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Q2. Greg’s project is in the initiating stage. The sponsor of the project has asked Greg to present a list of the identified project stakeholders at the next project update meeting. The sponsor has also asked Greg to present the project stakeholders’ current and desired engagement levels so they can brainstorm on the stakeholder engagement strategy. Which of the following is a presentation tool that can help Greg summarize all this information in a tabular format?

1. Communications management plan
2. Stakeholder register
3. Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix
4. Stakeholder engagement plan

Q3. Which of the following is neither an input to nor an output of the Develop Project Charter process?

1. A project charter
2. Expert Judgment
3. A business case
4. Benefits management plan

Q4. Your assistant project manager does the monthly earned value management (EVM) analysis, but falls ill before completing it. She has provided you with the following information: cost performance index (CPI) = 1.10, actual cost (AC) = US $800 million, planned value (PV) = US $890 million. How is the project going?

1. The schedule is behind by 10 days.
2. Both the schedule and the budget are better than planned
3. There is enough money to support an offsite team outing
4. You have no real concerns about either schedule or budget.

Q5. There is a serious defect in the finished product of a project that was completed a few months ago, resulting in a recall campaign to recall the defective products. What would be the best classification for these types of costs?

1. To complete performance index (TCP)
2. Cost variance
3. Cost of conformance
4. Cost of nonconformance

Q6. George is managing a telecommunication network deployment project. Most of the key project stakeholders are happy with the project so far. However, George has some potential concerns that might become issues in the near future. The next project status update meeting with the key stakeholders is the next day. What should George do?

1. Wait until the concerns become issues
2. Discuss these concerns with the key stakeholders
3. Do not report the concerns in the next meeting but try to mitigate these concerns
4. Briefly discuss these concerns in the next meeting but do not make them look significant

Q7. A project has a team member assigned to the project full time. What is the MOST likely effect on the project if that resource completes her activity sooner than planned?

1. Lower quality deliverables
2. Wasted cost
3. A subsequent activity will be delayed
4. Changes to the risk resource plan

Q8. You are reviewing a plan which explains how changes to the product will be initiated, how impacts will be analyzed, and how they will be traced, tracked, and reported, as well as the authorization levels required to approve these changes. What document is this?

1. Monitor and control project work
2. Requirements management plan
3. Control configuration
4. Control change management

Q9. While completing the Plan Resource Management process on your project, you visited the functional manager of engineering many times, but she refused to supply resources for the project. First, the excuse was that her department was too busy. The next time, the department was undergoing a re-organization. This is causing your project to slip the schedule. Which of the following is the MOST probable reason for her lack of support?

1. The priority of the project has increased
2. The project does not have a project charter and the functional manager was not involved in approving the project management plan.
3. The project schedule network diagram was not time-phased
4. The WBS did not include all resources needed on the project.

Q10. A project team is having difficulty communication over long distances. There were 13 team members from two countries, and then 5 people from India were added. This is of concern to the project manager because:

1. Communications channels grow rapidly.
2. It will be harder to use reward power.
3. Communication blockers grow linearly.
4. Conflict can be increased with an increase in project priorities.