PROJECT MG 301-Work Breakdown Structures can be displayed in a variety
Question 1
Work Breakdown Structures can be displayed in a variety of formats including which of the following? Work Breakdown Structures can be displayed in a variety of formats including which of the following? an inverted pyramid an indented outline format fishbone or cause and effect diagram4 points
Question 2
Faced with significant schedule challenges, the project manager has several responsibilities. All of the following are among the project managers responsibilities EXCEPT: willingly accept end dates dictated by customers or sponsors persuade all stakeholders that the schedule makes sense deliver the project according to the agreed-upon schedule determine a schedule that is possible to achieve4 points
Question 3
Which of the following statements accurately describes a project management plan? a formal document that describes how the project will be initiated and planned formal document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled formal document that defines how the project will be terminated and closed formal document that focuses on how the projects financial results will be tracked4 points
Question 4
The critical Chain method was developed to address several problems that are common in organizations that use traditional project scheduling. Which of the following describes a common problem addressed by the critical chain method? Many team members render overly optimistic estimates of the time it will take them to complete project activities. Many team members work solely on a single task until it is complete – impeding work on other related activities Many team members tend to use all of the time available for an activity rather than completing it early. Many team members work best when multi-tasking4 points
Question 5
Which of the following statements most accurately identifies the typical contents of the project charter? requirements, specifications, test protocols and test results statement of work, terms and conditions, clauses and delivery instructions business case, milestone schedule, resource estimates and team operating principles purpose, literature review, methodology, results and conclusions4 points
Question 6
The total number of work periods (not including holidays or other non-work periods) required to complete a schedule activity is known as: effort elapsed time duration resource days4 points
Question 7
Work Breakdown Structures typically include one or more intermediate levels. Which of the following statements correctly describe the nature of these intermediate levels? They generally represent items that need to be created in order to create the final deliverables. They generally represent the raw materials required to create the final deliverables. They generally represent the resource assignments to create the final deliverables. They generally represent the resource assignments to create the final deliverables.4 points
Question 8
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ project management? Which improving an existing work process installing a new computer system conducting a routine, standard customer service operation developing a new product4 points
Question 9
Estimating the number of work periods that will be needed to complete individual schedule activities characterizes which of the following time management processes? Define activities Sequence activities Estimate activity duration Create WBS4 points
Question 10
RACI (Responsible, Approve, Consult, Inform) charts go beyond a communication plan in that they identify every project activity and specify the exact involvement of each stakeholder.TrueFalse4 points
Question 11
Portfolios deal with all of an organization projects, while programs deal with: ongoing operations specific groups of related projects resource availability tradeoffs between schedule, scope, and quality4 points
Question 12
The project scope planning processes include all of the following EXCEPT: how the project scope will be defined how the requirements will be collected how the work breakdown structure will be created how the business case will be created4 points
Question 13
Despite the insights that PERT provides, there are still practical limitations that impact its usefulness. All of the following difficulties are associated with the use of PERT EXCEPT: It often requires more effort to generate three estimates than one. It highlights uncertainty in project duration It does not accurately address the case when two activities both need to be accomplished before a third can begin. There is no assurance that three estimates are any more accurate than one4 points
Question 14
Which of the following is not a format that is typically used to represent a Work Breakdown Structure? Hierarchical Indented outline Requirements Traceability Matrix Free Format4 points
Question 15
Which of the following responses most accurately depicts the correct sequence of activities in the strategic planning process? strategic objectives – a strategic analysis – guiding principles – flow-down objectives guiding principles – a strategic analysis – strategic objectives – flow-down objectives strategic analysis – guiding principles – strategic objectives – flow-down objectives guiding principles – strategic objectives – flow-down objectives – strategic analysis4 points
Question 16
Project managers often confront the challenge of reducing excessive time commitments and overloads among project resources. All of the following methods represent a potentially viable strategy to reduce work overloads EXCEPT: Require all project resources to work overtime Split an activity into two activities and delay the second part. Reorder activities when logically feasible. Reassign certain activities to other workers.4 points
Question 17
Which of the following remedies may reduce the likelihood of omissions when developing activity duration estimates? Lessons learned resource buffers learning curve staggering project start dates4 points
Question 18
Stakeholders include all of the following people EXCEPT: those who work on the project those who provide people or resources for the project those whose routines may be disrupted by the project those who will not be impacted by the project4 points
Question 19
All of the following factors have influenced the increased reliance upon project management in recent years EXCEPT: rapid growth and changes in the information technology and telecommunications industries realization that methods for large projects can be modified and used for small projects increased international competition and its influence on consumer demands the decreased demands of ongoing operational work4 points
Question 20
Which of the following activities can be used to build relationships within the core project team? emphasize individual learning opportunities establish independent agendas regularly celebrate small successes use conflict resolution techniques4 points
Question 21
Which of the following is an advantage associated with managing projects in a functional organization? Each unit contains a variety of specialists suited to solving complex problems. Unity of command – one clear supervisor for each worker. Rapid communication between the various functions working on the project. Rapid communication between the various functions working on the project. 4 points
Question 22
The process of â systematically gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to determine whose interests should be taken into account throughout the project is called: develop project management plan stakeholder analysis communications management. d. stakeholders 4 points
Question 23
Which section of the project charter publicly acknowledges the commitment of the sponsor, managers and team members to the project? business case signatures and commitment decisions and findings contract section4 points
Question 24
The document that describes why the project is needed and may include estimated costs and benefits, is called a: program management plan business case SWOT analysis guiding principle4 points
Question 25
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT: scope cost schedule programs
