Quiz #4 Flashcards
When analyzing quality for a project, a Project Manager decides to use a tool. This tool ranks
causes of problem in a hierarchical format. Which tool is the Project Manager planning to use?
Pareto diagram.
Control chart.
Statistical sampling.
Ishikawa diagram.
Pareto diagram.
References: PM BOK 6th edition, 8.2.2.4 - Data Representation - Histogram
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic E - Pareto Chart
Total float is the time that activities may be delayed without delaying _____ ,
Succeeding activities.
Project finish date.
Other in-progress activities.
Constraints on other activities.
Project finish date.
References: PMBOK 6th edition, 6.5.2.2 - Critical Path Method and Glossary page 725
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic C - Float
What are activity cost estimates made up of?
- Supporting data or additional information needed to justify the cost estimates.
- Estimates on probable costs necessary to finish project work, including direct costs, labor,
materials, equipment, facilities, services, information technology, and contingency reserves. - Estimates on probable costs necessary to finish project work based on the responsive bids
obtained from vendors. - Estimates on probable costs necessary to finish project work, including direct labor, materials,
equipment, facilities, services, information technology, contingency reserves, and indirect costs.
Estimates on probable costs necessary to finish project work, including direct labor, materials,
equipment, facilities, services, information technology, contingency reserves, and indirect costs.
References: PM BOK 6th Edition, 7.2 - Estimate Costs
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic D - Cost Estimates
What defines a team’s checklist of all the criteria required to be met so that a deliverable
can be considered ready for customer use.
Validate scope.
Definition of done.
Definition of ready.
The project’s quality expectations.
Definition of done.
References: Agile Practice Guide - Definitions page 151
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 -Topic B - Tools and Techniques for Verifying the Scope
The process “Manage Quality” involves:
□ Ensure that random and/ or scheduled quality audits are conducted by qualified auditors to
evaluate the quality management plan, quality testing procedures, and measurement criteria.
□ Identifying quality requirements for the project and its deliverables, and documenting how it
will demonstrate compliance with quality requirements and/or standards.
□ Monitoring results of executing the QM activities in order to assess performance and
ensure the project outputs are complete, correct, and meet customer expectations.
□ The management function that determines and implements quality policy.
Ensure that random and/ or scheduled quality audits are conducted by qualified auditors to
evaluate the quality management plan, quality testing procedures, and measurement criteria.
References: PM BOK 6th edition, 8.2 - Manage Quality: Introduction
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic E - Plan and Manage Quality of Products and Deliverables
- Given this portion of the network diagram, what’s the LF of activity F?
□ 10
□ 11
□ 16
□ 17
16
LF = Min of successors LS -1
References: PM BOK 6th edition, 6.5.2.2 -
Critical Path Method
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic C - Critical Path
- You are using control chart and it shows that a process is in control. Accordingly, all but one
of the following apply:
□ No points are outside control limits
□ The number of points above and below the center line is about the same
□ Most points are near the center line
□ The points fall consistently above the center line
The points fall consistently above the center line
References:PMBOK 6th edition, 8.1.2.3- 8.3.2.5 - Control Quality: T&Ts - Data rep.: Control Charts
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic E - Control Charts and Variability
- What is the process to create a project budget?
□ Take the ROM and decompose it into the cost of work packages.
□ Combine all individual activity cost estimates and aggregate them for the entire project. Submit
this to the sponsor and modify it if necessary. The agreed-upon final cost estimate is the budget.
□ Estimate costs necessary to finish project work, including direct costs, labor, materials,
equipment, facilities, services, information technology, and contingency reserves.
□ Create an S-curve with cost on the Y axis and time on the X axis.
Combine all individual activity cost estimates and aggregate them for the entire project. Submit
this to the sponsor and modify it if necessary. The agreed-upon final cost estimate is the budget.
References: PMBOK 6th Edition, 7.3 - Determine Budget
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic D - Plan and Manage Budget resources
- Your company is designing a game for families. In order to test to see if the game is easy
enough for children, the team creates a prototype and then establishes their test criteria.
Then the team establishes test groups of 100 boys and 100 girls, all between the ages of 3 and
5, at 50 different elementary schools. The prototype will then be modified and rolled out. What
are they engaged in?
□ Benchmarking □ Design of experiments. □ Statistical sampling. □ Force field analysis. 142 Activity Precedency Duration in weeks Resource A - 2 Peter B A 5 Peter C A 3 Mary D C 4 Mary E B 3 Diane F D,E 4 Alex
Statistical sampling.
References: PMBOK 6th edition, 8.3.2.1 - Data Gathering
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 -Topic E - Quality Measurement Tools
- (using the above table) If Mary is not available and you have to replace her by John, a less
experienced analyst that takes double the time to complete the same work, what is the impact
on your schedule?
□ No impact because Mary does not work on activities on the critical path.
□ 2 weeks delay.
□ 7 weeks delay.
□ 6 weeks delay.
6 weeks delay.
References: PMBOK 6th edition, 6.5.2.2 - Critical Path
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic C - Critical Path
- You are responsible for estimating the cost of a major software development project. You
are at the beginning of the project and have only summary information of the work to be done.
You decide to do a parametric estimate. How would you do this?
□ Detailed planning and cost restraints.
□ Statistical relation between historical data and other variables.
□ WBS and similar projects.
□ Project objectives and manpower.
Statistical relation between historical data and other variables.
References: PM BOK 6th Edition, 9.2.2.4 - Parametric Estimating
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic D - Cost Estimates
- What is the main focus of quality assurance and what does it result in?
□ Quality assurance is focused on process and procedures used, and it results in improved quality.
□ Quality assurance is focused on measuring the output of the work package, and it results in
improved quality.
□ Quality assurance is focused on measuring the output of the work package, and it results in
better metrics.
□ Quality assurance is focused on process and procedures used, and it results in a shorter
schedule.
Quality assurance is focused on process and procedures used, and it results in improved quality.
References: PM BOK 6th edition, 8.1.2.1 - Plan Quality Management - Expert Judgement
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 5 - Topic A - Quality Assurance Outputs
- As project manager of a mission critical drug development project you call a meeting of all
the team members in order to elaborate the cost management plan. You want to gage the
knowledge level of the team members so you ask them what they think should be part of this
plan. All of their answers are correct except one?
□ The project costs.
□ Descriptions of each of the four cost management processes.
□ Variance thresholds for monitoring cost performance.
□ The WBS level at which earned value will be calculated.
The project costs.
References: PMBOK 6th Edition, 7.1.3.1 - Cost Management Plan
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic D - Guidelines to Determine a Budget
- You provide a project cost estimate for the project to the sponsor. She is unhappy with the
estimate and thinks that the cost estimate should be cut by 20%. What should you do?
□ Start the project with the lower budget and look for cost savings.
□ Tell all the team members to cut 20% from their estimates.
□ Inform the sponsor of the consequences of cutting cost.
□ Add additional resources with low hourly rate.
Inform the sponsor of the consequences of cutting cost.
References: PM BOK 6th Edition, 7.2 - Estimate Costs
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic D - Budget Challenges
- The project manager is reviewing the quality control chart with the project team and the
product owner. The response times have been going down over the iterations, but are still
above the upper control limit. What does that mean?
□ The project’s quality is outside the quality standards set for the project.
□ The project’s burndown rate is above normal.
□ The project’s standards are too high.
□ The project’s quality is above expectations.
The project’s quality is outside the quality standards set for the project.
References: PM BOK 6th edition, 8.1.3.2 - Quality Metrics
PMP Exam Prep, Lesson 2 - Topic E - Control Charts and Variability
