Random Process Groups

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

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 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 ?

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

Quality is :

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 ?

In which project phase do you have the GREATEST influence on project risk?

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 ?

Project sponsors have the GREATEST influence on the scope, quality, time, and cost of the project during the:

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?

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

Which one  of the following is NOT a planning process  ?

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

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

When it appears that a design error will interfere with meeting  technical performance objectives, the PREFERRED response is to:

Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include:

Due to cuts in funding, your project has been terminated. The scope verification process:

The MOST common cause of conflict on a project are schedules, project priorities, and :

Which of the following  process group serve as input to each other ?

Your project is behind schedule due to conflict between team members. Having resolved the conflict, to get the project back on schedule, you should consider:

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

Which one of following PMO structure mostly provides guidelines, policies, and templates and requires compliances and usually has a moderate level of control over projects and programs ?

The primary purpose of the stakeholder register is :

A project's payback period ends when:

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

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

The MAJOR processes for project integration management are:

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.

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

A generally accepted method to confirm accuracy of task progress is through:

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 ?

Formal written correspondence with customer is required when :

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 ?

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 ?

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:

All the following statements about change control are incorrect, EXCEPT :

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

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

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 ?

Constructive team roles include:

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

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 :

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

The major processes of project communications management are:

The measure used to forecast project cost at completion is:

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 CPI value of 1.20 and an SPI value of 1.30 for a project mean which of the following ?

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:

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

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................

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 ?

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 ?

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

What is the difference between the project plan and the performance measurement baseline?

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:

One way that the graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT) differs from the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) is that it:

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 ?

When should the Validate Scope process be done ?

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

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 ?