Tag: Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1842

Procurement documents are used in the identify stakeholder process because they______________


A. Are an enterprise environmental factor and an input to the process
B. Are an organizational process asset and an input to the process
C. Note key stakeholders as parties in the contract
D. Serve as a way to prioritize and classify stakeholders

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
Procurement documents are an input to the identify stakeholder process. If the project results from a procurement activity or is based on an established contract, the parties in the contract are key project stakeholders. Others, such as suppliers, are also
stakeholders and should be added to the stakeholder list.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1841

Assume you have been working with your sponsor to prepare you charter, and you plan to present it to your Steering Committee on Friday. You are managing a software project, and the business need stated that you should use agile for the first time in our
company rather than waterfall. In the Develop Project Charter process, this is then______________


A. Tool and technique
B. Part of the enterprise environment factors as an input to this process
C. A high-level requirement
D. Stated in the strategic plan as a tool and technique in this process

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
The project charter formally authorizes the existence of the project and provides the project manager with the organizational resources for the project activities. Using agile is an example of a high-level requirement, which also is included in the charter.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1840

Managing change to the scope baseline is the main objective of the process of control scope. The scope baseline consists of the following components EXCEPT______________


A. Project scope statement
B. WBS
C. WBS dictionary
D. Scope management plan

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
The scope management plan is not part of the scope baseline. However, both the scope baseline and the scope management plan are a part of the larger project management plan.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1839

As you prepare to close your project, which of the following is an input to the close project or phase process?


A. Work performance information
B. Expert judgment
C. Accepted deliverables
D. Change requests

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
Accepted deliverables is an input to the close project or phase. The other selections are inputs or tools and techniques for other processes.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1838

A contract typically is used when a project is being performed for an external customer. An agreement is used as an input to______________


A. Develop project charter
B. Develop project team
C. Plan procurement management
D. Conduct procurements

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
In the develop project charter process, an agreement is an input to define initial intentions for the project. They may take the form of a type of contract such as memorandums of understanding, service level agreements, letter of agreement, letter of intent, verbal
agreement, or other written agreements.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1837

The estimate costs process uses all the following tools and techniques EXCEPT______________


A. Three-point estimating
B. Cost of quality assumptions
C. Reserve analysis (contingency reserves)
D. Basis of estimates

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
Basis of estimates is an output from the estimate costs process.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1836

Improvement to the processes and the product is a goal of project quality management. Assume that after completing a quality audit, you have discovered some gaps/shortcomings in the way that the project team is completing one deliverable. As an output to
perform quality assurance, you would create which following item that feeds directly into the perform integrated change control processes?


A. Quality management plan updates
B. Risk register
C. Change requests
D. Project document updates

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
Quality improvements to processes and procedures as well as the project and product will result in a change request that will be reviewed and evaluated to allow full consideration of the recommended improvements using the perform integrated change control
process.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1835

The key output of identify stakeholders that documents identification information, assessment information, and classification is the______________


A. Stakeholder management plan
B. Communications plan
C. Stakeholder register
D. Communications log

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation:
The stakeholder register is the main output of identify stakeholders and contains all the details known at the time related to the stakeholders.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1834

A conflict resolution approach that is NOT considered to be very effective when more than a few players are involved and their viewpoints are mutually exclusive is______________


A. Forcing
B. Avoiding
C. Compromising
D. Collaborating

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
Collaborating involves bringing people with opposing views together to reach a solution. When there are too many people involved, it is more difficult to reach a solution, given the multiplicity of perspectives. When the parties involved have mutually exclusive
views, forcing or compromise must be used.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Practice – Question1833

Effective communication occurs in groups as well as between individuals and is made up of several key components, such as the purpose of the message, the audience that you are delivering the message to, and the content of the message itself. One important
area to consider when working with manage communications______________


A. The choice of media
B. How often to distribute the information
C. The communications plan
D. The project performance report structure

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
The choice of media, or the way you deliver the information is as important as what you say. It is important to determine when to communicate in writing versus orally, when to prepare an informal memo or when to use a formal report, and when to communicate
face to face or by email, as examples.