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23. _____ refers to the process of developing a working replica of the system or some aspect of the system. a. Prototyping b. Variance c. Decomposition d. Use case modeling
ANS: A Prototyping involves developing a working replica of the system or some aspect of the system.
6. Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with the _____ process in project scope management. a. planning b. monitoring and controlling c. closing d. executing
ANS: A Creating the WBS is a subprocess associated with the planning process of the project scope management.
39. Which of the following is an output of schedule control? a. Lessons-learned reports b. Activity attributes c. Resource requirements d. Milestones list
ANS: A The main outputs of schedule control include work performance measurements, organizational process assets updates such as lessons-learned reports related to schedule control, change requests, project management plan updates, and project documents updates.
11. A(n) _____ on a project is a significant event that normally has no duration. a. milestone b. activity attribute c. activity sequence d. schedule baseline
ANS: A A milestone on a project is a significant event that normally has no duration. It often takes several activities and a lot of work to complete a milestone, but the milestone itself is like a marker to help in identifying necessary activities.
17. In an AOA network diagram, _____ occur when two or more activities follow a single node. a. combinations b. buffers c. mergers d. bursts
ANS: D When creating an AOA network diagram, bursts occur when two or more activities follow a single node.
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9. A(n) _____ is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed. a. requirements traceability matrix b. Gantt chart c. state transition table d. entity-attribute-value model
ANS: A A requirements traceability matrix (RTM) is a table that lists requirements, their various attributes, and the status of the requirements to ensure that all are addressed
20. Which of the following is a relationship in which the from activity cannot start until the to activity is started? a. Start-to-start b. Finish-to-finish c. Finish-to-start d. Start-to-finish
ANS: A A start-to-start dependency is a relationship in which the from activity cannot start until the to activity or successor is started.
14. In the _____approach for constructing a WBS, you use a similar project's WBS as a starting point. a. top-down b. bottom-up c. mind-mapping d. analogy
ANS: D A method for constructing a WBS is the analogy approach. In the analogy approach, you use a similar project's WBS as a starting point.
29. The amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities is known as a _____. a. forward pass b. backward pass c. fast tracking d. free slack
ANS: D A technique that can help project managers make schedule trade-offs is determining the free slack and total slack for each project activity. Free slack or free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following activities.
5. _____ involves formalizing acceptance of the project deliverables and during this phase the key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables. a. Creating scope b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope
ANS: D Validating scope involves formalizing acceptance of the project deliverables. Key project stakeholders, such as the customer and sponsor for the project, inspect and then formally accept the deliverables during this process.
3. _____ involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them. a. Collecting requirements b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope
ANS: A Collecting requirements involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products for the project as well as the processes used for creating them. The project team creates requirements documentation and a requirements traceability matrix as outputs of the requirements collection process.
26. _____ provide(s) a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in a calendar format. a. Gantt charts b. Critical path analysis c. Arrow diagramming method d. PERT analysis
ANS: A Gantt charts provide a standard format for displaying project schedule information by listing project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in calendar form. They are sometimes referred to as bar charts because the activities start and end dates are shown as horizontal bars.
20. Scope creep refers to: a. the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger. b. subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces. c. the approved project scope statement and its associated WBS. d. a task at the lowest level of the WBS.
ANS: A Scope creep refers to the tendency for project scope to keep getting bigger and bigger.
9. Which of the following documents is most likely to include planned project start and end dates which serve as the starting points for a detailed schedule? a. Resource breakdown structure b. Milestones list c. Organizational process assets update d. Project charter
ANS: D The project charter often mentions planned project start and end dates, which serve as the starting points for a more detailed schedule.
24. _____ is a process for identifying and modeling business events, who initiated them, and how the system should respond to them. a. Prototyping b. JAD c. RAD d. Use case modeling
ANS: D Use case modeling is a process for identifying and modeling business events, who initiated them, and how the system should respond to them. It is an effective tool for understanding requirements of information systems.
7. In project time management, the process of_____ primarily involves checking and managing changes to the project schedule. a. estimating activity durations b. developing the schedule c. controlling the schedule d. estimating activity resources
ANS:C In project time management, the process of controlling the schedule involves controlling and managing changes to the project schedule. Outputs include work performance information, schedule forecasts, and change requests among others.
8. Generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization is known as _____. a. variance b. benchmarking c. prototyping d. decomposition
ANS: B Benchmarking, or generating ideas by comparing specific project practices or product characteristics to those of other projects or products inside or outside the performing organization, can be used to collect requirements.
8. In project time management, a(n) _____ is an output of controlling the schedule a. activity duration estimate b. project management plan update c. activity attribute d. milestones list
ANS: B Controlling the schedule involves controlling and managing changes to the project schedule. Outputs include work performance information, schedule forecasts, change requests, project management plan updates, project documents updates, and organizational process assets updates.
