CAPM

Which statement describes agile/adaptive environments?

Last time is spent trying to define and agree on scope, and more time is spent establishing the process for his ongoing discovery

Which of the following depicts the three key skill sets in the PMI talent triangle?

Leader ship, strategic and business management, and technical project management

What is a tool and technique of the develop schedule process?

Leads and lags

Which of the following are primary benefits of meeting quality requirements?

Less rework and lower cost

What are the primary benefits of meeting quality requirements when using cost-benefit analysis in the plan quality management process?

Less rework, higher productivity, lower cost, increased stakeholder satisfaction and increased probability

What are some key benefits of the close project or phase process?

Lessons learned and the release of organizational resources

Which document is used to improve the performance of the project and avoid repeating mistakes?

Lessons learned register

All of the following project documents are inputs to close project or phase except:

Lessons learned register, risk register, and stakeholder register

Configuration management and issue defect management data are examples of which of the following?

Organizational knowledge repositories

Configuration management and issued effective management data are examples of which of the following?

Organizational knowledge repositories.

The interaction of the various system components creates the organizational culture and capabilities that are important for the project which role is typically responsible for establishing the system?

Organizations management

Which of the following are inputs to the define activities process of project schedule management?

Schedule management plan, enterprise environmental factors and organizational process assets

Inputs to the define activities process are:

Schedule management plan, scope baseline, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets

What is an input to the estimate costs process?

Scope baseline

What is an output of the create WBS process?

Scope baseline

Which of the following is an input to the sequence activities process?

Scope baseline

Which of the following is an input to the plan schedule management process?

Scope management plan

Which of the following plans can be formal or informal, broadly framed or highly detailed, based on the needs of the project?

Scope management plan

Parametric estimating involves:

Using a statistical relationship between relevant historical data and other variables to calculate a cost estimate for project work

Which of the following is the definition of a project?

A temporary endeavor undertaking to create a unique product service or result.

How many project management process belong to the closing process group?

1

How many project management process belong to the executing process group?

10

An activity in a network has the following characteristics: ES = 12 weeks, EF = 22 weeks, and LS = 14 weeks. The duration of the activity is:

10.0 weeks

How many project management processes belong to the monitoring and controlling process group?

12

An activity's expected duration (TE) is 30 days, it's most likely duration ( TM) is 30 days, and is pessimistic duration (TP) is 45 days. Using three point estimating, how many days is the optimistic duration (TO)?

15

How many project management processes belong to the planning process group?

24

Using the data below, assuming that all future work will be performed at the budgeted rate, the estimate at completion (EAC) is: BAC = 200 PV = 100 AC = 120 EV = 80

240

Project management leader ship and walls focusing the efforts of a group of people toward which of the following?

A common goal, enabling them to work as a team

Which is the following definition of a RACI chart?

A common type of responsibility assignment matrix to define the involvement of stakeholders in project activities

A change control board ( CCB) is:

A formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions

What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

A hierarchical the composition of the total scope of work to be carried out to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables

What do affinity diagrams allow to be classified into groups for review and analysis?

A large numbers of ideas

Which of the following best describes benchmarking?

A process that involves comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects

What is the best definition of the variance at completion (VAC)?

A projection of the amount of budget deficit or surplus expressed as the difference between the budget at completion and the estimate at completion

What is the best definition of the variance at competition (VAC)?

A projection of the amount of budget deficit or surplus, expressed as the difference between the budget at completion and the estimate at completion

Which of the following represents the best definition for resource leveling?

A resource optimization technique in which adjustments are made to the project schedule to optimize the allocation of resources and which may affect critical

The project schedule is a result of the project management team selecting and creating which of the following?

A scheduling method, project is pacific data, and a schedule module

Which of the following is the best definition of a quality audit?

A structured, independent process to determine if project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures

The precedence diagraming method (PDM) is:

A technique on which activities are graphically linked by logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are to be performed

All of the following are inputs to manage project knowledge except:

Knowledge management

Which of the following is true about the validate school process?

It is the process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables

Which of the following represents the processes concerned with establishing and controlling the cost baseline?

Estimate costs, develop budget, and adhere to baseline Determine budget and control costs

Which of the following tasks are involved in project cost management?

Estimating, budgeting, and financing

Which of the following should be considered when tailoring processes for project cost management?

