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Question 17 of 200 Question ID: 612935

Some of the changes requested on the project you are leading may result in the modification to the original project
requirements. To ensure these changes do not represent scope creep, you are looking for a document that describes
how requirements are analyzed, documented, and managed.

Where would you find this information?

A Business analysis plan

B Change management plan

C Configuration management plan

D Requirements traceability matrix

J Question answered incorrectly. Question is marked.

Hint:
What is the alternative name for the requirements management plan?

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The question implies that you, as the project manager, are performing the Control Scope process in order to ensure
that the suggested changes do not represent scope creep. The requirements management plan, also known as the
business analysis plan, describes how requirements are analyzed, documented, and managed. The change
management plan, configuration management plan, and requirements management plan are all inputs into the
Control Scope process. However, the requirements management plan, or business analysis plan, is the only element
of the project management plan that would provide the requested information. Therefore, of the available choices, the
business analysis plan is the best response.

Details for Each Option:

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A Business analysis plan
Correct. The requirements management plan, sometimes referred to as the business analysis plan, describes
how requirements are analyzed, documented, and managed.

B Change management plan

Incorrect. The change management plan is a component of the project management plan that establishes the
change control board, documents the extent of its authority, and describes how the change control system will
be implemented. This plan does not describe how requirements are analyzed, documented, and managed.

C Configuration management plan

Incorrect. The configuration management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes
how to identify and account for project artifacts under configuration control, and how to record and report
changes to them. This document may need to be referenced in this scenario, but the configuration
management plan does not provide information on how requirements are to be managed.

D Requirements traceability matrix

Incorrect: The requirements traceability matrix is a grid that links product requirements from their origin to the
deliverables that satisfy them. This document does not provide information on how requirements are analyzed,
documented, and managed.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 137, 169

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Question 86 of 200 Question ID: 651423

You leave a meeting where the stakeholders accepted some of the project deliverables. The quality engineer
approaches you and lets you know that certain quality checks were not done.

What is your best action as the project manager?

A Instruct the engineer to run the checks on the next set of deliverables

B Submit a change request to repair the issues reported by the quality engineer

C Inform the stakeholders that the deliverables were not verified

D Tell the engineer it's OK because the scope has been validated and formally accepted

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
Is everything complete and correct?

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The Validate Scope process is the process of seeking formal acceptance of the deliverables. To achieve formal
acceptance, the project team should assure all decision makers that the scope is not only complete but also meets
quality standards set by the project. Not verifying that all deliverables fulfill the quality standards before or during
formal acceptance of the deliverables is dishonest and risks quality issues after delivery, which reflects poorly on the
project team and project organization. In this scenario, more quality checks were needed. Those checks should still
be performed even though the scope has been accepted by stakeholders. The stakeholders should be informed that
the deliverables were not verified.

Details for Each Option:

A Instruct the engineer to run the checks on the next set of deliverables
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 Incorrect. The quality checks were planned for those deliverables. The checks should be run on those
deliverables as well as the next set.

B Submit a change request to repair the issues reported by the quality engineer
Incorrect. The quality engineer did not raise any issues that require to be repaired. The quality engineer raised
a general issue that the deliverables have not been verified. Submitting a change request at this point is a
premature action.

C Inform the stakeholders that the deliverables were not verified

Correct. Informing the stakeholders that the deliverables were not verified is aligned with the value of honesty
of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct that reads, among the others, "We provide accurate
information in a timely manner."

D Tell the engineer it's OK because the scope has been validated and formally accepted
Incorrect. If deliverables are complete but not correct, then the project manager has not fulfilled the objective of
the project. Quality checks should still take place even though the deliverables were accepted to assure
correctness.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 164-165; see also The PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Honesty

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Question 108 of 200 Question ID: 613105

A project is re-roofing five houses in a staggered timeline using different teams. Each team properly documented all
the issues and solutions. The first two houses are complete. Both experienced problems with the installation of the
flashing, which required rework. Now, the project manager sees the same issue for the third house, which is delaying
the project.

What might be going wrong?

A The customer is causing scope creep.

B The rental company defined their requirements wrong.

C The project teams are not reviewing the project documentation.

