The PMP Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try (Test Prep Series) 6th Edition Andy Crowe - Solutions

During the planning meeting for the upcoming iteration, the development team committed to the iteration backlog. What should be reported up to the parent project manager, and what is the next step for the team?A. The iteration backlog contents, and to begin the iteration work following the team
The project has a CPI of 1.2 and a SPI of 1.1 and has been managed from the start by Daphne. No matter what actions Daphne takes with the Customer, it seems that change requests continue to hit the project team too frequently - too many - too fast. Which of the following statements is the most
The team’s definition of done includes satisfying all of the customer’s specifications for the features being delivered. The WIP limits of the task board are showing a bottleneck in the testing queue. All hands have focused on testing and discovered a problem in a previous queue that is not
You are replacing a project team facilitator that has become ill in the middle of an iteration of an agile subcomponent of a larger waterfall project. After the iteration review, the team is ready for planning the next iteration. As coach, you interrupt the team to:A. Remind the team of the
You have reviewed the historical records from the two projects performed last year that align well with your current project. You are excited to discover a Pareto chart that is formatted in a manner that will help your team identify quality control issues throughout the project. The Pareto chart is
The development team has been asked to deliver an initial website as a minimum viable product (MVP) to deliver services to a customer base. Upon asking the team coach how an MVP is defined, she replied with all of the following choices except which?A. It delivers enough value that it is usable or
Consider the following phases of a project and select the phase where you are most likely to be asked for a ROM estimate of costs:A. Controlling phase.B. Initiating phase.C. Executing phase.D. Planning phase.
You are serving as the team facilitator of an agile workstream within a larger program to support a strategic initiative within the organization. A specific feature set is needed as a dependency for kicking off another project within the program, and the program schedule is under pressure. What is
Consider the second process of Project Procurement Management.To which process group does it belong?A. Executing.B. Planning.C. Closing.D. Monitoring and controlling.
Brandon is a new team member on the development team, and has joined after the first several iterations. A stakeholder has approached him with an idea of a feature that is cutting-edge and novel—actually a great idea! Brandon’s first step regarding this new feature would best be:A. To work with
If a project team is experiencing conflict over a technical decision that is negatively affecting project performance, the BEST source of power the project manager could exert to bring about cooperation would be:A. Legitimate.B. Penalty.C. Referent.D. Expert.
A potential project sponsor has enlisted your project management assistance in preparing a proposed project charter. The pathway to the deliverable is not clear—potentially complex, and the completion criteria are not well-focused. One of your contributions from the effort would be:A. The
Creating the work breakdown structure is a vital step for the project team for a number of reasons. 3 of the following statements describe a purpose or result of creating the WBS. Find the statement that does not.A. To make the work more manageable.B. To create a task-oriented decomposition of the
The team tracker is plotting the burndown chart daily based on actual progress. When viewed in the information radiator, stakeholders are:A. Concerned to see the point variation between planned and actual.B. Pleased to see the actual progress line below the planned progress line.C. Eager to add
From the choices provided, identify the exact output of the closing process from the Integration Management area.A. Final Product, Service, or Result.B. Closed Procurements.C. Closed Contract Awards.D. Final Product, Service, or Result Transition.
As the new project team facilitator at QRS Company, you have valid influence to guide the company’s new agile project approach. Your opinion to have team members be 100% dedicated to the team is met with resistance by functional managers. What would be a good strategy to pursue?A. Campaign to
Schedule constraints would likely include all of the following EXCEPT:A. Imposed dates.B. Key events.C. Major milestones.D. Leads and lags.
The agile team has a customer constraint that coding must interface with an existing SQL database, though not the team’s forte. With regard to the team’s need for SQL knowledge, the team should decide to:A. Bring in an SQL-trainer to work with the entire team on specific needs.B. Add an
If you are the team facilitator leading a newly-formed agile team, which of the stages introduced by Tuckman would you want the team to move out of the most quickly and why?A. Norming because this stage is particularly taxing on the project manager as she or he work with team members to coalesce as
During assistance developing a project charter, you recognize that this proposed effort will be complex and has a fuzzy view of the deliverable. How should you contribute to the project direction?A. Create a Stacey diagram.B. Probe the stakeholders to understand what problem they are trying to
If you had to pick from the following 4 choices, during which group of processes is it best to assign someone as the project manager?A. Initiating.B. Planning.C. Executing.D. Monitoring and Controlling.
