You are the project manager for Insomniacs International. Since you don't sleep much, you get a lot of project work done. You're considering recommending a project that costs $575,000, and expected inflows are $25,000 per quarter for the first 2 years, and then $75,000 per quarter thereafter. What is the payback period? A. 40 months B. 38 months C. 39 months D. 41 months
1073Which of the following is true regarding IRR? A. IRR assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital. B. IRR is the discount rate when NPV is greater than zero. C. IRR is a constrained optimization method. D. IRR is the discount rate when NPV is equal to zero. ?
1101Mathematical models using linear, dynamic, integer, or algorithm models are considered: A. Project selection criteria B. A form of expert judgment C. Project selection methods D. A form of historical information
2383You 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.
1114Your selection committee meets on a semiannual basis. They've determined that projects must meet or exceed a specific profit limit in order to be accepted and prioritized on the project list. Which of the following is true? A. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. B. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. C. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is an input to Initiation. D. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is an input to Initiation.
1041What are the Initiation process outputs? A. Project charter, historical information, and project manager identification and assignment B. Project charter, project manager identification and assignment, constraints, and assumptions C. Project charter, historical information, constraints, and assumptions D. Project charter, constraints, and assumptions
1036Ruby is an administrative assistant with another department. Her manager has agreed to loan Ruby's services to you on a part-time basis during your current project. Ruby is putting together the cost projections you've gathered so far. You want to include these costs in the project charter. Ruby is formatting this information for you into a spreadsheet package and is printing copies. Which of the following is true? A. All of the costs, including Ruby's time, are charged to the project. B. All of the costs, Ruby is typing into the spreadsheet are project costs. Ruby's time is not directly related to the project and should not be included. C. The project costs, including Ruby's time, should be included in the project charter. D. The project costs, excluding Ruby's time, should be considered project constraints.
977Your project selection committee used a weighted scoring model and found that Project B, with a score of 54, should be chosen over the other competing projects. Which of the following is true? A. Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method, which is a tool and technique in the Initiation process. B. Weighted scoring models are a constrained optimization method, which is an output of the Initiation process. C. Weighted scoring models are a constrained optimization method, which is a tool and technique in the Initiation process. D. Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method, which is an output of the Initiation process.
1076Your 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
1190Which of the following is true? A. Discounted cash flow analysis is the least precise of the cash flow techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. B. NPV is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it assumes reinvestment at the discount rate. C. Payback period is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. D. IRR is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques because it assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital.
918Project selection criteria might include: A. Benefit measurement methods B. Constrained optimization analysis C. NPV calculations D. Potential market share or increased public perception
930You are a project manager for Zippy Tees. Your selection committee has just chosen a project you recommended for implementation. Your project is to manufacture a line of miniature stuffed bears that will be attached to your company's trendy T-shirts. The bears will be wearing the same T-shirt design as the shirt they're attached to. Your project sponsor thinks you've really impressed the big boss and wants you to skip to the manufacturing process right away. What is your response? A. To agree with the project sponsor because they are your boss, and they have a lot of authority and power in the company. B. To require that a preliminary budget be established and a resource list be put together to alert other managers of the requirements of this project. This should be published and signed by the other managers who are impacted by this project. C. To require a project charter be published and signed off on by all stakeholders before proceeding. D. To require a project charter be written to include the resource needed, budget, and project manager's authority. The project manager is the only one who needs to see this document as other documents will be distributed later that contain the same detail as the charter.
1 2123Which of the following is true regarding the project charter? A. The project charter should be published under the name of a manager external to the project. B. The project charter should be published under the project sponsor's name. C. The project charter should be published under the name of the project manager. D. The project charter should be published under the name of the project champion.
1083You are the project manager for Zippy Tees. Your company has decided to outsource the manufacturing of miniature bears to be attached to your trendy T-shirts. Which of the following is true? A. A good product description is all that's required. The project manager will supply this to the vendor. B. The contract can serve as the project charter. The product description will be included in the contract. C. The project manager should write the project charter because the project manager will be managing the vendor portion of this project as well. D. The vendor should write the project charter as they are responsible for manufacturing the bears.
