and controlling changes to
the cost baseline?
A. Performance review
B. Bottom-up cost estimation
C. Cost budgeting
D. Cost control
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 296
You are the project manager for the NHQ Project. This project requires that you install 140 copies
of design software onto your department's computers. The vendor offers you a twenty percent
discount on the software if your company will purchase 150 or more copies of the software. You
communicate this offer with other departments in your firm to see if anyone else would need 10
copies of the software to save your project a significant amount of funds. What is this risk
response called?
A. Exploiting
B. Transference
C. Avoidance
D. Sharing
Answer: D
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You have identified a new risk in your project that will like cause serious delays to your project
completion date. What should you first do with the newly identified risk?
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A. Ask the project team and subject matters experts to perform quantitative risk analysis to confirm
the impact of the risk event.
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B. Ask for additional funds to be added to the project's contingency reserve to pay for the labor to
offset the delay the risk will cause.
C. Add the risk event to the project's risk register with any additional information you've discovered
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about the risk.

D. Alert management to the delays the risk will likely cause the project schedule.
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Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 298
You are the project manager for your organization. Your current project has 18 project team
members throughout the United States. You'll be managing these remote team members through
email, Web conferencing, and phone meetings. All of the following are things you must consider
when you plan for project team management and meetings except for which one?
A. Technology barriers
B. Nonverbal communication
C. Change management issues
D. Time zones

Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 299
Gary is the project manager of the NHQ Project and this project is performing poorly.
Gary is currently $15,900 over budget and the project is running late by six weeks.
Management has decided to cancel this project due to the overall performance. What project
management process group controls the cancellation of a project?
A. Project closing
B. Project initiation
C. Project integration management
D. Project monitoring and controlling
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 300
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You are the project manager for the GY Project. A stakeholder has presented a change
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request that represents a considerable amount of work, which will likely drive the project costs and
schedule beyond the approved levels of the project. The change, while it is a value-added change,
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falls outside the current scope of the project. What should you do with the change request?
A. Present the change to the change control board.

B. Approve the change request.
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C. Present the change to all the stakeholders for their input.

D. Approve the change request if the project team approves the change as well.
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Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 301
What term describes the time and costs associated with the loss of efficiency and productivity an
organization experiences while the employees learn how to use the new solution when a technical
deliverable is implemented?
A. Efficiency focus
B. Parkinson's Law
C. Learning curve
D. Regression analysis

Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 302
Which of the following documents graphically depicts the project team members and displays their
interrelationship for a specific project?
A. Project charter
B. Project organization chart
C. Project team directory
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 303
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You are the project manager for your organization; you're currently managing a project to create a
Web-based ordering form for your company's clients. The project will allow clients to place their
orders through the Website at any time of day regardless of your company's operating
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hours.Larry, the CIO of the company, demands that you add some extra features to the Website.
Larry is not the project sponsor but he is a key stakeholder in this project. What should you do with
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Larry's request for the additional features?
A. Implement the features as Larry has requested.

B. Complete and submit a change request form
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C. Send Larry to the project sponsor for approval on the requested features
D. Determine the cost and schedule impact of the change request
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Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 304
How long will project team members stay on a project in a projectized structure?
A. It depends on the need of other project managers.

B. For the duration of the project
C. It depends on the technology that is being implemented.
D. Only when they are needed for project assignments
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 305
Molly is the project manager of the NYQ Project to create a new network and infrastructure for her
organization. She needs a vendor to provide just a price on the network cable Molly will need in
her project. What document should Molly send to the vendor?
A. Invitation to bid
B. Request for proposal
C. Request for information
D. Quote
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 306
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Which of the following is a document that covers the work that will be done, how the work will be
compensated, and any penalties for noncompliance?
A. Contract
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B. Control chart
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C. Cost baseline
D. Project description
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 307
You have been asked to create a project charter for a new database project. Management has
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stressed that in order to effectively create a project charter, you'll first need to understand all of the
following except for which one?
A. Summary budget
B. Measurable project objectives and related success criteria
C. Summary milestone for the likely project phases
D. Quality improvement program your company uses
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 308
What human resource theory states that workers must first have their hygiene agents met before
motivating agents can be considered?