Estimating, budgeting, and governance

Which of the following are estimated for resources that are applied to the cost estimate?

Labor, materials, and equipment

The detailed project scope statement includes which of the following?

Acceptance criteria

Which of the following are deliverables that are formally signed off and approved by the authorized stakeholder?

Accepted deliverables

Which of the following is an output for the validate scope process?

Accepted deliverables

Which of the following is not an output of the control scope process?

Accepted deliverables

General techniques for resolving conflict include:

Accommodate, smooth

Tools and techniques to acquire resources include all of the following except:

Acquisition

When using earned value management, the performance measurement baseline is compared to what result to determine if a change, correct of action, or preventive action is necessary?

Actual results

What is an input to the develop project charter process?

Agreements

What is the purpose of the initiating progress group?

Align the stakeholders expectations and the project purpose, inform stakeholders of the scope and objectives, and discuss how their participation and the project and its associated phases can help to ensure the expectations are met

Project cost control includes all of the following except:

Allocating the overall estimates to individual work packages to establish a cost baseline

Which of the following is a tool and technique to the plan schedule management process?

Alternative analysis

What is a tool and technique of plan scope management?

Alternatives analysis

Three point estimating uses:

And optimistic, pessimistic, and most likely estimate to calculate the estimate

Which of the following are types of project manager leadership styles?

Laissez-faire and charismatic

All of the following are characteristics of the project charter except:

It is used primarily to request bids for a project or a specific phase of a project

Each of the following is true of project schedule management except:

It may require project managers to be familiar with sampling, including attribute sampling and variable sampling

You are involved in collecting requirements for your project. You are likely to use the stakeholder register for all of the following except:

Evaluating the product breakdown structure (PBS) associated with each of the key stakeholders

What tool or technique is used in the develop project management plan process?

Expert judgment

What is the key benefit of creating the work breakdown structure ( WBS)?

It provides a framework for what has to be delivered

All of the following are external environmental factors except:

Organization values and principles.

All of the following are true about conflict management except:

It should be addressed only when it becomes disruptive and at an official team meeting

The cost performance baseline has all of the following characteristics except:

It shows the actual cost expenditures throughout the project lifecycle

Which of the following are processes, policies, and procedures for conducting project work during executing, monitoring, and controlling?

Issue and defect management procedures, and change control procedures.

All of the following are true about the project scope statement except:

It is an output of the validate scope process

Using the data below, which item is most over budget? Item PV AC EV 1 10,000 11,000 10,000 2 9000 8000 7000 3 8000 8000 8000 4 7000 7000 5000

Item 4

Which of the following is an adaptive project life cycle in which the deliverable matures through a series of repeating cycles?

Iterative lifecycle

Which of the following is an input to control quality?

Approved change request

Which of the following are used to describe the scope baseline?

Approved version of the scope statement, work breakdown structure ( WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary

How is the cost baseline developed?

As a summation of the approved budgets for the different schedule activities

Dawn is a project manager in a successful product launch in Silicon Valley. She often comes across factors in the planning process that are considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or demonstration. These are called:

Assumptions

What are factors in a planning process that are considered to be true, Rell, or certain, without proof or demonstration?

Assumptions

Which of the following is a structured independent process used to determine if project activities comply with organizational and project policies, and procedures?

Audits

Which of the following are personality characteristics or traits?

Authentic, courteous, and emotional

Which of the following are techniques for resolving conflict?

Avoid, accommodate, reconcile, direct, and problem solve

Which project schedule model displays start and end dates, as well as expected durations?

Bar charts

For projects, what is the supporting documentation that can be used to support the details use in establishing project estimates and may include assumptions, constraints, level of detail, ranges, and confidence levels?

Basis of estimates

What is an output of the estimate costs process?

Basis of estimates

Which of the following involves comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects to identify best practices, generate ideas for improvement , and provide a basis for measuring performance?

Benchmarking

Requirement- related activities are the responsibility of which role within the project scope management knowledge area?

Business analyst

Agile scope planning is especially useful when:

Business requirements are not stable

Project managers spend the majority of the time communicating with team members and other project stakeholders. To communicate effectively, the project manager should generally perform all of the following except:

Calculating the potential number of communication channels accurately

The cost management plan has all of the following characteristics except?

It is based on project cost estimates and is separate from the project management plan

What output is part of the control scope process?

Change request

Which of the following is an output of the control scope process?

