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PMI-002 Exam Dumps - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification

Question # 4

Techniques for conducting product analysis include:

A.

Technical benefit analysis

B.

Value engineering

C.

Expert judgment

D.

Alternatives identification

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Question # 5

Which of the following statements concerning bottom up estimating is true?

A.

The cost and accuracy of bottom-up estimating is driven by the size of the individual work items

B.

Smaller work items increase both cost and accuracy

C.

Larger work items increase both cost and accuracy

D.

Both A and B are true

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Question # 6

A tool that analyzes the inputs to a process to identify the causes of errors is called ______________________.

A.

Cause and effect diagram

B.

Fishbone diagram

C.

Ishikawa diagram

D.

All of the above

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Question # 7

Project management processes can be organized into the following:

A.

Initiating, planning, contracting, executing, and administration

B.

Designing, developing, testing, and implementing

C.

Initiating, designing, planning, executing, controlling, and implementation

D.

Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing

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Question # 8

Which of the following is NOT considered a cost of non-conformance to quality?

A.

Scrap

B.

Rework

C.

Liabilities

D.

Training

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Question # 9

On a project, quality should generally be of ________.

A.

Equal priority with schedule, but higher priority than cost

B.

Higher priority than cost and schedule

C.

Equal priority with cost, but higher priority than schedule

D.

Equal priority with cost and schedule

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Question # 10

___________ must be measured regularly to identify variance from the plan.

A.

Stakeholder requirements

B.

Project performance

C.

Schedule progress

D.

Cost and schedule

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Question # 11

Which of the following statement is true about Quality control?

A.

Monitoring specific project results to determine If they comply with relevant quality standards

B.

Evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis

C.

Taking action to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the project

D.

Identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project

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Question # 12

During the execution of a software project, the vendor proposes an upgrade of a part of project without a change in the schedule or cost. After the change is approved, where would this change BEST be documented?

A.

Project charter

B.

Procurement Management plan

C.

Work breakdown structure

D.

Quality assurance plan

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Question # 13

A technique for resolving conflict in which the parties agree to have a neutral third party hear the dispute and make a decision is called __________.

A.

Negotiation

B.

Arbitration

C.

Smoothing

D.

Forcing

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Question # 14

Risks are accepted when __________.

A.

You develop a contingency plan to execute in case the risk event occurs.

B.

To eliminate the threat entirely.

C.

You transfer the risk to another party.

D.

Taking early action to reduce probably of risk rather repair the damage after risk has occurred.

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Question # 15

The process of evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards is called __________.

A.

Quality Assurance

B.

Quality Control

C.

Plan Quality

D.

Quality Review

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Question # 16

Management reserves are used to handle which type of risk?

A.

Unknown unknowns

B.

Known unknowns

C.

Business risks

D.

Pure risks

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Question # 17

The adjustment of task schedules in order to deploy human resource more effectively is called resource _______.

A.

Tracking

B.

Loading

C.

Crashing

D.

Levelling

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Question # 18

Ideally, resource levelling should be limited to activities ________.

A.

With negative float

B.

Witn zero float

C.

0n tne critical path

D.

With positive float

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Question # 19

Cost of quality includes ___________.

A.

Cost of all work to build a product or service that conforms to the requirements

B.

Training programs

C.

Cost of all work resulting from non-conformance to the requirements

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 20

All of the following are communication tools EXCEPT ___________.

A.

Memos

B.

Verbal circulation of a rumour

C.

videos

D.

Inputting data into a spreadsheet

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Question # 21

The independence of two events in which the occurrence of one is not related to the occurrence of the other is called ________________.

A.

Event phenomenon

B.

Independent probability

C.

Statistical independence

D.

Statistical probability

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Question # 22

Which of the following processes involves obtaining information (bids and proposals) from prospective sellers?

A.

Procurement Planning

B.

Source Selection

C.

Contract Administration

D.

Solicitation

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Question # 23

Customer formally accepts the deliverables of each project phase. This process is known as ________.

A.

Verify Scope

B.

Quality Assurance

C.

Quality Control

D.

Quality Measurement

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Question # 24

Make-or-buy decisions measure the costs of both options. What are the two options?

A.

Direct ar|d Indirect

B.

Tactical and Strategic

C.

Management and Project

D.

0n|y Tactical

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Question # 25

Which of the following are the inputs of Define Scope?

A.

Requirements document created in collect requirements process

B.

Project files from previous projects

C.

Project Charter

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 26

You are the project manager of a project and the project is a month into the executing phase. There are some cliques forming among the team members. Which leadership style you follow for best outcome?

A.

Supporting

B.

