After relocating an entire team to a remote project site, the project manager discovers a discrepancy between the project contract and the project scope. What should the project manager do to avoid delays and the underutilization of the relocated team?


A. Discard the contract and proceed with the project scope.
B. Issue a change request to correct the contract.
C. Perform a cost analysis and bill to the customer.
D. Evaluate the impact of the discrepancy and report the findings to the sponsor.

A project manager for a 12-month project has a budget of US$2 million. The project's first three months indicate a cost to date of US$500,000, an actual cost of US$550,000, and an earned value (EV) of US$525,000.
What is the project's current status?


A. Ahead of schedule and under budget
B. Ahead of schedule and over budget
C. Behind schedule and over budget
D. On schedule and under budget

A project's original budget at completion (BAC) was calculated as US$100,000, but the estimate at completion (EAC) is US$120,000. If the schedule performance index (SPI) is equal to 1, what is the cost performance index (CPI)?


A. Equal to 1.2
B. Less than 1
C. Equal to 1
D. Greater than 1

A customer asks that a project be completed two weeks early. Their intent is to launch the product before the competition.
What should the project manager do next?


A. Apply schedule compression techniques.
B. Review the critical path.
C. Perform resource leveling.
D. Initiate a change request.

Although previously identified project risks have not yet materialized, a project appears to be in trouble. The project manager implements the appropriate risk responses, but this fails to bring the project back on track.
What should the project manager do next?


A. Transfer the risks.
B. Update the risk register.
C. Request a risk audit.
D. Analyze the risks.

During a project's execution phase, the project team fails to meet client expectations for the deliverables. The project manager wants to remove distractions and focus the team on the objectives.
What should the project manager do?


A. Set up new ground rules for team expectations.
B. Create a war room to enhance the team's ability to communicate.
C. Update the communications management plan to include additional communications.
D. Coach the team members on how to be better team players.

During the execution of an IT project, a project manager warns of the possibility that the main server may fail due to constant, local-area electrical outages. The project manager signs a contract to rent an additional server from a local company.
What strategy is the project manager using?


A. Share
B. Transfer
C. Mitigate
D. Enhance

During the execution of a US$20 million project in a balanced matrix structure, a subject matter expert (SME) is pulled by their department manager. What should the project manager do to complete the project on time?


A. Update the resource management plan
B. Negotiate with the department manager for a replacement.
C. Escalate the issue to the department manager's line manager.
D. Refer the issue to the project management office (PMO).

After stakeholders in a company's sales department examined all the deliverables, they state that there has been a change in the company strategy. Therefore, important changes must be made to the requirements. The project manager believes that these
changes make the deliverables unusable.
What should the project manager do?


A. Evaluate and incorporate the changes to the project management plan to start executing them.
B. Evaluate the impact on the project, coordinate with the sponsor and close the project.
C. Request that stakeholders specify the new requirements and present them to the change control board (CCB).
D. Request the details about the new requirements, evaluate them with the project team, and recommend whether to continue or close the project.

A project manager receives an approved change request related to a project's governance framework. What should the project manager do to implement this change?


A. Revisit the plan project process and update all planning documents affected by the change.
B. Re-estimate the durations of project activities affected by the change.
C. Put the project on hold until the impact of the change can be assessed.
D. Submit the change request to the project steering committee for approval.