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Project Managers
You are a project manager for a software manufacturing firm. The project you’ve just finished created a new software product that is expected to become a number-one seller. All prerelease of
You are a project manager with several years of experience in project management. You’ve just accepted your first project in a foreign country. You’ve been in the country a week or two and are
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. As project manager, you have taken all the
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
Your upcoming project includes project team members from a foreign country. To make certain that cultural differences don’t interfere with team performance, thereby affecting the success of the
As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?A. Documenting and meeting the requirements B. Documenting
Life seems to be going very well for your close friend, a fellow PMP. She has taken a trip to France, bought a new car, and stocked her wine cellar with a couple dozen expensive bottles of wine, all
You are a project manager working on contract with a company in a foreign country. At the project kickoff meeting, you are given an expensive-looking gift. The person who presented this to you said
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
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
You are a project manager for a manufacturing firm that produces Civil War–era replicas and memorabilia. You discover a design error during a test production run on your latest project. Time is a
You are a project manager working on contract. You’ve performed earned value analysis and discovered that the project will be completed on time and under the original estimated amount. This means
As a project manager, you’re responsible for maintaining and ensuring integrity for all of the following except which one?A. Personal integrity of others B. Project management process C. Personal
Procurement audits review which of the following?A. The procurement processes from Plan Procurements through Administer Procurements B. The procurement processes from Plan Procurements through Close
Your project was just completed. Because of some unfortunate circumstances, the project was delayed, causing cost overruns at the end of the project. Which of the following statements is true?A. You
You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involves the upgrade of an organization’s operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract. You
You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involves the upgrade of an organization’s operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract. You
You are a project manager for Cinema Snicker Productions. Your company specializes in producing comedy films for the big screen. Your latest project has just been completed and accepted. You’ve
You are a project manager for Cinema Snicker Productions. Your company specializes in producing comedy films for the big screen. Your latest project has just been canceled because of budget cuts.
You are the project manager for a top-secret software project for an agency of the United States government. Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to complete the project using internal
Which of the following is considered the most critical EVM metric?A. CPI B. CV C. SPI D. SP
Your project progressed as planned up until yesterday. Suddenly, an unexpected risk event occurred. You quickly devised a response to deal with this negative risk event using which of the following
You know that BAC = 500, PV = 325, cumulative AC = 275, and cumulative EV = 250 and that you are experiencing typical variances. What is ETC?A. 227.3 B. 250 C. 274.7 D. 525
You know that BAC = 500, PV = 325, AC = 275, CPI = .9, and EV = 250, and you are using actual costs to date and assuming ETC uses the budgeted rate. Variance at completion tells you which of the
You expect future project performance to be consistent with the project performance experienced to date. If BAC = 800, ETC = 275, PV = 300, cumulative AC = 200, EV = 250, and cumulative CPI = 1.25,
You know that BAC = 375, PV = 300, AC = 200, and cumulative EV = 250.Variances that have occurred on the project to date are not expected to continue. What is the ETC?A. 75 B. 50 C. 125 D. 150
You accept project costs to date and assume future work (ETC) will be performed at the budgeted rate. If BAC = 800, ETC = 275, PV = 300, AC = 200, EV = 250, and cumulative CPI = 1.25, what is the
You are a contract project manager for a wholesale flower distribution company. Your project is to develop a website for the company that allows retailers to place their flower orders online.You will
A negative result from an SV calculation means which of the following?A. PV is higher than EV.B. PV equals 1.C. EV is higher than PV.D. EV is higher than AC.
