WGU C176 : Practice Test A

You're a manager of the GHG project, which has a budget at completion of $456,000 and is expected to last one year. You're currently at month six of the project, though you've only completed 40 percent of the work. The actual project cost to date is $175,000. What's the project's cost variance? A There is no cost variance. B $7,400 C -$45,600 D 1.04

$7,400

Given the following values: PV = 85, AC = 83, and EV = 81, what's the SV? A .98 B -2 C .95 D -4

-4

Mike is manager of the WAM project, which has a budget at completion of $295,000. The project is currently 40 percent complete; however, it should have been 50 percent complete by now. Mike has spent $125,000 on the project, and management has asked him about its schedule performance. Which of these values best represents its schedule performance? A .94 B .80 C -$7,000 D -$17,500

.80

You know that the EV is 230, PV is 230, AC is 250, BAC is 260, and ETC is 30. What's the CPI? A 280 B .92 C 3 D 1

.92

Given the following values: PV = 85, AC = 83, and EV = 81, what's the SPI? A -2 B .98 C -3 D .95

.95

The actual cost of completing the project is $5,000 and the earned value of the project is $8,500. What will be the project's CPI? A 1.7 B 0.5 C 1.5 D 0.65

1.7

Your subject-matter expert tells you that her most likely estimate is 40 hours, pessimistic estimate is 65 hours, and optimistic estimate is 24 hours. What's the final three-point estimate? A 43 hours B 40 hours C 42 hours D 129 hours

43

You're a manager of the GTX project, which has 10 active stakeholders. How many communication channels will be required for effective communication with the stakeholders? A 2 B 10 C 45 D 9

45

What is the critical path of the diagram in the figure below? {{ The figure shows a network diagram in which 7 boxes are shown, represented as Task A, Task B, Task C, Task D, Task E, Task F, and Task G. In the figure, Task A: 10 Days points to Task B: 24 Days, Task C: 3 Days, and Task E: 9 Days. Task B: 24 Days points to Task D: 2 Days, Task C: 3 Days points to Task D: 2 Days, and Task E: 9 Days points to Task F: 16 Days. Task D and Task F point to Task G: 5 Days. }} A A-B-D-G B A-C-D-G C A-E-F-G D A-B-D-F-G

A-B-D-G

Jane is manager of the GBB project for her company. A vendor has offered her a product with 10 percent discount if a company will order 100 units for the product. It's possible that the GBB project may need them, but their cost may be an issue. Jane documents the offer and tells the vendor she'll keep the offer in mind and continue with the project as planned. What risk response has been given in this project? A Exploiting B Sharing C Enhance D Acceptance

Acceptance

You're a project manager of your organization. Marcy, a project team member, has identified an issue with a piece of hardware that could affect project implementation. What should you do with this hardware issue? A Add the issue to the project issue log for resolution. B Add the issue to the project's WBS issue category. C Add the issue to the risk registers for resolution. D Add the issue to the technical assessment log for resolution.

Add the issue to the project issue log for resolution.

You've identified a new risk in your project that will likely cause serious delays to your project completion date. What should you first do with the newly identified risk? A Alert management to the delays the risk will likely cause the project schedule. B Ask the project team and subject matter experts to perform quantitative risk analysis to confirm the impact of the risk event. C Add the risk event to the project's risk register, along with any additional information you've discovered about the risk. D Ask for additional funds to be added to the projects contingency reserve to pay for labor to offset the delay the risk will cause.

Add the risk event to the project's risk register, along with any additional information you've discovered about the risk.

Which of the following describes responsibilities of a project sponsor? A Run interference and remove roadblocks B Monitor the delivery of major milestones C Provide or obtain financial resources D All of these E Negotiate support from key stakeholders

All of these

Which of the following are included in the project scope statement? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Assumptions B Issue log template C Resource requirements D Acceptance criteria E Key deliverables

Assumptions Acceptance criteria Key deliverables

All of the following describe types of project endings except for which one? A Extinction B Addition C Starvation D Integration E Attrition

Attrition

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques should a project manager employ when there's a minor conflict between several project team members that doesn't impact their project? A Compromise B Force C Avoidance D Confrontation

Avoidance

Midway through a project's execution, a sponsor tells the project manager to cancel the project. Which of the following actions should the project manager take? A Notify the requester of the change. B Call the project manager and request an immediate transfer to a new contract. C Begin an administrative closure process. D Send a sponsor change request to the change control board.

Begin an administrative closure process.

