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Basic Project Management MCQ

1. A project managers planning _____.

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Correct Answer: Includes identifying project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

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2. In the ________ stage of what is a project?, a major portion of the actual project work performed.

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Correct Answer: Executing

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3. It is good practice to document meeting minutes, focusing on key decisions and ____ items.

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Correct Answer: Action

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4. A _____ is a standard of measurement in quality management.

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Correct Answer: Metric

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5. A _____ cannot be started until one or more other tasks are completed.

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Correct Answer: Dependent task

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6. A ____ path includes all tasks that are vital to the project schedule.

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Correct Answer: Critical

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7. _____ is the product of a risk event probability and the risk events monetary value.

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Correct Answer: Expected Monetary Value (EMV)

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8. _____ is the degree to which a system performs its intended function.

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Correct Answer: Functionality

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9. _____ is a planning process that is within the project scope management knowledge area.

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Correct Answer: Creation of a WBS

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10. _____ involves building individual and group skills to enhance project performance.

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Correct Answer: Developing the project team

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11. A(n) ____ chart displays complex task patterns and relationships.

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Correct Answer: PERT/CPM

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12. Enterprise environmental factors are an output of the executing process of _____.

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Correct Answer: Project human resource management

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13. The term _____ is used to describe risks that the project team has identified and analyzed.

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Correct Answer: Known risks

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14. A(n) _____ is a contract clause that allows the buyer or supplier to end the contract.

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Correct Answer: Termination clause

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15. The __________ should include requirements for formal acceptance and closure of contracts.

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Correct Answer: Contract itself

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16. The _____ line for any e-mail messages you write should clearly state the intention of the e-mail.

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Correct Answer: Subject

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17. Complete the formula: sample size = 0.25 * ( _____ /acceptable error)2

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Correct Answer: Certainty factor

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18. As the number of people involved in a project _____, the complexity of communications _____.

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Correct Answer: Increases, increases

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19. An example of push communication is _____.

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Correct Answer: Voice mails

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20. According to thamhain and wilemon, _____ is the ability to improve a workers position.

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Correct Answer: Promotion

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21. A(n) _____ is a column chart that shows the number of resources assigned to a project over time.

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Correct Answer: Resource histogram

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22. A _____ person achieves a balance between risk and payoff.

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Correct Answer: Risk-neutral

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23. The term ____ describes a product produced as part of a project.

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Correct Answer: Scope

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24. The most common approach for closing or terminating a project is through _______.

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Correct Answer: Integration.

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25. The main tool for performing scope verification is ____.

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Correct Answer: Inspection

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26. Stakeholders can be categorized as ____ if they are aware of the project yet do not like change.

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Correct Answer: Resistant

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27. Scope ______ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then sign-off on key deliverables.

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Correct Answer: Validation

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28. On a pert chart, an arrow from "activity d" to "activity e" indicates that _______.

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Correct Answer: Activity D must be completed before Activity E can start

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29. Microsofts risk management model includes _____, which specifies the risk type.

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Correct Answer: Category.

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30. Microsoft claims that the microsoft project software can _____.

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Correct Answer: Assign ownership of risks

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31. Microsoft claims that microsoft project has the capability of ____.

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Correct Answer: Assign ownership of risks

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32. A(n) _____ stakeholder is aware of the project yet resistant to change.

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Correct Answer: Resistant

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33. A(n) _____ is a recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress.

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Correct Answer: Event

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34. A(n) _____ is a document that contains results of various risk management processes.

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Correct Answer: Risk register

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35. A(n) _____ documents the procedures for managing risk throughout the project.

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Correct Answer: Risk management plan

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36. ____ includes the actual amount of time spent working on an activity plus elapsed time.

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Correct Answer: Duration

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37. There are ____ main processes involved in project scope management.

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Correct Answer: Five

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38. System or process _____ are diagrams that show how different parts of a system interrelate.

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Correct Answer: Flowcharts

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39. In a(n) _____ organizational structure, project managers have little or no authority.

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Correct Answer: Functional

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40. Payment alternatives are part of the ____ phase of the research-based buying process.

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Correct Answer: Selection and purchase

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41. A(n)_____ is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

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Correct Answer: Process

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42. A project has each of the following characteristics except ________.

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Correct Answer: Low risk with a high profit potential or benefit

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43. _____ are the system?s special characteristics that appeal to users.

