According to the information in the grid, what is the estimate at completion (EAC) for this project and what does it represent?


A. US$9,000 -the original project budget
B. US$13,500 -the revised estimate for total project cost (based on performance to date)
C. US$13,500 -the original project budget
D. US$9,000 -the revised estimate for total project cost (based on performance to date)

What should the team consider to be most important while creating the probability and impact matrix to support the project risk analysis?


A. Project scope and project deliverables
B. Schedule and budget contingencies and reserves
C. Possible effect on the objectives of the project
D. Interactions that will occur in the project

A team is working on a project to address a customer's incomplete records. A list of the customer's files is created, and the team begins work. During the project, a key stakeholder asks that another small group of incomplete records be added to the list.
What should the project manager do?


A. Refuse the request.
B. Add the small group of records to the list.
C. Make a decision based on the project sponsor's opinion.
D. Issue a change request, and evaluate the impact with the project team.

While reviewing a status report, a project manager notices that, over a period of six months, the coding quality for one developer is statistically lower than another developer assigned the same task. Which tool should the project manager use to trace the
problem's source back to its actionable root cause?


A. Histogram
B. Control chart
C. Scatter diagram
D. Ishikawa diagram

Midway through implementation of a construction project, a supplier fails to deliver cement and jeopardizes the project schedule. The construction team leader asks the project manager to implement a contingency plan.
What action should the project manager take?


A. Inform project stakeholders of the risk occurrence.
B. Implement a workaround.
C. Refer to the risk register.
D. Brainstorm with the team

During an IT hardware manufacturing project, the project manager discovers that certain batches of components are failing quality inspections. What should the project manager use to lower the failure rate?


A. Control chart
B. Tornado diagram
C. Probability and impact matrix
D. Fishbone diagram

The project sponsor is inappropriately requesting status reports from individual team members. The project manager plans to meet with the sponsor to discuss the issue.
To what should the project manager refer prior to the meeting?


A. Communications management plan
B. Risk management plan
C. Project charter
D. Work performance reports

During a project team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement that falls outside of the project charter. The project manager states that the team needs to concentrate on completing all required work.
Which action has the project manager performed?


A. Scope creep
B. Change management
C. Conflict resolution
D. Scope management

A project manager must evaluate and simulate the impact of a list of risks for a project's duration. What should the project manager do?


A. Conduct a what-if scenario analysis.
B. Prepare a set of contingent response strategies.
C. Complete an expected monetary value (EMV) analysis.
D. Perform a schedule network analysis.

A project is being audited to ensure compliance with organizational policies. What process is being conducted?


A. Audit Schedule
B. Plan Quality Management
C. Control Quality
D. Manage Quality