QUEST Project management provides organizations with a methodology to:
A Become more efficient and effective in accomplishing goals that cannot be handled well by
the traditional structure
B Manage high risk repetitive work
C Provide clients with multiple points of contact
D Provide guidance in accomplishing repetitive activities
E All of the above
A
QUEST Configuration (baseline) control monitors performance against the
A scope baseline
B original schedule
C original budget
D All of the above.
E None of the above.
A
QUEST A summary WBS is usually developed in the
A Conceptual phase
B implementation phase
C planning phase
D close-out phase
E All of the above phases
A
QUEST A project may be defined as _____
A an integrated approach to managing projects
B a coordinated undertaking of interrelated activities.
C a group of activities directed by a project manger over a life cycle
D an undertaking with a defined starting point and defined objectives
E All of the above.
D
QUEST Approval to proceed is normally made at the end of the _____ phase of a typical project.
A conceptual
B development
C implementation
D execution
E close-out
A
QUEST Lessons learned are most often based upon project historical records. Lessons learned can
be used to:
A See what mistakes others have made
B See how others have solved problems
C Predict trends, highlight problems and identify alternatives
D All of the above
E A and B only
D
QUEST A program can best be described as:
A A grouping of related activities which last two years or more
B The first major subdivision of a project
C A grouping of projects, similar in nature, which support a product or product line and
have no definable end point
D A product line
E Another name for a project
C
QUEST Ensuring that all work is both authorized and funded by contractual documentation is the
responsibility of:
A The project manager
B The functional manager
C The project sponsor
D The client
E All of the above
A
QUEST The project charter is a document designed to tell _____ exactly what the project
entails.
A The project manager
B The project office
C The project team
D The project sponsor
E Anyone associated with the project
E
QUEST Work authorization forms are needed in order to:
A Authorize line organizations to charge against the project
B Establish an audit trail
C Develop a structured methodology for release of funds
D All of the above
E A and C only
D
QUEST The scope baseline/project charter is prepared by the:
A Project manager
B Project manager and project office
C Project manager, project office and functional team
D Project manager, project office, functional team and project sponsor
E Project manager, project sponsor and customer/user
E
QUEST Typical characteristics of a work package include:
A Representation of units of work at a level where work is performed
B Clearly distinguishes one work package from all others assigned to a single functional
group
C Limits the work to be performed to relatively short periods of time
D All of the above
E A and B only
E
QUEST Problems can occur in properly defining a project because:
A Project goals may not be agreeable to all parties
B The plan was "too loose," thus allowing priorities to change
C Low turnover of project personnel
D Too much communication between the client and project personnel
E The project objectives were quantified
A
QUEST In preparing a good project definition, experienced project managers will:
A Concentrate mainly on the end product rather than costs or benefits. These come later.
B Realize that only the "tip of the iceberg" may be showing. As a project manager, you must
get beneath it.
C Understand that a project definition/plan is a dynamic rather than static tool, and thus
subject to change.
D Try to convert objectives into quantifiable terms.
E All of the above
E
QUEST Project life cycles provide a better means of measurement of progress and control. The
four phases of a project are conceptual development, _____, _____, and _____.
A Preliminary planning, detail planning, closeout
B Implementation, reporting, termination
C Development, implementation, termination
D Execution, reporting, finishing
E Implementation, termination, post-audit review
C
QUEST The contractual statement of work (CSOW)
A Must be the same as the proposal statement of work
B Does not identify reporting requirements
C Can be at a different level of detail (i.e. WBS level) than the proposal statement of work
D Identifies the contractor’s organizational structure for the project
E All of the above
C
QUEST Which of the following can result in misinterpretation of the statement of work?
A Using imprecise language (i.e. nearly, approximately)
B Mixing tasks, specifications, special instructions and approvals
C No pattern, structure or chronological order
D Wide variation in the size of tasks or details of work
E All of the above
E
QUEST A project manager believes that modifying the scope of the project may provide added value
for the customer. The project manager should:
A Change the scope baseline
B Prepare a variance report
C Call a meeting of the configuration control board
D Change the project’s objectives
E Postpone the modification until a separate enhancement project is funded after this
project is completed according to the original baseline
E
QUEST The document authorizing functional areas to charge against the project is the:
A Work authorization form
B Scope baseline
C Project charter
D Management plan
E Linear responsibility chart
A
QUEST Going from Level 2 to Level 4 in the work breakdown structure will result in
A Less estimating accuracy
B Better control of the project
C Lower status reporting costs
D A greater likelihood that something will fall through the cracks
E None of the above
E
QUEST Graphical displays of accumulated cost and labor hours, plotted as a function of time, are
called:
A Variance reports
B S curves
C Trend analysis
D Earned value reporting
E Baseline control
B
QUEST Selection criteria for project selection include:
A cost versus benefit
B risk
C contribution towards organizational goals
D rate of return
E All of the above.
