Question 1<\/p>\n
Which of the following is not one of the PMBOK\u00e2 Guide’s five process groups?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Feasibility studies<\/p>\n
Planning<\/p>\n
Execution<\/p>\n
Closure<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 2<\/p>\n
In which life cycle phase do project sponsors become most actively involved in the project?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Initiation<\/p>\n
Execution<\/p>\n
Monitor and control<\/p>\n
Closure<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 3<\/p>\n
When team members take direction from both the project and line managers, the type of project manager is usually<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Lightweight team leader<\/p>\n
Heavyweight team leader<\/p>\n
Tiger team leader<\/p>\n
Leopard team leader<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 4<\/p>\n
Which of the following is normally not one of the traditional components of the triple constraint?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Within time<\/p>\n
Within cost<\/p>\n
Within performance (Scope, technology or quality)<\/p>\n
Accepted by the customer<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 5<\/p>\n
Which of the following is normally not part of a team member\u2019s role?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Accepting responsibility for a deliverable<\/p>\n
Sharing information with the sponsor<\/p>\n
Sharing information with the team<\/p>\n
Completing the work at the earliest possible time.<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 6<\/p>\n
Historically, which functional organization provided the greatest resistance to project management implementation?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Sales<\/p>\n
Procurement<\/p>\n
Information Systems\/ Technology<\/p>\n
Engineering<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 7<\/p>\n
Project management restructuring allowed companies to manage projects that _____.<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Could not be handled by the traditional organization<\/p>\n
Had undefined objectives<\/p>\n
Did not require effective cost control<\/p>\n
Require little functional integration<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 8<\/p>\n
During the 1970s and 1980s, formal project management practices were put in place because the constraints were _____ and _____ boundaries had to be crossed<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Loose; several<\/p>\n
Loose; few<\/p>\n
Tight; several<\/p>\n
Tight; few<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 9<\/p>\n
Which of the following is not necessarily an obstacle to effective project management?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Changes in technology<\/p>\n
Changes in project sponsorship<\/p>\n
Increased project complexity<\/p>\n
Unstable economy<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 10<\/p>\n
If a company advertises on television that they consider themselves as a solution provider to satisfy your business needs, then their driving force was most likely:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Competitiveness<\/p>\n
Customer expectations<\/p>\n
Efficiency and effectiveness<\/p>\n
Executive understanding<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 11<\/p>\n
With the project expeditor organizational structure, the expeditor is usually brought on board:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the project<\/p>\n
At the end of the first life cycle phase<\/p>\n
When the project is 50% complete<\/p>\n
When a problem arises<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 12<\/p>\n
In which organizational form are the formal and informal organizations well established?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Traditional<\/p>\n
Strong matrix<\/p>\n
Balanced matrix<\/p>\n
Weak matrix<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 13<\/p>\n
In which organizational form is there no customer focal point?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Traditional<\/p>\n
Projectized<\/p>\n
Strong matrix<\/p>\n
Weak matrix<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 14<\/p>\n
Which organizational structure generally retains team members long after they are needed?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Projectized<\/p>\n
Strong matrix<\/p>\n
Balanced matrix<\/p>\n
Weak Matrix<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 15<\/p>\n
Before becoming a project manager within a matrix organization, training should be provided in all of the following except:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Matrix operations<\/p>\n
Wage and salary administration<\/p>\n
Problem-solving<\/p>\n
Role definitions<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 16<\/p>\n
According to the text, the \u201cnext generation\u201d project manager must exhibit skills in all of the following except:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Integration skills<\/p>\n
Risk management skills<\/p>\n
Wage and salary administration skills<\/p>\n
Knowledge of the business<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 17<\/p>\n
You have just been awarded a contract in which you told the customer that a certain employee would be assigned full time on the project. Once the project begins, you discover that the employee is splitting his time between two projects per the instructions of his functional manager. You should:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Do nothing<\/p>\n
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the project sponsor<\/p>\n
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the functional manager<\/p>\n
Determine the impact on the project and discuss it with the customer<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 18<\/p>\n
