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WorksheetsTest Project Management Course
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
1. In which of the following stages are project objectives established, teams formed, and major responsibilities assigned?
A. Conceptualizing
B. Defining
C. Planning
D. Executing
2. What is a project?
A. A permanent endeavor that consumes resources, has objectives based on specifications, and consumes resources.
B. A temporary endeavor which uses a series of tasks that have defined start and end dates, consume resources, have funding limits, and create a lasting outcome.
C. A temporary endeavor that uses a series of tasks that have specific objectives with certain specifications, defined start and end dates, have funding limits, consume resources, and create a lasting outcome.
D. A permanent endeavor which uses a series of tasks that have specific objectives with certain specifications, defined start and end dates, have funding limits, consume resources, and create a lasting outcome.
3. The successful project managers spend most of their time:
A. Planning with their personnel
B. Planning with the top management
C. Communication with the project team
D. Studying project results
4. The six steps of data analysis
A. Ask - Prepare - Process - Analyze - Share - Act
B. Prepare - Process - Analyze - Act - Share
C. Ask - Prepare - Analyze - Process - Share - Act
D. Prepare - Ask - Process - Analyze - Share - Act
5. What are the 5 major processes of project management?
A. Closing, Executing, Planning, Monitoring and Controlling, Initiating
B. Starting, Closing, Managing, Planning, Executing
C. Initiating, Finishing, Monitoring and Controlling, Executing, Planning
D. Starting, Finishing, Executing, Managing, Closing
6. Why is it important to understand your Stakeholders?
A. They may work in a different department or company
B. They may have different technical backgrounds
C. They may not care about the project
D. They can be a positive or negative influence on the project
7. What are decision models?
A. Project selection criteria
B. Project selection methods
C. Project selection committees
D. Project resource and budget selection methods
8. Which of the following is true regarding the project scope statement?
A. The project scope statement includes a change control system that describes how to make changes to the project scope.
B. The project scope further elaborates the Initiating processes and serves as a basis for future project decisions.
C. The project scope statement describes how the team will define and develop the work breakdown structure.
D. The project scope statement assesses the reliability of the project scope and describes the process for verifying and accepting completed deliverables.
9. The network diagram is the best tool for demonstrating:
A. Schedule variances
B. Resource requirements
C. The sequence of project activities
D. Schedule performance over time
10. Who should take the most responsibility for clear and effective communication?
A. The Communications Manager
B. The sender and the receiver
C. The sender
D. The receiver
11. Which of the following processes assesses the likelihood of risk occurrences and their consequences using a numerical rating?
A. Qualitative Risk Analysis
B. Risk Identification
C. Quantitative Risk Analysis
D. Risk Response Planning
12. You need to convey some very complex, detailed information to the project stakeholders. What is the best method for communicating this kind of information?
A. Verbal
B. Vertical
C. Horizontal
D. Written
13. A Communications Management Plan does the following:
A. Coordinates an effort to communicate in meetings effectively
B. Lays out a plan on how to communicate with your Project Sponsor and other organizations
C. Lays out the approach and method for delivering information effectively and efficiently.
D. Coordinates the communication between project leaders and uninterested project members
14.All of the following are true regarding the Qualitative Risk Analysis process except which one?
A. Probability and impact and expert interview are used to help correct biases that occur in the data you’ve gathered during this process.
B. The probability and impact matrix is used during this process to assign red, yellow, and green conditions to risks.
C. Qualitative Risk Analysis is an easy method of determining risk probability and impact that usually takes a good deal of time to perform.
D. Risk urgency assessment is a tool and technique of this process used to determine which risks need near-term response plans.
15. Which conflict resolution technique do project managers use most often?
A. Smoothing
B. Norming
C. Confronting
D. Forcing
16. Which of the following processes serve as inputs to each other?
A. Executing, and Monitoring and Controlling
B. Executing and Closing
C. Planning, and Monitoring and Controlling
D. Executing and Initiation
17. You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your project team is researching a new service offering. They have been working together for quite some time and are in the performing stage of team development. A new member has been introduced to the team. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The team will start all over again with the storming stage.
B. The team will continue in the performing stage.
C. The team will start all over again with the forming stage.
D. The team will start all over again at the storming stage but quickly progress to the performing stage.
18. You are the project manager for a cable service provider. Your team members are amiable with each other and are careful to make project decisions jointly. Which of the following statements is true?
A. They are in the smoothing stage of Develop Project Team.
B. They are in the norming stage of Develop Project Team.
C. They are in the forming stage of Develop Project Team.
D. They are in the forcing stage of Develop Project Team.
19. Integrity in the project management field is accomplished through all of the following except which one?
A. Training to learn how to manage relationships with others from different cultures
B. Adhering to an ethical code
C. Applying established project management processes
D. Following the PMP Code of Professional Conduct
20. Project close out check list do not include the followings
A. Confirm the customer satisfaction
B. Check that all the project criteria of the project have been met
C. Confirm all the deliverables have been given to the customer
D. Changes suggested by Stockholder have not been delivered
21. s a PMP, you will be required to comply with the PMP Code of Professional Conduct. This code refers to all of the following except which one?
