Quiz 2 Information Technology Project Management Third Edition

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PMBOK Quiz 2

1-The duration of the schedule activity is affected by all of the following except:

a: The estimated activity resource requirements.

b: The resources assigned to the schedule

1. the availability of the resources assigned to the schedule activity.
2. The use of gantt chart or a network diagram

2-The “fast-tracking” method of schedule compression involves:

1. the use of industrial engineering techniques to improve productivity, thereby finishing the project earlier than originally planned
2. performing activities in parallel, thereby increasing risk
3. going on a mandatory overtime schedule in order to complete the project earlier
4. assigning dedicated teams to the critical path act

3-Inputs to define activities include:

1. work breakdown structure, project schedule, and network diagram
2. project schedule, progress reports, and change requests.
3. d. Scope baseline: project scope statement, WBS, and project management plan.

4-A schedule compression technique to determine how to obtain the greatest amount of compression for the least incremental cost is called:

1. crashing
2. PERT
3. ADM or PDM
4. Fast Tracking

5-Bar charts are useful in determining:

1. the level of effort of an activity
2. activity start and end dates, as well as expected duration
3. availability of resources assigned to perform an activity
4. relative priority of activities

6-The Precedence Diagramming Method provides project managers with knowledge of:

1. All levels of the work breakdown structure
2. Activities likely to be involved the project integration and resource allocation functions
3. the logical relationships between activities
4. the project completion date

7-The critical path is established by calculating the following dates:

1. Start-to-start, start to finish, finish to finish, finish to start.
2. b. early start, early finish, late start, late finish.
3. predecessor to successor, predecessor to predecessor, successor to successor

8-The project time management processes include:

1. Define activity, sequence activity, execute activity, estimate activity duration
2. B. Define activity, sequence activity, and estimate activity duration.
3. Identify Activity, Execute Activity, Activity Results

9-All of the following are true about resource leveling EXCEPT:

1. Can be used to keep selected resource usage at a constant level during specific time periods.
2. often results in a projected duration for the project that is longer than the preliminary project schedule
3. Is used when resources have been allocated
4. Is used to develop a meaningful WBS.

10-Crashing in time management is:

1. a. A schedule compression technique that typically includes reducing schedule activity durations and increasing the assignment of resources to schedule activities.
2. A schedule compression technique in which phases or activities that normally would be done in sequence are performed in parallel.
3. the timely input of data to calculate the critical path

11-Output from the estimate activity resources process includes:
a. job descriptions

1. salary schedules
2. c. Identification and description of the types and quantities of resources required.
3. Analogous estimating

12-All of the following choices represent inputs to the estimate activity resources process except:

1. organizational process assets
2. activity list
3. c. the actual final cost of the last project
4. enterprise environmental factors

13-The three-point estimates method for estimating activity duration from the single point, most-likely estimate method in that is used:

1. An average of the three estimated durations to estimate activity duration.
2. Dummy activities to represent log ties
3. free float instead of total float in the schedule calculations
4. Bar charts instead of logic diagrams to portray the schedule

14-Analogous duration estimating is:

1. bottom-up estimating
2. Frequently used to estimate project duration when there is a limited amount of detailed info
3. similar to multiple duration estimating
4. Deductive estimating

15-To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. She does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. What techniques is she using?

1. critical path
2. flowchart

16-A dependency that requires that design be completed before manufacturing can start is an example of:

1. Discretionary dependency
2. external dependency
3. mandatory dependency
4. scope dependency

17-Which of the following are GENERALLY illustrated BETTER by Gantt bar charts than network diagrams?

1. logical relationships
2. critical paths
3. resource trade-off
4. progress or status

18-Lag means:

1. amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the project
2. amount of time a task can be delayed without delaying the early start date of its successor
3. c. a directed delay
4. the product of a forward and backward pass

19-Which of the following is the BEST project management tool to use to determine the longest time the project will take?

1. WBS
2. b. Network Diagram
3. Gantt Chart
4. Project Charter

20-Which of the following is CORRECT?