As team coach, you have observed that Roger is an amiable team member and goes along with most team ideas. He is also a genius in simplifying software code for performance and reliability. How can you help foster an environment where the team will seek Roger’s inputs rather than have him quietly
The sponsor and Ankit, the project manager, walk out of the meeting with several follow-up action items. Ankit needs to alert the team to this significant change the sponsor and he have agreed to take. For this project, several objectives will drop from the scope.Hopefully, a follow-up project will
The team just marked Feature-G “Done,” and during the retrospective noted a productivity boost learned while developing that feature. Both Features -H and -J will benefit from this discovery. How should the team handle this new information?A. Post it on the information radiator as a “Win”
The process of managing stakeholder engagement includes 1 input and 1 output that are related to issues and changes. From the list of 4 answers, select the answer that is the most accurate concerning this input and output.A. The change log and issue log are both inputs and outputs of this
During today’s stand-up meeting, Sriva has noted an obstacle about difficulty finding a plug-in for a feature—which may cause a redesign this week. How should the team respond to this bad news?A. Continue the meeting, and have an impromptu follow-up meeting to immediately assess the situation
Henry is in charge of distributing project information to the various stakeholder groups. Which of the following methods does not represent a valid means for Henry to push data to these stakeholders?A. Knowledge repository.B. Emails.C. Press release.D. Letters.
Senior Management is reviewing project options for the next funding cycle. The CFO has tasked them to use BCR to determine how the various projects stack up. The first agile project named Looper has an estimated BCR of 2.3 - which of the following statements is correct about Project Looper?A. With
PQR Company has become more accepting of agile approaches in recent years. The proposed Network-Secure product development project is being approved and funded, and the charter has been written in agile terms. Iterations, release plans, and project authority are appropriately declared. What detail
GlobalCorp is carrying out a consulting engagement for a firm based in Canada. Vijay is the PM for GlobalCorp on the project, and he is looking at an invoice for training that he authorized for a team member. Vijay and his team realized they needed more training with this particular system in order
The agile team that you coach is a part of the Above-and-Beyond program focusing on the company’s continuous improvement initiatives. Whose responsibility is it to coordinate your team’s efforts with other Above-and-Beyond projects or operations?A. Product owner.B. The agile team.C. Team
Barbara is the new project manager for an 8-month project that has been going on for 5 months now. The team has had poor quality performance to date. Barbara is considering the best tool to use to solve the quality issues. Four departments are providing resources and expertise in completing project
Your agile development organization is submitting a proposal for a contract that is well aligned with its expertise. However, the contract that is out for bid is from a government entity that your organization has not worked with in the past. The government entity places a favorable weighting on
Alexia and the team are meeting with key stakeholders to begin identifying and gathering project requirements. Which two processes should have already taken place?A. Collect Requirements and Identify Stakeholders.B. Collect Requirements and Develop Project Charter.C. Develop Project Management Plan
The product owner (PO) has determined that the current iteration is the last development cycle in the project life and seeks closure. As team facilitator, you recommend to the PO that another iteration should occur for the benefit of the new owners of the product. What is the value of this last
What component of the project management plan is most useful to a project manager while working to manage the expectations of project stakeholders?A. Change management plan.B. Configuration management plan.C. Communications management plan D. Stakeholder engagement plan.
You are managing a team developing a software product. You have contracted out a portion of the development. Midway through the project you learn that the contracting company is entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A manager from the subcontracting company assures you that the state of the company will
What other quality management tool is related to the tool of a Histogram, and how is it related?A. Histograms and Control Charts both use statistical analysis of project results to determine how the project is performing from a quality standpoint.B. Histograms are very similar to Run Charts as Run
During an iteration retrospective, the team is discussing a large story that did not meet the acceptance criteria without swarming and a delay in productivity. What technique probably needs to adapt for improvement?A. Test-driven development.B. Declaring obstacles in the daily stand-up.C. Pair
Your team has begun to develop the project schedule. Important information about the tasks is delaying the team from completing the development. What planning should occur prior to or simultaneously with the creation of the schedule to enable completion of the Gantt Chart that has been requested by
An agile developer approaches you as the team facilitator with a question about a term he heard called “fine-scale feedback.” How would you explain this concept to him?A. Fine-scale refers to the very detailed responses from customers about every aspect of the tested feature from the team.B.
