PK0-004 CompTIA Project + Questions and Answers

The project manager of a global project constantly receives complaints from individuals at another location that some team members are not available after lunch on Fridays. This is acceptable to the project manager. Which of the following factors is the MOST likely cause for this scenario?

A project manager is assigned to a project and has not had a handover meeting with the previous project manager. The new project manager is reviewing the percent of project completion, schedule progress, and budget constraints.

Which of the following documents should the project manager use to obtain this information?

Several team members report that meeting objectives are not being met.

Which of the following documents would a project manager create to make team meetings more effective? (Choose two.)

Which of the following risk strategies is represented by the purchase of insurance?

An organization has multiple projects that are taking place simultaneously.

Which of the following should be tasked with ensuring resources are appropriately allocated to projects?

A project manager provides status reports to a customer on a biweekly basis, but the customer is very busy and only has a few minutes to review the project.

Which of the following are critical for the project manager to provide?

Which of the following documents does a vendor rely on MOST before committing funding and resources to a project?

A company hires a number of interns and assigns them key roles on a project. Which of the following should the project manager MOST likely anticipate?

A company has dictated project scope changes but has stated that the original budget still applies. Which of the following will MOST likely be impacted by the changes?

An outsourced project team member approaches the project manager and complains that the contract does not permit overtime. The project manager had fast-tracked tasks that require additional hours. Which of the following documents did the project manager fail to reference?

Which of the following inherently affects quality standards?

A project manager is creating the monthly report for top management. The project manager has collected the information below:

AC = 100

PV = 80

EV = 120

Based on this information, the CPI reflects which of the following about the project?

A project team added a new member who has proprietary information about a competitor's product. The team member was suddenly removed from the project. Which of the following MOST likely occurred?

The key stakeholders have reported the project pace as being slow. The project sponsor would like to cancel the project if it cannot be completed before the end of the year. The project is scheduled to be completed three months after the requested date.

To alter the pace of the project, which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?

A project requires daily status updates.

Which of the following is the MOST effective method for providing these updates?

A project has been experiencing some difficulties due to third-party vendors. The project manager should request.

When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?

Which of the following are examples of organizational change? (Choose two.)

Which of the following is a key aspect of the Agile project management methodology?

Which of the following describes how a project is related to a program?

Which of the following roles has approval authority for project funding?

Which of the following shows projected project expenditures?

Which of the following is an example of a project?

A project’s key stakeholders have requested significant changes that will affect the scope. To adjust the project scope, which of the following need to be changed? (Choose two.)

During a project assessment, a project manager determines the initial project cost estimates were incorrect, and there is not enough budget left, including reserves, to complete the project.

Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

The project sponsor has cut the resources required for project completion. The project manager cannot complete the project without additional resources.

Which of the following should the project manager do to obtain the resources?

A stakeholder is unaware of a project’s status.

Which of the following documents should the project manager consult to ensure all stakeholders are notified of project changes? (Choose two.)

A project manager is informed that a team member would like to enhance the code with an additional function. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

A project is in the initiation phase. Which of the following tasks will take place during this phase?

A project manager is assigned to an ongoing project. Which of the following is the FIRST document the protect manager should review?

A non-stakeholder approaches the project manager and asks if certain items can be added to a project that was started two months earlier. Which of the following constraints does this impact MOST?

Which of the following project phases would MOST likely include a creating transition plan?

During a risk review session, the project team identified the percentage probability that a particular risk will

occur. This is known as:

A project manager is determining a project’s critical path to report the projected completion date to stakeholders.

Which of the following information will be required? (Select two.)

A company engaged a third-party audit firm to provide regular financial oversight for regulatory compliance and

requested a project manager to work with the firm. The PMO declines to assign a project manager and refers

to another department within the company. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason for this?

Which of the following make up a company’s portfolio? (Choose two.)

Which of the following represents the order of the team development stages?

A daily standup Scrum meeting is BEST accomplished in a:

A contract review meeting has been scheduled with a non-performing vendor. The project manager has been asked to provide recommendations for continuous service improvements and removal of the vendor. Which of the following documents should the project manager review BEFORE the meeting?

Based on the table below:

Which of the following is the total float for the critical path?

A team member has reported Task 3 will be completed ahead of schedule.

