PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS
1. A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a specific date is best
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A. A program
B. An operation
C. A project
D. A subproject
2. Which of the following is likely to be part of an operation?
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A. Providing electricity to a community
B. Designing an electrical grid for a new community
C. Building a new dam as a source for electricity
D. Informing the public about changes at the electrical company
3. Of the following, which one is the best example of progressive elaboration?
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A. It is the process of decomposing the work into small, manageable tasks.
B. It is the process of taking a project from concept to completion.
C. It is the process of taking a project from concept to detailed project plan.
D. It is the process of identifying the business needs of a potential project.
4. Of the following, which one is not a typical activity of a project manager?
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A. Controlling the project work
B. Planning the project schedule
C. Milestone completion
D. Planning
5. In what process is the project manager selected to manage a project?
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A. Initiation
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Design
6. What is the project scope?
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A. It is the design of experiments used to complete the project work.
B. It is the combination of the cost and the schedule required to complete the project work.
C. It is the description of the required work, and only the required work, that is necessary to complete the project.
D. It is the description of the required work and resources needed to complete the project.
7. The closing process is also known as which of the following?
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A. Project completion
B. Project postmortem
C. Project wake
D. Project parity
8. Which of the following is not a project management process?
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A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Designing
9. You are the project manager of the Speaker Design Project. Your project sponsor wants to know why you believe the planning process will last throughout the project. Of the following, which is the best answer?
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A. You are not very familiar with speakers and will have to revisit the planning process often.
B. The design of a new product requires planning throughout the closing process.
C. The design of any project should allow the project manager and the project
team to revisit the planning phase as needed.
D. All processes within a project are iterative.
10. Of the following, which one is not part of Project Integration Management?
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A. The creation of the project plan
B. The interaction between project teams
C. The execution of the project plan
D. The documentation of changes to the project plan
11. You are the project manager for the Advertising Specialties Project. This project will mail each client a pen, coffee mug, and magnet-all to be designed with your company logo and mascot on it. You have worked on a similar project before, but have a new project team for this particular task. Of the following, which is the best source of information for creating the project schedule?
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A. Project team input
B. Historical information input
C. Project sponsor input
D. Vendor input
12. Of the following, which is a mathematical model that can be used in assembling a project budget?
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A. Pareto formulas
B. Parametric Modeling
C. Parametric Estimating
D. EVM
13. Which of the following can the project manager use to lead the project team to project completion?
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A. Project schedules
B. EVM
C. Lectures and motivational speeches
D. Approved incentives
14.Sam is the project manager for a large, complex manufacturing project. There are many permits, regulatory filings, and accounting procedures for this project. In addition, there are technical guidelines and procedures that must be followed, verified, and approved. For a project of this nature, which of the following is most important?
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A. Internal politics
B. Collocated teams
C. Subprojects for minor details
D. An information retrieval system
15. Of the following, which is not an example of risk?
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A. Interrupting a business process with project implementation
B. Losing customers due to a project implementation
C. Adding team members during the project implementation
D. Updating the project plan during the implementation
16. Which document will guide the interaction between the project manager and a selected vendor on a project?
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A. The project plan
B. The SOW
C. The procurement management plan
D. The contract
17. Of the following, what does the project manager typically do the most of?
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A. Communications
B. Budget management
C. Project organization
D. Manage team negotiations
18. A program is which one of the following?
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A. A very large, complex project
B. A collection of small projects with a common goal
C. A collection of projects with a common cause
D. A collection of subprojects with a common customer
19. PM = S + T + P, define the parameters
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A. Skills, Techniques & Trace
B. Soft, Tillage & Tools
c. Skills, Tools & Processes
D. Skills, Tools and Techniques & Management Processes.
20. P = S + T + B, define the parameters
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A. Skills, Tools & Project Body.
B. Skills, Techniques and Baseline
C. Scope, Tools and Bottomline
D. Scope, Time and Budget.
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