Problem 1. Which item is a major component of the planning phase?
a) Policy
b) Statement of work
c) Task analysis
d) Resource allocation
e) Evaluation
Problem 2. Which item is NOT one of the constraints dealt with in a trade off analysis?
a) Time
b) Resources
c) Performance
d) Risk
e) Cost
Problem 3. Which of the following documents the products, services, and end results of a project?
a) Risk
b) Project Schedule
c) Project Scope
d) Communications Plan
e) Project Budget
Problem 4. Which is true about top-down budgeting?
a) It is done late in the estimating process
b) It can develop budgets accurately
c) Each individual element is correct
d) All tasks are well identified
e) It is the only estimate that needs to be done
Problem 5. Which characteristic best explains the relationship characteristics between project goals and organizational strategic objectives?
a) Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-Related
b) Smart, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Task-Related
c) Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Task-Related
d) Successful, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Task-Related
e) Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Reliable, Task-Related
Problem 6. Project milestone schedules contain the following information EXCEPT:
a) Project Start Date
b) Project End Date
c) Major Deliverables
d) Data Items
e) Budget information
Problem 7. The project manager has no real authority in which of the following organizations?
a) Pure Project
b) Line-Staff
c) Strong Matrix
d) Weak Matrix
e) Balanced Matrix
Problem 8. What is Management Reserve?
a) Project deliverables reserved for management
b) The key part of the project plan
c) The part of the budget controlled by the project manager
d) Money allocated for unforeseen problems
e) Apart of the statement of work
Problem 9. Building a team requires the PM to:
a) Hold parties for the team
b) Listen to top management
c) Bond to the customer’s wishes
d) Learn about the company
e) Provide an atmosphere conducive to teamwork
Problem 10. Conflict resolution plans should be developed:
a) When the issues arise
b) By the people having the conflict
c) By the management of the company
d) In the planning stage
e) Between departments
Problem 11. Good Managers realize that conflicts are:
a) Not required for progress
b) Always driven by personalities
c) A result of the customer’s demands
d) Inevitable by manageable with techniques
e) The PM’s Fault
Problem 12. Top down estimating is:
a) Past experience of managers
b) The total project cost broken down to the detail
c) The project task owner’s best guess
d) Directive from the company president
e) The PM’s initial estimate
Problem 13. A variance must be:
a) The fault of management
b) The result of an over-estimate
c) Tracked and managed
d) Reported to the customer
e) Used to overrun the project cost
Problem 14. Which of the following is LEAST needed in the final project audit report?
a) Current status
b) Project start date
c) Future status
d) Status of crucial tasks
e) Limitations of the audit
Problem 15. Which of the following is NOT a way to close out a project:
a) Extinction
b) Integration
c) Starvation
d) Addition
e) Fatigue