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Correct Answer: Features

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44. ____ describe what the project team has accomplished during a certain period.

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Correct Answer: Progress reports

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45. Tasks in a wbs that are decomposed into smaller tasks are called _____ tasks.

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Correct Answer: Summary

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46. The ______ documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed.

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Correct Answer: Requirements management plan

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47. The _____ represents the number of units handled correctly through the process steps.

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Correct Answer: Yield

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48. Some projects have a senior manager called a(n)_____ who acts as a key proponent for a project.

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Correct Answer: Champion

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49. According to maslow, only after meeting _____ needs can individuals act upon growth needs.

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Correct Answer: Deficiency

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50. _____ means the project?s processes and products meet written specifications.

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Correct Answer: Onformance to requirements

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51. _____ is a technique for resolving resource conflicts by delaying tasks.

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Correct Answer: Resource leveling

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52. _____ involves determining the information and communications needs of the stakeholders.

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Correct Answer: Planning communications

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53. Subdividing the project deliverables into smaller pieces is known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Decomposition

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54. In project time management, a(n) _____ is an output of controlling the schedule

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Correct Answer: Project management plan update

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55. Identifying risks is a subprocess of the _____ process of project risk management.

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Correct Answer: Planning

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56. Pmi uses the term “_____” to describe each level of work in the wbs.

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Correct Answer: Task

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57. In an aoa network diagram, ____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node.

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Correct Answer: Bursts

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58. _____ involves identifying, evaluating, and managing changes throughout the project life cycle.

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Correct Answer: Integrated change control

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59. _____ helps professionals to see the effects of changing one or more variables on an outcome.

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Correct Answer: Sensitivity analysis

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60. _____ can be classified as internal to the organization or external.

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Correct Answer: Project Stakeholders

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61. _____ are those costs that are difficult to measure in monetary terms

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Correct Answer: Intangible costs

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62. ____ dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities.

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Correct Answer: External

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63. ____ dependencies are inherent in the nature of the work being performed on a project.

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Correct Answer: Discretionary

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64. Aoa network diagrams use only _____ dependencies.

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Correct Answer: Finish-to-start

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65. A(n) _____ on a project is a significant event that normally has no duration.

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Correct Answer: Milestone

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66. A products quality is determined by its ____.

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Correct Answer: Durability, reliability, and serviceability

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67. A(n)_____ is the original project plan plus approved changes.

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Correct Answer: Baseline

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68. The main purpose of the planning phase in a project is to ________.

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Correct Answer: Determine who will do what and by when

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69. A _____ is usually not necessary to the scrum method.

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Correct Answer: Team contract

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70. _____ correct(s) or prevent(s) further quality problems based on quality control measurements.

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Correct Answer: Process adjustments

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71. When leveling schedules to overcome resource constraints, ________ is increased.

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Correct Answer: Scheduling complexity

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72. Each task in a systems development project should culminate in one or more ________.

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Correct Answer: Deliverables

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73. The challenges of managing large-scale systems development projects arise from ________.

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Correct Answer: Lack of coordination

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74. Activities on the critical path of a project have ____ slack time.

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Correct Answer: Zero

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75. Releasing the project team typically occurs _________ during the closure phase.

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Correct Answer: Gradually

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76. Project management restructuring allowed companies to manage projects that _____.

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Correct Answer: Could not be handled by the traditional organization

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77. _____ involves reducing the impact of a risk event by reducing the probability of its occurrence.

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Correct Answer: Risk mitigation

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78. _____ involves prioritizing risks based on their probability and impact of occurrence.

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Correct Answer: Performing qualitative risk analysis

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79. _____ involves numerically estimating the effects of risks on project objectives.

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Correct Answer: Performing quantitative risk analysis

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80. _____ involves doing whatever you can to make sure the positive risk happens.

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Correct Answer: Risk exploitation

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81. _____ involves deciding how to approach and plan the risk management activities for the project.

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Correct Answer: Planning risk management

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82. _____ involves allocating ownership of the risk to another party.

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Correct Answer: Risk sharing

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83. The following portfolio has an expected return of _____ percent and a beta of _____.

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Correct Answer: 10.99; 1.11

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84. ________ monetizes the value of the data stored by search engines.

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Correct Answer: SEM

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85. In a pert/cpm chart, each task has all of the following except a(n) ____.

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Correct Answer: Reference to successor tasks

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86. Project scheduling involves all of the following except ____.

