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I. What is change management control?
A. A formal process to block change to a project
B. A formal process to block change to a project without management interaction
C. A formal process to block change to a project without proper justification
D. A formal process to block change to a project without additional funds committed to the
project
2. Pierre is the project manager of a project to upgrade all of the print servers and printers
within his company. The deliverables require that each floor have a pool of print devices,
with the exception of the graphics department. They will have several different types of
printers, including two high-end color printers. Marty, the sales manager, requests that his
department receive a color printer as well. What is the first process Marty should follow?
A. Submit funding for the color printer.
B. Submit a Project Change Request form.
C. Submit a Change Impact Statement.
D. Submit a proposal on how the new printer will help his department be more productive
3. Of the following reasons to change a project's deliverables, which is a result of lack of
planning?
A. The technology is discovered not to be compatible with the network OS
B. A request from the client for additional features within an application
C. A request from management to finish the project earlier than the set date
D. A request from the project team to delay the project by a week
4. What is the best method to prevent change in a software project?
A. Adequate funding
B. Adequate resources
C. Proper planning
D. Tasks that are SS rather than FS
5. Complete this statement: A change to the project plan, no matter how seemingly minor, is
……………………………
A. Easy to implement
B. Hard to implement
C. Significant
D. A lack of planning
6. What is one of the most dangerous things that can happen when the project scope is
changed due to a request from the customer?
A. The project cannot be completed on time.
B. The project team's morale may plummet.
C. The project manager loses interest.
D. Management takes over the project.
7. What is the purpose of using a Project Change Request
form?
A. It allows changes to be easily melded into the project.
B. It allows the project team to request changes to the project based on discoveries in the
field.
C. It allows the project sponsor to formalize and control change from external sources.
D. It allows the project manager to determine if proposed changes are valid or not.
8. If a proposed change to a project does have merit, what must the project manager do
in the change control process?
A. Implement the change.
B. Update the Project Network Diagram.
C. Research the proposed change.
D. D. Assign the change to a new resource.
9. True or False: Rejected changes should be made into separate projects.
A. True
B. False
10. What is a Change Impact Statement?
A. A formal request to change the project scope
B. A formal response to a request to change the project scope
C. A formal response to a request to change the project deliverables
D. A formal rejection of a request to change the project scope
11. If the following, which two are valid responses to a project change request?
A. The proposed change can happen with the current resources, but will require an extended
timeline.
B. The proposed change can happen with the current resources, but will require additional
funding if the original deadline is to be met.
C. The proposed change can happen with the current resource and with the current
financial obligations, but a change incorporation-processing fee must be applied.
D. The proposed change can be completed, but the timeline will need to be extended and an
additional project manager is required.
12. What is a tiered structure project?
A. A project that has multiple, scheduled deliverables
B. A master project that has multiple slave projects
C. A project that is a successor project for several dependent projects
D. A project that cannot accommodate changes.
13. From where do the most difficult changes to a project stem?
A. Management
B. Project sponsor
C. Project manager
D. Project team
14. Of the following, which is a serious problem to a project team, but is not a lack of
commitment to the project?
A. Burnout
B: Staff turnover
C. Lack of focus
D. Reassignment of the project manager
15. When a new team member joins the project, what is the most important thing a project
manager can do?
A. Get the team member to work immediately.
B. Introduce the team member to the team and allow them to assign him tasks.
C. Have the team member research the project to get to know the project plan.
D. Spend time with the team member to get her caught up on the implementation and to
make her feel welcome.