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All the following statements concerning procurement documents are incorrect, EXCEPT :

Which one of following PMO structure mostly serves as project repository., plays a consultative role, and usually has a low level of control over projects and programs ?

All the following statements about change control are incorrect, EXCEPT :

During the project scope planning process, the work breakdown structure should be developed to:

if the optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the standard deviation of this activity ?

Ideally, communication between the project manager and the project team members should take place:

Risk response development is intended to:

As part of the quality audit, the scope statement is checked against the work results to ensure the conformance to the customer  requirements. The results should be documented and used for:

You have just taken control of a project in the middle of execution and need to learn who has approval authority for revisions in scope.  Which document provides this information?

Which one of the following is FALSE about change management in a project ?

You will be overseeing a project to develop a smartphone application. While analyzing your project, you identify that there is a 55 percent probability of making \$120,000, a 45 percent probability losing \$55,000. What does \$41,250 represent in this case ?

All of the following assist in determining the impact of a scope change EXCEPT:

During project execution, PM/PMO monitors specific results to determine if they comply with relevant standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of inadequate result is :

Sometimes a project coordinator is an assigned role of organization. which of the following statements is NOT true for a project coordinator ?

Two of the types of discretionary dependencies that typically have an effect on the sequencing of the  activities in the schedule are those containing hard logic and  those containing soft logic. An example of a soft logic dependency would be:

Complex projects, involving cross-disciplinary efforts, are MOST effectively managed by:

A project manager has a problem with a team member's performance. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this problem ?

Elements of changing a project schedule include all of the following EXCEPT:

Constructive team roles include:

Which one of following PMO structure mostly provides guidelines, policies, and templates and requires compliances and usually has a moderate level of control over projects and programs ?

When a project manager places a purchase order for a piece of equipment, it represents which of the following?

The measure used to forecast project cost at completion is:

A scope statement is important because it:

Which of the following is output of Manage Project Knowledge process ?

At your project, EV = \$130,500 ; PV = \$125,000 ; and AC = \$129,000. Which one the following statement is true ?

Which one of the following is NOT true about a cost reimbursable contract ?

A project's payback period ends when:

Formal written correspondence with customer is required when :

Configuration management is any documented procedure used to apply technical administrative direction and surveillance to:

You just identified a new external risk during the executing phase that may impact your project positively. What is your first step ?

A project manager wants to determine how his project is doing the end of sixth month. The actual total expense of the project is \$720,000. The planned budget for this length of the time was \$600,000. He finds that :

Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ?

Your project is behind schedule due to conflict between team members. Having resolved the conflict, to get the project back on schedule, you should consider:

Characteristics of a good project manager include all of the following except :

A project schedule completion date will change if:

The primary purpose of the stakeholder register is :

What is the difference between the project plan and the performance measurement baseline?

Which one of the following are the unapproved and undocumented changes and what occurs when to the scope are not detected early enough or are not managed ?

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

Negotiating across international cultures involves mutual interdependence between parties. The negotiating MUST be conducted in

Which of the following is driven by the organization's risk tolerance ?

A project loses a contractor in the middle of a project. A new project team is formed to replace the role of the lost contractor and his/her  team. As a project manager, what is the FIRST topic to address to the team in the kick-off meeting?

As project manager, Henry is cognizant of the importance of effective communication, and he always makes sure that he has the proper physical mannerism, such as facial expressions, hand gestures, and body language, while conveying a message. He is also particularly observant to pitch and the tone of his voice, and he tries to receive comments and feedback from the receiver while communicating. What percentage of Henry's message is sent through nonverbal communication ?

You are asked by management to select a contract type that will obligate the seller to accept all liability for poor workmanship, engineering errors, and consequential damages in the project. Which of the following contact types will you select ?

Which one  of the following is NOT a planning process  ?

Of the following conflict management approaches, which is believed to lead to the LEAST enduring positive results?

One common way to compute estimate at completion (EAC) is to take the budget at completion (BAC) and :

Cost associated with inspection, laboratory measurements and analysis, machinery maintenance and calibration, field-testing, and procedure checking are examples of which of the following ?

A contractor's deliverable has been delayed 30 days. The process of determining how this event will affect the project schedule is called risk:

While reviewing one of the activities of team member, you found out that the activity has an early start of days 5, an early finish of day 12, a late start of day 15, and a late  finish of 22 day. The team member tells you that he needs an additional four days to complete the activity due to various reasons he can think of. Which one of the following statements is TRUE ?

A KEY activity in closing out a project is to:

You have just been assigned as project manager for a large telecommunications project. This one year project is about halfway done. The project team consists of 5 sellers and 20 of your company's employees. You want to understand who is responsible for doing what on project. Where would you find such information ?

During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of the work packages ?

In a fixed price incentive fee contract, the target cost is estimated at \$250,000 and the fee at \$35,000. The actual cost came to be \$210,000, since there was a cost saving, the seller shares the saving at a 70/30 ratio ( 70% to the buyer and 30% to the seller). What the final fee and final price ?

One way that the graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT) differs from the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) is that it:

Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include:

A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.89 means :

Configuration management is a technique for:

Which of the following assess someone's current engagement level in a project ?

A control chart helps the project manager :