Archives Are Completed: Question ID: 963

1)
Question ID: 963

A project is considered closed when the:
A.
Archives are completed
B.
Lessons learned are completed
C.
Client accepts the product
D.
Contract is finished
2)
Question ID: 28
You are a senior project manager within your organization, and you have two new project managers to
mentor. They are discussing who within an organization should provide them with the policies,
methodologies, and templates for managing projects. They ask for your input. You tell them that the
policies, methodologies, and templates for managing projects within the organization should be
supplied by the:
A.
Project sponsor
B.
Functional department
C.
Project management office
D.
Project manager
3)
Question ID: 506
Originally a project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start any
time. Activity A takes 3 weeks, activity B takes 5 weeks, and activity D takes 11 weeks. Activities A and
B must be completed before activity C can start. Activity C takes 6 weeks to complete. Activities B, C,
and D must be completed before activity E can start, and activity E takes 2 weeks. Activity F can start
as soon as activity C completes and has a duration of 4 weeks. Activity G takes 3 weeks and cannot
start until activity E is completed. Activities F and G must be completed for the project to be completed.
However, during project executing, a dependency was discovered between activities E and F. What is
the best thing to do?
A.
Call a meeting of stakeholders and communicate schedule risks.
B.
Call a team meeting and determine if crashing or fast tracking are possible solutions to meeting the original
schedule.
C.
Tell management that the project will take longer than 18 weeks.
D.
Redo schedule development.
4)
Question ID: 885
You provide a project cost estimate for the project to the project sponsor. He is unhappy with the
estimate because he thinks the price should be lower. He asks you to cut 15 percent off the project
estimate. What should you do?
A.
Inform the sponsor of the activities to be cut.
B.
Start the project and constantly look for cost savings.
C.
Add additional resources with low hourly rates.
D.
Tell the team members to cut 15 percent from their estimates.
5)
Question ID: 1052
Since a template for team meetings does not appear to be available, you are creating one. You think it
could also be used for future projects. You want to generalize the agenda template to include topics all
project managers would use. Which of the following must be included as an agenda item at all team
meetings?
A.
Status of current activities
B.
Discussion of project risks
C.
Review of project problems
D.
Identification of new activities
6)
Question ID: 956
All the following occur during the Close Project or Phase process except:
A.
Formal acceptance
B.
Creating lessons learned
C.
Performance reporting
D.
Performing cost-benefit analysis
7)
Question ID: 987
The probabilistic analysis of the project is an input to which part of the risk management process?
A.
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
B.
Plan Risk Responses
C.
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
D.
Implement Risk Responses
8)
Question ID: 313
A project team is helping the project manager. They are subdividing project work packages into
smaller, more manageable components. This is a medium-sized project in terms of budget and
timeline, but there are not many interim deliverables before the team will assemble and test the final
product. What are they currently doing?
A.
Activity sequencing
B.
Decomposing
C.
Network diagramming
D.
Creating a WBS
9)
Question ID: 1299
Quality on your project must be as high as possible, yet this type of project is new for your company.
Which of the following is the best thing to do?
A.
Improve your work authorization system.
B.
Use cause-and- effect diagrams when there is a defect.
C.
Audit project processes and quality requirements to look for any needed improvements.
D.
Create risk response plans to be used in progressive elaboration.
10 )
Question ID: 749
Quality is achieved when:
A.
The customer stops asking for additional features.
B.
The requirements have been met.
C.
Customer expectations have been exceeded.
D.
The customer indicates acceptance of the product or service.
EN Mark for Review
11 )
Question ID: 1122
The sponsor is excited that the product of the project is finally being produced. In which of the following
must the project be involved?
A.
Integrated change control
B.
Develop Schedule
C.
Project executing
D.
Develop Project Management Plan
EN Mark for Review

12 )
Question ID: 1013
You are a project manager for the construction of a major new manufacturing plant that is unlike any
that has been done before. The project cost is estimated at US $30,000,000, and the project will make
use of three sellers. Once begun, the project cannot be cancelled, as there will be a large expenditure
on plant and equipment. When managing a project, it is most important to carefully:
A.
Perform an identification of risks.
B.
Review all cost proposals from the sellers.
C.
Examine the budget reserves.
D.
Complete the project charter.
EN Mark for Review
13 )
Question ID: 1317
Your work on a current project has included collaboration with qualified professionals to refine
estimates and to evaluate the uncertainties and concerns expressed by various stakeholders. It is
important that the costs of the project be planned out and kept within a range of +/- 3 percent, because
of corporate requirements. It is necessary that you regularly report how much more the project will
cost. Calculating estimate to complete (ETC) is done in:
A.
Project executing
B.
Project monitoring and controlling
C.
Project planning
D.
Project initiating
14 )
Question ID: 1424
Which process groups must be included in every project?
A.
Initiating, planning, and executing
B.
Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
C.
Planning, executing, and closing
D.
Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing
15 )
Question ID: 1607
Stakeholder management is an important responsibility of the project manager during which process
groups?
A.
Initiating, planning, and executing
B.
Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
C.
Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
D.
Planning and executing

16 )
Question ID: 1483
A new project manager is getting his first team together to manage a project. He has studied project
management best practices and other project management information. No one on the team has
experience with the procurement process, but he knows that some of the work on the project will be
outsourced. Which of the following should the project manager should do first?
A.
Make sure he has a complete WBS, do a make-or-buy analysis, and create a procurement management plan.
B.
Determine the enterprise environmental factors that might affect the project, analyze the risk register, and review
contract types.
C.
Make sure the project scope statement is complete, create source selection criteria, and create procurement
documents.
D.
Look for organizational process assets, look for expert judgment, and review contract types.
17 )
Question ID: 874
Which motivational theorist says that working conditions, salary, and relationships at work do not
improve motivation?
A.
McGregor
B.
Herzberg
C.
Maslow
D.
Deming
18 )
Question ID: 190
The organization wants to expand its pet care line. Research and development has developed a new
concept, and marketing advises that all efforts should be made to create and release this product as
soon as possible. A business case has been created and accepted, and you have been named project
manager for this effort. You are determining how you will proceed. All the following should be
determined before project planning except:
A.
Project stakeholders
B.
Project charter
C.
Business case
D.
Project scope statement
19 )
Question ID: 407
A project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start anytime. Activity
A takes 3 weeks, Activity B takes 5 weeks, and Activity D takes 11 weeks. Activities A and B must be
completed before Activity C can start. Activity C requires 6 weeks to complete. Activities B, C, and D
must be completed before Activity E can start. Activity E requires 2 weeks. Activity F takes 4 weeks
and can start as soon as Activity C is completed. Activity E must be completed before Activity G starts.
Activity G requires 3 weeks. Activities F and G must be completed for the project to be completed.
Which activities have float available?
A.
Activity A has two weeks float, activity F has one week.
B.
Activity F has one week float.
C.
Activity A has eight weeks float.
D.
There is no float available in the project.

20 )
Question ID: 481
Using the chart, a new activity, (activity R) with the duration of 5 is added to this project. Activity R has
a predecessor of activity A and a successor of activity B. How long will the project now take?
A.
48
B.
52
C.
49
D.
38
21 )
Question ID: 87
A sustainable development project has been assigned to you. The project work will be completed in
several countries. The sponsors are asking how you will account for costs. Many of the anticipated
costs are from different sources than what the funding organization is used to paying. The discussion
has become heated on some issues. There's one issue that has come up several times that must be
clarified: payment for routine government action by a foreign official is:
A.
Not payable upon violation of government law
B.
Allowed only if they process the project schedule
C.
Allowed
D.
A bribe
22 )
Question ID: 1246
A seller is working on a cost-reimbursable (CR) contract when the buyer decides he would like to
expand the scope of services and change to a fixed-price (FP) contract. All of the following are the
seller's options except:
A.
Completing the original work on a cost-reimbursable basis and then negotiating a fixed price for the additional
work
B.
Completing the original work and rejecting the additional work
C.
Negotiating a fixed-price contract that includes all the work
D.
Starting over with a new contract
23 )
Question ID: 879
Two stakeholders are disagreeing via a series of emails as to whether a deliverable meets the
acceptance criteria. One of the stakeholders wanted different criteria, but the cost-benefit analysis
done in planning did not support delivering that level of performance. The stakeholders agreed that the
higher level of performance was not required and was not cost-effective. A team member has just
informed you that that a problem with his work has occurred. The deliverable he is working on must be
shipped today, or there will be a project breach. One of the stakeholders having the email
disagreement comes to you to complain about the other. You say, "I cannot deal with this issue now!"
Which of the following techniques are you using?
A.
Withdrawal
B.
Forcing
C.
Problem-solving
D.
Compromising
24 )
Question ID: 417
Based on the network diagram in the chart, you complete the initial schedule and find out that the
scheduled completion date for activity G is after an imposed delivery date. In order to shorten the
project length and meet that milestone, what should you do?
A.
Outsource activity I.
B.
Decrease the work of activity E.
C.
Fast track activities H and J.
D.
Move more resources to activity B.

