You are project manager of a project. A customer requests a scope change in the project . In order to determine the impact of the requested change, you will need a work breakdown structure, change request, scope management plan, and:
Your project is moving ahead of schedule. Management elects to incorporate additional quality testing into the project to improve the quality and acceptability of the project deliverable. This is an example of which one of the following?
Using the PMBOK definition of contingency reserve, which of the following statements about contingency reserves is false?
A histogram ordered by frequency of occurrence that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause is __________.
In communications management, to assimilate through the mind or senses is the process of ________________.
A schedule activity may start 5 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an example of ______________.
The work that must be done in order to deliver a product with the specified features and functions is called __________.
A document or tool which describes when and how human resources will be brought onto and taken off the project team is called _______.
You are project manger of an existing project. You have been with your company for several years but not in the area where this project is occurring. A Project Management Plan is in place. The project has not exceeded many baseline change thresholds. The customer is not happy with the status of the project. Which of the following is the BEST initial action?
You are the project manager of a project. The project plan has been developed. A project end date has been established. The customer later requesters additional work to be included in the project, but will not renegotiate the end date. Cost is not a factor. What should the project team do immediately?
The seller delivers a fixed price plus incentive fee project at a cost of $90,000. The terms of the contract are a ceiling price of $120,000, a target cost of $ 100,000, a target profit of $10,000, and a target price of $110,000. The share ratio is 70/30. The final price (your total reimbursement) is _________.
The process of monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards is called ______________.
Which of the following is a method for quantifying qualitative data in order to minimize the effect of personal prejudice on source selection?
You are a project manager for your organization. Management has asked you to help them determine which projects should be selected for implementation. In a project selection model, which one of the following is the most important factor?
Project Risk Management includes all of the following processes except ______________.
The ability of a product to be used for different purposes at different capacities and under different conditions determines its ____________.
You are in process of identifying and documenting the project roles and responsibilities and create staffing management plan. All of the following should be addressed when listing the roles and responsibilities EXCEP:
A significant difference between independent estimates and proposed pricing could mean that _________________.
Which of the following Project Scope Management Process defines how scope will be verified?
A cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) contract has an estimated cost of $150,000 with a predetermined fee of $15,000 and a share ratio of 80/20. The actual cost of the project is $130,000. How much profit does the seller make?
The practice of ceasing mass inspections and ending awards based on price is credited to _____________.
A project schedule can be presented in various formats. All of the following are valid formats of the project schedule EXCEPT:
Mathematical models using linear, dynamic, integer, or algorithm models are considered
As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?
If the level of conformance directly increases as a result of new processes, the required cost of monitoring is likely to:
You are project manager of a project and the funding for your project has been reduced. What is the BEST action to take in response to this?
You are assigned to a project that has already been decided to be outsourced. As a project manager, you need to organize a formal bid process and select the vendor for this project. Your senior management is forcing you to select a vendor which has good relation with your senior management. What is the BEST course of action for you?
Which of the following statements regarding configuration management system is least true?
Which of the following best describes the conflict resolution technique that involves problem solving and fact finding missions in order to discuss a win-win resolution?
You are the project manager and have just completed the Collect Requirements and Define Scope process. What should you do next?
Which of the following is a common characteristic of most project life cycle descriptions?
A document which describes how project scope will be managed and how scope changes will be integrated into the project is: (choose the best answer)
Which of the following could be an appropriate WBS code for a work package at the fourth level in a WBS where the top level code is 1.0?
You have a piece of equipment that was purchased for your project recently for $5,000 and is expected to last 5 years in production. At the end of the five years, the expected worth of the equipment is $2,000. Using the straight-line deprecation, what is the amount that can be written off each year?
Which of the following must be measured regularly to identify variances from the plan.
Project risk is defined as the cumulative effect of chances of ________ which will adversely affect project objectives.
Which devises and maintains a worktable scheme to accomplish the business need that the project was undertaken to address.
In which type of organization, a project manager is in complete control of the project?
Which of the following models of conflict resolution allows a cooling off period, but seldom resolves the issue in the long term?
The product description of a project can help to create procurement details. Which one of the following best describes product description?
Which type of network diagram allows you to depict four types of dependencies (finish-to-start, finish-to-finish, start-to-start, and start-to-finish)?
Which monitoring or controlling activities would not result in preventive action being applied?
How many communication channels exist in a team of 10 members?
A) 45
B) 10
C) 30
D 20
You are working with an organization and you found that one stakeholder not disclosing all of the costs involved with an upcoming project. Rather, this CAPM is constructing a WBS that does not include all the tasks necessary to get the project done. What you should do?
Your project team is composed of team members in three countries plus a contractor team in a fourth country. What tool would optimize communication?
You have a piece of equipment that was purchased for your project recently for $5,000 and is expected to last 5 years in production. At the end of the five years the expected worth of the equipment is $2,000. Using straight-line deprecation, what is the amount that can be written off each year?
You are the project manager of a project .You have just completed the Collect Requirements and Define Scope. What should you do next?
Which process group is for detailed resource assignments and responsibilities?