MBA 616 Midterm 2
a. Rule of thumb
A heuristic is BEST described as a a. Rule of thumb b. Scheduling method c. Planning tool d. Control tool
b. Burndown graph
Management has asked you to update the projected cost of running your agile team through the end of the project based on the latest project data. What information will you need from the team to update this estimate? a. Release plans b. Burndown graph c. Product backlog d. Resource management plan
a. Added to the base costs of the project to account for risks
The cost contingency reserve should be a. Added to the base costs of the project to account for risks b. Maintained by management to cover cost overruns c. Added to each activity to provide the customer with a shorter critical path d. Hidden to prevent management from disallowing the reserve
a. Added to the base costs of the project to account for risks
The cost contingency reserve should be a. Added to the base costs of the project to account for risks b. Maintained by management to cover cost overruns c. Hidden to prevent management from disallowing the reserve d. Added to each activity to provide the customer with a shorter critical path
b. Schedule variance
The difference between EV and the PV is referred to as the a. Cost variance b. Schedule variance c. Estimate of completion d. Actual cost of the work performed
a. Management reserves
The difference between the cost baseline and the cost budget can be BEST described as the a. Management reserves b. Cost account c. Contingency reserves d. Project cost estimate
a. Quality control measurements
The new software installation project is in progress. The project manager is working with the Quality Assurance department to improve stakeholders' confidence that the project will satisfy the quality standards. Which of the following MUST they have before they start this process? a. Quality control measurements b. Quality problems c. Quality improvement d. Rework
a. It has no duration.
What is the duration of a milestone? a. It has no duration. b. It is the same length as the activity it represents. c. It is shorter than the duration of the longest activity. d. It is shorter than the activity it represents.
a. Plan, Do, Check, Act
What is the order of the four steps in Deming's cycle for improvement? a. Plan, Do, Check, Act b. Plan, Check, Act, Do c. Plan, Do, Act, Check d. Plan, Check, Do, Act
a. Critical chain
What schedule network analysis technique uses buffers? a. Critical chain b. Critical path c. Schedule compression d. Resource leveling
d. Bottom-up
Which estimating method tends to be MOST costly for creating a project cost estimate? a. Parametric b. Analogous c. 50/50 d. Bottom-up
a. Standard deviation tells you how uncertain the estimate is.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between standard deviation and risk? a. Standard deviation tells you how uncertain the estimate is. b. There is no relationship. c. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate. d. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate includes a pad.
d. 99.73 percent
What percentage of the total distribution is 3 sigma from the mean equal to? a. 99.9999998 percent b. 95.45 percent c. 68.27 percent d. 99.73 percent
a. Rework
Which of the following is internal failure cost(s)? a. Rework b. Lab testing c. In-process testing d. Training
a. Compress the schedule.
Which of the following is the BEST thing to do when a project activity will take longer than planned and the project can no longer be completed on time? a. Compress the schedule. b. Negotiate for more resources. c. Work overtime to make up the time. d. Ask for an extension of time.
c. She knows what activities she needs to focus on while managing the project.
Which of the following is the MOST beneficial result of the project manager knowing the critical path? a. She knows where extra resources should be placed. b. She knows where there is float on the project. c. She knows what activities she needs to focus on while managing the project. d. She knows where stakeholders need to be assigned to the project.
c. Increased cost
Which of the following is the MOST likely outcome of crashing a project? a. Longer schedule b. Added schedule risk c. Increased cost d. Doing more activities in parallel
a. Identify ways to increase the result.
A project manager discovers a work package has been completed for substantially less cost than planned. Which of the following is NOT among the first things to consider doing? a. Identify ways to increase the result. b. Make sure all project processes were followed. c. Make sure all the work was done. d. Make sure the right resources were used.
c. Determine if a process is functioning within set limits
A control chart helps the project manager a. Focus on stimulating thinking b. Focus on the most critical issues to improve quality c. Determine if a process is functioning within set limits d. Explore a desired future outcome
d. Find an assignable cause
A control chart shows seven data points in a row on one side of the mean. What should be done? a. Perform a design of experiments b. Nothing. This is the rule of seven and can be ignored. c. Adjust the chart to reflect the new mean d. Find an assignable cause
a. A critical path activity took longer and needed more labor hours to complete.
