The agile project team members are all working in an open office space

arrangement. There are many conversations happening concurrently throughout

the day.Which of the following is the best option for the project manager?

A. Schedule frequent team checkpoints and post project artifacts in a transparent fashion
B. Request team members to hold off their conversations until formal meeting times
C. Record the conversations and post them in a shared repository
D. Designate afternoons as quiet work times 1
A project manager who works for a city government is planning a project to
build a new community center. The project will ultimately be paid for with tax
revenues, but the city lacks the immediate funds that will be required to get the
project going. To determine how the project will be paid, the team is investigating
various sources of funding including municipal bonds and federal grants. What
tool or technique is the team using in this scenario?

A. Cost aggregation
B. Cost baseline
C. Financing
D. Project funding requirements 2
The previous project was a failure, and its objectives have not been achieved.
However, since the organization still needs the deliverables that were to be
produced by that project, the organization initiates a new project. What should
the project manager do to ensure that the new project starts with a higher
probability of success?

A. Include the assumption in the project charter that this project may also fail to set
stakeholder expectations accordingly
B. Make certain that the team members from the failed project are not involved in the
new project to avoid repeating the failure
C. Review the lessons learned from the failed project to incorporate this knowledge
into the project charter of the new project
D. Gather information from the project manager and the team of the failed project and
use this information to plan the new project 3
Per organizational policy, vendors should be selected by an evaluation
committee. The project manager schedules a meeting to discuss the proposals
submitted by prospective vendors but, based on experience, is concerned that
the committee members may have preconceived opinions about which vendor
should be selected based on personal preferences and relationships. What is
the best course of action for the project manager to select a vendor?

A. Remove vendors' identifying information from their proposals and let the committee
evaluate the proposals against the source selection criteria
B. Hold the meeting as scheduled and let the committee evaluate the vendors'
proposals against the source selection criteria
C. Escalate the issue to the project sponsor since preconceived opinions of the
committee members are outside the control of the project manager
D. Cancel the meeting to avoid bias and select the vendor based on the merits of the
proposals and the source selection criteria
4
A project manager is leading a project to streamline the manufacturing process
of modular homes. The project manager researches and discovers a set of
technical guidelines that will make the homes easier and cheaper to
manufacture without compromising quality. The team incorporates these
guidelines by designing a new modular home that reduces the total number of
parts and uses more standard and multifunctional components. This is an
example of:

A.Problem solving
B.Design for X
C.Change request
D.Data gathering
5
The equipment that is used to connect parts has broken. The maintenance
crew has begun repairs and ordered replacement parts per the response plan.
The crew expects the equipment to be down for at least three days. What
should the project manager do next?

A. Submit a change request to update the procurement management plan

B. Inform all affected stakeholders of the situation and the response plan
C. Order extra parts to store in the warehouse in case the machine breaks again
D. Document the knowledge gained in the lessons learned register
6
All work planned to produce the deliverables of your project
is now complete, and you begin to finalize activities for the
project.What should you do next?

A. Release the project team

B. Close contracts with vendors
C. Hand over the final product
D. Update the project charter
7
As an employee of a large organization, you have been building a business case
for a community outreach project. The project selection steering committee is
meeting in a few weeks. What is the best action for you to get your project
chartered?

A. Find a potential sponsor who can champion your project at the meeting
B. Use pre-assignment to secure the best available team in the organization
C. Prepare the list of key project deliverables and milestone schedule
D. Offer to act as both the project sponsor and the project manager
8
A project team member ran an earned value analysis (EVA) report that showed
an unexpected spike in actual costs over the last three weeks. The team
member showed the report to the project manager and based on her analysis
presents four possible reasons for the spike.Which reason is most probable?

A. Soaring steel prices have impacted the fixed price with economic price adjustments
procurement contracts
B. There was a strike at the loading dock which delayed many needed steel shipments
until today
C. Fewer employees are showing up for work the past two weeks causing a backlog of
unfinished work
D. Much higher than expected quarterly bonuses were given to executives during that
three-week period
9
A new project manager is brought onto the project. She
wants to understand the process by which this project
formally accepts deliverables. Which of the following will she
have to reference?

A. The scope management plan

B. The stakeholder engagement plan
C. The quality management plan
D. The requirements management plan
10
As a result of extensive training and development activities specified in the
resource management plan, all the teams working on the project perform at
their best. However, as the project progresses, one of the teams sees
substantial turnover. You realize that the team will need specific training and
coaching to align its performance with the rest of the teams. What is the best
approach for you to take in this situation?

A. Conduct individual and team assessments

B. Repeat the training regime for the team
C. Create project work performance reports
D. Review the resource management plan
11
Your boss is giving you a rough outline of the scope, constraints, and risks
involved in a prospective client's project. The project is highly like the project
you are currently closing. The sponsor wants to know how long this project
would take your team to complete. You think your team may need two months,
but what should your answer be?

A. "Let me run some numbers in a simulation and get back to you tomorrow."
B. "Give us two months. We will knock it out just like the project that we are closing
now."
C. "If it truly resembles this project we are closing, it could be six to ten weeks."
D. "Considering the uncertainty in scope, I estimate three months."
12
The project charter for a cross-functional project has already been approved.
The project manager wants to identify stakeholders as soon as possible so that
the project planning can start. The project manager quickly creates a document
listing the project manager, project sponsor, and the project customer as the
only project stakeholders.What has the project manager done wrong?

A. The project manager did not identify all the project stakeholders.
B. The project manager has done nothing wrong, as the people that are documented
are all project stakeholders.
C. The project manager should have identified all project stakeholders before the
approval of the project charter.
D. The project manager should have done this exercise after developing the project
management plan.
13
Defects have been found in some of the project deliverables.
The change request to repair the defects has been submitted
and approved, and the deliverables repaired. What should the
project manager do next?

A. Invite the customer to validate scope

B. Conduct the approved change requests review
C. Perform the Control Scope process
D. Request the team to carry out a root cause analysis
14
After taking over a project that is in the middle of execution,
you are looking for information about the quality
management issues that have been escalated by the team and
any corrective actions that have been recommended and/or
implemented. What is your best course of action?

A. Look at the issue log

B. Check the quality management plan
C. Review the quality reports
D. Talk to the previous project manager
15
Your project team functions as a well-organized unit. The team members are
interdependent and work through issues smoothly and effectively. What is your
best course of action?

A. Provide clear direction on the project objectives and the behavior expected from
the team members
B. Help the team to get through their struggle by ensuring they listen to each other and
understand their differences
C. Ensure the team resolves conflicts quickly and continues to work collaboratively and
step in only when needed
D. Serve as a gateway between the project team and the stakeholders and delegate
decision making to the team members
16
You are planning the must-have features of a new product in detail so that
work can begin and the product can be released to the market as early as
possible. The future features are unknown now and will depend on what the
competitors release. You will plan these features in greater detail later. As you
and your team create the work breakdown structure (WBS), what will you use
to indicate the future features?

A. Control accounts
B. WBS dictionary
C. Work packages
D. Planning packages
17
Decisions were made to move a major portion of the work and to add some
additional work to an outsourcing firm in another country where labor costs
are cheaper. Which components of the project management plan are likely to
be updated as a result of the approved change?

A. Benefits management plan and project charter

B. Requirements documentation and requirements traceability matrix
C. Scope baseline, cost baseline, and schedule baseline
D. Risk register, stakeholder register, and lessons learned register
18
A microprocessor manufacturer has released its new chip to the market. The
company tried to balance chip performance versus manufacturing expense. The
project manager wants to determine whether the performance and features
that sophisticated consumers demand from modern processors were met by
the new chip.What is the best course of action?

A. Send questionnaires and surveys

B. Make telemarketing calls
C. Send standard mail
D. Issue email subscriptions
19
You have a discussion with the finance department manager about the
acceptable cost performance index range for the project you are leading. The
manager argues that the current CPI of 0.9 is unacceptable and should be
within +/- 5%, while you insist that an acceptable CPI range is +/- 10%. Where
should you look to determine the acceptable metric?

A. Quality metrics
B. Cost metrics
C. Scope metrics
D. Schedule metrics
20
An organization is using multiple systems and tools from
three different vendors. The organization wants to undertake
a project that would integrate those systems and tools.
Which is the best course of action by the organization?

A. Charter a project with all vendors involved

B. Wait until procurement documents are written before involving
vendors
C. Make the vendors the customer of the project
D. Separate the three vendors into three projects to be managed
concurrently 21
The project is required to notify the public at various stages. A public relations
specialist was involved in planning the communications for the project. Now,
when the project is in execution, the communications with the public up to
this point do not appear to be effective. A survey revealed only 2% of the
public was aware of the project. Whom should the project manager contact
first?

A. The public relations specialist

B. The project sponsor
C. The project management office
D. A quality specialist
22
The plan to have 80% of the 10,000 employees enrolled in the new system by
the end of the month is nowhere near target. The project team has sent
multiple emails to the entire company with the reminders to enroll. What
should the project manager do?

A. Instruct the team to send another email stressing the importance of the deadline
B. Evaluate project communications and the communication strategy
C. Offer an incentive to managers who get 80% or greater of their employees enrolled
D. Submit a change request to update the communications management plan
23
The project iteration's costs are below estimates and work is
being completed well ahead of schedule. The resource costs
and the scope are being measured in story points. How
should the burndown chart look?

A. The remaining work line is above the ideal burndown rate

B. The remaining work line is below the ideal burndown rate
C. The earned value line is below the planned value line
D. Cannot be determined from the information provided
24
As part of project procurement activities, the project manager needs to
purchase corn for testing a new ethanol production facility. Corn represents
the single biggest expense for the project. Due to a crash in the commodities
market, the project manager can acquire corn at a dramatically lower price
than expected.What is the best course of action for the project manager?

