The contract in which the seller is reimbursed for all allowable costs for performing the contract work and then receives a fee based upon achieving certain performance objectives is called a:
Which Control Scope input is compared to actual results to determine if corrective action is required for the project?
Which process is responsible for monitoring the status of the project and product scope and managing changes to the scope baseline?
The process of identifying specific actions to be performed to produce project deliverables is:
Which type of dependency is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work?
Which Process Group contains the processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications?
Which of the following response strategies are appropriate for negative risks or threats?
Fast tracking is a schedule compression technique used to shorten the project schedule without changing project scope. Which of the following can result from fast tracking?
What type of stakeholder is part of a project manager 's sphere of influence on a project?
Due to new market conditions a five-year project......need to be updated
Due to new market conditions a five-year project requires a full revision of project objectives. Which components to the stakeholder engagement plan need to be updated?
How does planning for prevention costs assist in meeting stakeholder needs and expectations, while still providing required performance and reliability?
What is the process of ensuring that project resources are assigned and available?
What characteristic of servant leadership supports resource management in an agile environment?
For a 10-day project, activity B ' s duration is three days, and activity C’s duration is two days What is the duration of activity A if activities B and C are performed in parallel?
What earned value (EV) measure indicates the cost efficiency of the work completed?
During a project's execution phase, the project manager reviews the communications management plan for communication technology factors. What can affect the choice of communications?
A newly developed project team is working together, building trust and adjusting its work habits to support the team What stage of the Tuckman ladder does this describe?
The project manager is looking at a precedence diagram.... the duration of this task?
The project manager is looking at a precedence diagram and needs to report back about the project status The total duration of the task is ten days, and both Activity A and B need be completed. Activity A has a duration of six days, and activity B has a duration of four days Activity B has a finish-to-start relationship with activity A Under current circumstances, activity A will take about seven days to complete.
What is the outcome of the duration of this task'?
When developing a schedule which tools and techniques should a project manager use?
Which additional considerations should the project manager make when managing risks in an agile/adaptive project?
Which can be used to convert a verified deliverable to an accepted deliverable?
What tern describes an intentional activity to modify a nonconforming product or product component?
If a project manager effectively manages project knowledge, a key benefits is that:
In an adaptive project environment, which action helps the project manager ensure that the team is comfortable with changes?
A project team identifies defects that will require a modification to a tool's functionality. What process should the project manager follow to obtain stakeholder buy-in?
A project manager needs to request outside support......manager need to create
A project manager needs to request outside support for a statement ot work (SOW) that is not precise. Which kind of contract does the project manager need to create?
The table represents the possible durations of a specific project task.
Using the three-point estimating technique what is the expected number of days it should take to complete the task?
Which of the following factors within a company cloud trigger the creation of a project?
In agile projects while performing scope management. What is the definition of requirements
Which statement describes the relationship between Manage Quality process and Control process?
Which of the following are outputs of define scope process in project scope management
Two members of the team are having a conflict..............or partially resolve the problem
Two members of the team are having a conflict. The project manager decides that, in this case, the best solution is to bring some degree of satisfaction to all parties, in order to temporarily or partially resolve the problem.
Which technique should the project manager use?
What can the project manager find among the factors that could lead a project to be tailored
A Project manager received a change request from a key stakeholder, documented it reviewed it with the team, and then presented if for decision. What was project manager trying to do?
Which of the following tasks is related to the perform qualitative risk analysis process?
What are the project management processes associated with project quantity management?
One of the outputs of the project schedule is a detailed plan. What is the main purpose of that detailed plan?
The project manager released a report A few stakeholders express the view that report should
have been directed to them
Which of the 5Cs of written communications does the project manager need to address?
What is the recommended approach for handling risk in a high-variability environment?
Which is the main benefit of managing and tailoring strategies in the Stakeholder Engagement process?
What should a project manager consider to address the full delivery life cycle for large projects?
At the completion of a project, a report is prepared that details the outcome of the research conducted on a global trend during the project. Which item did this project create?
When a project is undertaken to reduce defects in a product or service, the objective of the project is to create a/an:
Which output of Project Cost Management consists of quantitative assessments of the probable costs required to complete project work?
For a stakeholder with low interest and high power, the project manager should:
Which change request is an intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the project management plan?
Retreating from an actual or potential conflict or postponing the issue to be better prepared or to be resolved by others describes which of the five general techniques for managing conflict?
