PM

BAC = 200; AC = 120; EV = 80; CPI = .666 What is EAC if all future work is finished at budgeted rate?

240

BAC = 200; AC = 120; EV = 80; CPI = .666 What is EAC if future work happens at the rate of actual work so far? 220, 240, 300, or 320?

300

A project is ...?

A temporary endevor undertaken to create an unique result

Which of the following shows that your project is 9% under budget?

AC = 100; EV = 110

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

Accepted deliverables.

Bar charts show .. ?

Activity start and end dates

Which of the following terms is used to describe contested changes?

Claims

Which of the following are not an output from the risk response plan process?

Corrective actions.

Which of the following is not true?

Cost and staffing levels are generally steady throughout the project

Obtaining the greatest time compression for the least extra cost is called .. ?

Crashing

The project team should do all of the following except ...?

Create conflicts among stakeholders.

Which of the following are not tools for performance reports?

Decision trees

Which of the following are untrue about resource levelling?

Develops a resouce based WBS.

Which of the following is not true about EMV?

EMV analysis cannot be used in decision trees.

CV = ?

EV - AC

Which of the following is true about the WBS?

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

Which of the following do not affect project communications?

Executive requirements.

Which of the following are not outputs of the project monitor and comtrol process?

Final transition.

Which of the following is not true about product life cycle.

Generally, a project life cycle contains one or more product life cycles.

Which of the following strategies are not used for risks?

Interpret

Which of the following is untrue about the project scope statement?

It is an output of the Verify Scope process.

Which of the following is not true about collecting requirements?

It is separate from project plan.

Which of the following are untrue about the project scope management plan ?

It is separate from the project management plan.

Which of the following is true about verifying scope?

It is the process of formalizing acceptance of project deliverables.

Which of the following is not true about conflict?

It should be handled once it escalates in a special team meeting.

Which of the following are not inputs to estimating activity resurces?

Last project resource costs.

Which of the following is true about the critical chain?

Modifies the schedule for limited resources.

What is the WBS used for?

Organise and define total scope.

Risk tranference involves ... ?

Paying a risk payment

Which of the following should not be used to evaluate a project team's development?

Performance improvements from increased conflict

Which of the following is an example of a project scope constraint?

Predefined budget.

An input to the define scope process is ... ?

Project Charter.

An output of project scope process is ... ?

Project scope statement

A project manager has the most authority in what type of organization?

Projectized

Which of the following is untrue?

Projects cannot help achieve an organization's goals.

Output from estimating activity resources include .. ?

Quantities of each type of resource needed for each activity.

Crashing is .. ?

Reducing an activities duration by increased resources.

An example of mandatory dependency is .. ?

Starting design only after completion of all project requirements

Which of the following is not true about team building ?

Team building should occur after major team conflicts.

Which of the following is true about WBS?

The WBS is a deliverable orientated hierarchial decomposition of the work needed to meet project objectives.

Which of the following are not true for project training?

The project should be abandoned if the team members do not have the needed skills.

Which of the following is not true about stakeholders?

They are always actively supportive of the project.

Which of the following is not part of an activity cost estimate?

Time shortages

Which of the following is not in lesson learned documentation?

Updates of statement of work.

Analogous duration estimating is .. ?

Used with limited information.

A project coordinator can be found in what type of organization?

Weak matrix

Which of the following is not an input to the identify risks process?

Work around plan

The project baseline should change when .. ?

a change request is approved.

A program is .. ?

a group of related projects.

Some techniques for resolving conflict are ... ?

accommodating, compromising, forcing, and collaborating.

Project management is ...?

an application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to comple project activities to meet project requirements

Negotiation in a project is .. ?

an integral part of project management.

Activities needed to complete the project ...?

are addressed as part of project closure process.

Managing a project usually includes ..?

balancing the competing project constraints of scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risk

Conflicting stakeholder objectives ...?

can make it difficult for project managers.

The sender is responsible for .. ?

confirming that the message is understood.

A PMO does all of the following EXCEPT it.. ?

control resources within a project.

Constuctive changes are .. ?

documented by project correspondence.

A simple status report might show performance for .. ?

each area

The critical paths are found by calculating ... ?

early start, early finish, late start, late finish

Which of the following is not true about integrated change tools?

includes project plan updates.

A workaround is .. ?

is not planned in advance of the risk event occuring.

You know that your project is behind because the cumulative EV is much .. ?

lower than cumulative PV.

The PMBOK Guide is the standard for .. ?

managing most projects most of the time across many industries.

Project portfolio management is .. ?

managing projects and programs.

Acceptance criteria ... ?

must be met before accepting project deliverables.

An accept strategy indicates that the project team has decided ... ?

not to change the project plan to avoid risk.

In rolling wave planning .. ?

one plans near time work in detail and future work roughly.

The fast tracking method of schedule compression involves .. ?

performing activities in parallel that are normally done in series

Project success is measured by the .. ?

product and project quality, timeliness, budget compliance, and degree of customer satisfaction.