21. _____ involves formal acceptance of the completed project scope by the stakeholders. a. Scope validation c. Scope control b. Scope planning d. Scope baseline
ANS: A Scope validation involves formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables. This acceptance is often achieved by a customer inspection and then sign-off on key deliverables.
12. In project time management, the main goal of _____ is to ensure that the project team has complete understanding of all the work they must do as part of the project scope so they can start scheduling the work. a. defining activities b. estimating activity durations c. estimating activity resources d. controlling the schedule
ANS: A The goal of defining activities is to ensure that the project team completely understands all the work it must do as part of the project scope so the team can start scheduling the work. Activity information is a required input to the other time management processes.
18. A network diagramming technique in which boxes represent activities is known as a(n) _____. a. PDM b. CPM c. ADM d. PERT
ANS: A The precedence diagramming method (PDM) is a network diagramming technique in which boxes represent activities. It is particularly useful for visualizing certain types of time relationships.
5. In project time management, which of the following processes involve calculating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities? a. Defining activities b. Sequencing activities c. Planning schedule management d. Estimating activity durations
ANS: D Estimating activity durations involves estimating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual activities. Outputs include activity duration estimates and project documents updates.
3. In project time management, which of the following processes generate the main outputs of an activity list, activity attributes, and a milestone list? a. Sequencing activities b. Defining activities c. Resource estimating activities d. Estimating activity durations
ANS: A In project time management, the main outputs of the sequencing activities process are an activity list, activity attributes, a milestone list, and project management plan updates.
2. Which of the following processes in project time management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables? a. Defining activities b. Sequencing activities c. Developing the schedule d. Estimating activity durations
ANS: A In project time management, the process of defining activities involves identifying the specificactivities that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables.
14. Which of the following types of dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project? a. Mandatory b. Discretionary c. External d. Random
ANS: A Mandatory dependencies are inherent in the nature of work being performed on a project. They are sometimes referred to as hard logic.
23. Which of the following is one of the main outputs of estimating activity resources process? a. Project documents update b. Milestone list c. Work breakdown structure d. Activity duration estimate
ANS: A The main outputs of the resource estimating process include a list of activity resource requirements, a resource breakdown structure, and project documents updates.
30. _____ is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date. a. Total slack b. Free float c. Backward pass d. Forward pass
ANS: A Total slack or total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the planned project finish date.
36. _____ states that work expands to fill the time allowed. a. Murphy's Law b. Miller's Law c. Parkinson's Law d. Einstein's Law
ANS: C Parkinson's Law states that work expands to fill the time allowed.
37. A difference between the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) is that: a. CPM addresses the risk associated with duration estimates whereas PERT does not. b. unlike CPM, PERT estimates only when there is no risk of uncertainty. c. CPM involves more work than PERT because it requires several duration estimates. d. PERT uses different duration estimates whereas CPM uses one specific duration estimate.
ANS: D PERT uses probabilistic time estimates duration estimates based on using optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimates of activity durations instead of one specific or discrete duration estimate, as CPM does.
2. Scope refers to: a. each level of work that is outlined in a work breakdown structure. b. the end product created as part of a project that is delivered to the client. c. tasks that are decomposed into smaller tasks in a work breakdown structure. d. the work involved in creating the products and the processes used to create them.
ANS: D Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.
10. Which of the following is a difference between an activity list and an activity attribute? a. As opposed to an activity attribute, an activity list provides resource requirements and constraints related to activities. b. An activity list provides a more concrete list of milestones for a project than an activity attribute. c. An activity attribute is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule whereas an activity list is not. d. An activity attribute provides more schedule-related information about each activity than an activity list.
ANS: D The activity list is a tabulation of activities to be included on a project schedule. The list should include the activity name, an activity identifier or number, and a brief description of the activity. The activity attributes provide more schedule-related information about each activity, such as predecessors, successors, logical relationships, leads and lags, and so forth.
28. The critical path is the _____ path through a network diagram, and it represents the _____ amount of slack or float. a. longest; longest b. longest; shortest c. shortest; longest d. shortest; shortest
ANS: B A critical path for a project is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which the project can be completed. It is the longest path through the network diagram and has the least amount of slack or float
19. AOA network diagrams use only _____ dependencies. a. start-to-start b. finish-to-start c. finish-to-finish d. start-to-finish
ANS: B A finish-to-start dependency is the most common type of relationship or dependency and AOA network diagrams use only finish-to-start dependencies. It is a relationship in which the from activity or predecessor must finish before the to activity or successor can start
13. In project time management, the next step after defining project activities is: a. planning schedule management. b. determining their dependencies. c. controlling the schedule. d. estimating activity duration.
