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1. After reviewing the performance report, you identified that one of your resources is not performing as expected. You already had a face-to-face  communication with the team member  in this regard, and now you want to convey the information to upper management. In this scenario  which  form of communication  you will use

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You already had a face-to-face communication which is informal oral and Team member has not meeting the expected expectations, its time to update the management through formal written.

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2. You are managing a Core Banking Implementation project, and you want to gather the requirements about deposit processes of  the bank, as a project manager, which tool will you use to bring together prequalified stakeholders and deposit specialists in order to know about their expectations and attitudes about a proposed product?

Explanation

Focus groups bring together prequalified stakeholders and subject matter experts to learn about their expectations and attitudes about a proposed product, service, or result. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 114

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3. You are in critical stage of your project, and some of your key resource have left the project due to security concerns ,  you have hired some local  resources in replacement, and you call a meeting for all team members. What is the most important agenda item for this meeting?

Explanation

The most important agenda item for the meeting should be reviewing of organization structure and to clarify the roles and responsibilities of team members. It will help the team members in establishing clear expectations on acceptable behavior and roles of all team members.

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4. The Uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources is referred as: 

Explanation

Scope creep refers to the uncontrolled expansion of a project's scope without corresponding adjustments to time, cost, and resources. It occurs when additional features, requirements, or deliverables are added to a project without proper evaluation of the impact on the project's constraints. This can lead to delays, budget overruns, and resource constraints, ultimately affecting the project's success. Scope creep should be managed and controlled to ensure that project objectives are met within the defined constraints.

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5. All of the following would occur during the Close Project or Phase Process EXCEPT:

Explanation

Performing Cost benefit analysis is done in initiation and planning not in closing.

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6. You are a project manager for a company that is taking bids from marketing agencies for work to be completed on a project you are currently managing. You learn that a marketing agency owned by a friend is making a bid for the contract to handle the project's advertising. What is the FIRST action you should take upon learning of this bid?

Explanation

The project manager is responsible to manage stakeholder expectations. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition, Page Number:266

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7. Inspection includes activities such as measuring, examining, and testing undertaken to determine whether results conform to requirements. Which of the following terms does not refer to Inspection? 

Explanation

Stage-gate does not refer to inspection. Stage-gate is a project management methodology that involves dividing a project into stages or phases, with a gate review at the end of each stage to evaluate progress and make decisions on whether to proceed to the next stage. It focuses on decision-making and project governance, rather than measuring, examining, and testing for conformity to requirements like inspection does.

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8. A project manager assigns an audit team to study the work processes on a project. The audit team reports that the quality standards being used for the project are not relevant. Some of the project will have to be reworked.  Why did the project manager initiate this study?

Explanation

When the project manager assigned an audit team to study the work processes, the objective was to perform quality assurance on the project. Quality audits are one of the tools associated with a Project Quality Management process called Perform Quality Assurance. A quality audit is designed to identify the project policies, processes, and procedures that are inefficient and/or ineffective.

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9. You are managing an IT Infrastructure Project  and developed a Project life Cycle with its phases to execute the project accordingly. In this context Which of the following statement about Project Life Cycle INCORRECT?

Explanation

The ability to influence the final characteristics of the project's product, without significally impacting cost, is highest at the start of the project and decreases as the the project progresses towards completion. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 40

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10. Which of the following is a NOT a tool & technique of Estimate Cost process?

Explanation

PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number 169, Figure 7-2

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11. Early termination of a contract is a special case of procurement closure. This can happen because of:

Explanation

Early termination of a contract is a special case of procurement closure that can result from a mutual agreement of both parties, from the default of one party, or for convenience of the buyer if provided for in the contract. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 387

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12. All of the following are part of Change request EXCEPT:

Explanation

Corrective action, preventive action, defect repair, and requested changes are now under the general term `change request.`

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13. A project management plan is a formal, approved document that defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled. In this scenario, who is responsible to create a project management plan?

Explanation

The Project Management Plan content will vary depending upon the application area and complexity of the project. Project Manager develops the project management plan based on inputs from the team.Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 74

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14. A project consists of three major activities: A. dollar conversion development (5 weeks),B. chart of account development (6 weeks),C. General Ledger implementation (7 weeks).Activity B cannot start until activity A is completed and an additional week is spent on resource reassignment. Activity C can only start a week after activity B has started. What is the relationship between activity A and activity B is an example of?

Explanation

As Activity B cannot start until activity A is finished is an example of Finish Start dependency

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15. Outputs of Close Procurements process include all of the following EXCEPT:

Explanation

The request for proposal (RFP) or request for quotation(RFQ), and the seller's working proposal is not an output of close Procurements. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 389

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16. You are working as a Project Manager in a Projectized organization, where  you and your team are co-located in same place, and you are an authoritative Project Manager.All of the following are advantages of a Projectized organizational structure EXCEPT:

Explanation

In a projectized organization, Team has no department to go back. Like in Strong Matrix. Team contract closes after the project completion.In Projectized organization team is dedicated towards project and in a co-located scenario communication increases and team is only reported to Project Manager

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17. You are identified as a Project Manager, What is your first activity, after gaining the approval on Charter?

Explanation

After identification of Project Manager in Project Charter, Project Manager creates a Stakeholder Register

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18. You want to create a schedule  baseline, and you are using a Critical path method  to achieve this. In this context, which of the following statements related to critical path method is not correct?

Explanation

Networks can have multiple near critical paths. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 155

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19. As a Project Manager you have  communicated the ground rules to the project team , now the responsibility of enforcing these rules lies with the:

Explanation

All project team members share responsibility for enforcing the rules once they are communicated and established

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20. You are engaging a virtual project team for your project to perform online marketing activities. This action will be performed during:

Explanation

Engaging and acquiring virtual project Team is a tool and technique of Acquire Project Team Process, which is a part of Execution Process group. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 57, figure 3-32

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21. All of the following are benefits of creating virtual teams EXCEPT:

Explanation

Local Human Resource (HR) policies are an obstacle that project managers must be aware of when creating virtual teams, since there can be many differences in local HR policies. Some of these differences include local labor practices, vacation, and official work hours.

