Project performance

Question 0

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of project delays?

A. A lack of performance standards
B. The student syndrome
C. Misplaced safety
D. None of the above

Answer 0

None of the above

Question 1

Which of the following is a major cause of project delays?

Answer 1

The student syndrome

Question 2

Which of the following is critical to performance reporting success?

Answer 2

Measuring progress using the critical path

Question 3

Which of the following is not tracked in earned value?
A. Are the right deliverables being done?
B. How much has been spent?
C. How much has been accomplished?
D. How long did it take to achieve the results?

Answer 3

Are the right deliverables being done?

Question 4

Earned value purports to be able to accurately predict final project performance with only how much of the project completed?

Answer 4

10-15%

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT required to use the earned value method?
A. A WBS
B. A schedule for each work package
C. Accurate resource time reporting 
D. Completed project use cases

Answer 5

Completed project use cases

Question 6

Which of the following terms represents the value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or WBS component?

Answer 6

Actual costs

Question 7

If the project has completed $6 worth of work, had $10 in expenses, and planned on spending $7 what is the project’s cost variance?

Answer 7

-4

Question 8

If the project has completed $6 worth of work, had $10 in expenses, and planned on spending $7 what is the project’s cost performance index?

Answer 8

0.6

Question 9

If the project has completed $6 worth of work, had $10 in expenses and planned on spending $7 what is the project’s schedule variance?

Answer 9

-1

Question 10

If the project has completed $6 worth of work, has $10 in expenses and planned on spending $7 what is the project’s schedule performance index?

Answer 10

.86