MWI PMI 2017

Question 1 of 45

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Herzberg's Theory focuses on ...

Select one or more of the following:

hygiene factors and motivators
hygiene factors and esteem factors
motivators and safety factors
hygiene factors and social factors

Explanation

Question 2 of 45

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Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?

Select one or more of the following:

Baselines, improvement and other management plans
A printout from project management software
The project scope
A bar chart

Explanation

Question 3 of 45

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Which one of the following is NOT a conflict resoltion technique?

Select one or more of the following:

Withdrawing
Smoothing
Compromising
Advertising

Explanation

Question 4 of 45

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The pareto principle states that ___________ percent of the problems are due to 20 percent of the root causes

Select one or more of the following:

20
10
80
50

Explanation

Question 5 of 45

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Which of the following is NOT a task of the process 'Close Project or Phase'?

Select one or more of the following:

Final definition of project boundaries
Disposition of resources
Marketing of the project results
Administration of claims

Explanation

Question 6 of 45

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A conflict in a project team is ...

Select one or more of the following:

a problem, which reduces the ability to work
nothing important and will not reduce the ability to work
a situation that occurs at least once a day
a crisis, that could stop the work on the project

Explanation

Question 7 of 45

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If earned value (EV) = 550, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 350, what is the cost variance (CV)?

Select one or more of the following:

400
-50
200
150

Explanation

Question 8 of 45

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Which one of the following processes is NOT part of the Monitoring & Controlling Process Group?

Select one or more of the following:

Control Schedule
Control Procurements
Close Procurements
Control Costs

Explanation

Question 9 of 45

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The project charter is created in which project management process group?

Select one or more of the following:

Planning
Executing
Closing
Initiating

Explanation

Question 10 of 45

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What is the duration of a milestone?

Select one or more of the following:

Same length as the activity it represents
Shorter than the activity it represents
Shorter than the duration of the longest activity
There is no duration

Explanation

Question 11 of 45

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Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include confronting, smoothing, forcing and:

Select one or more of the following:

Directing
Organizing
Controlling
Withdrawing

Explanation

Question 12 of 45

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When would a milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart?

Select one or more of the following:

Reporting to management
Reporting to team members
Project planning
Risk analysis

Explanation

Question 13 of 45

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If you make a prototype for a risky piece of equipment what type of risk response is this?

Select one or more of the following:

Accept
Mitigate
Avoid
Transfer

Explanation

Question 14 of 45

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Which project management process group generally takes the MOST project time and resources?

Select one or more of the following:

Executing
Planning
Integration
Design

Explanation

Question 15 of 45

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During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?

Select one or more of the following:

Closing
Executing
Initiating
Monitoring and controlling

Explanation

Question 16 of 45

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

Select one or more of the following:

It increases the project risk.
It makes it easier to manage.
It makes it more expensive.
It requires more people.

Explanation

Question 17 of 45

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The difference between the cost baseline and the cost budget can be BEST described as:

Select one or more of the following:

The project cost estimate.
The management reserve.
The cost account.
The contingency reserve.

Explanation

Question 18 of 45

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Which of the following explains why quality is planned in and not inspected in?

Select one or more of the following:

It reduces quality and is less expensive.
It improves quality and is less expensive.
It reduces quality and is more expensive.
It improves quality and is more expensive.

Explanation

Question 19 of 45

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Which of the following statements regarding the decision tree is correct?

Select one or more of the following:

You should not upgrade to the new software version because the EMV is higher than the other option.
You should not upgrade to the new software version because these are additional costs for the project
You should upgrade to the new version of the software because the EMV is 15.000,- and this is less than the EMV of 25.000 (if you do not upgrade)
As the impact is the same, you can choose any of the options

Explanation

Question 20 of 45

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Which one of the following is NOT a response strategy for negative risks or threats?

Select one or more of the following:

Avoid
Mitigate
Exploit
Transfer

Explanation

Question 21 of 45

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With which type of contract is the seller MOST concerned about project scope?

Select one or more of the following:

Purchase order
Fixed price contract
Cost reimbursable contract
Time and material

Explanation

Question 22 of 45

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Which team development stages are included in the Tuckman Model?

Select one or more of the following:

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Solving
Forming, Warming, Storming, Performing and Adjourning
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning
Forming, Storming, Norming, Adjourning and Resolving

Explanation

Question 23 of 45

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Which of the following is a chief characteristic of the Delphi technique?

Select one or more of the following:

Bottom-up approach
Extrapolation from historical records from previous projects
Analytical hierarchy process
Expert opinion

Explanation

Question 24 of 45

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You have just identified the risks. What is the next process?

Select one or more of the following:

Plan Risk Management
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Explanation

Question 25 of 45

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A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means:

Select one or more of the following:

You are only progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned.
You are only progressing at 24 percent of the rate originally planned.
You are ahead of schedule.
You are over budget.

Explanation

Question 26 of 45

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Cause-and-effect diagrams are also called?

