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2711.

As part of earned value management (EVM), a project manager is calculating the to-complete performance index (TCPI) based on EAC. The data he has is as follows: The budget at completion for the project is $100,000. The earned value for the project is $25,000. The actual costs to date are $40,000, and the estimate at completion is $115,000. What is the TCPI that he will get?

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1.1

0.9

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A project management plan cannot be changed once it is baselined. An addendum has to be created to incorporate the changes.

By generating a change request and having it approved through the Perform Integrated Change Control process.

This is typically done by using a version control system. The project manager creates a new version with the changes and baselines it as the new baseline.

This is done by maintaining a revision history or log. The project manager documents the changes in detail and then baselines it.

2713.

The morale of the team members of a project is very low. The team members feel they were not given opportunities to participate in the organizational team development activities due to over-allocation to project tasks, and so, they missed opportunities to develop. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this situation?

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Use of zero-sum rewards in the project

A poorly defined resource calendar

Too many senior team members

Poor interpersonal skills in the team

2714.

Given multiple alternatives, the group decision method that allows the largest block in a group to decide (even if more than 50 percent of the members of the group do not support the decision) is:

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Dictatorship

Plurality

Unanimity

Majority

2715.

In a multi-phase project, the procurement team decided to close the procurements applicable to a particular phase of the project. What happens to unresolved claims?

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Unresolved claims are usually resolved at the end of all phases of the project.

Unresolved claims are also closed when the procurements for that phase are closed.

Unresolved claims remain open for a period of one year from closure of procurements.

Unresolved claims may still be subject to litigation after closure.

2716.

During the Control Scope process, analysis of the scope performance resulted in a change request to the scope baseline. This change request will be processed for review and disposition in the:

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Control Quality

Perform Integrated Change Control

Monitor and Control Project Work

Validate Scope

2717.

The quality cost of a project rose significantly during the course of the project. A post-mortem analysis of the increased cost revealed that this was due to poorly defined acceptance criteria. During which phase should the acceptance criteria have been properly captured?

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Develop Project Charter process

Define Scope process

Manage Stakeholder Engagement process

Plan Quality Management process

2718.

The project management team expects that during the course of the project there could be delays in component delivery due to strikes, changes to the permitting processes, or extensions of specific engineering durations. What analysis could be helpful in preparing contingency and response plans to mitigate these issues?

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Contingency analysis

Variance analysis

Schedule compression

What-If scenario analysis

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Cost Measurement Baseline (CMB)

Performance Base Value (PBV)

Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)

Actual Baseline (AB)

2720.

A seller entered into a contract with a buyer. At the end of the project, the seller was reimbursed for the cost of the project but received a low fee based on certain subjective criteria that were specified in the contract. What type of contract is this likely to be?

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Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract

Fixed Price Incentive Fee (FPIF) contract

Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) contract

Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract

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