Project Management Exam 2 (Ch 8-11)

Patrick is reading a document that outlines the specific tasks and subtasks required to complete the writing of a technical support manual. The method that was probably used to develop the document is most likely ________. a. work package b. work breakdown structure c. organization breakdown structure d. responsibility matrix e. priority matrix

work breakdown structure

The method used to decompose and delineate the work involved in a project is called ________. a. work package b. organization breakdown structure c. priority matrix d. work breakdown structure e. responsibility matrix

work breakdown structure

Iterations are short time frames ("time boxes") that typically last from ________. a. 1-4 weeks b. 7-12 weeks c. 4-7 weeks d. 1-2 weeks e. 1-4 days

1-4 weeks

What percent of IT projects should be completed with an adaptive, agile type of methodology? Correcta. 70% b. 40% c. 50% d. 80% e. 60%

70%

The total effort for a project is calculated to be 24 person-months. Three capable persons are assigned to the project. There is no mandatory or other sequencing required in the project. What is its total duration likely to be? Answers: a. 6 months b. 12 months c. 3 months d. 24 months e. 8 months

8 months

________ is a major expected output that is derived from a project. a. An end object b. A deliverable c. A product d. A target e. An objective

A deliverable

Which of the following are discrete tasks which require resources and time, within the context of projects? Answers: a. Value chains b. Schedules c. Processes d. Activities

Activities

Which of the following is a potential future consequence of not considering the impact on the schedule of limited resources? Answers: a. Costly activity delays b. Costly project delays c. Difficulty in taking quick corrective action d. Only a. and b. are correct. e. All a., b. and c. are correct.

All a., b. and c. are correct.

By default ProjectLibre makes which of the following assumptions about time? a. 8-hour days b. No work on Saturdays c. No work on Sundays d. All of the alternatives are correct. e. Only a. and c. are correct.

All of the alternatives are correct.

In the Scrum Development Process a specific feature is ________. a. analysis b. design c. build d. test e. All of these alternatives are correct.

All of these alternatives are correct.

The purpose of placing a PROJECT summary task at the very beginning of the list of tasks in the entry table is to ________. a. see total project duration and total project cost on the top line of the entry table b. enable a collection of tasks to be predecessors to the PROJECT summary task c. make visible the milestones of the project d. create mini projects within the context of the larger PROJECT e. All of these alternatives are correct.

All of these alternatives are correct.

All of the following are usually included in a work package except ________. a. What will be done? b. The time needed to complete the work. c. A single person who is responsible for its completion. d. All the costs for the work package. e. All of these are included in a work package.

All of these are included in a work package.

A milestone in ProjectLibre is a task with ________. a. a finite duration b. a zero duration c. minimal duration/minimal cost d. a diamond icon e. Both b. and d. are correct.

Both b. and d. are correct.

The ________ calculates the critical path and determines how long an activity can be delayed without delaying the project. Answers: a. concurrent pass b. backward pass c. parallel pass d. forward pass

Backward Pass

________ is a deterministic scheduling technique while ________ is probabilistic, with ________ being most widely used in commercial software. a. CPM | CPM | PERT b. CPM | PERT | CPM c. CPM | PERT | PERT d. PERT | CPM | PERT e. PERT | CPM | CPM

CPM | PERT | CPM

Which of the following is not part of the Agile Alliance manifesto that declared four core values? a. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. b. Responding to change over following a plan. c. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. d. Working software over comprehensive documentation. e. Creating an end user survey.

Creating an end user survey.

Which of the following processes in project time management involves identifying the specific tasks that the project team members and stakeholders must perform to produce the project deliverables? a. Developing the schedule b. Estimating activity durations c. Defining activities d. Sequencing activities e. Controlling schedule

Defining activities

Which of the following statements is false? Answers: a. A resource breakdown structure is a hierarchical structure that identifies the project's resources by category and type. b. A three-point estimate in PERT includes an optimistic, a most likely, and a pessimistic estimate. c. A Gantt chart is a common tool for displaying project schedule information on a timeline. d. Duration and effort are synonymous terms. e. Both b. and d. are false statements.

Duration and effort are synonymous terms.

