You are a project manager for a telecommunications firm. You're working on a project that entails upgrading technical hardware and equipment. The estimated cost of the hardware and equipment is $1,725,000. You are reviewing products from three different vendors. One of the vendors offers you and your family the use of the company yacht for the upcoming three-day weekend. What is the most appropriate response?
A. Thank them and accept. You don't believe there is a conflict of interest or an integrity issue at stake.
B. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered personal gain, which could call your integrity into question.
C. Thank them and accept. Immediately report your actions to the project sponsor so that your motives are not called into question after the fact.
D. Thank them and decline. You know this could be considered an integrity issue on the part of the vendor.
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You need to convey some very complex, detailed information to the project stakeholders. The best method of communicating this kind of information is? A. Verbal B. Vertical C. Horizontal D. Written
As a PMP, one of your responsibilities is to ensure integrity on the project. When your personal interests are put above the interests of the project or when you use your influence to cause others to make decisions in your favor without regard for the project outcome, this is considered: A. Conflict of interest B. Using professional knowledge inappropriately C. Culturally unacceptable D. Personal conflict issue
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
Procurement audits review what? A. The procurement process from Procurement Planning through Contract Administration B. The contract administration process from Solicitation Planning through Contract Administration C. The procurement process from Procurement Planning through Contract Closeout D. The contract administration process from Solicitation Planning through Contract Closeout
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Which performance measurement tells us how much more of the budget is required to finish the project? A. ETC B. EV C. AC D. EAC
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
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.
You are refining the product description for your company's new line of ski boots. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description will contain more detail in this stage and that a decreasing amount of detail will be added to it as the project progresses. B. You are in the Planning process of your project and know that the product description will contain less detail in this stage and greater detail as the project progresses. C. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description should contain the most detail possible at this stage, as this is critical information for the Planning process D. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description will contain less detail in this stage and greater detail as the project progresses.
All 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.
As a PMP, you will be required to comply with the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct. Part of your responsibility concerns applying professional knowledge. All of the following are part of applying professional knowledge except: A. Developing relationships based on mutual respect B. Staying abreast of project management practices C. Keeping up with industry trends and new technology D. Honestly reporting your project management experience
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