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ISEB-PM1 Practice Exam Questions with Answers BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management Certification

Question # 6

What are three basic types of project phase-to-phase relationships?

A.

Sequential, Overlapping, Non-overlapping

B.

Sequential, Iterative, Overlapping

C.

Sequential, Non-overlapping, Iterative

D.

Iterative, Overlapping, Non-overlapping

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Question # 7

Who decides buyer and seller roles in a teaming agreement?

A.

Executive management

B.

Project members

C.

Project manager

D.

Contract administrator

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Question # 8

Which schedule compression technique has phases or activities done in parallel that would normally have been done sequentially?

A.

Crashing

B.

Fast tracking

C.

Leads and lags adjustment

D.

Parallel task development

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Question # 9

Which of the following is a project constraint?

A.

Twenty-five percent staff turnover is expected.

B.

The technology to be used is cutting-edge.

C.

Project leadership may change due to volatile political environment.

D.

The product is needed in 250 days.

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Question # 10

When communicating with large audiences, which communication method works most effectively?

A.

Push

B.

Interactive

C.

Parallel

D.

Pull

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Question # 11

The degree of risk shared between the buyer and seller is determined by the:

A.

contract type.

B.

sponsors.

C.

project manager.

D.

stakeholders.

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Question # 12

The resource calendars document is an output of which process?

A.

Estimate Activity Resources

B.

Acquire Project Team

C.

Develop Schedule

D.

Develop Project Team

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Question # 13

Smoothing out resource requirements from period to period is called resource _____.

A.

None of the other alternatives apply.

B.

Leveling.

C.

Quantification

D.

Partitioning

E.

Allocation.

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Question # 14

In crashing a task, you would focus on:

A.

Accelerate performance by minimizing cost.

B.

As many tasks as possible and accelerate performance by minimizing cost.

C.

Non critical tasks.

D.

Accelerating performance of tasks on critical path.

E.

As many tasks as possible.

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Question # 15

What tool or technique of Estimate Activity Durations uses parameters such as duration, budget, size, weight, and complexity from a previous, similar project as the basis for estimating the same parameter or measure for a future project?

A.

Bottom-up estimating

B.

Analogous estimating

C.

Parametric estimating

D.

Three-point estimates

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Question # 16

In which of the following contract types is a price ceiling set and any additional costs above the price ceiling becomes the responsibility of the performing organization?

A.

Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts (FFP)

B.

Fixed-Price-Incentive-Fee Contracts (FPIF)

C.

Cost-Reimbursable Contracts

D.

Time and Materials Contracts (T&M)

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Question # 17

The basic elements of communication include:

A.

Reading, writing and listening

B.

Communicator, encoding, message, medium, decoding, receiver, and feedback

C.

All of the other alternatives apply

D.

Clarity of speech and good listening habits

E.

Listening, talking and sign language.

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Question # 18

The product scope description is used to:

A.

Gain stakeholders' support for the project.

B.

Document the characteristics of the product.

C.

Describe the project in great detail.

D.

Formally authorize the project.

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Question # 19

What are the Scope Definition process tools and techniques?

A.

Product analysis, alternatives identification, expert judgment, and stakeholder analysis

B.

Alternatives identification, stakeholder analysis, and expert judgment

C.

Product analysis, cost benefit analysis, alternatives identification, and expert judgment

D.

Cost benefit analysis, templates, and expert judgment

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Question # 20

Which of the following involves making information available to project stakeholders in a timely manner?

A.

Contract management

B.

Performance reporting

C.

Project status reports

D.

Information distribution

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Question # 21

There are seven members on the project team not counting the project manager and the sponsor. How many communication channels are there?

A.

21

B.

28

C.

36

D.

42

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Question # 22

What defines the portion of work included in a contract for items being purchased or acquired?

A.

Procurement management plan

B.

Evaluation criteria

C.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

D.

Contract Statement of Work (SOW)

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Question # 23

A project manager discovers an urgent need for outsourced resources on the project. He knows he has the money to cover the cost of these resources. He goes to the procurement manager and explains the situation, insisting a contract be drawn up today so he can obtain resources and circumvent the standard procedure. Is this the correct process to follow?

A.

Yes, of course. For urgent needs, it is not necessary to follow the organization’s procedure regarding procurement.

B.