A manufacturing project has a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.89 and a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.91. Generally, what is the BEST explanation for why this occurred? a. A critical path activity took longer and needed more labor hours to complete. b. The scope was changed. c. A supplier went out of business and a new one needed to be found. d. Additional equipment needed to be purchased.
a. Allow cost to increase by fixing the root cause of the problem.
A project has faced major difficulties in the quality of its deliverables. Management now states that quality is the most important project constraint. If another problem with quality were to occur, what would be the BEST thing for the project manager to do? a. Allow cost to increase by fixing the root cause of the problem. b. Allow risk to increase by cutting cost. c. Fix the problem as soon as possible. d. Allow the schedule to slip by cutting cost.
b. Activity A has two weeks float; activity F has one week.
A project has seven activities: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Activities A, B, and D can start anytime. Activity A takes 3 weeks, activity B takes 5 weeks, and activity D takes 11 weeks. Activities A and B must be completed before activity C can start. Activity C requires 6 weeks to complete. Activities B, C, and D must be completed before activity E can start. Activity E requires 2 weeks. Activity F takes 4 weeks and can start as soon as activity C is completed. Activity E must be completed before activity G starts. Activity G requires 3 weeks. Activities F and G must be completed for the project to be completed. Which activities have float available? a. There is no float available in the project. b. Activity A has two weeks float; activity F has one week. c. Activity F has one week float. d. Activity A has eight weeks float.
a. It increases the project risk.
A project has three critical paths. Which of the following BEST describes how this affects the project? a. It increases the project risk. b. It makes it more expensive. c. It requires more people. d. It makes it easier to manage.
d. Quality training
All of the following are examples of the cost of nonconformance EXCEPT a. Scrap b. Warranty costs c. Rework d. Quality training
d. The Perform Quality Assurance process
A project manager is leading an effort to analyze waste and non-value-added activity on the project. One team member reports that two processes in use require work he believes is unnecessary. Another team member reports that a process is not well understood. The project manager must be leading which of the following? a. A process rather than a project b. Management by objectives c. The Plan Quality process d. The Perform Quality Assurance process
d. PERT
A project manager is using weighted average duration estimates to perform schedule network analysis. Which type of mathematical analysis is being used? a. Resource leveling b. Monte Carlo c. Critical path method d. PERT
b. Determining if the right processes are being used
A project manager is working with quality professionals in the Perform Quality Assurance process of the project. Which of the following activities is being performed? a. Evaluating quality against the processes b. Determining if the right processes are being used c. Performing quality control d. Determining what processes should be used
a. ($1,000) negative
A project team budgeted US $3,000 for the work performed and has spent US $4,000 to date. If it budgeted US $5,000 for the work scheduled, what is the cost variance (CV)? a. ($1,000) negative b. $2,000 c. ($2,000) negative d. $1,000
b. It's an efficient way to estimate that will build the team's skill for sizing stories.
A relatively new agile team is struggling to estimate the effort required to develop their stories. The project manager has suggested that they might want to try using planning poker. Why would the project manager recommend planning poker as an estimating technique to this team? a. It makes estimates more accurate by engaging the widest number of stakeholders. b. It's an efficient way to estimate that will build the team's skill for sizing stories. c. It makes estimates more comprehensive by taking all risks into account. d. It is the fastest way to estimate because it does not require any conversations.
d. Progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned
A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means you are a. Ahead of schedule b. Over budget c. Progressing at 24 percent of the rate originally planned d. Progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned
a. Parametric estimating
A team member from research and development tells you that her work is too creative to provide you with a fixed single estimate for the activity. You both decide to use the average labor hours per installation from past projects to predict the future. This is an example of which of the following? a. Parametric estimating b. Analogous estimating c. Three-point estimating d. Monte Carlo analysis
c. Determine if the activity is on the critical path.
