e1d2 Flashcards
As the manager of a large project, you are performing the Control Procurements process. Which one of the following activities would you likely not be involved in?
A. Audits
B. Claims Administration
C. Inspection
D. Negotiation
D. Negotiation
Negotiation is used while performing the Conduct Procurements process. The other answer choices are performed during the Control Procurements process.
Some projects have a comprehensive procurement phase that covers buying a huge number of items and for each item several suppliers are contacted to receive their bids. As a project manager in such projects, you need to make sure that every supplier has a clear understanding of the requirements of the project. Which one of the following techniques could be used for this purpose?
A. Communication Matrix
B. Formal Presentation
C. One-on-One discussion
D. Bidder Conferences
D. Bidder Conferences
Bidder Conferences (also called vendor conferences, contractor conferences, or pre-bid conferences) are meetings between buyers and all prospective sellers prior to the submittal of bids or proposals. They are used to ensure that all sellers have a clear and common understanding of the procurement and that no bidders receive preferential treatment. Responses to questions are incorporated as procurement document amendments. To be fair, buyers must ensure that all sellers hear every question from individual sellers and every answer from the buyer.
You have just been given the responsibility to staff and oversee a new Scrum project. There are very limited resources, and you don’t have the budget to hire new people. One individual has been pre-assigned to the project, and she has asked to be the project’s scrum master. Although she has participated in Scrum projects previously, she has never had this role. What would be your best option in this situation?
A. Tell the team member that you need someone who is experienced in the role.
B. Ask the functional manager if they have anyone available who can serve as the scrum master.
C. Allow the team member the role but ask that she enroll in scrum master training right away.
D. Assign the team member a coach who has experience in being a scrum master.
D. Assign the team member a coach who has experience in being a scrum master
Without the budget to hire and with resources already being limited, it is not feasible to find someone who is already experienced. Scrum master training is a possibility but seeing as the team member has experience on Scrum projects, she is likely already familiar with what a scrum master role entails. Assigning her an agile coach who can work with her throughout the project is the most feasible option.
As the project manager you are reviewing the earned value analysis report performed by your team. The SPI is 0.87. What does this figure mean to you?
A. Your project is running according to the budget.
B. The project is getting 87 cents out of each dollar spent.
C. You are ahead of schedule.
D. The progress of your project is only 87% of what it is planned, so you are behind the schedule.
D. The progress of your project is only 87% of what it is planned, so you are behind the schedule.
The Schedule Performance Index (SPI) is a measure of the project performance in terms of the time schedule. SPI < 1 shows that the project is behind schedule.
As the project manager you wish to use a document that shows the work assigned to each project team member. What’s the title of the document that you will use?
A. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
B. Project Resources Matrix (PRM)
C. Resource Planning Chart (RPC)
D. Project Schedule
A. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) illustrates association between work packages/activities and team members. It makes it easy for team members to view all the project activities for which a particular person is assigned, and the level of their responsibility.
You are managing a project in a highly cost sensitive company. Therefore, you need to reduce the costs to the extent possible. Which one of the following categories of cost would you consider as the first option for cost reduction?
A. Variable and fixed costs
B. Indirect and variable costs
C. Indirect and direct costs
D. Direct and variable costs
D. Direct and variable costs
Direct costs belong to project resources which can be scaled down or reduced. Variable costs depend on the amount of work performed by resources. Therefore, there is a higher opportunity to reduce it by reducing the scope and amount of work required.
You are leading an Agile project for a new IT initiative in the company that will get a lot of visibility. You have been disappointed that the quality of the product delivered for the last several sprints has been poor. What is the best option that the team should take?
A. Ensure transparency of the work progress by displaying the KanBan board in the team war room.
B. Hold retrospectives more frequently
C. Ensure the team is using test-driven development
D. Remind the team about the importance of an agile mindset.
C. Ensure the team is using test-driven development
Test-driven development is a quality practice that drives defects down. Since this is a quality issue, this would be the best option. Transparency, more frequent retrospectives, and the agile mindset are important agile practices and attributes, but they will not help the quality issue.
As a project manager you are involved in purchasing various items for the project. However, you suddenly receive an official letter from your client ordering the immediate termination of the project. What will be your best course of action?
A. Refer to Project Closure Guidelines in Organizational Process Assets
B. Perform Inspections & Audits
C. Perform Procurement Audits
D. Release the Project Team
A. Refer to Project Closure Guidelines in Organizational Process Assets
Since this is a case of project closure before its completion, as a project manager the BEST thing to do for you is to make sure the steps to close a project are followed. Project Closure Guidelines in Organizational Process Assets are the best source of information in such a situation.
Frank has been meeting with stakeholders to flesh out and understand the requirements for his new project. Which activity would he likely not be engaged in?
A. Inspection
B. Facilitation
C. Questionnaires & Surveys
D. Prototypes
A. Inspection
An inspection is a tool and technique for the Validate Scope process, while the other options are all the tools used for the Collect Requirements process.
In an industrial project the equipment installation can be started 15 days after the equipment foundation is completed. What type of dependency is this?
A. Start-to-finish with a 15-day lead
B. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lag
C. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lead
D. Finish-to-finish with a 15-day lag
B. Finish-to-start with a 15-day lag
The dependency between the two activities is a Finish-to-Start (FS) type because the second activity can start only after the completion of the first one. There is also a time lag of 15 days before the second activity can start.
