After approval of a project management plan, it is discovered that a misunderstanding around assumptions between stakeholders and the project manager invalidates part of the plan. What should the project manager do next?


A. Collect all relevant information, and create a presentation to realign expectations.
B. Convince stakeholders that the project managers assumptions are correct, and continue with the plan.
C. Communicate with stakeholders using applicable policies and procedures.
D. Create a communications strategy to prevent further misunderstandings.

The risks for a projects construction activities were transferred to an insurance company. A major risk occurs that damages the completed work.
What should the project manager do next?


A. Deduce the costs for repair from the client and inform the sponsor.

B. Inform the client that the project can no longer be completed.
C. Notify any impacted parties and take necessary actions to receive compensation.
D. Review the budget and use the management reserve to cover the cost of the damages.

A team member assigned to an activity with two days total float takes a one-week emergency leave. This will impact not only that activity, but the entire project. There are no available resources to assign to this activity.
What should the project manager do next?


A. Update the issue log, and review the risk register for the risk response.
B. Request an external resource.
C. Move a resource from an activity that has more float.
D. Issue a change request to the change control board (CCB) to revise the project schedule.

While developing the responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) matrix, the project manager identifies that a project work package does not have a defined owner. What should the project manager do?


A. Directly assume the responsibility.
B. Consult the resource and work breakdown structures to verify who is accountable.
C. Assign an owner based on who has the fewest assigned responsibilities.
D. Consult the project sponsor.

During a companys relocation to a new data center, a project team member discovers that the new data centers power supply is insufficient. To support forecasted growth over the next three years, additional resources costing US$480,000 will be required.
Since the project manager previously identified this as a risk, what tool should have been used to determine if the contingency budget would adequately cover the costs?


A. Status meeting
B. Reserve analysis
C. Technical performance analysis
D. Technical performance measurement

Based on the table, what activity should receive risk-response-planning priority?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

A project team member wants to ensure that deliverables are compliant with the requirements. To accomplish this, the team decides to review the multiple results of the tests performed on different deliverables. The project manager is concerned that this process
will affect the time assigned to these verification activities.

What should the project manager use for the review?


A. Ishikawa diagram and statistical sampling
B. Statistical sampling and checksheets
C. Checksheets and Pareto diagrams
D. Control charts and scatter diagrams

A project manager developed a project management plan for a team composed of members based in three countries. The project manager assumed a 40-hour work week for all team members. However, during project execution, the project manager learns that
one countrys team members work a 35-hour week.

Where should this information have been captured?


A. Organizational process assets
B. Enterprise environmental factors
C. Legal requirements documentation
D. Responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart

A project manager must write a proposal that includes overall cost estimates for a new project. The only information that the project manager has received is that the prior project with the customer failed due to lack of funding during the implementation stage.
What should the project manager do next to mitigate risk?


A. Review the lessons learned repository to understand why the prior project failed.
B. Choose the appropriate cost estimating method and add contingency to cover overruns based on the previous project.

C. Increase the contingency reserve to avoid cost overruns during the implementation stage.
D. Review all project documents related to cost/budget assumptions prior to estimating costs.

A project manager needs to decide whether to perform engineering design in-house or to outsource it. What plan should help guide this decision?


A. Resource management
B. Procurement management
C. Schedule management
D. Engineering management