Description : Which one of the following best describes project management? a. Using APM's Body of Knowledge 6th edition as a guide to all projects. b. Employing a project manager who has undertaken similar ... on a project full time. d. Application of processes and methods throughout the project life cycle.
Last Answer : d. Application of processes and methods throughout the project life cycle.
Description : Who are project team members primarily accountable to? a. External stakeholders. b. The end users. c. The finance director. d. The project manager.
Last Answer : d. The project manager.
Description : Which one of the following is true for the Project Management Plan (PMP)? a. The Project Management Plan is developed by the project manager and team and owned by the sponsor. b. A ... The Project Management Plan is developed by the project manager and team and owned by the project manager.
Last Answer : d. The Project Management Plan is developed by the project manager and team and owned by the project manager.
Description : Which one of the following illustrates why effective project management is beneficial to an organization? a. It utilizes resources as and when required under direction of a project manager. b. ... d. It ensures that the chief executive is accountable for the achievement of the defined benefits.
Last Answer : a. It utilizes resources as and when required under direction of a project manager.
Description : Which statement best describes a responsibility of the project manager: a. to be the sole source of expertise for estimating techniques on cost and time. b. to deliver the project objectives to ... benefits. d. to delegate all accountability for managing time, cost and quality to team leaders.
Last Answer : b. to deliver the project objectives to enable benefits to be realised.
Description : Who owns the Project Management Plan (PMP)? a. The project team. b. The chief executive. c. The project manager. d. The project support office.
Last Answer : c. The project manager.
Description : Activity Definition is typically performed by which of the following: A. Project Manager who created the WBS B. Project Team Members responsible for the work package C. Project Officer D. Project Stakeholder
Last Answer : B. Project Team Members responsible for the work package
Description : Quality planning is the process of developing a quality plan for a) team b) project c) customers d) project manager
Last Answer : b) project
Description : After the celebration of the successful milestone completion, a project manager will often do which of the following? Select one: a. Continue to increase the intensity of the project to achieve the ... milestone. e. Stretch the goals of the project team, making them more tough and rigorous.
Last Answer : c. Allow the team to reflect on finding new ways of approaching the project work.
Description : During the project meeting, the project manager had to leave earlier due to a family emergency. Afterwards, a few team members started to argue, so the project meeting took very long without ... team members to take over more responsibilities. e. The project team was not very cooperative.
Last Answer : a. No project team ground rules were set up.
Description : CV = $70,000; AC = 90,000; Budget = $200,000. What percent of the project is complete? Select one: a. 80% b. 53% c. 45% d. 35% e. 75% Answer - a. 80% 39. As a project manager, John ... paid off the project. d. John's boss is happy. e. John and his team are promoted and get salary increases.
Last Answer : c. John’s client has paid off the project.
Description : Complete the following statement. In a weak matrix environment, the project manager, Eric, has to constantly make an effort to influence his project team and stakeholders to ensure project success. ... managers. d. there are no functional managers. e. Eric has flexibility on authority.
Last Answer : b. Eric has no or little authority.
Description : Marco is an investor, and Jon is a project team member. Both have intensive technical background for the project that you are managing. However, recently they have disagreed on the next step to take ... b. Stakeholders c. The project team d. Investors e. The board of trustees of this company
Last Answer : c. The project team
Description : As a project manager, Tyler is so happy that all expected project deliverable have been accomplished by his project team. What is the next step for his project to proceed in order to verify ... deliverables. e. Invite a few experts to judge the quality of all the completed project deliverables.
Last Answer : d. Ask his client to conduct an inspection on all of the completed project deliverables.
Description : In ____ style, project manager shares his or her vision with the team but permits them to use their respective ideas to come up with a solution.
Last Answer : Ans. Authoritative
Description : . A project leader or manager is expected to be completely accountable for his team members and meeting the team’s targets. (True/False)
Last Answer : Ans. True
Description : The project manager works with the project sponsor to identify the necessary resources and team members needed to further develop the key project parameters – Cost, Scope, Schedule, and Quality (CSSQ). (True/False)
Description : Quality planning is the process of developing a quality plan for (A) team (B) project (C) customers (D)project manager
Last Answer : (D)project manager
Description : You are working in CareerRide as a project manager. What will you do to minimize the risk of failure? a. Request a large budget b. You will increase the team size c. Track progress d. None of the above
Last Answer : c. Track progress
Description : Daniel has just been assigned as the project manager. To motivate his team properly, Daniel’s first step is to award bonuses to team members
Last Answer : Ans: False
Description : Sergei, the project manager, is worried about completing the project on time. To increase the productivity of his 15-person team he should create subteams with no more than 10 people on a sub team.
Last Answer : Ans: True
Description : You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your team members are amiable with each other and are careful to make project decisions jointly. Which of the following statements is true? ... stage of Develop Project Team. D. They are in the forcing stage of Develop Project Team.
Last Answer : B. They are in the norming stage of Develop Project Team.
Description : You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and are in the performing ... will start all over again at the storming stage but quickly progress to the performing stage.
Last Answer : C. The team will start all over again with the forming stage.
