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QUESTION 1.

You have received a request to add a new scope item to your project and need to follow the change management process. Move the four actions to the answer area and place them in the correct order.

Actions in Order

A. Approve or deny the change

B. Implement the approved change

C. Identify the change

D. Assess the change impact

(GIVE four letters in order)

cdab

Your manager explains that the project team starts every new project with a design stage where they create a design, test the design, make updates to the design, retest, and then create a final design. After this design stage, they create and follow a detailed project plan for all the remaining project deliverables

Which project management approach are they using?

A. Hybrid

B. Predictive

C. Scrum

D. Adaptive

a

You have contracted an external supplier to provide a tool needed for the development phase in a project. The tool has been delivered and the project team finds the tool acceptable and they are using it. Why should you now close the contract with the supplier?

A. To inform the procurement team that the new tool has been delivered

B. To prevent the supplier from contacting team members for payment

C. To request that the supplier be paid for the delivery of the tool

D. To thank the supplier for delivering the tool according to the contract

c

A community center director hires your project team to build a playground for the families in the community Upon completion of the playground, who is responsible for the final acceptance of the project?

A. The director (your client)

B. The project team

C. The families in the community

D. The project manager (you)

a

As a project manager, which activity should you perform when using a predictive project management approach?

A. Create a detailed project plan that includes all of the project activies

B. Begin the current sprint before planning for the next one

C. View the backlog to determine the next planning activity required

D. Review deliverables after each iteration with the customer.

a

What is the purpose of following a change management process?

A. To document a change in scope and any impact to the project

B. To delay a new feature request so the customer will reconsider any changes

C. To inform the customer that your team takes their suggested product changes seriously

D. To show the project sponsor that you follow correct procedures

a

You are one of the event planners for a large town festival. You are reviewing a list of potential bakeries that will supply the desserts at the festival. When you review the list, you notice that your favorite aunt owns one of the bakeries, but no one else on your team knows this information

According to project management ethical guidelines, what should you do?

A. Tell your aunt to lower her prices so that she can be easily selected for the event.

B. Inform your aunt that she will need to remove her bakery from the selection list.

C. Proceed with the selection process, confident that you will act fairly.

D. Notify your supervisor that your aunt's bakery is on the list.

d

A project team is arguing about the start date for an important task in the project. The project sponsor intervenes and sets the start date.

Which type of conflict resolution technique is the project sponsor using?

A. Avoiding

B. Smoothing

C. Forcing

D. Collaborating

c

Who is responsible for overseeing the daily activities of a project from start to finish?

A. Project manager

B. Client

C. Vendor

D. Sponsor

a

What is the primary goal of creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)?

A. To prepare an organizational chart for the project team members

B. To describe the key stakeholders and their roles in the project

C. To decompose the project work into assignable work activities

D. To determine which team members will be responsible for each project activity

c

Your project team is using an agile project delivery method. In preparation for an upcoming meeting, your manager asks you to review the prioritized list of deliverables.

What should you review?

A. Kanban board

B. Backlog

C. User story

D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

a

As a project manager, what information do you need to include in a status update to your boss?

A. Project work that has been completed

B. A list of project stakeholders

C. Project goals and objectives

D. A description of the project scope

a

What is a vendor?

A. A business analyst who works with the finance team for a project

B. An external supplier who provides goods or services to a project

C. A procurement team member who negotiates contracts for a project

D. An experienced business professional who can sell the final product

b

Predictive and adaptive project management approaches have different key characteristics.

For each key characteristic,

select Predictive or Adaptive (p or a).

1. Reliance on customer input throughout the project

2. Increased flexibility to make project adjustments

3. Completion of project according to the project management plan created at the beginning of the project

(Only use initials like if answer is pred, adapt, pred = pap)

aap

You are managing a project that is experiencing significant scope creep

What is the impact on the project?

A. The project will require fewer resources to develop.

B. The project will take additional time to complete.

C. The project will be assigned a new project manager.

D. The project will include fewer deliverables.

b

You are estimating the cost of a project by using the budget from a similar project last month.

Which type of budget estimation technique are you using?

A. Expert judgment estimation

B. Three-point estimation

C. Bottom-up estimation

D. Analogous/historical estimation

d

Why should you archive project documents and processes?

A. To complete the project management plan

B. To store all project documents on the project manager's personal computer

C. To keep a historical record of project activities

D. To redistribute remaining resources to other projects

c

In a project, what describes work that should be included and work that should be excluded?

A. Project baseline

B. Scope statement

C. Business case

D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

b

What is project procurement?

A. The purchasing of external goods and services needed to complete a project

B. The analysis of the business requirements needed to complete a project

C. The identification of all the funding requirements needed to complete a project

D. The planning of all communication methods needed to complete a project

a

Which project characteristic suggests that a predictive project management approach should be used?

A. High levels of change and risk

B. Defined deliverables and deadlines

C. Evolving goals and requirements

D. Multiple releases of product features

b

Which component of the project management plan outlines the work needed to meet project objectives and deliverables?

