CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question180

A project team has determined it will need to source data from a system that was not part of the project scope.
The role of the project manager is to analyze which of the following impacts?

A.
Technical design, schedule, and budget
B. Business process impacts and resourcing
C. New software and hardware requirements
D. Schedule, budget, and quality

Correct Answer: C

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question179

A project has just finished performance testing and found that the application can only handle 100 concurrent users where the requirement was to handle 500 concurrent users.
In which of the following components of the project plan should this be documented?

A.
Scope statement
B. Issues log
C. WBS
D. Change form

Correct Answer: B

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question178

The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholders's business unit.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

A.
Initiate change control.
B. Follow communications plan.
C. Manage project quality.
D. Prepare a performance report.

Correct Answer: A

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question176

Which of the following is a team-building stage that involves the team learning to trust one another's abilities and begin working together as a productive group?

A.
Norming
B. Forming
C. Storming
D. Performing

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
Norming is where things begin to calm down. Team members know each other fairly well by now. They’re comfortable with their positions in the team, and they begin to deal with project problems instead of people problems. “Decisions are made jointly at this stage, and team members “exhibit mutual respect and familiarity with one another.

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question175

Which of the following risk strategies is represented by the purchase of insurance?

A.
Mitigate
B. Accept
C. Transfer
D. Avoid

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Explanation
“Transfer: Moving the liability for the risk to a third party by purchasing insurance, performance bonds, and so on”

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question174

In a project with a of $235,000, the CPI is 0.80, and the SPI is 1.20. Based on this information, which of the following can the key stakeholders determine about the project?

A.
The project is under budget and ahead of schedule.
B. The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.
C. The project is under budget and behind schedule.
D. The project is over budget and behind schedule.

Correct Answer: B

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question173

A project manager is creating the monthly report for top management. The project manager has collected the information below:
AC = 100
PV = 80
EV = 120
Based on this information, the CPI reflects which of the following about the project?

A.
It is under budget.
B. It is over budget.
C. It is ahead of schedule.
D. It is behind schedule.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation
“The cost performance index (CPI) is calculated this way:
CPI = EV / AC”
Excerpt From: Kim Heldman. “CompTIA Project+ Study Guide.” iBooks.

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question172

Team members have reported poor sound quality during critical, time-sensitive conference calls. Which of the following may be a more effective means of communication?

A.
One-on-one meetings
B. Project wiki
C. Text messages
D. Social media

Correct Answer: A

CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 – Question171

Which of the following is described as placing responsibility for addressing the potential effects of an uncertain future event on an entity outside the organization?

A.
Risk avoidance:e
B. Risk transfer
C. Risk exploitation
D. Risk mitigation

Correct Answer: B