You are a project manager for Candy Works candy factory. Your project involves reporting information from the newly installed candy-counting machine to the financial system. This will give executives the ability to see production run counts at any rime during the day. The project sponsor has promised you a bonus if you get this project completed two weeks sooner than the scheduled project end date. The bonus will come in handy on your trip to the Bahamas planned for later this spring. You've got a few remaining project activities to wrap up before you can close out the project. Which of the following is the most appropriate response? A. You tell the sponsor the project is complete and treat the remaining activities as though they're problems that came up after project closure so that you can still get the bonus. B. You tell the sponsor the remaining activities are outside the scope of the project so the project really is completed and collect your bonus. C. You tell the sponsor the stakeholders added these requirements after the project was well under way and you never agreed to include them in the project so the project really is complete, and you collect your bonus. D. You tell the sponsor you aren't going to make the two-week early completion date as there are remaining activities to finish up.
985You've reached a stale of independence where you're able to express yourself and perform at your peak level of performance. Being the best you can be is the motivator that drives you. Which of the following is true? A. This is an example of the Expectancy theory. B. You've reached self-actualization in Maslow's Hierarchy. C. This is an example of the Hygiene theory. D. You've reached the highest level of the Achievement theory.
1118Intellectual property includes all of the following except: A. Software B. Patents C. Hardware D. Business processes
838The project manager, stakeholders, and project team members all have roles and responsibilities throughout the project. As the project manager, you might link the project scope definition to the project roles and indicate which activities each person will participate in. You might display this information in which of the following ways: A. PDM B. RAM C. SOW D. RRM
846During a recent team meeting, you reached a resolution to a problem that's been troubling the team for several weeks. You took responsibility for searching out the facts of this problem and uncovered the right answer to this problem. You presented the facts at the project status meeting, and everyone reached agreement on the recommended solution based on the facts you presented. This is an example of what type of conflict resolution technique? A. Compromise B. Smoothing C. Confrontation D. Forcing
1479You are a project manager for Capella Systems. Your company writes custom software for accounting and financial systems for medium- to large-sized corporations. Your recent project has experienced some setbacks, and you've been forced to rework the design of one of the programs because it doesn't match the customer's requirements. Since some parts of the program have already been written, it will have to be rewritten so that it matches the design changes. This rework has increased costs, and you're beginning to notice some signs of poor morale because of the rework. Which of the following is true? A. The problems occurred because the WBS was not constructed properly. B. The quality assurance plan was carried out correctly, which is how the design problems were discovered. C. The problems occurred as a result of poor scope definition. D. The Risk Management Planning process details these kinds of risks and the responses you should put into place should they occur.
946You are a project manager for a network cabling project for your organization. Your project team is made up of six full-time employees and three contractors. This is the first time they have all worked together. This project requires accurate information exchange at all times during the life of the project. How many lines of communication exist among the project team members? A.36 B.41 C.18 D.34
965You are a project manager for Candy Works candy factory. Your project involves reporting information from the newly installed candy-counting machine to the financial system. This will give executives the ability to see production run counts at any time during the day. You need to purchase an expensive piece of hardware as part of this project. One of the vendors bidding on the project is a close friend. In order to win the bid, she needs to know how much money the company is willing to spend on the equipment and consulting. Your friend asks you to give her this confidential information and not tell anyone you did. Which of the following is the most appropriate response? A. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it's a conflict of interest. B. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Code of Professional Conduct and this would violate the code as it’s a personal gain. C. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you're required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s a conflict of interest. D. Tell your friend that as a PMP, you’re required to abide by the Project Management Professional Standards and Ethics Code and this would violate the code as it’s an ethics violation.
1062Which 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.
1155You are preparing a cash flow analysis for a project the company is considering undertaking. The project's cost is $525,000, and expected cash inflows are $125,000 the first year and then $75,000 per quarter the second year and $100,000 per quarter after that. What is the payback period? A. 16 months B. 27 months C. 32 months D. 28 months
957You are going to lake some performance measurements for your current project. You know that PV = 450, AC = 500, and EV= 375. What is the CPI and SPI respectively? A. CPI = .90, and SPI = 1.2. B. CPI = .75, and SPI = .83. C. CPI = 1.2, and SPI = .90. D. CPI = .83, and SPI = .75.
