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Project Management- Q2. The seller tells you that your activities have resulted in an increase in their costs. You should:

1. Recommend a change to the project costs.
2. Have a meeting with management to find out what to do.
3. Ask the seller for supporting information.
4. Deny any wrongdoing.

Project Management- Q3. A project manager discovers a defect in a deliverable due to the customer under contract today. The project manager knows the customer does not have the technical understanding to notice the defect. The deliverable meets the contract requirements, but it does not meet the project manager’s quality standard. What should the project manager do in this situation?

1. Issue the deliverable, and get formal acceptance from the customer.
2. Note the problem in the lessons learned so that future projects do not encounter the same problem.
3. Discuss the issue with the customer
4. Inform the customer that the deliverable will be late.

Project Management- Q4. A project manager gathered data to perform earned value calculations on his project. He used the results to report to management that the project is under budget and on schedule. After reporting this information, he discovered that the base figures he used in the calculations were incorrect, as they came from an old copy o the project line which had not been updated. What should he do now?

1. He should contact management to make them aware of the error, give the correct information, and explain how he made the mistake
2. He should contact management and tell them to expect some changes in the next reporting period, and that things are starting to look gloomy
3. He should use the correct figures to calculate the information when it is time for the next report and ignore the fact the he reported incorrect information.
4. He should tell management that the data he received from team members was incorrect and thus the report was not accurate.

Project Management- Q5. You have one document which hierarchically categorizes labor, equipment, and materials, etc. This document is known as:

1. RBS
2. Resource calendar
3. RACI matrix
4. RAM chart

Project Management- Q6. All of the following statements about workarounds are correct EXCEPT:

1. They are unplanned responses to risks
2. They are responses only to risk that were identified in project planning
3. They make use of the project management plan
4. They may result in a project change request.

Project Management- Q7. What is the difference between the Monitor and Control Project Work process and the Direct and Manage Project Work process?

1. The Monitor and Control Project Work and the Direct and Manage Project Work processes are the same.
2. The Monitor and Control Project Work process monitors the project performance while the Direct and Manage Project Work process is concerned with performing the activities to accomplish project requirements.
3. The Monitor and Control Project Work process is a sub-process of the Direct and Manage Project Work process.
4. There is no such thing as the Monitor and Control Project Work process.

Project Management- Q8. You are carrying out a project for an external customer. Most of the project’s scope of work is outsourced and distributed among many subcontractors. What would be the role of the Direct and Manage Project Work process in this scenario?

1. Inspect and verify the adequacy of the seller’s product
2. Authorize the seller’s work at the appropriate time
3. Assure that the changes are properly approved and communicated
4. The Direct and Manage Project Work process will become redundant in this case

Project Management- Q9. A fellow project manager is retiring and moving to the mountains; you will take over his project. Before he leaves, he tells you the project is on schedule but only because he “put the hammer down” on his project team and pushed them relentlessly. Pushing the team to perform activities to accomplish project objectives is a part of:

1. Direct and Manage Project Work
2. Monitor and Control Project Work
3. Control Quality
4. Control Scope

Project Management- Q10. You are an experienced project manager and have managed several data center migration projects. You are currently conducting training on the databases, spreadsheets, and management plans you will use during the lifecycle of the project. This training is a tool and technique in what process?

1. Manage Team
2. Acquire Resources
3. Develop Team
4. Control Quality