PMP Questions process knowledge page 18

171.

A company is venturing into a new business but has no previous experience in that market. What tool or technique should the project manager use to collect requirements?

Select one

Prototypes

Expert judgment

Decision making

Product analysis

172.

A customer identifies performance issues on a newly implemented product. What category of cost of quality (COD) should the project manager have used to estimate this cost?

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External failure costs

Appraisal costs

Internal failure costs

Prevention costs

173.

While reviewing the quality of deliverables with the team, the project manager determines that several quality issues could have been avoided by using a simple checklist. The checklist is then implemented for future deliverables. What did the project manager do in this situation?

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Facilitated a retrospective

Conducted a lessons learned meeting

Used preventive action

Used corrective action

174.

A project manager joins a new multi-million-dollar project that requires deliverables from various departments to successfully implement. What should the project manager do first to successfully implement the project?

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Visit the client to ensure that all communication channels have been identified for key client stakeholders.

Immediately identify the best resources to work on the project.

Contract with an outside vendor who has already successfully delivered to the client

Perform a stakeholder analysis and conduct detailed requirements sessions.

175.

A project manager notices schedule performance issues due to the expertise levels of project resources. Some experienced resources check unnecessary details, and some junior-level resources take a long time to complete tasks. What should the project manager do to enhance team performance?

Select one

Provide training where required, and implement a checklist for all team members.

Replace the junior resources, and advise the senior resources.

Ask the senior resources to provide assistance to the junior resources.

Conduct training with the junior staff.

176.

A project manger in a global organization is responsible for a project involving six different companies. Midway through the project, one stakeholder's involvement is lessened due to illness. What should the project manager update?

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Stakeholder register

Project charter

Project management plan

Stakeholder engagement plan

177.

A project is ready to close, but a vendor claims they have not received payment. The project manager sees that payment was approved, but is unable to find supporting documents from the finance department. The project manager wants to close the project due to a new assignment. What should the project manager do?

Select one

Proceed with the closure, since it is believed payment was approved.

Delay closure until claim is found, but continue work on the new project.

Inform the sponsor about the situation and obtain their approval to close the project

Ask for support from the financial department and delay the closure to solve the claim.

178.

A project manager submits a project review report showing that the project has completed 50 percent of its activities, has a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1, and a cost performance index (CPI) of <1. What should the project manager do next to successfully complete the project?

Select one

Continue the project as per the schedule.

Prepare a change request.

Identify parallel activities to reduce the critical path.

Develop a bottom-up estimate for the remaining work.

179.

A method of managing projects in small, incremental portions of work that can be easily assigned and completed within a short period of time describes what methodology?

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Waterfall

Lean

Agile

Iterative

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There are five project management process groups, and they are Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing.

There are 55 project management processes, which can be grouped by process group or Knowledge Area.

There are 10 project management Knowledge Areas, whose processes are performed sequentially.

There are five project management process groups, and they are Initiating, Planning, Managing, Monitoring, and Closing.

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