. A project failed sometime after a change in Project Management because organizational resources promised to the project were mistakenly diverted to another project. What would have been the best way to give the new PM a "heads-up" to remind the organization that the resources were reserved:

A - An assumption describing the arrangement in the Project Plan

B - A verbal reminder from the old PM during project transition

C - Paper notes written by the old PM scotch-taped to the resources

D - Asking someone on the project team to remember to tell the new PM

5. Choose the incorrect statement about a Project Methodology in an organization

A - All affected groups must agree to follow the methodology

B - There could be competing methodologies in the same organization

C - A group that creates a methodology must get buy-in from all other groups to make the methodology a success

D - An organization is more efficient with multiple project methodologies

10. Choose the statement which best describes why Project Methodologies are Project Control Enablers:

A - Creating a unique methodology for each new project promotes diversity in the organization

B - Using a standard project methodology promotes accelerated project startup and allows re-use of previous project plans and schedules

C - Updating project methodologies to correct them for "past sins" gives the new project team an un-fair advantage to be more successful than the previous project teams

D - A methodology is an organizational reminder that it requires too much organizational discipline to bother with.

20. A project whose performing organization was largely a 3^rdparty vendor went off-track early on over a disagreement which held up work for one month while the two parties tried to determine a process for resolving their disagreement. This could have been avoided if the contract had a:

A - Severability Clause

B - Appendix describing every conceivable contract dispute that might have occurred

C - Reference to previous legal proceedings which described similar circumstances

D - Dispute resolution process

28. Project Roles are a Project Control Enabler because:

A - Individuals in project roles can provide early warning signs based on their "Role" point of view that a project is going off track

B - Responsibility over-laps between project roles create "dual coverage" opportunities

C - Team members performing in their "roles" will usually not contradict a potential solution from another team member that conflicts with the interest of their area of expertise.

D - They offer opportunities for individuals to perform multiple roles simultaneously, which reduces boredom of team members.

39. A building project requires a large amount of plywood sheaving, and the price of this fluctuates greatly. There is an alternative material, which is harder to work with (and thus adds time to the project), but it is usually cheaper. The risk response plan for the possibility that plywood sheaving gets to expensive is to switch to the alternative material. The price point that causes the execution of the risk response plan is called the:

Action event

Trigger Event

Risk Response Start-Up Indicator

Risk Actuator

40. The Project Manager sees a negative CV on an earned value report for a house building project. Which off the following conditions might explain negative variance?

A - Rain delays caused the project start date to slip

B - Breakdown of excavation equipment caused the builder to sub-contract the work.

C - Labor strike that stopped work for a week

D - Apprentice plumber was able to do the work of a master plumber