Project Management Assessments

Estimate Activity Durations

Activity Resource Requirements is an input to which of the following processes:

The project charter authorizes you to use organizational resources to accomplish the objectives of the project.

An organization is starting a new project. For the initial phase, the director has decided to use a project charter. As a project manager, why would you be encouraged by this plan?

Relies on the actual cost of previous, similar projects as the basis for estimating the cost of the current project.

Analogous cost estimating:

Requirements documentation

As project manager, you are about to start the define scope process. You have the project charter, what other input do you need?

Organizational Process Asset

Carson has created a template for all of the project managers in his organization to use when starting new contracts. This is an example of a(n):

Change Control Board

Chenise has written a formal request asking for to substitute one part for another because the original part is no longer available. Even though they are almost identical, the new part is slightly more expensive. When finished, Chenise will send her change request to:

Material

Cost estimates include all of the following resource categories EXCEPT

Adding resources shortens activity durations

Crashing a network schedule works only when________________________.

review the estimating method.

Hanna and her project team are reviewing the budget of the office building they just completed. The estimates are almost all different from the actual costs. Her team should:

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On Paul's project, the earned value (EV) is $1,115 and the actual cost (AC) is $1,100. What is the cost variance (CV)?

Using a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables to calculate an estimate for activity parameters, such as cost, budget, and duration.

Parametric estimating involves:

all of these

Project Cost Management includes _________________________ so that the project can be completed within budget.

Relevant, Time-Bound

SMART goal stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable , _____________, and ___________________.

ahead of schedule and under budget.

Simon is managing a simple project that involves painting the inside of a square room. On this project, only four walls will be painted. The project will last four days and one wall a day will be painted at the budgeted cost of $50 per wall. At the end of day 2, Simon reports the following status: 3 walls are complete and, so far, the total expenses are $120. The project is

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Simon is managing a simple project that involves painting the inside of a square room. On this project, only four walls will be painted. The project will last four days and one wall a day will be painted at the budgeted cost of $50 per wall. At the end of day 2, Simon reports the following status: 3 walls are complete and, so far, the total expenses are $120. What is the planned value (PV)?

Stakeholder

The Work Breakdown Structure can BEST be thought of as an effective aid for __________ communications.

Mandatory dependency

The blueprints for the new construction projects have been completed and construction is ready to begin. While the organization was thinking about erecting a modular structure, they decided on a more traditional approach. The foundation will be poured and cured before the framing begins. This is an example of:

Project Manager

The board of directors at ABC company has asked the Paola to plan a company picnic. In this scenario, the Paola is the

Cost Estimates

You would like to compare financially the costs involved in your project with other similar projects done by your organization in the past. A good way to do these comparisons is by using:

Scope Statement

You've been put in-charge of a project that is in its first release. Which document should you read to identify the project constraints and the acceptance criteria?

Scope Statement

You've been put in-charge of a project. Which document should you read to identify the project constraints and the acceptance criteria?

Project Management Plan

Jenny, a project manager with ABS construction is creating a master blueprint for the office building her company has been hired to construct. The document includes the budget, scope, resources and schedule and will need signatures from each key stakeholder. Jenny is creating a(n)

Business case

Which of the following is the document that justifies the required investment?

Define Activities

Which of the following may generate a milestone list:

Local Restaurants

Which of the following would NOT be a stakeholder for the Parent-Teacher-Student Association (PTSA)?

Analogous

Your task is to set up a set of high-end servers in a data center. You are very familiar with the process since you have set up 6 other similar data centers for the organization. Which techique will you use for determining the project time line?

The actual final cost of the last project

All of the following choices represent inputs to the activity resource estimating process EXCEPT:

Organizational Process Assets

All the following tools can be used for cost estimating EXCEPT:

Cost budgeting

Project Cost Management includes all of the following functions EXCEPT

parametric estimating

Recently, Mark completed the management of a construction project. The structure cost approximately $250 per square foot to build. Mark is estimating the cost of building a new structure that is very similar this one. As a cost estimate, he will use $250 times the number of proposed square feet. Mark is relying on

Incorporating time buffers into the activity duration estimates

Reserve Analysis involves:

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Simon is managing a simple project that involves painting the inside of a square room. On this project, only four walls will be painted. The project will last four days and one wall a day will be painted at the budgeted cost of $50 per wall. At the end of day 2, Simon reports the following status: 3 walls are complete and, so far, the total expenses are $120. What is the EV?