Ana is a project manager for her organization. She has been presented a set of documents that specifies the reasons for the project, justification for the project and how it fits in with the company objectives. Which of the following has she just received? A Scope statement B Business case C Project charter D Deliverable

Business case

Which of the following calculates the longest path and controls the finish date of the project? A CPM B RACI C PDM D WBS

CPM

A stakeholder has requested a significant project change that will cause a 15 percent increase in the project budget and add six months to its schedule. As a project manager, you don't have the power to make this type of change decision. To whom should you forward the request? A Project portfolio management board B Change control board C Project stakeholder committee D Project sponsor

Change control board

Which of the following processes documents formal acceptance of project work and hands over the completed product to the organization for ongoing maintenance and support? A Closing B Monitoring and controlling C Executing D Planning

Closing

Which of the following are the three elements that represent the PMBOK Guide knowledge areas? A Vendor relationships B Communications C Human resources D Procurement E Validation

Communications Human resources Procurement

Which element of your project's scope document lists certain resources that will be available only during the months of April through September while the project moves forward? A Assumptions B Constraints C Product description D Deliverables

Constraints

During the budgeting process, you might set aside a certain amount of funds to cover the cost of possible adverse project events. What are these funds known? A Appraisal costs B Contingency reserves C Prevention costs D Management reserves

Contingency reserves

Which of the following plans includes the chart of account? A Risk management B Cost management C Quality management D Procurement management

Cost management

Which of the following is a measure of project cost efficiency? A Cost performance index (CPI) B Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS) C Cost variance (CV) D Actual cost (AC)

Cost performance index (CPI)

The cost variance (CV) of a project is a negative value. What does this result indicate? A The budget for the project is insufficient. B Costs are according to the budget. C Costs are higher than originally planned for the project. D Costs are less than budgeted.

Costs are higher than originally planned for the project.

Which element is not a function of a scope management plan? A Describing procedures for preparing a WBS B Describing deliverables' acceptance criteria C Describing how scope changes will be handled D Describing procedures for preparing a scope statement

Describing deliverables' acceptance criteria

All the following describe a kickoff meeting except for which one? A Questions and answers help clarify project objectives and expectations of stakeholders, and are a good opportunity to engage team members in the project. B Develop the statement of work and obtain a signature on the project charter. C It's ideal if the project sponsor can attend the meeting and describe her/his goals and expectations first hand. D A roles and responsibilities overview describes how each team member will interact during the project. The project manager will describe her/his role at the first team meeting rather than the kickoff meeting.

Develop the statement of work and obtain a signature on the project charter.

Which of the following comes under the economic model? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Discounted cash flow B IRR C Constrained optimization D NPV

Discounted cash flow IRR NPV

An ACD project is underway, and conflict has arisen between resource managers and project managers. What's the best method of avoiding staffing conflict between resource managers and project managers? A Ask each of the parties to give up something to reach a solution. B Ask one party to force their solution on the other party. C Discover the facts regarding the issue and let the facts help define the solution. D Discuss areas of agreement rather than areas of difference.

Discover the facts regarding the issue and let the facts help define the solution.

Which of the following is defined as the value of the work completed to date? A CPI B PV C EV D AC

EV

In your organization, you find that some of your project team members are having a conflict with each other. What will you do? A Encourage the team members to resolve the conflict. B Avoid the conflict and keep focusing on the project. C Take the help from project sponsor to resolve the conflict. D Terminate the project team members who are involved in the conflict.

Encourage the team members to resolve the conflict.

Which of the following risk response strategies monitors the probability or impact of the risk event to assure benefits are realized? A Exploit B Mitigate C Enhance D Accept

Enhance

You've decided to allow two phases of a project to overlap. This is an example of what? A Optimizing B Crashing C Enhancing D Fast-tracking

Fast-tracking

In which of the following type of contracts does the seller bear the most risk? A Fixed-price B Cost reimbursable plus incentive C Time-and-materials D Cost reimbursable

Fixed-price

In which of the following conflict resolution methods does one party win while ignoring the needs and concerns of the other? A Smoothing B Compromise C Force D Avoidance

Force

Which of the following is included in a communication plan? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Constraint B WBS C Frequency D Distribution list E Change request

Frequency Distribution list

All of the following are true regarding CPI except for which one? A Performance indexes are primarily used to calculate performance efficiencies. B The CPI formula is EV divided by AC. C CPI is the most critical of all EVM measurements. D If CPI is greater than 1, you've spent more money than anticipated at the measurement date.

