ITPM Final - 61 - 80

false

According to Frederick Herzberg, hygiene factors such as larger salaries, more supervision, or a more attractive work environment greatly improve worker productivity. True False

-The root cause of the risk event

Under which risk register heading would you list identification of a defective hard drive as the source of a computer defect? -The root cause of the risk event -Potential responses to each risk event -The category under which the risk event falls -The risk owner, or person who will own or take responsibility for the risk event

-risk register

A _______________is a document that contains results of various risk management processes, often displayed in a table or spreadsheet format. -risk register -risk event -risk management plan -trigger

-organizational

A project ____ chart is a graphic representation of how authority and responsibility is distributed within the project. -planning -management -stakeholder -organizational

-proposal

A(n) ____ is a document in which sellers describe what they will do to meet the requirements of a buyer. -schedule -draft -charter -proposal

-achievement

According to David McClelland, people with a high need for ____ seek to excel and tend to avoid both low-risk and high-risk situations to improve their chances of achieving something worthwhile. -awareness -achievement -insight -understanding

-X

According to Douglas McGregor, people who believe in Theory ____ assume that workers dislike and avoid work if possible, so managers must use coercion, threats, and various control schemes to get workers to make adequate efforts to meet objectives. -W -X -Y -Z

-hygiene

According to Frederick Herzberg, a(n) ____ factor is a basic necessity, such as air-conditioning during hot weather. -motivational -environmental -hygiene -incidental

true

Good communications management is crucial to project execution. True False

-scope

If a project's stakeholders are not satisfied with the quality of the project management or the resulting products or services, the project team will need to adjust ____, schedule, and cost to satisfy stakeholder needs and expectations. -breadth -vision -range -scope

-execution

In general, the majority of a project's time and budget is spent on project ____. -review -execution -planning -meetings

-relative

Instead of discrete numbers or a range of numbers for estimates, agile projects use _______ estimates. -analogous -relative -timeboxing -top-down

-WBS

The ___________ must be the basis for a project cost estimate if you plan to create a cost baseline and use earned value management as part of monitoring and controlling costs. -project schedule -WBS -cost model -Gantt chart

true

The compromising mode of conflict resolution is most appropriately used when the objective is to find a mutually acceptable solution that patially satisfies both parties. True False

true

There's a saying that the project manager who is the smartest person on the team has done a poor job of recruiting. True False

-It should include all project costs.

Which statement is true concerning cost planning? -It should include all project costs. -It should include the use of Kanban boards. -It should be done using parametric modeling to be more reliable. -It is only done on predictive projects.

-Fixed-price

____ contracts reduce the risk of incurring higher costs than expected -Bid -Fixed-price -Oral -Variable-price

-Fallback

____ plans are developed for risks that have a high impact on meeting project objectives, and are put into effect if attempts to reduce the risk are not effective. -Emergency -Secondary -Fallback -Support

-Quality

_______________ is defined as the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfill requirements. -Metrics -Fitness for use -Conformance to requirements -Quality