A. You chat with your team after your meeting is over
B. You have a lunch meeting with one of your sponsors
C. You talk to other engineers at a pizza meet-up that happens every Friday
D. You meet and talk to vendors at a trade conference
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. All of the above
4. C
42) The document that provides help on how human resources should be staffed, managed, and released is:
A. Human Resource Management Plan
B. Project management plan
C. Staffing management plan
D. Release management plan
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
43) You are preparing the Human Resource Management Plan and adding the below for your project:
Business analyst: Gathers requirements from client
Java developer: Develops web application based on requirements
Quality Assurance analyst: Tests web application and logs defects
These are:
A. People and tasks
B. Roles and competencies
C. Roles and Responsibilities
D. Roles and job descriptions
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
44) You are preparing the human resource management plan. You are figuring out how many employees to assign to the project, how many contractors are needed for the project, and whether some of the work can be outsourced to your offshore team in Philippines. You are working on:
a) Resource calendars
b) Staff acquisition
c) Developing schedule
d) Managing project team
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
45) A chart that shows the number of hours a person, department, or project team would have to work per week or over the course of the project is called:
A. Bar chart
B. Resource histogram
C. Resource Pie chart
D. Line graph
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
46) Your project is about to end and there are questions among your team members about what’s in store for them after the current project ends. You call for a meeting and assure them that they will be assigned to upcoming projects. You documented this in the:
A. Staff release plan
B. Staff retaining plan
C. Staff retention plan
D. Staff plan
Answer choices:
1. A
2. None of the above
3. B
4. C
47) Which of the following can be created as the outcome of a project?
a. An enhancement
b. A document
c. A report
d. An improvement in existing service
e. The need to perform a service
Answer choices:
1. All of the above
2. A, B, C, D
3. A, B, D, E
4. A, B, D
48) Resources A and B are the best resources Company ABC’s Information Technology department has.
A new multi-million dollar project has been initiated and it is necessary for resources A and B to work on the project to make it successful. Resources A and B are considered to be:
A. Assigned
B. Recruited
C. Pre-assigned
D. Negotiated
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
49) You work for a research organization that collects and analyzes data to draw medical conclusions. The latest need is to find and identify if there is a relation between vaccinations taken by mothers during pregnancy and birth defects in their babies. Mothers who were vaccinated during pregnancy who have children diagnosed with birth defects are interviewed, data collected and analyzed for patterns and trends, and the results published as a report.
This is:
a. An example of a project
b. Not a project if only one person does all the work
c. Not a project. It is medical research
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. None of the above
50) You haven’t met your project team members in person. However, you spend a lot of time talking to them over the phone and conducting web-based meetings with them. You most probably have:
A. An invisible team
B. A virtual team
C. A geographical team
D. A traveling team
Answer choices:
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B
51) Multi-criteria decision analysis tool uses various criteria to score potential team members. Some of them are:
A. Availability
B. Experience
C. Cost
D. Skills
Answer choices:
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. All of the above
52) You are a project manager scoring potential team members to see who can be part of your team for the next project. Resource A has the necessary skills and experience but is not a team player. Resource B is a team player and will fit your budget but his location will not work for your project. You decide to not use Resources A and B for your project. You have used which of the below tools and techniques in acquiring your project team?
A. Acquisition
B. Virtual Teams
C. Cost
D. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
53) You are a project manager with onsite and virtual team members. One of your onsite team members starts early and leaves early. Which of the following should you consider while preparing a resource calendar for your project?
A. Resource availability and Schedule constraints
B. Birthdays and Anniversaries
C. Local Holidays
D. Time zones
Answer choices:
1. A, C, D
2. B, C, D
3. C, B, A
4. All of the above
54) Which of the following are examples of projects?
a. Building a dam in 2 years to control flooding in the area
b. Publishing a bio-medical research paper in 6 months
c. Improving customer experience for a burger joint in 3 months
d. Implementing a reporting software upgrade in 6 months
Answer choices:
1. A and D
2. D
3. All of the above
4. A
55) One of your team members, A has raised a concern over another member, B’s work hours and that it would impact deliverables. You assure A that you will talk to the B and handle the issue. You also thank A for his inputs. You talk to B in private, identify the issue, and help resolve the problem.
You have used:
A. Negotiation skills
B. Soft skills
C. Conflict resolution skills
D. Risk management skills
Answer choices:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
56) A portfolio is a collection of:
1. Projects
2. Programs
3. Subportfolios
4. Operations
Answer choices:
A. 1
B. All of the above
C. 2
D. 3
57) Scope, quality, and budget are examples of:
A. Project constraints
B. Project risks
C. Project resources
D. Project needs
58) The five stages of development per the Tuckman ladder are:
A. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
B. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjusting
C. Forming, Storming, Norming, Persisting,, Adjusting
D. Forming, Storming, Norming, Persisting, Adjourning
Answer choices:
1. None of the above
2. A, B, C
3. C
4. A
59) Your project involves onsite as well as offshore resources. The team offshore sends any questions they have to the onsite resources which the onsite resources address during their day time. This helps the offshore team work effectively during their work hours. The teams work hand in hand and all is well. Which stage of the Tuckman ladder would you say your team is in now?
A. Norming
B. Performing
C. Exchanging
D. Collaborating
Answer choices:
1. None of the above
2. A, B, C
3. C
4. B
60) Your project team had two fashion designers A and B. You hired a third designer, C to help with project tasks. A and B haven’t worked with C so far. A, B, and C each has a different idea for an evening gown that they can’t agree on. Which stage of the Tuckman ladder would you say your team is in now?
A. Norming
B. Storming
C. Exchanging
D. Differing
Answer choices:
1. None of the above
2. A, B, C
3. C
4. B
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