A. Allow the project to proceed significantly under budget

B. Submit a change request to update the cost baseline
C. Use the savings to acquire additional corn for future projects
D. Update the work breakdown structure (WBS)
25
You are currently in the process of determining, documenting, and managing
stakeholder needs and requirements to meet project objectives. A project
stakeholder has suggested that it would be helpful to have a visual depiction
showing how people and other systems will interact with the new payroll
system. You like the idea and want to address it. What is the best way to
implement the stakeholder’s suggestion?

A. Develop a context diagram

B. Design an affinity diagram
C. Create a fishbone diagram
D. Build a matrix diagram
26
You are leading a project to construct a new runway at an existing commercial
airport. After completion of the project, the residents under the flight path of
the new runway are making noise complaints and want the airport to
compensate them for the diminished values of their homes. What might you
have missed earlier in the project?

A. Including in the stakeholder register those with a contribution stake in the project
B. Stakeholder analysis including consideration for those with an interest stake in the
project
C. A thorough review of the agreements prior to the development of the stakeholder
register
D. The inclusion of the affected homeowners in the project charter
27
The project you are managing is well underway, and you are currently actively
collecting and storing information about the progress of project deliverables,
creating forecasts for your sponsor, distributing work performance reports,
and presenting project status to key stakeholders. Which process are you
performing?

A. Manage Communications
B. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
C. Monitor Communications
D. Plan Communications Management
28
You have recently been assigned to lead a project that is
halfway into execution. The project has many stakeholders,
and you are trying to determine how to engage them
effectively. Which of the following will best help you in this
effort?

A. Project management plan

B. Project charter
C. Work performance reports
D. Procurement documents
29
You are planning a project to upgrade the software for your company's retail
point-of-sale system. You need to assign an approximate value to the
investment that will be required for the project. After finishing the necessary
analysis using a bottom-up approach, you are forecasting that a $50,000
investment will be needed for the project plus an additional $5,000 for a
contingency reserve, and $5,000 as a management reserve. What have you
created in this scenario?

A. Scope baseline
B. Cost management plan
C. Cost performance index
D. Cost estimates 30
A project has just been approved and formally chartered.
What is one of the first things the assigned project manager
should do?

A. Start the development of the project management plan

B. Acquire the resources necessary to perform the project work
C. Inform stakeholders of the approved project charter
D. Perform a project assessment based on available information
31
A project has just been formally authorized, and the project
manager is currently identifying stakeholders for the new
project. What should the project manager do to find
information on the responsibilities of key project
stakeholders?

A. Check the stakeholder engagement plan

B. Meet with the stakeholders
C. Consult with the project sponsor
D. Review the project charter
32
A project manager is in the process of obtaining the necessary equipment and
team members for her construction project. She has just learned that the
grader originally planned for use on the project is not available and has decided
to rent two smaller graders instead. The project manager will also add a new
team member to run the second grader. What is the project manager least
likely to do next?

A. Create the resource management plan

B. Modify the resource requirements
C. Adjust the resource breakdown structure
D. Revise the stakeholder register
33
A project team notices that over the last four work performance reports, the
overall costs allocated to a work package are rising steadily, exceeding the
funds allocated for this work package.What should the project team do next?

A. Calculate the TCPI to determine if the work package is still expected to be

completed within budget
B. Submit a change request to adjust the necessary components of the project
management plan
C. Run additional reports from the ensuing time period to determine if the trend
continues
D. Conduct a trend analysis and root cause analysis to determine the reason(s)
34
An unexpectedly high turnover of contracted developers threatens the
objectives of the project that you are managing. To address this issue, you want
to increase the rate of pay for the developers and add a bonus for completing
the project on scope and schedule. You estimate that the management reserves
will be required to cover the cost.What is your best course of action?

A. Use contingency reserves as necessary to cover the extra costs

B. Request the additional funds from the project sponsor
C. Issue a change request to transfer the management reserves into the cost baseline
D. Submit a change request to increase the project budget
35
Midway into project execution, the director of marketing leaves the company
and is replaced by an external candidate. After meeting with the new
stakeholder, the project manager learns that the new director of marketing has
a much greater interest in the project and would like to be updated on
progress and project specifics with greater frequency. With the stakeholder
register updated to reflect the relevant information, what should the project
manager do next?

A. Review and revise the stakeholder engagement plan as necessary

B. Perform stakeholder analysis for the newly identified stakeholder
C. Update the project documents with the information for the new stakeholder
D. Submit a change request to update the communications management plan
36
A university is planning a project to develop a course registration application.
To reduce the cost of the project, the sponsor has suggested that students
develop the application as a learning exercise. The cost of the project will be
minimal, but the project manager is still required to create a budget. The
project manager has the approval to allocate $7,500 for the project including
contingency and management reserves. What does the $7,500 represent for
the project?

A. Cost variance (CV)

B. Cost management plan
C. Cost baseline
D. Project funding requirements 37
The product trade show is approaching. The project team
must produce functional prototypes for the event. The team
is also tasked with many other competing project tasks. What
can the project manager do in the next iteration planning?

A. Remove the other competing tasks from the schedule

B. Reprioritize the remaining work in the product backlog
C. Crash the project schedule by adding more resources
D. Move the prototype work to be on the critical path
38
A new member joins the project team. The project manager wants to get the
new member up to speed on how project communications are conducted.
What is the best action for the project manager?

A. Have a project team member show her the communication methods and tools being
used
B. Provide her with a report of completed work packages and the current project
status
C. Forward her all project communications and share with her links to the online
resources
D. Add her name to the stakeholder register and introduce her to the project sponsor
39
A project manager is about to start planning a software
development project. The project sponsor would like to
review any project risks that have been identified at this
point. Which document should the project manager
recommend the sponsor to review?

A. Project charter
B. Issue log
C. Risk register
D. Risk report
40
Two project team members are having a disagreement over how to approach a
minor technical detail. The project manager has little experience working with
them, and her technical knowledge is limited. What is the best action for the
project manager to take?

A. Abide by the decision of the most senior team member

B. Avoid being involved in the discussion and decision making
C. Stop the discussion and direct the team members to get back to work
D. Request the human resource department's representative to step in
41
A project team is getting ready to start inspections and field testing of the
product they are building. The team gathers the quality management plan and
quality metrics. The project manager indicates that a few more elements are
needed before testing can begin. What else does the project team need to
complete this process?

A. Quality management software

B. Project charter
C. Schedule management plan
D. Verified deliverables 42
Project manager notices that Labor costs during the winter months were far
higher than expected. What is the best course action for the project manager
and project team?

A. Allocate additional funds to the project

B. Record this information in the lessons learned register
C. Adjust the project cost baseline
D. Schedule more work during the summer months
43
As a project manager, you will need the assistance of other stakeholders in
order to identify the risks associated with your project. You want to determine
who are the individuals that might participate in the process of identifying risks
to the project, as well as those who are available to act as risk owners. Where
should you look?

A. Responsibility assignment matrix (RAM)

B. Project charter
C. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)
D. Stakeholder register 44
The project team needs additional resources to complete project work. They
want to procure the items while keeping costs under control. Which of the
following should they reference to make their decisions?

A. Cause-and-effect diagrams
B. Basis of estimates
C. Project funding requirements
D. Actual cost
45
The project you have been managing for several years is now moving towards
completion. Some of the project deliverables have been contracted to vendors.
You begin to close the project and want to make sure all activities necessary
for project closure are properly completed. Which of the following activities
would you not perform as part of this process?

A. Reviewing the project exit criteria

B. Measuring stakeholders' satisfaction
C. Ensuring all costs are charged to the project
D. Closing procurements with vendors 46
As part of project planning, you and your project team are developing a
comprehensive list of individual project risks and sources of overall project
risk. You want to analyze the validity of assumptions and constraints to
determine which pose a risk to the project. Which technique will be the most
helpful for you?

A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

B. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
C. Cost-benefit analysis
D. Data analysis
47
You are managing a project to build a 50-story residential building. When the
project was in planning, the truck drivers threatened to strike, which would
prevent the timely delivery of materials and supplies to the worksite. This risk
was identified, and a response plan was developed. Fortunately, the labor
dispute was settled, and the physical resources should be available as originally
planned.With the threat of the strike averted, what should you do next?

A. Modify the resource breakdown structure

B. Update the lessons learned register
C. Update the issue log
D. Revise the risk register 48
A project manager is conducting the initial process of identifying stakeholders
for a new infrastructure development project. The project manager has just
compiled a list of potential stakeholders' names. What should the project
manager do next?

A. Invite the identified stakeholders to the project kick-off meeting

B. Conduct stakeholder analysis
C. Complete the Project Stakeholder Management process
D. Develop the stakeholder engagement plan
49
A project manager is facilitating a first brainstorming session to identify
individual risks as well as sources of overall project risk. The meeting attendees
are struggling with the task, and the meeting is becoming unproductive. What
action might the project manager take to get the meeting back on track?

A. Use the RBS as a prompt list

B. Consult the risk register
C. Adjourn the meeting
D. Call in the project sponsor
50
You are leading a project for a client. A vendor you contracted with to supply
materials for the project was late on delivery on two separate instances. This
caused you to delay the deliverables to the client, who inflicted penalty costs
on your project as specified in the terms and conditions of the contract with
the client.What is your best course of action?

