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Incorrect - You answered: D ) You are working on a project which requires the use of a special piece of equipment. The equipment is rented at a cost of $890 per month for the duration of the project. This is an example of which of the following? Fixed costs Parametric costs Variable costs Indirect costs
Planning - Cost Management This is a fixed cost expense of $890 per month - you must pay the $890 per month regardless of how often the piece of equipment is used
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Incorrect - You answered: C ) Your team has discovered an issue during testing and the resolution is proving to be very challenging. They have unsuccessfully tried many different approaches to fix the issue, however, you notice that their approach to fixing the issue has been haphazard and ineffective (let's see what happens if we change this factor). What would be your best advice to the team? A. Use a scatter diagram to document the factors causing the outcome B. First determine the root cause of this issue using the Ishikawa approach C. Monitor the results through the use of control charts to determine the trend and where the process may be going out of control D. Plot the results of all the changed factors using the Pareto Diagram approach Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management Ishikawa (or Cause and Effect, or Fishbone) diagram is best used to determine the root cause of this problem, which is the first step in solving the issue. Note that diagrams and charts aren't helpful to us at this point, because we must first identify the root cause of the problem (at which time we could then graphically show the factors causing the problems by using charts).
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Correct - You answered: D ) Youre 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
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D. Make-or-buy analysis Planning - Procurement Management Make-or-buy analysis is determining whether its more cost effective to purchase the goods or services needed for the project or for the organization to produce them internally.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have completed your project delivery and currently are in the project closing process. You have started preparing the lessons learned document. What is the primary objective of the lessons learned document? Quality audit Process analysis Continuous improvement Risk audit
Closing - Integration Management Lessons learned are useful in process improvements from an organizational and technical perspective. The information can be used in the current project as well as in future projects.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Perform Integrated change control is primarily concerned with: Reviewing and approving changes request The creation of change requests Integrating deliverables from different functional specialties on the project Establishing a change control board that oversees the overall changes on the project
Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving changes and managing changes to the deliverables, organizational process assets, Project Documents and the Project management plan. The creation of change requests is done in other processes and becomes an input to the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Project performance appraisals focus on: how an individual team member is performing on the project an evaluation of the project teams effectiveness a team building effort reducing the staff turnover rate
Executing - Human Resources Management Answer B, C and D list aspects of team performance assessments. Only choice A is correct. Project performance appraisals deal with how each team member is performing work, rather than how well the team is working together.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are managing a project with AC = $25,100, ETC = $45,600, VAC = -$2,600, BAC = $90,000 and EAC = $92,100. Your sponsor asks you to forecast how much money you expect to spend on the remainder of the project. Which of the following numbers should you provide? A. B. C. D. $45,600 $87,400 $90,000 $92,100
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management Sometimes you dont need to do any calculations when you run across a question like this. The question asked you which number to use for a forecast of how much money you expect to spend on the rest of the project. That is the definition of ETC. Since you were given the value of ETC, you could just use that number.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You can typically find the requirements and processes for formally closing procurements in which of the following? A. Project Close management plan B. Contract terms and conditions
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C. Work breakdown structure D. Project Charter Closing - Procurement Management The procedures required to close procurements can typically be found in the contract terms and conditions.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The outputs from Control Schedule include all of the following except: Project management plan updates Schedule revisions Change requests Work performance measurements
Monitoring & Controlling - Time Management The outputs from the Control Schedule process are work performance measurements, organizational process assets updates, change requests, project management plan updates, and project document updates. Schedule revisions are not an output from the Control Schedule process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Senior management wants to know the status of your project. Which of the following would be useful for you to show them? Milestone chart Bar charts Network diagram Work breakdown structure
Monitoring & Controlling - Communications Management The milestone chart is helpful for executive reporting. It shows the target dates and status of the high level milestones and is clearly the best of the options listed.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The BEST method to control costs is to: A. estimate costs during project planning and then check costs against the Cost performance baseline as your work proceeds. B. estimate during the execution of the project and then manage each task to the budget. C. estimate during planning and then re-estimate before each task begins. D. estimate during the execution of the project and have management confirm the estimates. Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management Estimating costs at the beginning and then monitoring and controlling the same against the cost performance baseline would be the best choice for controlling costs.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The issues log should be ________. Short Deliverable-based Written Informal
Executing - Human Resources Management By writing issues down, you create a permanent record of how issues were handled and resolved.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following can best be used to determine the true progress of a project? Quality Management Plan Performance Baselines approved and rejected Change requests Discussion with the project team
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Baselines are used to compare actual results against what was planned.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What are the performance measurements for the Control Schedule process? SV= (EV PV) and SPI =(EV / PV) SV= (EV AC) and SPI= (EV / AC) SV= (EV BAC) and SPI = (EV / AC) SV= (PV EV) and SPI= (PV/ EV)
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management Schedule variance is (EV PV) and schedule performance index is (EV/ PV).
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The team is working on creating a project team directory. Which process is the team most likely engaged in? Resource planning Organizational planning Staff acquisition Information distribution
Executing - Human Resources Management A) Resource planning considers type and quantity of resources needed. B) Choice B is incorrect. Organizational planning involves setting up the project organization with roles and responsibilities defined. C) A project team directory lists all the project team members and other stakeholders. This means that the project has either completed or nearing completion of staff acquisition (aquire human resources). D) Information distribution is the application of the communication management plan to make needed information available to various stakeholders of the project. Thus choice D is incorrect
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is an accurate statement? Qualitative risk analysis occurs prior to quantitative risk analysis Quantitative risk analysis occurs prior to qualitative risk analysis Qualitative risk analysis is performed on risks that have been prioritized during quantitative risk analysis Both B and C
Planning - Communications Management A) Qualitative risk analysis occurs prior to quantitative risk analysis and is a method for prioritizing identified risks for quantitative risk analysis B) Choice B is incorrect. Quantitative risk analysis occurs after qualitative risk analysis C) Choice C is incorrect. Performing a qualitative analysis of risks and conditions to prioritize after that quantitative risk analysis is performed D) Choice D is incorrect. Quantitative risk analysis will be done first, then Quantitative risk analysis follows
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following believed that quality was usually a management problem?
Executing - Quality Management W. Edwards Deming said that quality is a management problem 85% of the time. Joseph Juran believed in the fitness for use and promoted conformance and quality by design. Crosby believed in conformance to requirements and zero defects. Ishikawa is a type of chart.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your projects primary constraint is quality. In order to make certain the project team members dont feel too pressed for time and to avoid schedule risk, you decide to use which of the following activity estimating tools? A. Expert judgment
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B. Quantitatively based durations C. Reserve analysis D. Analogous estimating Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management Reserve analysis takes schedule risk into consideration and adds a percentage of time or additional work periods to the estimate to prevent schedule delays.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) In a matrixed project organization the administrative management function of the project team is typically performed by whom? business department manager human resource manager functional manager Project manager
Executing - Human Resources Management In a matrixed project the functional manager performs administrative functions for their staff.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project team is currently doing product analysis and trying to find alternative approaches to doing the project work. Which one of the following would be an appropriate output of this process? Project charter, requirements documentation Project scope statement and project document updates Project charter, stakeholder register Project statement of work, stakeholder register
Planning - Scope Management This question is referring to the Define Scope process, because that is where you would use the product analysis and alternatives identification tools and techniques. The other tools and techniques of the Define Scope process are expert judgment and facilitated workshops. The correct answer to this question is B, because the outputs of the Define Scope process are project scope statement and project document updates.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a project manager on a large technology project and have noticed the project team can't easily find the right information to make good decisions and there is a lot of confusion about which versions of documents are the most up-to-date. You are also having a tough time integrating the various processes. As a result you suggest improvements be made to which of the following? A. B. C. D. Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) Work Breakdown structure (WBS) Configuration management systems Reporting systems
Executing - Integration Management The correct answer is A. The Project Management Information System (PMIS) is the collective systems (can be manual or automated) that consists of tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of the project management processes. The key to this questions is that it is talking about various systems such as reporting, configuration management (version control), and integrating the processes. Choices C and D are partially correct (both of those systems are included in the PMIS), but answer choice A is more correct.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Rafael is a Project Manager who is going through the Project Human Resource Management planning of his project. Which of the following does Rafael not consider to be a characteristic of organizational planning? can involve both internal and external stakeholders happens early in the project is planning to create an organization involves ensuring that a project team functions properly within its environment
Planning - Human Resources Management Organizational planning is NOT planning to create an organization. It is the process of mapping the projects
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roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships to the appropriate people or groups.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are doing some analysis to help with project selection. There is a much debate concerning which projects to select. You have the following to choose from: Project A with an IRR of 11.5%, Project B with an IRR of 18%, Project C with an IRR of 15%, and Project D with an IRR of 13%. Youu can select only one project, which should you choose? A. B. C. D. Project A Project B Project C Project D
Initiating - Integration Management You always choose the project with the biggest internal rate of return (IRR). In this case, you should choose Project B with an IRR of 18%.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Performance reports usually discuss _____ between estimated and actual performance on the project planned deviations Relationships Connections Variances
Monitoring & Controlling - Communications Management Variance Analysis consists of comparing the actual performance of the project to the baseline. The project manager manages variances and looks for the reasons the variances occurred.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have been tasked with managing the seller responses to a request for proposal issued by your company. The seller responses were numerous, and now you have been asked to rank the proposals from highest to lowest in terms of their response. What are you going to use as a means to rank the sellers? A. B. C. D. Expert judgment Request for quotation Seller response guidelines Seller selection matrix
Executing - Procurement Management By this time you should be thinking that if you see "expert judgment", it is likely the right answer. Expert judgment is a favored technique in project management, and it is correct in this case because you are conducting the Conduct Procurements process. It is the only tool/technique among the potential answers that is a part of that process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A team member reports to the project manager that the vendor has not met scope requirements for the deliverables yet the vendor wants to close out the contract. What should the project manager do? Go ahead with contract closure, as it is delivered Ask the supplier to complete the deliverable in the next phase Ask the supplier to complete the deliverable as defined in the contract Evaluate the impact and seek management advice
Monitoring & Controlling - Procurement Management Since the contract is still in force, the best option would be to pursue completion of the deliverable pursuant to that Contract. You should never close a contract that is not completed as suggested in option A. Option B is wrong as well, the deliverable should be completed in the current phase according to the contract. Choice D is wrong too, you shouldn't take the problem to management, you should try to resolve it with the vendor first.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager and found that a system engineer on your project is over allocated. Which of the following statements is true?