If CPI is greater than 1, you've spent more money than anticipated at the measurement date.

During which of the following project phases is a business case created? A Initiating B Planning C Monitoring and controlling D Executing

Initiating

A project manager has identified uncertain events during the executing phase. Where should this be reported? A Issue log B Project scope statement C Communication plan D Risk trigger

Issue log

Which of the following is true concerning the project charter? A It authorizes the start of the project work. B It lists the responsibilities of the project selection committee. C It describes the project schedule. D It contains cost estimates for each task.

It authorizes the start of the project work.

A project manager, Gary, is working with project stakeholders on its requirements and examining how risks might affect their project. One of the stakeholders is confused about what constitutes project risk. Which of the following is the most accurate definition of project risk? A It's an uncertain event or condition within the project execution. B It's an unknown event that can affect the project scope. C It's an uncertain event that can affect at least one project objective. D It's an uncertain event that can affect project costs.

It's an uncertain event that can affect at least one project objective.

For which projects is the closing out procurements step performed? A It's performed in conjunction with administrative closure for all projects. B It's performed for contractual projects. C It's performed for canceled projects. D It's performed for all projects.

It's performed for contractual projects.

Which of the following tools determines whether the organizational goals are being achieved? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A KPI B KPP C Balanced score card D Collaboration tool E Vendor knowledge base

KPI KPP Balanced score card

As a project manager, your project has failed to meet the stakeholder's needs and expectations. What is the most likely cause? A Lack of planning B Lack of technology barrier C Lack of quality D Lack of cost

Lack of planning

Which of the following is an agreement that outlines specific performance criteria or other actions between two or more parties? A SLA B NDA C MOU D PO

MOU

Which of the following is defined by the type of work being performed, and one activity is dependent on another activity? A Mandatory dependency B Discretionary dependency C External dependency D Internal dependency

Mandatory dependency

In which of the following process groups is the dashboard information document produced? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Monitoring and controlling B Initiating C Planning D Executing

Monitoring and controlling Executing

Which of the following are the three types of project selection methods that are considered economic model methods? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Cost-benefit analysis B Net present value C Scoring model D Internal rate of return E Payback period F Discounted cash flow

Net present value Internal rate of return Discounted cash flow

Your team has started to settle into day-to-day interactions and everyone is comfortable with their team positions. You begin to make decisions jointly, and team members show mutual respect for each other. Which stage of team development does this scenario represent? A Forming B Storming C Norming D Performing

Norming

You're a new project manager for your company. The previous project manager left abruptly. While reviewing your predecessor's last project, you find that the project scope document is poorly formulated and missing several key requirements. What's your next step? A Add the new requirements to the scope document, and discuss it at the next project status meeting. B Ask that the project be killed. C Notify and meet with the sponsor. D Write up the additional requirements, and ask the sponsor to approve.

Notify and meet with the sponsor.

During the midway of the project, you have been requested by the client to complete the project a week earlier than expected. What will be your next step? A Obtain an approved change control document before changing the project schedule. B Implement the change. C Ask the team to work overnight for completing the project. D Update the project management plan according to new schedule.

Obtain an approved change control document before changing the project schedule.

All of the following describes a model of communication exchange except for which one? A Receivers decode the message and are responsible for understanding the information correctly. B Senders are responsible for encoding the message and presenting it in such a way that the receiver can correctly understand it. C The sender-message-receiver model, also known as the basic communication model, is how all communication exchange occurs. D Only the sender has a responsibility in the communication exchange process. E The message can take many forms including written, verbal, formal, and informal.

Only the sender has a responsibility in the communication exchange process.

Which of the following uses weighted average to determine the project duration and forecast the project schedule with a high degree of reliability? A PERT B PDM C Gantt D SPI

PERT

Crashing and fast tracking a schedule includes which of the following? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Performing multiple tasks in parallel B Increasing the cost for the project C Estimating the scheduled value of the project activities D Adding more resources to the critical path tasks E Performing a re-baseline of the project schedule

Performing multiple tasks in parallel Increasing the cost for the project Adding more resources to the critical path tasks

Which of the following types of communication is described under the category of informal communication? A Phone calls B Written status reports C Team status meetings D Project kickoff meetings

Phone calls

In which of the following process groups is work breakdown structure created? A Executing B Monitoring and controlling C Planning D Initiating

Planning

Which of these documents authorizes a project to begin? A Project charter B Statement of work C Project management plan D Project scope statement

Project charter

During the planning process, a project scope document provides a description of the work necessary to complete a project. Which of the following components would be included in the project scope document? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Project constraints B Gantt charts C Key performance indicators (KPIs) D Detailed project objectives

Project constraints Key performance indicators (KPIs) Detailed project objectives

What will happen when a change control board approves a change request that would decrease a project's schedule by 30 days without altering its scope? A Project quality will increase. B Project cost will increase. C Workload will decrease. D The number of project resources will decrease.