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22. You are the project manager of a complicated construction project, which involves building highways in the state of North Carolina. You have several groups working with you in the project. To plan resources for this project and determine connection between activities you should preferably use:

Explanation

RAM is used to illustrate the connections between activities or work packages and project team members. On larger projects, RAMs can be developed at various levels. For example, a high-level RAM can define what a project team group or unit is responsible for within each component of the WBS, while lower level RAMs are used within the group to designate roles, responsibilities, and levels of authority for specific activities. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 221

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23. You are working in a strong matrix organization  where you are managing cross departmental teams directly reporting to you during the project and you will also be involved in the performance appraisals of your team. This helps you in managing interpersonal relationships with your team members, because you have the following power:

Explanation

Penalty Power is also referred as coercive power which gives you authority to reward or penalize. Referent Power is your personality power that people like you, want to follow you, it is also referred as charismatic power. Expert Power is your experience and your knowledge which is being acknowledged by the team and others. Legitimate power is you official power

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24. You are performing administrative closure activities during the Close Procurement Process.  All are administrative closure activities EXCEPT?

Explanation

The Close Procurement process also involves administrative activities such as finalizing open claims, updating records to reflect final results and archiving such information for future use. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 387

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25. You are managing a complex project where multiple stakeholders has concerns, and they have conflicts. As a project manager, you should resolve the conflict in favor of:

Explanation

The project manager is responsible to manage stakeholder expectations.

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26. You are working  in  an oil and gas company , your company  has a guideline to have their own  estimate of  the items  or services  to be procured  outside the organization . This helps to develop a cost estimates for the contract. This can also be referred as:

Explanation

The project manager is responsible to manage stakeholder expectations.

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27. Which of the following statement regarding the functionalities of PMO in INCORRECT?

Explanation

Project Manager instead of PMO controls the assigned project resources to best meet project objectives. Reference PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition, Page 12

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28. In your project, you are now interested in determining the cause of variance relative to the scope baseline and deciding whether corrective action is required. You should use?

Explanation

Variance analysis is the appropriate tool to use in this situation because it helps in determining the cause of variance relative to the scope baseline. By comparing the actual performance with the planned performance, variance analysis identifies any deviations and helps in understanding the reasons behind them. It allows project managers to assess whether corrective action is required to bring the project back on track. Configuration management system, re-planning, and earned value spreadsheets may be useful in other project management scenarios but are not specifically designed for determining the cause of variance and deciding on corrective action.

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29. Which of the following statement is not CORRECT, in comparison of develop project team and manage project team?

Explanation

Analyzing the impact of unavailability of team member is done in Acquire Project team process

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30. You are managing a social project in a local community and you have to deal with multiple stakeholders, in this context who is primarily responsible for stakeholder expectation management:

Explanation

The project manager is responsible to manage stakeholder expectations.

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31. You are given the following four projects. Which project will you select?

Explanation

Opportunity cost is not the project selection criteria, Benefit cost ratio is less that 1, and IRR is -ve, so the valid answer is Project D with NPV of $ 150,000

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32. You have created a risk management plan to decide how to approach, plan, and execute the risk management activities for your project. Thereafter, you are involved with Identify Risks process to determine which risks might affect your project. What should you do NEXT? 

Explanation

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis follows Identify Risks. This is a process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Num

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33. While doing a cost-benefit analysis, you determine that a new project has 60% probability of earning a profit of $ 1,000,000 or 30% probability of incurring a loss of $ 500,000. What is the expected monetary value of the decision?

Explanation

Expected monetary value (EMV) analysis is a statistical concept that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen (i.e. analysis under uncertainty). The EMV of opportunities will generally be expressed as positive values, while those of risks will be expressed as negative values. EMV for a project is calculated by multiplying the value of each possible outcome by its probability of occurrence and adding the products together. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 298

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34. You have been asked to lead a virtual team whose members are dispersed across multiple continents. What is a MAJOR obstacle that must be overcome to build an effective team?

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Differences in culture pose the greatest challenge when leading and managing a global team because attitudes towards authority, rank, and position vary greatly by geographic region. These challenges may be tied to differences in language, religion, gender roles, business practices, and local customs, just to name a few. You should put cultural issues on the agenda early to increase team awareness of these differences and to allow team members to

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35. You are managing an  ERP Project  for a  bank and  one of bank manager constantly professes to know all about project management and keeps challenging you and your management  The bank manager is playing the role of:

Explanation

Devil’s Advocate always in search of faults and gaps to highlight, and doesn’t support the project management, is actually the devil rather than devil’s advocate. Dominator always tries to take over or professes to know everything about subject, and he/she also manipulates the things for their favor. Aggressor is a big time critique and deflates the status an ego of other team members.

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36. Which of the following conflict resolution technique should be used by project managers as preferred resolution technique:

Explanation

The most preferred conflict resolution techniques adopted by project managers (in descending order of preference) are as follows: 1. Confrontation, 2. Compromise, 3. Smoothing, 4. Forcing & 5. Withdrawal

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37. You are managing a major missile launch project, and you are performing a quality assurance process and you want to determine that either the processes are in control or not. Which of the following tool will be helpful in this situation.

Explanation

Control Chart is the BEST tool here as, in this process, the appropriate data is collected and analyzed to indicate the quality status of project processes and products. Control charts illustrate how a process behaves overtime and when a process is subject to special cause variation, resulting in an out-of-control condition.

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38. Below are the list of activities, a Project Manager can delegate to its subordinate EXCEPT:

Explanation

A manager should not delegate long-range planning, performance appraisals, personal matters, or leadership activities to her subordinates. However a Project Manager can delegate routine project monitoring and controlling activities.

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39. You are the project manager on a research project. You have received the news that your shipment of supplies will be delayed by two weeks due to bad weather. What will be your FIRST step?

Explanation

The correct answer is to determine how much float is available in that task. Float refers to the amount of time that a task can be delayed without affecting the overall project schedule. By determining the float, the project manager can assess the impact of the supply delay on the project timeline and make informed decisions on how to proceed. This step allows the project manager to understand the flexibility in the schedule and plan accordingly to minimize the impact of the delay.

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40. You are in the initiating phase of your project and are involved with creation of the project charter. Which of the following statements relating to the project charter is NOT correct?

Explanation

Project Charter is a document which authorizes a project and Project manager which will be initiated by sponsor or project initiator external to the project organization. Procurement documents are used to solicit proposals from perspective sellers. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 368

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41. You are working as a Project Manager in a Bank where decisions are primarily made by functional head. The organizational structure of bank is?

Explanation

In a functional organization, decisions were made by functional heads, and Project manager works as an expeditor.

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42. All of the following statement about Sponsor is true EXCEPT?

