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24real exam-style questions organised by domain, each with the correct answer highlighted and a plain-English explanation of why it's right — and why the others are wrong.
A project manager is reviewing lessons learned from a previous project and notices that scope creep occurred because stakeholders requested changes after the project moved into the execution phase. Which action should the project manager take in the current project to prevent this issue?
Close the project early if any scope changes are requested.
Involve all stakeholders in the project planning phase to ensure requirements are fully captured.
Include a detailed list of all deliverables in the project charter to avoid ambiguity.
Establish a change control board during the planning phase to review and approve any change requests.
A CCB provides a structured process to evaluate changes, preventing unauthorized scope creep.
During the execution phase, a project manager discovers that the development team has been using an unauthorized software library to accelerate work. The library has a license that could create legal risks for the company. What is the best course of action?
Document the issue in the lessons learned and continue with the library to avoid delay.
Immediately stop using the library, assess the impact on the schedule, and develop a plan to replace it.
This mitigates the risk by removing the unauthorized component and allows the team to plan for rework.
Continue using the library but add a note in the risk register about potential licensing issues.
Escalate the issue to the project sponsor and request a decision on whether to continue using the library.
A project manager is planning a software development project and needs to determine the sequence of activities. The team will first gather requirements, then design the architecture, then develop the code, then test, and finally deploy. Which project life cycle model is being used?
Iterative
Agile
Waterfall
Waterfall is linear and sequential, with phases completed one after another.
Spiral
A project is in the execution phase, and the project manager receives a change request to add a new feature that is not in the scope statement. The change request has been approved by the change control board. What must the project manager do next?
Conduct a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the impact of the change.
Update the project management plan and baseline to reflect the approved change.
The PM must adjust plans and baselines to incorporate the change and keep the project aligned.
Defer the change to the next project phase to minimize disruption.
Inform the development team to continue with the original scope and ignore the change.
A project manager is creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) during the planning phase. The WBS should decompose the project deliverables into smaller, manageable components. What is the lowest level of a WBS called?
Planning package
Work package
Work packages are the smallest units in a WBS, facilitating assignment and estimation.
Control account
Activity
During the closing phase of a project, which TWO activities should be performed?
Archive project documents and lessons learned.
Archiving ensures historical data is preserved for future projects.
Update the risk register with new risks identified during execution.
Obtain formal acceptance of deliverables from stakeholders.
Formal acceptance confirms that deliverables meet requirements and closes the project.
Create the project charter.
Develop a work breakdown structure.
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Practice this domainA project manager is deploying a new web application to a cloud environment. The application requires high availability and automatic scaling based on traffic. Which IT infrastructure component should the project manager use to meet these requirements?
Load balancer
A load balancer distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers and can be integrated with auto-scaling to handle varying loads.
Firewall
DNS server
VPN concentrator
During a database migration project, the team encounters an error when trying to connect to the new database server from the application server. The network team confirms that the ports are open and the firewall rules are correct. The database team reports that the database service is running and listening on the expected port. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the connectivity issue?
Misconfigured DNS server
Missing route on the database server's routing table
Without a return route to the application server, the database server can receive packets but cannot send responses, resulting in a timeout or connection failure.
Incorrect subnet mask on the application server
Expired SSL certificate on the database server
A project manager is overseeing the implementation of a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The vendor requires access to the company's internal network to install and configure the software. Which of the following is the BEST practice to ensure security while allowing vendor access?
Provide the vendor with access to the guest Wi-Fi network
Set up a VPN connection with two-factor authentication
A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel, and two-factor authentication ensures the vendor's identity is verified, providing secure remote access.
Allow the vendor to use remote desktop protocol (RDP) directly over the internet
Create a local user account with administrative privileges for the vendor
Which TWO of the following are key considerations when designing an IT infrastructure for a new data center?
Open floor plan with no raised flooring
Redundant power supplies and UPS systems
Redundant power ensures continuous operation during outages.
Use of low-cost, consumer-grade hardware
Environmental controls for temperature and humidity
Proper cooling and humidity control prevent hardware damage.
Single point of failure for critical systems
A project manager is leading a project to upgrade the storage area network (SAN) for a hospital's electronic health records (EHR) system. The current SAN is reaching capacity and has performance issues during peak hours. The new SAN must support high availability with synchronous replication between two data centers located 10 km apart. The project budget is tight, and the timeline is aggressive. During a risk assessment, the project manager identifies that the fiber optic cable between the data centers is owned by a third-party provider and has a history of outages. The project sponsor is concerned about meeting the go-live date and asks the project manager to recommend a course of action to mitigate the risk of cable outages affecting the SAN replication. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
Purchase redundant SAN controllers to provide failover in case of a controller failure
Increase the synchronous replication interval to reduce the impact of potential outages
Work with the fiber provider to install a second, diverse fiber path between the data centers
A diverse path provides redundancy; if one cable fails, replication continues over the other, maintaining high availability.
