All of the following occur during the project closure phase EXCEPT:

A. ensure the project is aligned with organizational goals.

B. ensure document retention compliance is being performed.

C. release project team resources.

D. close contracts and pay vendors.

Which of the following would be goals of an effective kick-off meeting? (Select Two).

A. To create the project charter

B. To create the statement of work (SOW)

C. To outline the communication plan

D. To set team member expectations

E. To determine the critical path of the project

The project manager needs to determine the relationship between two variables. Which of the following tools will the project manager use?

A. Histogram

B. Run chart

C. Pareto chart

D. Scatter diagram

A key stakeholder has asked the project manager to complete the project a week earlier than expected. To accomplish this objective, the project manager will have to ask the project team to work overtime, which will increase the cost of the project. Which of the following should be the NEXT step?

A. Ask the key stakeholder for more funding for the project.

B. Ask the project team to work overtime to finish the project.

C. Obtain an approved change control document before changing the project schedule.

D. Agree to complete the project using the new schedule.

Two employees do not want to work with each other. The project manager tells the employees to perform the tasks or find other employment. Which of the following conflict resolution styles is being used?

A. Forcing

B. Withdrawing

C. Compromising

D. Accepting

Who should conduct lessons learned when an outside vendor is used?

A. The project coordinator because they are responsible for the project and vendor.

B. The resource manager because they are responsible for the vendors actions.

C. The program manger because they control the project budget.

D. The project manager because they are responsible for the entire project.

Several project tasks cannot be completed because local resources are not available. The project manager has to outsource the work to find qualified resources. Which of the following risk responses is the project manager using?

A. Acceptance

B. Mitigation

C. Transference

D. Avoidance

Which of the following shows the number of communication channels for a team with twelve stakeholders?

A. 56

B. 66

C. 72

D. 132

E. Determine vendor resource availability.

F. Hold a bidders conference.

G. Negotiate the contract.

H. a list of qualified sellers.

An ongoing project requires several parts manufactured at an outside vendor. If the vendor has sufficient quantity and can still ship today, the parts should be received in five days; although in most cases an order of this size requires ten days. Allowing for an upcoming holiday and some potential bad weather the shipment could take up to twenty-one days. Using the PERT method, which of the following is the correct time estimate for a parts delivery?

A. 10 days

B. 11 days

C. 21 days

D. 36 days

A project manager decides to manage the threat of a particular risk through the purchase of an insurance policy. Which of the following risk response strategies is being applied?

A. Avoidance

B. Transfer

C. Acceptance

D. Mitigation