Random Process Groups

The disorientation experienced by people who suddenly find themselves living and working in a different environment is known as:

Characteristics of a good project manager include all of the following except :

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 ?

Virtual team is a tool for which of the following processes ?

As part of the quality audit, the scope statement is checked against the work results to ensure the conformance to the customer  requirements. The results should be documented and used for:

Reviewing work products and results to ensure that all were completed satisfactorily and formally accepted is part of:

During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of the work packages ?

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 ?

Configuration management is any documented procedure used to apply technical administrative direction and surveillance to:

An individual's willingness to take a risk can be determined by:

Of the following conflict management approaches, which is believed to lead to the LEAST enduring positive results?

A project manager has a problem with a team member's performance. What is the BEST form of communication for addressing this problem ?

Which of the following process group consists of the processes to complete the work defined in the  project management plan and ultimately satisfies the project specifications and objectives ?

All the following statements concerning procurement documents are incorrect, EXCEPT :

Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ?

Complex projects, involving cross-disciplinary efforts, are MOST effectively managed by:

A project loses a contractor in the middle of a project. A new project team is formed to replace the role of the lost contractor and his/her  team. As a project manager, what is the FIRST topic to address to the team in the kick-off meeting?

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 :

Effective stakeholder management includes all of the following  project elements EXCEPT:

Risk quantification includes:

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 ?

You will be overseeing a project to develop a smartphone application. While analyzing your project, you identify that there is a 55 percent probability of making \$120,000, a 45 percent probability losing \$55,000. What does \$41,250 represent in this case ?

Pareto analysis, cause and effect, and flow charts are all tools used in quality:

As of the data date, your project schedule has a BCWS of 100. The BCWP, however, is  90. This tells you that your project is currently 10 percent:

You just identified a new external risk during the executing phase that may impact your project positively. What is your first step ?

A likely result of using "compromise" to resolve a two-party conflict is:

What is the MOST effective process to ensure that cultural and ethical differences do not impede success of your multi-national project?

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 ?

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 ?

A project was estimated to cost \$1.5 million and scheduled to last six months. After three months, the earned value analysis shows the following: BCWP = \$650,000 BCWS = \$750,000 ACWP = \$800,000 What are the schedule and cost variances?

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?

You are building a water treatment facility. Routine tests reveal that there are contaminants in the water but that they have an extremely low risk for causing any sickness. As the project manager, you should:

A change control board (CCB) is:

All of the following assist in determining the impact of a scope change EXCEPT:

Negotiating across international cultures involves mutual interdependence between parties. The negotiating MUST be conducted in

The objective of fast tracking a project is to:

A KEY activity in closing out a project is to:

In what way does free float (FF) differ from total float (TF)?

Which of the following techniques is used to control the project  schedule?

A precise description of a deliverable is called a:

The MAJOR processes for project integration management are:

Which one of the following are the unapproved and undocumented changes and what occurs when to the scope are not detected early enough or are not managed ?

The primary purpose of the stakeholder register is :

A KEY activity for achieving customer satisfaction is to define:

A contractor's deliverable has been delayed 30 days. The process of determining how this event will affect the project schedule is called risk:

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 ?

The subprocesses of a project are linked by one subprocess providing an output that feeds one or more subprocesses as an input. Thus, subprocess are defined by PMI as  having an input,________,, and an output.

One common way to compute estimate at completion (EAC) is to take the budget at completion (BAC) and :

Which of the following are frequently used tools in procurement  planning?

Which one of the following is FALSE about change management in a project ?

Which of the following is driven by the organization's risk tolerance ?

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 ?

Project A has net present value (NPV) of \$30,000, will take 5 years to complete, and the associated cost \$10,000.Project B has NPV of \$60,000, will take 3 years to complete, and the associated cost \$15,000. Project C has NPV of \$80,000, will take 4 years to complete, and the associated cost \$40,000. Which project will you pick ?

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a project management office (PMO) ?

When a product or service completely meets customer's requirements :

When a project manager places a purchase order for a piece of equipment, it represents which of the following?

A project had a list of identified risks. This list was the risks register. Where can one find the high-level risk ?

During the project scope planning process, the work breakdown structure should be developed to:

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 ?

All of the following forms of power derivied from the project manager's position, EXCEPT :