D The scope management plan needs to be correct to reflect the right flashing.

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
How should the follow-on project teams learn from the prior projects' issues?

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The question states that the first two project teams encountered a problem on the project and that all issues and
solutions were properly documented. This description indicates that the flashing problems were captured in the issue
log and the knowledge gained was recorded in the lessons learned register. If the third project team had reviewed
these documents, they could have avoided or mitigated the problem and prevented the project from running behind
schedule. The primary purpose of the lessons learned register is to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Therefore, in
this scenario, the third project most likely did not review the project documents.

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A The customer is causing scope creep.
Incorrect. The question does not provide any information that the customer has caused any scope creep. There
is no mention of the customer asking for any uncontrolled expansion of product or project scope without
adjustments to time, cost, and resources.

B The rental company defined their requirements wrong.

Incorrect. There is not enough information to determine if the requirements were flawed. More importantly, it
appears that the problem is recurring which suggests that the knowledge gained from earlier in the project is
not being used to improve performance.

C The project teams are not reviewing the project documentation.

Correct. The question states that the teams thoroughly documented issues and solutions, which means the
issue log and lessons learned register should have included this issue along with the solution. It appears that
the third team did not review these project documents in order to avoid the same problems.

D The scope management plan needs to be correct to reflect the right flashing.
Incorrect. The scope management plan is a component of the project or program management plan that
describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated. The scope
management plan describes processes rather than the actual project scope.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 169

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Question 115 of 200 Question ID: 613150

A project has recently started the design phase and there are multiple change requests per week altering the
requirements. The project manager feels there is a bigger issue to address.

Which of the following would be the least logical approach in this situation?

A Collect and analyze the change request data

B Suggest switching the project to an agile methodology

C Increase the length and cost of the project to accommodate the changes

D Raise a risk that if the changes continue at the current rate, the project is at risk of failing

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
Projects need to accommodate change.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The question depicts a project that has numerous and frequent change requests, which then result in ever altering
requirements. It is an issue that falls under the Control Scope process. The question alludes to a "bigger issue" but
does not define what that problem might be. It would be reasonable to collect and analyze the change request data to
gain a better understanding of what is driving the excessive change requests. Additionally, it would be a good idea to
notify the stakeholders of the impact of all the requested changes. However, requesting a revision to the baselines is
not a reasonable action until the "bigger issue" is clearly understood. It is likely that the issues driving the excessive
change requests can be addressed without revising the baselines. Therefore, increasing the length and cost of the
project to accommodate the changes is a premature action at this point and the 'least' logical approach to addressing
the problem described in this scenario.

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A Collect and analyze the change request data
Incorrect. The question alludes to a "bigger issue" but does not define what that problem might be. It would be
reasonable to collect and analyze the change request data and then take action to understand better the
requirements, which may, in turn, reduce the volume of change requests.

B Suggest switching the project to an agile methodology

Incorrect. This choice describes a logical approach since agile can accommodate high rates of change in a
project, and this project may benefit from an adaptive methodology like agile.

C Increase the length and cost of the project to accommodate the changes
Correct. This answer choice represents a premature action. There is not yet enough information to update the
cost and schedule baselines (a change request will be required, of course). The project manager should first
analyze the situation to understand why there are so many changes requested on the project. It is possible the
issue can be addressed without the need to change the baselines.

D Raise a risk that if the changes continue at the current rate, the project is at risk of failing
Incorrect. This choice describes a logical reaction to ensure that stakeholders are aware that the rate of
changes might jeopardize the successful completion of the project.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 169

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Question 148 of 200 Question ID: 612835

You are managing a hazardous waste cleanup project at a manufacturing plant. A major milestone is due to be
complete in two weeks. Based on your project plans filed with a municipal authority and a federal agency, both
authorities have notified you that their inspectors will visit the site the week after your milestone.

To avoid fines, rework, and related delays, what is your best course of action?

A Ask the agencies to postpone their inspections another week

B Invite the inspectors to a milestone party to win them over

C Hold sitewide training to get your staff ready to inspect

D Conduct an equivalent inspection to verify the deliverables

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
An inspection by a key stakeholder like a government agency is an act of scope validation. What input is always
required to Validate Scope?