All of these

The logical relationships under Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) include: a. Start-to-finish b. Finish-to-start c. Start-to-start d. All of these

budget at completion (BAC).

The total planned value for the project is also know as

Put extra resources on those tasks that are on the critical path.

To crash a schedule you should:

SV=EV-PV

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating schedule variance?

CPI=EV/AC

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the cost performance index (CPI)?

Resource leveling

Your project is experiencing resource constraints at certain times in the project timeline, requiring you to adjust start and finish dates on the schedule. What tool is best to use in this situation?

Reserve analysis

Your team is reviewing the project activities and has started to estimate the durations of the work packages identified in the WBS. Some of these work packages and activities have significant uncertainty associated with them for which the team has created contingency buffers. The tool and technique that is used for this process is called:

Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

A project can be defined as a:

Sequence Activities

A project manager is identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities of an IT project. He is undertaking which of the following process?

Create WBS

Decomposition is an important tool used to

SMART goal

In order to establish myself as an expert, I will write a 150-page book on social media by writing one chapter per month (or three to five pages per week). The book will be completed in 10 months, and then I will search for a publisher or explore self-publishing.This is an example of a(n):

Requirements Traceability Matrix

In your project, you want to ensure that each requirement adds business value by linking it to the business and project objectives. This also provides a means to track requirements throughout the project life cycle, helping to ensure that requirements approved in the requirements documentation are delivered at the end of the project. The document that helps to achieve this is called:

Finish-to-Start

Jasmine is very excited as she will be having her own apartment soon. She is just waiting for the day when she will get possession of her new home. However, she cannot start interior work unless the builder hands over keys of home after completion of electricity work. What kind of logical relationship can be said between these two activities?

Matrix

Jeff is a science teacher and Celeste is a computer programming teacher at a high school. The school they work in allows them to co-teach lessons based on their area of expertise. Their students are creating a program to anticipate the temperature based on measurements taken for an ecosystem prediction project. Jeff and Celeste work in which type of an organizational structure?

Time

Kayla and Sam would like to create a community garden it the spring of the following year. They are creating a timeline to determine when each part of the garden should be completed. This is an example of which core function in project management:

Cost

Kayla and Sam would like to create a community garden to feed 50 families. The need $200 to get the project started and they already have a $50 donation. This is an example of which core function in project management:

Scope

Kayla and Sam would like to create a community garden. They are discussing the size, location and resources available for the project. This is an example of which core function in project management:

Quality

Kayla and Sam would like to expand their community garden so they can open a roadside shop. They are trying new varieties of seed to see which produces the best taste. This is an example of which core function in project management:

Scope Baseline

Kimberly is deciding the details of her companies annual family day picnic deciding they will have food, entertainment for children and adults, and a family gift. She is putting these details into the project management plan. This information would be part of the:

Cost Performance Baseline

Kimberly is determining the how much money she has available for the food, entertainment, and facilities for her companies annual family day picnic. She will use this to help keep the project on budget. In the project management plan, this is the:

Closing

Matthew and his team are discussing what went well and documenting lessons learned during their recent project. This is what stage of project management?

environmental enterprise factors

Matthew would like to host a back to school party at his house. Matthew talks to his parents, checks his personal calendar and the school calendar for conflicts (such as athletic events or schools socials) to assist him in the planning process. These are best referred to as

Communication

Melana sets up a group chat with everyone working with her on a science project so they can collaborate easily. This an example of which project facilitating function:

Procurement

Ms. McKormick is checking several stores online and in person to find the best quality and prices to purchase props for the upcoming play at school. This an example of which project facilitating function:

Estimate Activity Durations

Parametric Estimating is done as a part of which process

Sequence activities

Project schedule network diagram is an important output of which of the following processes?

gold plating.