Explanation

Sponsor is one of the stakeholder who can write the Project Charter, but NOT the only one who can write the Project Charter. Other than Sponsor, PMO, Portfolio Manager and in Program manager can also write the project charter

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43. During your quality planning process, you have created a component-specific tool to verify that the required steps have been performed to test your product. This can also be referred to as:

Explanation

A checklist is a structured tool, usually component-specific, used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 201

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44. You are the project manager, heading a team of 10 technical developers. 3 more developers will be joining within a month. What will be the increase in the number of communication channels after the new members join your team?

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Present number of members in the project team (including yourself) = 11. Total number of communication channels = N * (N – 1) / 2 = 11 * 10 / 2 = 55. Number of members in the your team after 3 developers join = 14 Total number of communication channels after 1 month = 14 * 13 / 2 = 91. Increase in the number of communication channels = 91 – 55 = 36

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45. Which of the following statements related to managing different types of procurement contracts is not accurate?

Explanation

A fixed-price, incentive-fee contract provides for incentive to the seller to decrease costs and increase profits. Both the buyer and the seller share in the risks and savings. Reference: Project Management - A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, Page Number: 853

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46. You are a project manager contracting work out and you must now select the organization for the contract. What is the BEST technique to rank the prospective sellers according to their capabilities to successfully complete the conditions of the contract?

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The project manager is responsible to manage stakeholder expectations.

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47. As part of Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis process, you, as a project manager, have already done a sensitivity analysis, created decision trees and done a project simulation using Monte Carlo technique. However, when you show your results to your manager, she is not happy. She thinks that your analysis is not acceptable because:

Explanation

Interviewing techniques draw on experience and historical data to quantify the probability and impact of risks on project objectives. The information needed depends upon the type of probability distributions that will be used... Documenting the rationale of the risk ranges and the assumptions behind them are important components of the risk interview because they can provide insight on the reliability and credibility of the analysis. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number:296

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48. Ou are working as Project Manager of an oil and gas project, and  more than 100  resources are reporting to you. As a Project Manager your job requires that you allocate work to your resource  and  make sure that the work is completed on time.  Which tool listed below will help you to achieve that:

Explanation

Work Authorization System: It is a collection of formal documented procedures that define how the project work is authorized to ensure that work is done by the identified organization, at the right time, and in proper sequence. It includes the steps, documents, tracking system, and defined approval levels needed to issue work authorizations. Reference: PMBOK® Guide

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49. The Credit Card Department Head of AUC Bank is in the process of creating a project charter to formally authorize a new project . In this context, what should be done FIRST?

Explanation

A Project manager is identified and assigned as early in the project as is feasible, preferably while the project charter is being developed and always prior to the start of planning. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 67

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50. In your project, you monitor the status of the project to update the project progress. which of the following techniques would you use? A. Reserve analysis B. Modeling TechniquesC. Resource optimization techniquesD. Performance reviews

Explanation

In order to monitor the status of a project and update the project progress, you would utilize modeling techniques, resource optimization techniques, and performance reviews. Modeling techniques help in visualizing and analyzing the project's progress, resource optimization techniques ensure efficient allocation and utilization of resources, and performance reviews assess the performance and progress of the project against set objectives. Therefore, options B, C, and D are the correct choices as they include all three techniques.

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51. You are performing administrative closure activities during the Close Project or Phase Process. All are administrative closure activities of a  Project EXCEPT:

Explanation

Performance Measurement Documentation is not an administrative activity of Close Project or Phase Process. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 101

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52. You are managing an oil production project. Due to some oil spill incidents. The government has amended the regulations to enforce stricter requirements for oil and gas production. As a project manager, you are concerned that your project quality norms may not satisfy the revised quality standards for oil production, you want to perform an audit and try to remedy this problem through:

Explanation

Perform Quality Assurance is the process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 201

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53. You are the project manager for a project where your team must travel to the work site by foot. The walk is 100 miles, and is the first task on the project schedule. The total amount budgeted for this task is $4,000. If the team is scheduled to walk 20 miles per day, they should reach the work site at the end of day 5. At the end of the second day, you realize the team has only traveled 30 miles, and you have spent $2,000. Based on this, what is the SPI for your project, and the projected TCPI.

Explanation

The SPI (Schedule Performance Index) is calculated by dividing the earned value (EV) by the planned value (PV). In this case, the EV is 30 miles (what the team has actually accomplished) and the PV is 40 miles (what the team was planned to accomplish at the end of the second day). Therefore, the SPI is 30/40 = 0.75.

The TCPI (To-Complete Performance Index) is calculated by dividing the remaining work (BAC - EV) by the remaining budget (BAC - AC). Since the remaining work is 70 miles (100 - 30) and the remaining budget is $2,000 (the total budget of $4,000 minus the spent $2,000), the TCPI is 70/2000 = 1.4.

Therefore, the correct answer is 0.75 for the SPI and 1.4 for the projected TCPI.

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54. You have been managing a project to build a new Baseball complex and are three months into the construction. You notice some variances and would like to forecast a new EAC. You hope to get approval to adjust the Cost Performance Baseline by submitting the new EAC and justification through the Integrated Change Control process. Calculate the To-complete performance index of your project, based on this new EAC, when the actual cost of your project is $200,000, cost variance of your project is $25,000 and the budget at completion of your project is $350,000. 

Explanation

The To-complete Performance Index (TCPI) is calculated by dividing the remaining work to be completed by the remaining budget. In this case, the remaining work is the budget at completion ($350,000) minus the actual cost ($200,000), which equals $150,000. The remaining budget is the budget at completion ($350,000) minus the cost variance ($25,000), which equals $325,000. Therefore, the TCPI is $150,000 divided by $325,000, which equals 1.125. This means that in order to meet the budget at completion, the future work needs to be completed at a performance level of 1.125.

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55. You are working in an IT department of a leading commercial Bank. Your department performs 60-70  projects every year, and you work with cross-department teams to complete the project and your team reports to both, You as a Project Manager and their respective functional head. Your Commercial Bank is classified as:

Explanation

in Projectized Organization team only reports to Project Manager. In Balance Matrix Organization Team reports to both the functional head and the Project Manager. In Strong Matrix Team only reports to Project Manager till they are engaged in project then after project moved back to their functional departments.In Weak Matrix team reports to their functional head and Project Manager works as a coordinator

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56. Your project will most likely be completed in 12 weeks. At the worst, the project will require 22 weeks, and if everything goes well, the project will be completed in 8 weeks. What is the PERT estimate for the project?

