Choose the most appropriate answer from listed options (a, b, c or d), and provide an explanation so that your answer is recognized as complete.

17. A project planning phase is moving forward. The project team has solicited the options of some senior Project Manager with experiences is similar type of projects to try and develop a cost estimate for the project. This process:

a. Activity base budgeting

b. Contingency planning

c. Top-down budgeting

d. Cost estimation

18. Which of the following items is not normally included in a project charter?

a. Budget information

b. Name of project manager

c. Stakeholder signature

d. A Gantt charts

19. Which of the following statement is true regarding the critical path?

a. It should not be compressed

b. It allows for looping and branding

c. The critical patch technique is the same as PERT

d. Its duration of all task have zero float

20. Mrs Andrew be assigned as a project manager working on gathering requirements and establishing estimate for the project. Which process group is she in?

a. Initiating

b. Monitoring and controlling

c. Executing

d. Planning