Delegating

C.

Coaching

D.

Directing

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Question # 27

Using the PMBOK definition of contingency reserve, which of the following statements about contingency reserves is false?

A.

A contingency reserve is a separately planned quantity used to allow for future situations which may be planned for only in part.

B.

Contingency reserves may be set aside for known unknowns.

C.

Contingency reserves may be set aside for unknown unknowns.

D.

Contingency reserves are normally included in the project's cost and schedule baselines.

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Question # 28

Which of the following Project Scope Management Process defines how scope will be verified?

A.

Control Scope

B.

Verify Scope

C.

Define Scope

D.

Collect Requirements

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Question # 29

The belief that management's high levels of trust, confidence and commitment to workers leads to high levels of motivation and productivity on the part of workers is a part of which motivation theory?

A.

Theory Y

B.

Theory Z

C.

Theory X

D.

Contingency Theory

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Question # 30

Which of the following statements concerning bottom-up estimating is true?

A.

The cost and accuracy of bottom-up estimating is driven by the size of the individual work items.

B.

Smaller work items increase both cost and accuracy.

C.

Larger work items increase both cost and accuracy.

D.

Both A and B are true

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Question # 31

The overall intentions and direction of an organization with regard to quality as formally expressed by top management is a ____________.

A.

Quality Plan

B.

Quality Statement

C.

Quality Policy

D.

TQM

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Question # 32

The concept that it is easier and less costly to do the work right the first time is called _______________.

A.

Zero defects

B.

Continuous improvement

C.

DTRTRTFT

D.

The customer is the next person in the process

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Question # 33

The receiver filters messages based on all but the following:

A.

Culture

B.

Semantics

C.

Language

D.

Distance

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Question # 34

The one document that should always be used to help identify risk is the _____________________.

A.

Risk Quantification

B.

Identify Risks

C.

Risk Analysis

D.

Risk Response Development

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Question # 35

________ is listed as a technique of the Collect Requirements process described in the PMBOK.

A.

Group Decision Making Techniques

B.

Selection criteria

C.

Historical information

D.

None of the above

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Question # 36

A series of consecutive points on the same side of the average is called __________.

A.

Run

B.

Trend

C.

Outliers

D.

Cycle

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Question # 37

Estimate Costs ______________.

A.

Involves developing an estimate of the costs of the resources needed to complete project activities

B.

Includes identifying and considering various costing alternatives

C.

Involves allocating the overall estimates to individual work items

D.

Both A and c

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Question # 38

Human resource adininistration is the primary responsibility of the_____________

A.

Project Management Team

B.

Human Resources Department

C.

Executive Manager

D.

Project Manager

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Question # 39

In which of the following contract types the seller's profit is limited?

A.

Cost-plus-percentage-cost contract

B.

Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract

C.

Fixed-price-plus-incentive

D.

Both B and c

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Question # 40

During project integration activities, a project sponsor's role can best be described as doing which one of the following?

A.

Helping the project manager and stakeholders to resolve any issues

B.

Acting as a sounding board for the project stakeholders

C.

Showing management the project progress and status reports

D.

None

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Question # 41

________ must be measured regularly to identify variance from the plan.

A.

Project performance

B.

Stakeholder requirements

C.

Schedule progress

D.

Cost and schedule

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Question # 42

The ability of a product to be used for different purposes at different capacities and under different conditions determines its ____________.

A.

Usability

B.

Flexibility

C.

Operability

D.

Availability

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Question # 43

A structured tool, usually industry or activity specific, used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed is called _________.

A.

Quality Policy

B.

check List

C.

Trenc' Analysis

D.

Paieto Diagram

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Question # 44

How much time does the typical project manager spend communicating both formally and informally?

A.

40-60%

B.

50-70%

C.

60-80%

D.

75-90%

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Question # 45

Which process involves coordinating people and other resources to carry out plan?

A.

Executing processes

B.

Planning processes

C.

Controlling Processes

D.

Closing processes

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Question # 46

A contingency plan is executed when _____________.

A.

A risks is identified

B.

An identified risk occurs

C.

When a workaround is needed

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 47

A complex project will fit best in what type of an organization?

A.

Functional

B.

Cross-functional

C.

Matrix

D.

Balanced

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Question # 48

Given the following estimates: Optimistic 3 days, Pessimistic 9 days, and most likely 6 days, what is the PERT weighted average?

A.

6

B.

4

C.

6.3

D.

6.1

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Question # 49

What are you likely to see as a project progresses in a schedule with must fix dates and little or no slack?

A.

Lots of free float

B.

Idle resources

C.

Negative float

D.

