Ch 4: Integration Management

Question 1

Producing a project plan may best be described as:
A) creating a network logic diagram that identifies the critical path
B) using a software tool to track schedule cost and resources
C) creating a document that guides project plan execution
D) creating a plan that contains the entire product scope

Answer 1

C) creating a document that guides project plan execution

Question 2

The project management office has reassigned you from managing a construction project to now serve as the facilitator of a new website development team. They have counseled you that your immediate transition is:
A) to shift from a servant leadership position to that of a trusted advisor
B) to shift from a command and control approach to that of a coach and peer within the team
C) to shift from an autocratic leadership position to that of a benevolent dictator
D) to adjust your leadership style from that of theory X to a true theory Y manager

Answer 2

B) to shift from a command and control approach to that of a coach and peer within the team

Question 3

You are meeting with a new project manager who has taken over a project that is in the middle of executing. The previous project manager has left the company, and the new project manager is concerned that the change request are streaming in from numerous sources, including his boss, the customer, and various stakeholders. The project manager is not aware of how to process all of these incoming changes request. Where would you refer him to?

A) the project scope statement
B) the project management plan
C) the previous project manager
D) the project charter

Answer 3

B) the project management plan

Question 4

The project charter is:

A) developed before the business case, and after the project management plan
B) developed after the business case and before the project management plan
C) developed before the contract and after the project management plan
D) developed before the contract and before the project plan

Answer 4

B) developed after the business case and before the project management plan

Question 5

A corporation has initiated a new project to modernize their human resources records and bring them into compliance. A manager at the corporation is drafting the project charter for review. Which of the following would be the most important item that she would need an order to complete this task and why?

A) managerial approval to proceed because it may have affect whether or not the project moves forward
B) a scope statement because it will set the parameters for the product scope
C) a scope statement because it will set the parameters for the project scope
D) a business case, because explains the justification for the project

Answer 5

D) a business case, because explains the justification for the project

Question 6

The project management information system would likely include all of the following, except:
A) a scheduling tool
B) and information distribution system
C) a system for collecting information from team members
D) a system for identifying stakeholders

Answer 6

D) a system for identifying stakeholders

Question 7

A defect in the product was brought to the project managers attention, and now the project team is engaged in repairing it. Which project manager process would be the most applicable to this?
A) perform integrated change control
B) monitor and control project work
C) direct and manage project work
D) close project I think it’s right or phase

Answer 7

C) direct and manage project work

Question 8

If you are creating a single document to guide project execution, monitoring and controlling, and closure, you are creating:
A) the execution plan
B) the project management plan
C) the integration plan
D) the project framework

Answer 8

B) the project management plan

Question 9

Change control meetings are held as a part of which process?

A) direct and manage project work
B) monitor and control project work
C) perform integrated change control
D) evaluate requested changes

Answer 9

C) perform integrated change control

Question 10

Which of the following statements is false regarding the project charter?
A) the project charter justifies why the project is being undertaken
B) the project charter assigns the project manager
C) the project charter specifies any high-level schedule milestones
D) the project charter the types of contracts that will be used

Answer 10

D) the project charter the types of contracts that will be used

Question 11

Which of the following represents the project managers responsibility regarding Change on a project?
A) to influence the factors that cause project change
B) to ensure all changes are communicated to the change control board
C) to reduce change, wherever possible
D) to prioritize Change below results 

Answer 11

A) to influence the factors that cause project change

Question 12

Your agile project team needs an additional contributor; your organization has two available-
(1) an expert in the interface to the database being used, or
(2) a capable developer with similar team experience.
Which would be a better choice and why?

