Exam (elaborations)
PMG201c.
- Course
- Institution
Exam of 55 pages for the course studies at studies (PMG201c.)
[Show more]
Seller
Follow
EXAMQA
Reviews received
Content preview
PMG201cA Communications Management Plan does the following:
A. Lays out the approach and method for delivering information effectively and
efficiently.
B. Coordinates the communication between project leaders and uninterested
project members
C. Lays out a plan on how to communicate with your Project Sponsor and other
organizations
D. Coordinates an effort to communicate in meetings effectively - CORRECT
ANSWER-A
A company has been awarded a software development project which requires
the development team to work at the client's office. The client has assigned each
developer a cubicle from which to perform their work. During a daily standup
meeting, a developer states that the team members are too isolated and
colocating the team in a war room would increase productivity and quality. What
should the project manager do first?
A. Explain to the team that colocation would impede productivity due to the
inevitable distractions
B. Explain to the team that a war room was not specified in the contract
C. Negotiate with the client to make a war room available to the team
D. Capture a description of the developer's concern in the issue log - CORRECT
ANSWER-D
A dashboard viewable by all project stakeholders displays various statuses using
the industry standard of red, yellow, and green colors. Throughout project
execution, to meet the needs of the project and some of the project stakeholders,
the project manager has been adding more colors to reflect additional statuses.
This situation has created confusion among some of the stakeholders over the
status naming conventions and meanings. What should the project manager do?
A. Revert the status to an industry standard of red, yellow, green
B. Explain the meaning of the new statuses to the stakeholders
C. Remove statuses from the dashboard to avoid confusion
D. Add a simpler status for the stakeholders who are confused - CORRECT
ANSWER-B
,A good change process will:
A. Require the same level of approval for all changes.
B. Allow the project manager to approve all changes.
C. Have change thresholds that are appropriate for the type of change.
D. Be very complex in order to discourage changes. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A key stakeholder has been resistant to the project's objectives, and the support
of this stakeholder is vital to the success of the project. The project manager has
employed various engagement strategies which have been ineffective and needs
to determine the underlying reason that stakeholder engagement is not having
the planned effect. What should the project manager do next?
A. Develop a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
B. Conduct data analysis
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Perform an alternatives analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A new project is starting, and the team members come from all over the world.
The project manager has concerns about communications. What should the
project manager do first?
A. Implement an online tool to enable the team members to chat among
themselves
B. Enroll the project team members in cultural training to raise cultural awareness
C. Nothing; the business world has been multicultural for so long that there
should be no issues
D. Funnel all communications through the project manager to avoid
miscommunication - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A new project manager is brought on the project. She wants to understand the
process by which this particular project formally accepts deliverables. Which of
the following will she have to reference?
A. The scope management plan
B. The stakeholder management plan
C. The quality management plan
D. The requirements management plan - CORRECT ANSWER-A
,A previously unknown risk surfaces on a project and creates an issue that is
estimated to cost $50,000. The project manager submits a change request to
adjust the schedule baseline and uses the already approved contingency
reserves to address the cost. What did the project manager do wrong?
A. The project manager should not have submitted the change request since the
risk was unknown.
B. The project manager did not account for all possible risks during project
planning.
C. The project manager should not have included the schedule baseline in the
change request.
D. The project manager used contingency reserves instead of management
reserves. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
A project has been initiated to search a large area for debris from an explosion of
a failed prototype. The project is now in planning, and there is a debate among
the team members on the type and quantity of resources needed to complete this
activity. What should the project manager do first?
A. Select any resource and quantity to complete the task by the due date
B. Request the team to vote and make a decision based on majority
C. Research various levels of resource capability and skills, types, and sizes
D. Utilize a PMIS to manage resource pools and allocate resources - CORRECT
ANSWER-C
A project is six months into its nine-month projected duration, and the project
manager is reporting that the project is at least three months behind schedule
because certain key stakeholders were resistant to any changes that might occur
as outcomes of the project. What might have been done differently during project
planning to have avoided this situation?
A. Better execution of the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process
B. Development of a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
C. Creation of a comprehensive stakeholder register
D. Establishment of a more robust communications management plan -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
A project is underway to construct a 50 story office building. With construction
nearly complete, a government inspector has issued a stop order because one of
the cranes failed inspection. The schedule reserves are inadequate to cover the
, resulting delay from the unavailability of the key resource. What should the
project manager do next?
A. Update the resource management plan
B. Submit a change request to update the schedule baseline
C. Submit a change request to update the cost baseline
D. Terminate the project since the project objectives cannot be met - CORRECT
ANSWER-B
A project manager can defend against scope creep with a good ___________!
A. Project management plan
B. Procurement process
C. Risk management plan
D. Change control process - CORRECT ANSWER-D
A project manager for a software development project has collected the work
performance data and used the requirements documentation and requirements
traceability matrix to generate the work performance information regarding
variances in the project work compared to the baseline. What process is the
project manager performing?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Scope
C. Manage Quality
D. Direct and Manage Project Work - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A project manager had originally planned to use both of the company's industrial
3D printers simultaneously for a project but has just learned that one of them will
be unavailable. The project manager adjusts the schedule so that the
components are created sequentially using the one remaining 3D printer.
Unfortunately, this action affects the critical path and delays the planned finish
date of the project. What tool or technique has the project manager used in this
situation?
A. Fast tracking
B. Resource smoothing
C. Crashing
D. Resource leveling - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller EXAMQA. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $7.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
78252 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now