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Which of the following is a characteristic that defines a project?
Will produce a profit
Uses outside resources
Requires a well-defined scope
Has a defined start and finish
After new capabilities were deployed in a system, issues with preexisting capabilities were reported. Which of the following testing cycles should be used to prevent this issue?
Performance testing
User acceptance testing
Stress testing
Unit testing
During the project execution, the sponsor would like to have a visual representation indicating the progress of the project. The project is being managed using agile methodologies. Which of the following tools would best help the sponsor with the request?
Milestone chart
Velocity chart
Task board
Burndown chart
A team is working on a project that has different stages, such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure. Which of the following is this an example of?
Agile
Waterfall
Standard
When introducing a new information asset, what is the MOST important responsibility of the asset owner?
Information disposal
Information classification
Information access administration
Information backup
During the execution phase of a project, the project team faced an unexpected website downtime. The project manager held a brainstorming session and the team identified causes and effects for the problem. Now the project team needs to analyze and determine whether the particular cause and effect are related by using one of the following charts. Which of the following should the team use?
(Diagram of a tree structure with boxes)
Which of the following diagrams is a cause and effect diagram (also known as a fishbone diagram or Ishikawa diagram)?
(Not shown)
(Not shown)
[Bar chart image]
[Histogram image]
While developing a project charter, a PM discovers that some of the legal requirements have not been addressed during the project concept preparation, which could result in significant financial penalties against the organization. The PM knows that implementation of appropriate changes is costly and will exceed the budget and scope of the project. Which of the following should the PM do FIRST?
Escalate the finding to the change control board.
Add a risk to the risk register for validation.
Consult the RACI matrix to identify ownership of the risk.
Have a meeting with the project sponsor and main stakeholders.
A project manager is monitoring team performance by comparing committed versus completed work. The project manager creates the following:
Burndown chart
Risk register
Gantt chart
Issue log
Which of the following most likely represents the number of items in the backlog?
23
5
10
15
A project manager plans to meet with the team members to discuss the matter. Which of the following techniques should the project manager use to emphasize the areas of agreement and downplay the opposing views?
Compromising
Forcing
Smoothing
Collaborating
A project manager is meeting with business stakeholders to define the time frame for a go-live to occur without impacting business operations. Which of the following is the project manager working on?
Validation check
Downtime window schedule
Customer notifications
Risk analysis
A sponsor is working on a document that states the objectives and success criteria of the project, as well as the person to be appointed as project manager. Which of the following should the newly appointed project manager do next?
Conduct a risk assessment.
Create a project scope document
Identify stakeholders
Perform a lessons learned.
A project is executed to migrate all data to a single system following the merger of two companies. The team validates that system performance will not be impacted. Which of the following did the team perform?
Regression testing
Smoke testing
Stress testing
Automation testing
Which of the following would be considered operational security?
Mobile device compliance
Background screening
Multifactor authentication
Facility access
A project manager receives an escalation from an external group reporting that an expected deliverable should have been available some time ago. After analysis, the project team realizes the deliverable was provided on time. Which of the following should the project manager do next?
Request a change control ticket.
Review the schedule plan.
Refine the project documentation.
Revise the communication plan.
The goal of a project is to fulfill specific technical features requested by customers. Which of the following actions should the product owner take?
Define the success criteria.
Create a communication plan.
Use a task board.
Perform a root cause analysis.
A critical business initiative introduced new processes and technology to the organization. Which of the following approaches should be used to ensure the deliverables are increasingly adopted and leveraged by the organization over time?
Creation of a social news forum
Management directives to use the new system
New user kickoff meeting
Monthly feedback and training sessions
A PM is working to establish accepted communication channels and to define access requirements. In which of the following phases is the project?
Discovery
Execution
Initiating
Planning
A project manager is receiving reports of the actual project expenditures and, based on this information, is making adjustments to the budget. In which of the following phases does this occur?
Planning
Closure
Initiation
Execution
A PM learns about some communication issues with different stakeholders and team members. Which of the following should the PM do NEXT?
Escalate the communication issues.
Implement a communication platform.
Review the communication plan.
Talk with the head of the PMO.
Which of the following contract types in project procurement has the highest risk for the buyer?
Time and material
Cost-plus
Fixed-price
Unit price
A project manager is coordinating multiple teams of six people that will each provide feedback for a new product. The teams are recording their opinions, which may be used to define the final product that is sent to mass production. Which of the following best describes this technique?
Demonstration
Workshop
Brainstorming
Focus group
A project manager needs to gather feedback from a group of people who share some characteristics or interests related to a product, service, or issue. Which technique should the project manager use?
Demonstration
Workshop
Brainstorming
Focus group
A project team needs a tool to store information that is captured throughout the life cycle of a project. The information should be stored in a centralized location that is easily accessible to all stakeholders and will provide search functionality.
Secure folder
Real-time, multiauthoring editing software
Digital whiteboard
Wiki knowledge base
During a kickoff call, a project was rejected by the legal department due to the risk of violating new legislation. Which of the following was applied?
