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Q2. The project manager on a large software installation project is working with her team on a critical set of activities. They are working late on Saturday night. Circumstances create the situation wherein the project manager must decide to change the schedule that will push the end date of the project out two weeks. What BEST action should the project manager take next as a result of her decision?

1. Immediately document and capture the changes and present them to the change control board the next time that board is available for contact.
2. Look for free float to bring the project back into schedule
3. Implement configuration management in order to obtain senior management approval and then make the change.
4. Review her detailed risk assessment development process to ensure that other unidentified risks are included and a plan for mitigation is created.

Q3. You have identified a risk that your work might be affected due to an equipment malfunction. Which of the following risk response strategies will you use to contain this risk?

1. Exploit
2. Enhance
3. Mitigate
4. None of the above

Q4. A construction project has a work package that could result in fatalities or long term disabilities with losses of over US $2 million. The company has had a clean record in the past and has won several safety awards. An appropriate risk response strategy is to:

1. Post a sign that describes the number of injuries to date and remind everyone to be careful.
2. Insure against the risk.
3. Add classroom training on safety for the project team.
4. Not do the work package.

Q5. The project has a critical deliverable that requires certain expertise to complete. The person who was going to complete the activity has left the company and there is no one who can complete the work within the company. For this reason, the project manager needs to acquire the services of a consultant as soon as possible. To do this, the project manager should:

1. Follow the requirements set up by the company for using outside services
2. Bypass the company procedures as they are not relevant to the situation
3. Expedite and go directly to his/her preferred consultant.
4. Ask his/her manager what to do.

Q6. 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?

1. Audit work as it is being completed to look for any needed improvements
2. Improve your work authorization system
3. Use cause and effect diagrams when there is a defect
4. Make sure your staffing management plan is up to date.

Q7. What is the primary risk when including reserves, or contingency allowances, in your cost estimate?

1. Cancelling your project
2. Understating the cost estimate
3. Overstating the cost estimate
4. Tracking the funds

Q8. You are in charge of constructing the Ferris wheel in each town a carnival visits. However, this is something you have never done before, and you are getting different opinions from others on how long it takes. Joe is new and has given you what you believe to be an optimistic estimate of three hours; Bill says it will take 10 hours, which seems too long to you and quite pessimistic. Last, Margie, who is the most experienced at this task, is telling you it will take eight hours. You are not sure whom to believe, so you decide to do three-point estimation (based on beta distribution). Based on this, how many hours will it take you to assemble the Ferris wheel?

1. 7.5 hours
2. 8 hours
3. 21 hours
4. 7 hours

Q9. The MOST common causes of conflict on a project are schedules, project priorities, and:

1. Personality
2. Resources
3. Cost
4. Management.

Q10. A project manager says to a team member, “If you cannot complete this activity according to the quality standards you set in place, I will remove you from the team that is going Venezuela for the milestone party with the customer.” What form of power is the project manager using?

1. Reward power
2. Formal power
3. Penalty power
4. Referent power