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Which of these is accurate regarding the Develop Schedule process?
  1. Schedules are optimized such that all noncritical activities have a zero total float.
  2. The critical path method is a schedule network analysis technique that is performed using the schedule model.
  3. Schedule compression shortens the project schedule while changing the project scope.
  4. Schedule network analysis is a technique carried out once the schedule is approved.






Q2. You have received an urgent call from management and they asked you to find the cost estimate of a new project. Since time is critical and you have to provide them with the cost estimate, which technique will you use to calculate the project cost?

  1. Parametric
  2. Analogous
  3. Bottom up
  4. Symmetric estimate
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Q3. The new project is exciting to both the project manager and the team. This is the project manager’s first assignment as project manager. The team has the feeling that they will be able to complete work that has never been tried before. There are 29 people contributing to the product description and the team consists of nine highly experienced experts in their field. Part of the way through planning, three highly technical team members are disagreeing about the scope o f two of the deliverables. One is pointing to the draft WBS and saying that two additional work packages should be added. Another is saying that a particular work package should not even be done. The third team member agrees with both of them. How should the project manager BEST deal with the conflict?

  1. He should listen to the differences of opinion, determine the best choice, and implement that choice.
  2. He should postpone further discussions, meet with each individual, and determine the best approach.
  3. He should listen to the differences of opinion, encourage logical discussions, and facilitate an agreement.
  4. He should help the team focus on agreeable aspects of their opinions and build unity by using relaxation techniques and common focus team building.
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Q4. As project manager, you are unable to allocate as much time to interact with your stakeholders as you would like. Which of the following stakeholders will you make it a priority to get to know?

  1. The stakeholder who is an expert on the product of the project, but is not interested in implementing it in his department.
  2. The manager of the department that will use the product of the project. She is known to be resistant to change.
  3. The project sponsor, with whom you have successfully worked on many projects.
  4. The department employee who is unfamiliar with the product of the project, but open to the positive impacts he believes the product will have on his work environment.
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Q5. You are a project manager working on a project to create high-efficiency electric motors for a company introducing a new electric golf cart. Your company’s president is keenly interested in the project and requests a chart that shows the number of defects by type ordered by their frequency of occurrence. Which type of chart would BEST meet this request?

  1. Histogram
  2. Control chart
  3. Statistical sampling
  4. Scatter diagram
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Q6. A list of risks for additional study is an output of:

  1. Identify risks
  2. Plan risk management
  3. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
  4. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis.
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Q7. A project’s financial management reserves are determined in which process:

  1. Estimate Costs
  2. Determine Budget
  3. Control Costs
  4. Estimate Activity Resources
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Q8. You are working on a project with all the team members located in geographically different areas, and all communication is by email and chat. It is sometimes hard to infer the true meaning of these messages because you cannot see facial expressions or hear tones of voice. This is an example of:

  1. Encoding
  2. Medium
  3. Decoding
  4. Noise
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Q9. A good friend at work tells you that when his wife was diagnosed with cancer, he stole items from work and sold them, using the money for her treatment. He has since paid back the money taken, in ways that kept his theft secret. Ethically, what should you do?

  1. Advise your friend to tell his company and do nothing
  2. Report him to his manager
  3. Talk with a lawyer to see if this can be justified
  4. Attempt to gather evidence to determine whether or not the theft in fact occurred.
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Q10. Which of the following BEST describes when the baseline can be changed?

  1. Only under emergency conditions
  2. The original baseline is always maintained throughout the project
  3. With any approved changes
  4. When the project sponsor determines it is appropriate
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