25 )
Question ID: 1620
Project management offices (PMOs) can have varying levels of authority within organizations. The
type of PMO with the highest level of control over projects is:
A.
Dictatorial
B.
Directive
C.
Supportive
D.
Authoritative
26 )
Question ID: 961
The two-year project involved several procurements. Many departments within the organization were
stakeholders, and therefore the project manager spent a long time dealing with conflicting
requirements before a final scope statement was created. As interim deliverables were produced,
there was often controversy as to whether the deliverables fulfilled the requirements. Several change
orders were approved through integrated change control, and implemented by the team. Eventually,
the product was accepted by all stakeholder groups, and the project moved into closing. It is important
to collect project records at the end of the project to:
A.
Support the risks on the project.
B.
Support cost decisions.
C.
Document decisions made on the project.
D.
Recall what happened on the project.
27 )
Question ID: 958
All of the following are required to bring a project to closure except:
A.
Obtain sign-off from the customer.
B.
Review project documentation for completeness.
C.
Update the project management plan.
D.
Discuss project feedback with the team.
28 )
Question ID: 54
You are a public executive working on your fourth project to order new buses for a transportation route
between two cities. You include a government official as a stakeholder and include meetings with that
official in the stakeholder engagement plan. Your manager objects to such activities as unnecessary.
The best response is to inform your manager that:
A.
The government official can negatively impact the project.
B.
The government official is a stakeholder since the buses will be used in his city.
C.
The government official knows the end users better than either of us.
D.
The government official is a stakeholder because he will be using the buses.
29 )
Question ID: 56
A project manager has received some help from the team, and she needs help from them again so
that she can create a detailed project budget. Which project management process group is she in?
A.
Before the project management process
B.
Planning
C.
Initiating
D.
Executing
30 )
Question ID: 962
An output of the Close Project or Phase process is the creation of:
A.
A project charter
B.
Project archives
C.
A risk management plan
D.
A project management plan
31 )
Question ID: 169
The customer on a project tells the project manager they have run out of money to pay for the project.
What should the project manager do first?
A.
Stop work.
B.
Shift more of the work to later in the schedule to allow time for the customer to get the funds.
C.
Close Project or Phase.
D.
Release part of the project team.
32 )
Question ID: 1594
The team has collected requirements from all identified stakeholders, and has a good idea of the
scope of their project. They move on to create the WBS, but realize that they need a better way to
organize their requirements for reference throughout the project. Someone suggests that they create a
requirements traceability matrix. Which planning process includes determining what should be
included in the matrix?
A.
Define Scope
B.
Develop Project Management Plan
C.
Plan Scope Management
D.
Collect Requirements
33 )
Question ID: 1438
All the following occur during the planning process group except:
A.
Develop Project Charter
B.
Estimate Costs
C.
Sequence Activities
D.
Create WBS
34 )
Question ID: 952
When is it best to perform the Close Project or Phase process?
A.
At the beginning of the project with verification throughout the project

B.
During project closure
C.
At the end of project planning
D.
At the end of each project phase
35 )
Question ID: 155
You are the project manager for a new international project, and your project team includes people
from four countries. Most of the team members have not worked on similar projects before, but the
project has strong support from senior management. What is the best thing to do to ensure that
cultural differences do not interfere with the project?
A.
Ask one person at each team meeting to describe something unique about their culture.
B.
As the project manager, make sure you choose your words carefully whenever you communicate.
C.
Keep project communications short and to the point.
D.
Spend a little more time creating the work breakdown structure and making sure it is complete.
36 )
Question ID: 140
Your organization is approached by company A to produce certain software. In the middle of the
project, a competitor of company A asks your organization to produce similar software for them. What
should you do?
A.
Do the project using some of the material created for company A.
B.
Do the project with all new work.
C.
Review the intellectual property clause for the first project to help determine the approach to take.
D.
Do not do the new project since it is a conflict of interest.
37 )
Question ID: 688
Which of the following explains why quality should be planned in and not inspected in?
A.
It reduces quality and is more expensive.
B.
It reduces quality and is less expensive.
C.
It improves quality and is less expensive.
D.
It improves quality and is more expensive.
38 )
Question ID: 1463
You have received a deliverable from another project in the program that the project you are managing
is a part of. It is a prototype of a new communication device. When you start to work with the
prototype, you notice that it is missing several parts, and you are not able to continue with your work.
Which tool should have been used to prevent a faulty prototype being given to you?
A.
Inspection
B.
Quality audit
C.
Cause-and-effect diagram
D.
Variance analysis
39 )
Question ID: 1346
During a team meeting, a team member asks about the measurements that will be used on the project
to assess performance. The team member feels that some of the measures related to activities
assigned to him are not valid measurements. The project is most likely to be in what part of the project
management process?
A.
Closing
B.
Initiating
C.
Executing
D.
Monitoring and controlling
40 )
Question ID: 278
The best time to assign a project manager to a project is during:
A.
Project selection
B.
Integration
C.
Planning
D.
Initiating
41 )
Question ID: 1238
When a product or service completely meets a customer's requirements:
A.
Quality is achieved.
B.
The cost of quality is low.
C.
The customer pays the minimum price.
D.
The cost of quality is high.
42 )
Question ID: 986
A project manager whom you have been mentoring has completed the Plan Risk Responses process.
What is the next thing the project manager should do?
A.
Submit change requests.
B.
Quantitatively analyze the impact of the responses.
C.
Develop workarounds.
D.
Create risk response strategies.
43 )
Question ID: 947
You have been hired as the project manager for a drug development project by a pharmaceutical
company with worldwide sales of US $65 billion. A vendor selection sub-project resulted in the
selection of a small (US $10 million in sales worldwide), well-established and highly specialized
company. This company will be providing a customized piece of equipment necessary for the research
stage of the project in accordance with specifications provided by the researchers. The custom piece
of equipment has been priced at half a million US dollars and has a five-day cancellation clause and a
required 20-week lead time. The researchers are at a crucial point of their project and demanded a
speedy delivery within a period of 12 weeks. After some negotiations, the seller agreed to the delivery
terms and, with all contracts signed, a purchase order was issued. Production of the new equipment
was begun ten days thereafter. Five weeks later, your sponsor, the head of Research and
Development, comes into your office to deliver good news: the closing of another site has resulted in
the availability of a machine, with almost the same specifications, that can be used on your project.
This constitutes an opportunity to save half a million dollars and seven weeks; good news for your
project's cost and timeline. The sponsor also informs you that he has already called the original seller
and cancelled the contract, and the seller has responded in writing saying they do not accept the
cancellation. Your sponsor is convinced that the seller will give in to preserve the relationship with your
company as a customer, and tells you to press on. What is the best thing to do next?
A.
Hold a meeting with the legal department and procurement to ask them to negotiate a settlement with the seller.
B.
Call the seller and apologize for your sponsor's bullying behavior.
C.
Advise the sponsor that the company is not allowed to cancel the contract, and seek an alternative deployment
of the ordered piece of equipment.
D.
Update the project management plans and baselines to reflect the decreased time and cost.
44 )
Question ID: 104
A project manager working for a construction company works closely with a design firm. One of his
responsibilities is to negotiate and approve bid documents with the design firm. The design firm offers
the project manager a job with the firm, which he accepts. When the project manager gives his two
weeks’ notice to the construction company, he does not mention that the design firm will be employing
him. For the next two weeks, the project manager continues to negotiate and approve bids and
designs submitted by the design firm. In this situation:
A.
The departure of the project manager provides both companies with benefits by allowing the companies to
strengthen their relationship and enhance communication.
B.
There is a conflict of interest.
C.
The project manager is required to inform the construction company in his departure interview.
D.
The construction company did not ask and the project manager is not obligated to inform the company of his
new job position.
45 )
Question ID: 1337
You have been tentatively assigned to a project that has not yet received final approval. Several
stakeholders who will likely be involved or impacted by the project have already been identified.
Stakeholders can be identified during which project management process groups?
A.
Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
B.
Initiating and planning
C.
Monitoring and controlling and closing
D.
Planning and monitoring and controlling
46 )
Question ID: 1631
Which of the following is an advantage of bottom-up estimates?
A.
They require good project definition before estimating begins.
B.
They are less costly to create.
C.
They are more accurate.
D.
Overall project costs will be capped.
47 )
Question ID: 1278
A scope change has been suggested by one of the stakeholders on the project. After careful
consideration and a lot of arguing, the change control board has decided to reject the change. What
should the project manager do?
A.
Support the stakeholder by asking the board for the reason for the rejection.
B.
Document the outcome of the change request.
C.
Advise the change control board to make sure they create approval processes before the next change is
proposed.
D.
Suggest to the stakeholder that the next change they request will be approved.
48 )
Question ID: 138
You have been assigned a second project with your new company. You have received positive
feedback on your performance so far, but are unfamiliar with construction, which is the type of project
you've just been assigned. All of the following are your responsibilities as a project manager except:
A.
Maintain the confidentiality of the customer's confidential information.
B.
Determine the legality of company procedures.
C.
Ensure that a conflict of interest does not compromise the legitimate interest of the customer.
D.
Provide accurate and truthful representations in cost estimates.
49 )
Question ID: 418
The project manager works with the appropriate team members to estimate the time needed to
complete each of the activities on the project. The project manager will eventually create the final
schedule as part of establishing project baselines. Which of the following best explains why the project
manager needs the team's agreement on the schedule?
A.
To improve communications
B.
To get a better cost estimate
C.
To ensure activities can be completed as scheduled
D.
To enhance team buy-in and loyalty

50 )
Question ID: 390
Which of the following is generally the most correct use of a project network diagram?
A.
Showing the project schedule
B.
Documenting activity interdependencies
C.
Defining the project costs
D.
Defining project resources
51 )
Question ID: 93
A large, complex construction project in a foreign country requires the movement of heavy equipment
through crowded city streets. The officials in the city know that you have a large, complicated project
and that staying on schedule and within budget is important to your company. You have coordinated
moving equipment in other countries for other projects without problems. To ensure the equipment is
transported successfully, your contact in the country informs you that you will have to pay the local
police a fee for coordinating traffic. What should you do?
A.
Do not pay the fee because it is a bribe.
B.
Pay the fee.
C.
Eliminate the work.
D.
Do not pay the fee if it is not part of the project estimate.

