Which of the following processes involves receiving bids and proposals and applies evaluation criteria to the proposals to rank order the sequence of award? A. Contract Administration B. Procurement C. Source Selection D. Solicitation
Explain the difference between Project management and IT management.
You have just prepared an RFP for release. Your project involves a substantial amount of contract work detailed in the RFP. Your favorite vendor drops by and offers to give you and your spouse the use of their company condo for your upcoming vacation. It's located in a beautiful resort community that happens to be one of your favorite places to go for a get away. What is the most appropriate response? A. Thank the vendor but decline the offer, as you know this could be considered a conflict of interest. B. Thank the vendor and accept. This vendor is always offering you incentives like this, so this offer does not likely have anything to do with the recent RFP release. C. Thank the vendor, accept the offer, and immediately tell your project sponsor so they're aware of what you're doing. D. Thank the vendor but decline the offer because you've already made another arrangement for this vacation. Ask them if you can take a rain check and arrange another time to use the condo.
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
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
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.
You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You have been invited to dinner with the prospective foreign business partners and their spouses upon your arrival. You know that all of the following are generally true except: A. You should spend time building relationships with your prospective foreign business partners before getting down to business. B. You should explain your company's rules, standards, and operating policies at your first meeting with the prospective foreign business partners. C. You should build an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation. D. You should respect the cultural differences you'll encounter when working with your prospective foreign business partners.
What is the meaning of scope of the project?
You are the project manger for Xylophone Phonics. They produce children's software programs that teach basic reading and math skills. You're performing cost estimates for your project and don't have a lot of details yet. You will use which of the following techniques? A. Analogous estimating techniques, because this is a form of expert judgment that uses historical information from similar projects B. Bottom-up estimating techniques because this is a form of expert judgment that uses historical information from similar projects C. Monte Carlo Analysis, because this is a modeling technique that uses simulation to determine estimates D. Parametric modeling, because this is a form of simulation used to determine estimates
What are the qualities of a good project manager?
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
Obtaining formal project plan approval and sign-off is important for all of the following reasons except: A. Stakeholders are able to recommend a project Planning methodology to follow throughout the remaining process groups. B. Stakeholders are aware of the project details, which make them more likely to participate in future project decisions. C. Stakeholders will be more likely to cooperate. D. Stakeholders are aware of the specific details regarding project schedules, budgets, and risks.
Your company provides answering services for several major catalog retailers. The number of calls coming into the service center per month has continued to increase over the past 18 months. The phone system is approaching the maximum load limits and needs to be upgraded. You've been assigned to head up the upgrade project. Based on the company's experience with the vendor who worked on the last phone upgrade project, you're confident they'll be able to assist you with this project as well. Which of the following is true? A. You’ve made an assumption about vendor availability and expertise. The project came about due to a business need. B. Vendor availability and expertise are constraints. The project came about due to a business need. C. You've made an assumption about vendor availability and expertise. The project came about due to a marketing demand. D. Vendor availability and expertise are constraints. The project came about due to a marketing demand.
You 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
Your procurement department has obtained independent estimates. The vendor's proposal is substantially different than the independent estimates. All of the following are true except: A. The SOW was not detailed enough. B. The vendor failed to respond according to the terms of the proposal. C. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the SOW. D. The vendor failed to respond to all items in the contract.