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A. You should use resource requirements updates to determine availability and smooth out resource overallocation. B. You should use crashing to resource-level the critical path tasks. C. You should use resource leveling to smooth out resource assignments. D. You should use fast tracking to resource-level the critical path tasks. Monitoring & Controlling - Time Management Resource leveling attempts to smooth out resource assignments by splitting tasks, assigning under allocated team members to more tasks, or delaying the start of tasks to match team members availability.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are planning for how to deal with anticipated schedule changes on your project, and are setting up a common understanding among stakeholders for how to control the schedule. What are you working on? The schedule management plan Schedule updates Change requests Control schedule
Planning - Time Management The correct choice is A, which you would do during planning. The document that establishes the criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule is the Schedule Management Plan, which is part of the Project Management Plan. The rest of the answer choices are done later in the project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are holding a weekly status meeting with stakeholders and are going through the to-do list and a list of actions items from the previous meeting. Some of the stakeholders are completely unaware of these action items and start raising concerns about how they suddenly appeared. Upon further questioning you realize that these stakeholders were absent during the last meeting due to scheduling conflicts. Which of these statements would best describe what should have been done to prevent this misunderstanding? A. You should have updated the Work Breakdown Structure with the follow up tasks from the last meeting B. You should have sent out an agenda prior to the meeting to clearly point out what the action items were from the previous meeting C. You should have sent out meeting minutes after the last meeting to all stakeholders that were invited (whether or not they attended) D. You should have briefed the stakeholders that did not attend the last meeting just prior to the start of this meeting Executing - Communications Management As part of effective communication the project manager should always send out meeting minutes after a meeting to prevent outcome like this. That way anyone not in attendance will have an understanding of what was discussed so there are no surprises.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following processes is involved in making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner? Performance reporting Manage stakeholder expectations Distribute Information Communications planning
Executing - Communications Management The correct answer is C. Making needed information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner is the purpose of the Distribute Information process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a Project Manager for a projectized organization. It is the middle of the work week and you have been pulled into an impromptu meeting with a client that you have never worked with before. You have been asked to come up with a quick estimate by the end of the week for a software implementation project. After asking a few questions you realize that this project sounds very similar to 2 other projects you have managed in the last couple of years. You say you will have no problem in delivering the estimate by the end of the week. What estimating type would you most likely employee in this case? A. Parametric Estimating
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B. Three Point Estimating C. Bottom Up Estimating D. Analogous Estimating Planning - Time Management Since you have performed 2 very similar projects in the past and since a quick estimate is needed (not detailed and accurate), it makes the most sense for you to refer to documentation of the 2 similar projects.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Inputs to the Develop Project Charter process include all of the following except : Business case Contract Stakeholder register Project statement of work
Initiating - Integration Management The inputs to the Develop Project Charter process are project statement of work, business case, contract, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. The stakeholder register is not an input to this process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) In which process do you create the Risk Breakdown Structure? Identify Risk Plan Risk Response Perform Qualitative Analysis Plan Risk Management
Planning - Risk Management The RBS is part of the Risk Management Plan. Its structured very similarly to the WBS. The RBS is a hierarchically-organized depiction of the identified project risks, arranged by risk category and subcategory that identify the various areas and causes of potential risks.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Quality Control requires which of the following tasks to be performed? A variance analysis A product analysis An audit An inspection
Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management Quality Control requires an inspection of the work results. While quality is planned into a project, inspections ensure it becomes part of the deliverables.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) During what part of the procurement process does contract negotiation occur? Administer Procurements Close Procurement Plan Procurement Conduct Procurement
Executing - Procurement Management This is the process of obtaining seller responses, selecting a seller, and awarding a contract.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) In the following contract types, which one requires the seller to assume the risk of cost overruns? Cost-reimbursable Make-or-buy Decisions Firm fixed fee Time and materials
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Planning - Procurement Management Firm Fixed Fee contracts provide a fixed fee to complete the contract; the seller keeps any profits from efficiencies, but also absorbs any cost overruns.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are considering the decision to go for a contract.The probability of completing a contract is 92% and if the project fails to complete the contract then the associated risk is $10,000 which will be charged as penalty. What is the expected value of your decision? A. B. C. D. $800 $-800 $-1000 $9,200
Planning - Risk Management The probability of not completing the contract = 1 - probability of completing the contract = 1 - 0.92 = 0.08, Expected value = Probability x Impact = 0.08 x (-10,000) = -800 (remember that since impact is a penalty hence the negative value)
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A new project manager is assigned to a project midway through the planning process. On discussing with the project team, the new project manager finds that the activities list and network diagram were developed based on the scope statement. What should the project manager do? A. B. C. D. Develop schedule Create the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Estimate activity resources Sequence activities
Planning - Scope Management The question states that the activities list and network diagram were created based on the scope statement. This implies that the Create WBS process was never done. Therefore, the new project manager should go back and create the WBS before proceeding with project planning. The WBS can be used to help ensure that all work on the project is done and no extra work is done.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following determines the list of recipients, content, and methods of information distribution on a project? Information distribution process Communications Management Plan Performance reporting Contract administration
Executing - Communications Management Communications planning involves identifying the information distribution structure that includes the recipients of information, information content for each recipient, and methods of information distribution
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The implementation of approved change requests, corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs are confirmed using this tool and technique of Perform Quality Assurance. Plan Quality tools and techniques Process analysis Inspection Quality audits
Executing - Quality Management Quality audits can confirm the implementation of approved change requests including corrective actions, defect repairs, and preventive actions.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Who is responsible for the quality of the project deliverables? A. The project champion
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B. The project team C. Stakeholders D. Customers Planning - Quality Management The project team (the individuals completing the project work) is responsible for the quality of the project deliverables.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is a tool or technique used in Perform Integrated Change Control? Change requests Change control meetings Change approval system Project management information systems (PMIS)
Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management The tools and techniques used during the Perform Integrated Change Control process are expert judgment and change control meetings.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is an input to Develop Human Resource plan? Organizational Process Assets Cost Performance Baseline Activity Duration Estimates Networking
Planning - Human Resources Management Activity Resources requirements, Enterprises Environmental factors, Organizational Process Assets are all inputs to Develop Human Resource Plan. Answer B, Cost performance baseline is an output of the Determine Budget process. Answer C, Activity Duration Estimates is an output of the Estimate Activity Durations process. Answer D, Networking, is a Tool and Technique of the Develop Human Resource Plan process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A Pareto chart is a type of: Cause and effect diagram Control chart Histogram Scatter diagram
Executing - Quality Management A Pareto chart is a specific type of histogram, ordered by frequency of occurrence and showing how many defects were generated by various factors. Applying Pareto's Law to this histogram, therefore, we should find the first few bars fairly high, then a great drop off and the remaining bars very low.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) With which of the following objectives are the techniques "Brainstorming and lateral thinking" used in the scope definition process? Create WBS Alternatives identification Expert judgment Stakeholder analysis
Monitoring & Controlling - Scope Management Alternatives identification is a technique used to generate different approaches to execute and perform the work of a project. Examples of this are brainstorming and lateral thinking
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following could be a deliverable from an administrative closure of a project? A. Project archives B. Staffing management plan
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C. Communications management plan D. Risk management plan Closing - Procurement Management Project Archives are deliverables from administrative closure. The other choices listed are deliverables from various planning group processes.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Project managers are generally busy doing the following during the start of the project? Identifying Requirements Identifying Stakeholders Preparing Project Management Plan Choosing Suitable Vendor
Initiating - Communications Management One of the key responsibilities of a project manager is to identify the key stakeholders of the project, which is done during Initiation.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a project manager for Peeping-Tom Security Company. Your company won a bid to install surveillance cameras in various areas in the city. You sub-contracted some of the electrical work to another company. Through an independent review, you uncover that the process the subcontractor uses to report its progress is highly inefficient. Which of the following is true? A. B. C. D. You are in the Close Procurements process and have performed a procurement audit. You are in the Verify Scope process and have performed a quality audit. You are in the Perform Quality Assurance process and have performed a quality audit. You are in the Perform Quality Assurance process and have performed process analysis.
Executing - Quality Management You have performed a quality audit, which is a structured, independent review of the organizational processes or project processes, policies, procedures, or activities. Process analysis examines the root causes and follows steps in the process improvement plan. The only tool and or technique of the Verify Scope process is inspection. Procurement audits are concerned with reviewing the procurement process primarily to identify lessons learned.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Universal Global Company's construction division has won a contract to build an office park in downtown Paris. Sheila was elected to create a program for the creation of the buildings. Which one of the following best describes a program? A. A standardized approach to project management within an organization B. A standardized approach to project management with multiple projects coordinated together C. A collection of related projects managed in coordination to gain control that would not necessarily be available if the projects were managed independently D. A collection of related projects all contributing to one deliverable Initiating - Framework A program is a collection of related projects managed and coordinated to gain a higher level of control. A, B, and D do not accurately describe a program.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Perform Quality assurance is: Definition of organizational quality practices Ensuring six sigma compliance Application of Pareto charts to project sample points Process of auditing the quality requirements and the results and ensure appropriate quality standards
Executing - Quality Management Perform Quality assurance involves auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards are used.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following forms the basis for making required information available to project stakeholders? Communications management plan Work results Risk management plan Scope management plan
Planning - Communications Management A) The communications management plan forms the basis for methods, source, content, structure, timing and distribution list for dissemination of necessary information. B) Choice B is incorrect because work results are part of the reports sent to the customer/stakeholders and this will not form the basis for communication. C) Choice C is incorrect because risk management plan does not describe the essentials that needs to be submitted to the customer. D) Choice D is incorrect. Scope management plan describes the work to be performed.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is an output of verify scope? WBS template Rework Accepted deliverables SOW acceptance
Monitoring & Controlling - Scope Management Verify Scope results in accepted deliverables
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The stakeholders on your project are having many disagreements over the technical approach to complete the project. Disputes are common in project planning and must always be expected. Which of the following documents is concerned with tracking things that are preventing the project team members from meeting project goals? A. B. C. D. Dispute register Project plan Risk register Issue log
Executing - Integration Management The correct answer is choice D. An issue is any point or matter in question, in dispute, or over which there are disagreements. The issue log documents concerns that keep the project team members from meeting project goals.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is the best source of information for your project during initiation? Business plans Historical information WBS The project charter
Initiating - Integration Management Historical information is your only real source of information at this very early stage (and is part of the OPA input to Develop Charter).