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

The Control Quality process is concerned with the correctness of the work and meeting quality requirements. Verified
deliverables are an output of this process and an input to the Validate Scope process which will be carried out by the
project team together with the municipal authority and the federal agency to determine if the acceptance criteria have
been met. Inspections can be used among the tools and techniques of both the Control Quality process and the
Validate Scope process. Therefore, prior to the inspection of the Validate Scope process, to avoid fines, rework, and
related delays, and verify the deliverables, conducting an equivalent inspection as part of the Control Quality process
is the best course of action for you, as the project manager, to take.

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A Ask the agencies to postpone their inspections another week
Incorrect. Having filed your cleanup plans with both authorities, you should already have planned for
contingencies related to their inspections. Nothing in the scenario described indicates that a postponement is
needed.

B Invite the inspectors to a milestone party to win them over

Incorrect. The deliverable work should pass inspection without any help from entertainments that might raise
ethics concerns. Any networking you do should be unquestionable, not to 'win over' inspectors, but to foster
professional connection, alignment, and collaboration.

C Hold sitewide training to get your staff ready to inspect

Incorrect. This close to a milestone, your team should already be experienced and trained to do their jobs. Your
plans to meet inspection requirements should be well underway. Holding an unplanned sitewide training
session may waste precious time.

D Conduct an equivalent inspection to verify the deliverables

Correct. As a tool of the Control Quality process, inspections compare performance against the quality
requirements and give the project team a chance to resolve any issues in a timely manner. The inspections of
the Control Quality process will result in verified deliverables that may be presented for the inspections of the
relevant stakeholders in the Validate Scope process to result in the accepted deliverables.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 166, 303, 305

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Question 154 of 200 Question ID: 612749

A construction project is almost complete when a stakeholder indicates that the type of tree used for landscaping is
different from the one specified in the project scope. The project manager tries to track this change back to its origin
but is unable to find any evidence.

What was the most likely reason for this issue?

A The tree type was not included in the configuration management plan as a configuration item

B The stakeholder's comment can be ignored as any type of tree can be used on any construction project

C The stakeholder register was incomplete and did not include the stakeholder who raised the issue

D The lessons learned repository did not capture any knowledge from past projects related to trees

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
What does the configuration management plan define?

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The scenario implies the Control Scope is being performed. Several components of the project management plan are
inputs to this process. The configuration management plan is the component of the project management plan that
defines those configuration items or items that require formal change control, and the process for controlling changes
to such items. If the type of trees used for landscaping were a configuration item, changing the type was supposed to
trigger a change request, which would have gone through the organization's change control process established for
the project. The change would have been either approved or rejected (or deferred, depending on the process
defined). The inclusion of a configuration item helps to ensure that the change is documented, allowing the project
manager to follow it up. Therefore, of the available choices, the most likely cause of the issue was that the type of
tree was not a configurable item.

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A The tree type was not included in the configuration management plan as a configuration item
Correct. The configuration management plan should specify configuration items. If the tree type is not among
these items, it is reasonable to assume that the tree type was changed without going through the organization's
change control process established for the project.

B The stakeholder's comment can be ignored as any type of tree can be used on any construction project
Incorrect. This statement is absolute. There is not enough information in the question to support it. Answer
choices that use absolute statements are typically incorrect. Additionally, ignoring stakeholders is unlikely to be
the best course of action.

C The stakeholder register was incomplete and did not include the stakeholder who raised the issue
Incorrect. A stakeholder register is a project document that includes the identification, assessment, and
classification of project stakeholders. In the scenario, the project manager is trying to track the change back to
its origin. The stakeholder register has nothing to do with tracking changes on a project nor is it an input to the
Control Scope process implied by the scenario.

D The lessons learned repository did not capture any knowledge from past projects related to trees
Incorrect. A lessons learned repository is an organization process asset (OPA) that captures knowledge gained
from past projects. Whether or not this OPA included any information about trees has nothing to do with
tracking changes to the current project. Also, the way this answer choice is worded makes it unclear as to what
knowledge exactly about trees would have helped the project manager, if at all.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management
Institute Inc., 2017, Page(s) 169, 88, 115-116