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Administrative closure for a project utilizing third-party resources must include which of the following elements:

a. Collecting and archiving project records

b. Analyzing lessons learned

c. Closing contracts

d. Ensuring final specifications are met

A project has subcontracted part of the work of the project to an outside vendor. The work involves writing modules of software for the project. The first delivery of the subcontracted software has been made, and it is found that the software will not perform the functions that were specified in the contract. The vendor says that the software cannot do what was specified in the contract and refuses to do the work. What should the project team do next?

a. Cancel the contract and find another vendor

b. Hold additional meetings with the vendor to determine the problem and the solution to the problem

c. Seek legal advice from the companys attorney

d. Offer the vendor an additional incentive to finish the contract

The project manager of a project must hold several meetings. The meetings should be efficient and not waste peoples time when they are held. One of the things that the project manager can do when he or she is leading a meeting is to:

a. Get out of the way and let the team make all of the decisions

b. Make all of the decisions of importance

c. Frequently summarize what has taken place

d. Introduce all new ideas

The following tools or techniques may be used for initial organizational planning, except

a. Responsibility assignment matrix

b. Resource histogram

c. Organization chart

d. Reward and recognition

A project manager is preparing a performance report near the half-way point of project implementation. Project cost variances have been close to zero throughout the project, so the forecasted estimate at completion is approximately equal to:

a. Actuals to date plus a new estimate for all remaining work

b. Actuals to date plus the remaining budget

c. Actuals to date plus the remaining project budget modified by performance factor

d. Original budget

A project manager wants to make a trip to California by car. The project manager knows someone who has made this trip before. This person has a similar car to the one that the project manager has, and the person has kept good records on the money spent for fuel on the trip. The distance that the project manger will travel is 10% further than the other persons trip. By multiplying the cost of fuel reported by the other person by 1.1, the project manager is performing what kind of estimate?

a. Vendor bids

b. Top down

c. Modeling

d. Bottom up

In resource leveling the project schedule, what wouldnt you expect to occur?

a. The overutilization of resources will be reduced

b. The number of required resources will decrease during certain periods

c. The overall project duration will increase

d. The overall project duration will decrease

A project manager wants to make a trip to California by car. The project manager knows that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowance for average automobile usage is about $0.40 per mile. With the number of miles required to drive to California, he or she can calculate the estimated cost for the trip. This is a form of what kind of estimating technique?

a. Vendor bids

b. Top down

c. Modeling

d. Bottom up