Calvin PM Fall 2020

100X. Which type of float is described as the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint

100A. Total float

10X. Which of the following are the basis for performing the validation and for final acceptance of the deliverables by the customer or sponsor

10A. Requirements documentation or the scope baseline as well as work performance data from other processes .... section 5.5. These are outputs as a result from Planning processes in the Project Scope Management Knowledgable Area

11X. Which of the following processes provides guidance and direction on how quality will be managed and verified throughout the project

11A. Plan Quality Management. ((You were close, again tricky, they reworded for a wrong answer, you put manage quality). 8.1

12X. Which of the following is a tool and technique to the Plan Schedule Management process

12A. Alternative Analysis. ((Alternative was a parenthetical substitute for data analysis)) figure 6-1

13X. Which of the following Project Resource Management processes best defines the process of tracking team member performance, providing feedback, resolving issues, and managing team changes to optimize project performance

13A. Manage Team

14X. The buyer prepares procurement documents, which include all of the Following EXCEPT

14A. It does NOT include Control procurement documents. 12.2.1.3. (The key here was "control" ... it did include bid documents, source selection criteria, independent cost estimates and procurement statements of work))

15. The Initiating Process Group contains which of the following

15A. The project mama Genentech processes that occur when the project is started. Section 2

52X. All of the following are inputs to the Implement Risk Responses EXCEPT

52A. The one NOT an input was the issue log. Inputs are... project management plan, risk management plan, project documents, and organizational process assets. Figure 11-18. ((Again, a typo or error on this question, you said organizational project assets, which isn't listed as an input, but they do list organizational process assets ... error))

59. General techniques for resolving conflict include

59A. Accountable , smooth. 9.5.2.1

79X. Which of the following is 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

79A. Rolling wave planning (not too down estimating - your answer)

7. The interaction of multiple factors within the individual organization creates a unique system that impacts the project operating system. Which of the following are system factors

7A. Management elements, governance frameworks and organizational structure types. 2.4

80X. Agreements and procurement documentation are inputs to which process associated with project risk management

80A. Identity Risks

81X. How many project management processes belong to the Planning Process Group

81. 24. (Out of 49 possible in any entire project)

82. Which of the following resources ensure that the project receives the best resources possible i the required timeframe and until their responsibilities are complete

82A. Functional managers

83. What is the right to apply project resources, expend funds, make decisions, or give approvals?

83A. Authority

86? I didn't get

86A maybe ?

27. As the project manager, which of the following is NOT your responsibility as part of the Closing Process Group

27A. These are NOT part of your responsibility ... transition resources to their next assignments. (The ones that are part ... update and archive documents, completing performance metrics and reports, and finalize all project activities to ensure that resources are released. Section 6

28X. What is the definition of the work package

28A. The work defined at the lowest level of the work breakdown structure for which cost and duration are estimated and managed. Look at work package in the glossary

29. Which of the following are evolving trends in the integration processes

29A. Use of automated tools. Section 4. ((Others are project management information system (PMIS))

2. SWOT analysis has all the following characteristics EXCEPT

2A. it does NOT have ... it identifies strengths and weaknesses of the organization p regardless of the specific project or the general business area 11.2.2.3

54X. The buyer, usually through its authorized procurement administrator, provides the seller with ___________ as an output of the Control Procurements Process

54A. Formal written notice that the contract has been completed. 12.3.3.1

55X. Which of the following describes why a responsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart is a useful tool

55A. Ensures clear assignment of roles and responsibilities when the team consists of internal and external resources. 9.1.2.2

56X. The responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) is

56A. Illustrates the connections between work packages or activities and project team members. It ensures that there is only one person accountable for each. (((The red does not include the last sentence, but the answer did)). 9.1.2.2

57. What is the purpose of the Standard for Project Management

57A. Identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time. 1.1.1

58X. The Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process assesses the priority of identified risks using all of the following EXCEPT

58X. It does NOT include mathematical technique, such as the expected monetary value (EMV), to create the impression of precision and accuracy .... it does include Risk perceptions and biases, Relative probability or likelihood of occurrence of identified risks (your answer), and impact on project objectives if the identified risks occur

5X. Which of the following is a tool and technique of the Monitor Risks process

5A. Meetings ((this was tricky, the answers mix words with data gathering and scenario analysis - both wrong, one of correct tools was data analysis, so tricky)). Figure 11.20

