CompTIA Project plus (+) {PK0-005} Free Questions - Part 46

Question No : 676) A project sponsor informs the project manager that the project completion date must be moved one month earlier. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A. Recalculate the critical path, determine the new cost, schedule baselines, and initiate the change request process.
B. Recalculate the schedule and cost variance, and report the changes to the project stakeholders and sponsor.
C. Calculate the cost of crashing the schedule, and obtain the stakeholders’ approval for the new project WBS and timeline.
D. Calculate the additional resource requirements that are necessary to meet the new project deadline, and work with human resources to hire additional staff.

Question No : 677) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) informs the project manager that a project must be completed six months earlier than previously scheduled. Which of the following is the BEST way for the project manager to respond?
A. Increase the quality parameters.
B. Transfer more productive resources to the project.
C. Recommend a reduction of the deliverables.
D. Update the project scope.
Question No : 678) A project manager has requested the procurement department collect detailed solutions with cost estimates from qualified third-party vendors. This is an example of an:
A. MOA
B. RFP
C. RFI
D. RFQ
E. MOU

Question No : 679) A customer-requested change has been denied by the CCB. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?
A. Halt project work until a meeting with the customer and the project sponsor takes place.
B. Update the project issues log.
C. Report the denied request to the customer and proceed with project work.
D. Reestablish the project baselines.

Question No : 680) Which of the following organizational changes is MOST likely used to transfer staff resources from one city to another to support team activities?

A. Relocation
B. Business merger
C. Outsourcing
D. Internal reorganization

Question No : 681) The project team is creating a schedule for an upcoming project and attempting to determine when each task should occur. Which of the following will assist the project team with building the schedule?
A. Task sequencing
B. Task predecessors
C. Task dependencies
D. Task prioritizing

Question No : 682) A project sponsor approaches the project manager with a change request. During the conversation, the project sponsor claims to understand the impact of the change to the project length and has the budget to handle the cost. The sponsor also tells the project manager to send whatever needs a signature. The project manager’s NEXT step should be to:
A. document the change
B. implement the change
C. communicate the change
D. prioritize the change
Question No : 683) Ann, a project manager, witnesses Joe, a team member raise his voice to another team member. Ann calls Joe into a private office and tells him that he will be removed from the project if this situation occurs again. Which of the following conflict resolution approaches is this an example of?
A. Avoiding
B. Forcing
C. Negotiating
D. Confronting

Question No : 684) There is friction between team members who were on the team before a merger took place and those who transitioned during the merger. This situation is having an adverse effect on team performance. Which of the following can the project manager do to help resolve this issue?
A. Observe the team during the transition period and give the team time to form.
B. Engage in relationship building by getting both sides to work on tasks together.
C. Report the conflict to human resources and let them address it.
D. Assign tasks between the team members to ensure interaction is limited.

Question No : 685) A project manager has just received an extra resource from a functional manager. Which of the following activities is the BEST to consider for assignment to the resource?
A. Activity A should be assigned because it is within the resource’s skillset, has already been started with three other resources, and has four days of slack.

B. Activity B should be assigned because it is not within the resource’s skillset; however, it gives the resource an opportunity to learn a new skill, has not started, and has one day of slack.

C. Activity C should be assigned because it is a task that any resource can do; however, it is undesirable, needs to be done, has not started, and has three days of slack.

D. Activity D should be assigned because it is a new task, the skillset determination has not been assessed for the task, it is supposed to start tomorrow, and it has zero slack.

Question No : 686) An organization recently restructured. Leaders feel they are not in a position to sign off on a required change, which is delaying a project. Which of the following is the obstacle?
A. Ability to identify approval authority
B. Incomplete change control documentation
C. Project team autonomy
D. Change validation process

Question No : 687) Which of the following indicators will assist the project manager in determining the health of the budget?
A. SV
B. CPI
C. AC
D. EV
E. ETC
Question No : 688) A homeowner wants to build a fence. It will take: A quarter of a day to measure the length of the fence Half a day to acquire the materials A quarter of a day to dig holes for the posts A quarter of a day to set the posts with concrete Two days for the concrete to dry While the concrete is drying, the homeowner will spend a quarter of a day cutting the lateral pieces to size, half a day applying the coating to the remaining pieces, and then three days waiting for the coating to dry. It will then take the homeowner one day to assemble the fence. Which of the following is the length of time it will take the homeowner to build the fence?
A. Six days
B. Seven days
C. Eight days
D. Nine days

Question No : 689) A company is about to initiate a cybersecurity project. However, the project manager realizes the company does not possess the required skills to complete the project and requires a search by third-party vendors. Which of the following documents should the project manager provide?
A. RFI
B. LOI
C. RFP
D. RFQ
Question No : 690) Based on the table below:

Which of the following is the critical path?
A. A, C, F, G, J, K, L, M
B. A, C, D, E, H, I, L, M
C. B, C, F, G, J, K, L, M
D. B, C, D, E, H, I, L, M