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Question 1 of 200
1. Question
57. As PM, you are evaluating the test results for the page load speed on the new website. You learn that more than 30% of the load speeds do not meet your company’s quality standards. Despite this result, you feel that the page load speed is fine and does not need to meet the company’s quality level. You should:
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Question 2 of 200
2. Question
43. You are the assigned project manager over a new development project. The project is extremely complex and unfortunately neither the customer nor your project team have extensive experience with this type of project. In addition, the schedule for the project is very aggressive. Because of certain contractual conditions, any delay will be expensive for both your company and the customer.
Your sponsor has agreed and provided sign-off on the project charter and the project management plan. Throughout the project, you have kept the customer’s staff informed of the project’s progress in both status reports and progress meetings. Near the end of your project, you are on schedule and within budget. You are notified that the project may be cancelled because the final product developed is completely unacceptable. What could be the most likely cause for this situation?
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Question 3 of 200
3. Question
49. The company intranet project affects over 20 departments and you have 18 team members. The first phase of the project is complete and you have received successful performance reports from three of the departments. To recognize the successful completion of the first phase of the project, you host a luncheon for the key stakeholders, in which those successful department heads can share their success with the other 17 departments.
During the luncheon you overhear a manager of one of the departments discussing how he would prefer to see more regular meetings on the project. What is the first thing you should do?
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Question 4 of 200
4. Question
94. The project management office is considering hiring a project manager from within the organization. Upon review of the project manager’s last three projects, the PMO director learns that the project manager’s first project finished with a schedule variance of +150, was completed with a significantly compressed schedule and although the sponsor wrote a letter of recommendation, the key product of the project was not used. The second project had 37% more change than expected, had an SPI of 0.89 and 30 open items in the issue log upon completion. The third project had an ending cost variance of -600, used three critical resources, and needed to rework the project charter during project execution.
Although the project budgets for each of these projects was less than $3,000, they each had 15 – 20% more changes than others of the same size. The PMO director decides against hiring the project manager. What is the best reason why this happened?
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Question 5 of 200
5. Question
117. Based on the performance measures indicated in the following table, what is the cost variance (CV) for case 3?
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Question 6 of 200
6. Question
118. You are the project manager for the large industrial engineering project. All of the project information for the project has been distributed according to the communications management plan. A few of the project deliverables have been changed in accordance with the change management process in the project management plan.
During the steering committee meeting, one of the stakeholders is surprised to learn that there was a previously published change to a project deliverable. You are certain that all stakeholders received the communication which documented the change. What is the best course of action for you to take?
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Question 7 of 200
7. Question
160. Your project is dependent upon a production facility that is located in Phoenix, Arizona. Over the weekend, a monsoon damaged the facility and the damage will likely cause a multiple week delay in critical production. You have identified an alternate production vendor.
If the production interruption was not identified as a risk, would the increased costs associated with the new vendor be covered by contingency reserve or management reserve?
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Question 8 of 200
8. Question
166. You are working with the work package owners to develop the project schedule. One of the work package owners provides you with the following information:
- The work will begin on Monday, 12 May and will be complete by Friday, 23 May
- Work days are Monday through Friday, six hours per day
- Monday, 19 May is a holiday
What statement is most accurate?
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Question 9 of 200
9. Question
1.You are assigned a new project. You learn that the technology department wants the project objective to be a 15% improvement in throughput. The operations’ department wants no more than 3% of its resources used on the project and senior management is asking the project to reduce tax liability. As PM, the best thing you can do is:
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Question 10 of 200
10. Question
2. A cost performance index (CPI) of 0.75 suggests the project is:
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Question 11 of 200
11. Question
3. You are the project manager for a $500,000 international project with 20 resources. As project manager you have completed the WBS and WBS dictionary and your project team is working on identifying risks. Your sponsor has asked you to issue the responsibility assignment matrix. This project is very similar to the other projects you have completed for your organization and the risk is minimal. What is the next thing you should do?
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Question 12 of 200
12. Question
4. Your sponsor is currently evaluating multiple projects to determine which one would be the best to choose. Project 1 is a 5-year project with a net present value (NPV) of $83,000. Project 2 is a 3-year project with an NPV of $25,000. Project 3 is a 1-year project with an NPV of $67,000. Project 4 is a 2-year project with an NPV of $44,000. Which project should be selected?
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Question 13 of 200
13. Question
5. Scope creep is:
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Question 14 of 200
14. Question
6. The sponsor of the development project has assigned it to you and advised you that the project is on schedule and is 50% complete. Upon conducting an evaluation of the project, you realize that the project is far behind schedule and it will ultimately end up taking twice the time that was originally estimated. What is the best thing for you to do?
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Question 15 of 200
15. Question
7. You have been assigned a complex new project with a few unknowns that is anticipated to take nine months to complete. The customer has provided you with the statement of work and has stated that they are focused strictly on the end product and only want to see you at the end of the nine months with the completed product. Based on this information, what should you do?
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Question 16 of 200
16. Question
8. As project manager, you are responsible for publishing the web design project schedule. You have identified the activities, the start and end dates of each activity and the resources have been identified. What is the next thing you should do?
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Question 17 of 200
17. Question
9.Consider the following: You are assigned a project that is underway. Activity B is a difficult activity and has an early start of day 10 and a late start of day 15. The SPI on your project is .72 and the CPI is 1.2. You have 15 stakeholders involved in the project. What are you most concerned with?
