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CompTIA Project+ Exam Questions

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161.

A project manager on a construction project wants to visualize all the different individual reporting relationships on a project in a hierarchy. Which type of representation should they use?

  • Organization chart

  • RBS

  • RAM

  • OBS

Correct answer: Organization chart

An organization chart is a hierarchical representation of resources that represents individuals and their reporting relationships. 

A Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) represents project work in a hierarchy based on the types of resources needed. For example, in a construction project, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, and drywall installers may be resource types represented in an RBS.

An Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) is a hierarchical representation of resources that is similar to an organization chart but shows groups (e.g., departments or teams) and related work packages instead of individuals. 

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) relates specific resources to items from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). 

162.

A RACI chart is a useful tool for defining accountabilities on a project. Which of the following are accountabilities on a RACI chart?

Select all that apply.

  • Responsible 

  • Accountable 

  • Reliable

  • Actionable

  • Available

A RACI chart defines the following accountabilities:

  • R = Who is Responsible for actually doing the work
  • A = Who is Accountable and signs off on the work
  • C = Who is Consulted about the work
  • I = Who is Informed about the work

163.

Dani is a project manager at Acme Inc. working on a project to create a new portable generator. She is concerned about the risk of schedule slippage and wants to explore duration compression techniques that can shorten the project's timeline. Which of the following are techniques Dani could consider? 

Select all that apply.

  • Crashing

  • Fast tracking

  • Schedule departure

  • Double forecasting

Duration compression techniques are used to shorten a project's duration to address schedule slippage. The two compression techniques to know for the Project+ exam are:

  • Crashing: adding more resources or using overtime to speed up task completion and delivery times
  • Fast tracking: performing tasks in parallel instead of sequentially

The other answers are not standard project management duration compression techniques.

164.

What does the A in RACI stand for?

  • Accountable

  • Assessed

  • Adjacent

  • Adjourning 

Correct answer: Accountable

A RACI chart is a responsibility assignment chart used to show the types of resources and the responsibility each one has in a project. RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Inform. 

The accountable party is the one who must ensure that the deliverables are completed. They must also sign off or approve the work.

165.

You are a project manager working on the Discovery phase of a project. Which of these activities are NOT likely to be among your tasks?

Select all that apply.

  • Creating the project charter 

  • Performing an initial risk assessment

  • Creating a business case

  • Working with prequalified vendors

The Discovery phase comes before the Initiation phase and focuses on whether the project is worthwhile. Common tasks in the Discovery phase include working with prequalified vendors and writing a business case. 

The project charter is created during the Initiation phase, and initial risk assessment is performed during the Planning phase.

166.

Lee is a project manager at Acme Inc. A stakeholder has submitted a request to add a feature to a project currently in the Execution phase. Lee wants to determine how the change request will affect the rest of the project if it is accepted. What should Lee do to analyze its potential effects?

  • Work with SMEs to conduct an impact assessment

  • Reject the change since it is out of scope

  • Calculate the IRR

  • Perform a cost-benefit analysis with the finance department

Correct answer: Work with SMEs to conduct an impact assessment

An impact assessment is a key exercise evaluating change requests during project execution. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) familiar with the affected area of a project typically conduct an impact assessment and work with the project manager to quantify the impact of a change request. Lee should work with SMEs and conduct an impact assessment to understand the impact of the change. 

Rejecting the change would not help determine the impact if it was approved.

IRR (Internal Rate of Return) is a financial metric used to quantify the profitability of an investment over the investment period.

A cost-benefit analysis enables organizations to compare the expenses (costs) of a project relative to the revenue or other financial benefits the project is expected to generate. 

167.

What are the three primary characteristics of a project?

  • Temporary, unique, and progressive

  • Ongoing, goal-oriented, cost-focused

  • Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall

  • Risk management, quality assurance, and stakeholder management

Correct answer: Temporary, unique, and progressive

The three primary characteristics of a project are that it is temporary, meaning it has a defined start and end date; unique, meaning it produces a one-time product, service, or result; and progressive, meaning it moves the organization closer to achieving its strategic goals.

168.

What artifact is the KEY result of the Initiation phase of a project?

