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Start Tools and Documentation PracticeA project has a budget at completion (BAC) of $200,000. The earned value (EV) is $90,000, and the actual cost (AC) is $100,000. What is the estimate at completion (EAC) if the project is expected to continue at the same cost performance?
Explanation: The estimate at completion (EAC) when the project continues at the same cost performance is calculated as EAC = BAC / CPI. First, CPI = EV / AC = $90,000 / $100,000 = 0.9. Then EAC = $200,000 / 0.9 = $222,222. This reflects that for every dollar spent, only 90 cents of value is earned, so the total cost will exceed the original budget.
Which document formally authorizes a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources?
Explanation: The project charter is the document that formally authorizes a project and provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities. It is issued by the project sponsor or initiating entity and is the definitive record of the project's approval. Without it, the project manager has no formal power to commit resources.
In an agile project using Jira, the team creates a board that visualizes the workflow with columns such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done'. Which type of board is this?
Explanation: A Kanban board is the agile visualization tool that displays work items as cards moving through workflow columns such as 'To Do', 'In Progress', and 'Done'. In Jira, Kanban boards are backed by a continuous flow model with WIP limits and no fixed iterations, which matches the column-based workflow described. The question's emphasis on visualizing workflow stages maps directly to Kanban's core purpose.
A project manager is analyzing quality issues and wants to use tools that help identify and prioritize problems. Which TWO tools are appropriate for this purpose? (Select TWO.)
Explanation: The Pareto chart (B) is correct because it combines a bar chart of defect frequencies with a cumulative-percentage line, applying the 80/20 principle to rank and prioritize the few problem categories that cause most of the quality issues. The cause-and-effect diagram (C), also called a fishbone or Ishikawa diagram, is correct because it systematically breaks a problem into categories of causes (people, methods, machines, materials, measurement, environment) to identify and organize root causes for prioritization. The histogram (A) only shows the frequency distribution of data and does not prioritize problems. The control chart (D) monitors process stability over time against control limits rather than ranking problems. The scatter diagram (E) reveals correlation between two variables but does not identify or prioritize problems.
A project manager is analyzing project performance using earned value management. Which THREE metrics are used to calculate the estimate at completion (EAC)?
Explanation: The estimate at completion (EAC) is a forecast of total project cost, and the most common formula is EAC = BAC / CPI, which requires the budget at completion (BAC) and the cost performance index (CPI); therefore options D and E are correct. The alternative formula EAC = AC + (BAC - EV) uses actual cost (AC) along with BAC and EV, so option A is also correct because AC is a required input for calculating EAC. Option B (EV) and option C (PV) are not among the three metrics explicitly listed as required in the standard EAC formulas referenced by this question, even though EV appears in some EAC variants and PV is used for schedule performance, not cost forecasting.
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