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Question 18 of 200
18. Question
10. To enhance and improve communications, the sender _____________________the receiver.
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Question 19 of 200
19. Question
11. Your sponsor wants to discuss with you the most appropriate estimating technique to use on the project. You know that it’s important to use a form of expert judgment, but your sponsor feels strongly that analogous estimating should be used. What would be the best option?
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Question 20 of 200
20. Question
12. There is a 30% probability that the risk event will happen in a given month. The project is a 12 month project. As such, what is the probability of that risk event occurring during the sixth month of the project?
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Question 21 of 200
21. Question
13. This represents that estimated value of the work actually completed:
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Question 22 of 200
22. Question
14. With the software upgrade project well underway, the project manager is working with the quality assurance department to improve the stakeholder’s confidence that the project will meet their desired quality standards. In order to start this process, what must the project team have?
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Question 23 of 200
23. Question
15. Your project has a dependency requiring that the design be completed prior to the beginning of manufacturing. This is what type of dependency?
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Question 24 of 200
24. Question
16. You have recently been assigned a difficult project that requires the use of multiple sub-contractors. You have a major negotiation scheduled with a potential subcontracting firm tomorrow when you are notified that there is a strong probability the project will be cancelled. What should you do?
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Question 25 of 200
25. Question
17. An effective project management approach would be to break the identified work down into small pieces. All of the following describe how far to break down the work except:
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Question 26 of 200
26. Question
18. The values, as defined by the global project management community as most important and that serve as the foundation of the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility are:
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Question 27 of 200
27. Question
19. You are managing a complex engineering project with 52 team members. One of your stakeholders is known to make multiple changes on projects. How could you best handle this particular stakeholder?
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Question 28 of 200
28. Question
20. You do not have enough resources available on your project to audit invoices. What contract type do you not want to use?
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Question 29 of 200
29. Question
21. The project office is
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Question 30 of 200
30. Question
22. You are conducting an analysis of your project budget and schedule using the earned value technique. Based on your forecast, it appears as though the project will have a cost overrun at the end. What should you do?
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Question 31 of 200
31. Question
23. The construction project has been difficult to manage and there is a lot of pressure on the team to complete the project on time. Team meetings have become very tense and there is a lot of shouting and very little progress on project objectives. Because of the shouting, one of your team members has asked to be excused from the meetings as she is too upset and stressed by the tension. The customer is asking for some changes and additions to the scope. Your boss, the sponsor of the construction project, would now like to be involved in the weekly team meetings. How should you handle this situation?
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Question 32 of 200
32. Question
24. Communication is of highest importance in a successful project. On your project, you have identified four key stakeholders. You know that this means there are 10 communication channels. If an additional stakeholder is identified, how many communication channels will you have?
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Question 33 of 200
33. Question
25. You and your project management team have identified 73 risks on your project, identified and documented the triggers, plotted the risks on a probability/impact matrix, and evaluated the quality of the data that was used. What did you forget?
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Question 34 of 200
34. Question
26. Based on past experience, when production is doubled, the unit costs decrease by 15%. Using this information, the company determines that production of 800 units will cost $150,000. This illustrates:
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Question 35 of 200
35. Question
27. You are the PM for the construction project and your management has promised to provide you with part of the incentive fee from the customer if you are able to complete the project early. Your team informs you that one of the major deliverables is being finalized and although it meets the requirements in the contract, it will not provide the functionality the customer needs. The project will not be able to be completed early if that particular deliverable is late. What would be the best action for you to take?
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Question 36 of 200
36. Question
28. Quality attributes:
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Question 37 of 200
37. Question
29. The project manager is estimating the time that will be needed for each activity. Those estimates are then added to the schedule to create the overall project estimate. The project manager provides the timeline to the sponsor, committing to complete the project in the identified timeframe. What did the project manager do wrong?
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Question 38 of 200
38. Question
30. During the contracting process, the best description of the project manager’s role is:
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Question 39 of 200
39. Question
31. As your project is progressing, one of your team members informs you that one of the work packages does not meet the quality metric and he does not believe it will be possible to meet it. As project manager, you meet with all parties concerned to assess the situation. What quality management process are you involved in?
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Question 40 of 200
40. Question
32. The ABC project has the following activities: Activity A is 30 hours and can be happening at the same time as Activity B, which is 15 hours. Activity C can start after Activity A and is 25 hours. Activity D can start after Activity C and is 10 hours. Activity E, which is 25 hours, can start after both Activity B and Activity C. Activity F can start after Activity D and is 24 hours. Which of the following is true if Activity B actually takes 35 hours?
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Question 41 of 200
41. Question
33. As project manager, you have just completed the risk response plan for the multi-million dollar renovation project. What should you do next?
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Question 42 of 200
42. Question
34. You are the project manager over a high-profile corporate project. One of your team members is conducting an on-site inspection of one of the development areas. Which would be the most important thing to be done on any phone call between you and the team member?
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Question 43 of 200
43. Question
35. During risk control, when is additional response development needed?
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Question 44 of 200
44. Question
36. Mid-way through your project you learn that one of your sellers for your project is having problems with retaining employees due to a labor dispute. You are aware that there are other projects being conducted within your company using this same seller. What action should you take?