A. Reporting conflicts of interest
B. Reporting experience and PMP status truthfully
C. Complying with the stakeholder requirements
D. Complying with the rules and standards of foreign countries
22. Which of the following is not project management goal?
A. Keeping overall costs within budget
B. Delivering the software the customers at the agreed time
C. Maintaining a happy and well-function
D. Avoiding customer complaints
23. Which of the following is not considered as a risk in project management?
A. Specification delays
B. Product competition
C. Testing
D. Staff turnover
24. The process each manager follows during the life of a project is known as
A. Project Management
B. Manager life cycle
C. Project Management Life Cycle
D. All of the mentioned
25. A 66.6% risk is considered as
A. Very low
B. Low
C. Moderate
D. High
26. Quality planning is the process of developing a quality plan for
A. Team
B. Project
C. Customer
D. Project Manager
27. An independent relationship must exist between the attribute that can be measured and the external quality attribute
A. True
B. False
28.The basic nature of a project is a/an _____ one.
A. permanent
B. temporary
C. (A) or (B)
D. Both (A) and (B)
29. A program is usually a group of
A. plans
B. people and work
C. related projects
D. unrelated projects
30. Projects management is divided in _____ process groups.
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11
31. Which from the following represents the correct project cycle?
A. Planning→Initiating→Executing→Closing
B. Planning→Executing→Initiating→Closing
C. Initiating→Planning→Executing→Closing
D. Initiating→Executing→Planning→Closing
32. A horizontal bar chart that shows project tasks against a calendar is called
A. milestone
B. goal
C. Gantt chart
D. PERT chart
33. The strategy used to correct resource over-allocations by balancing demand for resources and the available supply is known as
A. resource assignment
B. resource leveling
C. resource splitting
D. resource scheduling
34. Which of the following is NOT a part of project management?
A. initiating
B. monitoring
C. closing
D. All above are parts
35. The scope of the work is defined in which phase of the project management?
A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Closing
36. The review of the successes and the mistakes is normally held during _____ phase.
A. initiation
B. planning
C. execution
D. closure
37. The entire process of a project may be considered to be made up on number of sub process placed in different stage called the
A. Technical key resources
B. Work key structure
C. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
D. None of the above
38. Each component of the software product is separately estimated and the results aggregated to produce an estimate for the overall job
A. Algorithmic mode
B. Expert judgment
C. Bottom-up
D. Top down
39. Following is (are) the component(s) of risk management
A. Risk Assessment
B. Risk Control
C. Risk Ranking
D. All of the above
40. “Devising and maintaining a workable scheme to accomplish the business need” is
A. Initiating process
B. Planning process
C. Executing process
D. Controlling process
41. Controlling the changes in the project may affect
A. The progress of the project
B. Stage cost
C. Project scope
D. All of the above
42. The project life cycle consists of
A. Understanding the scope of the project
B. Objectives of the project
C. Formulation and planning various activities
D. All of the above
43. Following are the phases of Project Management Life Cycle. Arrange them in correct order:
1. Design
2. Marketing
3. Analysis and evaluation
4. Inspection, testing and delivery
A. 3-2-1-4
B. 1-2-3-4
C. 2-3-1-4
D. 4-3-2-1
44. Five dimensions that must be managed on a project
A. Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
B. Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
C. Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff
D. Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer
45. Project provide an exellent growth environment for future executions and for developing
A. Sales Skills
B. Manaufacturing Skills
C. Managerial Skills
D. Execution Skills
46. What is the first step in project planning?
A. Establish the objectives and scope
B. Determine the budget
C. Select the team organizational model
D. Inspect the deliverables
47. What is the first step in developing a risk management plan?
A. Analyze the risk
B. Estimate the likelihood of the risks occurring
C. Identify potential project risks
D. Estimate the potential impact of risk on the project goals
48. What should be done by the project manager to ensure that all the work in the project is included?
A. Create a contingency plan
B. Create a risk management plan
C. Create a WBS
D. Create a statement of work
49. According to PMBOK, project management process groups are iterative, which was originally defined by Water Shewhart and later modified by Edward Deming. Generally, one outcome from a previous process can can serve as input for the next process. Which of the following best identifies with the description of this concept?
A. Project life cycle
B. Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
C. Project phases
D. PM Processes
50. Why are changes to the project scope necessary?
A. To understand reports
B. To reflect new information
C. To begin planning the project
D. To establish a trusting project culture
