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Q2. A small project with a limited budget is trying to curtail costs. Which of the following processes may be eliminated in such a project?

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

Q3. A scope change is made on the project. You have determined the effect on the schedule, performed integrated change control, and adjusted the project baselines and the project management plan. What is the NEXT thing to do?

1. Look for impacts to cost
2. Notify stakeholders affected by the change.
3. Submit the change to the change control board for approval
4. Change the work breakdown structure.

Q4. Which of the following is neither an input nor an output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process?

1. Approved change requests
2. Change requests
3. Approved deliverables
4. Deliverables

Q5. All the following are tools of the Control Schedule process except:

1. Parametric estimating
2. Critical Path Method
3. Schedule compression
4. Leads and lags

Q6. If you want to compress a project schedule, what are two of the recommended alternatives to consider?

1. Fast Tracking and Schedule Network Analysis
2. Crashing and Fast Tracking
3. Resource Levelling and What-If Scenario Analysis
4. Crashing and Schedule Network Analysis

Q7. A team of seven people adds two more people to the team. How many communication channels are there now?

1. 9
2. 36
3. 18
4. 81

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. There have been many work packages completed successfully on the project, and the sponsor has made some recommendations for improvements. The project is on schedule to meet an aggressive deadline when the successor activity to a critical path activity suffers a major setback. The activity has 14 days of float and is being completed by four people. There are two other team members with the skill set to assist the troubled activity, if needed. The project manager receives a call that three other team members are attempting to be removed from the project because they do not feel the project can be successful. When the project manager pursues this, he discovers that those team members have issues that have not been addressed. Which of the following is the BEST thing to do to improve the project?

1. Have the team members immediately assist the troubled activity.
2. Investigate why the project schedule is aggressive.
3. See who can replace the three team members.
4. Create an issue log.

Q10. You are reviewing an old project file where you find a document which contains the project description, important requirements, milestones, and project budget. What document is it?

1. Scope statement
2. Project charter
3. Scope baseline
4. Procurement document