Which of the following is not produced as a result of initiating a project?A. Project charter.B. Summary milestone schedule.C. Assignment of the project manager.D. Stakeholder engagement plan.
Fred is the team facilitator of an agile team that is a sub-component of a predictive project, led by Anita. Leo is the product owner, and is also a member of Anita’s project team as a contributor in a different work stream. Considering Anita’s project organization chart, which statement is
In six separate instances, the Customer has formally requested a change to the scope of the project. Each time, the project manager set up a meeting and invited the Customer, a member of the PMO, and his mentor from within the organization. The project team is small, so the PM thought it would be
According to agile principles, teams should be built:A. With business people and developers.B. With individuals that can sustain the high pace.C. With agile-experienced developers.D. Around motivated individuals.
The team is staffed with a product owner at $6000 per month, a team facilitator at $7000 per month, and five (5) developers at an average of $6500 each per month. The iterations are timeboxed at 2 weeks. The velocity is 100 points. What would be the iteration burn rate assuming 2 iterations per
Refer to the table at the right. If task H were increased from 3 to 7, what impact would this have on the project?A. The project would finish later.B. The project would finish earlier.C. The schedule risk would decrease.D. The critical path would change, but the finish date would not change. Task
Approved budget increases should be:A. Added to the schedule management plan.B. Added to the project’s cost baseline.C. Added to the project’s reserve fund and used only if needed.D. Added to the lessons learned.
The project team is meeting to consider how much effort should be invested in each of the stories detailed in the product backlog. In determining the appropriate attention for completing each story or feature, they are seeking:A. Stakeholder acceptance for project closure.B. A test-driven basis for
Roger is confused. This is the first time he has been asked to perform variance analysis as a means of reporting the performance of the project back to the Sponsor. Roger is not sure what is expected of him. His project manager tells Roger to look for variance analysis as a Tool in the PMBOK®
Hirdesh is the product owner for the Robotics Software agile project. In judging whether or not the project is complete, he is evaluating:A. The product backlog to see if any stories remain to be committed to the next iteration.B. The team’s burn rate compared to the customer value of the next
Fran and Mark were supposed to be working together to develop the schedule and assign team resources to the various tasks on the schedule. They are feeling a lot of pressure because another PM within their organization just came in and took 4 of their team members to work on her project. The
In regards to agile and performance measurement, what single metric reflects schedule performance the best—and would be reported up to the parent waterfall project?A. Lead time.B. Velocity.C. Burn rate.D. The slope of the burndown chart.
Trish and Sal were discussing project management. Sal asked Trish to describe the goal of a certain project management process and to state the purpose in her own words. Trish came up with the following description: “This process is all about making sure the right message is being delivered to
The agile team appears to have a conflict that has divided the team into two distinct camps. You are the team facilitator and have been observing the dynamics. Which of the following types of conflict resolution is not valid when looking for a solution?A. Punishment.B. Compromising.C. Forcing.D.
What is the name of the tool or technique used to sum up the cost elements in the process that derives the project budget? And, what is the proper sequence of summation, from the lowest level of detail to the highest?A. Cost Aggregation and the order is activity to work package to control accounts
What would be the most appropriate sequence of the following activities?A. Create and populate the product backlog, Estimate the value of each story, Estimate the effort of each story, Estimate the tasks, Commit stories to an iteration B. Solicit requirements from stakeholders, Prepare story cards,
You are the PM for a project that was requested and sponsored by three Vice Presidents in your organization. The key objective is to select and implement a customer management system with enhanced capabilities; the old system is a mess and must be replaced. Initial planning is done. The team you
As a team facilitator, which of the following statements reflects a misunderstanding regarding the conflict resolution technique of confronting or problem-solving?A. It examines many alternatives and treats conflict as a problem to solve.B. It requires open dialogue.C. It emphasizes areas of
The project management plan is a logical input to the process of Manage Quality. What component of this PM plan is most relevant to this process?A. Quality Management Plan.B. Cost Baseline.C. Quality Reports.D. Cost Management Plan.