52 )
Question ID: 1112
You are the project manager working on a complex structural engineering project. Not an engineer
yourself, you will require the assistance of several subject matter experts during the procurement
process. In addition to the subject matter experts, the organization has a procurement department that
will provide resources for the procurement process on this project. Which of the following best
describes the project manager's role in the procurement process?
A.
The project manager should provide an understanding of the risks of the project.
B.
The project manager has only minor involvement.
C.
The project manager should tell the procurement manager how the procurement process should be handled.
D.
The project manager should be the negotiator.
53 )
Question ID: 1556
At your recent performance review, your manager pointed out several instances of miscommunication
between you and your team members. The team members have complained to your manager that you
are so busy giving orders and assigning work that you are not in tune with the issues they are facing
on the project. They have tried to communicate these concerns to you, but do not feel they have been
heard. You vow to work on improving your listening skills. Effective listening involves:
A.
Taking notes, providing feedback, and expressing empathy
B.
Asking opening and closing questions, restating the speaker's statements, and mirroring nonverbal cues
C.
Listening without judgment, summarizing every few sentences, and pointing out body language cues
D.
Attending to the speaker without distractions, confirming what the speaker says, and taking note of body
language
54 )
Question ID: 265
Company procedures require the creation of a lessons learned register. Which of the following is the
best use of lessons learned?
A.
Informing the team about what the project manager has done
B.
Informing the team about the project management plan
C.
Historical records for future projects
D.
Planning record for the current project
55 )
Question ID: 435
The project has been plagued by challenges. One of the procurements had to be terminated, and a
contract with a new seller has been put into place. The project manager has had to use his leadership
skills to work through various conflicts within the team. Several change requests have been processed
due to additional requirements from the customer as well as the occurrence of three unexpected risks.
At this point, the project manager is considering fast tracking the project to bring it back within the
baselines. Fast tracking the project usually:
A.
Decreases the number of resources used
B.
Decreases project costs
C.
Decreases the amount of management oversight needed
D.
Decreases project duration
56 )
Question ID: 1487
The project manager is completing the procurement management plan and will then move on to the
next procurement management process. Which of the following are the outputs of the next process?
A.
Qualified sellers list, procurement documents, and proposals
B.
Source selection criteria, selected sellers, and contract documentation
C.
Selected sellers, change requests, and project management plan updates
D.
Resource availability, procurement documentation, and contract closure procedure
57 )
Question ID: 1389
The financial systems project has a relatively high profile in the organization and has received great
support from the sponsor. There are over 230 activities on the project, and a few have remained
relatively large due to the nature of the work to be accomplished. One of these larger activities has an
estimate to complete (ETC) that is longer than planned. If the project manager wants to look at non-
value-added activities that might be causing the delay, the manager should:
A.
Use a Pareto diagram
B.
Complete process analysis
C.
Measure using quality metrics
D.
Perform a quality audit
58 )
Question ID: 1213
The seller on your retooling project has not performed. Although you have provided detailed
requirements and a clear statement of work, too many of the delivered components have been
defective and it has become clear that the seller will not be able to improve their performance. You are
terminating the contract. Which of the following is the best thing to do?
A.
Meet with the seller, explain the problem, and obtain the seller's agreement on termination.
B.
Review change requests.
C.
Begin procurement closure.
D.
Report the seller to the state agency in charge of inspection.
59 )
Question ID: 111
Another project manager has a family emergency and must leave. He has asked you to fill in for him
during a team meeting to discuss a minor problem with the project. He has already distributed a
detailed agenda and provided you with a copy. When you attend the meeting, several members of the
team are making fun of the absent project manager's ethnic heritage. Your company does not have a
formal diversity policy covering such behavior. What should you do?
A.
Begin the meeting with a discussion of diversity and professional behavior.
B.
Because your company does not have a written diversity policy, there is nothing you can do.
C.
Hold the meeting as if nothing happened.
D.
Report the incident to the other project manager.
60 )
Question ID: 81
A company has invested significant capital in a current project. The project involves infrastructure and
technology changes that will impact private client data, processing of transactions, and the distribution
of goods to end users. Recent regulatory changes have made this project a higher priority for the
company. While completing the project, the project manager realizes he needs to decrease project
costs. There are concerns that this could impact end user satisfaction and create potential compliance
issues. After researching his options, he comes up with the following choices. He will need to
communicate the recommended option to the project stakeholders. Which choice would decrease
project costs?
A.
Change activity A to be completed by resource B instead of resource C. Resource B is a more experienced

worker.
B.
Move activities B and H to occur concurrently, and accept a 30 percent increase in the risk that five more
resources will be needed later.
C.
Remove a test from the project management plan.
D.
Change to component A from component B. Component A costs more to purchase, but has a lower life cycle
cost than B.
61 )
Question ID: 910
You want to let your team know the weekly project status report is now officially due by 4:00 p.m. on
Thursdays. Which type of communication would you use?
A.
Formal verbal communication
B.
Formal written communication
C.
Informal verbal communication
D.
Informal written communication
62 )
Question ID: 416
You are a project manager for a new product development project that has four levels in the work
breakdown structure and has been sequenced using the precedence diagramming method. The
activity duration estimates have been received. Which schedule management activity would you do
next?
A.
Update the work breakdown structure

B.
Schedule compression
C.
Collect historical records from previous projects
D.
Create an activity list
63 )
Question ID: 333
Inspections are a tool of the Validate Scope process. All of the following are examples of inspection
except:
A.
Walkthroughs
B.
Product reviews
C.
Sensitivity analysis
D.
Audits
64 )
Question ID: 463
A team member from research and development tells you that her work is too creative to provide you
with a fixed single estimate for the activity. You both decide to use the average labor hours to develop
a prototype (from past, similar projects) to predict the future. This is an example of which of the
following?
A.
Parametric estimating
B.
Monte Carlo analysis

C.
Three-point estimating
D.
Analogous estimating
65 )
Question ID: 1636
You are working to build a campground on several acres of undeveloped land. This project will require
an area for tents and an area for trailers and other campers. All camping spots must have access to
electricity. In addition, you must design and build a parking area, some restrooms and shower facilities,
as well as a covered gathering area for parties, concerts, and receptions. The customer has also
requested a restaurant on the property that must be equipped to serve hot meals and snacks to the
users of the campground. You and your team have created a WBS that includes over one hundred
work packages to achieve all of these requirements. As an experienced project manager, you realize
that managing each of these work packages separately is nearly impossible. Which of the following is
a way to manage scope, cost, and schedule at a level higher than a work package?
A.
Control account
B.
Activity level
C.
Critical chain
D.
Deliverable level
66 )
Question ID: 512
A project is 50 percent complete when management decides they need the product of the project
completed in time to introduce it at a trade show, which will be held in three months. Your project was
originally allocated five more months to complete. Which of the following should be done first in
response to this new schedule constraint?
A.
Revisit all activities that have not yet started.
B.
Use a simulation technique such as Monte Carlo analysis, to calculate a distribution of probable results for the
total project.
C.
Rebaseline the project management plan to determine impacts on schedule, cost, and scope.
D.
Level resources on the remaining activities to determine resource variances.
67 )
Question ID: 178
You are a project manager working on a multimillion-dollar project. As the project has progressed, you
have become friends with the general contractor. You are working on a US $100,000 change request.
She has offered to let you use her boat this weekend while she is away. What should you do?
A.
Decline the offer.
B.
Ask your manager to approve your use of the boat.
C.
Decline the offer and report it to your manager.
D.
Accept the offer with thanks.
68 )
Question ID: 721
There are several executing activities underway on your project. You are beginning to get concerned
about the accuracy of the progress reporting your team members are doing. How could you verify
whether there is a problem?
A.
Perform regression analysis.
B.
Create risk quantification reports.
C.
Perform a quality audit.
D.
Perform Monte Carlo analysis.

69 )
Question ID: 1529
Project management activities:
A.
Are included in project scope at the project manager's discretion
B.
Are part of product scope and not part of project scope
C.
Include work to ensure that the product scope is achieved
D.
Are distinct from both project and product scope
70 )
Question ID: 195
You have accepted a position at a company where you will manage a group of projects in a
coordinated way. This organization specifically hired you to start a project management office to help it
develop a more structured approach to project management. What should you do first?
A.
Focus on communications with your manager and other senior managers.
B.
Meet with key stakeholders to better understand the organization and projects.
C.
Get your job description changed to either project management or project management office work, but not both.
D.
Study the history of the organization.

71 )
Question ID: 1268
Which of the following is correct?
A.
The project sponsor creates the product description, which contains the sponsor's requirements, and includes it
as part of the documents he sends to the customer.
B.
The WBS must be completed before one creates a project charter, and the communications management plan is
included in the project management plan.
C.
The product description is created in project executing, and the WBS makes use of the knowledge gained while
creating the product description.
D.
There must be an attempt to gain a complete product description before the project is initiated. The product
description can be progressively elaborated as the project progresses.
72 )
Question ID: 1204
Two team members are currently documenting and validating the product, while two other team
members are updating records, performing a procurement audit, and archiving lessons learned. What
activity are the team members engaged in?
A.
Close Project or Phase
B.
Control Procurements
C.
Validate Scope
D.
Conduct Procurements
73 )
Question ID: 840
The management theory that states that people can direct their own efforts is:
A.
Maslow's hierarchy
B.
Herzberg's theory
C.
Theory X
D.
Theory Y
74 )
Question ID: 1634
You are managing a project to implement new customer relationship management (CRM) software.
The project is very important to the sales team, who are anxious that everything should go well with
the transfer of data to the new system. They have been very unhappy with the current system, which
was put in place just three years ago. They were told during the previous conversion that all of the data
would be transferred. Despite three attempts to migrate the data, only a small portion of the critical
data transferred successfully; the rest was either entered manually or remained accessible only
through hard copy. The costs due to failure and rework were high on the last project. The project
sponsors have asked you to assess the feasibility of meeting the objectives and cost constraints. Why
should you use analogous estimating?
A.
It provides a basis for monitoring and controlling and performance measurement.
B.
It is faster.
C.
It gains buy-in from the team because the team creates the estimates.
D.
It is more accurate than bottom-up estimating.