A. Hertzberg's Theory of Motivation
B. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
C. McClelland's Theory of Needs
D. Halo Effect
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 309
Which of the following is the amount of the project budget that remains after subtracting the actual
costs spent to date?
A. Estimate to complete (ETC)

B. Budget at Completion (BAC)
C. Actual cost (AC)
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D. Estimate at completion (EAC)
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 310
Steven is the project manager for the HNN Organization. The HNN Organization uses a
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projectized structure for all projects. Steven's current project has a budget of $345,000 and a
deadline for completion of seven months. Steven's project is of low to moderate priority in the
organization's portfolio. What percentage of the project team's schedule is likely to be spent just
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on Steven's project?
A. Low to moderate
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B. Low
C. High to almost total
D. Moderate to high
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 311
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. This project will create manufacturing software
that can track trends of the results of what's being produced, the time it took to create the goods,
errors in the deliverables, and other measurements. Management would like you to configure the
software to create a chart that will not only track the results of the measurements against a mean,
but would also show how long it took to accumulate a population of 1000 deliverables to measure.
What type of a chart is management asking you to create?
A. Pie chart
B. Ishikawa chart
C. Control chart
D. Run chart
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 312
You are creating time estimates for the activity duration in your project. Nancy, your assistant,
recommends that you pad each activity by a few hours in case there are problems or issues with
the project work. You tell her that Parkinson's Law will prevent you from doing her suggested
approach. What is Parkinson's Law?
A. Work will expand to fill the amount of time allotted to it.
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B. You cannot add labor to activities of fixed duration.
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C. Workers are driven by one of three needs. affiliation, power, or achievement.
D. You cannot exponentially add labor to reduce the project duration with affect the costs and yield
of the labor.
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 313
Which project management plan defines how the project team resources will be acquired?
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A. Cost management plan

B. Human resources management plan
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C. Staffing acquisition plan

Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 314
You are the project manager of the NGHQ Project for your organization. Your project team has 21
members and the team is dispersed throughout the US. In this environment you have created
some ground rules for the project team to abide by regarding work performance, communications,
and working hours. Who is responsible for enforcing the ground rules once they've been
established?

A. The project team
B. The project sponsor
C. The team leader for each locale
D. The functional management
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 315
Which of the following project management tools is used to schedule, organize, and coordinate
tasks within a project?
A. PERT chart
B. Project Management Simulator
C. Risk register
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D. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 316
In which management style would the project manager make themselves available by being
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visible, interacting with the project team, and hosting an "open door" policy?
A. Active observation
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B. Autocratic
C. Dictatorship
D. Management by walking around
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Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 317
What term is assigned to the completion of a project that allows the next phase of a project to
begin?
A. Phase gate
B. Milestones
C. Step funding
D. Project phase closure

Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 318
The Project Cost Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following processes?
A. Cost estimating
B. Cost control
C. Cost budgeting
D. Cost assumption
Answer: A,B,C
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QUESTION NO: 319
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Which of the following is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to track the
financial progress of projects?
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A. Product description
B. Project network
C. Project accounting
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D. PBS
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 320

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Project XYZ promises to be worth $587,000 in three years. Assuming that the rate of return is
currently six percent, what is the minimum amount of funds that Project XYZ may cost and still be
initiated if the organization wants to earn at least $75,000 on the project?
A. $492,863
B. This answer depends on the cost of the project resources.
C. $417,863
D. $512,000
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 321

You are the project manager of the NHQ Project and are working with several stakeholders to
create the project scope. The stakeholders have agreed that the project must be completed by
December 20 and should not cost more than $750,000. The budget and delivery date were
decided by the stakeholders before the project scope has been finalized. What are the schedule
and budget factors considered?
A. Constraints
B. Assumptions
C. Requirements
D. Risks
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 322
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You and your project team are about to create a WBS for your project. You'll need three
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components as inputs to the WBS creation. Which one of the following is not an input you'll need
for the creation for your project's WBS?
A. Requirements documentation
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C. Requirements traceability matrix
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D. Organizational process assets
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 323

