VCP Project Planning & Execution 3

Question 1

A VMware project has a Schedule Performance Index (SPI) of 0.78. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

The project is behind schedule, completing only 78 cents of planned work per dollar of time elapsed

Answer

An SPI below 1.0 means the project is behind schedule; 0.78 indicates only 78% of planned work has been completed.

Question 2

Which risk response strategy is being used when a project team decides to purchase cyber insurance to cover potential data loss during a vSphere migration?

Accepted Answer

Transfer

Answer

Transferring a risk shifts the financial impact to a third party, such as through insurance or contracts.

Question 3

A project manager is planning a vSphere upgrade and needs to estimate task duration without historical data. Which estimation technique relies on expert judgment and uses three time estimates?

Accepted Answer

PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique)

Answer

PERT uses optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimates to calculate a weighted average duration.

Question 4

During a VMware Cloud Foundation deployment, the project manager learns that the storage team lead will be reassigned to another project for two weeks. What type of risk does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Resource risk

Answer

Resource risk involves the unavailability or loss of key personnel, equipment, or materials needed for the project.

Question 5

A project sponsor asks for a project status report showing how much work has been accomplished relative to the plan. Which Earned Value metric directly answers this question?

Accepted Answer

Earned Value (EV)

Answer

Earned Value (EV) represents the authorized budget for the work that has actually been completed.

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VCP Project Planning & Execution 3