Change request

Which of the following is an output to the define activities process?

Change request

The completed deliverables that have not been formally excepted or documented, along with the reasons for non-acceptance of those deliverables. Those deliverables may require what?

Change request for defect repair

Which of the following project management processes belongs to the closing process group?

Close project or phase

Which of the following activities are necessary for the administrative closure of the project or phase?

Collecting any suggestions for improving or updating the policies and procedures of the organization and sending them to the appropriate organizational unit

Customer satisfaction requires a combination of which of the following?

Combination of conformance to requirements and fitness for use

To communicate effectively, the project manager should do which of the following?

Communicate predictably and consistently

Benchmarking involves comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects with all of the following characteristics except:

Comparing practices only within the same application area

Which of the following are examples of tacit knowledge?

Competence

Personality refers to the end of visual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Which of the following are the least in appropriate characteristic for project managers?

Complexity, courteous, intellectual, cultural, and managerial

The following are all key differences between management and leadership except:

Concentrate on project activities versus emphasis on results.

Communication activities have many potential dimensions that generally include all of the following except:

Conceptual and definitive

Complexity exhibit all of the following characteristics except:

Containing high risk parts

Time or money allocated in the schedule or cost baseline for known risk with active response strategies is:

Contingency reserve

What is calculated using a percentage of the estimated activity duration, or a fixed number of work periods?

Contingency reserve

As a project manager which of the following is your responsibility as part of the monitoring and controlling process group?

Continuously monitor the work being completed

Which of the following is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and manage changes to the schedule?

Control schedule

What tool or technique is used in the monitor and control project work process?

Data analysis

Which of the following are tools and techniques of the control scope process?

Data analysis

Which of the following is a tool and technique of the perform integrated change control process?

Data analysis

Which of the following is the largest part among the four of the project managers role?

Dealing with people

Which of the following tools and techniques used in the acquire resources process?

Decision making

All of the following are true about the project scope management plan except:

It is not related to the project management plan

All of the following are inputs to the control schedule process, except?

Cost baseline

What describes the approved version of the time phase project budget, excluding any management reserves, which can be changed only through formal change control procedures and is used as a basis for comparison to actual results?

Cost baseline

Which of the following most accurately describes the quantitative assessments of the probable cost required to complete project work, as well as contingency amounts to account for identified risks and management reserves to cover unplanned work?

Cost estimates

Subsidiary management plan components include scope management plan and which of the following?

Cost management plan

Which of the following outputs is generated as a result of conducting the plan cost management process?

Cost management plan

Which of the following includes all costs incurred over the life of the product by investment in preventing nonconformance to requirements, appraisal of the product or service for conformance to requirements, and Ferrier to meet requirements?

Cost of quality (COQ)

Training has all of the following characteristics except:

Costs associated with training should never be included in the project budget as added skills will be used beyond one project

Which of the following describes a schedule compression technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources?

Crashing

Any activity on the critical path in a project schedule describes which of the following:

Critical path activity

Understanding, evaluating, defining, and managing requirements are essential to satisfying:

Customer expectations

What task should be part of the scope management plan?

Define a strategy for handling scope change request and create a work breakdown structure (WBS)

Which of the following is the process of identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables?

Define activities

What is a key benefit of the planning process group?

Defines the course of action to successfully complete the project or phase

In the define activities process, what does decomposition accomplish?

Defines the outputs as activities rather than deliverables

What is an output of the direct and manage project work process?

Deliverables

When managing a global project, you are likely to consult the WBS dictionary to find:

Detail deliverable, activity, and scheduling information about each component in the WBS

The main purpose of control charts is to:

Determine whether or not a process is stable or has predictable performance

Which of the following describes project tailoring?

Determining the appropriate combination of processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and lifecycle phases to manage a project

Which of the following best describes the collect requirements process?

Determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements to meet objectives

Which of the following processes included in project integration management?

Develop project charter

Which two project management processes belong to the initiating process group?

Develop project charter and identify stakeholders

Which of the following is the process of analyzing activity sequences, durations, resource requirements, and schedule constraints to create the project schedule module for project execution and monitoring and controlling?

Develop schedule

What does the develop project charter process entail?

Developing a document that formally authorizes the existence of a project and provides The project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities

Which of the following best describes the first part of project communications management?

Developing a strategy to ensure communication is effective for stakeholders

What process involves leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approve changes to achieve the projects objective?