  • Project charter

  • PMO

  • Salience model 

  • Preliminary scope statement

Correct answer: Project charter

The Initiation phase of the project life cycle aims to gain formal authorization for a project through the approval of a project charter. Therefore, the key artifact resulting from the Initiation phase is the project charter. 

The preliminary scope statement is typically the next document created after a business case is approved. It includes an overview of project objectives and often includes a high-level overview of timelines, deliverables, resources, and assumptions. The elements in a preliminary scope statement are included in project artifacts like the project charter and project scope statement, which come later in the project. 

The Salience model is a complex model for stakeholder categorization and analysis.

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a business unit responsible for maintaining uniformity in project management methods throughout an organization. 

169.

Which of the following is an example of risk mitigation?

  • Reducing the likelihood or impact of a risk

  • Purchasing insurance to cover potential losses

  • Developing a contingency plan to be executed if a risk event occurs

  • Transferring responsibility for a risk to a third party

Correct answer: Reducing the likelihood or impact of a risk

Risk mitigation involves reducing the likelihood or impact of a risk event. This can be done by implementing controls or taking actions to prevent the risk from occurring or to minimize its impact if it does occur. 

Transferring responsibility for a risk to a third party and purchasing insurance are both risk transfer strategies, not risk mitigation. Developing a contingency plan is a risk response strategy but doesn't necessarily involve risk mitigation.

170.

What should the x-axis of a budget burndown chart represent in an Agile project?

  • Iterations

  • Timeline

  • Budget

  • Person-hours

Correct answer: Iterations

A budget burndown chart visualizes a budget's burn rate over time. It plots the planned budget and actual remaining funds over time. In waterfall projects, the y-axis represents the budget, and the x-axis represents the timeline. In Agile projects, the y-axis represents the budget, and the x-axis represents iterations. 

171.

Which methodology can be used for projects of any size, in any industry, because it manages the project in stages, step by step, to keep projects under control? 

  • PRINCE2

  • Scrum

  • Kanban

  • Feature-Driven Development 

Correct answer: PRINCE2

PRINCE2 can be used for projects of any size in any industry. PRINCE2 stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments. The 2 was added after the methodology was updated. PRINCE2 is the standard project management methodology in the United Kingdom. 

Scrum is a form of Agile project management and is most useful for managing software development projects. Kanban is another form of Agile project management that is often used in manufacturing projects but has started to be used in the information technology field as well. Feature-Driven Development (FDD) was created to address large software development projects. 

172.

What tests would typically be performed by a software quality assurance tester?

Select all that apply.

  • Regression

  • Stress

  • End-to-end

  • UAT

Regression, stress, and end-to-end tests are typically performed by a tester or engineer on a software team.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is typically performed by end-users to confirm the software meets requirements.

173.

Alex is a project manager for a large custom Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software product. She has learned that executives are having a difficult time understanding the current status of the project and have requested access to a source of truth for high-level information related to the project's budgets, timelines, and key deliverables. What document or tool could enable Alex to BEST meet the request?

  • Project dashboard

  • RAM

  • OBS

  • RBS

Correct answer: Project dashboard

A project dashboard provides a high-level summary of key project progress status indicators, such as the cost, status of key deliverables, and overall project timelines. It uses visualizations and simple status indicators to enable a quick overview of the overall project relative to the project plan. Project dashboards are often used to report the status of a project to executives.

A Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) represents project work in a hierarchy based on the types of resources needed. For example, in a construction project, electricians, plumbers, bricklayers, and drywall installers may be resource types represented in an RBS. 

An Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) is a hierarchical representation of resources that is similar to an organization chart but shows groups (e.g., departments or teams) and related work packages instead of individuals. 

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) relates specific resources to items from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). 

174.

Which of the following is NOT a diagram that shows the relationship between problem causes and effects?

  • Control chart

  • Ishikawa diagram

  • Cause-and-effect diagram 

  • Fishbone diagram

Correct answer: Control chart

A control chart measures samples of a process over time and displays the variance among those samples. Control charts help organizations strike a balance between cost and quality. They do not directly represent cause and effect.

An Ishikawa diagram (also known as cause-and-effect diagram or fishbone diagram) visualizes the relationship between a problem's effects and causes as well as the effects of proposed solutions.

