Question 1

You are the project manager for your organization. Maagement has asked you for this current project. You use the critical chain method to create the project network diagram rather than the more traditional critical path method. What is the critical chain method?

Options :

A : It examines only the non-critical path activities that are considered near critical, if the float is one day or less

B : It examines only the critical path activities to determine when the project completion date may be.

C : It examines the availability of needed project resources to determine when activities may actually happen.

D : It generates a Gantt chart that reflects the availability of project resources and considers working and non-working days for the project.

Answer: C

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics of conflict and the conflict management process should be recognized by the project managers while handling conflict in a team environment? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options :

A : Conflict resolution should focus on issues, not personalities

B : Conflict is natural and forces a search for alternatives

C : Openness resolves conflict.

D : Conflict is an individual issue.

Answer: A,B,C

Question 3

Which of the following techniques is used in businesses to determine the effect different costs or investments have on profit and other financial indicators?

Options :

A : Schedule analysis

B : Resource leveling

C : What-if scenario analysis

D : Root cause analysis

Answer: C

Question 4

John works as a project manager for BlueWell Inc. He is working on a high-profile project with 80 stakeholders and he needs to express to his project team and to the management the importance of communication in the project. He would like to show the number of stakeholder communication channels in the project. Based on this information how many communication channels exist within this project?

Options :

A : 3000

B : 79

C : 80

D : 3160

Answer: D

Question 5

You are the project manager for your organization. Your current project has a schedule variance of -$37,500 and a schedule performance index of 0.94. What do these values mean in regard to project performance?

Options :

A : Your project is likely to be late and over budget

B : Your project is performing well

C : Your project has a planned value of $600,000

D : Your project is six percent off schedule and has a considerable schedule variance.

Answer: D

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