CompTIA PK0-004 Free Practice Questions

NEW QUESTION 1
Which of the following is the MOST likely target audience to be notified of the achievement of a key milestone in a project schedule?

• A. Project manager and project scheduler
• B. Project coordinator and project sponsor
• C. Project champion and project scheduler
• D. Project stakeholders and project team

Answer: D

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 326

NEW QUESTION 2
Two team members have concluded that documentation is not required due to the size of the current project. The project manager has encouraged them to align strictly within the process.
Which of the following conflict resolution techniques has the project manager utilized?

• A. Smoothing
• B. Forcing
• C. Compromising
• D. Avoiding

Answer: B

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 200

NEW QUESTION 3
An authorized change to a construction project was implemented. During the modification, the team identified ADefect in which the change caused the building power output to be outside the KPPs.
Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

• A. Submit a new change request.
• B. Initiate the regression plan.
• C. Add remediation to the schedule.
• D. Accept the new power output.

Answer: B

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 294

NEW QUESTION 4
A quality auditor finds suspicious code during a software test. For which of the following could this be a trigger?

• A. Incident response
• B. Quality control
• C. Resource changes
• D. Business continuity response

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5
A company has determined it does not have the in-house capability to perform a project and wants to procure third-party services.
Which of the following documents will the company MOST likely release FIRST?

• A. RFO
• B. RFI
• C. RFP
• D. RFQ

Answer: B

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 300

NEW QUESTION 6
Three IT companies have agreed to summarize their efforts as a common organization to generate new businesses in the IT cloud computing industry. Which of the following is the type of organizational change described?

• A. Expansion
• B. Rightsizing
• C. Merger
• D. Onboarding

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 7
A risk with a high probability and medium consequence to a project has been identified. In response, the project manager has purchased an insurance plan with the intent to provide additional funds if the risk is realized. There is no risk to the schedule or scope. Which of the following types of risk strategies is this an example of?

• A. Accept risk
• B. Transfer risk
• C. Mitigate risk
• D. Exploit risk
• E. Avoid risk

Answer: B

Explanation: “Transfer: Moving the liability for the risk to a third party by purchasing insurance, performance bonds, and so on”
Excerpt From: Kim Heldman. “CompTIA Project+ Study Guide.” iBooks.

NEW QUESTION 8
Which of the following describes KPIs?

• A. Analyses of organizational strengths and weaknesses
• B. Graphical representations of process flow
• C. Elements against which performance can be measured
• D. Collaboration platform tools

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 9
A project team member highlights to the project manager that expensive licensing for critical software in use across the project may expire before the completion project.
Which of the following would the project manager MOST likely do?

• A. Place a risk on the risk register and arrange a risk review with the appropriate stakeholders to accept and/or mitigate the risk.
• B. Raise a purchase order to purchase the licensing and ask the team member to install it.
• C. Amend the project scope and raise a project change request to obtain approval of the amendment.
• D. Amend the project schedule and work breakdown structures to remove the use of the software from the project.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10
The project sponsor has cut the resources required for project completion. The project manager cannot complete the project without additional resources.
Which of the following should the project manager do to obtain the resources?

• A. The project manager should identify and document the reasons for the additional resources in a change request.
• B. The project manager should hire additional resources temporarily to complete the project.
• C. The project manager should terminate the project until additional resources are added to the project.
• D. The project manager should ask the project team members to take on more tasks to complete the project on time.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 11
A project manager was directed to complete a project sooner than previously planned. Which of the following is the MOST cost-effective step to take to ensure the project’s success?

• A. Reduce the scope
• B. Increase the budget
• C. Decrease staff
• D. Update the WBS

Answer: D

Explanation: References: https://books.google.co.za/books?id=evR0gPFBHJ4C&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=complete+a+project+soon

NEW QUESTION 12
Which of the following documents should be used to provide high-level reporting to key stakeholders?

• A. Dashboard
• B. Communication plan
• C. Statement of work
• D. Project charter

Answer: A

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 325

NEW QUESTION 13
A project’s key stakeholders have requested significant changes that will affect the scope. To adjust the project scope, which of the following need to be changed? (Choose two.)

• A. Cost performance parameter
• B. Project schedule
• C. KPI
• D. Corrective action plan
• E. WBS

Answer: BE

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 133 https://books.google.co.za/books?id=evR0gPFBHJ4C&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=complete+a+project+soon

NEW QUESTION 14
When a risk event occurs, which of the following documents is BEST suited for recording and tracking new items corresponding to the risk?

• A. Issue log
• B. Risk management plan
• C. Communications plan
• D. Risk register
• E. Status report

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 15
After identifying all known tasks, the project manager has started to sequence and set durations.
Which of the following describes how the project manager should BEST determine the initial sequence and durations?

• A. Use milestones identified in the project charter.
• B. Use datABased on past knowledge.
• C. Hold a full team workshop to review the complete WBS.
• D. Collaborate with other project managers.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 16
A vendor has accepted a proposed project from a customer.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be the first document created by the project manager?

• A. Project charter
• B. Project management plan
• C. Project statement of work
• D. Project schedule

Answer: C

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 299

NEW QUESTION 17
A project has fallen behind schedule for no obvious reason, so the PM has gathered the team to brainstorm. Which of the following should the PM do NEXT?

• A. Go over the meetings objectives and agenda.
• B. Brief the team on which tasks have fallen behind schedule and where the project has slack.
• C. Refer to the risk register to map the risks to issues and mitigation strategies.
• D. Review the issue log with the project team and identify potential risks.
• E. Review an IshikawADiagram with the project team to determine possible causes and effects.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 18
A company has updated the method it uses to initiate projects. The company requires RFPs from three vendors, and low and high bids must be rejected to determine the selected vendor.
Which of the following terms describe this requirement?

• A. Outsourcing
• B. Business acquisition
• C. Business process change
• D. Internal reorganization

Answer: A

Explanation: References: Kim Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2021, p. 297