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Q2. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the PMBOK processes that collects work performance data, converts it to work performance information, formats it into work performance reports, and distributes these reports?

1. Direct & Manage Project Work -> Monitor & Control Project Work -> Monitor Communications -> Manage Communications
2. Monitor Communications -> Direct & Manage Project Work -> Monitor & Control Project Work -> Manage Communications
3. Direct & Manage Project Work -> Monitor Communications -> Monitor & Control Project Work -> Manage Communications
4. Direct & Manage Project Work -> Monitor & Control Project Work -> Manage Communications -> Monitor Communications

Q3. Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome if you decide to crash the project?

1. Increased cost
2. Longer schedule
3. Doing more activities in parallel
4. Added schedule risk

Q4. During every project team meeting, the project manager asks each team member to describe the work he or she is doing, and the project manager assigns new activities to team members. The length of these meetings has increased because there are many different activities to assign. This could be happening for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

1. Lack of a WBS
2. Lack of a responsibility assignment matrix.
3. Lack of resource leveling
4. Lack of team involvement in project planning.

Q5. As per the PMBOK Guide, which of the following is not a communication method that you use to share information among project stakeholders?

1. Online communication
2. Interactive communication
3. Push communication
4. Pull communication

Q6. You are managing a project. An audit team wants to know where they can find information on training plans for the project team members and certification requirements. This are in the:

1. Resource Breakdown Structure
2. Staff Release Plan
3. Resource Management Plan
4. Communications Management Plan

Q7. A floor is one of the office buildings a company owns is now available for rent. It is imperative that the space be rented within one month. The only offer that has been received is from a company that is a competitor. What is the BEST thing to do in this situation?

1. Offer the space to the customer under a short-term lease agreement
2. Report the issue to management and inform the customer of their decision
3. As part of the lease agreement, include a non-competitive agreement
4. Tell the customer that your company has decided to use the space.

Q8. A new project manager has asked you for advice on creating a work breakdown structure. After you explain the process to him, he asks you what software he should use to create the WBS, and what he should do with it when he is finished creating it. You might respond that it is not the picture that is the most valuable result of creating a WBS. It is:

1. A bar chart
2. Team buy-in
3. Activities
4. A list of risks 9

Q9. The project manager notices that project activities being completed by one department are all taking slightly longer than planned. To date, none of the activities/work packages have been on the critical path, nor have they affected the critical chain planning that has occurred. The project manager is bothered by the problem, since four of the next five critical path activities are being completed by this department. After making three calls, the project manager is finally able to converse with the department manager to determine what is going on. The conversation is slow because both speak different native languages and they are trying to converse in French, a shared language. To make communication easier, the project manager frequently asks the department manager to repeat back what has been said. The department manager communicates that his staff is following a company policy that requires two of the project manager to believe that the policy may include excessive work. This is the fourth time the project manager has heard such a comment. What is the BEST thing to do?

1. Create a better communications management plan that requires only one language to be the universal language on the project and have translators readily available on a moment’s notice
2. Contact someone else in the department who speaks the project manager’s native language better to confirm the department manager’s opinion
3. Find out if the upcoming activities should be re-estimated
4. Work on increasing the effectiveness of the performing organization by recommending continuous improvement of the policy in question.

Q10. In which part of the cost management process is earned value (EV) used?

1. Performance measurement analysis and variance management
2. Forecasting and project performance reviews.
3. Creating the cost baseline and the cost control system
4. Reserve analysis and cost aggregation