A project manager is tracking resource usage and finds that a team member is underutilized, working only 50% of their planned hours. The project manager needs to improve resource utilization without impacting the project schedule. What should the project manager do?

Reduce the team member's hours on the project

Reassign the team member to other tasks with available float

Extend the project schedule to give the team member more work

Remove the team member from the project

When a project manager identifies that a team member is spending more hours than planned on a task, what is the FIRST action to take in the Control Resources process?

Immediately replace the team member

Analyze the variance and determine the cause

A software development project requires a database administrator (DBA) for 20 hours per week during the design phase and 5 hours per week during the testing phase. The only available DBA is a contractor who can work a maximum of 30 hours per week across all projects. The project manager needs to document the specific timing and quantity of DBA effort. Which document should the project manager create or update?

Organizational process assets update

Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

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Domain 2Objective 4

Task 4 Plan and Manage Resources PMP Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Process domain, which accounts for 41% of the PMP exam. PMI does not publish an official question count, but from its 230-minute exam (~90–155 total, ~37–64 in this domain), expect 4–6 from this objective — we provide 21 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 6–10

6foundation · easy
Which resource optimization technique adjusts the start and finish dates of activities to address resource overallocation while keeping the project completion date unchanged?
Select an answer first
7application · medium
A project manager is tracking resource usage and finds that a team member is underutilized, working only 50% of their planned hours. The project manager needs to improve resource utilization without impacting the project schedule. What should the project manager do?
Select an answer first
8foundation · easy
When a project manager identifies that a team member is spending more hours than planned on a task, what is the FIRST action to take in the Control Resources process?
Select an answer first
9foundation · easy
A project manager notices that a key resource is overallocated during a specific week. Which technique would allow the project to continue with the same resources but shift some work to later dates, even if it delays the project?
Select an answer first
10application · medium
A software development project requires a database administrator (DBA) for 20 hours per week during the design phase and 5 hours per week during the testing phase. The only available DBA is a contractor who can work a maximum of 30 hours per week across all projects. The project manager needs to document the specific timing and quantity of DBA effort. Which document should the project manager create or update?
Select an answer first

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Questions 6–10

Which resource optimization technique adjusts the start and finish dates of activities to address resource overallocation while keeping the project completion date unchanged?

A project manager is tracking resource usage and finds that a team member is underutilized, working only 50% of their planned hours. The project manager needs to improve resource utilization without impacting the project schedule. What should the project manager do?

When a project manager identifies that a team member is spending more hours than planned on a task, what is the FIRST action to take in the Control Resources process?

A project manager notices that a key resource is overallocated during a specific week. Which technique would allow the project to continue with the same resources but shift some work to later dates, even if it delays the project?

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