PMP Questions people knowledge page 24

You are in the midst of some difficult procurement negotiations. The schedule, service-level agreements, and incentives have not been agreed upon. One of the parties representing the vendor lashes out at you during the negotiations. You were not expecting this outburst and are just about to stoop to their level when you remember which of the following in reference to the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the process you are currently performing?

Select one

Your actions and you should maintain respect even though the other party is out of control. The Control Procurements process can be difficult when you are negotiating complex contracts.

You can’t control the actions of others, but you can control your actions, and you should ensure personal integrity by controlling yourself even though the other party is out of control. The Control Procurements process can be difficult when you are negotiating complex contracts.

You can’t control the actions of others, but you can control your actions, and you should maintain respect even though the other party is out of control. The Conduct Procurements process can be difficult when you are negotiating complex contracts.

You can’t control the actions of others, but you can control your actions, and you should ensure personal integrity by controlling yourself even though the other party is out of control. The Conduct Procurements process can be difficult when you are negotiating complex contracts.

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PMP Question No 2709 - All Domains

232.

Which of the following best defines virtual teams?

Select two

Groups of people with a shared goal who are dispersed across various locations

Groups of colocated people with a shared goal who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face

Groups of people with a shared goal who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face

Groups of people with varying goals who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face

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PMP Question No 2708 - Scope

233.

Rianna is a developer who is interested in moving toward a career in project management. She takes on a small project that will implement a new security feature to protect her company’s internal network. To date, she has baselined the project’s scope, schedule, and budget, and she is now actively helping to resolve issues as they arise. What outcome is she looking to produce?

Select one

Optimize project performance

Improve competencies

Improve team interaction

Allocate resources appropriately

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PMP Question No 2707 - All Domains

234.

You are a project manager carrying out various activities that involve managing the team. At present, you are preparing for your individual team members’ performance assessments. Which of the following will assist you as you carry out this activity?

Select three

Work performance reports

Project management information system

Resource management plan

Team performance assessments

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PMP Question No 2706 - All Domains

235.

A project manager is performing closure activities for the project and meets with the project sponsor to review the final report. The report reveals that the project budget is 90 percent consumed. The project sponsor expresses concern that there may be a risk of going over budget. How is the project manager likely to respond?

Select one

Assure the project sponsor that the risk of going over budget is low.

Agree with the project sponsor and begin risk mitigation activities.

Email the project team to express disappointment in project spending.

Take offense at the project sponsor’s lack of trust and confidence.

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PMP Question No 2705 - All Domains

236.

Which of the following activities involves determining and documenting a team’s effectiveness?

Select one

Team performance assessments

Project performance appraisals

Organizational process assets updates

Enterprise environmental factors updates

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PMP Question No 2704 - All Domains

237.

Knowledge that can be codified using images, numbers, and words is called what?

Select one

Explicit knowledge

Tacit knowledge

Tangible knowledge

Formal knowledge

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PMP Question No 2703 - All Domains

238.

Leticia is a project manager working for Dancing Apron, a company that combines cooking with simple children’s cooking recipes and music. Her latest project involves the release of the company’s first digital product, which parents will be able to purchase and download online. While overseeing the project, Leticia notices that recent stakeholder engagement levels have dropped significantly, and they’ve begun to disagree during status meetings. She decides to evaluate their engagement levels using prioritized criteria and weights that she documented in the stakeholder engagement plan so that she can share and discuss the results with the project sponsor. What primary activity is Leticia performing?

Select one

Strategizing how to engage stakeholders

Managing stakeholder engagement levels

Influencing stakeholder engagement levels

Monitoring the engagement levels of stakeholders

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PMP Question No 2702 - All Domains

239.

You are in the process of evaluating the engagement levels of stakeholders. What tool can you use to help you get started quickly?

Select one

Stakeholder assessment matrix

Alternatives analysis

Root-cause analysis

Presentations

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PMP Question No 2701 - All Domains

240.

A project manager has a reputation for leading project teams by focusing on developing team member skills, coaching them, and empowering them. What are these a characteristic of?

Select one

Situational leader

Servant leader

Facilitator

Coach

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