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Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 33mins

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Class
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1.

The project manager realizes two additional workers are needed for a project. Which stakeholder would the project manager work with to gain budget and resources for the project?

a)

Operations

b)

Legal

c)

Sales and Marketing

d)

Executives

2.

Who would the project manager work with to hire new personnel or contractors to fill an open position to meet resourcing needs?

a)

Sales and Marketing

b)

IT

c)

Legal

d)

Human Resources

3.

Which of the following terms describes a set of project management guidelines, best practices, and processes that make project management more effective within cost, scope, and time constraints?

a)

Project Management Professional Certificate

b)

Project Management Institute

c)

Project Management Professional

d)

Project Management Body of Knowledge

4.

Which of the following terms best describes a project management methodology that addresses the inflexibility of waterfall’s long and strict project phases by having short development sprints?

a)

Critical Path

b)

Agile

c)

Six Sigma

d)

Lean

5.

Which project methodology is focused on minimizing the waste of resources and time?

a)

Agile

b)

Lean

c)

Critical Path

d)

Six Sigma

6.

Which of the following terms describes a trend in project management that include traits such as emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, communication, negotiation, and mentoring?

a)

Remote teams

b)

Artificial intelligence

c)

Hybrid teams

d)

Soft skills

7.

Which of the following terms describes traditional project management?

a)

Remote and hybrid teams

b)

Flexible

c)

Automated management

d)

Sequential

8.

As a project manager, you will need to estimate how long tasks should take to create a project plan and help team members manage due dates. Which soft skill best describes this project management skill?

a)

Negotiation

b)

Building relationships

c)

Communication

d)

Time management

9.

As a project manager, you will keep up with many small parts of a project, like spreadsheets, project tracking software, and detailed plans. What trait best describes the ability to oversee all of these components in a project?

a)

Curious

b)

Detail oriented

c)

Problem solving

d)

Motivational

10.

What skill is a project manager using when they ask clarifying questions to understand better how to solve an issue blocking progress on a deliverable?

a)

Trust Building

b)

Communication

c)

Motivation

d)

Leadership

11.

What skill is a project manager using when resolving a problem between two teams to keep the project on track?

a)

Inspire

b)

Leadership

c)

Trust Building

d)

Conflict Management

12.

A project manager uses project management software that tracks risks and issues and provides a dashboard to communicate project status with all stakeholders. Which phase in the project management lifecycle would the project manager use this software in?

a)

Project monitoring and reporting

b)

Post-project evaluation

c)

Project Closing

d)

Project planning

13.

.A project manager meets with the development team, product owner, and stakeholders to review the work that was completed during the sprint. What type of meeting is this?

a)

Sprint retrospective

b)

Stand-up

c)

Project Status meeting

d)

Sprint review

14.

.Which of the following careers is considered the most senior-level position in project management?

a)

Scrum master

b)

Project Team Lead

c)

Senior project manager

d)

Director of project management

15.

Which of the following are specialized skills that you will need as a project manager unique to the finance industry?

a)

Technical knowledge and business acumen to understand project planning, and feasibility

b)

Development of web apps and portals

c)

Financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting

d)

Risk management, process integration, quality assurance, and procurement

16.

Which of the following is a responsibility of an IT project manager that overlaps with the responsibilities of a non-IT project manager?

a)

Assisting in establishing safe practices and system configurations to project information systems from unwanted access or destruction

b)

Familiarity with object-oriented analysis and design

c)

Identifying gaps, following the team’s project governance structure, and optimizing the project and process

d)

Conceptual understanding of API integrations

17.

A recently completed risk audit discloses several new risks resulting from implementing a risk response. The response attempts to mitigate a legal condition that led to potential fines. The response needs to be revised. Some fines are prevented, but other fines are incurred. The project manager documents a new risk because of this response failure. The team determines that the updated response could lead to new legal ramifications if executed. What two ways would you categorize these new risks?

a)

Secondary

b)

Residual

c)

Urgent

d)

Watch

18.

.A project manager conducts frequent brainstorming sessions to gather marketing information on new product offerings. Stakeholders complain that they need more time to prepare for these sessions and request an overview of what the team would brainstorm a few days before each meeting. Which technique would satisfy this need?

a)

Brain writing

b)

Root cause analysis

c)

Lessons learned

d)

Interviews

19.

.Which two statements are true regarding the need to perform periodic risk reassessments?

a)

The project manager finalizes risk scores at the beginning of the project

b)

The risk monitoring process may require updates

c)

Risk owners may discover new risks or current risk updates

d)

All risks are known after risk planning

20.

What is the primary purpose of a periodic risk audit?

a)

Evaluate the effectiveness of the monitor risk process

b)

Discover secondary risks and update the risk register

c)

Update the risk register as new risks are discovered

d)

Determine risk ownership and assign tasks

21.

