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2631.

Sarah is about to start developing her project stakeholder engagement plan. She is currently gathering all the required inputs for this process. She has already created the stakeholder register and has gotten access to the organizational process assets and enterprise environmental factors. Which of the following inputs is also critical for the process?

Select one

Expert Judgment

Benchmarking

Root cause analysis

Project management plan

2632.

Product scope is measured against the product requirements, while project scope is measured against:

Select one

The WBS and WBS dictionary

The project scope statement and its associated WBS and WBS dictionary

The project requirements and WBS

The acceptance criteria

2633.

In the procurement process, the seller may be viewed initially as a bidder, then as the selected source, and then as the contracted supplier. The seller will typically manage the work as a project. In such an instance, which of the following is not true?

Select one

The buyer becomes the customer and is then a key project stakeholder for the seller.

Terms and conditions of the contract become key inputs to many of the seller’s management processes (ex: major deliverables, key milestones, cost objectives).

There need not be a contractual relationship between the buyer and the seller.

The seller’s project management team is concerned with all the processes of project management and not just procurement management.

2634.

The product design your project team developed was extremely well received by the customer. There were two key contributors to this design. The customer calls you to tell you how pleased he is with the design. What do you tell him?

Select one

Ask to negotiate a bonus payment.

Thank the customer.

Thank him on behalf of the team and call out the contributions two of the team members made.

Tell the customer you worked very hard on the design, and you are happy he is pleased.

2635.

Lucy is managing a complex design-and-build project. Stakeholder involvement and influence have been significant since the project’s inception. Under such circumstances, the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process should be:

Select one

Performed by a person external to the project

A discrete process repeated at monthly intervals

Performed by the project sponsor

A continuous process

2636.

You just initiated a project to establish windmills in a developing country. To celebrate the initiation of the project, the customers arranged a party in which a key customer offered valuables to you and all your project team members with a request to complete the project sooner than the actual finish date. What should you do?

Select one

Accept the offer and agree to finish the project early

Accept the offer but refuse to complete the project early

Reject the offer and do not communicate with that customer

Reject the offer because it violates the code of ethics and professional conduct

2637.

You overlooked a high-level risk in an insurance project and failed to document it in the project charter. If the risk shows up during the planning phase, what should be your response as a project manager?

Select one

Take the responsibility and evaluate the impact

Call a customer meeting to inform them that risk has occurred

Refer to the sponsor for advice

Develop the risk response plan and communicate to the team

2638.

You have recently started working as a project manager for a public school construction project. Your analysis shows that the cost estimate for the project seems to be unreasonable, and it could take at least 25 percent more funding to complete the project. What should you do if your sponsor wants to undertake the project with another project manager in case you refuse to accept it?

Select one

Conduct a customer focus meeting to explain the facts

Resign from the project and let the sponsor assign a new project manager

Submit detailed facts to the supervisor supporting your argument

Continue with the project and document the limited budget as a constraint

2639.

One of your team leaders informs you that a team member criticizes him constantly about the allocation of tasks. The team leader also asserts that this team member is also responsible for the delay of many tasks, leading to delays in the project schedule. What action should you take as a project manager?

Select one

Conduct a meeting with the sponsor, team leader, and the team member

Replace the team member

Direct your team leader to issue a memo

Approach the team member and understand his point of view

2640.

What should you do as a senior project manager if the PMP certification claimed by a recently recruited project manager does not appear in the PMI website?

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