PMP Ch 3 - Integration Management Questions (Rita Ch 4)

18. The project charter for a project was approved for planning and you have just been assigned as project manager. Realizing that project planning is an ongoing effort throughout the project, which processes are you MOST likely to combine? A. Create WBS and Define Activities B. Estimate Activity Durations and Develop Schedule C. Develop Human Resource plan and Estimate Costs D. Estimate Costs and Determine Budget

A

9. Integration is done by the: A. Project manager B. Team C. Sponsor D. Stakeholders

A

10. Which of the following BEST describes the project manager's role as an integrator? A. Help team members become familiar with the project B. Put all the pieces of a project into a cohesive whole C. Put all the pieces of a project into a program D. Get all team members together into a cohesive whole

B

11. Approved corrective action is an input to: A. Verify Scope B. Direct and Manage Project Execution C. Develop Project Charter D. Develop Schedule

B

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

B

6. All of the following are parts of an effective change management plan EXCEPT: A. Procedures B. Standards for reports C. Meetings D. Lessons learned

B

7. A work authorization system can be used to: A. Manage who does each activity B. Manage what time and in what sequence work is done C. Manage when each activity is done D. Manage who does each activity and when it is done

B

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

D

16. A project management plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project management plan? A. Sponsor creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager B. Functional manager creates the project management plan based on input from the project manager C. Project manager creates the project management plan based on input from senior management D. Project manager creates the project management plan based on input from the team

D

19. All of the following are parts of Direct and Manage Project Execution EXCEPT: A. Identifying changes B. Using a work breakdown structure C. Implementing corrective actions D. Setting up a project control system

D

1. Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on: A. The personal careers of the team members B. Timely updates to the project management plan C. Effective communications at key interface points D. Product control

C

12. Double declining balance is a form of: A. Decelerated depreciation B. Straight line depreciation C. Accelerated depreciation D. Life cycle costing

C

13. You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before. You have been asked to plan a new project. It would be BEST in this situation to rely on ____ during planning in order to improve your chance of success. A, Your intuition and training B. Stakeholder analysis C. Historical information D. Configuration management

C

14. Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan? A. A printout from project management software B. A bar chart C. Risk, staffing, process improvement, and other management plans D. The project scope

C

2. The need for ___ is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project. A. Optimization B. Integrity C. Integration D. Differentiation

C

21. You are in the middle of executing a major modification to an existing product when you learn that the resources promised at the beginning of the project are not available. The BEST thing to do is to: A. Show how the resources were originally promised to your project B. Replan the project without the resources C. Explain the impact if the promised resources are not made available D. Crash the project

C

22. You have been assigned to manage the development of an organization's first Web site. The site will be highly complex and interactive, and neither your project team nor the client has much experience with Web site development. The timeline is extremely aggressive. And delay will be costly for both your firm and the client. You have a project sponsor and have achieved agreement and sign-off on both the project charter and the project management plan. Client personnel have been kept fully informed of the project's progress through status reports and regular meetings. The project is on schedule and within the budget, and a final perfunctory review has been scheduled. Suddenly you hear that the entire effort may be cancelled because the product developed is totally unacceptable. What is the MOST likely cause of this situation? A. A key stakeholder was not adequately involved in the project B. The project charter and project management plan were not thoroughly explained or adequately reviewed by the client C. Communications arrangements were inadequate and did not provide the required information to interested parties D.The project sponsor failed to provide adequate support for the project

C

5. A project manager has managed four projects for the company and is being considered to join the project management office team. The following is discovered during the evaluation of his performance. The project manager's first project had an ending cost variance of -500, used two critical resources, needed to rework the project charter during project executing and was ranked 14th in priority within the company. The second project finished with a schedule variance of +100. was completed with a vastly compressed schedule, and received a letter of recommendation from the sponsor, but the product of the project was not used. The third project had 23 percent more changes than expected, had an SPI of 0.90, and 25 open items in the issue log when the project was completed. Each of these projects had a cost of $1,000 and 20 to 28 percent more changes than others of its size. The project management office decided to not add this project manager to the team. Which of the following BEST describes why this might have happened? A. The project manager has only managed low-priority projects, and he had to compress the schedule, showing that he does not have the skill to work in the project management office B. Issue logs should not be used on projects of this size, showing that the project manager does not have the knowledge to work in the project management office C. The project manager did not effectively involve the stakeholders, showing that he does not have the knowledge to work in the project management office D. The project manager had two critical resources on his team and still needed to rework the project charter, showing that he does not have the discipline to work in the project management office

C

8. A project is plagued by changes to the project charter. Who has the primary responsibility to decide if these changes are necessary? A. The project manager B. The project team C. The sponsor D. The stakeholders

C

20. A project manager is appointed to head a highly technical project in an area with which this person has limited familiarity. The project manager delegates the processes of Develop schedule, Estimate Costs, Define Activities, and Estimate Activity Resources to various project team members, and basically serves as an occasional referee and coordinator of activities. The results of this approach are likely to be: A. A team functioning throughout the project at a very high level, demonstrating creativity and commitment B. A team that initially experiences some amounts of confusion, but that after a period of time becomes a cohesive and effective unit C. A team that is not highly productive, but that stays together because of the work environment created by the project manager D. A team that is characterized by poor performance, low morale, high levels of conflict and high turnover

D

23. The project manager has just received a change from the customer that does not affect the project schedule and is easy to complete. What should the project manager do FIRST? A. Make the change happen as soon as possible B. Contact the project sponsor for permission C. Go to the change control board D. Evaluate the impacts on other project constraints

D

26. You are assigned as the project manager in the middle of the project. The project is within the baselines, but the customer is not happy with the performance of the project. What is the FIRST thing you should do? A. Discuss it with the project team B. Recalculate baselines C. Renegotiate the contract D. Meet with the customer

D

3. Which of the following describes the BEST use of historical records from previous projects: A. Estimating, life cycle costing, and project planning B. Risk management, estimating, and creating lessons learned C. Project planning, estimating, and creating a status report D. Estimating, risk management, and project planning

D

4. When it comes to changes, the project manager's attention is BEST given to: A. Making changes B. Tracking and recording changes C. Informing the sponsor of changes D. Preventing unnecessary changes

D