You are a project manager responsible for the construction of a new office complex. You are taking over for a project manager who recently left the company. The prior project manager completed the scope statement and scope management plan for this project. In your interviews with some key stakeholders, you conclude which of the following?
A. They understand that the scope statement assesses the Stability of the project scope and outlines how to incorporate scope changes into the project.
B. They understand that the scope management plan assesses the stability of the project scope and outlines how to incorporate scope changes into the project.
C. They understand that the scope management plan is deliverables oriented and cost estimates can be easily derived it.
D. They understand that the scope statement is deliverables oriented and cost estimates can be easily derived from it.
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You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor's work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. The subcontractor's performance is not meeting the contract requirements, because the poles are not buried to the correct depth. Which of the following is true? A. You are in the Quality Assurance process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. B. You are in the Scope Verification process and have performed a quality audit to assure correctness of work. C. You are in the Contract Administration process and have completed a contract audit to assure the subcontractor's performance meets the contract requirements. D. You are in the Performance Reporting process and have completed a performance review of the contractor's work.
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Your project was just completed, accepted, and closed. As is customary for your organization, you conduct a post-implementation audit. The purpose of this audit includes all of the following except: A. Evaluating project goals and comparing them to project product B. Reviewing successes and failures C. Documenting the acceptance of the work results D. Documenting possible improvements for future projects
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You are preparing a diagram that plots two variables, the dependent variable and the independent variable, to see the relationship between the two elements. What kind of diagram are you using? A. Cause-and-effect diagram B. Control chart C. Flowchart D. Scatter diagram
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
The Critical Path Method is a mathematical tool and technique of the Schedule Development process. All of the following are true regarding CPM except: A. Determines a single early and late start date and a single early and late finish date B. Calculates expected value C. Focuses on the calculation of float time D. Shows the critical path, or the path with the longest duration
Sally is a project manager working on the Resource Planning process. She should consider all of the following when developing the resource requirements output except: A. WBS B. Supply purchase policies C. Resource rates D. Special knowledge and talents
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