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A change request should be initiated when any of the following occur except when there is:

A. A different resource is assigned to a task.
B. An error in defining the scope of the product.
C. An error in defining the scope of the project.
D. An new government regulation.

Answer: A. A different resource is assigned to a task.
Changing resources is very common during the course of a project and typically would not create a need to submit a change request.

While performing administrative closure, which of the following activities are typically not performed?

A. Monitoring earned value
B. Formalizing deliverable acceptance
C. Analyzing project performance
D. Gathering and archiving project records

Answer: A. Monitoring earned value
Earned value is performed during the monitoring and controlling process group. All other activities are part of project close out in the closing process group.

Gold plating:

A. Is only appropriate when dealing with clients
B. Is discouraged in almost all cases
C. Should always be considered as an alternative
D. Should be used when the project is behind schedule

Answer: B. Is discouraged in almost all cases
Gold plating is providing extra functionality or service without updating the contract. It is a practice that is generally discouraged since changes to the project scope should affect cost, time, or quality in some way.

All of the following are functions of a project charter except:

A. Formalizes a project
B. Describes project deliverables in detail
C. Identifies a project manager
D. Documents initial requirements

Answer: B. Describes project deliverables in detail
A project charter is created in the Develop Project Charter process and provides all of the functions listed with the exception of describing project deliverables in detail, which is a function of a project scope statement that is created in the Define Scope process.

After taking a position as a project manager for a new department, you learn that they follow a change control process that maps to the Perform Integrated Change Control process in the PMBOK®. What is the likely scenario when making a change to a project?

A. Document the change request, bring it to a change control meeting, update the change request status
B. Document the change request, notify the manager, notify the customer, make the change
C. Go to a change control meeting, document the change request, make the change
D. Go to a change control meeting, notify the manager, notify the customer, document the change request

Answer: A. Document the change request, bring it to a change control meeting, update the change request status
For any change following the Perform Integrated Change Control process closely, first you must document the change request as an input. After using expert judgment and/or change control meetings as tools and techniques, you update the change request status, the project management plan, and project documents as outputs.

Of the following projects, which would not require you to complete Close Project tasks immediately?

A. A construction project that was completed
B. A construction project that was put on hold during the execution phase
C. A software project that was canceled during the execution phase
D. A software project that was canceled just during the planning phase

Answer: B. A construction project that was put on hold during the execution phase
All projects will require Close Project tasks to be completed at some point. However, when a project is placed on hold, the project manager does not have to complete these tasks, which may include final approvals and transitions. Projects that have been closed, regardless of whether they were canceled or completed, should have Close Project tasks finished immediately.

On a project to build a new corporate intranet, the project manager makes a request that you, her mentor, to help her collect requirements. She lays out a plan and asks you if you prefer to help her with interviewing stakeholders or creating prototypes. However, before deciding, you want to ensure that she is ready to start this step. Which of the following is the most appropriate?

A. Review the WBS to ensure that the tasks are necessary
B. Ask her if which task she needs more guidance with
C. Ensure that the schedule is realistic and can accommodate both tasks
D. Ask her if she has an approved project charter

Answer: D. Ask her if she has an approved project charter
The project charter, along with stakeholder register, is an input to the Collect Requirements process. Without the approved charter, the project does not exist and therefore, any requirements work would be premature. None of the other choices should even be considered unless the charter is signed, which gives the project the go-ahead.

You are in the initiating phase of the project. After the project charter is created, which of the following processes would you mostly likely work on next?

A. Collect Requirements
B. Acquire Project Team
C. Plan Communications
D. Identify Stakeholders

Answer: D. Identify Stakeholders
Develop Project Charter and Identify Stakeholders are the only two processes that fall under the Initiating process group. The charter is also a key input when identifying stakeholders for the project. The stakeholder register, an output of Identify Stakeholders process, becomes an input to Collect Requirements and Plan Communications.

You have just been hired as a project manager for a telecommunications company. You are tasked with managing a project that will create smaller cellular phones. The business case for this is based on:

A. Organizational need
B. Strategic offering
C. Social need
D. Technological advance

Answer: D. Technological advance
The business case, which helps determine whether a project is worth the investment, is an input to the Develop Project Charter process. Strategic offering is noise so of the three real choices (market demand, ecological impact and customer request are the other three possible business cases), technological advance is the most accurate.

One of the outputs of the close project process is:

A. Verify scope
B. Performance report
C. Final product transition
D. Risk register

Answer: C. Final product transition
Final product, service, or result transition is one of two outputs for Close Project (the other is organizational process assets updates). Verify Scope is a process in the monitoring and controlling process group.