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A project manager gathered data to perform earned value calculations on his project. He used the results to report to management that the project is under budget and on schedule. After reporting this information, he discovered that the base figures he used in the calculations were incorrect, as they came from an old copy o the project line which had not been updated. What should he do now?
  1. He should contact management to make them aware of the error, give the correct information, and explain how he made the mistake
  2. He should contact management and tell them to expect some changes in the next reporting period, and that things are starting to look gloomy
  3. He should use the correct figures to calculate the information when it is time for the next report and ignore the fact the he reported incorrect information.
  4. He should tell management that the data he received from team members was incorrect and thus the report was not accurate.






Q2. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the executing process group?

  1. Forecast when the next milestone will be completed.
  2. Recommend updates to the project management plan.
  3. Recalculate how long the project will take.
  4. Determine if project controls need to be updated.
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Q3. While applying the logical relationships to the project activities, a project manager must be careful not to:

  1. Have closed loops relationships between activities
  2. Have FF relationships for the critical activities
  3. Have FS relationships for the non-critical activities
  4. Select the relationship with the highest impact
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Q4. You have been assigned as a project manager of a new project to be executed out of New York. However, you determine the project requires a Global Positioning Systems expert who is not available within the company in New York. After doing a little checking, you determine that the company has an expert based in London who is suitable for the project. However, the London-based employee is not willing to relocate to New York for the project. In such a case:

  1. Write to the manager of the London-based employee and inform him that the employee needs to be convinced to relocate to New York due to project requirements.
  2. You look at the option of moving ahead with the project by using a virtual team.
  3. Manage the project without the key resource and flag this as a risk.
  4. Co-location of resources is a key factor for the success of projects. As per PMI guidelines, you cannot proceed with the project since the resources are not available in New York.
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Q5. A project manager is in the process of scope verification of a deliverable with the customer. What is the MOST important thing the project manager should ensure?

  1. Accuracy
  2. Timeliness
  3. Acceptance
  4. Completeness 7
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Q6. A team of experts come to your project and ask for approved procedures to verify your team is following these procedures. This is an example of which of the following?

  1. Quality control
  2. Manage quality
  3. Verify scope
  4. Control scope
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Q7. The Identify Risks process involves determining which risks may impact a project. It is considered an iterative process. What is the frequency of the iteration?

  1. Every month
  2. Every two weeks
  3. The frequency of iteration will vary based on the situation
  4. Every week
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Q8. While completing the Plan Resource Management process on your project, you visited the functional manager of engineering many times, but she refused to supply resources for the project. First, the excuse was that her department was too busy. The next time, the department was undergoing a re-organization. This is causing your project to slip the schedule. Which of the following is the MOST probable reason for her lack of support?

  1. The priority of the project has increased
  2. The project does not have a project charter and the functional manager was not involved in approving the project management plan.
  3. The project schedule network diagram was not time-phased
  4. The WBS did not include all resources needed on the project.
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Q9. A stakeholder wants to make a change to the work breakdown structure that does NOT affect the time or cost of the project. What is the BEST thing to do?

  1. Tell the stakeholder that this change cannot be made without revising the project management plan.
  2. Make the change.
  3. Meet with management.
  4. Look for other impacts on the project.
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Q10. What percentage o the total distribution is 3 sigma from the mean equal to?

  1. 68.26 percent
  2. 99.99 percent
  3. 95.46 percent
  4. 99.73 percent
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