Module 4 Planning and Control Flashcards
Only one of the following is and output of the Collect Requirements process: A. Scope management plan B. Stakeholder register C. Requirements management plan D. Requirements traceability matrix
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Project Charter is an input to … A. Verify Scope B. Collect Requirements C. Create WBS D. Control Scope
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You are the project manager for the ABC Project. The project must be completed within six months. This is an example of which of the following? A. Schedule B. Assumption C. Constraint D. Planning process
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In which of the following is a project scope statement created? A. Validate Scope B. Control Scope C. Define Scope D. Create WBS
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A project manager is in the process of scope verification of a deliverable with the customer. What is the MOST important thing the project manager should ensure? A. Accuracy B. Timeliness C. Acceptance D. Completeness
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A customer is not happy with a project deliverable. What is your BEST course of action? A. Tell the customer it meets the scope of work and get the customer's agreement to proceed. B. Determine why the customer is unhappy with the deliverable. C. Meet with the team to determine changes needed. D. Meet with the customer and offer a substitute project deliverable.
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You are the project manager for your organization. You need to ensure the customer formally accepts the deliverables of each project phase. This process is known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? A. Earned value management B. Validate Scope C. Quality control D. Quality assurance
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A project manager is concerned about the
amount of gold plating that has occurred on
past projects. All of the following would be
of use in controlling gold plating EXCEPT?
A. A staffing management plan
B. A project charter
C. A work breakdown structure
dictionary
D. A risk management plan
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Which of the following is a basic rule or
guideline for creating a work breakdown
structure?
A. The first row should describe the products
of the project.
B. Each level of a work breakdown structure
is a smaller segment of the level above.
C. A work breakdown structure should be like
a to-do list, listing in chronological order
every activity that needs to be done to
complete the project.
D. A work breakdown structure should be
organized by functional areas
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Which of the following processes is not a part of Project Scope Management? A. Create WBS B. Perform Quality Control C. Control Scope D. Collect Requirements
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Uncontrolled project scope changes are often referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? A. Scope creep B. Scope verification C. Value Added Scope D. Scope control
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A project manager believes that modifying the project scope may provide added value for the customer. What should the project manager do? A. Change the scope baseline. B. Contact the customer to determine if the change adds value. C. Call a meeting of the change control board. D. Change the project's objectives.
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Which of the following is an output of Control Scope? A. Workarounds B. Work Performance Information C. Transference D. Risk assessment
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A client has asked you to add to the scope
of the project. The project is under budget
and a little ahead of schedule. What should
you do?
A. Approve the change.
B. Determine the effects of the change
on the project.
C. Ask the sponsor for approval to
make the change.
D. Get approval from the configuration
change board.
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A project manager approaches you to
understand the Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) in better detail. You tell him that:
A. The WBS is a detailed project plan and includes the
effort, resources and dates on which the tasks for the
project are completed.
B. The WBS is a task oriented decomposition of work
that identifies each task and the resource required to
accomplish the task.
C. The WBS is a deliverable oriented hierarchical
decomposition of the work to be accomplished by the
project team to accomplish project objectives.
D. The WBS is a Gantt chart which contains details
about the project deliverables required to be done by
the project team.
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Which of the following is a KEY output of validate scope? A. More complete project scope management plan B. Customer acceptance of project deliverables C. Improved schedule estimates D. An improved project management information system
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When should validate scope be done? A. At the end of the project B. At the beginning of the project C. At the end of each phase of the project D. During the planning processes
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A project manager may use \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to make sure the team clearly knows what work is included in each of their work packages. A. The project scope statement B. The product scope C. The WBS dictionary D. A schedule
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All of the following are part of the scope baseline EXCEPT? A. Project scope management plan B. Project scope statement C. Work breakdown structure D. Work breakdown structure dictionary
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Which of the following are USUALLY illustrated
BETTER by bar charts than network diagrams?
A. Logical relationships
B. Critical paths
C. Resource trade-offs
D. Progress or status
D
What is the duration of a milestone?
A. Shorter than the duration of the longest
activity
B. Shorter than the activity it represents
C. There is no duration
D. Same length as the activity it represents
C
You have been hired by a contractor, who wants
you to manage a construction project for one of
their clients. The project team has been working
for six weeks. You need to determine whether
the team is ahead of or behind schedule. Which
of the following tools and techniques is the
BEST one for you to consult?
A. Performance Measurement
B. Project Management Software
C. Schedule Change Control System
D. Bottom up Estimating
A
When fast-tracking a project, you should focus on: A. as many activities as possible. B. accelerating the performance of noncritical activities. C. reducing the project duration by overlapping normally serial activities. D. reducing the project duration by decreasing critical activities.
C
You are managing a project with a total budget
of $450,000. According to the schedule, your
team should have completed 45% of the work
by now. But at the latest status meeting, the
team only reported that 40% of the work has
actually been completed. The team has spent
$165,000 so far on the project. How would you
BEST describe this project?
A. The project is ahead of schedule and under budget
B. The project is ahead of schedule
C. The project is behind schedule
D. The project is behind schedule and out of budget
C
In completing CPM analysis on his project, the
PM discovers two ‘longest’ paths with a
duration of 16 days. What does this represent
to the project?
A. Opportunity to finish two different
ways.
B. Probably an incorrect calculation.
C. Greater risk.
D. Less risk to the schedule, since either
will suffice to complete.
