75. A project manager for a small construction company has a project that was budgeted for $130 000 over a six-week period. According to the schedule, the project should have cost $60 000 to date. However, it has cost $90 000 to date. The project is also behind schedule, because the original estimates were not accurate. Who has the primary responsibility to solve this problem?

A. project manager

B. Senior management

C. Project sponsor

D. Manager of the project management office

76. Senior management is complaining that they are not able to easily determine the status of ongoing projects in the organisation. Which of the following type of reports would help provide summary information to senior management? A. Detailed cost estimates B. Project management plans C. Bar chart D. Milestone reports 77. To manage a project effectively, work schedule be broken down into small pieces. Which of the following does not describe how far to decompose the work? A. Until it has a meaningful conclusion B. Until it cannot be logically subdivided further C. Until it can be done by one person D. Until it can be realistically estimated 78. A project has just started the second phase, in which work packages are being created. A new team member has completed his work packages for this phase and has asked the project manager to validate the scope of his work packages. The team member is anxious to have the customer see his work packages. The project manager, although confident with his new team member, wants the team member to gain confidence after the customer sees his work packages. When should the Validate Scope process be done? A. At the end of the project B. At the beginning of the project C. At the end of each phase of the project D. During the planning process 79. Marketing has asked a copy of the plan for your agile project, including the release dates and the key features to be included in the release. What will you send them? A. The teams product road map B. A photo of the teams Kanban board C. The first page of the product backlog D. The product owners requirements hierarchy 80. The program was planned years ago, before there was a massive production of new technology. While planning the next project in this program, the project manager has expanded the scope management plan because as a project becomes more complex, the level of uncertainty in the scope: A. Remains the same B. Decreases C. Decreases then increases D. Increases

81. Your agile team cannot agree on the best approach to building the next product increment. As the project manager, how can you help them resolve this debate and move forward? A. Ask them to do a benchmarking study of the problem B. Facilitate a team meeting to help them work through their differences C. Ask to see some prototypes of the various options D. Suggest that they take a vote and proceed with the winning approach 82. You are managing a six-month project and have held biweekly meetings with your project stakeholders. After five-and- a half months of work, the project is on schedule and budget, but the stakeholders are not satisfied with the deliverables. This situation will delay the project completion by one month. The most important process that could have prevented this situation is: A. Monitor risks B. Control schedule C. Define scope D. Control scope 83. You have just joined the Project Management Office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the value creation and utilising Work Breakdown Structures. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do extra work. Which of the following is the best thing you could tell the project managers to convince them to use Work Breakdown Structures? A. Work Breakdown Structures will prevent work from slipping through the crakes B. Work Breakdown Structures are of greater value on large projects C. Work Breakdown Structures are best when projects involve contracts D. Work Breakdown Structures are the only way to identify risks 84. One of the stakeholders on a project contacts the project manager to discuss some additional scope they would like to add to the project. The project manager asks for details in writing and then works through the Control Scope process. What should the project manager do next when the evaluation of the requested scope is complete? A. Ask the stakeholder if any more changes are expected B. Complete Integration Change Control C. Make sure the impact of the change is understood by the stakeholder D. Find out the root cause of why the scope was not identified during project planning 85. The development phase of a new software product is near completion. A number of quality issues have increased the cost of building the product, but the project manager and team feel these costs will be inconsequential once the product gets to market. The next phases are testing and implementation. The project is two weeks ahead of schedule. Which of the following processes should the project manager be most concerned with before moving into the next phase? A. Validate scope B. Control quality C. Manage communications D. Control costs