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QUESTION 1.

Although they have a variety of side-effects, the primary objective of

incentive clauses in a contract is to:

Align contractorand buyer goals.Reduce risk for thecontractorControl contractorcostsReduce costs to the buyer

Anser: A

QUESTION !."uring e#ecution, a resource is added to the project team. $hat effect ill

this have on the

project%

A. &he effect cannot be determined.'. &he project duration ill be shortened.

C. A scope change ill be re(uired

". &he (uality of the project ill be increased.

Anser: A

QUESTION ).

A benefit-cost ratio of ).!! indicates a:

A. *rofit of s).!! per unit produced.'. *rofit of s).!! for each dollar e#pended.

C. Resources assigned to other tasks on the critical path.

". *ayback of s).!! for each dollar e#pended.

Anser: "

QUESTION +.n order shorten project duration, resources have been added to tasks on

the critical path. &he plan should then be revieed for the:

A. ag time on other paths.

'. mergence of a ne critical path.

C. Resource assigned to other tasks on the critical path.

". ongest task remaining in the plan.



Anser: '

QUESTION /.

&he adjustment of task schedules in order to deploy human resource moreeffectively is called resource:



A0 ast tracking.'0 oading.

C0 Crashing.

"0 eveling.

Anser: "

QUESTION 2.

$ork packages are described in the:

A. $ork breakdon structure.'. $ork charter.

C. 3tatement of ork.

". $ork project plan.

Anser: A

QUESTION 4.

"uring project lose-out, he final task is to....

A. 5erify that contractual obligations ere met.'. &ransfer the deliverables to the client.

C. Reassign team member.

". Complete performance6lessons-learned records.

Anser: '

QUESTION 7.

8Cost of (uality8 is a project management concept that in

includes cost of: #ceeding re(uirements.Changes to the re(uirements

nsuring conformance to

re(uirements. &he (uality

control re(uirements,

Anser: C

QUESTION 9.deally, resource leveling should be limited to activities:

A. $ith negative float.'. $ith ero float.

C. ;n the critical path.

". $ith positive float.



Anser: "



QUESTION 1<.All of the folloing are functions of the project kick-off meeting =C*&:

A. dentifying project goals.'. ;btaining commitment.

C. *resenting the project cost.". ntroducing the stakeholders.

Anser: C

QUESTION 11.&he *R& method is >;3& used in situations here:

A. t is important to kno the interrelationships of activities.

'. ittle is knon about the cost estimated related to the project.C. ittle e#perience e#ists on hich to base estimated of activity duration.". Resource re(uirements are ell defined.

Anser: C

QUESTION 1!.

$hich of the folloing approaches to (uality improvement is A3&

likely to produce positive results%

A. Continuous improvement

'. ncreased inspectionC. 3tatistical (uality control

". 3<9<<< certified process

Anser: '

QUESTION 1).

"uring hich process group does team motivation, problem

resolution, and space verification occur%

A. nitiation

'. *lanningC. #ecution

". Close-out

Anser: C

QUESTION 1+.

?ou have been assigned as project manger of an e#isting project. ?ou have



been ith your company for several years but not in the area here this project is occurring. A *roject >anagement *lan is in place. &he project hasnot e#ceeded may baseline change



thresholds. &he customer is not happy ith the statues of the project. ;f the folloing, hich is the '3& initial action%

A. 5erify that the change control system is operating properly.'. Conduct team-building ith all stakeholders.

C. 5erify the customer@s needs and e#pectations.". *repare a corrective action plan.

Anser: C

QUESTION 1/.&he prime construction contractor in renovation project ithdre during early

construction. A ne contractor as chosen and ne cres reported to the

job. &he project manager held an introductory meeting. $hat is the >;3&

important item to communicate in this meeting%

A. stablish authority as the manager in charge.

'. ntroduce the team members and the communications e#change.

C. dentify the project goals and objectives.

". ;utline the rules regarding cre behavior and performance.

Anser: C

QUESTION 12.

Conflict resolution techni(ues that may be used on a project include:

A. $ithdraing, compromising, controlling, and forcing.

'. Controlling forcing smoothing, and ithdraing.

