You are the project manager for Insomniacs International. Since you don't sleep much, you get a lot of project work done. You're considering recommending a project that costs $575,000, and expected inflows are $25,000 per quarter for the first 2 years, and then $75,000 per quarter thereafter. What is the payback period? A. 40 months B. 38 months C. 39 months D. 41 months
1122Which of the following is true regarding IRR? A. IRR assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital. B. IRR is the discount rate when NPV is greater than zero. C. IRR is a constrained optimization method. D. IRR is the discount rate when NPV is equal to zero. ?
1174Mathematical models using linear, dynamic, integer, or algorithm models are considered: A. Project selection criteria B. A form of expert judgment C. Project selection methods D. A form of historical information
2444You are the newly appointed project manager for a pharmaceutical company. Your company has asked you to head up a project to research a new children's medication. You've identified the lab equipment you'll need, the software needed to perform analysis and measurements, and the skill level and types of the technicians and researchers for this project. Which of the following is true? A. The project manager and resources have been identified as part of the outputs of the Initiation process, and this information can be found in the project charter. B. The resources and project manager have been identified as an input to the project Initiation phase. Further information is needed to produce the project charter, which will include the resources and project manager. C. The project manager and resources have been identified as part of the project selection process. The selection committee requires resource information to make a final decision. D. The resources and project manager have been identified as part of the project selection process. The selection committee requires resource information to make a final decision.
1181Your selection committee meets on a semiannual basis. They've determined that projects must meet or exceed a specific profit limit in order to be accepted and prioritized on the project list. Which of the following is true? A. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. B. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is a tool and technique of Initiation. C. The selection committee has defined project selection methods, which is an input to Initiation. D. The selection committee has defined project selection criteria, which is an input to Initiation.
1090What are the Initiation process outputs? A. Project charter, historical information, and project manager identification and assignment B. Project charter, project manager identification and assignment, constraints, and assumptions C. Project charter, historical information, constraints, and assumptions D. Project charter, constraints, and assumptions
1096Ruby is an administrative assistant with another department. Her manager has agreed to loan Ruby's services to you on a part-time basis during your current project. Ruby is putting together the cost projections you've gathered so far. You want to include these costs in the project charter. Ruby is formatting this information for you into a spreadsheet package and is printing copies. Which of the following is true? A. All of the costs, including Ruby's time, are charged to the project. B. All of the costs, Ruby is typing into the spreadsheet are project costs. Ruby's time is not directly related to the project and should not be included. C. The project costs, including Ruby's time, should be included in the project charter. D. The project costs, excluding Ruby's time, should be considered project constraints.
1032Your project selection committee used a weighted scoring model and found that Project B, with a score of 54, should be chosen over the other competing projects. Which of the following is true? A. Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method, which is a tool and technique in the Initiation process. B. Weighted scoring models are a constrained optimization method, which is an output of the Initiation process. C. Weighted scoring models are a constrained optimization method, which is a tool and technique in the Initiation process. D. Weighted scoring models are a benefit measurement method, which is an output of the Initiation process.
1119Your selection committee is debating between two projects. Project A has a payback period of 18 months. Project B has a cost of $125,000 with expected cash inflows of $50,000 the first year and $25,000 per quarter after that. Which project should you recommend? A. Either Project A or Project B because the payback periods are equal B. Project A because Project B's payback period is 21 months C. Project A because Project B's payback period is 24 months D. Project A because Project B's payback period is 20 months
1249Which of the following is true? A. Discounted cash flow analysis is the least precise of the cash flow techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. B. NPV is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it assumes reinvestment at the discount rate. C. Payback period is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. D. IRR is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques because it assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital.
980Project selection criteria might include: A. Benefit measurement methods B. Constrained optimization analysis C. NPV calculations D. Potential market share or increased public perception
984You are a project manager for Zippy Tees. Your selection committee has just chosen a project you recommended for implementation. Your project is to manufacture a line of miniature stuffed bears that will be attached to your company's trendy T-shirts. The bears will be wearing the same T-shirt design as the shirt they're attached to. Your project sponsor thinks you've really impressed the big boss and wants you to skip to the manufacturing process right away. What is your response? A. To agree with the project sponsor because they are your boss, and they have a lot of authority and power in the company. B. To require that a preliminary budget be established and a resource list be put together to alert other managers of the requirements of this project. This should be published and signed by the other managers who are impacted by this project. C. To require a project charter be published and signed off on by all stakeholders before proceeding. D. To require a project charter be written to include the resource needed, budget, and project manager's authority. The project manager is the only one who needs to see this document as other documents will be distributed later that contain the same detail as the charter.
