A team has been assembled and assigned a project to reduce recent, unanticipated production cost overruns.
Which of the following tools should the project team select to determine the possible origins of the increased costs?

A company decides to give a large section of its development project to another firm to manage and complete because that firm has the appropriately skilled resources to execute the work. This approach is referred to as:

In which of the fallowing organizational structures would a project manager have the MOST authority?

One of the tasks on a project's critical path is progressing too slowly. The team member who is responsible for completing the task is assigned to multiple projects with aggressive deadlines.
Which of the following roles has the responsibility of resolving the issue?

During an ad-hoc meeting, the OM notifies the sponsor that while the project is on schedule, material costs have increased and the project is over budget. To save the project, the PM request a material contract with a less expensive vendor. The sponsor approves the change, and project comes in within target tolerances. The company, however, receives numerous stakeholder complaints.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of these complaints?