A. Cancel the contract with the client

B. Analyze the vendor's financial records
C. Cancel the contract with the vendor
D. Revise the lessons learned register
51
During your project execution, another project that is part of the program to
which your project also belongs, submitted a request for a specific engineer
who possesses a unique knowledge that your project needs soon. What is your
best action?

A. Assign the engineer to your project before the other project can
B. Discuss the need with the other project manager
C. Assign another team member to fulfill the role of the engineer
D. Escalate the issue to the program manager
52
You are managing a software upgrade project for your company. Your project
sponsor has a great deal of authority regarding project decisions, but you
recently discovered that he doesn't have much interest in your project. To
complete the project successfully, you need your project sponsor's continuous
support. What stakeholder management strategy should you use with your
project sponsor?

A. Keep the sponsor satisfied

B. Manage the sponsor closely
C. Monitor the sponsor's actions
D. Keep the sponsor informed 53
An opportunity has triggered some previously approved risk responses. After
the primary responses failed to produce the desired results, you discuss
fallback plans with your team. The sponsor is concerned and is asking for the
current overall risk exposure.What should you do?

A. Consult the risk management plan

B. Look in the lessons learned register
C. Refer the sponsor to the risk register
D. Provide the sponsor with the risk report

54
A company has been awarded a software development project which requires
the development team to work at the client's office. The client has assigned
each developer a cubicle from which to perform their work. During a daily
standup meeting, a developer states that the team members are too isolated
and colocating the team in a war room would increase productivity and quality.
What should the project manager do first?

A. Explain to the team that colocation would impede productivity due to the inevitable
distractions
B. Explain to the team that a war room was not specified in the contract
C. Negotiate with the client to make a war room available to the team
D. Capture a description of the developer's concern in the issue log
55
Senior management has changed direction on the products and features to roll
out this quarter. Your agile project is impacted. What is your best next action as
the project manager?

A. Add the new features requested by senior management to the product backlog
B. Evaluate the delta between the current product backlog and the new features
C. Await directives from senior management as to what features exactly should be
added
D. Complete the development of the current backlog as fast as possible to avoid
changes
56
The project team has worked for months on an open-ended concept product
for their organization. Some team members are ready to push it out to users
to get feedback. Others are not sure. What is the best course of action for the
project manager?

A. Release the product then ask the team to validate scope

B. Consider the options then go with what feels right
C. Hear the competing arguments then ask all to vote
D. Refer to the stakeholder register then decide
57
According to the communications management plan, the project should use a
dashboard to communicate information to stakeholders. Some team members
are struggling to keep their project data current. What is the best action for
the project manager?

A. Encourage team members to enter any information whenever they can

B. Offer help to those team members who are struggling to report on time
C. Have the team focus on their work and report the status on their behalf
D. Reduce or adjust the format of those not able to keep their data current
58
The project must produce 10,000 new parts. The inspection points and their
frequency along production must be determined. The part specifications and
inspection modes to be used also need to be decided. In which process are
these project plans defined?

A. Plan Resource Management

B. Create WBS
C. Manage Stakeholder Engagement
D. Plan Quality Management
59
A project is chartered to install an IT data center in a foreign country where
the political climate is highly unstable. To address the threat to the data center
due to the political instability, the project manager has negotiated with the U.S.
State Department to establish the data center in a high-security basement of
the U.S. Consulate.This is an example of:

A. Risk transfer
B. Risk avoidance
C. Risk mitigation
D. Risk acceptance
60
A project manager is starting the Plan Risk Management process. The project
sponsor is risk averse, and this will affect the risk management plan. In
preparing this plan, the project manager is seeking a high-level understanding of
the project description and boundaries, high-level requirements, and risks.
Where is the best place for the project manager to find this information?

A. Probability and impact matrix

B. Risk breakdown structure (RBS)
C. Project charter
D. Statement of work (SOW)
61
It comes to the attention of the project manager that some of the vendors do
not receive project communications, although the project management plan
has specific instructions as to how project information should be shared with
vendors.What might be the most likely reason that has caused this issue?

A. Neglecting to include vendors in the project communications register

B. There is no issue; vendors are not supposed to receive project communications
C. Forgetting to perform the Develop Project Management Plan process
D. Failing to review the agreements as part of the Identify Stakeholders process
62
During execution of a hotel construction project, the person responsible for
implementing a particular risk response strategy has left the performing
organization, and the project manager has identified a new stakeholder to
assume those responsibilities. After updating the stakeholder register, what
should the project manager do next?

A. Update the risk management plan

B. Revise the risk register
C. Notify the PMO of the new stakeholder
D. Execute the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process
63
You are conducting the source selection analysis for a project that will procure
services from a vendor. Since the value of the procurement is relatively small,
you have decided that a full selection process does not make sense. With three
prospective vendors under consideration, what is the best course of action?

A. Utilize a sole source for the procurement

B. Use a firm fixed price contract
C. Establish a qualifications only selection method
D. Conduct a bidder conference
64
The project team has spent a great deal of time reviewing a set of significant
changes that a vendor proposed to the specifications of a project deliverable.
Everyone eventually agrees that the changes would improve the deliverable
without any net effect on the cost.What should be done next?

A. Implement the changes since no additional costs are involved

B. Issue a change request to update the procurement management plan
C. Issue a change request to update the project management plan
D. Deduct the cost of the evaluation process from the vendor's invoice
65
Which is an example of a positive schedule variance?

A. The ratio of work completed to work planned is greater than 1.0

B. The ratio of work planned to work completed is greater than 1.0
C. The actual costs of the project are lower than the work performed
D. The actual costs of the project are lower than the work planned
66
A software development project is being chartered. The sponsor informs the
to-be-assigned project manager that while the project will be performed using
the traditional predictive project management approach, the deliverables will
be developed incrementally, over the course of several iterations, by a team of
agile practitioners. How does that directive alter the expectations of the
project manager's role?

A. More reliance on the project manager to plan out the work

B. Nothing changes for the project manager.
C. The role of the project manager is replaced by the product owner.
D. More servant leadership and team delegation 67
The project manager does not have much power over a few project team
members who were brought in to complete some of the scheduled activities.
He knows that a solid display of product understanding, as well as flattery, goes
far with this group.What are these forms of power known as?

A. Reward-oriented and politeness

B. Charismatic and relational
C. Referent and informational
D. Expert and ingratiating
68
The project manager and members of the project team start an Ishikawa
diagram for a quality issue. Someone writes down 'source material’ as a
potential cause.What is the next best action for the project manager?

A. Instruct the production department to stop using the source material

B. Request the team to brainstorm other possible causes of the quality issue
C. Suggest switching from the Ishikawa diagram to the cause-and-effect diagram
D. Direct the team to focus on issues from the customer perspective of quality
69
As your project progresses and creates product increments with each
consecutive iteration, the project team carries out the Collect Requirements
process and Identify Risks process to collect new requirements and identify
new risks. You want to ensure that work planned for the upcoming iterations is
completed with the consideration of the new risks and requirements. What is
your best course of action?

A. Reprioritize work in a risk-adjusted backlog

B. Hold an iteration retrospective meeting
C. Update the requirements-risk repository
D. Distribute a risk report after each iteration
70
During the evaluation of the project's financial statements at the end of a
project phase, concerns about some of the charges were raised. The project
manager explains that the costs were justified both early in the project and as
the project progressed. Which of the following is the best input for the project
manager to provide for reconciliation?

A. Quality reports
B. Assumption log
C. Project charter
D. Basis of estimates
71
A project manager is in the process of creating the quality management plan
for a product development project. Currently, the project manager needs to
understand and then estimate the cost of quality for a particular process. What
is the best course of action?

A. Develop a RACI chart

B. Create a fishbone diagram
C. Construct a RAM
D. Build a SIPOC model
72
Your organization has a dedicated procurement department. Per your request,
the department prepares the procurement documentation and, during the next
week, will request bids from the prospective vendors. You really want XYZ
Incorporated to be selected.What can you say to XYZ Incorporated?

A. They should expect an invitation to bid by next week.

B. You need product-specific information.
C. You can say nothing related to the bid while the bid is being prepared.
D. Price is the deciding factor in vendor selection.
73
Near the end of an iteration, the project team is ready to
lead a product review with the product manager. What is the
objective of the review?

A. Validate the product scope

B. Manage product quality
C. Control the product scope
D. Close the project or phase
74
A project to construct a new subway line is underway, and the tunnel boring
machine has slowed due to changes in rock composition. It has been decided
to implement the planned risk response by increasing the speed of the machine
to 100% of rated capacity. The team is concerned that the additional strain on
the machine will now cause more downtime for its maintenance thus negating
the benefit of faster boring. What should the project manager do first?

A. Revise the assumption log

B. Order another machine as a backup
C. Update the schedule baseline
D. Update the lessons learned register
75
A project manager is highly experienced but is new to the organization and
industry. He seeks assistance from another project manager within the
organization that has worked on similar projects. He meets with that individual
in order to get a better understanding of the organization’s approach to
managing risk and the types of risk that are likely to be encountered on the
project. Which one of the tools or techniques is being used in this scenario?

A. Expert judgment
B. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
C. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Probability and impact matrix
76
Your company was awarded a software development project. You have just
drafted the scope management plan and submitted it to the sponsor for her
initial review. The sponsor reviews the plan and states that the client specified
the use of Scrum, while according to the plan, the scope will be delivered using
waterfall project management practices. Which component of the project
management plan should you correct?

