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Question #1

If a business venture has a 60-percent chance to earn $2 million and a 20-percent chance to lose $1.5 million, what is the expected monetary value of the venture?

A. -$50,000

B. $300,000C

D. $900,000

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Correct Answer: B

Question #2

If, when developing your project schedule, you want to define a distribution of probable results for each schedule activity and use that distribution to calculate another distribution of probable results for the total project, the most common technique to use is______________

A. PERT

B. Monte Carlo analysis

C. Linear programming

D. Concurrent engineering

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Correct Answer: C

Question #3

All the following are outputs of the estimate cost process EXCEPT______________

A. Activity cost estimates

B. Basis of estimates

C. Documented constraints

D. Cost baseline

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Correct Answer: D

Question #4

The most common communication problem that occurs during negotiation is that______________.

A. Each side may misinterpret what the other side has said

B. Each side may give up on the other side

C. One side may try to confuse the other side

D. One side may be too busy thinking about what to say next to hear what is being said

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Correct Answer: B

Question #5

All the following are project baselines that are generally part of the project management plan EXCEPT______________.

A. Technical

B. Scope

C. Time

D. Cost

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Correct Answer: C

Question #6

Assume you are actively working, along with your team, to manage stakeholder engagement on your project to develop a new drug to prevent any retina problems of any type. You know you must manage their engagement throughout the project life cycle. This means some organizational process assets will need updating including______________

A. Informal and formal project reports

B. The stakeholder register

C. The stakeholder management plan

D. Work performance information

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Correct Answer: C

Question #7

Significant differences between the seller's price and your independent estimate may indicate all the following EXCEPT the______________

A. SOW was not adequate

B. Seller misunderstood the SOW

C. Sellers failed to respond

D. Project team chose the wrong contract type

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Correct Answer: D

Question #8

Conflicts in which following three areas represent the majority of all project conflicts?

A. Personalities, cost objectives, and schedules

B. Cost objectives, administrative procedures, and scarce resources

C. Scarce resources, scheduling priorities, and personal work styles

D. Personal work styles, project priorities, and cost objectives

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Correct Answer: C

Question #9

Your management has prescribed that a quality audit be conducted at the end of every phase in a project. This audit is part of the organization's______________

A. Quality assurance process

B. Quality control process

C. Quality improvement program

D. Process adjustment program

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Correct Answer: D

Question #10

Your quality assurance department recently performed a quality audit of your project and identified a number of findings and recommendations. One recommendation seems critical and should be implemented because it affects successful delivery of the product to your customer. Your next step should be to______________

A. Call a meeting of your project team to see who is responsible for the problem

B. Reassign the team member who had responsibility for oversight of the problem

C. Perform product rework immediately

D. Issue a change request to implement the needed corrective action

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Correct Answer: C

Question #11

Testing falls into which of the following categories of cost of quality?

A. Internal failure costs

B. Prevention costs

C. Appraisal costs

D. External failure costs Explanation Explanation/Reference:

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Correct Answer: B

Question #12

The quality management plan describes all the following EXCEPT the______________

A. Method for implementing the quality policy

B. Methods the team will use to meet the project's quality requirements

C. Efforts at the front end of a project to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information

D. Procedures used to conduct trade-off analyses among cost, schedule, and quality

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Correct Answer: C

Question #13

Results of quality control measurements are used______________

A. As an input to plan quality management

B. To prepare an operational definition

C. To prepare a control chart

D. As an input to perform quality assurance

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Correct Answer: D

Question #14

Objectives for conducting performance appraisals during the course of a project can include all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Initial establishment of roles and responsibilities

B. Discovery of unknown and unresolved issues

C. Development of individual training plans

D. Establishment of goals for future time periods

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Correct Answer: B

Question #15

Of the following tools and techniques, which one is NOT used for schedule control?

A. Fast tracking

B. What-if scenario analysis

C. Three-point estimates

D. Adjusting leads and lags

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Correct Answer: B

Question #16

The project team directory is an output from which of the following processes?

A. Develop project team

B. Acquire project team

C. Develop human resource management plan

D. Manage project team

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Correct Answer: A

Question #17

When does risk monitoring and control occur?

