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Your project involves the research and development of a new food additive. You’re ready to release the product to your customer when you discover that a minor reaction might occur in people with certain conditions. The reactions to date have been very minor, and no known long-lasting side effects have been noted. As project manager you should: A. Do nothing because the reactions are so minor that very few people will be affected. B. Inform the customer that you've discovered this condition and tell them you'll research it further to determine the impacts. C. Inform your customer that there is no problem with the additive release the product to them. D. Tell the customer you'll correct the reaction problems in the next batch but you'll release the first batch of product to them now to begin using.
You are a project manager for Zippy Tees. Your selection committee has just chosen a project you recommended for implementation. Your project is to manufacture a line of miniature stuffed bears that will be attached to your company's trendy T-shirts. The bears will be wearing the same T-shirt design as the shirt they're attached to. Your project sponsor thinks you've really impressed the big boss and wants you to skip to the manufacturing process right away. What is your response? A. To agree with the project sponsor because they are your boss, and they have a lot of authority and power in the company. B. To require that a preliminary budget be established and a resource list be put together to alert other managers of the requirements of this project. This should be published and signed by the other managers who are impacted by this project. C. To require a project charter be published and signed off on by all stakeholders before proceeding. D. To require a project charter be written to include the resource needed, budget, and project manager's authority. The project manager is the only one who needs to see this document as other documents will be distributed later that contain the same detail as the charter.
You are the project manager for Zippy Tees. Your company has decided to outsource the manufacturing of miniature bears to be attached to your trendy T-shirts. Which of the following is true? A. A good product description is all that's required. The project manager will supply this to the vendor. B. The contract can serve as the project charter. The product description will be included in the contract. C. The project manager should write the project charter because the project manager will be managing the vendor portion of this project as well. D. The vendor should write the project charter as they are responsible for manufacturing the bears.
You are a project manager for Laredo Pioneer’s Traveling Rodeo Show. You're heading up a project to promote a new line of souvenirs to be sold at the shows. You're ready to write the scope statement, and you know it should contain which of the following? A. Project justification, benefit/cost analysis, project deliverables, and product analysis B. Product analysis, project product, and project deliverables C. Project justification, project product, project deliverables, and project objectives D. Product analysis, project deliverables, benefit/cost analysis, and project objectives
Your hardware vendor left you voicemail saying that a potential snowstorm in the Midwest might prevent your equipment from arriving on time. She wanted to give you a heads-up and asked that you return the call. Which of the following is true? A. This is a secondary risk, which is an output of Risk Response Planning. B. This is a contingency plan, which is an output of Risk Response Planning. C. This is a risk, which is an output of Risk Identification. D. This is a trigger, which is an output of Risk Identification.
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 the project manager for a new website for the local zoo. You need to perform Quantitative Risk Analysis. You'll use all of the following tools and techniques to accomplish this except: A. Data precision ranking B. Sensitivity analysis C. Decision tree analysis D. Interviewing
What limits the options of the project team? A. Technology B. Constraints C. Deliverables D. Assumptions
What are decision models? A. Project selection criteria B. Project selection methods C. Project selection committees D. Project resource and budget selection criteria
All of the following are true about decomposition except: A. It's an output of the Scope Definition process. B. It's a tool and technique of the Scope Definition process. C. It is used to create a WBS. D. It subdivides the major deliverables into smaller components.
How do you quantitatively analysis the quality of a project during development?
You are a project manager for Penguin Software. Your company creates custom software programs for hospitals and large dental offices. You have just completed a project and are gathering the documentation of the product of the project. This might include all of the following except: A. Technical specifications B. Electronic files C. Programming plans D. Performance measurements