C. Confronting, compromising, smoothing and directing.

". 3moothing, confronting, forcing, and ithdraing.

Anser: "

QUESTION 14.

*ayback period analysis identifies that point in time hen:

A. *rofit ma#imum is realied.'. n it profit is realied.

C. >onthly revenue e#ceeds monthly costs.

". Cumulative revenue e#ceeds cumulative costs.

Anser: "

QUESTION 17.



;ne a project, (uality should generally be of:



A. (ual priority ith schedule, but higher priority than cost.'. Bigher priority than cost and schedule.

C. (ual priority ith cost, but higher priority than schedule.

". (ual priority ith cost and schedule.

Anser: "

QUESTION 19.

&he >;3& effective method in developing a project team ithin a matri#

organiation is to follo the:

A. communications plan.

'. 3cope change control plan.

C. 3taffing management plan.

". &raining development plan.

Anser: C

QUESTION !<.

A product or service@s reliability and maintenance characteristics are >;3& affected by:

A. unction.

'. "esign.

C. Cost.

". abrication.

Anser: '

QUESTION !1.

&he senior e#ecutive of your company ants monthly schedule update of your project. $hich of the folloing ould you send to the e#ecutive%

A. >ilestone chart

'. &ime-scaled netork diagram

C. Arro activity diagram". *R& chart

Anser: A

QUESTION !!.

$hen closing a project that involved significant procurement, attention

must be given to

archiving:



A. inancial records.

'. *roject specifications.C. *roject charter.



".

nspecti

on

reports.

Anser

: A

QUESTION !).

&he principle that: 8mployees ho believe that their efforts ill lead to effective

performance and ho anticipate important reards for their accomplishments become productive stay productive.8 llustrates the:

A. #pectancy theory.

'. >aslo theory.". Berberg theory.

Anser: A

QUESTION !+.

A. &hey are legally re(uired in many jurisdictions.'. &he fee is tied to contractor performance.

C. &hey establish and historical base for contractor selection.

". >ost contracts re(uire them.

Anser: C

QUESTION !/.

*roject *rocurement >anagement includes all of the folloing =C*&:

A. Administration.

'. 3takeholder analysisC. *lanning". 3olicitation

Anser: '

QUESTION !2.&he '3& ay to organie project activities for scheduling is by the:



A. $ork breakdon structure.

'. Critical path.

C. &ask start date.". Responsible organiation.

Anser: A

QUESTION !4.n a large, comple# project, the authority to accept or reject a re(uested change shouldrest



ith the:

A. 3ponsor.

'. Client.C. *roject manager.

". Change control board.

Anser: "

QUESTION !7.

Correspondence, contract changes, and payment re(uests are of contract administration.

A. ;utputs

'. &oolsC. unctions". nputs

Anser: A

QUESTION!9.Dual

itycontrolis:

A. >onitoring specific project results to determine if they comply ith

relevant (uality

standards.

'. valuating over ll project performance on a regular basis.C. &aking action to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of they project.

". dentifying hich (uality standards are standards are relevant to the project.

Anser: A

QUESTION )<.

"uring the e#ecution of a pipeline project, the pipeline subcontractor

proposes an upgrade of certain material ithout a change in the schedule or

cost. After the change is approved, here ould this change '3& be

documented%



A. *roject charter

'. *rocurement >anagement plan

C. $ork breakdon structure

". Duality assurance plan

Anser: '

QUESTION )1.

"uring a eekly meeting, the engineering department states that they are bringing necomputer-aided design ECA"0 system online. &hey do not anticipate any problemsF



hoever, if problem occur they ill ork overtime to stay onschedule. As a project manager operating in a matri# organiation, it isimportant that you.

A. Assess the risk of this activity and develop a response strategy.

'. Got this information on your conference report.

C. Re(uest that the engineering department@s commitment to meet the schedule be in rittenform.

". Re(uest that the engineering department delay implementation of the CA"

system until your project is completed.

Anser: A

QUESTION )!.&he project plan has been developed. A project end date has been

established. &he

customer later re(uesters additional ork to be included in the

project, but ill not

renegotiate the end date. Cost is not a factor. &he project team should

immediately.

A. nvoke the change control process.

'. nitiate contingency plans.

