Question 1

Changes to the project involve moving from:

Accepted Answer

A) Project control stage to project definition stage 
B) Project control stage to project planning stage 
C) Project control stage to understanding the project environment stage 
D) None of the above 
A) Project control stage to project definition stage 
B) Project control stage to project planning stage 
C) Project control stage to understanding the project environment stage 
D) None of the above A

Question 2

What is the critical path through the network above?

Accepted Answer

A) ABGHIF 
B) ABDEF 
C) ABGHIF& ABDEF 
D) ABCEF 
A) ABGHIF 
B) ABDEF 
C) ABGHIF& ABDEF 
D) ABCEF B

Question 3

If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means:

Accepted Answer

A) Project is on budget and on schedule 
B) Schedule Variance Index is 1 
C) There is no schedule variance 
D) There is no cost variance 
A) Project is on budget and on schedule 
B) Schedule Variance Index is 1 
C) There is no schedule variance 
D) There is no cost variance D

Question 4

The five stages of the coping cycle are (in order):

Accepted Answer

A) Denial, defence, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
B) Defence, denial, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
C) Denial, resistance, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
D) Denial, defence, resistance, adaptation, internalization 
A) Denial, defence, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
B) Defence, denial, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
C) Denial, resistance, discarding, adaptation, internalization 
D) Denial, defence, resistance, adaptation, internalization

Question 5

The project life cycle consists of

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding the scope of the project 
B) Objectives of the project 
C) Formulation and planning various activities 
D) All of the above 
A) Understanding the scope of the project 
B) Objectives of the project 
C) Formulation and planning various activities 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Developing a technology is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) Process 
B) Project 
C) Scope 
D) All of the above 
A) Process 
B) Project 
C) Scope 
D) All of the above

Question 7

A critical path network diagram does NOT:

Accepted Answer

A) Help determine the amount of float 
B) Identify the particularly important activities 
C) Calculate earned value 
D) Calculate the duration of the whole project 
A) Help determine the amount of float 
B) Identify the particularly important activities 
C) Calculate earned value 
D) Calculate the duration of the whole project

Question 8

"How will conflicts over resources/facility usage between this and other projects be settled?", is critically settled at level

Accepted Answer

A) Main program 
B) Project formation 
C) Project Buildup 
D) Project Buildup. 
A) Main program 
B) Project formation 
C) Project Buildup 
D) Project Buildup.

Question 9

A Gantt chart is used to show a project timeline diagramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

Accepted Answer

A) USA 
B) UK 
C) Japan 
D) Korea 
A) USA 
B) UK 
C) Japan 
D) Korea

Question 11

What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10?

Accepted Answer

A) ABCF 
B) ABCEF 
C) ABGHIF 
D) ABGHIF & ABDEF 
A) ABCF 
B) ABCEF 
C) ABGHIF 
D) ABGHIF & ABDEF

Question 12

Favored technique for resolving conflict is

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiating 
B) Conciliation 
C) Removal of participants 
D) Not entertaining them 
A) Negotiating 
B) Conciliation 
C) Removal of participants 
D) Not entertaining them

Question 13

Level which includes disposition of project's assets and personnel, is

Accepted Answer

A) First Stage 
B) Second Stage 
C) Third stage 
D) Fourth stage 
A) First Stage 
B) Second Stage 
C) Third stage 
D) Fourth stage

Question 14

Resource requirement in project becomes constant while the project is in its _____ progress stage.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 to 55% 
B) 55 to 70% 
C) 70 to 80% 
D) 80 to 95% 
A) 40 to 55% 
B) 55 to 70% 
C) 70 to 80% 
D) 80 to 95%

Question 15

Projects provide an excellent growth environment for future executives and for developing

Accepted Answer

A) Sales skills 
B) Manufacturing skills 
C) Managerial skills 
D) Execution skills 
A) Sales skills 
B) Manufacturing skills 
C) Managerial skills 
D) Execution skills

