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What is the name of the document that formally authorizes a project?

A. Project management plan
B. Requirements documentation
C. Project charter
D. Project scope statement

Answer: C. Project charter
According to the PMBOK®, Develop Project Charter is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy stakeholder needs and expectations.

You, the project manager, have a deliverable due in three days, just in time for your client to showcase at her annual event. However, you just learned that a shipment has been delayed and it will push your delivery date out by a day. What is the first thing you should do?

A. Notify your client
B. Notify your manager
C. Evaluate the options
D. Assess the impact

Answer: D. Assess the impact
Any time you are in a scenario like this, the first two things you should do before notifying your manager or your client are to (1) assess the impact and (2) evaluate the options. In other words, take a look at what happened and figure out some alternatives. So by the time you have to communicate to your manager/client, you already have a story and recommendation ready to go.

In order to continuously improve, you must have:

A. Procedures
B. Lessons learned
C. Staff management plan
D. Management buy-in

Answer: B. Lessons learned
Without creating lessons learned documents, an organization cannot methodically improve future projects.

Which tool and technique is used throughout the entire Integration process group?

A. Project charter
B. Expert judgment
C. Project management plan
D. Organizational process assets

Answer: B. Expert judgment
Expert judgment is the only tool and technique that spans across every process in Integration. All other choices listed are inputs and/or outputs.

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.