Direct and manage project work

Which of the following project management processes do not belong to the monitoring and controlling process group?

Direct and manage project work

Which of the following describes a key difference between management and leadership?

Directing versus influencing

Which of the following are sources of information typically used to identify and define project communication requirements?

Disciplines, departments, and specialties involved in the project

In earned value management, the cost variance is equal to:

EV minus AC

Which of the following is true about the WBS:

Each descending level of the WBS represents an increasingly detailed definition of the project work

Why is project tailoring necessary?

Each project is unique

The critical path is established by calculating the following dates:

Early start, early finish, late start, late finish

To be effective, recognition and rewards systems should have the following characteristics except:

Ensure that the required performance for the rewards is unachievable for most team members so that all team members strive for excellence

What is the purpose of a preventive action change request?

Ensure the future performance of the project work is aligned with the project management plan

Which of the following describes why a responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart is a useful tool?

Ensures a clear assignment of roles and responsibilities when the team consists of internal and external resources

Which of the following is least likely to be a project manager role?

Ensuring that organizations are operationally align with financial objectives

What is an input to the develop project management plan process?

Enterprise environmental factors (EEFs)

Determining the appropriate monetary resources required to complete project activities is the purpose of what project cost management process?

Estimate costs

Which of the following are close project and phase tools and techniques:

Expert judgment, data analysis, and meetings

All of the following are primary benefits of meeting quality requirements:

Fewer change orders

Which of the following is the most commonly used type of precedence relationship when using the precedence diagramming method (PDM)

Finish to start (FS)

Which of the following are dimensions of communication activities?

Formal and informal

Team development stages include:

Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning

Which of the following resources ensure that the project receives the best resources possible in the required time frame and until their responsibilities are complete?

Functional managers

Which of the following is least likely to be within the project manager sphere of influence?

Government

Which of the following best defines the cost management plan?

How costs will be planned, structured, and control

The configuration management plan describes:

How information about the items of the project and which items will be recorded and updated so that the results of the project remain consistent

Which of the following describes the scope management plan?

How the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated

Outputs from the estimate activity resources process include which of the following?

Identification of the types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work package

Which of the following lists the steps in order used to resolve resource-related problems?

Identified, define, investigate, analyze, solve, check

What is the purpose of the standard for project management?

Identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time

What is the main purpose of the stakeholder register?

Identify stakeholder who can provide information on the requirements

Which of the following project management processes do not belong to the planning process group?

Identify stakeholders

The responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) is :

Illustrates the connections between work packages or activities and project team members. It ensures that there is only one person accountable for each

Effective team development strategies and activities are expected to increase the team's performance, which increases the likelihood of meeting project objectives. The evaluation of a team's effectiveness may include all of the following except:

Improvements in the overall project performance as a result of increased intensity of conflict among project team members

Which of the following are examples of internal and external enterprise environmental factors?

Information technology software and marketplace conditions.

Which of the following is a tool or technique for the validate scope process?

Inspection

Which of the following are not components of a cultural personality trait:

Intelligence

What tool or technique is used to obtain information from stakeholders by speaking with them directly?

Interviews

As one of the tools and techniques of the sequence activities process, a lead:

Is the amount of time whereby a successor activity can be started before the previous activity is completed

The control schedule process for a project:

Is the process of monitoring the status of the project to update the project schedule and managing changes to the schedule baseline

Project cost management includes all of the following processes except:

Level resources

Which of the following are considerations for tailoring for project schedule management?

Lifecycle approach, resource availability, and project dimensions

All of the following are potential information and organizational knowledge repositories except:

List of employees.

Your earned value management analysis indicates that your project is falling behind its baseline schedule. You know this because the cumulative EV is much:

Lower than the cumulative PV

Which of the following is contained in the project scope statement?

Major deliverables

Leveraging prior knowledge to improve outcomes in making knowledge created available for future projects is a key benefit of which of the following project integration management processes?

Manage project knowledge

The process of implementing a set of planned and systematic acts and processes defined within the project's quality management plan is:

Manage quality

Which of the following is the process of translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities that incorporate the organization's quality policies into the project?

Manage quality

Which of the following project resource management processes best defines the process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance?

Manage team

The interaction of multiple factors within an individual organization creates a unique system that impacts the project operating in that system. Which of the following are system factors?

