Question 81
Due to a new government regulation, a project change is required. The project manager evaluates the change and realizes a representative from the legal department will need to approve the change as well.
The project manager should:
A. follow the change process flow and notify the legal department after the change is implemented.
B. extend a formal invitation to the legal department representative to join the CCB.
C. hold a separate meeting with the legal department representative and ask for approval.
D. notify the legal department representative in the event of an upcoming audit.
Question 82
A customer asks a project manager if a small change can be made during the delivery phase. The project manager does not agree to the change.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?
A. Established communication plan
B. Scope creep
C. Resource constraints
D. Iterative approach
Question 83
In which of the following organizational structures would a project manager have the MOST authority?
A. Projectized
B. Strong matrix
C. Balanced matrix
D. Functional
Question 84
A project team is composed of numerous team members who are located throughout a country. All personnel have identified core business hours. A team engineer based in a machine shop has a question during business hours for the project manager, who is located at a different facility.
Which of the following is the MOST expedient communication method, assuming the question can be resolved quickly?
A. Email
B. Social media
C. Text messaging
D. Face-to-face
Question 85
A new stakeholder has joined the project team and requested modifications that will result in minor changes to the project budget and schedule.
The project manager is concerned that the requests will lead to:
A. quality control issues.
B. additional risks.
C. scope creep.
D. time constraints.
Question 86
A vendor has accepted a proposed project from a customer.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be the first document created by the project manager?
A. Project charter
B. Project management plan
C. Project statement of work
D. Project schedule
Question 87
A project manager has noticed poor attendance as status meetings.
Which of the following strategies should the project manager use to improve attendance? (Choose two.)
A. Provide an agenda before the status meeting.
B. Adhere to an agenda and scheduled time.
C. Add non-project-related items to the agenda.
D. Add and discuss new agenda items throughout the meeting.
E. Discard the action items at the conclusion of the meeting.
Question 88
Which of the following events would MOST likely trigger communications to the largest audience for a given organization?
A. Business continuity response
B. Quality audit
C. Replacement of a subcontractor
D. Completion of a task
Question 89
If a project sponsor wants to know the current status and progress of a project, which of the following is the BEST approach to find this information?
A. The project sponsor should obtain the current status from team members, put it into a presentation, and present it to the project manager for review.
B. The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, apply it to the baseline of the schedule, and run a report.
C. The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the project charter, project management plan, dashboard, and SOW, and then create a status report to provide to the project manager.
D. The scheduler should obtain the current status from team members, update the risk register, and provide the information to the project champion for review.
Question 90
Two team members completely disagree on how to complete a specific task. The project manager observes the conflict but takes no immediate action.
Which of the following techniques is the project manager using?
A. Compromising
B. Smoothing
C. Withdrawing
D. Accepting
