MOCKS | AGILE & PREDICTIVE | PMBOK 7TH ED.
MOCK 1
A multidisciplinary project with numerous interested stakeholders is kicking off. A newly
identified stakeholder is negatively impacting planning activities. What should the project
manager use to manage each stakeholder's influence on the project?
A)Stakeholder Engagement Plan
B)Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
C)Stakeholder Register
D)Stakeholder Analysis
D)Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder analysis results in a list of stakeholders and relevant information such as their
positions in the organization, roles on the project, "stakes", expectations, attitudes (their levels of
support for the project), and their interest in the information about the project.
During project execution, a functional manager identifies a new internal risk in the
outsourcing team. The functional manager asks the project manager for a fast solution that
will not negatively impact the project. What should the project manager do?
A) Implement the risk strategy.
B) Use the change management plan.
,C)Develop a risk breakdown structure (RBS).
D)Assess the risk in terms of severity of impact.
D)Assess the risk in terms of severity of impact.
A project manager first needs to understand the severity fo a risk impact before they can develop
a risk response.
A project has the following characteristics:
-US$3 million budget
-Planned cost of US$630,000
-Actual cost of US$650,000
-Earned value of US$540,000Which statement is true about the current status of the
project?
A) The project is ahead of schedule and under budget.
B) The project is behind schedule and over budget.
C)The project is ahead of schedule and over budget.
D)The project is behind schedule and under budget.
B) The project is behind schedule and over budget.
CV = EV - AC; 540-650 = -110SV = EV - PV; 540-630 = -90. Negative cost variance means the
project is over budget. Negative schedule variance means the project is behind schedule.
A project manager realizes that sponsor expectations are NOT being met, specifically
regarding project deliverables. To address this issue, which action should the project
manager take?
,A) Create a risk register.
B) Develop a stakeholder engagement plan.
C)Develop a communications management plan.
D)Create a work breakdown structure (WBS).
B) Develop a stakeholder engagement plan.
Stakeholder Management/Engagement is about gaining feedback from and managing the
expectations of stakeholders. The main issue presented in this question is that stakeholder
expectations are not being met. The stakeholder engagement plan, however, is a component of
the project management plan that identifies the strategies and actions required to promote the
productive involvement of stakeholders in decision-making and execution.
A team member informs the project manager that there is a variance between actual and
planned system speed. The project manager is surprised, because this performance
measurement was not identified during the planning phase of the project. The project
manager then evaluates whether the variance requires a response. During the evaluation, in
which phase is the project manager?
A) Closing
B) Planning
C)Executing
D)Monitoring and Controlling
D)Monitoring and Controlling
A project manager receives the following information for a new project:
-assumptions
, -preliminary scope
-restrictions After receiving this information, what is the first step the project manager
should take?
A) Discern the project goals as well as the business case.
B) Determine the project team and provide the team with tasks.
C)Decide on the project schedule and determine the critical path.
D)Seek approval for the project charter from the sponsor.
A) Discern the project goals as well as the business case.
Which of the following should be considered for a Service Level Agreement? (Choose two.)
A)Security requirements
B)Reporting formats
C)Service commitments
D)Review procedures
A)Security requirements & C)Service commitments
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are defined as a contract between a service provider and the
end user that describes the level of service expected from the service provider. These can
incorporate expectations for functional performance, availability, speed, security, continuity, and
other usability expectations.
A project manager develops a project management plan and schedule based on agreed -
upon project lifecycle of 16 months. later due to changing business requirements, the
project manager receives a request for completion within 9 months. How should the project
manager respond to the proposed change in timeline?