2,934 New PMP Id 1028 project management is concerned with managing which type of project Questions & Answers with explanation

811.
Cheryl is a procurement manager assigned to a project that implemented a new system patching service. She sits down with the project manager to review the final performance of the primary vendor used, highlighting the many issues that they experienced with the vendor, including delivering three weeks late and going over budget by $5,000. Cheryl spends an additional hour with the project manager identifying what they could have done differently and what they did well in addressing the vendor issues as they occurred. What activity are Cheryl and the project manager engaged in?
Select one
812.
You are looking over project team assignments and see that one of your resources is overallocated. You are concerned about the future availability of this resource and also notice the resource is assigned to more than one critical activity. To keep the project on schedule, which of the following techniques should you use?
Select one
813.
All of the following are methods used to develop project teams except for which one?
Select one
814.
You are working on a project with contentious team members. You know if you resolve the conflicts, it will result in increased productivity and better working relationships. You pull the team together in a meeting to discuss the issue. You allow everyone to express their viewpoint, and as a result, some team members gain an understanding of the perspective of some of their teammates that they didn’t have before this meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting, consensus is reached, and the team members thank you for taking the time to get them together and asking them to discuss this issue. Which of the following conflict-resolution techniques does this describe?
Select one
815.
Crystal is a family of methodologies intended to support a wide range of projects, depending on project size and criticality. Match the Crystal Method used when basing the selection solely on the range of stakeholders involved.
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Crystal Methods
Crystal Method Name Number of Stakeholders Involved
Crystal Clear
20 to 40 people
Crystal Yellow
5 to 100 people
Crystal Orange
6 to 20 people
Crystal Red
1 to 4 people
816.
Match the conflict resolution technique with its description.
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Types of Conflict Resolution Techniques
Type Description
Avoid
To push one’s viewpoint at the expense of others. This is considered a win-lose situation.
Reconcile
To search for a temporary solution that satisfies all parties. This is considered a lose-lose situation.
Direct
To incorporate multiple viewpoints and lead to consensus and commitment. This is considered a win-win situation.
Problem Solve
To emphasize agreement and concede one’s position to maintain harmony or relationships. This is considered a win-lose situation.
Accommodate
To retreat from the conflict situation. This is considered a lose-lose situation.
817.
Match the Agile approach with its description.
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Agile Approaches
Approach Description
Kanban
A pull-based concept where work progresses to the next step only when resources are available
Scrum
Focuses on delivering software that’s ready when the customer needs it
Feature-driven development
Focuses on delivering usable, working software continually in a timely manner
eXtreme Programming (XP)
A family of methodologies designed to scale to the project needs
Crystal methods
A single-team process framework typically used to manage product development
818.
Match the domains that make up the Five-Factor Model with their corresponding aspects.
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Five-Factor Model Domains and Spectrums
Domains Aspects of Domain
Openness to experience
Outgoing vs. reserved
Conscientiousness
Efficient vs. careless
Extraversion
Inventive vs. easy-going
Agreeableness
Sensitive vs. confident
Neuroticism
Compassionate vs. detached
819.
Match the theory with the name of the individual responsible for developing it.
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Motivational Theories
Theory Theorist
Theory of X and Y
David McClelland
Hygiene Theory
Victor Vroom
Achievement Theory
Douglas McGregor
Expectancy Theory
Frederick Herzberg
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
820.
Match the power type with its description.
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Power types
Type Description
Punishment
When a person being influenced believes the manager, or the person doing the influencing, is knowledgeable about the subject
Expert
When power comes about as a result of the influencer’s position
Legitimate
When power is inferred to the influencer by their subordinates
Referent
When the employee is threatened with consequences if expectations are not met