Random Process Groups

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

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 decomposition process is a technique used to construct a:

Scope change control MUST be integrated with all of the following control processes EXCEPT:

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

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 ?

Ideally, communication between the project manager and the project team members should take place:

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 ?

A project's payback period ends when:

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 ?

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 ?

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 ?

At your project, EV = \$130,500 ; PV = \$125,000 ; and AC = \$129,000. Which one the following statement is true ?

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

What is the meaning of Perform Integrated Change Control

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

Formal written correspondence with customer is required when :

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

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

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

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

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

Quality is :

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

The major processes of project communications management are:

Cost associated with inspection, laboratory measurements and analysis, machinery maintenance and calibration, field-testing, and procedure checking are examples of which of the following ?

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 ?

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 ?

All of the following should be done during the closing process group EXCEPT :

A KEY activity for achieving customer satisfaction is to define:

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?

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

Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ?

A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.89 means :

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 ?

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:

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

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

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 ?

Which one of the following is NOT true about a cost reimbursable contract ?

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:

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:

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

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

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

Which of the following is output of Manage Project Knowledge process ?

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

A KEY activity in closing out a project is to:

During the contract close-out, the project manager needs to document the:

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?

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

Planning a project is a process that develops products such as a schedule. This process produces the following for a schedule:

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 ?

All of the following will occur during project initiating EXCEPT :

Sometimes a project coordinator is an assigned role of organization. which of the following statements is NOT true for a project coordinator ?

Constructive team roles include:

Which document contains the information  that describes how the formal verification and acceptance of the project deliverables will be contained ?

A controlling process is necessary in project management to ensure planned actions are executed and measured for progress. The controlling process for the schedule typically will focus on:

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 ?