Examination Paper of Project Management Certification IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.100 Project Management Certification Guidelines for paper Total No. of Questions is 100. The minimum passing marks is 50%. Each Question carries 1 mark. Answer all the Questions. Multiple Choices: 1. A_______ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result. a) Program b) Process c) Project d) Portfolio 2. Which of the following is not a potential advantage of using good project management? a) Shorter development times b) Higher worker morale c) Lower cost of capital d) Higher profit margins 3. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? a) Projects are unique b) Projects are developed using progressive elaboration c) Projects have a primary customer or sponsor d) Projects involve little uncertainty 4. Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management? a) Meeting scope goals b) Meeting time goals c) Meeting communications goals d) Meeting cost goals 5. The first stage of any project is a) Proposal b) Conceptualization c) Implementation d) Management 6. __________is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. a) Project Management b) Program Management c) Project portfolio Management d) Requirement Management 1 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 7. Project portfolio management addresses __________goals of an organization, while project management addresses _________goals. a) Strategic, tactical b) Tactical, strategic c) Internal, external d) External, internal 8. Several application development projects done for the same functional group might best be managed as part of a____________ a) Portfolio b) Program c) Investment d) Collaborative 9. Which of the following is not one of the top ten skills or competencies of an effective project manager? a) People skills b) Leadership c) Integrity d) Technical skills 10. What is the certification program called that the Project Management Institute provides? a) Microsoft Certified Project Manager (MCPM) b) Project Manager Professional (PMP) c) Project Management Expert (PME) d) Project Management Mentor (PMM) 11. A___________ is a series of actions directed towards a particular result. a) Goal b) Process c) Plan d) Project 12. Processes include coordinating people and other resource to carry out the project plans and produce the products, service, or results of the project or phase. a) Initiating b) Planning c) Executing d) Monitoring & controlling 13. Which process group normally requires the most resources and time? a) Initiating b) Planning c) Executing d) Monitoring and controlling 14. A work breakdown structure, project schedule, and cost estimates are outputs of the process. a) Initiating b) Planning c) Executing d) Monitoring and controlling 2 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 15. Which process group includes activities from each of the nine knowledge areas? a) Initiating b) Planning c) Executing d) Monitoring and controlling 16. Project management as a profession is almost unique in having institutions concerned with its development who promote what they term their a) Body of language b) Body of knowledge c) Strategy d) Work 17. Initiating involves developing a project charter and preliminary project scope statement, which are part of the project_____________ management knowledge. a) Integration b) Scope c) Communications d) Risk 18. A__________ describes how things should be done, and different organizations often have different ways of doing things. a) Regulation b) Process c) Standard d) Methodology 19._________ involves measuring progress toward project objectives and talking corrective actions. a) Initiating b) Planning c) Executing d) Monitoring and controlling 20. What type of report do project teams create to reflect on what went right with the project? a) Lessons - learned report b) Status report c) Final project report d) Business case 21. Project manager is responsible for_________ a) Overseeing change b) Cross functional activities c) Ever changing set of tasks d) All above 22. Many people use to have a standard format for preparing various project management documents. a) Methodologies b) Templates c) Project management software d) Standards 23. What is the last step in the four - stage planning process for selecting information 3 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification technology projects? a) Information technology strategy planning b) Business area analysis c) Project planning d) Resource allocation 24. A new government law requires an organization to report data in anew way. Under which category would a new information system project to provide this data fall? a) Problem b) Opportunity c) Directive d) Regulation 25. A_________ is a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides direction on the projects objectives and management. a) Project charter b) Preliminary scope statement c) Business case d) Project management plan 26. ICOM model, which is one of the major roles of project manager, stand for__________ a) Integrated Constraint of Mechanism b) Inputs, Outputs, Constraints & Mechanism c) Inputs, Outputs, Constraints & Money d) None 27. A_________ often includes sensitive information, so it should not be part of the overall project plan for anyone to see. a) Business case b) Project charter c) Personnel chart d) Stakeholder analysis 28. Which of the