C. >odify the original project scope to include the additional ork.

". Commit to original project scope and open a ne project to handle additional ork.

Anser: A

QUESTION )).

An individual@s illingness to take a risk can be determined by:

A. "ecision tree modeling.

'. >onte Carlo method,

C. 3ensitivity analysis.". tility theory.

Anser: "

QUESTION )+.

&o determine the staffing re(uirements of the project, the project mange

R3& needs

aEn0F



A. Resource breakdon schedule.

'. Responsibility assignment matri#.C. $ork breakdon structure.

". ;rganiation chart.

Anser: C



QUESTION )/.$hich of the folloing techni(ues is used to control the project schedule%

A. *areto diagram'. *erformance measurement

C. *arametric modeling". 3tatistical sampling

Anser: '

QUESTION )2.&he communications management plan is primarily dependent on the:

A. ength of the project.

'. *hysical location of team members.C. 3pecific needs of the project.". *roject deliverables.

Anser: C

QUESTION )4.&echnical staffs tend to be particularly responsive to:

A. Referent poer.

'. ormal poer.

C. unctional poer.". #pert poer.

Anser: '

QUESTION )7.

"etermining conformance ith scope re(uirements is called (uality:

A. >anagement.

'. Assurance.C. *lanning.

". Control.

Anser: "

QUESTION )9.

&he person responsible for obtaining funding for a ne project@s conceptual study is the:

A. *roject manager.



'. *resident.C. Chief financial officer.



".

*roje

ct

spons

or.

Ans

er: "

QUESTION +<&he adjustment of task schedules in order to deploy human resource moreeffectively is called resource:

A0 ast tracking.

'0 oading.

C0 Crashing.

"0 eveling.

Anser: "

QUESTION +1.

$hich of the folloing conflict resolution approaches is likely to lead to the>;3& lastingsolutions%

A. Gegotiating

'. 3moothing

C. *roblem-solving". Compromising

Anser: C

QUESTION +!.A primary function of the change control board is to:

A. Revie the impact of change re(uest.

'. ssue change re(uests.C. Represent lop management interests.

". dentify ne areas of project ork.



Anser: A

QUESTION +).

A project@s scope statements is developed during scope:

A. nitiation.'. 5erification.C. *lanning.

". "efinition.

Anser: C



QUESTION ++.&o verify that the scope of the project is being met, it is necessary to:

A. nsure that changes tot eh project character are reflected in the definition.'. Conduct periodic inspections, revies, and alk-thoughts.

C. 5erify the project schedule is on track.". "efine causes and symptoms of identified problem.

Anser: '

QUESTION +/.

Random variance in a process, as measured by the standard deviation

can be directly reduced by:

A. 3tudying scatter diagrams.'. ncreasing the number of (uality inspectors.C. mproving the overall system of production.

". dentifying patterns of variance.

Anser: C

QUESTION +2.

&he process to change a contract clause is the project change control

system.

A. nrelated to'. An input toC. &he same as

". ntegrated ithin

Anser: "

QUESTION +4.

f 'C$*H )/<: AC$*H +<<, and 'C$3H )!/, hat is the schedule

variance and the schedule performance inde#%

A. I!/: <74/'. I!/: 1.<44

C. -/<: <.74/

". -/<: 1.<4

Anser: '

QUESTION +7.



A customer re(uests a scope change in the project you are managing. n order to determine the impact of the re(uested change, you ill need a ork breakdon structure, change re(uest, scope management plan, and:



A. *erformance reports.

'. A responsibility matri#.

C. A *areto diagram". A >onte Carlo simulation.

Anser: A

QUESTION +9.

;f the folloing estimates, hich >;3& accurately reflects the actual cost of the project%

A. &op-don

'. 'ottom-up

C. 'udget". Appropriations

Anser: '

QUESTION /<.

&he cost-effective rule for shortening a project is to crash the:

A. Critical tasks.

'. Gon-critical tasks.

C. &asks ith loest cost.

". &asks ith highest cost.

Anser: A

QUESTION /1.

A response to a risk event that as not defined in advance of is occurrence is called a:

A. Risk mitigation response.

'. $orkaround response.

C. Corrective action response.

". Contingency response.