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Correct Answer: Defining project constraints

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87. Three general classifications of organizational structures are _____, project, and matrix.

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Correct Answer: Functional

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88. There are ____ basic reasons for creating dependencies among project activities.

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Correct Answer: Three

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89. Teams can be broadly classified as either ____.

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Correct Answer: Functional or cross-functional

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90. Which purpose does an OBS serve?

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Correct Answer: Establishes the on-boarding practices for bringing new team members to the project

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91. In which stage of team development do the members of the project team begin to trust each other?

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Correct Answer: Norming

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92. A project management team has subcontracted work to a service company. Which of the following tools is the best choice to ensure that this company will be able to meet the quality requirements of the project?

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Correct Answer: Quality audit

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93. Which of the following does PRINCE2 focus on?

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Correct Answer: Controlled environments

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94. Generally, in which project phase are risk and opportunity greater than the amount at stake?

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Correct Answer: Planning phase

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95. Which measure are you most likely to use if you want to evaluate how much work effort remains on the project?

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Correct Answer: ETC

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96. Which is the act of gathering and organizing resources to accomplish a goal?

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Correct Answer: Management

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97. YWhich purpose does an OBS serve?

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Correct Answer: Identifies project risks that do not have a mitigation plan

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98. What would you call the total planned value of a project?

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Correct Answer: Budget at completion (BAC)

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99. You have prepared the plan and received sign-off from the team, and you are just about to get client sign-off. Which project phase are you in?

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Correct Answer: Project planning

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100. Taking an action to ensure that a defective or nonconforming item complies with requirements or specifications is known as:

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Correct Answer: rework.

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101. Which project management graphic shows progress in terms of schedule, earned value, and cost versus budget?

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Correct Answer: S-curve

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102. Which of the following is the expected total cost of the project at completion?

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Correct Answer: Estimated Cost at Completion (EAC)

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103. The stakeholder analysis should be done in which stage of project management?

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Correct Answer: Initiation

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104. Which of the following describes the effect on project objectives if a specific risk event occurs?

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Correct Answer: Risk consequences

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105. Which term refers to a project environment where project contributors do not report organizationally to a project manager?

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Correct Answer: Matrix

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106. Which are the most common parts of a stand-up meeting?

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Correct Answer: Reporting the progress on the project since the last meeting, reporting of plans until the next meeting, noting issues that are delaying progress

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107. What is the process of administering actionable tasks called?

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Correct Answer: Delegation

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108. Which is a formal approved document that defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled and closed?

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Correct Answer: Project Management Plan

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109. In which phase is the Project Manager for a project identified?

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Correct Answer: Project initiation

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110. Which of the following is NOT an interpersonal skill a project manager should use when managing stakeholders expectations?

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Correct Answer: Managing change requests

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111. A stakeholder has been made aware of an overbudgeted, overstaffed, and underperformed project. How should the Project Manager respond?

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Correct Answer: Identifying the details and environment surrounding the issues and enacting a post-assessment plan

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112. Which type of chart displays the project start and finish dates?

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Correct Answer: Gannt

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113. For which task should a WBS be used?

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Correct Answer: Identifying activities needed to create deliverables

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114. This plan documents the approach to communicating effectively and efficiently with stakeholders.

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Correct Answer: Communications Management Plan

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115. Which of the following may be a result of failed deadlines?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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116. Which of the following should the project manager create to ensure that all work is included in the project plan?

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Correct Answer: WBS

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117. Which is a technique used to determine whether particular work can be accomplished by the project team or must be purchased from an outside source?

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Correct Answer: Make-or-buy analysis

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118. Which of the following constitutes one of the major areas of cost growth?

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Correct Answer: Scope change

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119. A client has added tasks to a contracted project without full disclosure. What is this called?

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Correct Answer: Scope Creep

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120. If you believe the likelihood of a milestone occurring is sufficient, you should list this probability as an:

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Correct Answer: assumption.

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121. Which type of project management is typically used in technology and software development?

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Correct Answer: Agile project management

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122. This action reduces the probability and/or impact of an adverse risk event to below an acceptable level.

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Correct Answer: Risk mitigation

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123. Which of the following handles Customer Requirement Documentation?

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Correct Answer: Business analysis team

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124. Which of the following should oversee the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information??

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Correct Answer: Project Communications Management

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125. Which would be the least effective course of action if several activities have taken longer than expected?