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PERT estimate = {Optimistic + Pessimistic + (4* Most Likely)}/6, PERT for this task is : {8+ 22 + (4*12) }/6 = 13 weeks

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57. As a project manager of a multimillion dollar project, which includes multiple sub contractors, which technique would you use to reduce the effects of Parkinson's Law?

Explanation

Parkinson`s law states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion or in brief, "work expands to fill the time available." so it requires to estimate the duration based on realistic expectations.

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58. In your project, you are aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities to establish an authorized cost baseline. For this purpose, you use all of the following as inputs EXCEPT:

Explanation

Determine Budget is the process of aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline. Cost performance baseline is an output, not an input, of the Determine Budget process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number:174 and 175 (figure 7-4)

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59. You are evaluating the probabilities of risks and costs or rewards for each logical path of events and future decisions. You create a diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. The diagram you have created can be referred to as:

Explanation

Decision tree analysis. The decision tree is a diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number:424

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60. The Close Project or Phase process is different than the Close Procurements process. Which Statement below is correct in reference to that

Explanation

Updating Employee skills in their record is done in Close Project or Phase not in close Procurements.

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61. In your project, there have been several changes in the cost and schedule estimates, and the original estimating assumptions are no longer valid. Calculate the estimate at completion (EAC) for your project based on the following data?   BAC = $300,000   AC = $100,000   EV = $150,000   CPI = 1.2   ETC = $120,000

Explanation

The estimate at completion (EAC) can be calculated using the formula EAC = AC + ETC. In this case, AC is given as $100,000 and ETC is given as $120,000. Therefore, EAC = $100,000 + $120,000 = $220,000.

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62. When talking to the stakeholders to identify risk, you usually start with general or high level questions and then get into specific or particular questions. This is also called:

Explanation

Funnel Analysis: A type of interviewing technique by which we start with general or high level questions and then get into specific or particular questions.

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63. During the Planning phase of project, it is important to identify the internal and external factors that can influence the project success. In this context, which of the following statements about enterprise environmental factors is NOT true? 

Explanation

Enterprise environmental factors may enhance or constrain project management options, and as Project Manager you have to assess the project environment and the enterprises involved in the project.Reference: Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 29

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64. In your company, you use Oracle Primavera as a project management information system (PMIS) - this facilitates automation and easier project management. All of the following statements about PMIS are true EXCEPT?

Explanation

The PMIS, part of the enterprise environmental factors, provides access to an automated tool, such as scheduling software tool, a configuration management system, an information collection and distribution system, or web interfaces to other online automated systems used during the Direct and Manage Project Execution effort. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, page 87

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65. You are managing a complex research and development project in the field of medicine, and to comply with strict external regulations, you  want to  determine whether the activities comply with organizational and project policies. This will be done as part of:

Explanation

A quality audit is a structured, independent review to determine whether project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 204

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66. Critical chain is a schedule network analysis technique that modifies the project schedule to account for limited resources. In this context, the non-work schedule activities that are added in the critical chain method to manage uncertainty are referred to as:

Explanation

Duration buffers are non-work schedule activities that are added in the critical chain method to manage uncertainty. These buffers are inserted at the end of each chain of dependent activities to protect the project schedule from delays. By adding duration buffers, the project manager can account for uncertainties and ensure that the project is completed on time. These buffers act as a safety net, allowing for flexibility and providing a cushion for any unexpected delays or disruptions.

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67. In your construction project, the CPI is 0.85 and SPI is 1.25. What could be the possible reason?

Explanation

The CPI (Cost Performance Index) of 0.85 indicates that the project is over budget, while the SPI (Schedule Performance Index) of 1.25 suggests that the project is ahead of schedule. This indicates that the project was crashed, meaning that additional resources were allocated to speed up the project in order to meet the anticipated delays. This decision to crash the project could have led to increased costs, resulting in the project being over budget.

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68. What is a scope statement?

Explanation

Project charter is a document that formally authorizes a project. Procurment Statement of Work is a document that describes the procurement item in sufficient detail. The Project Scope statement provided a common understanding of the project among project stakeholders. WBS is a document that subdivides the major deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.

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69. You would like to use decomposition for subdivision of project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components until the work and deliverables are defined to the work package level. Which of the following statements about decomposition is incorrect?

Explanation

Different deliverables can have different levels of decomposition. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 131

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70. You are hired in a large scale project, where six different sub-contractors are involved, as a Project Manager which of the following activity is not your responsibility? 

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Project Manager is not responsible to ensure the integrity of individual team member either in her team or subcontractor team. A project manager is in charge of all aspects of the project including, but not limited to: developing the project management plan and all related component plans, keeping the project on track in terms of schedule and budget, identifying, monitoring, and responding to risk, and providing accurate and timely reporting of project metrics.

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71. Which of the following is not a tool and technique of Acquire Project Team

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Training is not a tool and technique of Acquire Project Team because it is a separate process in project management. Acquiring project team members involves activities such as negotiation, virtual team formation, and pre-assignment, which are focused on identifying and selecting the right individuals for the project. Training, on the other hand, is a process of providing knowledge and skills to the project team members to enhance their performance and ensure they have the necessary capabilities to successfully complete the project. While training may be conducted during the project execution phase, it is not specifically a tool and technique of acquiring the project team.

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72. When you estimate costs for your project, you should also closely coordinate that with:

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The Estimate Activity Resource process is closely coordinated with the Estimate Costs process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 141

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73. You have recently joined as the project manager of ABC Company. You notice that the customers are getting frequent change requests implemented by informally approaching the team members. This has resulted in work disruption and discontent among team members. What should be your FIRST priority to remedy the situation?

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74. You want to estimate cost of individual activity. You decide d to use the bottom-up estimating technique. In this context, all the following statements are accurate EXCEPT that Bottom-up Estimates:

Explanation

Bottom-up estimating is a method of estimating a component of work. The cost of individual work packages or activities is estimated with the highest level of specified detail. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number 172

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75. You are planning to award a contract and are evaluating sellers, using criteria like management approach, technical approach, Life-Cycle cost, and production capacity and interest, These criteria are called

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76. You are the project lead overseeing a project to create a new wireless media streaming device. The working model has been created and you are meeting with the customer to ensure that it meets the specifications. Upon inspection, the customer informs you that the LCD output screen does not meet the requirements that were originally agreed upon; however, they will tolerate the change. Which action will   MOST   likely result from this?

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77. The last activity of closing process group IS?

