You are the project manager for your organization. You are working with your project team to define the project network diagram. Several of the activities in the project schedule appear to have external constraints. Who among the following determines which
dependencies are external to the project?

Correct Answer:D
The project management team defines which activities are external to the project. An external dependency is any nonproject activity that is external to the project but has a direct impact on the project activities. An external dependency may be an inspector or any agency that may have to give prior approval before the project can move forward. These dependencies are external to the organization and are determined by the project management team to find which dependencies are external all through the process of sequencing the activities.
Answer option C is incorrect. The project manager may be part of the project management team, but this is not the best choice.
Answer option A is incorrect. The project team does not define this relationship. Answer option B is incorrect. The project sponsor would not define the external dependencies.

Gary is the project manager of the GHY project. He has elected to use a previous, but similar, project to guide him and the project team through the estimate activity duration process. The previous project schedule could best described as which one of the following?

Correct Answer:A
This is an example of an organizational process asset. The previous project is the historical information that the current project can use. This could also be, with a bit more information, an example of an analogous estimate. Organizational process assets are forms, templates, and other support pieces that the project managers can use to help manage their projects. It is usually something that has been created before the project begins and often, but not always, comes from historical information.
Answer option D is incorrect. This is not a valid term for this question.
Answer option B is incorrect. The lessons learned documentation is a separate document that Gary might reference for his current project, but this is not a valid choice.
Answer option C is incorrect. While organizational process assets are inputs to this process, this choice is not the best selection for the question.

You are the project manager for your company. You are working with the management regarding the exact end date of your project. Management needs to know what day of the week your project will complete. Assuming that your project will not require any work to be completed over the upcoming weekends and that the remaining project work will commence on a Tuesday, what day of the week will the project end if there are 67 days of project work left to complete?

Correct Answer:A
The project will end on a Wednesday. If the project work commences on a Tuesday, there will be four days to complete in that week. That will bring the project work down to 63 days of remaining work. Each work week counts as five days of work. 63 divided by 5 is 12 work weeks with three days remaining. The 63rd remaining day will complete on a Wednesday. Answer options C, D, and B are incorrect. These are not the valid answers.

You are the project manager of the NHQ project. This project is slightly larger than the TR project, in which you also served as the project manager. You decide to use the actual activity duration of the GTR project as a basis for your current NHQ project. This, you reason, will save time for your project, as the previous project has provided the information. Which one of the following terms best describes the action you are doing in this scenario?

Correct Answer:A
This is an example of analogous estimate as you are creating an analogy between two similar projects. This estimating approach is also known as a top-down estimate type, and is somewhat unreliable.
Answer option C is incorrect. Expert judgment relies on experts, consultants, or subject matter experts to guide your project decisions. An analogous estimate is a form of expert judgment, but this is not the best choice for this question.
Answer option B is incorrect. A bottom-up estimate creates an activity duration estimate for each work package in the WBS. It is the longest estimate type to create, but it also the most reliable.
Answer option D is incorrect. A rough order of magnitude estimate is a quick estimate, usually for project costs, that often has a broad range of variance attached to the estimate.

Which of the following characteristics of conflict and the conflict management process should be recognized by the project managers while handling conflict in a team environment? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Correct Answer:ABC
The characteristics of conflict and the conflict management process recognized by the project managers while handling conflict in a team environment are as follows: Conflict is natural and forces a search for alternatives. Openness resolves conflict. Conflict resolution should focus on issues, not personalities. Conflict is a team issue. Conflict resolution should focus on the present, not the past.

The figure given below demonstrates the communications model for a project. What role does component C play in the communication model?

Correct Answer:A
The fax machine is the encoder of the message. The communication model shows the traversal of information between two hosts, known as the sender and the receiver. The key components of the model are as follows: Encode: It is used to crypt or code the message
into a language that is understood by others. Decode: It is used to decrypt the message back into the meaningful codes. Message and feedback message: It is the output of encoding. Noise: It is referred to anything, which interferes with the transmission and understanding of the message. Medium: It is the method used to convey the message. In the communication process, it is the duty of the sender to send clear and complete information to the receiver so that it is properly received by the receiver, and for confirming that it is properly understood. The duty of the receiver is to make sure that the information received is understood and acknowledged properly. A failure in communication can negatively impact the project.
Answer option C is incorrect. The sender is the person sending the message. Answer option D is incorrect. The medium is the telephone lines between the two fax machines.
Answer option B is incorrect. The transporter is not a valid term for the communication model.