This quiz will submit in: Question 13. Virtual team is a tool for which of the following processes ? A. Develop resource plan B. Acquire team C. Control resources D. Manage team Question 29. You are the project manager for an upcoming outdoor concert event. You're working on the procurement plan for the computer software program that will control the lighting, and screen projections during the concert. You're comparing the cost of purchasing a software product to the cost of your company programmers writing a custom software program. You are engaged in which of the following ? A. Procurement planning B. Using expert judgment C. Creating the procurement management plan D. Make-or-buy Analysis Question 32, When a product or service completely meets customer's requirements : A. Quality is achieved B. The cost of quality is high C. The cost of quality is low D. The customer pays the minimum price Question 48. You are in the Monitor Risk process of identifying, analyzing, and planning for newly arising risks, keeping track of identified risks, reanalyzing existing risks, monitoring trigger conditions, monitoring residual risks, and reviewing the execution and effectiveness of risk response. Outputs from the Monitor Risk process include all of the following EXCEPT : A. Technical performance analysis B. Work performance information C. Change requests D. Project management plan updates Question 53. Quality is : A. Meeting and exceeding the customer's expectations B. Adding extras to make the customer happy C. The degree to which the project meets requirements D. Conformance to management's objectives Question 68. A project manager overseeing an ERP implementation project planned to distribute large volumes of information about the project to a large audience. He decided to post the information in an online knowledge repository for access at dicreation of stakeholders. This type of communication method is known as : A. Interactive communication B. Push communication C. Expert judgment D. Pull communication Question 76. You are currently managing the team through observing, using issue logs, keeping in touch, providing feedback, completing performance appraisals, resolving issues and conflicts, and though other methods. You are in which of the following human resource management processes ? A. Control, Resources B. Acquire Team Estimate Activity Resources D. Manage Team Question 89. Which one of the following is FALSE about TCPI ? A. TCPI calculates the performance that must be achieved in order to meet financial or schedule goals. B. TCPI usually determines the status on the remaining work with respect to the funds remaining. C. If the cumulative CPI falls below the baseline plan, all future work must be performed at the TCPI to achieve the planned BAC D. If the cumulative CPI falls below the baseline plan, all future work must be performed below the TCPI to achieve the planned BAC Question 9You are managing a group of related or unrelated projects or programs and other work and achieve specific strategic business objectives and goals. You are a................ Program owner Project manager Program Manager Portfolio Manager Question 10Project A has net present value (NPV) of $30,000, will take 5 years to complete, and the associated cost $10,000. Project B has NPV of $60,000, will take 3 years to complete, and the associated cost $15,000. Project C has NPV of $80,000, will take 4 years to complete, and the associated cost $40,000. Which project will you pick ? They all have the same value Project A Project B Project C Question 11Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a project management office (PMO) ? Developing and managing project management methodology and standards Coaching and training project managers. Managing project resources and assigning project tasks Defining and maintaining vendor engagement processes. Question 127. Your recently took over a project another project manager who left the organization. You find out that the project has a BAC = $45,000; PV = $30,000; cumulative = $25,000 ; cumulative EV = $24,000. You decided to perform a forecasting analysis and calculated the values for EAC, ETC, and VAC. Which of the following is NOT true ? A. You will need $21,875 more to complete this project B. The project will cost $46,875 C. The project will be over budget by $1,875 D. The project will be under budget by $1,875 Question 13Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ? The project charter should be published under the name of a manager external to the project. The project charter should be published under the project sponsor's name The project charter should be published under the name of the project manager. The project charter should be published under the name of the project champion Question 142. A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.89 means : A. At this time, we expect the total project to cost 89 percent more than planned B. When the project time is completed, we will have spent 89 percent more than planned. C. The project is progressing at 89 percent of the rate planned. D. The project is getting 89 cents out of every dollar invested. Question 159. As a project manager, you are trying to decide the trade-offs between quality and grade in your project. Which one of the following is correct with respect to a product or a service performed ? A. There is no different between quality and grade B. Neither low grade nor low quality is acceptable C. low quality is acceptable, but low grade is not D. low quality is not acceptable, but low grade is. Question 161 . A project manager has a problem with a team member's performance. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this problem ? A. Formal written communication B. Formal verbal communication C. Informal written communication D. Informal verbal communication Question 1710. You are in Plan Risk Responses process of developing options and actions to reduce threats enhance opportunities to your project objectives. The tools & techniques of the Plan Risk Responses are including : A. Risk audits B. Avoid, transfer, mitigate, and accept C. Reserve analysis D. Technical performance analysis Question 18Which one of the following are the unapproved and undocumented changes and what occurs when to the scope are not detected early enough or are not managed ? Scope baseline Residual Risks Scope creeps Variances Question 19The organization has to make an initial investment of $250,000 with expected cash inflows of $75,000 in the first year and $25,000 per quarter thereafter for the first project. The second project has a payback period of thirty-five months. Which project should the selection committee recommend ? First project as it has a smaller payback period Second project as it has a smaller payback period None of them since both of them have the same payback period. Either of the two projects since payback period is not important Question 201 . Which of the following is NOT a tool used to manage the stakeholder engagement ? A. Communication skills B. Interpersonal skills C. Ground Rules