60. Which of the following is the process of monitoring project stakeholder relationships and tailoring strategies for engaging stakeholders through modification of engagement strategies and plans

60A. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

61X. What is a tool and technique of Plan Scope Management

61A. Alternative analysis (also known as data analysis)

62. Which of the following are processes, policies, and procedures for conducting project work during executing, monitoring, and controlling

62A. Issue and defect management procedures, and change control procedures. 2.3.1

63X. Which of the following is a form of project life cycle that may also be referred to as waterfall life cycle

63A. Predictive life cycles. 1.2.4.1

64. As one of the tools and techniques of the sequence activities process, a lead:

64A. Is the amount of time whereby a successor activity can be started before the previous activity is completed

65. What is the process of developing options, selecting strategies, and agreeing on actions to address overall project risk exposure, as well as to treat individual project risks

65A. Plan Risk Management

66X. Which is the following are processes, policies and procedures for conducting project work during initiation and planning

66A. Product and project life cycles, preapproved supplier lists and various types of contractual agreements (( others are - guidelines and criteria for tailoring the organizations standard processes, - specific organizational standards, and templates. 2.3.1

67X. When is the Plan Risk Management process performed in a project

67A. Once or at predefined points in a project

68. What process involves tracking, reviewing, and reporting project process against the defines performance objectives in the project management plan

68A. Monitor and Control Project Work

16X. Using the data below, assuming that all future work will be performed at the budgeted rate, the estimate at completion (EAC) is: BAC = 200. PV = 100. AC = 120. EV = 80

16A. The equation is EAC = AC + (BAC - EV). So the answer is EAC = 120+(200-80). So the number is 240. 7.4.2.2

17X. Which of the following links product requirements from their origin to the deliverables that satisfy them

17A. The requirements traceability matrix. ((Key word here for me was traceability, it links the required orders to deliverables))

18. What tools and techniques are used in the Monitor Communications process

18A. Project management information system, expert judgment and meetings. Figure 10-7

19. Stakeholders are

19A. The people, groups, or organizations that could impact or be impacted by a decision, activity, or outcome of the project

1X. When a buyer seeks to ensure that a proposal selected will offer the best quality for the service required, what type of evaluation is used

1A. Source Selection Criteria 12.1.3.5

20X. Which of the following describes project tailoring

20A. Determining the appropriate combination of processes, inputs, tools, techniques, outputs, and life cycle phases to manage a project. Section 11.1. ((The red answer did not include life cycle phases but included EEfs and OPAs, which I assume are life cycle processes))

21X. Which of the following are examples of explicit knowledge

21A. Commitment. ((Tricky ... red answer doesn't answer it. Explicit can be measures, explained, and shared. Tacit is vague, less defined. So records, experiences and competence (your answer) can be measured, even put on a resume, but commitment, though expressable, is not measurable)) section 4.4

22X. Which of the following project management processes do NOT belong to the Planning Process Group

22A. Indentify Stakeholders does not belong (estimate costs, define scope plan schedule management do belong). Section 3

23. Which of the following are inputs to the Define Activities process of Project Schedule Management

23A. Schedule management plan, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets

24. The types of project management office (PMO) structures in organizations include all of the following EXCEPT

24A. It does not include .... harmonizing PMOs strive to reduce conflict and improve harmony among project team members. 2.4.4.3

25X. A significant amount of data is collected and analyzed throughout the project. All of the following are examples of project data and information EXCEPT

25A. The information collected does NOT include ... Work performance analysis. (It does include work performance information, reports and data ... these are just data, the analysis is the looking at the data collected.)

26. Which of the following tasks are involved in project cost management

26A. Estimating, budgeting, and financing. Section 7

53X. Which of the following activities are necessary for the administrative closure of the project or phase

53A. Collecting any suggestions for improving or updating the policies and procedures of the organization and sending them to the appropriate organizational unit. Section 4.7

30. All of the following statements related to advertising are part of the Conduct Procurements process EXCEPT

30A. Advertising in general circular publications and using online resources can cause public pressure, resulting in bid disputes. (The three given that do relate ... advertising can often be used to expand existing lists of potential sellers, some government jurisdictions require public advertising of certain types of procurement items, and advertising can be placed in general circulation publications such as selected newspapers or in specialty trade publications). 12.2.2.2

