PGMT Final Exam Review Questions

Which of the following is not a tool or technique for collecting requirements?

• brainstorming

• preparing a gantt chart

• conducting interviews

• facilitating focus group

The role of the project manager includes

• leading the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives.

• leading the human resources department to meet the labor ratio requirements.

• leading the functional managers towards reaching the strategic objectives.

• all of the above

Which of the following is not an input to developing the project charter?

• business care

• risk management plan

• project statement of work

• enterprise environmental factors

Which of the following is not a project constraint?

• schedule

• quality

• stakeholder

• budget

An approved change request

• is an output of the Perform Integrated Change Control process.

• can modify the project budget and schedule.

• may be a corrective action, a preventative action, or a defect repair.

• all of these

To create the Work Breakdown Structure, a project manager

• lumps together the related work activities to better manage them.

• subdivides project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable components.

• subdivides the project budget to fit each project phase.

• lumps together the related project deliverables into larger project phases.

Which answer includes the five project management process groups?

• initiating process group, performing process group, executing process group, monitoring and controlling process group, and the closing process group

• investigating process group, planning process group, estimating process group, monitoring and controlling process group, and the closing process group

• initiating process group, planning process group, executing process group, monitoring and controlling process group, and the closing process group

• investigating process group, planning process group, deciding process group, monitoring and controlling process group, and the closing process group

Linda is uncertain about the estimates for some project activity durations. To improve the estimates, she uses a three-point estimating technique to define an approximate range for each activity. She estimates the expected duration of each activity by calculating a weighted average of the most likely scenario, an optimistic or best-case scenario, and a pessimistic or worse-case scenario. Linda is relying on a an estimating technique known as

• forum on weighted averages

• duration estimating workshop

• Three-point analysis/Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

• Scenario evaluation Technique

The project schedule network diagram is is an input to creating the

• project schedule

• risk management plan

• project budget

• risk register

The critical path is the path on a project network schedule with the

• shortest duration

• shortest chain

• longest chain

• longest duration