A team member wants to make a technical change to her activity that will add time to the activity estimate. What is the FIRST thing the project manager should do? a. Send a change request to the change control board. b. See if there is enough reserve to handle the change. c. Determine if the activity is on the critical path. d. See if there is any time available from another activity.
c. A stable agile team has been selected, and a six-month timebox has been agreed to.
After a product visioning session and the drafting of a product road map, the project manager submits an estimated budget for her agile project. Why is she confident that her budget is accurate? a. The expenses will be low because the project team will consist of internal employees. b. A similar product was developed last year, and the project manager based her budget on those actual costs. c. A stable agile team has been selected, and a six-month timebox has been agreed to. d. The features for each release have been selected and estimated by the development team.
c. Cost of quality
All of the following are tools of Perform Quality Control EXCEPT a. Fishbone diagram b. Pareto chart c. Cost of quality d. Inspection
c. Computer-aided design systems can improve quality but only at the expense of an increase in the cost of design
All of the following are true quality statements EXCEPT a. Project quality management must address both management of the project and the product of the project. b. Quality improvement depends upon better definition and increased awareness of the requirements/specifications. c. Computer-aided design systems can improve quality but only at the expense of an increase in the cost of design. d. Recognition of key actions required of each team member is necessary to meet quality objectives.
b. Creation of quality metrics
All of the following result from quality audits EXCEPT a. Confirmation of the implementation of approved change requests b. Creation of quality metrics c. Determination of whether project activities comply with organizational policies d. Improved processes to increase productivity
b. Creation of quality metrics
All of the following result from quality audits EXCEPT a. Confirmation of the implementation of approved change requests b. Creation of quality metrics c. Determination of whether project activities comply with organizational policies d. Improving processes to increase productivity
d. Is not on the critical path
An activity has an early start (ES) of day 3, a late start (LS) of day 13, an early finish (EF) of day 9, and a late finish (LF) of day 19. The activity a. Is progressing well b. Is on the critical path c. Has a lag d. Is not on the critical path
a. Use the first few iterations to create a proof of concept in each new technology.
An old application system is to be rewritten using a database in the cloud, new middleware for system interfaces, and a new security platform. All of these technologies are new to the team. The team will be using an agile approach. What should the project manager recommend? a. Use the first few iterations to create a proof of concept in each new technology. b. Send the development team to training for each of the new technologies. c. Design the releases around the new technologies, one at a time. d. Hire experienced contractors to work alongside the team members, and train them by using pair programming.
b. Investigate and try to quickly resolve any impediments mentioned in the team's daily standup.
As the project manager, what can you do to support your agile team's efforts to improve quality? a. Carefully follow their progress, and assign improvement initiatives at the iteration retrospectives. b. Investigate and try to quickly resolve any impediments mentioned in the team's daily standup. c. Monitor their work to ensure that the development cycle time doesn't fall too rapidly. d. Leave the team alone as much as possible to allow them to build their problem-solving skills.
b. Element B
Using the table below, which WBS element is over budget and behind schedule? a. Element A b. Element B c. Element C d. Element D
c. The project will complete sooner if activity F starts immediately.
Based on the chart below, some of the identified risks do not occur and therefore activity B gets done in 3 weeks. What is the effect on the project? a. Activity A will have more float. b. The project is complete. c. The project will complete sooner if activity F starts immediately. d. There will be three critical paths.