D. Issue Log Question 21All of the following will occur during project initiating EXCEPT : Creation of a project scope statement Identification of internal and external stakeholders. Development and review of the business case and a feasibility study. Assignment of the project manager to lead a project Question 223. Formal written correspondence with customer is required when : A. Defects are detected B. The customer requests additional work not covered under contract C. The project has a schedule slippage that includes changes to the critical path D. The project has cost overruns Question 23Which one of the following takes progressive elaboration approach and plans the work in the near term in detail and future work in a higher level ? Scope definition Rolling wave planning Decomposition SWOT Analysis Question 2410. While working on your communication plan, you have considered several communication technologies to transfer information among project stakeholders. Communication technology will take into account the following factors that can affect the project EXCEPT which one ? A. Urgency of the need for information : are regularly issued written reports enough for the project, or is frequently updated information needed at a moment's notice ? B. Expected project staffing : is the proposed communication system, compatible with the experience and expertise of the project participants, or is extensive training, and learning required ? C. Duration of the project : is the available technology likely to change before the project is over ? D. Reason for the distribution of information : what are the reasons for distributing information ? Question 254. Cost associated with inspection, laboratory measurements and analysis, machinery maintenance and calibration, field-testing, and procedure checking are examples of which of the following ? A. Opportunity costs B. Sunk costs C. Prevention costs D. Appraisal costs Question 26Which one f the following is NOT true about the Define Scope process ? It is the process of developing a comprehensive, detailed description of the project and product. Alternative generation is used as a tool & technique in this process The requirements document is the key output in this process A detailed project scope statement that is created in this process is critical to project success and builds upon the additional analysis of requirements major deliverables, assumptions, constraints, and other factors that are documented earlier in the project Question 27Which of the following process group serve as input to each other ? Initiating, Planning Initiating, Executing Executing, Monitoring & Controlling Monitoring & Controlling, Closing Question 286. The team has identified several mitigation and contingency action plans to deal with potential risks within the project. Who is responsible for implementing the actions defined by mitigation and the contingency plan in risk management ? A. Project Expeditor B. Risk owner C. Project sponsor D. Project manager Question 299. You have been managing a multi-year construction project for one of your most important clients. You requested your lead business analyst to develop a reports that will capture project results for last four years and illustrate whether project performance is improving or deteriorating. You are interested in which of the following reports ? A. Trend report B. Variance report C. Forecasting report D. Progress Report Question 30Which one of following PMO structure mostly provides guidelines, policies, and templates and requires compliances and usually has a moderate level of control over projects and programs ? Supportive Controlling Directive Constructive Question 316. Which of the following should be included in the project charter ? A. Stakeholders who are very interested in the project B. Stakeholders who will be directly involved in the project work 3. Stakeholders who are affected by the project D. Level of stakeholders Question 32Which one of the following process group consists of iterative and ongoing processes to establish the total scope of effort, to define the project the objectives, and to identify the course of action required to attain those objectives ? Planning Executing Initiating Monitoring & Controlling Question 335. You just identified a new external risk during the executing phase that may impact your project positively. What is your first step ? A. Develop a Risk Response and assign a Risk Owner B. Update the Risk Breakdown Structure C. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis D. Implement a Risk Response Question 34You are overseeing a data center project, the team members have finished creating WBS and WBS dictionary also completed activity sequencing and submitted their activity duration estimates to you. Recently, you developed the project schedule. What should you be focusing on next ? Finalize the schedule Control the schedule Compress the schedule Gain approval Question 357. You are in the Plan Resource management process to create on overall staffing management plan by identifying the availability of resources and those resources' skill levels. Which of the following is NOT a tool & technique in this process ? A. Organizational charts and position descriptions B. Networking C. Organizational theory Colocation Question 36Sometimes a project coordinator is an assigned role of organization. which of the following statements is NOT true for a project coordinator ? A project coordinator is weaker than a project expeditor. A project coordinator is not allowed to make budget decisions or overall project decisions. A project coordinator is weaker than a project manager A project coordinator may have some authority in assigning resources. Question 373. You are in the project manager of a construction project that will take six months to complete and will cost $75,000 / month. At the end of third month, you are asked to find out the cumulative SPI for the project. While reviewing, you found that you have spent $80,000 in the first month, $72,000 in the second month, and $75,000 in the third month. And also found that project was 15% complete at the end of 1st month, 35 % complete at the end of 2nd month, 45 % complete at the end of 3rd month. If you planned to complete 50% of the work by this time, what is the cumulative SPI at the end of month three ? A. 0.5 B. 0.9 C. 0.34 D. 1.1 Question 383. Which one of the following is NOT true about a cost reimbursable contract ? A. The buyers bears the most risk as total cost is unknown until the project is finished B. It requires auditing seller's invoices. C. Buyers usually write a detailed statement of work. D. The seller has only a moderate incentive to control cost Question 39As a project manager at a consulting firm and recently received a statement of work (SOW) from the client. As your expectation, the SOW should contain or reference which of the following elements ? Business need, product scope description or what is to be done, and how the project supports the strategic plan Measurable project objectives, Business need, product scope description or work is to be done, and how the project supports the strategic plan Project purpose, Business need, product scope description or what is to be done, and how the project supports the strategic plan Business need, product scope description or what is to be done, and project purpose. Question 40Which one of following PMO structure mostly serves as project repository., plays a consultative role, and usually has a low level of control over projects and programs ? Supportive Controlling Directive Constructive Question 415. The MOST common cause of conflict on a project are schedules, project priorities, and : A. Personality B. Resources C. Cost D. Management Question 42Which one of the following estimating techniques uses mathematical models based on historical records from other projects and can produce higher levels of accuracy ? One point estimating Analogous estimating Parametric estimating Three-points estimating Question 43if the optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the standard deviation of this activity ? 