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You are the project manager for your organization. Your project has reached the end of a project
phase and you believe you're ready to move onto the next phase of the project. Management,
however, reviews your project team's work to date and they don't think the deliverables your team
has created are accurate. They want you to instruct your project team to fix the problem before the
project can move forward. What must happen once the project team completes the corrective
action?
A. Then the project can move forward

B. Quality control
C. Scope verification
D. Defect repair review validation
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 324
What percentage of project communication is considered nonverbal?
A. 10 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 80 percent
D. 55 percent
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 325
What type of project manager review requires the project sponsor, functional managers, other
project managers, and the project team to review the performance of the project manager?
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A. 360-degree appraisal
B. Project closure review
C. SWOT analysis
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D. Peer review
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Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 326

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You are the project manager of the GHG Project for your organization. Management has
determined that the project must not cost more than $1,597,000 and must not take longer than two
years to complete. What do the cost and schedule objectives represent in this instance?
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A. Project constraints
B. Project requirements
C. Project risks
D. Project assumptions
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 327
Which of the following refers to uncontrolled changes in a project's scope?
A. Scope extension

C. Control scope
D. Scope creep
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 328
What communications theory suggests that the language people speak affects the way they think
and process information?
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Halo Effect
C. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
D. Parkinson's Law
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QUESTION NO: 329
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You are the project manager for your organization and are using PERT for your time estimates.
You have the following time estimates for an activity:24, 45, 75. What time
do you record for your estimate of the activity?
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A. 144
B. 24, 45, 75
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C. 46.5
D. 124
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QUESTION NO: 330
Examine the figure given below:

Which path is considered the critical path?
A. ACGIJ
B. ABDFJ
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D. ACDFJ
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 331

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Which of the following statements is true about scope creep?
A. It is a concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities.

B. It is a set of associated activities, focused around a particular scope, that follow a path from
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initiation to completion.
C. It occurs when the project is not properly defined, documented, or controlled.
D. It is a formal, approved document used to guide both project execution and project control.
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Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 332
Frank is the project manager of the NH Project to install wireless networking equipment in a
conference center. The wireless network is to provide access to the Internet and email for people
attending conferences at the center. Frank must use some assumptions during the planning of the
project scope. Which one of the following is NOT an assumption?
A. The wireless network will be fast enough for the clients.

B. The walls will not interfere with the wireless signal.
C. The wireless signal will not interfere with other networks in the area.

D. The firewall on the wireless network must block certain objectionable Web sites.
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 333
Which of the following is a measure of cost efficiency on a project?
A. Cost Performance Index (CPI)

B. Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)
C. Actual Cost (AC)
D. Cost variance (CV)
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 334
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Which project management risk event would you be using if you changed the sequence of
activities to reduce the probability of the project being delayed?
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A. Enhancing
B. Withdrawal
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C. Exploiting
D. Avoidance
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 335
Robert is the project manager of the NHH Project and is working with his project team to create
the WBS for his organization. He has a project scope statement that needs to be broken down into
smaller, more manageable components. He would like to organize the components by project
phase to help organize the deliverables created in each phase of the project. What is the tool and
technique called that breaks down the project scope into the WBS?
A. Subdivision
B. Requirements breakdown
C. Decomposition
D. Functional analysis
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 336
You are the project manager for the GHY Organization. A stakeholder has presented a change to
your project that will cause the project scope to increase considerably. You are considering the
change for approval and you need to review the impact of the change on all areas of the
project.What change control system component is responsible for guiding the review of the impact
of all changes on the project management knowledge areas?
A. Integrated change control