1. The critical path can change during project execution
2. There can be only one critical path
3. The network diagram will change every time the end date changes
4. A project can never have negative float

21-What is the duration of a milestone?

1. undefined
2. Shorter than the activity is represents
3. There is not duration
4. Same length as the activity it represents

22-If the optimistic estimate for a task is 12 days, pessimistic is 18 days, what is the most likely estimate?

1. 15 days
2. 13 days
3. 16 days
4. unknown

23-Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between standard deviation and risk?

1. Nothing
2. Standard deviation tells you if the estimate is accurate
3. c. Standard deviation tells you how unsure the estimate is

24-Monte Carlo analysis (or simulation) is used to:

1. a. Gen an indication of the risk involved in the project
2. Estimate a task’s length
3. Simulate the order in which tasks occur
4. Prove to management that extra staff is needed

 

25-The slack of a task is determined by:

1. performing a Monte Carlo analysis
2. The waiting time between tasks
3. Lag
4. The amount of time the task can be delayed before is delays the critical path

26-A project has three critical paths. Which of the following BEST describes how this affects the project?

1. It makes it easier to manage
2. b. it increases the project risk
3. it require more people
4. it makes it more expensive

27-If the project time and cost are not as important as the number of resources used each month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?

1. perform Monte Carlo analysis
2. Fast track the project
3. Perform resource leveling
4. Analyze the life cycle cost

28-When would a milestone chart be used instead of a Gantt Chart?

1. project planning
2. reporting to team members
3. reporting to management
4. Risk analysis

29-Your project plan results in a project schedule that is too long. If the project network diagram cannot change but you have extra personnel resources, what is the BEST thing to do?

1. Fast track the project
2. Monte Carlo analysis
3. Crash the project
4. Perform a value analsys analysis

30-Which estimating method uses one time estimate for each task?

1. PERT
2. CPM
3. Monte Carlo
4. Control charts

31-Which of the following is the BEST thing to do to try to complete a project two days earlier?

1. tell them that the project’s critical path does not allow the project to be finished earlier
2. tell your boss.
3. c. Meet with the team and look for options for crashing or fast tracking the critical path

32-In attempting to complete the project fast, the project manager looks at the cost associated with crashing each task. The BEST approach to crashing would also include looking at the:

1. a. Risk impact of crashing each task
2. Customer’s opinion of what task to crash
3. Boss’s opinion of what tasks to crash and in what order.
4. Project phase in which the task is dur to occur

33-What is the duration of the critical path for the project problem?

10 weeks

34-Which of the following includes working with team members to determine planned start and finish dates for each task?

1. Sequence activities
2. Develop schedule
3. Define scope
4. Initiation

 

35-All of the following are true about the project scope statement EXCEPT:

1. a. It is an output of scope verification.
2. It describes, in detail, the project’s deliverables and the work required to create those deliverables.
3. It provides a common understanding of the project scope among all stakeholders.
4. It describes the project’s major objectives

36-Which of the following is NOT true of the project scope management plan?

1. it provides guidance on how project scope will be defined
2. It provides guidance on how project scope will be verified
3. d. It is separate from the project plan

37-Verify scope:

1. A. Is the process of obtaining the stakeholders’ formal acceptance of the completed project scope and associated deliverables.
2. Refers to the final project report describing the project at completion.
3. Is not necessary if the project completes on time and on budget
4. occurs only when revisions or change orders are made to the project

38-Which of the following statements is true about the WBS?

1. The WBS is a deliverable-orientated hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and create the requires deliverables.
2. the WBS is a unstructured list of activities
3. The WBS is the same as the organizational breakdown structures
4. The WBS refers to the bill of materials

39-The following is an example of a constraint:

1. A predefined budget
2. The threat of a strike by a subcontractor
3. Relationship with the seller
4. The method used to measure project performance

40-An input to define scope is:

1. the type of contract detail language
2. Project charter
3. WBS
4. Decomposition

 

41-What is the WBS typically used for?