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Correct Answer: Hope that later activities will make up for the loss of time

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126. The project closes with:

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Correct Answer: project review.

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127. Project Governance involves:

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Correct Answer: sharing practices with team and assigning roles in monitoring.

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128. Which must a project manager complete to create clear boundaries for project completion?

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Correct Answer: Scope statement

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129. Which of the following is part of the process of Project Review?

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Correct Answer: Monitoring project performance and control of risks

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130. What does a Project Lifecycle consist of?

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Correct Answer: A logical sequence of project phases comprising of associated activities

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131. Which of the following is Cost Variance used to monitor?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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132. Which is the key attribute of a kickoff meeting?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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133. For which task is the Project Manager responsible?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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134. Which of the following is the project manager responsible for?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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135. What steps is the Project Closure phase comprised of?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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136. What is the prime role of a Project Manager?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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137. Who are the stakeholders of a project?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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138. Which of the following consists of all the processes that ensure that only the work absolutely necessary to successfully complete the project has been defined?

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Correct Answer: Project Scope Management

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139. Who is responsible for code testing?

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Correct Answer: Both the coder and tester

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140. Four components of Eisenhower Matrix are:

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Correct Answer: B-Tasks, A-Tasks, Tasks for Dustbin, C-Tasks

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141. The focus on what outcomes should change in project management is the:

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Correct Answer: Benefits realisation management

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142. What project management graphic shows you progress in terms of schedule, earned value and cost versus budget?

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Correct Answer: S-curve

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143. ______ is action taken to ensure that a defective or nonconforming item complies with requirements or specifications

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Correct Answer: Rework

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144. _______ is the total planned value for the project and constitutes the cost performance baseline.

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Correct Answer: Budget at Completion (BAC)

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145. What types of project change qualify for change management?

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Correct Answer: Change of team members.

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146. You have prepared the plan, received sign-off from the team, and are just about to get client sign-off. Which project phase are you in?

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Correct Answer: Project planning

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147. Which of the following is NOT an input in the project management plan process?

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Correct Answer: Change Management Plan

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148. You have one client, a technical resource, a design resource, an advisor, and yourself on a project. How many paths of two way communications are there to manage if all of them have complete access to each other?

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Correct Answer: 10

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149. Which of the following is NOT a process in project time management?

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Correct Answer: Review schedule

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150. Which of these IS a valid earned value rule?

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Correct Answer: 25/75

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151. What purpose does an OBS serve?

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Correct Answer: Organizes project stakeholders within the context of a project.

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152. How many phases are there in a common phase-gate model?

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Correct Answer: 6

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153. The act of gathering and organizing resources to accomplish a goal is called what?

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Correct Answer: Management

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154. Which of the following is NOT a process in Project Communications Management?

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Correct Answer: Manage project team expectations

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155. Projectized refers to what?

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Correct Answer: An organizational structure where the team members report directly to a project manager.

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156. Which of the following would NOT be suitable for project management?

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Correct Answer: The management of a telephone call centre

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157. If you want to evaluate how much work effort remains on the project, what measure are you most likely to use?

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Correct Answer: ETC

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158. Which of the following is NOT a critical practice for a software project?

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Correct Answer: Customer management

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159. In what stage of team development do the members of the project team begin to trust each other?

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Correct Answer: Norming

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160. Generally, in what project phase is risk and opportunity greater than the amount at stake?

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Correct Answer: Planning phase

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161. Alarmed by lagging progress, a project manager chooses to crash the schedule. What is s/he doing?

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Correct Answer: Adding additional resources to decrease the duration of future activities.

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162. Project closes with:

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Correct Answer: Project review

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163. ______ is the degree to which a set of characteristics fulfills requirements.

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Correct Answer: Quality

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164. ________ is a provision, usually time or money, to mitigate cost and/or schedule risk.

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Correct Answer: Reserve

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165. What is a WBS input?

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Correct Answer: Items needed before an activity can be done.

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166. A project management team has subcontracted work to a service company. Which of the following tools is the best choice to assure that this company will be able to meet the quality requirements of the project?

Answer

Correct Answer: Quality audit

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167. What is the origin of the traditional project management's nickname "Waterfall?"

Answer

Correct Answer: The look of project activities scheduled back to back on a Gantt chart.

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168. What is the main responsibility of the Steering Committe during Project Execution?

Answer

Correct Answer: Making clear and timely decisions

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169. A burndown chart is used for which of the following purposes?

