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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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All of the following are examples of stakeholders that have a positive influence on a project, except for which one?
A. Business leaders in a community affected by a commercial development project B. Team members who will receive a bonus if the project is successful C. Employees who prefer the older version of the software that a project is replacing D. Functional managers who want your project to complete so their employees can move onto other projects |
C. The employees who do not want the deliverable of a project are negative stakeholders.
A, B, and D are all greatly affected by the success of the project; they are positive stakeholders. |
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Which of the following is an example of a deliverable at the end of the requirements-gathering phase in a software design project?
A. Responsibility matrix creation B. Detail design document C. Business needs D. Project team assembled |
B. The detail design document is an output of the design phase.
A is incorrect because the responsibility matrix creation is a process, not an output of itself. C is incorrect because business needs may prompt the project to begin; they are not an output of a phase. D is also incorrect because the project team assembled is part of the project process; it is not an output. |
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You are the project manager for the ERP Project. Your organization uses a PMO. The primary purpose of a project office is to:
A. Support the project manager B. Support the project sponsor C. Support the project team D. Identify the stakeholders |
A. The PMO supports the project manager.
B and C are incorrect because the project office does not support the project sponsor and project team. D is incorrect because stakeholder objectives may vary from stakeholder to stakeholder. |
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You are coaching your project team about the project you’re managing and how you’ll be using the predictive life cycle. Some of the team members aren’t familiar with this concept. Which of the following best describes a predictive life cycle?
A. The project scope, costs, and schedule are determined early in the project. B. The project scope is determined early in the project, but the costs and schedule will be defined as the project evolves. C. The project requirements are defined, but the actual product is defined as the project team becomes more familiar with the project work. D. The entire project is planned in small increments throughout the project. |
A. The predictive life cycle, also known as a plan-driven approach or a waterfall methodology, requires that the entire project scope, time, and cost be defined early in the project.
B is incorrect because this answer best describes the iterative and incremental project life cycle. C is incorrect because this answer also describes the iterative and incremental life cycle. D describes the adaptive life cycle, so this choice is incorrect |
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You are the project manager of a new project that is not performing well. Some of the project team members have been late with their assignments, and this has caused cost overruns and delays. Management is recommending a kill point. At what point in a project would a kill point be acceptable?
A. When a project team member is not performing as planned B. When a project reaches the end of a project phase C. When a project reaches the end of its budget D. When a project manager determines the project team cannot continue |
B. Kill points are typically executed at the end of a project phase. A kill point does not mean the project is killed, just that the potential for termination exists.
A, C, and D may appear to be correct, but they do not adequately describe a kill point. |
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You are the project manager of a multiphase project and you’ll be working with stakeholders throughout the project. At the end of each phase, you’ll need several factors to keep the project advancing. Of the following, which is not an exit criteria?
A. Customer sign-offs B. Quality metrics C. Stakeholder analysis D. Regulatory inspections |
C. Exit criteria are activities or evidence that allow a project to move forward. Stakeholder expectations are universal to the entire project, not just to one project phase.
A, B, and D are all examples of activities that can be considered exit criteria. |
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The compilation of all the phases within a project equates to _______________.
A. The project life cycle B. The product life cycle C. Project completion D. Project processes |
A. The project life cycle comprises all of the project phases within a project.
B is incorrect because it describes the life of many projects that create a unique product or service. C and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the project life cycle. |
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Management has asked Nancy to determine whether a project concept is valid and can be completed using a reasonable amount of time and finances. Management is asking for which of the following?
A. Kill points B. Cost and time estimates C. A project case study D. A feasibility study |
D. Management is looking for a feasibility study to determine whether it is practicable for a project to exist.
A is incorrect, since kill points are within a project and typically don’t prove project feasibility. Cost and time estimates, answer B, are not the elements Nancy or management needs at this juncture. C, project case study, may seem correct, but D is a superior answer, since it is the formal name for the report documenting the project’s feasibility |
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Henry, the project manager of the MHB Project, has allowed a subsequent project phase to begin before the preceding phase is complete. This is an example of which of the following?
A. Crashing B. Fast tracking C. Risk management D. Tandem scheduling |
B. Fast tracking is the process of allowing successor phases (or activities) to begin before preceding phases (or activities) are complete.
A is incorrect because crashing is the process of adding more resources to the project in an attempt to complete the project sooner. C, risk management, happens throughout the project; therefore, it is incorrect. D is also incorrect because tandem scheduling is not a relevant term in this instance. |
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A company has hired you as a project manager to lead a new software development project. You have an assigned budget and several milestones in the project. The project is ready to begin its first phase. Which of the following describes the early stages of a project?
A. High costs and high demand for resources B. A high demand for change C. A high demand for project team time D. Low costs and low demand for resources |
D. Projects typically have low costs and low demand for resources early in their life cycle.
A, B, and C are incorrect statements with regard to the early stages of a project. |
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At which point is the risk of failure the least but the consequence of failure the highest?
A. During the early stages B. During the middle stages C. During the final stages D. Risk of failure is even across all project phases |
C. As the project moves closer to completion, the likelihood of risk diminishes but the consequences of failure are the highest.
A, B, and D are incorrect with regard to risk assessment in a project. |
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Tracey is the project manager of the KHG Project. Her organization is a classic functional environment. Her level of authority as a project manager can be best described as which of the following?
A. Low B. Moderate C. Balanced D. High |
A. Tracey will most likely have a low amount of authority in a functional organizational structure.
B and C are incorrect because they describe matrix structures. D is incorrect, because it is relevant to a projectized structure. |
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Project team members are most likely to work full time on a project in which of the following organizational structures?
A. Functional B. Weak matrix C. Strong matrix D. Projectized |
D. Projectized structures often have project team members assigned to the project on a full-time basis.
A, B, and C are incorrect, because these structures require part-time project teams. |
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A project with much risk and reward is most likely to be accepted in which of the following?
A. An entrepreneurial company B. A heavily regulated company C. A nonprofit organization D. A community |
A. Projects with much risk and reward are most likely to be accepted within an entrepreneurial organization.
B, C, and D are incorrect because these organizations are typically more adverse to risk and likely wouldn’t accept a project with a large amount of risk. |
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Stacey is the project manager of the GBN Project for her company. She’ll be using several templates for a project, but she’s not certain where these templates should originate. Where can a project manager usually expect to receive templates?
A. Commercial databases B. The project management office C. The project sponsor D. PMIS |
B. The project management office is the best choice, since its role is to support the project manager.
A, commercial databases, may be feasible, but it is not the best choice presented. Project sponsors, answer C, are not typically going to provide the project manager with templates. D, project management information systems, may have project templates available, but the project management office is the best choice presented. |