A) choice #2 since agile favors general skills over a highly specialized contributor
B) choice #1 because no one else on the team has database skills
C) choice #2 because such a specialist will be expensive
D) choice #1 because the other team members are already contributing based on their own specializations

Answer 12

A) choice #2 since agile favors general skills over a highly specialized contributor

Question 13

When changes are approved and made to the project, they should be:

A) tracked against the project baseline
B) incorporated into the project baseline
C) included as an addendum to the project plan
D) approved by someone else other than the project manager

Answer 13

B) incorporated into the project baseline

Question 14

Which statement about project agreements is true?
A) agreements are drafted between the project manager, and the key stakeholders prior to resources being expended
B) agreements are generally created only when one or more portions of the project are being procured from outside the organization
C) agreements are inputs to create the project charter
D) agreements are broadly, considered to be an enterprise environmental factor

Answer 14

C) agreements are inputs to create the project charter

Question 15

Work performance information is used for all the following, except:
A) it provides information on resource utilization
B) it provides information on which activities have started
C) it shows what cost have been incurred
D) it is used to help identify defects

Answer 15

D) it is used to help identify defects

Question 16

You are a project manager, and your team is executing the work packages to produce a medical record archive and retrieval system. Two of the projects customers have just asked for changes that each says should be the number one priority. What would be the best thing to do?
A) have the project team meet with the customers to decide which would be easiest and prioritize that one first
B) assign someone from the team to prioritize the changes
C) prioritize the changes without involving the team
D) deny both changes since you are in project execution

Answer 16

C) prioritize the changes without involving the team

Question 17

The program manager is asking why your project is scheduled to take 16 months. He claims that previous projects in the organization were able to complete and less than half of that time. What would be the best thing to do?
A) look for historical information on the previous project to understand them better
B) refer the program manager to the schedule management plan
C) refer the program manager to the project management plan
D) explain to the program manager that estimate should always err on the side of being too large

Answer 17

A) look for historical information on the previous project to understand them better

Question 18

You work for a defense contractor on a project that is not considered to be strategic for the company. Although the project is not the companies, top priority, you have managed to secure many of the companies top resources to work on your project. At today’s company meeting you find out that your organization has won a large, strategic project. What do you do first?

A) contact management to find out if you can be transferred to this project because it is strategic for the company
B) contact management to find out how this new project will affect your project
C) hold a team meeting and explaining that since the resources have been allocated to your project, they are not eligible to go to the new project
D) fast track your project to accelerate its completion date

Answer 18

B) contact management to find out how this new project will affect your project

Question 19

Each time the project sponsor request a change to the project, the project manager calls a meeting of the Change control board. Which of the following is true?
A) this represents a collaborative style of management
B) this represents withdrawal by the project manager
C) this represents perform integrated change control
D) this represents the lack of effective project management information system

Answer 19

C) this represents perform integrated change control

Question 20

Alex has received an inquiry from a functional manager about how the team is performing. In reality, the teams productivity has been lagging for the past two months, but Alex is confident that this problem can be resolved. Which process would most likely produce the information the functional manager has requested?

A) direct and manage project work
B) monitor and control project work
C) report performance
D) perform integrated change control

Answer 20

B) monitor and control project work

Question 21

Your organization has a policy that any project changes that increase the project budget by more than 1.5% must be signed off by the project office. You have a change that was requested by the customer that will increase the budget by 3%; however, the customer has offered to pay for all of this change, it does not want to slow it down. Which option represents the best choice?

A) approve the change yourself
B) ask the customer to take the Change to the project office and explain the situation
C) do not allow the change since it increases the budget over 1.5%
D) take Change to the project office

Answer 21

D) take Change to the project office

Question 22

The person or group responsible for evaluating Change on an agile project is:
A) the project team
B) the product owner
C) the change control board
D) the team facilitator

Answer 22

A) the project team

Question 23

The output of the direct and managed project work process is:
A) the work packages
B) the project management information system
C) the deliverables
D) the breakdown structure

Answer 23

C) the deliverables

Question 24

Two projects are being considered by the project office: project clarity and project new scale. The chief project officer is planning to evaluate the projected run on investment capital for both projects. In order to do that, what information will be most helpful?

A) the total projected investment and net income
B) the total projected benefit and cost
C) the total projected expenditures and cost of capital
D) the total projected return on investment, the cost of capital, and the current interest rate

Answer 24

A) the total projected investment and net income

Question 25

Which component of the project management plan is created in develop project management plan?
A) change management plan
B) requirements management plan
C) process improvement plan
D) stakeholder engagement plan

Answer 25

A) change management plan