Select one or more of the following:

Control Charts
Pareto Charts
Fishbone diagram
Flow Charts

Explanation

Question 27 of 45

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What conflict resolution technique is a project manager using when he says, "I cannot deal with this issue now!"

Select one or more of the following:

Forcing
Problem solving
Withdrawing
Compromising

Explanation

Question 28 of 45

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Budget at Completion (BAC) ...

Select one or more of the following:

may be calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team
based on other factors.
is equal to the actual cost (AC) plus the estimate to complete (ETC) for all of the remaining work.
is the sum of all the budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or an activity.
is the value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for an activity or work breakdown structure component.

Explanation

Question 29 of 45

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How long is the critical path is this example?

Select one or more of the following:

10
15
8
9

Explanation

Question 30 of 45

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The process 'Sequence Activities' belongs to which Knowledge Area?

Select one or more of the following:

Project Risk Management
Project Time Management
Project Scope Management
Project Integration Management

Explanation

Question 31 of 45

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If you have to shorten the project duration without reducing the scope you can do the following:

Select one or more of the following:

Fast tracking
Analogous estimating
Nothing. Because duration can not be shortened
Create a Resource Break Down Structure

Explanation

Question 32 of 45

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Secondary risks are

Select one or more of the following:

The risks that remain after planned responses have been implementes
A direct outcome of risk responses
Risks with a low priority and therefore will not be considered in further plannings
Risks that are deliberately accepted

Explanation

Question 33 of 45

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You are estimating activity durations and have got the following values:
Pessimistic: 12
Most likely: 5
Optimistic: 4
What is the expected duration when you are using Beta Distribution?

Select one or more of the following:

12
4
5
6

Explanation

Question 34 of 45

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Which of the following is not a valid organizational structure?

Select one or more of the following:

Weak Matrix Organization
Functional Organization
Projectized Organisation
Hierarchical Organization

Explanation

Question 35 of 45

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Which of the following is included in a project charter?

Select one or more of the following:

Detailed resource estimates
A risk management strategy
Work package estimates
The business need for the project

Explanation

Question 36 of 45

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An organization is restructuring the way it does projects. In a shift from a strong matrix organization to a weak matrix organization, the power is shifted from the:

Select one or more of the following:

Project manager to the functional manager.
Functional manager to the project manager.
Functional manager to the sponsor.
Expediter to the coordinator.

Explanation

Question 37 of 45

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When a product or service completely meets a customer‘s requirements:

Select one or more of the following:

The cost of quality is low.
Quality is achieved
The customer pays the minimum price.
The cost of quality is high.

Explanation

Question 38 of 45

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The work breakdown structure is basis for all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one or more of the following:

Network Diagram
Risk Management
Estimating
Project charter

Explanation

Question 39 of 45

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Which of the following leadership traits is MOST important for a project manager?

Select one or more of the following:

Project control
Communication
Technical expertise
Team building

Explanation

Question 40 of 45

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The MOST important output of the process Plan Stakeholder Management is the ...

Select one or more of the following:

Project updates
Organizational process assets
Stakeholder Register
Stakeholder Management Plan

Explanation

Question 41 of 45

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Which of the following regarding WBS is NOT correct?

Select one or more of the following:

What is not in the WBS is not part of the project
WBS means - Work Best to meet Schedule
Is often structured by phases
Is best presented as a graph

Explanation

Question 42 of 45

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Which of the following is not a contract type category?

Select one or more of the following:

Lump sum contract
Request for Proposal
Cost reimbursable contract
Purchase Order

Explanation

Question 43 of 45

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The highest point of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is called:

Select one or more of the following:

Need for association
Attainment of survival
Physiological satisfaction
Esteem

Explanation

Question 44 of 45

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	Created by Markus Hansalik about 7 years ago

Quiz on MWI PMI 2017, created by Markus Hansalik on 27/10/2017.

MWI PMI 2017

Question 1 of 45

Herzberg's Theory focuses on ...

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 45

Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 45

Which one of the following is NOT a conflict resoltion technique?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 45

The pareto principle states that ___________ percent of the problems are due to 20 percent of the root causes

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 45

Which of the following is NOT a task of the process 'Close Project or Phase'?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 45

A conflict in a project team is ...

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 45

If earned value (EV) = 550, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 350, what is the cost variance (CV)?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 45

Which one of the following processes is NOT part of the Monitoring & Controlling Process Group?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 45

The project charter is created in which project management process group?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 45

What is the duration of a milestone?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 45

Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include confronting, smoothing, forcing and:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 45

When would a milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 45

If you make a prototype for a risky piece of equipment what type of risk response is this?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 45

Which project management process group generally takes the MOST project time and resources?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 45

During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 45

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

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 45

The difference between the cost baseline and the cost budget can be BEST described as:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 45

Which of the following explains why quality is planned in and not inspected in?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 45

Which of the following statements regarding the decision tree is correct?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 45

Which one of the following is NOT a response strategy for negative risks or threats?

You are estimating activity durations and have got the following values:
Pessimistic: 12
Most likely: 5
Optimistic: 4
What is the expected duration when you are using Beta Distribution?