Management elements, governance frameworks, organizational structure types

The PMBOK guide is the standard for:

Managing most projects most of the time

A relationship that is contractually required or inherent in the nature of the work best describes which of the following?

Mandatory dependency

Project management processes:

May be overlapping activities that occur throughout the project

Project quality management includes the processes for incorporating the organization's quality policy regarding planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements in order to:

Meet stakeholders objectives

Which of the following is a tool and technique of the plan cost management process?

Meetings

Assumption logs and issue logs are inputs to which project integration management process?

Monitor and control project work

Updates to project documents such as schedule and cost forecasts, work performance reports and the issue log are outputs of what process?

Monitor and control project work

What process involves tracking, reviewing, and reporting project process against the define performance objectives in the project management plan?

Monitor and control project work

Which of the following is the process of ensuring the information needs of the project and its stakeholders are met?

Monitor communications

Project managers exhibit different leadership styles. Each of the following is a common leadership style except?

Motivational

When tailoring processes for project resource management, you should consider all of these except:

Number of team members

Unplanned training takes place as a result of which of the following?

Observation and conversation

Cost of quality includes all of the following except:

Operating computers required for the project

The following are all key competencies of a project manager except:

Operational management

Organizational process assets ( OPAs)Influence the management of projects. Which of the following best describes the port in categories of OPAs?

Organization knowledge bases, processes, policies, and procedures.

The interaction of the various system components create an organizational culture and capabilities that are important for the project. Which role is typically responsible for establishing the system?

Organizations management.

The interaction of the various system components create the organizational culture and capabilities that are important for the project. Which role is typically responsible for establishing the system?

Organizations management.

The interaction of the various system components creates the organizational culture and capabilities that are important for the project. Which role is typically responsible for establishing the system?

Organizations management.

Inputs to control quality include all of the following except:

PERT chart

The project charter establishes a partnership between which organizations?

Performing and requesting

The "fast tracking" method of schedule compression involves:

Performing in parallel for a portion of their duration activities or phases that are normally done in sequence may result in rework and increased risk

When does the control resources process typically take place in the project lifecycle?

Periodically throughout the project as needed

What is the key benefit of the closing process group?

Phases, projects, and contracts are closed out approximately

Which of the following is a tailoring consideration for project resource management?

Physical location

Which of the following best describes the process of developing an appropriate approach and plan for project communications activities based on the information needs of each stakeholder or group, available organizational assets, and the needs of the project?

Plan communications management

The major processes of project communications management are:

Plan communications management, manage communications, and monitor communications

The basis for continuous quality improvement is the:

Plan do check act (PDCA) cycle

Which of the following processes provides guidance and direction on how quality will be managed and verified throughout the project?

Plan quality management

Which of the following is the process of establishing the policies, procedures, and documentation for planning, developing, managing, executing, and controlling the project schedule?

Plan schedule management

During which time are team members' commitments to the project strengthened?

Planning

The major processes of project resource management are:

Plant resource management, estimate activity resources, acquire resources, develop team, manage team, and control resources

Acquire resources is the process of confirming resource availability and obtaining the team necessary to complete project activities. The enterprise environmental factors that can influence this process generally include all of the following except:

Political philosophy

Your job responsibility is to align components (Projects, programs, or related operations) to the organizational strategy, organize into portfolio or subsidiary portfolios to optimize project or program and objectives, dependencies, costs, timeliness, benefits, resources, and risks. This is known as:

Portfolio management.

Leader ship and management are ultimately about being able to get things done, and power please an important part. Which of the following best describes the various forms of power?

Positional, personnel, relational, guilt-based, informational, and expertise

What is used to construct a schedule model in which activities are represented by nodes and graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the performance sequence?

Precedence diagramming method (PDM)

What type of projects use an approved version of the project scope statement, work breakdown structure ( WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary as the scope baseline for the project?

Predictive projects

Change requests are processed for review and disposition through the perform integrated change control process and may include which of the following types of change activities?

Prevention action

What change request is an intentional activity that ensures that the future performance of project work aligns with the project management plan?

Prevention action

Project integration management includes all of the following concepts except:

Prevention is preferred over inspection. It is better to design quality into deliverables, rather than to find quality issues during inspection

The cost of quality associated with a project consists of one or more of which of the following costs?

Prevention, appraisal, and failure costs

What is the key benefit of managing project knowledge?

