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Q2. To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. She does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. What technique is she using?

1. Critical path method
2. Flowchart
3. Precedence diagramming
4. Work breakdown structure 57

Q3. Control Schedule is part of which Project Management process group?

1. Monitoring and controlling
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Initiating

Q4. Variance Analysis is an important tool used in the Control Costs process. Which of the following statements regarding variances is correct?

1. The percentage range of acceptable variances will tend to increase as more work is accomplished.
2. The percentage range of acceptable variances will tend to decrease as more work is accomplished.
3. The percentage range of acceptable variances is high at the start of a project, tends to decrease in the middle of a project, and then tends to increase as the project nears completion.
4. The percentage range of acceptable variances is a constant all through the project.

Q5. Nancy’s project has a large number of key positive and negative stakeholders. To ensure the project’s success, it is essential to manage the influential negative stakeholders closely. Do the key positive stakeholders need to be managed, too?

1. No; more attention needs to be given to the key negative stakeholders.
2. The positive stakeholders need to be closely managed, as well, since stakeholders’ needs and expectations change over time.
3. Project stakeholders should not be classified as positive and negative stakeholders.
4. Yes; positive stakeholders should be more closely managed than the negative stakeholders.

Q6. Which of the following is the BEST way to describe the outputs of the Identify Risks process?

1. A list of risks
2. A list of triggers
3. A list of the risk response owners
4. An understanding of the project risks

Q7. You have completed a milestone in your software development project, and you are now verifying that the product meets the specifications outlined in the project management plan. In which process group is this process?

1. Closing
2. Monitor and Controlling
3. Executing
4. Planning

Q8. All of the following are inputs to the quality process EXCEPT:

1. Organizational process assets
2. Checklists
3. Quality policy
4. The project scope statement.

Q9. A project manager for a large information technology consulting firm was assigned to manage a software integration project for a large client. The schedule was already established. Management at the client site responsible for the project explained to the project manager that the project duration was too long. Changing market pressures require the project to be brought in one month earlier than scheduled. He has already reviewed the scope of the project and nothing can be cut. He requested that the project manager cut each activity by 10 percent duration to accomplish the goal. What would be the MOST appropriate thing for the project manager to do in this situation?

1. Initiate change control processes, explain that the project schedule needs to stand, and review the risks involved.
2. Meet with the team and evaluate how each activity can be cut by 10 percent to accomplish the goal.
3. Do more critical path activities in parallel.
4. Meet with management to review the original project management plan and discuss scope changes that would reduce project timeline

Q10. A project consists of multiple phases. Which of the following is a valid statement and applies to each phase of the project?

1. Each phase is generally concluded with a review of the work accomplished but is only closed if the next phase has already started.
2. Each phase of the project is considered complete when the project sponsor signs off on that phase of the project.
3. Each phase of the project is generally concluded with a review of the work accomplished and deliverables to determine acceptance and whether the phase should be considered closed.
4. Each phase is generally concluded with a review of the work accomplished. A phase is never considered complete until the end of the project when the entire project is complete.