QUESTION: 289

A project to construct an electricity generation plant is on site near a nature reserve. An environmental activist group is questioning the need for the project. The customer has informed the project manager to disregard the group as they are not in support of the project.
What should the project manager do next?

Ask the customer to contact the activist group and let them know the project status and completion date.
Add the activist group to the list of stakeholders and analyze the impact they may have on project delivery.
Obey the directive from the customer since they are funding the project and are the most important stakeholder.
Request the project team disregard all communication from the activist group and continue with their project work.

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 290

A project manager is leading a project that is in the execution phase. Due to a company reorganization, some key project team members are likely to leave the project.
What should the project manager do next?

Discuss this issue with the affected team members and support them during the transition.
Start looking for replacements as soon as possible to help prevent any schedule slippage.
Engage with the project sponsor to ensure that this change does not affect the project execution.
Determine the impact to the project and implement mitigations per the project management plan.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 291

In the past year, a company paid US$60,000 to an external subcontractor for an ongoing project. The project manager has been asked to evaluate if the project can be delivered more cost effectively this year by using internal labor. The project manager used an optimistic term of 4 months, a pessimistic term of 6 months, and a most expected term of 5 months, and has concluded that the service can be delivered with the following resources:
✑ Two engineers (monthly salary of US$700 each)
✑ One project manager (monthly salary of US$1,600)
✑ Additional estimated monthly expenses of US$2,000
The project manager used the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) to calculate the savings if the project is delivered with in-house resources.
How much money will the project manager estimate the company can save?

US$35,000
US$20,000
US$40,000
US$30,000

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 292

A project is ready to deliver the first batch of the product when a quality control check rejects the product as unfit for delivery. The root cause analysis (RCA) shows that a component added as part of the latest change request was not tested throughout the development cycle.
What should the project manager do next?

Review the change control process to ensure quality management artifacts are updated as part of the change.
Review the quality management process and perform a process audit as part of ongoing quality assurance.
Review the communications management plan to ensure change requests are communicated to the affected team members.
Review the quality management process with the project management office (PMO) to ensure compliance with best practices.

Answer(s): A

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