The project manager has asked you as team facilitator of an agile sub-project to report earned value metrics to her. What metrics could you explain to her to suffice for this agile component?A. Explain the release burnup chart, the team velocity, and the team burn rate.B. Describe how agile
Kirk has carried out the planning necessary to develop a human resource plan for his project. Kirk is not sure what comes next. How many executing processes are in the knowledge area of Resource Management, and which executing process should be carried out first?A. Two and Develop Team should occur
If your agile team is considered the Buyer and you are currently reviewing proposals from potential Sellers, which of the following would be valid results from this effort?A. Procurement Statement of Work and Resource Calendars.B. Source Selection Criteria and a Contract Award.C. An Agreement and a
The sponsor, Samantha, is still concerned after her meeting with the project manager, Sherry, that the quality process is not being followed as originally planned. What is the best means for Sherry to illustrate to Samantha that the team is carrying out the quality plan? Choose the best answer from
Which of the following statements best describes the definition of project scope for an agile project?A. Creating the user stories, maps, epics, and release plans.B. Creating the engineering tasks associated with each story.C. Creating the iteration burndown chart.D. Creating the product backlog.
Members of the project team are scheduling meetings with selected representatives from the Customer. The goal is to further understand the roles of the staff that the team will be working with over the life of the project. Clark gave team members a great template developed from prior Customer
What officially authorizes an agile project?A. The assignment of a team facilitator to the project in the project charter document.B. The kickoff meeting is held and the project charter is handed out to team members.C. The project initiator signs the project charter.D. The PMO or a steering
One of the Enterprise Environmental Factors that will influence the role of the project manager is the type of organization the PM belongs to. Which of the following statements about a functional organization is most accurate?A. Power primarily lies with the project manager.B. The project manager
The agile team has been dealing with a recurring test failure for days. An idea surfaced to change to how the team handles the test in the future in order to prevent the issue from occurring. Who must approve this change before implementation?A. The product owner.B. The team facilitator.C. The
You are assigned to replace a project manager on a large software project for a telecommunications company in the middle of executing the work. Portions of the software are being supplied by subcontractors working at your company’s offices. You would like to know what performance metrics are
The development team and product owner are addressing a legal situation with nonperformance of a subcontractor. The company attorney is talking about an ADR. What topic is relevant to ADR?A. ADR is a contract type.B. ADR is an accounting method.C. ADR is a method for handling disputes.D. ADR is an
Tia and Anton are busy gathering data and running reports to determine how much money and how many days of schedule have been consumed by risks that have occurred to date on the project.Next, they will compare those totals with the amount of money and amount of time set aside to deal with risks.
Mike is facilitating a session with the team to groom the backlog by assessing the points associated with the top several stories. For relative sizing of the effort, Mike is leading with:A. A burnup chart to help place stories in anticipated iterations and releases.B. Cards that allow estimators to
Cam walks by the conference room where the new project team is meeting. He overhears a spirited debate between two of the members. They have very different opinions about the level of influence that Bob has within the customer organization. The team will be working with Bob throughout the project,
The agile team is looking for an additional developer from outside of the company, and they have acquired an industry salary survey from HR to assist in the process. The survey represents:A. An organizational process asset.B. An enterprise environmental factor.C. An open, transparent report
Which of the following is the best explanation of the process called Create WBS?A. Decomposing product requirements into smaller features that are easier to manage.B. Decomposing project activities into smaller tasks that are easier to manage.C. Subdividing project deliverables into smaller
As team facilitator, Tim has recognized that a difference of opinion has arisen between Lucy and Juan about the design of a subroutine to be used heavily in the system. As he considers this situation, he tries to remain aware that:A. Some conflict fosters creativity, and this situation could be a
The Kaylehmda Project has recently migrated to the Implementation Phase. The development team cleared the final quality gates, documentation was completed, and all results and responsibilities have been passed on to the implementation team.Most of these team members are new to the project. Kiki,
During a bidder conference, a potential vendor questions what location will be required for the performance of the software development services. The host, one of the agile team members, responds:A. It is highly preferred that the provider work within our project team to facilitate camaraderie.B.
Which of the following best fits “corrective action”?A. Anything done to bring future results in line with the plan.B. Actions taken to fix mistakes.C. Typically a required specification or deliverable from the project sponsor.D. An output of project planning.