A. At project initiation

B. During work performance analysis

C. Throughout the life of the project

D. At project milestones

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Correct Answer: C

Question #18

A general contingency is used for______________

A. Risks that are identified at the outset of the project

B. Risks that are not identified at the outset of the project but are known before they occur

C. Risks that cannot be known before they occur because they are external risks

D. Any risks that cannot be known before they occur

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Correct Answer: B

Question #19

What is an objective of the Developing Project Team Process?

A. Feelings of trust and improved cohesiveness

B. Ground rules for interaction

C. Enhanced resource availabilityD

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Correct Answer: B

Question #20

Different types of project phases are used on projects, and each phase culminates in the completion of at least one deliverable. The high-level nature of these phases means they are an element of the project life cycle. Some phases start before others complete. If this approach is followed, it may result in______________.

A. An increase in the number of issues

B. Increasing the schedule

C. The need for a CCB

D. More rework

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Correct Answer: D

Question #21

All the following elements must be evident in a written contract for it to be legally enforceable EXCEPT______________

A. Legal capacity

B. Mutual assent

C. Appropriate form

D. Pricing structure

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Correct Answer: B

Question #22

The team you have organized for your new project consists of three people who will work full-time and five people who will support the project on a part-time basis. All team members know one another and have worked together in the past. To ensure a successful project start-up, your first step should be to______________

A. Meet with each team member individually to discuss assignments

B. Prepare a responsibility assignment matrix and distribute it to each team member

C. Distribute the project plan and WBS to the team

D. Hold a project kickoff meeting

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Correct Answer: B

Question #23

You are using earned value progress reporting for your current project in an effort to teach your software developers the benefits of earned value. You plan to display project results on the cafeteria bulletin board so that the team knows how the project is progressing. PV = $2,200 EV = $2,000 AC = $2,500 BAC = $10,000 What is the CPI for this project, and what does it tell us about cost performance thus far?

A. 0

B. 0

C. 0

D. 1

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Correct Answer: A

Question #24

The risk register may need to be updated as an output of which following process:

A. Define activities

B. Sequence activities

C. Estimate activity resources

D. Control schedule

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Correct Answer: A

Question #25

You are managing a major international project, and your contract requires you to prepare both a project plan and a quality management plan. Your core team is preparing a project quality management plan. Your first step in developing this plan is to______________

A. Determine specific metrics to use in the quality management process

B. Identify the quality standards for the project

C. Develop a quality policy for the project

D. Identify specific quality management roles and responsibilities for the project

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Correct Answer: B

Question #26

The close project or phase process addresses actions and activities concerning all of the following EXCEPT______________.

A. Completion or exit criteria for the project or phase have been met

B. Stakeholder approval that the project has meet their requirements

C. Review of the project and/or phase information for potential future use

D. Documentation that completed deliverables have been accepted

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Correct Answer: B

Question #27

Assume on your project you have identified 250 stakeholders located in three continents and of these 250, you have determined that 200 of them will be actively involved and interested in your project. Therefore, as you determine an appropriate communication method, your best approach is______________

A. Elaborate status reports

B. Simple status reports

C. Knowledge repositories

D. E-mails

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Correct Answer: C

Question #28

You are managing a virtual team. The project has been under way for several months, and you believe your team members do not view themselves as a team or a unified group. To help rectify this situation, you should______________

A. Ensure that every member of the project team uses e-mail as a form of communication

B. Mandate that the team follow the vision and mission statement of his or her organization

C. Enhance communications planning

D. Provide team members with the latest in communications technology and mandate its use

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Correct Answer: A

Question #29

Updates of organizational process assets that are an output of control scope include all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Causes of variations

B. Lessons learned

C. Work authorization system

D. Reasons certain corrective actions were chosen

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Correct Answer: A

Question #30

Validate scope______________

A. Improves cost and schedule accuracy, particularly on projects using innovative techniques or technology

B. Is the last activity performed on a project before handoff to the customer

C. Documents the characteristics of the product or service that the project was undertaken to create

D. Differs from perform quality control in that validate scope is concerned with the acceptance-not the correctness-of the work results

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Correct Answer: A

Question #31

Even though your project is vastly different from a manufacturing operation, you believe the principles of kaizen will work well. The kaizen approach to continuous improvement emphasizes______________

A. The greater importance of customer satisfaction over cost

B. Radical changes in operating practices

C. Incremental improvement

D. The use of quality circles to improve morale

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Correct Answer: B

Question #32

Sample attributes of a communications management plan include which one of the following?