The lowest level normally depicted in a work breakdown structure (VVBS) is called a/an:
Which Project Time Management process includes bottom-up estimating as a tool or technique?
A project requires a component with well-understood specifications. Performance targets are established at the outset, and the final contract price is determined after completion of all work based on the seller's performance. The most appropriate agreement with the supplier is:
The following is a network diagram for a project.
What is the critical path for the project?
A project manager who communicates to the project team though email is using which type of communication?
The risk response strategy in which the project team acts to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk is known as:
When painting a bedroom, preparing the walls can be done while the paint is being chosen. This is an example of a:
The Project Human Resource Management process that involves confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is:
Processes in the Initiating Process Group may be completed at the organizational level and be outside of the project's:
The most appropriate project life cycle model for an environment with a high level of change and extensive stakeholder involvement in projects is:
The process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract is called:
Which document in the project management plan can be updated in the Plan Procurement Management process?
The following is a network diagram for a project.
The critical path for the project is how many days in duration?
While processes in the Planning Process Group seek to collect feedback and define project documents to guide project work, organizational procedures dictate when the project planning:
Using parametric estimating, if an assigned resource is capable of producing 120 units per hour, how many hours are required to produce 12,000 units?
In which phase of team building activities do team members begin to work together and adjust their work habits and behavior to support the team?
When closing a project or phase, part of the process may require the use of which type of analysis?
Progressively elaborating high-level information into detailed plans is performed by the:
Which quality tool incorporates the upper and lower specification limits allowed within an agreement?
When the business objectives of an organization change, project goals need to be:
Funding limit reconciliation is a tool and technique of which Project Cost Management process?
The following chart contains information about the tasks in a project.
Based on the chart, what is the schedule performance index (5PI) for Task 4?
A project manager should communicate to stakeholders about resolved project issues by updating the:
Which key interpersonal skill of a project manager is defined as the strategy of sharing power and relying on interpersonal skills to convince others to cooperate toward common goals?
Skills necessary for project management such as motivating to provide encouragement; listening actively; persuading a team to perform an action; and summarizing, recapping, and identifying next steps are known as:
Which type of analysis is used to determine the cause and degree of difference between the baseline and actual performance?
Impacts to other organizational areas, levels of service, and acceptance criteria are typical components of which document?
The following is a network diagram for a project.
The total float for the project is how many days?
Which index is the calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal?
Which of the following is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen?
The process to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used is:
The process improvement plan details the steps for analyzing processes to identify activities which enhance their:
In which type of contract are the performance targets established at the onset and the final contract price determined after completion of all work based on the sellers performance?
Which of the following is a tool or technique used in the Acquire Project Team process?
Identify Stakeholders is the process of identifying all of the people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interests in, involvement in, and impact on the project:
Under which type of contract does the seller receive reimbursement for all allowable costs for performing contract work, as well as a fixed-fee payment calculated as a percentage of the initial estimated project costs?
Which of the following is a strategy to deal with positive risks or opportunities?
Which of the following includes how requirements activities will be planned, tracked, and reported?
During which process does a project manager review all prior information to ensure that all project work is completed and that the project has met its objectives?
What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if the budget at completion (BAC) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $50, and the earned value (EV) is $25?
What is the schedule performance index (SPI) if the planned value (PV) is $100, the actual cost (AC) is $150, and the earned value (EV) is $50?
Which quality management and control tool is useful in visualizing parent-to-child relationships in any decomposition hierarchy that uses a systematic set of rules that define a nesting relationship?
Which Define Activities output extends the description of the activity by identifying the multiple components associated with each activity?
Lessons learned are created and project resources are released in which Process Group?
Which type of dependency is established based on knowledge of best practices within a particular application area or some unusual aspect of the project in which a specific sequence is desired, even though there may be other acceptable sequences?
Payback period, return on investment, internal rate of return, discounted cash flow, and net present value are all examples of:
Which basic quality tool is most useful when gathering attributes data in an inspection to identify defects?
The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as greater amounts of information become available is known as:
The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities is known as:
Which Knowledge Area involves identifying the people, groups, or organizations that may be impacted by or impact a project?
Which input to the Identify Stakeholders process provides information about internal or external parties related to the project?
The planned work contained in the lowest level of work breakdown structure (WBS) components is known as:
The basis of identification for current or potential problems to support later claims or new procurements is provided by:
The iterative and interactive nature of the Process Groups creates the need for the processes in which Knowledge Area?