Replace synchronous replication with asynchronous replication over the existing WAN connection
A project manager is planning the deployment of a new web application. The IT team has identified the following requirements: the application must be accessible 24/7, handle traffic spikes, and maintain session persistence. Which TWO infrastructure components should the project manager include in the design to meet these requirements?
An auto-scaling group of web servers
Auto-scaling groups automatically add or remove web server instances based on demand, which handles traffic spikes. When combined with a load balancer, they also support session persistence.
A content delivery network (CDN)
A single web server with a large instance type
A database cluster with replication
A load balancer with session affinity
A load balancer distributes traffic and with session affinity (sticky sessions) ensures session persistence. It also improves availability by routing away from failed servers.
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Practice this domainA project manager is leading a software development project. The team is consistently delivering work late, causing schedule delays. The project manager suspects the initial duration estimates were too optimistic. What is the best action to improve future estimation accuracy?
Review historical data and lessons learned from similar projects.
Historical data improves estimation accuracy.
Extend the project schedule to accommodate delays.
Assign additional team members to complete tasks faster.
Increase all future estimates by 20% to account for unknowns.
A project sponsor proposes increasing the project budget to add a new feature requested by a key stakeholder. What should the project manager do first?
Update the project plan to include the new feature.
Inform the stakeholder that the feature cannot be added.
Ask the sponsor to fund the feature separately.
Submit a change request to the change control board.
Formal change control is required.
During project execution, a critical team member resigns. The project manager must reassign tasks. The project has a tight deadline and no backup resources. Which technique best minimizes schedule impact?
Crash the schedule by adding overtime.
Overtime can accelerate critical path.
Fast track remaining tasks.
Implement resource smoothing.
Resource level to balance workload.
A project manager is creating a risk register. The team identifies a risk that could cause a data breach if a server is misconfigured. The probability is low, but impact is high. Which risk response strategy is most appropriate?
Transfer the risk by purchasing cyber insurance.
Accept the risk because probability is low.
Mitigate by implementing configuration management.
Reduces likelihood of misconfiguration.
Avoid the risk by not using that server.
A project is 40% complete. The earned value (EV) is $80,000, planned value (PV) is $100,000, and actual cost (AC) is $90,000. What is the cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI)?
CPI = 0.80, SPI = 0.89
CPI = 0.89, SPI = 0.80
Correct formulas applied.
CPI = 1.13, SPI = 1.25
CPI = 0.89, SPI = 1.25
A project manager is assigned to a new project. The sponsor provides a high-level scope and asks for a cost estimate. Which estimation technique should the project manager use at this early stage?
Three-point estimating
Parametric estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Analogous estimating
Best for early, high-level estimating.
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Practice this domainA project manager is using a tool to track project tasks, dependencies, and resource assignments. The team needs to see the critical path and adjust schedules when tasks are delayed. Which tool should the project manager use?
Pareto chart
RACI matrix
Gantt chart
Gantt charts display tasks, durations, dependencies, and critical path, enabling schedule adjustments.
Kanban board
During project execution, a project manager notices that team members are spending excessive time on non-essential tasks, and the project is falling behind schedule. Which tool should the project manager use first to identify the root cause of the delays?
Gantt chart
Fishbone diagram
Fishbone diagram helps identify root causes of problems like delays.
Pareto chart
RACI matrix
A project team is working on a software development project. The project manager wants to ensure that all changes to the codebase are reviewed and approved before they are integrated. Which type of tool should be used?
Issue tracking system
Time tracking tool
Collaboration tool
Version control system
Version control systems track changes and enforce review/approval workflows.
A project manager needs to document the process for submitting and approving change requests. Which document should the project manager create?
Change management plan
Change management plan outlines the change control process.
Risk register
Lessons learned
Project charter
A project manager is tracking project performance and notices that the SPI is 0.8 and the CPI is 1.2. What does this indicate about the project?
Ahead of schedule and under budget
Ahead of schedule and over budget
Behind schedule and under budget
SPI < 1 = behind schedule; CPI > 1 = under budget.
Behind schedule and over budget
A project manager is creating a document that identifies all project stakeholders and their influence, interest, and impact on the project. Which document is being created?
Stakeholder register
Stakeholder register records stakeholder details, influence, and interest.
Project scope statement
Communication plan
Risk register
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Practice this domainThe PK0-005 exam has 95 questions and must be completed in 90 minutes. The passing score is 710/1000.
Scenario questions on project management concepts, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and communication.
The exam covers 4 domains: Project Life Cycle Phases, Basics of IT Infrastructure and IT Project Management, Project Management Concepts, Tools and Documentation. Questions are weighted by domain — higher-weight domains appear more on your actual exam.
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