1. Beth is the project manager on a project to build a daycare center. The center will be new construction on the existing campus of an industrial park. The center will have a capacity of 100 children, aged 2 through 5. They will be children of the employees in the industrial park. There are 5 separate companies occupying the industrial park currently. However the owners of the industrial park have plans for expansion in the next two years. The owners of the industrial park will fund the project. They wish to use the daycare center as an incentive to attract new tenants. The budget for the project is $250,000. The expected duration of the project is 6 months. The permits for construction have already been obtained. The architect drawings have been finalized, and construction is ready to begin. Beth receives a request from one of the companies in the industrial park, asking for modification to the plans to accommodate special needs children by adding a hydrotherapy pool and a physical therapy space. What should Beth do first?

a. Present the change request to the stakeholders

b. Modify the WBS to accommodate the change

c. Review the cost of a pool with the architect

d. Review the project scope statement

2. Beth has incorporated all the changed to date. The project is proceeding on schedule. Beth receives notification from the general contractor that the cost of concrete has increased by 20%. What corrective action should Beth take?

a. Recalculate the budget and present the result to the stakeholders

b. Recalculate the budget using the new cost of concrete and modify the baseline budget.

c. Recalculate the budget using the new cost of concrete and call a meeting of the project team

d. Recalculate the budget using the new cost of concrete and determine the effect on the CEV

3. Beth has found a way to save some money in the budget, she will use less expensive labor to do drywalling, ,however she will need more individuals than rather originally estimated. This is an example of:

a. Resource leveling

b. Reworking the plan

c. Schedule crashing

d. Fast tracking