A. Decision making
B. Resolving issues
C. Managing conflicts
D. Negotiation
Answer choices:
1. All of the above
2. B, C, and D
3. B and C
4. C and D
22) The following are examples of:
1. Command
2. Consultation
3. Consensus
4. Coin flip
Answer choices:
A. Games
B. Decision styles
C. Project management techniques
D. Team management techniques
23) You are developing your project management plan. Which of the below inputs can you use?
A. Expert judgment
B. Facilitation techniques
C. Organizational process assets
D. Scope baseline
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
24) A project :
a. Is an on-going effort that can go on forever
b. Is a temporary endeavor with a definite start and end
c. Could be a temporary or permanent endeavor depending on the nature of the ask
Answer choices:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. None of the above
a. Product
b. Service
c. Result
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. Any of the above
26) A project can end when:
a. The goal of the project has been achieved
b. When the need for the project doesn’t exist anymore
c. When the project is terminated due to failure to meet its objectives
d. The client wants to terminate the project
Answer choices:
1. None of the above
2. All of the above
3. A
4. B
27) You are a project manager of a project A created to manufacture pens with LEDs. Your client has set the below conditions for the project’s deliverables:
- Not more than 1 pen that won’t write in a sample of 1,000,000
- No more than .001% variance in color from specification
- Not more than 1 pen in a sample of 100,000 that won’t light up
These conditions constitute:
A. Accuracy
B. Acceptance criteria
C. Accepted Deliverables
Answer choices:
1. A and C
2. A
3. B
4. None of the above
28) You are a project manager of a company that contracts through a vendor for its staffing needs. You create a job posting listing qualifications needed for the candidates for your project and pass it on to the vendor asking him to provide you with suitable candidates. Which of the following are you doing?
A. Human resource training
B. Acquire project team
C. Confirm HR availability
D. Contracting
Answer choices:
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. None of the above
29) The key features of adaptive life cycle projects are:
A. They facilitate change
B. Don’t involve stakeholders as much
C. Iterative
D. Incremental
Answer choices:
1. A, C, and D only
2. A only
3. B only
4. C and D only
30) The key features of adaptive life cycle projects are:
A. They are change-driven
B. They are agile
C. Iterations are rapid
D. Fixed time and resources are involved
Answer choices:
1. A and B
2. A
3. B and C
4. All of the above
31) The most successful project will have all team members:
1. That work full-time so maximum efficiency is reached
2. With same expertise so there is no competition
3. Not participate in giving estimates as the estimates may be confusing and contradictory
Answer choices:
1. A and B
2. All of the above
3. B and C
4. None of the above
32) You are the project manager of a software upgrade project that will install a newer version of the software existing currently in production. There are about 100,000 reports in production using the older software version used by hundreds of business users. The plan is to install the newer version in production and run it in parallel with the older version for a couple of months and then switch over to the newer version completely so any issues with the newer version can be resolved while the older system serves as a back-up. You have informed the stakeholders of this strategy. This is an example of:
A. Risk management
B. Stakeholder management
C. Cost management
D. Quality management
33) Activity durations were estimated for your project before the project team was identified. It was found that your project needed additional resources. You hired some new developers. Though the new developers have some experience from their previous jobs, they will need some time to get up to speed in the new environment. This:
A. Increases project risk
B. Decreases project risk as there are more hands to help
C. May change activity durations
D. Doesn’t affect time estimates or risks
Answer choices:
1. A
2. A and C
3. B
4. D
34) As a project manager, you are documenting roles for your next project. You need business analysts, developers, testers, and release engineers. You are preparing the organization charts and assigning the expected start and end dates of the resources on this project. You are:
A) Planning human resource management
B) Managing the project team
C) Developing the project team
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. All of the above
35) Which of the following are true about projects?
a. The result of a project always has to be tangible
b. Projects always involve multiple team members
c. Projects always involve only one organization
Answer choices:
1. A and B
2. B and C
3. A and C
4. None of the above
36) RBS (Resource breakdown structure):
A. Can be used to track project costs
B. Can be aligned with the organization’s accounting system
C. Can contain resource categories other than human resources
Answer choices:
1. A
2. All of the above
3. C
4. B
37) A RACI chart is:
A. Matrix-based chart
B. An example of a Responsibility chart
C. Organization chart
D. An example of a RAM (Responsibility assignment matrix)
Answer choices:
1. A, B, and D
2. All of the above
3. C, D, A
4. B and C
38) In RACI matrix, RACI stand for:
A. Responsible, Accountable, Consult, Inform
B. Responsible, Accountable, Contracted, Inform
C. Responsible, Accountant, Contracted, Inform
D. Responsible, Accountable, Committed, Inform
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
39) A chart that shows who rolls up to who in your company is called:
A. Responsibility chart
B. Role chart
C. Organization chart
D. RACI matrix
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
40) Role-responsibility-authority forms, Position descriptions, and Text-oriented formats specify which of the following for resources:
A. Responsibilities
B. Authority
C. Competencies
D. Qualifications
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. All of the above
4. C
real test of PM skills madness!
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