Explain the difference between Project management and IT management.
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What are the triple constraints? A. Time, schedules, and quality B. Time, availability, and quality C. Time, money, and schedules D. Time, money, and quality
Scope definition is necessary for all of the following reasons except: A. To subdivide project deliverables into smaller components B. To assess the stability of the project scope C. To facilitate time and cost estimates D. To facilitate responsibility and assignment
You have been hired as a contract project manager for Grapevine Vineyards. Grapevine wants you to design an Internet wine club for their customers. Customers must pre-register before being allowed to order wine over the Internet so that legal age can be established. You tested using data from Grapevine's existing database. This new module cannot be tested until the data from the existing system is loaded. This is an example of which of the following? A. Preferential logic B. Soft logic C. Discretionary dependency D. Hard logic
You are a project manager with technical expertise in the pharmaceutical industry. You've decided to try your hand at project management in the entertainment industry. Which of the following is true? A. You will likely be successful because communication skills are your strong suit. You anticipate having technical experts on your project team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with. B. You will likely be successful because your organizational skills are excellent. You anticipate having technical experts on your project team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with. C. You will probably be successful because you have a friend in the entertainment industry that has briefed you on all the important aspects of this project that you'll need to know. You anticipate having technical experts on your project team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with. D. You will probably not be successful because you have little knowledge of the entertainment industry even though you anticipate having technical experts on your project team to address industry specifics that you're not familiar with.
You are project manager for a nonprofit organization. Your project has come about due to a social need. Your sponsor wants to get right to the Planning process. However, you know that a project charter should be published prior to proceeding to the Planning processes. All of the following are true regarding project charters except: A. Project charters always include cost and time estimates. B. Project charters always include the product description and business need for the product. C. Project charters recognize and acknowledge the existence of the project. D. Project charters commit organizational resources to the project.
Your 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.
Which of the following is displayed as an S-curve? A. Gantt B. Cost baseline C. Critical path D. PERT
You are refining the product description for your company's new line of ski boots. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description will contain more detail in this stage and that a decreasing amount of detail will be added to it as the project progresses. B. You are in the Planning process of your project and know that the product description will contain less detail in this stage and greater detail as the project progresses. C. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description should contain the most detail possible at this stage, as this is critical information for the Planning process D. You are in the Initiation process of your project and know that the product description will contain less detail in this stage and greater detail as the project progresses.
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 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.
You 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
You work for a company that writes hilling software programs for the communication industry. You've just been assigned a new project. The customer is located in a distant country that limits the number of foreigners allowed into the country. You identify this risk in your risk management plan. The critical point during the project is installation and setup. You might do which of the following given these circumstances? A. Use a design of experiments technique to develop a contingency plan. B. Develop a cause-and-effect diagram that identifies the contract type you should use for a project like this. C. Use sensitivity analysis to assist you in developing the appropriate risk response for this situation. D. Develop a contingency plan for installation.