PMP Questions page 126

1251.

Given the following information, is the project schedule ahead of or behind what was planned for this period? EV = 95, PV = 85, AC = 100.

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Ahead, because the result of the variance formula is negative.

Behind, because the result of the variance formula is negative.

Ahead, because the result of the variance formula is positive.

Behind, because the result of the variance formula is positive.

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PMP Question No 3138 - All Domains

1252.

You are working on a critical project for your organization. The CEO has made it clear this is a top priority. One of the key stakeholders on your project resigned, and her replacement started about three weeks ago. She does not make time for you or seem to have the same level of urgency regarding this project as the CEO. You are concerned with overall project success and want to efficiently manage the processes involved with this project. Which of the following addresses this situation?

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Monitoring stakeholder engagement

Monitoring the work of the project

Monitoring communications

Performing change management

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PMP Question No 3137 - All Domains

1253.

Cost plus incentive fee, cost plus award fee, cost plus percentage of cost, and cost plus fixed fee are all other names for what contract type?

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Cost-reimbursable contract

Time and materials contract

Fixed-price contract

Cost plus contract

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PMP Question No 3136 - All Domains

1254.

Availability, experience levels, interests, cost, and abilities of project resources are considered part of which input to the Acquire Resources process?

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Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Interpersonal and team skills

Resource calendars

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PMP Question No 3135 - All Domains

1255.

Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning are all phases of what?

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Tuckman’s team development model

Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory

Vroom’s Expectancy Theory

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PMP Question No 3134 - All Domains

1256.

All of the following statements are true about the Project Resource Management Knowledge Area except for which one?

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The Knowledge Area is responsible only for the identification, management, and monitoring of human resources.

The Knowledge Area has a total of six project management processes.

Estimating activity resources is an activity that occurs as part of this Knowledge Area.

The Knowledge Area has processes belonging to the Planning, Executing, and Monitoring and Controlling process groups.

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PMP Question No 3133 - All Domains

1257.

All of the following statements are true regarding the Manage Project Knowledge process except for which one?

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It addresses both explicit and tacit knowledge.

It generates the lessons learned register.

It is performed at the end of the Executing process group.

It often results in updates to the project management plan.

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PMP Question No 3132 - All Domains

1258.

You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor’s work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. You’ve discovered the subcontractor’s work is not correct because the poles are not buried to the correct depth. You review the work and note gaps in the process and a lack of safety standards as a result of this error. Which of the following is true?

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You are in the Manage Quality process and have performed a quality audit and identified a need for a corrective action.

You are in the Validate Scope process and have performed a quality audit to ensure correctness of work.

You are in the Control Procurements process and have completed a contract audit to ensure that the subcontractor’s performance meets the contract requirements.

You are in the Close Project or Phase process and have completed a performance review of the contractor’s work.

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PMP Question No 3130 - All Domains

1259.

You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor’s work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. You discover the end product does not meet safety standards, corrective action is needed to fix the problems and get the project back on track, and applicable standards were not followed. Which of the following is true?

Select one

You are in the Manage Communications process and have completed a performance review of the contractor’s work.

You are in the Manage Quality process and have performed a quality audit.

You are in the Manage Quality process and have performed process analysis.

You are in the Validate Scope process and have performed an inspection to ensure correctness of work.

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PMP Question No 3129 - All Domains

1260.

You are the project manager for a project that will produce a mobile phone application that sends alerts when the UV rays are at dangerous levels, alerting users to stay indoors. You are in the process of acquiring resources to staff the project and obtaining responses from bidders on work that is being outsourced. These activities are associated with what process group?

Select one

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

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