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1 Of the following, which usually exhibits the slowest rate of change?

A. People
B. Technology
C. Organizations
D. The Environment

2 Which of the following is not a Project Management knowledge area?

A. Project Quality Management
B. Project Procurement Management
C. Project Configuration Management
D. Project Risk Management

3 You are responsible for the update the web site for your organization.. Your
current assignment is:
A. Project management
B. Functional management
C. Facility management
D. Program management

4 At what point in the project would stakeholders have the most ability to influence
the final outputs of the project product?
A. Implementation
B. Development
C. Concept
D. Close out

5 Phase exits, kill points and stage gates are used for what purpose?
A. Planning the next stage in the project
B. Communicating milestones to stakeholders
C. Determining if the project should continue into the next phase
D. Measuring earned value

6 Which of the following is not considered a constraint in Organizational Planning?

A. Recruitment practices
B. Collective bargaining agreements
C. Preferences of the project management team
D. Expected staff assignments

7 Project Stakeholder are:

A. Anybody who is actively working on the project

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B. Individuals and organizations who are actively involved in the project, or

whose interests may be positively or negatively affected as a result of project
execution or successful project completion
C. The plan sponsor, project manager, team members, client
D. The customer

8 The Project Life Cycle:

A. Defines the Product Life Cycle
B. Has distinct phases that are the same for all projects
C. Defines what work should be done in each phase
D. Has gates that must be completed before moving onto the next phase of the
project

9 All of the following are components of Project Integration Management except:

A. Initiation
B. Project Plan Development
C. Project Plan Execution
D. Overall Change Control

10 The project plan is used to do all of the following except:

A. Document project planning assumptions
B. Define the content of management reviews
C. Identify risks that arise during project execution
D. Provide a baseline for progress measurement and project control

11 Which of the following is not an input into Project Plan Development:

A. Organizational policies
B. Constraints and assumptions
C. Historical information
D. Project Planning Methodology

12 Which of the following is not true about project planning methodology?

A. It is an input into the project plan development
B. It is a structured approach used to guide the project team during the
development of the project plan
C. It may include complex simulations to identify schedule risks
D. It may include project planning templates and forms

13 A project plan generally includes the following:

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A. Cost baselines, schedule baselines, assumptions, flow charts

B. Project Charter, cost estimates, project schedule, required staff, key risks
C. Scope management plan, work around, schedule management plan, budget
D. Scope statement, product description, control charts, project charter

14 It is critical for your company to offer its products on the Internet to increase its
market share. The company has no previous experience in this area, but it
believes that knowledge is needed rapidly. As you have shown an interest in the
Internet, you are asked to start planning for this project. The first step to take as
you begin planning is to:
a. identify the risks.
b. plan the scope.
c. prepare a schedule.
d. negotiate a budget.

15 Complex projects, involving cross-disciplinary efforts, are most effectively

managed by a:
a. projectized organization.
b. functional organization.
c. strong matrix organization.
d. strong virtual organization.

16 A project is a _____________ effort undertaken to create a _____________

product or service.
A. unique, temporary
B. significant, necessary
C. organized, profitable
D. temporary, unique

17 Possible socio-economic influences on the project include

A. Budgetary considerations
B. Internationalization
C. Activity based costing
D. Matrix organization

18 Based on the life cycle model of the typical project, which stage is expected to
experience the highest resource usage?
A. Initial phase(s)
B. Intermediate phase(s)
C. Closing phase(s)

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D. Staffing phase(s)

19 Which is not a facilitating process?

A. Solicitation planning
B. Quality planning
C. Communications planning
D. Resource planning

20 Core processes:
A. Can interact differently with one-another, depending on the nature of the
project
B. Have clear dependencies
C. Must be preformed simultaneously
D. Are managed by the same staff members throughout the project

21 The project plan:

A. Is a management control that will change only intermittently and only in
response to an approved scope change
B. Usually includes the work break down structure but not major milestones
C. Is used to manage project execution
D. Includes open issues, but not pending decisions

22 Which of the following is not a tool or technique of project plan execution?

A. PM Information system
B. Change control system
C. Organizational procedures
D. General management skills

23 Which of the following is not an output of the initiation process

A. Project charter
B. Constraints
C. Alternatives identification
D. Assignment of the PM

24 Management plans include all of the following except:

A. Organization of project.
B. Job descriptions.
C. Policies and procedures.

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D. Linear responsibility charts.

E. Scope baseline.

25 Project trade-offs vary between

A. risk, cost and schedule.

B. direct cost, indirect cost, and resource availability
C. quality, schedule and time
D. cost, quality and schedule
E. contract terms, scope and budget

26 Project alternatives are examined during the _____ phase of the project

A. conceptual
B. finish
C. development
D. implementation
E. A and C

27 Project leadership requires that the project manager pay attention simultaneously
to the:
A. Tasks to be performed and needs of the team
B. Quantity and quality of the work to be performed
C. Efficiency and effectiveness of the team
D. Time, cost and performance deliverables
E. All of the above

28 The primary source document for establishing the content of the Project Status
Report is:
A. The project charter
B. The Project Plan
C. The ASTM Project Document Guide
D. The summary work breakdown structure

29 Project life cycles are very useful for _____ and _____ .
A. Configuration management, termination
B. Objective setting, information gathering
C. Standardization, control

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D. Configuration management, weekly status updates

E. Approval, termination

30 Interfacing with the customer after project go-ahead is the responsibility of: C
A. Project sponsor
B. Project team
C. Project manager
D. Functional manager
E. All of the above are possible, based upon the size and complexity of the
project

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