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1. During project execution, the team discovers that some of the buttons on the remote control developed by the project for a new product do not work according to the specifications. A change request is submitted and approved to replace the buttons.

Which of the following best describes this change request?

Corrective action

Preventive action

Defect repair

Gold plating

2. A project manager meets with a customer for initial discussions about an upcoming project. At the end of the meeting, the customer asks the project manager for a rough estimate of the project duration. Based on her experience with three similar projects, the project manager provides an estimate of 8-10 months.

What estimation technique does the project manager use?

Expert judgment

Three-point estimating

Analogous estimating

Bottom-up estimating

3. A project manager is performing quality assurance for a project whose quality standards are very stringent. In order to meet and exceed the quality requirements, the project manager uses a set of technical guidelines, which were applied during the design phase of the project to optimize quality.

What tool or technique is the project manager using in this scenario?

Design for X (DfX) where the X in DfX represents the quality aspect of the product

Design of experiments (DOE) as a quality improvement methodology

The Manage Quality process to ensure compliance with project quality requirements

Process analysis to identify opportunities for process improvements

4. You have compiled a list of potential stakeholders for your project, and now you are classifying the stakeholders with regard to the direction of their influence. As you work through your way down the list of stakeholders, you have come to the project sponsor.

How should this stakeholder be classified?

Downward

Sideward

Outward

Upward

5. During project planning, the project team rigorously defined the project scope. During project execution, a senior engineer calls the project manager and suggests a simpler and more efficient design which could benefit the project.

What should the project manager do next?

Nothing, no changes are needed since the project scope was rigorously defined

Discuss the change with the project sponsor

Evaluate the impact of the proposed change on the project constraints

Ask that the engineer submit a change request

6. You are working with a team to estimate how much time is required for each activity. You are using a document that contains information on the categories of labor, material, and equipment required to complete the project. You are also interested in the skill levels, required certifications, and the grade levels for supplies.

Which of the following documents would you primarily refer to for this purpose?

Resource breakdown structure

Organizational breakdown structure

Work breakdown structure

Risk breakdown structure

7. While performing project work, a team member notices that there is a potential new risk, which could impact the project's critical path.

What should the team member do immediately?

Recommend the project be placed on hold for a day to avoid the risk

Document the risk in the risk register

Draft an emergency fallback plan since the critical path is in jeopardy

Generate a risk report using quantitative and quantitative analysis of the identified risk to alert the team of the schedule impacts

8. You are managing a project that is nearing its end and planning to settle all pending claims with the vendors. In one case, you are not satisfied with the delivery of their final product. All conversations with the vendor have ended in an impasse.

What should you do in this situation?

Pay the vendor as some products were delivered

Take the vendor to court

Discontinue further meetings with the vendor and hold back payment

Identify some form of alternative dispute resolution

9. Your company was awarded a contract that includes a 10% bonus payment if the project is completed two months early. You consider several options to exploit this opportunity.

What is the best course of action for you to increase the chances of receiving the bonus?

Reduce project scope

Level resources

Crash the schedule

Purchase insurance

10. The quality management plan specifies the use of a data representation technique to show the strength of relationships between four factors.

Which of the following tools or techniques should be used to comply with the plan?

Affinity diagram

Matrix diagram

Scatter diagram

Quality diagram

11. You have just taken over a project in which some of the deliverables will be produced by external vendors. You want to familiarize yourself with those who are involved in the project from the sellers' side.

Where would you look to obtain this information?

Bid documents

Stakeholder register

Seller proposals

Stakeholder engagement plan