A. Roles

B. Responsibilities

C. Ethics

D. Authority

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Correct Answer: B

Question #33

The issue log is useful in control communications because it______________

A. Provides what has happened and is a platform for subsequent communications

B. Includes the project's risk register

C. Organizes and summarizes information gathered

D. Serves as an information management system for communications management

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Correct Answer: B

Question #34

How is a context diagram used?

A. To depict product scope

B. To trace requirements as part of the traceability matrix

C. To develop the scope management plan

D. To develop the requirements management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #35

You have been a project manager for seven years. You now are managing the construction of a new facility that must comply with the government's newly issued environmental standards. You want to ensure that your team members are able to select methods to complete various activities on the project without needing to involve you in each situation. As you prepare your human resource management plan, you should document this information in which of the following______________

A. Roles and responsibilities section

B. Resource assignment matrix

C. Resource breakdown structure

D. Staffing management plan

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Correct Answer: B

Question #36

Your project manager has requested that you provide him with a forecast of project costs for the next 12 months. He needs this information to determine if the budget should be increased or decreased on this major construction project. In addition to the usual information sources, which of the following should you also consider?

A. Cost estimates from similar projects

B. WBS

C. Project schedule

D. Costs that have been authorized and incurred

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Correct Answer: C

Question #37

The cumulative cost curve for planned and actual expenditures______________

A. Helps to monitor project performance at a glance

B. Is used for calculating the CPI

C. Is also known as a histogram

D. Forecasts total project expenditures

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Correct Answer: C

Question #38

Work performance information includes all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Started deliverables

B. Costs authorized and incurred

C. Progress of deliverables

D. Completed deliverables

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Correct Answer: A

Question #39

According to learning curve theory, when many items are produced repetitively______________

A. Unit costs decrease geometrically as production rates increase linearly

B. Unit costs decrease as production rates increase

C. Unit costs decrease in a regular pattern as more units are produced

D. Costs of training increase as the level of automation increases

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Correct Answer: A

Question #40

Which of the following schedule network analysis techniques is applied when a critical path method calculation has been completed and resources availability is critical?

A. Applying calendars

B. Resource leveling

C. Resource planning

D. Resource conflict management

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Correct Answer: D

Question #41

The process improvement plan details the steps for analyzing processes to identify activities which enhance their:

A. quality

B. value

C. technical performance

D. status

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Correct Answer: A

Question #42

The cumulative CPI has been shown to be relatively stable after what percentage of project completion?

A. 5% to 10%

B. 15% to 20%C

D. 50% to 75%

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Correct Answer: B

Question #43

You have a number of costs to track and manage because your project is technically very complex. They include direct costs and indirect (overhead) costs. You have found that managing overhead costs is particularly difficult because they______________

A. Are handled on a project-by-project basis

B. Represent only direct labor costs

C. Represent only equipment and materials needed for the project

D. Are usually beyond the project manager's control

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Correct Answer: B

Question #44

Activity A has a pessimistic (P) estimate of 36 days, a most likely (ML) estimate of 21 days, and an optimistic (O) estimate of 6 days. What is the probability that activity A will be completed in 16 to 26 days?

A. 55

B. 68

C. 95

D. 99

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Correct Answer: D

Question #45

In both the weak and strong matrix organizational structures, the primary condition leading to conflict is______________

A. Communication barriers

B. Conflicting interests

C. Need for consensus

D. Ambiguous jurisdictions

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Correct Answer: B

Question #46

Budgets reserved for unplanned changes to project scope and cost are:

A. Contingency reserves

B. Management reserves

C. Authorized budgets

D. Cost baselines

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Correct Answer: B

Question #47

When alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is necessary, which tool or technique should be utilized?

A. Interactive communication

B. Claims administration

C. Conflict management

D. Performance reporting

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Correct Answer: A

Question #48

Which of the following formulas calculates the number of communication channels in a project?

