Establish Baseline PMI-SP Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   During the baseline approval meeting, the sponsor expresses concerns about the schedule's finish date, while the team believes the dates are realistic. The customer is ready to sign. What is the project manager's best course of action?

   • ARevise the schedule to meet the sponsor's preferred finish date without further analysis.
   • BFacilitate a discussion between the sponsor and the team to resolve the concerns before obtaining final sign-off.
   • CAsk the customer to wait until the sponsor's concerns are resolved internally.
   • DProceed with the customer's sign-off and address the sponsor's concerns later.
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2. 17expert · hard

   A project manager is establishing the PMB for a complex project. The project has a fixed budget and a tight schedule. The sponsor wants to include a management reserve in the cost baseline, but the customer insists that the cost baseline should not include any reserves. What should the project manager do?

   • AExclude the management reserve from the cost baseline and hold it separately.
   • BSplit the difference and include half of the management reserve in the cost baseline.
   • CAsk the sponsor to override the customer's request.
   • DInclude the management reserve in the cost baseline to protect against cost overruns.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   What is the first step in establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) using organizational processes?

   • ADevelop the risk response plan
   • BCalculate the project's earned value metrics
   • CObtain final approval from the project team only
   • DDefine the scope baseline by decomposing the work into manageable components
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which step is typically included in the formal baseline schedule approval process?

   • ASubmitting the baseline to the customer for approval without sponsor involvement
   • BDocumenting the approved baseline and obtaining sign-off from authorized stakeholders
   • CDeleting all previous schedule versions to avoid confusion
   • DInforming the team of the baseline without any formal documentation
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6. 20expert · hard

   A project manager is establishing the PMB for a project that uses agile development. The organization's standard process for establishing the PMB is based on a waterfall approach. What should the project manager do?

   • AUse the waterfall PMB and ignore the agile methodology.
   • BFollow the organization's standard process, even if it is not suited to agile.
   • CAdapt the organization's process to fit the agile approach, focusing on the components that are relevant.
   • DSkip the PMB because agile projects do not use baselines.
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