A. Project life cycle description

B. Development approach
C. Requirements management plan
D. The contract with the client
77
The project manager is in discussions with vendors about their bids that came
in higher than expected. Additionally, according to the vendors’ responses, none
of them will be able to deliver by the deadline requested. The project manager
talks to the sponsor and other key project stakeholders to see if additional
funds are needed to cover the extra costs and deliver on schedule. Which
process is the project manager performing?

A. Control Costs
B. Control Schedule
C. Acquire Resources
D. Conduct Procurements
78
You have completed a nine-month project, and you are in the closing stage. The
project completed on time and under budget and everyone in your
department has congratulated you on your achievement. The vice president of
your company heard about the success of your project and wants a summary
overview of project performance so that he can talk about your success at the
next board meeting.What should you provide to him?

A. Lessons learned repository

B. Project closure documents
C. Final lessons learned register
D. Final report
79
After completing eight iterations, the team realizes the
mistakes they made in the first iteration. What is the next
best action for the project team to do?

A. Proceed to the next iteration as planned

B. Update the lessons learned repository
C. Apply the lesson learned to the next iteration
D. Restart the first iteration
80
As a project manager for a small university, you are currently in the process of
selecting a vendor to develop a textbook and other training materials for a
new course. Several vendors are interested in bidding on the contract. During a
bidder conference, one of the prospective suppliers asks about ownership of
the intellectual property that will be created from the project. Which project
document should have this information at this stage of the project?

A. Seller proposals
B. Requirements documentation
C. Source selection criteria
D. Procurement contract
81
A project is underway to construct a 50 story office building. With
construction nearly complete, a government inspector has issued a stop order
because one of the cranes failed inspection. The schedule reserves are
inadequate to cover the resulting delay from the unavailability of the key
resource.What should the project manager do next?

A. Update the resource management plan

B. Submit a change request to update the schedule baseline
C. Submit a change request to update the cost baseline
D. Terminate the project since the project objectives cannot be met
82
A team member reports that the risk she is assigned as an owner has occurred
and will have a significant negative impact on the project. What should the
project manager do first?

A. Use management reserves to cover the costs associated with the risk response plan
B. Reprimand the team member for being unable to keep the risk from occurring
C. Advise the team member to check project documents for the risk response plan
D. Conduct the root-cause analysis to determine why the risk has happened

83
You are a project manager for an engineering services company, in the process
of bidding to work on a solar energy project for a utility company. What is the
first thing you should do to position your company as the best fit for the
project?

A. Attend the bid conference to learn all you need to know about the utility company's
requirements.
B. Request an independent cost estimate to include in your seller response.
C. Look for the selection method in the procurement documents of the utility
company's bid package.
D. Re-use a proposal that won selection by a telecommunications company. 84
You are facilitating a sprint planning meeting. The attendees include seven
developers, a scrum master, and a product owner. The team has already
decomposed the selected highest-priority user stories from the product
backlog into actionable tasks with estimates in hours. To establish the sprint
backlog, you call for the fist-of-five technique. Five developers hold up three
fingers, and two developers hold up two fingers.What should you do next?

A. Close the meeting, because the sprint plan is done

B. Set the team's capacity for the current sprint to 19 hours
C. Ask the two developers to explain their objections
D. Ask the five developers to pull three stories to their queue 85
During project execution, after investing in the training of your project team
members, you notice that one of them consistently exceeds expectations while
performing her tasks. To have the project benefit from the team member's skills
and reduce the risk of missing defects in the project deliverables, you have
tasked the team member to handle the most advanced quality inspections.
Where would you record the new duties of this team member?

A. Resource calendar
B. Project team assignments
C. Risk register
D. Quality inspection report
86
A project manager is estimating the number of work periods
needed to complete individual project activities with
estimated staff. To complete this process, the project manager
should consider all of the following factors except for:

A. Staff motivation
B. Number of resources
C. Law of diminishing returns
D. Political awareness
87
Services are still being billed to the project even though the project manager
believes no additional services are required or requested. What is the best
course of action for the project manager to take?

A. Confirm that no more services are needed and the procurement agreements are
closed
B. Close all agreements with all service providers engaged with the project
C. Forward the service bills to the project management office for further review and
approval
D. Continue paying the bills until the project is formally closed to avoid claims 88
Sharing of project information is of utmost importance to the organization.
Project knowledge is shared on multiple systems, services, and apps. The array
of locations is becoming overwhelming for some of the project team members.
What is the best option for the project manager to manage the project
knowledge in this situation?

A. Close some of the systems that the project team notes as burdensome
B. Consolidate or streamline sharing processes where possible
C. Compromise with the team to allow each to post in the tool they find most
productive
D. Coordinate a weekly meeting to post all the team's knowledge at once
89
At a steering committee meeting, the committee chair reprimands the project
manager for not following the company’s guidelines for exchange, storage, and
retrieval of project information. The project manager explains that she followed
the team's recommendation as to how to manage project information. What
most likely caused this situation?

A. The project manager did not research the enterprise environmental factors
B. The project manager did not review the organizational process assets
C. The project team did not investigate communication tools to be used for
information sharing
D. The project manager did nothing wrong
90
The risk report shows that project risk exposure has grown close to a
negative threshold. Before the next regular meeting, you ask risk owners to
present any risks and opportunities that may affect short-term activities. At the
meeting, it becomes clear that risk owners from less engaged departments did
not implement some of the previously approved responses. What should you
do now to reduce risk exposure?

A. Submit a change request to exploit an opportunity that potentially makes up for the
undone risk responses
B. Privately confront the risk owners with the issue and collaborate to remove any
impediments to the risk responses
C. Reassign the risk ownership to team members who are in departments that are
more engaged in the project
D. Escalate the issue by calling a meeting with the risk owners and their managers to
discuss disciplinary measures 91
You were informed that one of your project team members
falsified the certifications on her resume. You verified the
information as accurate and want to terminate the team
member's employment.What should you do first?

A. Reprimand the employee in front of the team

B. Share your findings with the informant
C. Immediately terminate the employee for cause
D. Review the enterprise environmental factors
92
A key stakeholder has been resistant to the project's objectives, and the
support of this stakeholder is vital to the success of the project. The project
manager has employed various engagement strategies which have been
ineffective and needs to determine the underlying reason that stakeholder
engagement is not having the planned effect. What should the project manager
do next?

A. Develop a stakeholder engagement assessment matrix

B. Conduct data analysis
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Perform an alternative analysis
93
As part of project initiation, a project manager is identifying stakeholders for
her project and creates the stakeholder register to record this information.
Which of the following activities is the project manager least likely to perform
as part of this activity?

A. Assess any available project documentation and lessons learned from past projects
B. Perform stakeholder analysis to develop a list of stakeholders with relevant
information
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Categorize the stakeholders' stakes including interest, rights, ownership, and
contribution
94
You are managing the development of a new product. The customer has
provided the objectives and description of the product. The project team is
decomposing the customer's high-level requirements to the level of detail
needed to design the product and define its scope. In which activity is the
project team involved?

A. Technical performance analysis

B. Data analysis
C. Define Activities
D. Product analysis
95
You have just completed the Develop Schedule process and you are now
preparing information for the project sponsor to highlight the activities that
may create a delay in the overall project schedule. Which of the following
would be most useful in this situation?

A. Activity attributes
B. Project network diagrams
C. Duration estimates
D. Project calendars
96
A request for proposal (RFP) has been sent out to prospective sellers. The
sellers' responses came back with a much higher cost than expected. However,
per company policy, if the responses meet the specifications and the quality
requirements, which the responses do, the requested service must be selected
from one of these sellers. What is the best course of action for the project
manager?

A. Increase the quality standards

B. Update the cost baseline
C. Conduct a procurement audit
D. Resend the RFP
97
On your construction project, you are eight weeks away from achieving a
milestone for which your client will award you a $10,000 bonus. However, the
workers union of your supplier has announced a strike. If your supplier cannot
settle the dispute within three weeks, the supply interruption could delay your
project. There is a 20% chance the strike exceeds three weeks, and you predict
the delay will cost $50,000. What is the expected monetary value (EMV) of this
risk?

A. -$2,000
B. $18,000
C. $50,000
D. $250,000
98
You are leading a project with some of the deliverables outsourced to a
vendor. You have been working closely with your procurement administrator to
ensure that all claims, invoices, and final payments have been finalized with the
vendor. Terms and conditions of the contract have been met, and all
deliverables have been accepted.What should you do next?

A. Notify the vendor that the contract has been completed

B. Finalize all activities for the project and release the project team
C. Conduct the final inspection of the vendor's deliverables
D. Carry out a structured review of the procurement process
99
A project to design and develop a new prototype medical device will require
several vendors to develop the subcomponents. As you review the responses
to the RFP, you realize that all the vendors plan to re-use your competitors'
designs. This "re-use" is unacceptable for your company. What is your best
course of action?

A. Select a vendor based on the source selection criteria as specified by the approved
project management plan
B. Add the intellectual property clause to the requirements documentation and ask the
vendors to resubmit their proposals
C. Select a vendor based on the source selection criteria and then add the intellectual
property clause to the contract
D. Notify the legal department about the breach of contract and initiate alternative
dispute resolution to settle the conflict
100
A project manager is currently managing a manufacturing process improvement
project which will be completed in five phases. The project manager has
prepared the following chart to review the status of the project. Based on the
information provided, what is the earned value of the project?

A. $7,750
B. $9,000
C. $20,000
D. $8,000
101
The project has proceeded smoothly over the last six months. The project
team is asking you to ease up on your authoritative style.What should you do?