Awareness of the local environment
Awareness of the brand value
Awareness of the resource constraints
Awareness of the company's mission
About a project was successfully released into production a month ago, a project manager continues to receive project-related work. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?
The project manager did not release the resources.
The project is in the verification testing phase.
The project manager did not complete the project closure phase.
The project manager did not remove access.
Which of the following requires the MOST availability from the business team?
SDLC
Scrum
PRINCE2
Waterfall
After determining the appropriate maintenance window, which of the following should occur NEXT in the operational infrastructure change process?
Implement the change.
Approve the test plan.
Notify customers.
Develop a rollback plan.
A company is implementing a new radar system from July to September. The project manager knows these months are the peak hurricane season for this region. Which of the following should the project manager develop to mitigate the risk to the project?
Data plan
Contingency plan
Rollback plan
Recovery plan
During a code implementation, a senior developer and junior tester are discussing the testing scenarios that were performed. A major malfunction resulted in an inoperative product condition. As a result, the team was forced to work until midnight to restore operations. Which of the following should the PM have generated FIRST to alleviate the impact of this issue prior to deployment?
A. A risk budget
B. A risk impact
C. A change request
D. A contingency plan
A PM needs to calculate the progress of the whole project scope for a presentation to the sponsor. Which of the following is the first document the PM should update?
Project network diagram
Gantt chart
Issue log
Risk report
A PM is responsible for implementing a new customer relationship management system and has learned that the sales organization is reluctant to utilize the new system. The organization's reluctance could jeopardize the success of the project. Which of the following steps should be taken?
Engage with the sales organization to understand and address their concerns
Ignore the reluctance and proceed with implementation
Replace the sales team with new members
Delay the project until the sales team agrees
A project manager is working with the sales organization to understand the adoption issues and gain organizational acceptance of the initiative?
Escalate the issue to the CCB
Hold sessions to understand user challenges.
Track system usage and report user activity.
Log the issue in the project risk register.
Train users on the proper use of the system.
A project manager is overseeing the implementation of a major upgrade to a critical ERP system. The project sponsor is requiring that the upgrade should not exceed more than three hours of downtime for the implementation and validation in production. During cutover, the team runs into a validation issue after 2.5 hours, and the process is only 70% through the validation steps. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
Notify customers the downtime will take longer than expected.
Add new team members to help speed up validation.
Begin executing the rollback plan.
Record the issue and proceed with the implementation.
A project manager has been scheduling and facilitating project meetings, scribing the minutes, distributing the minutes, and sending agendas prior to upcoming meetings. However, the project manager is frustrated because action items are not being completed. Which of the following should the project manager do to alleviate these concerns?
Use a software tool during the meeting that can create a transcript of what is discussed.
Have a standing agenda that is vague enough so that it can be used again.
Delegate the roles and responsibilities to improve meeting management.
Reprimand project team members for not completing assigned action items.
Which of the following can a project manager infer from the following velocity chart?
The project is on schedule.
The project is ahead of schedule.
The project is behind schedule.
The project is at risk.
Which of the following is a potential challenge that may arise from language barriers among a project team?
A project team is unable to communicate effectively due to a lack of common technical terminology and jargon.
A project team refuses to learn foreign languages to cater to remote colleagues.
A project team cannot use communication tools due to a lack of IT knowledge.
A project team member located in a different time zone fails to access project resources.
A project team wants to compare two potential vendors' costs and risks for completing project tasks. Which of the following visualizations will best facilitate this analysis?
Scatter diagram
Decision tree
Pareto chart
Histogram
During the initiation phase, a stakeholder and the project manager discuss the business reasons and benefits of the project. The stakeholder requests these items be documented for approval. Which of the following should be used to document this information?
Statement of work
Business case
Requirements document
Work breakdown structure
Refer to the Velocity Chart diagram. Which of the following updates on the project status should the Scrum master provide to the senior management team?
The project utilized all of its available reserve.
The project has scope creep.
The project deviated from the critical path.
The project is trending ahead of schedule.
A project sponsor requires a system that is capable of providing integrated management of all the business's core functions. Which of the following systems is the project sponsor describing?
CMS
CRM
EDRMS
ERP
To gather requirements from stakeholders, the project manager sits down with them and allows them to discuss freely. Which a following technique is the project manager utilizing?
Process moving
Brainstorming
Interview
Focus group
A project manager is responsible for implementing a large, centralized repository that stores raw information from various sources in a structured and organized way. Which of the following should the project manager implement?
Shared folder
Infrastructure
Multitiered architecture
Data warehouse
During the testing phase of a project, the legal department rejected a deliverable due to compliance issues. The project manager reviewed the risk register and triggered the mitigation plan for this item. Which of the following documents should the project manager update next?
Schedule
Status report
Issue log
Task board
Due to multiple changes, the sign-off for the project scope baseline is delayed. The project sponsor has restricted the budget for this project. Which of the following should the project manager MOST likely do to move forward?
Communicate with the affected stakeholders.
Initiate a formal change request to modify the cost
Adjust the scope to stay within the cost.
Set a new cost using a lightweight estimation method.