A. Option a

B. Option b

C. Option cD

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Correct Answer: B

Question #49

The cost performance baseline is typically displayed in the form of:

A. An S-curve

B. A normal curve

C. A U-curve

D. A positive slope line

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Correct Answer: C

Question #50

Because your project is slated to last five years, you believe rolling wave planning is appropriate. It provides information about the work to be done______________.

A. Throughout all project phases

B. For successful completion of the current project phase

C. For successful completion of the current and subsequent project phases

D. In the next project phase

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Correct Answer: B

Question #51

You are managing a project with team members located at customer sites on three different continents. As you plan communications with your stakeholders, you should review______________

A. Stakeholder management plan

B. Stakeholder register

C. Communications model

D. Communications channels

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Correct Answer: C

Question #52

All of the following are examples of good control procurement skills that project managers need to exercise EXCEPT______________

A. Approving invoices as the work is completed

B. Supervising the work to be done under the terms of the contract

C. Developing contract clauses

D. Preparing and processing change requests

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Correct Answer: D

Question #53

In organizing a project, a project manager must deal with conflict. Which statement is TRUE regarding conflict in projects?

A. A matrix form of organization can produce a lack of clear role definitions and lead to ambiguous jurisdictions between and among functional leaders and project managers

B. Sources of conflict include project priorities, PERT/CPM schedules, contract administrative procedures, and type of contract

C. Conflict is to be avoided whenever possible

D. Strong matrix project managers have few human resource conflicts, because they can dictate their needs to functional managers

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Correct Answer: B

Question #54

During contract negotiations on large contracts, the negotiation process focuses on many key issues, with price being one of them. Separate negotiations can be made on price, quantity, quality, and timing, which can significantly lengthen the process. The negotiation process can be shortened, however, provided that______________

A. Planning is done for negotiations

B. Expertise of the project management staff in the procurement process is at a high level

C. A request for proposal is used rather than a request for quotation

D. There is integrity in the relationship and prior history with the vendor

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Correct Answer: C

Question #55

Increased attention to return on investment (ROI) now requires you to complete a financial analysis of the payback period on your project. Such an analysis identifies the______________

A. Ratio of discounted revenues over discounted costs

B. Future value of money invested today

C. Amount of time before net cash flow becomes positive

D. Point in time where costs exceed profit

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Correct Answer: A

Question #56

The project scope statement should be used in the identify risk process because it______________

A. Identifies project assumptions

B. Identifies all the work that must be done and, therefore, includes all the risks on the project

C. Helps to organize all the work that must be done on the project

D. Contains information on risks from prior projects

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Correct Answer: A

Question #57

You are managing a project with team members located at customer sites on three different continents. You have a number of stakeholders on your project, and most of them are located outside of the corporate office. Who should be responsible for stakeholder management?

A. A specific team member in each of the three locations

B. You, because you are the project manager

C. The project sponsor

D. A core team including you, as the project manager, and three representatives from the three different locations

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Correct Answer: B

Question #58

In project communications, the first step in a written communication is to______________

A. Analyze the facts and assumptions that have a bearing on the purpose of the message

B. Gather thoughts or ideas

C. Develop a logical sequence of the topics to be addressed

D. Establish the basic purpose of the message

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Correct Answer: B

Question #59

Which of the following is a tool for analyzing a design, determining its functions, and assessing how to provide those functions' cost effectively?

A. Pareto diagram

B. Value analysis

C. Configuration management

D. Value engineering

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Correct Answer: B

Question #60

When writing payment terms in your fixed-price subcontracts it is especially important to______________

A. Include incentives if the seller exceeds or fails below defined objectives

B. Provide flexibility to redirect the seller if the scope of work is not defined precisely confusion

C. Link progress made to compensation paid

D. Associate the payment to a specific time period for more efficient accounting

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Correct Answer: A

Question #61

You receive a frantic phone call from your vice president who says she is going to meet with a prospective client in 15 minutes to discuss a large and complex project. She asks you how much the project will cost. You quickly think of some similar past projects, factor in a few unknowns, and give her a number. What type of estimate did you just provide?

