A process review highlights significant delays caused by unclear task definitions. What should the team prioritize?

$2$ points

a$)$ Revisiting and clarifying task objectives

b$)$ Reducing the project scope

c$)$ Increasing team size

d$)$ Adding more milestones

Which of the following is NOT a component of a process review report?

$2$ points

a$)$ Current project status

b$)$ Future status forecast

c$)$ Individual team member salaries

d$)$ Risk assessment

Why should process reviews be conducted regularly?

$2$ points

a$)$ To ensure team members remain accountable

b$)$ To identify and address issues early in the project lifecycle

c$)$ To reduce the overall project cost

d$)$ To minimize team meetings

What is a common limitation of process reviews?

$2$ points

a$)$ Excessive focus on task completion

b$)$ Lack of participation from team members

c$)$ Unclear reporting of assumptions and data gaps

d$)$ Overemphasis on budget over quality

According to the PMBOK$$ Guide, which of the following is a potential result of a change request?

$2$ points

a$)$ Reduction in stakeholder engagement

b$)$ Adjustment to policies, scope, schedule, cost, or quality

c$)$ Removal of project team members

d$)$ Elimination of project risks

What is the Triple Constraints Triangle used for in project management?

$2$ points

a$)$ To balance scope, time, and budget

b$)$ To identify team responsibilities

c$)$ To determine project risks

d$)$ To evaluate stakeholder performance

The client requests an early delivery date for the project. What should the project manager do first?

$2$ points

a$)$ Inform the team to work overtime

b$)$ Assess the impact on the Triple Constraints Triangle

c$)$ Request additional funding from stakeholders

d$)$ Deny the request immediately

A budget cut is implemented, reducing project funding by $20\%.$ How should the project manager respond?

$2$ points

a$)$ Cancel the project immediately

b$)$ Update the project plan to reflect the new budget and reallocate resources

c$)$ Request additional resources from stakeholders

d$)$ Ignore the budget cut and continue with the original plan

You are monitoring the project schedule for a website launch. One task, "Content Creation," is ahead of schedule, but another dependent task, "Content Review," is falling behind. What is the best course of action?

$2$ points

a$)$ Delay "Content Creation" to match "Content Review"

b$)$ Assign additional resources to "Content Review" to prevent overall delays

c$)$ Skip "Content Review" to meet the project deadline

d$)$ Inform stakeholders that the delay in "Content Review" may impact the launch date

Your project involves developing a marketing campaign, and the client suddenly asks for the deadline to be moved up by one month. Which of the following is the best way to handle the new schedule constraints?

$2$ points

a$)$ Reduce the scope of the deliverables to meet the new deadline

b$)$ Increase resources and adjust the schedule to fit the new timeline

c$)$ Reject the request and maintain the original schedule

d$)$ Prioritize only the tasks that the client values most

While reviewing the project schedule, you notice a task marked as "Low Priority" has dependencies on high$-$priority tasks. How should you address this?

$2$ points

a$)$ Reassign the low$-$priority task to after the high$-$priority tasks

b$)$ Remove dependencies from the schedule

c$)$ Increase the priority of the task to match the dependencies

d$)$ Ignore the issue since dependencies will resolve themselves during execution

A key resource for a critical task is unavailable for two weeks, causing the task to be delayed. The delay does not affect the critical path. How should you manage this?

$2$ points

a$)$ Leave the schedule as it is since the critical path is unaffected

b$)$ Reschedule the task to avoid conflicts with resource availability

c$)$ Replace the resource with an available team member

d$)$ Escalate the issue to the project sponsor for resolution

You are managing the construction of a building. One of the tasks, "Foundation Work," was delayed due to unforeseen weather conditions. This task is on the critical path. What should you do$?$

$2$ points

a$)$ Extend the project schedule to accommodate the delay

b$)$ Adjust subsequent tasks to recover lost time

c$)$ Add more resources to accelerate "Foundation Work"

d$)$ Notify stakeholders and move the project deadline

After presenting the WBS to your project team, they point out that a deliverable titled "System Testing" overlaps with tasks under "Quality Assurance." How should you handle this?

$2$ points

a$)$ Combine "System Testing" and "Quality Assurance" into a single deliverable

b$)$ Clarify the scope of each deliverable and ensure no overlaps

c$)$ Remove "Quality Assurance" since "System Testing" covers the same tasks

d$)$ Assign the same team to both deliverables and monitor overlaps later