PK0-005 Practice Test 32 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is developing a project schedule and needs to estimate activity durations. Which TWO techniques are commonly used for estimating activity durations? (Choose two.)

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Parametric estimating. Parametric estimating (B) uses historical data and statistical relationships between variables (e.g., cost per square meter, hours per unit) to calculate activity durations. It is a standard technique in project schedule development because it provides objective, data-driven estimates based on measurable parameters.

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Critical path method

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Monte Carlo simulation

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Analogous estimating

Question 2

Which TWO of the following are effective techniques for managing stakeholder expectations?

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Regular stakeholder engagement meetings. Regular stakeholder engagement meetings provide a structured forum for sharing project progress, addressing concerns, and aligning expectations. This proactive communication helps prevent misunderstandings and ensures stakeholders remain informed and involved throughout the project lifecycle.

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Ignoring negative feedback

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Avoiding stakeholders who resist change

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Only sharing positive project status

Question 3

You are the project manager for an IT project to upgrade the company's network infrastructure. The project has a schedule baseline approved, and the team is using Agile methodology due to changing requirements. During the second sprint, a key stakeholder requests a new feature that was not originally planned. The team is concerned this will impact the sprint goal. The project is being tracked with a burn-down chart, and the velocity so far is 30 points per sprint. The product owner is hesitant to include the new feature because it will increase the scope and delay the release. As the project manager, what should you do?

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Ask the team to estimate the new feature and then decide with the product owner to replace a lower-priority item.. In Agile, the product owner is responsible for prioritizing the backlog, and the team's velocity (30 points per sprint) provides a data-driven way to assess trade-offs. Asking the team to estimate the new feature and then deciding with the product owner to replace a lower-priority item respects the sprint goal while allowing scope adjustment without breaking the schedule baseline. This approach aligns with Agile principles of responding to change and maintaining sustainable pace.

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Reject the request because it is outside the original scope.

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Escalate to the sponsor to get approval for a change request.

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Add the feature to the next sprint backlog to accommodate the stakeholder.

Question 4

A project manager is assigned to a project that has poorly defined requirements. Which project management methodology would be most suitable to handle this uncertainty?

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Agile. Agile is the most suitable methodology for projects with poorly defined requirements because it embraces iterative development, continuous feedback, and adaptive planning. Unlike rigid, sequential approaches, Agile allows the project team to refine requirements incrementally through short sprints and regular stakeholder collaboration, making it ideal for managing uncertainty.

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Waterfall

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Six Sigma

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PRINCE2

Question 5

A project manager is leading a construction project. The team identifies a risk that a key supplier may go bankrupt. The project manager decides to purchase insurance to cover potential losses. Which risk response strategy is being used?

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Transfer. Purchasing insurance transfers the financial risk of the supplier's bankruptcy to the insurance company. This is a classic example of the Transfer risk response strategy, where the impact of the risk is shifted to a third party, not eliminated or reduced.

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Accept

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Avoid

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Mitigate

Question 6

A project manager needs to determine the critical path of a project. Which statement about the critical path is true?

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It has the longest duration and zero float.. The critical path is the longest path through the project network diagram, determining the shortest possible project duration. It has zero float (or total slack), meaning any delay on a critical path activity directly delays the project. Option B correctly captures both the longest duration and zero float characteristics.

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It has the shortest duration in the network.

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There is always exactly one critical path.

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It cannot change during the project.

Question 7

Which THREE of the following are valid project closure activities?

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Archive project documents. Archiving project documents is a valid project closure activity because it ensures that all project artifacts, including plans, reports, and deliverables, are stored in a centralized repository for future reference, audits, or lessons learned. This aligns with the PMBOK Guide's Close Project or Phase process, which requires preserving organizational process assets. Proper archiving also supports compliance with regulatory or contractual retention policies.

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Conduct performance reviews

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Update the risk register

Question 8

A project manager is assigned to a project that has a high degree of uncertainty and rapidly changing requirements. The project sponsor is concerned about cost overruns and wants a method that allows for frequent delivery of value while adapting to changes. Which project management methodology should the project manager recommend?

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Agile. Agile is the correct methodology because it is designed for projects with high uncertainty and rapidly changing requirements. It emphasizes iterative development, frequent delivery of value, and adaptive planning, which directly addresses the sponsor's concerns about cost overruns by allowing the team to adjust scope and priorities based on feedback.

