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You are a project manager for Candy Works candy factory. Your project involves reporting information from the newly installed candy-counting machine to the financial system. This will give executives the ability to see production run counts at any rime during the day. The project sponsor has promised you a bonus if you get this project completed two weeks sooner than the scheduled project end date. The bonus will come in handy on your trip to the Bahamas planned for later this spring. You've got a few remaining project activities to wrap up before you can close out the project. Which of the following is the most appropriate response? A. You tell the sponsor the project is complete and treat the remaining activities as though they're problems that came up after project closure so that you can still get the bonus. B. You tell the sponsor the remaining activities are outside the scope of the project so the project really is completed and collect your bonus. C. You tell the sponsor the stakeholders added these requirements after the project was well under way and you never agreed to include them in the project so the project really is complete, and you collect your bonus. D. You tell the sponsor you aren't going to make the two-week early completion date as there are remaining activities to finish up.
981You've reached a stale of independence where you're able to express yourself and perform at your peak level of performance. Being the best you can be is the motivator that drives you. Which of the following is true? A. This is an example of the Expectancy theory. B. You've reached self-actualization in Maslow's Hierarchy. C. This is an example of the Hygiene theory. D. You've reached the highest level of the Achievement theory.
1118Intellectual property includes all of the following except: A. Software B. Patents C. Hardware D. Business processes
836The project manager, stakeholders, and project team members all have roles and responsibilities throughout the project. As the project manager, you might link the project scope definition to the project roles and indicate which activities each person will participate in. You might display this information in which of the following ways: A. PDM B. RAM C. SOW D. RRM
846During a recent team meeting, you reached a resolution to a problem that's been troubling the team for several weeks. You took responsibility for searching out the facts of this problem and uncovered the right answer to this problem. You presented the facts at the project status meeting, and everyone reached agreement on the recommended solution based on the facts you presented. This is an example of what type of conflict resolution technique? A. Compromise B. Smoothing C. Confrontation D. Forcing
1475You are a project manager for Capella Systems. Your company writes custom software for accounting and financial systems for medium- to large-sized corporations. Your recent project has experienced some setbacks, and you've been forced to rework the design of one of the programs because it doesn't match the customer's requirements. Since some parts of the program have already been written, it will have to be rewritten so that it matches the design changes. This rework has increased costs, and you're beginning to notice some signs of poor morale because of the rework. Which of the following is true? A. The problems occurred because the WBS was not constructed properly. B. The quality assurance plan was carried out correctly, which is how the design problems were discovered. C. The problems occurred as a result of poor scope definition. D. The Risk Management Planning process details these kinds of risks and the responses you should put into place should they occur.
946You are a project manager for a network cabling project for your organization. Your project team is made up of six full-time employees and three contractors. This is the first time they have all worked together. This project requires accurate information exchange at all times during the life of the project. How many lines of communication exist among the project team members? A.36 B.41 C.18 D.34
965You are a project manager for Candy Works candy factory. Your project involves reporting information from the newly installed candy-counting machine to the financial system. This will give executives the ability to see production run counts at any time during the day. You need to purchase an expensive piece of hardware as part of this project. One of the vendors bidding on the project is a close friend. In order to win the bid, she needs to know how much money the company is willing to spend on the equipment and consulting. Your friend asks you to give her this confidential information and not tell anyone you did. Which of the following is the most appropriate response? A. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it's a conflict of interest. B. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it’s a personal gain. C. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s a conflict of interest. D. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you’re required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s an ethics violation.
1062Which of the following describes a unique characteristic of the project Executing and Controlling processes? A. The core processes in the Executing and Controlling processes are from the Project Integration knowledge area from the Project Integration knowledge area. B. Both the Executing and Controlling processes measure variances in project performance and use corrective action to bring performance hack in line with the plan. C. Executing is an input to the Controlling processes, and Controlling is an input to Execution. D. Executing and controlling each have only one core process.
1155You are preparing a cash flow analysis for a project the company is considering undertaking. The project's cost is $525,000, and expected cash inflows are $125,000 the first year and then $75,000 per quarter the second year and $100,000 per quarter after that. What is the payback period? A. 16 months B. 27 months C. 32 months D. 28 months
957You are going to lake some performance measurements for your current project. You know that PV = 450, AC = 500, and EV= 375. What is the CPI and SPI respectively? A. CPI = .90, and SPI = 1.2. B. CPI = .75, and SPI = .83. C. CPI = 1.2, and SPI = .90. D. CPI = .83, and SPI = .75.
914All of the following are true regarding the Executing processes except: A. Executing has one core process. B. The majority of the project budget is spent here. C. The greatest conflicts are schedule conflicts. D. Project performance is measured to identify variances.
