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WorksheetsCompTIA Project+ Practice Tests, Chapter #1 questions #1-59
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What are the defining characteristics of a project? (Choose two.)
A group of related tasks
Temporary in nature
Operational activities
Reworking of an existing project
Creation of a unique product or service
The project team is responsible for all of the following, EXCEPT:
Providing governance on the project
Contributing to the deliverables according to the schedule
Contributing expertise to the project
Estimating costs and dependencies
A team member is upset about having to stay late as he will miss a scouts meeting with his son.
He approaches the project manager, who lets him know that it is a one-time thing and if they work tonight, they will not have to come in this weekend.
Upset, the team member stays and finishes his work.
This is an example of what type of conflict resolution?
Smoothing
Confronting
Compromising
Avoiding
Forcing
When evaluating the project phases, in which phase will project costs be the highest?
Initiating
Discovery
Execution
Closing
As a project nears a critical deadline, Ed approaches the project manager and wants to take a couple of days off.
The project manager needs Ed's skills to meet the deadline but can see how exhausted Ed has become.
They agree that Ed will work through the deadline and then get a couple of days off.
Ed accepts this plan and goes back to work
This is an example of:
Smoothing
Confronting
Compromising
Avoiding
Forcing
What plan determines the information needs of the stakeholders, format of information delivery, delivery frequency, and the preparer?
Stakeholder Analysis plan
Project Charter
Human Resources plan
Communication plan
What is the definition of a portfolio?
A collection of the sample work a project manager has done that they should bring to aninternew
A collection of programs, subportfolios, and projects that support strategic business goals or objectives
A group of related projects that are managed together using shared resources and similar
techniques
A group of project investments that are maintained to help finance projects
In terms of project management, what is a program?
A listing of all individuals involved in the project, including key stakeholders
The software package used to enter and track project management aspects
Related projects that are coordinated and managed with similar techniques
A collection of projects and subportfolios that support strategic goals of the business
During an Agile daily stand-up meeting, what are three questions that are asked and answered?
What did I accomplish yesterday?
What will I do today?
What are the necessary next steps?
What did I accomplish today?
Who will I be working with today?
What obstacles are preventing progress?
What did I accomplish yesterday?
Who will I be working with today?
What obstacles are preventing progress?
What did I accomplish yesterday?
What will I do today?
What obstacles are preventing progress?
Marcus works for Wigitcom, and he has been assigned to work on a project.
Marcus's regular boss pulls him back to work on assignments and will conduct his performance review.
What type of organizational structure is Wigitcom using?
Agile
Functional
Matrix
Projectized
A project has a key contributor who is absent from meetings, not meeting deadlines, and affecting the morale of other individuals on a team.
There is no other person within the company with the expertise needed to perform the tasks assigned to this team member.
Which of the following would be the appropriate action for the project manager?
Bring the team member in for a counseling session.
Leave the employee alone and distribute work to other team members.
Remove the team member from the project and seek a replacement.
Relocate the team member to a different facility.
Which of the following is not a role of a project steering committee?
Monitoring project progress
Sprint planning
Advocacy
Offering expert opinion
How far in advance should an agenda be published?
24 hours
48 hours
1 week
1 month
A meeting held daily or a couple of times a week where participants give updates on project status, often while standing, is what type of meeting?
Status meeting
Focus group
Stand-up meeting
Demonstration
Kim is a project manager who has just been assigned a software development project.
She needs help in identifying all the tasks that need to be completed for the project to be successful.
What kind of meeting should she use?
Joint application development
Joint application review
Status meeting
Brainstorming
In what organizational structure does a project manager have the most limited authority?
Weak-matrix
Projectized
Strong-matrix
Functional
A building project requires the following steps: construction, purchasing the build site, blueprinting, and inspection.
Purchasing the build site has what relationship to construction?
It is a successor task.
It is a mandatory task.
It is a predecessor task.
It is a discretionary task.
Which of the following is the form in which project schedules are typically displayed?
PERT
Calendar
Gantt chart
Pareto chart
The project team has been asked to use only the company established tools for instant communication and not use their personal cell phones or computers for such communication.
This is an example of:
Communication security
Communication integrity
Communication archiving
Escalating communication issues
When the project team is dependent on an entity outside the organization, like a product vendor delivering equipment, this is known as what type of dependency?