Yes. Urgent needs from projects should always be dealt with immediately, as directed by the project manager.

C.

No. The procurement manager has a process to follow when creating contracts that helps protect the company and its projects.

D.

No. The procurement manager should be checking in with the project manager to see if he is in need of a contract, rather than making the project manager come and ask for one.

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Question # 24

As project manager, you wish to impose a standard method by which subordinates calculate project costs.

Which level of communication should be required for this effort?

A.

All of the other alternatives apply.

B.

Face-to-face

C.

Written

D.

Non-verbal

E.

Telephone

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Question # 25

While project work is being done, conflicts can arise between the procurement officer and the project manager because the procurement officer:

A.

Is the only one who can change the contract.

B.

Works for a different department.

C.

Needs to obtain the project manager's approval to make project changes.

D.

Has a different approach to creating a contract.

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Question # 26

What are the formal and informal policies, procedures, and guidelines that could impact how the project's scope is managed?

A.

Organizational process assets

B.

Enterprise environmental factors

C.

Project management processes

D.

Project scope management plan

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Question # 27

What information does the stakeholder register contain?

A.

Communication model

B.

Identification information

C.

Communication method

D.

Identification plan

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Question # 28

Cost baseline is an output of which of the following processes?

A.

Cost Control

B.

Cost Budgeting

C.

Cost Estimating

D.

Cost Planning

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Question # 29

The project manager decides to conduct a meeting with the team and management after a new risk has been identified. After the meeting, the decision is to allow the risk to occur.

This is an example of which type of risk response strategy?

A.

Mitigate

B.

Accept

C.

Avoid

D.

Transfer

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Question # 30

What tool and technique includes all costs incurred over the life of a product by investment in preventing nonconformance to requirements?

A.

Cost of quality

B.

Measure of design

C.

Statistical control

D.

Systematic analysis

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Question # 31

Which of these are logical dependencies in a precedence diagram method?

A.

End-to-end

B.

Finish-to-end

C.

Start-to-end

D.

Start-to-start

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Question # 32

Which of the following events would result in a baseline update?

A.

Your project is behind schedule and you want your baseline to reflect estimated actual completion.

B.

Your customer has approved a change request broadening the project scope and increasing the budget.

C.

One of the risks identified in the Risk Management Plan occurs resulting in a schedule delay.

D.

One of your key project team resources has left your team and no replacement is available.

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Question # 33

What causes replanning of the project scope?

A.

Requested changes

B.

Project scope statement changes

C.

Variance analysis

D.

Approved change requests

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Question # 34

Which of the following is an input to the Direct and Manage Project Execution Process?

A.

Approved corrective actions

B.

Approved contract documentation

C.

Work performance information

D.

Rejected change requests

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Question # 35

Mathematical models using linear programming, dynamic, or algorithm models are considered:

A.

form of expert judgment

B.

project closing method

C.

Project selection criteria

D.

Project selection methods

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Question # 36

The project team reviews identified risks and the risk response strategy. For one of the risks, the team realizes that the implementation of the risk response would generate another risk.

This new risk is which of the following types of risk?

A.

Secondary

B.

Primary

C.

Residual

D.

Tertiary

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Question # 37

A computer tape which contains historical project information is called ____ tape.

A.

Database

B.

Archive.

C.

Lessons learned.

D.

Baseline.

E.

Life cycle summary.

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Question # 38

What process determines which risks might affect the project?

A.

Qualitative risk analysis

B.

Identify Risks

C.

Plan Risk Management

D.

Quantitative risk analysis

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Question # 39

Which of the following equations is used to calculate cost variance?

A.

EV-AC

B.

AC-EV

C.

AC+EV

D.

AC/EV

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Question # 40

A project manager for a small construction company has a project that was budgeted for US $130,000 over a six-week period. According to her schedule, the project should have cost US $60,000 to date. However, it has cost US $90,000 to date. The project is also behind schedule, because the original estimates were not accurate.

Who has the PRIMARY responsibility to solve this problem?

A.

Project manager

B.

Senior management

C.

Project sponsor

D.

Manager of the project management office

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Question # 41

A project team member tells you that she went to her project manager with a good idea for a useful change to the project. Instead of giving her approval to make the change, the project manager asked her to write a report describing the benefits of the change.

What is the MOST appropriate advice for the situation?

A.

