Which is the least practical method of communication

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Question 1. The 4 basic phases of a project life cycle as taught in this course include

a) Concept/define, plan, work, end

b) Plan, work, evaluate, close

c) Concept/define, plan, execute/implement, close

d) Concept/define, re-define, execute/implement, evaluate

Question 2. A project is defined as a specific job with a defined beginning, but NO specific end.

a) True

b) False

Question 3. A project sponsor provides

a) Team building training

b) Funding or budget

c) Work assignments

 

d) Merit reviews

Question 4. Project scope defines what a project will and will not accomplish.

a) True

b) False

Question 5. Risk is greatest during the early phases of a project life, but the amount at stake is greatest during the later phases of a project.

a) True

b) False

Question 6. Identify the example in the list below that would not usually be considered a project.

a) Hosting a wedding reception.

b) Manufacturing automobiles.

c) Developing a computer software application program.

d) Building a house.

Question 7. An effective project leader typically spends a minimal amount of their time communicating.

a) True

b) False

Question 8. The contemporary/interactionist view of conflict is that

a) Conflict is often beneficial

b) Conflict is bad

c) Conflict should be avoided

d) Conflict is caused by trouble makers

Question 9. The output from a project is referred to as

a) Focus

b) Deliverables

c) Phases

d) Tasks

Question 10. A behavior that serves to equalize participation by increasing quiet member participation and decreasing overly active member participation is

a) Information Seeking

b) Gatekeeping

c) Clarifying

d) Harmonizing

Question 11. Consensus requires 100% team member agreement.

a) True

b) False

Question 12. Each team must define the rules of decision-making and consensus for themselves.

a) True

b) False

Question 13. Two truths and a lie is an example of a

a) Trust test

b) Customer service opportunity

c) Warm-up activity

d) Ethics

Question 14. Facilitators protect people, ideas, and the process.

a) True

b) False

Question 15. It is important that scribes do not take the power of the pen and rephrase statements based on their own views.

a) True

b) False

Question 16. The rules of brainstorming indicate there can be no positive comments as well as no negative comments to individual ideas.

a) True

b) False

Question 17. Agreed upon standards of team behavior are called

a) Meeting minutes

b) Logistics

c) Ground rules

d) The agenda

Question 18. When completing a Project Charter, a decision must be made as to whether the project is a problem or an opportunity.

a) True

b) False

Question 19. Tracking progress is difficult because the project leader must maximize the status information gathered while minimizing the effort by the team to provide status.

a) True

b) False

Question 20. Team member feedback should be

a) Considerate, immediate, specific

b) Personal, immediate, specific

c) Considerate, objective, timely

d) Personal, immediate, general

Question 21. An event that represents a significant accomplishment at a specific point in time is called a

a) Finish Date

b) Milestone

c) Task

d) Celebration

Question 22. Each of the following is an element of project close-out management EXCEPT

a) Finishing the work

b) Handing over the project

c) Extending the project 2 more months

d) Reviewing how it all went

Question 23. Task is another term for work activity in a structured project plan.

a) True

b) False

Question 24. WBS is an acronym for

a) Work Breakdown Structure

b) Work Breakdown System

c) Work Based Standard

d) World Based Standard

Question 25. You are managing a large project that requires part of your project team to live in other countries with vast differences in time zones. A large number of project team members are also scattered around a large geographical region of your country. Which of the following is the LEAST practical method of communication?

a) Using a web page that is password protected

b) Frequent conference calls

c) Email

d) Face-to-face meetings

Question 26. High level project estimates include all but which of the following:

a) Estimating very small projects as JDIs.

b) Estimating a project to be Small, Medium, or Large.

c) Creating a detailed WBS and estimating each work package.

d) Sizing a project as A, B, or C during the Define phase.

Question 27. The construction foreman posted a large sign requiring all work site visitors to wear a hard hat and safety glasses. He also purchased large quantities of both items and made them readily available at the entrance. The foreman is engaged in

a) Risk mitigation

b) Analysis of probability and consequences

c) Risk identification

d) Control and documentation

Question 28. Concurrent or parallel activities are:

a) Activities that can be performed at the same time

b) Activities that use resources from the same resource pool

c) Activities that use labor from the same group of workers

d) Activities that must be done one after the other

Question 29. Keith Monroe nails hundreds of pieces of culled lumber in the blazing July sun to finish his barn roof. He and his assistant are clearly in:

a) way over their heads.

b) the termination stage of the project life cycle.

c) the planning stage of the project life cycle.

d) the execution stage of the project life cycle.