Rachel is a ring designer. She is working on a custom project for a long-time customer. After they decided on the look of the ring, Rachel decides the 2 small diamonds would look nice on either side of the sapphire the customer has choose, but she adds them without discussing the idea with her customer. In project management, this is an example of:

Estimate Activity Durations

Reserve Analysis is a technique for:

Develop Schedule

Resource Leveling is a technique for:

Resource Leveling

Resource reallocation from non-critical to critical activities is an example of which Project Scheduling technique

Project Manager

Sam is coordinating all activities related to prom to make sure everything is ready by the scheduled date. She is best described as which one of the following?

Stakeholder Analysis

Sarah is in charge of planning the Prom. She is brainstorming a list of everyone she thinks needs to be involved the planning process. Sarah is beginning

Defect Repair

Scott has ordered all the decorations for the upcoming prom. All of the decorative lighting arrives damaged. Scott calls the company and initiates a return of the broken items, but goes over to Party Super Center to purchase new lighting. This an example of:

Forming

Shelton is the president of FBLA, during the first meeting, everyone is quiet and relies on Shelton to lead the conversation. This team is in which stage of group development?

Storming

Shelton, the FBLA president, is trying to plan for the upcoming competitive event conference, but everyone is has different opinions and keep arguing about the plans. This team is in which stage of group development?

Projectized

The organizational structure in which the project manager has the greatest amount of authority is a:

Project Management Plan

Vicki is creating a master blueprint summarizing the cost, schedule and scope of the upcoming recital at the dance studio she manages for each of the instructors and parents. Vicki is creating a(n):

Collect Requirements, Define Scope, Create WBS, Verify Scope

What is the correct order of the Scope Management processes?

Work Package

What is the lowest level of WBS components known as?

Rolling Wave Planning

What is the term for 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

Create a scope statement

What should be done by the project manager to ensure that all work in the project is included?

Variance analysis

What tool or technique would a project manager use to control scope?

Develop Schedule

What-if scenario analysis is done as a part of which process:

Project sponsor or customer

Which of the following individuals in most crucial in validating scope?

Expert Judgement

Which of the following is NOT an input for creating a project charter?

Variance Analysis

Which of the following is a tool and technique used in controlling scope of a project?

Project Charter

Which of the following is a valid input to the collect requirements process?

Scope Baseline

Which of the following is not used as an input for the Validate Scope process?

Customer acceptance of project deliverables.

Which of the following is the KEY output of Verify Scope process?

Project scope statement, WBS, WBS Dictionary

You are a new project manager that is replacing a previous project manager. You want to know more about the scope baseline of the project. Which three documents will be most useful to you?

Keep decomposing tasks until you reach an amount of work that is small enough to reliably estimate required resources and duration.

You are creating your WBS and find that you keep decomposing tasks into smaller and smaller units. How can you tell when you are done?

fast tracking

You are managing an internal project, the deadlines are set and work has been started. Senior management decides to finish the project sooner than planned. You decide to start the project activities sooner and overlap some of them. This technique is called:

Collect Requirements: Tools and Techiques

You conducted several brainstorming sessions with client stakeholders and used the Delphi technique. You also intend to conduct focus groups. Which process are you most probably doing?

Define Scope

You've just completed the Collect Requirements process. Which Scope Management process would you implement next?

Mandatory dependencies

Your organization wants to launch a soft drink in the market. You are working as a project manager for the project. It is one of the important activities to get 'pass' certificate from the government's food and drinks safety department. It will be illegal to launch the soft drink without obtaining safety certificate from government. What type of dependency is identified in this activity?

Reserve analysis

Your team is reviewing the project activities and has started to estimate the duration of the work packages identified in the WBS. Some of these work packages and activities have significant uncertainty associated with them for which the team has created contingency buffers. The tool and technique that is used for this process is called:

Statement of Work

Zeek is initiating a new project. He is taking time to write a detail description of the project including objectives, scope and schedule. This is referred to as a(n):

human resources

Abel is a construction project manager working on a new office building. He is currently hiring for brick masons, plumbers, painters and electricians for the project. These would be examples of which project function:

Requirements Traceability Matrix

After delivering a release, the client is adamant that certain features of the software do not provide any business value. Which document can you share with the client to show how the features directly correspond to business needs and requirements stated at the being of the project?