B. Change control system
C. Configuration management
D. Scope change control system
Answer: A
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QUESTION NO: 337
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Which of the following risk responses delineates that the project plan will not be changed to deal
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with the risk?
A. Acceptance
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B. Exploitation
C. Transference
D. Mitigation
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QUESTION NO: 338
There are seven risk responses, a project manager can use to address risk events. Which one of
the following is a risk response that is appropriate for positive or negative risk events depending
on the scenario in the project?
A. Sharing
B. Acceptance
C. Avoidance
D. Transference
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 339
In which of the following stages of the project life cycle is the project scope statement created?
A. Executing
B. Initiation
C. Planning
D. Budgeting
Answer: C
QUESTION NO: 340
Which of the following are the parts of the communications model? Each correct answer
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A. Encoder
B. Decoder
C. Medium
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E. Receiver
Answer: A,B,C,D,E
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QUESTION NO: 341

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Your project has completed the project scope and the stakeholders have signed off on the project
deliverables. Frances, another project manager in your organization, wants to know when you and
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your project team will help her and her team deliver the software solution your project created to
the users in the organization. What should you tell Frances?
A. That she should complete a change request in order for your project to assume the delivering
the software solution to the users.
B. That she should create a project charter for the software solution delivery because your project
is completed.
C. That she should complete the solution implementation on her own as your project scope has
been completed.
D. That you can allow her to use your project team as your project is complete and your resources
are available.
Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 342
You are a project manager in a balanced matrix structure. Your project has 14 project team
members from across the company and from different disciplines. In this environment, you must
communicate with each project team member and their functional manager in order to schedule
project team resources. In what calendar must you record resource availability based on the
project team's managers' communication?
A. Project calendar
B. Office work calendar
C. Matrix calendar
D. Resource calendar
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 343
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You are the project manager for your organization and are trying to determine which vendor your
organization will use. You have determined that any vendor that would like to bid on your project
work will need to have a Microsoft Certified System Engineer on staff, have eight years of Cisco
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experience, and have at least two references from similar projects. What have you created in this
scenario?
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B. Screening system for the vendors
C. Bidders conference
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D. Preferred vendors list
Answer: B
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QUESTION NO: 344
You are the project manager of the NJY Electrical Grid Project. Cathy is an electrical engineer in
your project. She is to complete all of the electrical design activities as part of her duties in the
project. Cathy's electrical engineering duties on your project can best be called what project
management term?
A. Assignments
B. Role
C. Accountability
D. Responsibility

Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 345
You are the project manager of the UTN Project and are working on the roles and responsibilities
for your project. You'll need to define four aspects of the roles and responsibilities. All of the
following must be defined except for which one?
A. Management
B. Competency
C. Role
D. Responsibilities
Answer: A
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Which of the following provides a method to track project progress during project execution
against what was planned?
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A. Team members profile

B. Benefit-cost ratio
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C. Schedule baseline
D. Detailed project budget
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QUESTION NO: 347
You are the project manager of JQQ Project for your organization. This project has both local and
remote project team members throughout the world. You have scheduled a conference with some
team members in France. Because you don't speak French and some of the team members do
not speak English, you have hired a translator for this conference. The translator could be defined
as what portion of the communications model?
A. Decoder
B. Sender
C. Receiver
D. Medium
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 348
You are the project manager of the GHG Project. This project has a budget at completion of
$456,000 and is expected to last one year. You are currently at month six of the project though
you have only completed forty percent of the project work. Your actual costs for the project to date
is $175,000. What is the project's cost variance?
A. 1.04
B. There is no cost variance.
C. $7,400
D. -$45,600
Answer: C
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You are the project manager of the NHQ Project for your organization. Your organization is a
matrix structure and project team members are shared throughout the company. You and
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Frances, another project manager, are working together to determine when you and she will need
project managers for your projects. You and Frances are working together to create your project
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calendars. What type of conflict resolution are you and Frances completing in this instance?
A. Avoiding
B. Compromising
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C. Democratic
D. Confronting
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Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 350
You are the project manager for a new project in your organization. In which stage of team
development will the project team settle into their roles on the project team?
A. Storming
B. Performing
C. Forming
D. Norming
Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 351
The Project Quality Management knowledge area focuses on which of the following processes?
A. Quality comparison
B. Quality planning
C. Quality control
D. Quality assurance
Answer: B,C,D
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QUESTION NO: 352
Julie is the project manager for her organization and she has just completed the first phase of the
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project. Based on the performance of the first phase of the project, management will now fund her
project to reach the next milestone and completion of the next phase of her project. What type of
funding is management using in this project?
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A. Incremental funding
B. Phase gate estimating
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C. Front-loaded funding
D. Step funding
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Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 353
Which of the following knowledge areas involves organizational planning, staff acquisition, and
team development?
A. Project Human Resource Management

