A tool that analyzes the inputs to a process to identify the causes of errors is called ______________________.
Which of the following is NOT considered a cost of non-conformance to quality?
___________ must be measured regularly to identify variance from the plan.
During the execution of a software project, the vendor proposes an upgrade of a part of project without a change in the schedule or cost. After the change is approved, where would this change BEST be documented?
A technique for resolving conflict in which the parties agree to have a neutral third party hear the dispute and make a decision is called __________.
The process of evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards is called __________.
The adjustment of task schedules in order to deploy human resource more effectively is called resource _______.
The independence of two events in which the occurrence of one is not related to the occurrence of the other is called ________________.
Which of the following processes involves obtaining information (bids and proposals) from prospective sellers?
Customer formally accepts the deliverables of each project phase. This process is known as ________.
Make-or-buy decisions measure the costs of both options. What are the two options?
You are the project manager of a project and the project is a month into the executing phase. There are some cliques forming among the team members. Which leadership style you follow for best outcome?
Using the PMBOK definition of contingency reserve, which of the following statements about contingency reserves is false?
Which of the following Project Scope Management Process defines how scope will be verified?
The belief that management's high levels of trust, confidence and commitment to workers leads to high levels of motivation and productivity on the part of workers is a part of which motivation theory?
Which of the following statements concerning bottom-up estimating is true?
The overall intentions and direction of an organization with regard to quality as formally expressed by top management is a ____________.
The concept that it is easier and less costly to do the work right the first time is called _______________.
The one document that should always be used to help identify risk is the _____________________.
________ is listed as a technique of the Collect Requirements process described in the PMBOK.
A series of consecutive points on the same side of the average is called __________.
Human resource adininistration is the primary responsibility of the_____________
During project integration activities, a project sponsor's role can best be described as doing which one of the following?
The ability of a product to be used for different purposes at different capacities and under different conditions determines its ____________.
A structured tool, usually industry or activity specific, used to verify that a set of required steps has been performed is called _________.
How much time does the typical project manager spend communicating both formally and informally?
Which process involves coordinating people and other resources to carry out plan?
Given the following estimates: Optimistic 3 days, Pessimistic 9 days, and most likely 6 days, what is the PERT weighted average?
What are you likely to see as a project progresses in a schedule with must fix dates and little or no slack?
You are the Project Managers of ABC company. The Project team members are from the finance and accounts. The team members report to Finance and Account Managers respectively, and you have limited control over them. What type of organizational hierarchy does ABC company follow?
Which of the following Enterprise Environmental factors are not the inputs for the Develop Human Resource Plan process:
Which of the following documents the characteristics of a product or service that the project was undertaken to build.
Your project has a budget of $240,000 and is expect to last for 1 year, with the work and budget spread evenly across all months. The project is now in the fourth month, the work is on schedule, but you have spent $120,000 of the project budget. What is your COST Variance percentage in this case?
The team members report to two bosses: the project manager and the functional manager. Which type of organization this is ?
During the Develop Schedule process, a Project Manager may have to go through several iterations of the schedule before establishing the schedule baseline. All of the following are tools and techniques that may be used during this process:
What is the difference between a Verify Scope process and quality control?
As a project manager, you know that the most important activity to ensure customer and stakeholder satisfaction is which of the following?
You are a project manager and the management wants you to help them determine which projects should be selected for implementation. In a project selection model, the most important factor is which one of the following?
After preparing a probability distribution of cost outcomes for a project, the estimate with a 20% probability of being exceeded is approximately one standard deviation:
You are in process of developing an approximation of the costs of resources needed to complete each schedule activity. Which of the following is the least helpful input?
How many communication channels will be required in a project having five individual participants?
Reverse analysis is a tool or technique in all of the following processes EXCEPT:
You have been assigned to a project where the objective is to create a new building. You are in charge of the demolition phase of this project, and you report to the project manager in charge of this project. You have been hired on contract and will be released at the completion of the demolition phase. What type of organizational structure you are working for?
You are project manager and working on gathering requirements and estimating for the project. Which process group are you in?
Which of the following are not the tools and techniques for source selection?
The Sales VP approaches you to change the visitor logon screen on the company's website to include a user name with at least eight characters. This is considered
Which of the following statements are FALSE about cost reimbursable contracts?
Which of the following conflict resolution approaches is likely to lead to the MOST long-lasting solutions?
You are the project manager and have just completed the Collect Requirements and Define Scope process. What should you do next?
Which of the following are NOT tools or techniques of the Activity Definition process?
In a large, complex project, the authority to accept or reject a requested change should rest with the ________.
You are project manager and during the course of a project, the number of team members increases from six to ten. How many ADDITIONAL lines of communication channels now exist?
According to the PMBOK guide, the project statement of work(SOW) should contain or reference to all the following elements except ?
A project Control Scope system is documented during which of the Project Scope Management processes?
The party that needs the change resulting from the project, and who will be its custodian on completion is the _________.
Which monitoring or controlling activities would not result in preventive action being applied?
Which of the following technique to identify the underlying cause of a problem and take steps to prevent further occurrence?
You are managing a project that will implement a new Insurance software package. Two project team members have difficulty working together. They come to you, for help resolving the issues. You immediately set up a meeting that includes the functional manager. After the meeting you and the functional manager discuss the issues and agree on a solution. What type of organizational structure you are working in?
Cost benefit analysis, scorecard modelling, payback periods, and internal rate of return are examples of:
Based on the PMBOK, who is ultimately responsible for the project quality?
You are project manager of a project and you are offering an estimate that you know will be changed after the contract is signed is ___________.
Define Scope involves subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components to __________.
You are managing a project that will implement a new MARKETING software package. You have assigned the resources and want to keep the IT manager in the loop by informing him or her of your decisions. Which type of organizational structure are you working in?
You are the project manager of a project. Project is installing AC to hotel rooms. You have done project cost and time estimates, told the customer that the estimates provided will be accurate if the rooms meet the requirements like (wooden coated). This is an example of which of the following?
Which process must occur after a project manager has been assigned to the project?
You are the project manager of a project that just went into extinction mode. This means that your project __________.
You are the project manager for a Project. Project is a global project. Some peoples are working from US and some are from India. Client says budget should not cost more than $12 million. Because of the global concerns, the final budget must be in U.S. dollars. This is an example of which of the following?