1. A project professional has just been assigned manager of a project to develop a new advertising campaign for an established product. What is the second step the project manager should do? Select one: a. Define the project scope. b. Determine the required completion date. c. Assign team members to work on the project. d. Establish project priorities. e. Verify the budget available.

2. The WBS is best suited for projects that have a tangible outcome. Which of the following is used when the final outcome of the project is less tangible or is a product of a series of steps or phases? Select one: a. A work breakdown structure is still effective for these types of projects. b. Responsibility matrix c. Priority matrix d. Organization breakdown structure e. Process breakdown structure

3. The agreement that training will be the responsibility of the customer and not the team is an example of a project ________. Select one: a. product scope description b. acceptance criteria c. milestones d. limits and exclusions e. technical requirements

4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding organizing projects within a matrix arrangement? Select one: a. Provides a dual focus between functional/technical expertise and project requirements that is missing in either the project team or the functional approach. b. It is designed to optimally utilize resources by having individuals work on multiple projects as well as being capable of performing normal functional duties. c. Its flexibility supports a strong project focus that helps reduce stress among project team members. d. It is a hybrid form of organization that combines characteristics of both dedicated project teams and functional organization. e. There are usually two chains of command.

5. When most of the project work can be done within a specified department and any coordination with other departments can be done easily through normal management channels, ___________ organization is most appropriate. Select one: a. strong matrix b. projectized c. weak matrix d. functional e. balanced matrix

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the recommended guidelines for developing useful work package estimates? Select one: a. Estimates should be based on normal conditions. b. Estimates should be made by those responsible for the work. c. Use several people to estimate the same work. d. Estimates should include a normal level of contingency. e. Estimates should be independent of other projects.

7. A way to improve estimates on future projects is to collect and archive data on past project estimates and actuals. Creating ___________ for estimating is a way to achieve this goal. Select one: a. Any of these alternatives are correct. b. history databases c. structured databases d. estimating and forecasting databases e. time and cost databases

8. Most changes on a project are related to

Select one: a. customer-driven changes to requirements. b. scope changes. c. All of these alternatives are correct. d. improvement changes. e. implementing contingency plans. Clear my choice

9. Most changes on a project are related to

Select one: a. customer-driven changes to requirements. b. scope changes. c. All of these alternatives are correct. d. improvement changes. e. implementing contingency plans.

10. Which line in project budget corresponds to unknown risks? Select one: a. Work package Cost b. Project Contingency c. Project Margin d. Management Reserve e. overhead

11. Since resource leveling or smoothing delays noncritical activities, a common result is an increase in network ___________. Select one: a. complexity b. nodes c. density d. sensitivity e. paths

12. When reducing project duration, the crash cost per unit has to be calculated and the maximum units each activity can be reduced must be known. After this, the critical path must be identified. What is the next step? Select one: a. Calculate indirect cost per time unit b. Calculate the crash point c. Calculate the optimum cost-time point d. Find the activity with the lowest crash cost e. Find the activity with the steepest cost slope

13. The value that tells you how much work has been completed in dollars of value is ___________. Select one: a. earned value b. baseline plan c. budgeted cost of work scheduled d. planned value e. actual cost

14. A team leader tells the project manager that as of right now, $1.20 worth of work has been accomplished for each $1 worth of scheduled work. The team leader got this information from viewing the Select one: a. PCIB. b. CPI. c. SPI. d. SV e. TCPI.

15. A project manager just received the following information on her project: PV = 300, EV = 300, AC = 200. In terms of cost at completion, Select one: a. the project will currently finish behind schedule, assuming the project continues to perform in this way. b. the project will currently finish under budget, assuming the project continues to perform in this way. c. the project will currently finish over budget, assuming the project continues to perform in this way. d. there is insufficient information to draw conclusions. e. the project will currently finish on budget, assuming the project continues to perform in this way.

16. The ratio that measures the amount of value each remaining dollar in the budget must earn to stay within the budget is the _________. Select one: a. EAC b. TCIP c. PCIB d. SPI e. CPI

17. During which stage of team development do members accept that they are part of a project group but resist the constraints that the project and the group put on their individuality? Select one: a. Norming b. Adjourning c. Forming d. Storming e. Performing

18. Experience and research indicate that high-performance project teams are much more likely to develop under all the following conditions EXCEPT Select one: a. the project involves a compelling objective. b. members are assigned to the project full time. c. members report solely to the project manager d. there are 10 or fewer members per team. e. team members are selected by their managers.