PK0-005 Practice Test 39 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which project scheduling tool displays tasks as horizontal bars on a timeline, shows dependencies between tasks, and can highlight the critical path?

Accepted Answer

Gantt chart. A Gantt chart uses horizontal bars to represent tasks, shows dependencies with arrows, and can highlight the critical path. A network diagram uses nodes and arrows but not horizontal bars. A milestone chart only shows key events. A Kanban board visualizes workflow columns.

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Kanban board

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Network diagram

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Milestone chart

Question 2

A project manager is estimating the cost of a new software development project. Since the project is similar to a previous one, the manager uses the cost of the previous project as a basis, adjusting for known differences. Which cost estimation technique is being used?

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Analogous estimation. Analogous estimation uses historical data from similar projects to estimate costs. It is often used when limited information is available about the current project.

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Parametric estimation

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Bottom-up estimation

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Three-point estimation

Question 3

The project manager is reviewing the network configuration for a new branch office. The configuration shows two interfaces. Which of the following is a project management concern regarding this configuration?

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There is no redundancy protocol for default gateway failover.. The network configuration shows two interfaces, likely representing a dual-homed or multi-homed setup. Without a redundancy protocol such as HSRP, VRRP, or GLBP, there is no automatic failover for the default gateway, meaning a single link or router failure would cause a loss of connectivity for the branch office. This is a project management concern because it impacts network availability and business continuity, which should be addressed in the project requirements.

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The IP addresses are on the same subnet, causing a conflict.

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The speed and duplex settings are mismatched.

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The description is misspelled.

Question 4

Which TWO of the following are key responsibilities of a project manager during the monitoring and controlling process group?

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Measure project performance against the baseline. Measuring project performance against the baseline is a core activity in the Monitor and Control Project Work process. The project manager compares actual work results to the approved baseline to identify deviations and trigger corrective actions. Option C is incorrect because 'Manage Stakeholder Engagement' is part of the Executing process group, not Monitoring and Controlling; the correct activity in M&C is 'Monitor Stakeholder Engagement'. Option E is correct because updating the issue log is a key activity in the Monitor and Control Project Work process, ensuring issues are tracked and resolved. Options B and D are incorrect: close out procurement belongs to the Closing process group, and approving changes to the project charter is part of the Initiating process group.

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Close out procurement

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Manage stakeholder engagement

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Approve changes to the project charter

Question 5

A project manager is developing a network diagram and needs to represent an activity that can start only after its predecessor has finished. Which dependency type does this describe?

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Finish-to-Start (FS). Finish-to-Start (FS) is the most common dependency where the successor cannot start until the predecessor finishes.

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Start-to-Start (SS)

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Finish-to-Finish (FF)

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Start-to-Finish (SF)

Question 6

A project manager is overseeing a data center migration. The new infrastructure must support high availability and scalability. Which TWO components are essential for achieving these goals?

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Load balancer. A load balancer distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers, ensuring no single server is overwhelmed. This directly supports scalability by allowing horizontal scaling, and high availability by rerouting traffic if a server fails. Without a load balancer, traffic spikes or server failures would degrade performance or cause downtime.

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RAID 0

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IP addressing scheme

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Single point of failure

Question 7

A small consulting firm is considering taking on a new project to develop a custom software application for a client. The firm has limited resources, and the owner, who is also the project manager, must decide whether to accept the project. The client has offered a fixed price of $50,000 with a six-month deadline. The firm estimates that the project will require 800 hours of work from a senior developer and a junior developer. The senior developer is currently assigned to another project that will last another four months, while the junior developer is available full-time. The owner has a decent cash reserve but is concerned about overextending the team. What should the owner do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a feasibility study to assess resource availability and risks.. The first step in any project selection decision, especially with constrained resources, is to conduct a feasibility study. This study assesses whether the firm has the necessary resource availability (e.g., the senior developer is occupied for four months) and identifies risks (e.g., overextension) before committing to the fixed-price, six-month deadline. Without this analysis, the owner cannot make an informed decision about hiring, negotiating, or accepting the project.

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Hire a contract senior developer to fill the gap.

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Negotiate with the client for a longer timeline or higher budget.

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Accept the project and reassign the senior developer after four months.

Question 8

During project planning, the project manager wants to identify all documents that will be created and maintained throughout the project. Which project document should the project manager create?

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Communications management plan. The Communications Management Plan is the correct document because it defines all project communications, including which documents will be created, maintained, and distributed throughout the project lifecycle. This plan specifies the types of documents, their format, frequency, and stakeholders, directly addressing the project manager's need to identify all project documents.