Project cost will increase.

What key meeting serves to introduce team members, review project goals and objectives, stakeholder expectations, and roles and responsibilities of team members? A Project review B Project overview C Project status meeting D Project kickoff

Project kickoff

Who among the following writes the project charter and makes certain it is distributed to all the key stakeholders? A Project scheduler B Project coordinator C Project manager D Project sponsor

Project manager

Which of the following will have the largest effect when there is an increase in the project scope, but the project schedule remains the same? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Project quality B Project cost C Project milestone D Project completion date

Project quality Project cost

Consider the following responsibilities: > Time and duration estimates for the tasks > Cost estimates for deliverables or other project work purchased from outside an organization > Status updates on the progress of the tasks > Dependencies related to the tasks Who is responsible for the above responsibilities? A Project coordinator B Project team C Project sponsor D Project stakeholder

Project team

Who among the following is responsible for completing backlog items and establishing estimates for the work to fill the sprint period? A Product owner B Project team C Scrum master D Project stakeholder

Project team

You, as a project manager, report to the director of project management, and your team members report to their areas of responsibility (accounting, human resources, and IT). You have complete control of the project team's assignments once the project is underway. Which organizational structure does this scenario describe? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Functional B Projectized C Project-based D Weak matrix

Projectized Project-based

Mark works as a project manager in an organization. The company's management has instructed him to graphically represent roles and responsibilities of project team members. Which of the following graphics will Mark provide to management? A Gantt chart B Pareto chart C RACI chart D Line chart

RACI chart

Which of the following includes business need for the project, project objectives, and project deliverables? A Statement of work B Requirements document C Scope statement D Dashboard information

Requirements document

You're a manager of the NGQ project and are reviewing project team assignments. You've decided to use a RACI chart as your responsibility assignment matrix. What does RACI mean? A Responsible, active, confirmed, inactive B Responsible, accountable, communicate, informed C Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed D Resource, action, communicate, informed

Responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

Harry needs to record the probability and impact of an uncertain event. Where should this be recorded? A Risk register B Risk trigger C Responsibility assignment matrix D Procurement plan

Risk register

Kelvin, a project manager, is working with a vendor who is not providing good quality products. However, the vendor states that he's meeting the quality standards given in the current contract. Which of the following documents is he talking about? A SOW B Business case C RFI D WBS

SOW

Which of the following is used by vendors to determine whether they are capable of producing the deliverables and to determine their interest in bidding on the project work? A SOW B WBS C RFI D PO

SOW

What are the EVM measurements for schedule variances? A SV = (PV - EV) and SPI = (PV / EV) B SV = (EV- PV) and SPI = (EV / PV) C SV = (EV - AC) and SPI = (EV / AC) D SV = (EV - BAC) and SPI = (EV / BAC)

SV = (EV- PV) and SPI = (EV / PV)

You've been assigned as manager for a major IT project. Brett is the functional manager who will provide human resources for your development team; however, he's also supplying resources to other concurrent projects. You have a "dream-team" list of people you want on your team, but you're worried that other project managers may want these same people. What's the best way to approach Brett regarding the assignment of people to your project? A Send Brett an email listing the resources you need and the start date for each resource. B Try to catch Brett just before a meeting he's headed to so that he will not have time to think up reasons to turn down part of your request. C Meet with Brett's boss to advise her that your project is critical. Provide her with the list of resources you need from Brett. D Schedule a meeting with Brett to discuss resources. Explain your project deliverables and the skill sets you need.

Schedule a meeting with Brett to discuss resources. Explain your project deliverables and the skill sets you need.

You have been asked to add some changes in a project when it is in progress. Which of the following will have the largest effect? A Budget B Time C Scope D Quality

Scope

Which of the following includes final project acceptance criteria? A Project charter B Procurement plan C Integration plan D Scope statement

Scope statement

Which of the following is not a guideline for developing a WBS? A Involve project team members in the process. B Sequence the work packages. C Make sure that each item in a lower level is a component of the level above. D Define the highest level of deliverables before you move to lower levels.