A. Cost management plan

B. Scope management plan

C. Resource management plan

D. Schedule management plan

b

As a project manager, how should you encourage your team to be focused, energized, and positive for the duration of a project?

A. Discover what personally motivates each team member.

B. Report poor behavior to upper management.

C. Give each team member the authority to change project deadlines

D. Rank team members' performance during team meetings.

a

You are evaluating the skills needed in your project team to successfully complete a project.

Which component of the project management plan are you working on?

A. Cost management plan

B. Scope management plan

C. Schedule management plan

D. Resource management plan

d

What impact does gold plating have on a project?

A. The scope increases and the cost to the customer remains the same.

B. The scope increases and the cost to the customer increases

C. The scope remains the same and the cost to the customer decreases.

D. The scope remains the same and the cost to the customer increases

b

You are one of the team members planning a small community event. The project manager assigns you the task of planning for the event at a specific location. You find a better location and want to alert your team to the change in location

What responsibility and authority do you have regarding your assigned task?

A. You need to speak with the project manager about changing the location and wait for approval.

B. You can change the location without approval and set up for the community event.

C. You cannot approve the location change until all team members have voted on the decision.

D. You need to inform the sponsor directly about the change and then move the event to the new location.

a

Which project document authorizes the project manager to begin working on a project?

A. Project management plan

B. Project scope statement

C. Project charter

D. Project communication plan

c

You need to select a project management approach for your team.

Kev considerations include:

- The team has worked on similar projects

- The deliverable must comply with standards and regulatins

- The project tasks are well-defined.

- The project deliverable is clearly defined.

What project management approach should you choose?

A. Scrum

B. Adaptive

C. Predictive

D. Incremental

c

Recent feedback from a client requires adjusting the scope of a project as well as some additional funding.

Who needs to provide the approval to move forward with the changes?

A. Business analyst

B. Project manager

C. Project sponsor

D. Resource manager

c

You are the project manager for a small construction project. You receive an updated quote from one of the material suppliers and the cost has increased by $2000. You request a meeting with your project sponsor to discuss what to do next.

Which stage of the change management process are you beginning?

A. Identify the change

B. Approve the change

C. Assess the change impact

D. Implement the approved change

a

Which action signifies the formal acceptance of the final product?

A. Closing of vendor contracts by the project team

B. Final budget approval by the project manager

C. Completion of all paperwork by the project manager

D. Approval by the project sponsor and customer

d

You are an event coordinator for an upcoming party. The customer changes the party date. You know that this change will result in an increase in the cost of the venue

What should you do to resolve the budget variance?

A. Determine the cost difference and discuss options with the customer.

B. Cancel the venue contract and then find a new venue.

C. Stay at the same venue and tell the caterers to remove menu items to save money.

D. Approve the date change and invoice the customer for more money.

a

Move each element of a project charter from the list on the left to its description on the right.

Elements of a Project Charter:

A. Milestone

B. Objective

C. Project Purpose

Description:

Summarizes the business case for the project: _______________

Outlines the expected end result or outcome of the project: _______________

Defines a key point in time that means the project is progressing as expected: ____________

cba

Which scenario demonstrates a schedule dependency?

A. Team members must schedule activities during business hours

B. Team members must wait to start a task until after another task is completed.

C. Team members must work independently on tasks.

D. Team members must determine the minimum time necessary to complete a project

b

What role does quality assurance play in the project development process?

A. It ensures the project is delivered within budget.

B. It ensures procedures are followed to meet standards for performance.

C. It ensures employees are qualified to complete their assigned tasks.

D. It ensures the project is delivered on time.

b

You are part of a project team that is working on developing a new app. A team member suggests that you add a feature to the app. The project manager says that the feature is out of scope

What should you do if a product feature is out of scope?

A. You should decline the development of the feature.

B. You should develop the feature as part of the project.

C. You should consider the feature a project dependency.

D. You should add the feature to the scope statement.

a

What is a key characteristic of the adaptive project management approach?

A. Continuous refinement of the product based upon stakeholder feedback

B. Minimal changes due to familiarity with project requirements

C. Sequential completion of tasks with no change in scope

D. Delivery of the product after the final phase has been completed

a

What is a benefit of creating a lessons learned document?

A. Sharing best practice approaches among the team members

B. Creating marketing materials that can be used to promote the product

C. Meeting with the client to provide closure to the project

D. Ensuring team members are held responsible for their mistakes

a

What is a project life cycle?

A. The sequence of activities that determines the shortest possible duration of a project

B. The tasks performed to deliver a product, service, or result with specified features and functions

C. The series of phases that a project passes through from its start to its completion

D. The steps used to identify the best possible solution to a problem

c

Your customer states that the packaging for the new product being developed must be easy for everyone to open. During product testing, only 60% of the people were able to open the packaging easily.

As the project manager, what should you do?

A. Request a team meeting to decide on corrective action

B. Inform the project sponsor that the project has failed.

C. Meet with the product testers to change the results.

D. Inform the customer that more than 50% is an acceptable result.

a

What is a deliverable?

A. A unique output of a project

B. A resource allocated to the project

C. A checkpoint in the project timeline

D. A team member working on a project

a