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You have assumed responsibility for a complex, business-critical project involving new technology and approaches. All of the project’s stakeholders have emphasized to you that this is a high-risk effort, and that you are responsible for effectively identifying and addressing the project’s risks. There are a number of risk management tools and approaches you have been encouraged to use, but there is no agreement from the stakeholders as to which is the superior approach. The organization sponsoring the project has recommended risk management methodologies and templates, but does not consistently or effectively use them. In addressing risk management planning for this project, what is the MOST important consideration you should keep in mind?
  1. Ensure risks have been identified and mitigation strategies have been developed for the most important ones.
  2. Complete at least a moderately thorough examination of available risk management tools and methodologies to select the best ones for the project.
  3. Create a high quality risk management plan and risk response plan.
  4. Tailor the level, type and visibility of risk management to match the risks associated with the project and the project’s importance.






Q2. Two team members are having a big disagreement over the type of computer hardware to use on the project. Who should resolve this dispute?

  1. Two members and their project manager
  2. Project manager
  3. Management
  4. System supervisor
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Q3. During the weekly change control board meeting, you invited the facilities manager to speak about the change request to increase the BTUs of the air conditioning system in the new data center. This is an example of what type of tool and technique in the Perform Integrated Change Control process?

  1. Variance Analysis
  2. Expert Judgment
  3. Project Management Methodology
  4. Project Management Information System
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Q4. During the status review with your stakeholders, one of the stakeholders told you that they were not asked for their opinion, and now they need a change in the product characteristics. This change may lead to a change in your cost and schedule baseline. Which of the following processes could have helped you prevent this issue?

  1. Collect requirements
  2. Control scope
  3. Identify risks
  4. Scope creep
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Q5. While developing your project schedule, you have asked everyone to provide a list of planned vacations over the next three months, and you have applied this information to the tasks that each person is responsible for. What also needs updating?

  1. Resource Calendars
  2. Leads
  3. Schedule Variances
  4. Lags
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Q6. Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process?

  1. Communication technology
  2. Communication models
  3. Communication standard
  4. Communication skills
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Q7. The complexity of the information flow in any project depends upon the complexity of the project itself. Information flows through various channels in complex projects. The project management team is responsible for gathering, compiling, analyzing, and reporting this information. Which of the following processes finally releases the project information to the project stakeholders?

  1. Plan Communications Management
  2. Monitor Communications
  3. Manage Communications
  4. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
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Q8. Which of the following approaches encourages plan definition but also acknowledges that once work starts, the priorities may change and the plan needs to be updated to reflect this change?

  1. Waterfall approach
  2. Adaptive planning
  3. Predictive life cycle
  4. Upfront planning
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Q9. During a discussion with the quality department, Dave, a project manager, was told that as applied to projects, the terms “prevention” and “inspection” are synonymous. However, his understanding of the terms is different. What would you comment on this situation?

  1. The project manager is correct. Prevention is about keeping errors out of the process; inspection is about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands.
  2. The project manager is correct. Inspection is about keeping errors out of the process; prevention is about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands.
  3. The project manager is wrong. Both inspection and prevention are about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands. They are used in different contexts.
  4. The project manager is wrong. Both inspection and prevention are about keeping errors out of the process. They are used in different contexts.
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Q10. Midway through the Collect Requirements process, a project manager finds there are many unresolved issues regarding product requirements. Which of the following is usually the best way to discover and resolve issues?

  1. Interviewing
  2. Use of a stakeholder register
  3. Questionnaires
  4. Workshops
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