Probably the greatest risk to a project manager on a long-term project is to receive the best employees and then:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Have them seek perfection rather than just meeting the requirements<\/p>\n
Find that your costs are escalating<\/p>\n
Being unable to motivate them.<\/p>\n
Losing them to other projects at an inopportune time<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 19<\/p>\n
Project manager selection is usually made by the:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Senior levels of management<\/p>\n
Customer\u2019s selection process<\/p>\n
Line management based upon cooperation on past projects<\/p>\n
Voting by the team members<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 20<\/p>\n
Which of the following is not usually an option for a PM dealing with an incompetent worker?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
On-the-spot appraisals<\/p>\n
Re-assignment to less critical activities<\/p>\n
Removal from the company<\/p>\n
Removal from the project<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 21<\/p>\n
According to Douglas McGregor, team members that require supervision, direction and threat of punishment for non-compliance are called _____ employees.<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Theory X<\/p>\n
Theory Y<\/p>\n
Theory Z<\/p>\n
Non-compliant<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 22<\/p>\n
Laissez-faire leadership most likely represents:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Telling<\/p>\n
Selling<\/p>\n
Participating<\/p>\n
Delegating<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 23<\/p>\n
The document that is prepared at the beginning of a project in order to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the team members is called a:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Responsibility clarification table<\/p>\n
Responsibility identification table<\/p>\n
Responsibility assignment matrix<\/p>\n
Work package assignment sheet<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 24<\/p>\n
Project managers would prefer to communicate in which of the following manners if given a choice?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Formal and written<\/p>\n
Formal and oral<\/p>\n
Informal and oral<\/p>\n
Informal and written<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 25<\/p>\n
If six people are in a room participating in a conversation, then there are _____ two-way channels of communications.<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
10<\/p>\n
15<\/p>\n
30<\/p>\n
PART II<\/p>\n
Question 1<\/p>\n
The most difficult decision for a project manager is to say:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
OK! I\u2019ll do it.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s my job.<\/p>\n
Let the sponsor do it.<\/p>\n
No, it\u2019s not my job.<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 2<\/p>\n
Waiting for people, incomplete work and numerous telephone calls are referred to as:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Time robbers<\/p>\n
Time imbalances<\/p>\n
Inappropriate actions<\/p>\n
Cause and effect relations<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 3<\/p>\n
Two common time management forms, as described in the book are called:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
To-do pad and project scheduler<\/p>\n
Daily calendar log and project scheduler<\/p>\n
Responsibility assignment matrix and daily calendar log<\/p>\n
To-do pad and daily calendar log<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 4<\/p>\n
Project managers that refuse to delegate and have limited faith in the ability of the team create time management problems for:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Themselves<\/p>\n
The team<\/p>\n
The sponsor<\/p>\n
The client<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 5<\/p>\n
Which conflict, if it occurs, can have the most serious impact on the team\u2019s performance<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Schedules<\/p>\n
Cost<\/p>\n
Personality clashes<\/p>\n
Resource availability<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 6<\/p>\n
Which of the following conflict resolution modes would a project least likely accept if the conflict was with the project team?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Confrontation<\/p>\n
Compromise<\/p>\n
Forcing<\/p>\n
Smoothing<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 7<\/p>\n
Which of the following conflict resolution modes would a project manager prefer to use for a conflict with superiors?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Confrontation<\/p>\n
Compromise<\/p>\n
Forcing<\/p>\n
Smoothing<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 8<\/p>\n
When using the SMART Rule, \u201cR\u201d stands for:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Realistic<\/p>\n
Routine<\/p>\n
Right<\/p>\n
Retentive<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 9<\/p>\n
Emphasizing areas of agreement and deemphasizing areas of non-agreement represents which type of conflict resolution mode?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Confrontation<\/p>\n
Compromise<\/p>\n
Forcing<\/p>\n
Smoothing<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 10<\/p>\n
Which of the following conflicts has the most frequent occurrence for a project manager?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Manpower<\/p>\n
Costs<\/p>\n
Time<\/p>\n
Tradeoffs<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 11<\/p>\n
Which of the following is a characteristic of a good objective?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
General, not specific<\/p>\n
Overly complex<\/p>\n
