DGPO04 Responsabilidad Social

Question 1 of 20

1

You are working with your team through the Create WBS process at an offsite function with a professional facilitator. Over lunch, one of your team members approaches you and tells you that he has been approved to take the PMP® exam. He asks you if you can recall and write down some of the questions from your exam, so he can prepare. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A You oblige and write down a few sample questions for him immediately, so as to not waste any time during the rest of the session.
B You tell him that he should talk to another friend, who also passed the exam and ask him for the questions.
C You tell him that you will be happy to help him and to meet you after the session to get started.
D You tell him that you are obliged to protect the confidentiality of the exam, and therefore, cannot fulfill his request.

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

You are a project manager for a consulting firm and have been hired to facilitate a session to generate the project's activity network diagram. During the session, one of the team members asks if you would share with him some of the questions that are on the PMP® exam. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A Write down a few sample questions for him to practice
B Tell him that you will provide him the questions at a fee
C Tell him that you are obliged to protect the confidentiality of the exam, and therefore, cannot fulfill his request
D Tell him that you will set up a meeting with him next week to share some of the questions with him

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

You are the project manager for a construction project. One of your suppliers has developed a new technology and added it to your project in order to meet your project's special needs. A peer, who is also a friend of yours from another company, understands the special need, since his project has a similar situation. His job may be in jeopardy if he and his team cannot resolve the problem. You thoroughly understand the new technology. Should you tell your friend about it?

Select one of the following:

A Yes, because your friend really needs the help
B No, because you are confident that your friend will succeed
C No, because it is necessary to protect your supplier's intellectual property
D Yes, as long as you both promise to keep it a secret

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

As a way to bring a project back on track, one of your team members suggests using new technology that was developed by one of his other projects. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A Use the technology, but don't let anyone outside of the team know
B Ask permission to use the technology from the innovator before proceeding
C Do nothing
D Use the technology, and then tell the innovator as a courtesy

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

You are the project manager for a billion dollar project that is being conducted globally. Your boss asks you to hire only women with a background in finance, as he believes that this will ensure the most efficient workers on the project. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A You should tell your boss to let you make the decisions.
B You should hire only men who have a background in finance.
C You should follow your boss' instructions.
D You should hire the most qualified workers who have a background in finance.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

During a one-day training course you notice in the morning session that one of your colleagues is frequently out of the room talking on his cell phone to his project team at the project site. You are taking the course for PDU credits. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Report your colleague to PMI in case he tries to claim PDU credits.
B Do nothing, since your colleague is responsible for his own actions.
C Surreptitiously hide his phone when he is not looking.
D Mention to your colleague at a break that he is not getting the value out of the course, and should consider returning to his team, or turning off his cell phone.

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

You are managing a project that has a clearly defined deliverable and a constrained budget. Your team does not have the skills needed to produce this item. There are several local firms that have people with these skills. What type of contract should you request?

Select one of the following:

A Request a cost reimbursable contract with a schedule incentive
B Request a time and materials contract
C Request a fixed price contract
D Request a cost reimbursable contract with a cost incentive

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Your team has decided to outsource web development to reduce cost. However, they strongly feel that they do not want to work with an offshore firm, citing fears of communication problems. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A Send all RFQs to local firms
B Send RFQs to local and offshore firms, and select the lowest cost provider
C Send RFQs to local and offshore firms with communication ability as a weighted evaluation criteria
D Tell management

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

You have a contract to provide project management services for one year and will be paid $95/hour for your work. The contract has a 30-day notice and cancellation clause that allows either you or your client to terminate the contract. The client really appreciates your efforts and is depending on you to lead the project all the way to completion. A large corporation is starting a very high profile project and is asking you to lead their team. This is very attractive to you. In addition, they have offered you a time and materials contract at $185/hour. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Provide at least 30 days notice to terminate the contract and work with the client to successfully transition the project to a new project manager.
B Decline the higher offer since you already have a signed contract and they are depending on your work to successfully complete the project.
C Accept the new contract and see if you can balance between both assignments.
D Cease work on the project immediately and begin the new work since every day you remain on the current project you lose at least $720.

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Your team is working on a project to produce the next generation of cell phones. The marketing department contacts you to begin the advertising campaign. You know the technical risks are very high for this product. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Help design the campaign.
B Monitor risks closely and keep marketing informed.
C Ask marketing to wait until the risk is at an acceptable level.
D Tell your sponsor.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

During negotiations, your contract administrator tells a salesperson that they are stupid because they come from a rural part of the world. You should first:

Select one of the following:

A Do nothing. The contract administrator is using a negotiation tactic.
B Tell the salesperson he's wearing an ugly tie.
C Change the subject.
D Tell management.

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

You are managing one of five subprojects for a large, multimillion dollar program. You have heard that one of the other subproject managers (who uses PMP® on his business card) is not a PMP. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Inform PMI®.
B Ask him to clarify the situation.
C Tell his manager.
D Do nothing.