75 )
Question ID: 1569
What is the benefit of the closing process if the project has been terminated?
A.
The benefit of the closing process is to document how much work the project manager did.
B.
There is no benefit to closing a project if the project has been terminated.
C.
The benefit of the closing process is to get everyone together and acknowledge that the team did a good job,
even though the project was terminated.
D.
The benefit of the closing process is to gather lessons learned for the benefit of future projects.
76 )
Question ID: 995
The project has been chartered to address low customer satisfaction ratings for the help desk of a
large online retailer. You and your team are considering options including upgrading computer systems
and software programs, adding additional help desk staff, and improving help desk training. You
realize the impact of such changes will be difficult to measure, and you are finding it challenging to
evaluate the exact cost impact of risks and responses the team has identified. You should evaluate on
a(n):
A.
Quantitative basis
B.
Econometric basis
C.
Qualitative basis
D.
Numerical basis
77 )
Question ID: 58
Which project management process group generally takes the most project time and resources?
A.
Design
B.
Executing
C.
Integration
D.
Planning
78 )
Question ID: 853
Conflict on projects is usually caused by:
A.
Schedules, project priorities, resources, and technical opinions
B.
Schedules, personality, priorities, and technical opinions
C.
Schedules, cost, priorities, and resources
D.
Schedules, personality, priorities, and resources
79 )
Question ID: 1365
The project has just entered a key phase of development process when the lead developer walks into
the project manager’s office. He regretfully tells the project manager that he is leaving the company,
effective today, due to a family emergency. The project manager takes time to express his concern for
the team member’s family. After the team member leaves, the project manager makes a short phone
call, and arranges for a replacement developer to start work on the project the following week. This is
an example of:
A.
Implementing a risk response

B.
Creating a workaround
C.
Management by objectives
D.
Project team optimization
80 )
Question ID: 1056
You are confident that the team has done a thorough job of identifying and analyzing potential threats
and opportunities on the project. You have been able to take advantage of several opportunities that
are expected to save the project thousands of dollars. Your team has also done a great job of planning
for threats, and contingency plans and fallback plans have been documented. Once a risk response is
created, which of the following statements best describes your role regarding risks while the project
work is being completed?
A.
Look for unexpected impacts of implemented risk responses.
B.
Implement planned workarounds.
C.
Take actions when identified risks occur.
D.
Make sure that risk owners are assigned to identify risks.
81 )
Question ID: 434
The project has been plagued by challenges. One of the procurements had to be terminated, and a
contract with a new seller has been put into place. The project manager has had to use his leadership
skills to work through various conflicts within the team. Several change requests have been processed
due to additional requirements from the customer as well as the occurrence of three unexpected risks.
At this point, the project manager is considering crashing the project to bring it back within the
baselines. Which of the following is the most likely outcome of crashing a project?
A.
Added schedule risk
B.
Increased cost
C.
Longer schedule
D.
Doing more activities in parallel
82 )
Question ID: 5
You are beginning a new project that will result in the relocation of your organization's corporate office
and manufacturing facilities to another part of the country. The project has been attempted
unsuccessfully several times in the past few years. Management is committed to making this work
despite the issues that have caused past failures. Previous projects were cancelled because of
"politics" (differing views and direction by key stakeholders on the project). This is an example of:
A.
Stakeholder analysis
B.
Risk identification
C.
Scope management
D.
Historical information
83 )
Question ID: 91
While visiting the country where a new branch office is being built, you are told you must pay a US
$5,000 fee to the government permit officer to obtain the facility permit required by law to start
construction. The construction company tells you this is standard practice and is required by law. If you
don't pay the fee, the project could be delayed, which would cost your company money. You have not
worked in the country before. You do not speak the official language of the country and are
communicating in a shared third language. What should you do?
A.
Pay the fee.

B.
Have the customer pay the fee.
C.
Have the construction company pay the fee.
D.
Refuse to pay the fee.
84 )
Question ID: 603
Which of the following sequences represents straight-line depreciation?
A.
$100, $120, $140
B.
$100, $100, $100
C.
$160, $140, $120
D.
$100, $120, $160
85 )
Question ID: 1241
An Ishikawa diagram helps to:
A.
Show functional responsibilities
B.
Organize thoughts and generate discussion
C.
Put information in its order of priority
D.
Show team responsibilities

86 )
Question ID: 181
You have taken over a project during project planning and have discovered that six individuals have
signed the project charter. Which of the following should most concern you?
A.
Who will be a member of the change control board
B.
Getting a single project sponsor
C.
Spending more time on configuration management
D.
Determining the reporting structure
87 )
Question ID: 1588
Which of the following is a true statement?
A.
The project life cycle varies based on the type of product, service, or result being developed, the industry, and
the organization.
B.
The project life cycle and the project management process vary based on the type of product, service, or result
being developed, the industry, and the organization
C.
Organizations generally adopt one project life cycle and one project management process, which are used
throughout all projects.
D.
The project management process varies based on the type of product, service, or result being developed, the
industry, and the organization.
88 )
Question ID: 233
When should project baselines be changed?
A.
They should not be changed
B.
At each project team meeting
C.
For all approved changes that affect the baselines
D.
Only for changes that have been approved by the change control board
89 )
Question ID: 1211
You are closing out a minor contract on a major project when you discover a deliverable has not been
received. Your manager wants the problem resolved as soon as possible without much trouble. What
should you do?
A.
Deduct the deliverable from the cost of the project.
B.
Require that the deliverable be completed.
C.
Deduct the deliverable from the procurement statement of work.
D.
Deduct the cost of the deliverable from payments.

90 )
Question ID: 553
The organization has four projects from which to choose one. Project A is being done over a six-year
period and has a net present value (NPV) of US $70,000. Project B is being done over a three-year
period and has an NPV of US $30,000. Project C is being done over a five-year period and has an
NPV of US $40,000. Project D is being done over a one-year period and has an NPV of US $60,000.
Which project should they choose?
A.
Project B
B.
Project C
C.
Project D
D.
Project A
91 )
Question ID: 736
The results of another project have just been posted. Substantial rework will be required in order to
meet the project requirements. Because the cost is so high, effective immediately, the project
management office will require all projects to do statistical sampling. What is the project management
office concentrating its efforts on improving?
A.
Quality control
B.
Quality management
C.
Quality planning
D.
Quality assurance
92 )
Question ID: 102
You are responsible for negotiations with all potential government subcontractors, of which there are
many on this important highway project. A major negotiation with a potential subcontractor is
scheduled for tomorrow. Theirs was the lowest starting bid, and included a new approach that could
make this project less expensive than other projects similarly completed. You have serious
reservations as to whether they will be able to deliver as promised—for the cost and in the period of
time agreed upon. You have just discovered there is a good chance the project will be cancelled. What
should you do?
A.
Do not spend too much time preparing for the negotiations.
B.
Postpone the negotiations.
C.
Keep the negotiations short.
D.
Only negotiate major items.
93 )
Question ID: 628
In which parts of the cost management process is earned value (EV) used?
A.
Creating the cost baseline and the cost control system
B.
Forecasting and project performance reviews
C.
Reserve analysis and cost aggregation
D.
Performance measurement and variance management planning

94 )
Question ID: 1085
Workarounds are determined during which risk management process?
A.
Identify Risks
B.
Monitor Risks
C.
Plan Risk Responses
D.
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
95 )
Question ID: 1231
A project manager is trying to coordinate all the activities on the project and has determined the
following: Activity 1 can start immediately and has an estimated duration of 1 week. Activity 2 can start
after activity 1 is completed and has an estimated duration of 4 weeks. Activity 3 can start after activity
2 is completed and has an estimated duration of 5 weeks. Activity 4 can start after activity 1 is
completed and has an estimated duration of 8 weeks. Both activities 3 and 4 must be completed
before the end of the project. If there is an approved change to activity 4 and it now takes 10 weeks,
what is the duration of the critical path?
A.
11
B.
14
C.
10
D.
96 )
Question ID: 1480
Inputs to the Manage Communications process include all of the following except:
A.
Details of work performance
B.
Deliverables status
C.
Change requests
D.
Completion forecasts
97 )
Question ID: 427
The buyer's project manager is meeting with the seller's project manager to discuss the seller's
performance to date on this important design-build project. There have been two changes to the
project caused by a change in government regulations and three perceived errors by the seller that are
being discussed. What is the best output of such a meeting?
A.
A letter of default
B.
Change requests
C.
Scheduling a procurement performance review
D.
Updates to the records management system
98 )
Question ID: 837
Senior management has been extremely impressed by a new team member on the software
development project. The team member has enthusiastically and efficiently completed his assigned
activities. He has also demonstrated courtesy, respect, and consideration to everyone around him. For
these reasons, management is planning to promote the team member to a business analyst position
that is currently open on the project. The halo effect refers to the tendency to:
A.
Hire the best.
B.
Move people into new roles or new technical fields because they are good in their current technical fields.
C.
Promote from within.
D.
Move people into project management because they have had project management training.
99 )
Question ID: 419
Your team is beginning the estimating processes on the project. The sponsor imposed tight time and
budget constraints, and you hope to ensure that they can be met. You want to be sure to take
advantage of all the tools and techniques available to you, so your estimates will be as accurate as
possible. Which of the following is the best method of simulating project scenarios to determine what
combination of resources and interdependencies will produce the best schedule?
A.
Critical chain method
B.
Parametric estimating
C.
D.
Resource leveling
100 )
Question ID: 659
You are working with a multicountry project team developing a new drilling device for the oil and gas
industries. Some events have had unanticipated impacts on the project. One is that the cost of testing
was significantly less than expected based on the three-point estimate. There were also several
conflicts and issues with the team that had to be resolved. The leadership in your publicly held
company has to do a presentation to the shareholders and needs data to present. After analyzing the
status of your project, you determine the earned value (EV) is lower than the actual cost (AC) and the
planned value (PV). What should you tell the leadership to expect as an outcome if this trend
continues?
A.
The project will finish over budget.
B.
The project will finish ahead of the original schedule estimate.
C.
The estimate at completion will be lower than planned.
D.
The actual cost will be lower than planned.
101 )
Question ID: 660
In planning your project, which would generally have the highest priority; quality, cost, or schedule?
A.
It should be decided for each project.
B.
Quality is more important than cost or schedule.
C.
Cost is most important, quality next, and then schedule.
D.
Schedule is most important, quality next, and then cost.
102 )
Question ID: 708
You are a project manager for a major information systems project. Someone from the quality
department comes to see you about beginning a quality audit of your project. The team, already under
pressure to complete the project as soon as possible, objects to the audit. You should explain to the
team that the purpose of a quality audit is:
A.
To check if the customer is following the quality process

