PMP Questions ID 2485 a highway construction project is on schedule and within budget the project manager has just lea

A highway construction project is on schedule and within budget. The project manager has just learned that an unforeseen mineral reserve has been discovered on the site. This will require that the highway is diverted, which will displace neighborhoods. What project management tools or skills will the project manager need to handle this?

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Conflict management and change management

Good personal relations with the local authorities

Scope creep management

Understanding of industry practices

A new project manager joins a project overseen by a senior project manager. The sponsor asks the new project manager to develop the quality management plan. What should the project manager do?

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Ask the sponsor for cost-benefit analyses and benchmarking samples.

Meet with the customer to collect requirements.

Consult with the senior project manager for established quality processes and plans, and ask for guidance in selecting the appropriate standards.

Submit a change request to postpone the development of the quality management plan until quality metrics and quality checklists are created.

A project is being executed when a few changes are brought to the attention of the team. The changes are needed but everyone has different opinions on what they think is right. What should the project manager do?

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Ensure that the entire team and stakeholders understand and follow the change management plan.

Meet with the project sponsor and the board to address the issue.

Apply all requested changes to the project and communicate with the team.

Meet with team members to review the issues and request changes where needed.

After receiving the project charter, a project manager starts to prepare the project management plan. Since there is no historical information in the project management office (PMO), what should the project manager do next?

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Use analogous estimating.

Consult subject matter experts (SMEs).

Host a kick-off meeting.

Ask the project sponsor for input.

A project manager finishes the first draft of a project management plan, and intends to present it to stakeholders for approval. However, the project management plan is long and stakeholders are geographically dispersed. The project manager has limited time to gain approval. What should the project manager do to ensure that the review of the plan is completed on time?

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Send the plan to each stakeholder individually, asking them to add their comments and return it for updating.

Divide the plan into sections and ask select stakeholders to review particular portions based on their areas of expertise.

Arrange individual meetings with only the key stakeholders to walk them through the plan.

Schedule a meeting with all stakeholders and send the plan for review before the meeting

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