Deck 4

Question 1

The team recently measured technical performance and determine the system was experiencing deterioration at a lower limit than expected. PM updated the risk register to reflect this issue. What process has time just performed?

Answer 1

Control risks

Question 2

You are the project sponsor. You are considering assigning one of your star performers as PM for the new project. What is your next step?

Answer 2

Develop the project charter yourself.

Question 3

Changes are/ are NOT called scope creep.

Answer 3

NOT

Question 4

A PM has been asked to manage a new project. Which task should the PM do first?

Answer 4

Obtain approval for the project charter from the sponsor

Question 5

Some key stakeholders are actively involved and actively engaging to ensure success of the project. Their level of engagement is

Answer 5

Leading

Question 6

Nonfunctional requirements fall under which requirements category?

Answer 6

Solution requirements

Question 7

Taking a documented process from existing OPAs and making changes to it based on the current specific needs of a project is called

Answer 7

Process tailoring

Question 8

Control procurements process includes

Answer 8

record payment of seller invoice

Question 9

A tool and technique of manage stakeholder engagement process is

Answer 9

Communication methods

Question 10

One member wants to remove duration buffers but the other is worried about removing them as it could wipe out the work effort associated with the buffers. Which is correct regarding duration buffers?

Answer 10

Duration buffers are non-work schedule activities

Question 11

How many WBS levels should there be according to WBS quality principle 1?

Answer 11

WBS Quality Principle 1 does not limit WBS levels

Question 12

Resource leveling usually causes the project schedule to

Answer 12

Increase

Question 13

PM found out the vendor was accepting bribes and delivered inferior quality materials. What should PM do immediately?

Answer 13

Report the issue to the appropriate management

Question 14

The summary milestone schedule is in which document created in project initiation?

Answer 14

Project charter

Question 15

Define bottom-up ETC

Answer 15

When the original plan is no longer valid, the estimation for the remaining work should be done using bottom-up approach

Question 16

During a board meeting, PM is asked to present the business case for the project; instead, PM presents the project charter. What is wrong with this approach?

Answer 16

The project charter should not be presented in place of the business case.

Question 17

PM wants to share information to ensure stakeholders understand in the executing phase. Which comm model is most appropriate?

Answer 17

sender-receiver model

Question 18

PM just delivered phase deliverable and asked client to provide feedback on project performance. The goal is to provide input for improvement project performance for future phases. What describes the activity being performed?

Answer 18

Manage comm process in project communications management

Question 19

What is the difference between configuration control and change control?

Answer 19

Configuration control focuses on the specification of both the deliverables and processes while change control focuses on identifying, documenting and controlling changes to the project and product baselines/

Question 20

Process improvement. You are looking for a tool to link the flight delays data with the underlying causes. Which tool will help you focus on the most significant sources?

Answer 20

Pareto chart

Question 21

Which analysis method is included in process analysis?

Answer 21

Root cause analysis

Question 22

Define fast tracking

Answer 22

schedule compression technique in which activities or phases normally done in sequence are performed in parallel for at least a portion of their duration

Question 23

Which components of the project management plan are specifically considered during the control costs process?

Answer 23

cost baseline and cost management plan

Question 24

Calculate cost variance.

Answer 24

Earned value minus actual cost

Question 25

Which type of probability distribution represents uncertain values such as durations or schedule activities or costs of project components?

Answer 25

Continuous distribution

Question 26

PM wants to terminate the contract for cause and find another vendor to finish the work but learns the vendor unsat was paid in full upon materials delivery. What should be done differently to prevent similar situations?

Answer 26

Use of more appropriate contract terms

Question 27

What is a hygiene factor according to Herzberg?

Answer 27

Fringe benefits

Question 28

Who is responsible for creating the project charter?

Answer 28

Project sponsor

Question 29

The PLan do check act cycle is associated with whom?

Answer 29

Deming

Question 30

Suzanne wants to inspect work in process but vendor refuses. What is her best option?

Answer 30

Use the contract change control system