PK0-005 Practice Test 26 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is performing quality control on a software development project. The team has completed coding and is now testing the software. The project manager wants to identify the root cause of defects that are being found during testing. Which TWO tools or techniques should the project manager use? (Choose two.)

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Pareto chart. The cause-and-effect diagram and Pareto chart are both quality control tools used for root cause analysis. The cause-and-effect diagram helps brainstorm potential causes, while the Pareto chart helps prioritize the most significant causes. Together, they enable the project manager to identify and focus on the root causes of defects.

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Flowchart

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Scatter diagram

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Control chart

Question 2

A project is transitioning from the planning phase to the executing phase. The project manager must ensure the team is prepared to begin work. Which THREE activities should be performed during this transition? (Choose three.)

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Obtain formal approval of the project management plan.. The transition from planning to executing requires the plan to be formally approved, the team to be acquired and assigned, and a kickoff to align everyone. Closing contracts and final quality inspections belong to later phases or to specific contract completion points, so they are not part of this transition.

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Close all procurement contracts from the planning phase.

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Perform a final quality inspection of all deliverables.

Question 3

A project manager is leading a project to deploy a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The project is in the Executing phase, and the team has just completed the first sprint. During a review, the project manager notices that the team is not following the agreed-upon coding standards, leading to inconsistent code quality. Which of the following actions should the project manager take FIRST to address this issue?

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Conduct a team meeting to reinforce the importance of following the coding standards and provide training if needed.. In the Executing phase, the project manager must ensure the team adheres to quality standards. The first step is to engage the team, reinforce expectations, and provide necessary support or training. This proactive approach addresses the root cause and aligns with the project manager's responsibility to manage team performance and quality. Escalation or plan changes are premature without understanding the issue.

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Update the project management plan to include stricter coding standards.

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Implement a formal quality audit to identify all instances of non-compliance.

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Escalate the issue to the functional manager and request that team members be replaced.

Question 4

A project manager is leading an initiative to virtualize 40 aging physical servers onto a new hypervisor cluster. The project sponsor asks how the team will ensure that a single physical host failure does not take down the virtual machines running on it. Which hypervisor feature should the project manager confirm is configured?

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High availability (HA). The requirement is that a host failure must not take down its VMs, which is precisely what hypervisor high availability provides by restarting affected VMs on remaining cluster members. DRS, thin provisioning, and VLAN tagging improve balance, storage efficiency, or network segmentation respectively, but none of them recovers workloads after a physical host is lost, so they leave the single point of failure in place.

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Distributed resource scheduler (DRS)

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Thin provisioning

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Virtual switch VLAN tagging

Question 5

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new mobile application. The project is in the Executing phase. A team member reports that a key feature cannot be completed as specified due to a technical limitation. The project manager needs to evaluate the impact of this issue on the project constraints. Which document should the project manager review first?

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Issue log. The issue log is the document used to record and manage issues that arise during project execution. When a technical limitation prevents completion of a feature, it is an issue that needs to be documented and assessed. The project manager should review the issue log first to evaluate impact and determine corrective actions.

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Risk register

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Change log

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Project management plan

Question 6

A project manager is setting up a project communication plan for a distributed team. The project manager needs to select tools that support real-time collaboration and document version control. (Choose two.)

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Instant messaging and persistent chat platform. Real-time collaboration and document version control are best supported by a persistent chat platform and a cloud-based repository with version history. The chat tool enables immediate interaction across locations, while the repository ensures everyone works from the current document version. The other options are either infrequent, non-interactive, or prone to creating conflicting copies.

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Annual project review meeting with stakeholders

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Email attachments of updated files sent to each team member

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Printed status reports distributed at monthly in-person meetings

Question 7

During a network upgrade project, a technician accidentally disconnects a critical switch, causing an outage. The project manager needs to update the issue log and communicate with stakeholders. Which communication method is most appropriate for notifying senior management of the outage?

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Verbal briefing via phone call. A network outage is a critical incident requiring immediate escalation. A verbal briefing via phone call (B) is the most appropriate method because it provides real-time, synchronous communication, allowing senior management to ask clarifying questions and make urgent decisions. This aligns with ITIL best practices for major incident management, where speed and clarity are paramount.

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Status report in the next weekly meeting

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Project dashboard update

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Email notification

Question 8

A project manager is developing a quality management plan for a manufacturing project. The project manager needs to identify TWO tools or techniques that are used to plan quality management. Which two should the project manager use? (Choose two.)

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Benchmarking. Cost-benefit analysis and benchmarking are both tools used in the Plan Quality Management process. Cost-benefit analysis helps evaluate the financial justification for quality efforts, while benchmarking compares the project to best practices to set quality standards. These tools are proactive and help define quality objectives before work begins, which is the essence of quality planning.

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Control charts

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Pareto diagrams

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Inspection

Question 9

A project manager is reviewing the project's risk register and wants to prioritize risks for further analysis. The project manager decides to use a tool that plots risks based on their probability of occurrence and potential impact. Which tool is the project manager using?

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Probability and impact matrix. The probability and impact matrix is the correct tool because it visually maps risks according to their likelihood and potential effect, allowing the project manager to prioritize them. Risks with high probability and high impact are given top priority, while those with low probability and low impact may be monitored. This matrix is a standard tool in the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process.

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Monte Carlo simulation

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Risk breakdown structure (RBS)

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SWOT analysis

Question 10

A project manager is leading a project to develop a new mobile application. The project is in the Planning phase. The project manager is identifying and documenting the high-level risks that could affect the project. Which two of the following should the project manager include in the risk register? (Choose two.)

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A potential delay in receiving hardware for the development team due to global supply chain issues.. The risk register documents potential uncertain events that could affect the project. Supply chain delays and lack of team experience are both uncertain future events that could impact the project negatively, so they should be included. Approved charter, set budget, and change requests are not risks; they are facts or formal changes that are managed through other processes.

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The project sponsor has approved the project charter.

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The project budget has been set at $500,000.

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The customer has requested a change to the app's color scheme.

Question 11

A project has a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.2 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.9. Which of the following best describes the project's status?

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Under budget and behind schedule. A CPI of 1.2 means the project is earning $1.20 for every $1.00 spent, indicating it is under budget. An SPI of 0.9 means the project is earning only $0.90 for every $1.00 of planned work, indicating it is behind schedule. Therefore, the project is under budget and behind schedule, making option B correct.

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Over budget and behind schedule

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Under budget and ahead of schedule

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Over budget and ahead of schedule

Question 12

A project manager is leading the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will be hosted in a private cloud. The project sponsor wants to ensure that the infrastructure meets the following requirements: high availability, data redundancy, and the ability to recover from a site failure. Which two components should the project manager include in the project plan? (Choose two.)

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Load balancer. The sponsor requires high availability, data redundancy, and site failure recovery. A load balancer ensures application availability by distributing traffic across multiple servers, while offsite backup replication provides data redundancy and enables recovery if the primary site is lost. RAID 0, a UPS, and a single server with dual power supplies do not adequately address all three requirements, especially site-level recovery and data redundancy.

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Single server with dual power supplies

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RAID 0 array

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Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Question 13

A project manager is leading a project to migrate an on-premises data center to a colocation facility. The project manager must ensure that the new facility provides adequate physical security for the servers. Which of the following should the project manager verify during the site visit?

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The facility has biometric access controls and surveillance cameras.. Biometric access controls and surveillance cameras are direct physical security measures that protect against unauthorized access and provide monitoring. When migrating to a colocation facility, verifying these controls is essential to ensure the servers are physically secure. Other options relate to operational resilience or support but do not address the requirement for physical security of the equipment.

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The facility offers redundant power and cooling systems.

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The facility has a Service Level Agreement (SLA) guaranteeing 99.99% uptime.

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The facility provides 24/7 onsite technical support.

Question 14

A vendor is hired to provide a service with a fixed price of $100,000, regardless of actual costs incurred. Which contract type is this?

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Fixed-price. A fixed-price contract has a predetermined price that does not change based on the seller's cost performance.

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Time and Materials (T&M)

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Cost-reimbursable

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Cost-plus

Question 15

During the planning phase, a project manager is creating the WBS. Which of the following best describes the process of breaking down deliverables into smaller, more manageable components?

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Decomposition. Decomposition is the PMBOK term for breaking down project deliverables and work into smaller, more manageable components, ultimately producing the work packages at the lowest level of the WBS. It is the core technique used during the Create WBS process. The other options are scheduling or estimating techniques, not WBS construction methods.

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Rolling wave planning

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Analogous estimating

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Precedence diagramming