ANS: B After defining project activities, the next step in project time management is sequencing them or determining their dependencies. The sequencing process involves evaluating the reasons for dependencies and the different types of dependencies.
32. The technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost is known as _____. a. dependency b. crashing c. critical chain scheduling d. feeding buffers
ANS: B Crashing is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost. The main advantage of crashing is shortening the time needed to finish a project.
35. Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using _____, which consist of additional time added before tasks on the critical chain that are preceded by non-critical-path tasks. a. critical paths b. feeding buffers c. dummy activities d. fast tracking
ANS: B Critical chain scheduling protects tasks on the critical chain from being delayed by using feeding buffers, which consist of time added before tasks on the critical chain if they are preceded by other tasks that are not on the critical path.
27. Which of the following is a network diagramming technique used primarily to predict total project duration? a. Gantt chart b. Critical path analysis c. Resource breakdown structure d. Arrow diagramming method
ANS: B Critical path method (CPM) also called critical path analysis is a network diagramming technique used to predict total project duration. This important tool helps combat project schedule overruns.
4. _____ involves reviewing the project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved. a. Creating scope b. Defining scope c. Controlling scope d. Validating scope
ANS: B Defining scope involves reviewing the scope management plan, project charter, requirements documents, and organizational process assets to create a scope statement, adding more information as requirements are developed and change requests are approved.
6. In project time management, which of the following processes involve analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule? a. Planning schedule management b. Developing the schedule c. Controlling the schedule d. Defining activities
ANS: B Developing the schedule involves analyzing activity sequences, activity resource estimates, and activity duration estimates to create the project schedule. Outputs include a schedule baseline, project schedule, schedule data, project calendars, project management plan updates, and project documents updates.
15. _____ dependencies are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options. a. Mandatory b. Discretionary c. External d. Inherent
ANS: B Discretionary dependencies are defined by the project team. They are sometimes referred to as soft logic and should be used with care because they may limit later scheduling options.
22. Which of the following is true of dummy activities? a. They have long durations. b. They show logical relationships between activities. c. They have a large range of resources. d. They have limited time periods.
ANS: B Dummy activities have no duration and no resources, but are occasionally needed on AOA network diagrams to show logical relationships between activities.
17. In the _____ approach, team members first identify as many specific tasks related to the project as possible and then aggregate the specific tasks and organize them into summary activities, or higher levels in the WBS. a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping
ANS: B In the bottom-up approach, team members first identify as many specific tasks related to the project as possible. They then aggregate the specific tasks and organize them into summary activities, or higher levels in the WBS. Project managers often use the bottom-up approach for projects that represent entirely new systems or approaches to doing a job, or to help create buy-in and synergy with a project team.
25. _____ uses highly organized and intensive workshops to bring together project stakeholders—the sponsor, users, business analysts, programmers, and so on—to jointly define and design information systems. a. Prototyping b. JAD c. RAD d. Use case modeling
ANS: B Joint Application Design (JAD) uses highly organized and intensive workshops to bring together project stakeholders — the sponsor, users, business analysts, programmers, and so on —to jointly define and design information systems.
40. A draft schedule for a project is most likely to be found in a _____. a. project buffer b. project charter c. resource breakdown structure d. projects dummy activities list
ANS: B One of the first reality checks for a project manager is to review the draft schedule that is usually included in the project charter. Although this draft schedule might include only a project start and end date, the project charter sets some initial schedule expectations for the project.
4. In project time management, which of the following processes primarily involve identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities? a. Defining activities b. Sequencing activities c. Planning schedule management d. Estimating activity durations
ANS: B Sequencing activities involves identifying and documenting the relationships between project activities. The main outputs of this process include project schedule network diagrams and project documents updates.
19. Which of the following is recommended for the creation of a good WBS? a. Any WBS item should be the responsibility of all the people working on it. b. A unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS. c. Each WBS item should be created assuming that the requirements are inflexible. d. The work content of a WBS item is independent of the WBS items below it.
ANS: B Some basic principles apply to creating any good WBS and its WBS dictionary. Firstly, a unit of work should appear at only one place in the WBS. The work content of a WBS item is the sum of the WBS items below it.
7. The ______ documents how project needs will be analyzed, documented, and managed. a. requirements traceability matrix b. requirements management plan c. WBS d. project scope statement
ANS: B The requirements management plan documents how project requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed.
13. The _____ should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project. a. project charter b. scope statement c. WBS d. Gantt chart
ANS: B The scope statement should list and describe all of the deliverables required for the project. It is very important to ensure consistency between the project charter, scope statement, WBS, and Gantt chart to define the scope of the project accurately.
