PMP Questions 41-50

Question 41

Who is accountable for the Product Backlog when it comes to content and order?

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Question 42

A customer is requiring a minor scope change and expects you to do this without delays and additional costs. You believe that you have adequate authorization to make the decision by yourself, but you are not quite sure. What should be your next steps?

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Question 43

In the middle of the project, your project sponsor has asked you, “What do we expect the total project cost, now?” Which of them should you use to answer?

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Question 44

Which of the following qualities should a project manager prioritize when assessing the consistency and reproducibility of repeated measurements or actions within a project?

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Question 45

David is a project manager working for a prominent book publishing company. As the most senior project manager within the organization, he often gets paired with strong- willed project sponsors. During a recent project meeting, David’s project sponsor began yelling in frustration at the project’s status, which was blocked because of a critical resource being out ill. In frustration, the sponsor began spewing profanities at David, questioning his ability to manage effectively. In response, David calmly assured the project sponsor that a contingency plan would be implemented and requested that they speak privately to address his frustrations. David then excused the rest of the project team. What core value did David uphold during the meeting?

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Question 46

You took over a new project. The previous project manager completed some of the WBS. When you begin to define the project activities, you realize that the WBS work packages expected to occur in the next year are planned in detail, but the work packages for later in the future are not planned with much detail, if any detail at all. You determine:

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Question 47

A new regulation requires consumer warnings on labels, but a company’s product package is too small to fit the added information. The regulatory specification does not provide a solution, so the agile team decides to solve the problem by displaying the information on a fold-out flap. The start of mass production of the new labels, the project’s next milestone, is scheduled to begin in five days. What should the agile team do next?

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Question 48

In which of the following methods of resolving conflict, will the conflict typically reappear again?

Question 49

You are very interested in becoming a project manager. You have been mentored with other experienced project managers in your organization to learn more about how to be an effective project manager. You’ve been told your organizational skills and communication skills are excellent. However, you need some additional training in accounting and budgeting skills, because you are weak in these general management areas. The mentor who was honest enough to tell you this explained it which of the following ways?

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Question 50

A project manager is preparing to send five engineers to Japan to install a high-security network. The engineers have never been outside of the United States before. Prior to their travel, the project manager asks the Japan-based manager to give the engineers an overview of their history, customs, and social norms. What is the primary objective of the project manager in this situation?