Monitor and Control

Cheryl is watching the weather forecast for an outdoor senior picnic project that she planned to determine whether the picnic will need to be moved indoors. Which project process stage is Cheryl in?

Collect Requirements: Tools and Techniques

Chris and his project team are setting up focus groups to determine which direction the company should go with their latest software update. In Project Scope Management, this is part of which process?

project celebration.

Hanna schedules a dinner for all of the key stakeholders on the recent office building project. Everyone is excited about the success of the building, but sad they will no longer be working together on a daily basis. In project management, this is called:

Requirements Traceability Matrix

After delivery, the client is adamant that certain features of the software do not provide any business value. Which document can you share with the client to show how the features directly correspond to business needs and requirements stated at the being of the project?

Tell the stakeholder the scope cannot be added.

During a meeting with some of the project stakeholders, the project manager is asked to add work to the project scope. The project manager had access to correspondence about the project before the project charter was signed and remembers that the project sponsor specifically denied funding for the scope mentioned by the stakeholders'. The BEST thing for the project manager to do is to :

Performing

Each of the members of FBLA are working together to create a float for the homecoming parade. This team is in which stage of group development?

Schedule Baseline

Kimberly has been asked to set up a timeline for each of the tasks necessary for her companies family day picnic to be successful. In the project management plan, this is called the:

Project Close Management

Hanna is creating a report outlining the overview of the office building project her company just completed. This task is one of the parts included in:

document archive

Hanna is filing the Charter documents, Scope statement, Original budget and Change documents for the office building they just completed. In project close management, this is an example of:

gold plating

Kendra is a photographer. After taking photos of a teenage girl, she decides to use an airbrushing tool to digitally remove a scar on the girls face without asking. In project management, this is an example of:

What work is to be completed during the project and What deliverables need to be produced by the project

What does a project scope statement document?

WBS & WBS Dictionary

Completion of a product scope is measured against:

Develop Schedule

Critical path method is used in which of the following processes:

Deliverable

Denis has submitted the initial plans for the office building his company is designing for a client. In project management, the plans would be considered a(n):

Preventative Action

Dennis is in chair of the prom committee. The DJ the committee contracted is charging an additional $50 to work with a group of high school students. Dennis suggests reducing decorations so the prom stays within budget. This is an example of:

WBS dictionary.

During project executing, a team member comes to project manager because he is not sure of what work needs to be accomplished on the project. Which of the following documents contains the detailed description of work packages?

Initiating

Grace is working with her new team to define the scope of the project and identifying stakeholders. What stage of project management is this?

conveying the deliverable

Hanna delivered the keys of the new office building her company finished to the new owners. This is an example of:

Monitoring and Controlling

Ian is tracking all of the resources used during the construction project he is managing to make sure the project stays within budget. This is what stage of project management?

a severe thunderstorm

Steve's is responsible to planning the company picnic. The team has chosen a date in mid-august for the event. Which of the following is an example project risk?

Corrective Action

Susie is planning a family vacation for spring break. She has booked the hotels, planned sighting seeing activities and estimated fuel expenses for the drive. A major storm hits the country closing the amusement park they planned to visit. As an alternative, Susie and her family decide to take a whale watching trip. This is an example of:

Executing

The FBLA club is decorating the float for the homecoming parade. What stage of project management is this?

a summary description of the project's original content and end product, including basic budget and timeline data

The Scope Baseline is:

project sponsor

The board of directors at ABC company has asked the Paola to plan a company picnic. In this scenario, the board of directors is the

scope creep

The city counsel has decided to contract with ABC Playsets to construct a play space at the local park. After the initial plans and budget were approved, the counsel decides to add funding for an additional play area for younger children and increase the size of the initial set for older children. In project management, this is an example of

Bottom-up Estimating

The method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components of the WBS is known as: