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Q2. All of the following are outputs of the Control Scope process EXCEPT:

1. Change requests
2. Updated organizational process assets.
3. Updates to the project management plan
4. Accepted deliverables.

Q3. Which of the following BEST describes the primary use of project management software?

1. Managing a project
2. Creating and controlling a schedule
3. Creating a complete project management plan
4. Creating a work breakdown structure

Q4. During project planning, you estimate the time needed for each activity and then add the estimates to create the project estimate. You commit to completing the project by this date. What is wrong with this scenario?

1. The team did not create the estimate and estimating takes too long using that method
2. The team did not create the estimate and a network diagram was not used.
3. The estimate is too long and should be created by management
4. The project estimate should be the same as the customer’s required completion date

Q5. In order to facilitate project configuration and change management on complex projects, a project manager relies on configuration and change management tools. Such tools:

1. Can be manual or automatic; the selection depends on the project’s environment and requirements.
2. Must be manual; a complex project requires all change requests to be manually signed.
3. Must be automatic; a complex project requires complex change control procedures.
4. Change control must be manual, but the configuration control may be automatic.

Q6. What does “resource leveling” mean in project management?

1. Shortening the time it takes to complete the project
2. Making the most efficient use of the available resources
3. Hiring contractors to fill in during “peak” times on the project schedule
4. Reducing the project costs

Q7. Due to an error in the process, a defect is occurring in a deliverable. You identified the root cause of the problem and made some changes to the process to stop the defect from occurring. This process is known as:

1. Root cause analysis
2. Corrective action
3. Defect repair
4. Preventive action

Q8. The senior analyst on a project came up with Activity Duration Estimates as follows: Activity A: 10 days + a lag of two days; Activity B: 1 week + a lead of three days. The project manager who reviewed these estimates raised some objections to them. What would they most likely be?

1. The analyst should have included percent variance information while mentioning the Activity Duration Estimate. This would indicate a range of possible results.
2. Activity Duration Estimates should not include any lag or lead information.
3. It is advisable not to mix up units such as days and weeks while coming up with Activity Duration Estimates.
4. The Activity Duration Estimate should have also mentioned the predecessor or successor activity to which the lag or lead is attached.

Q9. The most detailed level of the WBS is the _______________ .

1. Control Account
2. Work package
3. Scope statement
4. Accepted Deliverable

Q10. A manager notices that a project manager is holding a meeting with some of the team and some stakeholders to discuss the quality of the project. The project schedule has been compressed, and the CPI is 1.1. They have worked hard on the project, the team has been rewarded according to the reward system the project manager put in place, and there is a strong sense of team. The manager suggests that the project manager does not have enough time to hold meetings about quality when the schedule is so compressed. Which of the following BEST describes why the manager is wrong?

1. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and decreased cost risk
2. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk.
3. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk
4. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness and decreased cost risk.