B.
To identify inefficient and ineffective policies
C.
To check the accuracy of costs submitted by the team
D.
To check whether measurements of project deliverables are within specification limits
103 )
Question ID: 336
After the kickoff meeting, two team members engage in a casual conversation about the project
objectives and deliverables. It is clear they heard different messages during the meeting. One team
member is so adamant that the other team member gives up arguing the point. In talking to the project
manager, the second team member confirms that the first team member is mistaken. At this point,
what is the best course of action?
A.
The second team member should send the other team member an email describing what he discovered.
B.
At the next project meeting, the project manager should spend time reviewing the documented project scope
statement for the purpose of identifying this and other false assumptions.
C.
At the next project meeting, the team member should ask the mistaken team member to describe his
interpretation so the project manager can get everyone on the same page.
D.
The project manager should send out an email to the team restating the project objectives and deliverables.
104 )
Question ID: 669
What might historical records from previous projects used as an input to the Define Activities process
include?
A.
Resources
B.
Costs
C.
Schedule
D.
Activities
105 )
Question ID: 210
The project is slightly behind schedule. Things would be worse, except for the fact that the project
manager makes daily follow-up calls to each of the team leaders to remind them of his expectations
and to receive updates on their progress. Without this level of involvement, deadlines were missed and
the project manager believed the project success was in jeopardy. Having to constantly push the team
to perform is an example of a lack of:
A.
Management support
B.
Project continuity
C.
Team buy-in
D.
Team accord
106 )
Question ID: 1218
From the seller's point of view, a procurement is considered closed when:
A.
Final payment is made
B.
The archives, administrative closure, and closure requirements as stated in the contract are all completed
C.
Lessons learned are complete and final payment is received

D.
Work is complete and formal acceptance received
107 )
Question ID: 1073
You are a project manager for a US $3,000,000 product development project. You are well into project
executing and the project remains on time, on budget, and on specification. This morning, a project
team member alerts you to a newspaper article detailing unusually high defect rates in materials your
team has been using to develop your product prototype. You had no reason to suspect quality issues
in these materials before now. What should you do first in response to this concern?
A.
Quantify the risk.
B.
Determine a workaround.
C.
Develop a risk mitigation plan.
D.
Stop work on the prototype.
108 )
Question ID: 1498
The project manager receives a frantic call from a team lead on the project. The team is assembling
the final deliverable, and they are missing an essential component. The project manager remembers
placing the order from an international company, and had confirmed it was included in a shipment with
other materials from that supplier. What he was not aware of is that this deliverable had to be reworked
due to an excessive variance discovered in the Control Quality process, and all of that component was
used in the first production of the deliverable. Which of the following processes could have prevented
this problem from occurring?
A.
Manage Quality
B.
Manage Communications
C.
Control Resources
D.
Identify Risks
109 )
Question ID: 131
A team member tells you that when his wife was diagnosed with a serious illness, he stole items from
work and sold them, using the money for her treatment. He has since paid back the money taken, in
ways that kept his theft secret. Ethically, what should you do?
A.
Attempt to gather evidence to determine whether or not the theft in fact occurred.
B.
Talk with a lawyer to see if this can be justified.
C.
Report him to his manager.
D.
Advise the team member to tell his manager.
110 )
Question ID: 1024
You have just been told you will be assigned to a project that has not yet been formally approved, but
has a high likelihood of approval based on a number of factors that have already been evaluated for
the project. You have been told that the project will be risky, but has the potential to bring great benefit
to the organization. You know many of the team members and other stakeholders who will be involved
in the project. Once approved, the project will have to begin quickly. Given the preliminary information
you have, you want to get a head start, as time allows, on thinking about planning for the project.
Which of the following best describes when the team and stakeholders identify risks?
A.
After the project charter is received and before the work breakdown structure is created
B.
Whenever there is a change to the project
C.
Before the project charter is created

D.
During the Validate Scope process
111 )
Question ID: 551
Project A has an internal rate of return (IRR) of 21 percent. Project B has an IRR of 7 percent. Project
C has an IRR of 31 percent. Project D has an IRR of 19 percent. Which of these would be the best
project?
A.
Project D
B.
Project C
C.
Project A
D.
Project B
112 )
Question ID: 1448
Conduct Procurements is a part of which process group?
A.
Initiating
B.
C.
Planning
D.
Executing
113 )
Question ID: 1113
You are preparing procurement documents for the building of a community center. There will be
government standards, guidelines, and possibly regulations involved. You need to structure the
procurement documentation in order to get proposals from qualified prospective sellers interested in
doing business on a particular project. All of the following statements concerning procurement
documents are incorrect except:
A.
Well-designed procurement documents can simplify comparison of responses.
B.
Well-designed procurement documents do not include a procurement statement of work.
C.
In general, procurement documents should not include selection criteria.
D.
Procurement documentation must be rigorous with little flexibility to allow consideration of seller suggestions.
114 )
Question ID: 1192
With which type of contract is the seller most concerned about project scope?
A.
Purchase order
B.
Cost plus fixed fee
C.
Fixed-price
D.
Time and material
115 )
Question ID: 174
Your organization is having difficulty managing all of its projects. You have been asked to help senior
management get a better understanding of the problems. What do you do first?
A.
Meet with senior managers to help them develop a new tracking system for managing projects.
B.
Send a formal memo to all project managers requesting their project management plans.
C.
Meet with individual project managers to get a better sense of what is happening.
D.
Review the project charters and bar charts for all projects.
116 )
Question ID: 1150
You (the project manager) and the seller have discussed a change to the project and have agreed on
the technical aspects of what is needed. Later, the seller calls to tell you he is having extreme difficulty
getting the procurement manager to make the change to the contract. It would be best for you to:
A.
Notify the project management office of your need for assistance.
B.
Make the change yourself.
C.
Contact the project sponsor for assistance.
D.
Work with the procurement manager to resolve the problem.
117 )
Question ID: 143
A team member asks to tell you something in confidence. He advises you that he has been performing
illegal activities within the company for the last year. He is feeling guilty about it and is telling you in
order to receive advice as to what he should do. What should you do?
A.
Tell the employee to inform his manager.
B.
Inform your manager of the illegal activities.
C.
Confirm that the activities are really illegal.
D.
Ask for full details.
118 )
Question ID: 244
The role of the project manager relating to integration is most appropriately described as:
A.
Ensuring the stakeholders' roles are integrated with the rest of the team
B.
Ensuring management's role is integrated into the everyday workings of the project
C.
Ensuring team members work together
D.
Ensuring the various project elements are properly coordinated
119 )
Question ID: 1521
It is determined that the benefit of the internal ticket tracking system project will be in the range of US
$150,000 to US $230,000. The overall cost of the project is approximately US $250,000. Team
members could learn new skills and the staff would benefit from its use. Which of the following tools
could be used by management to determine whether this project should be done?
A.
Statistical sampling
B.
Design of experiments
C.
Cost of quality
D.
Cost-benefit analysis
120 )
Question ID: 967
What is the expected monetary value of the decision displayed in the chart?
A.
$20
B.
$200
C.
$100
D.
$4
121 )
Question ID: 1610
You've been asked to take over a project that has been performing poorly. The customer is very upset
with the results thus far, as the project is significantly behind schedule and over budget. The team has
struggled to deliver according to the plan and is unable to meet any of the commitments made to the
customer. Among the many things you're doing to help get the project back on track, you're trying to
maintain trust with the customer and other stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and prevent problems. All of
these efforts are part of:
A.
Controlling communications
B.
Planning risk responses
C.
Planning resource management
D.
Managing stakeholder engagement
122 )
Question ID: 1656
You and your team worked diligently throughout planning to identify all the stakeholders on your
project. However, during project executing, a new stakeholder group was identified. Their engagement
will be critical to the success and acceptance of the product of the project, so you add them to the
stakeholder register. When does additional stakeholder information necessitate a change request?
A.
When a group of more than 20 new stakeholders are identified
B.
When managing the engagement of new stakeholders will impact the project management plan
C.
When new stakeholders are added to the project charter
D.
When newly discovered stakeholders are not supportive of the project
123 )
Question ID: 747
A control chart shows seven data points in a row on one side of the mean. What should the project
manager do?
A.
Find an assignable cause.
B.
Perform a design of experiments.
C.
Nothing. This is the rule of seven and can be ignored.
D.
Adjust the chart to reflect the new mean.
124 )
Question ID: 1518
Identify Stakeholders is:
A.
An initiating process, because you need to know stakeholders' requirements before you plan
B.
An initiating process, because before you start, you must make a clear delineation between the customer and
the performing organization
C.
Part of organizational process assets, and an input to project initiating
D.
A planning process, because you need to involve stakeholders in planning
125 )
Question ID: 284
Identifying high-level project performance criteria, defining business need, and determining the product
description are all parts of which project management process group?
A.
Executing
B.
Planning
C.
Initiating
D.
126 )
Question ID: 1312
In order to decrease the risk on the project, the project manager decides during project executing to
change resources on a near-critical path activity. If she is unsure whether such a change must be
formally done on the project, she should look at the:
A.
Change control board
B.
Integrated change control
C.
Change management plan
D.
Configuration management plan
127 )
Question ID: 235
All of the following are outputs of the Monitor and Control Project Work process except:
A.
Approved change requests and project documents updates
B.
Recommended corrective actions and work performance reports
C.
Cost forecast updates and change requests
D.
Issue log updates and recommended defect repair
128 )
Question ID: 387
The outputs of the Define Activities process include all the following except:
A.
All activities that will be performed on the project
B.
A network diagram
C.
Activity attributes
D.
Milestone list
129 )
Question ID: 109
You are managing a procurement for a project to create a scientific and medical research site, and you
have arranged a bidder conference with the potential sellers. You are not yet certain that the solution
as defined is 100 percent accurate, nor are you sure that it is complete. All of the following are
appropriate for a bidder conference except:
A.
A walkthrough of the project scope
B.
Working with the sellers to determine alternative solutions for the project
C.
A request for sellers to offer their thoughts on problems with the scope of the work
D.
An explanation of why particular terms and conditions are in the contract
130 )
Question ID: 636
The best method to control costs is to:
A.
Estimate during project executing and then manage each activity to the budget.
B.
Estimate during project initiating and have management confirm the estimates.
C.
Estimate during planning and then reestimate before each activity begins.
D.
Estimate at the beginning of the project and then check costs against the baseline.
131 )
Question ID: 789
Which of the following needs to be completed before resources can be finalized for the project?
A.
Estimates
B.
Work breakdown structure
C.
Validate Scope
D.
Bar chart
132 )
Question ID: 828
All of the following are forms of power derived from the project manager's position except:
A.
Expert
B.
Formal
C.
Penalty
D.
Reward
133 )
Question ID: 272
The performing organization is trying to decide whether to dissolve the procurement department and
assign procurement responsibilities to the project manager directly responsible for each project. From
a project manager’s perspective, which of the following is not an advantage of centralized contracting?
A.
Standardized company project management practices
B.
Continuous improvement
C.
Procurement expertise
D.
Loyalty to the project
134 )
Question ID: 285
A project manager is trying to convince management to use more formal project management
procedures and has decided to start improving the company's project management by obtaining a
project charter for each of his projects. Which of the following best describes how a project charter
would help the project manager?
A.
It describes the details of what needs to be done.
B.
It gives the project manager authority.
C.
It describes the history of similar or related projects.
D.
It lists the names of all team members.

