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Q2. During the execution of a project, the project manager discovers the project’s stakeholder register is no longer accurate. What should the project manager do?

1. The project is in execution, the stakeholder register cannot be updated at this stage.
2. A change request should be issued.
3. The project is in execution, the Identify Stakeholders process cannot be carried out at this stage.
4. Review the stakeholder register and carry out the Identify Stakeholders process.

Q3. During a cost performance review with certain senior officers from the finance department, you discover there are certain inconsistencies in the way cost performance reporting is done, and you obtain data that shows these officers are deliberately misleading senior management. What should you do?

1. Write an anonymous letter to senior management about these activities.
2. Bring this to the notice of senior management even though there are no formal policies in place for whistleblowers.
3. Do nothing but make sure that the data for your project is clean.
4. Do nothing. The corrupt behavior of the finance department officials has nothing to do with your project.

Q4. During a key stakeholders’ update meeting, George’s project was challenged. The project is currently in the executing phase. One of the key stakeholders claimed the project no longer makes any business sense. What must George do next?

1. Update the issue log and request that the stakeholder provide more details
2. Request the project sponsor to intervene
3. Prematurely terminate the project
4. Redo the business case for the project

Q5. The cost estimates for a project are in the range of +/- 5 %. What phase is the project likely to be in?

1. Closing phase
2. Preliminary phase
3. Initial phase
4. Intermediate phase

Q6. Lena is managing the construction of a new office facility for her company. The project is halfway through the execution. The project sponsor has asked Lena to ensure that all key project stakeholders are still committed to the project. How can Lena assess the stakeholders' current engagement levels?

1. By analyzing the most recent issue register
2. By reviewing the Stakeholders Engagement Assessment Matrix last updated during the planning phase of the project
3. By requesting the key stakeholders to submit a signed declaration of commitment
4. By communicating and interacting with the key stakeholders

Q7. Which of the following is NOT used in initiating a project?

1. Project statement of work.
2. The contract.
3. Enterprise environmental factors.
4. Earned value analysis.

Q8. A project team member has completed his work on the project. Which of the following MUST the project manager do?

1. Provide the team member with copies of his work on the project
2. Update the employee’s records with the new skills acquired.
3. Invite him to the project closure party
4. Check to make sure he is happy with his performance.

Q9. Lee is the project manager of a project, and he is planning responses to a set of risks. As a direct result of implementing these risk responses, he anticipates certain other risks to arise. These are:

1. Secondary risks
2. Primary risks
3. Planned risks
4. Workaround

Q10. In predictive projects, the scope baseline for the project is used to analyze a project’s scope performance. On the other hand, projects with adaptive lifecycles use:

1. WBS
2. WBS dictionary
3. Scope statement
4. Backlogs