The development team is writing an RFP for services needed in an upcoming iteration. Organizational policy dictates that a bidder conference must be held. Who should host the conference?A. The project team.B. A purchasing agent and a team member.C. The product owner.D. An independent third party.
As soon as Sandy discovered that she would be leading the newly launched GreenLamb project, she immediately scheduled an appointment to meet with the program manager. In that meeting, Sandy presented a strong case for recruiting Harold and Jocelyn onto her team based on her prior experience working
The agile team has just learned that one of the members is leaving to work at another company in 2 weeks. To maintain the same velocity going forward, what should occur?A. The team facilitator and project sponsor should begin a talent search for a new team member to hire.B. The project sponsor
The schedule activity list:A. Serves as an extension of the work breakdown structure.B. Is synonymous with the work breakdown structure.C. Is used to create the project scope statement.D. Is included in the project charter.
While selecting a vendor to supply the agile project with desired services, to facilitate the decision, the proposals and evaluation criteria should be available to:A. The product owner.B. The project team.C. The project sponsor.D. The team facilitator.
Cleve is taping the latest version of the risk breakdown structure on the wall for the team to view. During which process would Cleve and the project team make use of the tool called Risk Categorization?A. Risk Identification.B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.C. Perform Qualitative Risk
The issue log for the agile project is kept:A. In the project management information system.B. In a highly-visible location.C. By the team facilitator for easy access by all stakeholders.D. By the product owner for easy access by all stakeholders.
Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of Perform Integrated Change Control?A. Influencing factors that cause change.B. Determining that a change has occurred.C. Managing change as it occurs.D. Denying change whenever possible.
Though the team facilitator is well-versed in Theory X/Y management, she realizes that the agile team is:A. Self-managed and self-correcting, which is a stimulus to motivate performance.B. More responsive to Expectation Theory.C. Dependent on servant-leadership for inspiration and motivation.D. Not
Plan Communications Management is a process designed to produce the obvious - a communications management plan.Consider the following four statements about communication planning on your project. Select the one false statement.A. Project communication should be both effective and efficient so that
During the last iteration of the project, the team has no features to increment; instead the focus is to solidify the reliability of the final system to be transferred to the new owner. How would this iteration typically be referred to?A. The closing iteration.B. Iteration-Z.C. The Transfer
There are two processes that are closely related to product or result acceptance from the Customer. Review these four statements and select the one that is the least accurate regarding these two processes.A. Validate Scope is generally performed before Control Quality.B. Control Quality and
Juaquin is a coach who is experiencing increasing conflict within the project team. In order to help resolve this conflict, he is considering moving the team out of their shared collaboration space and into individual offices until he can help identify the root problem. What is Juaquin’s best
Organizational Process Assets are used as an input to all of the following processes EXCEPT:A. Define Activities.B. Develop Project Charter.C. Validate Scope.D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.
Mark has a project where task A is dependent on the start and has a duration of 3.Task B is dependent on start and has a duration of 5.Task C is dependent on A and has a duration of 4.Task D is dependent on B and has a duration of 6, and the finish is dependent on tasks C and D. Mark is using his
Mike is midway through execution and has a CPI of .98 and an SPI of.96 on his project. His project sponsor has requested a meeting with him to discuss the project’s CPI and SPI as well as certain decisions he has made and how they might have led to recent issues that have arisen. Mike does not
The project sponsor alerts you as a new project manager in the company that traditionally projects were successful when they had the support of one of the founding engineers of the company. What is the first step that should be taken?A. Ask the sponsor to schedule a 3-person meeting with the
As project manager, you have placed Charles in the Resistant category of the stakeholders engagement assessment matrix. To move Charles to neutral or supportive, what is the first, best approach?A. Meet with Charles to discuss the benefits of the project and to probe to understand what aspects give
During today’s stand-up meeting, a passing-by stakeholder joined in and actually interjected a comment and a question about a feature status. As team facilitator, you made a mental note to:A. Thank her for her comments and to ask how else the team can add value for her.B. Discuss the unwelcome
A key stakeholder on your construction project is officed in another city. How can you maintain or improve the engagement level of this stakeholder?A. Offer to have the project budget cover transporation expenses for regular visits by the stakeholder to the construction site.B. Assign a

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