The project manager is being unreasonable and should do that kind of work herself.

B.

Remind the project manager that the benefit cost analysis for the project was done during project planning.

C.

A project manager must be able to weigh the benefits of the change versus the costs and compare them to other possible changes. The team member should do what was asked.

D.

The team member should do what was asked because this sort of information must be given to the project sponsor to make the change.

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Question # 42

You are in the middle of a major new facility construction project. The structural steel is in place and the heating conduits are going into place when a senior manager informs you that he is worried that the project will not meet the quality standards.

What should you do in this situation?

A.

Assure senior management that during the Plan Quality process it was determined that the project would meet the quality standards.

B.

Analogously estimate future results.

C.

Form a quality assurance team.

D.

Check the results from the last quality management plan.

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Question # 43

While reviewing project performance, the project manager determines that the schedule variance is -500.

What is the BEST thing to do?

A.

Let the sponsor know.

B.

Determine the cost variance.

C.

Look for activities that can be done in parallel.

D.

Move resources from the project to one that is not failing.

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Question # 44

Which of the following does NOT assess the value a project brings to an organization?

A.

Benefit cost analysis

B.

Net present value

C.

Value analysis

D.

Needs assessment

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Question # 45

EAC (estimate at complete) is typically based on actual cost (AC) for work completed plus an ETC (estimate to complete) the remaining work.

Which of the following is a valid formula for calculating EAC?

A.

EAC = AC + [(BAC-EV) / (Cumulative CPI * Cumulative SPI)]

B.

EAC = BAC - AC

C.

EAC = 1 - CPI

D.

EAC = EV + [1 - (Cumulative CPI * Cumulative SPI) / BAC]

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Question # 46

Decomposition is a tool and technique used in which of the following?

A.

Define Scope and Define Activities

B.

Collect Requirements and Estimate Activity Resources

C.

Create WBS and Define Activities

D.

Create WBS and Estimate Activity Duration

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Question # 47

Expected Monetary Value (EMV) analysis is commonly used in:

A.

probability distribution.

B.

decision tree diagram.

C.

sensitivity analysis.

D.

modeling and simulation.

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Question # 48

The Delphi Method is well-suited for:

A.

Decision-making

B.

All of the other alternatives apply

C.

Decision-making and Forecasting

D.

Forecasting

E.

Overhead rate estimating

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Question # 49

Which knowledge area employs the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and ultimate disposition of project information?

A.

Project Risk Management

B.

Project Integration Management

C.

Project Communications Management

D.

Project Quality Management

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Question # 50

The Japanese Quality Control (QC) Circle movement motivated its participants in many ways.

Which of the following represents the most important motivation for the QC circle participants?

A.

strengthening of relationships between co-workers

B.

recognition among co-workers

C.

self-improvement

D.

improving the performance of the company

E.

financial incentives

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Question # 51

Taking out insurance in relation to risk management is called what?

A.

Transference

B.

Avoidance

C.

Exploring

D.

Mitigation

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Question # 52

The use of group creativity techniques as a tool and technique is done in which of the following processes?

A.

Plan Quality

B.

Collect Requirements

C.

Define Scope

D.

Perform Quality Control

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Question # 53

Which of the following is NOT part of stakeholder's management?

A.

Identify stakeholder's need

B.

make sure all the stakeholders are in project plan

C.

Identify stakeholders

D.

make sure all the stakeholders are in communication plan

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Question # 54

What does a CPI value greater than 1.0 indicate?

A.

Cost right at the estimated value

B.

Cost under the estimated value

C.

Cost right at the actual value

D.

Cost over the estimated value

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Question # 55

When working in a matrix environment, all of the following are true regarding the Manage Project Team process except for which one?

A.

Communication methods and issue logs are used to create performance appraisals, provide feedback, and track issues.

B.

Managing project teams in a matrix environment is often a critical success factor for the project.

C.

Loyalty issues might arise when managing projects in a matrix environment.

D.

It's the project manager's responsibility to make certain this dual reporting relationship is managed effectively.

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Question # 56

Which of the following will be required to perform simu-lation for schedule risk analysis?

A.

Activity list and activity attributes

B.

Schedule network diagram and duration estimates

C.

Schedule data and activity resource requirements

D.

Milestone list and resource breakdown structure

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Question # 57

Which is the duration of the project?

A.

