PK0-005 Tools and Documentation Practice Test 6 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A project manager is tracking remaining work over the course of a sprint to see if the team is on pace to complete all committed stories. Which agile artifact should the project manager use?

Accepted Answer

Burndown chart. A burndown chart shows remaining work (e.g., story points) over time in a sprint, helping visualize whether the team is on track.

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Velocity chart

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Burnup chart

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Gantt chart

Question 2

During project execution, a team discovers that the actual cost of work performed is $45,000, the planned value is $50,000, and the earned value is $40,000. Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

The project is behind schedule and over budget.. SV = EV - PV = $40,000 - $50,000 = -$10,000 (behind schedule). CV = EV - AC = $40,000 - $45,000 = -$5,000 (over budget).

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The project is behind schedule and under budget.

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The project is ahead of schedule and under budget.

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The project is ahead of schedule and over budget.

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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 4

Which document formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities?

Accepted Answer

Project charter. The project charter is the document that formally authorizes the project and gives the project manager authority.

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Statement of work

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Project management plan

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Business case

Question 5

A project manager is creating a RACI matrix for the project. One activity involves conducting security testing. The security lead will perform the testing, the project manager is responsible for ensuring it happens, and the compliance officer needs to be informed of the results. Which assignment is correct?

Accepted Answer

Security lead: Responsible; Project manager: Accountable; Compliance officer: Informed. In RACI, 'Responsible' does the work (security lead), 'Accountable' answers for the work (project manager), and 'Informed' receives updates (compliance officer).

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Security lead: Accountable; Project manager: Informed; Compliance officer: Responsible

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Security lead: Responsible; Project manager: Informed; Compliance officer: Accountable

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Security lead: Accountable; Project manager: Responsible; Compliance officer: Informed

Question 6

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 7

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?

Accepted Answer

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 8

During a quality audit, the project team discovers that 80% of customer complaints are caused by 20% of the defect types. Which quality tool should the project manager use to present this data and prioritize corrective actions?

Accepted Answer

Pareto chart. A Pareto chart is based on the 80/20 rule and is used to highlight the most significant factors causing defects.

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Scatter diagram

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Control chart

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Cause-and-effect diagram

Question 9

An agile team uses story points for estimating effort. During sprint planning, the team's average velocity is 30 story points per sprint. The product owner wants to commit to 35 story points for the upcoming sprint. What should the team do?

Accepted Answer

Commit to 30 story points based on historical velocity.. Committing to more than the historical velocity increases risk of incomplete work. The team should use velocity to size the sprint backlog realistically.

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Remove the definition of done to save time.

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Increase the sprint duration to accommodate more points.

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Accept the 35 story points to satisfy the product owner.

Question 10

A project team is using Jira for agile project management. They want to visualize the flow of work across columns such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done'. Which board type should they use?

Accepted Answer

Kanban board. A Kanban board (in Jira) visualizes the workflow with columns representing stages, limiting work in progress.

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Scrum board

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Gantt chart

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Burndown chart

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Project management plan. The project management plan integrates all subsidiary plans for managing the project.

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Risk register

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Project charter

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Work breakdown structure

Question 12

A project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $200,000. The earned value (EV) is $100,000, and the actual cost (AC) is $120,000. What is the estimate at completion (EAC) assuming the current cost performance index (CPI) will remain the same?

Accepted Answer

$240,000. CPI = EV/AC = 100,000/120,000 = 0.8333. EAC = BAC/CPI = 200,000/0.8333 = 240,000.

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$180,000

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$220,000

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$250,000

Question 13

Which TWO documents are typically found in a project's procurement management plan?

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Request for Proposal (RFP). Procurement documents include SOW (Statement of Work) and RFP (Request for Proposal). The project charter and WBS are not procurement-specific; the risk register is a risk document.

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Risk register

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Project charter

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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Question 14

Which THREE items are considered agile artefacts?

Accepted Answer

Sprint backlog. Product backlog, sprint backlog, and burndown chart are agile artefacts. The RACI matrix is a responsibility assignment tool, and the risk register is a traditional project management document.

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Risk register

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RACI matrix

Question 15

A project manager is analyzing quality control data and wants to identify whether process variation is due to special causes or common causes. Which TWO tools would be most helpful?

Accepted Answer

Run chart. Control charts (with UCL/LCL) distinguish between special and common cause variation. Run charts can also show trends but may not have control limits. Cause-and-effect diagrams identify root causes, Pareto charts prioritize, histograms show distribution but not special causes.

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Histogram

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Cause-and-effect diagram

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Pareto chart