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is the project manager responsible for? Setting company policies and procedures Predicting the product life cycle An analysis of available resources Setting the marketing budget
Executing - Framework The correct answer is C. The project manager is responsible for determining the available and required resources for the project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following statements is not true about WBS? is created by the project team. should not change. ensures that all work on the project is covered. organizes and defines the total scope of work.
Planning - Scope Management The WBS can sometimes get updated during the Define activities process or due to approved changes to scope.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following statements is true regarding the issue logs? A. Issue logs describe the ground rules and conflict management procedures to manage the project B. Issue logs are written logs that address the roles and responsibilities of each project team member C. Issue logs are a tool and technique of the Manage Project Team and input to Manage Stakeholder Expectations D. Issue logs are a graphic display of project team members and their reporting relationships Monitoring & Controlling - Communications Management Choice A is incorrect because issue logs do not describe any rules and procedures to manage a project. Choice B is incorrect because issue log does not describe roles and responsibilities of project team, this is taken care by the human resource plan. Choice C is correct. The issues log is an important tool to use during the Manage Project Team process, and is an input to Manage Stakeholder Expectations processes. It documents areas of disagreement on the project. Choice D is incorrect as issue logs do not portray project team members and their reporting relationship. This is taken care of in the RAM.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project has CPI of 0.81 and TCPI = 1.25. You know that your project is Over budget and ahead of schedule Under budget Over budget and behind schedule Over budget and TCPI is a projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management CPI of 0.81 says every one dollar spent we are getting only 81 cents of completed work. To complete performance index (TCPI) is a projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal such as the BAC or the EAC.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following tools could help in determining the probability of a task being on the critical path? Assumption Testing Precedence Diagramming Method Delphi Technique Monte Carlo Simulation
Monitoring & Controlling - Time Management Monte Carlo Simulation helps in determining the probability of each task being on the critical path by running a computer simulation model which randomly generates results to predict the most likely outcomes.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following helps achieve continuous improvement in project management processes? Quality audit Quality planning Quality control Project management office
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A) Quality audit is a structured review of existing processes for product creation and project management practices. Audits identify lessons learned on what works and what does not, and are used for making recommendations for improvement. B) Quality planning is a process of identifying and establishing the quality policy for the project and relevant standards. C) Quality control is the process of checking the compliance of actual work results as compared to specified requirements and provides inputs to the quality assurance process. D) Project management office brings together the best practices for project management and it provides templates for project management.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) For procurement purposes, the buyer is ________ to the project team, and the seller is ________ to the project team. Assigned, allocated Important, secondary Related, outside Internal, external
Planning - Procurement Management For the purposes of procurements, this is the configuration of buyer and seller.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are managing a large software project when the need for a new series of database tables is discovered. The need was previously unplanned, and your organization's staff is 100% utilized, so you decide to go outside the company to procure this piece of work. When you meet with prospective sellers, you realize that the scope of work is not completely defined, but everyone agrees that the project is relatively small, and your need is urgent. Which type of contract makes the MOST sense? A. B. C. D. Fixed price Time and materials Open ended Cost plus incentive fee
Executing - Procurement Management The correct answer is choice B, Time and Materials are typically used in this circumstance. Choice 'A' is incorrect because the scope is not defined enough to establish a fair fixed price. Choice 'C' is a made-up type of contract. Choice 'D' would not make sense in this case since the seller's costs are not abundantly clear, and this type of contract would create too much risk.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The identification of risks associated with a project happens when? It occurs only at the beginning of a project when the risk management plan is developed It's an ongoing process, regularly scheduled throughout the life of a project It occurs as needed throughout the life of a project Both B and C
Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management A) Answer A is incorrect. The risk management plan should include a tool for risk assessment as a continuous process throughout the project. Risk reassessment should be a regularly scheduled component of the project but should also have the flexibility to occur as needed at greater or lesser intervals based on the level of risk. B) Answer B is incorrect because it should be ongoing and as needed throughout life cycle of a project C) Answer C is incorrect because it is ongoing process also should happen regularly throughout the life cycle of project D) Answer D is the best response. Risk assessment should be done at scheduled times, as well as any other times when it becomes necessary.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Whose needs must be addressed by information distribution? Senior management Project team Stakeholders Project sponsor
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Executing - Communications Management Information distribution involves making needed information available to all project stakeholders
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Monitoring and controling of risks involves tracking known risks, identifying new risks, and executing risk response plans. Which of the following are outputs of risk monitoring and controling? Risk response audits and risk reviews A risk management plan and a risk response plan Corrective actions and a risk management plan Corrective actions and preventative actions
Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management Answer A is incorrect because risk response audits and periodic risk reviews are tools and techniques for risk monitoring and control, not ouputs. Answer B is incorrect because both a risk management plan and a risk response plan are inputs to the risk monitoring and control process Answer C is incorrect, although corrective action is an output of risk monitoring and control, a risk management plan is an input to this process Answer D is correct. Corrective actions and preventative actions are outputs of risk monitoring and control, along with project change requests.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a project risk event? It has a cause. The event, if occurs, has a consequence. It impacts the project objectives. Probability of occurrence is 100%
Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management Project risk is an event or condition, which has a cause and if it occurs, a consequence. We are concerned with those risk events that have consequences on the project objectives, whether positive or negative. The origin of risk is in the uncertain element of projects and therefore the probability that the risk event would occur is always less than 100%.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is most relevant for performing administrative project closure? A. Technical documentation on the product of the project, Project plan documentation and Project reports B. Resource histogram C. Statement of Work D. Project reports Closing - Procurement Management Administrative closure would require project planning documentation that establishes the framework for performance reporting, product documentation for establishing that the project has met all customer requirements on the deliverables of the project, and project reports for conducting lessons learned and archiving.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Jackie is a Project Manager working with a team of more than 30 people. One of her subordinates tells her that the team members at the lowest level are lazy, and that they need to be supervised more closely. Jackie responds that the workers are as committed to the project as she is, that they are ambitious and self-disciplined and do not need to be watched every minute of the day; instead, Jackie proposes that each worker should be given more responsibility. Which type of manager is Jackie? A. B. C. D. Maslows hierarchy of needs theory Theory Z manager Theory Y manager Theory X manager
Executing - Human Resources Management According to McGregors Theory of X and Y, Jackie is a Theory Y manager. She trusts her employees to be self motivated and believes that they do not need to be watched every minute.
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Theory X managers feel the way the subordinate does in this questions, they feel that workers are lazy and need to be watched constantly. Theory Z is a management theory where giving workers jobs for life motivates them to perform their best. Maslows hierarchy of needs theory says that individuals must meet the most basic needs before they can reach peek performance.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following knowledge areas does "Acquire project team" belong to? Project Management Integration Project Procurement Management Project Human Resources management Project Communication Management
Executing - Human Resources Management The execution processes in the Project Human Resources knowledge area are "acquire project team" "develop project team" and "manage project team."
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not an input to the Close Project or Phase process? Project management plan Accepted deliverables Final result or transition Organizational process assets
Closing - Integration Management The inputs to the Close Project or Phase process are project management plan, accepted deliverables, and organizational process assets. Final result or transition is the output of the this process, not an input.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project team is working on preparing a quality management plan for the project. Which amongst the following would not be relevant for creating the plan? Checklists Organizational quality policy Project scope statement Product description
Planning - Quality Management A) Checklists are specific documents that are determined during quality planning for different deliverables of the project and are not inputs to Plan Quality. B) A quality management plan describes how the project management team would implement the quality policy of the project. Therefore, the organization's quality policy as it applies to the product and scope of the project is a relavant input. Thus, Option B is incorrect C) Project scope statement is a relevant input to determine the quality planning of the project. Thus, Option C is incorrect D) Product description is one of the important inputs used to create a quality plan for any project
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is the project manager not responsible for? Predicting materials required Predicting equipment required Predicting work required Predicting project performance
Executing - Integration Management The project manager is responsible for predicting materials, equipment, and work required for a project. Project performance should be a pre-defined requirement determined by the stakeholders and should fall within a specific set of parameters.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not an input of Develop Project Team?
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Reward and recognition systems Staffing Management Plan Performance Reports External feedback
Executing - Human Resources Management Reward and recognition systems are a tool and technique of the Develop Project Team process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) An IT consultant is billing the project $50 per hour, plus materials. This is an example of which one of the following? Cost-reimbursable Time and materials Unit price Lump sum
Planning - Procurement Management The contractors rate of $50 per hour plus the cost of the materials is an example of a time and materials contract
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not a project selection tool? Net Present Value Earned Value Scoring Model Payback period
Initiating - Integration Management Choice B is the correct answer. Earned Value is a project progress measurement tool while all of the other choices are used for project selection.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Linear programming is an example of which project selection method? Cost-benefit analysis Constrained optimization methods Benefit measurement methods Comparative approach
Initiating - Integration Management Choice B is correct, constrained optimization methods are complex mathematical formulas and algorithms that are used to predict the success of a project. Choices C and D are the same, another term for benefit measurement methods is comparative approach. Choice A, cost-benefit analysis (sometimes written as benefit/cost analysis) is a type of benefit measurement method.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) For which of the following can the work breakdown structure be used? Communicating to the customer Showing calendar dates for each task Showing all requirements of the project, lined up with their business need Showing the business need for the project
Planning - Scope Management WBS can be used to communicate to the customer, as well as track time and costs by category of work.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The term "change requests" as it refers to managing the project team primarily deals with ________ changes.
