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Q2. If a project manager believes that a particular subcontract needs to be terminated, which of the following can provide guidance on the contract termination procedure?

1. The contract termination procedures in the organizational process assets
2. The termination clause of the specific subcontract
3. The change control procedures in the project management plan
4. The contract termination procedures in the project procurements management plan

Q3. Lucy is managing a high-tech software development project. She has luckily acquired the organization’s best performing employees. However, the project team is not communicating effectively, causing delays. The project communications plan is in place, but it seems as if the employees are not following it. The communications plan lays out the communications requirements but does not explicitly assign responsibilities. What should Lucy do first? (Assume that all the following actions need to be taken at some stage.)

1. Persuade the team to follow the plan
2. Motivate the team to effectively communicate
3. Set and manage expectations
4. Resolve conflicts to prevent disruptive behavior

Q4. You are working on a project with all the team members located in geographically different areas, and all communication is by email and chat. It is sometimes hard to infer the true meaning of these messages because you cannot see facial expressions or hear tones of voice. This is an example of:

1. Encoding
2. Medium
3. Decoding
4. Noise

Q5. Probabilistic analysis o the project and probability of achieving the project cost are completed during:

1. Identify Risks
2. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
3. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
4. Plan Risk Responses.

Q6. A project is contracted on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) basis. The targeted cost is US$200,000 with a fee of US$30,000. If the project comes in at US$170,000, what would be the total cost of the contract?

1. US$ 195,500
2. US$230,000
3. US$ 200,000
4. US$170,000

Q7. A new employee of the company is assigned to work on a project that is in the early planning processes. She has to decide if she will accept the assignment to the project or whether she wants to be assigned to a different project. However, the project manager is not at work and is not reachable. Where can the team member look to help her determine what work she is given on the project?

1. Activity definitions
2. Project management plan
3. Job descriptions
4. Responsibility assignment matrix

Q8. You are building a mile-long bridge on a T&M contract. During the excavation activity, you learned some telephone cables are crossing the alignment where you have to construct the bridge. You need to relocate these telephone cables, but there is no provision of such an activity in the contract. Further, the relocation of the cables is a costly task, and you need to do a lot of government paperwork, as well. You requested an amendment in the contract, but the buyer rejected it. Despite many efforts, you both could not resolve this issue. What should you do next?

1. Terminate the contract following the termination procedures mentioned in the contract.
2. File a judicial petition in accordance with the state’s law.
3. Seek arbitration following the ADR procedures in the contract.
4. Relocate the cables at your own expense since the contract does not cover this activity.

Q9. All of the following are inputs to the Determine Budget process EXCEPT:

1. Activity cost estimates
2. Work breakdown structure
3. Project scope statement
4. Project performance reviews.

Q10. A control chart should always contain:

1. Upper and lower warning limits
2. The moving average
3. Upper and lower control limits
4. Upper and lower specification limits