Can You Pass This Hardest Project Management Test? Trivia Quiz

1. Management has determined that your project must be completed by December 30. This date is an input to your planning process group and is considered what?

A constraint

An enterprise environmental factor

An organizational process asset

An assumption

A. A preset project deadline is an example of a project constraint.

Explanation

A. A preset project deadline is an example of a project constraint.

2. Your organization would like to create a new product based on market research. This new product will be created by a project. This is an example of which one of the following reasons to launch a new project?

Organizational need

Customer request

Market demand

Legal requirement

C. Projects can be created for a number of reasons, and this example supports the market demand choice. A, an organizational need, is a project to satisfy an internal need. B is incorrect because no specific customer asked for this new product. D is incorrect because there is no legal requirement to create the new product.

Explanation

C. Projects can be created for a number of reasons, and this example supports the market demand choice. A, an organizational need, is a project to satisfy an internal need. B is incorrect because no specific customer asked for this new product. D is incorrect because there is no legal requirement to create the new product.

3. You are the project manager of the GHY Project for your company and you're working with the key project stakeholders to define the requirements of the project. One of the stakeholders mentions that there are industry standards, but there are also regulations for the project to consider. What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?

A standard is optional; regulations are not.

A standard is not optional; a regulation may be.

A standard is rarely optional; regulations are never optional.

A standard is a guideline; a regulation is a request.

A. This is the best choice because standards are optional while regulations are not. B, C, and D do not accurately describe the difference between standards and regulations.

Explanation

A. This is the best choice because standards are optional while regulations are not. B, C, and D do not accurately describe the difference between standards and regulations.

4. Project managers need interpersonal skills, such as likeability, to help get the project work done. The project manager needs interpersonal skills to be effective in any organization and project. Which one of the following is not an example of an interpersonal skill?

Financial management and accounting

Influencing the organization

Motivating people

Problem solving

A. Financial management and accounting is not an interpersonal skill. B, C, and D are examples of interpersonal skills, so these choices are invalid for this question.

Explanation

A. Financial management and accounting is not an interpersonal skill. B, C, and D are examples of interpersonal skills, so these choices are invalid for this question.

5. You are the project manager for your organization and a new project has just been initiated. You know it is important to identify stakeholders and their attitudes toward the project as early as possible in the project life cycle. Which one of the following is an example of a positive stakeholder?

The comptroller within your organization

A customer who is eager for your project's deliverable

An environmental group that has claims against your project

A union

B. The eager customer is an example of a positive stakeholder.

Explanation

B. The eager customer is an example of a positive stakeholder.

6. You are the project manager of a new project to construct a children's playground in your community. The project is beingfunded by a private donor, but they expect you to manage the project with the fullest attention. When does the vast majority of aproject's budget get expended?

During the planning process group activities

During the execution process group activities

During the initiation process group activities

During the procurement process group activities

B. When the project team completes the project work, the project's budget is expended.

Explanation

B. When the project team completes the project work, the project's budget is expended.

7. You are the project manager for the HALO Project. You and your project team are preparing the project plan. Of the following,which one is a project plan development constraint you and your team must consider

The budget as assigned by management

Project plans from similar projects

Project plans from similar projects that have failed

Interviews with SMEs who have experience with the project work in your project plan

A. A predetermined budget set by management is an example of a project constraint

Explanation

A. A predetermined budget set by management is an example of a project constraint

8. You have just informed your project team that each team member will be contributing to the lessons learned documentation.Your team does not understand this approach and wants to know what the documentation will be used for. Which one of thefollowing best describes the purpose of the lessons learned documentation?

Offers proof of concept for management

Offers historical information for future projects

Offers evidence of project progression as reported by the project team

Offers input to team member evaluations at the project's conclusion

B. Lessons learned documentation serves as part of organizational process assets for future projects.

Explanation

B. Lessons learned documentation serves as part of organizational process assets for future projects.

9. Your organization utilizes projects, programs, and portfolios. Some of the project team members are confused on what a program is. A program is which one of the following?

A very large, complex project

A collection of small projects with a common goal

A collection of projects with a common objective

A collection of subprojects with a common customer

C. A program is a collection of projects working together to gain benefits by managing the projects as a group rather than on an individual basis. A, B, and D are not attributes of programs because projects within a program neither are necessarily small nor are they subprojects.

Explanation

C. A program is a collection of projects working together to gain benefits by managing the projects as a group rather than on an individual basis. A, B, and D are not attributes of programs because projects within a program neither are necessarily small nor are they subprojects.

10. Holly is a new project manager and she's working toward her CAPM certification. She is having some trouble understanding which processes she should implement in her new project based on the available processes in the PMBOK Guide. Of the following, which statement is correct?

A project manager must use every process identified within the PMBOK on every project.

A project must use every tool and technique as identified within the PMBOK on every project.

A project manager must use the most appropriate processes on every project.

A project manager must agree that he will use all of the project management tools and techniques on every project.

C. A project manager does not have to use all of the processes within the PMBOK, only the most appropriate. A, B, and D are incorrect statements because the project manager does not use every process or tool and technique within the PMBOK.

Explanation

C. A project manager does not have to use all of the processes within the PMBOK, only the most appropriate. A, B, and D are incorrect statements because the project manager does not use every process or tool and technique within the PMBOK.

11. Jane is a senior project manager in your company. Wally is a new project manager who is working toward his CAPM certification. Jane decides that Wally would be a good candidate to manage a subproject in the organization. Brenda, the project sponsor, isn't certain what Jane means by a subproject. What is a subproject?

It is a smaller project that supports a parent project.

It is a project that is performing below expectations.

It is a project that has been experiencing project spin-off.

It is the delegation of a project phase.

A. A subproject is a project that is typically smaller than the original that supports a parent project. B, C, and D do not accurately describe a subproject.

Explanation

A. A subproject is a project that is typically smaller than the original that supports a parent project. B, C, and D do not accurately describe a subproject.

12. You'll need to recognize project management terms and be able to apply them in your CAPM or PMP examination. A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best described as which one of the following?

A program

An Operation

A project

A subproject

A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result. Deadlines and cost constraints are tied to the project. A is incorrect because programs are a collection of projects working toward a common cause. B is incorrect because operations are ongoing activities of an organization. D, a subproject, describes a project that is part of and supports a larger project, so it is also incorrect.

Explanation

A project is a temporary endeavor to create a unique product, service, or result. Deadlines and cost constraints are tied to the project. A is incorrect because programs are a collection of projects working toward a common cause. B is incorrect because operations are ongoing activities of an organization. D, a subproject, describes a project that is part of and supports a larger project, so it is also incorrect.

13. A project manager needs five areas of expertise to be successful. Which one is not one of the five areas of expertise?

Application area knowledge

An understanding of the project environment

PMP or CAPM certification

Interpersonal skills

C. Believe it or not, you don't have to be a PMP or a CAPM to be a successful project manager. A, B, and D are valid characteristics of a project manager.

Explanation

C. Believe it or not, you don't have to be a PMP or a CAPM to be a successful project manager. A, B, and D are valid characteristics of a project manager.

14. Erin is a new project manager who is working toward her CAPM. She has been assigned a small project in her organization, but she feels that she could use some additional training, coaching, and mentoring. Where will a project manager most likely get project management mentoring?

Project Management International

The American Society for Quality

The project management office

Subject matter experts

C. Project managers will most likely receive mentoring from the project management office. A is not a valid choice. B is not a valid choice because ASQ does not provide mentoring for project managers. D is not the best choice for the question because the PMBOK specifically identifies the PMO as a source for mentoring.

