PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEST 1. You are managing a project that is in process. A large and unexpected problem occurs that will cause a delay in the schedule in excess of the contingency schedule for the project. What should you do? a) Look at other tasks in the schedule and see which ones should be reduced to allow time for this problem to be worked. b) Reduce testing on the completed tasks. c) Require mandatory overtime for the project team. d) Speak to the stakeholders about getting additional time and budget for the project 2. The manager of a large corporation wants to sign a contract to build a nuclear power plant in Botswana several thousand miles away from the home office. The project will take several years to build and test. What type of organization will be best for managing this project? a) Functional organization b) Contractor organization c) Matrix organization d) Pure project organization 3.Work Breakdown Structure (WES) represents: a) All the tangible items that must be delivered to the client. b) All the work that must be done to successfully complete the project c) All the costs associated with all project activities. d) All the potential risks. 4.The document that is proof of upper management's commitment to the project and gives the authority to manage the project to the project manager is called; a) The project plan. b) The project goals and objectives. c) The project charter. d) The project definition. 5. A project manager is creating a work breakdown structure for her project. In the breakdown structure the lowest level of the breakdown for the project manager is called the: a) Activity. b) Task. c) Work package. d) Cost account. 6. A project manager is dealing with risk analysis on a software development project. There is a risk that the module that creates the most important report that the system will create will not work properly and will require 200 person-hours to correct. The project manager decides to do nothing about this risk. Which of the following risk strategies is the project manager employing? a) Acceptance b) Avoidance c) Mitigation d) Transfer 7.The project manager of a new project wants to get things started in a positive way with the project team. The project manager wants the team members to get to know one another. to introduce the project team and the project manager to one another, to discuss the objectives and goals of the project, and to identify some of the potential problem areas. This meeting is called a: a) Project team meeting. b) Project kick-off meeting. c) Goal setting meeting. d) Introduction meeting. 8. One of the major reasons for the pressure to use a matrix management style of organization is: a) Pressure for shared resources. b) Pressure for formal communications. 0) Pressure for more accountability. d) Pressure to reduce duplication of effort. 911 project manager is concerned about team building on her project. One of the mandatory things that she must have in order to have good team building is: a) Commitment from top level management. b) Co-location of team members. 0) Establishment of clear negotiated goals. d) Open discussion of poor individual performance. 10.During the course of the project it is important that the stakeholders be informed of the progress of the project. One of the reports that are frequently used is a progress report. Which of the following is true about progress reports? a) They allow stakeholders to judge the performance of the project according to its plan b) They are generally considered to be overkill on very small projects. c) They require the use of earned value reports. d) They must be produced by the project manager. ll.A person who is involved in or may be affected by the activities or anyone who has something to gain or lose by the activity of the project is called a: a) Team member. b) Customer. c) Stakeholder. d) Beneciary 12. During the project life cycle. in which part of the life cycle will risk be the lowest? a) InitiationfDesign b) Planning c) Execution d) Close out l3.Which of the following is true? a) The critical path is the path through the network that has the highest total duration. b) The critical path is the path with the least amount of free oat. c) The critical path is the list of activities that have zero oat d) The critical path is the list of activities that have critical risks associated with them. 14.A project is coming to a close. and the project manager is listing the things that must be done to close out the project. One of the things that must be done by the person responsible for contract administration is: a) Issue a formal written notice of project completion to the contractors. b) Issue letters of recommendation for the project team. 0) Put a legal notice in the newspapers indicating that all invoices must be submitted. d) Request final inspection reports for all vendor-supplied materials. 15.The project manager of a project evaluates the risks of the project by assessing the probability of the risk by categorizing the risks as likely or not likely and assesses their impact as high impact. medium impact. or low impact. This would be which type of risk assessment? a) Quantitative b) Qualitative c) General d) Characteristic 16A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a new product. service or result is called a:* a) New product development. b) Project c) Program d) Operation u-rn___:.__ 4.. Ht. -5- .___'___- 4.. ...._:__L ___:II __ .I______I_ ___._.._l __l_____ :._:a:_4:___ ._I___._:.__ llDuring the life of a project. the project will go through several phasesinitiating. planning. execution. and closeout. Which phase of the project is likely to have the greatest amount of its funding spent? a) Initiating b) Planning c} Execution d) Close Out 18A project manager works in an WW Wthe weakest authority for the project manager. Which of the following types of project organisation best describes the situation? a) Redeemed, organization. b) Strong matrix organization. c} Weak matrix organization d) Balanced matrix organization. 19. A project manager holds the rst risk meeting of the project team. The client is present at the meeting. At the meeting several risks are identified and assigned to members of the project team for evaluation and quantication. The result of the meeting is: a) Expected value of the risk events. b) Strategies for the risk events. c) A list of potential risk events. d) General statements about risks for the project. 20A project manager is selecting team members for her project team. She collects the resume's and past performance reviews for the potential team members and discusses each with their functional manager. Which of the following is not a characteristic that the project manager should use in selecting the team members? a) Previous experience b) Personal characteristics c) Personal interest d) Salary