A. Definitive

B. Budget

C. Order-of-magnitude

D. Detailed

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Correct Answer: B

Question #62

As project manager, you plan to conduct a "kickoff" meeting at which you will discuss all the following EXCEPT______________

A. Establishing working relationships and standard formats for global communication

B. Reviewing project plans

C. Establishing individual and group responsibilities and accountabilities

D. Discussing specific legal issues regarding the contract

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Correct Answer: B

Question #63

You have decided to award a contract to a seller that has provided quality services to your company frequently in the past. Your current project, although somewhat different from previous projects, is similar to other work the seller has performed. In this situation, to minimize your risk you should award what type of contract?

A. Fixed price with economic price adjustment

B. Fixed-price-incentive (firm target)

C. Firm-fixed-price

D. Cost-plus-award-fee

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Correct Answer: B

Question #64

Which of the following are outputs of the Monitor and Control Project Work process?

A. Requested changes, forecasts, recommended corrective actions

B. Forecasts, resources plan, bottom up estimating

C. Recommended corrective actions, cost baseline, forecasts

D. Requested changes, recommended corrective actions, project constraints

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Correct Answer: B

Question #65

On your project, you need to assign costs to the time period in which they are incurred. To do this, you should______________

A. Identify the project components so that costs can be allocated

B. Use the project schedule as an input to determine budget

C. Prepare a detailed and accurate cost estimate

D. Prepare a cost performance plan

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Correct Answer: A

Question #66

The below Pareto chart indicates defects in areas associated with billing a client for project services. Based on this Pareto analysis, which area, or areas, indicate the greatest opportunity for improvement?

A. The account number, because if it is incorrect, the invoice may be sent to the wrong client

B. The daily rate, because if it is incorrect, the total amount of the invoice will be wrong, which impacts the cash flow

C. The charge code, name, address, receipt date, pvc code, discount amount, mail date, and phone number, because they are fairly easy to confirm and correct, thereby significantly reducing the types of defects

D. The account number and daily rate, because they account for 80 percent of all defects

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Correct Answer: D

Question #67

As you prepare your human resource plan, you need to determine the skill and capacity required to complete the activities in the project. This should be documented in the______________

A. Roles and responsibilities section

B. Staffing management plan

C. Staff acquisition section

D. Compliance section

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Correct Answer: A

Question #68

Given that you are neighbors, you and the CEO of your company have established a friendly personal relationship. Recently your company appointed you project manager for a new project that is crucial to achieving next year's financial targets. Which type of power available to project managers might you be able to rely upon?

A. Referent

B. Reward

C. Formal

D. Expert

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Correct Answer: A

Question #69

Which of the following outputs from the Control Schedule process aids in the communication of schedule variance (SV), schedule performance index (SPI), or any performance status to stakeholders?

A. Performance organizations

B. Schedule baselines

C. Work performance measurements

D. Change requests

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Correct Answer: A

Question #70

Which type of dependency is legally or contractually required or inherent in the nature of work and often involves physical limitations?

A. Mandatory

B. Discretionary

C. Internal

D. External

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Correct Answer: D

Question #71

Control charts, flowcharting, histograms, Pareto charts, and scatter diagrams are tools and techniques of which process?

A. Perform Quality Control

B. Perform Quality Assurance

C. Plan Quality

D. Report Performance

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Correct Answer: C

Question #72

Which term is NOT a common name for a procurement document that solicits an offer from prospective sellers?

A. Contractor initial response

B. Request for information

C. Request for quotation

D. Invitation for negotiation

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Correct Answer: C

Question #73

Which of the following is NOT an objective of a risk audit?

A. Confirming that risk management has been practiced throughout the project life cycle

B. Confirming that the project is well managed and that the risks are being controlled

C. Evaluating the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks

D. Ensuring that each risk identified and deemed critical has a computed expected value

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Correct Answer: A

Question #74

Quality inspections also may be called______________

A. Control tests

B. Walkthroughs

C. Statistical sampling

D. Checklists

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Correct Answer: A

Question #75

Which term describes contract costs that are traceable to or caused by a specific project work effort?