Established within resource bounds<\/p>\n
Can violate organizational policies and procedures<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 12<\/p>\n
Lowering the bid price of a project, possibly below your own cost of doing the work, is called a _____.<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Buy-in<\/p>\n
Over-optimistic response<\/p>\n
Unrealistic proposal<\/p>\n
Unrealistic cost estimate<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 13<\/p>\n
Which of the following is not what most companies do with a best practice?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Share it internally only<\/p>\n
Share it internally but only to a selected few<\/p>\n
Advertize it to your customers<\/p>\n
Create a best practices library on the internet for all to see<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 14<\/p>\n
The hardest part in creating a best practices library is:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Evaluation<\/p>\n
Classification<\/p>\n
Storage<\/p>\n
Knowledge transfer<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 15<\/p>\n
Which of the following is not one of the four major variables for project management effectiveness?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Credibility<\/p>\n
Communications<\/p>\n
Priority<\/p>\n
Visibility<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 16<\/p>\n
Which of the following would be the first item to be discussed in the initial kickoff meeting for a project?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Understanding of the requirements<\/p>\n
Understanding of the plan<\/p>\n
Understanding of the schedule<\/p>\n
Understanding of the budget<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 17<\/p>\n
The person with the ultimate responsibility to make sure that all work required by the SOW and only the work required by the SOW is performed is the:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Customer<\/p>\n
Project manager<\/p>\n
Appropriate subject matter expert for that work package<\/p>\n
Project sponsor<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 18<\/p>\n
Which of the following is normally not addressed in a change control board meeting to approve a scope change?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Cost of the change<\/p>\n
Which functional unit will perform the change<\/p>\n
Impact on the schedule<\/p>\n
Value-added opportunity for the client<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 19<\/p>\n
Generally speaking, the lowest level in the WBS is referred to as:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Level 3<\/p>\n
Level 4<\/p>\n
Level 5<\/p>\n
The work package<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 20<\/p>\n
During the execution of a project, the customer asks you to perform additional tests which the customer will pay for. Unfortunately, there are no resources available to perform the additional tests. The project manager should:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Refuse to perform the tests.<\/p>\n
Determine when the tests can be done and then inform the customer<\/p>\n
Tell the customer that company policy is that the additional tests must be treated as an enhancement project and funded separately after this project is over.<\/p>\n
Let the sponsor make the decision on what to do.<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 21<\/p>\n
If the customer\u2019s SOW contains words such as nearly or approximately, then:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
The project manager uses his discretion in determining the meaning<\/p>\n
The sponsor uses his discretion in determining the meaning<\/p>\n
The customer uses his discretion in determining the meaning<\/p>\n
Scope creep is unlikely<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 22<\/p>\n
A customer external to your company requests that a certain element of work be subdivided to lower level work packages and that cost\/schedule information be reported at the lower levels. You should:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Grant the customer\u2019s request but bill the customer for the changes to the WBS.<\/p>\n
Simply grant the customer\u2019s request.<\/p>\n
Deny the request since the WBS is finalized and cannot change.<\/p>\n
Check with the line managers first to see if cost and schedule can be reported at this level.<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 23<\/p>\n
Which of the following documents is not defined in the text as one of the four critical documents for preliminary planning?<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
SOW<\/p>\n
WBS<\/p>\n
Specifications<\/p>\n
Network Diagrams<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 24<\/p>\n
Project managers often rewrite the customer\u2019s SOW into a document that the project team can easily understand. The document is called:<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
The redefined SOW<\/p>\n
The scope statement<\/p>\n
The deliverable statement<\/p>\n
The finalized SOW statement<\/p>\n
4 points<\/p>\n
Question 25<\/p>\n
A customer is unhappy with the performance thus far on a project. The customer states that, unless scope changes are made at the contractor\u2019s expense, the contractor would be removed from the customer\u2019s preferred bidders list for future contracts. The contractor should.<\/p>\n
Answer<\/p>\n
Refuse to perform the scope changes.<\/p>\n
Perform the scope changes at the contractor\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n
Perform the scope changes and then submit an invoice for payment to the customer.<\/p>\n
Take no action and hope that the customer will forget about the scope change request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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