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Question 1 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Project profiling is the process of extracting a characterization from the _______ of a

project.

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Question 2 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Which project management knowledge area coordinates the work of all the other

knowledge areas?

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Question 3 2 / 2 points

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known size

known attributes

unknown resources

unknown attributes

Project integration management

Project procurement management

Project human resources management

Project schedule and time management

(Unit 1) According to the Project Management Institute, project management ______ describe the

key competencies that project managers must develop.

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Question 4 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) The five process groups of project management, in order, are:

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Question 5 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) In an organization, _______ can be used to improve effectiveness and efficiency

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Question 6 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Project management has resulted in organizations being able to meet ____ expectations

rather than ____ specifications.

goals

soft skills

knowledge areas

communication skills

initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

initiating, planning, development, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

initiating, planning, development, monitoring and controlling, and operations.

initiating, planning, executing, closing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

charters

certification

opportunities

project management

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Question 7 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) A project ________ document defines the work required to complete the project

successfully.

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Question 8 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Project management is the application of everything a project manager does to meet the

following parameters:

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Question 9 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), project management is the

application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to meet:

charter, scope

scope, charter

project, client

client, project

schedule

charter

scope

budget

cost, schedule, and scope.

schedule, people and scope.

cost, schedule and quality.

cost, stakeholders and budget.

budget

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Question 10 0 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Project profiles can be created based on attributes such as: (Select two.)

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Question 11 2 / 2 points

(Unit 1) Organizations that have increased their usage of project management techniques have

benefited from which of the following? (Select two.)

schedule

project requirements

communication management

WBS

Cost

Success

Location

Client satisfaction

Lower costs

Lower quality

Increased costs

Shortened schedules

Increased uncertainty

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Question 12 0 / 2 points

(Unit 2) Common reasons for project failure include: (Select two.)

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Question 13 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) A project can be evaluated as a failure if it fails to deliver against the project’s objectives,

schedule and ______.

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Question 14 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) Having a _____ that includes plans to avoid, mitigate, transfer and accept is a huge

predictor of project success.

team cohesion

anticipating changes

unrealistic timescales

clear project specification

insufficient involvement by senior management

cost

risk

technology

stakeholders

project charter

risk management plan

stakeholder management plan

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Question 15 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) During the ______ phase, project sponsors and key stakeholders should be kept informed

of the project’s status according to the agreed-upon frequency and format of communication

through status reports.

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Question 16 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) In the closing phase, _______ is concerned with completing and settling the terms of the

contracts let for the project.

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Question 17 0 / 2 points

(Unit 2) In the initiation phase, one of the key deliverables includes the:

communications management plan

closing

planning

execution

initiation

risk mitigation

contract closure

lessons learned meetings

releasing the project team

a. project plan.

quality plan.

feasibility study.

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Question 18 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) In the initiation phase, the ______ approves the business case and the required funding is

allocated to proceed with a ______ study.

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Question 19 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) The project team will decide upon a risk management strategy during which phase of

the project lifecycle?

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Question 20 2 / 2 points

(Unit 2) Typically a project with ______ requires more skills and resources during the _______

phase.

lessons learned document.

champion, schedule

charter, feasibility

sponsor, feasibility

project sponsor, cost

Closing

Planning

Executing

Initiation

lower complexity, closing

higher complexity, closing

lower complexity, initiation

higher complexity, initiation

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Question 21 2 / 2 points

(Unit 3) For project teams to perform well, project managers must utilize a variety of meetings.

Which of the following types of meetings is used for brief discussions on short-term priorities,

individual roles, and specific activities? This type of meeting is not designed for problem solving,

rather any problems that emerge from the discussion are assigned to a person and another

meeting is established to address the issue.

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Question 22 2 / 2 points

(Unit 3) A project manager who has decided to minimize the differences among the people who

are in conflict with each other is practicing which conflict management strategy?

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Question 23 0 / 2 points

(Unit 3) The primary aim of conflict management is to promote the positive effects and reduce

the negative effects that disputes can have on team performance. A project manager who

practices the _____ approach is least likely to produce a sense of harmony among team members.