A. Variable

B. Fixed

C. Indirect

D. Direct

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Correct Answer: C

Question #76

The reason that the cost performance index (CPI) is shown as a ratio is to______________

A. Enable a detailed analysis of the schedule regardless of the value of the schedule variance

B. Distinguish between critical path and noncritical path work packages

C. Provide the ability to show performance for a specified time period for trend analysis

D. Measure the actual time to complete the project

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Correct Answer: A

Question #77

All of the following are objectives of a quality audit______________

A. Defect repairs have been implemented

B. Improvement opportunities are identified

C. Good practices can be introduced elsewhere

D. Root cause analysis has been performed as part of process analysis

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Correct Answer: A

Question #78

If you want to calculate the ETC based on your expectations that similar variances to those noted to date will not occur, you should use which of the following formulas?

A. ETC = BAC - EV

B. ETC = (BAC - EV)/CPI

C. ETC = AC + EAC

D. ETC = AC + BAC - EV

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Correct Answer: B

Question #79

As of the fourth month on the Acme project, cumulative planned expenditures were $100,000. Actual expenditures totaled $120,000. How is the Acme project doing?

A. It is ahead of schedule

B. It is in trouble because of a cost overrun

C. It will finish within the original budget

D. The information is insufficient to make an assessment

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Correct Answer: C

Question #80

You plan to award a contract to provide project management training for your company. You decide it is important that any prospective contractor have an association with a major university that awards master's certificates in project management. This is an example of______________

A. Setting up an independent evaluation

B. Preparing requirements for your statement of work

C. Establishing a weighting system

D. Establishing source selection criteria

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Correct Answer: C

Question #81

When closing a project, it is a best practice to______________.

A. Update the project documents

B. Prepare a sustainment plan for the project's benefits

C. Measure product scope against the project management plan

D. Review the scope baseline

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Correct Answer: B

Question #82

Which quality control technique illustrates the 80/20 principle? Explanation Explanation/Reference:

A. Ishikawa diagram

B. Control chart

C. Run chart

D. Pareto chart

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Correct Answer: B

Question #83

The best approach to resolve the settlement of all outstanding contract changes, claims, and disputes is using______________

A. Litigation

B. Alternative dispute resolution

C. Negotiation

D. Mediation

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Correct Answer: B

Question #84

Project schedule development is an iterative process. If the start and finish dates are not realistic, the project probably will not finish as planned. You are working with your team to define how to manage schedule changes. You documented your decisions in which of the following?

A. Schedule change control procedures

B. Schedule management plan

C. Schedule risk plan

D. Service-level agreement

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Correct Answer: C

Question #85

Which of the following is a tool and technique used to monitor risk?

A. Technical performance measurement

B. Cost performance baseline

C. Benchmarking

D. Cost of quality

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Correct Answer: A

Question #86

You are leading a research project that will require between 10 and 20 aerospace engineers. Some senior-level aerospace engineers are available. They are more productive than junior-level engineers, who cost less and who are available as well. You want to determine the optimal combination of senior- and junior-level personnel. In this situation, the appropriate technique to use is to______________

A. Conduct a design of experiments

B. Use the Ishikawa diagram to pinpoint the problem

C. Prepare a control chart

D. Analyze the process using a Pareto diagram

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Correct Answer: D

Question #87

You must consider direct costs, indirect costs, overhead costs, and general and administrative costs during cost estimating. Which of the following is NOT an example of a direct cost?

A. Salary of the project manager

B. Subcontractor expenses

C. Materials used by the project

D. Electricity

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Correct Answer: C

Question #88

C. Two team members on your project often disagree. You need a conflict resolution method that provides a long-term resolution. You decide to use which one of the following approaches?

A. Confronting

B. Problem solving Collaborating

D. Smoothing

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Correct Answer: A

Question #89

The highest risk impact generally occurs during which one of the following project life-cycle phases?

