PMP Questions - 8

141. Overlapping activities on a project, such as design and construction, is referred to as:

A. Fast tracking

B. Risk conversion.

C. Parallel management.

D. Process improvement.

E. Synchronous manufacturing

ANS: A

142. The major reason why a project manager would use written instead of oral communication is:

A. documentation

B. feedback

C. cost

D. barrier elimination

E. All of the above.

ANS: A

143. The scope management provides:

A. A basis for future decisions about the project.

B. A baseline to accomplish verification measures.

C. A baseline to evaluate potential scope changes.

D. All of the above.

E. B and C only.

ANS: D

144. Total project risk can be defined as:

A. the sum of the probabilities of project risks events times the sum of consequences of those risks

B. the sum of the products of each project risk event times its consequences

C. the sum of the consequences of all project risk events

D. the sum of the probabilities of all project risk events

E. 1 - the sum of the probabilities of all project risk events.

ANS: B

145. Which of the following statements about the cost of quality are true?

A. the cost of quality is the expense of nonconformance to requirements and specifications.

B. the cost of quality are mostly the direct responsibility of workers who are manufacturing the product.

C. quality control programs should be implemented when the cost of quality are deemed affordable by management.

D. A and B.

E. A and C

ANS: A

146. A line manager who is asked to wear two hats and function as a project manager at the same time is likely to exercise:

A. Authority

B. Power

C. Influence

D. All of the above]

E. A and B only

ANS: D

147. Including the customer in the process of project planning is:

A. Slow and counterproductive.

B. Essential in the definition and documentation of project goals.

C. Necessary, but of limited value.

D. Unnecessary because project goals are defined in the proposal stage.

E. None of the above.

ANS: B

148. It is argumentative whether project managers actually control costs. Which of the following is the most common element over which the

project manager may have some degree of control?

A. Direct labor dollars

B. Direct labor hours.

C. Overhead rates.

D. Procurement costs.

E. None of the above.

ANS: B

149. Most quality problems:

A. originate in the quality department where the ultimate responsibility for quality rests.

B. originate on the shop floor because of waste and product rework.

C. are the results of management inattention to potential quality improvement ideas.

D. could be eliminated if shop supervisors monitored their work more closely.

E. A and B

ANS: C

150. The "buy or make" decision is usually made during the:

A. acquisition cycle

B. contract evaluation cycle

C. requirements cycle

D. pre-award cycle

E. at any time that is convenient for the project manager

ANS: C

151. The logical relationship that communicates a delay between the start/finish of one activity and the start/finish of another activity is referred to

as:

A. Slack

B. Free float.

C. Restricted float.

D. Level float.

E. Lag

ANS: E

152. Which of the following actions is an example of risk response:

A. adjust project parameters (scope, time, quality ...)

B. reduce the probability of potential project risk events

C. reduce the consequences of potential project risk events

D. wait until a problem actually happens, then deal with it in the most effective and efficient manner.

E. A, B and C only

ANS: E

153. A comparison of completion status to baseline is referred to as _____.

A. Earned value measurement.

B. Percent complete.

C. ACWP.

D. BCWS

E. None of above.

ANS: A

154. An example of coercive power would be:

A. Demotion

B. Reduction in wages

C. Disciplinary layoff

D. Reprimand

E. All of the above

ANS: E

155. Job descriptions are examples of ______communications.

A. upward

B. downward

C. horizontal

D. diagonal

E. None of the above

ANS: E

156. Monte Carlo simulation:

A. Was originally developed by Dr. Carlo

B. Is a European technique for assessing project risks

C. assumes the future risk events will occur at random according to predetermined probability distributions

D. is a technique to stimulate create risk event resolution

E. A, B and C only

ANS: C

157. The Pareto Principle is a technique used to determine which quality control problems in a particular process should be corrected. Which of

the following statements best represents the philosophy employed by this principle?

A. In order to minimize financial losses from quality control problems, all problems which have a measureable cost should be corrected

B. the majority of defects are caused by a small percentage of the identifiable problems. Improvement efforts should be reserved for these vital

problems.

C. in order to achieve zero defects, all quality control problems, including those which do not have a direct financial cost should be corrected.

D. generally, 80% of the quality control problems are justifiable for correction via cost-benefit analysis. The remaining 20% are not financially

worthy of improvement efforts.

E. A and D

ANS: B

158. The WBS is:

A. An organization oriented family tree of the project.

B. A task oriented family tree of the project.

C. A cost centered structure of the project.

D. Only required on large complex projects where separately identifiable work packages are difficult to construct.

E. None of the above.

ANS: B

159. Which of the following processes allow an unsuccessful bidder to seek remedy for contract award to another bidder.

A. bid protest

B. bid review

C. award Protest

D. award review

E. any of the above processes can be used

ANS: A

160. A project team member submits a suggestion on how to improve the corporate procurement process. This is an example of _____

communication

A. upward

B. downward

C. horizontal

D. diagonal

E. None of the above.

ANS: A