135 )
Question ID: 1528
Product scope management involves the requirements that relate to the product of the project. Project
scope management involves:
A.
The entire work of the project, including the product scope
B.
The work the project manager will do to manage the project
C.
All work included in the scope management plan
D.
The work that will be done on the project to deliver the product scope
136 )
Question ID: 1445
The ongoing definition of a project as more information becomes available to the team is called:
A.
Strategic planning
B.
Progressive elaboration
C.
Quantitative elaboration
D.
Scope validation
137 )
Question ID: 1206
You are performing administrative closure during the Close Project or Phase process. Outputs of this
process include updated project files, formal acceptance, and:
A.
Lessons learned
B.
Performance measurement documentation
C.
Project performance reports
D.
Statement of work updates
138 )
Question ID: 574
The team is planning a project similar to many the organization has completed in the past. They are
engaged in the biannual updating of the corporate communication approach, including printed
marketing materials, website content, and other media outreach. They are assessing the benefit of
various estimating methods. Which of the following is a benefit of an analogous project estimate?
A.
It gives the project team an understanding of management's expectations.
B.
It is based on a detailed understanding of what the work requires.
C.
It helps the project manager determine if the project will meet the schedule.
D.
It will be closer to what the work will actually require.
139 )
Question ID: 727
The code development phase of a software project is nearly complete when the first code review is
conducted. During the review, it is discovered that the application is missing functionality required to
complete a key business process. However, the product scope never specified this functionality. What
should the project manager do?
A.
Agree to include the functionality in the current release.
B.
Assess the impact on the project of including the functionality, and inform the sponsor.
C.
Agree to include the functionality in the next release.
D.
Reject the functionality as out of the project's scope.
140 )
Question ID: 156
A project has a tight budget when you begin negotiating with a seller for a piece of equipment. The
seller has told you the equipment price is fixed. Your manager has told you to negotiate the cost with
the seller. Your assessment is that the piece of equipment has been offered at inflated pricing. What is
your best course of action?
A.
Cancel the negotiations.
B.
Hold the negotiations, but only negotiate other aspects of the project.
C.
Postpone negotiations until you can convince your manager to change his mind.
D.
Make a good faith effort to find a way to decrease the cost.
141 )
Question ID: 1539
The project manager and one of the team leads are preparing some questions to ask the team that
implemented the statistical sampling test. Since the results were different than expected, they want to
be sure all those involved in the implementation followed the instructions properly. Which of the
following are they involved in?
A.
Manage Quality
B.
Validate Scope
C.
Control Quality
D.
Manage Project Knowledge
142 )
Question ID: 240
You have begun executing a website development project for a large hospital. The project scope has
been narrowed to a relatively small upgrade. As the development phase continues, you have just
begun to receive change requests. In two days, you will attend a meeting with the project office to
discuss the project. A change control system should be created:
A.
By the team
B.
By management
C.
As needed on the project
D.
As a formal documented procedure
143 )
Question ID: 1252
During project executing, a large number of changes are made to the project. Several of the change
requests have come from the customer, significantly changing the functionality of the originally
requested product. Six project team members have been reassigned by management to a higher-
priority project, and they have been replaced. As project work has progressed, many of the identified
risks have occurred and have been successfully mitigated. However, three contingency plans have
been adjusted and will be implemented if identified risks recur during the remainder of the project. The
project manager should:
A.
Talk to management before any changes are made.
B.
Change the schedule baseline.
C.
Wait until all changes are known and then print out a new schedule.
D.
Make sure the project charter is still valid.
144 )
Question ID: 745
The principal use of a Pareto diagram is to:
A.
Help predict future problems
B.
Improve risk management
C.
Quantify risks
D.
Focus attention on the most critical issues
145 )
Question ID: 1276
Which of the following is correct?
A.
Verified deliverables are an output of Control Quality and deliverables are accepted by the customer in Validate
Scope.
B.
Define Scope and make-or-buy decisions are parts of the Plan Procurement Management process.
C.
Cost estimates are best created by the person doing the work and the detailed project cost budget is created by
management.
D.
Inspecting is part of project control, and order of magnitude estimates are in a range of +10 to -25 percent.
146 )
Question ID: 1080
Risk owners can potentially have conflict with risk auditors because risk auditors:
A.
Report to the project manager
B.
Measure the effectiveness of the risk thresholds
C.
Report to the stakeholders
D.
Investigate the effectiveness of the risk owner
147 )
Question ID: 897
As the project manager, you have just finalized the baselines on a project to build a new subdivision in
an area that is still largely a farming community. You do not have prior experience with this type of
community. In managing project communications, what should you keep in mind?
A.
Only the team members need to be concerned about communicating with each other.
B.
Communication skills are most important during project executing.
C.
A choice must be made about how to communicate properly.
D.
The receiver is responsible for making sure communications are clear.
148 )
Question ID: 1088
Your company in the financial services industry has decided to introduce mortgage origination as one
of its services. The newly hired Mortgage Services VP has advertised this new service on radio and
TV, in print and online. Together with her staff, she has selected and procured a software package to
support the new service. She feels confident that she will be ready in two weeks for the launch of the
service. She hires you as the project manager to ensure the implementation of the package goes
smoothly. While assessing the project, you uncover several serious problems: not all relevant
processes and procedures were followed and the package your client selected and procured is not in
conformance with the architectural standards of the company, the existing infrastructure of the
mortgage department is not robust enough to support the package, and the new VP has totally
bypassed the procurement department. You estimate your team will need 10 to 12 weeks to order the
appropriate hardware, implement the new infrastructure, and implement the software, in addition to
navigating some politics with the procurement department. Your company cannot delay the launching
of this service, as it will result in "reputation damage" to the organization. What is the best thing to do?
A.
Tell the VP that the infrastructure is not adequate and she has to delay the launch.
B.
Find excess capacity in the available infrastructure of other departments and install the software on "borrowed"
space, while you define the proper work needed to meet the requirements of the VP.
C.
Tell the VP you cannot do the project.
D.
Report the incident to the procurement department.
149 )
Question ID: 1512
You are taking over a project from another project manager, and are reviewing the existing
documentation, including the charter, scope statement, and management plans. Before proceeding,
you want to identify and evaluate any assumptions made regarding the project, as you know that
incorrect assumptions can lead to problems later in the project. What do project assumptions include?
A.
Things we consider as the foundation of why this project is needed.
B.
Things we think are true, but may not be true.
C.
Events we assume will happen, as opposed to risks which may happen.
D.
Aspects of project constraints not validated in the project scope statement.
150 )
Question ID: 838
The most common causes of conflict on a project are schedules, project priorities, and:
A.
Management
B.
Resources
C.
Personalities
D.
Cost
151 )
Question ID: 1544
A project manager at a company is asking a lot of questions of everyone in and around the project.
Some of his team members feel he is just looking for trouble. Other stakeholders have commented on
the questions, noting that it is different than how past project managers have done things. New
processes, procedures, and communication the project manager has put in place have been
commented on as well. The PMO is new, and has been supporting the project manager's efforts. The
sponsor is also concerned about the project manager's approach. Is this an appropriate way for the
project manager to behave?
A.
Yes. If he continues to look for problems, then he is working hard to earn his fee on the project.
B.
No. If there are issues he needs to deal with, the team will inform him. In the meantime, he should let people do
their work, and focus on creating reports and other communications.
C.
Yes. By looking for problems, the project manager is being proactive.
D.
No. His actions are causing trouble. Because his questions are making some stakeholders uncomfortable, he
should stop this practice.
152 )
Question ID: 823
A major project with an estimated cost of US $22 million has completed the second phase gate. Two
team members are having a disagreement in choosing the potential sellers of a project component,
and the project manager has offered to help. The project manager suggests a compromise. Who
should decide on the best course of action?
A.
Team members
B.
Project manager
C.
Customer
D.
Management
153 )
Question ID: 356
A project manager has discovered a team member has gold plated the work done in an activity. In
order to discover this, the project manager must have been performing:
A.
Scope management
B.
Staffing management
C.
Cost management
D.
Time management
154 )
Question ID: 608
You are managing a multimillion-dollar project that is a joint venture between your company and
another organization. There has been a great deal of arguing over language and details. The project's
scope has been expanding, costs have been increasing, and the schedule has been regularly
lengthening. You learn very suddenly that the project has been cancelled because the other
organization withdrew its share of the funding for the project. What is the most likely reason this
occurred?
A.
Poorly done initial cost-benefit analysis
B.
Inadequate scope management
C.
Failure to understand the budgetary process
D.
Lack of sponsor commitment
155 )
Question ID: 1061
The risk owner was notified that a risk trigger had occurred and he is leading the risk response plan to
react to the risk event during When this happens on a project it is called:
A.
Contingency planning
B.
Executing
C.
Life cycle costing
D.
Mitigation
156 )
Question ID: 499
Instead of celebrating the end of the project, the stakeholders are breathing a sigh of relief. None of
them were confident the project would meet the end date. Which of the following is probably not one of
the reasons this project had difficulty?
A.
Lack of a communications management plan
B.
Lack of a staffing management plan
C.
Lack of milestones
D.
Lack of a payback period
157 )
Question ID: 1355
A project manager had a complex problem to solve and facilitated a team decision about what needed
to be done. A few months later, the problem resurfaced. What did the project manager most likely not
do?
A.
Have the project sponsor validate the decision.
B.
Perform proper risk analysis.
C.
Confirm the decision solved the problem.
D.
Use an Ishikawa diagram.
158 )
Question ID: 1295
An activity has been delayed and the project manager needs to deal with the situation. What is the
next thing she should do?
A.
Determine how much of a problem it is.
B.
Crash or fast track.
C.
Report to management.
D.
Use contingency reserves.
159 )
Question ID: 1082
If the probability of one event occurring does not affect the probability of another event occurring, the
events are:
A.
Mutually exclusive
B.
False events
C.
Just-in-time
D.
Statistically independent
160 )
Question ID: 1183
You are the project manager of a relatively small project to build out improvements to a small shop in a
pedestrian mall. The project is using a time and material contract, and you know you must be involved
in negotiations. Which of the following is an advantage of a time and material contract?
A.
The total price is known.
B.
The seller has a strong incentive to control costs.
C.
A time and material contract is less work for the buyer to manage.
D.
Negotiations are less extensive.
161 )
Question ID: 953
Which of the following is a common problem in the Close Project or Phase process?
A.
Completing a project charter
B.
Completing the quality assurance plan
C.
Obtaining scope validation
D.
Retaining resources to complete the project
162 )
Question ID: 1459
Which of the following is the best order of topics for the seller to negotiate?
A.
Performance, time, cost

