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Q2. The project status meeting is not going well. Everyone is talking at the same time, there are people who are not participating and many topics are being discussed at random. Which of the following rules for effective meetings is NOT being adhered to?

1. Demonstrate courtesy and consideration of each other, control who is allowed to speak.
2. Schedule meetings in advance.
3. Have a purpose for the meeting; with the right people in attendance.
4. Create and publish an agenda and a set of rules for controlling the meeting.

Q3. A change control system should be created:

1. As needed on the project
2. By management
3. As a formal documented procedure
4. By the team 4

Q4. Which technique is NOT commonly used to align the timing of activities with available resources?

1. Critical Path Method
2. Resource Leveling
3. Resource optimization
4. Resource Smoothing

Q5. You have signed a contract to construct a cross-country gas pipeline. The duration of the project is 5 years. Although the scope is well defined and the duration is long, the seller is insisting you reimburse any costs which may increase due to the time factor. What kind of contract will you select in this case?

1. CPIF
2. CPAF
3. FP-EPA
4. FPIF

Q6. To a project manager, which of the following is the BIGGEST disadvantage of progress reports as compared to watching what is going on in a project, asking questions, and assisting team members?

1. Progress reports include information from all team.
2. Progress reports require expending time gathering information from stakeholders.
3. Progress reports generally show problems after they have occurred.
4. Progress reports supply information about trends.

Q7. The cost of choosing one project and giving up another is called:

1. Fixed cost
2. Sunk cost
3. Net present value (NPV)
4. Opportunity cost 6

Q8. While developing the project schedule, you find that the completion of a successor activity depends on the completion of its predecessor activity. What is this dependency called?

1. Start-to-Finish
2. Start-to-Start
3. Finish-to-Start
4. Finish-to-Finish

Q9. You are the project manager of a project. As part of the planning process, you use a planning technique to subdivide the project scope and deliverables into smaller, more manageable components. What is this technique called?

1. Unit task analysis
2. Decomposition
3. Rolling wave planning
4. Arrow Diagramming Method

Q10. Which of the following is accurate regarding the Estimate Activity Resources process?

1. It produces project resource calendars as the output.
2. It determines dependencies that may require a lead or lag to define the relationship.
3. This process is coordinated independent of the Estimate Cost process.
4. It involves determining what and how many resources to use.