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Question 76
A project manager is creating the monthly report for top management. The project manager has collected the information below:
AC = 100 -
PV = 80 -
EV = 120 -
Based on this information, the CPI reflects which of the following about the project?
- A: It is under budget.
- B: It is over budget.
- C: It is ahead of schedule.
- D: It is behind schedule.
Question 77
In a project with a ׀’׀׀¡ 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?
- A: The project is under budget and ahead of schedule.
- B: The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.
- C: The project is under budget and behind schedule.
- D: The project is over budget and behind schedule.
Question 78
The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholders's business unit.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
- A: Initiate change control.
- B: Follow communications plan.
- C: Manage project quality.
- D: Prepare a performance report.
Question 79
Which of the following describes a burn rate?
- A: The rate at which project documents are disposed.
- B: The rate at which project personnel leave the project.
- C: The rate at which the project budget is used.
- D: The rate at which the timeline increases.
Question 80
A project team has determined it will need to source data from a system that was not part of the project scope.
The role of the project manager is to analyze which of the following impacts?
- A: Technical design, schedule, and budget
- B: Business process impacts and resourcing
- C: New software and hardware requirements
- D: Schedule, budget, and quality
Question 81
The project manager is reviewing the earned value of work completed compared to the planned value and is representing it in a dollar figure.
This type of analysis is an example of which of the following?
- A: Cost performance index
- B: Risk mitigation
- C: Schedule variance
- D: Cost variance
Question 82
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.
- A: גˆ’80,000
- B: גˆ’70,000
- C: 10,000
- D: 120,000
Question 83
Ann, one of the affected stakeholders, feels that the project team has not been giving periodic stakeholder updates and that her input has not been taken into account.
Which of the following should the project manager do to ensure stakeholder expectations are met?
- A: Ensure that Ann is involved during the testing phase of the project so she can call out functional gaps.
- B: Organize a walkthrough of the solution and ensure face-to-face updates occur every two weeks.
- C: Escalate the issue to the project steering committee that Ann is criticizing the project quality.
- D: Organize a requirements workshop to capture any gaps.
Question 84
Which of the following techniques modifies the schedule based upon resource constraints?
- A: Critical Chain Method
- B: Critical Path Method
- C: Arrow Diagramming Method
- D: Precedence Diagramming Method
Question 85
The project manager for a TV tower construction project receives notification that a strong storm is expected the following week.
Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
- A: Evaluate the risk, inform major stakeholders about the problem, and issue a change request immediately.
- B: Evaluate the risk, fill in the issue log, and communicate it according to the communication plan.
- C: Evaluate the risk, develop a mitigation plan, and communicate it according to the communication plan.
- D: Evaluate the risk, reschedule all outdoor tasks for a later time, and inform major stakeholders.
Question 86
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:
- A: Managing change
- B: Fast tracking
- C: Rolling wave planning
- D: Crashing
Question 87
The project's network map has a loop with multiple project outcomes.
This is the result of which of the following scheduling tools?
- A: Establishing project schedule baselines
- B: Critical Path Analysis
- C: Critical Chain Method
- D: Graphical evaluation and review technique
Question 88
Which of the following tools would a project manager use to determine the root cause of an issue?
- A: Pareto Chart
- B: Ishikawa Diagram
- C: Histogram
- D: Monte Carlo Analysis
Question 89
Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize activities and arrows to show how their dependencies are connected?
- A: Critical Path Method
- B: Arrow Diagramming Method
- C: Critical Chain Method
- D: Precedence Diagramming Method
Question 90
Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize the dependencies of each activity?
- A: Critical Path Method
- B: Critical Chain Method
- C: Arrow Diagramming Method
- D: Gantt Chart Method
Question 91
Three IT companies have agreed to summarize their efforts as a common organization to generate new businesses in the IT cloud computing industry. Which of the following is the type of organizational change described?
- A: Expansion
- B: Rightsizing
- C: Merger
- D: Onboarding
Question 92
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?
- A: Projectized
- B: Balanced matrix
- C: Functional
- D: Strong matrix
Question 93
Which of the following are characteristics of a project? (Choose two.)
- A: Ongoing
- B: Temporary
- C: Start and finish
- D: Achieving a goal
- E: Consisting of milestones
- F: Restricting the budget
Question 94
One deliverable failed during testing, and this has already happened several times.
Which of the following tools is MOST appropriate for the project team to use to determine the cause of the problem?
- A: Run chart
- B: Fishbone diagram
- C: Scatter diagram
- D: Gantt chart
Question 95
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?
- A: גˆ’$4.8K and גˆ’$7K
- B: גˆ’$4.9K and $7K
- C: $4.8K and גˆ’$7K
- D: $4.8K and $7K
Question 96
A daily standup Scrum meeting is BEST accomplished in a:
- A: telephone conference.
- B: group email.
- C: face-to-face meeting.
- D: video conference.
Question 97
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: Project communication plan
- B: Project status report
- C: Project management plan
- D: Project backlog
Question 98
When an action is taken on a risk, which of the following is being done and which document needs to be updated?
- A: Mitigating risk, and the risk register should be updated
- B: Accepting risk, and the risk review document should be updated
- C: Avoiding risk, and the risk review document should be updated
- D: Exploiting risk, and the risk register should be updated.
Question 99
A project schedule lists a resource as 50% because it likely:
- A: is a shared resource.
- B: depict a resource shortage.
- C: signifies overallocation of a resource.
- D: notes underallocation of a resource.
Question 100
A project manager is mapping qualifications and available personnel to the project requirements. Which of the following activities is the project manager completing?
- A: Team Building
- B: Team Selection
- C: Resource loading
- D: Resource leveling
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