Using the given chart, which of the following represents the critical path if Task 3 is completed in two days?

A project manager is analyzing the cost variances produced when comparing two different projects completions.

Which of the following factors could be causing the increased variance for the four-month projects? (Select two.)

The PM has requested that a project repository be developed. Sensitive information will be available on the

site that could affect the project’s success. Only personnel who need to know the information will have access.

Which of the following site types is the PM requesting?

Which of the following features describe a projectized organization? (Select two.)

Which of the following activity sequencing techniques uses nodes to symbolize the dependencies of each activity?

A project coordinator notices there is a scheduling conflict with the weekly team meeting. The project

coordinator submits a request to hold the meeting at a different time will not negatively impact the scheduling.

Which of the following resources has the authority to authorize this change?

A team member has completed a project task. Which of the following is the FASTEST method to communicate the task completion?

During the storming stage of a project team’s development, it is common to experience confusion about tasks and responsibilities because:

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques relies on establishing areas of agreement rather than disagreement?

A critical issue has developed in an active project, and the project manager wants to notify the 20-person global project manager use FIRST to relay this information?

A project team started work on a project and was ahead of schedule when the project sponsor announced that the project needed to stop because of shifting strategic priorities.

The constraint described in this scenario is:

A customer has stated that meeting the project schedule and milestones takes priority and is, therefore, willing to spend additional funds to sustain operations. The project team must ensure completion of the:

The following tasks are required to complete an IT project that is behind schedule:

Which of the following is the critical path?

A project can be defined as:

While preparing to plan a project, the project manager meets with the key stakeholders to determine the

flexibility between the project constraints. Which of the following techniques should the project manager

consider to reduce personal bias and increase buy-in?

Which of the following documents serves the primary purpose of requesting details about a vendor’s capabilities?

A meeting has taken place with quality assurance tram members and the project manager.

Which of the following events would MOST likely have triggered the meeting?

An employee is assigned to a project and is developing a project charter. Which of the following are some of

the constraints the employee would typically face at this stage of the project?

A project encountered a problem and reached a milestone. In which of the following documents will the stakeholders MOST likely find information on these events?

Due to a lack of adherence to the risk response plan, there are numerous safety concerns within the scope of a building project.

Which of the following MOST likely explains this issue?

A new contractor joining the project team is an example of:

A manufacturer is developing a product that will start in one week. The product has a delivery deadline of 90 days.

Which of the following characteristics classifies this as a project?

A project manager procures additional resources from a local company. Which of the following-describes this event?

A change is being implemented on a project, and while in testing, it becomes clear that the change cannot be finalized due to the severe impact it would have on other critical systems. Which of the following should the team consult to determine which actions to take?

On an OBS chart, there is a dashed line between some team members and the project manager, and there is a solid line connecting other members to the project manager. Additionally, some employees at a lower level on the chart have no connection to the project manager.

Which of the following does this signify?

Resources for a project report to a project manager and a functional manager.

The organizational structure is:

In which of the following situations is a project manager MOST likely to use a process diagram?

Three IT companies have agreed to summarize their efforts as a common organization to generate new businesses in the IT cloud computing industry. Which of the following is the type of organizational change described?

Ann, one of the affected stakeholders, feels that the project team has not been giving periodic stakeholder updates and that her input has not been taken into account.

Which of the following should the project manager do to ensure stakeholder expectations are met?

In a Scrum retrospective, which of the following categories are used to classify the feedback from the team?

Which of the following characteristics would stakeholders MOST likely have?

Which of the following defines the minimum level of engagement of a stakeholder?

Which of the following is the BEST source for identifying the defect tolerance of a project?

Which of the following is the BEST reason to conduct regular risk reviews?

A project manager is developing a network diagram to understand the flow of a project. Which of the following processes is the project manager performing?

A vendor notifies the project manager that the scheduled date for a deliverable on the critical path cannot be met due to a lack of resources. Which of the following are MOST likely to be triggered? (Choose three.)

A project team lacks the necessary team members to complete a project. The project manager has rejected numerous candidates.

This is an example of:

The AC plus ETC is known as:

A project stakeholder is disappointed the team was not included in some key decisions. This resulted in extra discussions and rework. Which of the following documents should the project manager review and update to resolve this situation?

