CompTIA Project plus (+) {PK0-005} Free Questions - Part 3

Question No : 31) A project manager has noticed poor attendance as status meetings. Which of the following strategies should the project manager use to improve attendance? (Choose two.)
A. Provide an agenda before the status meeting.
B. Adhere to an agenda and scheduled time.
C. Add non-project-related items to the agenda.
D. Add and discuss new agenda items throughout the meeting. E. Discard the action items at the conclusion of the meeting.

Question No : 32) The project manager was asked to provide recommendations for the removal of a vendor. A meeting was scheduled with the key stakeholders and the project sponsor to highlight the reasons for this recommendation. Which of the following should the project manager bring to the meeting to support this recommendation? (Choose two.)
A. The issue log to show why the vendor should be replaced.

B. The team action items to show why the vendor should be replaced.

C. The scope statement to show why the vendor should be replaced.

D. A procurement plan to show why the vendor should be replaced.

E. A change management plan to have the vendor replaced.

Question No : 33) A project manager has identified a minor skills gap in the operational team that will end up supporting the project solution. Which of the following is the BEST risk mitigation strategy that the project manager should use?
A. Organize adequate training and have one of the operational staff as part of the project team.

B. Raise a risk in the risk register, identify the likelihood and the consequence of the risk occurring.

C. Have the project adequately document the solution and ensure a transition is in place.

D. Escalate this as an issue to the project control board and ensure that there is adequate discussion.

Question No : 34) A project manager is trying to explain to a stakeholder why projects are progressively elaborated upon. Which of the following is the BEST explanation?
A. In the beginning, projects entail a degree of uncertainty that needs to be specified.

B. In the beginning, projects have start and finish dates that require elaboration.

C. In the beginning, projects are part of a program that requires coordination.

D. In the beginning, projects start with detailed inputs that need to be explained.
Question No : 35) A project manager is releasing resources and archiving documents. Which of the following phases is the project MOST likely in?
A. Initiation

B. Planning

C. Monitor and control

D. Closing
Question No : 36) Which of the following events would MOST likely trigger communications to the largest audience for a given organization?
A. Business continuity response

B. Quality audit

C. Replacement of a subcontractor

D. Completion of a task

Question No : 37) Which of the following describes risk mitigation?
A. The transfer of the risk to another entity or project inside or outside the organization, along with associated costs.
B. The understanding of the risk with a detailed explanation of how the project intends to address the potential for occurrence.
C. The quantification of the risk in terms of how much the risk could potentially cost the project or parent organization.
D. The weighting or prioritization of the risk against all other identified risks within this project or others associated with it.
Question No : 38) Which of the following inherently affects quality standards?
A. SLA

B. MOA

C. MOU

D. WBS

Question No : 39) The project manager has noticed a vendor is not performing in accordance with the SLA. Which of the following items should the project manager use to highlight the vendor’s areas of poor performance?
A. Balanced score card

B. WBS

C. Post-project evaluation

D. PERT
Question No : 40) A project manager is trying to ensure the quality of the design and reduce the number of potential defects. The project manager would like to use the fishbone diagram to perform this analysis. This type of modeling relies on:
A. Prioritizing the specific event.

B. Variance in the process over time.

C. Causes of a specific event.

D. Determining the number of events.
Question No : 41) The PM is preparing for the planning phase kickoff meeting. It is imperative for the team to focus during the meeting on the expected outcomes. Which of the following best describes what the PM should work on FIRST?

A. Project charter

B. Project schedule

C. Meeting agenda

D. Responsibility assignment matrix

E. Risk register

Question No : 42) The chairperson of the board is visiting from another country and wishes to meet the project team members. The next project team meeting will be held next week, but the chairperson is leaving before the meeting. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?
A. Schedule a conference call for the team meeting and invite the chairperson.

B. Arrange an impromptu team meeting with the chairperson.

C. Email the chairperson the meeting minutes from the scheduled meeting

D. Invite the chairperson to the next project team meeting

Question No : 43) Which of the following is the MOST likely target audience to be notified of the achievement of a key milestone in a project schedule?
A. Project manager and project scheduler

B. Project coordinator and project sponsor

C. Project champion and project scheduler

D. Project stakeholders and project team

Question No : 44) A project manager is providing the lessons learned for a project that ran over budget and produced poor quality deliverables. Which of the following should the project manager include as part of the lessons learned?
A. Risk register

B. Post-mortem analysis

C. Issue log

D. Procurement report

Question No : 45) A company hires a number of interns and assigns them key roles on a project. Which of the following should the project manager MOST likely anticipate?
A. Reduced quality

B. Reduced scope

C. Reduced risk

D. Reduced timeline