Explanation

C. Project managers will most likely receive mentoring from the project management office. A is not a valid choice. B is not a valid choice because ASQ does not provide mentoring for project managers. D is not the best choice for the question because the PMBOK specifically identifies the PMO as a source for mentoring.

15. Project managers and functional managers need to be able to recognize a condition that is best suited for a project, and a condition that is an operation within an entity. Which one of the following is an example of operations?

Creating a new community park

Designing a new car

Sending monthly invoices to an organization's 25,000 customers

Removing an old server and replacing it with a newer one

C. This is the best example of operations because the answer implies that this work is done every month. A, B, and D are all unique endeavors that may be done once or just occasionally, but are not part of ongoing operations.

Explanation

C. This is the best example of operations because the answer implies that this work is done every month. A, B, and D are all unique endeavors that may be done once or just occasionally, but are not part of ongoing operations.

16. Ben is a new employee in your organization and he's been assigned to your project team. Ben doesn't understand why he is on your project team because he thinks everything is part of the organization's day-to-day operations. Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?

Providing electricity to a community

Designing an electrical grid for a new community

Building a new dam as a source of electricity

Informing the public about changes at the electrical company

Providing electricity to a community is the best example of operations because it is an ongoing activity. B, C, and D are all examples of projects, as they are temporary and create a unique product, service, or result.

Explanation

Providing electricity to a community is the best example of operations because it is an ongoing activity. B, C, and D are all examples of projects, as they are temporary and create a unique product, service, or result.

17. There is a difference between the project, the project life cycle, the project schedule, and the overall project objective. At the core of these terms is the project life cycle. The project life cycle comprises which of the following?

Phases

Milestones

Estimates

Activities

A. The project life cycle is comprised of phases

Explanation

A. The project life cycle is comprised of phases

18. As the project manager, you must work with your project team to identify the project and the project phases within the project schedule. This identification helps to communicate expectations and outcomes of the project work. The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to the ____________________.

Project life cycle

Product life cycle

Project completion

Project processes

A. The project life cycle comprises all of the project phases within a project.

Explanation

A. The project life cycle comprises all of the project phases within a project.

19. Marcy is the project manager of the GQD Project for her organization. She is working with Stan, the project sponsor, and they are identifying the most likely phases for this type of project work. Why would an organization divide a project into phases?

To provide better management and control of the project

To identify the work that will likely happen within a phase of the project

To identify the resources necessary to complete a phase of the project

To define the cash-flow requirements within each phase of the project

A. Organizations often divide projects into phases to make the management and control of the project easier and more productive.

Explanation

A. Organizations often divide projects into phases to make the management and control of the project easier and more productive.

20. You are a project manager working under a PMO. Your project resources are shared among several projects. To whom will the project team members report?

The project manager of each project

The functional managers

The PMO

The project manager of their primary project

A. When resources are shared and a PMO exists, the project resources report to the PMO for staff assignments, but they'll report to the project manager of each project they're assigned to.

Explanation

A. When resources are shared and a PMO exists, the project resources report to the PMO for staff assignments, but they'll report to the project manager of each project they're assigned to.

21. You are the project manager in your organization. Unlike your last job, which used a functional structure, this organization is utilizing a weak matrix. Who has full authority over project funding in a weak matrix?

The project manager

The functional manager

The PMO

The project sponsor

B. The functional manager has the power over the project funding, not the project manager. In a weak matrix, the functional manager is likely to be the project sponsor.

Explanation

B. The functional manager has the power over the project funding, not the project manager. In a weak matrix, the functional manager is likely to be the project sponsor.

22. There are five project management process groups that allow projects to move from start to completion. Which one of the following is NOT one of the project management process groups?

Initiating

Planning

Communicating

Closing

C. Communicating is a process, but it is not a process group.

Explanation

C. Communicating is a process, but it is not a process group.

23. Ben is the project manager for his company. A customer has requested a new website and asked that Ben serve as theproject manager since he's done great work in the past for her company. Based on this information, when does a projectbecome officially authorized?

When the project charter is written

When the project is funded

When the project team is assembled

When the project charter is approved

D. The project is not authorized until the charter is approved.

Explanation

D. The project is not authorized until the charter is approved.

24. Mick is the project manager of the CHA Design Project. The project has been performing poorly on both costs and schedule. The customer has become very aggravated with the project problems and has decided to cancel the project. Which processmust happen next?

Scope control

Procurement management

Contract closure

No additional process is needed because the project has been canceled.

C. When a project is canceled, the closing processes must still happen.

Explanation

C. When a project is canceled, the closing processes must still happen.

25. You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. You are currently working on a project for a new drug yourcompany is creating. A recent change in a law governing drug testing will impact your project and change your project scope.The first thing you should do as project manager is:

Create a documented change request.

Proceed as planned since the project will be grandfathered beyond the new change in the law.

Consult with the project stakeholders.

Stop all project work until the issue is resolved.

A. Change requests should first be documented in the project's change control system

Explanation

A. Change requests should first be documented in the project's change control system

26. You are the project manager of the NHG Project. You have had to terminate a contract with a vendor. What is this an exampleof?

A special case of contract closure

Mitigation

A contract claim

Scope closure

Terminating a contract with a vendor is a special case of contract closure.

Explanation

Terminating a contract with a vendor is a special case of contract closure.

27. You are the project manager of the BHY Project. Your project customer has demanded that the project be completed byDecember 1. December 1 is an example of which one of the following?

A constraint

An assumption

A project boundary

Product acceptance criteria

A. This is an example of a project constraint

Explanation

A. This is an example of a project constraint

28. You are the project manager for a large construction project. The architect has provided your project team with blueprintsdetailing the exact layout of the building your team will be creating. He insists that the team follow the blueprints as he'sdesigned them. The blueprints are an example of which one of the following?

Project specifications

Approval requirements

Project constraints

Initially defined risks

A. Blueprints are an example of the project specifications.

Explanation

A. Blueprints are an example of the project specifications.

29. You are the project manager of a large project. Your project sponsor and management have approved you to outsourceportions of the project plan. What must be considered if a change request affects the procured work?

The project sponsor

The contractual agreement

Vendor(s)

The cause of the change request

B. If a change to the project scope affects the procedure work, the project manager must consider the contract. This is because the change may affect the existing contract the project manager and the vendor have entered into.

Explanation

B. If a change to the project scope affects the procedure work, the project manager must consider the contract. This is because the change may affect the existing contract the project manager and the vendor have entered into.

30. You are the project manager of the PJG Project for your company. This project is similar to a project you completed a few months ago and you'd like to reference the older project for information. Which estimating technique uses a similar project to predict how long the current project will take to complete?

Analogous estimating

Parametric estimating

Organizational process assets

Bottom-up estimating

A. Analogous estimating uses an analogy between similar projects to determine the current project's duration

Explanation

A. Analogous estimating uses an analogy between similar projects to determine the current project's duration

31.  While the project manager must balance risks, resources, and other aspects of the project, one of the fundamental concepts is the Iron Triangle. Of the following, which is not part of the Iron Triangle?

Quality

Time

Scope

Cost

A. Quality, while important, is not part of the Iron Triangle of Project Management. B, C, and D make up the Iron Triangle.

Explanation

A. Quality, while important, is not part of the Iron Triangle of Project Management. B, C, and D make up the Iron Triangle.

