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3. 1. You are the project manager of a shopping complex construction project. One
of your contractors is not performing to the agreed standards. You want to
terminate the contract and engage another contractor for the same job. You need
to find out the legal procedure for the early termination of the contract. Which
project document should you consult to obtain this information?
A. Project Management Plan
B. Risk Register
C. Contract with the contractor company
D. Scope Statement
Hint: Where will you find the early termination clause for the contract between your
company and the contractor?
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4. The correct answer is C
Explanation: Early termination of a contract is
a special case of procurement closure that can
result from a mutual agreement of both
parties, from the default of one party, or for
convenience of the buyer if provided for in
the contract.The rights and responsibilities of
the parties in the event of an early
termination are contained in the termination
clause of the contract.
Answer and Explanation

5. 2. You are the project manager on the construction of a new sewage treatment plant.
Part of the work for this project is ensuring that an effective waste water disposal plan is
also created and executed. Since you don't have the internal expertise to develop and
execute the activities required to dispose of the waste water, you hold a bidder
conference to outsource this work. One of the stipulations for consideration of a
potential vendor for this work is that they have no EPA violations, and you communicate
this to all the potential vendors. You are about to award the contract to a vendor but
determine through your own research that this vendor was cited five years ago by the
EPA for illegal dumping of waste water. However, this vendor did not communicate this
information to you during the procurement process. What is your best course of action
in this scenario?
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6. A. Don't award the contract because of the possible effect of illegal dumping of waste
water by them in the future.
B. Award the contract because the illegal dumping of waste water happened five years
ago.
C. Don't award the contract because the vendor did not follow the stipulations given
during the bidding process.
D. Ask your project sponsor to decide whether or not to award the contract to this
potential vendor.
Hint: Which of the answer choices represents your ultimate responsibility as a project
manager?
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7. The correct answer is A
Explanation: Identify Risk. Hopefully you were able to see that the
contract should not be awarded in this scenario, and also that you as
the project manager are responsible for making this decision, not the
project sponsor. However, the best reason for not awarding the
contract to this vendor may have been a bit more difficult to
determine.
Although the vendor did not follow the stipulations given during the
bidding process (and also lied), a more important reason for not
awarding the contract is the fact that the vendor was previously cited
for illegal waste water dumping by the EPA, and may actually do this
again. Section 2.2.1 of the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct states 'We make decisions and take actions based on the best
interests of society, public safety, and the environment'.
Because selecting this vendor may have an adverse impact on the
environment based on their past history, it is your ultimate
responsibility as the project manager not to award this contract in
order to protect the environment.
Answer and Explanation

8. 3. You are an experienced project manager and you have already successfully
completed several road construction projects for your company. Your company's
CEO is very happy with your performance and has rewarded you with a salary
increase. He has also designated you as the project manager for the new building
construction project your company will soon be undertaking. You are very happy with
this appreciation but you are a bit concerned since you don't have building
construction management experience.What should you do?
A. You should not accept this assignment
B. You should immediately start exploring your company's lessons learned knowledge
base for all of their past building construction projects
C.You should thank your CEO for his appreciation in a formal letter
D.You should resign from the company
Hint:You are not experienced in building construction management.
.
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9. The correct answer is A
Explanation:As per the PMI Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct - Clause: 2.2.2, you must not
accept any assignment that is not consistent with
your background, experience, skills, and
qualifications.
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10. 4. You managed a website development project for a customer in the past and you
signed an agreement with that customer. According to the agreement, you cannot
undertake a similar project for any competitor for three years without the formal
written approval of your past customer. Two years have passed and you have received
an offer from a competitor to do a similar project for them. When you tried to obtain
the approval from your previous customer regarding this, you discovered that your
previous customer had closed his business and moved to another country. What
should you do now?
A. Accept the offer as your previous customer has closed his business and
moved to another country
B. Refuse the offer as you are still bound not to undertake such projects for
one more year
C. Disclose this information to your new potential customer and seek his
approval
D. Speak to legal counsel for guidance
Hint:What is your ethical obligation?
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11. The correct answer is B
Explanation:As per the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct - Clause: 2.2.3, you must fulfill the commitments
that you have undertaken and comply with the non-compete
agreement.
Answer and Explanation

12. 5. You are reporting to a project manager who is a PMP. You have heard from your
colleague about your supervisor's project management practices, which are a clear
violation of PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. What should you do next?
A. Talk to your project manager's line manager and discuss your concerns
B. Report this to the project sponsor
C. Evaluate the credibility of your colleague's statements
D. Do nothing since your project manager is not doing anything contrary to the
company's policies
Hint:If you find anything wrong,you need to take appropriate action.
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13. The correct answer is C
Explanation:As per the PMI Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct you must bring violations of the
code to the attention of PMI. However you should get the
facts together and gather evidence before attempting to
contact PMI.
Answer and Explanation