For any activity that has one or more predecessors, the ________ time is always the largest early finish of any of its predecessors. If the early finish times of an activity's predecessors were 85, 70 and 55, then this time would be the largest of these three early finish times or 85. Answers: a. late start b. late finish c. early finish d. early start

Early Start

A backhoe that Susan needs on her project has been scheduled on another project. This is a ________ constraint. Answers: a. equipment b. materials c. information d. people e. working capital

Equipment

Which PMBOK activity is responsible for determining activity resource requirements, and for determining a resource breakdown structure? Answers: a. Plan schedule management b. Define activities c. Estimate activity resources d. Develop schedule e. Estimate activity durations

Estimate activity resources

In project time management, which of the following processes involve calculating the number of work periods that are needed to complete individual tasks? a. Sequencing activities b. Controlling schedule c. Defining activities d. Planning schedule management e. Estimating activity durations

Estimating activity durations

In ProjectLibre, by default any link between tasks (activities) is assumed to be ________. a. Start-to-Finish b. There is no default setting in ProjectLibre. c. Finish-to-Finish d. Start-to-Start e. Finish-to-Start

Finish-to-Start

Select the most accurate statement with regards to the Critical Path Method (CPM). Answers: a. It assumes that activities are independent of one another, with clearly defined start and finish dates. b. It allows us to investigate the effects of uncertainty of activity times on project completion times. c. It uses the variance in the critical path activities to evaluate the risks associated with project completion times. d. It accounts for the interruptions that may affect an activity between the start and the finish times.

It assumes that activities are independent of one another, with clearly defined start and finish dates.

Which of the following is responsible for rapid deployment of the software after each iteration? a. DevOps b. Jenkins c. Project leader d. Release burndown chart e. Product owner

Jenkins

As the project manager for a software development project, you are helping to develop the project schedule. You decide that writing code for a system should not start until users sign off on the analysis work. Further, you decide that testing of a module (an object, class) will not commence until the entire module has been coded and compiled. What type of dependency is this? a. Mandatory b. Discretionary c. There is no dependency. d. Internal e. External

Mandatory

Wayne needs to order memory chips needed to continue his project. The memory chips are needed now bu the supplier won't be able to deliver them until next week. This is an example of a ________ constraint. Answers: a. equipment b. materials c. working capital d. information e. people

Materials

Which of the following is not one seven processes that make up the PMBOK knowledge area known as time (schedule) management? Answers: a. Control activities b. Sequence activities c. Define activities d. Monitor activities e. Plan schedule management

Monitor Activities

A ________ is a bell-shaped curve that is symmetrical regarding the average value of the population (the data being analyzed) and has infinite tails. Answers: a. Beta distribution b. Rectangular distribution c. Poisson distribution d. Exponential distribution e. Normal distribution

Normal distribution

In order to see total project duration and total project cost as well as meta-task durations and costs, it is recommended that you ________. a. include a project summary task as your first task under which all other tasks are subordinate b. insert a cost column in the Entry table c. replace the Entry table with the Resources view d. All of these alternatives are correct. e. Only a. and b. are correct.

Only a. and b. are correct.

ProjectLibre can do its scheduling from ________. a. the project start date b. the project stop date c. the project initiate date d. All of the alternatives are correct. e. Only a. and b. are correct.

Only a. and b. are correct.

The district magistrate of Arkham City has decided to rebuild the busiest road in the city. She plans to close the street for the duration of the work, causing immense inconvenience to the people who typically use the road. The project has 3 parallel paths defined as the following: Path A-B-C-H will take 16 days. Path A-F-G-H will take 22 days. Path A-D-E-H will take 30 days. Given the information on hand, which of the following statements is true? Answers: a. Path A-D-E-H is the critical path. b. Path A-F-G-H has the largest slack time. c. Path A-D-E-H has the largest slack time. d. Path A-F-G-H is the critical path.

Path A-D-E-H is the critical path.

Renovation of a small compartment in a house boat or camping trailer that is too small for more than one person is an example of a(n) ________ resource constraint. Answers: a. time b. technical c. resource d. scheduling e. physical

Physical

Suppose you wanted to start task BB five days after task AA started. How would you do this in ProjectLibre? a. Place task AA in a finish/finish relationship with its predecessor BB with a lag of five days. b. Place task BB in a start/start relationship with its predecessor AA with a lag of five days. c. Place task AA in a finish/start relationship with its predecessor BB with a lag of five days. d. This is impossible in ProjectLibre. e. Place task BB in a finish/start relationship with its predecessor AA with a lag of five days.

Place task BB in a start/start relationship with its predecessor AA with a lag of five days.

Which of the following is not one of the basic classifications of project priorities? a. Cost b. Profit c. Time d. Performance e. All of these are basic classifications.

