Your project involves the research and development of a new food additive. You’re ready to release the product to your customer when you discover that a minor reaction might occur in people with certain conditions. The reactions to date have been very minor, and no known long-lasting side effects have been noted. As project manager you should: A. Do nothing because the reactions are so minor that very few people will be affected. B. Inform the customer that you've discovered this condition and tell them you'll research it further to determine the impacts. C. Inform your customer that there is no problem with the additive release the product to them. D. Tell the customer you'll correct the reaction problems in the next batch but you'll release the first batch of product to them now to begin using.

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You are a project manager for Bluebird Technologies. Bluebird writes custom billing applications for several industries. A scope change has been requested. You know change is concerned with all of the following except: A. Managing change B. Verifying change C. Influencing causes of change D. Determining that a change occurred

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Your procurement department has obtained independent estimates. The vendor's proposal is substantially different than the independent estimates. All of the following are true except: A. The SOW was not detailed enough. B. The vendor failed to respond according to the terms of the proposal. C. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the SOW. D. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the contract.

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Each of the following is true regarding the risk management plan except: A. The risk management plan is an output of the Risk Management Planning process B. The risk management plan includes a description of the responses to risks and triggers. C. The risk management plan includes thresholds, scoring and interpretation methods, responsible parties, and budgets. D. The risk management plan is an input to all the remaining risk planning processes.

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You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You have been invited to dinner with the prospective foreign business partners and their spouses upon your arrival. You know that all of the following are generally true except: A. You should spend time building relationships with your prospective foreign business partners before getting down to business. B. You should explain your company's rules, standards, and operating policies at your first meeting with the prospective foreign business partners. C. You should build an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation. D. You should respect the cultural differences you'll encounter when working with your prospective foreign business partners.

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You are the project manager for a custom home-building construction company. You are working on the model home project for the upcoming Show Homes Tour. The model home includes Internet connections in every room and talking appliances. You are working on the cost budget for this project. Which of the following is true? A. This process assigns cost estimates to project activities including risks and contingency plans. B. The cost baseline will be used to measure variances and future project performance. C. This process assigns cost estimates for expected future period operating costs. D. The cost baseline is the expected cost for the project.

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You are preparing a diagram that plots two variables, the dependent variable and the independent variable, to see the relationship between the two elements. What kind of diagram are you using? A. Cause-and-effect diagram B. Control chart C. Flowchart D. Scatter diagram

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You are managing a project to install a new postage software system that will automatically print labels and administer postage for certified mailings, overnight packages, and other special mailing needs. You've attempted to gain the cooperation of the business analyst working on this project and need some answers. She is elusive and tells you that this project is not her top priority. To avoid situations like this in the future, you should: A. Establish the business analyst's duties well ahead of due dates and tell her you'll be reporting on her performance to her functional manager. B. Establish the business analyst's duties well ahead of due dates and tell her you are expecting her to meet these expectations because the customer is counting on the project meeting due dates to save significant costs on their annual mailings. C. Negotiate with the business analyst's functional manager during the planning process to establish expectations and request to participate in the business analyst's annual performance review. D. Negotiate with the business analyst's functional manager during the planning process to establish expectations and inform the functional manager of the requirements of the project. Agreement from the functional manager will assure the cooperation of the business analyst.

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You are working on a project that is similar in scope to a project performed last year by your company. You might consider which of the following? A. Using the previous project's alternatives identification as a template B. Reusing the previous project's benefit/cost analysis as justification for this project C. Using the previous project's WBS as a template D. Reusing the previous project's product description when writing the scope statement

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You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You've been told that it is culturally unacceptable to eat certain foods in this country. You know that one of these foods happens to be a secret ingredient in the pizza sauce. What is the most appropriate response? A. Inform the potential partners that your sauce recipe is secret, but you’re certain there are no forbidden ingredients in it. B. Inform the potential partners that you suspect there might be a forbidden ingredient in the sauce and you'll request an investigation to determine if any of them exist in the sauce. C. Inform the potential partners that a forbidden ingredient exists in the sauce and determine to work with them to come up with another ingredient to replace that one. D. Don't tell the potential partners about the ingredient because the sauce they'll be using in the stores is shipped to them already prepared in cans. They won't know the ingredient is in the sauce.

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What limits the options of the project team? A. Technology B. Constraints C. Deliverables D. Assumptions

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What are the inputs to the Initiation process? A. Product description, strategic plan, project selection criteria, and historical information B. Product description, strategic plan, project overview document, and historical information C. Strategic plan, project overview document, feasibility study, and historical information D. Product description, strategic plan, constraints, and assumptions

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