A ____________ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to a unique product, service or result

(2 Points)

program

process

project

portfolio

3.__________ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

(2 Points)

Project management

Program management

Project portfolio management

Requirements management

4.Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?

(2 Points)

Projects are unique

Projects are developed using progressive elaboration

Projects have a primary customer or sponsor

Projects involve little uncertainty

5.Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management?

(2 Points)

Meeting scope goals

Meeting time goals

Meeting communication goals

Meeting cost goals

6.Several application development projects done for the same functions group might best be managed as part of a __________

(2 Points)

portfolio

program

investment

collaborative

7.Which of the following statements is false?

(2 Points)

An analysis project lifecycle is a collection of project phases.

A product life cycle is the same as a project life cycle

The waterfall approach is an example of a predictive life cycle model

Agile is an example of an adaptive life cycle model

8.Project work is most successful in an organizational culture where all of the following characteristics are important except.

(2 Points)

member identity

group emphasis

risk tolerance

control

9.What term describes an organization's acquisition of goods and services from an outside source in another country?

(2 Points)

Globalization

Offshoring

Exporting

Global sourcing

10.Which of the following is not part of the three-sphere model for systems management?

(2 Points)

Business

Information

Technology

Organization

11.__________ processes include coordinating people and other resources to carry out project plans and create the products, services, or results of the project or phase

(2 Points)

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

12.Which process group normally requires the most resources and time?

(2 Points)

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

13.A work breakdown structure, project schedule, and cost estimates are outputs of the __________ process

(2 Points)

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

14.__________ involves measuring progress toward project objectives and taking corrective actions.

(2 Points)

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and Controlling

Closing

15.Initiating involves developing a project charter, which is part of the project__________ management knowledge area.

(2 Points)

integration

scope

communication

risk

16.Many people use __________ to have a standard format for preparing various project management documents

(2 Points)

methodologies

templates

project management software

standards

17.A new government law requires an organization to report data in a new way. Which of the following categories would include a new information system project to provide this data?

(2 Points)

Problem

Opportunity

Directive

Regulation

18.A __________ is a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the project's objectives and management.

(2 Points)

project charter

contract

business case

project management plan

19.What tool and technique is used for all processes of project integration management?

(2 Points)

Project management software

Templates

Expert Judgement

All of the above

20.A __________ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines its total scope

(2 Points)

scope statement

WBS

WBS dictionary

work package

21.Scope __________ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then sign-off on key delvierables.

(2 Points)

acce[tamce

validation

completion

close-out

22.Which tool or technique for collecting requirements is often the most expensive and time consuming?

(2 Points)

Interviews

Focus groups

Surveys

Observation

23.As the project manager for a software development project, you are helping to develop the project schedule. You decide that writing code for a system should not start until users sign off on the analysis work. What type of dependency is this?

(2 Points)

Technical

Mandatory

Discretionary

External

24.What type of diagram shows planned and actual project schedule informaiton?

(2 Points)

A network diagram

A Gantt chart

A Tracking Gantt chart

A milestone chart

25.__________ is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration.

(2 Points)

PERT

A Gantt chart

Critical path method

Crashing

26.You cannot start editing a technical report until someone else completes the first draft. What type of dependency does this represent?

(2 Points)

Finish-to-start

Start-to-start

Finish-to-finish

Start-to-finish

27.What is the main goal of project cost management?

(2 Points)

To finish a project for as little cost as possible

To finish a project within an approved budget

To provide truthful and accurate cost information on projects

To ensure that an organization's' money is used wisely

28.__________ reserves allow for future situations that are unpredictable.

(2 Points)

Contingency

Financial

Management

Baseline

29.What is the purpose of project quality management?

(2 Points)

To produce the highest-quality products and services possible

To ensure that appropriate quality standards are met

To ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken

All of the above

30.What does the term kaizen mean?

(2 Points)

Minimize waste

Maximize value

Do it right the first time

Improvement

31.What tool can you use to determine whether a process is in control or out of control?

(2 Points)

A cause-and-effect diagram

A control chart

A run chart

A control panel diagram

32.Six Sigma's target for perfection is the achievement of no more than __________ defects, errors, or mistakes per million opportunities

(2 Points)

6

9

3.4

1

33.Which of the following is not part of project resource management?

(2 Points)

Duration estimating

Acquiring Resources

Developing the project team

Managing the project team

34.At the bottom of Maslow's pyramid or hierarchy of needs are __________ needs.

(2 Points)

self-actualization

esteem

safety

physiological

35.__________ power is based on a person's individual charisma.

(2 Points)

Affiliation

Referent

Personality

Legitimate

36.What technique can you use to resolve resource conflicts by delaying tasks?

(2 Points)

Resource loading

Resource leveling

Critical path analysis

Overallocation

37.What are the five stages in Tuckman's model of team development, in chronological order?

(2 Points)

Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning

Storming, forming, norming, performing, and adjourning

Norming, forming, storming, performing, and adjourning

Forming, storming, performing, norming, and adjourning

38.Which method of conflict management should be used when both the task and the relationship are of high importance?

(2 Points)

Compromise

Confrontation

Colaboration

Smoothing

39.What strategy can a project manager use to deliver bad news?

(2 Points)

Tell a joke first

Tell senior management as soon as possible so they can develop alternatives and recommendations.

Ask the project champion to deliver the news

Set the stage by putting the news into context, emphasizing the impact on the bottom line

40.A(n) __________ report describes where a project stands at a specific point in time.

(2 Points)

status

performance

version

earned value

41.What term describes information that is sent to recipients at their request via websites, bulletin boards, e-learning, knowledge repositories like blogs, and other means?

(2 Points)

Push communications

Pull communications

Interactive communications

Customer communications

42.Your project involves using a new release of a common software application, but if that release is not available, your team has __________ plans to use the current release.

(2 Points)

contingency

fallback

reserve

mitigation

43.A risk _________ is a document that contains results of various risk management processes and is often displayed in a table or spreadsheet format

(2 Points)

management plan

register

breakdown structure

probability / impact matrix

44.In what project procurement management process is an RFP often written?

(2 Points)

Planning procurement management

Conducting procurements

Controlling procurements

Selecting sellers

45.One of your project stakeholders has a high amount of authority and a high amount of interest. How should you manage that relationship?

(2 Points)

Keep informed

Keep satisfied

Manage closely

Monitor

46.When should you start controlling stakeholder engagement on a project?

(2 Points)

In the early phases

In the middle phases

In the latter phases

None of the above; you cannot control stakeholder engagement

47.A project has a 60% change of a $100,000 profit and a 40% of a $100,000 loss. The expected monetary value for the project is?

(2 Points)

$100,000 profit

$60,000 loss

$20,000 profit

$40,000 loss

48.What is meant by RACI?

(2 Points)

Responsible, Accountable, Confirm, Inform

Recommended, Accountable, Consulted, Inform

Responsible, Accountant, Consulted, Inform

Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Inform

49.You are finding it difficult to evaluate the exact cost impact of risk. You should evaluate on a(n)

(2 Points)

Quantitative basis

Numerical basis

Qualitative basis

Economic basis

50.A project manager is quantifying risk for her project. Several of her experts are offsite but wish to be included. How can this be done?

(2 Points)

a Monte Carlo analysis using the internet as a tool

Apply the critical path method

Determine options for recommended corrective action

Apply the Delphi Technique

51.During which risk management process is a determination to transfer a risk made?

Identify risks

Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis

Plan Risk Response

Monitor and Control Risks