A. Concept and planning

B. Planning and implementation

C. Implementation and closeout

D. Concept and closeout

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Correct Answer: B

Question #90

To account for uncertainty in a schedule, reserve analysis may be used. All the following are examples of contingency reserves EXCEPT ______________

A. Fixed number of work periods

B. Percent of the estimated activity duration

C. Buffers

D. Productivity metrics

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Correct Answer: C

Question #91

You are the project manager for a two-year project that is now beginning its second year. The mix of team members has changed, and there is confusion as to roles and responsibilities. In addition, several of the completed work packages have not received the required sign-offs, and three work packages are five weeks behind schedule. To gain control of this project, you need to______________

A. Rebase line your original human resource plan with current resource requirements

B. Change to a projectized organizational structure for maximum control over resource assignments

C. Work with your team to prepare a responsibility assignment matrix

D. Create a new division of labor by assigning technical leads to the most critical activities

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Correct Answer: B

Question #92

An example of an organizational process asset that could affect how project scope is to be managed is______________

A. Personnel administration

B. Marketplace conditions

C. Historical information

D. Organizational culture

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Correct Answer: B

Question #93

The major difference between the project coordinator and project expeditor forms

A. Strong commitment to the project usually does not exist in the project expeditor form of organization

B. The project coordinator cannot personally make or enforce decisions

C. The project expeditor acts only as an intermediary between management and the project team

D. The project coordinator reports to a higher-level manager in the organization

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Correct Answer: D

Question #94

You are examining multiple scope change requests on a project you were asked to take over because the previous project manager decided to resign. To assess the degree to which the project scope will change, you need to compare the requests to which project document?

A. Preliminary scope statement

B. WBS

C. Change management plan

D. Scope management plan

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Correct Answer: D

Question #95

As project manager, you are primarily responsible for implementing the project management plan by authorizing the execution of project activities. Because you do not work in a projectized organization, you do not have direct access to human resource administrative activities. Therefore you need to______________

B.

A. Outsource these functions Prepare a project team charter that is signed off by a member of the human resources department to delineate responsibilities

C. Ensure that your team is sufficiently aware of administrative requirements to ensure compliance

D. Ask the head of human resources to approve your project human resource plan personally

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Correct Answer: C

Question #96

Which of the following is a schedule network analysis technique that takes limited resources into account?

A. Network reserve analysis

B. Critical chain method

C. Lead and lag adjustment

D. Critical path method

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Correct Answer: B

Question #97

Your project is using complex, unproven technology. Your team conducted a brainstorming session to identify risks. Poor allocation of project resources was the number one risk. This risk was placed on the risk register, which included at this point a______________

A. Watch list

B. Potential risk response

C. Known unknown

D. List of other risks requiring additional analysis

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Correct Answer: D

Question #98

You and your team are documenting requirements on you project to control fatigue as people need to work more hours to keep up with the competition. You decided to set up components for the requirements on your project. Acceptance criteria are an example of______________

A. Stakeholder requirements

B. Transition requirements

C. Project requirements

D. Business requirements

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Correct Answer: D

Question #99

The purpose of the Taguchi method is to______________

A. Manage the flow of material for better visibility and control

B. Use statistical techniques to compute a "loss function" to determine the cost of producing products that fail to achieve a target value

C. Design, group, and manage production operations as self-contained flexible cells capable of start-to-finish processing of a family of items

D. Regulate coordination and communication among process stages

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Correct Answer: C

Question #100

Typically, the statement "no one likes to estimate, because they know their estimate will be proven incorrect" is true. However, you have been given the challenge of estimating the costs for your nuclear reactor project. A basic assumption that you need to make early in this is______________

A. How direct and indirect costs will be handled

B. Whether or not experts will be available to assist you in this process

C. If there will be a multiyear project budget

D. Whether the project has required delivery dates

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Correct Answer: D

Question #101

As a project manager, you believe in using a "personal touch" to further team development. One approach that has proven effective toward this goal is______________

A. Creating a team name

B. Providing flexible work time

C. Issuing a project charter

D. Celebrating special occasions

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Correct Answer: B

Question #102

As you work on your project to update its software training classes to focus on an agile approach, you have a number of key stakeholders. As many students and their managers are requesting these classes, your CEO has taken a special interest in your project and has asked you to accelerate your schedule to complete it in two months rather than in your planned six months but still have quality offerings. This means as you work to monitor overall project stakeholder relationships, you should______________

A. Provide notifications to stakeholders about status regularly

B. Ask your stakeholders for regular feedback as you work on your project

C. Provide presentations to each stakeholder group

D. Determine how changes will be monitored and controlled

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Correct Answer: B

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