Anser: '

QUESTION /!.

A scope change re(uested by a client after acceptance of the design has potential impact on several components of the project.

A. Convince the client to postpone the change.



'. stimate the impact to the cost and schedule and the approval before proceeding.

C. >ake the change if it is critical, regardless of its cost and impact, and inform the change control board.



". *erform a detailed analysis of the impact on the cost and schedule, and calla project teammeeting.

Anser: '

QUESTION /).

&he critical path needs to be reduced by !/J. All of the folloing actions

are relevant accomplishing this objective =C*&:. Adding resources.

. liminating float.

K. Crashing time schedule.B. *aralleling activities.

Anser: '

QUESTION /+.

$hat type of organiational structure usually e#periences the >;3&

team an#iety at project close-out%

A. $eak matri#

'. *rojectiedC. 3trong matri#

". unctional

Anser: '

QUESTION //.

'ar charts generally illustrate:

A. *rogress of status.'. &he critical path.

C. 'udget relation ships.

". ogical relationships.

Anser: A

QUESTION /2.

&he development of a cohesive project team occurs:

A. &hroughout the project.'. "uring planning.

C. "uring initiation.

". At the kick-off meeting.



Anser: A



QUESTION /4.$hich of the folloing techni(ues is used to control the project schedule%

A. *areto diagram'. *erformance measurement

C. *arametric modeling". 3tatistical sampling

Anser: '

QUESTION /7.

Communication beteen the project manager and the project tea

members should take

place:

A. 5ia daily status report.

'. &hrough approved documented forms.C. 'y ritten and oral communication.

". &hrough the formal chain of command.

Anser: C

QUESTION /9.

f the level of conformance directly increases as a result of ne processes, the

re(uired cost of monitoring is likely to:

A. 3tay the same.'. "ecrease.

C. 'e more predictable.

". ncrease.

Anser: '

QUESTION 2<.

All of the folloing are tools and techni(ues for source selection =C*&:

A. a eighting system.'. ;rganiational policies

C. ndependent estimates.

". A screening system.

Anser: '

QUESTION 21.



&he funding for your project has been reduced. $hat is the '3&

action to take in response to this%



A. *erform detailed financial analysis and renegotiate for ade(uate funding.'. nform in customer that the project ill be delayed an adjust resources accordingly.

C. ;nly do as much ork as the ne budget permits and document actions taken.

". nform the customer of impacts and negotiate a change in scope.

Anser: "

QUESTION 2!.

$hich of the folloing scheduling techni(ues incorporates a form of risk assessment%

A. Arro "iagramming >ethod EA">0'. *rogram evaluation and Revie &echni(ue E*R&0

C. *recedence "iagramming >ethod E*">0

". Critical *ath >ethod EC*>0

Anser: '

QUESTION 2).

"eveloping alternative activity se(uences is an e#ample of:

A. Rolling ave.'. Risk aversion.

C. Reork.

". Contingency planning.

Anser: "

QUESTION 2+.

"uring the course of a project, the number of team members increases

form five to ten. Bo many A""&;GA lines of communication no

e#ist%

A. 1<

'. )/

C. +/

". //

Anser: '

QUESTION 2/.

$hich of the folloing is needed to develop a detailed project cost estimate%

A. >anagement plan

'. Resource re(uirements



C. *roject character

". Cost plan



Anser: '

QUESTION 22.Resource leveling ill generally:

A. ncrease total costs for the project.

'. *ush out the end date of the project.

C. Re(uire feer resources.

". Re(uire more resources.

Anser: '

QUESTION 24.

*roject management is the preferred management approach =C*& for:

A. *roduct manufacturing environment.

'. Cross functional tasks.

C. ni(ue operations.

". &ime-constrained deliverables.

Anser: A

QUESTION 27.

$hich characteristic distinguishes the netork diagram from the Kant chart%

A. Critical dependencies

'. e resources

C. Critical dates

". Ley milestones

Anser: A

QUESTION 29.

Activity duration estimated include all of the folloing =C*& for:

A. *roject team knoledge.'. &ime studies.

C. nformation form previous e#perience.

". Commercial duration databases.

Anser: '

QUESTION 4<.



