Andy has just been assigned the project manager to a multi-million dollar construction project. Andy has also been given an approved project charter that authorizes him to apply organizational resources to the project. Now Andy wants to take all key stakeholder on board with the project charter. Wh...
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PMBOK Exam 5
Andy has just been assigned the project manager to a multi-million dollar
construction project. Andy has also been given an approved project charter that
authorizes him to apply organizational resources to the project. Now Andy wants
to take all key stakeholder on board with the project charter. Where can Andy find
a preliminary list of all key stakeholders?
A Project charter
B Stakeholder register
C Project management plan
D Risk register Correct Answer: A- The project has just been approved and all
Andy has at the moment is the project charter itself. The project charter has a
preliminary list of project stakeholders. Andy can use this list as a starting point.
[PMBOK 5th edition, Page 72]
When writing the roles and responsibilities for team members, you should
document the role, authority, responsibility and competency for each team
member. Where must this information be documented?
A RACI chart
B Human Resource Management
C Resource calendar
D Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) Correct Answer: B- Information
regarding team roles, responsibilities, authorities and competencies is documented
in the Human Resource Management Plan. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 264]
A project's financial management reserve is identified in which process:
A Determine Budget
B Estimate Activity Resources
C Estimate Costs
,D Control Costs Correct Answer: A The Management Contingency Reserve is
identified in the Determine Budget process. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 213]
Which of these is not a component of the scope baseline that is contained in the
project management plan?
A Requirements documentation
B Project Scope Statement
C Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
D WBS Dictionary Correct Answer: A Project requirements documentation is
used as an input to define the project's scope baseline. However, the requirements
documentation is not a part of the scope baseline. [PMBOK 5th edition, Pages 131,
132]
Mark is managing an internal project. The project is sensitive in nature and has
many negative stakeholders. Which of the following project life cycle is
recommend if Mark wants to keep the stakeholder influences low throughout the
life cycle of the project?
A Predictive life cycle
B Adaptive life cycle
C Iterative life cycle
D Incremental life cycle Correct Answer: A Adaptive life cycles are developed
with the intent of keeping stakeholder influences higher and the costs of changes
lower throughout the life cycle of the project than in predictive life cycles. The
iterative and incremental life cycles are closer to the adaptive life cycle than to the
predictive life cycle. In the given situation it is advisable to use a predictive life
cycle in order to keep the stakeholders' influence low through the life of the
project. [PMBOK 5th edition, Pages 40-46]
Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are actively involved in
the project or that have an interest in it. Which of the following is not a
stakeholder?
, A Competitor
B Customer
C Project Sponsor
D Project Manager Correct Answer: A The competitors are affected by the project
but are not actively involved in the project. Competitors are not project
stakeholders. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 30]
You have landed your dream job as project manager working in an exotic sports
car factory. Your project involves devising a smoother ride for the car. You have
tasked the engineers to determine which type of suspension and which type of tires
will provide the best ride at the most reasonable cost. This relates to which of the
following processes?
A Plan Quality Management
B Control Risks
C Perform Quality Assurance
D Control Quality Correct Answer: A Design of Experiments is a statistical
method that helps identify which factors may influence specific variables of a
product or process under development or in production. It is a tool in the quality
planning process. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 239]
Sandra is managing a complex ERP design and implementation project. The
project team has recently been hired. It is an enterprise-wide project affecting
many stakeholders. It is very important for each team member to properly
understand and follow the project communication requirements in order to keep the
stakeholders engaged and informed. Which of the following tools & techniques
Sandra can utilize to ensure that team members properly understand the project's
communications requirements?
A Training
B Recognition and rewards
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