Prior knowledge is leveraged to improve outcomes and knowledge created is available to support future projects.

Project scope management includes which of the following?

Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully

Which of the following is an output to the plan schedule management process?

Schedule management plan

Which of the following are processes, policies and procedures for conducting project work during initiation and planning?

Product and project life cycles, preapproved supplier list and various types of contractual agreements.

Completion of the product scope is measured against which of the following?

Product requirements

Control scope is the process of monitoring the status of the project and which of the following?

Product scope and changes to the scope baseline

The iterative process of increasing the level of detail in a project management plan as greater amounts of information and more accurate estimates become available is called:

Progressive elaboration

An input to the Define Scope process is:

Project charter

An input to the defined scope process is:

Project charter

Which of the following inputs is referenced in the plan cost management process?

Project charter

Which of the following are inputs to close project or phase?

Project charter, excepted deliverables, and organizational process assets (OPAs)

The organizations processes and procedures for conducting project work during executing, monitoring, and controlling include all of the following except:

Project closing guidelines.

When tailoring processes for project quality management, you should consider all of these except:

Project complexity, uncertainty, and product novelty

What input to the manage quality process may influence quality assurance work and should be monitored within the context of a configuration management system?

Project documents

What input to the plan quality management process includes assumption log, requirements documentation, requirements traceability matrix, risk register, and stakeholder register?

Project documents

Which of the following can be used as an input in the direct and manage project work process?

Project documents

Which of the following describes test and evaluation documents:

Project documents that describe the activities used to determine if the product meets the quality objectives stated in the quality management plan

Which of the following is an output in the determine budget process?

Project funding requirements

Project quality management includes all of the following except:

Project life cycles range along a continuum from predictive to adaptive or agile

Which of the following are tailoring considerations for a project integration management?

Project lifecycle

Which of the following is a tool and technique of the direct and manage project work process?

Project management information system (PMIS)

The quality management plan is a component of the____________, which describes how the organization's quality policies will be implemented.

Project management plan

The project lifecycle is managed by executing a series of project management activities. These activities are known as:

Project management processes

Projects operate within the constraints imposed by the organization through their structure and governance framework. The system factors include all of the following except:

Project management processes.

Within the project integration management knowledge area, who is responsible for combining the results in all other knowledge areas and has the overall view of the project?

Project manager

Within the project scope management knowledge area, who is responsible for ensuring that requirements related work is accounted for in the project management plan and that requirements related activities are performed on time and within budget and deliver value?

Project manager

Which of the following is the least likely project consideration regarding tailoring?

Project managers skills and competency

What is the key benefit of the monitoring and controlling process group?

Project performance is measured and analyzed at regular intervals, appropriate events, or when exception conditions occur in order to identify and correct variances from the project management plan

Which of the following is an output to the sequence activities process?

Project schedule network diagram

An output of the Define Scope process is:

Project scope statement

In predictive projects, the scope baseline for the project is the approved version of which document?

Project scope statement

Which of the following allows stakeholders to experiment with a model of the final product rather than being limited to discussing abstract representations of their requirements?

Prototypes

Which of the following is not a good strategy for project managers regarding recognition and reward?

Provide recognition once the project acquires resources

Motivating involves creating an environment to meet project objectives while providing satisfaction related to what people value most. All of the following are reasons of motivation except:

Providing accurate criticism in the annual performance review or after the project is completed

Quality and grade are not the same. A fundamental distinction is that:

Quality is the degree a set of inherent characteristics fulfills the requirements; grade is a category of deliverables having the same functional use but different technical characteristics

What is an input plan scope management?

Quality management plan

What quality control tool may be used to gather data about customer satisfaction after the deployment of the product or service?

Questionnaires and surveys

Which of the following are examples of explicit knowledge?

Records

Which of the following are forms of power?

Reference, situational, and expert

What is the best description of optimal cost of quality (COQ)?

Reflects the appropriate balance for investing in the cost of prevention and appraisal to avoid failure costs

All of the following are data analysis techniques used in project closeout except:

Regression analysis, used to determine which individual project risk or other sources of uncertainty have the most potential impact on project outcomes

Which of the following are the basis for performing the validation and for final acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or sponsor?

Requirements documentation or the scope baseline as well as work performance data from the other processes

What is an output of plan scope management?

Requirements management plan

Which of the following links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them?

Requirements traceability matrix

Which of the following is a tool or technique for the determined budget process?