Scope meetings

Leadership meeting

Management meeting

Action item meeting

Avoiding

Yielding

Smoothing

Distributive

avoiding

yielding

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Question 24 2 / 2 points

(Unit 3) On a large, complex project, the procurement team manages the following types of

relationships with companies doing business with the project: (Select two.)

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Question 25 0 / 2 points

(Unit 3) Communicating well among project team members is essential for project success.

Which of the following are ways to promote effective communication among team members?

(Select two.)

mediating

smoothing

Sponsor

Span of control

Partnerships

Matrix relationship

Commodity procurement

Hold timely and well-run meetings.

Select the right communications medium.

Send all project requirements through email.

Encourage conflict among stakeholders without resolution.

Allow project goals and objectives to develop among team members.

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Question 26 0 / 2 points

(Unit 3) A key responsibility for a project manager is the ability to identify project stakeholders.

Which of the following are tools used by the project manager to identify project stakeholders?

(Select two.)

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Question 27 0 / 2 points

(Unit 3) On complex projects, project managers may use a personality test such as the Myers-

Briggs Type Indicator as a team-building tool to develop effective teams. The results of the

personality test will allow the project manager to: (Select two.)

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WBS

Kickoff meeting

Stakeholder map

Organizational structure

Stakeholder analysis

Develop the WBS

Develop stakeholder analysis

Identify scope requirements

Develop communication strategies

Identify potential areas of conflict

Question 28 2 / 2 points

(Unit 3) When are teams more effective than individuals? (Select two.)

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Question 29 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) A baseline is a starting point, a measurement, an observation that is documented so that

it can be used for future comparison. Project managers require the following three baselines to

manage and control overall project schedule:

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Question 30 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) Schedules develop as the project moves from its early conceptual phase into the

execution phase. Which type of schedule is often part of the contract and has detail regarding

major events and dates such as the starting date and completion date? The project sponsor must

approve any changes to this schedule and any changes must be made using a documented

change process.

When speed is important.

When innovation is required.

When an actual document needs to be written.

When the activities involved in solving a problem are very detailed.

When a commitment to the solution is needed by large portions of the project team.

Scope, budget and risk

Scope, quality and budget

Scope, schedule and budget

Scope, schedule, and quality

Gantt

Detailed schedule

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Question 31 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) Project planning tools are essential for project success. The project you are working on

has produced a requirements traceability matrix that links requirements to their origin and traces

them throughout the project lifecycle. Which statement best describes this document?

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Question 32 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You are a project manager on a construction project who wants to develop a quality

management plan. In order to develop the quality management plan, you will need a clear

understanding of the expected ______ and __________.

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Question 33 0 / 2 points

Master schedule

Conceptual schedule

It provides the necessary information from a business standpoint to determine whether

or not the project is worth the required investment.

It is a narrative description of products or services to be delivered by the project and is

received from the customer for external projects.

It describes, in detail, the projects deliverables and the work required to create those

deliverables and includes product and project scope descriptions.

It ensures that the requirements approved in the requirements documentation are

delivered at the end of the project and helps manage change to product scope.

project scope; project stakeholder skills

project budget; project scope

project deliverables; quality specifications

project schedule; project scope

(Unit 4) Project management has evolved into a working body of knowledge known as PMBOK –

Project Management Body of Knowledge. Each area of the PMBOK works together to provide

you the skills needed to successfully manage a project. Which knowledge management area is

focused on keeping the whole thing moving together collectively?

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Question 34 2 / 2 points

(Unit 4) Which of the following best describes the work breakdown schedule?

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Question 35 2 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You have been involved in project team which has created a work breakdown structure

(WBS). Which of the following best describes the process in which you were involved?

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Scope management

Communication management

Integration management

Human resources management

A deliverable-oriented structure reporting work package risk

An assignment-oriented structure that reports project schedule

A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the

project team

An assignment-oriented structure that shows which individuals are responsible for each

project deliverable

Calculating the project schedule

Allocating resources to the project work

Calculating the total duration of the project

Subdividing the deliverables into smaller, more manageable components

Question 36 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) Which of the following documents may be initiated before the development of the

project charter?

