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Two of your expert team members have been in a heated argument over the use of a new software product for your research project. Recently, you noticed that the argument, instead of increasing creativity, is causing conflict between the team members. To prevent the conflict from escalating, you want to resolve it by open dialogue and evaluating alternatives. All the following statements about conflict are false except:
  1. Scarce resources cannot be a source of a conflict.
  2. Conflict is inevitable in a project environment.
  3. Personal work style cannot be a source of a conflict.
  4. Reducing the amount of conflict is not desirable.






Q2. Your project sponsor has asked you to present your project’s high-level risk register to him in the next project update meeting. To create your high-level risk register, which of the following processes must be performed?

  1. Plan Risk Management
  2. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  3. Identify Risks
  4. Monitor Risks
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Q3. A project manager meets with a resource manager and asks to move resources from project A to project B. What is the MOST likely reason for this request?

  1. A problem has caused delay beyond the project manager’s ability to control
  2. Project A has become higher priority within the organization
  3. An activity has taken longer than planned
  4. An activity was missed because a work breakdown structure was not created.
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Q4. An estimate at completion (EAC) is an output of which of the following?

  1. Control Costs
  2. Project performance review
  3. Variance management
  4. Performance measurement analysis
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Q5. The widget production project is well underway. The requirements are clear that each widget must weigh between 0.320 and 0.325 ounces. The first day of test production resulted in 1247 widgets. Of the widgets inspected, 47 percent fell within the acceptable weight range. This is an example of:

  1. Control limits
  2. Quality assurance
  3. Control charting
  4. Corrective action
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Q6. You are in charge of constructing the Ferris wheel in each town a carnival visits. However, this is something you have never done before, and you are getting different opinions from others on how long it takes. Joe is new and has given you what you believe to be an optimistic estimate of three hours; Bill says it will take 10 hours, which seems too long to you and quite pessimistic. Last, Margie, who is the most experienced at this task, is telling you it will take eight hours. You are not sure whom to believe, so you decide to do three-point estimation (based on beta distribution). Based on this, how many hours will it take you to assemble the Ferris wheel?

  1. 7.5 hours
  2. 8 hours
  3. 21 hours
  4. 7 hours
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Q7. You are reviewing a chart which looks like an S-Curve during the execution phase of your project. What kind of chart is this?

  1. Cause and effect diagram
  2. Pareto diagram
  3. Cost baseline
  4. Sensitivity diagram
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Q8. A team of experts come to your project and ask for approved procedures to verify your team is following these procedures. This is an example of which of the following?

  1. Quality control
  2. Manage quality
  3. Verify scope
  4. Control scope
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Q9. What is the logical sequence of the Project Scope Management processes?

  1. Create WBS, Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Validate Scope, and Control Scope
  2. Define Scope, Collect Requirements, Create WBS, Validate Scope, and Control Scope
  3. Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Validate Scope, and Control Scope
  4. Plan Scope Management, Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Validate Scope, Create WBS, and Control Scope
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Q10. Sandra is managing a software development project. The project has many stakeholders having a negative attitude toward the project. Sandra knows she can’t keep everybody happy but still can try her best to manage them. Which of the following can help Sandra manage these negative stakeholders better?

  1. Ignore them
  2. Send them project updates
  3. Engage them in project decisions
  4. Send inaccurate project reports
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