Change control system, configuration management, performance measurement, additional planning, and project management information system are tools and techniques of which process? A. Integrated Change Control B. Scope Change Control C. Schedule change control D. Cost change control
887You are a project manager for Star Light Strings. Star Light manufactures strings of lights for outdoor display. Their products range from simple light strings to elaborate lights with animal designs, bug designs, memorabilia, and so on. Your newest project requires a scope change. You have documented the characteristics of the product and its functionality using which of the following tools and techniques? A. Change control system B. Corrective action C. Configuration management D. Updates to the scope management plan
1008You are a project manager for Star Light Strings. Star Light manufactures strings of lights for outdoor display. Their products range from simple tight strings to elaborate lights with animal designs, bug designs, memorabilia, and so on. Your newest project requires a change. One of the business unit managers submitted a change through the change control system, which utilizes a CCB. Which of the following is true regarding the CCB? A. Describes how change requests are managed B. Requires all change requests in writing C. Approves or denies change requests D. Requires updates to the appropriate management plan
969You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product, and the marketing people are absolutely crazy about its potential. The corrective action is canceled, and you continue to produce the product with the newly discovered enhancement. As the project manager, you know that a change has occurred to the product scope as the glitch changed the characteristics of the product. Which of the following is true? A. Changes to product scope are reflected in the project scope. B. Changes to product scope are reflected in the integrated change control plan. C. Changes to product scope are a result of changes to the product description. D. Changes to product scope are a result of corrective action.
922You are working on a project that was proceeding well until a manufacturing glitch occurred that requires corrective action. It turns out the glitch was an unintentional enhancement to the product, and the marketing people are absolutely crazy about its potential. The corrective action is canceled, and you continue to produce the product with the newly discovered enhancement. As the project manager, you know that a change has occurred to the project scope. Which of the following is true? A. Project scope changes do not require CCB approval. B. Performance measurement baselines are affected by scope changes. C. Project scope change uses inspection to determine if change has occurred. D. Project scope change uses workarounds to correct unexpected problems with scope change.
1094Your 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
1216Your project has experienced some changes to the agreed-upon WBS elements. The changes were approved through the proper change control process. The WBS changes may in turn require which of the following? A. Scope changes B. Cost changes C. Schedule revisions D. Risk response changes
925Which of the following is true regarding schedule variances? A. They impact scope, which impacts the schedule B. They sometimes impact the schedule C. They always impact the schedule D. They never impact the schedule
931You are a project manager for Laurel’s theater productions. Your new project is coming in over budget and requires a cost change through the cost change control system. The cost variance was projected using which of the following tools and techniques? A. Performance measurements B. Cost baseline measurements C. Computerized tools D. Performance reports
1009You are a project manager for Laurel's theater productions. Your new project is coming in over budget and requires a cost change through the cost change control system. You know all of the following are true regarding Cost Control except: A. Performance is monitored to detect variances B. Changes are reflected in the cost baseline C. Changes are monitored and reflected in the project scope D. Changes are monitored so that inappropriate changes do not get into the cost baseline
979Which of the following might require rebaselining of the cost baseline? A. Corrective action B. Revised cost estimates C. Updates to the cost management plan D. Budget updates
988You are working on a project to develop a new website for your company. You are monitoring results of the project to determine if they comply with standards set out during the Planning processes. You are also taking steps to eliminate unsatisfactory results. This might mean rework in some cases. Which process are you in? A. Risk Monitoring and Control B. Quality Control C. Integrated Change Control E. Scope Change Control
927This tool and technique of Quality Control keeps errors from reaching the customer: A. Inspection B. Prevention C. Corrective action D. Performance measurement
897Common causes of variances are a result of all of the following except: A. Random variances B. Predictable variances C. Special variances D. Variances that are always present in the process
874You are a project manager in the manufacturing industry. You are using sample variance measurements to monitor the results of the process over time. Which tool and technique of Quality Control are you using? A. Statistical sampling B. Scatter diagrams C. Control charts D. Pareto diagrams
958Post New Project Management Questions
You 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.
The project sponsor has approached you with a dilemma. The CEO announced at the annual stockholders meeting that the project you're managing will be completed by the end of this year. The problem is that this is six months prior to the scheduled completion date. It's too late to go back and correct her mistake, and stockholders are expecting implementation by the announced date. You must speed up the delivery date of this project. Your primary constraint before this occurred was the budget. What actions can you take to help speed up the project? A. Hire more resources to get the work completed faster. B. Ask for more money so that you can contract out one of the phases you had planned to do with in-house resources. C. Utilize negotiation and influencing skills to convince the project sponsor to speak with the CEO and make a correction to her announcement. D. Examine the project plan to see if there are any phases that can be fast tracked, and then revise the project plan to reflect the compression of the schedule.
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You are a project manager for Giraffe Enterprises. You've recently taken over for a project manager who lied about his PMI certification and was subsequently fired. Unfortunately, he did a poor job of Scope Definition. You know if you don't correct this, one of the following could happen: A. The stakeholders will require overtime from the project team to keep the project on schedule. B. The WBS will adversely affect the deliverable breakdowns, and costs will increase. C. The scope management plan will require changes. D. The project costs could increase, there might be rework, and schedule delays may result.
Which 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.
The grouping of project elements by deliverables is known as what? A. The code of accounts B. The work package C. The work breakdown structure D. The work breakdown dictionary
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
All of the following are benefits of meeting quality requirements except: A. An increase in stakeholder satisfaction B. Less rework C. Low turnover D. Higher productivity
Which of the following is constraint chat you might find during the Organizational Planning process? A. Organizational structure, expected staff assignments, collective bargaining agreements, and project management team preferences B. Organizational structure, organizational interfaces, technical interfaces, and interpersonal interfaces C. Organizational interfaces, expected staff assignments, collective bargaining agreements, and project management team preferences D. Organizational interfaces, technical interfaces, and interpersonal interfaces
What is one of the problems with project management software? A. The project manager manages the software instead of the project B. Project duration calculations are sometimes approximate. C. You cannot override the project management software decisions regarding schedules. D. It’s expensive and difficult to use.
Receivers in the communication model filter their information through all of the following except: A. Culture B. Knowledge of subject C. Conflict D. Language
This tool and technique of Quality Control keeps errors from reaching the customer: A. Inspection B. Prevention C. Corrective action D. Performance measurement
You have been assigned to a project in which the objectives are to expand three miles of the north-south highway through your city by two lanes in each direction. You are in charge of the demolition phase of this project, and you report to the project manager in charge of this project. You have been hired on contract and will be released at the completion of the demolition phase. What type of organizational structure does this represent? A. Functional organization B. Weak matrix organization C. Projectized organization D. Balanced matrix organization
You 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.
You are a project manager for Waterways Houseboats, Inc. You have been asked to perform a benefit/cost analysis for two proposed projects. Project A costs $2.4 million with potential benefits of $12 million and future operating cost of $3 million. Project B costs $2.8 million with potential benefits of $14 million and future operating costs of $2 million. Which project should you recommend? A. Project A because the cost to implement is cheaper than Project B B. Project A because the potential benefits plus the future operating costs are less in value than the same calculation for Project B C. Project B because the potential benefits minus the implementation and future operating costs are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A D. Project B because the potential benefits minus the costs to implement are greater in value than the same calculation for Project A