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3. B. The change control board (CCB) is responsible for reviewing and approving,

denying, or deferring change requests.

4. A. Emergency change request procedures should be documented so that changes
that must be made on an emergency basis prior to the next CCB meeting can be
made. All changes should be documented and reported at the next CCB meeting.

5. D. After options A–C are conducted, the change request and analysis are given to
the CCB to make a decision. The appropriate project planning document is not

updated until the CCB makes a decision regarding the disposition of the change
request.

6. A, D. Determining the constraint that stakeholders think is driving the project will
help you determine the kinds of trade-offs or alternatives you can propose to lessen
the effect of the proposed scope change.

7. C. The correct action to take in this situation is to submit the change request to the
CCB. If it is approved, it will require that you rebaseline the schedule to reflect the
new dates.

8. D. Make-or-buy analysis is the technique of determining the cost-effectiveness of
procuring goods or services outside the organization.

9. C. An acquisition gives power to the organization that is taking over. In this
scenario, your old company has experienced some layoffs and managers from the
new organization have taken over. This describes an acquisition.

10. D. The statement of work (SOW) describes in detail the goods or services you are
purchasing from outside the organization.

11. B. Bidders conferences are usually set up shortly after the RFP is posted and allow
vendors the opportunity to ask questions about the project.

12. A. Weighted scoring models weigh various criteria from the RFP and SOW, which
allows you to score each vendor on each of the criteria and determine an overall
score for each vendor.

13. D. Cost-reimbursable contracts are the riskiest for buyers, since the buyer is
responsible for reimbursing the seller on the costs of producing the goods or
services.

14. A. Time and materials contracts are a cross between fixed-price and cost-
reimbursable contracts. They assign a unit rate for work, but the total cost isn’t
known until the work is complete.

15. B. The project management plan serves as the baseline for project progress and is
used throughout the Executing and Monitoring and Controlling phases to
determine whether the project is on track. It is used to help evaluate changes
against the original goals and objectives of the project and serves as a

communication tool.

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