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PMP Exam Prep : Accelerated Learning To Pass The Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam 10th Edition Rita Mulcahy; Barbara A. Cakenord - Solutions
The WBS, estimates for each work package, and the network diagram are completed. The next thing for the project manager to do is:A. Sequence the activities B. Validate that they have the correct scope C. Create a preliminary schedule and get the team's approval D. Complete risk management
A project manager for a small construction company has a project that was budgeted for $130,000 over a six-week period. According to the schedule, the project should have cost $60,000 to date. However, it has cost $90,000 to date. The project is also behind schedule, because the original estimates
Should you be worried about these results? A. No; this looks like fairly typical data for an agile team's velocity. B. No; velocity is just used to track effort, not to evaluate performance. C. Yes, because velocity has been unusually low for the last four sprints. D. Yes; the team needs to
On the two-year agile project you are managing, the team's velocity for the first eight sprints is 43, 24, 47, 35, 24, 34, 30, and
The project is calculated to be completed four days after the desired completion date. You do not have access to additional resources. The project is low risk, the benefit-cost ratio is expected to be 1.6, and the dependencies are preferential. Under these circumstances, what is the best thing to
In all likelihood, this activity:A. Is on the critical path B. Has a lag C. Is progressing well D. Is not on the critical path
As part of a project manager’s due diligence, he reviews the schedule, focusing on each activity as its start time approaches. He also monitors activities as they progress. He is currently looking at an activity that has an early start (ES) of day 3, a late start (LS) of day 13, an early finish
A project manager is taking over a project from another project manager during project planning. If the new project manager wants to see what the previous project manager planned for managing changes to the schedule, it would be best to look at the:A. Communications management plan B. Update
A project manager has received activity duration estimates from his team. Which of the following does he need in order to complete the Develop Schedule process?A. Earned value analysis B. Schedule change control system C. Trend analysis D. Reserves
You have a project with the following activities: Activity A takes 40 hours and can start after the project starts. Activity B takes 25 hours and should happen after the project starts. Activity C must happen after activity A and takes 35 hours. Activity D must happen after activities B and C and
Your agile project team is updating a mobile alert aggregator for social media updates and trending news items. The team lead tells you that this week they plan to hold a planning poker session for the user stories in the upcoming release. What does this tell you? A. They are trying to find out how
Based on the following, if you needed to shorten the duration of the project, which activity would you try to shorten?A. Activity B B. Activity D C. Activity H D. Activity C Activity Preceding Activity Duration in Weeks Start None 0 ABCDEFGH Start 1 Start 2 Start 6 A 10 B, C C 1 D E 239 I F 1 End
You are a project manager on a US $5,000,000 software development project. While working with your project team to develop a network diagram, your data architects suggest that quality could be improved if the data model is approved by senior management before moving on to other design elements.
You are a project manager on a $5,000,000 software development project. While working with your project team to develop a network diagram, you notice a series of activities that can be worked in parallel but must finish in a specific sequence. What type of activity sequencing method is required for
During project planning, you estimate the time needed for each activity and then total the estimates to create the project estimate. You commit to completing the project by this date. What is wrong with this scenario? A. The team did not create the estimate, and estimating takes too long using that
Your new project is faced with a challenging deadline and an anxious customer. After consulting with the team, you have assured the customer that the best way to develop the required features on time will be to follow an agile approach. The customer agrees to this somewhat reluctantly, since he
Although the customer agreed to the original project schedule, they are now asking for an earlier project finish. They are being pressured by their own customers. The project manager's sponsor thinks finishing early is not only a viable option but also a good idea for your organization because it
Your team worked hard throughout project planning, thoroughly defining and estimating each activity required to complete the work. The resulting network diagram supported the end date that was approved by the team, management, and the stakeholders. As work has progressed, most milestones have been
A project manager is in the middle of executing a large construction project when he discovers the time needed to complete the project is longer than the time available. What is the best thing to do?A. Cut product scope.B. Meet with management, and tell them the required date cannot be met.C. Work
The organization is committed to rolling out a new smartphone accessory at an industry trade show in six months. The sponsor has made it clear that this product, to be created by your project team, must meet a long list of requirements, adhere to high quality standards, and, most importantly, be
The team is working on a project to develop or procure a customized software package that will be used by delivery drivers for a new chain of pizza restaurants. There are multiple stakeholders on this project.Because of other ongoing projects to design, build, and equip brick-and-mortar restaurant
To help them determine the schedule baseline, the team has drafted a network diagram. The project manager adds the time estimates for each activity to establish the critical path for the project. They discover the project has three critical paths. Which of the following best describes how this
You have identified a diverse group of stakeholders, and you will need to report information in a variety of ways to meet their different communications needs. When will you use a milestone chart instead of a bar chart? A. Project planning B. Reporting to team members C. Reporting to management D.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between standard deviation and risk? A. There is no relationship. B. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate. C. Standard deviation tells you how uncertain the estimate is. D. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate
A new project manager is walking you through the schedule she has created for her project. She asks you about the duration of a particular milestone, so she knows how to properly schedule it. What will you tell her about a milestone's duration?A. It is shorter than the duration of the longest
The agile project team you are managing is responsible for developing one of the five different components of a complex enterprise solution. Your PMO representative tells you she's concerned because your team is using a larger story point unit than the other four teams. What should you do?A. Tell
Which of the following is correct?A. The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.B. There can be only one critical path.C. The network diagram will change every time the end date changes.D. A project can never have negative float.
