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You are the project manager for the application deployment project. This project will deploy software to 450 sites throughout North America and in Europe. You’re working with several stakeholders to define the phases of the project life cycle, but some of the stakeholders are confused with the concept of the project life cycle. The project life cycle comprises which of the following?
A. Phases
B. Milestones
C. Estimates
D. Activities
A. The project life cycle comprises phases.
B is incorrect, since milestones may exist within the project plan, but they do not make up the project life cycle. C is wrong because estimates are not directly related to the project life cycle. D, activities, make up the phases within the project life cycle but not the project life cycle itself.
Marcy, the project manager for the ERP Project, is about to complete the project phase review. The completion of a project phase is also known as which of the following?
A. A lesson learned
B. A kill point
C. Earned value management
D. Conditional advancement
B. The completion of a project phase may also be known as a kill point.
Lessons learned is a collection of information and knowledge gained through an experience, typically a phase, within the project, so A is incorrect. EVM, earned value management, can happen at different times throughout the project, not just at the end of a project phase; therefore, C is incorrect. D, conditional advancement, is a term used to describe the conditions that must be present for the work to continue on a project. Conditional advancement, however, does not have to happen only at the end of a project phase.
You are the project manager of the NHQ Project. Your project team consists of experts from different companies and contractors from around the world. What type of project team is this?
A. Virtual
B. Partnership
C. Noncollocated
D. Dedicated
B. This is an example of a partnership-based project team. The project team is made up of people from different companies and contractors who are working together on your project team.
A is incorrect because a virtual team describes people who are working remotely rather than in one physical location. The question does hint that people are from around the world, but it does not say that project team members are not working remotely. C is incorrect because this isn’t a correct project management term. Noncollocated can be used to describe a virtual project team, but this isn’t the best answer. D is also incorrect, because there’s no evidence that the people on this project team will be working only on this project.
Beth is a new project manager for her company and she’s working with her project team to develop the project management plan. Beth knows that she must rely on several different skills to make her first project successful. Of the following management skills, which will a project manager use most?
A. Leading
B. Communicating
C. Influencing the organization
D. Negotiating
B. Communication is the key general management skill a project manager will use the most.
A, C, and D are necessary, but communication accounts for the majority of a project manager’s time.
Harold is the manager of the manufacturing unit for your company, and he’ll be a key stakeholder on your upcoming project. To get to know Harold better, you’re having lunch with him and discussing some of the goals of the upcoming project. Harold doesn’t quite understand what you do as a project manager, so you explain the concept to him. Managing a project is best described as which one of the following?
A. Establishing direction
B. Functionally controlling the project team and stakeholders
C. Consistently producing key results expected by stakeholders
D. Motivating and inspiring the project team to produce results that are expected by project stakeholders
C. Managing has to do with consistently producing key results that are expected by stakeholders.
A and D describe the leadership processes a project manager must possess; therefore, they are incorrect. B is incorrect, because it describes the functional management position over project team members.
You are the project manager of the Server Deployment Project for your company. You’re meeting with the key stakeholders to gather the requirements and review the intent of the project. You know that you’ll have to meet with the stakeholders throughout the project and their influence can help or hinder the project’s success. When will stakeholders have the most influence over a project’s product?
A. At the end of the project
B. During scope verification
C. At the start of a project
D. At the start of each phase
C. Of all the choices presented, answer C is best. Stakeholders have the most influence over a project’s deliverable at the start of the project.
A, B, and D are incorrect because the project is “in motion,” and change requests will likely drive the project costs and schedule duration.
A construction project is allowing the multiple phases of the project to overlap to save time and money, and to allow for better resource utilization. What type of phase relationships are being employed in this scenario?
A. Overlapping phase relationships
B. Sequential phase relationships
C. Start-to-start phase relationships
D. Finish-to-start phase relationships
A. This is an example of overlapping phase relationships, because the phases in the project are overlapping rather than being completed in a defined sequence.
B is incorrect because sequential phase relationships require that each phase of the project be completed before the next phase of the project begins. C is incorrect because start-to-start is not a phase relationship type. Start-to-start describes the relationship between individual activities, not phases. D is incorrect because finish-to-start relationships are not used to describe phases but are a type of relationship among project activities.
You are the project manager for your organization. Influencing your organization requires which of the following?
A. An understanding of the organizational budget
B. Research and documentation of proven business cases
C. An understanding of formal and informal organizational structures
D. Positional power
C. To influence an organization (to get things done), a project manager must understand the explicit and implied organizational structures within an organization.
A is incorrect, since the project manager may not even have access to an organizational budget. B is incorrect because a proven business case may not map to every scenario when influencing an organization. Finally, D is incorrect because positional power may relate only to a small portion of an organization, not to multiple facets of influence.
Your global project is sabotaged by rumors and gossip about the project deliverable. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Cultural achievability
B. Cultural influences within the project team
C. Project team mutiny
D. Ineffective planning
A. Rumors and gossip can sabotage a project. This is an example of cultural achievability.
B and C are incorrect, since rumors and gossip may happen internally and externally to the project team. D may be a tempting answer, but the rumors and gossip could happen outside of the effective planning completed by the project manager and the project team.
Bob is the project manager of a project for a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. In Bob’s industry, many standards and regulations affect his projects. What is the difference between a standard and a regulation?
A. Standards are mandatory; regulations are not.
B. Standards are optional; regulations are not.
C. Regulations and standards are essentially the same.
D. Regulations are usually mandatory; standards may be seen as guidelines.
B. Of all the choices presented, B is the best answer, because regulations are mandatory requirements.
A is incorrect because it does not accurately describe regulations and standards. C is incorrect—standards and regulations are not the same. D is incorrect since regulations are always mandatory.
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