Question 30. A project that must be finished by December 31st is:

a) Capacity constrained

b) Time constrained

c) Cost-constrained

d) Resource constrained

Question 31. If a project is behind schedule and team members have been absent, earned value calculations will indicate:

a) SPI < 1.0, CPI > 1.0

b) SPI < 1.0, CPI < 1.0

c) SPI > 1.0, CPI > 1.0

d) SPI > 1.0, CPI < 1.0

Question 32. If a project is behind schedule and team members have been working overtime but not making good progress due to technical difficulties, earned value calculations will indicate:

a) SPI > 1.0, CPI < 1.0

b) SPI < 1.0, CPI < 1.0

c) SPI < 1.0, CPI > 1.0

d) SPI > 1.0, CPI > 1.0

Question 33. Slack that affects successor tasks in a project plan is called

a) Final Slack

b) Free slack

c) Total slack

d) Empty slack

Question 34. Slack that affects the entire project duration is called

a) Final slack

b) Total slack

c) Late slack

d) Free slack

Question 35. The path in a project plan schedule that does not have any slack (zero slack) is called the critical path.

a) True

b) False

Question 36. Suppose your PV for a project is $100,000 and your EV is $60,000. What is the SPI for the project?

a) 0.60

b) 1.52

c) 1.66

d) Cannot calculate with the information provided

Question 37. Software installed on a computer is an example of a project deliverable.

a) True

b) False

Question 38. Effective change management accommodates customer or technical changes. As long as a change gets implemented, however, there is no need for the project team and sponsor/customer to agree on changes to the project scope before starting any work.

a) True

b) False

Question 39. Baselining a project is NOT important for monitoring and updating progress.

a) True

b) False

Question 40. When evaluating project status it is important to compare expected versus actual.

a) True

b) False

Question 41. The correct definition of resource leveling is:

a) The process of applying resources to a project's activities.

b) A project schedule whose start and finish dates reflect expected resource availability.

c) A graph that displays the resources used over time on a project.

d) The process of creating a consistent (level) workload for the resources on the project, driven by resource constraints.

Question 42. Project resource constraints can involve which of the following examples:

a) Poorly trained workers.

b) Lack of available materials for construction.

c) Environmental or physical constraints of the project site itself.

d) All of the above would be considered examples of project resource constraints.

Question 43. When does a project close?

a) When a project is canceled.

b) When a project runs out of money.

c) When a project is successfully completed.

d) All of the above.

Question 44. You have just completed your project and have to complete the final activities your company requires. Which of the following activities is NOT expected to be part of the project close-out?

a) Lessons learned.

b) Project archives.

c) Supplier verification.

d) Release of resources.

Question 45. The team has just completed work on the project. By all accounts, this was a difficult project from the beginning and the results bear this out. You were over budget by 20% and significantly behind your schedule. Morale became progressively worse in the face of the numerous challenges. At the close of the project, you decide to hold an informal meeting with the team to discuss the problems and identify their sources, all with the goal of trying to prevent something like this from happening again. This process is known as what?

a) Procurement audit.

b) Finalizing the project.

c) Early termination.

d) Lessons learned.

Question 46. The IT (Information Technology) implementation project is bogging down and falling behind schedule. The department heads are complaining that the project cannot help them if it is not implemented in a reasonable timeframe. Your project manager is considering putting extra resources to work on activities along the critical path to accelerate the schedule. This is an example of what?

a) Crashing.

b) Identifying critical dependencies.

c) Fast-tracking the project.

d) Rebaselining.

Question 47. A building contractor is working on a vacation home and is looking over his schedule. He notices that the schedule calls for the foundation footers to be poured and then the rough floor decking to be installed. In this plan, the decking would be an example of what type of activity?

a) Predecessor task.

b) Crashed activity.

c) Lag activity.

d) Successor task.

Question 48. The project administrator is preparing a preliminary budget for a project and adds in the cost of a new computer for the project team to use. What type of cost would this computer purchase represent?

a) Variable direct.

b) Indirect.

c) Variable.

d) Direct.

Question 49. Standard project reports include

a) Status

b) Progress

c) Exception

 

d) All of the above

Question 50. If PV=$1,600, EV=$1,075, and AC=$1,290, CPI for the project is

a) 0.83

b) 1.20

c) 0.60

d) 1.05

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