1. To organize and define the total scope
2. To identify the logical person to be project sponsor
3. To define the level of reporting the seller provides the buyer
4. As a record of when work elements are assigned to individuals

42-The following is true about the WBS:

1. The WBS is another term for Gantt chart
2. b. each descending level of the WBS represents an increasing detailed definition of the project work
3. work not in the WBS us usually defined in the scope statement of the project
4. The WBS shows only the critical path activities

 

43-An output of scope definition is:

1. WBS
2. RBS
3. Project scope statement
4. Schedule delays control plan

44-A WBS numbering system allows project staff to:

1. Systematically estimate costs of WBS elements
2. Provide project justification
3. c. Identify the level at which individual elements are found
4. Use it in project management software

45-Which of the following is a chief characteristic of the Delphi Technique:

1. Extrapolation from historical records
2. Expert opinion
3. Analytical hierarchy
4. Bottom-up approach

46-The WBS can BEST be though of as an effective aid for (Blank) communications.

1. team
2. project manager
3. customer
4. stakeholder

47-Which of the following is a KEY attribute of verifying scope?

1. improved cost estimates
2. customer acceptance of project efforts
3. improved schedule estimates
4. an improved project management information system

48-During project execution, a team member comes to the project manager because he is not sure of what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following documents contain detailed descriptions of work packages?

1. WBS dictionary
2. Scope of work

 

49-During what phase of the life cycle is the project scope statement created?

1. initiating
2. planning
3. executing
4. controlling

50-Which of the following is included in a project charter?

1. Identification of risks
2. Task estimates
3. detailed resource estimates
4. The business need for the project

51-As the project becomes more complex, the level of uncertainty in the scope:

1. remains the same
2. decreases
3. decreases then increases
4. Increases

52-For which of the following can the WBS be used?

1. communicating with customer
2. Showing calendar dates for each task
3. showing the functional managers for each team member
4. showing the business need for the project

53-During a team meeting, a team member suggests an enhancement to the scope of work that is beyond the scope of the project chart. The project manager points out that the team needs to concentrate on completing all the work and only the work requires. This is an example of:

1. change management process
2. Scope management
3. Quality analysis
4. Scope decomposition

54-When should the scope be verified?

1. At the end of the project
2. at the beginning of the project
3. At the beginning of each phase
4. during planning

55-The project is mostly complete. However, the customer wants to make a major change to the scope. The manager should:

1. meet with the project team to determine if this change can be made
2. Ask the customer for a description of the change
3. Explain that the change cannot be made at this point in the process
4. Inform management

 

 

 

56-A project manager new to project management has asked you why they should bother using a WBS on their project. The best response would be:

1. a. tell them it will prevent work from slipping through the cracks
2. Tell them that one is not needed
3. Tell them it is required if the project involves contracts
4. Tell them it is the only way to identify risks

57-The process of creating a WBS results in:

1. a project schedule
2. b. Team buy-in
3. A project complete date
4. A list of risks

 

 

58-To manage a project effectively, work should be broken down into small pieces. Which of the following does NOT describe how far to decompose the work?

1. until is has a meaningful conclusion
2. until it cannot be logically subdivided further
3. c. Until it can be done by one person
4. until it can be realistically estimated

59-A project manager may use (blank) to make sure the team clearly knows what work is included in each of their tasks.

1. a project scope of work
2. a project charter
3. a WBS dictionary
4. A risk response plan

60-A project plan should be realistic in order to be used to manage the project. Which of the following is the BEST method to achieve a realistic project plan?

1. senior manager creates the project plan based on input from the project manager
2. function manager created the project plan based on input from the project manager
3. Based on input from senior manager
4. Based on input from the team

61-A project manager is trying to convince management to use project management and has decided to start with a charter. Why would the charter help the project manager?

1. it describes the details of what needs to be done
2. it lists the names of all team members
3. it gives the project manager authority
4. It describes the project’s history

If the optimistic estimate for a task is 12 days, pessimistic is 18 days, what is the most likely?

1. 15
2. 13
3. 16
4. Unknown