PMP Questions page 241

2401.

You are building a mile-long bridge on a T&M contract. During the excavation activity, you learned some telephone cables are crossing the alignment where you have to construct the bridge. You need to relocate these telephone cables, but there is no provision of such an activity in the contract. Further, the relocation of the cables is a costly task, and you need to do a lot of government paperwork, as well. You requested an amendment in the contract, but the buyer rejected it. Despite many efforts, you both could not resolve this issue. What should you do next?

Select one

Terminate the contract following the termination procedures mentioned in the contract.

File a judicial petition in accordance with the state’s law.

Seek arbitration following the ADR procedures in the contract.

Relocate the cables at your own expense since the contract does not cover this activity.

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PMP Question No 1190 - Quality

2402.

The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle as the basis for quality improvement is usually attributed to:

Select one

Deming

Crosby

Juran

Pareto

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PMP Question No 1191 - Scope

2403.

In regards to WBS, which of the following is the correct way to decompose the project scope?

Select one

Total scope -> planning package -> control account -> work package

Total scope -> control account -> work package -> planning package

Total scope -> control account -> planning package -> work package

Total scope -> Work package -> control account -> planning package

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PMP Question No 1192 - All Domains

2404.

A ______ is a collection of projects or programs grouped together for strategic business needs.

Select one

Portfolio

Management System

Enterprise

Array

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PMP Question No 1193 - Schedule

2405.

In a Finish-to-Start relationship between predecessor and successor activities, a project manager decides to schedule a successor activity five days before its predecessor is complete. This is accomplished by providing five days of:

Select one

Lag

Load

Fast-tracking

Lead

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PMP Question No 1194 - Scope

2406.

You are carrying out a project for an external customer. Most of the project’s scope of work is outsourced and distributed among many subcontractors. What would be the role of the Direct and Manage Project Work process in this scenario?

Select one

Authorize the seller’s work at the appropriate time

Inspect and verify the adequacy of the seller’s product

Assure that the changes are properly approved and communicated

The Direct and Manage Project Work process will become redundant in this case

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PMP Question No 1195 - All Domains

2407.

Which of the following inaccurately describes a prototype?

Select one

A prototype is tangible and allows stakeholders to fine-tune their expectations.

Requirements from a prototype are usually insufficient to move to the design phase.

Prototypes support the concept of progressive elaboration.

A prototype is a working model of the expected product.

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PMP Question No 1196 - Stakeholder

2408.

Key project stakeholders can significantly influence a project in many ways. During which stage of the project do these stakeholders have the maximum ability to influence a project?

Select one

Planning

Initiating

Executing

Monitoring & Controlling

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PMP Question No 1266 - Stakeholder

2409.

At which stage in a project should the project manager begin to develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies throughout the project lifecycle?

Select one

Initiating

Executing

Planning

Monitoring and Controlling

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PMP Question No 1324 - Quality

2410.

Which of the following Manage Quality techniques examines problems, constraints, and non-value-added activities that occur during project work?

Select one

Sensitivity Analysis

Expected monetary value analysis

Earned Value Analysis

Process Analysis

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