c. 19 months
Based on the chart below, what is the duration of the critical path? a. 14 months b. 15 months c. 19 months d. 13 months
a. Three-point estimating
What is the BEST method of estimating the time for an activity that has not previously been done by your company? a. Three-point estimating b. Analogous estimating c. Parametric estimating d. Monte Carlo analysis
b. Indirect
Company ABC is evaluating three consulting companies to find a consultant to perform professional services. It requests information on how the three consulting companies allocate fringe benefits to their clients. What type of cost is Company ABC asking about? a. Fixed b. Indirect c. Direct d. Variable
c. Calculating earned value and using the indexes and other calculations to report past performance and forecast future performance
Cost performance measurement is BEST done through which of the following? a. Asking for a percent complete from each team member and reporting that in the monthly progress report b. Focusing on the amount expended last month and what will be expended the following month c. Calculating earned value and using the indexes and other calculations to report past performance and forecast future performance d. Using the 50/50 rule and making sure the life cycle cost is less than the project cost
b. Perform Quality Control
During project executing, a project team member informs the project manager that a work package has not met the quality metric and that she believes it is not possible to meet it. The project manager meets with all parties concerned to analyze the situation. Which part of the quality management process is the project manager involved in? a. Perform Quality Assurances b. Perform Quality Control c. Project Control d. Plan Quality
c. Monitoring and controlling
During which project management process group are budget forecasts created? a. Executing b. Initiating c. Monitoring and controlling d. Planning
c. Agree to analogous estimating as it is a form of expert judgement
Early in the life of your project, you are having a discussion with the sponsor about what estimating techniques should be used. You want a form of expert judgement, but the sponsor argues for analogous estimating. It would be BEST to a. Determine why the sponsor wants such an accurate estimate b. Try to convince the sponsor to allow expert judgment because it is typically more accurate c. Agree to analogous estimating as it is a form of expert judgement d. Suggest life cycle costing as a compromise
a. The budgeted cost of work performed for a given period
Earned value is a. The budgeted cost of work performed for a given period b. What the work performed really cost c. The budgeted cost of work according to the plan d. The difference between the actual cost and the budgeted cost
b. The anticipated total cost at project completion
Estimate at completion (EAC) is a periodic evaluation of a. What it will cost to finish the project b. The anticipated total cost at project completion c. The cost of work completed d. The value of work performed
a. Early start of its successor
Free float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the a. Early start of its successor b. Project completion date c. Project d. Completion date required by the customer
b. 1
If the optimistic estimate for an activity is 12 days, and the pessimistic estimate is 18 days, what is the standard deviation of this activity? a. 3 b. 1 c. 6 d. 1.3
d. 7
If the optimistic estimate is 1, the pessimistic estimate is 9, and the most likely estimate is 8, what is the PERT estimate? a. 8 b. 3 c. 9 d. 7
c. The cumulative flow diagram
In managing your first agile project, you are trying to decide how to best keep the sponsor and other key stakeholders updated about the team's progress. You want to use one or more of the agile tools that your team is already maintaining for their own use, rather than asking the team members to create any additional status reports or project documentation. Which agile tool(s) should you use for this purpose? a. The task board with WIP limit b. The velocity burndown matrix c. The cumulative flow diagram d. The project road map and story maps
a. Discuss the issue with the developer without telling the other team members.
In reviewing your team's increment before the iteration review, you discover a major error in the code written by the lead developer on your agile team. What should you do? a. Discuss the issue with the developer without telling the other team members. b. Call HR to arrange a training course to improve the developer's coding skills. c. Alert the testing department to watch out for similar issues in the rest of the code. d. Bring it up in the team's next retrospective as an example of what not to do.
a. The development team should verify, validate, and test the product while it is being built.
On an agile project, who is responsible for ensuring the quality of the end product? a. The development team should verify, validate, and test the product while it is being built. b. The users should try out the first release and send feedback and bug reports to the team. c. The project manager should check the quality of the product before release. d. The customer should review the product as it is built to ensure that it is fit for business purpose.
c. No; this looks like fairly typical data for an agile team's velocity.
On the two-year agile project you are managing, the team's velocity for the first eight sprints is 43, 24, 47, 35, 24, 34, 30, and 32. Should you be worried about these results? a. No; velocity is just used to track effort, not to evaluate performance. b. Yes, because velocity has been unusually low for the last four sprints. c. No; this looks like fairly typical data for an agile team's velocity. d. Yes; the team needs to stabilize their velocity soon so they can start planning.
a. Let's brainstorm to get to the bottom of this and understand why it is happening.