32. Sam and Sarah are in a heated discussion over a new program in the organization. They are trying to determine who will make the tactical decisions in the projects within the program. Who manages programs?

Management

Project sponsors

Project managers

Program managers

D. Programs are managed by program managers. A, B, and C are incorrect choices.

Explanation

D. Programs are managed by program managers. A, B, and C are incorrect choices.

33. You have an excellent idea for a new project that can increase productivity by 20 percent in your organization. Management, however, declines to approve the proposed project because too many resources are already devoted to other projects. You have just experienced what?

Parametric modeling

Management by exception

Project portfolio management

Management reserve

Project portfolio management is the management, selection, and assignment of projects that support an organization's business objectives. A, B, and D are not valid answers.

Explanation

Project portfolio management is the management, selection, and assignment of projects that support an organization's business objectives. A, B, and D are not valid answers.

34. Marci Koening, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the project phase review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?

Lessons learned

The kill point

Earned value management

Conditional advancement

B. The completion of a project phase may also be known as a kill point.

Explanation

B. The completion of a project phase may also be known as a kill point.

35. You are the project manager of the GHY Project for your organization. You have been tasked with creating a new software for your website which must also be available to mobile users. There are several deliverables that must be documented for this project. Which of the following best describes a project deliverable?

The resources used by the project to complete the necessary work

The resources exported from the project as a result of the project work

The end result of a project planning session

A verifiable, measurable work product

D. A deliverable is something that can be verified and measured.

Explanation

D. A deliverable is something that can be verified and measured.

36. Gary is teaching a group of project managers about the PMP and the PMBOK Guide. Gary wants to clearly communicate whatproject management is according to the PMBOK Guide. Which one of the following statements best describes what projectmanagement is?

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project team members to meet project requirements.

Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Project management is the collection of the project management processes used on every project.

Project management is the application of the project management processes that are used on every project.

B. PM is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

Explanation

B. PM is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

37. When a project manager and a project team choose the processes that they deem applicable to their project, this is calledwhat?

Tailoring

Faulty project management

Functional project management

Rolling wave planning

The project team tailors the project processes to their individual project.

Explanation

The project team tailors the project processes to their individual project.

38. You are working on a new high-profile project. Management has asked that you pause the project at the end of each projectphase to communicate with them about the work and the project progress, and provide cost and schedule forecasts. Whichprocess group can provide feedback between project phases?

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and controlling

Closing

C. The monitoring and controlling process group provides feedback between project phases.

Explanation

C. The monitoring and controlling process group provides feedback between project phases.

39. Consider a project that is to begin work on a Monday and a project team that will not work any weekends. The critical path of the project is 17 days. On what day of the week will the project be completed?

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

B. The project will complete on a Tuesday

Explanation

B. The project will complete on a Tuesday

40. You are the project manager of the Network Upgrade Project for your company. Management has asked that you create a cost estimate of the project so they can determine the project funding. You gather the inputs for the cost estimate and begin the process of cost estimating. Of the following cost-estimating inputs, which one is the least reliable?

Team member recollections

Historical information

Project files

Cost-estimating templates

A. Team member recollections are the least reliable input to cost estimating.

Explanation

A. Team member recollections are the least reliable input to cost estimating.

41. You are the project manager for your organization and you're working with the project team to explain the approach of the project life cycle and how you'll be managing proposed changes to the project scope. As a general rule, at what point in the project may stakeholders most cost-effectively recommend changes to the project deliverable?

Before the project charter is created

At the start of the project

During the intermediate phases

During the final phase of the project

B. It's easiest and least costly for stakeholders to ask for changes at the start of the project.

Explanation

B. It's easiest and least costly for stakeholders to ask for changes at the start of the project.

42. Of the following, which is the logical order of the project management processes?

Initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling, executing,

Initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, closing

Planning, initiating, monitoring and controlling, executing, closing

Planning, initiating, executing, closing, monitoring and closing

B. Projects logically move through initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing.

Explanation

B. Projects logically move through initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling, and closing.

43. Projects move through a logical progression from the initiation to the project closure. It's important to understand the fluctuation of costs, schedules, resources, and risks within the logical progression of the project life cycle. Which of the following describes the early stages of a project?

High costs and high demands for resources

A high demand for change

A high demand for project team time

Low costs and low demands for resources

D. Projects typically have low costs and low demands for resources early in their life cycle.

Explanation

D. Projects typically have low costs and low demands for resources early in their life cycle.

44. You know that there are positive, negative, and neutral stakeholders in your project. And based on your influence, stakeholders' attitudes toward the project can change. You want to work with the project team to ensure that all of the project stakeholders have been identified as part of the project initiation. None of the following are key project stakeholders except for which one?

Union

Sellers

Technical interface

Inspector

B. The seller is the only key stakeholder the PMBOK specifically addresses out of those listed in this question.

Explanation

B. The seller is the only key stakeholder the PMBOK specifically addresses out of those listed in this question.

45. You are the project manager of the GRT Construction Project. Your project team announces how they are happy to be donewith project planning. You inform the team, however, that you and they will likely be returning to project planning throughout theproject. This ongoing process of project planning is also known as _________________.

Constant integration planning

Rolling wave planning

Continuous planning

Phase gates

B. Rolling wave planning is the progressive detailing of the project management plan.

Explanation

B. Rolling wave planning is the progressive detailing of the project management plan.

46. 5. You are the project manager for the AQA Project. You would like to include several of the customers in the project planningsessions. Your project leader would like to know why the stakeholders should be involved since your project team will bedetermining the best method to reach the project objectives. You should include the stakeholders because _____________.

It generates goodwill between the project team and the stakeholders.

It allows the stakeholders to see the project manager as the authority of the project.

It allows the project team to meet the stakeholders and express their concerns regarding project constraints.

It allows the project team to leverage the skills and knowledge of the stakeholders to develop the project plan.

D. stakeholders should be involved in the planning process because they have specific skills and knowledge that the project can use to develop the project plan.

Explanation

D. stakeholders should be involved in the planning process because they have specific skills and knowledge that the project can use to develop the project plan.

47. You are the project manager of an IT upgrade project for a health care client. The client demands perfection in the project'sproduct because of the lives your project's product will affect. Which process aims to eliminate causes of unsatisfactoryperformance?

Scope definition

Scope validation

Quality control

Cost control

C. Quality control aims to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

Explanation

C. Quality control aims to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance.

48. Keisha is the project manager for her organization and she's working with her project team to develop the project managementplan for a new project. The project team is confused about the change management plan and how it governs changes withinthe project. The project plan provides what in regard to project changes?

A methodology to approve or decline changes

A guide to all future project risk management decisions

A vision of the project deliverables

A fluid document that may be updated as needed based on the CCB

A. The project management plan defines how changes will be monitored and controlled.

Explanation

A. The project management plan defines how changes will be monitored and controlled.

49. You are the project manager for your organization. A change has recently been approved by your organization's change controlboard. You need to update the scope baseline and what other document?

The cost baseline

The quality baseline

The risk management plan

The change log

D. When a change enters the project, the change log must be updated to reflect the change.

Explanation

D. When a change enters the project, the change log must be updated to reflect the change.

50. Complete this sentence: Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and controlling ____________________.

What is and is not included in the project

What is and is not included in the product

Changes to the project scope

Changes to the configuration management system

A. Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and what is not included in the project.

Explanation

A. Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and what is not included in the project.

51. You are a construction manager for a construction project. The project will be using a new material that the project team has never worked with before. You allot $10,000 to train the project team on the new materials so that the project will operate smoothly. The $10,000 for training is known as what?

