Description : Which one of the following is not a software myth? (A) Once we write the program and get it to work, our job is done. (B) Project requirements continually change, but ... not understand how to control software projects internally, it will invariably struggle when it outsources software projects.
Last Answer : (D) If an organization does not understand how to control software projects internally, it will invariably struggle when it outsources software projects.
Description : To crash a schedule you should: 1. Increase the time allowed on those tasks that have float. 2. Try to increase expenditures of time only those tasks that are behind schedule. 3. Replace those ... to par with the busy. 4. Increase work efforts on those tasks that are on the critical path.
Last Answer : 4. Increase work efforts on those tasks that are on the critical path.
Description : When calculating EVM, Peter noticed that the cumulative planned value is 150% of the cumulative earned value. What does this mean? Select one: a. SPI1, so the project is OK to complete on time. c. SPI1, so the project is behind schedule. e. SPI>1, so the project is on schedule.
Last Answer : a. SPI
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)
Last Answer : Ans. True
Description : Scope, cost, and schedule are some of the parameters used for project negotiation. (True/False)
Description : Jim Smith, the project manager for a high-profile project, has permitted the users to add additional features to the systems project. The schedule and costs are now running over. This project suffers from poor standards.
Last Answer : Ans: False
Description : A functional lead manages a group of programmers and technical staff members
Description : You are the project manager for a top-secret software project for an agency of the United States government. Your mission-should you choose to accept it-is to complete the project using internal resources ... of project ending is this? A. Starvation B. Extinction C. Addition D. Integration
Last Answer : C. Addition
Description : Five dimensions that must be managed on a project (A) Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff (B) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff (C) Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff (D) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer
Last Answer : (B) Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
Description : . An important aim of a post-project review is to: a. validate overall progress to date against the budget and schedule. b. capture learning and document it for future usage. c. ... of all permanent documentation, signed by the sponsor. d. establish that project benefits have been identified.
Last Answer : b. capture learning and document it for future usage.
Description : The document that identifies what information needs to be shared, to whom, why, when and how is called the: a. communication management plan. b. stakeholder mapping grid. c. document distribution schedule. d. responsibility assignment matrix.
Last Answer : a. communication management plan.
Description : Which one of the following is not considered in resource management? a. Identifying resources. b. Influencing resources. c. Assigning resources to activities. d. Matching resources to the schedule.
Last Answer : b. Influencing resources.
Description : Which one of the following is a valid project Key Performance Indicator (KPI)? a. Staff appraisals. b. Management buy in. c. Milestone achievement. d. Master schedule.
Last Answer : c. Milestone achievement.
Description : . A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an example of: A. Finish-to-Start B. Start-to-Finish C. Start-to-Start D. Finish-to-Finish
Last Answer : A. Finish-to-Start
Description : . If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means: 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
Last Answer : D. There is no cost variance
Description : A Project with a total funding of $100,000 finished with a BAC value of $95,000. What term can BEST describe the difference of $5,000? A. Cost Variance B. Management Overhead C. Management Contingency Reserve D. Schedule Variance
Last Answer : C. Management Contingency Reserve
Description : In the project planning, which of the following is considered as the most basic parameter based on which all other estimates are made? A. project size B. project effort C. project duration D. project schedule
Last Answer : A. project size
Description : Complete the following statement. The method of incorporating change into project planning and execution processes is called the: Select one: a. project logic diagram. b. change management process. c. milestone schedule d. critical path e. rough order of magnitude
Last Answer : b. change management process.
Description : Which of the following project baselines provides the basis for measurement of the expected cash flow against requirements over time and is often displayed as an S curve? Select one: a. Schedule baseline b. Cost performance baseline c. Scope baseline d. Plan baseline e. Initiation baseline
Last Answer : b. Cost performance baseline
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
Description : Which of the following is typically a written document that defines what work will be accomplished by the end of the project? Select one: a. Scope of work (SOW) b. Project logic diagram c. Milestone schedule d. Ballpark estimate e. Work breakdown structure
Last Answer : a. Scope of work (SOW)
Description : A project budget estimate that is developed with the least amount of knowledge is known as which of the following? Select one: a. Rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimate b. Scope of work estimate c. Conceptual estimate d. Line estimate e. Milestone schedule estimate
Last Answer : c. Conceptual estimate
Description : Subsequent to preparing ____, the team plans the project schedule and budget
Last Answer : Ans. Work Breakdown Structure
Description : dimensions that must be managed on a project (A)Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff (B)Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff (C)Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff (D)Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer
Last Answer : (B)Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
Description : Amount of work completed to date compared with planned in the Earned Value Management method is A. Schedule Performance Index B. Cost Performance Index C. Percentage Complete D .Percentage Spent
Last Answer : C. Percentage Complete
Description : A schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.76 means: A. You are over budget B. You are ahead of schedule C. You are only progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned D. You are only progressing at 24 percent of the rate originally planned
Last Answer : C. You are only progressing at 76 percent of the rate originally planned
Description : The most common reason for schedule and cost overruns that surface after the project is underway is scope creep.