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All options are the activities of closing process but the last activity of closing process is to release the team

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78. You are the project manager of a project, which has the objective of producing bearings with a margin of error of .002 mm according to Six Sigma specifications used in your company. You have been asked to create documents that can help you apply technical and administrative direction to audit the bearings and ensure that they conform to requirements. You should use:

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Option 1: Product scope description: This documents the characteristics of the product that the project undertakes to create. Option 2: Configuration management system: This is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance... to verify conformance to requirements. Option 3: The statement of work (SOW) is a narrative description of products or services to be delivered by the project. Option 4: Project management plan defines how the project is executed,

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79. Which of the following are tools and techniques of Perform Quality Assurance Process

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Quality audit is a tool and technique used in Perform Quality Assurance process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 204

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80. To Support the Mission of AUC Bank; " Customers First", the CEO of AUC bank is concerned about the Customer Complaint response time. He wants to improve Customer Call Center processes to decrease the response time. What should the CEO of AUC Bank do to address the scenario?

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Call center is an operational activities and to improve the response time she should streamline the processes of call center and remove the bottle necks. As operations requires business process management, and operations management activities. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 12

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81. During your project execution, one of the main activity of a project manager is to keep update his stakeholders, in this regard you have to make information promptly available to stakeholders. Which of the following is a tool you should  use in this scenario?

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Distribute Information process makes information available to project stakeholders as planned. "Communication methods" is one of the tools and techniques used for this process. Option 1, Option 2 and Option 4 are tools and techniques of Plan Communication.

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82. In your project, you use product analysis to translate high-level product descriptions into tangible deliverables and requirements. Which of the following techniques is not used in product analysis?

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Product analysis includes techniques such as product breakdown, systems analysis, requirements analysis, systems engineering, value engineering, and value analysis. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 122

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83. You are the project manager in an IT consultancy firm which does projects for other companies. Based on your interaction with senior management of other companies, you classify your clients into categories like Risk Averse, Risk Neutral and Risk Seeking. You are using:

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Utility Function (Utility Theory): This is used to measure stakeholder risk tolerance and defines the level or willingness to accept a risk. The three categories of utility theory are Risk Averse, Risk Neutral, and Risk Seeking.

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84. You are managing a major construction project in karachi city which will pass through critical areas of city. Project need replacement of houses on its way, reclaim of land, agreement with local area political parties, and integration of government organizations to replace their underground cablings. There are conflicts among stakeholders. In this given scenario, you should know that maximum intensity of conflicts happens due to:

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Maximum intensity of conflicts occurs as follows: 1- Schedules, 2-Priorities, 3-Manpower, 4-Technical, 5-Procedures, 6-Personality & 7-Costs

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85. You are the project lead overseeing a project to create a new wireless media streaming device. The working model has a few features that you were not originally informed about. This could result in a higher cost device than originally planned. You need to determine if these features were formally requested by a specific stakeholder. To which item would you refer to verify this information?

Explanation

The Requirement Traceability Matrix is a tool that links project requirements to their origin and tracks their progress throughout the project lifecycle. It helps in verifying if specific features were formally requested by stakeholders by providing a clear mapping between requirements and their sources. By referring to the Requirement Traceability Matrix, the project lead can identify if the features in the working model were part of the original requirements or if they were added later, which would explain the potential increase in cost.

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86. In your project, you wish to estimate the type and quantity of resources required for each activity. Which of the following techniques will you use for this purpose?

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To estimate the type and quantity of resources, we use Estimate Activity resources, precedence diagramming technique, trend analysis technique and top down techniques are not part of this process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 142 (figure 6-8)

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87. Which of the following is NOT part of identify stakeholder process ?

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Stakeholder identification doesn’t make sure that all stakeholders should be in plan, and even not all stakeholders are part of project plan.

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88. Stakeholder identification should ?

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Stakeholder identification should continue throughout Project lifecycle, as stakeholders identification is a process in Intiation Process group, which occurs in Project or in project phase

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89. You are the project manager of a software company developing a new banking software product. You would like to obtain information from various experts about the risks associated with your project. You decide to use the Delphi technique because this keeps any one person from having undue influence on the outcome of the Identify Risks process. The Delphi technique also has the added advantage that it:

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The Delphi technique helps reduce bias in the data and keeps any one person from having undue influence on the outcome. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number:286

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90. The Project Manager needs to effectively engage stakeholders throughout the project life cycle. Analytical techniques can be used to identify the current and desired engagement levels of each stakeholders. This information is captured in: 

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The Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix is used to capture information about the current and desired engagement levels of each stakeholder. This matrix helps the Project Manager identify the level of engagement for each stakeholder and determine the necessary actions to effectively engage them throughout the project life cycle. It provides a visual representation of the stakeholder engagement and helps in prioritizing and planning stakeholder engagement strategies.

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91. Given the current and desired engagement levels of stakeholders in the following stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrixm which would be the most important gap to be addressed by the project manager as soon as possible?     +____________________  +   ___________  + ___________ + __________    + __________ + ____________ +     |  Stakeholder                   |      Unaware       |    Resistant     |    Netutral         |    Supportive  |    Leading          |    +____________________  +   ___________  + ___________ + __________    + __________ + ____________ +     | Sponsor                         |                           |    Current         |                       |    Desired     |                         |    | CEO                              |                           |                       |   Current          |    Desired     |                         |    | Team Memeber              |                           |                       | Current/Desired |                   |                         |

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The most important gap to be addressed by the project manager as soon as possible would be the gap in stakeholder engagement levels for the Sponsor. This is because the Sponsor has the highest level of influence and authority over the project and their support is crucial for its success. If the Sponsor is currently not supportive or resistant, it is important to address this gap and work towards gaining their support in order to ensure the project's success.

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92. At the end of the closing process group

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The Closing Process Group consist of those processes performed to conclude all activities across all project management process groups to formally complete the project,phase or contractual obligations. Reference PMBOK® 5th Edition, Page 57

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93. You are managing a mission critical project, and you want to make sure that project will complete on time, and with in budget. Your stakeholders are constantly asking for changes in a scope of project. In this scenario which one of the below statement describe your main objective during the Perform Integrated change control process:

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Option 1: Performing preventive actions for unnecessary changes is considered as one of the main objective of a project manager in perform integrated change control process. Option 2: Change Control Board (CCB) is responsible for rejecting the changes. Option 3: Change log is used for change requests not the issue register. Option 4: Quality Audit is done in Execution, not is Monitoring and controlling.

