You are the project manager for Changing Tides video games. You have gathered the inputs for the Activity Duration Estimating process. You will employ which tools and techniques to produce the outputs for this process? A. Activity list, analogous estimating, quantitatively based durations, and alternatives identification B. Activity list, analogous estimating, expert judgment, and quantitatively based durations C. Expert judgment, analogous estimating, quantitatively based durations, and reserve time D. Expert judgment, alternatives identification, quantitatively based durations, and reserve time
1209As project manager, you know that all of the following are true concerning analogous estimating techniques except: A. It's a qualitatively based estimating technique. B. It's a top-down estimating technique. C. It's a tool and technique of Activity Duration Estimating and Cost Estimating. D. It’s a form of expert judgment.
1241You have been hired as a contract project manager for Grapevine Vineyards. Grapevine wants you to design an Internet wine club for their customers. Customers must pre-register before being allowed to order wine over the Internet so that legal age can be established. You tested using data from Grapevine's existing database. This new module cannot be tested until the data from the existing system is loaded. This is an example of which of the following? A. Preferential logic B. Soft logic C. Discretionary dependency D. Hard logic
1148You have been hired as a contract project manger for Grapevine Vineyards. Grapevine wants you to design an Internet wine club for their customers. One of the activities for this project is the installation and testing of several new servers. You know from past experience it takes about 16 hours per server to accomplish this task. Since you're installing 10 new servers, you estimate this activity to take 160 hours. Which of the estimating techniques have you used? A. Analogous estimating B. Bottom-up estimating C. Quantitatively based duration D. Reserve time
976Your project sponsor has requested a cost estimate for the project. She would like the cost estimate to be as accurate as possible as this might be her one and only chance to secure the budget for this project due to recent cuts in special projects. You decide: A. To use analogous estimating techniques B. To use bottom-up estimating techniques C. To use top-down estimating techniques D. To use expert judgment techniques
1102Your project sponsor has requested a cost estimate for the project you're working on. This project is similar in scope to a project you worked on last year. She would like to get the cost estimates as soon as possible. Accuracy is not her primary concern right now. She needs a ball park figure by tomorrow. You decide to use: A. Analogous estimating techniques B. Bottom-up estimating techniques C. Parametric modeling techniques D. Computerized modeling techniques
1082All of the following are true regarding parametric modeling except: A. It's a form of top-down estimating. B. It's a mathematical model. C. It's a tool used to estimate project costs. D. It's a tool used to estimate project time.
1073Your 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
994You are the project manager for BB Tops, a nationwide toy store chain. You are working on estimates for your latest project and have gathered several variables for your model. You've determined the following: A. Parametric modeling is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce time estimates. B. Parametric modeling is a mathematical formula that uses variables to produce cost estimates. C. Contingency estimating is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce cost estimates. D. Contingency estimating is a mathematical model that uses variables to produce time estimates.
989Which logical relationship does the PDM use most often? A. Start to finish B. Start to start C. Finish to finish D. Finish to start
1562What are the Quality Planning process outputs? A. Quality management plan, bench marking, checklists, evaluation criteria B. Quality management plan, bench marking, operational definitions C. Quality management plan, checklists, inputs to other processes D. Quality management plan, operational definitions, checklists, inputs to other processes
1013Three people are responsible for establishing cost of quality theories. Crosby and Juran are two of them, and their theories respectively are: A. Grades of quality, fitness for use B. Fitness for use, zero defects C. Zero defects, fitness for use D. Cost of quality, zero defects
999The theory that 85 percent of the cost of quality is a management problem is attributed to: A. Doming B. Kaizen C. Juran D. Crosby
1518All of the following are benefits of meeting quality requirements except: A. An increase in stakeholder satisfaction B. Less rework C. Low turnover D. Higher productivity
1364You are a project manager for Fountain of Youth Spring Water bottlers. You are installing a new accounting system and have identified several problems and their causes. You decide to use which of the following flowcharts to diagram the problems' causes and effects? A. Decision tree diagram B. Fishbone diagram C. Benchmark diagram D. Simulation tree diagram
1168Post New Project Management Questions
All of the following are characteristics of the project Closing processes except: A. Probability for success is greatest here. B. The project manager's influence is greatest here. C. The stakeholders' influence is least here. D. Risk is greatest here.
Your company is going to introduce a new service called Phone Home. This service will allow you to speak the name of the person you want to call into your cellular phone. To call home, you would simply speak the word home into the phone, and it will dial that number for you. Your company is taking advantage of the progress that has been made recently with voice recognition software. Initial projections show that market demand is very high for this product. This project came about as a result of which of the following? A. Marketing demand B. Customer request C. Business need D. Technological advance
What are the triple constraints? A. Time, schedules, and quality B. Time, availability, and quality C. Time, money, and schedules D. Time, money, and quality
You are the project manager for a new website for the local zoo. You need to perform Qualitative Risk Analysis. When you've completed this process, you'll produce all of the following outputs except: A. Overall risk ranking for the project B. List of prioritized risks C. Inputs to other processes D. List of risks for additional analysis and management
Your project was just completed, accepted, and closed. As is customary for your organization, you conduct a post-implementation audit. The purpose of this audit includes all of the following except: A. Evaluating project goals and comparing them to project product B. Reviewing successes and failures C. Documenting the acceptance of the work results D. Documenting possible improvements for future projects
Theory Y managers believe which of the following? A. That people are motivated only by money, power, or position B. That people will perform their best if they're given proper motivation and expectations C. That people are motivated to achieve a high level of competency D. That people are motivated by expectation of good outcomes
This process applies evaluation criteria to the bids and proposals received from potential vendors: A. Solicitation B. Contract Administration C. Source Selection D. Quality Assurance
Which performance measurement is the cost of work budgeted for an activity within a certain time frame? A. AV B. PV C. EV D. EAC
You are the project manager for BB Tops, a nationwide toy store chain. You are working on estimates for your latest project and have gathered several variables for your model. You've determined the following: A. Parametric modeling is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce time estimates. B. Parametric modeling is a mathematical formula that uses variables to produce cost estimates. C. Contingency estimating is a top-down technique that uses variables to produce cost estimates. D. Contingency estimating is a mathematical model that uses variables to produce time estimates.
Which of the following is displayed as an S-curve? A. Gantt B. Cost baseline C. Critical path D. PERT
What is the triple constraint triangle in project management?
You are the 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 scope statement should be published prior to proceeding to the Planning processes. All of the following are true regarding scope statements except: A. It documents roles and responsibilities. B. It can be modified to reflect changes to the scope of the project. C. It describes the project deliverables, requirements, and objectives D. It serves as a baseline for future project decisions.
The grouping of project elements by deliverables is known as what? A. The code of accounts B. The work package C. The work breakdown structure D. The work breakdown dictionary
You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail score for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You know, but have not yet informed your company, that you are going to go to work for the competitor, which happens to be bidding for this same opportunity. What is the most appropriate response? A. You decline to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners due to conflict of interest. B. You've not yet received an official offer from the competing company for your new job opportunity, so you choose to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners. C. You decide to participate in the initial meetings with the foreign business partners because any information you gain now will help you when you make the move to the new company. D. You inform the foreign business partners that you're going to be working with a new company and that you know the deal they'll receive from the competing company is better than the one this company is proposing.
The product description, strategic plan, project selection criteria, and historical information are considered: A. Inputs to the project Planning process B. Inputs to the project Overview process C. Inputs to the project Initiation process D. Inputs to the project Execution process