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Six Sigma

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PRINCE2

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Waterfall

Question 9

During project execution, a key team member resigns. The project manager needs to fill the role quickly. Which document should the project manager update first?

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Resource management plan. The resource management plan documents how project resources, including team members, are acquired, allocated, managed, and released. When a key team member resigns, the project manager must first update the resource management plan to reflect the vacancy and initiate the process for acquiring a replacement, ensuring resource needs are clearly defined before adjusting other plans.

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Communication management plan

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Project schedule

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Risk register

Question 10

A project to deploy a new CRM system is in the execution phase. The team frequently encounters integration issues because the development environment does not match the production environment. The project manager has not enforced change control, and team members have made undocumented changes to the development environment. What should the project manager do first?

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Implement a formal change control process and assess the impact of previous undocumented changes.. The immediate priority is to establish a formal change control process to prevent further undocumented changes, which are the root cause of the environment drift. The project manager must then assess the impact of previous undocumented changes to understand what modifications were made, how they affect integration, and what steps are needed to align the development and production environments. This approach addresses the process failure first, enabling controlled remediation rather than continuing with a broken process or halting work without a plan.

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Continue development and document issues for post-implementation review.

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Immediately halt all development until environments are aligned.

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Reassign developers to fix integration issues without changing the process.

Question 11

A project manager is assigned to a new project that has a tight deadline. The sponsor wants to fast-track the project by overlapping some phases. Which project management concept should the PM be most concerned about regarding this approach?

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Risk of rework due to incomplete deliverables from previous phases.. Fast-tracking involves overlapping project phases that would normally be sequential. The primary risk is that work on a later phase begins before the deliverables from the previous phase are fully complete and verified. This increases the probability of rework if the earlier deliverables contain errors or require changes, which can negate any time savings and introduce schedule instability.

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Longer overall project duration.

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Increased cost of additional resources.

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Reduced quality of final product.

Question 12

You are a project manager for a software development project. The team uses a cloud-based project management tool that includes features like task assignment, Gantt charts, and document storage. During a status meeting, a team member reports that they cannot find the latest version of the project schedule. Several team members have been updating the schedule file directly on the shared drive without version control. As a result, the file has multiple conflicting copies. You need to resolve this issue and prevent it from recurring. Which course of action should you take?

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Implement a version control system with check-in/check-out functionality. Implementing a version control system with check-in/check-out functionality directly addresses the root cause: multiple users editing the same file without coordination. This approach enforces exclusive locking or merge tracking, ensuring that only one person can modify the schedule at a time while preserving a complete history of changes. It aligns with the PMBOK's recommendation for configuration management and is a standard practice in cloud-based project management tools like Jira or Microsoft Project Online.

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Assign one person to be the sole updater of the schedule

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Create a baseline of the schedule and only update it at milestones

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Have the team manually merge the conflicting copies into a single file

Question 13

Which THREE of the following are commonly recognized project constraints according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)?

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Cost. Cost is a core project constraint in the PMBOK framework, representing the financial resources required to complete the project. It is part of the classic 'triple constraint' (scope, time, cost) that forms the foundation of project management. Managing cost involves budgeting, monitoring expenditures, and controlling changes to prevent budget overruns.

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Communication

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Quality

Question 14

A project manager is developing a communication plan for a software implementation project. The team includes developers, business analysts, and external vendors. Which document should the project manager reference to ensure communication aligns with stakeholder expectations?

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Stakeholder register. The stakeholder register is the foundational document that lists all stakeholders and their key attributes, such as roles, influence, and expectations. By referencing this register, the project manager can ensure the communication plan addresses the specific needs and preferences of developers, business analysts, and external vendors, aligning with stakeholder expectations from the outset.

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Stakeholder matrix

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Issue log

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Stakeholder engagement plan

Question 15

A project manager is developing the project charter and needs to identify the key stakeholders who will influence the project's success. Which tool or document should the project manager use to capture this information?

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Stakeholder register. The stakeholder register is the correct tool for capturing key stakeholders who influence project success because it documents their identification, assessment, and classification. The project manager uses this register during stakeholder analysis to record names, roles, expectations, and influence levels, which is essential for developing the project charter.

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Project charter

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Work breakdown structure

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Risk register