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94. As a project manager, you are creating a risk management plan to describe how risk management will be structured and performed on the project. Which of the following would the risk management plan not include

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Risk triggers. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. Triggers may be discovered in the risk identification process and watched in the risk monitoring and control process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 444. All the other options are included in the risk management plan (PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Numbers: 279 and 280).

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95. Who of the following are always the stakeholder?

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A user of the project's product is always a stakeholder, while the others may or may not be stakeholder “always”.

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96. As a project manager, one of your major role is to develop the team for better performance. All of the following are tools and techniques of Develop Project team process EXCEPT:

Explanation

Management Skills is a part of Manage Stakeholder Expectations.

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97. Which of the following document is mainly used to authorize the customer to approve the changes during the project life cycle.

Explanation

If the project is being provided under a contract, then some proposed changes may need to be approved by the customer as per the customer.

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98. You are performing execution of your project. you have your project lesson learned documents, issue logs, project closure reports, and outputs from other knowledge areas. These documents should be included in:

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Option 1: Project Records contains correspondences, memos, meeting minutes and other documents describing the project. Option 2: Stakeholder notifications is about resolved issues, approved changes and general project status Option 3: Project reports include formal and informal project reports that describe project status, documents like lessons learned, issue logs, project closure reports, and outputs from other knowledge

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99. You are working as a Project Manager for Metro Bus Project in Lahore and periodically you are providing project status in the form of Project Presentation to multiple stakeholders. In this context Project Presentations are:

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Project Presentations are example of Formal verbal communication

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100. You are the project manager of a large IT project. A manager from a company contracted to work on the project offers you free tickets to a local sporting event. The tickets are expensive but your organization has no formal policy regarding gifts. What is the BEST way to handle the offer?

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The best way to handle this type of offer is to politely reject the offer. Taking gifts can be viewed as personal gain and may affect your integrity as a project manager, and open you and your organization to complaints of improper conduct

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101. What is the best technique to ensure that the contract is complete?

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Formal Acceptance is the best technique to ensure that the contract is complete. Perform audit help to check the success and failure of process not to ensure the completeness of contract. Record Lesson Learned is done to record the reasons for corrective actions taken. Final Performance Reporting is done after the contract closure.

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102. Your company has asked you  to recommend a recognition and reward system  for your project, which can promote team cohesiveness, encourage better performance and reinforce desired behavior. Which one of the following you should NOT recommend?

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Only desirable behavior should be rewarded. For example, the willingness to work overtime to meet an aggressive schedule objective should be rewarded or recognized; needing to work overtime as the result of poor planning by the team member should not be rewarded. However, the team members should not be punished for poor planning and consistently unrealistic expectations

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103. While managing a project, you decide to create a prototype of your product first to ensure that it is acceptable to stakeholders before moving on to build your product. This is an example of:

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Mitigation may require prototype development to reduce the risk of scaling up from a bench-scale model of a process or product. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 304

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104. Which of the following is an OUTPUT of Direct and Manage Project Execution?

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During the Direct and Manage Project Execution process, Corrective Actions are generated as an output. Corrective Actions are taken to address any issues or problems that arise during project execution. These actions are implemented to bring the project back on track and ensure that it aligns with the project objectives and requirements. Corrective Actions may involve making adjustments to the project plan, reallocating resources, or resolving any conflicts or obstacles that may hinder the project's progress.

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105. You are executing a supply chain automation project with multiple deliverables.  You are concerned about the quality of future deliverables, and you are periodically monitoring the status of completion of deliverables. Which of the following output will provide you this information:

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Work performance data: provides the Information about project progress, such as which deliverables have started, their progress, and which deliverables have finished.

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106. Stakeholder analysis steps are ?

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Stakeholder Analysis Steps in sequence are Step 1: Identify all potential project stakeholders Step 2: Identify the potential impact Step 3: Assess how key stakeholders are likely to react or respond in various situationsReference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 396

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107. You are working in a major pharmaceutical  company and managing a marketing campaign of major drug released in market. Currently you are in a stage where you are tracking and reviewing the status of your campaign. Which of the following would you not use to perform these activities?

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Monitor and Control Project Work is the process of tracking, reviewing, and regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan. Approved Change Requests is not an input to this process.

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108. You are the project manager of a project which involves off-shore oil exploration. Since you cannot plan for all eventualities, you establish a contingency reserve, including amounts of time, money, or resources to handle the risks. This is an example of:

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The most common active acceptance strategy is to establish a contingency reserve, including amounts of time, money, or resources to handle the risks. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number: 304

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109. You are executing a major IT infrastructure project. One of your team member notify you that some of the items he is installing are not performing as per the specification listed in project management plan. In this situation you have decided to take actions to make sure that all items should work as per the specifications listed, the actions your team will perform will be referred as:

Explanation

Corrective action is documented direction for executing the project work to bring projected future performance in line with the project management plan.

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110. All of the following statements are true regarding quality audits EXCEPT:

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Quality control involves monitoring specific results from a project and determining if they meet acceptable standards, not quality audits. Quality audits are structured reviews that examine whether an organization's policies and procedures are being applied correctly and whether they achieve their purpose. Quality audits also ensure that approved change requests, preventative and corrective actions

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111. Which of the following is an input to distribute information process:

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Performance Reports are an input to the distribute information process. This is because performance reports provide information on the project's progress, status, and performance metrics. These reports are used to communicate project performance to stakeholders and help them make informed decisions. By distributing performance reports, project managers ensure that relevant and accurate information is shared with the appropriate stakeholders, enabling effective communication and decision-making throughout the project.

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112. In your project, you create project documents which will help you when managing the project. Which of the following is NOT an example of project documents?

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Requirements Management plan is included in Project Management plan. Reference: Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 78 Table 4-1

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113. All of the following are types of requirements EXCEPT:

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Requirements can be grouped into classifications allowing for further refinement and detail as the requirements are elaborated. These classifications includes: Business, Stakeholder, Solution, Transition, Project, and Quality Requirments. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 112

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114. Validate Scope is the process of obtaining stakeholder`s formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables. In this context, which statement related to Verify Scope process is correct?

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Quality Control is generally performed before scope verification, but these two processes can be performed in parallel. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition,

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115. Your country has announced the general elections for the year 2015 and as project manager you have to manage the project of electorate paper printing, during project monitoring and controlling which of the following is your prime job?

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Option 1 Confirming printing resources is part of execution. Option 2 Influencing the factors that could circumvent integrated change control is part of Monitoring and Controlling. Option 3 Distributing the relevant information to the stakeholders is part of execution. Option 4 Auditing the process of printing to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are part of execution

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116. You are the project manager for an electronic company responsible for developing micro chips. During implementation, you spend some time with your team monitoring and controlling the work being done by them. Which tool will you use?