Positive float

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Question # 50

You are the Project Managers of ABC company. The Project team members are from the finance and accounts. The team members report to Finance and Account Managers respectively, and you have limited control over them. What type of organizational hierarchy does ABC company follow?

A.

Matrix organization

B.

Projectized organization

C.

Functional organization

D.

None

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Question # 51

A period of time in work weeks which includes non-working days is called:

A.

Elapsed Time

B.

Duration

C.

Effort

D.

Earned Time

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Question # 52

Which of the following Enterprise Environmental factors are not the inputs for the Develop Human Resource Plan process:

A.

Organizational Chart Tempates

B.

Reduced Training Funds

C.

Hiring Freeze

D.

Technical competencies of project staff

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Question # 53

Which of the following documents the characteristics of a product or service that the project was undertaken to build.

A.

Resource plan

B.

Project charter

C.

Project description

D.

Scope statement

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Question # 54

A _______ is a series of actions bringing about a result.

A.

Project plan

B.

Process

C.

Schedule

D.

Flowchart

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Question # 55

A change requests can occur due to:

A.

An external event such as a change in government regulation.

B.

An error or omission in defining the scope of the product.

C.

An error or omission in defining the scope of the project.

D.

all of the above

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Question # 56

Your project has a budget of $240,000 and is expect to last for 1 year, with the work and budget spread evenly across all months. The project is now in the fourth month, the work is on schedule, but you have spent $120,000 of the project budget. What is your COST Variance percentage in this case?

A.

-50%

B.

50%

C.

40%

D.

20%

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Question # 57

Project Managers have maximum authority in which type of organization?

A.

Weak Matrix organization

B.

Strong Matrix

C.

Balanced Matrix organization

D.

None

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Question # 58

What is the primary purpose of a milestone chart?

A.

To show task dependencies.

B.

To show resource constraints.

C.

To show significant events in the project such as completion of key deliverables.

D.

To highlight the critical path.

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Question # 59

The team members report to two bosses: the project manager and the functional manager. Which type of organization this is ?

A.

Matrix organization

B.

Projectized organization

C.

Functional organization

D.

None

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Question # 60

During the Develop Schedule process, a Project Manager may have to go through several iterations of the schedule before establishing the schedule baseline. All of the following are tools and techniques that may be used during this process:

A.

Critical Path Method, GERT, Resource Requirements

B.

Resource Levelling Heuristics, Mathematical Analysis, Calendar!

C.

Duration compression, Resource Leveling Heuristics, PERT

D.

GERT, PERT, Leads and Lags

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Question # 61

What is the lowest level in a work breakdown structure?

A.

Project task

B.

Work package

C.

sow

D.

none

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Question # 62

The Collect Requirements process is:

A.

Developing a plan from major stakeholders

B.

Developing a written scope statement as the basis for future project decisions

C.

Formalizing acceptance of the project scope

D.

Planning project milestones

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Question # 63

The "To Complete Performance Index" (TCPI) is calculated by:

A.

Subtracting the actual costs to date from the estimate at completion

B.

Dividing the budgeted cost of the remaining work by the difference between the estimate at completion and actual costs to date

C.

Multiplying the estimate at completion by the cumulative cost performance index

D.

Adding the estimate at completion to the actual costs to date and multiplying by the cumulative cost performance index

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Question # 64

Which of the following is not a tool or technique for a Source Selection?

A.

Contract negotiation

B.

Weighting system

C.

Payment system

D.

Screening system

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Question # 65

A Reserve Analysis is a technique for:

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Estimate Activity Resources

C.

Sequence Activities

D.

Define Activities

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Question # 66

What is the difference between a Verify Scope process and quality control?

A.

There is no difference.

B.

Verify Scope is primarily concerned with the correctness of work results while quality control is primarily concerned with the acceptance of work results.

C.

Verify Scope is concerned with ensuring that changes are beneficial while quality control is concerned that the overall work results are correct.

D.

Verify Scope is primarily concerned with the acceptance of work results while quality control is primarily concerned with the correctness of work results.

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Question # 67

Change requests are made against the ____________?

A.

Project baseline

B.

SOW

C.

Charter

D.

Executive summary

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Question # 68

Which of the following is NOT an output of the Control Schedule:

A.

Schedule updates

B.

Revisions

C.

Corrective action

D.

Lessons learned

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Question # 69

Which of the following is not a part of the Earned Value calculations?

A.

Unknown Unknowns

B.

Project Budget

C.

Known Unknowns

D.

Amount of work completed

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Question # 70

As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?

A.

Documenting and meeting the requirements

B.

Reporting project status regularly and in a timely manner

C.