Which process involves defining, preparing, and coordinating all subsidiary plans and integrating them into a comprehensive plan?
The business needs, assumptions, and constraints and the understanding of the customers needs and high-level requirements are documented in the:
Which Collect Requirements output links the product requirements to the deliverables that satisfy them?
Which tool or technique of the Define Activities process allows for work to exist at various levels of detail depending on where it is in the project life cycle?
Which process identifies whether the needs of a project can best be met by acquiring products, services, or results outside of the organization?
Processes in the Planning Process Group are typically carried out during which part of the project life cycle?
A project manager is appointed full-time to a project and is given full-time administrative staff and full-time project team members. This situation describes which type of organizational structure?
Which stakeholder classification model groups stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project?
Which process determines the risks that may affect the project and documents their characteristics?
Which item is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline?
The organization's perceived balance between risk taking and risk avoidance is reflected in the risk:
When alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is necessary, which tool or technique should be utilized?
An effective technique for resolving conflict that incorporates multiple viewpoints from differing perspectives to achieve consensus and commitment is:
A risk response strategy in which the project team shifts the impact of a threat, together with ownership of the response, to a third party is called:
Which tool or technique allows a large number of ideas to be classified into groups for review and analysis?
The number of potential communication channels for a project with 5 stakeholders is:
Which item is an output of Plan Quality Management and an input to Perform Quality Assurance?
A project team submits a weekly progress report to the project manager. The project manager consolidates the same report and sends a complete progress report to the stakeholders. What is this an example of?
A project manager is launching an information system to provide a lessons learned database. This action is necessary for recipients to access content at their own discretion. Which communication method is described?
A new project has been set. Four main stakeholders besides the project manager and four other team members have been identified. How many communication channels are available?
A project manager is reviewing the change requests for project documents, deliverables, and the project plan. In which project management process does this review belong?
Match each dimension of the communications management plan to its corresponding focus.
The project manager is using co-location and providing training to the project team. On which of the following Project Resource Management processes is the project manager working?
An organizational structure that standardizes the project-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools, and techniques is referred to as:
Match the project manager's sphere of influence with the associated primary role.
In order to detect quality Issues earlier in the project life cycle, the project manager is using an agile/adaptive environment. What is the main difference between waterfall and agile/adaptive development approaches tor Project Quality Management?
The project manager is creating the communications management plan Which group of inputs Is required to begin?
Which of the following must be included in the risk register when the project manager completes the Identify Risks process?
A firm contracted an event management company to conduct the annual sales day event. The agreement states that the event management company will charge the firm for the actuals and receive 8% of the total cost. What type of contract Is this?
The Agile principle "welcome changing requirement, even late in development" relates to which agile manifesto?
Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that influences the outcome of the project?
Given the following information.
Activity A takes one week.
Activity B takes three weeks.
Activity C takes two weeks.
Activity D takes five weeks.
Activity A starts at the same time as Activity B.
Activity C follows Activity B and Activity A.
Activity D follows Activity C.
How long will it take to complete the project?
Which of the following is an example of an organizational system that is arranged based on the job being performed?
Which tool should a project manager consider to deal with multiple sources of risk?
During which process of Project Cost Management does a project manager produce the cost baseline?
A project has an estimated duration of 10 months with a total budget of US$220,000. At the end of the fifth month, it is estimated that at completion, the project will incur US$250,000. If the actual cost (AC) calculated is US$150,000, what is the earned value (EV) of the project?
The project manager is distributing project communications, collecting and storing project information, and retrieving documents when required. In which process is the project manager involved?
Which is the tool or technique that is used to obtain the list of activities from the work packages?
A project manager Is in the process of working with stakeholders to meet their needs and expectations, and identifying and fostering communication and involvement. Which process does this typically represent?
Due to today's competitive global market, organizations require more than technical project management skills. Which of the following skills can support long-range strategic objectives that contribute to the bottom line?
A project using the agile/adaptive approach has reached the Project Integration Management phase. What is the project manager's key responsibility during this phase?
The project manager is working in the processes of Project Resource Management. Which process is the project manager developing if they are using parametric estimation?
Which tasks should a project manager perform in order to manage the project schedule effectively?
Which statement is related to the project manager's sphere of influence at the organizational level?
The procurement requirements for a project include working with several vendors. What should the project manager take into consideration during the Project Procurement Management processes?
