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Q2. An experienced project manager was assigned a project of small scope. Which of the following could be true of the project?

1. Defining Activities, sequencing activities, estimating activity durations, and developing the schedule could be viewed as a single process.
2. Estimating activity durations may be skipped for the project.
3. Developing and Controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process.
4. Defining Activities, estimating activity durations, developing the schedule, and controlling the schedule could be viewed as a single process.

Q3. In your project you identified a risk; there is a chance you may lose a critical employee. You have identified an employee from another project to bring into your project if your team member leaves you. However, this employee is known for his bad behavior and creating trouble for other employees. In a monthly risk review, a stakeholder asks you what your strategy will be if this new team member creates a problem for you. You assured him that you are aware of it and you also have a plan for it. What kind of risk is the stakeholder discussing with you?

1. Residual risk
2. Secondary risk
3. Uncertainty
4. Primary risk

Q4. Recently, a junior team member has challenged the project management approach since not all requirements identified during the Collect Requirements process were documented in the project scope statement. You are the project manager, what should you do first?

1. Remove the junior team member from the team as this is a disciplinary issue.
2. Analyze the objection and determine if the requirements were deliberately dropped during the Define Scope process.
3. Engage the project sponsor to resolve the issue.
4. Accept your mistake and include the missed requirements.

Q5. For complex and high value projects, activities of business analysis get started well before the project is initiated. Typically in such cases, the requirements management process starts with:

1. Plan Scope Management
2. Collect Requirements
3. Define Scope
4. Needs Assessment

Q6. You are a project manager for a new product development project that has four levels in the work breakdown structure. The network diagram has been created, the duration estimates have been compressed, and a schedule has been developed. What schedule management activity should you do NEXT?

1. Control Schedule
2. Estimate Activity Resources
3. Analogously estimate the schedule
4. Gain approval

Q7. Which of the following techniques incorporates a form of risk assessment?

1. Arrow diagramming method
2. Network diagramming
3. Critical path method
4. Three-point estimating

Q8. Which of the following statements regarding team-building is correct?

1. Team-building is essential during the middle of a project, and from there it is an ongoing process.
2. Team-building is essential during the end of a project, and it is a one-time process.
3. Team-building is essential during the end of a project, but it is an ongoing process.
4. Team-building is essential during the front end of a project, but it is an ongoing process.

Q9. You are developing the project management plan. Management asks you to provide them with information on the chances of completing the project under different circumstances. The project is important and so management does not want to delay the schedule. You compile the data and use a tool and tell management that there is a 90% chance you can complete the project within the schedule, however, if you are given three weeks of extra time, the chance of completing project rises to 98%. Which of the following statements is true about the tool you have used to come up with this information?

1. It is a perform qualitative risk analysis process technique
2. It is a perform quantitative risk analysis process technique
3. It is a control quality process technique
4. It is a technique of the determine budget process

Q10. Which of the following BEST describes the project manager’s role regarding project changes?

1. Discover changes as early as possible
2. Prevent changes that affect the project scope
3. Prevent the addition of profit in sellers’ changes
4. Have the sponsor approve all changes