Profit

A project engineer has been scheduled to run the product system test at the exact same time he is to build a marketing prototype. This is an example of a ________ constraint. Answers: a. scheduling b. physical c. technical d. time e. resource

Resource

If it becomes necessary to delay one or several late starts to accommodate resource limitations, this is called ________. Answers: a. allocation b. resource-constrained scheduling c. splitting d. time-constrained scheduling e. mandatory leveling

Resource-constrained scheduling

Which of the following lifecycle models would you use if the requirements are unknown and/or unstable? a. Spiral b. Scrum c. Extreme d. Waterfall e. Iterative

Scrum

Which of the following titles in a typical scrum arrangement is the project manager? a. Scrum developer b. Product owner c. Scrum master d. Scrum methodologist e. Scrum leader

Scrum master

Which of the following lifecycle models is a predictive one? a. Waterfall b. Agile c. Iterative d. Extreme e. Scrum

Waterfall

Delaying noncritical activities to lower peak demand and, thus, increase resource utilization is called resource ________. Answers: a. shifting b. switching c. smoothing d. manipulating e. allocation

Smoothing

When the work in an activity is interrupted to work on another activity and is then resumed at a later point in time, it is called ________. Answers: a. starting/stopping b. overriding c. splitting d. preempting e. prioritizing

Splitting

When creating a software package, the software must be designed, the code must be written, and then the code must be tested. This is an example of a ________ constraint. Answers: a. technical b. physical c. resource d. time e. schedule

Technical

Which of the following statements is false? a. Probability distributions for PERT activity durations are represented by use of the Beta distribution. b. The critical path is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which a project can be started. c. A forward pass through a project network diagram determines the early start and early finish dates for each activity. d. Crashing is a technique for making cost and schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least incremental cost. e. Both a. and d. are false statements.

The critical path is the series of activities that determine the earliest time by which a project can be started.

A project leader's boss has told Jonathan that his project is very important. If the critical path is delayed, he will be given whatever he needs to get the project back on schedule. His project is classified as ________ constrained. Answers: a. resource b. quality c. performance d. time e. cost

Time

Which of the following is a way to improve quality on the front-end of the development lifecycle? a. User acceptance testing b. Regression testing c. Integration testing d. Unit testing e. Walkthroughs

Walkthroughs

If your team's task was to develop an AI pattern recognition engine based on King Sung Fu's formulas/algorithms developed 40 years ago, which model would you likely use? a. Waterfall b. Iterative c. Extreme d. Scrum e. Agile

Waterfall

Which of the following is not one of the items that would appear on a project scope checklist? a. Objectives b. Reviews with customer c. Deliverables d. Technical requirements e. Work breakdown structure

Work breakdown structure

The lowest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is ________. a. a lowest sub deliverable b. a work product c. a work package d. a cost account e. an object

a work package

Iterative development processes provide which important advantages ________. a. continuous integration, verification, and validation of the evolving product b. frequent demonstration of progress to increase the likelihood that the end product will satisfy customer needs c. Early detection of defects and problems d. a., b. and c. are correct. e. None of these alternative is correct.

a., b. and c. are correct.

Anna has just been given a project that has a specific target date. After discussion with top management she finds that while the date is important the cost is more important and a slip in delivery would be acceptable if required to meet the cost targets. The target date is best classified as ________. a. accept b. enhance c. optional d. constrain e. limit

accept

IT Projects that are of high priority and whose requirements are unstable or unknown are best accommodated by a. co-located teams b. dedicated project teams c. team members are senior level d. all of the above are correct

all of the above are correct

"To construct a high-quality, custom home with three bedrooms, two baths and a two-car garage within five months at costs not to exceed $250,000" is best classified as ________. a. an exclusion b. a milestone c. a deliverable d. an objective e. a limit

an objective

Suppose you had decided to use a SCRUM methodology to breakup the various components of the software system. Which of the following components which you conduct sprints on first? a. small details b. backbone structure c. major functional components d. user interfaces e. minor functional components

backbone structure

According to Larson and Gray chapter 8, cost estimates are not a budget until ________. a. budgets have been time-phased b. resources have been assigned c. costs have been determined d. All of these alternatives are correct. e. Only a. and c. are correct.

budgets have been time-phased

If a project criterion indicates that the project must meet a specific date, that criterion is classified as ________. a. constrained b. accepted c. limited d. fixed e. enhanced

constrained

After planning scope management, the first step of project scope definition is to ________. a. select team members b. analyze the strategic plan c. meet with team members d. define the overall objective to meet the customer's needs e. analyze the current budget plan

define the overall objective to meet the customer's needs

Jackson has just been assigned a project to develop a new advertising campaign for an established product. His first step should be to ________. a. verify the budget available b. establish project priorities c. define the project scope d. determine the required completion date e. assign team members to work on the project

define the project scope

The first step in creating the total content and substance of a project is to ________. a. assign team members to work on the project b. establish project priorities c. verify the budget available d. define the project scope e. determine the required completion date

define the project scope

All of the following are part of the Agile Project Management model except ________. a. embrace change b. design up front c. high uncertainty d. self organized project teams e. flexibility

design up front

The second step in the defining of a project would be to ________. a. establish project priorities b. define the major objectives to meet the customer's needs c. analyze the strategic plan d. analyze the current budget plan e. select team members

establish project priorities

All of the following are true about work packages except ________. a. consume resources b. assigned to only one manager c. have medium to long duration d. definitive starts and stops dates e. All of these alternatives are true.