Over the last few iterations, you've noticed that your agile team's cycle time has been gradually inching upward. At first, it just seemed like normal variation, but you have now decided that this is a solid trend and would like to address it in the team's next retrospective. What should you say? a. Let's brainstorm to get to the bottom of this and understand why it is happening. b. We'll be doing a root-cause analysis to identify the source of the problem before the next iteration. c. Let's identify what we have been doing more efficiently to make sure we keep building on this. d. Our cycle time is finally going up! Kudos to everyone for your hard work in reaching this milestone.
d. The degree to which the project meets requirements
Quality is a. Conformance to management's objectives b. Meeting and exceeding the customer's expectations c. Adding extras to make the customer happy d. The degree to which the project meets requirements
a. Shorten the time required for a work item to complete the testing phase.
The QA lead on an agile project is explaining to you, the project manager, that she has found a way to shorten the "testing cycle time." What is she trying to do? a. Shorten the time required for a work item to complete the testing phase. b. Decrease the time required to build and test a user story. c. Reduce the duration of all the testing iterations. d. Speed up the time required to complete a deliverable, from eliciting requirements to deployment.
c. (BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC)
The To-Complete Performance Index is a. (EAC-EV)/(EAC-AC) b. BAC - CPI c. (BAC-EV)/(BAC-AC) d. ETC/CPI
c. Tell the PMO that this is the story point your team has chosen, and it doesn't matter how large it is relative to the other teams'.
The agile project team you are managing is responsible for developing one of the five different components of a complex enterprise solution. Your PMO representative tells you she's concerned because your team is using a larger story point unit than the other four teams are. What should you do? a. Show the PMO why your story point has to be larger—your part of the solution has more complex requirements than the others. b. Explain to the PMO that the size of each team's story point doesn't matter because this is just a theoretical concept, not a real-world metric. c. Tell the PMO that this is the story point your team has chosen, and it doesn't matter how large it is relative to the other teams'. d. Ask your team lead to coordinate their story point metric with the other teams to ensure that the different components interface smoothly.
b. Estimate Costs
The approximate resource costs necessary for completing project activities are compiled during which project management process? a. Cost Aggregation b. Estimate Costs c. Cost Reserve Analysis d. Forecasting
b. Calculate the cost performance index.
The project budget is proving to be inaccurate. The SPI is 1.1. The team has had negative deviation from the activity attributes, and the sponsor has inserted herself on the change control board. What is the BEST thing for the project manager to do? a. Reestimate the activity attributes. b. Calculate the cost performance index. c. Recompute the project schedule. d. Encourage the sponsor to remove herself from the change control board.
b. Perform Quality Control
The project has had a major defect, and the project manager has involved the project team and process engineers in analyzing the situation. One of the group says that the real fault is the age of the equipment. Another says the material is not of the correct quality. To address the root of the problem, the project manager decides to use an Ishikawa diagram. Which of the following BEST describes the part of the quality management process in which the group is involved in this situation? a. Plan Quality b. Perform Quality Control c. Quality Analysis d. Perform Quality Assurance
d. Some or all of the highest priority functionality will be ready to demo.
The sponsor of your agile project asks whether the third release the team is currently building will be ready to demo at an upcoming trade show. This is the first time you have heard of this deadline. What should you tell her? a. That deadline wasn't included in our plan; you'll need to submit a change request. b. That depends on the team's progress and any impediments they encounter. c. We'll let you know as soon as our velocity has stabilized. d. Some or all of the highest priority functionality will be ready to demo.
b. Quality audits
There are several executing activities underway on your project. You are beginning to get concerned about the accuracy of the progress reporting your team members are doing. How could you verify whether there is a problem? a. Regression analysis b. Quality audits c. Monte Carlo analysis d. Risk quantification reports
b. Critical path method
To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. She does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. What technique is she using? a. Precedence diagramming b. Critical path method c. Flowchart d. Work breakdown structure
d. Marginal analysis
To what does the following definition refer? "The point where the benefits or revenue to be received from improving quality equals the incremental cost to achieve that quality." a. Quality control analysis b. Standard quality analysis c. Conformance analysis d. Marginal analysis
d. Project completion date
Total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed without delaying the a. Early start of its successor b. Completion date required by the customer c. Project d. Project completion date
a. Prevention costs and failure costs (internal and external) are inversely related.