B. Project Scope Management
C. Project Communication Management
D. Project Risk Management
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 354

Which of the following formulas is used to calculate schedule variance percent (SV %)?
A. SV % = Schedule Variance (SV) / Earned Value (EV)

B. SV % = Earned Value (EV) / Planned Value (PV)
C. SV % = Schedule Variance (SV) / Planned Value (PV)
D. SV % = Planned Value (EV) / Earned Value (PV)
Answer: A
QUESTION NO: 355
Which of the following processes are parts of the Project Human Resource Management
knowledge area? Each correct answer represents a complete solution.
Choose all that apply.
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A. Acquire Project Team
B. Develop Project Team
C. Manage Project Team
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D. Develop Human Resource Plan
E. Identify Stakeholders
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Answer: A,B,C,D
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QUESTION NO: 356

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You are the project manager of the NGH Project for your organization. A stakeholder has
requested a significant change to the project that will cause an increase in the project budget by
fifteen percent and will add six months to the project schedule. You do not have the power as a
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project manager to make this type of change decision. To whom should you forward the request?
A. Project portfolio management board

B. Change control board
C. Project stakeholder committee
D. Project sponsor
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 357
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project for your organization. Your organization is a
functional structure and you report the CIO, Henry Davis. Henry has told you that while your
project is going well you'll need to limit the number of hours the project resources can contribute to
the project from this point forward. This is because the resources have other projects in the IT
department they'll be starting next week. If Henry limits the number of hours to 20 hours per week
for your project what will happen to the project duration?
A. The delay in the project will cause your project's cost and schedule baseline to diminish.
B. The amount of work will remain the same but it will take longer to complete.
C. The amount of work will increase and it will take longer to complete.
D. The amount of workers will need to increase on the project.
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 358
Your project will use labor represented by a union. The union has several requirements about the
utilization of employees that they represent and they must approve the project plan that deals with
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their members. Which part of the project management plan will define when specific union
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B. Communications management plan
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QUESTION NO: 359
You are working with the project stakeholders to analyze and prioritize their requirements for the
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project. One of the project requirements is to achieve a high-level of customer satisfaction for the
project deliverable. What is the danger in this project requirement?
A. Achieving customer satisfaction is an assumption and should be documented in the project

scope
B. Achieving customer satisfaction is a subjective requirement and entails a high level of risk of
bein successfully accomplished.
C. Achieving customer satisfaction is a risk as the project manager cannot control how satisfied
the customer will be with the project deliverables.
D. Achieving customer satisfaction should always map to the quality requirements for the project.
Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 360
In which of the following types of organization structures is the project manager's role part-time?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
A. Functional
B. Strong Matrix
C. Balanced Matrix
D. Projectized
Answer: A,C
QUESTION NO: 361
Which of the following is a mathematically based modeling technique for scheduling a set of
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project activities?
A. Business analysis
B. Estimation
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C. Critical Path Method (CPM)
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D. Dependency
Answer: C
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QUESTION NO: 362

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Jeff is the project manager for a software development project. Management has told Jeff that he
must adjust his project schedule because the project team is only allowed to work 20 hours per
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week on Jeff's project, not the 35 hours per week he has assigned them. What must Jeff do in this
instance?
A. Perform schedule variance

B. Perform resource leveling
C. Perform crashing
D. Perform fast tracking
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 363
You are the project manager for your organization. A vendor has told you that the cost of the
resources you'll be implementing in your project will increase by forty percent but they can deliver

the product within ten days. Another vendor has a substantially lower price but they can't deliver
the product for 21 days. What should you do with the documentation of the increase in price?
A. Document the scenario for examination by the project team.

