Test 6 Flashcards
(24 cards)
20During the project review meeting with the team, you identified a significant variance. It is because of an issue in configuration. If the issue is not fixed before the next client inspection, your project might be canceled, However, after further review with the team, you came to know that bringing the project back on track is only a minor correction to the configuration element. What should you do first?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Contact your sponsor
Talk to the customer and inform them about the findings
Raise a change request
Change the configuration element to bring the project back on track
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Because the change is in configuration, the first thing the project manager should do is to raise a change request.
25You are developing the budget for a large scale multinational project which will take 10 years to complete, but before this, you always worked on projects which were less than two years in duration. As a part of the current process, what should you do differently compared to the previous project?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Create stakeholder register
Review additional issue logs
Focus on creating a robust risk management system
Consider additional enterprise environmental factors
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
As this is a big project, there will be a lot of internal and external enterprise environmental factors that can influence the project. As a project manager, you need to have a very keen eye on those factors while planning the project.
26The team has been arguing over an issue in a Product Backlog Item (PBI): an unapproved change was made, and no one raised it. Now, the change will impact the schedule. They are unable to agree whether the change was due to the change, the lack of communication, or something else. What do you advise?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
The unapproved change caused the issue, and lack of communication made it worse.
The lack of communication caused the issue, and the unapproved change made it worse.
The process did not capture such unapproved changes.
The PM should have been more involved and caught the unapproved change.
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
This is an agile project, so many decisions are managed by the self-organizing team. People are human, so they make mistakes. Processes must accommodate the fact that these occur, and once exposed, they need to be introduced into formal change control. The root cause was the unapproved change. Lack of communication was a dormant issue but was not a causal factor in this situation.
27
A few deliverables in your project demand procurement of goods and services from outside the organization. You have instructed your team to document all individual project risks related to the procurement activities. How should the team proceed with this activity?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Review and update the risk management plan
Update the risk register
Review procurement documentation
Interview the vendors and contractors to identify the risks
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Although the team is performing the identification of the risk process from the risk management knowledge area, the risks are related to procurement. The procurement documents such as bid documents and statement of work can be useful in the identification of the risks. Procurement documentation is also an input to the risk identification process.
28 WHICH DOCUMENT
The project you are currently managing has five phases. At the phase gate meeting, the management wants to determine if the phase has met the success criteria so they can proceed to the next phase. Along with the project management plan, what is the other document that should be referred?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Business case and Project charter
Issue log
Risk register
Lessons learned register
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
To explain the success criteria, the project manager should refer to the business case and the project charter, along with the project management plan, as these documents contain the business objectives and other high level information about the project.
29 CHANGE MAN.
As per the organization policy, the Change Control Board (CCB) should review all the changes. They should also follow all the activities which are defined in the PMBOK for the change control. Since the project manager and the team are not the part of the CCB, which of the following activities may the CCB perform?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Submit change request
Implement approved changes
Update project management plan
Terminate project
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
As the CCB is required to follow the change control activities, and the project manager is not part of the CCB, it is responsible for submitting the change request.
39 COMMUNICATION
You are managing a construction project. In the process of defining the communication management plan, you want to understand the communication needs of all the stakeholders, especially related to the type and format of the communication. Which of the following options is the best way to get this information?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Review the stakeholder register
Review the requirement documentation
Conduct communication requirement analysis
Review the stakeholder engagement plan
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
You should perform a communication requirement analysis with all the stakeholders.This exercise will help you to identify the type and format of the communication needed by the stakeholders.
40 RISK
In order to respond to a risk, the project team has two different option. The first option has four criteria to meet and costs $10,000. the second option has only two criteria to meet but costs $3,000. Which of the following actions is the team least likely to opt for?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Running a Monte Carlo analysis
Performing alternative analysis
Using multicriteria decision analysis
Performing cost benefit analysis
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The Monte Carlo analysis is a technique for identification of the risk.
48
A lot of key stakeholders’ responsibilities are disrupted because of the organizational restructuring, and it is becoming difficult for you to keep the stakeholders engaged in the project in a positive manner. What should you not do to manage the engagement?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Use your interpersonal and team skills to manage the engagement
Develop the approaches to engage the stakeholders based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact
Use communication management plan to engage stakeholders
Engage stakeholders at appropriate project stages to obtain, confirm, and maintain their commitment toward the success of the project
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
All the other options are for stakeholder engagement, and since this option is for the identification of the stakeholders, it is not an action to be taken.
51
While performing the slab casting activity of a construction project for a private client, the client asks if you could also do the false ceiling. You analyze the change against the schedule and conclude that this will have no impact on the schedule.What is the first thing you should do to proceed with the change?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Project schedule management
Project quality management
Project tracking
Project change control management
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
All the terms mentioned in the question point out that the project is an agile project. All of these activities are the part of managing the schedule in an agile environment.
62 PROJECT CHARTER
You are in the process of defining the project charter for an industrial infrastructure project and keen to determine how business objectives are related to the project. What should you do?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Refer to the business case to check the business objectives, update it, and submit to the sponsor
Identify how the project is related to the business objectives from the business case
Go through the agreements related to the project
Review business cases of similar past projects
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
The business case documents the business needs and objectives related to the project.