Documenting and meeting the performance measurements

D.

Reporting changes and updating the project plan and other project documents where appropriate

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Question # 71

The work breakdown structure:

A.

Is used to break down the project Into manageable pieces

B.

Is set and does not change throughout the project

C.

Is needed as part of the project charter

D.

None of the above

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Question # 72

You are a project manager and the management wants you to help them determine which projects should be selected for implementation. In a project selection model, the most important factor is which one of the following?

A.

Business needs

B.

Type of constraints

C.

Budget

D.

Schedule

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Question # 73

After preparing a probability distribution of cost outcomes for a project, the estimate with a 20% probability of being exceeded is approximately one standard deviation:

A.

Below the mean.

B.

Above the mean.

C.

Below the median.

D.

Above the median.

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Question # 74

You are in process of developing an approximation of the costs of resources needed to complete each schedule activity. Which of the following is the least helpful input?

A.

WBS, WS dictionary

B.

Market place conditions, commercial databases

C.

Estimate Costs policies/ templates, historical information, project team knowledge

D.

Activity cost estimates, activity cost estimate supporting detail

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Question # 75

The stakeholder's influence is greatest at the ______ of the project.

A.

beginning

B.

closing

C.

controlling

D.

none

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Question # 76

How many communication channels will be required in a project having five individual participants?

A.

10

B.

12

C.

4

D.

5

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Question # 77

Reverse analysis is a tool or technique in all of the following processes EXCEPT:

A.

Monitor and Control Risks

B.

Activity resource estimation

C.

Cost estimation

D.

Determine Budget

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Question # 78

You have been assigned to a project where the objective is to create a new building. You are in charge of the demolition phase of this project, and you report to the project manager in charge of this project. You have been hired on contract and will be released at the completion of the demolition phase. What type of organizational structure you are working for?

A.

Projectized organization

B.

Weak matrix organization

C.

Balanced matrix organization

D.

Functional organization

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Question # 79

You are project manager and working on gathering requirements and estimating for the project. Which process group are you in?

A.

Planning

B.

Monitoring and Controlling

C.

Executing

D.

Initiating

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Question # 80

Which process involves formal product acceptance and end of a project?

A.

Executing processes

B.

Planning processes

C.

Controlling Processes

D.

Closing processes

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Question # 81

Which of the following are not the tools and techniques for source selection?

A.

a weighting system.

B.

Organizational policies

C.

Independent estimates.

D.

A screening system.

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Question # 82

The Sales VP approaches you to change the visitor logon screen on the company's website to include a user name with at least eight characters. This is considered

A.

project initiation

B.

a Project

C.

ongoing operations

D.

project execution

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Question # 83

Duration estimates indicate:

A.

How many work periods an activity is expected to last.

B.

How many hours a resource will work on an activity.

C.

When an activity is likely to finish.

D.

When an activity is likely to start.

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Question # 84

Which of the following statements are FALSE about cost reimbursable contracts?

A.

cost-reimbursable contracts generally carry the highest risks to the buyer, as the total costs are uncertain

B.

cost-reimbursable contracts often includes incentives for meeting or exceeding project objectives

C.

cost-reimbursable contracts resemble fix unit agreements when the unit rates are preset by the buyer and seller

D.

cost-reimbursable contracts are contracts that involves payments to the seller for actual costs, plus a fee representing the sellers profit

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Question # 85

Which of the following conflict resolution approaches is likely to lead to the MOST long-lasting solutions?

A.

Negotiating

B.

Smoothing

C.

Problem solving

D.

Compromising

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Question # 86

You are the project manager and have just completed the Collect Requirements and Define Scope process. What should you do next?

A.

Create WBS

B.

Verify Scope

C.

Value analysis

D.

Control Scope

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Question # 87

Which of the following are NOT tools or techniques of the Activity Definition process?

A.

Expert judgment

B.

Decomposition, templates

C.

Rolling wave planning

D.

Schedule network templates

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Question # 88

What is the BEST way to accomplish resource planning?

A.

Identify required resources and allocate them to all project activities.

B.

Identify required resources in the project charter.

C.

Identify available resources and allocate them to all activities in the current phase of the project.

D.

Identify the resources that performed past similar projects, and allocate them to all project activities.

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Question # 89

In a large, complex project, the authority to accept or reject a requested change should rest with the ________.

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Question # 90

You are project manager and during the course of a project, the number of team members increases from six to ten. How many ADDITIONAL lines of communication channels now exist?

A.

10

B.

35

C.

30

D.

55

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Question # 91

According to the PMBOK guide, the project statement of work(SOW) should contain or reference to all the following elements except ?

A.