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Question 37 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) Ben recently took over a project from another project manager who abruptly left the

company for a higher paying position. Nobody remaining in the company knows the status of the

project. However, Ben found some documents that contain a high level description of the

project scope, schedule, cost, major milestones, and names and authority of the person

authorizing the project. Ben found the:

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Question 38 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You are managing a project where you share a skilled human resource with other

projects. You must review your project schedule to reflect the sharing of this resource. You plan

to do this through resource leveling. Resource leveling will often affect the project by making the

schedule:

Scope statement

Business case

Communications plan

Work breakdown structure

business case.

project charter.

scope statement.

SMART goal statement.

Longer

Shorter

The same with no impact

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Question 39 0 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You have been asked to lead a training session for new employees at PMJ Inc. You must

develop a specific schedule for the tasks listed below and identify the critical path. (The

estimated task duration for each is shown in parentheses). Which of the following choices gives

the correct critical path and the total number of days to accomplish that path?

• First, you need to contact the participants (A) and explain their roles (1 day). Then you must

obtain approval (B) from their department managers (5 days).

• After you obtain the approval, two tasks can begin at the same time: you can arrange the

meeting room (C) (4 days) and prepare an agenda (D) for the initial session (11 days).

• When the agenda is ready, you can start two more concurrent tasks: prepare the information

packets (E) (4 days) and create visual aids (F) (8 days).

• When the meeting room is arranged and the information packets are ready, you can send out

an e-mail to participants (G) (1 day). • Finally, after the e-mail is sent to participants and the

visual aids are ready, you can conduct the JAD sessions (H) (5 days)

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Question 40 2 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You have been asked to present the monthly status of your network upgrade project to

the steering committee. The chair of the steering committee has indicated that she is particularly

interested in the start and finish of key project deliverables. What planning tool should you use

to present the project’s monthly status?

More responsive to customer needs

A-B-D-F-H (30 days)

A-B-C-G-H (16 days)

A-B-D-F (25 days)

A-B-D-F-H (28 days)

Float chart

Gantt chart

Network diagrams

Critical path chart

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Question 41 2 / 2 points

(Unit 4) You have been asked to manage a business-critical project for your organization.

Historically, your organization has survived by creating ad-hoc processes and documents with

mixed results. You want to use best practices wherever possible on this project to maximize your

chance of success and support your organization’s overall mission. Which of the following would

you do first?

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Question 42 0 / 2 points

(Unit 5) As a project manager you need to introduce the concept of integrated change control to

your team. Which of the following about integrated change control will you include in your

presentation. (Select two.)

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Question 43 0 / 2 points

Calculate a detailed budget

Write a comprehensive change management plan

Develop the project charter

Recruit human resources with necessary project skills

Integrated change control involves determining that a change has occurred.

Integrated change control is only used when there are large changes to budget.

Integrated change control applies to the initiation stage to define scope only.

Integrated change control is used in the execution phase to control schedule creep.

Integrated change controls includes influencing the factors that cause changes to ensure that the changes are beneficial.

(Unit 5) As a project manager, one of the cost management tools you use is earned value

management. Your manager asks you to justify the time you spend on reporting project progress.

Which of the following statements best explains why you are using the earned value

management technique?

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Question 44 2 / 2 points

(Unit 5) A new project manager who just joined the project was looking for guidelines on how to

report monthly progress and project execution to the steering committee. These guidelines can

be found in the:

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Question 45 0 / 2 points

(Unit 5) As project manager you are aware that, without an effective change management

strategy, a project that you are managing has a limited chance of succeeding. To avoid

uncontrolled changes you setup a change control process, which is primarily concerned with:

Future performance can be made to exactly meet the plan.

Future performance can be forecasted based on past performance.

Future performance can be predicted to within 10 percent of the budget.

Past performance can be measured to an accuracy of less than 5 percent.

performance reports

project management plan

organizational structure

communications management plan

managing project and management contingency reserves.

influencing factors that cause change and determining that a change has occurred.

establishing a change control board that oversees the project change environment.

maintaining the integrity of the baselines, integrating project scope, and coordinating

change across knowledge areas.