.Project managers normally conduct risk audits during which project lifecycle phase or process group?

a)

Affirm

b)

Monitoring and controlling

c)

Executing

d)

Planning

22.

A lifecycle is a series of phases a project passes through to meet project requirements. On which methodology is the current Project Management Institute (PMI) predictive lifecycle based?

a)

DMADV

b)

DMAIC

c)

PDCL

d)

PDCA

23.

Artifact is a term used in adaptive project management defined as templates, documents, outputs, or deliverables. Which two choices do we consider key artifacts when managing an adaptive project?

a)

User stories

b)

Increments

c)

Sprint backlog

d)

Iterations

24.

The initiating process group is the first phase in the PMI project lifecycle. Which is a key output of the initiation phase?

a)

Stakeholder register

b)

Communications management plan

c)

Business case

d)

Scope statement

25.

A project management team worked hard and long to finalize the project management plan. The project sponsor requested a few modifications but approved the plan. What is the next step the team must take?

a)

Begin project planning

b)

Conduct a kick-off meeting

c)

Schedule scope validation

d)

Finalize project charter

26.

The six-month business application project is close to being completed. What are two key outputs that will result from project closure activities?

a)

Closed procurements

b)

Lessons learned

c)

Accepted deliverables

d)

Product transition

27.

Communications planning is underway to support the project. The team is analyzing the need to send the right amount of information at the right time to the right people. In addition, they are discussing the training required to leverage better scheduling models used to support the project. Which two technological factors are the team analyzing?

a)

Ease of use

b)

Project environment

c)

Urgency to share information

d)

Availability and reliability of technology

28.

PMI defines four values that drive effective communications in its Code of Ethics. Which two values does the Code of Ethics cover?

a)

Fairness

b)

Equity

c)

Respect

d)

Commitment

29.

.PMI adapted a team charter to aid a team in developing ground rules to guide team behavior. What are two recommended areas for norms?

a)

Sell

b)

Delegate

c)

Teams agreement

d)

Conflict resolution process

30.

The team identifies risks that may impact a newly approved construction project. The team first identified the risks in the original business case, which determined that a project was required. Where will these risks first be documented?

a)

Project scope statement

b)

Project charter

c)

Stakeholder register

d)

Risk management plan

31.

Which of the following describes the types of skills that include the ability to lead a team and overcome challenges the team comes across while working on a project?

a)

Business skills

b)

Managerial Skills

c)

Leadership skills

d)

Technical skills

32.

Which of the following is a career path that can be described as strategically managing several projects, analyzing the business benefits of a program, and managing multiple project dependencies?

a)

Program manager

b)

Senior executive

c)

Project coordinator

d)

Portfolio manager

33.

You have been tasked with creating a social media campaign on one social media channel for a new product that a company is launching in two months. Which of the following terms best describes this initiative?

a)

A project

b)

A portfolio

c)

A program

34.

Which of the following terms best describes modern project management?

a)

Linear planning

b)

Flexible

c)

Predictable cycles

d)

Sequential

35.

As a project manager, you must communicate with internal teams and stakeholders in a respectful and inclusive way.Which soft skill best describes this project management skill?

a)

Building relationships

b)

Time management

c)

Decision making

d)

Negotiation

36.

A project manager meets with the internal team at the end of a sprint to review processes, planning, communication, and collaboration during the sprint. Which of the following types of meetings is this?

a)

Sprint retrospective

b)

Project status meeting

c)

Sprint review

d)

Stand-up

37.

A project manager facilitates regular meetings with stakeholders, keeps detailed agendas and notes to discuss, and shares a dashboard with the project’s status. Which phase in the project management lifecycle would this dashboard be necessary?

a)

Project closing

b)

Project monitoring and reporting

c)

Post-project evaluation

d)

Project planning

38.

Which of the following is a senior-level career that can provide strategic directions for a company’s projects by defining how those projects fit into the business’s strategy and goals?

a)

Project team lead

b)

Program manager

c)

Director of Project Management

d)

Scrum master

39.

The Waterfall approach relies on phases such as _____.

a)

Pair negotiations, unit testing, and simplicity

b)

Designing, coding, and testing

c)

Analyzing problems, clarifying processes, and implementing changes

d)

Visualization, work in progress, and tracking flow

40.

Which answer describes a core principle of Kanban?

a)

Courage to speak realistically.

b)

Taking personal responsibility for removing blockers

c)

Visualization of work.

d)

Complete design and coding before testing.

41.

Which statement best describes minimum viable product (MVP)?

a)

Code that is just enough to make the product pass testing

b)

A product that is developed by focusing on system behavior from the user experience perspective.

c)

The cheapest and easiest thing you can build to test your hypothesis.

d)

The result of “Phase 1” of a product development schedule.

42.

The key goal of scrum is to build a _____.

a)

Potentially shippable product with as small a team as possible

b)

Ready to ship product as quickly as possible

c)

Potentially shippable product with every iteration

d)

Ready to ship product without having rules and meetings to slow production

43.