A. Recognize their request, but inform them that this is your style and it works
B. Allow the team to make some of their own decisions and facilitate more
C. Transition the role of the project manager to another person on the project team
D. Maintain the tight control and steady progress of the project and the team
102
An infrastructure upgrade project is in the initial planning stage, and the project
manager is facilitating a risk workshop focused on prioritizing individual risks
for further analysis or action. Which of the following might lead to the
development of more effective risk responses for this project?

A. Performing risk audits

B. Reviewing requirements documentation
C. Monitoring risks closely
D. Categorizing risks using RBS
103
A project manager is leading a project to build a new model of all-terrain
vehicle (ATV). The resource requirements documentation calls for the
suspension parts to be painted. However, in response to an issue captured in
the issue log, it has been recommended to use powder coating instead of paint
for better corrosion resistance.What should the project manager do first?

A. Deny the recommendation as it represents gold plating

B. Follow the original resource requirements
C. Purchase the powder coating equipment and supplies
D. Submit a change request
104
While looking at the project cost baseline graph shown below, a project
manager sees that the last point of the stair-step line is higher than the
estimate at completion (EAC). What does this relationship mean for the
project?

A. The project is running over budget

B. The management reserve is too large
C. Total funding for the project exceeds the project's anticipated needs
D. The project is behind schedule
105
Four developers have been acquired with a time and materials contract on a
software development project. During project execution, the project manager
notices that the developers work fewer hours than anticipated, resulting in the
project to fall behind schedule. The project manager contracts two more
developers, who help bring the project back on track. What should the project
manager do after adding the contractors to the team?

A. Update the schedule baseline

B. Invoke a disciplinary action against the four developers
C. Perform individual and team assessments
D. Revise the project team assignments documentation
106
The project manager is trying to get sign off for a series of marketing materials.
The work is rejected by the stakeholders responsible for sign off because of
incorrect use of marketing standards. What should the project manager do
before sending materials to the stakeholders again?

A. Perform quality control checks before validating the scope

B. Validate the scope before performing quality control
C. Create a work breakdown structure before validating the scope
D. Validate scope before communicating the project status
107
A hydroelectric project is running ahead of schedule and under budget, and the
customer is pleased with the progress. Following the resource management
plan, you have used the appropriate tools and techniques to identify the
strengths and weaknesses of the project team.What should you do next?

A. No action is required since the project is expected to exceed project objectives

B. Select topics and develop the agenda for a team development meeting
C. Submit a change request to modify the resource management plan
D. Utilize individual and team assessment tools and techniques
108
During the development of the project schedule, your project team identified a
few activities that could be performed in parallel by revisiting some of the
dependencies, constraints, resource requirements, optimization, and reserves.
You present the compressed schedule to your sponsor, who accepted it as the
baseline.What should you do next?

A. Submit a change request to update the schedule baseline

B. Assess the need to aggregate the schedule reserves
C. Update the assumption log and the lessons learned register
D. Analyze earned value to assess variation in schedule dates
109
A project has just been canceled due to the customer going bankrupt and
unable to finance the remainder of the project. About half of the deliverables
are complete, and the other half are in various stages of development. What
should the project manager do first?

A. Recall all the deliverables in the customer's possession

B. Hold all deliverables that are about to be shipped to the customer
C. Review the contract and prepare the project closure documents
D. Turn over all deliverables to the customer whether they are complete
110
A project manager is leading an infrastructure development project and is just
starting the process of prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis.
A stakeholder has expressed concern that the existing information about
individual project risks may not be accurate and reliable. What is the best
course of action?

A. Perform the Identify Risks process again

B. Capture the concern in the stakeholder register
C. Perform a risk data quality assessment
D. Conduct a risk probability and impact assessment
111
The project manager is concerned that the new system planned to be
delivered by the project may not be adopted by the end users in the
department due to their anti-change culture and resistance to new initiatives
as seen in the past.What is the best course of action for the project manager?

A. Build an FAQ website and respond to every end user inquiry quickly
B. Have the sponsor announce the value of the new system and how everybody is to
benefit from it
C. Meet with the end users and listen to what they have to say
D. Get the new system in the hands of end users as early as possible and let them see
its benefits
112
Your marketing project started with a team comprised of junior graphics
designers. Throughout the project, you have invested heavily in courses to
strengthen the proficiencies of the team members. Now, you are evaluating the
professional knowledge of each team member. What would be most likely
updated as a result of your efforts?

A. Project team assignments

B. Skill assessments
C. Individual and team assessments
D. Team-building activities
113
You are about to start the development of the assumption
log for the project you are leading.What should you do first?

A. Examine the project management plan

B. Start the Identify Stakeholders process
C. Review the project scope statement
D. Read the project business case
114
An alert on the project's dashboard indicates that the
project's CPI has gone above the upper control limit on the
control chart.What should the project manager do?

A. Communicate the results as a positive outcome

B. Find an assignable cause
C. Communicate the results as a negative outcome
D. Wait for the CPI to fall back within the control limits
115
After losing a member of her high performing team, the project manager
implements the response planned for this risk by hiring an independent
contractor. However, as a result of adding the new team member, the team is
thrown back to the storming stage of team development, and the project falls
behind schedule. How might the project manager have avoided this situation?

A. Developed a response plan for the residual risk

B. Established sufficient contingency reserves
C. Developed a response plan for the secondary risk
D. Established sufficient management reserves
116
The comparison between the current engagement levels of the plant floor
workers with their desired engagement level shows that the workers are
becoming more negative about their support for the new process and policy
your project is rolling out. Which of the following is best for the project
manager to evaluate to understand the reason for the decreased support?

A. The performance records of the workers for changes in behavior and production
B. The reporting breakdown based on updates to the resource management plan
C. The communications based on the updates to the stakeholder engagement
assessment matrix
D. The earned value calculations for potential trends, patterns, or root causes 117
A vendor on a project points out to the project manager that the customer
does not need two of the requirements requested in the procurement
documentation.What should the project manager do first?

A. Ignore the vendor's comment and insist on delivering the requirements as specified
B. Contact the customer and ask them to validate the requirements
C. Submit a change request to remove the requirements from the scope baseline
D. Review the requirements traceability matrix to determine the need
118
Your project team members are writing software code together as a pair and
reviewing each other's work to determine if the code conforms to the
requirements documentation. Which of the following will be a result of these
reviews?

A. Accepted deliverable
B. Acceptance criteria
C. Work performance data
D. Verified deliverable
119
A domestic vendor that is supplying the most critical component for a project
you are leading is acquired by a major foreign conglomerate. The conglomerate
has a history of replacing the executive team in the companies they acquire
with new people from their corporate office. The only change that affects your
project is that invoices are now payable to the conglomerate's corporate office.
Which of the following project artifacts will you least likely need to update?

A. Communications management plan

B. Schedule baseline
C. Procurement management plan
D. Risk register
120
The project manager and the team decide that the project
will be divided into five-week iterations with two weeks in
between for retrospectives and iteration planning. Where
should this approach be documented?

A. Schedule management plan

B. Agile Practice Guide
C. Schedule network diagrams
D. Project charter
121
It has been determined that due to the lack of local resources for the new
project the company is about the undertake, the project team members will
have to be hired from all over the world. The project manager has concerns
about communications among the team members. What is the project
manager's best course of action to address these concerns?

A. Implement an online tool to enable the team members to chat among themselves
B. Enroll the project team members in cultural training to raise cultural awareness
C. Nothing; the business world has been multicultural for so long that there should be
no issues
D. Funnel all communications through the project manager to avoid miscommunication
122
You are executing an IT infrastructure project which requires a team with a
variety of complex skillsets. Since many of the team members do not possess
all the skills required, you have spent a lot of time and money to get the team
trained. However, as the training unfolds, your team reports that the training
they are receiving is not a good match for the real needs of the project. How
can you prevent this for future projects?

A. Request additional training funds

B. Perform updates to employee development plan records
C. Rewrite the project's training and evaluation documentation
D. Update training requirements in the company's learning and development system

123
A supplier that the project is using to subcontract some of
the project work has delivered all the contracted work.
Which value does the project manager attribute to the
accepted deliverable?

A. Net present value

B. Earned value
C. Accepted value
D. Planned value
124
The project is not getting the marketing team to update the
content of the online magazine website as scheduled. The
outdated content is causing confusion among readers. What
can the project manager do to engage the marketing team
and make the needed changes as soon as possible?

A. Force the marketing manager to make the changes immediately

B. Communicate the importance and urgency of the change
C. Assign another project team member to perform the work
D. Complain to other managers about the lack of response time
125
To fulfill project requirements, the performing organization must partner with
an outside firm. The project manager revises the stakeholder register to reflect
the new arrangement and marks the partner as downward in the classification
under the directions of influence.What does that indicate?

A. The project manager and partner can share resources and information.
B. The partner can influence the project with their specialized knowledge in a
temporary capacity.
C. The project manager can hold the partner in low esteem.
D. The partner can influence the project manager to make decisions and acquire
additional resources.
126
Your project is trending to meet or exceed all of its
objectives, but the spend rate is higher than planned. Which
of the following most accurately describes the project's
performance?

A. The cost performance index (CPI) is less than 1.0

B. The schedule performance index (SPI) is greater than 1.0
C. The earned value is less than the planned value
D. The to-complete performance index (TCPI) is greater than 1.0
127
A project manager had originally planned to use two industrial 3D printers
simultaneously for a project but has just learned that one of them will be
unavailable. The project manager adjusts the schedule so that the components
are created sequentially using one printer. Unfortunately, this action affects the
critical path and delays the planned finish date of the project. What tool or
technique has the project manager used in this situation?