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Expert judgment is used by the project management team to interpret the information provided by monitor and control processes.

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117. What impact can co-location have on a project?

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Co-location increase communication and thus decreases the project duration

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118. You are executing the storage tank construction project in Qatar, and your team is producing deliverables  as per schedule. While monitoring and controlling the project work, you track, review, and regulate the progress to meet the performance objectives. In this context, what is NOT performed in the Monitor and Control Project Work process?

Explanation

The Monitor and Control Project Work process is concerned with comparing actual (not expected) performance against the project management plan.

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119. You are preparing a document using agreement, and organizational process assets. These are valid inputs for: 

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Agreement, and organizational process assets are inputs for the Develop Project Charter process. Reference: Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 66, Figure 4-2.

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120. You are the project manager for a software engineering firm that creates accounting software for dentist offices. You are currently negotiating with the manager of the product testing department for the use of one of his top performers. Which statement BEST describes the set of actions you are engaged in?

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Negotiating is one of the tools used to acquire the project team. The staffing management plan is part of the human resources plan, which is an output of the Develop Human Resource Plan process, and it details how to meet staffing requirements. Acquiring and developing the project team can be considered executing the staffing management plan. In addition to negotiation, tools used to obtain the human resources

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121. 'Cost of quality' includes all of the following EXCEPT?

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Cost of quality includes all costs incurred over the life of the product by investment in preventing non-conformance to requirements, appraising the product or service for conformance to requirements, and failing to meet requirements (rework). Failure costs are often categorized into internal (found by the project) and external (found by the customer). Failure costs are also called cost of poor quality. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 195, Figure 8-4

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122. You are the project manager in a software company. In your project, you want to ensure that all the operational departments in your organization (e.g. information integrity, data architecture group, servers group, etc.) clearly visualize their project responsibilities. Which one of the following helps you achieve this objective?

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The organizational breakdown structure (OBS) is arranged according to an organization`s existing departments, units, or teams with the project activities or work packages listed under each department. An operational department such as information technology or purchasing can see all of its project responsibilities by looking at its portion of the OBS. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 220

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123. Which of the following statements about communications management is incorrect?

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A project manager cannot control all the communication channels, because the number of such channels could be very large. Also, the number of communication channels is fixed. For N people, the number of communication channels is N * (N-1) / 2.

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124. You, as the project manager, are planning to document relevant information on interest, involvement, and impact of the stakeholders on the project success. Which of the following communication processes should you follow?

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Identify stakeholders is the process of identifying the people, groups,or organizations that could impact or be impacted by a decision, activity, or outcome of the project, analyzing and documenting relevant information regarding their interests, involvement, interdependencies, influence, and potiential impact on project success. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 393

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125. Which of the following statement regarding the Business Value is INCORRECT?

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Successful business value realization begins with comprehensive strategic planning and management. Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 16

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126. It is estimated that 8 resources are needed to complete a certain task requiring 320 hours of work in 5 days, given that 1 resource can work 40 hours in 5 days. Which technique is used to arrive at this estimate?

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Parametric estimating uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as cost, budget, and duration. Activity durations can be quantitatively determined by multiplying the quantity of work to be performed by labor hours per unit of work. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 150

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127. You are working in a Car manufacturing company as a Project Manager, during your critical project, Engineering Department manager asked you perform an alteration in engine heat system. In this scenario, which of the following is NOT a step you would take next?

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Before rejecting any changes, Project manager first evaluate the impact due to change, Examine other options and seek for approval or rejection from the change control board, rather than directly reject from its own.

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128. You are executing a Project in a software house, during execution one of your critical team member is assigned to another project. You are able to get  another resource after negotiation  with resource manager as a substitute. From a stakeholder management point of view, this can be referred to as:

Explanation

Resource movement is an issue, and by getting alternative required resources you are able to resolve the issue.

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129. Precedence diagramming method (PDM) is a method of constructing a project network diagram:

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PDM uses nodes to represent the activities.Option 2: Arrow diagramming method uses arrows to represent the activities. GERT allows loops or conditional branches. Arrow diagramming method uses only finish-to-start logical relationships.

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130. In your project, you have established tools to ensure that appropriate information is available to project stakeholders in a timely manner. In this context, if there is a conversation taking place using a sender-receiver model, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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The sender is responsible for making the information clear, unambiguous, and complete. This is done so that the receiver can receive it correctly, and confirm that it is properly understood. The receiver is responsible for making sure that the information is received in its entirety and understood correctly. Please note that the receiver need not "agree" with the sender about the message being communicated.

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131. You are in the Close Project or Phase of the project. You finalize all activities across all the project management process groups to formally complete the phase. You also update documents, such as project management plan, scope management plan, cost management plan, etc. that are generated from project`s activities. These documents are also referred to as:

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Project files contains documents resulting from project activities, for example project management plan, scope, cost, schedule and project calendars, risk registers, change management documentation, planned risk response actions, and risk impacts.Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 104

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132. During Execution of construction project, you have identified a damage in one of your major deliverable. You immediately engaged your team to repair it. Your team is performing this job in which of the following project management process.

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Direct and Manage Project Execution also requires implementation of approved changes covering corrective and preventive actions and defect repair. Corrective action. Documented direction for executing the project work to bring expected future performance of the project work in line with the project management plan. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, page 83

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133. All Are the key elements of Product or Service Transition in Close Project or Phase Process EXCEPT:

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Lesson Learned Documentation comes under the umbrella of Organization Process Assets Updates Output not in Final Product, Service or Result Transition output. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 104

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134. When handling a conflict in team environment, which of the following is a negotiation technique used in conflict management process?

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When handling a conflict in a team environment, focusing on the present rather than the past is a negotiation technique used in the conflict management process. By focusing on the present, individuals involved in the conflict can address the current issues and find resolutions without dwelling on past mistakes or grievances. This approach allows for a more constructive and forward-thinking conversation, enabling the team to move forward and find a mutually agreeable solution.

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135. Which of the following is NOT an information distribution tool?

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Option 1 and Option 4 a re part of Electronic Communication. Option 2 is an output not a tool. Option 3 is an example of shared –access electronic databases.