Answer

Correct Answer: To visualize schedule progress.

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170. Which of the following is NOT a cost estimate tool or technique?

Answer

Correct Answer: Delphi method

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171. Which one of the following is NOT in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Answer

Correct Answer: Self Performance

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172. What project document is best used to document initial roles, scope, and expectations?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project charter

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173. What is scope creep?

Answer

Correct Answer: Features and deliverables not agreed to in the original plan.

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174. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cost of quality?

Answer

Correct Answer: Gold-plating

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175. What is the purpose of the process to collect requirements?

Answer

Correct Answer: To define and document stakeholders' needs to meet the project objectives.

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176. Sometimes there is a waiting period between two sequential tasks. What is this span of empty time called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Float

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177. Which of the following is NOT a process in Project Procurement Management?

Answer

Correct Answer: Retain procurements

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178. What are the most common attributes in a risk register?

Answer

Correct Answer: Probability, impact

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179. Customer Requirement Documentation is done by the:

Answer

Correct Answer: Business analysis team

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180. _______ authorizes a project or phase of a project.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Charter

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181. You are assembling a team and building understanding of the project needs. Which project phase are you in?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project initiation

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182. Which of the following is NOT a commonly used tool or technique to collect requirements?

Answer

Correct Answer: Review Project Plan

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183. What term refers to a project environment where project contributors do not report organizationally to a project manager?

Answer

Correct Answer: Matrix

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184. You notice that several activities have taken longer than expected. What would be the least effective course of action?

Answer

Correct Answer: Hope that later activities will make up for the loss of time.

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185. Which of the following aspects of a project are known as the project management triangle?

Answer

Correct Answer: Scope, schedule, cost

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186. ________ is reducing the probability and/or impact of an adverse risk event to below an acceptable level.

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk mitigation

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187. _______ is giving the customer more than what was required.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gold-plating

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188. _______ is the formal process to review, approve, and manage changes to project deliverables, documents, and the project management plan throughout the project.

Answer

Correct Answer: Integrated Change Control

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189. ________ a technique used to determine whether particular work can be accomplished by the project team or must be purchased from an outside source.

Answer

Correct Answer: Make-or-buy analysis

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190. ________ is the effect on project objectives if the risk event occurs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk consequences

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191. Which of the following is not a common communication tool for project managers?

Answer

Correct Answer: Code register

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192. Customer Requirement is captured during:

Answer

Correct Answer: Project initiation phase

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193. A client has added tasks to a contracted project without full disclosure. This is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Scope Creep

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194. Which of these is the first phase of Project management?

Answer

Correct Answer: Initiation

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195. ________ constitutes one of the major areas of cost growth.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scope change

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196. If you believe the likelihood of a milestone occurring is sufficient, you could list this probability as what?

Answer

Correct Answer: Assumption

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197. You are monitoring the schedule progress and evaluating budget. You see a trend of going over budget and are having conversations to correct the issue. Which project phase are you in?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project control

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198. Quantitative Project Management is best used for?

Answer

Correct Answer: Predicting Cost and Schedule Overruns

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199. Which of the following is NOT a source selection criteria used in contract procurement?

Answer

Correct Answer: open change requests

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200. The team just discovered an significant unplanned cost. Which of the following is not a way to resolve this?

Answer

Correct Answer: Proceed with the project and hope that things sort out.

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201. _______ is the expected total cost of the project at completion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Estimated Cost at Completion (EAC)

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202. Which of the following is NOT one of the indicators of a team's effectiveness?

Answer

Correct Answer: Individual team members try to outperform one another.

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203. Which of the following is NOT a feature of an issues log?

Answer

Correct Answer: The project team member that caused the issue is identified

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204. With a little time to create a team, a Project Manager should value ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Availability & Skill Set

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205. The process of administering actionable tasks is called?

Answer

Correct Answer: Delegation

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206. The _________ calculates the longest path of planned activities to logical end points or to the end of the project, and the earliest and latest that each activity can start and finish without making the project longer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Critical path method

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207. _______ consists of all the processes that ensure that the work necessary, and only the work necessary, to successfully complete the project has been defined.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Scope Management

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208. Which one of the following is NOT one of the four P's that effective software project management focuses on?

Answer

Correct Answer: Perspective

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209. Which is NOT included in the 7 keys to success proposed by IBM?