A. Fast tracking
B. Resource smoothing
C. Crashing
D. Resource leveling
128
A project manager has just completed a Monte Carlo analysis simulation when
he learns from a team member that some of the cost estimates used in the
simulation were incorrect. The project manager is highly risk-averse and
concerned about this issue, so he meets with his team to discuss options on
how to move forward. What would the team likely do with the results from
this Monte Carlo analysis?

A. Use the results; the simulation data can still be of value because incorrect estimates
are accounted for in the algorithm
B. Reject the results and use the triangular distribution technique instead
C. Use the results but set aside additional contingency reserves to address the project
risks
D. Reject the results; the Monte Carlo results would be inaccurate and should not be
used 129
You are looking for the factors, constraints, and potential
dependencies among project activities that can influence the
way the activities are sequenced. You also want to understand
the relationship between the activities and the need for leads
and lags.Where could you find this information?

A. Basis of estimates
B. Project charter
C. Assumption log
D. Quality report
130
Two project team members have completed their training and certification
activities as defined in their employee development plan records, greatly
benefiting project productivity. You want to ensure that the organization is
aware of their accomplishments and utilize their new capabilities in future
projects.What should you do?

A. Update enterprise environmental factors

B. Note the accomplishments of the team members in the risk report
C. Revise test and evaluation documents
D. Share the accomplishments with the team members' functional manager
131
A dashboard viewable by all project stakeholders displays various statuses
using the industry standard of red, yellow, and green colors. Throughout project
execution, to meet the needs of the project and some of the project
stakeholders, the project manager has been adding more colors to reflect
additional statuses. This situation has created confusion among some of the
stakeholders over the status naming conventions and meanings. What should
the project manager do?

A. Revert the status to an industry standard of red, yellow, green

B. Explain the meaning of the new statuses to the stakeholders
C. Remove all the statuses from the dashboard to avoid confusion
D. Add a simpler status for the stakeholders who are confused
132
A historic building restoration project requires consultation with a historian.
The project also requires specialized equipment along with period correct
materials and construction techniques to faithfully reproduce the original
construction. Where should the project manager look to find information on
the equipment, tools, materials, and supplies that need to be acquired for the
project?

A. Requirements traceability matrix

B. Resource calendar
C. Resource histogram
D. Resource requirements
133
Managing the project team for an agile based project, the project manager
takes a servant role and allows the team to be self-organizing. Why is this
possible?

A. The team relies on the project manager's leadership and assignments.

B. The team is comprised of subject matter experts that have specific roles and skills.
C. The team is comprised of generalists and able to support each other fluidly.
D. The team is larger than one project manager can put in one meeting room
134
Several projects are under consideration for the upcoming quarter. The
Director of Global Systems strongly believes that one of the projects, a system
upgrade, is needed and aligned with the long-term business strategy. At the
executive steering committee meeting scheduled to select projects for the
upcoming quarter, what action should the Director take?

A. Advocate for the project with the highest NPV

B. Select a project sponsor
C. Present the merits of the system upgrade project
D. Select a project manager
135
A team member responsible for tracking the costs of a project increases the
budget to accommodate the unexpected rise in expenditures over the last
three weeks. What should the project manager say to the project team
member?

A. Any increase to the authorized budget can only be approved via the Perform
Integrated Change Control process.
B. If the increase in the budget is to cover an unexpected rise in expenditures, the
project sponsor should be consulted.
C. Adjustments to the project budget need to occur closer to the point when
expenditures go above budget.
D. Any increase in the authorized budget requires the development of an earned value
analysis report (EVA) first. 136
You are managing an engineering design project. The vendor has created 50
engineering drawings. Since the project is on a tight schedule and budget,
checking every drawing for accuracy and completeness would be impossible.
You direct the team to randomly select 20 drawings for inspection. This
exercise can best be described as an example of:

A. Inspection
B. Statistical sampling
C. Attribute sampling
D. Control charting
137
A project manager is leading a project to manufacture a new type of wheel for
the automobile industry. The first lot of wheels has been created, and the
project manager wants to know if the quality objectives have been met. What
should the project manager do next?

A. Review the work breakdown structure

B. Perform a quality audit
C. Use the test and evaluation documents
D. Develop a quality report
138
You are managing a hotel construction project, and you have asked your
project team to calculate the current earned value metrics to determine the
project performance. Your team reports back that the project's to-complete
performance index (TCPI) is 0.9 based on the budget at completion (BAC).
Which of the following is true regarding your project's current situation as
reflected by this TCPI value?

A. The project is within budget

B. The project is over budget
C. The project is behind schedule
D. The project is ahead of schedule
139
Your project team has just finished creating the activities list and is now in the
process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project
activities. While meeting with your project team, you notice that a series of
activities can be done in parallel but must finish in a specific sequence. Your
team is debating which type of activity sequencing method to use. What would
you tell them?

A. Activities diagramming method

B. Precedence diagramming method
C. Project schedule network diagram
D. Critical path method
140
After activities were estimated and assigned, you created a resource histogram below to show how many
hours each resource was allocated over a series of weeks. Assume they all can do the same tasks and that it is
possible to advance and delay these tasks without violating a scheduling constraint. To reduce the risk of
burnout and costs of overtime, which of the following choices will address some of the overallocation
displayed?

A. Use available float in the critical path activities to smooth allocation of all team members
B. Adjust Etienne's start date so that his tasks for Week 2 begins during Week 1
C. Adjust Suri's Week 3 start dates to start in Week 2 and level her utilization for those weeks and have her
crash some of Kamal's Week 1 tasks
D. Reassign non-critical staff from another department in the organization
141
A project manager has been called into an urgent meeting with senior management that
starts in an hour, which is the same time that the project manager is supposed to attend a
brainstorming session being held by the project team to determine the best technical
approach for the development of the features for the next iteration. What should the
project manager do?

A. Reschedule the brainstorming meeting so the project manager can facilitate the session
B. Attend the first half of the management meeting and then ask to leave to join the team
C. Attend the senior management meeting, then get an update from the team later
D. Postpone the senior management meeting until after the brainstorming meeting 142
A project team has just completed estimates for both the activity durations and the
activity resources for the project you are managing. Tomorrow morning, you need to
present a preliminary schedule to the key stakeholders. What is your best course of
action?

A. Pre-assign the resources required for the project

B. Apply resource optimization techniques
C. Present the project schedule network diagram
D. Develop the schedule management plan
143
A company stores all its documentation on the corporate computer network. Each
project is assigned a directory with folders. A team member has been tasked to send
the request for proposal (RFP), source selection criteria, and procurement statement
of work (SOW) to potential sellers. Which folder from the project directory should
the team member access to find these documents?

A. Bid documents
B. Requirements documentation
C. Procurement documentation
D. Test and evaluation documents
144
The project is struggling. The project team looks to you for leadership. What
should you do?

A. Work with the executives to reduce stress from the team

B. Offer help in analyzing and resolving technical issues
C. Provide guidance, motivation, and direction to the team
D. Apply the strategic and business industry expertise
145
A project manager is preparing for a meeting to identify risks associated with the
project. As part of the preparations, the project manager is looking for a document
that captures a comprehensive list of factors that could either benefit or constrain
the project.Which of the following would help the project manager the most?

A. Assumption log
B. Project charter
C. Risk register
D. Assumption register
146
Management has called you in as they are evaluating and laying out the expectations of an
upcoming project. They ask you if you want to be involved in the meetings since you are
most likely to be the project manager assigned to the project. You are leading another
project, and your schedule is very busy.What is your best response?

A. Accept the offer since a project manager must be involved in a project starting with the
Develop Project Charter process
B. Decline the offer since the involvement of a project manager in a new project does not
begin until after the project charter is approved
C. Accept the offer since it is beneficial for a project manager to understand the project
objectives and other related information
D. Decline the offer since you are leading another project, and project managers are not
allowed to work on multiple projects concurrently
147
A project manager for a software development project has collected the work
performance data and used the requirements documentation and requirements
traceability matrix to generate the work performance information regarding
variances in the project work compared to the baseline. What process is the project
manager performing?

A. Validate Scope
B. Control Scope
C. Manage Quality
D. Direct and Manage Project Work
148
An organization is considering rolling out a new technology that could enhance employee
productivity and excitement. Some have warned that the new technology could be out-of-
date soon after roll out and there would be substantial costs in material and end-user
training. Management is unsure whether to green light this project. What is the best course
of action for the organization to take before making a decision?

A. Validate the scope of the technology roll out to confirm that the technology increases
employee productivity and excitement
B. Determine if the benefits of the project implementation will be greater than the costs in
material and end-user training
C. Conduct a benefit analysis to validate the project's alignment with organizational
strategy and expected business value
D. Survey developers of the technologies under consideration to better understand all the
technical specifications and uses
149
A product review to demonstrate what has been worked on during this first
month is scheduled for Friday. Should the project manager communicate to the
customer about this meeting and why or why not?

A. Yes, the customer is a mandatory participant in every product review.

B. No, it is too early in the project for the customer to see the product.
C. Yes, the customer can join and provide feedback on the work in progress.
D. No, only internal stakeholders should attend the product review.
150
You are attending a meeting where the project manager, sponsor, vendors, and
several other stakeholders are capturing lessons learned. The attendees are in a
celebratory mood, the sponsor is happy, and the vendors are asking if there is
the potential for any follow-on work.What type of meeting are you attending?

A. Team building meeting

B. Project kick-off meeting
C. Project retrospective
D. Bidder conference 151
To utilize a few employees who are not assigned to any projects this month, the functional
manager can authorize a project specifically for them. There are two project ideas that have
been vetted. One is an IT project to implement a new software tool. Another is a charity
project for the community. Alas, there is only enough budget for one of the projects. How
should the functional manager approach the project chartering?