Discretionary
Mandatory
External
Financial
All electronic communications and meetings notes are stored with the project file at the conclusion of the project.
This is an example of:
Communication security
Communication integrity
Communication archiving
Communication planning
A project has:
task A, which will take 2 days;
task B, which will take 3 days,
task C, which will take 2 days;
task D, which will take 2 days;
and task E, which will take 3 days.
Task A is a predecessor for task B and for task C.
Task C is a predecessor for task D.
Both task B and task D are predecessors for task E.
What is the task sequence for the critical path?
A => B=> E
A => B => C => D => E
A => B => D => E
A => C => D => E
All of the following are aspects of an Agile sprint, EXCEPT:
It is limited to a timeframe such as two weeks.
A planning meeting is held to figure out what the team can accomplish.
A small feature set is taken to completion.
The team works at an incredible pace for the entire time.
April works for Wigitcom and has recently been assigned to a project.
She was given assignment from both her functional manager and the project manager but was directed to do the project work.
When April requested leave, it was granted by her functional manager but denied by the project manager.
What type of organizational structure is Wigitcom using?
Projectized
Strong-matrix
Balanced-matrix
Weak-matrix
A meeting to provide a status update on the progress and spending on a project would be what type of meeting?
Collaborative
Informative
Decisive
Focus groups
Brad is a junior software developer who is having problems remembering where the source code is for a certain routine.
He needs to contact Bridget, the senior developer on the project.
What would be the ideal way to contact her?
Impromptu meeting
Instant messaging
Fax
A project manager is trying to get a safety update to project team members out in the field.
What are appropriate methods to communicate the update to the team? (Choose two).
Fax
Text message
Social media
Voice conferencing
Distribution of printed media
New, complex instructions need to be communicated to a project team.
What is the best communication method to distribute this information?
Distribution of printed media
Text message
Social media
What are the defining characteristics of a project? (Choose two.)
Has a definitive start and end date
Is assigned to a portfolio
Creates a unique product or service
Is a part of ongoing operational activities
Is part of an organization's strategic plan
Which of the following describes a portfolio?
A collection of the sample work a project manager has done that should be brought to an interview
A collection of programs, subportfolios, and projects that support strategic business goals or objectives
A group of related projects that are managed together using shared resources and similar techniques
A group of project investments that are maintained to help finance projects
DewDrops is a struggling global start-up with a project team located on three different continents.
The customer of the project just radically altered one of the triple constraints.
What is the best communication method to share this information with the project team?
Impromptu meetings
Virtual meeting
Instant messaging
After the project charter is signed, what meeting is held to introduce the project team and stakeholders as well as outlining the goals for the project?
Lessons learned meeting
Project introductory meeting
Kickoff meeting
Team building lunch
Which soft skills are important for a project manager?
Time management, earned value calculation, listening, critical path diagrams
Leadership, time management, team building, listening
Time management, earned value calculation, leadership, critical path diagrams
Leadership, following, independence, listening
A project is entering the Execution phase, the manager has completed the project planning, and is looking to introduce the key points to the project team.
What is the appropriate form of communication for the next step?
Video conference
Impromptu meeting
Kickoff meeting
A project schedule serves what function?
Determines the project cost accounting codes
Creates a deliverable-based decomposition of the project
Lists the actions that should be resolved to fulfill deliverables
Determines start and finish dates for project activities
Cheryl is a technical lead on a project that is wrapping up remote work at a customer site.
What is the best method to communicate the work efforts and next steps with the customer?
Virtual meeting
In-person meeting
Closure meeting
Kickoff meeting
All of the following are ways to determine whether a project is completed, EXCEPT
When the project manager declares the project is complete
When the project is canceled
When it has been determined that the goals and objectives of the project cannot be accomplished
When the objectives are accomplished and stakeholders are satisfied
Wigitcom has just been hacked, and millions of records containing personal information of their customers has been stolen.
The CEO is in a meeting for the rest of the day.
What is the best communication method to let the boss know of the situation?
Social media
Impromptu meeting
Text messaging
Distribution of printed media
The creation of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich has the following steps:
Serve.
Gather bread, peanut butter, and jelly.
Place bread on a plate.
Get a knife.
Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread.
Put both slices of bread together.
Spread jelly on the other slice of bread.
What is the correct sequence for this project?
