Answer Key

Answer key (Page numbers below are to be found in the PMBOK® guide 5th ed.)
1a

2a
Explanation: Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_majeure

3b
Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticipatory_repudiation

4b

5c
Explanation: PMI® code of ethics
Ref: https://www.PMI.org/~/media/PDF/Ethics/ap_PMIcodeofethics.ashx, Page 5

6b

7b
Ref: Pg 350

8b
Pg 562

9b

10b

11b
Pg 167
Pg 171

12c

13d
Even if the change is minor, the change management process has to be followed.

14c

15c

16b

17b
Ref: Pg 104

18d
Pg 344, Pg 104

19c

20d

21b, Pg 430 

22 a and c, Pg 106 

23-All of the above
Pg 108 

24d Pg 65

25d Pg 27

26a Pg 61

27 a. Pg 61

28 a. Pg 312

29d Pg 333, 341, 354

30d. Pg 312 

31d. Pg 312 

32c. Pg 310 

33a

34a

35a, Pg 173

36c. Pg 176

37b

38a

39a, Pg 169

40d, Pg 181

41d Pg 181

42 c. Pg 230, 246

43a, Pg 325

44a, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y

45b. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

46b. Pg 277

47a. Pg 293

48a. Pg 292

The total number of communication channels= n(n – 1)/2, where n is the number of stakeholders.
Here n=6 (including the project manager).
6(5)/2=15.

49b. Pg 287

50a. Pg 236

51b, Pg 559

52a.Pg 179

53c. Pg 177

54b. Pg 219

55a. Pg 106

56b.Pg 219

57c. Pg 219 

58a Pg 276

59 a. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_X_and_Theory_Y

60a. Pg 350

61a

62b

63d, Pg 312 

64d, Pg 312

65d, Pg 312

66c, Pg 342

67b

68b, Pg 344

69a. Pg 344

70d, Pg 61

71a, Pg 344

72b, Pg 364

73b, Pg 344

74b, Pg 440

75a, Pg 345

76c

77d, Pg 358

78c

79a

80d. Pg 423. It belongs to Planning process group. 

81d, Pg 100

82d, Pg 102

83c, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating_(software_engineering)

84 a

85 a, Pg 106

86b Pg 258

87c, Pg 261, 317

88d, Pg 262

89 b

90d, Pg 230

91a, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Defects

92 b

93d, Pg 218

94d, Pg 363

95c, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_path_method

96b

97b, Pg 558

98a, Pg 61

99c, Ref: http://www.PMI.org/learning/corporate-war-room-problem-solving-3368

100b, Pg 222

101a

102b, Pg 170

103a, Pg 171
Explanation:
Triangular Distribution. tE = (tO + tM + tP) / 3
(2+5+5)/3=4 hours.

104d, Pg 199

105a

106b

107a, Pg 224
SPI = EV/PV=1000/2000=0.5

108a, Pg 224
SPI = EV/PV=2000/2500=0.8

109a, Pg 224

110a, Pg 224
CV = EV – AC

111c Pg 224
EAC = AC + [(BAC – EV)/(CPI x SPI)]
=1000+[(800-600)/(0.5*0.5)]
=$1800

112b, Pg 224
EAC = AC + BAC – EV
=1000+800-500
EAC=$1300

113d

114a

115a, Pg 22

116d, Pg 22

117c, pg 22

118c, Pg 22

119a, Pg 229

120b, Pg 61

121d, Pg 61

122d

123d, Pg 66

124a

125d, Pg 78

126d

127d

128d

129d

130d

131d

132a

133d

134c, Pg 143

135c, Pg 179, 143

136a

137d, Pg 432

138c

139d, Pg 158

140a, Pg 158

141b, Pg 159

142c, Pg 171

143c

144d, Pg 452

145 c, Pg 181

146d, Pg 212

147d, Pg 212

148a, Pg 227

149b, Pg 227

150c, Pg 227

151b, Pg 240

152d, Pg 252

153d, Pg 259, 265-266

154c

155a, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_style

156d

157b

158b, Pg 283

159d, Pg 283

160c, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_Z

161d, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectancy_theory

162b, Pg 293

163b, Pg 287

164b, Pg 290

165b, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_styles

166b

167d, Pg 324-325

168d, Pg 327

169b

170a

171d, Pg 446

172c

173b

174c

175a, Pg 404

176d, Pg 373

177a, Pg 375

178d, Pg 385

179a

180a, Pg 385-386

181a, Pg 557

182d

183c, Pg 387

184d

185b

186a

187c

188a, Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory

189d

190c

191a, Pg 176

192a, Pg 351

193d, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

194a, Ref:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle

195a

196a

197d, Pg 79

198d, Pg 345

199a

200a

201c, Pg 558, Pg 552

202c, Pg 205-206

203b

204b, Pg 530

205a, Pg 106

206b, Pg 224

EAC = AC + BAC – EV
=2000+1800-1500
EAC=$2300