Herzberg's Theory focuses on ...
hygiene factors and motivators
hygiene factors and esteem factors
motivators and safety factors
hygiene factors and social factors
Which of the following BEST describes a project management plan?
Baselines, improvement and other management plans
A printout from project management software
The project scope
A bar chart
Which one of the following is NOT a conflict resoltion technique?
Withdrawing
Smoothing
Compromising
Advertising
The pareto principle states that ___________ percent of the problems are due to 20 percent of the root causes
20
10
80
50
Which of the following is NOT a task of the process 'Close Project or Phase'?
Final definition of project boundaries
Disposition of resources
Marketing of the project results
Administration of claims
A conflict in a project team is ...
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
If earned value (EV) = 550, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 350, what is the cost variance (CV)?
400
-50
200
150
Which one of the following processes is NOT part of the Monitoring & Controlling Process Group?
Control Schedule
Control Procurements
Close Procurements
Control Costs
The project charter is created in which project management process group?
Planning
Executing
Closing
Initiating
What is the duration of a milestone?
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
Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include confronting, smoothing, forcing and:
Directing
Organizing
Controlling
When would a milestone chart be used instead of a bar chart?
Reporting to management
Reporting to team members
Project planning
Risk analysis
If you make a prototype for a risky piece of equipment what type of risk response is this?
Accept
Mitigate
Avoid
Transfer
Which project management process group generally takes the MOST project time and resources?
Integration
Design
During which process group does the team measure and analyze the work being done on the project?
Monitoring and controlling
A project has three critical paths. Which of the following BEST describes how this affects the project?
It increases the project risk.
It makes it easier to manage.
It makes it more expensive.
It requires more people.
The difference between the cost baseline and the cost budget can be BEST described as:
The project cost estimate.
The management reserve.
The cost account.
The contingency reserve.
Which of the following explains why quality is planned in and not inspected in?
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.
Which of the following statements regarding the decision tree is correct?
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
Which one of the following is NOT a response strategy for negative risks or threats?
Exploit
With which type of contract is the seller MOST concerned about project scope?
Purchase order
Fixed price contract
Cost reimbursable contract
Time and material
Which team development stages are included in the Tuckman Model?
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Solving
Forming, Warming, Storming, Performing and Adjourning
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning
Forming, Storming, Norming, Adjourning and Resolving
Which of the following is a chief characteristic of the Delphi technique?
Bottom-up approach
Extrapolation from historical records from previous projects
Analytical hierarchy process
Expert opinion
You have just identified the risks. What is the next process?
Plan Risk Management
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means:
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.
Cause-and-effect diagrams are also called?
Control Charts
Pareto Charts
Fishbone diagram
Flow Charts
What conflict resolution technique is a project manager using when he says, "I cannot deal with this issue now!"
Forcing
Problem solving
Budget at Completion (BAC) ...
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.
How long is the critical path is this example?
15
8
9
The process 'Sequence Activities' belongs to which Knowledge Area?
Project Risk Management
Project Time Management
Project Scope Management
Project Integration Management
If you have to shorten the project duration without reducing the scope you can do the following:
Fast tracking
Analogous estimating
Nothing. Because duration can not be shortened
Create a Resource Break Down Structure
Secondary risks are
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
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?
12
4
5
6
Which of the following is not a valid organizational structure?
Weak Matrix Organization
Functional Organization
Projectized Organisation
Hierarchical Organization
Which of the following is included in a project charter?
Detailed resource estimates
A risk management strategy
Work package estimates
The business need for the project
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:
Project manager to the functional manager.
Functional manager to the project manager.
Functional manager to the sponsor.
Expediter to the coordinator.
When a product or service completely meets a customer‘s requirements:
The cost of quality is low.
Quality is achieved
The customer pays the minimum price.
The cost of quality is high.
The work breakdown structure is basis for all of the following EXCEPT:
Network Diagram
Risk Management
Estimating
Project charter
Which of the following leadership traits is MOST important for a project manager?
Project control
Communication
Technical expertise
Team building
The MOST important output of the process Plan Stakeholder Management is the ...
Project updates
Organizational process assets
Stakeholder Register
Stakeholder Management Plan
Which of the following regarding WBS is NOT correct?
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
Which of the following is not a contract type category?
Lump sum contract
Request for Proposal
Purchase Order
The highest point of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is called:
Need for association
Attainment of survival
Physiological satisfaction
Esteem
Which of the following risks is the biggest threat to the project?
2
1
3
Which of the following is CORRECT?
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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