1 1.3 6 3 Question 444. Which of the following assess someone's current engagement level in a project ? A. Power / Interest Grid B. Stakeholder Engagement matrix C. Salience Model D. Stakeholder Register Question 453. You have thirteen stakeholders in the construction project that you are overseeing. Your initial study about these stakeholders tells you most of them will actively support your project to be successful, but you have couple of stakeholders who may adversely impact your project. When do you think these stakeholders will have the most influence on your project ? A. Throughout the project life cycle B. At the completion of the project. C. At the beginning of the project D. During executing and monitoring & controlling process group Question 46Which of the following is output of Manager Project Knowledge process ? Work performance reports Lesson learned registers Approved change request Work performance data Question 471 . All the following statements about change control are incorrect, EXCEPT : A. A fixed price contract will minimize the need for change control. B. Changes seldom provide real benefits to the project. C. Contracts should include procedures to accommodate changes. D. More detailed specifications eliminate the causes of changes. Question 488. You asked one of your team member about the schedule variance (SV) for one of the key deliverables. He mentioned that he is behind the schedule but there would not be a cost variance. Which of the following is NOT true in this case ? A. EV and PV were the same B. EV and AC were the same C. EV is less than PV D. CPI is 1 Question 491 . A control chart helps the project manager : A. Focus the most critical issues to improve quality B. Focus on stimulating thinking C. Explore a desired future outcome D. Determine if a process is functioning within set limits Question 50During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of the work packages ? WBS Dictionary Activity List Project Scope Statement Scope Management Plan Question 51The scope baseline, which consists of the scope statement document, the WBS, and the WBS dictionary, is used as an input in all of the following processes EXCEPT : Determine budget process Identify risks process Define activities process Develop Project Charter Question 528. Lars is a project manager overseeing an online age verification application for one of the very important clients for this organization. Three months in the project, Lars got a call from the client who informed him that they would end the contract due to a change in business direction. The client also discussed the compensation that the seller's organization is offering to Lar's organization for the work completed so far. This is an example of which one of the following ? A. Letter of intent B. Breach of contract C. Material breach D. Termination for convenience Question 534. You reviewed the WBS and an activity must be completed that your team may not have the expertise to accomplish. You find another team who is willing to take on the work and do the job. What risk response did you use ? A. Mitigation B. Transference C. Avoidance D. Acceptance Question 548. You are in the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process and are focused on meeting and exceeding the stakeholders' expectations by continuously communicating with them, clarifying and resolving their issues., addressing their concerns, and improving project performance by implementing their change requests. Which of the following is a tool & techniques used in this process ? A. Interpersonal and team skills B. Change log C. Issue Log D. Stakeholder Engagement plan Question 55Which of the following is FALSE about analogous estimating ? It measures the project parameters such as budget, duration, size, complexity, and duration based on the parameters of a previous similar project and historical information It usually done during the early phase of the project when not mush information is availble It uses a bottom-up approach It usually is the overall project estimate given to the project manager from management or the sponsor Question 562. You have just been assigned as project manager for a large telecommunications project. This one year project is about halfway done. The project team consists of 5 sellers and 20 of your company's employees. You want to understand who is responsible for doing what on project. Where would you find such information ? A. Responsibility assignment matrix B. Resource histogram C. Bar chart D. Project Organization chart Question 57A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate. It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process ? Corrective action Integrated change control Monitoring & Controlling Project Closing Question 5810. You are the project manager of a network replacement project for a 40-floor office building. You plan to hire a contractor to pull the old cable out and then install the new cable. The work has to be done in such a way to have minimum to zero disruption to the tenant organization during business hour, hence you need to hire a well experience reputed firm. You contracted the procurement department to develop a list of firms that have the capability to do work. What are you referring to ? A. Develop evaluation criteria B. Negotiating a contract C. Solicitation packed to be sent out prospective sellers D. Qualified seller list Question 59All of the following should be done during the closing process group EXCEPT : Formal sign-off and formal acceptance are received from the customers. Customer acceptance criteria are determined. Final version of the lessons learned are compiled and made available for future projects. Completed project deliverables are handed off to operations and maintenance. Question 60Which document contains the information that describes how the formal verification and acceptance of the project deliverables will be contained ? Scope Management Plan Scope verification documents Communication management plan Statement of work
