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George, one of your co-workers, is applying to take the PMP® exam. When you ask him about the process, he tells you that although he does not have enough experience to qualify, he is simply increasing his actual project hours to fill any gaps. You know this is wrong and the best thing for you to do is:

A. Tell his manager that he is being unethical
B. Confront him and recommend that he apply for the CAPM® exam instead
C. Notify PMI® directly
D. Do nothing

Answer: C. Notify PMI® directly
Although confronting him or telling his manager seem appropriate, the best thing for you to do is to contact PMI®. As a general rule, the safest bet is to report unethical behavior directly to the governing body, and in this case, it happens to be PMI®.

While working as a project manager for your company, you travel to another country to meet with the client. During that visit, the client gives you a package and tells you that it is customary in their country to offer gifts. However, your company policy does not allow you to accept gifts. Therefore, you should:

A. Refuse the gift
B. Accept the gift anyway
C. Refuse the gift at first but accept it if the client insists
D. Accept the gift and notify your manager

Answer: D. Accept the gift and notify your manager
Although you should refuse gifts as a general rule, if it is customary for someone in another country to offer a gift, simply accept it and notify your manager. This is the only exception to the rule of not accepting any gifts since it could potentially be a conflict of interest.

Which of the following organization types does the project manager have the most power?

A. Functional
B. Weak matrix
C. Strong matrix
D. Projectized

Answer: D. Projectized
Projectized organizations grants project managers with total control of their projects. That means team members report directly to the project manager. Functional organizations, conversely, provides project managers with the least amount of power since the team members report to a functional, or line of business, manager.

Which of the following is true about project phases?

A. There are always five phases: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
B. Phases are determined by the organization.
C. There are many ways to frame a project and no one method applies to all projects.
D. The project must have more than one phase.

Answer: C. There are many ways to frame a project and no one method applies to all projects.
There is no standard method to manage a project. Project phases may vary by industry, field and individual.

Sally is the project manager for a building restoration project. She is also part of the team that decides which vendor they will be selecting to redo the exterior. Bill, her good friend of ten years, happens to be one of the vendors bidding on the project and asks Sally about the budget. Sally should:

A. Give Bill the information he needs so he does not submit a bid that is over the budget.
B. Notify all vendors of the budget so none of them have a distinct advantage.
C. Refuse to give Bill the budget information.
D. Give Bill a range of where the budget may fall so you can help him without disclosing the exact budget.

Answer: C. Refuse to give Bill the budget information.
This is a conflict of interest. Sally should keep the vendor selection process separate from conversations she has with her friend.

Processes in the Closing process group are:

A. Close Project or Phase, Verify Scope, Close Procurements
B. Close Project or Phase, Report Performance
C. Close Project or Phase, Close Procurements
D. Close Project or Phase, Administer Procurements

Answer: C. Close Project or Phase, Close Procurements
Close Project or Phase from the Integration knowledge area and Close Procurements from the Procurement knowledge area are the only two processes in the Closing process group.

As a project progresses, stakeholder influence, risk, and uncertainty will all:

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Depend on other factors
D. Stay the same

Answer: B. Decrease
Stakeholder influence, risk, and uncertainty will decrease as project progress through the life cycle. As the deliverables evolve, many more known factors will be revealed.