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Q2. A manager notices that a project manager is holding a meeting with some of the team and some stakeholders to discuss the quality of the project. The project schedule has been compressed, and the CPI is 1.1. They have worked hard on the project, the team has been rewarded according to the reward system the project manager put in place, and there is a strong sense of team. The manager suggests that the project manager does not have enough time to hold meetings about quality when the schedule is so compressed. Which of the following BEST describes why the manager is wrong?

1. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and decreased cost risk
2. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk.
3. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, increased cost effectiveness, and increased cost risk
4. Improved quality leads to increased productivity, decreased cost effectiveness and decreased cost risk.

Q3. You are the project manager for Commodities, Inc. You are involved in a new project to create an internal website for the employees that will allow them to view events within the company. All of the following options listed are project constraints except:

1. The project must be completed by December 31 of the current year.
2. There is a budget of $75,000 for the project.
3. The navigation menu for the website must be on the top of the page.
4. Only three employees are available to work on the project.

Q4. You are discussing strategies to be used to manage and engage stakeholders in your project. Which process are you in?

1. Plan stakeholder engagement
2. Develop stakeholder management strategy
3. Manage stakeholders engagement
4. Plan communication management

Q5. Which of the following BEST describes what a project charter may be used for when the work is being completed?

1. To make sure all the team members are rewarded
2. To help determine if a scope change should be approved
3. To assess the effectiveness of the change control system
4. To make sure that all the documentation on the project is completed

Q6. A project uses rounding of activity cost estimates data to the nearest $100, uses staff hours as the unit of measure for resources, and has a variance threshold of 10 percent deviation from the baseline plan. These approaches are typically documented in the:

1. Cost management plan
2. Scope Statement
3. WBS
4. Project charter

Q7. It is not practical, and usually not necessary, to engage with all stakeholders with the same level of intensity at all times. A project manager must prioritize stakeholders depending upon on who they are, what level of influence they have on the project, and what their interests are. Which of the following techniques helps in stakeholder prioritization?

1. Stakeholder engagement matrix
2. Stakeholder register
3. Stakeholder classification models
4. Resource histograms

Q8. Change control tool selection should be based on the needs of the project stakeholders, including organizational and environmental considerations and/or constraints. Which of the following is not a key change management consideration while selecting an appropriate change control tool for a project?

1. Identifying and selecting a change item
2. Configuration item verification and audit
3. Documenting the change into a proper change request
4. Tracking change requests

Q9. A project manager creates a component-specific tool to verify that a set of required steps has been performed. This tool is called a:

1. Risk Register
2. Assumptions log
3. Checklist
4. Plan-Do-Act-Check

Q10. A company manages SBG contracting bids for government tenders and all successful bids as a separate project. The structure of the company is mainly projectized for a dedicated project team to manage each project. However, to realize economies of scale, there are some central departments that serve all projects. Which of the following role is most likely to be working in a central department instead of directly working with a project team?

1. Quality control inspector
2. Construction manager
3. Project planner
4. Procurement administrator