175.

Cruz is a project manager at Acme Inc. and is working through the Initiation phase of a  project to create a new mobile app. He is conducting a stakeholder analysis to better understand the context of the overall project. Which of the following topics should he discuss with stakeholders during the analysis interviews?

Select all that apply.

  • Their interest in the project

  • Their expected contributions and level of involvement

  • Potential conflicting expectations with other stakeholders

  • Reviewing the project schedule

  • Reviewing the issue log

A stakeholder analysis is an interviewing exercise in which stakeholders are asked questions about topics such as:

  • Interest in the project
  • Knowledge and skills
  • Expected contributions and level of involvement
  • Expectations
  • Potential conflicting expectations with other stakeholders

All of those topics are relevant to stakeholder analysis. Review of the project schedule and review of the issue log would not be relevant during the Initiation stage because those documents are created in later stages of the project life cycle. 

176.

Which of the following is an example of a regulatory environment change that may pose a risk to a project?

  • A new law that requires additional reporting and compliance measures for the project

  • A change in management that leads to new goals for the project

  • A delay in the delivery of project materials due to unforeseen circumstances

  • A change in the weather that impacts project timelines

Correct answer: A new law that requires additional reporting and compliance measures for the project

A regulatory environment change is a risk associated with changes in laws, regulations, or compliance requirements that may impact the project's scope, timeline, or budget. A new law that requires additional reporting and compliance measures for the project is an example of a regulatory environment change.

A change in management that leads to new goals for the project is a risk associated with changes in management, not the regulatory environment. A delay in the delivery of project materials due to unforeseen circumstances is a risk associated with delays, which is also a separate category of risk. A change in the weather that impacts project timelines is a risk associated with environmental factors, which is not related to a regulatory environment change.

177.

Which option is typically NOT a main factor in deciding which project management methodology to use?

  • Developer's preference

  • Budget

  • Tolerance for change

  • Environmental factors

Correct answer: Developer's preference 

The factors that are typically considered when determining which methodology to use include tolerance for change/flexibility, project requirements, budget, schedules, environmental factors, culture, developmental standards, and industry standards. Although an individual's preference may be considered as part of the overall "cultural" factor, it is not typical for one person's preference to determine which methodology is used. 

178.

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between risks and changes in a project?

  • Changes can introduce new risks into a project

  • Changes can only mitigate risks and cannot create new ones

  • Changes have no impact on risks in a project

  • Changes are necessary only to manage risks, not to mitigate them

Correct answer: Changes can introduce new risks into a project

Risks and changes are connected because risks can introduce changes in the project plan, and changes can create new risks. For example, if a risk associated with a project task is identified, the project team may decide to change the timeline or approach to the task to mitigate the risk. This change, in turn, may create new risks, such as a delay in the project timeline or additional costs.

Changes always impact risks in a project, either positively or negatively. Changes can also introduce new risks or exacerbate existing ones rather than just mitigating them. Changes can be necessary to mitigate risks, but they are not the only means of managing them.

179.

In certain cloud environments, the cloud provider may use the same resources to serve multiple consumers. What is this called?

  • Resource pooling

  • Rapid elasticity

  • PaaS

  • Structured data 

Correct answer: Resource pooling

Resource pooling allows the cloud provider to use the same resources to serve multiple consumers.

Rapid elasticity is the ability to respond to a consumer's need for more (or fewer) resources at any given time. PaaS stands for Platform as a Service. PaaS is a model that allows developers to build software and applications in the cloud. Structured data is data that is organized into meaningful and easy-to-query ways so it can be retrieved and modified as needed. 

180.

When the project manager is creating a RACI matrix, what group or person will receive an "R" for being responsible for a task?

  • Those who will carry out the work for that task

  • The one who logs their approval for the task being completed

  • Those who need to know about the results of the task

  • Those who will provide input on the task as it is being completed

Correct answer: Those who will carry out the work for that task

RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. The responsibility can fall on one or more team members who will be completing the work for a task.

The accountable party will provide approval once the task is complete. Other groups will be consulted or informed as needed, but those roles do not have responsibility recorded in the "R" column of the RACI matrix.

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