What is the role of the Scrum product owner?

a)

Funds the project and owns the checkbook

b)

The person cheerleading and championing the team

c)

Acts as liaison between the stakeholders and scrum team and articulates the vision

d)

Captures empirical data, which is used to adjust forecasts

44.

What is the role of the Scrum master?

a)

Determines priorities, requirements, and when to ship

b)

Exercises management authority over the team

c)

Coaches the team and shields them from external interference

d)

Assigns each item in the sprint plan to someone on the team

45.

Which answer describes the Scrum team?

a)

Members work on projects according to their assigned roles.

b)

Members come on and off the team as needed, each contributing as needed.

c)

The team pulls work off the plan, assigns it to themselves, and develops software.

d)

The Scrum master develops a plan and the team works according to it.

46.

What are the three Scrum artifacts?

a)

Cadence, key metrics, and release methodology

b)

Daily standup, sprint review, sprint retrospective

c)

Product backlog, sprint backlog, done increment

d)

Happier employees, product quality, higher productivity

47.

Select the correct statement regarding Dev Ops and Agile team alignment.

a)

One of the goals of Dev Ops is to accelerate time to market.

b)

One of the goals of Agile is to deliver software faster.

c)

Dev Ops and Agile have closely aligned goals.

d)

All of the above statements are correct.

48.

Select the correct statement regarding Scrum.

a)

Scrum emphasizes continuous change

b)

Scrum has sprints and existing roles such as scrum master

c)

Scrum emphasizes that the product or increment is never done. There is always improvement

d)

Scrum uses cycle time as the key metric

49.

Which answer is valued and emphasized in Agile?

a)

Adaptive planning and early delivery

b)

Using the most up-to-date tools and processes

c)

Comprehensive documentation

d)

Adhering to the scope of work

50.

How is the waterfall method different from Agile?

a)

The waterfall method has phases so that when one ends, the next begins.

b)

Agile has architects, developers, and testers working in separate phases.

c)

Agile emphasizes upfront gathering of requirements and documentation.

d)

The waterfall method moves faster than Agile.

51.

How is Scrum different from Kanban?

a)

Scrum has roles, such as scrum master, while Kanban does not have existing roles.

b)

Scrum has long sprints, while Kanban has short sprints.

c)

Scrum key metrics are focused on cycle time, while Kanban emphasizes velocity.

d)

Scrum is more flexible regarding change, while Kanban is more structured.

52.

Which of the following describes the types of skills that include the ability to lead a team and overcome challenges the team comes across while working on a project?

a)

Business skills

b)

Managerial Skills

c)

Leadership skills

d)

Technical skills

53.

Which of the following is a career path that can be described as strategically managing several projects, analyzing the business benefits of a program, and managing multiple project dependencies?

a)

Program manager

b)

Senior executive

c)

Project coordinator

d)

Portfolio manager

54.

You have been tasked with creating a social media campaign on one social media channel for a new product that a company is launching in two months. Which of the following terms best describes this initiative?

a)

A project

b)

A portfolio

c)

A program

55.

Select the correct statement regarding the scrum master

a)

The scrum master is a coach rather than a task master.

b)

The scrum master documents impediments as a project risks

c)

The scrum master is a role based on the waterfall approach.

d)

The scrum master keeps the team marching to a fixed plan.

56.

Select the correct statement regarding kanban pipelines.

a)

The new issues pipeline is for storing items you will do in the next two weeks

b)

The first pipeline on a Kanban board is product backlog

c)

The sprint backlog is followed by in the icebox

d)

A Kanban board is made of multiple pipelines

57.

What happens to sticky notes on a kanban board?

a)

The stay put until the story is finished

b)

They are used as messages from one team member to another

c)

They are moved across the board to show progress

d)

They are removed as tasks are completed

58.

INVEST says stories should be _____.

a)

Visionary

b)

Dependent

c)

Independent

d)

short

59.

Select the correct statement regarding product backlog.

a)

Epic stories are automatically put first in the backlog

b)

The product backlog is ordered by importance (or business value)

c)

The product backlog is ordered by which stories follow the template

d)

The stories at the bottom of the backlog are the most detailed

60.

Who has the key role at the backlog refinement meeting?

a)

The development team has the key role of refining the backlog

b)

The scrum master has the key role of technical assistance

c)

The product owner has the key role of refining the backlog

d)

The lead architect has the key role of technical assistance

61.

What is velocity in terms of sprint planning?

a)

The speed at which every team should be able to work

b)

A measure of how quickly the team can plan a sprint

c)

Each team has a measure of how quickly they work, for comparison

d)

The number of story points a team can complete in a single sprint

62.

You measure story points completed vs. story points remaining for a sprint using a _____ chart.

a)

Timeboxing

b)

Burndown

c)

Kanban

d)

Workflow