PK0-004 Exam Dumps - CompTIA Project+ Exam
A project manager at a projectized organization is resource leveling the upcoming phase. The project manager notices one of the resources is assigned with 20% of allocation to a secondary project. This situation limits
and jeopardizes the commitment date.
Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
The upper management team does not agree with certain aspects of a project. Which of the following would be the BEST way for the project manager to handle this situation?
New requirements were introduced during the execution phase of a project, and the team believes this will impact the project cost but not the timely completion of project deliverables.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the PM to validate the assessment?
In the review of a project status report, the slack is negative. Which of the following should the project manager tell the stakeholders?
A team member has completed a project task. Which of the following is the FASTEST method to communicate the task completion?
A diagram or chart is required to illustrate data differences given the following:
1. The diagram or chart must track at least two variables to determine the relationship between independent variables and include a regression or trend line.
2. The diagram or chart should include cause effect analysis and investigate historical information.
Which of the following should be used given these requirements?
A developer is experiencing constant project scope changes and reaches out to the project manager to discuss the situation. They agree the customer has requested multiple modifications to the core idea and now extra work may need to be performed. Which of the following approaches would BEST support on-time delivery considering these changes?
A project manager detects low performance from a team member who previously demonstrated to be a highly
skilled asset. The team member explains that being part of two teams is too time consuming. This is a disadvantage of having:
A project team is executing a transition plan for a project. During which of the following project phases does this normally occur?
Given the table below for a house construction project:
The table above is an example of which of the following project artifacts?
In a project with a Ð’ÐС of $235,000, the CPI is 0.80, and the SPI is 1.20. Based on this information, which of the following can the key stakeholders determine about the project?
Two team members completely disagree on how to complete a specific task. The project manager observes the conflict but takes no immediate action.
Which of the following techniques is the project manager using?
A milestone task on the critical path has been completed.
Which of the following should the project manager notify?
An industry leader may be joining the project team and can potentially provide additional expertise. Which of the following strategies should the project manager employ?
When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?
Project team members have stated that they are having difficulty reaching the newly available corporate resources, and any response comes at unusual hours. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
Prior to engaging a vendor on an RFI, which of the following documents protects the company's interests?
A project sponsor has repeatedly indicated dissatisfaction with the resjits o' several projects being managed by different individuals and consisting of different teams within the organization. Which of the following is the best action for management to take NEXT?
Which of the following measurements would give the project manager the BEST estimate of the total cost of an active project?
A meeting has taken place with quality assurance tram members and the project manager.
Which of the following events would MOST likely have triggered the meeting?
A quality auditor finds suspicious code during a software test. For which of the following could this be a trigger?
Task B is not planned to start until Task A is completed. Task A is delayed and will not be completed on time. Starting Task B prior to Task A completing is an example of:
During the execution phase of a project, a project task has run longer than anticipated.
Which of the following is the new critical path of the project if Task 2 requires an additional two days to complete?
The key stakeholders have reported the project pace as being slow. The project sponsor would like to cancel the project if it cannot be completed before the end of the year. The project is scheduled to be completed three months after the requested date.
To alter the pace of the project, which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
Stakeholders often do not understand the hierarchy of roles and responsibilities on a project team. Which of the following could provide a visual representation?
A vendor is not meeting the agreed-upon quality of deliverables. To try to renegotiate the contract with the vendor, which of the following documents should the project manager use to highlight the areas that need improvement?
The executive sponsor asks a project manager to summarize the following for a project:
1. Final capital expenditures.
2. Anticipated cost of new employee resources to support the solution.
3. Maintenance estimates.
Which of the following information should the project manager provide?
A project team on a four-year project has a shortage of workspace within an office. Which of the following is the MOST viable solution for the project team while ensuring work hours are not wasted?
Team members have reported poor sound quality during critical, time-sensitive conference calls. Which of the following may be a more effective means of communication?
Which of the following risk strategies is represented by the purchase of insurance?
Deliverables are repeatedly delivered late by one project team. The project manager has consulted with the functional manager but has not been able to make progress on the expectations. Which of the following would BEST help the project manager to communicate the continued issue?
Which of the following documents will provide the MOST detailed information regarding the work a vendor will
perform during a project?
A customer has requested a new feature be included in the next iterative release. The customer has agreed to
move a previously planned feature to a subsequent release and increase the budget. Which of the following is
the MOST appropriate scheduling action?
Resources for a project report to a project manager and a functional manager.