Cost of quality

Cost of poor quality

Sunk costs

Contingency allowance

A. Training for the project team is knows as the cost of quality.

Explanation

A. Training for the project team is knows as the cost of quality.

52. Project managers must be aware of the political and social environments that the project operates within. These environments can affect the project's ability to operate, can limit working hours, or cause embarrassment when the project manager assumes other cultures are the same as hers. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a project's cultural and social environment?

Economics

Time zone differences

Demographics

Ethics

B. Time zone differences are not part of the cultural and social environment, but are part of the international and political environment. A, C, and D are part of the cultural and social environment.

Explanation

B. Time zone differences are not part of the cultural and social environment, but are part of the international and political environment. A, C, and D are part of the cultural and social environment.

53. You are working with the project team to create the WBS. There are some elements in the WBS that can't be broken down yet.You and the team elect to break down these items later in the project as more details become available. This approach tocreating the WBS is also known as what?

Decomposition

The 8/80 Rule

Parkinson's Law

Rolling wave planning

D.

Explanation

D.

54. Throughout the project, you have milestones scheduled at the end of each phase. Tied to these milestones you have a projectmanagement requirement of scope validation. Scope validation leads to what?

Defect repair

Formal acceptance of the complete project scope

Rework

Inspection

B. Scope validation leads to one thing: formal acceptance of the complete project scope.

Explanation

B. Scope validation leads to one thing: formal acceptance of the complete project scope.

55. You and the project team have created the work breakdown structure based on the project scope and requirements. Your next step is to create the project's activity list. Which on of the following will NOT be included in the activity list created with the project management team?

Activities that are not part of the project scope

Quality control activities

Activities to create the work packages

Physical terms, such as linear feet of pipe to be installed

A. Activity list must not include any activities that are not part of the project scope.

Explanation

A. Activity list must not include any activities that are not part of the project scope.

56. Mike, a project manager in your company, is falling behind on the project schedule. He has elected to crash the project. What is crashing?

Adding lag time between all project activities.

Adding lead time between all project activities

Adding additional project resources to the project work

Removing all unneeded project deliverables

C. Crashing is when a project manager elects to add resources to the project work in an attempt to compress the project schedule. Crashing adds cost to the project.

Explanation

C. Crashing is when a project manager elects to add resources to the project work in an attempt to compress the project schedule. Crashing adds cost to the project.

57. Harold is the project manager of the JHG Project for his company and he's meeting with the key stakeholders to describe the deliverables of the project that will be implemented. Hanna, one of the stakeholders, is confused on why Harold talks about results of the project that aren't necessarily implemented. As an example, Harold says that a project creates a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following is a result?

A new piece of software

A new airplane

A feasibility study

A call center

C. The PMBOK classifies the concept of creating feasibility as a result. A, B, and D describe products and services.

Explanation

C. The PMBOK classifies the concept of creating feasibility as a result. A, B, and D describe products and services.

58. You are the project manager of the KHGT Project, which will span four countries around the world. You will need to consider all of the following characteristics of the international and political environment except for which one?

International, national, regional, and local laws

Customs

Customers

Holidays

C. Customers are not part of the international and political environment. A, B, and D are part of this environment.

Explanation

C. Customers are not part of the international and political environment. A, B, and D are part of this environment.

59. When considering the selection of projects to be initiated, project portfolio management considers all of the following except for which one?

Risk/reward categories

Lines of business

The project manager's experience

General types of projects

C. While the experience of the project manager is likely considered during the assignment of projects, it is not considered during project portfolio management. A, the risk and reward of the project is considered. B and D, the lines of business and the general types of projects, are also considered as part of project portfolio management.

Explanation

C. While the experience of the project manager is likely considered during the assignment of projects, it is not considered during project portfolio management. A, the risk and reward of the project is considered. B and D, the lines of business and the general types of projects, are also considered as part of project portfolio management.

60. You are the project manager of the HBH Project to install 40 new servers for your company network. You recommend, as part of your project planning, using progressive elaboration. Some of the project team members are confused on this concept. Of the following, which one is the best example of progressive elaboration?

It is the process of decomposing the work into small, manageable tasks.

It is the process of taking a project from concept to completion.

It is the process of taking a project concept to a project budget.

It is the process of identifying the business needs of a potential project.

B. According to the PMBOK, progressive elaboration means developing in steps and then continuing by increments. Choice A describes the process of breaking down the project scope into the task list. C is not a valid choice for this question. D is part of determining if a project should be chartered and thus is not the best answer for this question.

Explanation

B. According to the PMBOK, progressive elaboration means developing in steps and then continuing by increments. Choice A describes the process of breaking down the project scope into the task list. C is not a valid choice for this question. D is part of determining if a project should be chartered and thus is not the best answer for this question.

61. Project team members are most likely to work full-time on a project in which of the following organizational structures?

Functional

Weak matrix

Strong matrix

Projectized

D. Projectized structures often have project team members assigned to the project on a full-time basis.

Explanation

D. Projectized structures often have project team members assigned to the project on a full-time basis.

62. Ron is the project manager of a new project and he's eager to meet the project team to get the project planned and the workmoving. However, he's confused as to when he will actually acquire the team. In which process group will the project team beacquired?

Initiating

Planning

Executing

Monitoring and controlling

C. The project team is acquired in the executing process group.

Explanation

C. The project team is acquired in the executing process group.

63. The project management plan has several purposes and all projects should have a plan. What is the purpose of the projectmanagement plan?

It defines the project manager and their level of authority on the project.

It authorizes the project manager to assign resources to the project work.

It defines how the project will be planned and executed.

It defines how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then closed.

D. The project management plan communicates how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then closed.

Explanation

D. The project management plan communicates how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then closed.

64. Marty is the project manager of the Highway 41 Bridge Project and he's working with his project team members to create theWBS. Marty shows the team how to break down the project scope into the WBS components, but the team doesn't understandhow far down the breakdown should occur. Marty should call the lowest-level item in a WBS what?

A deliverable

A work package

An activity

A leaf object

B. The smallest item is the work package

Explanation

B. The smallest item is the work package

65. You are the project manager for the JHG Project. Your project is to create a new product for your industry. You have recentlylearned that your competitor is also working on a similar project, but their offering will include a computer-aided program andweb-based tools, which your project does not offer. You have implemented a change request to update your projectaccordingly. This is an example of which of the following?

A change due to an error and omission in the initiation phase

A change due to an external event

A change due to an error or omission in the planning phase

A change due to a legal issue

B. External Event- The event being the product your competitor has in their project.

Explanation

B. External Event- The event being the product your competitor has in their project.

66. You are a new project manager for your organization. Management has asked you to begin creating a project management plan with your project team based on a recently initiated project. The project management plan defines which one of the following?

Who the project manager will be

How the project manager will use the project management system

When the project team will be assembled and released

How the deliverable will be shipped to the customer

B. The project plan defines how the project management system will be used.

Explanation

B. The project plan defines how the project management system will be used.

67. As the project manager, you are averse to change once the scope statement has been approved. You do not want changes toenter the project because these changes can have a wide impact on the project as a whole. Which system defines how theproject scope and the product scope can be changed?

The project scope change control system

The project integrated management system

The project management information system

Change control

A. The only system that defines how project and product scope can be changed is the project scope change control system.

Explanation

A. The only system that defines how project and product scope can be changed is the project scope change control system.

68. It's important for you, the project manager, to understand what each of the project management processes create. One of thekey processes you'll do is scope control throughout your project. Which of the following is an output of scope control?