1 2207Which of the following is true regarding the project charter? A. The project charter should be published under the name of a manager external to the project. B. The project charter should be published under the project sponsor's name. C. The project charter should be published under the name of the project manager. D. The project charter should be published under the name of the project champion.
1136You are the project manager for Zippy Tees. Your company has decided to outsource the manufacturing of miniature bears to be attached to your trendy T-shirts. Which of the following is true? A. A good product description is all that's required. The project manager will supply this to the vendor. B. The contract can serve as the project charter. The product description will be included in the contract. C. The project manager should write the project charter because the project manager will be managing the vendor portion of this project as well. D. The vendor should write the project charter as they are responsible for manufacturing the bears.
1166The project charter: A. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project manager B. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by the project sponsor C. Includes the contract when the project is performed by a vendor and is published by a manager external to the project D. Includes a product description, describes the business need of the project, and is published by a manager external to the project
912Post New Project Management Questions
Explain the concept of total quality management.
What are the qualities of a good project manager?
You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite sometime and are in the performing stage of Team Development. A new member has been introduced to the team. Which of the following is true? A. The Team Development process will start all over again with the storming stage. B. The team will continue in the performing stage. C. The Team Development process will start all over again with the forming stage. D. The team will start all over again at the storming stage but quickly progress to the performing stage. ?
This measurement is the value of the work that's been completed to date: A. PV B. AC C. EV D. EAC
Critical path tasks are those tasks that: A. Have equal pessimistic, optimistic, and most likely estimated times B. Have a float rime of zero C. Have the same start date D. Have multiple early start dates and early finish dates
You’ve just accepted a new project management assignment. The project is for a customer in a foreign country. You've requested a business analyst and two other project team members from the country the customer resides in to participate on your team. The remaining team members are from your country. You know that the best way to ensure the project team doesn’t get bogged down in cultural differences and hold up project progress is to: A. Perform team-building exercises using videoconferencing to allow team members to get to know each other and get to the performing stage of team development as soon as possible. B. Provide diversity training for all the team members to make them aware of cultural differences and teach them to function effectively as a team despite these differences. C. Establish your role as project manager as the first order of business and require compliance to company policies. D. Require project team members to read and sign the organization’s diversity policy.
You are a project manager for Snow Fun, a chain of retail shops specializing in winter spurts gear and clothing. You've been working on contract with Snow Fun and are ready to move on to your next assignment. As the project manager, you know all of the following are true regarding the project Closing processes except: A. Administrative Closure is always required at the close of the project. B. The Closing processes are the most often skipped processes. C. Administrative Closure should occur prior to Contract Closeout. D. Both Closing processes verify that the work and product of the project were completed satisfactorily.
You are the project manager for a new website for the local zoo. You need to perform Qualitative Risk Analysis. When you've completed this process, you'll produce all of the following outputs except: A. Overall risk ranking for the project B. List of prioritized risks C. Inputs to other processes D. List of risks for additional analysis and management
Your project has recently experienced change. Some of the agreed-upon WBS elements have been changed as a result. What kind of change has occurred? A. Schedule change B. Risk response change C. Quality change D. Scope change
What are the Quality Planning process outputs? A. Quality management plan, bench marking, checklists, evaluation criteria B. Quality management plan, bench marking, operational definitions C. Quality management plan, checklists, inputs to other processes D. Quality management plan, operational definitions, checklists, inputs to other processes
How do you handle change request?
Describe capability maturity model (cmm).
You are the project manager for a scheduled version release of your company’s software tracking product. You have linked the WBS and project scope definition and assigned roles and responsibilities. You might want to display the roles and responsibilities in which of the following? A. RDM B. PDM C. AOA D. RAM
Which of the following describes a unique characteristic of the project Executing and Controlling processes? A. The core processes in the Executing and Controlling processes are from the Project Integration knowledge area from the Project Integration knowledge area. B. Both the Executing and Controlling processes measure variances in project performance and use corrective action to bring performance hack in line with the plan. C. Executing is an input to the Controlling processes, and Controlling is an input to Execution. D. Executing and controlling each have only one core process.
Comparative methods, scoring methods, and economic and cash flow analysis are all part of which of the following? A. Benefit measurement methods, which are a tool and technique in Initiation B. Constrained optimization methods, which are a tool and technique C. Benefit measurement methods, which are an input to Initiation D. Decision models, which are an output of Initiation