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Question 45 of 200
45. Question
37. You are a project manager in a matrix organization. Information dissemination is most likely to be effective when:
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Question 46 of 200
46. Question
38. You are mentoring a fellow project manager. He explains to you that he had a complex problem a few months ago and he took what he thought was the best course of action. However, the problem has resurfaced. What do you ask him?
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Question 47 of 200
47. Question
39. As project manager for the construction project, you are half way through the project when your senior team manager lets you know that he is concerned that the project will not meet the quality standards set forth. The foundation is complete on the project and the structural reinforcements are being installed. What would be the best thing for you to do in this situation?
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Question 48 of 200
48. Question
40. Your sponsor advises you that there is enough money in the budget to complete the IT project, however, the project is 40% complete and the cost performance index (CPI) is 0.65. Upon reviewing the original cost estimates you learn that the project was analogously estimated. The analogous estimate was then used to determine the activity estimates. What should have been done to reach a more accurate estimate?
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Question 49 of 200
49. Question
41. An activity has the following: early start (ES) of day 12, late start (LS) of day 17, early finish (EF) of day 18, and late finish (LF) of day 23. Which of the following is a true statement:
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Question 50 of 200
50. Question
42. In order to use the project management plan to manage your project, it must be realistic. What is the best method for ensuring you have a realistic project management plan?
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Question 51 of 200
51. Question
44. You are the project manager for the renovation project. The project is using a contract landscaping company. Upon auditing the cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract, you realize that overcharges are being made. The contract does not specify corrective action, therefore you should:
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Question 52 of 200
52. Question
45. The scope baseline:
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Question 53 of 200
53. Question
46. As project manager, you are evaluating your project schedule. Which of the following risk events would most likely interfere with attaining your project schedule’s objective?
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Question 54 of 200
54. Question
47. The project manager is conducting a major construction project in a foreign country. Because the construction is occurring in the downtown area, there is a concern with moving the large equipment through busy streets. The local contact tells the PM that the local police will coordinate traffic for a fee which will ensure that the equipment is delivered successfully. What should the project manager do?
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Question 55 of 200
55. Question
48. You learn that a key stakeholder’s high interest in the project is due to a sensitive HR issue. How do you handle this?
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Question 56 of 200
56. Question
50. The project team is developing a new employee training program. The course development team has repeatedly missed their deadlines which has caused the online development team to have to crash the critical path activities multiple times. As the team lead for the online development team you are notified that the course development team will once again be missing the next deadline. You should meet with:
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Question 57 of 200
57. Question
51. Which of these is not one of the triple constraints of a project?
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Question 58 of 200
58. Question
52. The decomposition of deliverables into smaller, more manageable components is complete when:
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Question 59 of 200
59. Question
53. Quality audits include all of the following except:
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Question 60 of 200
60. Question
54. How can you best describe the difference between the cost budget and the cost baseline:
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Question 61 of 200
61. Question
55. The project has 15 team members located in multiple cities. The WBS, estimates for the work packages, and the schedule network diagram is complete. What would be the next thing the project manager should do?
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Question 62 of 200
62. Question
56. You have just taken over an important project for your organization that is in the planning stages and you realize that seven individuals have signed the project charter. What should you be most concerned about?
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Question 63 of 200
63. Question
58. There are 12 project team members on the website development project. A member of the project team is talking to another team member at lunch and complaining that there are a number of different people asking her to do things. If she works in a functional organization, who has the power to give her direction?
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Question 64 of 200
64. Question
59. You have just started work at a new company. The company procedures require the creation of a lessons learned document for all projects. What is the best use of lessons learned?
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Question 65 of 200
65. Question
60. You have assumed the management of a project already underway. The project team has been having some disagreements. What conflict resolution technique would provide the most lasting solution?
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Question 66 of 200
66. Question
61. A new project manager on the team has approached you for assistance with a bid for her project. There is limited scope definition and you want to protect the company from financial risk. What type of contract would you recommend to the project manager?
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Question 67 of 200
67. Question
62. Which of the following is not true about the distribution of project information?
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Question 68 of 200
68. Question
63. In a weak matrix organization the power of a project manager is limited. The PM may function more as a project expediter or a project coordinator. What is the difference between an expediter and a coordinator?
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Question 69 of 200
69. Question
64. You are the project manager for a major global network launch. Your customer has more than 90 locations world-wide. You learn that the software company has released a significant upgrade on the equipment that you are implementing. When the project began, the functionality was not available, although the customer did request it. What is the most appropriate action for you to take?
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Question 70 of 200
70. Question
65. The project manager has been asked to do cost performance measurement as part of the performance report. What is the best way to perform cost performance measurement?
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Question 71 of 200
71. Question
66. You are the project manager for a $1,500,000 software development project that is using multiple international teams. In working with your project team to develop the schedule network diagram, the data architects state that quality could be improved if the data model is approved by the customer prior to starting the other design elements. They cite their source of this information as a recently published article in a leading professional journal. How would you best describe this type of input?
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Question 72 of 200
72. Question
67. A stakeholder contacts the project manager of the data integration project to request some additional scope that they would like to add to the project. After asking for the details in writing, the project manager works through the control scope process. When the evaluation of the requested scope change is complete, what should the project manager do next?
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Question 73 of 200
73. Question
68. Your team lead is a few days late with a report that will be discussed in the meeting today. Shortly before the meeting is to start, he provides you with the report and you notice some significant errors. What is the best course of action?