have medium to long duration

To require lots of documentation, code that is well-commented, and lots of discipline is called ________. a. low ceremony waterfall b. low ceremony c. low ceremony agile d. high ceremony e. low ceremony iterative

high ceremony

The best time to write the user acceptance test plan is ________. Answers: a. at the beginning of the closing phase b. before you do integration testing c. immediately after completing the requirements document d. at the beginning of the executing phase e. at the beginning of the planning phase

immediately after completing the requirements document

In ProjectLibre, the tool that is used to designate subordination as displayed in the WBS is ________. Answers: a. link tool on the task tab b. assign resources tool on the task tab c. insert tool on the task tab d. indent tool on the task tab e. None of these alternatives is correct.

indent tool on the task tab

Scrum, agile methodologies belong to which of the following methodology types? a. iterative development with low ceremony b. traditional waterfall with low ceremony c. traditional waterfall with high ceremony d. iterative development with high ceremony e. iterative development with high discipline

iterative development with low ceremony

In ProjectLibre, the tool that is used to establish sequencing among the activities is the ________. a. indent arrow on the task tab b. link tool on the task tab c. assign resources tool on the task tab d. insert tool under the task tab e. Both a. and c. are correct.

link tool on the task tab

If the time units are months, effort is measured in ________ whereas duration is measured in _______. a. dollars, month-dollars b. man-months, month c. months, man-months d. month-dollars, dollars e. None of the alternatives is correct.

man-months, month

In reviewing the project plan, Sarah learns that the first deliverable is due by October 12. This would be called a ________. a. project target tb. milestone c. limit item d. project objective e. critical goal

milestone

At the completion of an agile iteration a ________. a. new, bug-free functionality is developed/deployed to the customer b. a new piece of functionality is developed c. a new phase of the development lifecycle is completed d. All of the functionality associated with a product is developed. e. Only a. and c. are correct.

new, bug-free functionality is developed/deployed to the customer

By default ProjectLibre assumes unspecified task durations are ________. a. zero duration b. one day in duration, followed by a ? c. one unit in duration, followed by a ? d. simply a ? e. Both a. and d. are correct.

one day in duration, followed by a ?

Almost all knowledge areas have a ________ process and a ________ process. a. estimate | control b. plan | estimate c. plan | schedule d. plan | control e. estimate | schedule

plan | control

According to PMBOK, the first process involved in project time management is ________. a. planning schedule management b. defining activities c. developing schedule d. sequencing activities e. estimating activity durations

planning schedule management

Research shows the most frequently mentioned barrier to project success is ________. a. political in-fighting b. weak project leadership c. poorly defined scope or mission d. poor performance by team members e. not enough budget resources

poorly defined scope or mission

Top management prefers ________ development models over ________ models because they know up front how much cost and time are required. a. adaptive | predictive b. creative | predictive c. static | predictive d. predictive | adaptive e. adaptive | creative

predictive | adaptive

A ________ is the tool used to assist in making project trade-offs between schedule, budget, and performance objectives. a. work package b. responsibility matrix c. criterion matrix d. work breakdown structure e. project priority matrix

project priority matrix

According to Larson and Gray chapter 8, project network times are not a schedule until ________. a. budgets have been time-phased b. resources have been assigned c. costs have been determined d. All of these alternatives are correct. e. Only a. and c. are correct.

resources have been assigned

The ________ backlog represents the amount of work the spring team commits to complete during the next sprint or iteration. a. product b. iteration c. developer d. scrum e. sprint

sprint

Daily Scrum meetings are usually ________ and typically last only ________ minutes. a. casual and creative | 40 b. casual meetings | 30 c. standup meetings | 15 d. action-oriented | 30 e. creative meetings | 50

standup meetings | 15

The ability of 911 emergency systems to identify the caller's phone number and location are considered to be a ________. a. technical requirement b. milestone c. project deliverable d. project exclusion e. project limit

technical requirement

The highest element in the hierarchical breakdown of the WBS is ________. a. major deliverables b. the project c. a cost account d. sub deliverables e. a work package

the project

Suppose you had decided to use a SCRUM methodology to breakup the various components of the software system. Which of the following components which you conduct sprints on second? a. minor functional components b. major functional components c. user interfaces d. backbone structure e. small details

user interfaces