The Project Managers have maximum authority in which type of organization?
A. Weak Matrix
B. Strong Matrix
C. Functional
D. Balanced Matrix
PMP Exam Set A – Q60
John has just been assigned as the project manager of a project to develop a complex product. The project is in the Define Scope phase. Which of these tools / techniques will not be used by John in this phase?
A. Lateral thinking
B. Process analysis
C. Product breakdown
D. Value engineering
PMP Exam Set A – Q59
Collect Requirements, Develop Schedule and Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis are all part of what process group?
A. Planning
B. Scope Planning
C. Monitor and Controlling
D. Executing
PMP Exam Set A – Q58
Which strategy attempts to reduce the probability and/or the impact of a risk to the point where the risk can be accepted?
A. Mitigation
B. Avoidance
C. Acceptance
D. Transfer
PMP Exam Set A – Q57
How can changes be made to a project management plan once it has been baselined by the project manager?
A. By generating a change request and having it approved through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
B. This is typically done by using a version control system. The project manager creates a new version with the changes and baselines it as the new baseline.
C. This is done by maintaining a revision history or log. The project manager documents the changes in detail and then baselines it.
D. A project management plan cannot be changed once it has been baselined. An addendum has to be created to incorporate the changes.
PMP Exam Set A – Q56
Sometimes the broader, more comprehensive summary activity is also referred to as:
A. Critical Activity
B. Hammock Activity
C. Milestone
D. Group Task
PMP Exam Set A – Q55
You are planning out the communications methods to use as part of stakeholder engagement. The most effective means for communicating and resolving issues with stakeholders is:
A. Status reports.
B. Electronic mail.
C. Telephone calls.
D. Face-to-face meetings
PMP Exam Set A – Q54
All of the following are tools of the Control Schedule process EXCEPT:
A. Parametric estimating
B. Modeling techniques
C. Schedule compression
D. Leads and lags
PMP Exam Set A – Q53
Terry is managing a healthcare software development project using state-of-the-art technology. Stakeholder management is very crucial for the success of this project. The stakeholder involvement and influence is significant on this project. During which of following project stages, stakeholder management will be the most challenging task for Terry?
A. Early during the project execution
B. Towards the end of the project execution
C. Towards the closure of the project
D. Halfway through the project execution
PMP Exam Set A – Q52
A software vendor on your project is hoping to be awarded a contract providing software for another project at your company. You are not the manager of the other project. However, the vendor offers you tickets to an upcoming professional sports event if you will “put in a good word” for his company to vendor selection team of the other project. What do you do?
A. Fire the vendor.
B. Decline the tickets, but provide a recommendation for the vendor.
C. Decline the tickets and notify appropriate management of the situation.
D. Accept the tickets if company policy allows it, and provide a recommendation for that vendor to the other project team.