A project manager is in the process of evaluating the probability and impact of a risk by assigning numbers such as a monetary value. Which of the following is the project manager using?
Monte Carlo simulation
Root cause analysis
Quantitative risk analysis
Risk response analysis
Which of the following communication methods should the project manager use?
Synchronous
Informal
Asynchronous
Formal
Which of the following activities are performed during the closing phase? (Select three).
Working with the financial team to obtain return of investment
Informing the functional manager about the release of resources
Requesting project charter sign-off
Revoking resource credentials from the system
Recognizing project team efforts and rewarding team members
A project manager has been informed that the delivery of required IT equipment will be delayed. Which of the following is the FIRST step the project manager should take?
Make an impact assessment.
Prepare a new purchase order.
Select a new vendor.
Create a risk register.
A project manager just found out that the equipment vendor selected for a project is bankrupt. The process of selecting a new vendor and signing a contract will significantly delay the project schedule. Which of the following should the project manager do first?
Consult with the legal department.
Update the issue log.
Start a new RFP immediately.
Perform a PERT analysis.
In the initiation phase, a PM is reviewing the objectives, the high-level requirements, the success criteria, and the budget resources. Which of the following action items will benefit from this analysis?
Developing a RACI
Identifying and assessing stakeholders
Assigning project resources
Establishing communication channels
Someone claiming to be from a tax agency sent an email to a team member asking for access to the project repository. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?
Social engineering
Phishing
Spoofing
Hacking
A program manager is reviewing the project portfolio and prioritizing each project based on the company's strategic plan. Which of the following should be considered in this evaluation?
B. Global environment
C. Brand value
E. Portfolio budget
D. Mission statement
A. Company vision
Which of the following cloud models is designed to provide compute, storage, and networking resources on demand?
Software as a service
Infrastructure as a service
Data as a service
Platform as a service
Which of the following should a project manager consult when deciding how to send updates regarding deliverables?
Dashboard
Status report
Meeting minutes
Communication plan
NO.329 An IT intern was assigned to set up workstations as part of a project. The IT intern was very careful to do the task well and initially referred to notes while performing the task. By the end of the two-week rotation, the IT intern no longer needed the notes and completed more set-ups in less time. Which of the following MOST likely represents the observed relationship in this scenario?
Learning curve effect
Regression to the mean
Law of diminishing returns
Random variation
Refer to Graph B: What is the trend shown in the graph between Days and Workstations Set Up?
The number of workstations set up increases over time
The number of workstations set up decreases over time
The number of workstations set up remains constant
There is no clear trend
Refer to Graph C: What is the trend shown in the graph between Days and Workstations Set Up?
The number of workstations set up increases over time
The number of workstations set up decreases over time
The number of workstations set up remains constant
There is no clear trend
Which of the following is the most important activity for the project manager during the closure of a project?
Which of the following is crucial in the closure phase, as it signifies formal acceptance of the project deliverables by the stakeholders?
Obtain project sign-off.
Capture lessons learned.
Document historical information.
Release resources.
A project team has just experienced an unexpected event and implemented a work-around. Which of the following documents should be used to record the event?
Backlog
Defect log
Issue log
Change log
Risk report
During a project closure meeting, stakeholders did not agree that the project achieved the expected results. Which of the following documents should the project manager consult?
Work breakdown structure
Project charter
Quality plan
Solution design
Which of the following aspects are true of agile as compared to waterfall?
Agile has more customer involvement throughout development.
Agile is more flexible to allow for changes in scope.
Agile reinforces the importance of comprehensive documentation.
Agile works through larger integrated teams.
Agile promotes project manager ownership over deliverables.
During the testing phase of a project, an executive raises a concern about a missing requirement in the product. Which of the following is the next step the project manager should take?
Communicate the change status.
Ask for a change request submission
Escalate to the change control board
Reject the change to prevent scope creep.
During quality analysis, different team members are identifying multiple constraints. Which of the following tools should the project manager adopt first to help track and prioritize a resolution?
Issue log
Defect log
Risk register
Change log
During the testing phase of a project, the regression test fails due to a specific item that is disrupting the entire system. Which of the following documents should the project manager use to identify who requested this item?
Issue log
Risk register
Defect log
Traceability matrix
Following a successful release, a project manager sent a survey to all stakeholders to gain an understanding of opportunity areas for the team. Which of the following can use the survey results as an input?
Daily stand-up
Project momentum
Performance feedback
Meeting minutes
A project manager is working on an existing, large, complex project that involves regulatory and environmental considerations. The development of a detailed project plan will be critical. Which of the following should the project manager do first?
Review the project charter.
Start the process of engaging the stakeholders.
Arrange a kickoff meeting.
Evaluate potential risks.
Which of the following would be the NEXT document a project manager should update once the need to procure goods and/or services is identified?
Memorandum of understanding
Request for information
Statement of work
Non-disclosure agreement
A key stakeholder recommends to a senior developer that a new feature be added. The new feature is not part of the current requirement documentation. Which of the following is MOST likely happening?
Scope creep
Collecting requirements
Decision-making
Project change