You are a contract project manager for a wholesale flower distribution company. Your project is to develop a website for the company that allows retailers to place their flower orders online.You will
This measurement is the value of the work that has been completed to date compared to the budget.A. PV B. AC C. EV D. EAC
What are the performance measurements for the Control Schedule process?A. SV = (EV – PV) and SPI = (EV / PV)B. SV = (EV – AC) and SPI = (EV / AC)C. SV = (EV – BAC) and SPI = (EV / BAC)D. SV =
Which of the following might require rebaselining of the cost baseline?A. Corrective action B. Revised cost estimates C. Updates to the cost management plan D. Budget updates
You are a project manager for Laurel’s Theater Productions. Your new project is coming in over budget and requires a cost change through the cost change control system. You know all of the
Which of the following statements is true regarding schedule variances?A. Schedule variances impact scope, which impacts the schedule.B. Schedule variances sometimes impact the schedule.C. Schedule
You are the project manager for a top-secret software project for an agency of the United States government. Your mission—should you choose to accept it—is to complete the project using internal
You are a project manager for Dakota Software Consulting Services. You’re working with a major retailer that offers its products through mail-order catalogs. It is interested in knowing customer
Your project has experienced some changes to the agreed-upon WBS elements. The changes were approved through the proper change control process. The WBS changes might in turn require which of the
You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product,
You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product,
All of the following are acronyms for other boards that fulfill the same responsibilities as a change control board except for which one?A. TAB B. TRB C. ARB D. ERB
You are performing the following activities: comparing actual performance against the project plan, assessing performance to determine if a corrective action is necessary, identifying new risks,
According the PMBOK® Guide, this system centrally manages approved changes and baselines within a project.A. Records management system B. Change control system C. Work authorization system D.
All of the following are activities of the configuration management system except for which one?A. Variance analysis B. Identification C. Status accounting D. Verification and auditing
You are a project manager for Star Light Strings. Star Light manufactures strings of lights for outdoor display. Its products range from simple light strings to elaborate lights with animal designs,
You are a project manager for Star Light Strings. Star Light manufactures strings of lights for outdoor display. Its products range from simple light strings to elaborate lights with animal designs,
You are a project manager for Bluebird Technologies. Bluebird writes custom billing applications for several industries. One of your users verbally requests changes to one of the screen displays. You
You are a project manager for Bluebird Technologies. Bluebird writes custom billing applications for several industries. A schedule change has been requested. You know change from the perspective of
All of the following statements are true regarding forecasting except which one?A. Forecasting predicts future project performance based on actual performance to date.B. Forecasting is a Monitor and
Your project is progressing as planned. The project team has come up with a demo that the sales team will use when making presentations to prospective clients. You will do which of the following at
The Delphi method, technology forecasting, and forecast by analogy are examples of what category of forecasting methods?A. Time series B. Judgmental C. Causal D. Econometric
All of the following are tools and techniques of the Report Performance process except which one?A. Records management system B. Communication methods C. Variance analysis D. Forecasting methods
You are performing actions such as analyzing past performance, assessing the current status of risks and issues, describing the work completed this period, and summarizing the changes approved this
You are holding a regularly scheduled status meeting for your project. You know all of the following are true regarding status meetings except which one?A. Status meetings are a type of interactive
The Administer Procurements process is closely integrated with all of the following processes except for which one?A. Direct and Manage Project Execution B. Perform Quality Assurance C. Integrated
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
Which option includes all of the tools and techniques of the Administer Procurements process?A. Contract change control system, expert judgment, inspection and audits, performance reporting, payment
Which one of the following is the most preferred method of settling claims and disputes according to the PMBOK® Guide?A. Arbitration B. Collaboration C. ADR D. Negotiation
You are working on a project and discover that one of the business users responsible for testing the product never completed this activity. She has written an email requesting that one of your team
You are a project manager for an international marketing firm. You are ready to assign resources to your new project using a work authorization system. Which of the following statements is not
Which of the following statement is true regarding contract life cycles?A. The requirement phase is the first contract life cycle phase and is performed during the Plan Procurements process. The
This activity can become its own process with inputs and outputs on large or complex projects.A. Seller selections B. Procurement negotiations C. Procurement contract awards D. Proposal evaluations
According to the PMBOK® Guide, this party is responsible for managing stakeholder expectations.A. Project manager, because actively managing stakeholder expectations will reduce project risk and
Negotiated contracts that will be used as the final contract are a requirement of which of the following outputs of the Conduct Procurements process?A. Independent estimates B. Project document
Your project is progressing as planned. The project team has come up with a demo that the sales team will use when making presentations to prospective clients. You will do which of the following at
You are working on a project and discover that one of the business users responsible for testing the product never completed this activity. She has written an email requesting that one of your team
The tools and techniques of the Perform Quality Assurance process include all of the following except which one?A. Quality audits B. Process analysis C. Proprietary quality management methodologies
You are a contract project manager for a wholesale flower distribution company. Your project involves developing a website for the company that allows retailers to place their flower orders online.
