You are a project manager for Fountain of Youth Spring Water bottlers. You are installing a new accounting system and have identified several problems and their causes. You decide to use which of the following to identify the variables that will have the greatest effect on project outcomes? A. Design of experiments B. Bench marking C. Benefit/cost analysis D. Flow charting
1075Each of the following is true regarding the risk management plan except: A. The risk management plan is an output of the Risk Management Planning process B. The risk management plan includes a description of the responses to risks and triggers. C. The risk management plan includes thresholds, scoring and interpretation methods, responsible parties, and budgets. D. The risk management plan is an input to all the remaining risk planning processes.
1094Information-gathering techniques used in the Risk Identification process include all of the following except: A. Brainstorming B. Delphi technique C. Interviewing D. Kaizen technique
1147Which of the following processes assess the likelihood of risk occurrences and their consequences using numeric probability assignments? A. Qualitative Risk Analysis B. Risk Identification C. Quantitative Risk Analysis D. Risk Response Planning
1242You 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
1207You are the project manager for a new website for the local zoo. You need to perform Quantitative Risk Analysis. You'll use all of the following tools and techniques to accomplish this except: A. Data precision ranking B. Sensitivity analysis C. Decision tree analysis D. Interviewing
1101Which of the following tools and techniques shows the impacts of one decision over another as well as the probability and cost of each risk along a logical path? A. Simulation B. Decision tree C. Probability/impact risk matrix D. Sensitivity analysis
1028Which of the following describes the cost of quality associated with scrapping, rework, and downtime? A. Internal failure costs B. External failure costs C. Prevention costs D. Appraisal costs
986Your hardware vendor left you voicemail saying that a potential snowstorm in the Midwest might prevent your equipment from arriving on time. She wanted to give you a heads-up and asked that you return the call. Which of the following is true? A. This is a secondary risk, which is an output of Risk Response Planning. B. This is a contingency plan, which is an output of Risk Response Planning. C. This is a risk, which is an output of Risk Identification. D. This is a trigger, which is an output of Risk Identification.
1230You are constructing a probability/impact risk rating matrix for your project. Which of the following is true? A. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the cost of the impact to determine an expected value of the risk event. B. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, and the risk’s impact scales to determine a risk score. C. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the expected value of the risk event to determine the risk impact and assign a risk score based on a predetermined threshold. D. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales and the risk's impact scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, to determine a risk
1244All of the following strategies are tools and techniques of Risk Response Planning used to reduce or control risk except? A. Mitigation B. Simulation C. Avoidance D. Acceptance
1001Your hardware vendor left you voicemail saying that a snowstorm in the Midwest will prevent your equipment from arriving on time. You identified a risk response for this risk and have arranged for a local company to lease you the needed equipment until yours arrives. This is an example of which risk response strategy? A. Transference B. Acceptance C. Mitigation D. Avoidance
1232You are the project manager for an upcoming outdoor concert event. You're working on the procurement plan for the computer software program that will control the lighting and screen projections during the concert. You're comparing the cost of purchasing a software product to the cost of your company programmers writing a custom software program. You are engaged in which of the following? A. Procurement planning B. Sensitivity analysis C. Transference of risk D. Make or buy analysis
1292You are the project manager for an outdoor concert event scheduled for 1 year from today. You're working on the procurement plan for the computer software program that will control the lighting and screen projections during the concert. You've decided to contract with a professional services company that specializes in writing custom software programs. You want to minimize the risk to the organization, so you'll option for which contract type? A. Fixed price plus incentive B. Cost plus fixed fee C. Fixed price D. Cost plus incentive
1115You are the project manager for Heart of Texas casual clothing company. They're introducing a new line of clothing called Black Sheep Ranch Wear. You will outsource the production of this clothing line to a vendor. The vendor has requested a SOW. All of the following are true except: A. The SOW contains a description of the new clothing line. B. As the purchaser, you are required to write the SOW. C. The SOW contains the objectives of the project. D. The vendor requires a SOW to determine if they can produce the clothing line given the very detailed specifications of this project.
982Post New Project Management Questions
All of the following are true regarding the Executing processes except: A. Executing has one core process. B. The majority of the project budget is spent here. C. The greatest conflicts are schedule conflicts. D. Project performance is measured to identify variances.
Explain the meaning of management.
How do you handle change request?
You are the project manager for your company's annual Spring Fling. You've made all the plans and reserved the outdoor grounds for the appropriate day and time. You are now two days away from the big day, and the forecast is calling for light rain showers in the afternoon. You rented tents just in case this risk occurred. This is an example of which Risk Response Planning tool and technique? A. Passive acceptance B. Contingency planning C. Avoidance D. Transference
You are a project manager for Swirling Seas Cruises food division. You're considering two different projects regarding food services on the cruise lines. The initial cost of Project Fish'n for Chips will be $800,000 with expected cash inflows of $300,000 per quarter. Project Picnic's payback period is six months. Which project should you recommend? A. Project Fish'n for Chips because its payback period is two months shorter than Project Picnic’s B. Project Fish'n for Chips because the costs on Project Picnic are unknown C. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is four months longer than Project Picnic’s D. Project Picnic because Project Fish'n for Chips' payback period is two months longer than Project Picnic's
What are the 10 knowledge areas of project management?
Mathematical 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
You are constructing a probability/impact risk rating matrix for your project. Which of the following is true? A. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the cost of the impact to determine an expected value of the risk event. B. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, and the risk’s impact scales to determine a risk score. C. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability by the expected value of the risk event to determine the risk impact and assign a risk score based on a predetermined threshold. D. The PI matrix multiplies the risk's probability scales and the risk's impact scales, which fall between 0.0 and 1.0, to determine a risk
Which of the following contracts should you use for projects that have a degree of uncertainty and require a large investment early in the project life cycle? A. Fixed price B. Cost reimbursable C. Lump sum D. Unit price
You are a project manager for Dakota Software Consulting Services. You're working with a major retailer that offers their products through mail-order catalogs. They're interested in knowing customer characteristics, the amounts of first-time orders, and similar information. As a potential bidder for this project, you worked on the RFP response and submitted the proposal. When the selection committee received the RFP responses from all the vendors bidding on this project, they used a weighted system to make a selection. Which process did this occur in? A. Source Selection B. Solicitation C. Requisition D. Contract Administration
You know that change control systems are important as they describe how to submit change requests and document how to manage the change, track the status, and determine the management impacts of the change. Each of the following processes in the Controlling process group uses a change control system as one of its tools and techniques except: A. Integrated Change Control B. Quality Control C. Scope Change Control D. Schedule Control
You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involved the upgrade of an organization’s operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract. You are in the Closing process and know that product verification is for what purpose? A. To verify the goals of the project and assure the product of the project is complete B. To evaluate all the work of the project and compare results to project scope C. To verify all the work was completed correctly and satisfactorily D. To evaluate project goals and assure the product of the project meets the requirements
The project schedule is used to determine all of the following except: A. Cost estimates B. Activity start dates C. Float times D. Activity end dates
Which of the following is true regarding the critical path? A. It should never be compressed. B. It allows for looping and branching. C. The critical path technique is the same as PERT. D. It's the duration of all tasks with zero float.
You know that PV = 475, AC = 430, EV = 480, EAC = 40, and BAC = 525. What is VAC? A. 440 B. 390 C. 485 D. 435