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Int 3
Enrique Gomez
Quiz by Enrique Gomez, updated more than 1 year ago
Enrique Gomez
Created by Enrique Gomez over 4 years ago
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Question 1

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You have just taken over a project that is executing the work packages. As you review the status of the project, you become aware that the previous project manager reported milestones as being hit that have not been reached. Additionally, the CPI is 0.88 and the SPI is 0.81. Management is unaware of all of these facts. What should you do?
Answer
  • a. Crash the schedule to try to get things back in time.
  • b. Explain the revised status to management.
  • c. Refuse to take on this project assignment.
  • d. Ask the key stakeholders for direction.

Question 2

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The Project Manager will be starting the executing phase of the construction add-on project next week. The Project Sponsor and Project Manager have a meeting scheduled with the team and the departments that are impacted by the project. They explain what the project is expected to accomplish and how each of the people can help contribute to the success of the project. What is this event called?
Answer
  • a. Kickoff meeting
  • b. Initiating
  • c. A verbal Charter
  • d. Project management plan development

Question 3

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The project team has decided to perform an intentional activity that realigns the performance of the project work with the plan. The team is doing:
Answer
  • a. A requirement of the project succes
  • b. A corrective action.
  • c. A preventive action
  • d. They are referring to an activity that can help improve performance back to the desired state.

Question 4

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When changes are approved and made to the project, they should be?
Answer
  • a. Tracked against the project baseline.
  • b. Incorporated into the project baseline.
  • c. Included as an addendum to the project plan.
  • d. Approved by someone other than the project manager.

Question 5

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Which of the following processes best facilitates lessons learned document?
Answer
  • a. Plan Communications Management.
  • b. Identify Stakeholders.
  • c. Manage Quality
  • d. Plan Quality Management.

Question 6

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The team has just completed the process of evaluating how the project was. The team members analyzed what worked well and what didn’t. They evaluated the planning, executing and change requests. They documented how the Sponsor and Senior Management supported the project. What phase of the project are they involved in?
Answer
  • a. Executing
  • b. Controlling
  • c. Closing
  • d. Lessons Learned

Question 7

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You are meeting with a new project manager who has taken over a project that is in the middle of executing. The previous project manager has left the company and the new project manager is upset that change requests are streaming in from numerous sources including his boss, the customer, and various stakeholders. The project manager is not even aware of how to process all of these incoming change requests. Where would you refer him?
Answer
  • a. Project scope statement.
  • b. Project management plan.
  • c. The previous project manager.
  • d. Project charter.

Question 8

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You are assigned to a new call center project and notice that there are five business units used as sponsors on the charter. The call center has been discussed at your organization for some time because it has been desperately needed, but this is everyone’s first exposure to implementing one. Which of the following would concern you the most about this project?
Answer
  • a. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • b. Integrated change control
  • c. Conflicting goals of the Sponsors
  • d. The implementation team

Question 9

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Which of the following represents the project manager’s responsibility in regard to change on a project:?
Answer
  • a. Influence the factors that cause a beneficial project change.
  • b. Ensure that changes are communicated to the change control board.
  • c. Deny change wherever possible.
  • d. Prioritize change below execution.

Question 10

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Which is an acceptable cause for “rebaselining” a $10 million project?
Answer
  • a. The client has authorized a $ 100,000 addition to the scope of the project.
  • b. The contractor’s company has instituted a Quality Program in which it has pledged to spend one million dollars during the next year.
  • c. The productivity in the Drafting Department is lower than anticipated, which has resulted in 1,000 additional hours over what was budgeted.
  • d. The Engineering Department has converted to a new $200,000 CAD system.

Question 11

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You and a team member are having a disagreement about some terminology with Project Management documentation. He asks you where the project management plan is, and when you provide it to him, he says, “I don’t need a all this documents.” You don’t understand why he is saying this. Which answer below best describes the confusion?
Answer
  • a. He lacks Project Management training.
  • b. He is incorrectly calling a schedule a project management plan.
  • c. You are having a communication breakdown with him.
  • d. You have a really big schedule on the project.

Question 12

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You are taking over a project and determine the following: Activity B has an early finish (EF) of day 3, a late finish (LF) of day 6, and an early start (ES) of day 2. Activity L is being done by a hard to get resource. The cost performance index (CPI) is 1.1, and the schedule performance index (SPI) is 0.8. Based on this information, what would you be more concerned about?
Answer
  • a. Float
  • b. Resources
  • c. Cost
  • d. Schedule

Question 13

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Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the project charter?
Answer
  • a. The project charter justifies why the project is being undertaken.
  • b. The project charter assigns the project manager.
  • c. The project charter specifies any high-level schedule milestones.
  • d. The project charter specifies what type of contract will be used.

Question 14

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You are a project manager, and your team is executing the work packages to produce a medical records archive and retrieval system. Two of the project’s customers have just asked for changes that each says should be the number one priority. What would be the BEST thing to do?
Answer
  • a. Ask the project team meet with the customers to decide which would be easiest and prioritize that one first.
  • b. Assign someone from the team to prioritize the changes.
  • c. Prioritize the changes without involving the team.
  • d. Deny both changes since you are in project execution.

Question 15

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You are taking over a project during the planning process group and discover that six individuals have signed the project charter. Which of the following should MOST concern you?
Answer
  • a. Who will be a member of the change control board
  • b. Spending more time on configuration management
  • c. Getting a single project sponsor
  • d. Determining the reporting structure

Question 16

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While a Project management plan is one of the primary documents, other documents are used to direct support it. Some of them are:
Answer
  • a. Quality management plan
  • b. Basis of estimates, cost and schedule forecast, Issue log.
  • c. Process improvement plan
  • d. Requirements management plan and Configuration management plan.

Question 17

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Which of the following normally provides the summary milestone schedule?
Answer
  • a. Project requirements document.
  • b. Business case.
  • c. Project scope statement.
  • d. Project charter.

Question 18

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Which of the following is not part of the Project Management Plan?
Answer
  • a. Configuration management plan.
  • b. Basis of estimates.
  • c. Risk management plan.
  • d. WBS dictionary.

Question 19

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You work for a defense contractor on a project that is not considered to be strategic for the company. Although the project is not the company’s top priority, you have managed to secure many of the company’s top resources to work on your project. At today’s company meeting, you find out that your organization has won a very large, strategic project. What should you do FIRST?
Answer
  • a. Contact management to find out if you can be transferred to this project because it is strategic to the company.
  • b. Contact management to find out how this new project will affect your project.
  • c. Hold a team meeting and explain that since the resources have been allocated to your project, they are not eligible to go to the new project.
  • d. Fast track your project to accelerate its completion date.

Question 20

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You are the Project Manager for a high speed data communications project. You have just finished putting together all the various plans into an integrated document. Which of the following will you
Answer
  • a. Perform Integrated Change Control
  • b. Develop Project Management Plan
  • c. Charter Signoff
  • d. Direct and Manage Project Work
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