PHY 150 PROJECT ONE SUPPLY DROP
PLAN EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● Due to budgetary constraints, the program manager requested that
the project managers make the best use of the available resources within
their projects and prioritize resources over schedule milestones. After
visualizing the resource histogram, a project manager found evidence
that 80% of their project's resources will be used during the last month
of the project.
How should the project manager proceed?
A. Request that activities be fast tracked to make better use of available
resources.
B. Allow some of the current resources to be available for other projects.
C. Suggest to the program manager that they perform an integrated
resource leveling among the projects.
D. Continue the project execution according to the original plan.
Answer: C. Suggest to the program manager that they perform an
integrated resource leveling among the projects.
●● During the project closing, the project sponsor informs the project
manager that one of the deliverables, developed by a contractor, must be
transferred to a nonprofit organization at no cost. The procurement
documentation states that ownership of this deliverable reverts to the
contractor once the procurement contract is finished.
,What should the project manager do?
A. Add "avoid out of scope agreements during the closure process" to
the lessons learned register.
B. Initiate a change request and execute the integrated change control
process.
C. Consider this transfer as an open issue for the contract department
and continue closing the project.
D. Review the contract agreement with the contractor in order to modify
the property of the deliverable.
Answer: C. Consider this transfer as an open issue for the contract
department and continue closing the project.
●● A project manager is appointed to design and develop a strategy for a
government organization. The project manager recognizes that the
project has a limited amount of detailed information to prepare project
estimates. However, several other government organizations have
already successfully adopted the same strategy.
In this scenario, which type of estimating method should the project
manager select?
A. Parametric modelling
B. Analogous estimation
C. Three-point estimating
D. Expert judgment
Answer: D. Expert judgment
,●● During the execution phase of a healthcare IT project, the customer's
project manager resigns and has not been replaced. The internal project
manager finds out that, as a result, key stakeholders are no longer getting
updated information in a timely manner.What should the project
manager do next?
A. Update the communications management plan.
B. Immediately inform the key stakeholders directly.
C. Update the project sponsors on the issue.
D. Keep sending the information until a reply is received.
Answer: A. Update the communications management plan.
●● At project initiation, a quote for the required services was requested
from a vendor, and the work was estimated at US$100,000. As the
project progressed, requirements were updated following the company's
procurement process, and a modified quote was received for more than
US$250,000. The allocated contingency funds are not sufficient to cover
the difference.
What should the project manager do?
A. Restart the procurement process and select a new vendor.
B. Review the contract type that will be awarded to the vendor.
C. Proceed with the best offer as per the procurement process.
D. Engage the steering committee and escalate the issue.
Answer: D. Engage the steering committee and escalate the issue.
, ●● Company A has launched a new strategic project. The goal and scope
of the project were loosely defined at the executive committee meeting,
and the stakeholders have been appointed. The project manager needs to
hold the kickoff meeting. However, most of the stakeholders travel
extensively, and the project manager is unable to schedule a meeting
when all of the stakeholders will be present.
How should the project manager approach the kickoff meeting?
A. Hold the kickoff meeting with the available stakeholders and update
others later.
B. Postpone the kickoff meeting until the stakeholders have returned.
C. Schedule one-on-one sessions with the stakeholders before they
leave.
D. Arrange a virtual team kickoff meeting with the stakeholders.
Answer: D. Arrange a virtual team kickoff meeting with the
stakeholders.
●● An urban hotel design project has an international, multidisciplinary,
and cross-cultural team. The project manager is in the process of
developing the first version of the project management plan.
What should the project manager do?
A. Allow sufficient time for the project team to prepare the project
management plan before the project execution stage starts.
B. Keep the project management plan summarized and at a high level to
facilitate communication among the diverse team members.
C. Separate the risk register from the project management plan, due to
the project's complexity, making it a standalone document.
PLAN EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● Due to budgetary constraints, the program manager requested that
the project managers make the best use of the available resources within
their projects and prioritize resources over schedule milestones. After
visualizing the resource histogram, a project manager found evidence
that 80% of their project's resources will be used during the last month
of the project.
How should the project manager proceed?
A. Request that activities be fast tracked to make better use of available
resources.
B. Allow some of the current resources to be available for other projects.
C. Suggest to the program manager that they perform an integrated
resource leveling among the projects.
D. Continue the project execution according to the original plan.
Answer: C. Suggest to the program manager that they perform an
integrated resource leveling among the projects.
●● During the project closing, the project sponsor informs the project
manager that one of the deliverables, developed by a contractor, must be
transferred to a nonprofit organization at no cost. The procurement
documentation states that ownership of this deliverable reverts to the
contractor once the procurement contract is finished.
,What should the project manager do?
A. Add "avoid out of scope agreements during the closure process" to
the lessons learned register.
B. Initiate a change request and execute the integrated change control
process.
C. Consider this transfer as an open issue for the contract department
and continue closing the project.
D. Review the contract agreement with the contractor in order to modify
the property of the deliverable.
Answer: C. Consider this transfer as an open issue for the contract
department and continue closing the project.
●● A project manager is appointed to design and develop a strategy for a
government organization. The project manager recognizes that the
project has a limited amount of detailed information to prepare project
estimates. However, several other government organizations have
already successfully adopted the same strategy.
In this scenario, which type of estimating method should the project
manager select?
A. Parametric modelling
B. Analogous estimation
C. Three-point estimating
D. Expert judgment
Answer: D. Expert judgment
,●● During the execution phase of a healthcare IT project, the customer's
project manager resigns and has not been replaced. The internal project
manager finds out that, as a result, key stakeholders are no longer getting
updated information in a timely manner.What should the project
manager do next?
A. Update the communications management plan.
B. Immediately inform the key stakeholders directly.
C. Update the project sponsors on the issue.
D. Keep sending the information until a reply is received.
Answer: A. Update the communications management plan.
●● At project initiation, a quote for the required services was requested
from a vendor, and the work was estimated at US$100,000. As the
project progressed, requirements were updated following the company's
procurement process, and a modified quote was received for more than
US$250,000. The allocated contingency funds are not sufficient to cover
the difference.
What should the project manager do?
A. Restart the procurement process and select a new vendor.
B. Review the contract type that will be awarded to the vendor.
C. Proceed with the best offer as per the procurement process.
D. Engage the steering committee and escalate the issue.
Answer: D. Engage the steering committee and escalate the issue.
, ●● Company A has launched a new strategic project. The goal and scope
of the project were loosely defined at the executive committee meeting,
and the stakeholders have been appointed. The project manager needs to
hold the kickoff meeting. However, most of the stakeholders travel
extensively, and the project manager is unable to schedule a meeting
when all of the stakeholders will be present.
How should the project manager approach the kickoff meeting?
A. Hold the kickoff meeting with the available stakeholders and update
others later.
B. Postpone the kickoff meeting until the stakeholders have returned.
C. Schedule one-on-one sessions with the stakeholders before they
leave.
D. Arrange a virtual team kickoff meeting with the stakeholders.
Answer: D. Arrange a virtual team kickoff meeting with the
stakeholders.
●● An urban hotel design project has an international, multidisciplinary,
and cross-cultural team. The project manager is in the process of
developing the first version of the project management plan.
What should the project manager do?
A. Allow sufficient time for the project team to prepare the project
management plan before the project execution stage starts.
B. Keep the project management plan summarized and at a high level to
facilitate communication among the diverse team members.
C. Separate the risk register from the project management plan, due to
the project's complexity, making it a standalone document.
