PERT is:
A. The longest path
B. A weighted average technique
C. A simulation technique
D. Widely used in practice to determine schedule durations
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The project manager has the greatest influence over quality during which process? A. Quality Planning B. Quality Assurance C. Quality Control D. Quality Change Control
Your project was just completed. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the project was delayed causing cost overruns at the end of the project. This information might be useful on future projects in all of the following activities except: A. Cost estimating B. Allocating resources C. Product verification D. Activity estimating
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.
All of the following are true regarding the ADM method except: A. It's a tool and technique of Activity Sequencing. B. It uses one time estimate to determine durations. C. It's also called AOA. D. It's rarely used today.
You are a project manager and are in the Closing process of the project. Your customer has been presented with a formal acceptance and sign-off document. They refuse to sign, claiming the product does not meet their expectations. You know that this situation could have been prevented by doing all of the following except : A. Documenting the requirements B. Documenting the customer's refusal to sign C. Performing quality inspections during the process D. Requesting sign-off at important milestones
You are going to take some performance measurements for your current project. You know that PV = 450, AC = 500, and EV = 375. What is the CV and SV respectively? A. CV = 125, and SV = 75 B. CV=-75, and SV=-125 C. CV = 75, and SV = 125 D. CV=-125, and SV=-75
You are a project manager for a manufacturing firm that produces Civil War-era replicas and memorabilia. You discover a design error during a test production run on your latest project. Which of the following is the most likely response to this problem? A. Reduce the technical requirements so that the error is no longer valid. B. Go forward with production and ignore the error. C. Go forward with production but inform the customer of the problem. D. Develop alternative solutions to address the error.
Your nonprofit organization is preparing to host its first annual 5K run/walk in City Park. You worked on a similar project for the organization two years ago when it co-hosted the 10K run through Overland Pass. Which of the Initiation process inputs might be helpful to you on your new project? A. The strategic plan, because you'll want to make sure the project reflects the overall strategic direction of the organization. B. Historical information on the 10K run project. You might be able to gather helpful project information since this new project is similar in nature. C. The product description, which would describe all the details of the run/walk program. D. Historical information from the recent blood drive project.
You are a project manager working on contract. You’ve performed earned value analysis and discovered that the project will be completed on time and under the original estimated amount. This means the profit to your company will decrease as will your personal bonus. Which of the following should you do? A. Add activities to the project to increase the cost enough to meet the original estimated amount. B. Tell the customer you're adding additional requirements to the project chat were originally cut because of cost constraints. C. Inform the customer that the project is completed and has come in under budget. D. Bill the customer for the full amount of the contract as this was the original agreed-upon price.
Your company. Kick That Ball Sports, has appointed you project manager for their new Cricket product line introduction. This is a national effort, and all the retail stores across the country need to have the new products on the shelves before the media advertising blitz begins. The product line involves three new products, some with multiple deliverables. The Scope Definition process is now complete. Which of the following is true? A. The WBS template, an output of the Scope Definition process, was used from the previous project to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project. B. The WBS template from the previous project, an output from the Scope Planning process, was used to create the WBS for this project. The WBS encompasses the major deliverables for the project. C. The WBS, an output of the Scope Planning process, has been created, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project. D. The WBS, an output of the Scope Definition process, has been created, and it encompasses the full scope of work for the project.
You are a project manager for Snow Fun, a chain of retail shops specializing in winter sports gear and clothing. You’ve been working on contract with Snow Fun and are ready to move on to your next assignment. The customer has signed off on the project, formal acceptance notices have been distributed, and project closure procedures have been performed. What type of project ending is this? A. Extinction B. Starvation C. Integration D. Addition
You are a project manager for Fountain of Youth Spring Water bottlers. You are installing a new accounting system and have identified several problems and their causes. You decide to use which of the following flowcharts to diagram the problems' causes and effects? A. Decision tree diagram B. Fishbone diagram C. Benchmark diagram D. Simulation tree diagram