The purpose of the Initiation process is to: A. Formally recognize the existence of a project or project phase B. Formally recognize the need that brought about the project be it marketing demand, customer requests, business need, technological advances, or legal requirements C. Formally recognize the stakeholders of the project and identify them in the project charter D. Formally recognize the project sponsor and document his or her project goals
1081Your nonprofit organization is preparing to host its first annual 5K run/walk in City Park. You worked on a similar project for the organization two years ago when it co-hosted the 10K run through Overland Pass. Which of the Initiation process inputs might be helpful to you on your new project? A. The strategic plan, because you'll want to make sure the project reflects the overall strategic direction of the organization. B. Historical information on the 10K run project. You might be able to gather helpful project information since this new project is similar in nature. C. The product description, which would describe all the details of the run/walk program. D. Historical information from the recent blood drive project.
1285Which of the following is true regarding product descriptions? A. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service. B. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and less detail in the early phases of the project. C. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and contains a lot of detail in the early phases of the project. D. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service.
960Deliverables can be described as: A. The purpose for undertaking the project B. The verifiable results of products or services that must be produced to consider the project complete C. The specifications regarding the goals of the project that must be produced to consider the project complete D. The measurable outcomes of the project goals
1062You are a project manager working on a new software product. Your company plans to market to businesses. The project sponsor told you that the project must be completed by September 1. The company plans to demo the new software product at a trade show in late September and therefore needs the project completed in time for the trade show. However, the sponsor has also told you that the budget is fixed at $85,000 and cannot be increased by even $10 due to overall budget cuts this year. You must complete the project within the given time frame and budget. Which of the following is the primary constraint for this project? A. Budget B. Quality C. Time D. Schedule
1127You are a project manager for a documentary film company. In light of a recent national tragedy, the company president wants to get a new documentary on the rescue efforts of the heroic firefighters to air as soon as possible. She's looking to you to make this documentary the best that's ever been produced in the history of this company. She guarantees you free rein to use whatever resources you need to get this project done quickly. However, the best photographer in the company is currently working on another assignment. Which of the following is true? A. The primary constraint is time because the president wants the film done quickly. She told you to get it to air as soon as possible. B. Resources are the primary constraint. Even though the president has given you free rein on resource use, you assume she didn't mean those actively assigned to projects. C. The schedule is the primary constraint. Even though the president has given you free rein on resource use, you assume she didn’t mean those actively assigned to projects. The photographer won’t be finished for another three weeks on his current assignment, so schedule adjustments will have to be made. D. The primary constraint is quality because the president wants this to be the best film ever produced by this company. She's given you free rein to use whatever resources needed to get the job done.
1102What limits the options of the project team? A. Technology B. Constraints C. Deliverables D. Assumptions
3692Your project depends on a key deliverable from a vendor you've used several times before with great success. You're counting on the delivery to arrive on June 1. This is an example of : A. Constraint B. Objective C. Assumption D. Goal
1390Halloween is approaching fast. Your market research shows that the little yellow chicks and pink bunny marshmallow candies are the best-selling candy at Easter time, outselling all other types of candies. This prompts the company to introduce a new version of marshmallow candies with Halloween themes this season. Which of the following is true? A. This project came about due to customer request, and the primary constraint is time B. This project came about due to market demand, and the primary constraint is time. C. This project came about due to market demand, and the primary constraint is quality. D. This project came about due to customer request, and the primary constraint is quality.
1047Your company provides answering services for several major catalog retailers. The number of calls coming into the service center per month has continued to increase over the past 18 months. The phone system is approaching the maximum load limits and needs to be upgraded. You've been assigned to head up the upgrade project. Based on the company's experience with the vendor who worked on the last phone upgrade project, you're confident they'll be able to assist you with this project as well. Which of the following is true? A. You’ve made an assumption about vendor availability and expertise. The project came about due to a business need. B. Vendor availability and expertise are constraints. The project came about due to a business need. C. You've made an assumption about vendor availability and expertise. The project came about due to a marketing demand. D. Vendor availability and expertise are constraints. The project came about due to a marketing demand.
1144What are the tools and techniques used in the Initiation process? A. Project selection criteria, historical information, expert judgment B. Project selection methods, historical information, expert judgment C. Project selection criteria, expert judgment D. Project selection methods, expert judgment
1199Comparative methods, scoring methods, and economic and cash flow analysis are all part of which of the following? A. Benefit measurement methods, which are a tool and technique in Initiation B. Constrained optimization methods, which are a tool and technique C. Benefit measurement methods, which are an input to Initiation D. Decision models, which are an output of Initiation
1251You are the project manager for the Late Night Smooth Jazz Club chain, with stores in 12 states. Smooth Jazz is considering opening a new club in Arizona or Nevada. You have derived the following information: Project Arizona: Payback period is 18 months, and the NPV is 250. Project Nevada: Payback period is 24 months, and the NPV is 300. Which project would you recommend to the selection committee? A. Project Arizona because the payback period is shorter than Project Nevada B. Project Nevada because the NPV is a positive number C. Project Arizona because the NPV is a negative number D. Project Nevada because the NPV is a higher number than Project Arizona's NPV
1043You are the project manager for the Late Night Smooth Jazz Club chain, with stores in 12 states. Smooth Jazz is considering opening a new club in Kansas City or Spokane. You have derived the following information: Project Kansas City: The payback period is 27 months, and the IRR is 35 percent. Project Spokane: The payback period is 25 months, and the IRR is 32 percent. Which project should you recommend to the selection committee? A. Project Spokane because the payback period is shortest B. Project Kansas City because the IRR is highest C. Project Spokane because the IRR is lowest D. Project Kansas City because the payback period is longest ?