The organizational structure is:
A project needs two more months of work to be completed, but the deadline is in 35 days. The project
manager heard the company recently hired an experienced person. The project manager scheduled a meeting
with the functional manager to negotiate bringing the experienced person to the team. Which of the following
strategies is the project manager trying to apply?
A sponsor requests that the project team shorten the completion of a project by two months to give the sales team more leverage in renegotiating the contract with the client. The budgeted time is 500 hours, and the projected earned value is $30,000.
Which of the following represents the cost variance for both project completions?
Which of the following represents additional unauthorized requirements from the client?
A project coordinator notices there is a scheduling conflict with the weekly team meeting. The project
coordinator submits a request to hold the meeting at a different time will not negatively impact the scheduling.
Which of the following resources has the authority to authorize this change?
A politically sensitive project is being proposed. The sponsor decides to outsource the work despite having a highly capable team.
Which of the following BEST describes the risk mitigation strategy being used?
An American publisher is participating in a workshop in Hong Kong with the purpose of updating a new book that will be launched in Japan next year. During the workshop, a deep and intense discussion occurs with other local publishers regarding the references the book may contain. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?
While starting a new project, management is aligning the project to the organization's strategy, assigning limited resources based upon priorities, and optimizing resource deployment between projects.
Which of the following BEST describes these actions?
A new stakeholder has requested the status and progress reports for the project milestones. Which of the following documents should the project manager address FIRST?
A new project manager would benefit from additional assistance with documenting project activities.
Which of the following job positions should the project manager request be added to the team?
A project manager is developing a communication plan for an enterprise-wide strategic project. Which of the following communication methods is BEST for sharing the project status reports?
Joe, a highly skilled consultant, has threatened to quit on several occasions. Although Joe is difficult to work with, he has the skills required to complete a critical project (or a high-profile client. To keep the project on task, which of the following steps would be BEST for the project manager to take? (Select TWO).
Which of the following is a suitable situation in which to apply the Agile methodology?
Which of the following normally would be completed prior to a vendor responding to an RFP?
When closing a project, which of the following must be completed to allow team members to return to their designated departments?
Despite receiving regular updates, a sponsor learns a project recently slipped.
Which of the following documents can the sponsor review to determine the project’s performance? (Select two.)
The design activity of a project has the following cost attributes:
PV = 100,000
EV = 20,000
AC = 90,000
Based on this scenario, calculate the schedule variance.
Which of the following captures unforeseen activities throughout the project that need attention and resolution?
Which of the following are mutually binding project documents? (Select two.)
Which of the following is the MOST important component against which the project manager can analyze
project performance?
A project manager determines deliverables are not meeting customer specifications. During which of the
following project phases is this determination MOST likely to happen?
A PM is reviewing bids from vendors and has a question.
Which of the following documents should the PM use to obtain a response?
A project manager is meeting with top management executives and presenting a project status report. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and other executives complain that the meeting is taking too long and not providing summary information on the project’s progress.
Which of the following should the project manager be presenting?
A Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has approached a project team member to request a project change.
Which of the following would be the BEST step for the project manager to take to prevent scope creep?
A project manager is overseeing a multinational project, and team leaders from numerous countries indicate the team members have low morale.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the project manager would be unaware of the team member’s decreased morale?
A project manager is not required to participate in performance appraisal meetings with team members. The project manager is working within which of the following organizational structures?
An organization wants assurance that the specialty tools necessary for operation will function as intended for a
specific minimum time period. Which of the following documents BEST provides this assurance?
During a risk review session, the project team identified the percentage probability that a particular risk will
occur. This is known as:
The project sponsor wishes to implement a 24/7 solution for the service desk, requiring the establishment of the capability on three different continents. Which of the following factors is MOST likely to influence communication methods across the project?
During the testing phase, a team member has informed the project manager that the test environment was set with inadequate client information, putting the project in jeopardy. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A project manager is analyzing the cost variances produced when comparing two different projects completions.
Which of the following factors could be causing the increased variance for the four-month projects? (Select two.)
Company A recently partnered with Company B. Over the past few months, multiple teams have been working to refine internal processes to deliver products in a more timely manner.
If the effort is successful, which of the following will MOST likely occur?
A project manager receives an initial project assignment.
Which of the following documents is MOST likely to indicate the organizational structure for the project?
On larger projects, a vendor may occasionally proceed upon receipt of the:
The government wants to start a project that will launch a satellite but lacks the appropriate SMEs. Which of the following would be BEST to solicit vendors?
