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Q2. Kate’s project is in execution. During an internal project review meeting, Kate learns that the stakeholder engagement plan needs an update. The last update was done two weeks earlier. According to the stakeholder engagement plan, the plan must be reviewed and updated on a monthly basis. The nature of the required update does not require following the formal change control process. What should Kate do?

1. Wait for a couple of weeks to do the required update
2. Update the plan review procedure first before making the required update
3. Go ahead and do the required update
4. Seek the project sponsor‘s guidance

Q3. Based on the chart, what is the duration of the critical path?

1. 19
2. 13
3. 15
4. 14

Q4. Barrier can influence communication when sending or receiving information. Which of the following is NOT a barrier?

1. Prejudices
2. Attitudes and emotions
3. Personality and interests
4. Feedback

Q5. A software system was accepted by the customer, but has found to give unexpected results. Which of the following BEST describes what the project manager should do FIRST?

1. Review the customer’s inspection process
2. Change the activity sequencing
3. Apologize to the customer
4. Review the Validate Scope process.

Q6. You are managing the project when you discover an estimated completion date will occur after the desired date. What should you do FIRST?

1. Add resources to the project.
2. Evaluate the possibility of doing more activities in parallel.
3. Negotiate for more time
4. Explain to the customer that the project cannot be done on schedule.

Q7. Instead of celebrating the end of the project, the stakeholders are breathing a sigh of relief. None of them were confident the product would meet the end date. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons this project had difficulty?

1. Lack of payback period
2. Lack of milestones
3. Lack of a communications management plan
4. Lack of a staffing management plan

Q8. If planned value (PV) is US $29,000, actual cost (AC) is US $32,000, and earned value (EV) is US $30,000, what is the schedule variance (SV)?

1. 0.938
2. $1,000
3. 1.034
4. ($2,000) 19

Q9. Based on the chart, what is the float of activity B?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 0

Q10. If a risk has a 20 percent chance of happening in a given month, and the project is expected to last five months, what is the probability that this risk event will occur during the fourth month on the project?

1. Less than 1 percent
2. 20 percent
3. 60 percent
4. 80 percent.