Question 16

Dunphy and Stace (1993) identified:

Accepted Answer

A) Three styles of change management 
B) Two styles of change management 
C) Four styles of change management 
D) Five styles of change management 
A) Three styles of change management 
B) Two styles of change management 
C) Four styles of change management 
D) Five styles of change management

Question 17

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

Accepted Answer

A) Individual responsibility, incremental improvement, use of raw data 
B) Collective responsibility, continual improvement, use of raw data 
C) Group responsibility, staged improvement, knowledge 
D) Involves everyone, continual improvement, use of data and knowledge 
A) Individual responsibility, incremental improvement, use of raw data 
B) Collective responsibility, continual improvement, use of raw data 
C) Group responsibility, staged improvement, knowledge 
D) Involves everyone, continual improvement, use of data and knowledge

Question 18

Five dimensions that must be managed on a project

Accepted Answer

A) Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
B) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
C) Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
D) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer 
A) Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
B) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
C) Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff 
D) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer

Question 19

Considers the total cost of ownership, or development plus support costs, for a project.

Accepted Answer

A) Learning Curve Theory 
B) Life Cycle Costing 
C) Parametric Modeling 
D) Rate of Performance 
A) Learning Curve Theory 
B) Life Cycle Costing 
C) Parametric Modeling 
D) Rate of Performance

Question 20

Improving quality through small, incremental improvements is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

Accepted Answer

A) Just-in-time 
B) Six Sigma 
C) Total Quality Management 
D) Kaizen 
A) Just-in-time 
B) Six Sigma 
C) Total Quality Management 
D) Kaizen

Changes to the project involve moving from:

What is the critical path through the network above?

If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means:

The five stages of the coping cycle are (in order):

The project life cycle consists of

Developing a technology is an example of

A critical path network diagram does NOT:

"How will conflicts over resources/facility usage between this and other projects be settled?", is critically settled at level

A Gantt chart is used to show a project timeline diagramatically.

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10?

Favored technique for resolving conflict is

Level which includes disposition of project's assets and personnel, is

Resource requirement in project becomes constant while the project is in its _____ progress stage.

Projects provide an excellent growth environment for future executives and for developing

Dunphy and Stace (1993) identified:

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

Five dimensions that must be managed on a project

Considers the total cost of ownership, or development plus support costs, for a project.

Improving quality through small, incremental improvements is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

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Financing and Industrial Unit Sickness

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Financial Management and Project Planning: Raw Materials, Expenses, and Working Capital

Finance and Business Operations

Organisational Structures, Conflict Management, and Change Management

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System Proposals, Feasibility Studies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Improvement Techniques

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Exam 8: Project Management and Quality Control

Changes to the project involve moving from:

What is the critical path through the network above?

If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means:

The five stages of the coping cycle are (in order):

The project life cycle consists of

Developing a technology is an example of

A critical path network diagram does NOT:

"How will conflicts over resources/facility usage between this and other projects be settled?", is critically settled at level

A Gantt chart is used to show a project timeline diagramatically.

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10?

Favored technique for resolving conflict is

Level which includes disposition of project's assets and personnel, is

Resource requirement in project becomes constant while the project is in its _____ progress stage.

Projects provide an excellent growth environment for future executives and for developing

Dunphy and Stace (1993) identified:

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

Five dimensions that must be managed on a project

Considers the total cost of ownership, or development plus support costs, for a project.

Improving quality through small, incremental improvements is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

Project Planning and Analysis

Aspects of Market Research and Financial Statements

Financing and Industrial Unit Sickness

Project Management and Industrial Revival

Financial Management and Project Planning: Raw Materials, Expenses, and Working Capital

Finance and Business Operations

Organisational Structures, Conflict Management, and Change Management

Cost, Risk, and Project Selection in Project Management

System Proposals, Feasibility Studies, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Improvement Techniques

Project Management and Risk Analysis

Project Management Processes and Quality Control Techniques

Project Management and Software Development

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