*roject progress reports are:



A. sed to predict future status and progress.'. An important element of communications.

C. Geeded at least eakly.

". ;f use mostly to the project sponsor.

Anser: '

QUESTION 41.

&he monthly report to the client shos ero schedule variance. Boever,

member of the team kno that a milestone has been missed hich ill

cause an overall delay to the project. $hich one of the folloing is being

inade(uately reported%

A. Communication plan variance

'. Resource management planC. Critical path status

". Risk analysis

Anser: C

QUESTION 4!.

$hat is the key difference beteen contract close-out and administrative closure%

A. Contract close-out formalies project completion.

'. Contract close-out includes updating records ith final results.

C. Administrative closure includes procurement audits.". Contract close-out includes product verification.

Anser: "

QUESTION 4).

sing the data in the folloing table, here is corrective action >;3&

effective using *areto@s Rule%

;rigin of *roblem

*ercent of *roblems

"esign 2<

"evelopment1/*r oto



type1<&esti

ng1<e brication/

A. *rototype'. "esign

C. "evelopment

". ebrucatuib

Anser: '



QUESTION 4+.

After preparing a probability distribution of cost outcomes for a project, the

estimate ith a 1/J probability of being e#ceeded is appro#imately one

standard deviation:

A. 'elo the mean.

'. Above the mean.C. 'elo the median.

". Above the median.

Anser: '

QUESTION 4/.

$hat is the '3& ay to accomplish resource planning%

A. dentify re(uired resources and allocate them to all project activities.

'. dentify re(uired resources in the project charter.

C. dentify available resources and allocate them to all activities in the

current phase of the

project.

". dentify the resources that performed past similar projects, and allocate them

to all project

activities.

Anser: "

QUESTION 42.

$hich of the folloing methods is a techni(ue used to predict project duration by

analying hich se(uence of activities has the least amount of scheduling fle#ibility%

A. "ependency diagramming

'. Krant chart

C. Critical path". *R&

Anser: C

QUESTION 44.A forard and backard pass indicted total float is e(ual to - !< days. &his indicatedthat:

A. &he critical path must be evaluated to determine actual slack time.

'. &he project is estimated to be-!< days ahead of schedule.

C. &o branches converge on a node.



". "uration compression may be re(uired to meet the original project scope.

Anser: "

QUESTION 47.

Comparing actual to baseline schedules, e#amining the statement of ork, understanding



cost overruns, and assessing risk all occur during a:

A. *roject audit.

'. Contract negotiation.C. 3takeholder meeting.

". Resource leveling activity.

Anser: A

QUESTION 49.

f 'C$* H)/<, AC$* H +<<, and 'C$3 H )!/, hat is the cost performance inde#%

A. <.71)

'. <.74/

C. 1.<47". 1.1+)

Anser: '

QUESTION 7<.

ast tracking involves:

A. "eveloping orkarounds for previous problems.

'. An increase in project risk.

C. Ketting people to ork longer ith overtime.

". >eeting schedule objectives by adding resources.

Anser: '

QUESTION 71.Cost control includes all of the folloing =C*&:

A. nforming stakeholders of changes.

'. Recording appropriate changes to the cost baseline.

C. >onitoring cost performance.". *reparing cost estimates.

Anser: "

QUESTION 7!.A resource histogram shos:

A. #pected re(uirements for critical path activities.

'. #pected resource usage by time period.



C. Resource assignments by ork package.". Resource assignments by activities.



Anser: '

QUESTION 7).All of the folloing are indirect costs =C*&:

A. *ayroll ta# cost.

'. 3ubcontract costs.

C. nsurance costs.

". Accounting support costs.

Anser: '

QUESTION 7+.

n the arro diagramming method, hich of the folloing re(uires ane#penditure of the resources%

A. Bistograms

'. >ilestone events

C. *ath activities

". Accounting support costs.

Anser: "

QUESTION 7/.

&he *erson primarily responsible for the (uality of deliverables is the.

A. Duality control inspector.

'. *roject manager.

C. "esign engineer.". Duality manager.

Anser: '

QUESTION 72."uration estimates indicate:

A. Bo many ork periods an activity is e#pected to last.

'. Bo many hours a resource ill ork on an activity.