A. Evaluate the business value of each of the projects to determine which one brings more
value to the company
B. Charter the IT project of the new software tool implementation since it is likely to
provide a long-term tangible benefit
C. Charter the charity project for the community since it is likely to have a positive, long-
lasting, intangible, public benefit
D. Charter both projects with a reduced scope that can be covered by the available budget
to gain a little value from each
152
The project manager and project team have worked together for many years.
There is a deep sense of community and collaboration. Everyone knows their
stuff and gets better with every project. Which leadership style of the project
manager is most effective in deepening those connections?

A. Communications leadership
B. Servant leadership
C. Transformational leadership
D. Charismatic leadership
153
During the construction of a hotel, the project has experienced an unforeseen
difficulty with the generators being used to supply the required electricity for
the project. The output of the generators is inadequate, and the project
manager will need to either rearrange the scheduled activities to reduce peak
demand or acquire more generators to keep the project on track. What should
the project manager do first?

A. Implement a corrective action

B. Revise the issue log
C. Rearrange the scheduled activities
D. Acquire more generators
154
Resource costs continue to rise and are expected to increase further. What
can the project team do to control the costs?

A. Hold the cost baseline steady

B. Conduct an alternative analysis
C. Request more funds from the customer
D. Utilize management reserves
155
You are managing a project to produce 50,000 concrete blocks for a construction
site. The quality management plan allows for examination of 10% of the blocks and
requires them to be free from any defects. You select 100 of the first 1,000 blocks
produced, and you find that some of them have minor cracks. The customer
inspection is in two days.What should you do?

A. Inspect another 100 of the next 1,000 blocks produced

B. Repair the blocks that have been found defective
C. Proceed with the production but create a mind map
D. Stop the production and conduct a root cause analysis
156
As part of a larger initiative involving many projects, all the activities from this
and all the other projects have to be aligned and be carried out perfectly. What
is the best course of action for the project manager?

A. Coordinate with the program manager to ensure accurate direction

B. Execute the work according to the directions of the project management
office (PMO)
C. Follow the project team around to remove anyone not performing
D. Submit a change request to merge the project management plans of all
involved projects
157
Up until now, your project team has allowed the use of flextime where project team
members may take time off during regular business hours and make up the time
during the evening hours or weekends. Recently, excessive use of flextime has
become a roadblock as some team members are not available when needed. The
team feels they should set a standard that flextime is only to be used for personal
emergencies. How should you handle this situation?

A. Contact the human resources department to update the corporate policies to

prohibit flextime
B. Submit a change request to update the team charter based on the team's inputs
C. Discuss the issue with the team and update the team charter accordingly
D. Do nothing as the team has already agreed to use flextime for personal
emergencies only 158
With all deliverables accepted, the project is nearing its end. The executives are
eager to assign the project manager to other projects. However, before moving
on, the project manager must deliver the final product to the customer. What
should the project manager do first?

A. Release equipment and human resources to other projects

B. Confirm the delivery and formal acceptance of the deliverables
C. Present a list of quality concerns to the customer
D. Move on to the next project to please the executives
159
To complete the Plan Risk Management process and establish risk thresholds
for your project, you want to get a better understanding of the key
stakeholder’s attitudes toward risk. Where is the best place to find this
information?

A. Stakeholder register
B. Risk management plan
C. Project charter
D. Probability and impact matrix
160
Your enterprise software integration project has just begun execution when your
organization acquires a new subsidiary and involves them in the project. The new subsidiary
recently finished a similar integration project using a compatible tool. Using the tool may
accelerate both your project and the new subsidiary's assimilation into the organization.
However, the schedule and cost variances to take this opportunity do not quite meet
agreed-upon risk thresholds.What should you do?

A. Do nothing, because the opportunity does not meet your existing stakeholders' risk
thresholds as documented in your risk management plan.
B. Ask your project sponsor for permission to switch to the tool that has been used by the
new subsidiary in their recently completed project.
C. Submit a change request to adjust the risk thresholds that consider the new
stakeholders' risk appetite and to update the baselines.
D. Train your team to use the new tool based on the expert judgment of your new
subsidiary's integration project team members.
161
The work is getting done, and the project is on track. However, the project
manager does not understand why so many team members keep requesting to
be moved off the project. As far as the project manager is concerned, all she is
trying to do is to ensure that the work is being completed as specified in the
project management plan.What might be the most likely cause?

A. The project manager gives the team too much work.

B. The team lacks the training needed to complete project activities.
C. The project manager lacks emotional intelligence.
D. The project manager does not clearly communicate the project's objectives.
162
Stakeholders are not sure what to do about the multiple failures the project
has been experiencing recently. Changes need to be made quickly. Otherwise,
the project may be terminated, as it is consistently missing its objectives. What
should the project manager do first?

A. Recommend terminating the project as its objectives cannot be met

B. Consult with the project sponsor due to the urgency and the severity of
the situation
C. Implement the most promising change immediately and transparently
D. Facilitate a discussion amongst the stakeholders on what should be
changed.
163
As a project manager, you are leading a century-old building renovation project,
where theft of equipment, materials, and supplies has been a problem. You have
found that moving anything of value that is portable into a single secured room
of the building has significantly reduced the losses with minimal cost. What
should you do next?

A. Include the information in the lessons learned repository

B. Add the daily security task to the milestone schedule
C. Include the information in the lessons learned register
D. Discuss the situation with the team during the next retrospective.

164
A project manager is preparing for a status meeting by examining the project's
cost performance to date. She produces a chart which depicts the
performance of EV, PV, and AC over the past year. The chart reveals that even
though costs are over budget, cost performance has been improving over the
past four consecutive months. What tool or technique has the project manager
used?

A. Trend analysis
B. Reserve analysis
C. Variance analysis
D. Root cause analysis.
165
The project sponsor is concerned about possible ethics violations between the
project and vendors.What independent review can the sponsor order?

A. Team assessment
B. Performance review
C. Monte-Carlo analysis
D. Procurement audit
166
The project manager is ready to transition the final project's deliverable and
close the project. Which of the following would ensure the smoothest
transition?

A. Coordination with the operations manager

B. Strong matrix organizational structure
C. Submission of a final project report
D. Constant communications with the project sponsor
167
Midway into project execution, a competitor is about to release a product like the
one planned to be delivered by your project. If the competitor launches their
product to the market before you, your project will be deemed as failed. With a
response prepared to run some of the development activities in parallel, what should
you do next?

A. Compress the schedule

B. Meet with the team to assess the risk
C. Terminate the project
D. Request management reserves
168
During the project's iterations, the daily standup meetings have been held at 9
AM every day. Three of the project team members have missed or been late to
the last seven meetings because the team members are running tests in
another building at that time. These tests will most likely continue for the rest
of the iteration.What is the project manager's best course of action?

A. Start the meeting once everyone is present

B. Cancel the meetings
C. Keep on holding the meetings as scheduled
D. Move the meeting to a set time later in the day
169
Working as a project manager for a drug manufacturing project, you are performing a
schedule network analysis to generate the project schedule model. You have already
determined the critical path and float, optimized resources, and calculated a 90%
probability of completing the project by May 28.What else is left to do?

A. Using a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate possible outcomes of the project

schedule
B. Adjusting the start and finish dates to balance the demand for resources with
their availability
C. Assessing the need to aggregate schedule reserves to reduce the possibility of
schedule slippage
D. Applying precedence diagramming to arrange the activities according to their
logical order
170
You are a project manager assigned to a bridge construction project. Senior
management has expressed their concerns regarding cost overruns in labor
and materials which may jeopardize the successful completion of the project.
You are asked to research the cause and impact of the cost overruns and
determine if corrective actions are needed. What tool or technique is most
helpful in this situation?

A. Earned value analysis

B. Trend analysis
C. Reserve analysis
D. Variance analysis 171
A project manager is currently in the process of prioritizing individual project
risks by assessing their detectability, proximity, and impact value. The project
manager would like to create a graphical representation of these three
dimensions.What is the best course of action?

A. Generate a RACI chart

B. Prepare a requirements traceability matrix
C. Develop a bubble chart
D. Create a probability and impact matrix
172
A project has been closed for a week. The project manager for that project has
been notified that resources are still charging to the project's account. Which
of the following is the most likely reason for this situation?

A. While closing the project, the project manager did not release all the
resources from the project
B. While planning the project, the project manager did not estimate how long
the resources were to be needed
C. While closing the project, the project manager did not acquire stakeholder
acceptance
D. While initiating the project, the project manager did not clarify the
expected end to the project 173
After assessing team performance, you realize that the team is not
communicating well nor understanding each other's skills and limitations. So,
you schedule a weekend team building session that will require the team
members to be off for two days immediately following the session. Where do
you record this information?

A. Change request
B. Resource management plan
C. Resource calendars
D. Project schedule
174
The updated version of the product is to be at the customer's location by the
end of the week, but the deliverable, despite the team's best efforts will not be
complete by then. The deployment team who is supposed to install the product
at the customer site is under a lot of stress to meet the deadline and will be
furious that the update will not be there on time. What is the project
manager's best course of action?

A. Wait until the deadline hoping the team eventually makes it

B. Send the status report to the customer
C. Make the phone call to the customer to inform them of the delay
D. Cancel the installation at the customer site 175
During project risk planning, the project manager and the team are trying to
decide whether to invest $10 million to develop new software or to instead
invest $5 million to upgrade the existing software. The team is uncertain how
strong will demand be for their product and, therefore, must account for this
uncertainty in their analysis. What would be the best tool for the project
manager to use in this case?

