1. In a strong matrix structure, employees take daily direction from:
- Project manager only
- Both, but the project manager has greater influence
- Both, but the functional manager has greater influence
- Functional manager only
2. If the schedule variance is positive and the cost variance is negative, the project's status is:
- Over budget and behind schedule
- Under budget and ahead of schedule
- Over budget and ahead of schedule
- Under budget and behind schedule
3. Which category of projects would involve a large number of functional units where the workers may be assigned either part-time or full-time?
- Special
- Individual
- Staff
- Matrixed
4. Which type of chart provides the least "predictive" value?
5. Scope creep is generally the result of:
- Too much detail in the specifications
- Having too many levels in the WBS
- Poorly defined SOW
- Having the wrong people assigned to the project
6. Which of the following is the role of the PM rather than the role of the functional manager?
- Where it will be done
- How the work will be done
- Who will do it
- What work will be done
7. The balance between quality and cost is called:
- Produceability
- Salability
- Availability
- Operability
8. The EVMS term that represents the value of work actually accomplished is:
9. Which of the following would be the first item to be discussed in the initial kickoff meeting for a project?
- Understanding of the budget
- Understanding of the schedule
- Understanding of the requirements
- Understanding of the plan
10. Quality is defined by the:
- Project team
- customer
- Project manager
- Project sponsor
11. Which of the following people has the greatest influence on how much authority a project manager will possess on a given project?
- The project sponsor
- The customer
- The project manager's line manager
- The project manager himself / herself
12. A project manager desires a work breakdown structure that goes through 6 levels of detail. Level 3 through level 6 would most likely be prepared by:
- Customer
- Subject matter experts
- Project manager
- Project sponsor
13. In which project life cycle phase does quality begin?
- Initiation / planning
- Monitoring & control
- Closure
- Implementation
14. Project management restructuring allowed companies to manage projects that _____.
- Had undefined objectives
- Could not be handled by the traditional organization
- Did not require effective cost control
- Require little functional integration
15. Risk constitutes a lack of knowledge _____.
- Of future events
- About the estimates
- About the customer's requirements
- About the environment
16. The two primary components of a risk are:
- The probability and the impact
- The impact and the event
- The impact and the amount at stake
- The event and the probability
17. Which of the following standard project estimating techniques is usually accomplished in weeks?
- Engineering
- Parametric
- Analogy
- Grassroots
18. The hardest part in creating a best practices library is:
- Storage
- Classification
- Evaluation
- Knowledge transfer
19. A typical project office (not to be confused with a project management office) responsible for the management of a large project includes the project manager and the:
- Project sponsor and assistant project managers
- Assistant project managers
- Assistant project managers and functional managers
- Project sponsor
20. Industries that have _____ tasks and operate in a _____ environment demonstrated the greatest need for project management.
- Complex; Dynamic
- Simple; Static
- Complex; Static
- Simple; Dynamic
21. Pricing out the construction cost of a home by a cost per square foot would be representative of a(n) _____ estimate.
- Grassroots
- Parametric
- Engineering
- Analogy
22. The collective term for the formal quality activities and processes is called:
- Quality control
- Quality visions
- Quality assurance
- Quality policies
23. The difference between the cost baseline and the contracted cost is the:
- Profit
- Management reserve
- Cost of scope changes
- Cost at completion
24. Plans such as the cost plan, schedule plan and quality plan are referred to as:
- Subsidiary plans
- Specialized plans
- Integration plans
- Functional plans
25. Companies can become reasonably mature in project management by designing the right support systems. In general, how much time usually elapses after maturity before a company becomes excellent in project management execution?
- 2 years
- 1 year
- 5 years
- 10 years
26. The best source of revenue for a customer-requested scope change is:
- A customer-funded contract amendment
- Profits
- Management reserve
- Undistributed budget
27. During the 1970s and 1980s, formal project management practices were put in place because the constraints were _____ and _____ boundaries had to be crossed
- Tight; few
- Tight; several
- Loose; few
- Loose; several
28. A charting technique designed to illustrate the inductive and deductive reasoning necessary to achieve some objective is called a _____ Diagram / network
- Descriptive
- Intuition
- Gantt
- Logic
29. Which of the following is often overlooked when planning and budgeting a project?
- Customer's milestones
- Timing of the deliverables
- Number of meetings with the customer
- Cost and size of contractual documentation
30. What is the project sponsor's responsibility with regard to the WBS preparation?
- The sponsor should not be involved in WBS development.
- Make sure all work packages are well-defined.
- Make sure that the management levels of the WBS are correct.
- Make sure that the technical levels of the WBS are correct.