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11. You are the project manager for the application deployment project. This project will deploy software to 450 sites throughout North America and in Europe. You’re working with several stakeholders to define the phases of the project life cycle, but some of the stakeholders are confused with the concept of the project life cycle. The project life cycle comprises which of the following?
- AA. Phases
- BB. Milestones
- CC. Estimates
- DD. Activities
2 2. Marcy, 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?
- AA. A lesson learned
- BB. A kill point
- CC. Earned value management
- DD. Conditional advancement
3 3. You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. Your project team consists of experts from different companies and contractors from around the world. What type of project team is this?
- AA. Virtual
- BB. Partnership
- CC. Noncollocated
- DD. Dedicated
4 4. Beth is a new project manager for her company and she’s working with her project team to develop the project management plan. Beth knows that she must rely on several different skills to make her first project successful. Of the following management skills, which will a project manager use most?
- AA. Leading
- BB. Communicating
- CC. Influencing the organization
- DD. Negotiating
5 5. Harold is the manager of the manufacturing unit for your company, and he’ll be a key stakeholder on your upcoming project. To get to know Harold better, you’re having lunch with him and discussing some of the goals of the upcoming project. Harold doesn’t quite understand what you do as a project manager, so you explain the concept to him. Managing a project is best described as which one of the following?
- AA. Establishing direction
- BB. Functionally controlling the project team and stakeholders
- CC. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
- DD. Motivating and inspiring the project team to produce results that are expected by project stakeholders
6 6. You are the project manager of the Server Deployment Project for your company. You’re meeting with the key stakeholders to gather the requirements and review the intent of the project. You know that you’ll have to meet with the stakeholders throughout the project and their influence can help or hinder the project’s success. When will stakeholders have the most influence over a project’s product?
- AA. At the end of the project
- BB. During scope verification
- CC. At the start of a project
- DD. At the start of each phase
7 7. A construction project is allowing the multiple phases of the project to overlap to save time and money, and to allow for better resource utilization. What type of phase relationships are being employed in this scenario?
- AA. Overlapping phase relationships
- BB. Sequential phase relationships
- CC. Start-to-start phase relationships
- DD. Finish-to-start phase relationships
8 8. You are the project manager for your organization. Influencing your organization requires which of the following?
- AA. An understanding of the organizational budget
- BB. Research and documentation of proven business cases
- CC. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
- DD. Positional power
9 9. Your global project is sabotaged by rumors and gossip about the project deliverable. This is an example of which of the following?
- AA. Cultural achievability
- BB. Cultural influences within the project team
- CC. Project team mutiny
- DD. Ineffective planning
1010. Bob is the project manager of a project for a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. In Bob’s industry, many standards and regulations affect his projects. What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?
- AA. Standards are mandatory; regulations are not.
- BB. Standards are optional; regulations are not.
- CC. Regulations and standards are essentially the same.
- DD. Regulations are usually mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines.
1111. All of the following are examples of stakeholders that have a positive influence on a project, except for which one?
- AA. Business leaders in a community affected by a commercial development project
- BB. Team members who will receive a bonus if the project is successful
- CC. Employees who prefer the older version of the software that a project is replacing
- DD. Functional managers who want your project to complete so their employees can move onto other projects
1212. Which of the following is an example of a deliverable at the end of the requirements-gathering phase in a software design project?
- AA. Responsibility matrix creation
- BB. Detail design document
- CC. Business needs
- DD. Project team assembled
1313. You are the project manager for the ERP Project. Your organization uses a PMO. The primary purpose of a project office is to:
- AA. Support the project manager
- BB. Support the project sponsor
- CC. Support the project team
- DD. Identify the stakeholders
1414. You are coaching your project team about the project you’re managing and how you’ll be using the predictive life cycle. Some of the team members aren’t familiar with this concept. Which of the following best describes a predictive life cycle?
- AA. The project scope, costs, and schedule are determined early in the project.
- BB. The project scope is determined early in the project, but the costs and schedule will be defined as the project evolves.
- CC. The project requirements are defined, but the actual product is defined as the project team becomes more familiar with the project work.
- DD. The entire project is planned in small increments throughout the project.
1515. You are the project manager of a new project that is not performing well. Some of the project team members have been late with their assignments, and this has caused cost overruns and delays. Management is recommending a kill point. At what point in a project would a kill point be acceptable?
- AA. When a project team member is not performing as planned
- BB. When a project reaches the end of a project phase
- CC. When a project reaches the end of its budget
- DD. When a project manager determines the project team cannot continue
1616. You are the project manager of a multiphase project and you’ll be working with stakeholders throughout the project. At the end of each phase, you’ll need several factors to keep the project advancing. Of the following, which is not an exit criteria?
- AA. Customer sign-offs
- BB. Quality metrics
- CC. Stakeholder analysis
- DD. Regulatory inspections
1717. The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to _______________.
- AA. The project life cycle
- BB. The product life cycle
- CC. Project completion
- DD. Project processes
1818. Management has asked Nancy to determine whether a project concept is valid and can be completed using a reasonable amount of time and finances. Management is asking for which of the following?
- AA. Kill points
- BB. Cost and time estimates
- CC. A project case study
- DD. A feasibility study
1919. Henry, the project manager of the MHB Project, has allowed a subsequent project phase to begin before the preceding phase is complete. This is an example of which of the following?
- AA. Crashing
- BB. Fast tracking
- CC. Risk management
- DD. Tandem scheduling
2020. A company has hired you as a project manager to lead a new software development project. You have an assigned budget and several milestones in the project. The project is ready to begin its first phase. Which of the following describes the early stages of a project?
- AA. High costs and high demand for resources
- BB. A high demand for change
- CC. A high demand for project team time
- DD. Low costs and low demand for resources
2121. At which point is the risk of failure the least but the consequence of failure the highest?
- AA. During the early stages
- BB. During the middle stages
- CC. During the final stages
- DD. Risk of failure is even across all project phases
2222. Tracey is the project manager of the KHG Project. Her organization is a classic functional environment. Her level of authority as a project manager can be best described as which of the following?
- AA. Low
- BB. Moderate
- CC. Balanced
- DD. High
2323. Project team members are most likely to work full time on a project in which of the following organizational structures?
- AA. Functional
- BB. Weak matrix
- CC. Strong matrix
- DD. Projectized
2424. A project with much risk and reward is most likely to be accepted in which of the following?
- AA. An entrepreneurial company
- BB. A heavily regulated company
- CC. A nonprofit organization
- DD. A community
2525. Stacey is the project manager of the GBN Project for her company. She’ll be using several templates for a project, but she’s not certain where these templates should originate. Where can a project manager usually expect to receive templates?
- AA. Commercial databases
- BB. The project management office
- CC. The project sponsor
- DD. PMIS
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