Reserve analysis

All of the following are inputs to the estimate activity resources process except:

Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

Which of the following is an output of the estimate activity resources process?

Resource breakdown structure (RBS)

Project communications management includes all of the following except:

Resource management is concentrated on allocating and utilizing the physical resources needed for successful completion of the project in and efficient and effective way

Which output of plan resource management provides guidance on how team resources should be defined, staffed, managed and eventually released?

Resource management plan

The types and quantities of resources required for each activity in a work package are included in which of the following?

Resource requirements

What is an input to the estimate costs process?

Risk register

Which of the following contains information on threats and opportunities that may impact resource planning?

Risk register

Which of the following is an iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level?

Rolling wave planning

Within conflict management, which of the following are sources of conflict?

Scarce resources, scheduling priorities, and personal work styles

Which of the following is a toe and technique to the control schedule process?

Schedule compression

Which of the following is an output to the control schedule process?

Schedule forecasts

Where are the project schedule management processes and their associated tools and techniques documented?

Schedule management plan

Which of the following are examples of subsidiary management plan components in the project management plan?

Scope management plan and quality management plan

As the project manager, which of the following is not your responsibility as part of the process group?

Sign off on all legal agreements and documents

Because of the temporary nature of and the potential benefits that may be derived from reducing the post project cost of quality,____________may choose to invest in product quality improvement, especially in the areas of prevention and appraisal.

Sponsoring organizations

Which of the following is a tailoring consideration for project scope management?

Stability of requirements

Which of the following are considerations for tailoring in project quality management?

Stakeholder engagement and policy compliance and auditing

All of the following are considerations for tailoring in project quality management except:

Stakeholder management

Whose objectives does the project quality management aim to meet?

Stakeholders

Which of the following are key elements of the benefits management plan?

Strategic alignment, assumptions, and risks

Which of the following are types of project management office (PMO) structures?

Supportive, controlling, and directive.

The three dimensions of complexity are defined as which of the following?

System behavior, human behavior, ambiguity

Which of the following interpersonal and team skills describes conducting activities that enhance the team's social relations and build a collaborative and cooperative working environment?

Team building

In agile/adaptive environments, who determines how plans and components should integrate?

Team members

Iterative and agile approaches promote the engagement of which of the following as local domain experts in project integration management?

Team members

Who should b included in a project schedule development meeting?

Team members, sponsors, selected stakeholders, and those with scheduling or executing duties

Governance is the framework within which authority is exercised in organizations. This framework includes all of the following components except:

Techniques

When tailoring processes for project schedule management, you should consider all of these except:

Technology support Governance

Operations are ongoing endeavors that produce repetitive outputs, with results assigned to basically the same set of tasks according to the standard institutionalized in the product life cycle, where as projects are which of the following?

Temporary endeavors

What type of chart is well-suited for displaying detailed descriptions of team member responsibilities?

Text oriented

Analogous cost estimating uses which of the following cost?

The actual cost of previous, similar projects

What is the definition of estimate at completion (EAC)?

The actual costs incurred for work completed, plus an estimate to complete ( etc) the remaining work

What is the definition of free float?

The amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any successor or violating a schedule constraint

Where are high-level strategic and operational assumptions and constraints normally identified?

The business case before the project is initiated and will flow into the project charter

Which of the following is the definition of portfolio management?

The centralized management of one or more portfolios to achieve strategic objectives.

Which of the following are evolving trends in the integration processes?

Use of automated tools

Evolving trends in integration processes include which of the following?

Use of automated tools and visual management tools

What does the schedule management plan establish?

The criteria and activities for developing, monitoring, and controlling the schedule

Which of the following is affected by resource availability, resource requirements, and types of resources?

The duration of the activity

The precedence diagramming method (PDM) shows:

The logical relationships that exist between activities

The duration of an activity is affected by all of the following except:

The method of scheduling activities and resources

Each of the following describes the role of the project manager, except?

The need to be an expert or knowledgeable of all aspects of their endeavor

In using cost-benefit analysis in the plan quality management process, it can be noted that:

The primary benefits of meeting quality requirements include less rework, higher productivity, lower costs, increased stakeholder satisfaction, and increased probability

Select the best description of the closing process group

The process is performed to formally complete or close a project, phase , or contract

Select the best description of the planning process group.

