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Q2. A project manager is managing a research project. Typically, research projects are not clearly defined and involve a lot of uncertainty. The project has four phases in which a phase can only start when its previous phase is complete. What project lifecycle and phase-to-phase relationship should the project manager use for this project?

1. Predictive lifecycle with sequential phase to phase relationship
2. Iterative lifecycle with sequential phase to phase relationship
3. Predictive lifecycle with overlapping phase to phase relationship
4. Iterative lifecycle with overlapping phase to phase relationship

Q3. Which motivational theory says that what motivates people is the work itself, including such things as responsibility, self-actualization, and professional growth?

1. Maslow
2. Deming
3. McGregor
4. Herzberg.

Q4. The Quality Policy is the intended direction of a performing organization with regard to quality. However, as a project manager in a performing organization, you find the organization lacks a formal quality policy. What should you do in such a case?

1. The project management team does not need to develop a quality policy since the performing organization does not have one.
2. The project management team needs to obtain the quality policy from the customer.
3. A quality policy is nice to have but is not required for every project.
4. The project management team will need to develop a quality policy for the project.

Q5. While you are in the execution phase of your project, management informs you that some ISO certified people are coming to your project to see if you’re complying with standards, policies, and procedure. This act is part of which of the following processes?

1. Quality control
2. Manage quality
3. Verify scope
4. Control scope

Q6. Which of the following are the tools and techniques used in both the Plan Communications Management and Manage Communications processes?

1. Expert judgment
2. Project reporting
3. Communication requirements analysis
4. Communication methods

Q7. No matter how good you are in communicating, information distribution to stakeholders as planned is a challenging task. Many tools and techniques are used during the Manage Communications process except:

1. Project reporting
2. Work performance reports
3. Communication technologies
4. Communication skills

Q8. Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the:

1. Project
2. Completion date required by the customer
3. Early start of its successor
4. Project completion date

Q9. You took over a project from an individual who was fired. You are reading the project documentation and find that five managers signed the project charter. What should be your primary concern at this time?

1. Determining reporting structure
2. Communicating in a matrix organization
3. Getting a single sponsor
4. Identifying who can represent the project for change control

Q10. A project manager for a large international bank has a project team that just implemented an electronic funds project involving four large vendors. The project manager struggled through every part of the procurement process since the bank had a weak internal procurement department. What would be the MOST appropriate thing to do to ensure the problems are resolved for future projects?

1. Document all of the issues in a memo, and schedule a meeting with the head of the procurement office.
2. Include a agenda item in the project closedown to discuss these issues in a non-threatening manner
3. Address this through contract change control.
4. Conduct a procurement audit.