PK0-005 Project Life Cycle — 25 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is calculating the Expected Monetary Value (EMV) for a risk event. The probability of the risk occurring is 20%, and the impact if it occurs is $50,000. What is the EMV?

Accepted Answer

$10,000. EMV = Probability × Impact = 0.20 × $50,000 = $10,000. This represents the expected cost of the risk event. The EMV is positive when considering the magnitude of potential loss, though in risk management it may be expressed as a negative value for threats. The calculation yields $10,000.

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$40,000

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$250,000

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$100,000

Question 2

A project manager is identifying response strategies for a risk that could impact the project schedule. Which TWO options are risk response strategies? (Select TWO.)

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Transfer. The standard risk response strategies for threats include avoid, transfer, mitigate, accept, and escalate. For opportunities, the strategies include exploit, enhance, share, accept, and escalate. In this case, 'Transfer' and 'Avoid' are both valid threat response strategies. 'Enhance' is for opportunities only, 'Ignore' is not a recognized strategy, and 'Escalate' is a standard strategy, but the question requires selecting exactly two, and Transfer and Avoid are correct.

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Ignore

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Enhance

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Escalate

Question 3

A project manager is reviewing the risk register and notices a risk with a high probability (0.7) and high impact ($50,000). The team decides to purchase insurance to cover the potential loss. Which TWO risk response strategies are being applied?

Accepted Answer

Transfer. Purchasing insurance transfers the financial risk to the insurance company, which is a classic example of risk transfer (Transfer strategy). Mitigation involves actions to reduce the probability or impact of a risk, but insurance does not reduce probability or impact; it only shifts the financial burden. Therefore, only Transfer is correctly applied in this scenario. The question asks for two strategies, but only one strategy is demonstrated; the other strategy is not represented among the options.

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Avoid

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Accept

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Mitigate

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Exploit

Question 4

A project manager is analyzing the network diagram for a project. The critical path is A-B-C, with durations 3, 4, 2 days respectively. Activity D (2 days) has a finish-to-start relationship with A and a start-to-start relationship with B. Which TWO statements are correct about the schedule?

Accepted Answer

The critical path duration is 9 days.. The critical path A-B-C has duration 3+4+2=9 days, so statement B is correct. Activity D has total float of 4 days (LS-ES = 7-3=4), so statement D is correct. Statement A is essentially a restatement of option D and thus not considered a separate correct statement for this two-statement question.

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Activity D can be delayed up to 4 days without affecting the project end date.

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Activity D has a total float of 0 days.

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The project has two critical paths.

Question 5

During which project phase is the project charter typically created and approved?

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Initiating. The project charter is created during the Initiating phase to formally authorize the project.

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Closing

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Executing

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Planning

Question 6

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 7

A project manager is using the power/interest grid to classify stakeholders. Which group should be managed most closely because they have high power and high interest?

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Manage closely. Stakeholders with high power and high interest are key players who require close management to keep them engaged and satisfied.

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Keep satisfied

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Monitor

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Keep informed

Question 8

A project has an Earned Value (EV) of $50,000, Actual Cost (AC) of $60,000, and Planned Value (PV) of $55,000. What is the Cost Performance Index (CPI), and what does it indicate?

Accepted Answer

0.83; over budget. CPI = EV/AC = 50,000/60,000 = 0.83. A CPI less than 1 indicates the project is over budget.

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1.20; under budget

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0.83; on budget

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0.91; under budget

Question 9

Which risk response strategy involves taking action to reduce the probability or impact of a risk?

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Mitigate. Mitigation involves reducing the probability or impact of a risk to an acceptable level.

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Accept

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Avoid

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Transfer

Question 10

A project manager is estimating the cost of a new software development project. She uses the actual cost of a similar past project and adjusts for differences in size and complexity. Which estimation technique is she using?

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Analogous estimation. Analogous estimation uses historical data from similar projects to estimate costs or durations.

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Three-point estimation

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Parametric estimation

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Bottom-up estimation

Question 11

During which stage of Tuckman's team development model do team members begin to resolve conflicts and establish norms?

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Norming. In the Norming stage, team members start to resolve differences, develop consensus, and establish norms and roles.

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Forming

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Performing

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Storming

Question 12

Which document formally authorizes the project and assigns the project manager?

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Project charter. The project charter is the document that formally authorizes the project, assigns the project manager, and provides high-level requirements.

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Business case

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Project scope statement

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Project plan

Question 13

A project manager is creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Which technique is used to break down deliverables into smaller, manageable components?

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Decomposition. Decomposition is the process of subdividing project deliverables into smaller work packages.

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Bottom-up estimating

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Precedence diagramming

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Rolling wave planning

Question 14

In a project, the critical path has a duration of 100 days. Activity X on the critical path has a duration of 10 days and can be crashed to 7 days at an additional cost of $3,000. What is the crash cost per day for Activity X?

Accepted Answer

$1,000 per day. Crash cost per day = (crash cost - normal cost) / (normal duration - crash duration). Assuming normal cost is zero incremental, crash cost per day = $3,000 / (10-7) = $1,000 per day.

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$500 per day

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$3,000 per day

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$300 per day

Question 15

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 16

A project team is entering the Storming stage of Tuckman's model. Which TWO characteristics are typical of this stage?

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Disagreements and competition among team members arise.. Storming is characterized by conflict, competition, and challenges to authority as team members express differing opinions.

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Team members are polite and avoid conflict.

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Team members work together efficiently and effectively.

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Team members establish norms and ground rules.

Question 17

A project manager is planning risk responses for identified risks. Which THREE are valid risk response strategies?

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Avoid. The main risk response strategies are Avoid, Transfer, Mitigate, and Accept. Enhance is for opportunities, not threats.

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Ignore

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Enhance

Question 18

During project closing, which TWO activities are typically performed?

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Archive project documents. Project closing includes formal acceptance from the sponsor and archiving project documents. Releasing resources is also part of closing, but it's one of the two correct answers here.

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Update the risk register

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Create the project charter

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Develop the WBS

Question 19

A project manager is developing the project charter. Which of the following should be included as a key element of the project charter?

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High-level budget and schedule. The project charter formally authorizes the project and includes the project purpose, objectives, high-level scope, budget, schedule, assumptions, constraints, and the authority of the project manager. The other options are developed later in the planning or executing phases.

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Detailed risk response plan

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Work Breakdown Structure

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Communication management plan

Question 20

During project planning, the project manager creates a network diagram. Activity A has a duration of 5 days, Activity B has a duration of 3 days, and Activity C has a duration of 4 days. Activities A and B can start immediately. Activity C can start only after Activity A is complete. Activity B has no dependency on others. What is the duration of the critical path?

Accepted Answer

9 days. The critical path is the longest path through the network. Path A-C: 5+4=9 days. Path B: 3 days. The critical path is A-C with 9 days.

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7 days

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8 days

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12 days