$1.$ Which of the following tools can be the most effective tool to use to identify the shortest possible time within which to complete a project?

Answer

A$.$ Network diagram

B$.$ Milestone chart

C$.$ Fishbone diagram

D$.$ Gantt chart

$2.$ Identify the tool used to authorise the project manager to use the organisation$$s resources to implement a project.

Answer

A$.$ Project Charter

B$.$ Network diagram

C$.$ Work breakdown structure

D$.$ Scope statement

$3.$ Three major processes in Project Human Resource Management are:

Answer

A$.$ Staff recruitment, project staff planning and team building

B$.$ Plan HRM$,$ Acquire Project Team and Develop Project Team

C$.$ Rewarding, salary reviews and penalties

D$.$ Staff acquisition, staff training, staff deployment

$4.$ There are various tools and techniques that are available to the project team to help ensure project success. Identify the tool used to decompose the project scope into smaller, more manageable units.

Answer

A$.$ Network diagram

B$.$ Work breakdown structure

C$.$ Project Charter

D$.$ Scope statement

$5.$ Techniques for quality improvement include

Answer

A$.$ Net present value, return on investment and payback analysis

B$.$ Procurement planning, work breakdown structure and gantts chart

C$.$ Benchmarking, quality audits and cause$-$and$-$effect diagrams

D$.$ Risk management plan, communications plan and lessons learnt report

$6.$ Projects encounter risks across its life cycle that have to be identified and responses planned for. As you identify potential project risks, you categorise them. One such category is an $$external$-$unpredictable risk$.$ Which of the following is not an external$-$unpredictable risk?

Answer

A$.$ Changes in government regulations

B$.$ Unexpected environmental side effects

C$.$ Inflation

D$.$ Natural hazards

$7.$ In project management, it is often the axiom of the project team to $$Stick to the plan$$ because of the thorough planning that a project undergoes before implementation. However, the reality is that things change and as a result, change management needs to be planned for as well. A change request may be deemed valid when:

Answer

A$.$ The project team decides to change requirements without consultation.

B$.$ An external event such as a change in government regulation demands a change.

C$.$ The customer requests a scope change due to an error or omission in defining the scope of the project without making provision for additional costs ad time.

D$.$ The change is a nice to have but does not add value to the end product.

$8.$ What is programme management?

Answer

A$.$ The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to satisfy stakeholder expectations from a project.

B$.$ The management of projects exploiting synergies across projects in order to reduce overall costs

C$.$ The management of projects or programmes and other work with a common strategic

business purpose

D$.$ Defining all work that needs to be done to achieve all project deliverables

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$9.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ must be measured regularly to identify variances from the plan.

Answer

A$.$ Project performance

B$.$ Stakeholder requirements

C$.$ Schedule progress

D$.$ Cost

$10.$ Project cost management involves:

Answer

A$.$ Cost estimating, cost budgeting and cost control

B$.$ Analogous estimating, bottom$-$up estimating and parametric modelling

C$.$ Risk identification, contingency budgeting and contracts management

D$.$ Net present value, return on investment and payback analysis