Cathy is the project manager of the NNQ Project. She currently has completed 45 percent of the
project but was scheduled to have 65 percent of the project completed. This project has a budget
of $344,000 and was scheduled to last four months. Cathy has spent $198,998 to date on the
project. Based on this information, what is the estimate at completion for the NNQ Project?

Maurice is the project manager of the NHQ Project and his project team has just finished the
project activities. The quality control team reports that the project deliverables are perfect. The
only thing left to in the project is to verify scope. This process will be performed by the project
stakeholders. Maurice is required to submit a final project report and report on the project
performance. Maurice’s project had a budget of $234,000 but the project spent $245,000. In the
final report management wants to know the project’s cost performance index (CPI). What value
should Maurice report?

You are the project manager of the GHQ Project. You are working with your project team to create
the project network diagram. You have created the PND and are identifying the critical path with
your team using your project management information system. All of the activities on the critical
path are showing in red in the software that you are using to evaluate the critical path. What are
schedule activities on the critical path called?

You are the project manager of the HQQ Project. Your project is running late by ten percent of
where you should be at this time. Management is concerned and they’d like to know what your
schedule variance is. Considering that the project has a BAC of $567,899, you are thirty percent
complete, and you have spent $179,450. What is the schedule variance for this project?

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.