Random CAPM/PMP 1. A KEY activity in closing out a project is to: Disseminate information to formalize project completion. Disseminate status reports and risk assessments. Monitor the specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards. Transfer all the project records to the project owners. None 2. Which document contains the information that describes how the formal verification and acceptance of the project deliverables will be contained ? Statement of work Scope verification documents Scope Management Plan Communication management plan None 3. A precise description of a deliverable is called a: Baseline. Work breakdown structure element. Specification. Work package. None 4. All of the following will occur during project initiating EXCEPT : Identification of internal and external stakeholders. Creation of a project scope statement Development and review of the business case and a feasibility study. Assignment of the project manager to lead a project None 5. Project sponsors have the GREATEST influence on the scope, quality, time, and cost of the project during the: Close-down phase. Concept phase. Development phase. Execution phase. None 6. The sender-receiver model is a basic model of communication that demonstrates how information is sent from the sender and how it is received by the receiver. This model is designed to assist project managers and team members in improving their communication skills. This communication model highlights mostly on which one of the following ? Horizontal communication Communication methods Noise and feedback loops Verbal and nonverbal communication None 7. Configuration management is any documented procedure used to apply technical administrative direction and surveillance to: Identify and correct problems arising in functional areas of project implementation. Test new systems against. Control cost increases. Identify and document characteristics of a product or service None 8. The objective of fast tracking a project is to: Reduce project risks. Reduce project duration. Increase productivity. Increase schedule tracking controls. None 9. You have just taken control of a project in the middle of execution and need to learn who has approval authority for revisions in scope. Which document provides this information? Resource assignment matrix Client organization chart Project charter Change control plan None 10. You have just been assigned as project manager for a large telecommunications project. This one year project is about halfway done. The project team consists of 5 sellers and 20 of your company's employees. You want to understand who is responsible for doing what on project. Where would you find such information ? Project Organization chart Bar chart Resource histogram Responsibility assignment matrix None 11. 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 ? Precedence diagramming Work breakdown structure Flowchart Critical path method None 12. A project manager wants to determine how his project is doing the end of sixth month. The actual total expense of the project is \$720,000. The planned budget for this length of the time was \$600,000. He finds that : There is not enough information to determine how the project is doing The project is on track The project is over-budget The project is ahead of schedule None 13. Which one of the following is NOT true about a cost reimbursable contract ? It requires auditing seller's invoices. Buyers usually write a detailed statement of work. The seller has only a moderate incentive to control cost The buyers bears the most risk as total cost is unknown until the project is finished None 14. When a product or service completely meets customer's requirements : The cost of quality is low Quality is achieved The customer pays the minimum price The cost of quality is high None 15. Which of the following techniques is used to control the project schedule? Parametric modeling Pareto diagram Statistical sampling Performance measurement None 16. Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include: Confronting, compromising, smoothing, and directing. Smoothing, confronting, forcing, and withdrawing. Withdrawing, compromising, controlling, and forcing. Controlling, forcing, smoothing, and withdrawing. None 17. Pareto analysis, cause and effect, and flow charts are all tools used in quality: Benchmarking Planning Control Verification None 18. During project execution, PM/PMO monitors specific results to determine if they comply with relevant standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of inadequate result is : Manage quality Quality Control Quality planning Quality management None 19. Which one of following PMO structure mostly serves as project repository., plays a consultative role, and usually has a low level of control over projects and programs ? Controlling Directive Constructive Supportive None 20. Characteristics of a good project manager include all of the following except : Ability to perform technical activities Ability to assess the project environment Ability to identify company goals Ability to provide project funding None 21. Two of the types of discretionary dependencies that typically have an effect on the sequencing of the activities in the schedule are those containing hard logic and those containing soft logic. An example of a soft logic dependency would be: To install the plumbing and electrical work at the same time on a single family dwelling. To schedule all unloading of equipment weighing in excess of 50 tons because the daily rent on the crane with that lifting capability is \$10,000. For the shrink-wrapping on the finished box of software to depend on enclosing the manual and software first. Project A, the company‟s participation in a Pump Industry trade show, depends on the successful completion of Project B, which is building the prototype pump that is going to be displayed. None 22. Commonly done in conjunction with manage stakeholder engagement process, what is another process called ? Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Control Stakeholder Performance Control Stakeholder Management Monitor and Control Stakeholders None 23. Configuration management is a technique for: Project plan execution. Risk quantification. Integrated change control. Scope planning. None 24. Effective stakeholder management includes all of the following project elements EXCEPT: Clear requirements definition. Scope change control. Timely status information. Frequent cost reports. None 25. A project manager has six stakeholders during requirement gathering phase but the number increase to eleven in the design phase. How many additional channels communication were added at design phase ? 45 55 40 15 None 26. What is the MOST effective process to ensure that cultural and ethical differences do not impede success of your multi-national project? Forming Co-locating Training Teaming None 27. In what way does free float (FF) differ from total float (TF)? Free float only affects the early start of any immediately following activities. Free float is commonly referred to as slack time, whereas total float is commonly referred to as float time. Free float is the amount of total float that does not affect the end date, whereas total float is the accumulated amount of free float. There is no difference, the two terms are functionally equivalent. None 28. Of the following conflict management approaches, which is believed to lead to the LEAST enduring positive results? Forcing Avoidance Compromise Problem solving None 29. Constructive team roles include: Summarizer, recognition seeker, and information seeker. Withdrawer, harmonizer, and blocker. Information giver, devil's advocate, and clarifier. Encourager, initiator, and gatekeeper. None 30. When it appears that a design error will interfere with meeting technical performance objectives, the PREFERRED response is to: Decrease the performance value to equal the assessed value. Develop alternative solutions to the problem. Reduce the overall technical complexity of the project. Increase the specified value to set a new performance goal. None 31. A scope statement is important because it: Provides criteria for measuring project cost. Approves the project for the stakeholders. Provides the basis for making future project decisions. Provides a brief summary of the project. None 32. Which of the following assess someone's current engagement level in a project ? Stakeholder Engagement matrix Salience Model Stakeholder Register Power / Interest Grid None 33. Quality is : The degree to which the project meets requirements Meeting and exceeding the customer's expectations Adding extras to make the customer happy Conformance to management's objectives None 34. During the contract close-out, the project manager needs to document the: Change control procedure. Payment schedule. Statement of work. Formal acceptance. None 35. Formal written correspondence with customer is required when : The customer requests additional work not covered under contract The project has a schedule slippage that includes changes to the critical path Defects are detected The project has cost overruns None 36. The MAJOR processes for project integration management are: Project plan development, project plan execution, and integrated change control. Project plan development, initiation, and integrated change control. Project plan development, project plan execution, and scope change control. Project plan development, overall change control, and scope change control. None 37. As project manager, Henry is cognizant of the importance of effective communication, and he always makes sure that he has the proper physical mannerism, such as facial expressions, hand gestures, and body language, while conveying a message. He is also particularly observant to pitch and the tone of his voice, and he tries to receive comments and feedback from the receiver while communicating. What percentage of Henry's message is sent through nonverbal communication ? No more than 45 percent No more than 30 percent More than 50 percent Approx. 10 percent to 20 percent None 38. You reviewed the WBS and an activity must be completed that your team may not have the expertise to accomplish. You find another team who is willing to take on the work and do the job. What risk response did you use ? Acceptance Transference Avoidance Mitigation None 39. One common way to compute estimate at completion (EAC) is to take the budget at completion (BAC) and : Divide by CPI Multiply by CPI Divide by SPI Multiply by SPI None 40. While reviewing one of the activities of team member, you found out that the activity has an early start of days 5, an early finish of day 12, a late start of day 15, and a late finish of 22 day. The team member tells you that he needs an additional four days to complete the activity due to various reasons he can think of. Which one of the following statements is TRUE ? This activity has a lag The successor activity will be delayed This activity will delay the project This activity will most probably not delay the project None 41. You are managing a group of related or unrelated projects or programs and other work and achieve specific strategic business objectives and goals. You are a................ Project manager Portfolio Manager Program owner Program Manager None 42. A project's approved budget is \$250,000 and planned budget to date is \$150,000. What will be the Schedule Variance when Schedule Performer Index is 0.8 ? $30,000 $50,000 -$30,000 -$50,000 None 43. You just identified a new external risk during the executing phase that may impact your project positively. What is your first step ? Update the Risk Breakdown Structure Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Implement a Risk Response Develop a Risk Response and assign a Risk Owner None 44. If earned value (EV) = 350, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 325, what is cost variance (CV) ? -75 350 -50 400 None 45. Which of the following is driven by the organization's risk tolerance ? Risks identification Cost of risk Expected Monetary Value Risk responses None 46. A KEY activity for achieving customer satisfaction is to define: The business use. Product specificity. Change control. Requirements None 47. Planning a project is a process that develops products such as a schedule. This process produces the following for a schedule: Activity definition, activity sequencing, and activity duration estimating. Activity identification, activity execution, and activity results. Activity identification, activity sequencing, activity connection, and activity duration. Activity definition, activity sequencing, activity execution, and activity duration. None 48. A project management professional can compare earned value performance data to all of the following project management tools EXCEPT: Forecasted final costs and schedule estimates. Technical performance metrics. Critical path analysis. Risk mitigation plans. None 49. The disorientation experienced by people who suddenly find themselves living and working in a different environment is known as: Ethnocentrism Temporal shock. Culture shock. Sociocentrism None 50. Which of the following is NOT a tool used to manage the stakeholder engagement ?Communication skills Interpersonal skills Communication skills Issue Log Ground Rules None 51. Reviewing work products and results to ensure that all were completed satisfactorily and formally accepted is part of: Scope validation. Change control management. Risk management. Quality control. None 52. 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 ? 6 3 1 1.3 None 53. You are considering the idea of putting all team member in the same physical location for the first time. All of the following is true about colocation, reporting structure, and other items. Which of the following is not true about co-location ? It is also call a war room It is meant to quickly identify concerns and issues and to come up with mutually agreed-upon solution. The goal is to enhance team member's ability to perform as a team The purpose is to save project budget None 54. You have thirteen stakeholders in the construction project that you are overseeing. Your initial study about these stakeholders tells you most of them will actively support your project to be successful, but you have couple of stakeholders who may adversely impact your project. When do you think these stakeholders will have the most influence on your project ? At the completion of the project. During executing and monitoring & controlling process group Throughout the project life cycle At the beginning of the project None 55. In a fixed price incentive fee contract, the target cost is estimated at \$250,000 and the fee at \$35,000. The actual cost came to be \$210,000, since there was a cost saving, the seller shares the saving at a 70/30 ratio ( 70% to the buyer and 30% to the seller). What the final fee and final price ? \$35,000 and \$210,000 \$35,000 and \$257,000 \$47,000 and \$210,000 \$47,000 and \$257,000 None 56. One way that the graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT) differs from the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) is that it: Uses object oriented programming techniques to allow resources histograms that are attached to the projects Gantt charts. Represents the duration of the project activities in a probabilistic fashion. Represents the project baseline chart in a superimposed fashion over both the logic diagram and the Gantt charts. Allows the relationships in the logic diagram to contain loops. None 57. You are asked by management to select a contract type that will obligate the seller to accept all liability for poor workmanship, engineering errors, and consequential damages in the project. Which of the following contact types will you select ? Fixed price Cost plus incentive fee. Time and material Purchase order None 58. Negotiating across international cultures involves mutual interdependence between parties. The negotiating MUST be conducted in Sincerity and compassion Uncertainty and caution Mutual trust and cooperation Generalities and vagueness None 59. Risk quantification includes: Identifying potential events and impact. Evaluating probability and impact. Developing contingency plans and resources. Enumerating sources of internal and external events. None 60. Which of the following process group serve as input to each other ? Initiating, Executing Initiating, Planning Executing, Monitoring & Controlling Monitoring & Controlling, Closing None