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D. WBS Executing - Human Resources Management Requested staffing changes are an output of managing the project team. This may include hiring, replacing or transferring team members.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following skills would be considered "hard" skills? Negotiation skills Social skills Technical skills People skills
Executing - Human Resources Management The correct answer is C, technical skills are considered "hard skills". People skills and social skills are referred to as "soft skills".
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The project team is executing the work packages of your project when a serious disagreement regarding the interpretation of the scope is brought to your attention by your most trusted team member. Your project sponsor also has a different opinion. How should this dispute be resolved? A. B. C. D. The The The The dispute should be resolved in favor of the project sponsor. project team should have a meeting to decide on the proper resolution. dispute should be resolved in favor of the customer. project manager should consult the project plan for guidance.
Executing - Scope Management According to the PMBOK, disagreements should always be resolved in favor of the customer.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following would PMBOK consider the most important skill a project manager must have? Negotiation skills Influencing skills Communication skills Problem-solving skills
Initiating - Framework Negotiation, influencing, and problem-solving skills are all very important for a project manager to possess, however, good communication skills are paramount.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not an input to the Perform Quality Assurance process? Project management plan Quality metrics Deliverables Quality control measurements
Executing - Quality Management Deliverables are not an input to the Perform Quality Assurance process; they are an input to the Perform Quality Control process. The inputs to the Perform Quality Assurance process are project management plan, quality metrics, work performance information, and quality control measurements.
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The correct answer is C, this is the definition of Portfolio Management.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have a critical payment milestone that needs to be in your schedule. To make this important event more easily managed you might place which dependancy on it? Start no later than Mandatory start Finish no later than Resource leveling
Planning - Cost Management Finish no later than may be used to ensure an important milestone is hit.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Using schedule performance metrics from EVM is useful in which of the following ways? Eliminates the need for milestone reports Reduces the need for critical path analysis Generally provides accurate cost collection data at the control account level Quantifies schedule status in economic terms
Planning - Cost Management Earned Value Management allows you to quantify the schedule in economic terms. Milestones reports and critical path analysis must still be done. Cost collection is not done in schedule performance.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Inputs to the Close Procurements process include Contracts Contract updates Procurement audits Procurement management plan
Closing - Procurement Management Procurement management plan and procurement documentation are the two inputs to the Close Procurements process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager on a construction project and have subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractors work involves concrete flooring. You discover, through an independent review, that the subcontractor is not following appropriate quality procedures as required by the contract. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Administer Procurements process and have performed an inspection/ audit. B. You are in the Perform Quality Assurance process and have performed a process analysis. C. You are in the Contract Administration process and have completed a contract audit to ensure that the subcontractors performance meets the contract requirements. D. You are in the Report Performance process and have completed a performance review of the contractors work. Monitoring & Controlling - Procurement Management You have performed an audit related to your procurement, which is a tool and technique of Administer Procurements designed to ensure that the work is being performed as per the contract.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The cost estimates of a proposed project has an expected value of 1,000,000 and a standard deviation of 50,000. The project is budgeted for 1,100,000 so as to include a contingency reserve. Assuming that the cost estimates are normally distributed, what is the probability of completing this project over budget? A. B. C. D. 10% 5% 2.5% 50%
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Planning - Quality Management Mean = 1,000,000 S.D. = 50,000 1,100,000 = Mean + 2 * S.D. = 1,000,000 + 2*50,000 Again its a normal distribution. The question asks the probability of completing over the budget. Therefore we must look at the area remaining outside of the 2 S.D. area. The area under the curve for 2 S.D = 95%. So the area outside this = 5%. Since we are only interested in "over budget", we must only consider the area outside the curve to the right of the mean i.e. only half the area (the other half id for "under the budget". Therefore 5% / 2 = 2.5%
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Where is the change control system documented? Quality management plan Cost management plan Project management plan Change control plan
Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management The change control system is documented in the project management plan.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is displayed as an S curve? Bar Chart Cost performance baseline Critical path Schedule baseline
Planning - Cost Management The cost performance baseline is displayed as an S curve because of the way project spending occurs. Spending begins slowly, picks up speed until the work level has peaked, and then tapers off as the project proceeds towards closure.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have included contingency allowances in many schedule activity cost estimates for your project. In this context, you are aware that contingency reserves are used at the discretion of the project manager and deal with: A. B. C. D. Anticipated and certain events Unanticipated and not certain events Anticipated but not certain events Unanticipated but certain events
Planning - Cost Management A risk is any potential impact to the project (in other words anticipated but not certain). Contingency reserves are estimated costs to be used at the discretion of the project manager to deal with anticipated, but not certain, events. These events are known as "known unknowns" and are part of the project scope and cost baselines. These would be found in your risk register as identified risks.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Due to a new regulation there will be a change in your project. For the project to move forward and be in accordance with the new regulation, your next action should be? Prepare a new baseline to reflect the government changes Notify management Present the change to the CCB Create a feasibility study
Monitoring & Controlling - Scope Management A A is incorrect because the change has not been approvedthe project could be stopped based on the required change B B is incorrect, though tempting. It is wrong for two primary reasons: the project manager should not generally contact management with a problem, and no solution is offered for the problem. C Presenting the change to the Change Control Board is the best choice D D is incorrect because it is not appropriate for the conditions surrounding the change
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Which of the following would not generally be a part of a Project Charter? A. B. C. D. Business case Project objectives Product description Project WBS
Initiating - Integration Management Choice D is the correct answer. Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is created after the team is assigned at the planning stage of the project. Business case, project objectives, and product description generally form the part of a project charter.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which statement related to administrative closure and contract closure is correct? A. Contract closure does not include administrative closure B. Both contract closure and administrative closure require verification that all the work has been completed correctly and satisfactorily C. Early termination of a contract because of budget overrun cannot be included as part of contract closure procedure D. Administrative closure activities are for the entire project and not for specific project phases Closing - Integration Management A Choice A is incorrect: Contract closure involves both product verification and administrative closure B Product verification (all work is completed correctly and satisfactorily) is done as part of both administrative closure and contract closure C Choice C is incorrect. Early termination of a contract is a special case of contract closure D Choice D is incorrect, two procedures (administrative closure and contract closure) are developed to establish interactions necessary to perform the closure activities across the entire project or for a project phase
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project is 15% behind the original schedule and management has recommended that you should fast-track the project. You agree with management but warn them that fast-tracking could: Facilitate duration compression Increase risk Ensure activities are done in parallel which would normally be done in sequence Help shorten the project schedule without changing the project scope
Monitoring & Controlling - Time Management A) Choice A is incorrect as the essential function of fast tracking is to shorten the duration and this is an advantage to a project. B) Fast tracking can result in rework and increased risk. Since increase in risk is a negative outcome of fasttracking, you should warn your management about the increased risk. All the other options are benefits of fast-tracking C) Choice C is incorrect because the essence of fast tracking is performing activities in parallel and this is a benefit for the project and requires no warning to the management D) Choice D is incorrect because the main purpose of fast tracking is to shorten the project schedule without affecting the scope and this will result in gaining schedule so it requires no alert to the management.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are in the process of contract closure. Now, your focus is to check if all the work is completed correctly and as per the needs of the customer. Which of the following activities are you performing? Financial Closure Lessons Learned Product Scope Verification Stakeholder Management
Closing - Procurement Management Product scope verification is an activity for checking if all of the work is completed correctly as per the needs of the customer.