921You are a project manager for a network cabling project for your organization. Your project team is made up of six full-time employees and three contractors. This is the first time they have all worked together. You know that the team will go through the stages of team development ｉn the following order: A. Forming, storming, norming, and performing B. Storming, norming, forming, and performing C. Norming, storming, forming, and performing D. Forming, norming, storming, performing
890All of the following are tools and techniques of the Quality Control process except: A. Monte Carlo Analysis B. Statistical sampling C. Pareto diagrams D. Trend analysis
895You are a project manager working for Mail House King. Your company processes orders for several mail-order catalog companies. Your project is to install new mail-sorting equipment and software. You’ve had some problems and experienced some variances so far during the project. You do not expect these variances to continue, as they're atypical. Your project sponsor has asked for an EAC. You know the following information: PV = 800, BAC = 700, EV = 675, AC = 750, and ETC = 30. Which of the following is the correct EAC given the circumstances? A. 25 B. 760 C. 775 D. 833
1060Post New Project Management Questions
Your 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
What are the outputs of the Team Development process? A. Performance improvements, input to performance appraisals B. Input to performance appraisals, reward and recognition systems C. Performance improvements, input to performance appraisals, performance reports D. Work results, input to performance appraisals, performance reports
What are the tools and techniques of the Contract Administration process? A. Contract change control system, payment system, payment requests B. Contract change control system, contract negotiations, payment system C. Contract change control system, contract negotiations, contract changes D. Contract change control system, performance reporting, payment system
You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involved the upgrade of an organization’s operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract. You are in the Closing process and know that product verification is for what purpose? A. To verify the goals of the project and assure the product of the project is complete B. To evaluate all the work of the project and compare results to project scope C. To verify all the work was completed correctly and satisfactorily D. To evaluate project goals and assure the product of the project meets the requirements
The tools and techniques of Source Selection include all of the following except: A. Contract negotiation B. Work authorization system C. Weighting systems D. Independent estimates
You are a project manager in the manufacturing industry. You are using sample variance measurements to monitor the results of the process over time. Which tool and technique of Quality Control are you using? A. Statistical sampling B. Scatter diagrams C. Control charts D. Pareto diagrams
You are a project manager for Picture Shades, Inc. They manufacture window shades for hotel chains that have replicas of Renaissance-era paintings on the inside of the shades. Picture Shades is taking their product to the home market, and you're managing the new project. They will offer their products at retail stores as well as on their website. You're developing the project schedule for this undertaking and have determined the critical path. Which of the following is true? A. You calculated the most likely start date and most likely finish dates, float time, and weighted average estimates. B. You calculated the activity dependency, and the optimistic and pessimistic activity duration estimates. C. You calculated the early and late start dates, early and late finish dates, and float times for all activities. D. You calculated the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely duration times and the float times for all activities.
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
What are the inputs to the Initiation process? A. Product description, strategic plan, project selection criteria, and historical information B. Product description, strategic plan, project overview document, and historical information C. Strategic plan, project overview document, feasibility study, and historical information D. Product description, strategic plan, constraints, and assumptions
Integrity in the project management field is accomplished through all of the following except: A. Training to learn how to manage relationships with others from different cultures B. Adhering to an ethical code C. Applying established project management processes D. Following the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct
All of the following are tools and techniques of the Performance Reporting process except: A. Variance analysis B. Performance reporting C. Information distribution D. Performance reviews
You are the project manager for a construction company that is building a new city and county office building in your city. You recently looked over the construction site to determine if the work to date was conforming to the requirements and quality standards. Which tool and technique of Quality Control are you using? A. Performance measurements B. Inspection C. Sampling D. Prevention
What is the purpose of the project charter? A. To recognize and acknowledge the project sponsor B. To recognize and acknowledge the existence of the project and commit organizational resources to the project C. To acknowledge the existence of the project team, project manager, and project sponsor D. To describe the selection methods used to choose this project over its competitors
Your company. Kick That Ball Sports, has appointed you project manager for their new Cricket product line introduction. This is a national effort, and all the retail stores across the country need to have the new products on the shelves before the media advertising blitz begins. The product line involves three new products, some with multiple deliverables. The Scope Definition process is now complete. Which of the following is true? A. The WBS template, an output of the Scope Definition process, was used from the previous project to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project. B. The WBS template from the previous project, an output from the Scope Planning process, was used to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project. C. The WBS, an output of the Scope Planning process, has been created, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project. D. The WBS, an output of the Scope Definition process, has been created, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project.
You 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.
