You are the project manager of the AHQ project. This project is scheduled to last for six
months and will require $345,000 to complete. If the project completes earlier than
scheduled, your organization will receive a bonus of $5,000 per day of early completion.
Management has asked you to develop an aggressive schedule to realize as much of the
bonus as possible, but management does not want you to increase the costs of the project
beyond $1,000 per day of the bonus realization. Which of the following approaches will
likely add costs to the project?
John works as the project manager for Blue Well Inc. He is identifying the phases within the
scope of work for the project plan. Which of the following can be categorized as a project
phase? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply
You are the project manager of the NHQ project. This project deals with a new technology
that your company has never used before. You have petitioned the management to hire a
consultant to help you and the project team to create the WBS, the activity list, and
complete the duration estimates. The management is concerned about the costs of the
consultant, but agrees to your request because of the nature of this new work. The
consultant can best be described as what type of resource for this project?
You are the project manager for your organization. Management has offered you a bonus if
you can complete the project work two months earlier than what your schedule predicts.
You can use a schedule compression technique, but management does not want to
increase costs in the project. What approach would you recommend to condense the
project duration?
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.