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When negotiating with functional managers for resources, you should consider personal characteristics, competency levels, and availability of the potential team members. Which of the following describes negotiation accurately? A. B. C. D. A A A A tool and technique of Acquire project Team tool and technique of Develop Human Resource Plan tool and technique of Develop Project Team tool and technique of Management Project Team
Executing - Human Resources Management Negotiations are a tool and technique of the Acquire Project Team process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) If the optimistic estimate for a task is 12 days and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the most likely estimate? 14 days 13 days 16 days Unknown, the most likely estimate is a separate estimate
Planning - Time Management We can't determine the most likely estimate - you will be given the most likely estimate on the exam. PERT = (Optimistic + (4x Most Likely) + Pessimistic) / 6
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Incorrect - Skipped ) When negotiating with functional managers for resources, you should consider personal characteristics, competency levels, and availability of the potential team members. Which of the following processes describes negotiations accurately? A. B. C. D. A A A A tool and technique of Acquire project Team tool and technique of Develop Human Resource Planning tool and technique of Develop Project Team tool and technique of Management Project Team
Executing - Human Resources Management Negotiations are a tool and technique of the Acquire Project Team process. The Human Resource plan will help you with the negotiations, because you should consider things such as competency levels, availability, and personal characteristics when negotiating with functional managers for resources.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following BEST describes the records management system? A. A system is used by project manager to manage contract and procurement documentation and records B. A library that stores the lessons learned for past projects C. A fling system to store paid invoices and Bills D. A system to store human resource records, salary information and work performance history Closing - Procurement Management A records management system consists of a specific set of processes, related control functions, and automation tools that are consolidated and combined as part of the project management information systems. The records management system is one of the tools that you use in the Contract Closure process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a project manager at a projectized organization and your project is in the middle of the configuration phase of a software implementation for a client. One of your team leads has set up an informal internal meeting with you to demonstrate the functionality and progress to date. One of the client stakeholders found out about this meeting and insisted on attending despite your suggestion to create a more formal demonstration with the stakeholder at a future date. During the meeting and as your team lead was demonstrating the functionality to you, the stakeholder started becoming increasingly vocal and dissatisfied with the product and the way the meeting was progressing. He then immediately disbanded the meeting. In order to avoid this situation, you as the project manager should have: A. Ignored the stakeholder's initial request to attend the meeting and rescheduled at a time that was inconvenient to him. B. Established ground rules for this meeting and set clear expectations for the purpose of this
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meeting C. Set an agenda for the meeting D. Invited other team members so they could offer more detailed explanations of issues to the stakeholder Executing - Human Resources Management By establishing clear ground rules and setting expectations for the meeting this could have avoided any confusion by the stakeholder. By clearly communicating that the product is still in the development stage, that this is just an internal demonstration, and that the stakeholder's attendance was purely for observation purposes, you might have avoided the conflict with the stakeholder.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) All of the following are part of a project management plan EXCEPT? Process improvement plan Configuration management plan Cost performance baseline Lessons learned
Planning - Integration Management Lessons learned are part of Organization Process Assets. The project management plan would include all subsidiary management plans, the process improvement plan, the configuration management plan, and the project baselines.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project has a budget of $130,000 and is expect to last ten months, with the work and budget spread evenly across all months. The project is now in month three, the work is on schedule, but you have spent $65,000 of the project budget. What is your cost variance? A. B. C. D. $65,000 $39,000 -$26,000 $64,999
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management -$26,000 is the variance. This is calculated by subtracting the actual costs of $65,000 from the earned value of $39,000. EV is calculated by taking the 30 percent completion of the project against the BAC. The project is considered to be 30 percent complete because its slated for ten months, is currently in month three, and is on schedule. A, B, and D are all incorrect calculations for the problem.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) After a study of the work processes on the project, a quality audit team reports to the project manager that irrelevant quality standards were being used for one of the WBS components in the project, which might lead to rework. What was the objective of the project manager in initiating this study? A. B. C. D. Quality control Quality planning Checking adherence to processes Quality assurance
Executing - Quality Management A) Compliance of work results to required specifications is a Quality Control activity. B) Determining quality standards is a Quality Planning activity. C) Checking adherence to processes is a quality audit activity to ensure that standard operating procedures or job instruction documents are being followed for producing the deliverables of the process. D) Determining validity of quality standards followed by the project is a Quality Assurance activity.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Minimizing scope creep through change control can have a positive impact on the timeline of a project. Which of the following is an input to Perform Integrated Change Control? Change control meeting Performance measurement Work performance information Change request status updates
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The correct answer is C, work performance information is an input to this process and includes information regarding the performance of the project. Answers A, B, and D are incorrect because they are not inputs to the Perform Integrated Change Control process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The most important thing to focus on in contract negotiations is: negotiate the best price possible for your project. maintain the integrity of the scope. negotiate a deal that both parties are comfortable with. make sure legal counsel or the contract administrator has approved your negotiating points.
Executing - Procurement Management The correct answer according to the PMBOK is C. The most important thing to focus on is to create a deal that everyone feels good about. Choice A sounds like a good choice, but the best possible price might not be fair to your seller, and that could create a bad scenario for the project in the future. Choice B is important, but that is not the primary focus of negotiations. Choice D may or may not be necessary, depending on the situation.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) There are 3 phases on your project. You just completed the first phase of your project and are ready for phase 2. Which process groups must you pass through for the second phase? Planning and Executing Executing and Monitoring & Controlling Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing Planning, Executing, and Monitoring & Controlling
Initiating - Framework The correct answer is choice C. You must follow through all 5 process groups for each and every phase of a project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following can best help a project manager during project execution? Stakeholder analysis Change Control Board PMIS Scope verification
Executing - Integration Management Choice A is incorrect, as stakeholder analysis should have been completed during the project planning processes. Choice B is also incorrect. CCBs can assist the project manager, but not as much as the control and assistance offered through a PMIS. Choice C is correct. A PMIS can assist the project manager the most during project execution. It does not replace the role of the project manager. This is a tool and technique of direct and manage project execution. The other tool and technique is expert judgment. Choice D is incorrect. Scope verification is proof of the project work, not an assistant to the project manager.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have been asked to submit a proposal for a project that has been put out for bid. First, you attend the bidder conference to ask questions of the buyers and then clarify questions some of the other bidders asked. Which of the following statements is true? A. B. C. D. Bidder conferences are a tool and technique of the Plan procurement process. Bidder conferences are an input of the Conduct procurement process. Bidder conferences are an output of the Conduct procurement process. Bidder conferences are a tool and technique of the Conduct procurement process.
Executing - Procurement Management Bidder conferences are a tool and technique of the Conduct procurement process. They are used to ensure that all prospective sellers have a clear and common understanding of the procurement (both technical and contractual requirements), and that no bidders receive preferential treatment. So they are about efficiency and fairness. Note that these are tools and techniques, which help us get from Point A to Point B, whereas inputs and outputs will generally be things or items.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a project manager for Scarem-Up-Stiff production company. Your company develops and produces horror movies for the big screen. Your latest project has been cancelled due to budget cuts for that genre of film. Which of the following statements is true? A. B. C. D. The The The The project ended due to extinction because the funds were cut off. project ended due to integration because the funds were cut off. project ended due to starvation because the resources were allocated to another film divison. project ended due to starvation because the funding was cut off.
Closing - Integration Management Starvation occurs because the project no longer receives the resources needed to continue. Resources would include funding.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A project is terminated before all the deliverables on the project are completed. Which of the following remains to be done? Final performance reporting Completing Team Performance Assessments Calculating CPI Completing project closure activities
Closing - Integration Management A project enters closure when it ends or is prematurely terminated before completion of all deliverables. The project manager should initiate project closure to complete final performance reporting, create lessons learned, update records, create archives and then release resources.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is a benefit of creating a work breakdown structure? provides authority for the Project Manager allows the project budget to be determined helps attain buy-in from the team doing the work allows the project completion date to be determined
Planning - Scope Management The WBS helps get buy-in from the people doing the work. If they aren't involved in the creation of the WBS, then it's not as easy to get the buy-in and the planning likely won't be as accurate as it could be when the people doing the work are involved.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You have recently learned of a truckers' strike which could delay delivery of essential materials. As the project manager, what can you do to mitigate the negative effects of delay in procuring materials? Get the approval from relevant Stakeholders to use the contingency reserves Since the delay is confirmed, use the contingency reserves to buy materials from a local vendor Put the project on hold until the truckers come back to work Perform research to determine how best to mitigate this risk
Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management Choice A is incorrect. The project manager has the authority to use the contingency reserves and does not require an approval from stakeholders. Choice B is correct. The project manager should use the contingency reserves. This will mitigate the risk and allow the project to continue without delay. Choice C is incorrect. It is not a good idea to put the project on hold until truckers returns from strike. Such a delay will hit the project schedule very badly including delaying the completion of the project. Choice D is incorrect. The project manager should already have a mitigation plan for this risk.
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What is Plan quality?
A. Carrying out of cost benefit analysis B. Determining applicable quality standards and processes to satisfy the quality requirements C. Flowcharting
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D. Deriving a quality policy Planning - Quality Management The Quality Planning process involves identifying quality standards relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager for a seller who has been selected to construct an industrial kitchen for a large food service company. Before the contract negotiations, the buyer confides in you that design is not finalized, and they want you to begin work with incomplete specifications. What type of contract should you ask for in negotiations? A. B. C. D. Fixed price Cost plus incentive fee Time and materials Cost plus fixed fee
Executing - Procurement Management The major clue here is that the scope of work is not completely defined and they want you to begin work anyway. In that case, the project is at a higher risk, and there are a lot of unknowns. A time and materials contract shifts much of that risk back to the buyer, and is the proper choice when entering unknown territory.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are a project manager working on contract. The organization thats contracted with your company is not happy with the progress of the project to date. They claim that an important deliverable was overlooked and that you should halt the project and reassess how to meet this deliverable. You know that the customer has approved all phases of the project to date. Which of the following statements is true? A. You and your company may have to use problem-solving techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. B. You and your company may have to use communication techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. C. You and your company may have to use negotiation techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. D. You and your company may have to use influencing techniques such as arbitration and mediation to reach an agreement. Monitoring & Controlling - Framework Negotiation is working with others to come to an agreement. Arbitration and mediation are two forms of negotiation.
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Planning - Scope Management Collect requirements must be done before define scope, so we know what the deliverables must contain.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) One of your teams currently has some production flaws. Which analysis tool will allow you to determine the causeand-effect of the production faults? A flowchart An Ishikawa diagram A Pareto diagram A control chart
Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management A) Choice A is incorrect. A flowchart will show how a process moves through the system, but not the causeand-effect of the problems involved B) The key words cause-and-effect equate to the Ishikawa diagram C) Choice C is incorrect as well. A Pareto chart maps out the causes and frequency of problems D) Option D, a control chart, plots out the results of sampling, but it doesnt show the cause-and-effect of
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project is to build a shopping mall. The project must be completed by December 15th or your company will have to pay a weekly penalty of $5,000. This is an example of which one of the following? Cost constraint Schedule constraint Assumption Penalty
Initiating - Framework The project must be completed by December 15th, so this is an example of schedule constraint.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) All of the following are inputs to the Determine Budget process EXCEPT? Activity cost estimates Scope baseline Resource calendar Reserve analysis
Planning - Cost Management The inputs to the Determine Budget process are activity cost estimates, basis of estimates, scope baseline, project schedule, resource calendars, contracts, and organizational process assets. Reserve analysis is a tool and technique of this process, not an input.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A customer informed you that he wants to change a certain aspect of the project. What should you do first? Understand the impact of the change Adjust the project management plan and baselines to include this new information Issue a change request Communicate the change to any stakeholders impacted
Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management Per the PMBOK there is a procedure to deal with changes and requests from a customer. Based on the options provided, the first thing you should do is look at the impact of the change. The next thing would be to issue the change request. Then if the change was approved, you would update the necessary project documents and baselines. Then finally, you would inform the impacted stakeholders about the change and begin implementation.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) During which risk management process would you transfer a known risk? Identify Risk Perform Quantitative risk analysis Plan Risk Response Monitoring and control Risk
Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management Risk response plan is used to plan how to handle risks on a project. For negative risks you can avoid, transfer, mitigate, or accept them. For positive risks you can exploit, share, enhance, or accept them. The project team plans for these risks during planning, but will implement the risk response plans during monitoring and controlling.
