A projects latest earned value (EV) report indicates that a certain task has an estimate at completion (EAC) of US$550,000 and a budget at completion (BAC) of US$500,000.
What should the project manager experience will this task?


A. A budget overrun on completion
B. Completion under budget
C. Completion exactly on budget
D. A budget needing sponsor approval to continue

A project manager identifies an issue and assigns it to a stakeholder. After several weeks and numerous reminders, the stakeholder has still failed to resolve the issue.
What should the project manager do next?


A. Escalate the issue to senior management.
B. Convert the issue to a risk.
C. Use emotional intelligence to influence the stakeholder to resolve the issue.
D. Employ other communication channels for that stakeholder.

Configuration identification, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and audit are all activities in which process?


A. Perform Quality Assurance
B. Direct and Manage Project Work
C. Monitor and Control Project Work
D. Perform Integrated Change Control

Which tool or technique is used in validating the scope of a project?


A. Facilitated workshops
B. Interviews
C. Inspection
D. Meetings

An effective technique for resolving conflict that incorporates multiple viewpoints from differing perspectives to achieve consensus and commitment is:


A. smooth/accommodate.
B. force/direct.
C. collaborate/problem solve.
D. compromise/reconcile.

Which Control Quality tool is also known as an arrow diagram?


A. Matrix diagram
B. Affinity diagram
C. Tree diagram
D. Activity network diagram

The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group includes processes that:


A. Establish the scope, objectives, and course of action of a project,

B. Define a new project or a new phase of an existing project.
C. Track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of a project.
D. Complete the work defined in the project management plan.

Which type of dependency is established based on knowledge of best practices within a particular application area or some unusual aspect of the project in which a specific sequence is desired, even though there may be other acceptable sequences?


A. External
B. Internal
C. Mandatory
D. Discretionary

Reserve analysis is a tool and technique used in which process?


A. Plan Risk Management
B. Plan Risk Responses
C. Identify Risks
D. Control Risks

An input to the Plan Procurement Management process is:


A. Source selection criteria.
B. Market research.
C. A stakeholder register.
D. A records management system.