An issue arises on a project. A team member recalls that this issue has occurred before, but cannot remember the solution.
Where is the first place the project manager should look to find the solution?


A. Organizational process assets
B. Checklists
C. Escalation procedures
D. Organizational policies

A natural disaster occurs that severely disrupts a projects progress. When should the project manager provide status updates to stakeholders?


A. In accordance with the stakeholder engagement plan
B. As needed and in line with the project charter
C. As described in the communications channel diagram
D. As soon as the mitigation plans are in place

A functional manager informs the project manager that a specific resource must be immediately transferred to another project. What should the project manager do?


A. Update the resource calendar to reflect the transfer
B. Brief the sponsor on the risk
C. Ask the functional manager to allocate someone else for that project.
D. Negotiate with the functional manager to delay the transfer.

A project manager determines that a project will be behind schedule and over budget as its current pace. If tasks must be performed sequentially, what scheduling technique should be used to get the project schedule back on track?


A. Fast tracking
B. Critical path method (CPM)
C. Schedule forecast
D. Crashing

A project manager assumes a strategic project that has been ongoing for two years. Project team members are located in different countries, and communication among them is complex due to language and time-zone differences. The project manager wants to
obtain valid information about team members responsibilities and where the work is to be performed.

To what document should the project manager refer?


A. Enterprise environmental factors
B. Activity attributes
C. Communications management plan
D. Work breakdown structure (WBS)

An unforeseen issue results in the need to procure a new piece of machinery critical for meeting quality specifications. From where may the necessary funds be obtained?


A. Key stakeholders
B. Management reserve
C. Contingency reserve
D. Project sponsor

While managing a project for a multinational company, a project manager continues to accept changes from the client to maintain a good relationship and secure new business. Three quarters of the way through the project, the budget is depleted.
What should the project manager have developed to prevent this?


A. Project scope statement
B. Cost management plan
C. Statement of work (SOW)
D. Change management plan

A senior customer representative contacts a team member and requests a change to a functionality that is already developed. The team member discusses this with the team lead, and they agree that the change can be implemented. Although it will cause an
impact to the schedule, the team implements the change.

What is this an example of?


A. Scope creep
B. Change request
C. Stakeholder management
D. Team cooperation

A local supplier is unable to meet a delivery date. The project team did not anticipate this new threat to the supply of the product. Importing this product will cost the project twice the price that the local vendor charges.
What should the project manager use to fund this effort?


A. Contingency reserve
B. Project budget reserve
C. Management reserve
D. Risk response reserve

A projects schedule indicates that activity A has a duration of five days, activity B has a duration of two days, and activity C has a duration of three days. Activity D has mandatory dependencies on activities A, B, and C.

What is the free float of activity B?


A. 10 days
B. 5 days
C. 3 days
D. 2 days