Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1872

All the following are processes in project procurement management EXCEPT______________


A.
Terminate procurements
B. Control procurements
C. Plan procurement management
D. Close procurements

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
Termination is a word used to define a contract ending through mutual agreement by both parties, the default of one party, or for the convenience of the buyer. PMI, PMBOK Guide, 2013, 355, 387

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1871

You are a project manager leading the construction project of a new garbage incinerator. Local residents and environmental groups are opposed to this project because of its environmental impact. Management agrees with your request to partner with a third
party that will be responsible for providing state-of-the-art "air scrubbers," to clean the exhaust to an acceptable level. This decision will delay the project but will allow it to continue. It is an example of which following risk response?


A.
Passive acceptance
B. Active acceptance
C. Mitigation
D. Transference

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
Risk transference is shifting some or all negative impact of a threat and the ownership of the response to the threat to a third party. It does not eliminate the threat posed by an adverse risk.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1870

One key interpersonal skill used to manage stakeholder expectations is______________


A.
Negotiation skills

B. Building trust
C. Compromise
D. Conversation

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Building trust helps to build the foundation of the relationship and is a critical component in effective team leadership. Without trust, it is difficult to establish positive relationships with the various stakeholders engaged in the project. If trust is compromised, people
will disengage, and collaboration becomes more difficult if not impossible.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1869

During a bidders conference, it is important that______________


A.
Only qualified sellers participate
B. All potential sellers are given equal standing
C. The evaluation criteria for the proposal is used to determine participation
D. Responses to questions be provided solely to the prospective seller that asked the question

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Bidders conferences are conducted to ensure all prospective sellers have a clear and common understanding of the requirements. They are not used to prequalify vendors. Thus, all vendors are treated equally.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1868

The basic approach to quality management in projects is to be compatible with which of the following:


A.
Six-Sigma, failure mode and effect analysis, and total quality management
B. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
C. Methods, such as those recommended by Deming, Juran, and Crosby
D. Inspection over prevention

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Project quality management is intended to be compatible with International Organization for Standardization quality standards.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1867

When managing projects, one important technique is capturing lessons learned from previous projects to improve the organization's project management process. Therefore, in planning the project, it is important to plan the closing procedures, particularly to
review the______________


A.
Risk responses that were used
B. Checklists for risk identification
C. WBS and scope documents
D. Team members' performance feedback

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Checklists are a tool and technique of the identify risks process and include risks encountered on similar, previous projects identified through the lessons learned process. The project team will review the checklist as part of the identify risks process as well as
during closeout. To help others in the future, the team will add to the list as necessary based on its experience.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1866

You are conducting a stakeholder analysis on your project. Your organization uses an approach to classify stakeholders based on their level of authority and their active involvement in the project.
This approach is known as______________


A.
A power/interest grid
B. A power/influence grid

C. An influence/impact grid
D. A salience model

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Although a number of classification models are available to help prioritize the key stakeholders, the power/influence grid groups stakeholders based on their level of authority or power and their active involvement or interest in the project.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1865

Although your project team is working virtually, you are striving to make it a high-performing team.
You held a virtual kickoff meeting to ensure there was a shared project vision. You now see that team members are addressing the work to be done, but they do not seem to be collaborating. You realize the team is______________


A.
Concerned about their formal roles and responsibilities
B. Independent
C. Forming
D. Storming

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
During the storming stage, the team is addressing the work, technical decisions, and the project management approach. However, if team members are not collaborating and open to different ideas and perspectives, the environment becomes counterproductive.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1864

Assume your project communication management plan has been approved by your sponsor and the members of your Steering Committee. You are managing a global project and have team members working virtually in four continents and stakeholders in
numerous locations. Your next step is to______________


A.
Set up an information management system
B. Select communications technology
C. Determine performance reporting methods
D. Select a communications model

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Explanation:
Although all four listed are tools and techniques in the manage communications process (another is communications methods), since this project is a virtual one, the choice of technology is an important consideration. It can vary from project to project and
throughout the life cycle, but as the project manager the focus is to ensure the choice is important for the information that is communicated.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1863

You are conducting a stakeholder analysis on your project. After identifying potential stakeholders, the next step in the process is to______________


A.
Determine their desired level of participation
B. Provide detailed contact information for each identified stakeholder
C. Perform an assessment to see how each stakeholder might react in certain situations
D. Analyze each stakeholder's impact or support and classify them

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
The second step in the stakeholder analysis process is to analyze the potential impact or support each stakeholder could generate and then to classify the stakeholders to define an approach or strategy.