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Risk register

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Work breakdown structure (WBS)

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Project charter

Question 9

A project manager notices that the project is behind schedule. The planned value (PV) is $50,000, earned value (EV) is $40,000, and actual cost (AC) is $45,000. What is the schedule performance index (SPI) and what does it indicate?

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0.8, behind schedule. SPI = EV / PV = 40,000 / 50,000 = 0.8. An SPI less than 1 indicates the project is behind schedule.

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1.25, ahead of schedule

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0.89, behind schedule

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1.0, on schedule

Question 10

A project is in the initiation phase, and the sponsor asks the project manager to evaluate which project to select among three proposals. Proposal A has an NPV of $150,000, Proposal B has a payback period of 18 months, and Proposal C has an internal rate of return (IRR) of 12%. The organization's cost of capital is 10%. Which project should be selected based on the most financially sound criterion?

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Proposal A. Proposal A has an NPV of $150,000, which is a direct measure of the project's value creation in today's dollars. Since NPV accounts for the time value of money and the organization's cost of capital (10%), a positive NPV indicates the project is expected to generate value above the required return. Among the options, NPV is the most financially sound criterion because it quantifies absolute wealth increase, unlike payback period (which ignores time value and cash flows after payback) or IRR (which can be misleading for mutually exclusive projects).

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Proposal C

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Proposal B

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Cannot determine without additional data

Question 11

A project manager is leading a team that uses a shared network drive for storing project documents. Multiple team members have accidentally overwritten each other's work, causing confusion. Which tool should the project manager implement to prevent this issue?

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A version control system such as Git or SharePoint. A version control system like Git or SharePoint provides change tracking, branching, and merge conflict resolution, which prevents accidental overwrites by maintaining a complete history of file changes. Unlike a shared network drive, these tools allow multiple users to work on the same document simultaneously without losing data, as changes are committed and reconciled systematically.

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An approval workflow for document changes

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Email notifications for changes

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Read-only access to the shared drive

Question 12

A project manager is closing a project that delivered a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The customer has accepted the deliverables, and the team has completed the final project report. Which activity should the project manager perform NEXT?

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Conduct a lessons learned session with the project team.. After the customer has accepted deliverables and the final project report is complete, the next step is to conduct a lessons learned session with the project team. This aligns with the closing process group in the PMBOK Guide, where capturing knowledge and process improvements is a key activity before administrative closure. In a CRM system project, this session would review integration challenges, data migration issues, and user adoption strategies to inform future projects.

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Submit the final project report to the steering committee.

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Update the project schedule with actual completion dates.

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Release all project resources to their functional managers.

Question 13

A company is implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The project is in the execution phase. The project manager receives a report that during user acceptance testing (UAT), 15 critical defects were found. The defects are related to incorrect calculation logic in the financial module. The testing team estimates that fixing these defects will require two additional weeks of work by the development team. The project sponsor is concerned about the schedule delay and asks the project manager to proceed with the go-live as planned and fix the defects after go-live. The project manager must decide the best course of action. What should the project manager do?

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Initiate a change request to formally document the defects, assess the impact on schedule, and seek approval from the change control board.. Formal change control ensures proper evaluation of the defects' impact on schedule, budget, and quality, and secures stakeholder buy-in before altering the project baseline. Option A is incorrect because bypassing the sponsor and delaying without approval undermines authority and ignores the governance process. Option C is unacceptable because workarounds for critical calculation errors introduce severe operational risk and defer the root cause. Option D is premature because deferring critical defects without a formal risk assessment and change approval violates project management best practices and could jeopardize business operations.

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Delay the go-live without formal approval and instruct the team to fix the defects immediately.

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Direct the development team to implement a temporary workaround to allow go-live on time.

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Proceed with go-live as scheduled and address defects post-implementation, as requested by the sponsor.

Question 14

Which THREE are components of the project management plan? (Choose three.)

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Scope baseline. The scope baseline is a component of the project management plan because it formally defines the project's scope, deliverables, and acceptance criteria. It consists of the scope statement, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), and WBS dictionary, which together establish the foundation for scope control and validation throughout the project.

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Issue log

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Work performance data

Question 15

A project has been completed, and the project manager is conducting a lessons learned session and archiving project documents. Which project life cycle phase is being performed?

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Closing. The closing phase involves formal acceptance of deliverables, lessons learned, releasing resources, and archiving documents.

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Initiating

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Planning

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Executing