Question 1

Eric is heading an engineering project and is in the midst of deciding which type of contract statement of work he will use. Which type is not available to him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance
B)  Functional
C)  Design
D)  RFP
E)  All of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following is not recommended as it tends to take the focus off of meeting the client's intended requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gold-plating
B)  Just in time
C)  Prevention over inspection
D)  Continuous improvement
E)  PMIS A

Question 3

Project X at The Ray Company has a new Project Manager. Company management, eager to get their project back on track, hired this new manager 1 month into a 6 week project. The project is flailing. Which best describes why the project may not make its delivery date based on what we know?

Accepted Answer

A)  High level planning wasn't done adequately.
B)  The new project manager became involved too late in the process.
C)  The project doesn't have management's support.
D)  The project doesn't have management's support B

Question 4

The WBS is created by the project manager alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When is the project manager using analogous estimating?

Accepted Answer

A)  The PM doesn't have all of the information needed to give time estimates
B)  The PM needs to pad their estimates
C)  The PM is using a mathematical model
D)  The PM uses similar projects or activities to assist with time estimates
E)  The PM is using a Monte Carlo technique

Question 6

What is true of corrective action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Action against a corrupt employee
B)  Requires approval of all stakeholders
C)  Action to bring project performance in line with what has been planned

Question 7

By applying effective risk management techniques, what percentage of risks can be curtailed?

Accepted Answer

A)  50%
B)  10%
C)  25%
D)  90%
E)  100%

Question 8

The tendency to generalize performance based on a single indicator is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A facilitating approach
B)  The halo effect
C)  A consensus
D)  Consultative style
E)  Autocratic

Question 9

What is the BEST way to notify the team about an approved change request?

Accepted Answer

A)  Send an e-mail out to all team members
B)  Walk around to communicate with each team member
C)  Post on an internal website
D)  Send an e-mail out to everyone in the division
E)  Consult with change control process

Question 10

For which of the following should you use a formal, written communications method? Select all that apply:

Accepted Answer

A)  Negotiating a contract
B)  Change request
C)  Asking for additional project funds or resources
D)  Telling a project team member that they did poorly their first week on the job
E)  Status report to the CEO

Question 11

In Project X, Stan the Project Manager has just recently received the Statement of Work he was anxiously awaiting from Bob. Which best describes Bob's role in the project?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stakeholder
B)  Team Member
C)  Sponsor
D)  Functional Manager

Question 12

What are the four options for dealing with a risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accept, mitigate, transfer and avoid
B)  Accept, insure, transfer and avoid
C)  Accept, mitigate, reduce and avoid
D)  Situation, task, action, result
E)  It's a trick question - there are only three and they are transfer, mitigate and avoid.

Question 13

Sherri Bobbins is formulating her scope management plan for his project. To develop a well-rounded plan she'll use all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Product analysis
B)  Stakeholder analysis
C)  Scope definition
D)  Benchmarks

Question 14

Jill's project is behind schedule but it needs to be delivered by a certain date. She requests additional resources to complete the project faster. Which of the following terms is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical path
B)  Crashing
C)  Secondary risk
D)  Float
E)  Slack

Question 15

A company makes 1,000,000 parts. If fewer than ___ were defective, it would be six sigma quality.

Accepted Answer

A)  317,400
B)  45,400
C)  2,700
D)  2
E)  0

Question 16

Based on a real scenario: Hayden the Handyguy wants $50 per hour plus the cost of wood, nails and beer to build some new shelves for Ted the Project Manager who is disappointed what he built fell off the wall. Hayden's billing method is: (Select the two answers that apply).

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost plux fixed fee
B)  Time and material
C)  Fixed fee plus percentage of costs
D)  Variable cost
E)  Incentive based fee for performance

Question 17

Rick was in the middle of his procurement management process when he realized he was missing organizational process assets. Which is an example of an organizational process asset?

Accepted Answer

A)  Project scope statement
B)  Risk register
C)  Current contracts
D)  Lessons learned from prior projects
E)  All of the above

Question 18

Completing re-work is an accepted quality control process.

Accepted Answer