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PMP Midterm 2 Third 20 Q

Pregunta 1 de 20

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You are negotiating a contract with a seller. You want to go in for a Fixed price type of contract. The seller uses a different terminology for the fixed price type of contract. He is most probably referring to it as a:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract

  • A Time and material contract

  • Lump sum contract

  • Cost-Plus-Fee contract

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 20

1

Product scope is measured against the product requirements whereas project scope is measured against:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The WBS and WBS dictionary

  • The project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary

  • The project requirements and WBS.

  • The acceptance criteria

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 20

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A first-time project manager created a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) where the deliverables had different levels of decomposition. What would your comment on this be?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • This is incorrect. All deliverables need to have the same level of decomposition.

  • This is incorrect. Only deliverables under different branches can have different levels of decomposition.

  • This is fine. Different deliverables can have different levels of decomposition depending on the work involved.

  • This is fine. The focus of the WBS is not the deliverables, but the tasks involved.

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 20

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On obtaining the project charter, the Project Manager of a project immediately starts acquiring the project team. Is this correct?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Yes. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Initiating Process Group activity.

  • Yes. The project manager needs to get the team together as soon as the project starts.

  • No. It is the responsibility of the project sponsor to provide the team for execution.

  • No. Acquisition of the project team is primarily an Executing Process Group activity.

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 20

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A project manager in a seller organization discovered that certain deliverables had been handed over to the buyer without undergoing proper testing. Recalling the deliverables will result in a cost overrun to the project. What should the project manager do in such a case?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Recall the deliverables even though there will be a cost overrun.

  • Terminate the project.

  • Approach management to obtain additional funding to handle the potential cost overrun.

  • Wait for the procuring organization to get back with their list of defects in the deliverables.

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 20

1

Jane is managing a project in a Functional organization. In this organization, she can expect to find that:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • She wields considerable authority and can make independent decisions related to the project.

  • Management systems are designed to support projects and project management is easy.

  • Management systems are not designed to support project needs efficiently, and project management is difficult.

  • There are no barriers to communication between cross-functional teams. She is able to easily reach out to other teams without needing to go through the Functional manager.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 20

1

A measure taken to bring future results in line with the project plan BEST describes?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Change request

  • Preventive action

  • Corrective action

  • Defect repair

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 20

1

A first-time project manager was assigned to a project that had a duration of 3 months. In order to gain a head start in the project, she took an older, completed project and incorporated all the tools, techniques and checklists from that project in their entirety into the current one. The older project had been completed in 14 months’ time and was very similar in nature. The most appropriate comment on this would be:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • This is an excellent example of reuse of artifacts from prior projects.

  • This may be unnecessary. The project management team needs to decide what is appropriate for the project.

  • This is not the correct procedure. The project manager should always create processes and documents afresh for new projects.

  • This is not correct. The project manager is violating copyright and intellectual property rights of the organization’s prior customers.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 20

1

Your project team has recently identified a risk in the software development project and decided not to change the project management plan to deal with the risk. The risk response strategy your team used in this scenario is an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Mitigate

  • Transfer

  • Avoid

  • Acceptance

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 20

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Which of the following should you NOT use as an input into creating the WBS structure?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Bill of Material (BOM)

  • Project scope statement

  • Organizational process assets

  • Requirements documentation

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 20

1

You have just completed the first phase of a multi-phase project. You have performed the earned value measurements and found out that the current CPI is 0.79, the current SPI is 0.98. Your next phase plan should focus first on which element of the project?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Quality

  • Resources

  • Schedule

  • Cost

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 20

1

A detailed milestone list is created as an output of what process?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Sequence Activities

  • Define Activities

  • Develop Project Charter

  • Develop Schedule

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 20

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Which of the following is not a general management technique used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the project work?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Lateral thinking

  • Analysis of alternatives

  • Map Out

  • Brainstorming

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 20

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You have been assigned as project manager of a software development project. One of the requirements is to use a remote team and you find that that the remote team has limited technical communications capabilities. This is an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • An assumption

  • A hindrance

  • A show-stopper

  • A constraint

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 20

1

Breaking down project activities into smaller components in order to obtain a more accurate cost
estimate is called:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Work breakdown structure

  • Analogous estimating

  • Decomposition

  • Bottom-up estimating

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 20

1

Most project management software packages use a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram known as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Activity Diagramming Method

  • Precedence Diagramming Method

  • Project Diagramming Method

  • Critical Diagramming Method

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 20

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A project manager included contingency reserves and management reserves in the total budget of a high-risk project. He also made certain earned value measurement calculations. Which of the following is incorrect?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Contingency reserves are not part of the project cost baseline.

  • Management reserves are not part of the project cost baseline.

  • The project manager needs to get approval before spending management reserve.

  • Reserves are usually included in the total budget of a project

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 20

1

Alan is managing a software development project. The buyer of the product is an external entity. During the execution of the project, Alan finds out that a new operations manager has been hired in the customer organization. The new manager is now a key stakeholder of the project. Which of the following documents is least likely to get updated as a result of the addition of this new stakeholder?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Stakeholder register

  • Risk register

  • Stakeholder management plan

  • Issue log

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 20

1

Your manager is presenting a status report of all projects being run in his division. He reports that all projects are showing a positive CV. However, you know that your status reports for the last several weeks have been reporting a negative CV. What do you do?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Do nothing.

  • Offer to review all your manager’s combined status reports before he presents them.

  • Notify the appropriate management immediately.

  • Ask your manager if that information was simply a typographical error.

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 20

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As part of a strategy to handle negative risk, a project manager decided to adopt less complex processes, conduct more tests and choose a more stable supplier. What strategy would this be classified as?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Acceptance

  • Transference

  • Mitigation

  • Avoidance

Explicación

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