CompTIA Project plus (+) {PK0-005} Free Questions - Part 13

Question No : 181) A milestone task on the critical path has been completed. Which of the following should the project manager notify?
A. Owner of predecessor task
B. Project team
C. Project sponsor
D. Project steering committee

Question No : 182) The project manager has had a large number of change requests approved by the project steering committee, but has been given no extra time to deliver the project. Which of the following schedule compression techniques should be used by the project manager?
A. Rescheduling

B. Crashing

C. Rebaselining

D. Control scope

Question No : 183) A project is in the initiation phase. Which of the following tasks will take place during this phase?
A. Develop a WBS.
B. Define the project requirements.
C. Create a project charter.
D. Acquire the project resources.

Question No : 184) There are four parallel paths on a network diagram. The summary duration of each path is below:
A, C, G: 10 weeks
A, B, F: 8 weeks
D, E, H: 12 weeks
D, B, F: 7 weeks
Which of the following tasks are on the critical path?
A. A, C, G
B. A, B, F
C. D, E, H
D. D, B, F

Question No : 185) While preparing to plan a project, the project manager meets with the key stakeholders to determine the flexibility between the project constraints. Which of the following techniques should the project manager consider to reduce personal bias and increase buy-in?
A. Send the stakeholders a survey about the project constraints to complete anonymously
B. Watch and determine which constraint is most important
C. Compare the constraints two at a time and have the stakeholders vote on importance
D. Look at historical information regarding the flexibility preferences of key stakeholders

Question No : 186) A project manager at a projectized organization is finishing the objective goals for the appraisal process. Performance goals have been identified for colocated individuals working on the team. Which of the following is the appropriate communication method for relaying the goals to the team members?
A. Email
B. Distribution of printed media
C. Face-to-face
D. Video conferencing
Question No : 187) There is a project in which the team can only meet once every three months. When the team does meet, no one can remember what was discussed and decided upon last time; thus, progress is being delayed. Which of the following project management tools would help?
A. Issue log
B. Project charter
C. Dashboard
D. Meeting minutes

Question No : 188) Two critical members have approached the project manager separately regarding personality conflicts. The project manager cannot remove either from the project or separate their work activities. To help resolve the conflict, which of the following would be BEST for the project manager to do?
A. Send an email to the entire project team encouraging proper etiquette.
B. Discuss the problem during the next daily status update.
C. Perform an in-person meeting involving both parties.
D. Schedule a mandatory team-building activity.

Question No : 189) A new contractor joining the project team is an example of:
A. offshoring

B. offboarding

C. rightsizing

D. outsourcing

Question No : 190) In a Scrum retrospective, which of the following categories are used to classify the feedback from the team?
A. Direct and indirect
B. Pros and cons
C. Pluses and minuses
D. Likes and dislikes

Question No : 191) A project manager has been assigned a complex project and does not know all the activities required to complete it. Which of the following if the BEST approach to determine the work packages for the WBS?
A. Brainstorming
B. Analogous
C. Bottom-up
D. Forward pass

Question No : 192) Which of the following is used to perform a root cause analysis?
A. Ishikawa diagram

B. Bar chart

C. Pareto diagram

D. Scatter plot

Question No : 193) A primary work location is unsafe due to a gas leak. The project manager has implemented the business continuity plan and authorized relocation to an alternate site. Which of the following should be notified?
A. Sponsor
B. PMO
C. Affected team members
D. Project team

Question No : 194) A project can be defined as:
A. permanent and ongoing.
B. temporary and unique.
C. temporary and standard.
D. permanent and unique.

Question No : 195)An organization has determined that all projects must use a remote dashboard to allow portfolio management. Which of the following would enforce this directive?
A. Project management office
B. Project sponsor
C. Project manager
D. Project coordinator