31X. Which of the following involves comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects to identify best practices, generate ideas for improvement, and provide a basis for measuring performance

31A. Benchmarking. ((Not ... matrix diagrams, cost-benefit analysis, and PERT chart). 8.1.2.2

32. What are the objectives of the Project Risk Management Knowledge Area

32A. Increase positive events and decrease negative events. Section 11

33X. What input to the Manage Quality process may influence quality assurance work and should be monitored within the context of a configuration management system

33A. I think the answer is project documents (( but this is weird, your answer - quality metrics - seems to be right to the red section. It is a subsection of project documents. But it also lists quality management plan (a renamed project management plan) so really not clear)). Section 8.2

34X. Projects operate within the constraints imposed by the organization through their structure and governance framework. The system factors include all of the following EXCEPT

34A. The factor NOT included is project management processes. The factors included are organizational structure types, management elements, and governance framework.

35. Which of the following is the best definition of the Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis process

35A. Prioritizing individual project risks for further analysis or action by assessing their probability of occurrence and impact. Section 11.3

36. What is a project life cycle that is agile iterative, or incremental

36A. Adaptive life cycle. 1.2.4.1

37X. An adaptive project life cycle in which the deliverable is produced through a series of iterations that successfully add functionality within a predetermined time frame is called

37A. Incremental life cycle. ((NOT program life cycle, critical path life cycle, or waterfall life cycle)). 1.2.4.1

38X. All of the following are inputs to the Control Schedule process, EXCEPT

38A. The EXCEPTION is cost baselines. ((The baselines listed that are inputs are performance measurement baselines, schedule baselines, and scope baselines - these are part of the project management plan. Other inputs are project documents, work performance data, and organizational process assets. Figure 6-22

39. What does the project scope statement describe

39A. Work that will be performed and the work that is excluded. 5.3.3.1

3X. Personality refers to the individual differences in characteristic patter of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Which of the following are the least appropriate characteristics for project managers?

3A. The LEAST appropriate is .... Complexity, courteous, intellectual, cultural and a managerial ((the key is complexity ... that isn't on the list)). 3.4.5.2

40X. The project charter establishes a partnership between which organizations

40A. Performing and requesting organizations. ((Not the monitoring and controlling, not the directing and managing, and not the planning and scheduling))

41. What is a tool and technique of the Develop Schedule process

41A. Leads and lags. Figure (6-14

42. What is used to construct a schedule model in which activities are represented by nodes and graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the performance sequence

42A. Precedence diagramming method (PDM). 6.3.2.1

43. Which of the following are classifications of the engagement level of stakeholders

43A. Unaware, resistant, neutral, supportive, and leading. 13.2.2.5

44X. Select the best description of the Initiating Process Group

44A. The process(es) performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase. Section 2

45X. Which of the following is an output in the Determine Budget process

45A. Project funding requirements. ((You put change requests ... actually change baseline is an answer, but they played with the words and made it tricky)). Figure 7-6

46X. Which of the following tools and techniques of Conduct Procurement is a form of communicating with users or potential users of a product,, service, or result

46A. Not sure ... the red answer implies you were right, for CP t&t include expert judgement, advertising, bidder conferences, data analysis (your answer), and interpersonal and team techniques. I think the question should've been an EXCEPT type, for three of the four answers are t&t. Maybe the key is communication so it should be advertising. Figure 12-4

47X. The basis for continuous quality improvement is the

47A. Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle Section 8

48X. What is the key benefit of creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

48A. It provides a framework for what has to be delivered. Section 5.4

49X. Updates to project documents such as schedule and cost forecasts, work performance reports, and the issue log are outputs of what process

49A. Monitor and control project work. Figure 4-10

4X. Which of the following depicts the three key skill sets in the PMI Talent Triangle

4A. Leadership, strategic and business management, and technical project management Figure 3-2 (( I got answers from Google, the description below was vague))

50. Which statement describes agile/adaptive environments.

50A. Less time is spent trying to define and agree on scope, and more time is spent process for its ongoing discovery. Section 5