The process is required to establish the scope of the project, refined objectives, and defined the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve

What is the definition of plan resource management?

The process of defining how to estimate, acquire, manage, and use physical and team resources

Managing and leading the project team include:

The process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and optimizing project performance

Select the best description of the executing process group

The process(es) performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements

Select the best description of the initiating process group.

The process(es) performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase

Select the best description of the monitoring and controlling process group

The process(es) required to track, review, and regulate the regular process and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes

All of the following statements about the project lifecycle and the product Lifecycle are true except:

The product life cycle is contain within the predictive project lifecycle

The planning process to contain which of the following?

The project management processes that occur when the project is being organized and prepared

The initiating process group contains which of the following?

The project management processes that occur with the project is started

Which of the following best describes analogous duration estimating?

Used to estimate project duration when there is a limited amount of detailed information about the project

Which of the following is a definition of work performance data in project management?

The raw observations and measurements identified during activities performed to carry out the project work

What is the definition of the word package?

The work is defined at the lowest level of the work breakdown structure for which cost and duration are estimated and managed

What is the key benefit of the executing process group?

The work needed to meet the project requirements and objectives as performed according to plan

Rolling Wave Planning

The work to b accomplished in the near term is planned in detail, whereas the work in the future is planned at a higher level

Project managers are similar to conductors of a large orchestra because they perform which of the following similar roles?

They are responsible for the team, and integrate multiple disciplines

Which of the following best defines the purpose of test and evaluation documents?

They are used to evaluate the achievement of quality objectives

All of the following are true about affinity diagrams except:

They are used to identify the key issues to be prioritized as a set of decisions for implementation

Control charts have all of the following characteristics except:

They are used to illustrate how various factors might be linked to potential problems or effects

Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of the lessons learned register?

To improve the performance of the project and avoid repeating mistakes

What is the WBS typically used for?

To organize and defined the total scope of the project

When performing integration on the project, the role of the project manager is:

To work with the project sponsor to understand the strategic objectives and ensure alignment of objectives and results with the project and business area

Which type of float is described as the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint?

Total float

The organizations processes and procedures for conducting project work during project initiation and planning include all of the following except:

Traceability matrices

Which of the following requirements describes temporary capabilities needed to move from current as is state to the desired future state?

Transition and readiness requirements

Which of the following describes capabilities that are temporary and are no longer needed after the new product/service/ result is ready?

Transition requirements Solution requirements

As the project manager, which of the following is not your responsibility as part of the closing process group?

Transition resources to their next assignment

Manage quality is the process of:

Translating the quality management plan info executable quality activities that incorporate the organizations quality policies into the project

What type of analysis examines project performance over time to determine whether performance is improving or deteriorating?

Trend

What tool or technique can be used in the monitor and control project work process?

Trend analysis

What is a project's status if the variance at completion (VAC) is positive?

Under budget

The process of formalizing acceptance of the completed project is which project management process associated with the project scope management knowledge area?

Validate scope

Which of the following project management processes do not belong to the executing process group?

Validate scope

Culture is a personality characteristic or trait that includes which of the following components?

Values, norms, and beliefs

Which of the following are deliverables that are completed and check for correctness through the control quality process?

Verified deliverables

Which of the following is an input for the validate school process?

Verified deliverables

Questions that arise when planning the acquisition of team members generally include all of the following except:

Whether the compensation of senior executives is in the project budget

Which of the following is an input of the control scope process?

Work performance data

An output of the control resources process is:

Work performance information

What is the performance data collected from controlling processes, analyzed in comparison with project management plan components and project documents?

Work performance information

Which of the following is an output of control quality process associated with the project quality management knowledge area?

Work performance information

What does the project scope statement describe?

Work that will be performed and the work that is excluded

Project managers are responsible for guiding the team, and completing which of the following when performing integration on the project?

Work with the sponsor to understand the strategic objectives

What is the name of a formally chartered group responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, deferring, or rejecting changes to the project, and for recording and communicating such decisions?

change control board

All of the following are outputs to close project or phase except:

environment enterprise factor updates

All of the following are part of the project performance summary in the final report except:

environmental objectives, the criteria used to evaluate the impact of the project on both internal and external organizations

What organizational process assets are updated as part of the close project or phase process?

lessons learned repository

Which of the following is a tool and technique of the control resources process?

problem solving

Which of the following is an input to the determine budget process?

resource management plan