B.
Time, performance, cost
C.
Cost, performance, time
D.
Cost, time, performance
163 )
Question ID: 825
A project manager has just found out that a large subcontractor for her project is consistently late
delivering work. The project team member responsible for this part of the project does not get along
with the subcontractor. To resolve the problem, the project manager says, "You both will have to give
up something to solve this problem." What conflict resolution method is she using?
A.
Smoothing
B.
Collaborating
C.
Communicating
D.
Compromising
164 )
Question ID: 863
While creating the agenda for a status meeting with the team, a project manager receives input from
one team member that an item should be added. Another team member says the team is not ready to
resolve the item during the meeting. After much discussion, the project manager decides to put the
item on the agenda as an initial discussion item only. Which conflict resolution technique is the project
manager using?
A.
Smoothing
B.
Withdrawal
C.
Collaborating
D.
Compromise
165 )
Question ID: 676
The team is in the midst of planning efforts for a software modification project that will impact several
departments of the organization. It is anticipated that the resulting software will be rolled out to all of
the departments simultaneously, so the team wants to be sure to catch any issues as early in the
development process as possible. The project manager has encouraged them to pay special attention
to managing quality on the project. All of the following are tools of Plan Quality Management except:
A.
Process analysis
B.
Benchmarking
C.
Logical data model
D.
Cost of quality
166 )
Question ID: 988
Which parts of the risk management process use the project scope statement as an input?
A.
Plan Risk Responses and Monitor Risks
B.
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis and Implement Risk Responses

C.
Identify Risks and Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
D.
Plan Risk Management and Monitor Risks
167 )
Question ID: 1117
Your human resources process improvement project has run into some problems with the timeline and
with costs. These have resulted from rework that was required on some of the deliverables, discovered
as a result of testing out the new processes and how they worked relative to specified outcomes. What
do performance requirements describe?
A.
The functionality desired by the customer
B.
Precisely what work is to be done
C.
The end result and deliverables required during the project
D.
What the product of the project should be able to accomplish
168 )
Question ID: 844
A project team member has been having a big disagreement with another team member for over two
months when other team members become involved. The issues are complex, but you have specific
experience in the area and know what needs to be done. The best choice would be to:
A.
Strive for fair resolution of the issue.
B.
Bring the team together and work out the issue to a win-win solution.
C.
Make the decision yourself.
D.
Ask the other team members to stay out of the issue.
169 )
Question ID: 1212
You have just completed a major deliverable on a project and realize the seller did not perform the
required inspection. What should you do?
A.
Deduct the cost of the inspection from payments.
B.
Deduct the inspection from the procurement statement of work.
C.
Report the seller to the state agency in charge of inspection.
D.
Require that the inspection be completed.
170 )
Question ID: 1630
The Estimate Activity Durations process includes reviewing the schedule management plan and:
A.
Providing documentation of how estimates were created and performing simulations
B.
Reviewing the cost management plan, and considering historical information from similar projects
C.
Estimating in a range and developing a schedule
D.
Reviewing the milestone list and soliciting expert judgment
171 )
Question ID: 790
You have been reviewing the results of several projects' rewards and recognition systems to help you
decide what would be the best plan for the new project you have been assigned to manage. Recent
organizational growth has resulted in added responsibilities for many employees and has made
communications more challenging. Leadership of the organization has expressed a concern that team
members do not understand why they are having to do project work in addition to their daily
responsibilities. The sponsor of your new project believes the team will perform better with good
motivation. Which of the following is the best method to make reward systems most effective?
A.
Pay a large salary increase to the best workers.
B.
Give the team a choice of rewards.
C.
Present notification of rewards within the company.
D.
Make the link between performance and reward clear.
172 )
Question ID: 1173
You are trying to make sure all records from the procurement are documented and indexed. Which of
the following do you not have to worry about?
A.
Procurement statement of work
B.
Negotiation process
C.
Proposal
D.
Terms and conditions
173 )
Question ID: 1508
The difference between a project, program, and portfolio is:
A.
A project is a lengthy endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program combines two or more unrelated
projects, and a portfolio combines two or more programs.
B.
A project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program may include other nonproject work,
and a portfolio is all the projects in a given department or division.
C.
A project is a contracted endeavor with a beginning and an end, a portfolio is a group of projects with more
open-ended completion dates, and a program combines two or more portfolios.
D.
A project is a temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end, a program is a group of related projects, and a
portfolio is a group of projects and programs related to a specific strategic organizational objective.
174 )
Question ID: 358
After the contract has been signed for the upgrade of 8,000 workstations, a project manager is
assigned. The procurement manager is relatively new and has less project-related knowledge than the
project manager. The cost analyst works from home, and his price estimates are based on the details
outlined in the contract. The project manager thinks there was a flaw in the logic determining the
number of workstations that can be upgraded via remote electronic software distribution. Which of the
following is the best thing for the project manager to do?
A.
Determine if the contingency budget will cover the additional cost of a more expensive implementation.
B.
Meet with the seller to adjust the contract for the change.
C.
Meet with the appropriate project team members to choose the best solution.
D.
Meet with the cost analyst and the procurement manager to determine how they can amend the contract to
accurately reflect the work that will have to be done.
175 )
Question ID: 944
The project is completed and the final deliverable has been sent to the customer, but the customer
refuses to give final acceptance of the project. It is most important for the project manager to:
A.
Initiate legal proceedings.
B.
Inform management of the situation.
C.
Document the situation.
D.
Ask the team for assistance.
176 )
Question ID: 43
You are a project manager in a large organization that uses a matrix structure. You have been asked
to investigate what organizational structures your competitors use and how the choices affect their
ability to manage projects successfully. Which type of organizational structure gives the least amount
of authority to project managers?
A.
Matrix
B.
Profit centers
C.
Functional
D.
Project-oriented
177 )
Question ID: 901
Communication is key to the success of a project. As the project manager, you had three stakeholders
with whom you needed to communicate. Therefore, you had six channels of communication. A new
stakeholder has been added with whom you also need to communicate. How many communication
channels do you have now?
A.
10
B.
12
C.
D.
16
178 )
Question ID: 1564
The team for the new project is made up of over 300 people in six locations across the world. Many of
them are highly regarded experts in their technical fields. The project is anticipated to last
approximately eighteen months. The size and diversity of the team, along with the multiple locations,
has the project manager concerned about developing and managing the team into a cohesive group
that will be able to work through issues that are likely to arise during the life of the project. Which of the
following is the best way for the project manager to proactively address this concern?
A.
Create a detailed resource breakdown structure.
B.
Have the team meet in person at least once every month.
C.
Lead the team in developing a team charter.
D.
Designate one or two team members in each country to speak for the entire team of that country.
179 )
Question ID: 948
Performance reporting is important during administrative closure in order to:
A.
Communicate the team's success.
B.
Show progress made on activities.
C.
Gain approval to start the lessons learned.
D.
Prove formal acceptance has been achieved.
180 )
Question ID: 983
An experienced project manager has just begun working for a large information technology integrator.
Her manager provides her with a draft project charter and immediately asks her to provide an analysis
of the risks on the project. Which of the following would best help in this effort?
A.
An article from PM Network Magazine
B.
Her resource plan from the project planning process
C.
A conversation with a team member from a similar project that failed in the past
D.
Her project scope statement from the project planning process

