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Q2. A project manager has just been assigned to a project that has been in progress for two months when a team member requests more time on an activity he is working on. The project manager discovers that the only impact to the project will be a delay on a noncritical path activity. The customer has emphasized the importance of completing the project on schedule. What should the project manager do NEXT?

1. Submit the information to the change control board, determine if this event might impact the team member’s future work, inform the team member of the board’s decision
2. Ask the team member why they need more time, begin integrated change control, adjust the project schedule as needed
3. Look for impacts to quality, cut unneeded scope from the project, ask for more resources
4. See if any stakeholders object to the change, calculate the exact impact on the project, look at removing this resource from the project

Q3. Rick has just been assigned as the project manager of a project to develop a complex product. The project is in the Define Scope phase. Which of these tools and techniques will Rick not use in this phase?

1. Systems analysis
2. Process analysis
3. Product breakdown
4. Value engineering

Q4. A project manager has made a change to the project. What should she do NEXT?

1. Assign resources
2. Revise the project management plan and/or project documents
3. Evaluate impact
4. Request change control board involvement

Q5. Checklists, fishbone diagrams, and Pareto charts are ALL examples of:

1. Tools used to define scope
2. Tools used in quality management
3. Tools used in team performance assessments
4. Parts of a project management plan.

Q6. You have identified a risk that at a certain point in your project you may need extra quantities of a consumable which you thought of earlier. The chance of this event occurring is 20% and if it occurs it will cost you 150 USD. So, you develop a contingency plan for this risk and assign a risk owner. What kind of risk response strategy is this?

1. Transfer
2. Avoid
3. Mitigation
4. Accept

Q7. As a project manager, you are responsible for determining and delivering the required levels of both grade and quality. Select which of the following statements you disagree with.

1. Grade relates to the product's characteristics.
2. Grade relates to the customer requirements.
3. Quality relates to the customer requirements.
4. Quality and grade of a product must be carefully managed.

Q8. During the review of a control chart, you observe that the limit for one deliverable is below the lower control limit but above the specification limit. What will your next step be?

1. As it is within the specification limits, no action will be taken
2. You will take corrective action
3. You will replace the product
4. You will adjust the control limits

Q9. Your company requires that before you purchase any routers or switches for the data center you are building, you need to solicit quotes from three separate suppliers prior to submitting the purchase request to the finance department. This policy belongs to:

1. Organizational Process Assets
2. Enterprise Environmental Factors
3. Procurement Management Knowledge Area
4. Make-or-Buy Decision

Q10. When is Rolling Wave Planning useful in a project?

1. You should use Rolling Wave Planning to help you achieve the appropriate level of detail in each work package at the right time.
2. You should use Rolling Wave Planning to determine the correct sequencing for long-term items.
3. You should use Rolling Wave Planning to help you organize team members' activities within a large project group.
4. You should use Rolling Wave Planning to help you determine which activities are more important and to do them first.