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Initiating - Integration Management Per the PMBOK Guide, the project charter should be published under the name of a manager external to the project. The charter is NOT published under the project manager's name. According to the PMBOK the sponsor is considered to be external to the project, and thus is usually the name under which the charter is published. The remaining answers (A, C, and D) all correctly describe elements of the project charter.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is a reason for adopting statistical sampling for inspection? reduce cost of quality control reduce cost of poor quality reduce cost of rework improve probability of acceptance
Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management Statistical sampling involves a method of choosing a part of the population of work results for inspection.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following BEST describes the elements of a WBS Dictionary entry? A. The definition of the work package including its Net Present Value (NPV). B. Work Package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Required Resources, and Monte Carlo Analysis. C. Work Package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Risk Register, Earned Value Calculation, Scheduled Complete Date, and Cost D. Work package ID and Name, Statement of Work, Responsible Organization, Schedule Milestones, Quality Requirements, Code of Account Identifier, Required Resources, Cost Estimate. Planning - Scope Management Answer D is the correct answer. Choices A, B, amd C all have things that are not in the WBS including Net Present Palue, Monte Carlo Analysis and Earned Value Calculation.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of these is an output from the Acquire Project Team process? Staffing Management Plan Project staff assignments RAM Organizational chart
Executing - Human Resources Management Project staff assignments is one of the outputs of the Aquire Project Team process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) When should administrative closure be carried out? the completion of each phase of the project the completion of project the completion of each deliverable the completion of each procurement contract on the project
Closing - Procurement Management A) Administrative closure activities should be carried out at the completion of each phase of a project. This is particularly important and has a significant role in assessing whether the project can be continued into its next phase B) Choice B is incorrect because the profitability of the project will not be known in case the administrative closure is not conducted during the end of each phase C) Choice C is incorrect. Administrative closure is final process of the projects phase or a project and cannot be processed after each deliverable D) Choice D is incorrect because administrative closure for the project will occur only once for every project or project phase
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Incorrect - Skipped ) While updating the project plan you find that a resource is being used 16 hours on one day in the project. You decide to shift some of his work to the next day. This is called:
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Resource leveling Smoothing Adjusting leads and legs Resource allocation
Monitoring & Controlling - Time Management Resource leveling is necessary when resources have been over-allocated, such as when a resources has been assigned to two or more activities during the same time period; it is also used when shared or critical resources are only available at certain times or are only available in limited quantities.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following would facilitate a larger number of responses to an invitation for bid? Bidders conference Advertising Letter of intent Single source order
Executing - Procurement Management A) Bidders' conference is to ensure a common and correct understanding of the scope of work being procured B) The purchaser may insert advertisements in newspapers, magazines, or in any other media meant for public distribution to secure a larger response to the inquiry for procurement C) Letter of intent is an intimation of intent to hire and it is not a tool for solicitation D) Single source order implies a preferred supplier of the goods or services and restricts competition
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are concerned about the performance of an individual on your team. You have noticed a recent increase in defects from activities this team member is responsible for. This is the first time that you have had any problems with this particular team member. Which of the following methods should you choose to give your feedback? A. B. C. D. Informal verbal Formal verbal Informal written Formal written
Executing - Communications Management For the first notice, the best communication type to use is informal verbal. In this case you would meet with the team member, face to face if possible, to discuss the problem and try to find a solution. If the team member continues to perform poorly, the second notice should be formal written.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager and your company completes projects for other companies. Within your organization the project managers have the highest level of authority on a project. You are likely operating within what type of organizational structure? A. B. C. D. A A A A functional structure weak matrix structure projectized structure company using an ISO 9000 program
Initiating - Framework In a Projectized organizational structure the project manager has the highest authority level.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is done during Verify scope? Verify product correctness Verify the WBS Inspection Performance measurement
Monitoring & Controlling - Scope Management Verify scope is the process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables. Inspection is a tool used for this purpose. Verifying the correctness of the product relates to quality control, while verify scope looks to see if requirements were met (via inspection).
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following can be displayed as an S-Curve? Estimate at completion TCPI CPI and SPI Cost performance baseline
Planning - Cost Management The Cost Performance baseline is often said to be displayed as an s-curve. The S-Curve is a graphic display of cumulative cost, labor hours, percentage of work, or other quantities, plotted against time. The S-Curve can also be used to show planned value, earned value, and actual cost of project work.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager of the Everest Consulting Project. The project has a budget of $290,000 and is expected to last three years. The project is now ten percent complete and on schedule. The project is currently $10,000 over budget. What is the BAC? A. B. C. D. $280,000 $290,000 $300,000 $10,000
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management The BAC is the budget at completion, which is given to you in the questions - it is $290,000.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following may specify procedures for close contract? Procurement planning documents Solicitation planning documents Contract terms and conditions Source selection methods
Closing - Procurement Management Contract terms and conditions may prescribe contract close out procedures
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Company culture, organizational structure, infrastructure and marketplace conditions are all examples of? Enterprise Environment Factors Organizational Process Assets Project Management Body of Knowledge Project Knowledge Areas
Initiating - Framework These are examples of Enterprise Environment Factors.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The ________ skills of general management are often the ________ to do. Soft, hardest General, last Hard, easiest Tactical, hardest
Executing - Human Resources Management Soft skills, such as handling people, are difficult to learn. People skills are almost always the hardest to learn and to master, and usually must be done on the job. Technical skills are learned more easily and often taught in school.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Two stakeholders, Mary and Joe, were arguing about when to start a particular activity on their project. Mary
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wants to wait 4 weeks until the project team can do more research, but Joe wants to start immediately. Rather than discussing it any further, they both just agree to start the activity in 2 weeks. What kind of conflict resolution technique does this situation indicate? A. B. C. D. Confronting Smoothing Compromise Avoidance
Monitoring & Controlling - Human Resources Management Compromise is finding solutions that bring some degree of satisfaction to both parties, but both parties must give something up. Confronting (problem solving) is where the 2 parties would sit down, explain both sides, and work out the problem. Smoothing is what politicians do - it is where everyone is distracted by an irrelevant comment that makes everyone feel good, but doesn't address the problem. Avoidance (also known as withdrawal) is where one party either physically or emotionally leaves the discussion.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Control charts are used for the: monitoring and subsequent evaluation of process variations determination of the mean and acceptable range of the variance controlling project cost controlling project delays
Monitoring & Controlling - Quality Management Control charts are used for the monitoring, controlling and evaluation of process variations.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your project has not been going very well and the stakeholders funding the project have been complaining to you about the performance of the project team. This is best described as: 360-degree reviews External feedback Performance reports Team disagreement
Executing - Human Resources Management The best answer is B. It is very important for you to get external feedback about the performance of your project team from external parties such as stakeholders.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is the primary purpose of the project management plan? define the work to be completed to reach the project end date define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle prevent any changes to the scope define how the project is executed, monitored, controlled, and then closed
Planning - Integration Management Of all the choices presented, D is the best choice. Project management plans communicate to the project team, the project sponsor, and stakeholders how the entire project will operate
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Incorrect - Skipped ) All the following are tools and techniques of Estimate Costs EXCEPT: Cost aggregation Analogous estimating Bottom-up estimating Parametric estimating
Planning - Cost Management The tools and techniques of the Estimate Costs process are expert judgment, analogous estimating, parametric estimating, bottom-up estimating, three point estimates, reserve analysis, cost of quality, project management estimating software, and vendor bid analysis. Cost aggregation is a tool and technique of the Determine Budget process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) This measurement is the value of work that has been completed to date.
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management Earned Value (EV) is the value of the work that has been completed to date.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory states that: A. The strongest motivation for work is to provide for physiological needs. B. Hygiene factors are those that provide physical safety and emotional security. C. Psychological needs for growth and fulfillment can be met only when lower-level physical or security needs have been fulfilled. D. The greater the financial reward, the move motivated the workers will be. Executing - Human Resources Management Maslows hierarchy of needs states that only when the lower level needs are met can you move to the next level.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A leadership style in which the project manager shares problems with team members and formulates solutions as a group is called: Autocratic Consultation in a group Consensus One-to-one consultation
Initiating - Framework Consensus leadership style is where the project manager shares problems with team members and formulates solutions as a group.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Mentoring for the project manager will most likely come from which of the following? Project Management International American Society for Quality The project management office Subject matter experts
Initiating - Framework Project managers will most likely receive mentoring from the project management office (PMO).
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A CRM software project has entered the closure phase on customer acceptance of the software. On reviewing project performance and deliverables, the project manager determines that the software delivered exceeds the performance criteria and also provides for functional features over and above the ones specified in the requirements specifications approved by the customer. Which of the following is a true assessment of the project performance? A. B. C. D. The project has been very successful, as the customer has expressed delight. The project has been unsuccessful, as it has provided more than what was called for. The project is unsuccessful as it could have been more productive than actual expenditure incurred. The project is successful as specifications have been exceeded without any impact to cost and schedule baselines.