181 )
Question ID: 1261
Integration is done by the:
A.
Project manager
B.
Team
C.
Sponsor
D.
Stakeholders
182 )
Question ID: 430
A project manager is using weighted average duration estimates to perform schedule network
analysis. Which type of mathematical analysis is being used?
A.
Resource leveling
B.
Monte Carlo
C.
Critical path method
D.
Beta distribution
183 )
Question ID: 543
You are looking at the standard report templates the project management office has supplied, and you
see network diagrams and bar charts. In which of the following circumstances would you always use a
network diagram instead of a bar chart?
A.
To show logical relationships
B.
To track progress or to report to the team
C.
In the Define Activities process
D.
To report to senior management
184 )
Question ID: 949
All technical work is completed on the project. Which of the following remains to be done?
A.
Complete lessons learned
B.
Validate Scope
C.
Plan Risk Responses
D.
Create a staffing management plan
185 )
Question ID: 1379
The project contracts include purchase orders, fixed price incentive fee contracts, and time and
material contracts, based on the need and length of the work. Several sellers have completed their
statements of work, and you are working on calculating their incentives. Three items from the issue log
have been assigned to a team member. However, no action has been taken by the agreed-upon due
date. After three calls to the team member, the work is finally completed. You need to analyze some of
the work performance data for the project. The customer has been very impressed with the quality of
work performed by a couple of the sellers and thinks that they should be recommended to the
organization's preferred list. Which of the following is the best preventive action to take now?
A.
Remove the team member who was late in completing their action items from the team if possible.
B.
Investigate the financial stability of the sellers before adding them to the preferred seller list.
C.
Add additional reserves to the budget based on the length of each contract.
D.
Meet with the team member to uncover the reasons why there were problems.
186 )
Question ID: 668
Inputs to Define Activities include all the following except:
A.
A project schedule
B.
WBS
C.
A team
D.
A project scope statement
187 )
Question ID: 1262
You are taking over a project and determine the following: Activity B has an early finish (EF) of day 3, a
late finish (LF) of day 6, and an early start (ES) of day 2. Activity L is being done by a hard-to-get
resource. The cost performance index (CPI) is 1.1 and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.8.
Based on this information what would you be more concerned about?
A.
Resources
B.
Schedule
C.
Cost
D.
Float
188 )
Question ID: 129
You are doing business in a foreign country, and you are advised by your local contact that it will be
necessary to make payments to certain officials in order to get the contract. Such payments are
expected in the other country, but are illegal in your country. What should you do?
A.
Have the local contact make payments.
B.
Amend your price increasing the cost to reflect the payments to be made to local officials.
C.
Call your government officials and ask for direction.
D.
Refuse to make the payment and hope to get the contract solely based on your company's
189 )
Question ID: 38
Your company has been selected to produce a new product for an external customer. At the same
time, it has been determined that your company will be starting a new division to diversify its internal
product line, with the first product of the new line to be introduced at a trade show in eight months. To
avoid a schedule overlap between the two ventures, senior management of your project has imposed
a product delivery date on the product for the external customer. To whom are you as the project
manager most accountable?
A.
Project sponsor
B.
Senior management
C.
Customer
D.
Project team
190 )
Question ID: 269
You are having difficulty getting a project underway. You have not been able to get the charter
approved. A major stakeholder is not sure a project is necessary, and a few others cannot agree on
acceptable high-level requirements. All of the following are purposes of the project charter except:
A.
It identifies high-level risks and constraints.
B.
It establishes the project.
C.
It gives the project manager authority.
D.
It identifies the product acceptance criteria.
191 )
Question ID: 611
Your department is currently working on four urgent projects when it is assigned a major new project.
To staff the new project, one of the four urgent projects needs to be terminated. The benefit-cost ratios
(BCRs) for the four projects are listed. Which would you select for termination?
A.
0.9
B.
0.8
C.
1.1
D.
1.9
192 )
Question ID: 1096
What is the result of bidder conferences held during the Conduct Procurements process?
A.
A clear and common understanding of the work required
B.
A procurement statement of work
C.
A contract
D.
A proposal
193 )
Question ID: 114
A team member comes to you (the project manager) privately and informs you that an employee of
your customer is making unwelcome advances. The team member has repeatedly requested that this
person stop, but the advances continue. What is the best course of action?
A.
Contact the employee's manager to arrange a meeting to discuss the matter.
B.
Privately confront the customer's employee and threaten legal action if the advances do not stop.
C.
Suggest that the team member avoid contact with the customer's employee.
D.
Facilitate a meeting with the team member, the customer's employee, and yourself to allow the two to work it out
amicably.
194 )
Question ID: 1076
Your project is chartered to build a new stadium for the major league baseball team in the city. The
project includes the design and construction of all aspects of this facility, which must accommodate
56,000 spectators. It must be 100 percent complete for opening day of the baseball season three
years from now. You have broken the project into phases to make it easier to manage. You believe
you have addressed all of the project requirements in your plans, and have worked with the project
team to create realistic time and cost estimates for each phase. Which of the following helps determine
the probability of completing the project on any specific day?
A.
Network diagram
B.
Precision testing
C.
Qualitative risk analysis
D.
195 )
Question ID: 974
A project manager analyzed the quality of risk data and asked various stakeholders to determine the
probability and impact of a number of risks. He is about to move to the next process of risk
management. Based on this information, what has the project manager forgotten to do?
A.
Identify triggers.
B.
Provide a standardized risk rating matrix.

C.
Evaluate trends in risk analysis.
D.
Create a fallback plan.
196 )
Question ID: 259
A project team member tells you she went to her project manager with a good idea for a useful change
to the project. Instead of giving her approval to make the change, the project manager asked her to
write a report describing the benefits of the change. What is the most appropriate advice for the
situation?
A.
The project manager is being unreasonable and should do that kind of work herself.
B.
A project manager must be able to weigh the benefits of the change versus the costs and compare them to other
possible changes. The team member should do what was asked.
C.
The team member should do what was asked because this sort of information must be given to the project
sponsor to make the change.
D.
Remind the project manager that the cost-benefit analysis for the project was done during project planning.
197 )
Question ID: 1019
You are developing a risk rating matrix for a project you are managing. You work in a small company
that has just begun to develop its project management standards and procedures. Which of the
following is true of the risk rating matrix you are creating for your project?
A.
It should be standardized between projects.
B.
It should be changed for every project.
C.
It should never be used on a large project.

D.
It should be developed by the project manager.
198 )
Question ID: 1643
If the team is creating more efficient processes and eliminating waste on the project, they are involved
in:
A.
Gold plating
B.
Enhancing scope
C.
Controlling quality
D.
Continuous improvement
199 )
Question ID: 1128
Bidder conferences are part of which process?
A.
Control Procurements
B.
Plan Procurement Management
C.
Conduct Procurements
D.
Manage Communications.
200 )
Question ID: 1378
The project manager is looking at the project's resource needs and lessons learned from past projects.
This information causes the project manager to be concerned about her ability to acquire enough
resources for the project in six months. Which of the following would be the least effective preventive
action?
A.
Show the sponsor the data, and explain the project manager's concern.
B.
Determine metrics to use as an early warning sign that resources will not be available.
C.
Make sure functional managers have a copy of the resource histogram.
D.
Ask functional managers for their opinions.

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Archives are completed

Lessons learned are completed

Client accepts the product

Project management office

Call a meeting of stakeholders and communicate schedule risks.

Redo schedule development.

Inform the sponsor of the activities to be cut.

Start the project and constantly look for cost savings.

Add additional resources with low hourly rates.

Tell the team members to cut 15 percent from their estimates.

Status of current activities

Discussion of project risks

Review of project problems

Identification of new activities

Creating lessons learned

Performing cost-benefit analysis

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Implement Risk Responses

Improve your work authorization system.

Create risk response plans to be used in progressive elaboration.

The customer stops asking for additional features.

The requirements have been met.

Customer expectations have been exceeded.

The customer indicates acceptance of the product or service.

EN Mark for Review

Integrated change control

Develop Project Management Plan

EN Mark for Review

Perform an identification of risks.

Review all cost proposals from the sellers.

Examine the budget reserves.

Complete the project charter.

EN Mark for Review

Project monitoring and controlling

Initiating, planning, and executing

Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling

Planning, executing, and closing

Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing

Initiating, planning, and executing

Planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling

Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling

Planning and executing

Project scope statement

Activity A has two weeks float, activity F has one week.

Activity F has one week float.

Activity A has eight weeks float.

There is no float available in the project.

Not payable upon violation of government law

Allowed only if they process the project schedule

Completing the original work and rejecting the additional work

Negotiating a fixed-price contract that includes all the work

Starting over with a new contract

Decrease the work of activity E.

Fast track activities H and J.

Move more resources to activity B.

Support the risks on the project.