914All 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.
923You are a project manager for a network cabling project for your organization. Your project team is made up of six full-time employees and three contractors. This is the first time they have all worked together. You know that the team will go through the stages of team development in the following order: A. Forming, storming, norming, and performing B. Storming, norming, forming, and performing C. Norming, storming, forming, and performing D. Forming, norming, storming, performing
890All of the following are tools and techniques of the Quality Control process except: A. Monte Carlo Analysis B. Statistical sampling C. Pareto diagrams D. Trend analysis
896You are a project manager working for Mail House King. Your company processes orders for several mail-order catalog companies. Your project is to install new mail-sorting equipment and software. You’ve had some problems and experienced some variances so far during the project. You do not expect these variances to continue, as they're atypical. Your project sponsor has asked for an EAC. You know the following information: PV = 800, BAC = 700, EV = 675, AC = 750, and ETC = 30. Which of the following is the correct EAC given the circumstances? A. 25 B. 760 C. 775 D. 833
1060Post New Project Management Questions
Your project is in the Scope Definition process. You've just completed the WBS. Which of the following is true? A. The WBS breaks the project deliverables down to a level where alternatives identification can be used to determine how level two assignments should be made. B. The WBS breaks the project deliverables down to a level where project constraints and assumptions can be easily identified. C. The WBS breaks the project deliverables down to the work package level where product analysis can be documented. D. The WBS breaks the project deliverables down to the work package level where cost and time estimates can be easily determined and quality control measurements can be determined.
Which of the following brings together a set of tools and techniques used to describe, organize, and monitor the work of project activities? A. Project managers B. Guide to the PMBOK C. Project management D. Stakeholders
Each 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.
You are a project manager for Picture Shades, Inc. They manufacture window shades for hotel chains that have replicas of Renaissance-era paintings on the inside of the shades. Picture Shades is taking their product to the home market, and you're managing the new project. They will offer their products at retail stores as well as on their website. You're developing the project schedule for this undertaking and have determined the critical path. Which of the following is true? A. You calculated the most likely start date and most likely finish dates, float time, and weighted average estimates. B. You calculated the activity dependency, and the optimistic and pessimistic activity duration estimates. C. You calculated the early and late start dates, early and late finish dates, and float times for all activities. D. You calculated the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely duration times and the float times for all activities.
The lowest level of the WBS is called what? A. Code of accounts B. Requirement C. Milestone D. Work package
The purpose of a quality audit includes all of the following except: A. Examines the work of the project and formally accepts the work results B. Determines how the project is progressing and makes corrections C. Identifies lessons learned D. Reviews quality management activities to ensure the right quality elements are being examined
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.
During which project management process are risk and stakeholder's ability to influence project outcomes the highest at the beginning of the process? A. Planning B. Executing C. Initiation D. Controlling
Your project was just completed. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the project was delayed causing cost overruns at the end of the project. Which of the following is true? A. You document the circumstances as lessons learned. B. You pay particular attention to archiving the financial records for this project. C. Your project ended due to starvation because of the cost overruns. D. You document the circumstances surrounding the project completion during the Scope Verification process.
You are a project manager for Laredo Pioneer’s Traveling Rodeo Show. You’re heading up a project to promote a new line of souvenirs to be sold at the shows. You need to gather the inputs to write the scope statement. You gather which of the following? A. Project charter, product description, assumptions, and constraints B. Project charter, product analysis, and cost benefit analysis C. Product description, product analysis, and project charter D. Product description, assumptions, constraints, and product analysis
You are working on a project that is similar in scope to a project performed last year by your company. You might consider which of the following? A. Using the previous project's alternatives identification as a template B. Reusing the previous project's benefit/cost analysis as justification for this project C. Using the previous project's WBS as a template D. Reusing the previous project's product description when writing the scope statement
Which of the following is true regarding Administrative Closure? A. It occurs at the end of a project phase and at the end of the project. B. It occurs at the end of the project phase only. C. It occurs at the end of the project only. D. It is performed prior to Contract Closeout.
Which performance measurement tells us what the projected total cost of the project will be at completion? A. ETC B. CPI C. SPI D. EAC
How do you set goals for your team?
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