Description : .Activity Definition is typically performed by which of the following: A. Project Manager who created the WBS B. Project Team Members responsible for the work package C. Project Officer D. Project Stakeholder
Description : Which one of the following best describes project management? a. Using APM's Body of Knowledge 6th edition as a guide to all projects. b. Employing a project manager who has undertaken ... on a project full time. d. Application of processes and methods throughout the project life cycle.
Description : Which one of the following is true for the Project Management Plan (PMP)? a. The Project Management Plan is developed by the project manager and team and owned by the sponsor. b. ... Management Plan is developed by the project manager and team and owned by the project manager.
Description : What is the last item a project manager must do to finalize project close-out? 1. Reassign the team 2. Contract completion 3. Archive the project records 4. Complete lessons learned 5. None of the above.
Last Answer : 2. Contract completion
Description : Expert power is the power that comes from the amount of knowledge a person has obtained in a specific area. This type ofpower is: 1. Critical to a project manager because the PM has to have ... by the PM because the PM cannot stay current on all areas of expertise and also manage the project
Last Answer : 4. Used sparingly if at all by the PM because the PM cannot stay current on all areas of expertise and also manage the project
Description : Following is(are) the responsibility(ies) of the project manager. (A) Budgeting and cost control (B) Allocating resources (C) Tracking project expenditure
Last Answer : (C) Tracking project expenditure
Description : Who has ultimate responsibility for project risk? a. Steering group. b. Risk owner. c. Project sponsor. d. Project manager.
Last Answer : c. Project sponsor.
Description : A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) can be used to: a. define the terms of reference of the project manager. b. define the limits of the project sponsor's responsibilities. c ... response activities to project personnel. d. allocate work packages to those responsible for project work.
Last Answer : d. allocate work packages to those responsible for project work.
Description : Which one of the following statements is true? a. The business case is owned by the sponsor and is created during the concept phase of the project life cycle. b. The business case is ... is owned by the project manager and is created during the definition phase of the project life cycle.
Last Answer : a. The business case is owned by the sponsor and is created during the concept phase of the project life cycle.
Description : Which one of the following best describes a project issue? a. A major problem that requires formal escalation. b. A problem that the project manager has to deal with on a day-to-day basis. c. An uncertain event that may or may not occur. d. An opportunity that occurs through change control.
Last Answer : a. A major problem that requires formal escalation.
Description : Which one of the following statements is true? a. Independent reviews and quality audits form part of quality assurance to ensure the project manager delivers on time and to budget. ... Quality planning enables the project manager to manage the trade-off between customer expectations and budget
Last Answer : c. Quality control verifies that the project deliverables conform to specification, are fit for purpose and meet stakeholder expectations.
Description : Alice is a Project Manager. She is coordinating a bidder conference to allow vendors to get clarification on the work that needs to be performed. Which phase of Project Management is in progress. A. Conduct Procurements B. Plan Procurements C. Control Procurements D. Close Procurements
Last Answer : A. Conduct Procurements
Description : Andrew has joined as the Project Manager of a project. One of the project documents available to Andrew lists down all the risks in a hierarchical fashion. What is this document called? a. Risk Management Plan. b. List of risks. c. Monte Carlo diagram. d. Risk Breakdown Structure.
Last Answer : d. Risk Breakdown Structure.
Description : The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as a) Project Management b) Manager life cycle c) Project Management Life Cycle d) All of the mentioned
Last Answer : c) Project Management Life Cycle
Description : During project estimation, project manager estimates following A. project cost B. project duration C. project effort D. all of the above
Last Answer : D. all of the above
Description : Shauna has recently been appointed as a project manager for Project SkyNorth, which is regarded as an important project in her organization. During the project planning meeting, ... b. Matrix organization c. Functional organization d. Projectized organization e. Hierarchical organization
Last Answer : d. Projectized organization
Description : Which of the following is true about a project manager? Select one: a. Project managers analyze work processes and explore opportunities to make improvements. b. Project managers are focused ... . d. Project managers are goal oriented. e. Project managers standardize the work processes.
Last Answer : d. Project managers are goal oriented.
Description : During a new project planning process to sequence activities, the project manager, Nate, decides to use the precedence diagraming method to show the identified activity dependencies. Which of the following logical ... -finish c. Finish-to-finish d. Start-to-start e. All of these answers
Last Answer : b. Start-to-finish
Description : Fill in the blank. During the _________ of a project, the project manager focuses on developing the project infrastructure needed to execute the project and developing clarity around the project charter and scope. ... one: a. completion b. start-up c. execution d. evaluation e. selection
Last Answer : b. start-up
Description : What should be done by the project manager to ensure that all the work in the project is included? Select one: a. Create a contingency plan. b. Create a risk management plan. c. Create a WBS. d. Create a statement of work. e. Create a scope statement.
Last Answer : c. Create a WBS.
Description : When a project manager starts to plan a new project budget, the cost of which project management process group is expected to be lowest? Select one: a. Initiating b. Executing c. Monitoring and controlling d. Closing e. Planning
Last Answer : d. Closing
Description : As a project manager, while Kathy was trying to categorize all potential risks for her new construction project M based on levels of probability and impact on the project, she identified a potential risk, ... b. Risk management plan c. Project management plan d. WBS e. Scope management plan
Last Answer : d. WBS