following is not a suggestion for performing integrated change control? a) Use good configuration management b) Minimize change c) Establish a formal change control system d) View project management as a process of constant communication and negotiation 29. refer(s) to all the work involved in creating the products of the projects and processes used to create them. a) Deliverables b) Milestones c) Scope d) Product development 30. Assume you have a project with major categories called planning, analysis, design, and testing. What level of the WBS would these items fall under? a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 4 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 31. Which of the following is not a best practice that can help in avoiding scope problems on information technology projects? a) Keep the scope realistic b) Use off-the-shelf hardware and software whenever possible c) Follow good project management processes d) Dont involve too many users in scope management 32. Having ascertains the portfolio of projects obtained objectives for each of them, we have to move to the next stage of the strategy process to balance the objectives a) Policy deployment b) Strategy matrix c) Project performance measurement d) None 33. What major restaurant chain terminated a large project after spending $170 million on it, primarily because they realized the project scope was too much to handle? a) Burger King b) Pizza Hut c) McDonalds d) Taco Bell 34. Scope___________ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then sign- off on key deliverables. a) Verification b) Validation c) Completion d) Close - out 35. Project management software helps you ________ which serves as a develop a basis for creating Gantt charts, assigning resources, and allocating costs. a) Project plan b) Schedule c) WBS d) Deliverable 36. WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) is also known as _________ a) Chunking b) Unbundling c) Both (a) & (b) d) None 37. What is the first process in planning a project schedule? a) Milestone definition b) Activity definition c) Activity resource estimation d) Activity sequencing 38. Predecessors, successes, logical relationships, leads and lags, resource requirements, constraints, imposed dates, and assumptions are all examples of . a) Items in an activity list b) Items on a Gantt chart c) Milestone attributes d) Activity attributes 5 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 39. As the project manager for a software development project, you are helping to develop its schedule. You decide that writing code for a system cannot start until sign off on the analysis work. What type of dependency is this? a) Technical b) Mandatory c) Discretionary d) External 40. You cannot start editing a technical report until someone else completes the first draft. What type of dependency does this represent? a) Finish - to - start b) Start - to - start c) Finish - to - finish d) Start - to - finish 41. ___________ Involves going through the cycle several times to test the effects of the changes make on the outcomes. a) Planning b) Strategy c) Iterative d) None 42. A B 1 2 5Days 3 7Days Above figure shows two activities A & B; B cannot start until A finished and the times for A & B are 5 and 7 days respectively. This logic is known as a) Dependency b) Precedence c) Freedom d) None 43. A 10 20 5Days In the above figure calculate the EET (earliest event time) at 20. a) 10 b) 20 c) 5 d) 25 44. What symbol on a Gantt chart represents a slipped milestone? a) A black arrow b) A white arrow 6 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification c) A black diamond d) A white diamond 45. What type of diagram shows planned and actual project schedule information? a) A network b) A Gantt chart c) A Tracking d) A milestone chart 46.____________ is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration. a) PERT b) A Gantt chart c) Critical path method d) Crashing 47. Which of the following statement is false? a) \"Growing grass\" was on the critical path for a large theme park project. b) The critical path is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which a project can be completed. c) A forward pass through a project network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity. d) Fast tracking is a technique for marking cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the obtain the greatest amount of schedule comparison for the least incremental cost. 48. ____________ is a method of scheduling that considers limited resources when creating a project schedule and includes buffers to protect the project completion date. a) Parkinsons Law b) Murphys Law c) Critical path analysis d) Critical chain scheduling 49.___________ is a resource scarified or foregone to achieve a specific objective or something given up in exchange. a) Money b) Liability c) Trade d) Cost 50. What is main goal of project cost management? a) To complete a project for as little cost as possible b) To complete a project within an approved budget c) To provide truthful and accurate cost information on projects d) To ensure that an organizations money is used widely 51. A fundamental of Theory of Constraints (TOC) is to manage systems by focusing on the constraints, termed as a) Watermark b) Bottleneck c) Tick-sheet d) None 52. \"An activity will expand to fill the time available\"; it is 7 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification a) b) c) d) Newtons Law Parkinsons Law Einsteins Law None 53. Which of the following is not a key output of project cost management? a) A cost estimate b) A cost management plan c) Updates to the cost management plan d) A cost baseline 54. If a company loses $5 for every $100 in revenue for a certain product, what is profit margin for that product? a) -5 percent b) 5 percent c) -$5 d) $5 55.