C. $hen an activity is likely to finish.". $hen an activity is likely to start.

Anser: A



QUESTION 74.At the completion of the project, the project manager >3&:



A. Celebrate success ith the team.

'. valuate team member performance.

C. ;btain a sign-off from the customer.". *lan a turnover meeting.

Anser: C

QUESTION 77.

&he peak point of >aslo@s hierarchy is called:

A. 3urvival.

'. 3afety.

C. *hysiological satisfaction.

". 3elf-actualiation.

Anser: "

QUESTION 79.

;verall project performance is measured by the:

A. Kantt chart.

'. $ork breakdon structure.

C. *R& chart.

". arned value chart.

Anser: "

QUESTION 9<.

Cost or schedule for a project is often dictated by management. n thissituation, the project manager should take all of the folloing steps=C*&:

A. Accept is ith no prior action.

'. nform management of the conse(uences.

C. Gegotiate scope.

". *erform risk assessment.

Anser: A

QUESTION 91.stimate At Completion EAC0 is a periodic evaluation of total:

A. orecasted project cost.



'. Cost of the unfinished ork.

C. Resources projected at project complain". 5alue of ork performed to date.



Anser: A

QUESTION 9!.All of the folloing are tools and techni(ues for source selection =C*&:

A. a eighting system.

'. ;rganiational policies

C. ndependent estimates.

". A screening system.

Anser: '

QUESTION 9).

;n a fi#ed price6lump sum contract, the change control procedure in placere(uires ritten

authoriation for all changes. ;nce of the project team members verballyinstructed a

supplier to perform ork outside of its contracted scope of ork. &he change

resulted in a!<<J budget overrun. &he project manger ant to address ith a project

team member

the apparent disregard for folloing directions. $hat conflict resolution styleshould be

used%

A. Compromising

'. orcing

C. 3moothing

". *roblem-solving

Anser: "

QUESTION 9+.

All of the folloing are essential for project close-out =C*&:

A. "ocumenting formal acceptance of the product.'. "ocumenting the lessons learned.

C. "ocumenting the final project scope

". "ocumenting the final risk assessment.

Anser: "

QUESTION 9/.



$hen selecting a project manager for a large project in a technicalindustry, the >;3& important selection criterion is:

A. Communication and integration skills.

'. 3pecific technical specialiation.

C. inancial management e#perience.". ndustry and business e#perience.



Anser: A

QUESTION 92.$hich of the folloing is useful in risk identification because it

permits a systemic evaluation of the ork%

A. $ork breakdon structure.

'. "esign specification

C. *roject slo chart

". *roject chart

Anser: A

QUESTION 94.$hich of the folloing outputs is a result of project plan e#ecution%

A. Change re(uests.

'. Responsibility assignment matri#

C. $ork breakdon structure

". *roject character

Anser: A

QUESTION 97.

n project planning, hich one of the folloing is the A3& applicableto the resource assignment matri#%

A. &he lines of communication both ith in and outside the project

'. &he compensation level of participantsC. &he assignment of responsibilities to the ork breakdon stricture

". &he authority to approve at various completion stages

Anser: '

QUESTION 99.

$hich of the folloing is re(uired for scope change control%

A. Risk mitigation

'. Charter updateC. 3cope verification

". Cost-benefit analysis

Anser: C





QUESTION 1<<.&he (uality management plan includes all of the folloing =C*& (uality:

A. *lanning.'. "efinitions.

C. Assurance.". Control.

Anser: '

QUESTION 1<1.Administrative closure activities are performed at:

A. Customer acceptance.

'. Completion of e#ecution.C. *roduct completion.". Completion of each project phase.

Anser: "

QUESTION 1<!.

&o determine the impact of a change that has occurred, hich of the

folloing should be

taken%

A. Re-evaluate the ork breakdon structure.'. Assess the communication policy.C. Revie the earned value

". *erformance measurement

Anser: "

QUESTION 1<).

&he responsibility assignment matri# is a project

management tool

used to:

A. nsure team members understand their specific roles.

'. "evelop the ork breakdon structure based on available resources.

C. stablish project members availability to ork on the project.

". "epict the project@s organiational structure.

Anser: A



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