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1541.

You are very interested in becoming a project manager. You have mentored with other experienced project managers in your organization to learn more about how to be an effective project manager. You’ve been told your organizational skills and communication skills are excellent. However, you need some additional training in accounting and budgeting skills, because you are weak in these general management areas. The mentor who was honest enough to tell you this explained it which of the following ways?

Select one

You will not be able to sit for the exam unless you get formal training in the general management areas.

General management skills are likely to affect project outcomes. If you lack any of these skills, it could affect your project and your career adversely, so you should get some training in these areas.

The Estimating Costs and Control Costs processes are under the Planning process group, and you will not be able to pass the questions on the PMP exam that pertain to these processes if you don’t get some training.

General management skills are important to your project outcomes, and Estimating Costs and Control Costs are two of the most important processes within the Executing phase of a project, so you should get some training in these areas.

1542.

You are in the process of facilitating a change control meeting. You review a change request that would double the scope of the project but would not yield a major increase in the project’s resulting benefits. You know that the submitter of the change request has a tendency to bloat a project’s scope without fully thinking through the impact, but as a result of their position in the company, their changes tend to be approved. What type of power does the submitter of the change request typically use?

Select one

Legitimate

Expert

Referent

Punishment

1543.

During a project status meeting, you request updates to work tasks. One of your close friends accountable for the most critical milestone on the schedule notes that they are on track. Over wine the previous evening, the friend had confided that the task was two weeks behind schedule. What should you do as the project manager?

Select one

Throw your friend under the bus—after all, the wine was cheap and not worth it.

Immediately report the slip, along with the source of your information.

Give your friend an opportunity to report accurate status; if this does not occur, report accurately that a slippage has occurred.

Do nothing. Honoring friendship is far more important, and this is an opportunity to display trust.

1544.

David is a project manager working for a prominent book publishing company. As the most senior project manager within the organization, he often gets paired with strongwilled project sponsors. During a recent project meeting, David’s project sponsor began yelling in frustration at the project’s status, which was blocked because of a critical resource being out ill. In frustration, the sponsor began spewing profanities at David, questioning his ability to manage effectively. In response, David calmly assured the project sponsor that a contingency plan would be implemented and requested that they speak privately to address his frustrations. David then excused the rest of the project team. What core value did David uphold during the meeting?

Select one

Fairness

Honesty

Respect

Responsibility

1545.

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. All of the following are methods referred to within this scenario except for which one?

Select one

Meetings

Data analysis

Ground rules

Decision-making

1546.

As part of establishing a new project team, a project manager chooses to create an official team charter. What will the project manager likely include within the document?

Select two

Team responsibilities

Team assignments

Team values

Decision-making criteria

Select one

Withdraw/avoid

Force/direct

Collaborate/problem-solve

Smooth/accommodate

Select one

Explicit knowledge

Tacit knowledge

Tangible knowledge

Formal knowledge

1549.

Carina is a principal project manager of You’ve Got Dogs, a specialty company that creates custom dog apparel and toys. As is part of her practice, she sits down with her sponsor to evaluate how the project is performing. She reviews feedback from the most recent prototype, which the team has produced successively to yield additional insight. Carina notes to the sponsor that the use of timeboxing has been helpful in reducing the uncertainty in the project. What type of life cycle is Carina using?

Select one

Predictive

Waterfall

Agile

Iterative

1550.

Your colleague has reported to their manager that they passed their PMP certification exam. You know this is inaccurate, since you both took your exams at the same time and the colleague shared the results with you. What should you do?

Select one

Give them an opportunity to correct their behavior and report them to PMI if they do not.

Don’t say anything. Since this is your friend, the code states that you must look out for each other.

Give your friend a difficult time to teach them a lesson and disassociate with them.

Tell their manager immediately and report the violation to PMI directly.

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