Last Answer : Ans: True
Description : The project team has just determined that the deadline for completion will not be met. In order to deliver a high quality system on schedule, the team has requested that the features be ... that a fixed deadline be imposed for the project. This technique is referred to as SDLC methodology.
Description : Scope creep is only a minor factor in projects running over schedule, and every effort should be made to incorporate any changes into the present system if they would truly be beneficial.
Description : Estimates from the planning stage will need to be refined as the project progresses, because it is virtually impossible to develop an exact assessment of the project’s schedule before the analysis and design phases are conducted.
Description : The _____ is a dynamic schedule that logs and monitors all of the tasks that need to be accomplished for the length of the project. a. margin of error b. project manager c. project objective d. timebox e. work plan
Last Answer : e. work plan
Description : The most significant challenge to project managers is _____. a. lack of project management training b. no one really understands how to manage a complex systems development project ... tools that can assist in controlling project progress d. unrealistic schedule demands by project sponsors
Last Answer : d. unrealistic schedule demands by project sponsors
Description : What is the definition of Earned Value Management? A. An approach that combines the scope, schedule, and cost baseline into a project performance and progress measurement tool. B. ... approach that combines the scope and cost baseline into a project performance and progress measurement tool.
Last Answer : A. An approach that combines the scope, schedule, and cost baseline into a project performance and progress measurement tool.
Description : Earned value management integrates scope, cost, and schedule measures to: A. assess project performance and progress. B. develop a preliminary budget. C. assess communication effectiveness among project team members. D. assess whether all requirements were met.
Last Answer : A. assess project performance and progress.
Description : You are a project manager for Picture Shades, Inc. It manufactures window shades that have replicas of Renaissance-era paintings on the inside for hotel chains. Picture Shades is taking its product to the home market, and you're managing the new ... B-C-E-H B. A-D-E-H C. A-F-G-H D. A-F-G-E-H
Last Answer : B. A-D-E-H
Description : You are the project manager working on a research project for a new drug treatment. Your preliminary project schedule runs past the due date for a federal grant application. The manager of the R&D ... . A. Crashing B. fast tracking C. resource leveling D. adjusting the resource calendar
Last Answer : A. Crashing
Description : The project schedule is used to determine all of the following except which one? A. Cost estimates B. Activity start dates C. Float times D. Activity end dates
Last Answer : A. Cost estimates
Description : In a project schedule, the sequence of activities which cannot be delayed during the course of the project without extending the project end date is referred to as the: A. Action plan B. Critical path C. Schedule baseline D. Slack line
Last Answer : B. Critical path
Description : Which of the following is displayed as an S curve? A. Gantt B. Cost baseline C. Critical path D. Schedule baseline
Last Answer : B. Cost baseline
Description : The network diagram is the best tool for demonstrating: A. Schedule variances B. Resource requirements C. The sequence of project activities D. Schedule performance over time
Last Answer : C. The sequence of project activities
Description : What are the key components in the "Triple constraint Triangle"? A. Scope, Schedule, Cost, Project Manager B. Scope, Time, Cost, Project (Ans.) C. Time, Money, Scope, Project D. Project Manager, Time, Scope, Money
Last Answer : B. Scope, Time, Cost, Project (Ans.)
Description : A schedule activity may begin 10 days before the predecessor activity finishes. This is an example of: A. Finish-to-Start B. Start-to-Finish C. Start-to-Start D. Finish-to-Finish
Description : An important aim of a post-project review is to: a. validate overall progress to date against the budget and schedule. b. capture learning and document it for future usage. c. ... of all permanent documentation, signed by the sponsor. d. establish that project benefits have been identified
Description : A Project control system: 1. Monitors and controls the project's schedule, costs, scope, budgets etc 2. Is a mechanism which reacts to the current project status in order to endure ... 4. Is a system for controlling and executing project documentation in an uniform and timely manner
Last Answer : 1. Monitors and controls the project's schedule, costs, scope, budgets etc
Description : The Scope Baseline is: 1. the original description of the project's end results 2. a summary description of the project's original content and end product, including basic budgetary and time constraint data 3. the original project budget and schedule 4. a and c
Last Answer : 2. a summary description of the project's original content and end product, including basic budgetary and time constraint data
Description : The Scope Statement should contain which of the following? 1. Project schedule 2. Project budget constraints 3. Summary of project tasks , deliverables and resources required 4. Project objectives
Last Answer : 4. Project objectives