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Q2. A project manager new to project management is taking on a new project. When is the BEST time to help build the people working on the project into a team?

1. During project initiating
2. Before committing to a project cost estimate
3. Throughout the project
4. During project planning

Q3. Which of these is accurate regarding the Develop Schedule process?

1. Schedules are optimized such that all noncritical activities have a zero total float.
2. The critical path method is a schedule network analysis technique that is performed using the schedule model.
3. Schedule compression shortens the project schedule while changing the project scope.
4. Schedule network analysis is a technique carried out once the schedule is approved.

Q4. During a discussion with the quality department, Dave, a project manager, was told that as applied to projects, the terms “prevention” and “inspection” are synonymous. However, his understanding of the terms is different. What would you comment on this situation?

1. The project manager is correct. Prevention is about keeping errors out of the process; inspection is about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands.
2. The project manager is correct. Inspection is about keeping errors out of the process; prevention is about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands.
3. The project manager is wrong. Both inspection and prevention are about keeping errors out of the customer’s hands. They are used in different contexts.
4. The project manager is wrong. Both inspection and prevention are about keeping errors out of the process. They are used in different contexts.

Q5. While reviewing project performance, the project manager determines that the schedule variance is -500. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Let the sponsor know
2. Determine the cost variance
3. Look for activities that can be done in parallel
4. Move resources from the project to one that is not failing.

Q6. Different types of contracts are appropriate for different types of purchases. Which of these is not one of the three broad categories of contracts?

1. Cost-reimbursable
2. Time and Material
3. Fixed-price or lump sum
4. Fixed assessment

Q7. A project team member has been having a big disagreement with another team member for over two months when the other team members become involved. The issues are complex, but you have specific experience in the area and know what needs to be done. The BEST choice would be to:

1. Make the decision yourself
2. Strive for fair resolution of the issue
3. Ask the other team members to stay out of the issue
4. Bring the team together and work out the issue to a win-win solution.

Q8. A project manager has received activity duration estimates from his team. Which of the following does he need in order to complete the Develop Schedule process?

1. Change requests
2. Schedule change control
3. Recommend corrective actions
4. Reserves

Q9. Based on the chart, what is the duration of the critical path?

1. 19
2. 13
3. 15
4. 14

Q10. 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