Which of the following about quality costs when quality management principles are applied is true? a. Prevention costs and failure costs (internal and external) are inversely related. b. Prevention costs and failure costs (internal and external) are not related. c. Prevention costs should guarantee no failure costs. d. Prevention costs and failure costs (internal and external) are directly related.
a. The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.
Which of the following is CORRECT? a. The critical path helps prove how long the project will take. b. A project can never have negative float. c. The network diagram will change every time the end date changes. d. There can only be one critical path.
b. Use historical data.
Which of the following is a KEY way to improve activity cost estimates? a. Let management create the management reserve and the activity cost estimate. b. Use historical data. c. Let the project manager create the activity cost estimate. d. Base activity estimates on the upper and lower control limits.
c. It gives the project team an understanding of management's expectations.
Which of the following is a benefit of an analogous project estimate? a. It will be closer to what the work will actually require. b. It helps the project manager determine if the project will meet the schedule. c. It gives the project team an understanding of management's expectations. d. It is based on a detailed understanding of what the work requires.
c. Pareto analysis
Which of the following methods is best suited for focusing on the most critical issues to improve quality? a. Process control charts b. Trend analysis c. Pareto analysis d. Cause and effect analysis
d. Crosby
Which of the following quality gurus believed "zero defects" is achievable? a. Taguchi b. Deming c. Juran d. Crosby
d. Earned value (EV)
Which of the following represents the estimated value of the work actually accomplished? a. Cost variance (CV) b. Planned value (PV) c. Actual cost (AC) d. Earned value (EV)
a. Material cost b. Opportunity cost
Which of the following types of cost are relevant to making project financial decisions? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Material cost b. Opportunity cost c. Sunk costs d. Labor cost
b. Report the lesser quality level and try to find a solution.
While testing the strength of concrete poured on your project, you discover that over 35 percent of the concrete does not meet your company's quality standards. You feel certain the concrete will function as it is, and you don't think the concrete needs to meet the quality level specified. What should you do? a. Change the quality standards to meet the level achieved. b. Report the lesser quality level and try to find a solution. c. State in your reports that the concrete simply "meets our quality needs." d. Ensure the remaining concrete meets the standard.
b. Look for quality impacts of the poor translation of the instructions for the footings.
Work on a project is ongoing when the project manager overhears two workers arguing over what a set of instructions means. The project manager investigates and discovers that the instructions for the construction of the concrete footings currently being poured were poorly translated between the different languages in use on the project. Which of the following is the BEST thing for the project manager to do FIRST? a. Get the instructions translated by a more experienced party. b. Look for quality impacts of the poor translation of the instructions for the footings. c. Bring the issue to the attention of the team and ask them to look for other translation problems. d. Inform the sponsor of the problem in the next project report.
b. The project is $2,000 under budget.
You are a project manager working on a project that requires 100 items to be tested, spaced evenly over five weeks. You have just begun week 3, with an overall budget of US $10,000. To date, you have spent US $2,000 with 40 items tested successfully. What does the cost variance (CV) tell you in this circumstance? a. The project is on budget. b. The project is $2,000 under budget. c. The project is getting $2 of work for every dollar spent. d. The project is proceeding at 100 percent of the expected rate.
The correct answer is: 1200.00, 1400.00, 1600.00, 2400.00, -200.00, 0.88, 200.00, 1.17, 2727.27.
You have a project to build a new fence. The fence is four sided as shown. Each side is to take three days to build and is budgeted for $600 per side. The sides are planned to be completed one after another. Today is the end of day 6. You have completed two of the sides, and one-third of the next side. You have spent $1,600 at this point. Calculate the following performance metrics (round to two decimal points). Write your answer as a list, separated by commas, including two decimal points (e.g., "1000.00, 2000.00, 3000.00, 4000.00, 0.05, -6000.00, 7654.32")
b. 9,545 rocks out of 10,000 rocks
You have a project to create 450 tons of road rock for a highway resurfacing materials depot. It is your first job for this company, and you want to show off your skills. The average piece of road rock should weigh less that 11 kg (1/4 pound) and be no longer than 50 mm (2 inches). You demand from your foreman and team a two sigma standard for the size and weight of the road rock. This means that the device they use to sift the rock must get at least __________ correct. a. 8,456 rocks out of 10,000 rocks b. 9,545 rocks out of 10,000 rocks c. 9,000,345 out of 10 million rocks d. 6,827 out of 10,000 rocks
b. The critical path is Start, A, C, E, F, End.
