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Review Questions
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You have been hired to take over as project manager for a research project. You discover that the costs for the project’s supplies are significantly higher than originally estimated. However, the budget was not adjusted to show this increase. What could you do to resolve this issue? (Choose all that apply.)
Request additional funds from the project sponsor.
Find ways to cut costs in other areas of the project.
Decrease the quality of the project.
Shorten the project schedule to decrease costs.
During project planning, the project sponsor for a new electronic device requests that you add a new feature to the product. You meet with the sponsor to discuss adding this new feature. What should be the outcome of this meeting?
Decrease the quality of the new device.
Hire new personnel to develop the new feature.
Obtain additional funds to cover the new feature development.
Remove one of the other features of the device.
For your company’s current project, the project manager discovers that creating the project deliverables is taking significantly longer than estimated. After discussing this issue with the project sponsor and following the proper change control procedure, the project manager hires a new team member. Which project constraints should be adjusted as a result of this action?
cost, time, and scope
time and scope
cost and scope
cost and time
You are hired to take over a project, and you discover that a deliverable was omitted. You discuss this issue with the project sponsor, who decides to add the deliverable. Which project constraints should be adjusted as a result of this action?
cost, time, and scope
time and scope
cost and scope
cost and time
For a new printing project, the project sponsor requests a higher-quality vinyl, which is not currently in stock. Which project constraints should be adjusted as a result of this request?
cost, time, and scope
time and scope
cost and scope
cost and time
You are the project manager for an application development project. As part of the project, quality assurance testers will need access to a lab environment. After completing project planning, you discover that the lab will not be available when you need it but will be available at a different time. Which project constraint should be adjusted as a result of this issue?
scope
time
cost
requirements
You are the project manager for a new construction project. During project planning, you learn that a backhoe owned by the project sponsor can be used for the project. However, two days before you need the backhoe, you find out that it is being repaired, and you must rent a backhoe instead. Which project constraint should be adjusted as a result of this issue?
scope
time
cost
deliverable
You are the project manager for a retail store redesign project. Two weeks into project execution, the project sponsor requests that you increase the width of the main aisles by one foot. This change is approved, and the project requirements are adjusted. Of which influence is this an example?
change request
scope creep
constraint reprioritization
another project
You are hired to take over as project manager for an existing project. On your first day, you discover that the project is over budget and behind schedule as a result of new requirements having been added to the project. The project’s budget and schedule were not adjusted when these requirements were added. Of which influence is this an example?
change request
scope creep
constraint reprioritization
another project
You are managing a project to produce a new refrigerator design for commercial usage. When the project was originally planned, the project sponsor wanted to obtain the design as quickly as possible to be first to market. However, today you learned that the company is having a budget crisis, and the project sponsor asks you to adjust your project to minimize costs. Of which influence is this an example?
change request
scope creep
constraint reprioritization
another project
