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Process — Managing Technical Aspects questions

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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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During a project's execution phase, a key stakeholder requests a change that would add a new feature. The project manager estimates the impact: 2 additional weeks to schedule and $15,000 to budget. The project currently has 0 schedule reserve and $5,000 contingency reserve. What should the project manager do first?

Question 2hardmultiple choice
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A project manager is leading a software development project using agile methodology. The team has completed 3 sprints, but the product owner is dissatisfied because the delivered features do not meet the expected business value. The team claims they followed the prioritized backlog. What should the project manager do?

Question 3easymultiple choice
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A project manager is developing the project schedule. After defining activities and sequencing them, what is the next step in the schedule development process?

Question 4mediummultiple choice
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A project has a critical path of 120 days with a standard deviation of 5 days. The project sponsor wants to know the probability of completing the project within 130 days. Using the normal distribution, what is the approximate probability?

Question 5hardmultiple choice
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A project manager is using earned value management. At month 6 of a 12-month project, the EV is $50,000, PV is $60,000, and AC is $55,000. What is the cost performance index (CPI)?

Question 6mediummulti select
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Which TWO are inputs to the Control Schedule process? (Choose two.)

Question 7hardmulti select
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Which THREE are tools and techniques used in the Plan Risk Management process? (Choose three.)

Question 8mediummultiple choice
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A project team is implementing a new software feature. During testing, a critical defect is found that could delay the release. The project manager needs to determine the root cause. Which tool or technique should be used?

Question 9hardmultiple choice
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A project manager is reviewing the schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI). The current values are SPI = 0.85 and CPI = 1.10. What is the most likely conclusion about the project?

Question 10easymultiple choice
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During project execution, a key stakeholder requests a change that will increase the scope. The project manager follows the formal change control process. What is the first step the project manager should take?

Question 11mediummultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. The project team uses Git for version control. The lead developer accidentally committed a bug fix directly to the main branch instead of the feature branch. What is the best course of action to maintain a clean history?

Network Topology
$ git logonelinegraphRefer to the exhibit.```|/* 789abc0 Initial commit
Question 12hardmultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. The project's S3 bucket policy allows read access only from the internal IP range (10.0.0.0/8) and denies access if not using HTTPS. A developer reports that they can access the bucket from a machine with IP 10.0.0.5 using HTTPS. However, they cannot access it from a machine with IP 10.0.0.6 using HTTP. What is the most likely reason?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": ["s3:GetObject"],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*",
      "Condition": {
        "IpAddress": {
          "aws:SourceIp": "10.0.0.0/8"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Deny",
      "Action": "s3:*",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket/*",
      "Condition": {
        "Bool": {
          "aws:SecureTransport": "false"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Question 13mediummulti select
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Which TWO are key components of a project management plan? (Choose two.)

Question 14hardmulti select
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Which THREE are common techniques used for quantitative risk analysis? (Choose three.)

Question 15easymultiple choice
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Refer to the exhibit. What is the critical path duration?

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.
```
Task A: 5 days
Task B: 3 days (depends on A)
Task C: 4 days (depends on A)
Task D: 2 days (depends on B and C)
```
Question 16hardmultiple choice
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A project manager is leading a global team with members in different time zones. The team is experiencing delays because some members are not responding to emails promptly. What is the best course of action to improve communication?

Question 17easymultiple choice
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A project team is developing a new software feature. During a sprint review, the product owner requests a change that would increase the scope significantly. The team has already committed to the current sprint backlog. What is the BEST course of action for the project manager?

Question 18mediummultiple choice
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A project manager notices that the project's cost performance index (CPI) is 0.8 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 1.1. What is the MOST likely cause of this situation?

Question 19hardmultiple choice
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A project manager is leading a global team with members in three different time zones. The team is experiencing communication delays and misunderstandings. Which of the following is the BEST way to improve project communication?

Question 20easymultiple choice
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During project execution, a key team member resigns. The project manager needs to fill the position quickly. What is the FIRST step the project manager should take?

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