A company is using Lean Six Sigma methodology on a project. Midway through the project, an external Lean consultant is invited to conduct an audit to ensure that the methodology is being properly applied.
Which process is being employed?


A. Manage Quality
B. Control Quality
C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D. Plan Quality Management

The communications technology being applied in a project was tested in simulated environments but never in actual projects. This lack of experience with the technology must be addressed in detail.
Which of the following strategies should be used in the project's planning process?


A. Provide a status update to senior management.
B. Update the project scope if the project grows more complex.
C. Mitigate the risk by conducting a pilot.
D. Exploit the threat by using an alternative technology.

During the annual project-planning workshop, the human resource director requests the development of a new employee-leave application system. The project management office (PMO) is responsible for following up on this request.
What should the PMO do next?


A. Check available systems on the market.
B. Determine the available budget.
C. Obtain a project statement of work (SOW).
D. Create a project management plan.

A new project manager takes over a project from a colleague. What document should the project manager use to review all planned and approved tasks in relation to the project scope?


A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
B. Project charter
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

D. Program evaluation and review technique (PERT) diagram

A project manager invites the new CIO to a meeting to review a projects key deliverables, milestones, and roles and responsibilities. What is the project managers purpose for this?


A. Identifying stakeholders
B. Developing the project charter
C. Minimizing stakeholder resistance
D. Planning communications management

Because critical distribution needs were not identified and considered, an upcoming product is cancelled one day before the announced launch. What should have been better developed to prevent this?


A. Stakeholder engagement plan
B. Scope management plan
C. Risk management plan
D. Communications management plan

A project manager asks the team to provide an evaluation of the projects contingency plan. What should the team use to accomplish this?


A. Qualitative risk analysis
B. Risk audit
C. Quantitative risk analysis
D. Risk categorization

A company sells an IT solution to an external customer, which is formalized in a legal agreement. The project manager from the selling company immediately starts developing the project management plan based on the contracts teams and conditions. A short
lead time is highlighted as the most important constraint, because failure to fulfill this may lead to important penalties.

What should the project manager do to reduce risk?

A. Ensure the legal agreement is closely followed.
B. Initiate a strong change management plan.
C. Conduct a benefits analysis with relevant stakeholders to validate project alignment with organizational strategy and expected business value.
D. Analyze the enterprise environmental factors, organizational process assets, business case, and benefits management plan.

To address security vulnerability during a project blackout period, a project manager must obtain approval to deploy an environment configuration change. The release management team rejects the change request due to lack of supporting information.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this?


A. Obtained information from external communities to support the risk
B. Asked security experts to assist with obtaining approval
C. Documented the consequences of failing to make the change
D. Logged it as a high-probability and high-impact risk in the risk register

A projects key stakeholder resigns and a new one is selected. What should the project manager do first?


A. Meet with the new stakeholder to verify their alignment with the project.
B. Verify with the project sponsor that the current requirements and scope are still applicable.
C. Ask the new stakeholder to create a new project scope and requirements.
D. Inform all stakeholders about project progress and the addition of the new stakeholder.