The purpose of a quality audit includes all of the following except which one?A. To determine which project processes or activities are inefficient or ineffective B. To examine the work of the
The tools and techniques of the Conduct Procurements process include all of the following except which one?A. Bidder conferences B. Make-or-buy analysis C. Advertising D. Internet search
During the opening rounds of contract negotiation, the other party uses a fait accompli tactic. Which of the following statements is true about fait accompli tactics?A. One party agrees to accept the
Which of the following tools and techniques of the Conduct Procurements process is used to check proposed pricing?A. Screening systems B. Seller rating systems C. Independent estimates D. Proposal
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 its firm is on the qualified seller list.
You have been asked to submit a proposal for a project that has been put out for bid. First you attend the bidder conference to ask questions of the buyers and to hear the questions some of the other
You are a project manager for Dakota Software Consulting Services. You’re working with a major retailer that offers its products through mail-order catalogs. The company is interested in knowing
You are holding end-of-phase meetings with your team members and key stakeholders to learn what has hindered and helped the project team’s performance of the work. All of the following are true
You know that the next status meeting will require some discussion and a decision for a problem that has surfaced on the project. To make the most accurate decision, you know that the number of
You have accumulated project information throughout the project and need to distribute some important information you just received. Which of the following is not an information distribution tool?A.
Receivers in the communication model filter their information through all of the following except ___________________.A. culture B. knowledge of subject C. habits D. language
You have been hired as a contract project manager for Grapevine Vineyards. Grapevine wants you to design an Internet wine club for its customers. Customers must register before being allowed to order
You are a project manager who believes people will have high productivity, morale, and satisfaction if offered a job for life. Which theory do you subscribe to?A. Theory X B. Hygiene Theory C. Theory
These two conflict resolution techniques are known as lose-lose techniques.A. Accommodating and forcing B. Smoothing and withdrawal C. Compromise and confronting D. Avoidance and forcing
Specific team members were promised for your project as part of the project proposal. You speak with the functional managers to assure their availability. All of the following are true regarding this
You are preparing project performance appraisals and have decided you’d like each team member to get feedback regarding their performance from several sources, including peers, superiors, and
When working in a matrix environment, all of the following are true regarding the Manage Project Team process except for which one? Choose the least correct response.A. Improving competencies, team
Theory Y managers believe which of the following?A. People are motivated only by money, power, or position.B. People will perform their best if they’re given proper motivation and expectations.C.
You are a fabulous project manager, and your team thinks highly of you. You are well respected by the stakeholders, management team, and project team. When you make decisions, others follow your lead
Which conflict resolution technique offers project managers the best option for resolution?A. Smoothing B. Collaborating C. Confronting D. Forcing
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
You’ve 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
You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and are in the performing stage
You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and are in the performing stage
You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your team members are amiable with each other and are careful to make project decisions jointly. Which of the following statements is true?A.
During a recent team meeting, you reached a resolution to a problem that’s been troubling the team for several weeks. It turned out that there was a problem with one of the manufactured parts
You are in the process of making project staff assignments. You have several candidates for a position on the project team that requires specific qualifications. All the candidates seem to meet the
You are reporting on project elements such as schedule status, deliverables completion, lessons learned, and resource utilization. Which of the following outputs of the Direct and Manage Project
Your team members have just completed training on specialized equipment. This is one of the work results you’ve gathered and recorded. Which of the following outputs of the Direct and Manage
Which of the following processes serve as inputs to each other?A. Executing, Monitoring and Controlling B. Executing, Closing C. Planning, Monitoring and Controlling D. Executing, Initiation
You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. It offers its organic dairy products regionally and is expanding its operations to the West Coast. It’s in the process of purchasing and leasing
You are a project manager for a growing dairy farm. It offers its organic dairy products regionally and is expanding its operations to the West Coast. It is in the process of purchasing and leasing
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