Which of the following indicators would help the project manager to determine the financial status of the project?

A project manager has just received an extra resource from a functional manager. Which of the following activities is the BEST to consider for assignment to the resource?

During planning, a project coordinator publishes the project management plan. After reviewing the plan, the project sponsor is concerned it is too long and detailed. Which of the following does the project sponsor desire?

A project manager is assigned a global team. The project manager is having difficulty understanding some of what is communicated during conference calls.

Which of the following is the BEST way to address this issue?

A project team is unable to meet at the same time, thus requiring project work handoff at each shift.

Which of the following constraints might the project team be facing?

Which of the following is the MOST likely trigger to update the project risk register?

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 functional manager pulled a resource from a current project to work on a higher-priority project but did not offer a backfill resource.

Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?

A program manager asks for a visual representation of tasks, including the start and end dates. Which of the following tools should the project manager provide?

A project sponsor informs the project manager that the project completion date must be moved one month earlier. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

A project manager realizes there is a significant risk event. Which of the following is the FIRST step the project manager should perform?

Two team members are discussing the lessons learned from the last testing release. Many quality defects were not reported, and the progress report is not accurate. Which of the following phases/activities are being executed?

Based on the information below:

AC=100

SV=80

EV=120

Which of the following is the CPI of the project?

An external customer has requested a modification of the project scope through an official change request. Which of the following is the appropriate NEXT step?

A project is running behind schedule. To meet the delivery timelines, the project manager decides to give part of the work to another organization for quicker delivery and to allow the project team to focus on the remaining tasks. This is an example of:

Ann, a project manager, is working for a new company. On her first project, the assigned project resources do

not follow her direction. She is not allowed to authorize contractors because they say she does not have the

authority. Which of the following is the MOST likely for what is happening?

Which of the following are the components of a RACI matrix?

A cost baseline is used to measure the:

The vendor management team has requested all project managers to provide proof to back up complaints on vendor resolution delays.

Which of the following will provide this information?

A project has been created, and the project team has been identified. Which of the following is the NEXT step?

A project team member states that the tasks identified in the project schedule for the week greatly exceed the number of available hours for the week.

Which of the following activities would have allowed the project manager to identify and correct this issue in advance?

An American publisher is participating in a workshop in Hong Kong with the purpose of updating a new book that will be launched in Japan next year. During the workshop, a deep and intense discussion occurs with other local publishers regarding the references the book may contain. Which of the following BEST describes the situation?

A solid line is connecting a project team member to two people above the member on the organizational chart.

Which of the following types of organization does this indicate?

Which of the following is the first document issued during the procurement process in a project?

A project manager is overseeing a project to analyze large amounts of data to find customer preferences. The large data sets are hosted by an external provider, and the project manager is concerned about losing access to the data.

Which of the following documents is appropriate for use in this situation?

Which of the following charts would indicate the cause and effect of tasks in a project, and for which of the following activities would the chart be used?

A project portfolio will MOST likely align to:

A project manager is informed that the project sponsor was terminated from the project effective immediately. To ensure business continuity, the project manager has been asked to assume additional tasks to complete

the project on time. Many of these tasks were performed by the former project sponsor.

Which of the following types of change does this illustrate?

A project is moving into the next phase, and those involved with planning will not actually perform the work.

After the project team members have been identified and assigned to do the work, which of the following has changed?

Which of the following is a component of the project cost control?

A company just announced all third-party vendors must provide ten cybersecurity resources within six weeks. Which of the following documents should the project manager create LAST?

Which of the following tasks are responsibilities of the project manager role?

An audit, project change, task initiation/completion, gate review, and incident response are examples of:

During the initiation phase, a project manager has asked for a document containing the high-level objectives and goals for a project.

Which of the following documents would contain these items?

A part that is needed to complete Task 3 has been backordered and will arrive three days later than scheduled. Task 3 must be complete for Task 4 to start. There is one day of float for the two tasks. Which of the following represents the number of days the project schedule will be delayed?

A project manager who is part of a global team wants to have a team building meeting and decides to hold a video conference.

Which of the following is MOST likely to be the main challenge the influences this decision?

A project manager is managing a transactional project. One of the key team members is having difficulties understanding the client requirements.

Which of the following actions would be BEST for the project manager to take?