You have a project with the following activities: Activity A takes 40 hours and can start after the project starts. Activity B takes 25 hours and should happen after the project starts. Activity C must happen after activity A and takes 35 hours. Activity D must happen after activities B and C and takes 30 hours. Activity E must take place after activity C and takes 10 hours. Activity F takes place after Activity E and takes 22 hours. Activities F and D are the last activities of the project. Which of the following is TRUE if activity B actually takes 37 hours? a. The critical path increases by 12 hours. b. The critical path is Start, A, C, E, F, End. c. The critical path changes to Start, B, D, End. d. The critical path is 67 hours.
a. The project budget and baseline will not be finalized and accepted until the planning processes are completed.
You have just completed the initiating processes of a small project and are moving into project planning when a project stakeholder asks you for the project's budget and cost baseline. What should you tell her? a. The project budget and baseline will not be finalized and accepted until the planning processes are completed. b. It is impossible to complete an estimate before the project management plan is created. c. The project budget can be found in the project charter, which has just been completed. d. The project management plan will not contain the project's budget and baseline; this is a small project.
d. Activity D
You need to shorten the project by exactly four months, spending no more than $22,000 to do it. Based on the information in the chart below, you would include activity A as part of the solution. However, during planning, the resource completing activity A strongly argued for a particular method of completing the scope in order to agree to be on the team. His scope was accepted because his expertise was needed on the project. The BEST way to crash this project would be to crash which activity(ies)? a. Activity C b. Activities A and H c. Activity F and H d. Activity D
c. reflect on what happened in the last iteration, gather lessons learned, and look for improvements
You've been asked to explain the concept of an agile retrospective meeting to a stakeholder who has never worked with an agile team before. You say, "It's a meeting where we __________." a. discuss what will be delivered in the next iteration and how that work will be achieved b. refine and update the product backlog, based on input from the product owner c. reflect on what happened in the last iteration, gather lessons learned, and look for improvements d. show the product owner the product increment we've just built, and get feedback
d. Assess opportunities to deliver increments of value.
Your hybrid team is assigned to rewrite a large, old system in a new technology and architecture design. Which principle of agile would be most important for this assignment? a. Allow the best architecture to emerge from the team. b. Allow the best architecture to emerge from the team. c. Set up a team room for your colocated team. d. Assess opportunities to deliver increments of value.
c. Explain to management that changes don't increase project costs when using an agile development approach.
Your organization's budgeting process is still based on the assumption that projects are using a predictive approach. However, the projects in your group are now using a hybrid approach, with an agile development phase followed by a predictive rollout phase. You have been asked to report the costs of all change requests at the monthly executive meeting. What should you do? a. Bring photos of the team's Kanban board to show how many story points have been reprioritized and burned down. b. Ask the product owner to attend the meeting to explain the rationale for all the changes and reprioritization. c. Explain to management that changes don't increase project costs when using an agile development approach. d. Ask the team to estimate the cost of each change using the organization's traditional cost-estimating process.
a. Change to a pure agile approach, and stop writing requirements.
Your team has demonstrated three product increments, but the stakeholders have been disappointed each time. Which of the following recommendations would not improve the quality of the product increments being delivered? a. Change to a pure agile approach, and stop writing requirements. b. The requirements should be reviewed and approved before coding. c. The team should prototype a solution to get feedback before finalizing it. d. Revisit the project charter to confirm the objectives of the project.
a. Story points
Your team has recently adopted some agile practices. What should they use to estimate work items? a. Story points b. Timeboxes c. Iterations d. Person hours
d. They want to establish a team measure.
Your team is learning about agile and wants to use a hybrid approach to their next project. They have decided to use story points for estimating because a. They want to use a collaborative approach. b. They want to try an agile game. c. They want to establish a team velocity. d. They want to establish a team measure.