Work-around

Change request for a corrective action

Transference

Risk assessment

B. Change requests for corrective actions are an output of scope control. This is because the project team may be doing work outside of the project scope. Corrective action would stop the extraneous work and bring the project team members' actions back into the work within the project scope.

Explanation

B. Change requests for corrective actions are an output of scope control. This is because the project team may be doing work outside of the project scope. Corrective action would stop the extraneous work and bring the project team members' actions back into the work within the project scope.

69. Your project team agrees that the server's operating system must first be installed before the application can be installed. This best describes which of the following?

Hard logic

Soft logic

Start-to-start relationship

Finish-to-finish relationship

A. The operating system must be installed before the application, example of hard logic

Explanation

A. The operating system must be installed before the application, example of hard logic

70. Don is the project manager for his organization. In this project, his team will be composed of local workers and workers from Scotland, India, and Belgium. Don knows that he needs to consider the working hours, culture, and expectations of this virtual team in order to manage it successfully. All of the following are cultural attributes of an organization except for which one?

Policies and procedures

Work ethics

View of authority relationships

Experience of the project management team

The experience of the project management team is not a cultural attribute of an organization.

Explanation

The experience of the project management team is not a cultural attribute of an organization.

71. You are the project manager for a new technology implementation project. Management has requested that your estimates be as exact as possible. Which one of the following methods of estimating will provide the most accurate estimate?

Top-down estimating

Top-down budgeting

Bottom-up estimating

Parametric modeling

C. Bottom up estimating provides the most accurate estimates. The project manager starts at zero, the bottom, and accounts for each cost within the project.

Explanation

C. Bottom up estimating provides the most accurate estimates. The project manager starts at zero, the bottom, and accounts for each cost within the project.

72. You are the project manager for a consulting company. Your company has two possible projects to manage, but they can only choose one. Project WQQ is worth $217,000, while Project LB is worth $229,000. Management elects to choose Project LB. The opportunity cost of this choice is which of the following?

$12,000

$217,000

$229,000

Zero, because project LB is worth more than WQQ

B. The opportunity cost is the amount of the project that the organization cannot do.

Explanation

B. The opportunity cost is the amount of the project that the organization cannot do.

73. You are the project manager of a construction project scheduled to last 24 months. You have elected to rent a piece of equipment for the duration of a project, even though you will need the equipment only periodically throughout the project. The costs of the equipment rental per month are $890. This is an example of __________________________.

Fixed costs

Parametric costs

Variable costs

Indirect costs

A. This is a fixed cost expense of $890 per month—regardless of how often the piece of equipment is used

Explanation

A. This is a fixed cost expense of $890 per month—regardless of how often the piece of equipment is used

74. You can purchase pea gravel for your project at $437 per metric ton. You need four tons of the pea gravel, so you predict your costs will be $1,748. This is an example of which cost-estimating approach?

Parametric

Analogous

Bottom-up

Top-down

A

Explanation

A

75. A project had a budget of $750,000 and was completed on time. The project expenses, however, were 15 percent more than what the project called for. What is the variance at completion for this project?

Impossible to know-not enough information

$112,500

$637,500

$750,000

B. Variance at completion minus the actual costs for the project

Explanation

B. Variance at completion minus the actual costs for the project

76. Management has asked you to help them identify the points of the project where the risk of failure is highest and lowest. As a general rule, at which point is the risk of failure the lowest, but the consequence of failure the highest?

During the early stages.

During the middle stages.

During the final stages.

The risk of failure is even across all project phases.

C. As the project moves closer to completion, the likelihood of risk diminishes, but should the project fail, its consequence is the highest because of the time, monies, and effort invested in the project.

Explanation

C. As the project moves closer to completion, the likelihood of risk diminishes, but should the project fail, its consequence is the highest because of the time, monies, and effort invested in the project.

77. You are the project manager of a new project. When is the likelihood of failing to achieve the objectives the highest within your project?

There is not enough information provided to know for certain.

At the start of the project.

At the end of the project.

During the intermediate phases of the project.

B. Projects are most likely to fail at the start of the project. As the project moves closer to the project completion, its odds of finishing successfully increase.

Explanation

B. Projects are most likely to fail at the start of the project. As the project moves closer to the project completion, its odds of finishing successfully increase.

78. You are a project manager acting in a functional organization. The functional manager and you disagree about several deliverables the project will be creating. The functional manager insists that you begin the project work now. What must you do?

Begin work.

Resolve all of the issues with the functional manager before you begin working.

Continue planning because you are the project manager.

Begin work as long as the issues don't affect the project deliverables.

A. Because you are working within a functional organization, you have little to no power, and the functional manager has all of the power. You must obey the functional manager and get to work.

Explanation

A. Because you are working within a functional organization, you have little to no power, and the functional manager has all of the power. You must obey the functional manager and get to work.

79. Beth is the project manager for her organization and she's just received word that the organization has decided to kill a project. When is this decision most likely made?

At the end of a phase

At the start of a phase

When the project is not meeting its financial requirements

When technology has superseded some of the technology used within the project

A. The end of a phase is also known as a kill point.

Explanation

A. The end of a phase is also known as a kill point.

80. You are coaching several new project managers in your organization about the project management life cycle and the purposeof each group. There is some confusion, however, about the actual purpose of the project management planning processgroup. What is the primary purpose of the planning process group?

To initiate the project work

To determine the project cost

To determine the Iron Triangle of Project Management

To develop the project management plan

D. The purpose of planning is to develop the project management plan.

Explanation

D. The purpose of planning is to develop the project management plan.

81. In order for a project to be successful, there must be four conditions. Which one of the following is not a condition required forproject success?

The project team must select the appropriate processes to meet the project objectives.

The project team must select applicable knowledge areas in order to meet the project objectives.

The project team must comply with requirements to meet stakeholder needs, wants, and expectations.

B. The project team does not select which knowledge areas are needed for the project to be successful, so this statement is false.

Explanation

B. The project team does not select which knowledge areas are needed for the project to be successful, so this statement is false.

82. You are the project manager of a new project. You have worked with management to identify several initial assumptions andconstraints for your project. Where will these items be documented?

Project management plan

Project scope statement

Project charter

Risk management plan

C. The initial constraints and assumptions are documented in the project charter

Explanation

C. The initial constraints and assumptions are documented in the project charter

83. You are the project manager of a new project to develop a new software product. Management has not required a formalproject management plan in the past, but they'd like you to develop a project management plan to serve as a model ortemplate for all other projects in the organization. The primary purpose of your project management plan is:

To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date.

To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle.

To prevent any changes to the scope.

D. The primary purpose of the project management plan is to define how the project will proeed.

Explanation

D. The primary purpose of the project management plan is to define how the project will proeed.

84. The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following does the project plan NOT provide a baseline for?

Scope

Cost

Schedule

Control

D. The project management plan provides baselines for the schedule, cost, and scope.

Explanation

D. The project management plan provides baselines for the schedule, cost, and scope.

85. The project manager can help write the project charter, but is not the person signing the project charter. Regardless of whoactually writes the charter there are several elements that should be included in the document. All of the following areaddressed in the project charter, except for which one?

Requirements to satisfy the project customer, project sponsor, and other stakeholders

Assigned project management and level of authority

Summary budget

Risk responses

D. Risk responses are not addressed in the project charter. High-level risks may be identified, but the responses to those risks are not included in the project charter.