A team receives four different requests from separate stakeholders related to one application Match each requirement with its corresponding type of change request.
A project manager is identifying the risks of a project. Which technique should the project manager use?
Which of the following tools and techniques is used in the Verify Scope process?
The milestone list is an input to which process from the Planning Process Group?
A purchase order for a specified item to be delivered by a specified date for a specified price is the simplest form of what type of contract?
Which cost estimate technique includes contingencies to account for cost uncertainty?
Changes to formally controlled documentation, plans, etc. to reflect modified or additional ideas or content are known as:
Which Process Group contains those processes performed to define a new project?
Based on the following metrics: EV= $20,000, AC= $22,000, and PV= $28,000, what is the project CV?
When addressing roles and responsibilities,which item ensures that the staff has the skills required to complete project activities?
Which degree of authority does a project manager have on a project in a strong matrix organizational structure?
Which is the correct formula for calculating expected activity cost for three-point estimating?
Which of the following documents allows the project manager to assess risks that may require near term action?
When calculating the cost of quality (COQ) for a product or service, money spent for cost of conformance would include the areas of:
What is the responsibility of the project manager and the functional manager respectively?
The process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline is:
Which of the following is an information gathering technique in Identify Risks?
Which Perform Quality Control tool graphically represents how various elements of a system interrelate?
In which process is a project manager identified and given the authority to apply resources to project activities?
Project contracts generally fall into which of the following three broad categories?
Which of the following strategic considerations often results in project authorization?
Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Define Activities process?
The risk management team of a software project has decided that due to the lack of adequate talent in the company, development of a specific part of the system is under high risk, so the team has decided to outsource it. This is an example of which risk response?
Which process should be conducted from the project inception through completion?
Which of the following project documents is an input to the Control Scope process?
Which tool within the Perform Quality Control process identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?
Which of the following is a conflict resolution technique that emphasizes areas of agreement rather than areas of difference?
Which of the following is an input to the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process?
When large or complex projects are separated into distinct phases or subprojects, all of the Process Groups would normally be:
Lessons learned documentation is gathered during which of the following Project Management Process Groups?
Who provides the inputs for the original estimates of activity durations for tasks on the project plan?
Which type of chart is a graphic representation of a process showing the relationships among process steps?
Which type of estimating is used to improve the accuracy of an activity's duration?
Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships between project activities?
What provides information regarding the ways people, teams, and organizational units behave?
The process of identifying the stakeholders' information needs is completed during:
Which technique is commonly used for the Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process?
Which of the following tools or techniques is used for Estimate Activity Durations?
Which of the following risk response strategies involves allocating ownership of a positive risk to a third party?
The most commonly used type of precedence relationship in the precedence diagramming method (PDM) is:
Information collected on the status of project activities being performed to accomplish the project work is known as what?
Which process involves documenting the actions necessary to define, prepare, integrate, and coordinate all subsidiary plans?
Which schedule network analysis technique modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources?
What type of project structure is a hierarchically organized depiction of the resources by type?
What is the number of stakeholders, if the project has 28 potential communication channels?
Which action should a project manager take to ensure that the project management plan is effective and current?
Which process involves aggregating the estimated costs of the individual schedule activities or work packages?
Which of the following involves making information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?
Which type of contract is most commonly used by buying organizations because the price for goods is set at the outset and is not subject to change unless the scope of work changes?
The approaches, tools, and data sources that will be used to perform risk management on a project are determined by the:
The scope of a project cannot be defined without some basic understanding of how to create the specified:
Which of the following statements best describes the influence of stakeholders and the cost of changes as project time advances?
Which type of manager is assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives?
Organizational planning impacts projects by means of project prioritization based on risk, funding, and an organizations:
Which of the following is an enterprise environmental factor that can influence the Develop Project Charter process?
Which type of analysis is used to examine project results through time to determine if performance is improving or deteriorating?
Which tools or techniques will a project manager use for Develop Project Team?
What is the name of a graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships?
Which of the seven basic quality tools is especially useful for gathering attributes data while performing inspections to identify defects?
The individual or group that provides resources and support for a project and is accountable for success is the:
Which Process Group's purpose is to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes?
In an organization with a projectized organizational structure, who controls the project budget?
The process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables is known as:
An electronics firm authorizes a new project to develop a faster, cheaper, and smaller laptop after improvements in the industry and electronics technology. With which of the following strategic considerations is this project mainly concerned?