E
QUEST The purpose of configuration management is to:
A insure drawings are updated
B control change throughout the project
C control change during the production only
D generate engineering change proposals
E inform the project manager of changes
B
QUEST A work breakdown structure is most useful for:
A identifying individual tasks for a project
B scheduling the start of tasks
C developing a cost estimate
D determining potential delays
E A and C
E
QUEST A Gantt chart is useful in determining:
A the level of effort for a task
B when a task starts and stops
C how tasks are related to each other
D who is assigned to do a task
E All of the above.
B
QUEST A technical requirement has which of the following characteristics:
A easy to understand
B a communication tool between the user and the design team
C written in non-technical language
D developed in cooperation with the user
E typically describe physical dimensions and performance requirements
E
QUEST The project charter is developed by:
A senior management
B the customer
C the project manager
D both A and C
E None of the above.
D
QUEST A program is characterized as:
A a grouping or related tasks lasting one year or less.
B a unique undertaking having a definite time period.
C a grouping of similar projects having no definite end that supports the product(s) from
cradle to grave.
D a project with a cost over $1 million.
E None of the above.
C
QUEST Creation of project objectives:
A allows for data collection and analysis and progress reporting against which standards of
performance can be measured.
B is accomplished by selection of measurable variables against which performance can be
judged.
C is required before funding of the project by the project sponsor.
D all of the above.
E A and B only
E
QUEST A project is defined as:
A a coordinated undertaking of interrelated activities directed toward a specific goal that
has a finite period of performance.
B a large, complex undertaking with many objectives, multiple sources of funding, and a not
discernible end point.
C an undertaking of interrelated activities directed toward a specific goal that can be
accomplished in less than one year.
D a group of activities headed by a project manager who has cradle-to-grave cycle
responsibility for the end product.
E All of the above.
A
QUEST The use of the project reports:
A are not necessary on small projects
B provides a means whereby various levels of authority can judge project performance
C provides insight into project areas and the effectiveness of the control systems
D All of the above
E B and C
E
QUEST Documented work authorization provide:
A a means of effective internal coordination of the project’s activities.
B an audit trail of all work authorized from project initiation to completion.
C a means for communication of work activity between the project manager and the performing
activities.
D All of the above
E A and B only.
D
QUEST The project life-cycle can be described as:
A project concept, project planning, project execution, and project close-out.
B project planning, work authorization, and project reporting.
C project planning, project control, project definition, WBS development, and project
termination.
D project concept, project execution, and project reporting.
E All of the above.
A
QUEST A Work Breakdown Structure:
A assures all work is identified
B subdivides the project into manageable segments
C provides the project sponsor with a time-phase task summary
D both A and B
E All of the above.
D
QUEST Scope Management:
A entails managing the project’s work content.
B is a subset of configuration management and as such is performed by CM specialists.
C is concerned with naming all activities performed, the end products which results and the
resources consumed.
D is not a concern of the project manager.
E None of the above.
C
QUEST Feasibility studies occur in which life cycle phase (s)?
A Conceptual
B Conceptual or Development
C Execution
D Preliminary planning
E any life cycle phase
A
QUEST Good project objectives must be:
A General rather than specific
B Established without considering resource bounds
C Realistic and attainable
D Overly complex
E Measurable, intangible and verifiable
C
QUEST Researching, organizing and recording pertinent information is called:
A Alternative analysis
B Information gathering
C Configuration management
D Post project analysis
E All of the above
B
QUEST The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is the basis for communicating:
A Project scope, cost control, schedule, quality
B Project objectives, dependencies, plan, cost control
C Project scope, schedule, staffing, cost control
D Project scope, quality, schedule, dependencies
E Project budget, schedule, risk factors, work assignments.
A