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Question 46 0 / 2 points

(Unit 5) You are managing risk of a project using the risk management plan you developed. How

often should you monitor the project work for new and changing risks?

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Question 47 0 / 2 points

(Unit 5) What two dimensions should you use when evaluating project risks?

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Question 48 0 / 2 points

(Unit 6) Before the project team is dissolved and begins to focus on the next project, a post-

mortem meeting is held to allow the team to learn from the past experience and provide

opportunities for future improvement. What are the key areas to review or include to ensure a

successful post-mortem meeting? (Select two.)

At the beginning of project planning

When requested by the project sponsor

At the beginning of each project phase

Continuously throughout the project lifecycle

Cost and schedule

Internal and external

Negative and positive

Probability and impact

Review customer satisfaction

Trust and alignment effectiveness

Sign off on procurement contracts

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Question 49 0 / 2 points

(Unit 6) Each project is unique and provides opportunities to reflect on your experience. What

actions would be completed or what areas would be discussed in the post-mortem meeting?

(Select two.)

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Question 50 2 / 2 points

(Unit 6) The PMBOK (2008) fourth edition identifies a number of cost estimating tools and

techniques. During project selection and the approval stage, rough estimates are obtained using

both the ________ and _______ methods.

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Complete earned value management calculations

Project celebration with only the project sponsor

Identify stakeholders.

Finalize the project charter.

Difficulties faced at various stages of the project.

Remove any human relations knowledge, since all people are unique.

Review realistic estimates of time, cost, and resource requirements.

analogous and vendor bid

bottom-up and vendor bid

analogous and parametric

parametric and vendor bid

Question 51 2 / 2 points

(Unit 6) Which of the following activities are included in the project closedown process? (Select two.)

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Question 52 2 / 2 points

(Unit 6) As a project manager, you must formalize the acceptance of the project scope and keep

the project focused on the business need that it was undertaken to address. When should this

be done?

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Question 53 0 / 2 points

(Unit 6) During implementation you have your client perform some independent tests that focus

on the business fit or approval of the system to the organizational needs rather than technical

issues. The client is engaging in a(n):

Approving change requests.

Complete lessons learned reports.

Performing the earned value calculation.

Hold a project celebration without the project sponsor.

Archiving project information for future use by the organization.

At the end of the project

After each phase of the project

At the beginning of the project

When requested by the project sponsor

unit test

system testing

acceptance test

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Question 54 0 / 2 points

(Unit 6) As a project manager, you have been asked during implementation to make cost and

schedule trade-offs to obtain the greatest amount of schedule compression for the least

incremental cost. What technique should you select?

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Question 55 2 / 2 points

(Unit 6) Project closeout is often the most neglected phase of the project lifecycle. As part of the

closeout process for your project, you are asked to submit a lessons learned report. Which of the

following must the lessons learned report address?

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Question 56 0 / 5 points

(Unit 5) A project consists of three activities shown in the following table. Assuming that the

future work will be performed according to the budget, what is the estimate at completion (EAC)

at this point in the project?

integration test

Crashing

Fast tracking

Delphi technique

Earned value management

Termination procedures for the project team.

The report will only discuss the successes of the project.

The report will address the failures and successes of the project.

The report will identify mistakes that were made but not offer ways to avoid the

mistakes.

Activity % Complete Planned Value Earned Value Actual Cost

A 100% 1,000 1,000 1,150

B 50% 1,000 500 650

C 0% 1,000 - -

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Question 57 7 / 15 points

In no more than 300 words, explain the benefits of using a work breakdown structure and provide an example.

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Attempt Score:51.54 %

Overall Grade (highest attempt):51.54 %

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WBS is a very important stage in project management planning and the project's scope. In

stage you gain an understanding of location, cost, timeline and overall goal. Having an

effective planning structure can increased productivity and prevent changes and avoid

possible team conflictss.

Example: I currently work at a hospital and we need to complete a renovation for a new

department.

I would need to first meet with the key stakeholders, which includes the Faculty Chair,

Practice Manager and Finance Manager. I would get an understanding of their wants/needs,

timeline and budget for the project. I would then develop a team and breakdown, each

subdivision and access risks and stop the planning project to complete this project

successfully.