What are the skills required to be a project manager?
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Problem Solving
Leadership
Influential
Negotiation and
Communication Skills
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You 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.
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
You are a project manager who believes people will always perform at their best if given the proper expectations and motivation. Which theory do you subscribe to? A. Theory X B. Hygiene theory C. Contingency theory D. Theory Y
What are the 10 knowledge areas of project management?
You are a contract project manager working with the State of Bliss. Your latest project involves rewriting the Department of Revenue's income tax system. One of the key stakeholders is a huge movie huff, and she has the power to promote you into a better position at the conclusion of this project. She's discovered that one of her favorite superstars lives in the State of Bliss and therefore must file income tax star. What is the most appropriate response? A. Report her to the management team B. Refuse to comply with the request, citing conflict of interest and violation of confidential company data C. Look up the information she's requested. Since the data is considered part of the project, there is no conflict of interest D. You believe that tax records are public information, so you comply with the request
You are the project manager for Changing Tides video games. You have produced a project network diagram and have updated the activity list. Which process have you just finished? A. The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the specific activities of the project B. The Activity Sequencing process, which identifies all the activity dependencies C. The Activity Duration Estimating process, which diagrams project network time estimates D. The Activity Duration Estimating process, which identifies all the dependent activities of the project
You are a project manager responsible for the construction of a new office complex. You are taking over for a project manager who recently left the company. The prior project manager completed the project charter and the scope statement for this project. In your interviews with some key stakeholders, you conclude that the scope statement was poorly constructed. You know all of the following are true except: A. It will be difficult to assess future project decisions from this scope statement. B. It will be difficult to decompose the deliverables from this scope statement. C. It will be difficult to assess cost and time estimates from this scope statement. D. It will be difficult to create an accurate WBS from this scope statement.
This tool and technique of Quality Control keeps errors from reaching the customer: A. Inspection B. Prevention C. Corrective action D. Performance measurement
Your hardware vendor left you voicemail saying that a snowstorm in the Midwest will prevent your equipment from arriving on time. You identified a risk response for this risk and have arranged for a local company to lease you the needed equipment until yours arrives. This is an example of which risk response strategy? A. Transference B. Acceptance C. Mitigation D. Avoidance
You are a project manager for Star Light Strings. Star Light manufactures strings of lights for outdoor display. Their products range from simple light strings to elaborate lights with animal designs, bug designs, memorabilia, and so on. Your newest project requires a scope change. You have documented the characteristics of the product and its functionality using which of the following tools and techniques? A. Change control system B. Corrective action C. Configuration management D. Updates to the scope management plan
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.
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 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.
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 a project manager for Cashiers systems. Your company produces cashiering systems and software for the retail industry. Your customer has requested a change to the product. You will handle this change using the scope change control system. All of the following are true except: A. Changes to product scope should be reflected in project scope. B. Project scope changes may result in adjustments to the performance measurement baselines. C. Changes to project scope should be reflected in the product scope. D. Scope changes may result in performance improvements.
What are the initiation process outputs? A. Project charter, identification and assignment of project manager, constraints, and project overview documents B. Project charter, project overview, feasibility study, and constraints C. Project charter, identification and assignment of project manager, constraints, and assumptions D. Identification and assignment of project manager, project overview, constraints, and assumptions