Monitoring & Controlling - Framework The project is unsuccessful because it has been gold-plated, which means unnecessary money and effort was expended. The situation described does not talk about cost and schedule baseline performance. Customer
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delight is a goal but that should be achieved without gold-plating being added to the project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Why is it necessary to archive project records? It is a good practice It is recommended by the project office To support future projects To document project performance
Closing - Integration Management Project archives are required to support future projects in the performing organization. Even though the other choices are also true, the best response is choice C.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Jon is the project manager of an office re-location project and is fed up with the several conflicts on his project. He tells the team: Shut-up! I'm the boss. We are doing things my way from now on. If you don't like it, there's the door!" Which type of conflict resolution technique is he using? A. B. C. D. Forcing Problem-solving Withdrawing Compromising
Executing - Human Resources Management Forcing is a win-lose situation in which one person forces thier decision on another.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is true regarding the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) cannot be used when you have a WBS should be determined by the HR department mimics the corporate organizational chart should be determined by the finance department
Executing - Human Resources Management The project's OBS is structured around the firms departments or functional areas, which also appear on the corporate organizational chart. According to the PMBOK, the OBS is structured around an organizations departments, untis, or teams with the project activities or work packages listed under each department.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? Creates a product, service, or results Has no specific end date Has a start date Begins with a charter
Initiating - Framework A project does have a definite end date, operations do not.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Inputs to Develop Project Team include: Human resource plan, enterprises environmental factors, organizational process assets Project staff assignment, project management plan, resource calendars Team performance assessment, enterprises environmental factors, organizational process assets Project staff assignments, enterprises environmental factors, organizational process assets
Executing - Human Resources Management The inputs to the Develop Project Team process are project staff assignments, project management plan, and resource calendars.
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What is Project Management? A. It has a definite start date and end date B. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result C. The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements D. Project often utilized as means of achieving an organizations strategic plan Initiating - Framework According to the PMBOK guide, project management is defined as the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What is the difference between cost budgeting and cost estimating? Budgeting precedes estimating. Estimates are more accurate than budgets. Budgeting is allocating project cost estimates to individual activities. Budgets are more accurate than estimates.
Planning - Cost Management In cost estimating, estimates for each activity are prepared. In the next step, which is budgeting, all estimates are combined into one budget. Cost budgeting involves allocating the overall project cost estimates to individual activities or work packages to establish a cost baseline for measuring project performance.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is not a part of administrative closure? Collecting project records Final performance report Lessons learned Verify Scope
Closing - Procurement Management Verify Scope is a part of project scope control and is carried out throughout the controlling phase of the project management life cycle. Publishing the final performance report, collecting project records, and concluding lessons learned are all done at administrative closure.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following best describes Independent Estimates Check proposed pricing by procuring organization Project budget for the project statement of work Range of estimates as derived by rough order magnitude techniques Average of prices received from prospective sellers.
Executing - Procurement Management Independent estimates derived by the buyer are often referred to as "should cost" estimate for the procurement. This is done to ensure correct pricing levels on the procurement.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) When is MOST of a projects budget spent? Project Planning Project Execution Project Monitoring and Controling Project Closing
Executing - Framework Since resources (people, materials, and machinery) are utilized during Project Execution, most of the project money is spent in the Project Execution process group. This is where the work is getting done.
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Why are risk tolerances and thresholds important to identify in the risk management plan? A. Tolerances and thresholds, when documented, can help to define the target by which the project team can measure the effectiveness of the risk response plan execution B. Tolerances and thresholds help to define how often the risk management process will be performed C. Tolerances and thresholds determine what tools and data sources will be used in risk management D. Tolerances and thresholds provide the basis for budgeting the risk management process as well as defining how risk activities will be recorded Planning - Risk Management A) Choice A is correct. Tolerances and thresholds, when documented, can help to define the target by which the project team can measure the effectiveness of the risk response plan execution B) Choice B is incorrect because answer B references the timing that should be addressed in the risk management plan. C) Choice C is incorrect as answer C references the methodology that should be identified in a risk management plan D) Choice D is incorrect as answer D touches on the budgeting and tracking that should be defined in the risk management plan
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What is the benefit of using a co-located team? project team is dispersed so the team is self-led project team is dispersed so communication increases project team is in the same physical location so their ability to work as a team is enhanced project team is in the same physical location so project costs are greatly reduced
Executing - Human Resources Management A) Choice A is incorrect because co-located teams are not dispersed for effective utilization of resources B) Choice B is incorrect communication process had to be simple and this can be achieved when the team is co-located and not dispersed C) When a project team is co-located, all of the project team members are in the same physical location in order to increase their ability to work as a team D) Choice D is incorrect because a co-located team does not ensure that costs are reduced. In some situations, costs may be increased due to travel in order to bring all the team members together to complete the project
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Planning - Scope Management A The sequence mentioned is not correct and the number of levels would match to position digit and hence the answer is wrong B 1.4 refers to fourth (4th) item of 2nd level and hence the answer is not correct C A work package at the fourth level would have a four-digit classification. Each level of the WBS is a smaller segment of the level above. Every descending level with greater detail of the work package would be numbered with increase in the position of the digit D There is a definite system that decides the numbering system and all above is an incorrect answer
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Senior management wants to estimate the costs of a project, but doesn't want to spend a lot of time on a detailed analysis. What option should you suggest? what-if scenario bottom-up estimating design of experiments analogous estimating
Planning - Cost Management The correct answer is D. If you want to quickly estimate costs on a project you can use analogous estimating, which is when you use the total cost of a similar previous project as a baseline and make adjustments for any differences.
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Choice B is wrong, bottom-up estimating is more accurate, but is also slow and time consuming. Choices A and C are from other processes and don't apply here.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are responsible for oversight and coordination of several interrelated projects, each of which has its own project manager. Your role is best defined as Project Manager Portfolio Manager Program Manager Functional Manager
Initiating - Framework The best answer is choice C. A program is a group of projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing each project individually.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The Distribute Information tools and techniques are Communication management plan and distribute information tools Project management methods and distribute information tools Performance reporting and communication technology Communication methods and information distribution tools
Executing - Communications Management The tools and techniques of the Distribute Information process are communication methods and information distribution tools.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Your organization does not collect project cost. People are paid by positions, not by task. Which is the most accurate statement? Earned value management is not applicable. Cost variance can be calculated Earned value Management is difficult to calculate Schedule variance can be calculated
Planning - Cost Management Schedule variance can be calculated. Cost collection is not occurring so there cannot be any cost management. However, progress can be measured and therefore so can PV and EV.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is true for a WBS? Each descending level represents an increase in detail of work Each ascending level represents an increase in detail of work Level of detail does not change with position of work on the WBS Each descending level represents a decrease in detail of work
Planning - Scope Management The WBS is organized with increasing detail of work with each descending level in the structure. All other statements do not hold true for WBS.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Who is responsible for organizing training of the new staff on a project? Human resources department Project manager Training department Functional manager
Executing - Human Resources Management The project manager is responsible for arranging any project-specific training required to address the project needs.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following could be a primary cause of a contract change? Change requests Statement of work Inspection results Test procedures
Monitoring & Controlling - Procurement Management Request for changes to scope, schedule, quality or other requirements are most likely to result in a contract change
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Incorrect - Skipped ) When is the best time to assign a project manager to a project? As soon as a project is authorized As soon as the scope statement is finalized As soon as the WBS is completed At any time during the project life cycle, depending on requirements
Initiating - Integration Management Answer A is correct. In general, a project manager should be identified and assigned as early in the project as possible.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The two closing process are : Close procurement and Verify scope Close Procurement and Close Project Project closure and Team release Release team and lessons learned
Closing - Procurement Management Close Project and Close Procurements are the two processes in the Closing process group.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following processes belong to the executing process group? Scope verification Develop project team Quality control Schedule development
Executing - Human Resources Management A) Scope verification falls within monitor and control process group B) Develop project team is part of the executing process C) Scope verification is a monitoring and controlling process activity D) Schedule development falls within the planning process
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Incorrect - Skipped ) During execution a non-critical path task is started later that its LS date, causing which of the following to occur? A. The projects critical path found during planning should be accelerated B. Since the task is not critical it should be eliminated from the project and the resources applied to critical path C. The critical path that was determined during planning may no longer be the critical path D. No action is needed since the task is off the critical path Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management Answer choice C is correct, at some point non-critical tasks can become part of the critical path if they are late enough to use the entire float. Answer A is incorrect because we may have a different critical path now as a result of the delay. Option B is wrong because non-critical path activities still have to be completed. Option D is wrong because the delay might put this activity on the critical path. Choice C is the only one we know for sure.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Larry tells his team that the best way to solve their current conflict is to find a middle ground. Larry is using which conflict resolution technique? Forcing Withdrawing Compromising Smoothing
Executing - Human Resources Management With compromising, neither party gets exactly what they want and both parties give something up. Rather than try to solve the problem, they simply meet in the middle.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The project team is arguing about the prospective sellers who have submitted proposals. One team member argues for a certain seller, while another team member wants the project to be awarded to a different seller. The BEST thing the project manager should remind the team to focus on in order to make a selection is: A. B. C. D. Procurement documents Procurement audits Evaluation criteria Procurement management plan
Planning - Procurement Management A) Answer A is incorrect, procurement documents are the documents that are submitted to prospective sellers and service providers to solicit their proposals for the work needed B) Answer B is incorrect, Procurement audit is an evaluation of the effectiveness of the supplier and the procurement process itself C) Answer C is correct. Evaluation criteria are the primary tools for evaluating potential sellers and should be used by the entire team in order to make a selection. If used properly, all team members should come to the same choice of seller, because the criteria should be objective. D) Answer D is incorrect because the procurement management plan describes how the general procurement processes will be handled.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The Project Manager is involved in acquiring the project team on a highway expansion project. The Project Manager is presently discussing salary, working hours, travel, and benefits. What is the key tool the Project Manager is utilizing? A. B. C. D. Staffing management plan Organizational chart Project team directory Negotiations
Executing - Human Resources Management Negotiation is key in acquiring staff for a project. It can include salary, benefits, and job responsibilities. A staffing management plan defines the staffing rules for the project, specifically when and how human resource requirements will be met. The project team directory shows who is on the team. The organizational chart shows reporting structures on the project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The project manager is explaining the potential sequential phases of the project to the key stakeholders. What is the project manager describing? Project Kickoff Meeting Stakeholders Meeting Project Life Cycle Product Life Cycle
Initiating - Framework The project manager is explaining project life cycle, which is a collection of generally sequential or overlapping project phases
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are working with a very vocal stakeholder who has a high influence on the project but holds little power. How should communication be best handled in this situation?