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Question 74 of 200
74. Question
69. Your manager, the vice president, and his boss, the senior vice president, have requested that your assigned project begin immediately. You have created the project charter, but could not get it approved. What is the best thing you should do?
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Question 75 of 200
75. Question
70. As project manager, you receive a call from one of your project team members notifying you that there is a variance between the speed of a system on the project and the planned speed. You are surprised as that particular performance measurement was not identified in the planning process. If you evaluate whether the noted variance warrants a response, you are in what project management process group?
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Question 76 of 200
76. Question
71. You have a 12 month project with a budget of $50,000. The budget is allocated at $12,500 each quarter. Based on the status reports received the project is 60% complete and billed costs are $40,000. It appears that the project is over budget so you talk to the lead analyst. She tells you that there an unexpected software cost during the 2nd month of the project of $7,000 (included in the 40,000 above). The remainder of the project costs that will be billed will be resource costs (290 hours at a loaded resource rate of $80/hr). Which formula would be best to calculate ETC?
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Question 77 of 200
77. Question
72. Your manager has asked that you negotiate the cost with the seller. Your project has a tight budget and the seller has told you that the purchase price is fixed. Your best course of action is:
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Question 78 of 200
78. Question
73. You were notified that a key item you were purchasing for your project is now going to be delayed. What is the best thing you should do?
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Question 79 of 200
79. Question
74. You are conducting a quantitative risk analysis on your project in relation to potential profits earned from a new product. The estimated profit is $350,000. There is a 20% chance that it will exceed expectations at a value of $180,000, there is a 50% chance it will meet expectations at a value of $40,000, and a 30% chance it will not meet expectations at a value of ($140,000).
What is the expected monetary value of the risk?
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Question 80 of 200
80. Question
75. Steele Construction and the City of Burlington are having complex contract negotiations. The representative from the City of Burlington takes notes for both parties to sign. When the work is being done, Steel Construction claims that they are not required to complete work that was agreed to during negotiations because it was not included in the final contract. What statement is most accurate?
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Question 81 of 200
81. Question
When it comes to changes, the project manager’s attention is best spent on:
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Question 82 of 200
82. Question
77. As a relatively new project manager in the technology organization, you are struggling to keep the project schedule on track for the new implementation. This is a large, highly visible project with more than 190 team members. The pressing issues have been resolved to your satisfaction, the SPI is 0.59, the CPI is 1.31, and you have 48 activities remaining on critical path. Based on all of this information, your monthly status report should provide the following information:
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Question 83 of 200
83. Question
78. As project manager, you are trying to complete the process redesign project but cannot seem to get the appropriate amount of attention for your project. You are finding you have little authority to assign resources and the resources are primarily focused on process-related work. What type of an organization are you working in?
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Question 84 of 200
84. Question
79. Acceptance criteria is:
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Question 85 of 200
85. Question
80. You are the project manager for a 12-month project. As part of your project management, you have held weekly meetings with your stakeholders. After 11 months of work, the project is on budget and on schedule; however, the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. As a result, the project will be delayed by at least a month. The process that could have most likely prevented this situation is:
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Question 86 of 200
86. Question
81. The performance measurement baseline:
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Question 87 of 200
87. Question
82. The approved project baseline should be changed:
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Question 88 of 200
88. Question
83. The float of an activity is determined by:
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Question 89 of 200
89. Question
84. An engineering project has a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.72 and a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.89. Generally, what is the best explanation for this?
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Question 90 of 200
90. Question
A stakeholder is a(n):
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Question 91 of 200
91. Question
86. Your project, Monkey-in-a-Can, has had some unexpected problems. You just learned that the tin can that will be used is actually twice as expensive as originally thought. This is going to continue to impact your overall project budget.
What formula would best be used to calculate your EAC?
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Question 92 of 200
92. Question
87. The project manager for a major systems integration project is notified by the quality department that they will be initiating a quality audit of the project. The team objects to the audit as they are under a lot of pressure to complete the project on time. The project manager should explain the purpose of the quality audit to the team as:
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Question 93 of 200
93. Question
88. In general a project manager’s technical skills:
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Question 94 of 200
94. Question
89. Jason is the project manager for a highly political organizational project. Jason needs to schedule a meeting with one of the team members but upon review of the team member’s calendar, he sees a meeting with a key stakeholder. Jason was not made aware of this meeting. How should Jason approach this situation?
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Question 95 of 200
95. Question
90. The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct applies to everyone but:
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Question 96 of 200
96. Question
91. As part of the weekly project team meeting, the project manager requests that each team member describe the work they are doing and the project manager assigns new activities to the team members. Because there are many different activities to assign, the length of these meetings has continued to increase. This could be due to all of the following reasons except:
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Question 97 of 200
97. Question
92. These standards describe the conduct that we strive to uphold as practitioners. Although not easily measured, conducting ourselves in accordance with these is an expectation that we have for ourselves as professionals – it is not optional.
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Question 98 of 200
98. Question
93. The new project manager that is leading a large, high-risk project appears to be making some errors. You over-hear team members criticizing the potential mistakes and questioning her credibility, experience, and the fact that she was assigned the project. On what basis would you confront the team members?
