Which of the following events would result in a baseline update?

• A.A project is behind schedule and the project manager wants the baseline to reflect estimated actual completion.
• B.One of the risks identified in the risk management plan occurs, resulting in a schedule delay.
• C.One of the key project team resources has left the team and no replacement is available.
• D.A customer has approved a change request broadening the project scope and increasing the budget.

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Perhaps the biggest problem facing the project manager during integration activities within a matrix structure is:

• A.Coping with employees who report to multiple bosses
• B.Unclear functional understanding of the technical requirements
• C.Too much sponsorship involvement
• D.All of the other alternatives apply
• E.Escalating project costs

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A project team strongly encourages the project manager to purchase an application that will significantly reduce work time. Without the application, the deadline might be missed. However, the purchase will impact the project cost. The sponsor would like to explore a less expensive application that will save the team's time.
What should the project manager do?

• A.Purchase the application.
• B.Analyze assumptions and constraints.
• C.Raise a change request.
• D.Create a decision tree.

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A recent earned value analysis shows that your project is 20 percent complete, the CPI is 0.67, and the SPI is
0.87. In this situation, you should______________

• A.Perform additional resource planning, add resources, and use overtime as needed to accomplish the same amount of budgeted work
• B.Rebaseline the schedule, then use Monte Carlo analysis
• C.Conduct a risk response audit to help control risk
• D.Forecast potential deviation of the project at completion from cost and schedule targets

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You have been assigned as project manager on what could be a "bet the company" project. You realize that to be successful you need to exercise maximum control over project resources. Which form of project organization should you establish for this project?

• A.Strong matrix
• B.Projectized
• C.Project coordinator
• D.Weak matrix

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