Business need, strategic plan, product scope description

B.

Requirements, business need, stakeholder expectations

C.

Strategic plan, product scope description, stakeholder influences, and business need

D.

Project purpose, business case, stakeholder influences, product scope description

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Question # 92

A project Control Scope system is documented during which of the Project Scope Management processes?

A.

Collect Requirements

B.

Define Scope

C.

Verify ScoPe

D.

Control Scope

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Question # 93

The party that needs the change resulting from the project, and who will be its custodian on completion is the _________.

A.

Owner

B.

client

C.

Sponsor

D.

Customer

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Question # 94

The main purpose of project initiation is to ________.

A.

Assign the project manager to the project

B.

Formally describe the project

C.

Produce the project charter

D.

Formally authorize the project

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Question # 95

Which of the following does not provided by scope statement?

A.

Project justification

B.

Project product

C.

Project manager authority

D.

Project objective

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Question # 96

Which monitoring or controlling activities would not result in preventive action being applied?

A.

Control Scope

B.

Manage project team

C.

Quality control

D.

Manage Scope statement

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Question # 97

Which of the following technique to identify the underlying cause of a problem and take steps to prevent further occurrence?

A.

Root cause analysis

B.

Quality audits

C.

Project audits

D.

Risk audits

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Question # 98

If a project with a CPI of 0.8, what you tell?

A.

The project is consuming more resources than anticipated.

B.

The project is using fewer resources than anticipated.

C.

The project is falling behind.

D.

The project is running ahead of schedule.

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Question # 99

You are managing a project that will implement a new Insurance software package. Two project team members have difficulty working together. They come to you, for help resolving the issues. You immediately set up a meeting that includes the functional manager. After the meeting you and the functional manager discuss the issues and agree on a solution. What type of organizational structure you are working in?

A.

Functional

B.

Balanced matrix

C.

Piojectized

D.

Strong Matrix

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Question # 100

Project Quality Management includes:

A.

Customer satisfaction

B.

Prevention over inspection

C.

Continuous improvement

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 101

Cost benefit analysis, scorecard modelling, payback periods, and internal rate of return are examples of:

A.

Enterprise benefits measurement methods when selecting a project

B.

Integral parts of the SOW

C.

Ways to ensure stakeholder commitment

D.

Project selection methods

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Question # 102

Based on the PMBOK, who is ultimately responsible for the project quality?

A.

Project team

B.

Project manager

C.

QA manager

D.

Validation engineer

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Question # 103

You are project manager of a project and you are offering an estimate that you know will be changed after the contract is signed is ___________.

A.

Bad practice

B.

Unprofessional practice

C.

Bacl f°r both tne buyer and seller

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 104

Define Scope involves subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components to __________.

A.

Improve the accuracy of cost, time and resource estimates

B.

Define a baseline for performance measurement and control

C.

Facilitate clear responsibility assignments

D.

Al1 of the above

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Question # 105

You are managing a project that will implement a new MARKETING software package. You have assigned the resources and want to keep the IT manager in the loop by informing him or her of your decisions. Which type of organizational structure are you working in?

A.

Pi'ojectized

B.

Strong Matrix

C.

Weak Matrix

D.

Functional

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Question # 106

You are the project manager of a project. Project is installing AC to hotel rooms. You have done project cost and time estimates, told the customer that the estimates provided will be accurate if the rooms meet the requirements like (wooden coated). This is an example of which of the following?

A.

Risk

B.

Assumption

C.

Constraint

D.

Budget

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Question # 107

Assumptions in the project plan should be _________.

A.

Written down

B.

Understandable

C.

Not understandable

D.

No need to write

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Question # 108

The buyer and seller are bound by the ________.

A.

Contract

B.

Responsibilities

C.

WBS

D.

Identification

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Question # 109

Which process must occur after a project manager has been assigned to the project?

A.

Collect Requirements

B.

Develop the project charter

C.

Develop the project statement of work

D.

Develop project closing document

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Question # 110

Which of the following is an output of Define Scope?

A.

PBS

B.

Project Scope statement

C.

WBS Template

D.

Constraints

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Question # 111

You are the project manager of a project that just went into extinction mode. This means that your project __________.

A.

Has ended before its stated objective

B.

's st'" cunning but missing resources

C.

Will be closed due to lack of resources

D.

None of the above

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Question # 112

You are the project manager for a Project. Project is a global project. Some peoples are working from US and some are from India. Client says budget should not cost more than $12 million. Because of the global concerns, the final budget must be in U.S. dollars. This is an example of which of the following?

A.

Internationalization

B.

Budget constraint

C.

Management constraint

D.

Quality constraint

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