51. Which of the following is the LARGEST part among the four of the project managers role

51A. Dealing with people. 3.4.4.1

69X. All of the following are true about projects and operations EXCEPT

69A. The one NOT true is ... Because of their temporary nature, projects cannot help achieve an organization's long-term goals. (( the true ones are ... Operations are ongoing endeavors that produce repetitive outputs, with resources assigned to do basically the same set of tasks according to the standards institutionalized in a product life cycle, whereas projects are temporary endeavors. //Projects require project management activities and skill sets, whereas operations require business process management, operations management activities, and skill sets //. At each point, deliverables and knowledge are transferred between the project and operations for implementation of the delivered work. (Your answer))m

6X. Agreements are an input to which Project Integration Management process

6A. Develop Project Charter Figure 4-2

70X. Which of the following is a tool and technique of the Conduct Procurements process

70A. Bidder conferences. Figure 12-4

71X. What quality control tool may be used to gather data about customer satisfaction after the deploy,Emt of the product or service

71A. Questionnaires and surveys. 8.3.2.1

72X. Statement of work, payment information, and contractor work performance information are examples of which of the following documents

72A. Procurement documents

73X. All of the following are characteristics of a decision tree EXCEPT

73A. : the EXCEPTION is. .... it is primarily a graphical, qualitative risk analysis technique is not used in quantitative risk analysis 11.4.2.5

74X. Is earned value management, the cost of variance is equal to

74A. CV=EV-AC. (( Also know SV=EV-PV. &. VAC=BAC-EAC))

75X. Which of the following is the process of ensuring the information needs of the project and its stakeholders are met

75A. Monitor communications ((you put manage communication, oooh so close)). 10.3

76X. All of the following are inputs to the Estimate Activity Resources process EXCEPT

76A. The one NOT an input is resource breakdown structurem(RBS). ((The ones that are ... resource management plan (aka project management plan, and your answer), project documents (including activity lists), and enterprise environmental factors.)). figure 9-5

77. During which time are team members commitments to the project strengthened

77A. Planning

78X. What tool or technique can be used in the Monitor and Control Project Work process

78A. Trend analysis

84. You are observing and checking the progress and quality of project stakeholders relationships and adjusting strategies and plans for engaging stakeholders. This is known as

84A. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

85. What are the factors in the planning process that are considered to be true, real, or certain, without proof or demonstration

85A. Assumptions

87X. Team development stages include

87A. Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning

88. Which of the following describes a comprehensive list of changes submitted during the project and their current status

88A. Change log

89X. Complexity exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT

89A. It does NOT ... containing high-risk parts. ((It does ... - exhibit emergent behavior which cannot be explained as a simple sum of the parts — exhibiting dynamic interactions between the parts. — containing multiple parts))

8X. Which of the following is NOT an output of the Conteol Scope aprocess

8A. This is NOT in output ... Acceptable deliverables. Figure 5-17

90X. Which of the following project documents are updates as a result of the implement Risk Responses process

90A. Risk register. ((Also issue log, lessons learned register, project team assignments, and risk report)). Figure 11-18

91. Which of 5he following describes test and evaluation documents

91A. Project documents that describe the activities used to determine if the product meets the quality objectives stated in the quality management plan

92. Within the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area, who is responsible for ensuring that requirements-related work is accounted fir in the project management plan and that requirements-related activities are performed on time and within budget and deliver value

92A. Project manager

93X. The project schedule is a result of the project management team selected and creating which of the following

93A. A scheduling method, a project-specific data, and a schedule model. ((Not scheduling model (your answer, or a scheduling tool, or a scheduling software)). Section 8

94X. Which of the following is 5he process of translating the quality management plan into executable quality activities that incorporate the organization's quality policies into the project

94A. Manage quality

95X. What is used to consider the effectiveness of the risk management process

95A. Risk audit

96X. Which of the following is an input of the Control Scope process

96A. Scope measurement baseline

97X. The following are all key differences between management and leadership EXCEPT

97A. The exception is ... Concentrate on project activities vs emphasis on results. (Some it does include is ... - accept status quo vs challenge status quo... - directing vs influencing ... -focus on systems vs focus on relationships

98X. Project cost control includes all of the following EXCEPT

98A. It does NOT include ... allocating the overall estimates to individual work packages to establish a cost baseline

99. At what point(s) in the project is the Monitor Stakeholder Engagement process performed

99A. The process is performed throughout the project

9. Which of the following is an input of Control Procurements, the requirements for which are usually defined in the terms and conditions of the contract and are included in the procurement management plan

9A. Closed procurements. 12.3.3.1