A project manager has contracted with a landscaping service to complete the grounds work on a new building. The landscaper provides the project manager with the following cost estimate:
$150 per hour, estimated time to completion=40 hours
The landscaper has completed 35 hours of work. Which of the following is the Earned Value of this portion of the project?
A. $750
B. $3000
C. $5250
D. $6000
Ann, one of the affected stakeholders, feels that the project team has not been giving periodic stakeholder updates and that her input has not been taken into account. Which of the following should the project manager do to ensure stakeholder expectations are met?
A. Ensure that Ann is involved during the testing phase of the project so she can call out functional gaps
B. Organize a walkthrough of the solution and ensure face-to-face updates occur every two weeks
C. Escalate the issue to the project steering committee that Ann is criticizing the project quality
D. Organize a requirements workshop to capture any gaps
Which of the following may include meetings, status reports, and email distribution lists?
A. Change control plan
B. Meeting minutes
C. Project schedule
D. Communication plan
Which of the following BEST describes a project risk?
A. Something that may positively or negatively impact the project
B. Something that has already affected the project
C. Something that is outside of the control of the project manager
D. Something that will negatively impact the project
After a project team has almost completed the development on the project's original requirements, the users identify functionality that is necessary but was not in the original requirements. The project manager MUST:
A. Update the risk register.
B. Implement the change.
C. Cancel the project.
D. Generate a change request.
A project manager has calculated their project to have a SV of -$5,000. Which of the following conclusions is correct?
A. The project is over budget
B. The project baseline is incorrect
C. The project is behind schedule
D. The project is under budget
A change request has been approved for a project. Which of the following actions should be taken FIRST by the project manager?
A. Perform an analysis to determine the impact on the project
B. Create an updated Pareto chart
C. Update the appropriate project plan documents
D. Identify project cost and schedule variances
Which of the following is the budget amount needed to finish a project?
A. ETC
B. VAC
C. EAC
D. BAC
Which of the following are included in a risk register? (Select TWO).
A. Project risk responses
B. Identified risks
C. Major milestones
D. Risk analysis tools
E. Risk control board members
A project manager has a project with staff in four different countries. When generating the resource management plan, which of the following should be considered FIRST?
A. Reviewing holiday and vacation schedule with all team members.
B. Getting the email address of all the employees.
C. Locating each employee on the map in the office.
D. Understanding the international country code of all the team members.