A project manager is new to the company but has 10 years of project management experience. She is given a medium-sized project and is asked to plan so it is finished as quickly as possible because the company has a large list of projects to complete in the coming year. She will be given another
Lag means:A. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the project finish date B. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor C. Waiting time D. The product of a forward and backward pass
A heuristic is best described as a:A. Control tool B. Scheduling method C. Planning tool D. Generally accepted rule
Your sponsor and stakeholders have made it clear they wish to be kept informed on the project status.There are many aspects of the project on which you will report, and you want to choose the most appropriate tool to use in each case. Which of the following are generally illustrated better by bar
A design engineer is helping to ensure that the dependencies within her area of expertise are properly defined on the project. The design of several deliverables must be complete before manufacturing can begin. This is an example of what type of dependency?A. Discretionary dependency B. External
A project manager is informed midway through project planning that she was given inaccurate data regarding new regulations affecting the required end date of her project. She may need to make a few adjustments, but she thinks she can still manage the project to complete it before the regulations
Which of the following best describes product analysis? A. Working with the customer to determine the product description B. Mathematically analyzing the quality desired for the project C. Gaining a better understanding of the product of the project in order to create the project scope statement D.
The product owner on your agile project has learned that a competitor is planning to release a similar product to the one your team is working on. To make sure your product will be competitive, she has added two major new features to the backlog. Your team estimates that this additional work will
Which of the following is correct in regard to the Control Scope process? A. Effective scope definition can lead to a more complete project scope statement. B. The Control Scope process must be done before scope planning. C. The Control Scope process must be integrated with other control processes.
The cost performance index (CPI) on the project is 1.13, and the benefit-cost ratio is 1.2. The project scope was created by the team and stakeholders. Requirements have been changing throughout the project. No matter what the project manager has tried to accomplish in managing the project, which
Being prepared to do a complete job of developing and finalizing the scope baseline requires that you have done a thorough and timely job of identifying and analyzing stakeholders, and of collecting requirements. The development of the scope baseline can best be described as involving:A. The
It's Monday morning, and you just found out that the lead developer on your agile team has broken his leg and will be out for six weeks. The team is in the middle of a two-week iteration that ends in four days, on Thursday. What should you do?A. Explain that everyone will need to work overtime to
Which of the following best describes the difference between the Control Scope process and the Perform Integrated Change Control process?A. Control Scope focuses on making changes to the product scope, and Perform Integrated Change Control focuses on making changes to integration.B. Control Scope
Which of the following best describes the Validate Scope process?A. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to the project management plan, and is an output of Control Quality.B. It ensures the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer acceptance,
A highway renewal project you are managing appears to have some missing scope. Your understanding of the scope was that the highway was to be resurfaced. Now, one of the construction foremen has come to ask why he finds no mention of repainting the lines on the repaved road. He also wants to know
The development phase of a new software product is near completion. A number of quality issues have increased the cost of building the product, but the project manager and team feel these costs will be inconsequential once the project gets to market. The next phases are testing and implementation.
Validate Scope is closely related to:A. Control Quality B. Sequence Activities C. Manage Quality D. Schedule Management
What is the most effective way to provide actionable feedback for your agile team's solution design?A. The project manager should attend the team's reviews and retrospectives.B. The product owner should carefully review the early, incomplete increments.C. The project sponsor should review the
Which of the following is an output of the Collect Requirements process?A. Requirements traceability matrix B. Project scope statement C. Work breakdown structure D. Change requests
One of the stakeholders on the project contacts the project manager to discuss some additional scope they would like to add to the project. The project manager asks for details in writing and then works through the Control Scope process. What should the project manager do next when the evaluation
All of the following are parts of the scope baseline except the: A. Scope management plan B. Project scope statement C. Work breakdown structure D. WBS dictionary
A community college has asked you to manage a small project to develop an introductory course for people who want to become family childcare providers. The team is using an agile approach, and so far there hasn't been much upfront planning or requirements gathering. A group of three childcare
You have just joined the project management office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the value of creating and utilizing work breakdown structures. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do "extra work."