Sequence the work packages.

What are the steps required in constructing a project schedule? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Determine task durations including only start date. B Set quality gates. C Determine the critical path. D Establish the governance process.

Set quality gates. Determine the critical path. Establish the governance process.

Which of the following describes the burn-down chart? A Showing the relationship between the effects of problems and their causes B Plotting two numerical variables on a chart to determine whether there is a correlation between them C Showing milestones, deliverables, and all the activities of a project D Showing the remaining work effort for the sprint

Showing the remaining work effort for the sprint

Which of the following activities are related to a project's closing process? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A Signing off project documents B Archiving of project documents C Review of lessons learned D Identifying project plan variances

Signing off project documents Archiving of project documents Review of lessons learned

A project manager finds that one of the team members always listens to music during work hours. However, this activity of team member has not affected his performance in the project. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques should the project manager use under this scenario? A Confronting B Forcing C Compromising D Smoothing

Smoothing

Mark works as a project manager in an organization. He finds that two of his team members are in conflict over their project's database server configuration. Mark intervenes and tells them they both have good points, but server configuration will be decided during project planning. Both team members agree with this. What type of conflict resolution has Mark used in this instance? A Avoiding B Compromising C Forcing D Smoothing

Smoothing

Two project employees have been involved in several heated arguments. You reiterate the areas of agreement and avoid the areas of disagreement. This is an example of which type of conflict resolution technique? A Confronting B Smoothing C Forcing D Avoiding

Smoothing

Which process involves obtaining responses from vendors to complete project work, as documented in the SOW? A Bidder conference B Solicitation C Vendor selection D Procurement planning

Solicitation

Your sponsor's lost interest in your current project and has focused all attention on a new one. The resources originally intended for your project are no longer provided to the project. What type of project ending does this describe? A Starvation B Integration C Extinction D Addition

Starvation

In which of the following organizations has the project manager majority of power? A Adhoc B Balanced matrix C Functional D Strong matrix

Strong matrix

Robert is business analyst for his organization, and he has gathered and documented requirements for a new project solution. The stakeholders have agreed through informal communication that Robert has successfully captured the necessary solution requirements and have signed off on them. What does their sign-off represent to Robert? A That the stakeholders agree the requirements are accurate and complete. B That the stakeholders agree the requirements are constrained by time, cost, and quality. C That his work is done. D That the project can now be launched.

That the stakeholders agree the requirements are accurate and complete.

Which of the following is not true for critical path activities? A The early start is always less than the late start. B The late finish is always the same as the early finish. C The float is zero. D These activities are on the longest path on the network diagram.

The early start is always less than the late start.

During project execution, a manager carries out an earned value measurement and determines that the CPI is 1.2 and the SPI is .75. What do these figures indicate? A The project's under planned cost and behind schedule. B The project's under planned cost and ahead of schedule. C The project's over planned cost and ahead of schedule. D The project's over planned cost and behind schedule.

The project's under planned cost and behind schedule.

You are coaching Mark, a junior project manager, on project management processes. Which of the following statements best defines the process of creating a work breakdown structure (WBS)? A The hierarchical tabulation of physical assemblies, subassemblies, and components needed to fabricate a manufactured product B The hierarchically organized depiction of project organization, arranged so that work packages can be related to performing organizational units C The logical listing of project activities required to complete project scope requirements for project stakeholders D The subdivision of project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components, until work and deliverables are defined at the "work package" level

The subdivision of project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components, until work and deliverables are defined at the "work package" level

All of the following are true regarding dashboards except for which one? A They document work expected to be completed during the next reporting period. B They are a type of status report. C They are a type of performance report. D They usually have indicators such as red-yellow-green for a quick, at-a-glance status check.

They document work expected to be completed during the next reporting period.

Why is it important to complete a formal project closure process? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply. A To gather additional scope requirements that need to be entered into the project scope statement B To confirm that the customer accepts the final deliverables C To confirm that contract was completed accurately and satisfactorily D To confirm that key stakeholder will work with all vendors in the future

To confirm that the customer accepts the final deliverables To confirm that contract was completed accurately and satisfactorily

What's the purpose of a project manager issuing an RFP? A To request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services B To indicate project requirements and outline the type of work to be completed C To organize project planning D To determine all project work

To request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services

This risk response strategy defers liability to a third party. A Transfer B Mitigate C Avoid D Accept

Transfer