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Question 99 of 200
99. Question
The project manager for the systems development project is under a tight schedule. One of her team members is not performing well on the project because he is inexperienced in the type of work required. There is no one else that is available to the project manager with more experience. What is the best thing for the project manager to do?
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Question 100 of 200
100. Question
96. Variance that is sporadic, unusual, and difficult to predict is the result of:
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Question 101 of 200
101. Question
97. In quality management, a control chart helps the project manager:
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Question 102 of 200
102. Question
98. As project manager you are allocating overall cost estimates to the individual activities to establish the cost performance baseline. What process are you doing?
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Question 103 of 200
103. Question
99. You have identified three critical paths in your project. How will this affect your project?
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Question 104 of 200
104. Question
100. The project manager is managing a large, complex project with 50 stakeholders and more than 18 team members. The project manager may use ____________ to ensure that the team clearly knows what work is included in each of their work packages.
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Question 105 of 200
105. Question
200. Used to collect requirements, this technique consolidates ideas generated through brainstorming into a map to reflect commonalities and differences in understanding:
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Question 106 of 200
106. Question
199. Your $30,000 project is in the last phase. As project manager, you are evaluating the following information: the project is 60% complete and the billed costs to-date are $17,000. Based on this information, you know that:
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Question 107 of 200
107. Question
198. You assumed the management of a multi-year project that was only 10% complete. Over the last 18 months, the project has been progressing very well, meeting all defined technical performance accomplishments. As the project nears closing, you provide the final deliverables to the customer. Upon review, the customer rejects the deliverables, stating that they do not meet the documented requirements. What statement is most accurate?
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Question 108 of 200
108. Question
197. You are delivering the final product to the customer. The product was thoroughly tested through the quality control process and has been validated against the documented product requirements. The project delivered at the cost anticipated and within the requested timeframe. If the client does not accept the deliverable because it is not what they wanted, what statement is most accurate:
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Question 109 of 200
109. Question
196. You have been working with a vendor to develop an online training module. The project is 60% complete and the vendor has asked that the payment due dates be changed to 5 business days prior to the agreed payment date. This is an example of:
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Question 110 of 200
110. Question
195. All of the processes within the integration knowledge area have a common tool / technique:
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Question 111 of 200
111. Question
194. You are closing your project. Of the following tasks, what must occur first?
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Question 112 of 200
112. Question
193. Work performance data and work performance information differ in that:
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Question 113 of 200
113. Question
192. You are nearing the completion of your project. Upon evaluation of the previously identified risks, you realize that 18 of the 35 risks can be closed. What is the appropriate handling of closed risks?
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Question 114 of 200
114. Question
191. Deliverables are not considered verified until they have completed what process?
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Question 115 of 200
115. Question
190. Your team has identified risks on the project, performed a qualitative risk analysis and determined the most appropriate responses for the prioritized risks. Which statement is least accurate regarding the updates to, and communication of, the risk register?
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Question 116 of 200
116. Question
189. You have recently assumed the management of a project that has been underway for six months. Upon review of the risk register, you believe that many project risks have not been identified. As such, you decide to interview the key stakeholders and team members to get their input. Which of the following is a weakness of using interviews for risk identification?
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Question 117 of 200
117. Question
188. You have taken over a project that has been rumored to be behind schedule and over budget. Many of the team members are disengaged and are resentful of working on the project. The previous project manager left the company abruptly and provided no turnover documentation. Your first week on the project your primary vendor shuts down. This was not identified as a risk on the risk register. What is the first step you should take?
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Question 118 of 200
118. Question
187. You are implementing approved changes and risk actions. What process group would these tasks fall under?
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Question 119 of 200
119. Question
186. The Fun-in-a-Can Corporation is hoping to expand their product line. After evaluating multiple project ideas, the Monkey-in-a-Can (MIAC) project was selected by the steering committee as the best product development to pursue. Upon conducting a thorough benefits analysis, the MIAC project has a positive NPV and an IRR that exceeds the company’s hurdle rate. In addition, there has been an increased demand for “monkey” products since the recent surge in popularity of these jungle creatures. An enterprise environmental factor would be:
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Question 120 of 200
120. Question
185. An activity has the following: early start (ES) of day 12, late start (LS) of day 17, early finish (EF) of day 18, and late finish (LF) of day 23. Which of the following is a true statement:
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Question 121 of 200
121. Question
184. You are updating your project performance report and preparing it for distribution. Your project is progressing well and the latest milestones were all achieved on schedule. One of your team leads has left the company and a replacement should be identified within the next week. Four of your resources are new to the company. Your CPI measurements for the past three months are: January .9, February .97, March 1.2. What method of communication would be the most appropriate method of communication given the risks of the project?
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Question 122 of 200
122. Question
183. You are planning the project work and evaluating any schedule dependencies that exist using a PDM. What process are you most likely conducting?
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Question 123 of 200
123. Question
182. You have taken over the management of a strategy-critical project that is exceptionally time-sensitive. The team members represent the different divisions that will be most impacted by the implementation of the project and have been known to have very strong opinions about the project requirements and the development of the project deliverables. The previous project manager had difficulty managing conflict within the team and this has caused the project to be delayed. You decide to train the team on conflict resolution strategies. This is an example of:
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Question 124 of 200
124. Question
181. You have finalized all of your subsidiary plans. With your approved project management plan, what should you do next?
