Question<\/p>\n
1. In a strong matrix structure, employees take daily direction from:<\/p>\n
Project manager only<\/p>\n
Both, but the project manager has greater influence<\/p>\n
Both, but the functional manager has greater influence<\/p>\n
Functional manager only<\/p>\n
2. If the schedule variance is positive and the cost variance is negative, the project\u2019s status is:<\/p>\n
Over budget and behind schedule<\/p>\n
Under budget and ahead of schedule<\/p>\n
Over budget and ahead of schedule<\/p>\n
Under budget and behind schedule<\/p>\n
3. Which category of projects would involve a large number of functional units where the workers may be assigned either part-time or full-time?<\/p>\n
Special<\/p>\n
Individual<\/p>\n
Staff<\/p>\n
Matrixed<\/p>\n
4. Which type of chart provides the least \u201cpredictive\u201d value?<\/p>\n
PDM<\/p>\n
ADM<\/p>\n
PERT<\/p>\n
Bar chart<\/p>\n
5. Scope creep is generally the result of:<\/p>\n
Too much detail in the specifications<\/p>\n
Having too many levels in the WBS<\/p>\n
Poorly defined SOW<\/p>\n
Having the wrong people assigned to the project<\/p>\n
6. Which of the following is the role of the PM rather than the role of the functional manager?<\/p>\n
Where it will be done<\/p>\n
How the work will be done<\/p>\n
Who will do it<\/p>\n
What work will be done<\/p>\n
7. The balance between quality and cost is called:<\/p>\n
Produceability<\/p>\n
Salability<\/p>\n
Availability<\/p>\n
Operability<\/p>\n
8. The EVMS term that represents the value of work actually accomplished is:<\/p>\n
BAC<\/p>\n
AC<\/p>\n
EV<\/p>\n
PV<\/p>\n
9. Which of the following would be the first item to be discussed in the initial kickoff meeting for a project?<\/p>\n
Understanding of the budget<\/p>\n
Understanding of the schedule<\/p>\n
Understanding of the requirements<\/p>\n
Understanding of the plan<\/p>\n
10. Quality is defined by the:<\/p>\n
Project team<\/p>\n
customer<\/p>\n
Project manager<\/p>\n
Project sponsor<\/p>\n
11. Which of the following people has the greatest influence on how much authority a project manager will possess on a given project?<\/p>\n
The project sponsor<\/p>\n
The customer<\/p>\n
The project manager\u2019s line manager<\/p>\n
The project manager himself \/ herself<\/p>\n
12. A project manager desires a work breakdown structure that goes through 6 levels of detail. Level 3 through level 6 would most likely be prepared by:<\/p>\n
Customer<\/p>\n
Subject matter experts<\/p>\n
Project manager<\/p>\n
Project sponsor<\/p>\n
13. In which project life cycle phase does quality begin?<\/p>\n
Initiation \/ planning<\/p>\n
Monitoring & control<\/p>\n
Closure<\/p>\n
Implementation<\/p>\n
14. Project management restructuring allowed companies to manage projects that _____.<\/p>\n
Had undefined objectives<\/p>\n
Could not be handled by the traditional organization<\/p>\n
Did not require effective cost control<\/p>\n
Require little functional integration<\/p>\n
15. Risk constitutes a lack of knowledge _____.<\/p>\n
Of future events<\/p>\n
About the estimates<\/p>\n
About the customer\u2019s requirements<\/p>\n
About the environment<\/p>\n
16. The two primary components of a risk are:<\/p>\n
The probability and the impact<\/p>\n
The impact and the event<\/p>\n
The impact and the amount at stake<\/p>\n
The event and the probability<\/p>\n
17. Which of the following standard project estimating techniques is usually accomplished in weeks?<\/p>\n
Engineering<\/p>\n
Parametric<\/p>\n
Analogy<\/p>\n
Grassroots<\/p>\n
18. The hardest part in creating a best practices library is:<\/p>\n
Storage<\/p>\n
Classification<\/p>\n
Evaluation<\/p>\n
Knowledge transfer<\/p>\n
19. A typical project office (not to be confused with a project management office) responsible for the management of a large project includes the project manager and the:<\/p>\n
Project sponsor and assistant project managers<\/p>\n
Assistant project managers<\/p>\n
Assistant project managers and functional managers<\/p>\n
Project sponsor<\/p>\n
20. Industries that have _____ tasks and operate in a _____ environment demonstrated the greatest need for project management.<\/p>\n
Complex; Dynamic<\/p>\n
Simple; Static<\/p>\n
Complex; Static<\/p>\n
Simple; Dynamic<\/p>\n
21. Pricing out the construction cost of a home by a cost per square foot would be representative of a(n) _____ estimate.<\/p>\n
Grassroots<\/p>\n
Parametric<\/p>\n
Engineering<\/p>\n
Analogy<\/p>\n
22. The collective term for the formal quality activities and processes is called:<\/p>\n
Quality control<\/p>\n
Quality visions<\/p>\n
Quality assurance<\/p>\n
Quality policies<\/p>\n
23. The difference between the cost baseline and the contracted cost is the:<\/p>\n
Profit<\/p>\n
Management reserve<\/p>\n
Cost of scope changes<\/p>\n
Cost at completion<\/p>\n
24. Plans such as the cost plan, schedule plan and quality plan are referred to as:<\/p>\n
Subsidiary plans<\/p>\n
Specialized plans<\/p>\n
Integration plans<\/p>\n
Functional plans<\/p>\n
25. Companies can become reasonably mature in project management by designing the right support systems. In general, how much time usually elapses after maturity before a company becomes excellent in project management execution?<\/p>\n
2 years<\/p>\n
1 year<\/p>\n
5 years<\/p>\n
10 years<\/p>\n
26. The best source of revenue for a customer-requested scope change is:<\/p>\n
A customer-funded contract amendment<\/p>\n
Profits<\/p>\n
Management reserve<\/p>\n
Undistributed budget<\/p>\n
27. 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
Tight; few<\/p>\n
Tight; several<\/p>\n
Loose; few<\/p>\n
Loose; several<\/p>\n
28. A charting technique designed to illustrate the inductive and deductive reasoning necessary to achieve some objective is called a _____ Diagram \/ network<\/p>\n
Descriptive<\/p>\n
Intuition<\/p>\n
Gantt<\/p>\n
Logic<\/p>\n
29. Which of the following is often overlooked when planning and budgeting a project?<\/p>\n
Customer\u2019s milestones<\/p>\n
Timing of the deliverables<\/p>\n
Number of meetings with the customer<\/p>\n
Cost and size of contractual documentation<\/p>\n
30. What is the project sponsor\u2019s responsibility with regard to the WBS preparation?<\/p>\n
The sponsor should not be involved in WBS development.<\/p>\n
Make sure all work packages are well-defined.<\/p>\n
Make sure that the management levels of the WBS are correct.<\/p>\n
Make sure that the technical levels of the WBS are correct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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