QUESTION 61
A project manager is preparing a monthly status report for the project, which includes project performance compared to the baseline schedule. How can the project manager calculate the schedule variance (SV) for tasks on the critical path?
A. Earned Schedule – Actual Time
B. Actual Time – Earned Schedule
C. Planned Value – Earned Value
D. Earned Value – Planned Value
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 62
A business manager wants to start a project to launch a new product. How should the manager initiate the project?
A. Assign a project manager to the project and ask them to document the project scope.
B. Discuss the project requirements with the team for alternative products in the market.
C. Prepare a detailed business case to document project objectives and success criteria.
D. Ask a small team to produce a prototype of the product before full-scale development.
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 63
What is the purpose of an adaptive standup meeting?
A. To review what work has been completed, remove impediments, and calculate velocity
B. To ask the team what work has been completed, ask what work will be completed, and report impediments
C. To update the burndown chart, calculate velocity, and report impediments
D. To ask the team what work has been completed, calculate velocity, and determine what work will be completed
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 64
A project team member is reviewing the scope of a task with an end user and realizes that requirements have changed. Which project artifact should be used in this situation?
A. Configuration management plan
B. Project management plan
C. Scope management plan
D. Risk management plan
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 65
What are the three components of a work breakdown structure (WBS) dictionary?(Choose three)
A. Description of work
B. Acceptance criteria
C. List of stakeholders
D. List of resources
E. Description of risks
Correct Answer: ABD
QUESTION 66
Who should the stakeholders consult to discuss concerns about the current work package?
A. Project manager
B. Business analyst
C. Project sponsor
D. Project coordinator
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 67
An adaptive team is in the process of merging a legacy system from an acquired company In order to check the project status and manage the flow of work, they are using a scrum board for this project. What data should be included in this information radiator?
A. Product and sprint backlog
B. Increments and bottlenecks
C. Key performance indicators (KPIs) and baseline
D. Burndown and burnup charts
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 68
A project team has completed the sprint review and the users are impressed by the demo. However, another functionality included in the sprint that was not discussed in the review is not ready for production deployment. What should the project team do?
A. Continue with sprints until the product backlog is empty.
B. Demo the incomplete feature at the sprint retrospective.
C. Wait to complete all user stories that are in development.
D. Deploy the functionality that was presented to the users.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 69
Why is working in iterations usually more time consuming than using a predictive life cycle?
A. It takes time to understand what the project needs to deliver.
B. Timeboxing increases the time needed to accomplish tasks.
C. Iterations are longer than the execution phase of a traditional project.
D. Having a minimum viable product first can take more time.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 70
A project team member is discussing a new project with their manager. The project is very similar to a project that was delivered last year and the scope is very well documented. Which of the following project delivery approaches should be recommended?
A. Traditional
B. Extreme
C. Adaptive
D. Hybrid
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 71
A business analyst is working on a project that follows an adaptive life cycle. Due to budgetary constraints, the sponsor asks the team to focus on critical requirements. What should the business analyst do?
A. Trace requirements.
B. Prioritize requirements.
C. Document requirements.
D. Validate requirements.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 72
What is one reason why stakeholders must be identified when performing business analysis?
A. To identify who should define the business requirements for the project
B. To determine a cost-benefit analysis for the project
C. To identify project time lines through business reviews
D. To allow the business analyst to determine the project budget
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 73
Given the following information, what is the schedule variance (SV) for this project?
Early start date (ES): 16 weeks
Actual time: 12 weeks
Schedule performance index (SPI):1.3
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 74
A project manager is in the process of onboarding resources to start work on a project. Which of the following components of a project management plan will the project manager update after completing this activity?
A. Resource management plan and procurement management plan
B. Resource management plan and lessons learned register
C. Resource management plan and preassignment
D. Resource management plan and cost baseline
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 75
A company is moving from a predictive to an adaptive approach. How should the company now translate the already planned work breakdown structure (WBS) to adaptive iterations?
A. Consider reforming the structure of the company first as it is difficult for a company to transition from predictive to adaptive methods.
B. Create a product backlog with the information depicted in the WBS and prioritize the newly developed user stories into iterations.
C. Save the WBS in the historical data as the information can only be used for educational purposes and not as inputs for creating user stories.
D. Accept this limitation and perform accordingly since the WBS can only be used in Scrum iterations.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 76
What is the equation to calculate cost variance(CV)?
A. CV =EV -AC
B. CV =EV/BAC
C. CV =EV – BAC
D. CV =EV/AC
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 77
A project’s business analyst has to understand the newly acquired technology and the impact it will have on the organization. Which tool should be used to understand the new technology?
A. Must have, should have, could have, won’t have (MoSCoW)
B. Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed (RACI)
C. Work breakdown structure (WBS)
D. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT)
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 78
A project is composed of three phases that are implemented in parallel without affecting one another. The baselines for each individual phase have been approved by the major stakeholders, and there is a minimal ability to vary the baselines during the execution of the project. Which methodology did the project manager adopt?
A. Iterative approach
B. Hybrid approach
C. Predictive approach
D. Incremental approach
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 79
An adaptive project manager is told that a new industry regulation will affect an upcoming deliverable. Where should this be recorded?
A. Risk register
B. Sprint board
C. Sprint planning
D. User story
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 80
A software project has completed the first iteration, and the testing manager noted that some features were not incorporated and would not approve the software. The business unit manager who will use the software is satisfied with the software and wants to start the rollout. What should the project manager do?
A. Escalate to the sponsor to decide when to commence the rollout.
B. Organize a meeting between the two managers.
C. Ask the project team to resolve all of the open issues.
D. Escalate the issue to the project management office (PMO).
Correct Answer: B