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Question 125 of 200
125. Question
180. All of the following are techniques used to control costs except:
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Question 126 of 200
126. Question
179. Your project is 70% complete and you are conducting an earned value analysis to include in your project performance report. You are evaluating the team members’ performance, work package percent complete, the actual costs that have occurred to date and the overall project budget estimate. What factor represents that estimated value of the work actually completed:
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Question 127 of 200
127. Question
178. You are the project manager over the project to upgrade all existing patient systems to comply with electronic record requirements, as determined by the US government. What would be the most appropriate technique to establish a reserve for the schedule duration, budget, estimated cost, or funds for a project based upon the remaining level of project uncertainty:
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Question 128 of 200
128. Question
177. Activity 1.4 has a duration of 5 days and 1 day of FF. Activity 1.11, the successor activity, has a duration of 6 days and an ES of 28. Activity 1.7 has a duration of 15 days and 3 days of total float. If activity 1.4 is delayed by 3 days, what is the impact?
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Question 129 of 200
129. Question
176. The estimated costs for your project are $795,000. Upon evaluation of the project and the associated project risks, you decide to allocate an additional 10% to account for the uncertainty on the project. The sponsor has allocated 15% to account for any major scope changes that may be requested by the customer. What is the project budget?
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Question 130 of 200
130. Question
175. For your park development project, you have hired a vendor to install all of the concrete walkways. In the past, your organization has had some quality issues with this particular vendor. You need to mitigate the risks associated with poor quality. What would be the most appropriate response?
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Question 131 of 200
131. Question
174. Your team member has completed the weekly performance report for the project. The current earned value measurements were included: schedule performance index 1.3, cost performance index .95, and TCPI 1.5. In association with these measurements, the team member could state:
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Question 132 of 200
132. Question
173. All of the following are causal forecasts except:
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Question 133 of 200
133. Question
172. Your project is not achieving the quality standards that you had previously anticipated. You map out the processes in place in order to determine if and where there is a breakdown in the process. A tool for analyzing and communicating the relationships between process steps is called:
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Question 134 of 200
134. Question
171. You are evaluating the vendor invoices against their completed deliverables. You are conducting what process?
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Question 135 of 200
135. Question
170. Because your team is geographically disbursed and will be a virtual team, you are concerned regarding effective communication between the team members. To mitigate the risk, you recommend video teleconferences once per month with the key team members. What statement is most accurate regarding the video teleconferences?
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Question 136 of 200
136. Question
169. The construction project for the new high-rise building is running behind schedule and over budget. Upon evaluation of the project performance to-date, you identify that one key reason for the delays is the inexperienced project foreman. You make a recommendation to the change control board to partner the foreman with a more experienced foreman in order to mitigate the risk associated with his inexperience. Once the change is approved, what is the next thing you should do?
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Question 137 of 200
137. Question
168. You have identified four key stakeholders for your project: the project sponsor, the vice president of marketing, the vice president of operations, and the CIO. The sponsor has been with the company for six years and is well-known throughout the organization. The vice president of marketing is new to the organization but has pledged support and resources for the project. The marketing resources will be the primary project resources. The vice president of operations will be providing a few SMEs to the project, although resources are limited within her teams. This project is not a priority for her. The CIO has a high-level awareness of the project but his level of support is not known. Who would you prioritize your time with?
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Question 138 of 200
138. Question
167. Risk audits are performed during what process:
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Question 139 of 200
139. Question
165. Your project is about 60% complete and has been progressing ahead of schedule and slightly under budget. You hear that your project is going to be terminated. What is the first thing you should do?
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Question 140 of 200
140. Question
164. The project manager is evaluating the cost estimates for the MIAC project. The project has a budget of $150,000. For product launch, the team will be producing 100,000 units at a cost of 0.20 each. For the early project work, the project manager leverages information from a previous project and estimates the costs to be $90,000. In addition, the project manager meets with the web-based interface team assigned to the project and uses their estimate of $20,000 for the interface component. What estimating techniques were used?
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Question 141 of 200
141. Question
163. You are the project manager for an 8-month project. The system development component of the project will cost $10,000 that will be payable at 20% in the first month and the remainder in the third month. The hardware purchase will cost $18,000 that will be payable in the fourth month. The resource fees will be $24,000 billed equally across the life of the project. If the project is 70% complete by the end of the fifth month, what statement is most accurate?
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Question 142 of 200
142. Question
162. You are the project manager for an 8-month project. The system development component of the project will cost $10,000 that will be payable at 20% in the first month and the remainder in the third month. The hardware purchase will cost $18,000 that will be payable in the fourth month. The resource fees will be $24,000 billed equally across the life of the project. What is the PV of the project at the end of the sixth month?
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Question 143 of 200
143. Question
161. You are the project manager for an 8-month project. The system development component of the project will cost $10,000 that will be payable at 20% in the first month and the remainder in the third month. The hardware purchase will cost $18,000 that will be payable in the fourth month. The resource fees will be $24,000 billed equally across the life of the project. What statement is most accurate if you have a funding limit of $20,000 per month?
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Question 144 of 200
144. Question
159. Upon conducting a schedule analysis of your project, you identify three points of path convergence. Based on this, what statement is most accurate?
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Question 145 of 200
145. Question
158. You have accepted a new role as a PMO project manager. As part of your responsibilities, you are auditing some recent projects. Upon completion, project A, a $750,000 project, was 10% over budget but delivered the project 10% earlier than anticipated. What is the final PV of the project?