Explanation

D. Risk responses are not addressed in the project charter. High-level risks may be identified, but the responses to those risks are not included in the project charter.

86. Terri's organization is moving through the process of selecting one of several projects. Her organization utilizes mathematicalmodels to determine the projects that should be initiated. Which one of the following is an example of a mathematical modelused to select projects for selection?

Future value

Linear programming

Present value

Benefits/cost ratio

B. Linear programming is an example of a mathematical model that can be used for project selection.

Explanation

B. Linear programming is an example of a mathematical model that can be used for project selection.

87. You are the project manager of a large project for your organization. Much of the project will center on new software which you'll be installing on 4500 laptops in stages. Because of the likelihood of change, you've recommended a rolling wave plan approach. Which of the following is the best example of rolling wave planning?

Using expert judgement for the current project

Using a portion of the activity list from a previous project

Breaking down of project scope

Planning the immediate portions of the project in detail and the future project portions at a higher level

D. Rolling wave planning is the planning of immediate portions of the project in detail and the future work at a higher level.

Explanation

D. Rolling wave planning is the planning of immediate portions of the project in detail and the future work at a higher level.

88. The project steering committee is considering which project they should invest capital in. Mary's project promises to be worth$175,000 in four years. The project steering committee is interested in Mary's project, but they would like to know the presentvalue of the return if the interest rate is 6 percent. What is the present value of Mary's project?

$175,000

$139,000

$220,000

$43,750

B. PV=FV / (1+i)^n ($175,000)/(1.26) because the interest rate provided was 6 percent

Explanation

B. PV=FV / (1+i)^n ($175,000)/(1.26) because the interest rate provided was 6 percent

89. You are the project manager for your organization and you're creating the WBS for a new project. In your WBS, you'renumbering each level of the components following a project sequenced numbering order. Your WBS is numbered in ahierarchical fashion for easy identification and reference. This numbering scheme is called what?

Code of accounts

Chart of accounts

WBS template

WBS dictionary

A. The WBS numbering scheme is called the code of accounts.

Explanation

A. The WBS numbering scheme is called the code of accounts.

90. One of the stakeholders of the project you are managing asks why you consider the project scope statement so important inyour project management methodology. You answer her question with which of the following?

It is mandatory to consult the plan before authorizing any change.

Project managers must document any changes before approving or declining them.

The project scope helps the project manager determine if a change is within or outside of scope.

The project plan and earned value management (EVM) work together to assess the risk involved with proposed changes.

C. The project scope statement can help the project management team determine if a proposed change is within or outside of the project boundaries.

Explanation

C. The project scope statement can help the project management team determine if a proposed change is within or outside of the project boundaries.

91. You are working with your project team to break down the [project work into activities. Which component in the WBS must be broken down to get to the schedule activities?

Project Scope

Work packages

Planning packages

Product scope

B. The work packages are broken down into schedule activities.

Explanation

B. The work packages are broken down into schedule activities.

92. You are using a three-point estimate for your project. Howard reports that his optimistic estimate is 16 hours, his most likely estimate is 24 hours, and the pessimistic estimate is 65 hours. What is the estimated duration for Howard's activity?

You won't know until Howard actually does the work

105 hours

24 hours

35 hours

D. A three-point estimate takes the sum of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimate and divides by three.

Explanation

D. A three-point estimate takes the sum of the optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimate and divides by three.

93. The framing activity cannot begin until the concrete has cured for 36 hours. The time between the concrete activity and the framing activity is best described as which one of the following?

Hard logic

Lag time

Lead time

Finish-to-start relationship

B. Framing activity cannot begin immediately after the concrete activity; there is waiting time, which is commonly known as lag time.

Explanation

B. Framing activity cannot begin immediately after the concrete activity; there is waiting time, which is commonly known as lag time.

94. Projects are temporary endeavors to create a unique product, service, or result. Which one of the following does not relate to the concept of "temporary" in project management?

The project team

The market window status on which the project is capitalizing

The project deliverable

The project manager

C. Most projects create a deliverable that will outlive the project itself. A, B, and D are incorrect because these attributes are temporary in nature

Explanation

C. Most projects create a deliverable that will outlive the project itself. A, B, and D are incorrect because these attributes are temporary in nature

95. Nancy is a project manager for the NHG Corporation. She has identified several positive stakeholders for her construction project and a few negative stakeholders. Nancy and the project team have been meeting regularly with the positive stakeholders but have not met with the negative stakeholders. What can happen if Nancy ignores negative stakeholders?

Her project will likely succeed without any objections.

Her project may suffer poor political capital from the negative stakeholders.

Her project will risk failure to bring the project to a successful end.

The negative stakeholders will not have an opportunity to communicate with the project manager.

C. Nancy cannot simply ignore the negative stakeholders. Their influence on the project may cause the project to fail. Nancy must work with the negative stakeholders to squelch their protests, or consider their demands to ensure compliance or agreement with their issues.

Explanation

C. Nancy cannot simply ignore the negative stakeholders. Their influence on the project may cause the project to fail. Nancy must work with the negative stakeholders to squelch their protests, or consider their demands to ensure compliance or agreement with their issues.

96. Which schedule development tool does not consider the availability of the project resources only when the work may take place in the project?

Critical path method

Critical chain method

Schedule compression

Arrow on the node method

A. Critical path method only considers when the work may take place and not the availability of the resources

Explanation

A. Critical path method only considers when the work may take place and not the availability of the resources

97. You are working with your project team to respond to some delays in the project schedule. You have elected to crash the project schedule and management wants to know what effect this will have on the project as a whole. What happens when a project manager elects to crash a project?

Project ends early

Project ends on time

Project costs will increase

Project team morale will decrease

C. Crashing adds cost to the project because labor costs money

Explanation

C. Crashing adds cost to the project because labor costs money

98. You have just started a project for a manufacturer. Project team members report they are 30 percent complete with the project. You have spent $25,000 of the project's $250,000 budget. What is earned value for this project?

10 percent

$75,000

$25,000

Not enough information to know

B. The earned value is found by multiplying the percentage of the project that is completed by the project's budget at completion.

Explanation

B. The earned value is found by multiplying the percentage of the project that is completed by the project's budget at completion.

99. You are the project manager for the CSR Training Project, and 21,000 customer service reps are invited to attend the training session. Attendance is optional. You have calculated the costs of the training facility, but the workbook expense depends on how many students register to the class. For every 5000 workbooks created the cost is reduced a percentage of the original printing cost. The workbook expense is an example of which one of the following?

Fixed costs

Parametric costs

Variable costs

Indirect costs

C. This is an example of variable costs. The more students that register to take the class the more the cost of the books will be.

Explanation

C. This is an example of variable costs. The more students that register to take the class the more the cost of the books will be.

100. You are the project manager for your organization. When it comes to integrated change control, you must ensure that which oneof the following is present?

Supporting detail for the change

Approval of the change from the project team

Approval of the change from a subject matter expert

Risk assessment for each proposed change

A. Integrated change control requires detail for implementing the change. Without evidence of the need for the change, there is no reason to implement it.

Explanation

A. Integrated change control requires detail for implementing the change. Without evidence of the need for the change, there is no reason to implement it.

101. You are a project manager of a project that is part of a program. There has been some conflict among the project team aboutwho assigns activities and directs the project execution. In this scenario, who directs the performance of the planned projectactivities?

The project manager and the project management team

The project team

The project sponsor

The program manager

A. The project manager and the project management team direct the performance of the project activities.

Explanation

A. The project manager and the project management team direct the performance of the project activities.

102. Configuration management is a process for applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance of the projectimplementation. Which activity is not included in configuration management?