________reserves allow for future situations that are unpredictable. a) Contingency b) Financial c) Management d) Baseline 56. You are preparing a cost estimate for a building based on its location, purpose, number of square feet, and other characteristics. What cost estimating technique are you using? a) Parametric b) Analogous c) Bottom - up d) Top - down 57.________ involves allocating the project cost estimate to individual work items over time. a) Reserve analysis b) Life cycle costing c) Project cost budgeting d) Earned value analysis 58._________ is a project performance measurement technique that integrates scope time, and cost data. a) Reserve analysis b) Life cycle costing c) Project cost budgeting d) Earned value analysis 59. If the actual cost for a WBS item is $1500 and its earned value was $2000, what is its cost variance, and is it under or over budget? a) The cost variance is -$500, which is over budget b) The cost variance is -$500, which is under budget c) The cost variance is $500, which is over budget d) The cost variance is $500, which is under budget 60. If a project is halfway completed and its schedule performance index is 110% and its cost performance index is 95%, how is it progressing? 8 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification a) b) c) d) It is ahead of schedule and under budget It is ahead of schedule and over budget It is behind schedule and under budget It is behind schedule and over budget 61. To determine the cost of particular element in advance of the project, which technique can be employed? a) Parametric estimating b) As............but............s c) Forecasts d) All above 62._________is the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements. a) Quality b) Conformance to requirements c) Fitness for use d) Reliability 63. What is the purpose of project quality management? a) To produce the highest quality products and services possible b) To ensure that appropriate quality standards are met c) To ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken d) All of the above 64.__________ generates ideas for quality improvements by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products within or outside the performing organization. a) Quality audits b) Design of experiments c) Six Sigma d) Benchmarking 65. What tool could you use to determine whether a process is in control or out of control? a) A cause - and - effect diagram b) A control chart c) A run chart d) A scatter chart 66. Complication to the critical path represents the formation of compound series of activities often involving different paths which has been termed a) The critical chain b) The critical path c) TOC d) Resource path 67. Six Sigmas target for perfection is the achievement of no more than errors, or mistakes per million opportunities. a) 6 b) 9 c) 3.4 d) 1 defects, 9 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 68. The seven run rule states that if seven data points in a row on a control chart are all below the mean, above the means, or all increasing or decreasing, then the process needs to be examined for ___________ problems. a) Random b) Non - random c) Six Sigma d) Quality 69. What is the preferred order for performing testing on information technology projects? a) Unit testing, integration testing, system testing, user acceptance testing b) Unit testing, system testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing c) Unit testing, system testing, user acceptance testing, integration testing d) Unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing, system testing 70. is known for his work on quality control in Japan and developed the 14 points for Management in his text Out of the Crisis. a) Juran b) Deming c) Crosby d) Ishikawa 71. The theory of constraints (TOC) is successfully applied in___________ a) Planning b) Checking c) Manufacturing d) Controlling 72. PMIs OPM3 is an example of a organization improve their processes and systems. a) Benchmarking b) Six Sigma c) Maturity d) Quality model or framework for helping 73. Which of the following is not part of project human resource management? a) Resource estimating b) Acquiring the project team c) Developing the project team d) Managing the project team 74.