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Q2. Which of the following BEST describes the Validate Scope process?

1. It provides assurances that the deliverable meets the specifications, is an input to the project management plan, and an output of Perform Quality Control.
2. It ensures that the deliverable is completed on time, ensures customer acceptance, and shows that the deliverable meets specifications.
3. It ensures customer acceptance, shows that the deliverable meets specifications, and provides a chance for differences of opinion to come to light.
4. It is an output of Perform Quality Control, occurs before Define Scope, and ensures customer acceptance.

Q3. Which of the following statements regarding Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing is correct:

1. Resource Smoothing can cause the original critical path to change, while Resource Leveling doesn’t alter the project’s critical path.
2. Both Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing can alter the project’s critical path.
3. Neither Resource Leveling nor Resource Smoothing alters the project’s critical path.
4. Resource Leveling can cause the projects’ critical path to change, while Resource Smoothing doesn’t alter the project’s critical path.

Q4. A project is facing a major change to its project deliverables. If the project manager is involved in determining which quality standards are relevant to the change, the project manager must be involved in:

1. Quality management
2. Manage Quality
3. Plan Quality
4. Perform Quality Control

Q5. Which of the following stakeholder groups, especially if the size of the group is large, is ideal for the success of the project?

1. Supportive stakeholders
2. Leading stakeholders
3. Neutral stakeholders
4. Unaware stakeholders

Q6. The project budget is proving to be inaccurate. The SPI is 1.1. The team has had a negative deviation from the activity attributes, and the sponsor has inserted herself on the change control board. What is the BEST thing for the project manager to do?

1. Try to encourage the sponsor to remove herself from the change control board
2. Re-compute the project schedule
3. Re-estimate the activity attributes
4. Calculate the cost performance index

Q7. The project sponsor has asked you to prepare a summary level description of each phase of the project, and also include a summary of the validation information for the final project deliverables. Which document is the sponsor asking you to prepare?

1. Project charter
2. Project management plan
3. Project final report
4. Project scope statement

Q8. A team member assigned to the project needs two days of training to satisfactorily complete certain activities. No one else with the necessary skills is available to the project team. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Add two days to the schedule and inform management of the delay
2. Ask management for additional personnel because you cannot afford the extra schedule time.
3. Offer a bonus to the team member if he/she gets the training on his/her own time.
4. Include training in the project management plan.

Q9. Seven non-random data points that are still within the upper and lower control limit of a control chart are:

1. Specification limits
2. Out of control
3. In control
4. Gold plated

Q10. In an underground highway construction project, the project stakeholders have suggested many changes to the project scope. You had already defined the cost baseline in your project, and you would like to revisit the baseline to see how these changes might affect the overall cost of the project. You start an impact analysis to determine the impact and inform the concerned stakeholders of all approved changes and the corresponding costs. You perform these activities in which process?

1. Control Scope
2. Monitor Risks
3. Control Costs
4. Monitor Communications