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In which document will you find the code of account identifier, description of work, responsible organization, and list of schedule milestones? a. WBS b. WBS DICTIONARY c. PERT/CPM CHARTS d. Roles & Responsibilities 2. In the context of a desirable model of communication between a sender and a receiver, all the following statements are correct EXCEPT: a. Noise should be minimized. b. Receiver must decode and reply to the message. c. Receiver should acknowledge and agree with the message sent by the sender. d. Receiver should send a feedback message to the sender. 3. As a project manager, you advocate active participation of your team members; this is because you believe in:

Theory Y (McGregor Model) 2

Theory X (McGregor Model) 3

Maslow`s hierarchy of needs 4 Referent Power 4. Please refer to the diagram given below (all units are in days):

What is the project float if management wants to complete this project within 13 days?

1 0 days 2 - 3 days 3 2 days 4 Cannot be determined, because information given in the question is incomplete 5. In your project, you use issue logs or action item logs to document and monitor resolution of issues. You focus on documentation and timely resolution of issues, because unresolved issues can:

Be escalated to the project sponsor 2

Be a major source of conflict 3

Become undetermined risks in the project 4 Have adverse effect on all project parameters 6. In your project, you are using cost aggregation, expert judgment, and historical relationships to establish a cost performance baseline. This is performed during:

1 Control Costs 2 Determine Budget 3 Estimate Costs 4 Create WBS 7. Graphical representations of situations showing causal influences, time ordering of events, and other relationships among variables and outcomes are also referred to as:

Cause-and-effect diagrams 2

System flow charts 3

Influence

diagrams 4 Simulation diagrams 8. You are a project manager. At the executing stage of the project, all the following statements are correct EXCEPT:

1 Most of the project budget will be expended in project plan execution. 2 The project manager and the team implement the planned methods and standards. 3 The project manager will review all information from the current phase closures. 4 The project manager and the team manage risks and implement risk response activities. 9. Determining and delivering the required levels of quality for the project is the responsibility of:

Project sponsor 2

Project manager/project management team 3

Project team 4 All stakeholders in the project 10.In your project, you need to verify whether deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria. For this purpose, which of the following would you rely on?

1 groups

Inspection 2

Expert judgment 3

Observations 4

Focus

11.You have completed the Distribute Information process and are now in a position to make the required information available to the project stakeholders in a timely manner. Which of the following is NOT an output from Distribute Information process:

Performance reports 2

Project reports and presentations 3

Stakeholder notifications 4 Project records 12.You are creating a cost performance baseline for your project. In this context, all the following statements related to cost performance baseline are correct EXCEPT:

It is a time - phased budget. 2

To measure disbursements, a spending plan It is used to measure, monitor, and control overall

can be used as a cost-baseline. 3

cost performance. 4 In the earned value management technique it is also known as cost measurement baseline. 13.You have been managing a project to construct a flyover on Interstate 10. You have divided the project into phases to provide better management control. Which of the following is a characteristic of a project phase?

Formal phase completion necessarily includes authorization for the subsequent A project phase can be closed with a decision not to initiate the subsequent A project phase should not be divided into sub-phases even in complex

phase. 2 phase. 3

projects, because it will be difficult to manage. 4 All deliverables in the project phase should correspond to the project management process. 14.According to Herzberg`s theory, all of the following are motivating factors EXCEPT:

1 Recognition 2 Responsibility 3 Advancement in career 4 Salary 15.You are in the process of performing Develop Schedule process to determine planned start and finish dates for project activities. Which of the following inputs will be helpful in this process?

Activity attributes, project scope statement, and activity list 2

Activity list,

activity attributes, and schedule data 3

Project calendar, requested changes, and

schedule data 4 Work performance information, schedule baseline, and performance reports 16.In your project, you have been sub-contracting your IT development work to four consultancy firms. In this context, all the following statements relating to transferring of risk to a contractor are true EXCEPT:

Risk transference nearly always involves payment of a risk premium. 2 Cost-plus contracts may

Fixed price contract always transfers the risk to the seller. 3

transfer the cost risks to the buyer. 4 Contracts may be used for the transference of liability for specified risks to another party. 17.The customer was not satisfied with the finished product`s quality. The cost of poor quality can also be referred to as:

1 Cost of conformance 2 Failure cost 3 Rework cost 4 Opportunity cost 18.You are working as a portfolio manager. You are responsible for managing which of the following?

Project interdependencies 2

Projects and programs 3

Projects,

programs, and operations 4 Functional work and operations 19.Your company has entered into a joint venture with another company, and you are in the process of finalizing a teaming agreement. In the teaming agreement, both the buyer and the seller collectively prepare:

1 work 4

Source selection criteria 2

Contract 3

Procurement statement of

Contract, Procurement statement of work

20.In your project, you wish to identify and document the specific actions to be performed to produce the deliverables. This is done as part of:

1 Define Activities 2 Decomposition 3 Define Scope 4 Sequence Activities 21.In your project, you have conducted a communication requirements analysis to determine the total number of possible communication channels in the project. While conducting the analysis, you learn that the number of communication channels:

Increases in direct proportion to the number of people 2

Decreases in

inverse proportion to the number of people 3 when the number of people increases 4 22.

Increases in exponential proportion Depends on the type of project