22. _____ refers to the difference between planned and actual performance. a. Decomposition b. Variance c. Scope validation d. Scope creep
ANS: B Variance is the difference between planned and actual performance
21. Which of the following is true of a finsih-to-finish dependency? a. It is a dependency in which the from activity cannot start until the to activity or successor is started. b. It is a dependency in which in which the from activity must finish before the to activity or successor can start. c. It is a dependency in which the from activity must be finished before the to activity can be finished. d. It is a dependency in which the from activity must start before the to activity can be finished.
ANS: C A finish-to-finish dependency is a relationship in which the from activity must be finished before the to activity can be finished. One task cannot finish before another finishes.
16. Which of the following dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities? a. Mandatory b. Discretionary c. External d. Inherent
ANS: C External dependencies involve relationships between project and non-project activities.
33. Which of the following techniques involve doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence? a. Critical chain scheduling b. Crashing c. Fast tracking d. PERT analysis
ANS: C Fast tracking involves doing activities in parallel that one would normally do in sequence. The main advantage of fast tracking is that it can shorten the time needed to finish a project.
38. Which of the following is a silimarity between scope control and schedule control? a. Both are initial processes of project time management. b. Both of their primary goals is to define project goals and miestones. c. Both are portions of the integrated change control process under project integration management. d. Both of these processes should occur before estimating activity durations.
ANS: C Like scope control, schedule control is a portion of the integrated change control process under project integration management. Controlling the schedule is the final process in project time management.
1. The first process involved in project time management is _____ . a. defining activities c. planning schedule management b. estimating activity durations d. sequencing activities
ANS: C Schedule management is the first process in project time management and involves determining the policies, procedures, and documentation that will be used for planning, executing, and controlling the project schedule.
31. The _____ for an activity is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date. a. early finish date b. late finish date c. late start date d. early start date
ANS: C The late start date is the latest possible time an activity might begin without delaying the project finish date
34. A similarity between the crashing technique and the fast tracking technique is that: a. both spread out tasks over a long period of time to ensure the quality of work is maintained. b. both invariably result in increases in total project costs. c. both can shorten the time needed to finish a project. d. both are network diagramming techniques used primarily to predict total project duration.
ANS: C The main advantage of fast tracking, like crashing, is that it can shorten the time needed to finish a project.
11. The main technique used in creating a WBS is _____, which involves subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces. a. conglomeration b. accumulation c. decomposition d. catalyzation
ANS: C The main tool or technique involved in creating a WBS is decomposition—that is, subdividing project deliverables into smaller pieces.
25. In project time management, the ultimate goal of _____ is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project. a. defining activities b. sequencing activities c. developing a schedule d. estimating activity resources
ANS: C The ultimate goal of developing a realistic project schedule is to provide a basis for monitoring project progress for the time dimension of the project. Project time management processes often go through several iterations before a project schedule is finalized.
1. The term ______ describes a product produced as part of a project. a. variance b. scope c. deliverable d. work package
ANS: C Thee term deliverable describes a product created as part of a project. Deliverables can be product related, such as a piece of hardware or software, or process-related, such as a planning document or meeting minutes.
15. The _____ approach for constructing a WBS involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail. a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping
ANS: C To use the top-down approach, start with the largest items of the project and break them into subordinate items. This process involves refining the work into greater and greater levels of detail.
16. The _____ approach for constructing a WBS starts with the largest items of the project and breaks them into subordinate items. a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping
ANS: C To use the top-down approach, start with the largest items of the project and break them into subordinate items.The top-down approach is best suited to project managers who have vast technical insight and a big-picture perspective.
12. A(n) ____ is a task at the lowest level of the WBS. a. variance b. objective c. deliverable d. work package
ANS: D A work package is a task at the lowest level of the WBS.
10. A(n) _____ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines the total scope of the project. a. project charter b. business case c. project scope statement d. work breakdown structure
ANS: D After collecting requirements and defining scope, the next step in project scope management is to create a work breakdown structure. A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a deliverable oriented grouping of the work involved in a project that defines its total scope.
24. After working with key stakeholders to define activities and calculate their resources, the next process in project time management is to: a. develop the schedule. b. control the schedule. c. determine their dependencies. d. estimate the duration of activities.
ANS: D After working with key stakeholders to define activities, determine their dependencies, and estimate their resources, the next process in project time management is to estimate the duration of activities.
18. The _____ technique for creating a WBS uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks. a. analogy b. bottom-up c. top-down d. mind mapping
ANS: D Mind mapping is a technique that uses branches radiating from a core idea to structure thoughts and ideas.Instead of writing down tasks in a list or immediately trying to create a structure for tasks, mind mapping allows people to write and even draw pictures of ideas in a nonlinear format.