C
Which type of sequencing relationship in the list below is the most common: A. Finish- to-finish B. Finish- to-start C. External D. Dummy
B
The precedence diagramming method
(activity-on-node) is different from the
arrow diagramming method (activityon-arrow) because a precedence
diagram:
A. Can use PERT
B. Has four relationships among activities
C. Has only finish-to-finish relationships
D. May use dummy activities
B
Which of the following includes asking team members about the time estimates for their activities and reaching agreement on the calendar date for each activity? A. Activity sequencing B. Schedule development C. Scope definition D. Creating a project charter
B
Which of the following is part of Activity Resource Estimating? A. Obtain time estimates B. Develop the schedule C. Show network dependencies per activity D. Make-or-buy decisions
D
Which of the following is NOT an activity resource estimating tool or technique? A. Bottom-up Estimating B. Expert Judgement C. Alternatives D. Analogous
D
A WBS serves as an input to many of the project management processes. Of the following, which is not true? A. WBS serves as an input to activity sequencing. B. WBS serves as an input to activity definition C. WBS serves as an input to resource planning. D. WBS serves as an input to cost budgeting
A
An activity cost estimate includes all of the following resource categories EXCEPT: A. Labour B. Materials C. Equipment D. Time shortages
D
Your best cost estimate for an activity is
$200,000, but the estimate you document has
a range of $100,000 to $400,000. This ranged
estimate represents a(n):
A. Cost estimate
B. Budgeted estimate
C. Order of magnitude estimate
D. Variable estimate
C
Which of the following represents processes concerned with establishing and controlling the baseline? A. Plan Resources and Contain Costs B. Estimate Costs, Develop budget, and Develop Schedule C. Determine Budget and Control Costs D. Cost Estimating, Resource Planning, and Cost Control
C
You are managing a project that is part of a large
construction program. During the execution of your
project you are alerted that the construction of a
foundation is expected to experience a serious cost
overrun. What would be your FIRST course of action?
A. Evaluate the cause and size of the overrun.
B. Halt execution until the problem is solved.
C. Contact the program manager to see if
additional funds may be released.
D. Determine if you have sufficient budget
reserves to cover the cost overrun.
A
The Cost Performance Baseline is a time-phased
budget and is used as a basis to measure,
monitor, and control overall cost performance of
the project. It is usually displayed in the form of:
A. An S-curve
B. An inverted S curve
C. Pie-chart
D. A Z curve
A
Your project is half-way through a delivery schedule.
As the project manager, you want to understand how
much work is left. What is the most accurate way to
determine the remaining work to be done by the
project team?
A. Earned value technique
B. Bottom Up method
C. A manual forecast
D. Rolling wave method
C
Which of the following are NOT inputs to the
Determine Budgets process?
A. Cost baseline, Requirements traceability
matrix
B. Project schedule, contracts
C. Basis of estimates, Activity cost estimates
D. Project schedule, Resource calendars
A
An estimating technique that uses a statistical
relationship between historical data and other
variables is known as:
A. Parametric estimating
B. Analogous estimating
C. Bottom up estimating
D. Historical analysis
A
Consider the following cumulative measures:
BAC = 200
AC=120
Predicting that all future work will be accomplished at
the budgeted rate, the estimate at completion (EAC)
is:
A. 120
B. 160
C. 200
D. 240
D
Approved change requests usually include all of the following except: A.Modifications to the terms and conditions of the contract. B.Modifications to the pricing C.Seller invoices D.Modification to the description of the products, services or results to be provided.
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In which type of contract must the buyer exactly specify the product or services being procured? A.Cost plus award fee contract B.Fixed price contract C.Cost-reimbursable contract D.Partnership contract
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Outputs from the Close Procurements process
include:
A.Closed procurements
B.Formal written notice that the deliverables
have been accepted or rejected
C.The Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request
for Quotation (RFQ), and the contractor’s
working proposal.
D.Lessons learned documentation
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What is the purpose of a bidder conference? A.Select a vendor B.Get qualified leads C.Provide vendors with a clear understanding of the procurement (technical and contract requirements). D.Develop a seller list
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Different types of contracts are appropriate for different types of purchases. Which of the following is not one of the three broad categories of contracts? A.Cost-reimbursable B.Time and Material C.Fixed-price or lump-sum D.Fixed-quotation
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Your company requires that before you purchase
any supplies for the project you are working on,
you need to solicit quotes from three separate
suppliers before submitting the purchase request
to the finance department. What type of input is
this in to the procurement process?
A.Organizational Process Assets
B.Enterprise Environmental Factors
C.Procurement Management Process
D.Make or Buy Decision
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Make-or-Buy analysis is a tool used in which process? A.Plan Procurements B.Conduct Procurements C.Administer Procurements D.Analyze Procurements
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Your project has been terminated immediately
due to a cancellation by the customer. What
action should you take FIRST?
A.Call a meeting with the customer
B.Enter Close Procurements
C.Ask your team leads for a final status report
D.Verify this change against the procurement
management plan.
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The most important thing to focus on in
contract negotiation is:
A.To negotiate the best price possible for
your project.
B.To maintain the integrity of the scope
C.To negotiate a deal that both parties are
comfortable with
D.To make sure legal counsel or the
contract administrator has approved your
negotiating points.
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You have completed a project and delivered
the full scope of the contract. The buyer
agrees that you have technically satisfied
the terms of the contract but is not satisfied
with the end results. In this case, the
contract is:
A.Contested
B.Complete
C.Poorly written
D.Lacking terms and conditions
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