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136. All of the following are reasons for managing stakeholders' expectations EXCEPT:

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Manage Stakeholder Expectations involves communication activities directed toward project stakeholders…… Actively managing the expectations of stakeholders to increase the likelihood of project acceptance by negotiating and influencing their desires to achieve and maintain project goals. Addressing concerns that have not become issues yet, usually relates to the anticipation of future problems. These concerns need to

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137. Which of the following statement about Activity List is NOT correct?

Explanation

The activity list is a comprehensive list including all schedule activities required on the project. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page 135

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138. Which of the following is NOT true about milestones?

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Milestones are not work packages, Milestone is an activity, which is created from the decomposition of work packages

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139. In Close Procurements process, you are responsible to complete each project procurement to support the Close Project or Phase process. In this context, the final equitable settlement of all outstanding issues, claims, and disputes by negotiation is done through:

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In all procurement relationships the final equitable settlement of all outstanding issues, claims, and disputes by negotiation is a primary goal. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 388

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140. During the Execution phase of a Project, What is the ideal leadership style should Project Manager adopt:

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During Initiating phase of the project, the leadership style will be Directing. During Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling phases of the project, the leadership style will be Facilitating and Coaching. During Closing phase, the leadership style will be Supportive.

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141. As a project manager you are using the Tuckman ladder of team development, and you want to transform your team from individuality to group so they can focus on "group efforts". Team is already aware of their formal roles and responsibilities. In this context, which of the following stage they are in now?

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Stages of group development are as follows: • Forming – team members meet and agree on goals • Storming – team members put forth individual ideas ("I am right" mentality) and different ideas compete for consideration • Norming - team members adjust their behavior to work as a team ("we can work together" mentality) • Performing - team members are able to function as a unit as they find ways to do the job smoothly and

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142. When does the project manager review prior phase documentation and customer acceptance documentation from the Verify Scope process?

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When closing the project, the project manager will review all prior information from the previous phase to ensure that all project work is complete and that the project has met its objectives.Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 101

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143. You have contracted some work to a vendor, and would like to identify successes and failures that warrant recognition in the preparation or administration of other procurement contracts within the performing organization. This can be performed through:

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Procurement audit is a structured review of the procurement process originating from the Plan Procurement Management process through Administer Procurements. The objective of a procurement audit is to identify successes and failures that warrant recognition in the preparation or administration of other procurement Contracts on the project, or on other projects within the performing organization. Reference PMBOK(R) 5th Edition Page 388

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144. The ability to influence the final characteristics of the project's product, without significally impacting cost, is highest at the start of the project and decreases as the the project progresses towards completion.  Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 40

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A low position in the organization hierarchy has no say, hence is the least source of conflict

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145. You are managing an data centre turnkey project, where you have subcontracted your work to 5 different vendors. You have shared your complete WBS to your subcontractors. Your subcontractors should:

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Your WBS is complete WBS and it cannot be used as Statement of work for them, it needs refinement. They First job is to create the detail WBS of their subcontracted work. Activity listing for their project will come when they have their detailed WBS. Once they have decomposed WBS for their work they can update the description of their work in to WBS dictionary.

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146. You are a project manager  for an innovative project of producing battery operated Cars in Israel. You and your team is now evaluating proposals who can built the battery swap stations country wide. During which of the following project management processes does this activity take place?

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You are a project manager for an innovative project of producing battery operated Cars in Israel. You and your team is now evaluating proposals who can built the battery swap stations country wide. During which of the following project management processes does this activity take place?

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147. During your construction project, you have worked with external consultant to improve the competencies and interaction of team members during develop project team process to enhance project performance. The output from this process is:

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Project staff assignments are an output for Acquire Project Team process. Staffing management plan is an output for Develop Human Resources Plan process. Team Building Activities are tools of Develop Project Team Process.

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148. Which of the following statement regarding the Life Cycles is INCORRECT?

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Iterations develop the product through a series of repeated cycles, and increments successively add to the functionality of the product. PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 45

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149. Control Schedule is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update project progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline. During this process, you undertake various activities that allow you to identify any changes, or potential changes to the project schedule. In this context, which of the following is NOT true about the Control Schedule process? 

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The Control Schedule process involves monitoring the project's progress and managing changes to the schedule baseline. The project manager determines the current status of the project schedule, influences factors that create schedule changes, and manages actual schedule changes as they occur. However, the project manager does not take anticipated changes through the change control process. This means that anticipated changes are not subject to the formal change control process, but rather are managed informally by the project manager.

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150. If you are describing classes of stakeholders based on their power (ability to impose their will), urgency (need for immediate attention), and legitimacy (their involvement is appropriate), this can be referred to as:

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Salience model: Describing classes of stakeholders based on their power (ability to impose their will), urgency (need for immediate attention), and legitimacy (their involvement is appropriate). Reference PMBOk(R) Guide Fifth Edition, Page 396

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151. You are managing a project in health care sector and managing multiple teams, Which of the following is an activity during Manage Project Team process?

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Option 1 (Pre Assignment) is a tool and technique for Acquire Project Team process. Option 2 (Observation and Conversation) is a tool in Manage Project team which are used to observe team members work attitudes. Option 3 (issue log) is a tools and techniques for Manage Project Team process. Option 4 (conflict management) is a tools and techniques for Manage Project Team process. Reference: PMBOK® Guide

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152. Work Performance Information of Control Scope includes all EXCEPT?

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The Work Performance Information of Control Scope includes various elements that provide insight into the progress and performance of the project. It includes categories of changes received, scope variances and their causes, and forecasts of the future scope. These elements help in understanding the current state of the project and identifying any deviations from the planned scope. However, the Corrective Action chosen and the reasons are not part of the Work Performance Information. This information is typically documented separately as part of the Change Control process, where decisions regarding corrective actions are made based on the identified issues and their impact on the project.

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153. You are managing a complex project and multiple activities are running in parallel and you realize that you are  unable to concentrate on your work due to an actual or potential conflict of interest situation. In this situate which of the following you should NOT do?

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When you realize that you are in an actual or a potential conflict of interest situation, you should immediately withdraw from engaging in decision-making activities. Decisions taken in such situations might go against the interests of your current project and the employer company.

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154. You have recently joined a Supply Chain Project which is already in execution phase. During your first meeting with project team members you have noticed that there is too much conflict among team members, which can cause delay.  As a newly appointed project manager,  you will use all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

Explanation

Team ground rules, group norms, and solid project management practices like communication planning and role definition reduce the amount of conflict. When managed properly, differences of opinion can lead to increased creativity and better decision making. Reference: PMBOK® Guide Fourth Edition, Page Number:239

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