63

B.

65

C.

66

D.

70

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Question # 58

Which of the following is the LEAST effective way to influence the factors that create changes to the cost baseline?

A.

Review the project scope with the functional manager responsible for the greatest number of requested changes.

B.

Explain to those requesting changes the negative impact of change to the project.

C.

Eliminate the scope causing the most changes.

D.

Notify all stakeholders that no more changes will be allowed.

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Question # 59

History has shown that project managers can be trained in a combination of ways.

Which method is usually preferred by most companies?

A.

None of the other alternatives apply

B.

Formal education and special course (degreed programs)

C.

Experiential learning, on-the-job

D.

Professional activities, seminars

E.

Individual readings

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Question # 60

Using the chart, what is the lowest cost of crashing this project to save four weeks?

A.

$18,000

B.

$6,000

C.

$7,000

D.

$9,000

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Question # 61

During the opening rounds of contract negotiation, the other party uses a fait accompli tactic. Which of the following statements is true about fait accompli tactics?

A.

One party claims the issue under discussion was documented and accepted as part of ScopeVerification.

B.

One party claims the issue under discussion has already been decided and can't be changed.

C.

One party claims to accept the offer of the other party, provided a contract change request is submitted describing the offer in detail.

D.

One party agrees to accept the offer of the other party but secretly knows they will bring the issue back up at a later time.

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Question # 62

Which process group can be performed outside the project's scope of control?

A.

Planning

B.

Monitoring and Control

C.

Closing

D.

Initiating

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Question # 63

Failure costs are also known as which of the following?

A.

Internal costs

B.

Prevention costs

C.

Cost of keeping defects out of the hands of customers

D.

Cost of poor quality

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Question # 64

Formal written correspondence with the customer is required when:

A.

Defects are detected.

B.

The customer requests additional work not covered under contract.

C.

The project has a schedule slippage that includes changes to the critical path.

D.

The project has cost overruns.

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Question # 65

Your management has decided that all orders will be treated as "projects" and that project managers will be used to update orders daily, to resolve issues, and to ensure that the customer formally accepts the product within 30 days of completion. Revenue from the individual orders can vary from US $100 to US $150,000. The project manager will not be required to perform planning or provide documentation other than daily status.

How would you define this situation?

A.

Because each individual order is a "temporary endeavor," each order is a project.

B.

This is program management since there are multiple projects involved.

C.

This is a recurring process.

D.

Orders incurring revenue over $100,000 would be considered projects and would involve project management.

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Question # 66

Which of the following is not true for a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM):

A.

Defines what project member is responsible for each activity

B.

Defines responsibilities for each WBS component

C.

Defines all people associated with each activity

D.

Text description of roles, responsibilities, authorities

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Question # 67

Approved change requests, approved corrective actions, and updates to organizational process assets are all outputs of which project management process?

A.

Risk response planning

B.

Manage stakeholders

C.

Scope definition

D.

Performance reporting

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Question # 68

Rolling wave planning is used as a tool and a technique in which of the following processes?

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Define Activities

C.

Develop Schedule

D.

Sequence Activities

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Question # 69

What happens to a stakeholder's project influence over time?

A.

Increases

B.

Decreases

C.

Stays the same.

D.

Has no bearing.

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Question # 70

Which of the following is a technique for resolving conflict?

A.

Collaborating

B.

Issue log

C.

Leadership

D.

Motivation

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Question # 71

You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before. You have been asked to plan a new project. It would be BEST in this situation to rely on _______ during planning to improve your chance of success.

A.

Your intuition and training

B.

Stakeholder analysis

C.

Historical information

D.

Configuration management

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Question # 72

Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate thing to do during the planning process group?

A.

Update corporate processes and procedures based on lessons learned.

B.

Evaluate the effectiveness of risk responses.

C.

Recommend changes and defect repair.

D.

Work with the customer to determine acceptance criteria.

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Question # 73

Stakeholder analysis identifies what information and relates it to the purpose of the project?

A.

Requirements, influence, and functional department

B.

Interest, requirements, and functional role

C.

Requirements, expectations, and influence

D.

Interest, expectations, and influence

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Question # 74

Draw the precedence diagram for the dependencies and activity times below to answer the question. Use AON or another technique to derive the answer using F-S relationships.

What is the critical path duration for the given schedule network?

A.