70 CONTRACTS
During a large scale oil and gas project, you wanted to outsource a part of the project work which contains high amount of risk. Due to the risk involved in the work, not many contractors are interested to take up the work. What type of contract you would suggest to attract the vendors and contractors?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Cost plus fixed fee
Cost plus award fee
Fixed price incentive fee
Firm fixed price contract
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Due to the nature of the work, if the contractors are not interested to take up the job, the project manager can suggest to go for a cost plus award fee contract as it gives extra award to the contractor who is willing to take up the job.
90While managing an agile project, the agile team finished coding for the iteration. Which of the following continuous improvement meetings should they attend?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Iteration demo
Iteration retrospective meeting
Release planning meeting
Iteration planning meeting
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
The iteration retrospective meeting is an example of a continuous process improvement ceremony on an agile project.
103 SCOPE
Which of the following is NOT true regarding scope process definition?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
It is reviewed and accepted by all key stakeholders.
It allows the customer to verify what was built against the requirements.
It provides a common understanding of the project scope among project stakeholders.
It needs to be approved by project sponsor and customer as part of WBS process.
Correct Option:B
EXPLANATION
Define Scope provides a Project Scope Statement which elaborates customer requirements. It is used as an input to customer to verify what was built against the requirements, but it is done in Validate Scope process.
110You are managing a large oil and gas project. Along with the technical team, you are finding it difficult to develop estimates for the project. What could be the most likely reason?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Assumptions are not documented properly
Schedule constraints are not documented properly
Scope not properly defined at initial stage
Finance planning was not done properly
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
In order to do the estimation, the scope must be defined properly. Scope baseline is one of the inputs to various estimating processes. The team must be facing difficulties in estimating because the scope is not defined properly in the initial stage.
122 COMMUNICATION
During a predictive project, you overhear two senior stakeholders of the project. Their messages are clear, and the information is useful for the project. However, influencing results in a lot of disagreements, and there is no productive outcome . What is missing here?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Competence in relationship development
Ability to seek feedback
Nonverbal ability
Informal verbal communication
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
Effective relationship is a key competence in communication, which has other aspects like clarity, leadership and information sharing. There is no indication of nonverbal or feedback issues here.
127 ORGANIZATION
You are managing a project where the resources mostly report to their managers. As a project manager, your authority over the selection of members of the team is low to moderate. Which type of organizational structure does the organization follow?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Functional
Weak matrix
Balanced matrix
Strong matrix
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Authority of the project manager and dual reporting of team members are the indicators that the organization structure is balanced matrix.
131
You are a part of a very experienced agile team which is working together for long and has delivered many projects successfully. The team decides to improve their best practices for the upcoming project. What is the best approach to accomplish this objective?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Apply the same practices that have been used by the team in their previous projects
Consult with the scrum master, the product owner, and the project stakeholders
Design a new set of best practices that is tailored to the upcoming project
Select the best practices used by the most successful agile team in the organization
Correct Option:A
EXPLANATION
The process can and should always be analysed for any improvements, for example, during retrospective meetings. However, if a set of practices used by a team has proven to be effective, using the same practices in the next project would be the best option.
159 BUDGET
During the project, the project manager and team identified a lot of risks. One of the risks has a probability of 40%, and the impact is $10,000. Per this data, how much management reserve do you need to keep?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
$4,000
$5,000
$0
$10,000
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
You do not need a management reserve as it is solely for unforeseen risks, not identified risks.
164 ORGANIZATION
Which organizational structure makes team building difficult for a group of people working together to deliver a product/service/result?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Cross functional
Projectized
Balance matrix
Weak matrix
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
Weak matrix makes team building difficult for a group of people working together to deliver a product/service/result.
165
A customer wants you to perform a quantitative risk analysis of the identified risks. Which of the following is NOT useful?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Expected monetary value
Decision tree
Influence diagram
Sensitivity analysis
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Influence diagrams are used in risk identification and not in quantitative risk analysis.
171During an agile project, your team is involved in prioritizing features of a software product. The team decided to use MoSCoW analysis. In the MoSCoW analysis, what C stands for?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Cancel
Can’t do
Can do
Could have
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
MoSCoW is a prioritization technique. Skipping the O’s, the terms used for prioritization are, M, S, C, and W. M stands for must haves, S stands for should haves, C stands for could haves, and W stands for won’t and would haves.
172 AGILE
During sprint execution, who is responsible for managing and tracking the total remaining work in the sprint backlog to achieve the sprint objectives?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Project manager
Product owner
Project team
Quality team
Correct Option:C
EXPLANATION
Teams in agile are self-organizing teams and take most of the decisions. They are also responsible for tracking the remaining work in the sprint backlog, where the project manager makes sure there are no impediments and blockers for the team.
177
This is the first time you’ve decided to send project material by road, and you want to estimate the transit time from one project location to another. If you don’t have any historical data to refer to, which is the best technique to estimate the duration of this task?
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
Bottom-up analysis
Analogous estimation
Parametric estimation
PERT analysis
Correct Option:D
EXPLANATION
As we do not have any historical data, we cannot go analogous estimation. Parametric estimation is not possible without a dataset, and bottom up estimation is used for estimating work packages and rolling the estimates to level above. Thus, the best choice is to go ahead with PERT analysis.
