PMI PMP-Project Management Professional Practice Exam Q. 1121 to 1130
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Q. 1121: Project A is being administered using a matrix form of organization. The project manager reports to a senior vice president who provides visible support to the project. In this scenario, which of the following statements best describes the relative power of the project manager?
A. The project manager will probably not be challenged by project stakeholders.
B. In this strong matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the functional line managers.
C. In this tight matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the project manager.
D. In this strong matrix, the balance of power is shifted to the project manager.
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
The project manager’s ability to influence project decisions increases the higher up he or she and the person to whom he or she reports is placed in the organization. In the strong matrix. the project manager’s authority ranges from moderate to high.
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Q. 1122: You are leading a team to recommend an equitable reward and recognition system for project managers. Before finalizing the plan, you want to ensure that executives understand the basic objective of reward systems. This objective is to:
A. Be comparable with the award system established for functional managers to indicate parity and to show the importance of project management to the company
B. Make the link between project performance and reward clear, explicit, and achievable
C. Motivate project managers to work toward common objectives and goals as defined by the company
D. Attract people to join the organization’s project management career path
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Reward and recognition systems are formal management actions that provide an incentive to behave in a particular way, usually with respect to achieving certain goals. Such systems are described in the staffing management plan. A best practice is to give the team recognition throughout the life cycle.
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Q. 1123: Which of the following factors contributes the most to team communication?
A. External feedback
B. Performance appraisals
C. Smoothing over of team conflicts by the project manager
D. Collection
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Collocation is the placement of team members in the same physical location to enhance their ability to perform as a team, primarily through increased communication as well as improved working relationships and productivity.
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Q. 1124: You are managing a virtual team. The project has been underway for several months, and you believe your team members do not view themselves as a team or a unified group. To help rectify this situation, you should:
A. Ensure that every member of the project team uses e-mail as a form of communication
B. Mandate that the team follow the vision and mission statement of his or her organization
C. Enhance communications planning
D. Provide team members with the latest in communications technology and mandate its use
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Because the dispersed project team does not share the same physical space each day, the possibility for misunderstandings, isolationism, difficulty in sharing information, and the cost of technology can be key issues. The project manager must enhance communications planning in the virtual team as it requires even more communication than collocated teams. Additional time also may be needed to set expectations, determine how best to resolve conflicts, involve people in making decisions, understand cultural differences, and share credit for success.
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Q. 1125: Major difficulties arise when multiple projects need to be managed in the functional organizational structure because of:
A. The level of authority of the project manager
B. Conflicts over the relative priorities of different projects in competition for limited resources
C. Project team members who are focused on their functional specialty rather than on the project
D. The need for the project manager to use interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts informally
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
When a finite group of resources must be distributed across multiple projects, conflicts in work assignments will occur.
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Q. 1126: The team you have organized for your new project consists of three people who will work full-time and five people who will support the project on a part-time basis. All team members know one another and have worked together in the past. To ensure a successful project start-up, your first step should be to:
A. Meet with each team member individually to discuss assignments
B. Prepare a responsibility assignment matrix and distribute it to each team member
C. Distribute the project plan and WBS to the team
D. Hold a project kickoff meeting
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
An indispensable tool in project management, the kickoff or launch meeting is held at the outset of the project and is designed to get the project rolling. The meeting provides the opportunity not only to present the project charter and discuss the project’s goals and objectives but also to establish rapport among team members.
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Q. 1127: Your organization is characterized by hierarchical organizational structures with rigid rules and policies and strict supervisory controls. Individual team members are not expected to engage in problem solving or use creative approaches to plan and execute work: management does that. Your organization is characterized by which one of the following theories?
A. Ouchi’s Theory
B. McGregor’s Theory X
C. Maslow’s self-esteem level
D. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
McGregor observed two types of managers and classified them by their perceptions of workers. Theory X managers thought that workers were lazy, needed to be watched and supervised closely, and were irresponsible. Theory Y managers thought that, given the correct conditions, workers could be trusted to seek responsibility and work hard at their jobs.
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Q. 1128: As you prepare your human resource plan, you need to determine the skill and capacity required to complete the activities in the project. This should be documented in the:
A. Roles and responsibilities section
B. Staffing management plan
C. Staff acquisition section
D. Compliance section
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Roles and responsibilities are listed in the human resource plan. This section describes roles and authority, responsibility, and competency or the skill and capacity required to complete project activities. When team members do not have the required competencies, project performance may be jeopardized and the project manager must have proactive responses to handle these situations.
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Q. 1129: The primary result of effective team development is:
A. Improved project performance
B. An effective. smoothly running team
C. An understanding by project team members that the project manager is ultimately responsible for project performance
D. Enhancement of the ability of stakeholders to contribute as individuals and team members
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Improved project performance not only increases the likelihood of meeting project objectives, it also creates a positive team experience contributing to the enhancement of team capabilities. It results in improved teamwork, enhanced people skills and competencies, motivated employees, reduced staff turnover rates, and improved overall team performance.
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Q. 1130: The team members on your project have been complaining that they do not have any sense of identity as a team because they are located in different areas of the building. To remedy this situation, you developed a project logo and had it printed on T-shirts to promote the project, but this action has not worked. Your next step is to:
A. Initiate a newsletter
B. Create an air of mystery about the project
C. Establish a “team meeting room”
D. Issue guidelines on how team members should interact with other stakeholders
Section: Mix Questions
Justification in favor of the correct answer:
Collocating team members, even on a temporary basis, enhances communications, thereby contributing to improved project performance. In addition, the “team meeting room” (often called a ‘war room’) provides a sense of identity to the project team and raises the visibility of the project within the organization. Creating a newsletter is simply applying another organizational process asset, which typically has proven ineffective.
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