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PMP Question No 2526

191.

A large project involving functional groups in four countries is nearing completion. The project manager is preparing closeout documents. Who should sign off on the acceptance of project deliverables?

Select one

Project sponsor

Managers from the four countries involved in the project

Director of the project manager's business unit

Steering committee

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PMP Question No 2519

192.

A project manager prepares the charter for a project that aims to automate 20 percent of product testing. The project sponsor advises the project manager to assign senior test engineers to identify the tests that can be automated. However, the test department manager is uncooperative because they believe that the project will cause downsizing in their department. What should the project manager do first?

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Provide objective cost-benefit evidence of test automation to the test department manager

Raise the risk that the senior testing engineers will be unavailable for the testing.

Ask the project sponsor to provide a rationale for test automation.

Meet with the test department manager to explain the statement of work (SOW).

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PMP Question No 2515

193.

A project team has fallen behind schedule on some tasks. The project manager tries to fix the issue by reprioritizing a few subsequent tasks. This does not resolve the scheduling problem, and the project manager must now escalate the issue to the project's stakeholders. To what plan should the project manager refer to escalate this?

Select one

Risk management

Communications management

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

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PMP Question No 2497

194.

A sponsor is very upset because they did not know about a project change to reduce the budget. The project manager and project team do not understand the sponsor's frustration, because the change was required and beneficial to the project. What should the project manager have done first?

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Notified the client of the budget decrease and ensure project requirements will not be affected.

Asked management if there is a required project budget for the financial period.

Documented the change in detail since the sponsor is responsible for making budgetary decisions.

Consulted the sponsor since the sponsor is a member of the change control board (CCB).

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PMP Question No 2494

195.

A final deliverable will not be completed on time, which is delaying project closure. What should the project manager do next?

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Postpone project closure until the final deliverable is completed.

Proceed with partial project closure and wait until the final deliverable is completed

Separate the original scope and proceed to project closure.

Determine the impact of delaying the deliverable and take necessary actions.

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PMP Question No 2491

196.

A project manager is concerned that team members spend too much time assisting operations and maintenance staff with a recently commissioned project component. To what documents should the project manager refer to validate that the component was signed off and ownership transferred?

Select one

Organizational process assets updates, procurement agreements, and stakeholder engagement plan

Organizational process assets updates, procurement agreements, and project document updates

Organizational process assets updates, procurement agreements, and final report

Organizational process assets updates, final report, and project document updates

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PMP Question No 2485

197.

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

Scope creep management

Good personal relations with the local authorities

Understanding of industry practices

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PMP Question No 2483

198.

A team lead is concerned that two project teams are working on parts of the project that are highly dependent on each other. The team lead believes that this might create conflicts when the two teams' outputs are combined. What should the project manager instruct the team lead to do?

Select one

Make a list of conflicts as they occur, and take corrective actions.

Determine the potential conflicts, and set up weekly meetings between the teams to monitor each other's work.

Identify which team's work should take precedence, and then delay the other team's work

Instruct both teams to continue working simultaneously, and address conflicts at the testing phase.

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PMP Question No 2488

199.

A new project manager joins an ongoing project following the resignation of the former project manager. What should the new project manager do to start guiding the team toward project success?

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Review the project charter to identify goals and deliverables.

Revisit the project budget to determine if extra time is required.

Adjust the project schedule to add a new activity related to the knowledge transfer process.

Consult the project diary for notes made by the former project manager.

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PMP Question No 2477

200.

One week prior to a kick-off meeting, a project manager meets with a key project resource to understand the complexity of the project deliverables. The resource is apprehensive about the deliverables and expresses concerns. What should the project manager do to ensure that the deliverables are realistic?

Select one

Speak to the sponsor about the resource's concerns, and revise the project charter.

Conduct a risk assessment to identify threats and preventive actions.

Conduct a feasibility study, and then evaluate the results.

Document the concerns in the issue log for later review.

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