Answer

Correct Answer: Complex tasks are postponed

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210. ________ is acknowledging a risk but taking no action to avoid, transfer, or mitigate it.

Answer

Correct Answer: Risk acceptance

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211. _______ is the processes and activities that determine quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities which ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Quality Management

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212. What is involved with fast tracking a schedule?

Answer

Correct Answer: Arranging some project activities to happen concurrently, rather than sequentially.

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213. Add this type of clause to a deadline agreement for a project with great scope?

Answer

Correct Answer: Extension Clause

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214. What are the most common parts of a stand-up meeting?

Answer

Correct Answer: Reporting the progress on the project since the last meeting, reporting of plans until the next meeting, noting issues that are delaying progress.

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215. The team is working on the project and regular communication is happening between the project manager, the team, and the client. Which project phase are you in?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project execution

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216. When is a WBS used?

Answer

Correct Answer: When identifying activities needed to create deliverables.

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217. The _________ documents the approach to communicate effectively and efficiently with stakeholders.

Answer

Correct Answer: Communications Management Plan

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218. A stakeholder has been made aware of an overbudgeted, overstaffed, and underperformed project. A Project Manager should respond by_________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Identifying the details and environment surrounding the issues and enacting a post-assessment plan

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219. This type of chart displays a project start and finish date?

Answer

Correct Answer: Gannt

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220. What is a project manager called when using scrum methodologies?

Answer

Correct Answer: Scrum Master

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221. High Severity Risk in a project:

Answer

Correct Answer: Impacts negatively on progress and success of project

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222. What does SV stand for?

Answer

Correct Answer: Schedule Variance

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223. A sponsor has requested a fixed budget and a fixed scope. What is the most effective way to plan?

Answer

Correct Answer: Clarify with the sponsor which project attribute is most important to them. Plan the project with that attribute fixed.

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224. Who is responsible for conducting formal or informal assessments of the project team's performance?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project management team

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225. Triple constraint of a project is:

Answer

Correct Answer: Scope, schedule, cost

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226. An effective Project manager will cancel a failing project only after this process?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Assessment

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227. _______ is the processes involved in estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs so the project can be completed within the approved budget.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Cost Management

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228. Which of these is not a stage of Project Development?

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpolation

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229. The quantity of time that will elapse from the start of an activity to its end is called what?

Answer

Correct Answer: Duration

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230. A team leader's job is to ______ a group's collaborative work.

Answer

Correct Answer: Oversee

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231. Project Governance is about:

Answer

Correct Answer: Sharing practices with team and assigning roles in monitoring

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232. The deliverables have been signed off and teams have stopped working on the project. Which project phase are you in?

Answer

Correct Answer: Project closure

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233. Which of the following is NOT an interpersonal skill a project manager should use in managing stakeholders expectations?

Answer

Correct Answer: Denying change requests

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234. True or False? The closing stage consists of more than one type of closure?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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235. Project Manager for a project is identified during:

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Initiation

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236. _______ is a formal approved document that defines how a project is executed, monitored and controlled, and closed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Project Management Plan

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237. Project Review is a process of:

Answer

Correct Answer: Monitoring project performance and control of risks

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238. Which groups are included as project stakeholders?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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239. When is the best time to close a project?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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240. Project Lifecycle is:

Answer

Correct Answer: A logical sequence of project phases comprising of associated activities

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241. Initiation is used to identify which of the following?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the Above

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242. Quality Control can be monitored by creating these?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the Above

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243. The point of planning is to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Understand whats needs to be done

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244. Tester's job is to:

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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245. Which of these is not a stage of Project management?

Answer

Correct Answer: Cleansing

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246. More rework in a project means:

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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247. What would a project manager need to understand in order to properly sequence activities in a WBS?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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248. What are the key attributes of a kickoff meeting?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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249. Prime role of a Project Manager is:

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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250. What is the project manager responsible to do?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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251. Project Closure comprises of :

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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252. Project Manager is responsible for:

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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253. The stakeholders of a project are the:

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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254. What would be included as part of the "Triple constraint."

Answer

Correct Answer: Scope, Schedule, or Budget

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255. If customer requirements are not met:

Answer

Correct Answer: A project can't be treated as successful

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256. Failed deadlines may result in which of the following?

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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257. Project Plan primarily consists of:

Answer

Correct Answer: Project tasks, priority, allocated to, and target date

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258. Code testing is the job of:

Answer

Correct Answer: Both coder and tester

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