MGO 634 F10/PM1 Project Management Fall 2018

Quiz 10
Name: ___________________ __________________ Total Grade:_____/ 10
(PRINT ): *Last* First

Chapter 10: Monitoring and Information Systems Grade:_____/ 10

Please answer only 10 of the following 15 Multiple Choice questions by selecting the best answer, from
among other possible “good” answers, by CIRCLING the letter next to it.

1. Monitoring, as an activity, should be kept distinct from __________, which uses data supplied
by monitoring to bring actual performance into approximate congruence with planned
performance.
a) recording
b) controlling
c) collecting
d) reporting

Ans: b
Section Reference: Introduction
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge

2. Monitoring, as an activity, should be kept distinct from __________, which is the process of
making judgments about the quality and effectiveness of project performance.
a) collecting
b) reporting
c) evaluation
d) recording

Ans: c
Section Reference: Introduction
Level: easy

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Bloom’s: Knowledge

3. An appropriate and common secondary user for monitoring includes __________.

a) auditing, learning from mistakes, and reporting progress and status
b) exercising effective control over the project
c) evaluating current status of the project
d) fixing the blame when things go wrong

Ans: a
Section Reference: Introduction
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Comprehension

4. According to the authors, the key items to be planned, monitored, and controlled are
__________.
a) schedule, budget, and financial stability
b) schedule, quality, performance, and customer satisfaction
c) schedule, budget, and feasibility
d) schedule, budget, and performance

Ans: d
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension

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5. According to the authors, in the planning - monitoring - controlling cycle, the directions of the
flows indicate that __________.
a) information flows from the top to bottom and authority flows from the bottom to the top
b) information flows from the bottom to the top and authority flows from the top to the bottom
c) authority flows from the bottom to the top
d) information flows from the top to the bottom

Ans: b
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension

6. The first step in setting up a monitoring system is to __________.

a) collect existing data to see what data is relevant and available
b) collect every available piece of information so it can be analyzed
c) use whatever information is available
d) identify the key factors to be controlled

Ans: d
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge

7. For each factor to be measured during monitoring; performance criteria, standards, and
__________ should be established.
a) data collection procedures

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b) mechanized systems
c) automated systems
d) audit checks

Ans: a
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Comprehension

8. The most common mistake made when monitoring data is to gather information that is clearly
related to project performance but __________.
a) is so volatile that trends cannot be detected
b) has little or no probability of changing significantly between collection periods
c) is too unusual to use
d) cannot be captured in the mechanized PMIS

Ans: b
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Comprehension

9. According to the authors, the project manager can tolerate almost any kind of behavior,
EXCEPT __________.
a) tardiness
b) negative attitude
c) unpunctuality
d) dishonesty

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Ans: d
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension

10. A large proportion of all data collected takes one of the following forms EXCEPT
__________.
a) indicators
b) verbal measures
c) raw numbers
d) individual perceptions

Ans: d
Section Reference: 10.1 The Planning-Monitoring-Controlling Cycle
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge

11. In earned value analysis, the 50-50 rule assumes that __________.
a) 50 percent is earned when the task is half done and 50 percent is earned at completion
b) 50 percent is earned when the task begins and 50 percent is earned at completion
c) 50 percent is earned when the task begins and 50 percent is earned at the halfway stage
d) 50 percent is earned when the project is planned and 50 percent is earned when the project
is over

Ans: b

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Section Reference: 10.3 Earned Value Analysis
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension

12. In earned value analysis, the 0 - 100 percent rule allows __________.
a) 100 percent credit before starting work and 0 percent credit after the completion
b) 0 percent credit when work begins and 100 percent credit when the project is complete
c) 0 percent credit when work begins and 100 percent credit at completion of the activity
d) 0 percent credit at completion of the activity and 100 percent credit at formal acceptance
during scope verification

Ans: c
Section Reference: 10.3 Earned Value Analysis
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Comprehension

13. In earned value analysis, if the cost variance is (-$10,000), __________.

a) the cost variance is favorable
b) the cost variance is unfavorable
c) the scheduled variance is favorable
d) the scheduled cost avoidance is unfavorable

Ans: b
Section Reference: 10.3 Earned Value Analysis
Level: intermediate
Bloom’s: Application

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14. If CPI = 1.05, then __________ is favorable.

a) time variance
b) schedule variance
c) cost variance
d) performance variance

Ans: c
Section Reference: 10.3 Earned Value Analysis
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Application

15. ETC + AC = __________.

a) BAC
b) EAC
c) SPI
d) CPI

Ans: b
Section Reference: 10.3 Earned Value Analysis
Level: easy
Bloom’s: Knowledge
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