Serve;
put both slices of bread together;
gather bread, peanut butter, and jelly;
get a knife;
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread;
place bread on a plate;
spread jelly on the other slice of bread
Gather bread, peanut butter. and jelly;
get a knife;
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread;
place bread on a plate;
spread jelly on the other slice of bread;
serve;
put both slices of bread together
Gather bread, peanut butter, and jelly;
get a knife;
place bread on a plate;
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread;
spread jelly on the other slice of bread;
put both slices of bread together;
serve
Gather bread, peanut butter, and jelly;
get a knife;
place bread on a plate;
spread peanut butter on one slice of bread;
spread jelly on the other slice of bread;
serve;
put both slices of bread together
Which of the following steps are important in the development of the project schedule?
(Choose three.)
Determine tasks.
Set the quality plan.
Set the communication plan.
Sequence the tasks.
Identify the critical path.
The project manager has been gathering a batch of routine organizational messages, project updates, and status reports.
What would be the best communication method to share this information?
Video conference
Impromptu meeting
Social media
Scheduled meeting
What type of communication method would make sense for routine status meetings on a project where the team is spread out in different cities on the same continent?
In-person meetings
Virtual meetings
Closure meetings
Kickoff meetings
To help celebrate the completion of a major project milestone, the project sponsor wants to hold a barbeque on Friday afternoon.
What is the best communication method to share this information with the team?
Impromptu meeting
Scheduled meeting
Fax
Which of the following are tools and techniques used for developing a project team?
(Choose three.)
Team-building activities
Project requirements
Recognition and rewards
Lessons learned meetings
Setting the ground rules
In what stage of team development are teams the most productive and trust levels the highest among team members?
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning
Once a change to the project has been accepted and implemented, what is the next step the project manager should perform?
Conduct a preliminary review.
Collocation
Determine decision-makers.
Communicate change deployment.
A start-up company is attempting to compete in an emerging product market.
There are constant disruptive technology changes, and the market is shifting in their product tastes.
This type of situation would be best served by which of the following?
Agile approach
Projectized environment
Functional environment
Traditional, or waterfall
Kayla works for Wigitcom, and she has been assigned to work on a project.
Kayla's project manager gives her direction.
At the end of the project, the project manager will conduct Kayla's performance review and she will be free to be given a new work assignment.
What type of organizational structure is Wigitcom using?
Agile
Functional
Matrix
Proiectized
In an Agile methodology, what is a user story?
Key information about stakeholders and their jobs
Short stories about someone using the product or service
Customer survey results after product release
Visual representation of product burndown
A large, well-established organization that has been in business for many decades would likely have which organizational structures?
Weak-matrix
Projectized
Strong-matrix
Functional
Marcus is working on a project to build a new video game.
His boss asks him what it would take to make a major change to the platform engine.
What would be Marcus's next step?
Validate the change implementation.
Implement changes.
Conduct an impact assessment.
Escalate to the CCB.
Identified in the form of user stories, what is a list of all things to be completed, whether technical or user-centric in nature, known as?
Requirements
Backlog
Risk register
Stakeholders
Thaala is a project manager creating an agenda for an upcoming meeting.
It must be made for the project to stay on track.
She gives 15 minutes on the agenda for each of the six items that must have direction for meeting to be successful.
What activity has Thaala performed?
Timeboxing
Sprint planning
Creating action items
Joint application development
What are milestones?
A measure of the distance traveled on a project
Characteristics of deliverables that must be met
Checkpoints on a project to determine Go/No-Go decisions
Major events in a project used to measure progress
The DewDrops project team is meeting with product stakeholders to go over recent product builds to ensure it meets expectations and requirements.
What type of meeting is this?
Joint application development session
Joint application review session
Joint budget committee
Project steering committee
Which meeting role is responsible for leading the meeting by ensuring things run smoothly and that all goals of the meeting have been met by its end?
Facilitator
Scribe
Timekeeper
Coordinator
All of the following are types of dependencies, EXCEPT:
Mandatory
Discretionary
External
Backlog
A stakeholder has asked to add a feature to a project, but the request is rejected by the project manager.
What is the likely reason the scope was rejected?
There is interaction between constraints.
Scope creep is occurring on the project.
The request can be handled without the formality.
The sponsor is on vacation.
Creating a list of items that will be covered during a meeting is called:
Task setting
Action items
Follow ups
Agenda setting