____________ causes people to participate in an activity for their own enjoyment. a) Intrinsic motivation b) Extrinsic motivation c) Self motivation d) Social motivation 75. At the bottom of Maslows pyramid or hierarchy of needs are_________ needs. a) Self - actualization b) Esteem c) Safety d) Physiological 10 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 76._________ power is based on a persons individual charisma. a) Affiliation b) Referent c) Personality d) Legitimate 77. What technique can you use to resolve resource conflicts by delaying tasks? a) Resource loading b) Resource leveling c) Critical path analysis d) Over allocation 78. Which of the following is not a tool or technique for managing project team? a) Observation and conversation b) Project performance appraisals c) Issue logs d) Social Styles Profile 79. What do many experts agree is the greatest threat to the success of any project? a) Lack of proper funding b) A failure to communicate c) Poor listening skills d) Inadequate staffing 80. Which communication skill is most important for information technology professionals for career advancement? a) Writing b) Listening c) Speaking d) Using communication technologies 81. Which of the following is not a process in project communication management? a) Information planning b) Information distribution c) Performance reporting d) Managing stakeholders 82. A building is the. a) b) c) d) may not be constructed unless the planning permission for it has been obtained, this Legal constraint Quality constraint Cost constraint Logic constraint 83. A__________ report describes where the project stands at a specific point in time. a) Status b) Performance c) Forecast d) Earned value 84.____________ is an uncertainly that can have a negative or positive effect on meeting project objectives. 11 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification a) b) c) d) Risk utility Risk tolerance Risk management Risk 85. A person who is a risk -________receives greater satisfaction when more payoffs is at stake and is willing to pay a penalty to take risks. a) Averse b) Seeking c) Neutral d) Aware 86. Which risk management process involves prioritizing based on their probability and impact of occurrence? a) Risk management planning b) Risk identification c) Qualitative risk analysis d) Quantitative risk analysis 87. The 7-S framework of project management issues was promoted by____________ a) McJonald and Co. b) McKinsly and Co. c) J & K Co. d) None 88. Your project involves using a new release of a software application, but if that release is not available, your team has__________ plans to use the current release. a) Contingency b) Fallback c) Reserve d) Mitigation 89. A risk__________ is a document that contains results of various risk management processes, often displayed in a table or spreadsheet format. a) Management plan b) Register c) Breakdown structure d) Probability / impact matrix 90. Your project team has decided not to use an upcoming release of software because it might cause your schedule to slip. Which negative risk response strategy are you using? a) Avoidance b) Acceptance c) Transference d) Mitigation 91. For non critical activities, network diagrams build in __________ at the start of activities. a) Temporary b) Buffer c) Slack d) Anywhere 12 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 92. If a project being undertaken by a particular project team, then these are referred as________ a) Resource capability b) Resource capacity c) Resource calendar d) Resource pool 93. The term 'hedgehog syndrome' means_______ a) Management problem b) Solving problem c) Repetition of problem d) Find out a problem 94. What is the first procurement process? a) Planning contracting b) Planning purchasing and acquisitions c) Requesting seller responses d) Procurement management planning 95. The_________ is the point at which the contractor assumes total responsibility for each additional dollar of contract cost. a) A breakeven point b) Share ratio point c) Point of reconciliation d) Point of total assumption 96. Were standing on this hill here. We want to be on that hill over there, this is________ a) View b) Vision c) Mission d) Aim 97. A_________ is a document prepared by a seller when there are different approaches for meeting buyer needs. a) RFP b) RFQ c) Proposal d) Quote 98. Buyers often prepare a list when selecting a seller to make this __________ process more manageable. a) Preferred b) Short c) Qualified suppliers d) BAFO 99. A proposal evaluation sheet is an example of a (n). a) RFP b) NPV analysis c) Earned value analysis d) Weighted scoring model 13 IIB M Institute of Business Management Examination Paper of Project Management Certification 100. is a term used to describe various procurement functions that are now done electronically. a) E - procurement b) eBay c) E - commerce d) EMV S-2-200314 14 IIB M Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM. 100 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 3 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 4 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 5 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 6 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 7 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 8 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 9 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 10 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 11 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 12 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 13 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 14 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 15 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 16 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 17 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 18 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 19 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 20 IIBM Institute of Business Management Six Sigma Green Belt Professional IIBM Institute of Business Management 21 Six Sigma Green Belt Professional 22 IIBM Institute of Business Management