You are managing a six-month project and have held biweekly meetings with your project stakeholders. After five-and-a-half months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. This situation will delay the project completion by one
On an agile software development project, the project manager asks business stakeholders to create user stories, which will be used in the development and testing of the new application. The main purpose of a user story is:A. To document features or functions required by stakeholders B. To create a
A project manager may use _______ to make sure the team members clearly know what is included in each of their work packages.A. The project scope statement B. The product scope C. The WBS dictionary D. The schedule
A project has just started the second phase, in which work packages are being created. A new team member has completed his work packages for this phase and has asked the project manager to validate the scope of his work packages. The team member is anxious to have the customer see his work
To manage a project effectively, work should be broken down into small pieces. Which of the following does not describe how far to decompose the work?A. Until it has a meaningful conclusion B. Until it cannot be logically subdivided further C. Until it can be done by one person D. Until it can be
Your agile development team can't agree on the best approach to building the next product increment. As the project manager, how can you help them resolve this debate and move forward?A. Ask them to do a benchmarking study of the problem.B. Facilitate a team meeting to help them work through their
The program was planned years ago, before there was a massive introduction of new technology. While planning the next project in this program, the project manager has expanded the scope management plan because as a project becomes more complex, the level of uncertainty in the scope:A. Remains the
Marketing has asked for a copy of the plan for your agile project, including the release dates and the key features to be included in each release. What will you send them?A. The team's product roadmap B. A photo of the team's Kanban board C. The first page of the product backlog D. The product
The project is mostly complete. The project has a schedule variance of 300 and a cost variance of -900. All but one of the quality control inspections have been completed, and all have met the quality requirements. All items in the issue log have been resolved. Many of the resources have been
During which part of the project management process is the project scope statement created?A. Initiating B. Planning C. Executing D. Monitoring and controlling
During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contains detailed descriptions of work packages?A. WBS dictionary B. Activity list C. Project scope statement D. Scope
The work breakdown structure can best be thought of as an effective aid for ________ communications.A. Team B. Project manager C. Customer D. Stakeholder
On an agile project, who is responsible for prioritizing the product backlog and keeping those priorities updated?A. The project manager B. The product owner or customer C. Any interested stakeholder D. The team leader
The product of the project has been completed and delivered to the customer by the team. They are informed by the customer that several of the deliverables are not acceptable, as they do not meet the requirements specified early in the project. The project manager and team review the requirements
Knowledge management is a key responsibility of the project manager. This responsibility includes managing two kinds of knowledge on a project: tacit and explicit. Which of the following definitions are correct? A. Tacit knowledge is fact-based and can be easily communicated through words and
The organization is about to begin a series of similar projects. The projects will be managed consecutively. Each project involves developing an online cooking video focused on foods appropriate to the month in which they will be released. For example, the summer videos will include picnic food and
You are managing an agile project with a high level of requirements uncertainty. What is the best way to manage changes throughout the project to ensure the project goals are met?A. Ask the development team to create a change management plan before the work begins.B. Delegate authority to the team
The project manager can help influence the processes that affect change on projects by creating and using the most appropriate planning strategies and tools. Assuming the project manager has created and is executing the best possible project management plan, the project sponsor should help the
All the following occur during the Close Project or Phase process except:A. Creating lessons learned B. Formal acceptance C. Performance reporting D. Performing cost-benefit analysis
The CFO is a key stakeholder on your agile project. One day he emails you, "I just saw the backlog, and we have a problem! We need to update the descriptions of stories 12.4 to 12.6 to reflect our new digital business strategy." How should you respond? A. The backlog has already been prioritized
A project is chartered to determine new ways to extend the product life of one of the company's medium-producing products. The project manager comes from the engineering department, and the team comes from the product management and marketing departments.The project scope statement and project
You are asked to prepare a budget for completing a project that was started last year and then shelved for six months. All the following would be included in the project budget except:A. Fixed costs B. Sunk costs C. Direct costs D. Variable costs
The client demands changes to the product specification that will add only two weeks to the critical path. Which of the following is the best thing for the project manager to do?A. Compress the schedule to recover the two weeks.B. Cut scope to recover the two weeks.C. Consult with the sponsor about
For an agile project, changes are an important part of the process, allowing the product owner to maximize value delivery. As the manager of an agile project, how should you approach managing changes?A. Changes should be addressed as low as possible on the cost of change curve.B. To avoid delays
