PMP Flashcards

A project manager notices that a key stakeholder is consistently missing status meetings. What is the BEST first step?

Answer: Update the communications management plan and reach out to understand their preferred communication method

Adapting communication approaches to stakeholder preferences increases engagement and aligns with the communications management plan.

Which process group involves defining project scope, creating the WBS, and establishing the project baseline?

Answer: Planning

The Planning process group is where scope is defined, the WBS is created, and baselines are established.

A project is 60% complete and has a CPI of 0.85. What does this indicate?

Answer: The project is over budget — spending more than planned per unit of work

A CPI below 1.0 means costs are running higher than planned for the work accomplished.

What is the PRIMARY purpose of a Risk Register?

Answer: To record identified risks, their analysis, and planned responses

The Risk Register captures identified risks, probability/impact assessments, and response strategies.

A team member identifies a workaround during project execution. When is a workaround MOST appropriate?

Answer: When an unplanned risk event occurs and no response plan exists

Workarounds are unplanned responses developed to deal with risk events that had no prior response plan.

In an agile project, the team's velocity is used primarily to:

Answer: Forecast how much work can be completed in future sprints

Velocity measures the average amount of work (story points) completed per sprint and is used for release planning forecasts.

Which conflict resolution technique results in a temporary solution and often leads to recurring conflict?

Answer: Withdraw/Avoid

Withdraw/Avoid postpones conflict rather than resolving it, often allowing it to resurface later.