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Quiz on MWI PMI 2017, created by Markus Hansalik on 27/10/2017.
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Question 1

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Herzberg's Theory focuses on ...
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  • hygiene factors and motivators
  • hygiene factors and esteem factors
  • motivators and safety factors
  • hygiene factors and social factors

Question 2

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Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?
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  • Baselines, improvement and other management plans
  • A printout from project management software
  • The project scope
  • A bar chart

Question 3

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Which one of the following is NOT a conflict resoltion technique?
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  • Withdrawing
  • Smoothing
  • Compromising
  • Advertising

Question 4

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The pareto principle states that ___________ percent of the problems are due to 20 percent of the root causes
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  • 20
  • 10
  • 80
  • 50

Question 5

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Which of the following is NOT a task of the process 'Close Project or Phase'?
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  • Final definition of project boundaries
  • Disposition of resources
  • Marketing of the project results
  • Administration of claims

Question 6

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A conflict in a project team is ...
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  • 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

Question 7

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If earned value (EV) = 550, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 350, what is the cost variance (CV)?
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  • 400
  • -50
  • 200
  • 150

Question 8

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Which one of the following processes is NOT part of the Monitoring & Controlling Process Group?
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  • Control Schedule
  • Control Procurements
  • Close Procurements
  • Control Costs

Question 9

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The project charter is created in which project management process group?
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  • Planning
  • Executing
  • Closing
  • Initiating

Question 10

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What is the duration of a milestone?
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  • 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

Question 11

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Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include confronting, smoothing, forcing and:
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  • Directing
  • Organizing
  • Controlling
  • Withdrawing

Question 12

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When would a milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart?
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  • Reporting to management
  • Reporting to team members
  • Project planning
  • Risk analysis

Question 13

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If you make a prototype for a risky piece of equipment what type of risk response is this?
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  • Accept
  • Mitigate
  • Avoid
  • Transfer

Question 14

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Which project management process group generally takes the MOST project time and resources?
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  • Executing
  • Planning
  • Integration
  • Design

Question 15

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During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?
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  • Closing
  • Executing
  • Initiating
  • Monitoring and controlling

Question 16

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A project has three critical paths. Which of the following BEST describes how this affects the project?
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  • It increases the project risk.
  • It makes it easier to manage.
  • It makes it more expensive.
  • It requires more people.

Question 17

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The difference between the cost baseline and the cost budget can be BEST described as:
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  • The project cost estimate.
  • The management reserve.
  • The cost account.
  • The contingency reserve.

Question 18

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

Question 19

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Which of the following statements regarding the decision tree is correct?
Image:
Decision Tree Final Exam New (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 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

Question 20

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Which one of the following is NOT a response strategy for negative risks or threats?
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  • Avoid
  • Mitigate
  • Exploit
  • Transfer

Question 21

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With which type of contract is the seller MOST concerned about project scope?
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  • Purchase order
  • Fixed price contract
  • Cost reimbursable contract
  • Time and material

Question 22

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Which team development stages are included in the Tuckman Model?
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  • Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Solving
  • Forming, Warming, Storming, Performing and Adjourning
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning
  • Forming, Storming, Norming, Adjourning and Resolving

Question 23

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Which of the following is a chief characteristic of the Delphi technique?
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  • Bottom-up approach
  • Extrapolation from historical records from previous projects
  • Analytical hierarchy process
  • Expert opinion

Question 24

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You have just identified the risks. What is the next process?
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  • Plan Risk Management
  • Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Plan Risk Responses
  • Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis

Question 25

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A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means:
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  • 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.

Question 26

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Cause-and-effect diagrams are also called?
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  • Control Charts
  • Pareto Charts
  • Fishbone diagram
  • Flow Charts

Question 27

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What conflict resolution technique is a project manager using when he says, "I cannot deal with this issue now!"
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  • Forcing
  • Problem solving
  • Withdrawing
  • Compromising

Question 28

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Budget at Completion (BAC) ...
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  • 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.

Question 29

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How long is the critical path is this example?
Image:
Cp Final Exam (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 10
  • 15
  • 8
  • 9

Question 30

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The process 'Sequence Activities' belongs to which Knowledge Area?
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  • Project Risk Management
  • Project Time Management
  • Project Scope Management
  • Project Integration Management

Question 31

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If you have to shorten the project duration without reducing the scope you can do the following:
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  • Fast tracking
  • Analogous estimating
  • Nothing. Because duration can not be shortened
  • Create a Resource Break Down Structure

Question 32

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Secondary risks are
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  • 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

Question 33

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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?
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  • 12
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Question 34

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Which of the following is not a valid organizational structure?
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  • Weak Matrix Organization
  • Functional Organization
  • Projectized Organisation
  • Hierarchical Organization

Question 35

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Which of the following is included in a project charter?
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  • Detailed resource estimates
  • A risk management strategy
  • Work package estimates
  • The business need for the project

Question 36

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

Question 37

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When a product or service completely meets a customer‘s requirements:
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  • The cost of quality is low.
  • Quality is achieved
  • The customer pays the minimum price.
  • The cost of quality is high.

Question 38

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The work breakdown structure is basis for all of the following EXCEPT:
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  • Network Diagram
  • Risk Management
  • Estimating
  • Project charter

Question 39

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Which of the following leadership traits is MOST important for a project manager?
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  • Project control
  • Communication
  • Technical expertise
  • Team building

Question 40

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The MOST important output of the process Plan Stakeholder Management is the ...
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  • Project updates
  • Organizational process assets
  • Stakeholder Register
  • Stakeholder Management Plan

Question 41

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Which of the following regarding WBS is NOT correct?
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  • 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

Question 42

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Which of the following is not a contract type category?
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  • Lump sum contract
  • Request for Proposal
  • Cost reimbursable contract
  • Purchase Order

Question 43

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The highest point of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is called:
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  • Need for association
  • Attainment of survival
  • Physiological satisfaction
  • Esteem

Question 44

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Which of the following risks is the biggest threat to the project?
Image:
Emv (binary/octet-stream)
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  • 2
  • 1
  • 4
  • 3

Question 45

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Which of the following is CORRECT?
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  • Critical path and near-critical path are the same
  • There can be only 1 critical path
  • Activities on the critical path have no buffer
  • A project can never have negative float
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