PK0-003 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A project team member has identified a required change to one of their assigned tasks. The change would alter the order in which other tasks must be completed. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

A. Implement the change

B. Update the change registry

C. Document the change

D. Perform an impact analysis

Which of the following should be used when determining the details of a project component or scope entry?

A. WBS Dictionary

B. Project Management Plan

C. Work Breakdown Structure

D. Project Charter

Which of the following BEST describes a functional organization?

A. An organization where each employee reports to a Project Manager, who reports to the next level of management. There are no Department Heads.

B. An organization where each employee reports to a Department Head and a Project Manager, splitting their time between department work requirements and projects.

C. An organization where each employee reports to a Department Head, who reports to the next level of management. Departments are managed independently, and Project Managers are staff who report to the Department Heads.

D. An organization where each employee reports to a Department Head, who reports to the next level of management. Departments manage projects independently.

Which of the following is a component of a risk management plan?

A. RAM

B. RBS

C. COQ

D. KPI

Which of the following is a KEY requirement to produce a project schedule?

A. Identification of all the required activities

B. The program evaluation and review technique

C. A stakeholder and customer matrix

D. Ensure all the resourcing costs are known

The project manager has had a large number of change requests approved by the project steering committee, but has been given no extra time to deliver the project. Which of the following schedule compression techniques should be used by the project manager?

A. Rescheduling

B. Crashing

C. Rebaselining

D. Control scope

The customer now needs the project's deliverable 3 months earlier than scheduled. The deliverable's quality has been reduced so the budget will not be impacted. Which of the following does the project manager need to update?

A. Issues Log

B. Communications Plan

C. Project budget

D. Schedule

A project is having issues because the time required to do the smaller work items in the project were underestimated. This could have been avoided by using:

A. A WBS

B. Quality metrics

C. A scope statement

D. A budget

Which of the following components of a quality management plan ensures that the required quality is achieved?

A. Quality metrics

B. Quality control

C. Quality assurance

D. Quality baseline

The stakeholder has notified the project manager that new priorities have caused them to shift all of the business subject matter expert resources to a new project for one year. The BEST course of action for the project manager is:

A. Phase gate review.

B. Project cancellation.

C. Project completion.

D. Stage completion.

Which of the following is the BEST way to manage stakeholder expectations?

A. Provide the stakeholder with a copy of the project charter.

B. Approve stakeholder requests.

C. Obtain stakeholder buy-in.

D. Have the stakeholders complete a change request form.

Which of the following are components in the communications management planning process?

A. Communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, project implementation

B. Communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, closing

C. Communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, initiating

D. Communications planning, information distribution, performance reporting, manage stakeholders

An analysis of the cost-benefit trade-offs for a project should be included as part of the:

A. Work plan

B. Risk register

C. Project charter

D. Quality plan

A project manager of a particular project receives formal notification that a vendor has gone out of business. New vendors with similar products at similar costs have been identified. Which of the following should the project manager do FIRST?

A. Initiate RFQs to qualified vendors, update the project management plan and communicate the issue with the project sponsor following the project communications plan.

B. Undertake a make-or-buy decision analysis; communicate the issue with the project sponsor following the project communications plan.

C. Call a stakeholder meeting following the project communications plan to urgently review the project schedule; update the project management plan.

D. Communicate the issue with the project sponsor following the project communications plan, call a project team meeting to discuss alternatives and update the project management plan.

Which of the following human resource outputs would a project manager use to determine a team member's skills?

A. Role

B. Accountability

C. Competency

D. Responsibility