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Q2. An identified risk occurred during the execution phase and the risk owner implemented the risk response plan. The impact of the risk was higher than the planned impact and the risk response plan was not effective. So, you ask the risk owner to implement the fallback plan to contain the situation. To implement the fallback plan, which reserve is most likely to be utilized?

1. Contingency reserve
2. Management reserve
3. Cost reserve
4. None of the above

Q3. What is a GERT chart?

1. A bar chart showing project activities and their schedule
2. A chart showing the upper and lower control limits
3. A chart showing the causes of issues
4. A chart showing loops between activities

Q4. Changes in projects are inevitable. Therefore, project managers must develop or use a system to manage and control changes. There are four types of changes that need to be controlled in a project: Project changes, deliverable changes, process changes, and baseline changes. The impact of each of these changes must be evaluated, and approved or rejected changes must be communicated to all stakeholders, as and when required. Which of the following helps control these changes?

1. Configuration control and Control chart
2. Configuration control and Change control
3. Control chart and Cost control
4. Change control and Control chart

Q5. A project manager is trying to budget time for the various processes in the Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area. As project activities are performed, in which of these processes will the majority of effort occur?

1. Control Schedule
2. Estimate Activity Durations
3. Define Activities
4. Develop Schedule

Q6. In a Finish-to-Start relationship between predecessor and successor activities, a project manager decides to schedule a successor activity five days before its predecessor is complete. This is accomplished by providing five days of:

1. Lag
2. Load
3. Fast-tracking
4. Lead

Q7. Clear criteria for rewards and a planned system for their use promotes and reinforces desired behaviors in the project. Creating a recognition plan with established times for rewards ensures that recognition takes place and is not forgotten. This is usually part of the:

1. Project Dashboard
2. Resource Management Plan
3. Company HR plan
4. Communications Management Plan

Q8. You are busy with an important milestone, and after that, you have to deliver a deliverable to the client. Since the client is known for his difficult behavior, management is worried whether the client will accept the deliverable. Therefore, they tell you to check the product acceptance criteria again before calling the client. What document will you look at to get this information?

1. WBS
2. WBS dictionary
3. Project scope statement
4. RACI matrix

Q9. Documents that serve as historical records for future projects are archived:

1. Throughout the project
2. Before the end of planning
3. Before the end of execution
4. During closure

Q10. During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope that is beyond the scope of the project charter. The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work required. This is an example of:

1. Change management process
2. Scope management
3. Quality analysis
4. Scope decomposition 12