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Q2. What is a control chart?

1. A type of RACI chart
2. A chart that shows the root cause of a problem
3. A type of fishbone diagram
4. A chart that shows the stability of a process

Q3. A particular stakeholder has a reputation for making many changes on projects. What is the BEST approach a project manager can take at the beginning of the project to manage this situation?

1. Say “No” to the stakeholder a few times to dissuade him from submitting more changes.
2. Get the stakeholder involved in the project as early as possible.
3. Talk to the stakeholder’s boss to find ways to direct the stakeholder’s activities to another project.
4. Ask that the stakeholder not be included in the stakeholder listing.

Q4. Due to a tight project schedule, a project manager did not document lessons learned throughout the project cycle. However, at the end of the project, he finally documented the lessons learned. Your comment on this is:

1. This is not OK. Lessons learned must be documented throughout the project as well as at the end of the project.
2. This is OK. Lessons learned should be documented at the end of the project.
3. This is not OK. Lessons learned need to be documented throughout the project and must not be done at the project’s end.
4. This is correct. Lessons learned are intended to be documented only at the project’s end.

Q5. All of the following are components of cost management EXCEPT:

1. Vendor bid analysis
2. Analogous estimating
3. Earned value management
4. Estimate Activity Resources

Q6. After receiving some news about a delay on one of your project tasks, you review the schedule to determine how it will affect the project. While there is a substantial delay on this task, it is not a critical path item and will not affect delivery of any of your milestones. Another project manager advises you to just present the milestone chart during your meeting with the project stakeholders and tell them the project is progressing as planned. What do you do?

1. Present the project as a milestone chart and advise that the progress is tracking according to plan.
2. Present the schedule in a milestone chart and disclose full details of the delay.
3. Present the schedule in a network diagram and advise that the project is tracking according to plan.
4. Present the schedule as a bar chart and advise that the project is tracking according to plan.

Q7. A project manager discovers hat a work package has been completed for substantially less cost than planned. Which of the following is NOT among the first things to consider doing?

1. Make sure all project processes were followed.
2. Make sure the right resources were used
3. Make sure all the work was done
4. Identify ways to increase the result.

Q8. Which of the following statements is correct:

1. Project lifecycles and product lifecycles are interdependent.
2. Project lifecycles are independent of product lifecycles.
3. A product lifecycle is the same as a project lifecycle.
4. The last lifecycle for a project is generally the product's retirement.

Q9. The project was going well when all of a sudden there were changes to the project coming from multiple stakeholders. After all the changes were determined, the project manager spent time with all the stakeholders to find out why there were changes and to discover any more. The project work has quieted down when a team member casually mentions to the project manager that he added functionality to a product of the project. Do not worry he says, “I did not impact time, cost, or quality!”

1. Ask the team member how the need for functionality was determined
2. Hold a meeting to review the team member’s completed work
3. Look for other added functionality.
4. Ask the team member how he knows there is no time, cost, or quality impact.

Q10. PMBOK offers a number of tools and techniques for all the project management processes. These tools and techniques must be carefully applied in order to meet the objectives of any process. Which of the following is not a tool or technique of the Plan Stakeholder Engagement process?

1. Expert judgment
2. Meetings
3. Decision-making
4. Interpersonal skills