Controlling changes to the project deliverables

A method to communicate changes to stakeholders

Automatic change request approvals

Identification of the functional and physical attributes of the project deliverables

C. Change requests should not be automatically approved. All documented change requests should flow through the change control system, be evaluated, and then a decision should be made.

Explanation

C. Change requests should not be automatically approved. All documented change requests should flow through the change control system, be evaluated, and then a decision should be made.

103. You'll use the scope management plan to define the project scope statement. You'll also use this plan to build the scopebaseline. Which two items are parts of the scope baseline for the project?

The project scope management plan and project charter

The project scope management plan and the WBS

The WBS and WBS dictionary

Time and cost baselines

C. The WBS and WBS dictionary are two of the three components of the scope baseline. The approved detailed project scope statement is the third portion of the scope baseline.

Explanation

C. The WBS and WBS dictionary are two of the three components of the scope baseline. The approved detailed project scope statement is the third portion of the scope baseline.

104. You've just reached the end of your project and management has asked you and several key stakeholders to begin the scopevalidation process. What is a tool and technique used during scope validation?

Inspection

Quality control

Stakeholder analysis

Defect repair review

A. Inspection is a tool and technique used during scope validation. You might also use group-decision making techniques as part of the validate scope process.

Explanation

A. Inspection is a tool and technique used during scope validation. You might also use group-decision making techniques as part of the validate scope process.

105. You are working with your project team to schedule activities for your construction project. You have scheduled the painting activity to be completed before the carpet installation activity may begin. The relationship between the painting activity and carpet installation activity can be best described as which one of the following?

Lag

Lead

Finish-to-start

Start-to-finish

C. The painting must finish first, then carpet installation activity can begin

Explanation

C. The painting must finish first, then carpet installation activity can begin

106. You are the project manager of a new mobile application project for a client. You have requested that several of thestakeholders participate in the initiation of the project. Why is this important?

It improves the probability of shared ownership.

It allows for scope constraints.

It prevents scope creep.

It allows for effective communications.

Stakeholders should participate in project initiation because it improves shared ownership of the project, deliverable acceptance and stakeholder satisfaction.

Explanation

Stakeholders should participate in project initiation because it improves shared ownership of the project, deliverable acceptance and stakeholder satisfaction.

107. Beth is the project customer for a home construction project. The project is likely to be awarded to your company's design firm,but there are still some questions regarding the proposal your company has offered to Beth. Robert, your manager, wants youto be the project manager on this project even though it technically hasn't been awarded to your company. When is a projectmanager typically selected?

Planning phase

Executing phase

Initiation phase

When the project charter is approved

C. The project manager is selected during the initiation process group.

Explanation

C. The project manager is selected during the initiation process group.

108. Henry is the project manager for his organization, and management has asked him to create a project management plan todefine the scope statement. Which project management plan guides the creation of the detailed project scope statement?

The charter

The project management plan

The project scope plan

The project scope management plan

D. The project scope management plan defines the creation of the detailed project scope statement.

Explanation

D. The project scope management plan defines the creation of the detailed project scope statement.

109. You are the project manager of the GYH Project. This project will create a walking bridge across the Tennessee River. You'vebeen asked to start the process of creating the project scope statement and you need to gather the elements for this process.Which one of the following is not needed to define the project scope?

A project charter

Organizational process assets

A risk management plan

Requirements documentation

C. At this point, you won't need, or likely have, the risk management plan to define the project scope.

Explanation

C. At this point, you won't need, or likely have, the risk management plan to define the project scope.

110. You are the project manager of the HGF Project. You would like to use a portion of the activity list from the HGB project, which is similar to your current project. The portion of the activity list from the HGB Project is best described as which of the following?

Rolling Wave Planning

Analogous estimating

A template

Expert judgment

C.

Explanation

C.

111. Terry is the project manager of the network update project and the project stakeholders have requested that four new servers be added to the project. This addition will cause changes in the project costs and schedule. Which system can manage changes to the project schedule?

Change control system

Schedule change control system

Integrated change control

Change control board

B. The only system that deals directly with schedule is in choice B, the schedule change control system

Explanation

B. The only system that deals directly with schedule is in choice B, the schedule change control system

112. Linda is the project manager of a construction project. The budget for her project is $275,000. The project team made a mistake early in the project that cost $34,000 in added materials. Linda does not believe the mistakes will likely happen again because the team is 30 percent complete with the project and things are once again going smoothly. Her sponsor wants to know how much more funding Linda will likely need on the project. What should Linda tell the sponsor?

$192,500

$241,000

$309,000

$275,000

A. Initial budget of the project = 275000 Extra cost incurred due to mistake = 34000 Percentage of project completed = 30% Percentage of project left = 100-30 = 70% More funding needed = 70%*275000 = 192500

Explanation

A. Initial budget of the project = 275000 Extra cost incurred due to mistake = 34000 Percentage of project completed = 30% Percentage of project left = 100-30 = 70% More funding needed = 70%*275000 = 192500

113. A project team member has asked you what a scope statement is. Which of the following is a characteristic of a project scopestatement?

Defines the scope baseline for the project

Defines the requirements for each project within the organization

Defines the roles and responsibilities of each project team member

Defines the project deliverables and the work needed to create those deliverables

D. The project scope statement defines the project deliverables and the associated work to create those deliverables.

Explanation

D. The project scope statement defines the project deliverables and the associated work to create those deliverables.

114. Yolanda is the project manager of the Data Migration Project for her organization. As the project manager Yolanda should identify which project management processes are most appropriate for this type of project. What is a project process?

The creation of a product

The progressive elaboration resulting in a product

A series of actions that bring about a product, result, or service

A series of actions that allow the project to move from concept to deliverable

C. A process, the focus of this chapter, is a set of interrelated activities that brings about a product, result, or service.

Explanation

C. A process, the focus of this chapter, is a set of interrelated activities that brings about a product, result, or service.

115. You have identified a negative risk within your project and would like to implement a work-around to the risk. A work-around isan example of what?

A corrective action

A defect repair

Preventive action

Poor project management

A. A work-around is an example of a corrective action

Explanation

A. A work-around is an example of a corrective action

116. David, one of your project team members, has been making changes to his work, which, as a result, changes the projectscope. David's changes are also known as what?

Gold plating

Scope control defect

Scope creep

Improvised scope composition

C. Undocumented changes are examples of scope creep.

Explanation

C. Undocumented changes are examples of scope creep.

117. You are the project manager of the Carpet Installation Project for a new building. Your BAC is $600,000. You have spent $270,000 of your budget. You are now 40 percent done with the project, though your plan called for you to be 45 percent done with the work at this time. What is your CPI?

100

89

.89

.79

C is the correct answer. The EV of $240,000 is divided by the AC of $270,000 for a value of .89.

Explanation

C is the correct answer. The EV of $240,000 is divided by the AC of $270,000 for a value of .89.

118. Management has requested that you complete a defensive cost estimate for your current project. Which one of the following must exist in order to complete this estimate?

Project scope statement

Work breakdown structure

Project team

Expert judgement

B. The WBS is needed because it is the most accurate estimate type, but it also takes the longest to complete.

Explanation

B. The WBS is needed because it is the most accurate estimate type, but it also takes the longest to complete.

119. A scope change has been approved in Marcy's project. All of the following must be updated to reflect the change except forwhich one?

