Random Process Groups

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 :

Risk quantification includes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Risk response development is intended to:

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

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

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:

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

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 :

All of the following will occur during project initiating EXCEPT :

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

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

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 ?

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 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 ?

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

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 ?

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 ?

When should the Validate Scope process be done ?

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

The MAJOR processes for project integration management are:

A Cost Performance Index (CPI) of 0.89 means :

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 ?

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

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.

Configuration management is a technique for:

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

If earned value (EV) = 350, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 325, what is cost variance (CV) ?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

A scope statement is important because it:

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:

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

The decomposition process is a technique used to construct a:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following is a KEY output of the Validate Scope process ?

What is the meaning of Perform Integrated Change Control

The primary purpose of the stakeholder register 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 KEY activity for achieving customer satisfaction is to define:

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

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

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

Which of the following is true regarding the project charter ?