1050Which of the following is true regarding NPV? A. NPV assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital. B. NPV decisions should be made based on the highest value for all of the selections. C. NPV assumes reinvestment at the prevailing rate. D.NPV assumes reinvestment at the NPV rate.
930Post New Project Management Questions
You are project manager for a nonprofit organization. Your project has come about due to a social need. Your sponsor wants to get right to the Planning process. However, you know that a project charter should be published prior to proceeding to the Planning processes. All of the following are true regarding project charters except: A. Project charters always include cost and time estimates. B. Project charters always include the product description and business need for the product. C. Project charters recognize and acknowledge the existence of the project. D. Project charters commit organizational resources to the project.
You are a project manager for an agricultural supply company. You have just completed and obtained sign-off on the scope statement for your new Natural Bug Busters project. A key stakeholder has informed you that a deliverable is missing from the scope statement. This deliverable is a critical success factor. You should do which of the following? A. Inform the stakeholder that work not stated in the scope statement is excluded from the project. B. Modify the scope statement to reflect the new deliverable. C. Inform the stakeholder that this deliverable can be included in the next project since sign-off has already been obtained. D. Modify the scope statement after an approved change request has been received from the stakeholder.
During your project meeting, a problem was discussed and a resolution to the problem was reached. During the meeting, the participants started wondering why they thought the problem was such a big issue. Sometime after the meeting, you received and e-mail from one of the meeting members saying they've changed their mind about the solution reached in the meeting and need to resurface the problem. The solution reached during the initial project meeting is an example of which of the following conflict resolution techniques? A. Confrontation B. Forcing C. Smoothing D. Storming
Which of the following brings together a set of tools and techniques used to describe, organize, and monitor the work of project activities? A. Project managers B. Guide to the PMBOK C. Project management D. Stakeholders
You’ve been assigned as a project manager on a research and development project for a new dental procedure. You’ve published the scope statement and are working on the scope management plan. What is the purpose of the scope management plan? A. It describes and documents a scope baseline to help make future project decisions. B. It decomposes project deliverables. C. It describes how project scope changes will be incorporated into the project and how project scope will be managed. D. It describes how cost and time estimates can be composed for project scope changes.
What is the difference between risk impact and risk probability?
You are a project manager who believes people will always perform at their best if given the proper expectations and motivation. Which theory do you subscribe to? A. Theory X B. Hygiene theory C. Contingency theory D. Theory Y
Your project's primary constraint is quality. In order to make certain the project team members don't feel too pressed for time and to avoid schedule risk, you decide to use which of the following activity estimating tools? A. Expert judgment B. Quantitatively based durations C. Reserve time D. Analogous estimating
You are the newly appointed project manager for a pharmaceutical company. Your company has asked you to head up a project to research a new children's medication. You've identified the lab equipment you'll need, the software needed to perform analysis and measurements, and the skill level and types of the technicians and researchers for this project. Which of the following is true? A. The project manager and resources have been identified as part of the outputs of the Initiation process, and this information can be found in the project charter. B. The resources and project manager have been identified as an input to the project Initiation phase. Further information is needed to produce the project charter, which will include the resources and project manager. C. The project manager and resources have been identified as part of the project selection process. The selection committee requires resource information to make a final decision. D. The resources and project manager have been identified as part of the project selection process. The selection committee requires resource information to make a final decision.
You are working on a project and are in the Quality Planning process. You know that if the customer requirements are not satisfied while the product is still in the control of the organization, it may result in corrective action, rework, scrapping, and downtime. Which of the following is true regarding the cost of quality? A. Cost of quality is an output of this process, and this is an internal failure cost. B. Cost of quality is a tool and technique of this process, and this is a prevention cost. C. Cost of quality is an output of this process, and this is a prevention cost. D. Cost of quality is a tool and technique of this process, and this is an internal failure cost.
Your selection committee is debating between two projects. Project A has a payback period of 18 months. Project B has a cost of $125,000 with expected cash inflows of $50,000 the first year and $25,000 per quarter after that. Which project should you recommend? A. Either Project A or Project B because the payback periods are equal B. Project A because Project B's payback period is 21 months C. Project A because Project B's payback period is 24 months D. Project A because Project B's payback period is 20 months
What are the initiation process outputs? A. Project charter, identification and assignment of project manager, constraints, and project overview documents B. Project charter, project overview, feasibility study, and constraints C. Project charter, identification and assignment of project manager, constraints, and assumptions D. Identification and assignment of project manager, project overview, constraints, and assumptions
You are a project manager with several years of experience in project management. You’ve just accepted your first project in a foreign country. You've been in the country a week or two and are experiencing some disoriented feelings. This is known as: A. Collocation B. Diversity shock C. Global culturing D. Culture shock
Many times software delivery is late, why? Give reason.
The Project Management Knowledge Areas: A. Include Initiation, Planning, Executing, Controlling, and Closing B. Consist of nine different areas that bring together processes that have things in common C. Consist of five different processes that bring together phases of projects that have things in common D. Include Planning, Executing, and Controlling processes as these three processes are commonly interlinked