1114The project charter: A. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project manager B. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project sponsor C. Includes the contract when the project is performed by a vendor and is published by a manager external to the project D. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by a manager external to the project
851Post New Project Management Questions
You are a project manager for Cinema Snicker Productions. Your company specializes in producing comedy films for the big screen. Your latest project has just been canceled due to budget cuts. Which of the following is true? A. This project ended due to starvation because the funding was cut off B. This project ended due to integration because the resources were distributed elsewhere C. This project ended due to starvation because the resources were distributed elsewhere D. This project ended due to integration because the funding was cut off
Sally is a project manager working on the Resource Planning process. She should consider all of the following when developing the resource requirements output except: A. WBS B. Supply purchase policies C. Resource rates D. Special knowledge and talents
You are a project manager for a manufacturing firm that produces Civil War-era replicas and memorabilia. You discover a design error during a test production run on your latest project. Which of the following is the most likely response to this problem? A. Reduce the technical requirements so that the error is no longer valid. B. Go forward with production and ignore the error. C. Go forward with production but inform the customer of the problem. D. Develop alternative solutions to address the error.
You are a project manager working in the automotive industry. You are performing quality control and decide to rank order the frequency of problem occurrences over time using which of the following: A. Control chart B. Pareto diagram C. Cause-and-effect diagram D. Scatter diagram
What is one of the most important skills a project manager can have? A. Negotiation skills B. Influencing skills C. Communication skills D. Problem-solving skills
Information-gathering techniques used in the Risk Identification process include all of the following except: A. Brainstorming B. Delphi technique C. Interviewing D. Kaizen technique
Which of the following is true regarding the critical path? A. It should never be compressed. B. It allows for looping and branching. C. The critical path technique is the same as PERT. D. It's the duration of all tasks with zero float.
You are the project manager for Heart of Texas casual clothing company. They're introducing a new line of clothing called Black Sheep Ranch Wear. You will outsource the production of this clothing line to a vendor. The vendor has requested a SOW. All of the following are true except: A. The SOW contains a description of the new clothing line. B. As the purchaser, you are required to write the SOW. C. The SOW contains the objectives of the project. D. The vendor requires a SOW to determine if they can produce the clothing line given the very detailed specifications of this project.
How will prioritize tasks in your projects?
Which of the following is true regarding the Resource Planning process? A. Resource Planning involves the human resource aspect of planning only, and its output is staffing requirements. B. Resource Planning involves the human resource aspect of planning only, and its output is staffing requirements. C. Resource Planning encompasses all the physical resources needed for the project, and its output is staffing requirements. D. Resource Planning encompasses all the physical resources needed for the project, and its output is resource requirements.
You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. They offer their organic dairy products regionally and are expanding their operations to the West Coast. They're in the process of purchasing and leasing dairy farms to get operations under way. You are in charge of the network operations part of this project. An important deadline is approaching that depends on the successful completion of the testing phase. You've detected some problems with your hardware in the testing phase and discover that the hardware is not compatible with other network equipment. You take corrective action and exchange the hardware for more compatible equipment. Which of the following is true? A. This is not a corrective action involves human resources, not project resources. B. Corrective action is taken here to make sure the future project outcomes are aligned with the project plan. C. Corrective action is not necessary in this case as the future project outcomes aren't affected. D. Corrective action serves as the change request to authorize exchanging the equipment.
You work for a company that writes hilling software programs for the communication industry. You've just been assigned a new project. The customer is located in a distant country that limits the number of foreigners allowed into the country. You identify this risk in your risk management plan. The critical point during the project is installation and setup. You might do which of the following given these circumstances? A. Use a design of experiments technique to develop a contingency plan. B. Develop a cause-and-effect diagram that identifies the contract type you should use for a project like this. C. Use sensitivity analysis to assist you in developing the appropriate risk response for this situation. D. Develop a contingency plan for installation.
All of the following are inputs to the Administrative Closure process except: A. Performance measurement documentation B. Product documentation C. Other project records D. Contract documents
Write about organising and staffing in management.
PERT is: A. The longest path B. A weighted average technique C. A simulation technique D. Widely used in practice to determine schedule durations