Which of the following sequences represents straight-line depreciation? A. $100, $100, $100 B. $100, $120, $140 C. $100, $120, $160 D. $160, $140, $120
In the middle of the project, the project manager is informed by her scheduler that the project control limits are secure. That same morning, she receives a note from a team member about a problem he is having. The note says, "This activity is driving me crazy, and the manager of the accounting
You are the project manager for an existing year-long project that must be completed. Your company just won a major new project. It will begin in three months and is valued at $2,000,000. The new project has a greater starting value and is therefore likely to have a higher priority than your
The project manager has just received a change request from the customer that does not affect the project schedule and is easy to complete. What should the project manager do first?A. Make the change happen as soon as possible.B. Contact the project sponsor for permission.C. Go to the change
You are in the middle of leading a major modification project for an existing manufactured product when you learn that the resources promised at the beginning of the project are not available. According to your plans, these resources will be needed soon, and their unavailability will affect your
A project manager is appointed to head a highly technical project in an area with which this person has limited familiarity. The project manager delegates the processes of Develop Schedule, Estimate Costs, Define Activities, and Estimate Activity Resources to various project team members, and
All the following are parts of the Direct and Manage Project Work process except:A. Identifying changes B. Using a work breakdown structure C. Implementing corrective actions D. Setting up a project control system
The project manager is working to clearly describe the level of involvement expected from everyone on the project in order to prevent rework, conflict, and coordination problems. Which of the following best describes the project manager's efforts?A. Develop Project Management Plan and Plan Quality
To manage risk for an agile project, which of the following would you be least likely to need?A. Risk burndown chart B. Risk-adjusted backlog C. Risk management plan D. Risk-based spike
You have taken over a project during project planning and have discovered that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should most concern you?A. Who will be a member of the change control board B. Spending more time on configuration management C. Getting a single
A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the best method to achieve a realistic project management plan?A. The sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager.B. The functional manager
Which of the following best describes a project management plan? A. A printout from project management software B. A bar chart C. Scope, risk, resource, and other management plans D. The project scope
At various points during project execution, the project manager reviews the project charter. Which of the following best describes what a project charter may be used for when the work is being completed?A. To make sure all the team members are rewarded B. To help determine if a scope change should
Approved corrective actions are an input to which of the following processes?A. Validate Scope B. Direct and Manage Project Work C. Develop Project Charter D. Develop Schedule
The project manager's many responsibilities include being of service to the team, integrating new team members as the project progresses, and ensuring that the project meets its objectives within scope, time, budget, and other constraints. Which of the following best describes the project manager's
Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on:A. The careers of the team members B. Timely updates to the project management plan C. Effective communication at key interface points D. Product control
A project is plagued by requested changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary?A. The project manager B. The project team C. The sponsor D. The stakeholders
Which of the following would be most important to include in a charter for an agile project?A. The roles and responsibilities of the team members assigned to the project B. Authorization for the product owner to prioritize features to maximize value C. The approvals required for specific product
A work authorization system can be used to: A. Manage who does each activity. B. Manage when and in what sequence work is done. C. Manage when each activity is done. D. Manage who does each activity and when it is done.
All the following are parts of an effective change management plan except:A. Procedures B. Standards for reports C. Meetings D. Lessons learned
The customer on a project tells the project manager they have run out of money to pay for the project.What should the project manager do first?A. Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get the funds.B. Close Project or Phase.C. Stop work.D. Release part of
Your well-planned project is likely to encounter a number of change requests and approved changes during its life cycle. In the change management plan, you have outlined the processes that you and others will use to understand the impacts of changes. Getting stakeholder acceptance of the decisions
The customer has accepted the completed project scope. However, the lessons learned required by the project management office have not been completed. What is the status of the project?A. The project is incomplete because it needs to be replanned.B. The project is incomplete until all project and
You are planning communications on a new service development project. Your stakeholder list is large, but not terribly complicated. Not all stakeholders will understand the need for developing an actual communications plan, and you already have good relationships with most stakeholders on this
A market demand, a business need, and a legal requirement are examples of: A. Reasons to hire a project manager B. Reasons projects are initiated C. Reasons people or businesses become stakeholders D. Reasons to sponsor a project
All the following occur during the planning process group except: A. Develop Project Charter B. Create WBS C. Estimate Costs D. Sequence Activities
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