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Project Management Pop Quiz 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the schedule variance is positive and the cost variance is negative, the project’s status is:

a)

Over budget and behind schedule

b)

Over budget and ahead of schedule

c)

Under budget and behind schedule

d)

Under budget and ahead of schedule

2.

Which of the following terms is used to determine the trend on cost?

a)

CV

b)

EAC

c)

CPI

d)

AC

3.

If PV = $100, EV = $200 and AC = $300, the status is:

a)

Over budget and behind schedule

b)

Over budget and ahead of schedule

c)

Under budget and behind schedule

d)

Under budget and ahead of schedule

4.

If SPI = 1.05 and CPI = 0.96, the project’s trend is:

a)

Over budget and behind schedule

b)

Over budget and ahead of schedule

c)

Under budget and behind schedule

d)

Under budget and ahead of schedule

5.

Earned value measurement systems must be capable of:

a)

Measuring resources consumed

b)

Measuring status and accomplishment

c)

Provide a basis for diagnosis and replanning

d)

All of the above

6.

Which of the following is normally not one of the three parameters considered during tradeoffs?

a)

Time

b)

Cost

c)

Performance

d)

Financial risks

7.

Which of the following is a human error / failure that can lead to tradeoffs?

a)

Impossible schedule commitments

b)

Poor control of design changes

c)

Failure to receive approvals in a timely manner

d)

All of the above

8.

Cost and schedule overruns are generally caused by scope changes

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Proper risk management is reactive rather than proactive.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Brainstorming, assumption analysis and WBS decomposition are techniques used for:

a)

Risk identification

b)

Risk assessment

c)

Risk monitoring and control

d)

Risk handling

11.

Risk and Knowledge are inversely related.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In which project life cycle phase does quality begin?

a)

Initiation / planning

b)

Execution

c)

Monitoring & control

d)

Closure

13.

A document that states the principles of quality would be a quality _____.

a)

Policy

b)

Procedure

c)

Plan

d)

All of the above

14.

The two primary components of a risk are:

a)

The event and the probability

b)

The probability and the impact

c)

The impact and the event

d)

The impact and the amount at stake

15.

Risk constitutes a lack of knowledge _____.

a)

Of future events

b)

About the environment

c)

About the estimates

d)

About the customer’s requirements

16.

Assigning high, medium or low to a potential risk is part of:

a)

Risk identification

b)

Quantitative risk assessment

c)

Qualitative risk assessment

d)

Risk response

17.

Risk mitigation or control does not eliminate a risk but seeks to reduce it without altering the requirements.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Earned value measurement is a technique suitable for risk monitoring and control

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Which of the following would be a typical limitation to a learning curve?

a)

The learning curve does not continue forever

b)

Learning gained on one product cannot be transferred to another product.

c)

Cost data may not be available to construct a learning curve

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following is a valid source of experience for learning curve?

a)

Labor efficiency

b)

Product redesign

c)

Worker incentives

d)

All of the above