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Keep satisfied and use informal written communication methods Keep informed and use informal written communication methods Keep satisfied and use informal verbal communication methods Keep informed and use informal verbal communication methods
Initiating - Communications Management Keep informed and use informal written communication methods. Since the stakeholder is very vocal it is best to use a written communication method such as email so that all communication can be documented in case of a dispute. According to the PMBOK, email is considered informal written.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are the project manager for the construction of a model City Mall. Before you begin the Determine budget process, what is needed? Activity Costs estimates, Basis for estimation and project schedule Estimate Activity Duration and Basis for estimates Estimate at Completion and Budget at Completion Parametric model used to arrive at the costs submitted
Planning - Cost Management Activity Cost estimates, Basis for estimation and project schedule are inputs to the cost budgeting process. Answer B, C, and D are all incorrect as they are not inputs to Determine Budget.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The features and functions of a product or service are considered ________, and the work that must be done to deliver a product/service as the output of the project is considered ________. Project scope, Product scope Requirements, Deliverables Product scope, Project scope Scope management plan, Project management plan
Planning - Scope Management The correct answer is C. Product scope describes the features and functions of the product or service, whereas project scope describes the work that must be done to deliver a product/service as the output of the project.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The total float on the project is 5 weeks and SPI is greater then 1. Status indicates that more work was performed than planned Critical path work is behind schedule Critical path activities are on schedule, but non-critical activities are behind schedule less work was performed than planned
Monitoring & Controlling - Cost Management More work is performed than planned, since the Schedule Performance Index is greater than 1.0.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A project can have many risks with high impact scores, but have an overall low risk score. How is this possible? risk scores are graded on a bell curve probability of each risk is low impact of each risk is not accounted for until it comes to fruition risks are rated HML
Planning - Risk Management A) Choice A is incorrect and not relevant to the scenario B) A risk can have a very high impact on the project, but inversely can have an extremely low probability score C) Choice C is not a true statement as each risk is accounted for D) Choice D is incorrect. A model using high, medium, and low versus a numbering system would not alter the overall high or low risk score of the project
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Who is responsible for team development? Project manager Functional manager Stakeholders Entire project team
Executing - Human Resources Management The project manager owns the responsibility of managing team development
Question: 182 (
Incorrect - Skipped ) A project manager is about to hold a meeting with stakeholders related to the status of a large project for building a new highway. The highway project is running behind schedule and over budget, and the project manager must deliver the message to the stakeholders. What kind of communication does this meeting represent? A. B. C. D. Nonverbal Paralingual Informal Verbal Formal Verbal
Executing - Communications Management Meetings are always classified as informal verbal regardless of how important the message may seem.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You recently published the scope statement and the supporting detail. The supporting detail contains all of the following except: Constraints Exclusions Code of accounts Assumptions
Planning - Scope Management Supporting details to the scope statement include project exclusions, assumptions, constraints, deliverables, product scope description, and product acceptance criteria. The code of accounts is assigned to the elements during the Create WBS process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Co-location can help with: Bringing customers together in project Bringing all team members together at one place Shifting a project from one location to new location Shifting part of the team to another country to reduce cost
Executing - Human Resources Management Co-location is organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication, working relationships and productivity.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are making sure that the correct quality control processes and procedures are followed during your project. Which of the following processes are you engaged in? Perform Quality Assurance Scope Verification Perform Quality Control Manage Project Team
Executing - Quality Management A) Perform Quality Assurance involves making sure that correct processes are followed with regard to quality control B) Scope Verification involves obtaining acceptance of the deliverable C) Perform Quality Control involves checking the deliverables to ensure compliance according to the required quality specifications of the project D) Manage Project Team involves human resource management for the project. Also, with regard to
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performance, you take action when you see that a project team member is not performing
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You can determine whether requirements have been met by using ________. Quality audits Inspection WBS Scope Statement
Monitoring & Controlling - Scope Management Choice A is not correct because quality audits do not test completeness of requirements. Quality audits test to see if the quality processes and procedures are being properly followed. Choice B is correct, because the question is describing the Verify Scope process, which is when you would use the Inspection tool and technique. Choice C is not correct, the WBS breaks the project into manageable components and cannot determine whether requirements have been met. Choice D is incorrect because scope statement defines project scope description and product acceptance criteria
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Incorrect - Skipped ) A contract is signed with a vendor and work has begun. Halfway through the project, the customer decides to add features to the workflow software. This addition of features will require changes to the signed contract. Who has the authority to change the contract? A. B. C. D. Sponsor Project Team Customer Contract Administrator
Monitoring & Controlling - Procurement Management Answer D is correct. Contract administrators main responsibility is to protect the integrity and purpose of the contract. The contract administrator has the authority to change the contract.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) The information setting forth how to execute the project are found in the _____________ Scope Statement Project Management Plan SOW Charter
Executing - Integration Management A Option A is incorrect as Scope Statement defines about only work to be done and does not describe how to process B The project management plan is the final document to be created before the execution of the project. As such, the final choices of the planning team are shown in it C SOW is the initial work description document and does not contain any details about project plan and execution and this is incorrect answer D Charter is the document that authorizes the project and does not contain any activity about project plan or project execution and its wrong answer
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Incorrect - Skipped ) You are documenting the effectiveness of risk responses on your project. What tool and technique are you currently using? Lessons learned Documentation reviews Risk audits SWOT analysis
Monitoring & Controlling - Risk Management You are performing the Monitor and Control Risks process. Risk audits examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and their root causes, as well as the effectiveness of the risk management process. Risk audits may be included during routine project review meetings, or separately in risk audit meetings.
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Documentation reviews and SWOT analysis are tools and techniques used to identify risks. You may document lessons learned as a result of this process as an output, but the questions was asking what tools and techniques you are using.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) As a project manager, you are in the process of creating a list of all the project team members, their roles and communication information. This information should reside in the: Project Plan Project Team Directory Performance Reports Communications Plan
Executing - Human Resources Management Project team directory: A documented list of project team members, their project roles and communication information
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What is the difference between project reports and performance reports? A. Both mean the same thing. B. Project reports are meant for customers while performance reports are meant for review within the team. C. Project reports describe the status and issues while performance reports assess variances from project objectives. D. Project reports are on a weekly frequency and performance reports are event driven. Monitoring & Controlling - Communications Management Project reports reflect project status and issues while making no assessment on the project performance objectives. Performance reports include variance or trend analysis and predict future project performance with reference to the planned objectives.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) When it comes to changes the project managers attention is BEST spent on: Making changes Tracking and recording changes Informing the sponsor of changes Preventing unnecessary changes
Initiating - Framework Project managers should be proactive. The only proactive answer here is preventing unnecessary changes.
Question: 193 (
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following BEST describes benchmarking? Calculating the return on investment of purchasing a new piece of equipment Determining the scope of work and measures to ensure the scope is met Performing a root cause analysis on the quality problems that have occurred on the project Reading project management journals each month and looking for past projects to help determine quality measures for future projects
Executing - Quality Management Benchmarking involves comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects to identify best practices, generate ideas for improvement and provide a basis for measuring performance. The standards from professional associations could be used as well.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Configuration management is a process for applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance of the project implementation. Which activity is not included in configuration management? Controlling changes to the project deliverables Scope verification Automatic change request approvals Identification of the functional and physical attributes of the project deliverables
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Monitoring & Controlling - Integration Management Choice A is incorrect. Controlling changes pertaining to deliverables are part of configuration management. Choice B is incorrect. Scope verification is an essential element in configuration management and it will be a used to help close the project. Choice C is the right answer. Many projects will not have this feature in its configuration management because the changes have to be reviewed by the concerned persons before approving. Choice D is incorrect. Configuration management does perform the action specified in choice D.
Question: 195 (
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which of the following is NOT included in a cost of quality calculation? Team members time spent finding and repairing defects Quality managers time spent writing quality standards Project managers time spent creating the project management plan Team members time spent reviewing specifications, plans and other documents
Planning - Quality Management Cost of quality is what you get when you add up the cost of all of the rework, prevention and inspection efforts.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What will the project manager create as a result of developing the project team? Team-building activities Performance enhancements The team becoming friends after the project is complete Smoothing
Executing - Human Resources Management Developing the project team can happen throughout the project. Generally speaking, the project manager takes a group of strangers (or at least people who are possibly unfamiliar with one another) and turns them into a cohesive team, thus resulting in performance improvement. This is the EEF update that derives from this process.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) What are the inputs to the Develop Project Charter process? Contract, project SOW, and business case Project SOW, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets Project SOW, business case, and organizational process assets Contract, project SOW, business case, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets
Initiating - Integration Management Develop Project Charter has five inputs, and they are project SOW, business case, contract, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Kimberly is creating a bottom-up budget. What are the potential drawbacks? is inaccurate is very time consuming is hard to report is difficult to budget for unknown risks
Planning - Cost Management Bottom-up budgets are calculated by estimating and adding up each individual component to come up with a total. The main drawback is they are very time consuming. However, they are very accurate.
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Incorrect - Skipped ) Which method would use the metric of "$1400 per metric ton" as part of the estimate? A. Top-down estimation B. Parametric estimation C. Bottom-up estimation
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D. Analogous estimation Planning - Cost Management Answer B is correct. This is an example of parametric estimating, as the "$1400 per metric ton" represents a parameter that could predict the cost of the resource based on the number of metric tons needed.
Question: 200 (
Incorrect - Skipped ) You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20 percent in your organization. However, management declines to approve the proposed project because resources are already devoted to other related projects. You have just experienced what? A. B. C. D. Management by exception Management Reserve Program Management Parametric modeling
Initiating - Framework Choice A is incorrect because this is a management theory to manage people and problems Choice B is incorrect as it is an amount of time and money reserved for unknown risk in your project Program Management is used by management to make decisions regarding which projects or resources should be prioritized to achieve the best overall outcome for the program. Choice D is incorrect as it is a model to estimate costs, such as cost per ton, or cost per hour.
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roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships to the appropriate people or groups.

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The correct answer is C, this is the definition of Portfolio Management.

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Resource leveling Smoothing Adjusting leads and legs Resource allocation

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