The project scope statement

The WBS

The WBS dictionary

Defect repair review

D. Defect repair and its review do not require a change request, so this choice is correct.

Explanation

D. Defect repair and its review do not require a change request, so this choice is correct.

120. A project team member has, on his own initiative, added extra vents to an attic to increase air circulation. The project plan didnot call for these extra vents, but the team member decided they were needed based on the geographical location of thehouse. The project team's experts concur with this decision. This is an example of:

Cost control

Ineffective change control

Self-led teams

Value-added change

B. Even though the change is agreed upon, this is an example of ineffective change control. The team member should follow the change control process as defined in the project scope management plan.

Explanation

B. Even though the change is agreed upon, this is an example of ineffective change control. The team member should follow the change control process as defined in the project scope management plan.

121. You are assisting the project manager for the DGF Project. This project is to design and implement a new application that willconnect to a database server. Management has requested that you create a method to document technical direction on theproject and any changes or enhancements to the technical attributes of the project deliverable. Which one of the followingwould satisfy management's request?

The configuration management system

Integrated change control

Scope control

The change management plan

A. The config. management system documents all functional physical characteristics of the project's product.

Explanation

A. The config. management system documents all functional physical characteristics of the project's product.

122. Fred is the project manager of a bridge construction project. His organization and the city inspectors both have an interest inthe success and overall performance of the project and have asked Fred to identify the approach he'll use to measure andreport project performance. Which one of the following measures project performance?

WBS

The project plan

The earned value technique

The work authorization system

C. The earned value technique, commonly called earned value management (EVM), measures project performance on several factors, including cost and schedule.

Explanation

C. The earned value technique, commonly called earned value management (EVM), measures project performance on several factors, including cost and schedule.

123. Which one of the following is an example of resource cost rates that a project manager could use to predict the cost of the project?

Analogous estimating

Bottom-up estimating

Commercial database

Procurement bid analysis

C. Often provide resource cost rates for project estimating.

Explanation

C. Often provide resource cost rates for project estimating.

124. You have created a cost estimate for a new project that you'll be managing in your organization. All of the following should be included in your cost estimate except for which one?

Description of the schedule activity's project scope of work

Assumptions made

Constraints

Team members the project will utilize

D. Not included in the cost estimate

Explanation

D. Not included in the cost estimate

125. A project had a budget of $750,000 and was completed on time. The project expenses, however, were 15 percent more than what the project called for. What is the earned value of this project?

Impossible to know-not enough information

$112,500

$637,500

$750,000

D. Earned value is % complete times the BAC. Budget = $750,000, 100% complete, = $750,000

Explanation

D. Earned value is % complete times the BAC. Budget = $750,000, 100% complete, = $750,000

126. You need to procure a highly specialized chemical for a research project. There is only one vendor available that provides the materials you need. This scenario is an example of what market condition?

Constraint

Single source

Sole source

Oligopoly

C. Sole source because it describes the marketplace condition in which only one vendor can provide the goods or services your project requires.

Explanation

C. Sole source because it describes the marketplace condition in which only one vendor can provide the goods or services your project requires.

127. You are the project manager for your organization. Gary, a new project team member, approaches you because he's confused about the concept of the project life cycle. If you were explaining the project life cycle to Gary, you could say that all of the following are true statements about the project life cycle except for which one?

The project life cycle defines the work to be done in each phase of the project.

The project life cycle defines the deliverables that each phase will create.

The project life cycle defines who is involved in each phase.

The project life cycle defines how much each phase will cost.

D. The project life cycle does not define how much each phase of the project will cost. The project life cycle does define the work to be done in each phase, the deliverables each phase will create, and the resources needed in each phase.

Explanation

D. The project life cycle does not define how much each phase of the project will cost. The project life cycle does define the work to be done in each phase, the deliverables each phase will create, and the resources needed in each phase.

128. Of the following, which one is an input to project plan development?

Assumptions

Outputs from other project management processes

Earned value management

Business needs

B. The outputs from other project management processes need to be identified as part of the planning process.

Explanation

B. The outputs from other project management processes need to be identified as part of the planning process.

129. Robert is the project manager of the HBQ Project. This project requires all of the telephones in the organization to be removedand replaced with an Internet phone. He's learned that the removal of some of the phones has damaged the walls in the officebuilding and they will need to be repaired. This project has a deadline and little time for repairing errors that weren'tanticipated. Based on this information, which one of the following is the best example of defect repair review?

Adding labor to a project to reduce errors during the installation of hardware

Repairing an incorrectly installed door in a new home construction project

Inspecting work that has been corrected because it was done incorrectly the first time

D. Defect repair review is a review of the defect repair. Even though the project may be on a deadline, Robert's project team will still need to repair the walls and confirm the repair is acceptable.

Explanation

D. Defect repair review is a review of the defect repair. Even though the project may be on a deadline, Robert's project team will still need to repair the walls and confirm the repair is acceptable.

130. You are using a previous similar project to predict the costs of the current project. Which of the following best describes analogous estimating?

Regression analysis

Bottom up estimating

Organizational process assets

Enterprise environmental factors

C. Analogous estimating is based on historical information, which is part of organizational process assets.

Explanation

C. Analogous estimating is based on historical information, which is part of organizational process assets.

131. You and your project team are about to enter a meeting to determine project costs. You have elected to use bottom-up estimating and will base your estimates on the WBS. Which one of the following is not an attribute of bottom-up estimating?

People doing the work create the estimates

Creates a more accurate estimate

More expensive to do than other methods

Less expensive to do than other methods

D. Using bottom-up estimating is not less expensive to do.

Explanation

D. Using bottom-up estimating is not less expensive to do.

132. Mary has created an activity list with her project team. She has included activity attributes for each of the activities in her project activity list. Of the following, which one is not an example of an activity attribute that Mary likely included?

Scope verification process

Predecessor activities

Leads and lags

Geographic are where the work must take place

A. Scope verification leads to acceptance decisions with the project customer, but it is not part of the activity attributes.

Explanation

A. Scope verification leads to acceptance decisions with the project customer, but it is not part of the activity attributes.

133. Management has asked you to create the schedule management plan to identify the different processes and procedures your project will require. During the creation of the plan, you need to identify schedule control and its components. ASchedule control is part of which project management process?

Change control

Cost Control

WBS refinements

. Integrated change control

D. Schedule control is part of the integrated change control process.

Explanation

D. Schedule control is part of the integrated change control process.

134. Amy is the project manager for her company and she's working with the project team to determine the effect of a proposed change on the project's budget. When Amy looks at the change, she tells the team that the change will pass through project's cost change control system. What does the cost change control system do?

A. It defines the methods to change the cost baseline.

It defines the methods to create the cost baseline.

It evaluates changes to the project costs based on changes to the project scope.

This is not a valid change control system.

A. The cost change control system defines how changes to the cost baseline may be approved.

Explanation

A. The cost change control system defines how changes to the cost baseline may be approved.

135. You and the project management team are creating a project statement of work. As part of this activity, which one of thefollowing should be referenced in the project statement of work document?

Risk responses

Organizational process assets

The initial work breakdown structure

A reference to the strategic plan

D. The project statement of work should reference or include the business that justified the project, the product scope description that defines the product the project will create, and the strategic plan for the organization.

Explanation

D. The project statement of work should reference or include the business that justified the project, the product scope description that defines the product the project will create, and the strategic plan for the organization.

136. Marty is the project manager of a software development project. He has reviewed the project's costs and progress and he realizes that he has a cost variance of $44,000. He needs to complete what type of report?