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Which of the following is not considered a process group?

Initiating Planning Executing Integrating

As the architect of the project plan, the project manager is expected to provide all of the following, except

Detailed direction Basis for performance measurement Resource requirements Task definitions

To ensure definite boundaries to complete a project,

the project manager must follow the

Scope definition Scope statement Risk management plan Scope verification

This tool is used to secure expert judgement.

Expected value technique Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Peer review Delphi technique

Which of the following is an example of a project?

Enforcing security protocol Cleaning the office premises Buying your weekly grocery Building a water fountain

Which of the following is not a project category?

Individual projects Staff projects Matrix or aggregate projects Combo projects

The following are considered KPIs (key performance indicators), except

Client involvement Use of interim metrics Government support Establishment of control processes

It means being answerable for the satisfactory completion of a specific assignment.

Accountability Authority Responsibility Integrity

A preliminary estimate of the cost of a project is formally called a

Rough order of magnitude Tentative cost analysis Estimate of costs and resources Budget schedule

What is the sequence of activities that takes the longest time to complete?

Critical path Non-critical path Slack time Latest finish date

This is the amount of time that an activity can be delayed without causing a delay in the total

completion time of the project.

Fudge factor Slack time Non-critical time Forward pass

Using PERT methodology, calculate the average value or expected value if the optimistic estimate is one day,

pessimistic estimate is eight days and most likelyestimate is two days.

2.15 days 2.45 days 2.67 days 2.85 days

The Project Management Triangle consists of:

Cost, time/schedule, resources Cost, time/schedule, scope Cost, product, scope Cost, product, resources

A table that displays personnel's skills and knowledge as well as their interest in work areas using these

skills and knowledge is called a

Knowledge base Skills and knowledge table Power graph Skills matrix

Your team wants to check if the software packaging you are making for a client is up to standards. However, you have 12,000 units to check and decided to take a random sample.

This is an example of:

Benchmarking Statistical sampling Cost benefit analysis Root cause analysis

You are organizing a Christmas party for your team. As project manager, you sense that there is a low

likelihood of members not attending the event but decides against taking any action against this. Your

response strategy is referred to as

Avoidance Transference Mitigation Acceptance

A hospital initiates a phase-out of mercury-based medical products as part of new regulatory

requirements. This project was primarily initiated because of

Market demand Organizational need Technological advance Legal requirements

Your company is performing an audit of projects for quality standards in a process called

Total Quality Management Perform Quality Assurance Perform Quality Management Perform Quality Control

Your company invests $800,00 on new office equipment. The cash savings is estimated to be $100,000 per year.

What is the payback period?

4 years 6 years 7 years 8 years

To determine the impact of diminished resources from your project schedule, what technique would you use?

Worst-case scenario analysis Variance analysis What-if scenario analysis Fast tracking

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