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

A member of your PMI® chapter asks you for a copy of the risk register template application your company developed. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Tell him no, because it is intellectual property.
B Give it to him.
C Sell it to him.
D Check company policy with the legal department before sharing it.

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

You are the project manager for a project that is co-developing a product with another company. You know that if you add a feature to the product of your project, the stock price of your client has a very high probability of rising. With this information, you suggest to your team to consider adding the feature. In addition, you are thinking about purchasing some of the stock. Should you buy the stock?

Select one of the following:

A No, because you don't work for that company
B No, because buying the stock would represent a conflict of interest, and could possibly be considered Insider Trading
C Yes, because it is a great opportunity
D Yes, because no one has to know

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Your projects are the most successful in your company partly because you manage risk better. Which of the following actions supports PMI's ideals?

Select one of the following:

A Request a bigger bonus for better performance
B Continue current action
C Present a seminar on risk management
D Manage risk for other project managers

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

You are managing a large multinational project. Most of the team members live in a country that observes siesta in the early afternoon. That time of day equates to early morning for your time zone. When do you plan status conference calls?

Select one of the following:

A Early morning, your time
B Early afternoon, their time
C Later afternoon, their time
D Alternate early morning your time and early afternoon their time

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Sandra's Project team is building a new warehouse facility. The project is challenged by significant risk of delivery problems, because it is located in a remote area. The team calculated the expected monetary value (EMV) of delivery problems for each component to derive a reserve request. Management denied the reserve request because they thought it would send the wrong message to suppliers. The sponsor told Sandra he would approve any delivery overcharge. What should she do?

Select one of the following:

A Start the project
B Add the reserve amount to the budget
C Explain why the reserve must be added to the cost baseline
D Abandon the project

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Your company has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a project, and your husband's company has responded to the bid. You should:

Select one of the following:

A Tell your management about the relationship.
B Inform management about the relationship and excuse yourself from the vendor selection activities.
C Provide information to the selection team.
D Inform PMI®.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

During the closing of a project you are reviewing your proposal for the project and notice that it states you would develop at least 65 test scripts during the project. You realize that you only developed 58 test scripts, but seem to have adequately tested the system. You check the contract that was established after the proposal, but it doesn't specify the number of test scripts. The contract states that it supersedes previous documents. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

A You should have your team write and execute the 7 missing tests.
B You should instruct your team to say nothing of the discrepancy.
C You should split 7 of your largest tests in two so that you increase the count to 65.
D You should do nothing. The contract supersedes the proposal.

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

You are managing a small, local project with only a few team members on the team. Who is responsible to ensure that all deliverables are met on time within the budget?

Select one of the following:

A As the project manager, it is your responsibility.
B Since the team is so small, each team member can be responsible for his own deliverable, as well as the others.
C The human resources department is responsible.
D The Vice President of sales is responsible.

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DGPO04 Responsabilidad Social

Question 1 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

You are a project manager for a consulting firm and have been hired to facilitate a session to generate the project's activity network diagram. During the session, one of the team members asks if you would share with him some of the questions that are on the PMP® exam. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

As a way to bring a project back on track, one of your team members suggests using new technology that was developed by one of his other projects. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

You are the project manager for a billion dollar project that is being conducted globally. Your boss asks you to hire only women with a background in finance, as he believes that this will ensure the most efficient workers on the project. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

During a one-day training course you notice in the morning session that one of your colleagues is frequently out of the room talking on his cell phone to his project team at the project site. You are taking the course for PDU credits. You should:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

You are managing a project that has a clearly defined deliverable and a constrained budget. Your team does not have the skills needed to produce this item. There are several local firms that have people with these skills. What type of contract should you request?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

Your team has decided to outsource web development to reduce cost. However, they strongly feel that they do not want to work with an offshore firm, citing fears of communication problems. What should you do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Your team is working on a project to produce the next generation of cell phones. The marketing department contacts you to begin the advertising campaign. You know the technical risks are very high for this product. You should:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

During negotiations, your contract administrator tells a salesperson that they are stupid because they come from a rural part of the world. You should first:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

You are managing one of five subprojects for a large, multimillion dollar program. You have heard that one of the other subproject managers (who uses PMP® on his business card) is not a PMP. You should:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

A member of your PMI® chapter asks you for a copy of the risk register template application your company developed. You should:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

Your projects are the most successful in your company partly because you manage risk better. Which of the following actions supports PMI's ideals?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

You are managing a large multinational project. Most of the team members live in a country that observes siesta in the early afternoon. That time of day equates to early morning for your time zone. When do you plan status conference calls?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

Your company has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a project, and your husband's company has responded to the bid. You should:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

You are managing a small, local project with only a few team members on the team. Who is responsible to ensure that all deliverables are met on time within the budget?

Select one of the following:

Explanation