B. Enter the price increase into the cost change control system.
C. Reject the vendor's price increase and choose the vendor with the lower price.
D. Document the scenario consideration, in both the schedule change control system
and the cost change control system.
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 364
You are the project manager for your organization and are working on creating the project network
diagram for your software development project. You would like to incorporate branching and
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loopbacks based on conditions within your project. What network diagramming technique should
you use? .co
A. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
B. Critical Path Method
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C. Critical Chain Method

D. Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)
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QUESTION NO: 365
Fred is the project manager for his organization and he is helping management create the project
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charter for a new project. This project charter, once it's officially approved, will formally initiate the
project. The project charter should identify all of the following except for which one?
A. High-level risks
B. Quality improvement processes
C. High-level requirements
D. Project sponsor
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 366
You are the project manager for the NQK Project for your organization. Your project team has both
internal employees and contract-based employees. What document should define how the
contract-based employees will be managed?
A. Project calendar
B. Contract
D. Project management plan
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 367
Which of the following is a forecast of the cost of all remaining project work?
A. Estimate at completion (EAC)

B. Actual cost (AC)
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C. Budget at completion (BAC)
D. Estimate to complete (ETC)
Answer: D
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QUESTION NO: 368

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You are the project manager for your organization and you're about to formally close the
project.For this project management process, you'll need all of the following as inputs except for
which one?
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A. Project management plan

B. Scope verification process
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C. Organizational process assets

D. Accepted deliverables
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 369
Which one of the following estimate types is the most reliable estimate type in a software
development project?
A. Analogous
B. Rough order of magnitude
C. Parametric

D. Definitive
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 370
A scope change has been approved in your project. You are now updating the project scope
statement, the project's WBS, and the project's WBS dictionary. The change will not affect the
project's cost or schedule. What other component should you update to reflect this change to
project's scope statement?
A. Quality management plan

B. Product scope statement
C. Project management information system
D. Configuration management system
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QUESTION NO: 371
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You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. Your organization completes projects for other
companies and the NHQ Project is no different. You have recently completed scope verification
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and the customer accepted the deliverables. You and the customer are in agreement on the
project closure and you have received the certificate of project completion and the customer has
signed off on the project work. A few weeks pass and the customer calls with some updates to the
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software your project team completed for the project. How should these updates be managed?
A. A project addendum will need to be created.

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B. A new project will need to be created.

C. Change requests will need to be created for the scope changes.
D. The contract for the NHQ Project will need to be referenced.
Answer: D
QUESTION NO: 372
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. This project has a budget of $750,000 and is
scheduled to last two years. The project is currently 25 percent complete though it was scheduled
to be forty percent complete by this time. The project has spent $210,000 to date. What is the
project's current cost variance?

A. $112,500
B. $22,500
C. $210,000
D. There's not enough information to know for certain
Answer: B
QUESTION NO: 373
Which of the following statements about the Gantt chart are true? Each correct answer represents
a complete solution. Choose two.
A. It is accompanied by a line graph, which shows the cumulative totals of each category, left to
right.
B. It is a bar chart where the values being plotted are arranged in descending order.
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C. It shows the dependency (i.e., precedence network) relationships between activities.
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D. It is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule.
Answer: C,D
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project time and resource?

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experience with. What should you do in this scenario?

suitable project team members.

How many project management processes are there?

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A. Acquire Project Team

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A ____ is anything that limits the project manager's options.

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____ is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.

A. Cost risk avoidance

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A. Create new work breakdown structure (WBS)

C. Report about the limitations to the Sponsors

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Which of the following authorizes a project?

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Which of the following acts as an advisor to the project manager?

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A. The cost exceeds budgeted allowable variances.

A. Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)

A. Contract Work Breakdown Structure

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A. Create Work Breakdown Structure