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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.
Your 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
Which of the following is true? A. Discounted cash flow analysis is the least precise of the cash flow techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. B. NPV is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it assumes reinvestment at the discount rate. C. Payback period is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques as it does not consider the time value of money. D. IRR is the least precise of the cash flow analysis techniques because it assumes reinvestment at the cost of capital.
You know that BAC = 375, PV = 300, AC = 200, and EV = 250. Variances that have occurred on the project to date are not expected to continue. What is the ETC? A. 75 B. 50 C. 125 D. 150
Which of the following is true regarding product descriptions? A. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service. B. The product description is an output of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and less detail in the early phases of the project. C. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service and contains a lot of detail in the early phases of the project. D. The product description is an input of the Initiation process. It describes the characteristics of the product or service.
You do not expect the types of variances that have occurred on the project to date to continue. If BAC = 300, ETC = 275, PV= 300, AC = 200, EV = 250, and CPI = 1.25, what is the EAC? A. 240 B. 250 C. 475 D. 150
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.
What are the tools and techniques of the Quantitative Risk Analysis process? A. Checklists, flowcharting, interviewing B. Interviewing, sensitivity analysis, decision tree analysis, simulation C. Checklists, sensitivity analysis, decision tree analysis, information-gathering techniques D. Interviewing, checklists, assumptions analysis, risk probability impact
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What is one of the most important skills a project manager can have? A. Negotiation skills B. Influencing skills C. Communication skills D. Problem-solving skills
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 Uncle Sam's Flag Company. Your company has designed a new line of products featuring the American flag. Due to some unique circumstances, the products are in hot demand and the project sponsor has asked you to do whatever it takes to get this project completed early and make the products available. You are to add resources to the project. The sponsor agrees to pay the additional costs since time is now a critical factor. Which technique have you used? A. Crashing B. Resource leveling C. Fast tracking D. Resource loading