The responsibility of estimating how long a task will take belongs to the:
A project is due to deliver, configure, and install a collection of medical devices. The first device in the collection is reportedly four weeks behind schedule is manufacturing. Which of the following BEST describes how the project manager can keep the project on track?
Team members in a projectized organization are released at the end of a project and placed on the “benchâ€. Which of the following should the benched team members do NEXT?
The internal project sponsor is frustrated by a lack of concise, regular updates regarding the status of a
project.
Which of the following changes would BEST satisfy the project sponsor?
A project team learns that potential remodeling on the production floor might occur during the execution phase of their project. The project team starts debating the different options available to keep delivering without adjusting the schedule. Which of the following risk activities is being performed?
The chairperson of the board is visiting from another country and wishes to meet the project team members. The next project team meeting will be held next week, but the chairperson is leaving before the meeting. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
During the initiation phase, a project manager has asked for a document containing the high-level objectives and goals for a project.
Which of the following documents would contain these items?
During a project, the project manager discovers there is insufficient time allotted for quality control. The project manager prepared to submit a revised schedule to the CCB.
Given the attached chart, which of the following is the critical path if one day is added to each task for quality control?
A project is about to begin the execution phase. The SOW and project plan have been approved, and the project team has been formed. Which of the following types of meetings should happen NEXT?
A customer will have ongoing changes to project requirements.
Which of the following is the BEST project management methodology for this requirement?
Which of the following activities are associated with the closing phase of a project? (Choose two.)
A new stakeholder has joined the project team and requested modifications that will result in minor changes to the project budget and schedule.
The project manager is concerned that the requests will lead to:
The project manager has noticed a vendor is not performing in accordance with the SLA.
Which of the following items should the project manager use to highlight the vendor’s areas of poor performance?
A project manager is informed that a team member would like to enhance the code with an additional function. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
Two team members approach a project manager with different ideas for completing a task. After listening to the team members' ideas, the project manager does not choose either one and requires both members to finish the task as originally planned. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques is the project manager applying?
A risk with a high probability and medium consequence to a project has been identified. In response, the project manager has purchased an insurance plan with the intent to provide additional funds if the risk is realized. There is no risk to the schedule or scope. Which of the following types of risk strategies is this an example of?
A project team is composed of numerous team members who are located throughout a country. All personnel have identified core business hours. A team engineer based in a machine shop has a question during business hours for the project manager, who is located at a different facility.
Which of the following is the MOST expedient communication method, assuming the question can be resolved quickly?
In which of the following organizational structures would a project manager have the MOST authority?
A project has fallen behind schedule. Upon investigation, the project manager determines that team members have implemented requirements relayed via impromptu hallway meetings with the client.
Which of the following should the project manager do to resolve this issue?
A WBS is being developed for a project.
Which of the following would be BEST suited to contribute cost and time estimates for the project activities?
A senior manager asks a project manager for an estimated budget on a new project.
Which of the following is the BEST step for the project manager to take?
Which of the following Agile ceremonies is used to determine the backlog items that will be worked on the next weeks?
The project manager was asked to provide recommendations for the removal of a vendor. A meeting was scheduled with the key stakeholders and the project sponsor to highlight the reasons for this recommendation.
Which of the following should the project manager bring to the meeting to support this recommendation? (Choose two.)
Two team members have concluded that documentation is not required due to the size of the current project. The project manager has encouraged them to align strictly within the process.
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques has the project manager utilized?
A team has been assembled and assigned a project to reduce recent, unanticipated production cost overruns. Which of the following tools should the project team select to determine the possible origins of the increased costs?
A team member was replaced on a project by a new team member of equal capability. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?
While working on risk ranking, the project team is unsure about the qualitative scales to be used for probability and impact. The project manager directs the team to look in the:
An active project has a CPI of 0.92. Which of the following can be determined?
The project coordinator creates the following list to track the items team members are working on:
Which of the following types of documents is shown in the table above?
There is friction between team members who were on the team before a merger took place and those who transitioned during the merger. This situation is having an adverse effect on team performance. Which of the following can the project manager do to help resolve this issue?
Two team members are discussing the lessons learned from the last testing release. Many quality defects were not reported, and the progress report is not accurate. Which of the following phases/activities are being executed?
Which of the following documents focus primarily on support activities after the completion of a project? (Choose two.)
Company A and Company B have come together to form a new Company C. Staff members from both
companies have been moved to Company C, and there are rumors that some staff might be asked to leave.
These are examples of: (Choose two.)