Certified Project Management Educated

35 Questions | By Pmexceed | Last updated: Jun 18, 2016 | Total Attempts: 35

This course is made up of 3 modules totalling 35 credits. Successful completion of this certification will not only improve the marketability of your resume it also meets the project management education requirements to sit for the PMI PMP exam. This online course includes a 35 question multiple choice quiz. Click the buy button below to get immediate access.

Questions and Answers

1.

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2.

Who would be a good source to help ensure any key stakeholder have not been missed?
- A.
  
  Your boss
- B.
  
  Your sponsor
- C.
  
  Your HR department
- D.
  
  Your existing stakeholders
3.

What does RACI stand for?
- A.
  
  Risk, audit, controls, information
- B.
  
  Resources, accounts, contract, intel
- C.
  
  Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed
- D.
  
  Reuse, automate, control, integrate
4.

The work breakdown structure is determined by
- A.
  
  The sponsor and key stakeholders
- B.
  
  The biggest pieces of work and activities
- C.
  
  The work packages that are manageable and have clear deliverables
- D.
  
  The network diagram and critical path
5.

Can you have more than 1 critical path?
- A.
  
  Yes only if you have dummy activities
- B.
  
  No only if you have dummy activities
- C.
  
  Yes
- D.
  
  No
6.

What is Fast tracking?
- A.
  
  Approve change orders quickly
- B.
  
  Increase funding
- C.
  
  Remove dummy activities
- D.
  
  Do activities in parallel
7.

How should costs be built up
- A.
  
  Base it on past contracts
- B.
  
  Base it on funding availability
- C.
  
  Base it on work packages
- D.
  
  Base it on Sponsor approval
8.

Disadvantage of Cost Reimbursement contracts
- A.
  
  Work required to write the scope of the contract
- B.
  
  Seller has only a moderate incentive to control costs
- C.
  
  Generally higher cost than fixed price contract
- D.
  
  Typically tied to more complex types of work
9.

Disadvantage of Time and Materials contracts
- A.
  
  Difficult to create contract
- B.
  
  Not useful if hiring bodies for people to augment staff
- C.
  
  Require a lot of day to day oversight from buyer
- D.
  
  Only good for large projects
10.

Disadvantage of Fixed priced contracts
- A.
  
  A lot of work for buyer to manage
- B.
  
  Seller may inflate price to cover risk
- C.
  
  Requires set end date
- D.
  
  Only good for small projects
11.

Which of the below is a best practise for managing reserves
- A.
  
  Align it with risks
- B.
  
  Make it as big as possible
- C.
  
  Front load activities
- D.
  
  Aim to protect as long as possible
12.

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13.

What does it mean to have a customer focus?
- A.
  
  Listen attentively, provide useful insight and support
- B.
  
  Send clear and concise communications
- C.
  
  Be prepared for meetings and considerate of other people’s time
- D.
  
  All of the above
14.

What is the 5 minute rule?
- A.
  
  If it takes 5 minutes get it done and move on
- B.
  
  If people are late by 5 minutes you can begin the meeting without them
- C.
  
  During the first 5 minutes of any interaction you need to show some stakeholder value
- D.
  
  Spend 5 minutes at end of each day to review your calendar to get mentally ready for the next day
15.

What item should always be included in Escalation reporting
- A.
  
  Recommended solutions
- B.
  
  Resourcing needs
- C.
  
  Funding requirements
- D.
  
  Due Date
16.

After a meeting what should you always do?
- A.
  
  Follow up with any takeaway actions in a timely manner
- B.
  
  Thank all your attendees with a formal email
- C.
  
  Set up a follow up meeting
- D.
  
  Email your boss your meeting minutes
17.

Complete this sentence. Meetings need to be…..
- A.
  
  On time and organized
- B.
  
  Efficient and effective on an as needed basis
- C.
  
  Useful to all attendees
- D.
  
  Fun and entertaining
18.

As a receiver of a message what should you do to ensure you understand the message from the sender? You should…
- A.
  
  Encode the sender message
- B.
  
  Paraphrase the message back to the sender
- C.
  
  Use interference with the sender
- D.
  
  Interpret the message
19.

Which work email fact is not correct
- A.
  
  Emails are an illustration of you as a professional
- B.
  
  Emails are received by recipients at uncontrollable times and moods
- C.
  
  Emails are forwarded to people you would have never guessed
- D.
  
  Emails are informal communication that can be kept confidential
20.

What are some of the key traits of a true effective leader?
- A.
  
  Strong willed, forward thinking, quick decision making, good speaker
- B.
  
  Communicates effectively, decisive decision making, forward thinking, action oriented
- C.
  
  Action oriented, effective communicator, compassionate, decisive decision making
- D.
  
  Charismatic, strong willed, action oriented, quick decision making
21.

The 80/20 rule teaches that you should spend 20% of your effort to get 80% of the results. What does this principle align with?
- A.
  
  Focus on what’s important
- B.
  
  More detail the better
- C.
  
  Milestones are important
- D.
  
  Project plan are subject to change
22.

What is the biggest pitfall for inexperienced program managers?
- A.
  
  They don’t give recognition to their staff
- B.
  
  They don’t meet deadlines
- C.
  
  They don’t know how to delegate
- D.
  
  They don’t take upward feedback
23.

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24.

What is the first step in planning a workout session?
- A.
  
  Establish funding from the sponsor
- B.
  
  Set up a timeline with milestones
- C.
  
  Confirm and validate a business problem
- D.
  
  Identify stakeholders that will be impacted
25.

When is it best to use a workout session?
- A.
  
  For cross business unit issues
- B.
  
  Little data gathering is required
- C.
  
  Broad and important corporate issues
- D.
  
  Technical problems

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