Practice Exam Flashcards
What is an input to the estimate costs process?
a. Data analysis
b. Assumption Log
c. Risk register
d. Project charter
c. Risk register
Memos and emails are examples of what communication method?
a. Interactive
b. Transmit message
c. Push
d. Pull
c. Push
The initiating process group contains which of the following?
a. when project is being organized and prepared
b. when work is carried out
c. when project is being closed
d. when project is started
d. when project is started
The interaction of the various system components creates the organizational culture capabilities that are important for the project. Which role is typically responsible for establishing the system?
a. Organization’s management
b. Project sponsor
c. Project manager
d. Project team
a. Organization’s management
Culture is a personality characteristic or trait that includes which of the following components?
a. social, etiquette, and emotional
b. values, intelligence and upbringing
c. values, norms and beliefs
d. etiquette, intelligence and beliefs
c. values, norms and beliefs
What is an input to the Develop Project Charter process?
a. Agreements
b. Scope baseline
c. Cost baseline
d. Stakeholder register
a. Agreements
The project schedule is a result of the project management team selecting and creating which of the following?
a. scheduling model, sequencing activities, data analytics
b. scheduling tool, resource costs, deliverable date
c. scheduling software, data sets, analytical tools
d. scheduling method, project specific data, schedule model
d. scheduling method, project specific data, schedule model
General techniques for resolving conflict include:
a. Accommodate, smooth
b. Smooth, compromise
c. Accept, separate
d. Withdraw, elaborate
a. Smooth, accommodate
Which of the following resources ensure that the project receives the best resources possible in the required timeframe and until their responsibilities are complete?
a. Sellers
b. Sponsors
c. Functional managers
d. Organizational groups
c. Functional managers
The following are all key competencies of a project manager except:
a. strategic management
b. technical project management
c. leadership
d. operational management
d. operational management
Tools and techniques to acquire resources include all of the following except:
a. acquisition
b. decision making
c. interpersonal and team skills
d. pre-assignment
a. acquisition
Which of the following are evolving trends in the integration processes?
a. lifecycle approaches
b. use of automated tools
c. scheduling techniques
d. standard methodologies
b. use of automated tools
What are tools and techniques used in the closed project or phase process?
a. expert judgement, data analysis, meetings
b. inspections and audits, analytical techniques and variance analysis
c. meetings, inspections and audits, and expert judgement
d. expert judgement, project management information system, and meetings
a. expert judgement, data analysis, meetings
What is the best description of optimal cost of quality?
a. reflects balance for investing in the cost of prevention and appraisal to avoid failure costs
b. provides account of internal and external failure costs
c. shows conformance costs higher than nonconformance costs
d. shows nonconformance costs higher than conformance costs
a. reflects balance for investing in the cost of prevention and appraisal to avoid failure costs.
Which of the following describes a schedule compression technique used to shorten the schedule duration for the least incremental cost by adding resources?
a. crashing
b. quickening
c. mandatory overtime
d. fast tracking
a. Crashing