22

B.

23

C.

24

D.

25

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Question # 75

Which quality control technique illustrates the 80/20 Principle?

A.

Ishikawa diagram

B.

Control Chart

C.

Run Chart

D.

Pareto Chart

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Question # 76

Which of the following is a conflict resolving technique that emphasizes areas of agreement rather than areas of difference?

A.

Withdrawing/Avoiding

B.

Forcing

C.

Collaborating

D.

Smoothing/Accommodating

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Question # 77

Parametric Estimating is done as a part of which process:

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Sequence Activities

C.

Develop Schedule

D.

Estimate Activity Resources

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Question # 78

Job descriptions are examples of ______communications.

A.

horizontal

B.

downward

C.

diagonal

D.

upward

E.

None of the other alternatives apply

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Question # 79

Which quality assurance tool and technique confirms the implementation of approved change requests, corrective actions, defect repairs, and preventive actions?

A.

Quality checklists

B.

Quality metrics

C.

Quality audits

D.

Process analysis

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Question # 80

As the project manager, you are preparing your methods for quality management. You are looking for a method that can demonstrate the relationship between events and their resulting effects. You want to use a method to depict the events that cause a negative effect on quality.

Which of the following is the BEST choice for accomplishing your objective?

A.

Histogram

B.

Pareto chart

C.

Ishikawa diagram

D.

Control chart

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Question # 81

On what is project baseline development established?

A.

Approved product requirements

B.

Estimated project cost and schedule

C.

Actual project cost and schedule

D.

Revised project cost and schedule

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Question # 82

Which technique is commonly used for the Quantitative Risk Analysis activity?

A.

Brainstorming

B.

Strategies for Opportunities

C.

Decision Tree Analysis

D.

Risk Data Quality Assessment

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Question # 83

In which of the following team development stages does the team begin to work together, develop trust, and adjust to the work habits and behavior?

A.

Norming

B.

Forming

C.

Storming

D.

Performing

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Question # 84

You are in a meeting with someone who just ate a slice of garlic bread. You are distracted by his pungent breath.

Which of the following communication barriers describe these distractions?

A.

None of the other alternatives apply

B.

Selective Perception

C.

Sensory Limitations

D.

Varying Alertness of Perception

E.

Sign Detection

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Question # 85

A(n) _____ system is designed to ensure the timely availability of nonhuman resources, and includes the cost in procurement, shipping/freight, storage and loss.

A.

Procurement.

B.

All of the other alternatives apply.

C.

Inventory control.

D.

Materials management.

E.

Inventory control and Procurement.

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Question # 86

Define Activities is typically performed by which of the following:

A.

Project Manager who created the WBS

B.

Management

C.

Project Team Members responsible for the work package

D.

Project Stakeholder

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Question # 87

A new project manager is having difficulty creating a WBS with the team. To alleviate this situation, the project manager should ask for help from:

A.

The sponsor.

B.

Other project managers.

C.

The project management office.

D.

The team.

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Question # 88

Which of the following lists contain processes that are included within Project Procurement Management?

A.

Plan purchases and acquisitions, plan contracting, request seller responses, select sellers

B.

Plan purchases and acquisitions, request seller responses, select sellers, schedule control

C.

Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, request seller responses, select sellers

D.

Plan purchases and acquisitions, acquire project team, contract approval, select sellers

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Question # 89

Which of the following is CORRECT?

A.

The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.

B.

There can be only one critical path.

C.

The network diagram will change every time the end date changes.

D.

A project can never have negative float.

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Question # 90

The ability to achieve cost savings is inversely proportional to _____.

A.

empowerment to the P.M.

B.

productivity

C.

the estimated costs to complete

D.

the earned value achieved to date

E.

None of the other alternatives apply.

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Question # 91

Which of the following is an example of a technique used in quantitative risk analysis?

A.

Sensitivity analysis

B.

Probability and impact matrix

C.

Risk data quality assessment

D.

Risk categorization

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Question # 92

Which process involves identifying and documenting the logical relationships among schedule activities?

A.

Schedule development

B.

Activity sequencing

C.

Create WBS

D.

Applying leads and lags

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Question # 93

Which of the following is an example of contract administration?

A.

Negotiating the contract

B.

Authorizing contractor work

C.

Developing the statement of work

D.

Establishing evaluation criteria

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