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The early start and finish dates and late start and finish dates are calculated without factoring in resource limitations.

A forward pass and backward pass are performed through the project network paths.

The resulting late start and finish dates will be the project schedule baseline.

The flexibility of the schedule is measured by the difference between early and late dates.

2852.

You are the project manager of a large IT project. A manager from a company contracted to work on the project offers you free tickets to a local sporting event. The tickets are expensive, but your organization has no formal policy regarding gifts. What is the best way to handle the offer?

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Refuse the tickets and report the offer to your employer

Accept the tickets but notify your employer

Politely refuse the tickets

Accept the tickets since there is no policy

2853.

Which of the following techniques can ensure that the stakeholders are engaged at appropriate project phases and to obtain or confirm their continued commitment to the success of the project?

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Performance audits

Setting ground rules

Stage gate meetings

Managing project team

2854.

As project manager, you scheduled a status update meeting. During the meeting, a problem developed, and the group discussed it. The day after the meeting, Kevin approached you and expressed his concern that the problem was not truly resolved. After thinking about it, he felt that his concerns were still valid and should be addressed. What conflict resolution method was likely used at the status meeting?

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Smoothing

Forcing

Withdrawal

Collaboration

2855.

Jessica is managing an office refurbishment project. All the project stakeholders are identified and classified. The stakeholder engagement plan is also approved. Jessica is managing a project for the first time, and she is relying on the PMBOK guide as a reference to deliver an excellent project. Which of the following processes would provide guidance to Jessica regarding how to execute the approved stakeholder engagement plan?

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Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Identify Stakeholders

Plan Stakeholder Engagement

2856.

Kelly is part of a project management office (PMO). Her office is responsible for the centralized and coordinated management of 18 projects. Each project has its own project manager. Which of the following will not typically be a responsibility of her PMO?

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Coaching, mentoring, training, and oversight

Development of a detailed description of each project and the product it produces

Managing shared resources across all the projects administered by the PMO

Developing and managing project policies

2857.

Which of the following statements accurately describes how the completion of project scope and the completion of product scope are measured?

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The completion of project scope and product scope are both measured against the product requirements.

The completion of project scope is measured against the product requirements, and the completion of product scope is measured against the project management plan.

The completion of project scope and product scope are both measured against the project management plan.

The completion of project scope is measured against the project management plan, and the completion of product scope is measured against the product requirements.

2858.

Bill and Jake are two team members in a project. They do not get along well and are constantly involved in verbal conflicts. The project manager understands the characteristics of conflict and the conflict management process and tries to resolve the situation. Which of the following is not a correct statement?

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Openness resolves conflict

Conflict is natural and forces a search for alternatives

Conflict is inevitable in a project environment.

The project manager is not responsible for conflict management.

2859.

The Identify Risks process involves determining which risks may impact a project. It is considered an iterative process. What is the frequency of the iteration?

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Every month

Every two weeks

The frequency of iteration will vary based on the situation

Every week

2860.

A new project manager has just taken over a project that is 50 percent complete. As part of the hand-over process, the outgoing project manager provided the new project manager with a list of stakeholders that needed to be managed. The list had been compiled at the start of the project. Which of the following is true about stakeholders?

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Stakeholder identification is usually performed when there are problems with the project

Stakeholder identification needs to happen at the start of each new phase of a project

Stakeholder identification is a continuous process and needs to happen all through the project

Stakeholder identification needs to happen at the start of the project

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