PK0-005 Practice Test 47 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is assigned to a new project that involves developing a mobile application. The project sponsor is from the marketing department, and the key stakeholders include the IT director and the customer. Which organizational structure is most likely being used if the project manager has limited authority and must rely on the functional managers to provide resources?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Functional. In a functional organizational structure, the project manager has limited authority and must rely on functional managers to provide resources. This aligns with the scenario where the project manager is assigned to develop a mobile application but lacks direct control over team members, who report to their respective functional managers (e.g., IT director). The sponsor from marketing and key stakeholders like the IT director further indicate a functional hierarchy where the project manager acts as a coordinator rather than a direct leader.

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Strong matrix

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Projectized

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Weak matrix

Question 2

A project is in the monitoring and controlling phase. The project manager is reviewing the earned value metrics: EV = $50,000, PV = $60,000, AC = $55,000. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

The project is over budget and behind schedule.. SPI = EV/PV = 50,000/60,000 = 0.83, indicating behind schedule. CPI = EV/AC = 50,000/55,000 = 0.91, indicating over budget.

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The project is over budget and ahead of schedule.

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The project is under budget and ahead of schedule.

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The project is under budget and behind schedule.

Question 3

During project execution, the team uses a shared online workspace to collaborate on documents. This is an example of which type of tool?

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Collaboration tool. A shared online workspace where team members concurrently edit documents, share files, and track changes in real time is a collaboration tool. Unlike simple communication or documentation tools, it integrates multiple functions (editing, version control, commenting) to support synchronous or asynchronous teamwork. This aligns with the definition of collaboration software such as Microsoft SharePoint, Google Workspace, or Confluence.

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Documentation tool

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Communication tool

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Project management software

Question 4

A project manager receives a status report showing that the project's SPI is 0.9. What does this indicate?

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The project is behind schedule. SPI (Schedule Performance Index) = EV / PV. An SPI less than 1 means the project is behind schedule. 0.9 indicates that for every planned unit of work, only 0.9 units have been completed.

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The project is over budget

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The project is on schedule

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The project is ahead of schedule

Question 5

Which project scheduling tool shows activities as bars on a timeline, including dependencies and milestones?

Accepted Answer

Gantt chart. A Gantt chart displays tasks as horizontal bars along a timeline, with dependencies and milestones clearly shown.

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Network diagram

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Control chart

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Milestone chart

Question 6

A project manager is tracking issues and their resolution status. Which document should the manager use to record and monitor these issues?

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Issue log. An issue log is used to document and track issues throughout the project, including their status, owner, and resolution.

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Stakeholder register

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Risk register

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Change log

Question 7

During a sprint review, the team notes that the remaining work is not decreasing as expected. Which agile artefact would best help visualize the trend of remaining work over the sprint duration?

Accepted Answer

Burndown chart. A burndown chart shows remaining work over time in a sprint, making it easy to spot deviations from the plan.

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Kanban board

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Burnup chart

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Velocity chart

Question 8

A project manager uses a control chart to monitor the number of defects found during testing. The chart shows one data point above the upper control limit (UCL). What action should the project manager take?

Accepted Answer

Investigate the cause of the outlier. A point above the UCL indicates a special cause variation, which requires investigation to identify and address the root cause.

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Ignore it, as it is within expected variation

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Recalculate the control limits

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Reduce the sample size

Question 9

A project manager is creating a risk register. One risk has a probability of 0.3 and an impact of $50,000. What is the expected monetary value (EMV) of this risk?

Accepted Answer

$15,000. EMV = Probability * Impact = 0.3 * $50,000 = $15,000.

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$1,500

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$150,000

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$50,000

Question 10

A project team uses planning poker to estimate user stories. The product owner describes a story that involves integrating with a third-party API. The team discusses unknowns and then votes. The estimates are 5, 8, 13, and 20 story points. What should the team do next?

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Discuss the reasoning behind each estimate and then re-vote.. When estimates vary widely, the team should discuss the outlier reasons, then re-vote. This is standard planning poker practice.

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Use the estimate from the most senior developer.

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Assign the story to the developer who gave the lowest estimate.

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Take the average of the estimates and move on.

Question 11

A project manager needs to identify which tasks are critical to the project's completion date. After creating the project schedule, which tool should be used to visualize the critical path?

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Network diagram. A network diagram (activity-on-node) with dependencies allows identification of the critical path (longest path with zero float).

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Burndown chart

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Milestone chart

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Gantt chart

Question 12

During project execution, a key stakeholder requests a new feature that was not included in the scope baseline. What should the project manager do first?

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Submit a change request to the change control board. The correct first step when a new feature is requested outside the scope baseline is to submit a formal change request to the change control board (CCB). This initiates the integrated change control process, ensuring the request is evaluated for impact on cost, schedule, and quality before any action is taken. The project manager must follow the defined change management process rather than making unilateral decisions.

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Deny the request because it is outside the original scope

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Add the feature immediately to maintain stakeholder satisfaction

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Ask the sponsor to make the decision

Question 13

During the executing phase, a vendor delivers a product that does not meet the specifications outlined in the SOW. Which document should the project manager reference first to address this issue?

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Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW (Statement of Work) defines the deliverables, specifications, and performance criteria. It is the primary reference to verify compliance. The contract includes legal terms but the SOW details the technical requirements.

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Procurement contract

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Risk register

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Project charter

Question 14

Refer to the exhibit. What is the total duration of the project on the critical path?

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13 days. The critical path is A→B→C→D, with activity durations of 3, 4, 3, and 3 days respectively, summing to 13 days. This path has the longest total duration and determines the project's minimum completion time.

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14 days

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12 days

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10 days

Question 15

Which document contains the subsidiary plans for scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communication, risk, and procurement?

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Project management plan. The project management plan is the comprehensive document that includes all subsidiary management plans.

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Project charter

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WBS

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Risk register