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Q2. A project manager has scheduled technical training for his or her project team members to increase their skills. During which of the following processes will the team member receive this training?

1. Manage Quality
2. Acquire Resources
3. Develop Team
4. Plan Resource Management

Q3. A project manager’s scope management efforts are being audited. The cost performance index (CPI) on the project is 1.13, and the benefit cost ratio (BCR) is 1.2. The project scope was created by the team and stakeholders. Requirements on the project have been changing throughout the project. No matter what the project manager has tried to accomplish in managing the project, which of the following is he MOST likely to face in the future?

1. Having to cut costs on the project and increase benefits.
2. Making sure the customer approved the project scope
3. Not being able to measure completion of the product of the project.
4. Having to add resources to the project.

Q4. As part of your resource management plan, you have created a chart indicating the number of hours (Y-axis) that a senior programmer will be working over the months (X-axis) of the project. This is an example of a:

1. Pareto Chart
2. Ishikawa Diagram
3. Resource Histogram
4. Staff Acquisition Chart

Q5. The calculated duration of a project of 28.166. The standard deviation is 5.5. What technique would you use to compute the probability of completing a project on a specific day?

1. Reserve analysis
2. Monte Carlo analysis
3. Probability analysis
4. Variance analysis 44

Q6. A control chart indicates the last 12 weights produced were outside the upper control limit. What should the project manager do?

1. Stop production
2. Work to better meet ISO 9000 standards
3. Look for the non-random causes for the variations
4. Plan to rework the 12 weights

Q7. In response to a risk, the project manager meets with the team and management to develop a strategy. After discussions, they decide that it would be best to make sure the risk definitely happens. This is an example of which risk response strategy?

1. Share
2. Exploit
3. Accept
4. Enhance.

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. Contingency Reserves are estimated costs to be used at the discretion of the project manager to deal with:

1. Scope creep
2. Anticipated but not certain events
3. Unanticipated events
4. Anticipated and certain events

Q10. You are just starting on a project as project manager. The project sponsor asks you for weekly status updates by email and monthly project status meetings to review the project’s progress. These requirements are documented in the:

1. Scope statement
2. Communications management plan
3. Project charter
4. Organizational plan