A. Tornado diagram
B. Monte Carlo analysis
C. Influence diagram
D. Decision tree analysis
176
A previously unknown risk surfaces on a project and creates an issue that is
estimated to cost $50,000. The project manager submits a change request to
adjust the cost baseline and uses contingency reserves to address the cost.
What did the project manager do wrong?

A. Did not account for all possible risks during project planning
B. Did not include the schedule baseline in the change request
C. Nothing has been done wrong. The project manager acted properly.
D. Used contingency reserves instead of management reserves
177
A client is considering your company for a research project. Your project
sponsor has requested you to create the project charter. To complete this task,
you need the project's statement of work (SOW).What should you do?

A. Create the SOW yourself based on past projects

B. Look for the SOW in your organizational process assets (OPAs)
C. Request your client to provide you with the SOW
D. Ask the project management office to provide you with the SOW
178
A project manager is determining a cost baseline for a project to develop a
new sales training course. As part of this process, the project manager sums up
the lower-level cost estimates from the work packages in the work breakdown
structure (WBS). What tool or technique is the project manager using in this
process?

A. Expert judgment
B. Cost aggregation
C. Reserve analysis
D. Funding limit reconciliation
179
The project team is virtually spread across the country. With an over-budget
project nearing a deadline, emails are being sent so often that they are
becoming hard to track, read, and respond to. What should the project
manager do?

A. Colocate the team to encourage in-person face-to-face conversations

B. Review the lessons learned repository for a method that works better
C. Submit a change request to update the communications management plan
D. Stop using email until another solution is implemented
180
A project has been chartered with so many unknowns and little clarity as to
how the products are to be built and designed even though it is extremely
clear to all that something has to be done and fast. What is the best approach
for the project manager to take?

A. Ensure all stakeholders are in agreement on the product and project scope
at the start, then progress towards one solution
B. Establish an evolving product roadmap, then define and refine the scope as
the project progresses
C. Stabilize the primary project requirements before any project team
members are acquired
D. Create a program of different projects to see which one works best 181
You are in the process of obtaining the necessary equipment for your
construction project. A review of the resource calendar indicates that there is
a scheduling conflict with the excavator needed for the site preparation. You
have decided to resolve the conflict by substituting the excavator with a larger
model which is currently available.What should you do next?

A. Update the project schedule

B. Modify the project charter
C. Revise the resource requirements
D. Submit a change request to adjust the cost baseline
182
One of the risks that has been identified during project planning is that the
company will be unable to retain the planned number of qualified developers
for the software development project you are leading. You need to determine
the likelihood of this risk as well as its impact on the project schedule. What
should you do?

A. Meet with the developers and get their input

B. Create a probability and impact matrix
C. Perform a risk data quality assessment
D. Conduct a risk probability and impact assessment
183
You are leading a project to develop a new gaming console. During a weekly
status meeting, you report that the project is over budget with a CPI of 0.9.
The project sponsor asks you what level of performance will need to be
maintained for the remainder of the project to cover the gap. What tool or
technique should you use to address the sponsor's question?

A. SPI
B. TCPI
C. CV
D. EAC

184
An organization has a policy that directs to use only prequalified vendors. A project
manager finds a logistics company that offers much better prices than its
competitors. The project manager wants to add the vendor to the list, but the
procedure can take several months due to the rigorous qualification process. What
should the project manager do?

A. Add the new logistics company to the prequalified vendors list and use their
services for the project
B. Work with the purchasing department to add the new logistics company to the
prequalified vendors list
C. Select the new logistics company since their price is the best among all other
prequalified vendors
D. Ignore the new logistics company since they are not on the prequalified vendors
list
185
The quality management has been perfect for the project up to this point.
Suddenly, the quality assurance (QA) lead who developed and performed most
of the quality activities for the project has been temporarily reassigned to help
another project. What should the project manager do?

A. Submit a change request to adjust the cost baseline and the schedule
baseline
B. Request the team to develop replacement quality activities
C. Assign another team member to carry out the originally planned quality
activities
D. Pause quality activities until the QA lead returns to the project 186
Due to favorable weather conditions, the heating equipment you have rented
for your construction project is no longer required. Following the resource
management plan, you are returning the equipment earlier than originally
planned to realize cost savings.What should you do first?

A. Use the saved funds to hold a team building activity

B. Update the resource management plan
C. Let the project sponsor know about cost savings
D. Update the physical resource assignments
187
You are beginning to develop a project schedule for the construction of a new
pizza vending machine. When you reach the activity labeled as 6.5.3, you are
unsure if a refrigeration specialist is needed for the installation of the cooling
mechanism for the pizza dough. What project document would you reference
in order to get information on the resources required for installing the cooling
mechanism?

A. Resource calendar
B. Resource management plan
C. Activity attributes
D. Procurement management plan
188
The project requires frequent input from the senior management team. Some of the
past projects succeeded to engage the team, however, most failed as senior
management is notorious throughout the organization of responding slowly and not
attending meetings. What is the best strategy for the stakeholder engagement plan of
the current project?

A. Patiently wait until management indicates that they are available to provide their
input
B. Schedule regular, short update meetings at a constant time and convenient
location
C. Review lessons learned from other projects involving the management
stakeholders
D. Require one senior management representative to attend meetings or the project
will be halted
189
A project manager is getting ready to transition the final product to the
customer. Which of the following should the project manager issue as part of
this process?

A. Risk report
B. Final report
C. Quality report
D. Transition report
190
During a recession, a project manager posts a positive risk that in the current
economic environment, cheaper resources may become available. On the way into
work, the project manager hears about a competitor going out of business and
contacts the competitor to acquire some equipment, materials, and supplies at a
fraction of their normal value.What is the project manager doing?

A. Executing a mitigation plan

B. Responding to a contingency plan trigger
C. Transferring an identified risk
D. Sharing a realized positive risk
191
With a building construction project underway, the director of finance has retired
from the performing organization and has now been replaced. The new director of
finance has raised concerns about the validity of the project's business case. You have
assessed the new stakeholder's relative power, interest, and engagement level and
updated the stakeholder register and the project management plan accordingly.
What should you do next?

A. Terminate the project because of the flawed business case

B. Review and update the business case as necessary
C. Submit a change request to update the stakeholder engagement plan
D. Modify the assumption log
192
You are planning a project to construct a luxury condominium complex that
will include jacuzzi tubs among its numerous features. Due to technical
constraints, it has been decided to eliminate the jacuzzi tubs from the final
project requirements. You document the jacuzzi tubs as an explicit scope
exclusion in the project scope statement as well as update the requirements
documentation to reflect this change.What should you do next?

A. Reflect the scope exclusion in the requirements traceability matrix

B. Document the status of the change in the change log
C. Record the elimination of the jacuzzi tubs as an issue in the issue log
D. Capture the exclusion of the jacuzzi tubs in the exclusion register
193
You are managing an IT infrastructure development project. The project is
being monitored for several performance indicators such as the percentage of
tasks completed on time, the number of defects identified per day, and the
number of change requests that have been submitted. How will you know if
your project is compliant with these indicators?

A. By comparing the results to the quality management plan

B. By reviewing the audit report
C. By comparing the results to the quality metrics
D. By using quality analysis
194
You are the product owner for a retail mobile shopping application developed
using an agile approach. You have envisioned seasonal promotional content and
new features based on user requests. At an upcoming user conference, your
customers expect to learn what features have already been released and what
is planned going forward. What should you present?

A. The features being developed in the iteration plan

B. The user stories included in the iteration plan
C. The developer tasks that comprise the user stories
D. The product roadmap of features in each iteration
195
You are planning a project to design and manufacture a new style of personal
watercraft. The product will be developed and produced in-house as the
company has the warehouse space and production facilities available to
support the project. As you prepare the project budget, you need to know
whether to include prorated rent, utilities, and other such costs. Where is the
best place to find this information?

A. Basis of estimates
B. Agreements
C. Project funding requirements
D. Cost baseline
196
You are managing a project to design equipment to load shredded recycled
tires into railroad cars for transport. While testing the equipment, you notice a
lot of shredded tires are on the ground around where the railroad car was
loaded. You are not sure if any spillage is allowable. Where would you find this
information?

A. Quality control plan

B. Project management plan
C. Quality report
D. Quality policy
197
Your team has been spending an unusual amount of time arguing in meetings.
You have conducted team training to improve meeting discipline and listening
skills. Which document should be updated to reflect the new team standards of
conduct?

A. Issue log
B. Team register
C. Skill assessments
D. Team charter
198
A project manager determines that actual costs to date are $5M and then
estimates that approximately $4M will still need to be spent to complete the
project for a total anticipated expenditure of $9M. However, the budget for the
project is only $8.5M, which is a projected variance of -$0.5M. The anticipated
expenditure of $9 MM is documented and reported to stakeholders according
to the communications management plan. What has been reported to the
stakeholders?

A. Estimate to complete
B. Cost baseline
C. Activity duration estimates
D. Cost forecasts 199
A vendor supplies highly specialized subject matter experts for the project you are
leading. The vendor has just informed you that a key resource essential to the
development of one of the project’s deliverables will not be available for one month
due to unforeseeable circumstances beyond the vendor's control. The contract with
the vendor contains a force majeure clause.What should you do first?

A. Contact corporate counsel to note the vendor is in breach of contract

B. Tell the vendor they need to pay damages for lost time while the resource is out
C. Revise the resource calendar to reflect resource availability
D. Inform stakeholders that the project would not be able to deliver on schedule
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