Which of the following items would be the most important aspect to communicate in

an introductory meeting where the prime construction contractor in a renovation

project withdrew during early construction and a new contractor was chosen and

new crews reported to the job?

A. Introducing the team members and the communications exchange.

B. Establishing authority as the manager in charge.

C. Ensuring that all crew members are cognizant of the line of command.

D. Identifying the project goals and objectives.

E. Outlining behavior and performance rules to the crew.

Answer: D

Where is work packages described?

A. Work charter.

B. Work schedule.

C. Work breakdown structure.

D. Work project plan.

E. Statement of work.

Answer: C

Which of the following represents the BEST way to organize project activities for

scheduling?

A. By the critical path.

B. By the task start date.

C. By the date of commencement of project.

D. By work breakdown structure.

E. By the responsible organization.

Answer: D

What are the schedule variance and the schedule performance index if

BCWP= 350: ACWP= 400, and BCWS= 325?

Note: Budgeted Cost of Work Performed (BCWP),

Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) and

Budget Cost of Work Schedule (BCWS)

A. +25: 0875

B. -50: 0.875

C. +25: 1.077

D. -50: 1.07

Answer: C

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the adjustment of task schedules to

result in more effective human resource deployment?

A. Resource fast tracking.

B. Resource planning

C. Resource leveling.

D. Resource crashing.

E. Resource loading.

Answer: C

The authority to accept or reject a requested change in a large and complex project,

should rest with _____?

A. The sponsor.

B. The president.

C. The change control board.

D. The client.

E. The project manager.

Answer: C

The process to change a contract clause is __________ the project change control

system.

A. Integrated within.

B. Unrelated to.

C. The same as.

D. An input to.

E. None of the above.

Answer: A

Which of the following statements describes the result of resource leveling?

A. Push out the end date of the project.

B. Increase total costs for the project.

C. Require more resources.

D. Require fewer resources.

E. All of the above.

Answer: A

What are correspondence, contract changes, and payment requests?

A. Tools of contract administration.

B. Functions of contract administration.

C. Outputs of contract administration.

E. Inputs of contract administration.

Answer: C

Which of the following is NOT necessary when developing a detailed project cost

estimate? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Management plan

B. Resource requirements

C. Cost plan

D. Project character

E. All of the above.

Answer: A, C, D

At what stage of a project does the development of a cohesive project team occur?

A. During planning.

B. During conflict resolution.

C. Throughout the project.

D. During initiation.

E. At the kick-off meeting.

Answer: C

Which of the following statements describes quality control?

A. Taking action for increased efficiency of the project.

B. Evaluating the overall project performance on a regular basis.

C.Monitoring specific project results to determine if they conform to relevant

organizational quality standards.

D. Identifying relevant quality standards for the project.

Answer: C

What is necessary to check whether the scope of the project is being met?

A. Omit problems from the conference report.

B. Ensure that changes to the project character are reflected in the definition.

C. Verify the project schedule is on track.

D. Define causes and symptoms of identified problems.

E. Conduct periodic inspections, reviews, and walk-throughs.

Answer: E

Which of the following quality improvement approaches is LEAST likely to produce

positive results?

A. Continuous improvement.

B. The IS09000 certified process.

C. Increased inspection.

D. Statistical quality control.

Answer: C

Where would you document a change that was approved when the change that

involves the upgrade of certain material, is proposed halfway during the

implementation of the project and will not result in a change in the cost or

schedule?

A. Project charter

B. Execution phase

C. Procurement Management plan

D. Work breakdown structure

E. Quality assurance plan

Answer: C

During which of the following phases is a project's scope statements developed?

A. The initiation phase.

B. The implementation phase.

C. The planning phase.

D. The verification phase.

E. The definition phase.

Answer: C

Random variance in a process can be directly reduced by ______?

A. Studying scatter diagrams.

B. Improving the overall system of production.

C. Prohibiting any overtime work.

D. Increasing the number of quality inspectors.

E. Identifying patterns of variance.

Answer: B

During a weekly meeting, the IT department states that they are bringing new CRM

application system online. Though no problems are anticipated, in the event that a

problem does arise, they will work overtime to stay on schedule.

How would you react as the project manager operating in a matrix organization?

A. Assess the cost implication of this activity in the implementation phase.

B. Request that the IT department's commitment be in writing.

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

D. Note this information in the minutes of the conference report meeting.

E. Request that the IT department delay implementation of the CRM application system

until your project is completed.

Answer: C

Which of the following is included in activity duration estimation?

A. Information from previous experience

B. Project team knowledge

C. Time studies

D. Commercial duration databases

E. All of the above

Answer: A, B, D

What is signified when a forward and backward pass indicates total float is equal to

A. The project is estimated to be-20 days ahead of schedule.

B. Two branches converge on a node.

C. The critical path must be evaluated to determine actual slack time.

D. Duration compression may be required to meet the original project scope.

E. None of the above.

Answer: D

What should be done by a project team in the event of a situation where a project

plan and end-date has been established already and the customer requests that

additional work should be included without compromising the end date? (Cost is

not a factor.)

A. Initiate contingency plans.

B. Request project team to work overtime to meet end date.

C. Invoke the change control process.

D. Commit to original project scope and open a new project to handle additional work.

E. Modify the original project scope to include the additional work.