Your team is split between two buildings on either side of town. As a result, the team isn't very cohesive because the members don't know each other very well. The team is still in the storming stage because of the separation issues. Which of the following should you consider? A. Corrective action B. Collocation C. Training D. Conflict resolution
1179Your project team is a close group all busily working on project activities. They're close to approaching the performing stage of Team Development. All six members must communicate frequently with each other. How many lines of communication are there? A. 12 B. 15 C. 18 D. 14
936Project managers use this conflict resolution technique most often: A. Smoothing B. Confronting C. Naming D. Forcing
973You are the project manager for a web development project. You hold regular project status meetings and publish status reports on a timely basis. You know that communication is one of your most important functions. As such, all of the following are true except: A. Senders are responsible for sending clear, concise, complete messages. B. Receivers are responsible for understanding the message. C. Communication can be vertical or horizontal or both. D. Effective communication techniques include making eye contact, nodding, and asking clarifying questions.
969You are a fabulous project manager, and your team thinks highly of you. You are well respected by the stakeholders, management ream, and project team. When you make decisions, others follow your lead as a result of which of the following? A. Referent power B. Expert power C. Legitimate power D. Punishment power
991Theory 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
1004You have accumulated project information throughout the project and need to distribute some important information you just received. All of the following are part of information distribution methods except; A. Electronic mail B. Videoconferencing C. Electronic databases D. Voice mail
1025You know that the next status meeting will require some discussion and a decision for a problem that has surfaced on the project. In order to make the most accurate decision, you know that the number of participants in the meeting should be limited to: A. 1 to 5 B. 5 to 11 C. 7 to 16 D. 10 to 18
936You are a project manager for Dakota Software Consulting Services. You're working with a major retailer that offers their products through mail-order catalogs. They're interested in knowing customer characteristics, the amounts of first-time orders, and similar information. As a potential bidder for this project, you worked on the RFP response and submitted the proposal. When the selection committee received the RFP responses from all the vendors bidding on this project, they used a weighted system to make a selection. Which process did this occur in? A. Source Selection B. Solicitation C. Requisition D. Contract Administration
1069You have been asked to submit a proposal for a project that has been put out for bid. First, you attend the bidders conference to ask questions of the buyers and to hear the questions some of the other bidders will ask. Which of the following is true? A. Bidders conferences are a tool and technique of the Source Selection process. B. Bidders conferences are an output of the Source Selection process. C. Bidders conferences are an output of the Solicitation process. D. Bidders conferences are a tool and technique of the Solicitation process.
890You have been asked to submit a proposal for a project that has been put out for bid. Prior to submitting the proposal, your company must register so that their firm is on the qualified seller list. Which of the following is true? A. The qualified seller list provides information about the sellers and is a tool and technique of the Solicitation process. B. The qualified seller list provides information about the project and the company that wrote the RFP and is an input to the Solicitation process. C. The qualified seller list provides information about the project and the company that wrote the RFP and is a tool and technique of the Source Selection process. D. The qualified seller list provides information about the sellers and is an input to the Solicitation process.
846The tools and techniques of the Source Selection process include all of the following except: A. Contract negotiation B. Correspondence C. Independent estimates D. Screening system
879Which of the following processes negotiates the sequence of award by rank ordering the proposals? A. Source Selection B. Solicitation C. Contract Administration D. Procurement
1099During the opening rounds of contract negotiation, the other party uses a fait accompli lactic. Which of the following is true? A. One party agrees to accept the offer of the other party but secretly knows they will bring the issue hack up at a later time. B. One party claims the issue under discussion was documented and accepted as part of Scope Verification. C. One party claims the issue under discussion has already been decided and can't be changed. D. One party claims to accept the offer of the other party provided a contract change request is submitted describing the offer in detail.
918Your procurement department has obtained independent estimates. The vendor's proposal is substantially different than the independent estimates. All of the following are true except: A. The SOW was not detailed enough. B. The vendor failed to respond according to the terms of the proposal. C. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the SOW. D. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the contract.
1011Post New Project Management Questions
You are a project manager for Waterways Houseboats, Inc. You have been asked to perform a benefit/cost analysis for two proposed projects. Project A costs $2.4 million with potential benefits of $12 million and future operating cost of $3 million. Project B costs $2.8 million with potential benefits of $14 million and future operating costs of $2 million. Which project should you recommend? A. Project A because the cost to implement is cheaper than Project B B. Project A because the potential benefits plus the future operating costs are less in value than the same calculation for Project B C. Project B because the potential benefits minus the implementation and future operating costs are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A D. Project B because the potential benefits minus the costs to implement are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A
You’re promised your team two days of paid time off plus a week’s training in the latest technology of their choice if they complete their project ahead of schedule. This is an example of which of the following? A. Achievement theory B. Expectancy theory C. Maslow's theory D. Contingency theory
You are working on a project to develop a new website for your company. You are monitoring results of the project to determine if they comply with standards set out during the Planning processes. You are also taking steps to eliminate unsatisfactory results. This might mean rework in some cases. Which process are you in? A. Risk Monitoring and Control B. Quality Control C. Integrated Change Control E. Scope Change Control
You are constructing a probability/impact risk rating matrix for your project. Which of the following is true? A. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the cost of the impact to determine an expected value of the risk event. B. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, and the risk’s impact scales to determine a risk score. C. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the expected value of the risk event to determine the risk impact and assign a risk score based on a predetermined threshold. D. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales and the risk's impact scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, to determine a risk
Which of the following contracts should you use for projects that have a degree of uncertainty and require a large investment early in the project life cycle? A. Fixed price B. Cost reimbursable C. Lump sum D. Unit price
A negative result from an SV calculation means which of the following? A. PV is higher than EV. B. PV equals one. C. EV is higher than PV. D. EV is higher than AC.
As 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.
All of the following are true regarding the ADM method except: A. It's a tool and technique of Activity Sequencing. B. It uses one time estimate to determine durations. C. It's also called AOA. D. It's rarely used today.
Which logical relationship does the PDM use most often? A. Start to finish B. Start to start C. Finish to finish D. Finish to start
Scope definition is necessary for all of the following reasons except: A. To subdivide project deliverables into smaller components B. To assess the stability of the project scope C. To facilitate time and cost estimates D. To facilitate responsibility and assignment
You are preparing a diagram that plots two variables, the dependent variable and the independent variable, to see the relationship between the two elements. What kind of diagram are you using? A. Cause-and-effect diagram B. Control chart C. Flowchart D. Scatter diagram
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.
Explain the Principals of Management
You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor's work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. The subcontractor's performance is not meeting the contract requirements, because the poles are not buried to the correct depth. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Quality Assurance process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. B. You are in the Scope Verification process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. C. You are in the Contract Administration process and have completed a contract audit to assure the subcontractor's performance meets the contract requirements. D. You are in the Performance Reporting process and have completed a performance review of the contractor's work.
All of the following are true regarding the tools and techniques of Activity Sequencing except: A. GERT uses analogous methods. B. GERT allows for loops. C. GERT is a conditional diagramming method. D. GERT allows for conditional branches.