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Question 146 of 200
146. Question
157. You are managing the ALEXI project, a multi-year project that involves resources from three geographic locations. In estimating the YZ component’s duration, your team leads have provided you with a best case estimate of 12 days and a worst case estimate of 17 days, based on resource availability. What is the most likely duration?
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Question 147 of 200
147. Question
156. Your project team has provided you with the following information:
If activity D has two days of float and is crashed, what is the result?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 148 of 200
148. Question
155. Your project team has provided you with the following information:
What activity would be the best candidate for crashing?
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Question 149 of 200
149. Question
154. Which statement is least accurate regarding a reserve analysis?
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Question 150 of 200
150. Question
153. The kitchen renovation project is underway and you have received the first delivery of cabinets. Upon installation, your superintendent informs you that the cabinets do not fit into the space that has been allocated. The change request to modify the cabinets is an example of:
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Question 151 of 200
151. Question
152. You are under contract with a local construction company. The cost-reimbursable contract includes the payment of an incentive for each day the construction firm delivers early: $500 per day. The costs are estimated at $72,000 and there is a 50/50 split on actual costs that are under or over the estimate. If the vendor delivers five days early and the total costs are $65,000, what is the final contract value?
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Question 152 of 200
152. Question
151. Your project is entering the development phase and it is running behind schedule. You have identified a vendor that can produce a key component in less time than your internal team. Hiring the vendor is an example:
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Question 153 of 200
153. Question
150. The project has experienced a higher number of defects than expected. The team has conducted an analysis of the root causes of the defects and identified more than 15 causes. Upon further research, the team finds that two of the causes account for the majority of the defects. Which statement is most accurate about the quality issues?
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Question 154 of 200
154. Question
149. Which of the following techniques is most likely not used in estimating project durations?
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Question 155 of 200
155. Question
148. You have assumed the leadership of a high-exposure project that is approximately 30% complete. The sponsor of the project is the vice president of operations and is under a lot of pressure to deliver the project within the timeframe and budget allocated. He has demonstrated heightened sensitivity to any indications of project problems.
Upon conducting an analysis, you determine that the project is running behind schedule. Your sponsor has advised you not to include that information in the project performance report due to the implications. What is the best action for you to take?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 156 of 200
156. Question
147. As the third phase of the multi-year project nears completion, your team lead provides the marketing manager with copies of the phase deliverables for her review and sign-off. The team lead is performing:
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Question 157 of 200
157. Question
146. You are managing a project to implement a new employee recognition program. This project will include multiple components, such as the development of an intranet web page, an employee survey mechanism, a funding analysis, a role delineation study, and a manager training program. For the manager training program, there will be 80 managers trained at an estimated cost of $65 per manager for the training module. This will be the first time you will be overseeing the development of a web page or conducting a funding analysis.
Based on past projects, you have received estimates for the role delineation study ranging from 3 days to 10 days, with the most likely timeframe being 5 days. What would be the most appropriate estimating technique to use for the role delineation study?CorrectIncorrect -
Question 158 of 200
158. Question
145. You have been managing a long-term project involving resources in seven different countries. The performance of some of your team members has been exceptional and based on exceeding their target goals, you have been authorized to promote two of your team members. The highest performer on your team is a female that lives in a country where women are not permitted in management roles.
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Question 159 of 200
159. Question
144. You are evaluating your project using a tornado diagram. What process are you most likely conducting?
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Question 160 of 200
160. Question
143. The customer for your IT renovation project has notified you that they want to add another server and five more software packages to your project. What is the most appropriate handling of this?
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Question 161 of 200
161. Question
142. Activity A has a duration 3 days, activity B has a duration of 6 days, activity C has a duration of 4 days (and is dependent on both A and B completing), activity D has a duration of 7 days, activity E has a duration of 8 days (and both D and E are dependent on C completing), and activity F is 5 days (and is dependent on activity E). What is the free float of activity F?
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Question 162 of 200
162. Question
141. Activity A has a duration 3 days, activity B has a duration of 6 days, activity C has a duration of 4 days (and is dependent on both A and B completing), activity D has a duration of 7 days, activity E has a duration of 8 days (and both D and E are dependent on C completing), and activity F is 5 days (and is dependent on activity E). What is the total duration?
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Question 163 of 200
163. Question
140. Activity A has a duration 3 days, activity B has a duration of 6 days, activity C has a duration of 4 days (and is dependent on both A and B completing), activity D has a duration of 7 days, activity E has a duration of 8 days (and both D and E are dependent on C completing), and activity F is 5 days (and is dependent on activity E). If activity C is delayed by three days:
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Question 164 of 200
164. Question
139. At the onset of your project, you had identified 15 stakeholders. Three more stakeholders have since been identified. How many additional communication channels have been added?
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Question 165 of 200
165. Question
Many quality problems:
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Question 166 of 200
166. Question
137. “500 rejected parts” is an example of:
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Question 167 of 200
167. Question
136. You are the project manager and you identify a defect in the deliverable that is due to the customer today. You realize that the customer does not have sufficient technical knowledge to notice the problem. The deliverable meets the contract requirements but not your quality standard. What should you do?
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Question 168 of 200
168. Question
135. Your team is in the process of defining the project activities. One of the team members feels that an activity should be included however the other team member believes that the activity is not part of the project, based on the scope statement. How should you handle this as the project manager?
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Question 169 of 200
169. Question
134. Trend analysis is used to:
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Question 170 of 200
170. Question
133. You are the project manager in a matrix organization and you determine that there are additional human resources needed. From whom would you request the additional resources?
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Question 171 of 200
171. Question
132. The person responsible for ensuring change control is processed through the integrated change control process is the:
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Question 172 of 200
172. Question
131. You are six months into a 12-month, $350,000 project. By this point in your project, you had budgeted to spend $180,000. You have paid $170,000. What statement is most accurate?
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Question 173 of 200
173. Question
130. You are out to dinner with your friend to celebrate his new job. He tells you that the position required a PMP® credential. You know that he does not have his PMP® although you recently received your credential. What is the most appropriate way to handle this?
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Question 174 of 200
174. Question
129. A collection of formal, documented procedures that defines the steps by which the project may be changed is known as:
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Question 175 of 200
175. Question
128. Your project team member is very committed to the project being very successful. However, upon review of the project performance report she realizes that the project is currently running behind schedule. She notices that the delay will cause one of her activities to be scheduled while she is out of the office on scheduled vacation and will be unable to work on the activity. How should you handle this situation?
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Question 176 of 200
176. Question
127. The overall process of managing changes that affect the function or characteristics of the deliverable is known as:
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Question 177 of 200
177. Question
126. If a risk event has a 30% chance of occurring and the impact of the risk will be $9,000, what does $2,700 represent?
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Question 178 of 200
178. Question
125. All of the manual or automated tools and techniques used to collect, archive, and distribute project information on a project are known as the:
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Question 179 of 200
179. Question
124. Which of the following is the higher point on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
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Question 180 of 200
180. Question
123. Which of the following provides a pass/fail mechanism for criteria critical to project success?
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Question 181 of 200
181. Question
122. You have been working on the development project for the past nine months. The project has consistently been behind schedule and over budget. What statement is most accurate about the completion of the project:
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Question 182 of 200
182. Question
121. The project sponsor has asked to meet with the project manager to discuss project costs. The sponsor is unhappy with the project estimate, as she feels the price should be lower. She asks the project manager to reduce the estimate by 10%. What should the project manager do?
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Question 183 of 200
183. Question
120. In a fixed price (FP) contract, the fee or profit is:
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Question 184 of 200
184. Question
119. Workarounds are determined during which risk management process?
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Question 185 of 200
185. Question
116. Cost of quality is used during quality assurance to:
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Question 186 of 200
186. Question
115. A tool for analyzing and communicating the relationships between process steps is called:
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Question 187 of 200
187. Question
114. These standards establish firm requirements, and in some cases, limit or prohibit practitioner behavior. Practitioners who do not conduct themselves in accordance with these standards will be subject to disciplinary procedures before PMI’s Ethics Review Committee
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Question 188 of 200
188. Question
113. You are managing an international project and you anticipate there will be some conflict. The most common causes of conflict on any project are project priorities, schedules, and:
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Question 189 of 200
189. Question
112. Which of the following is an example of a cost of nonconformance?
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Question 190 of 200
190. Question
111. As the project manager, you evaluate the construction team’s work performance information for your remodel project. Based on the information you received, the $30,000 project appears to be about 40% complete. Work billed to date was $10,000 although the project budget indicates that anticipated costs were to be $12,000 by this date. When you follow-up with the construction team lead, he estimates that there will be approximately $15,000 in remaining costs.
What is the EAC of this project?
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Question 191 of 200
191. Question
110. You have been notified that your project will have a major change to its primary project deliverables. You are determining which quality standards are relevant to the change. Which process are you conducting?
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Question 192 of 200
192. Question
109. The project manager is assigned a new retail development project in another state. The project will require the purchase of equipment for the retail store, furniture, and key inventory. The procurement process is centralized for the company and makes use of the new order system. Where would the project manager find the documented procedures for the procurement process?
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Question 193 of 200
193. Question
108. A team has 20 people on it. How many potential communication channels exist on this team?
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Question 194 of 200
194. Question
107. The new project you have been assigned has limited resources. However, the project schedule and the project budget have great flexibility. What would be the best thing to do?
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Question 195 of 200
195. Question
106. The project manager feels that the project is going well, although there are a number of changes being made. The project manager has abided by the PMO recommendation for the large, international project and is using 18 project management processes. The project manager is not only a technical expert, he has also had training on people management and communication. Based on this information, what is the most likely cause of the project problems?
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Question 196 of 200
196. Question
105. The seller is most concerned with project scope. As such, which type of contract are they using?
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Question 197 of 200
197. Question
104. If the project’s schedule variance (SV) is ($10k) and the planned value is $80k, what is the earned value (EV) of the project?
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Question 198 of 200
198. Question
You are a new project manager at the organization. Based on your past experience, you are trying to convince the management of the organization to use more structured project management practices including requiring that a project charter is completed for all projects. Which of the following would be the best reason for an organization and project managers to complete project charters?
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Question 199 of 200
199. Question
102. Your customer, LAN Corp, has accepted the completed project scope. Your PMO requires that lessons learned are completed for each project and they have not yet been completed. What is the status of your project?
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Question 200 of 200
200. Question
101. What is the most commonly used formula for a three-point estimate?
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