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УБ21-1 (2)

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

Tools like Gantt charts and Kanban boards help benefit team members in what three ways?

a)

They can translate project contracts like the statement of work (SOW) into number and dollar amounts

b)

They provide clear context about work project details

c)

They can illustrate when they need to complete their individual tasks

d)

They can demonstrate how their individual tasks connect to other tasks in the project

2.

What are the benefits of Agile projects? Select all that apply.

a)

They embrace the reality that the world, markets, and users are uncertain and unpredictable.

b)

They help the customer realize—and receive—the product they really wanted.

c)

They deliver one product release at the end of the project, which helps save time and energy.

d)

They seek out ways to work more efficiently by streamlining processes without losing value.

3.

As a project manager selecting a vendor, you first need to outline the details and requirements of your project in order to solicit bids. Which procurement document helps with this task?

a)

A request for proposal (RFP)

b)

A Statement of Work (SOW)

c)

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA)

d)

A work breakdown structure (WBS)

4.

To create a well-organized budget, a project manager includes different types of expenditures. Which type of budget expense creates a future benefit for a company?

a)

Historical expenses

b)

Capital expenses (CAPEX)

c)

Indirect expenses

d)

Operating expenses (OPEX)

5.

Fill in the blank: A Scrum Team should be _____, which means people with different skill sets in the organization work together to complete the project successfully.

a)

organized

b)

decisive

c)

self-disciplined

d)

cross-functional

6.

Associate the project phase to core tasks in a typical project LC: Identify resources

a)

initiating

b)

planning

c)

executing

d)

closing

7.

Imagine a project manager oversees their company’s transition to a new financial management system. They determine that the project goal is to make the financial portal easier for employees to use. They also identify key stakeholders and outline project objectives. During which phase of the project life cycle do these activities take place?

a)

Close the project

b)

Execute and complete tasks

c)

Initiate the project

d)

Make a plan

8.

Which of the following are basic components of a risk management plan? Select all that apply.

a)

Mitigation plans

b)

A risk register

c)

A probability and impact matrix

d)

A Gantt chart

9.

Which Scrum Role is primarily responsible for owning and updating the Product Backlog?

a)

High-Influence Stakeholder

b)

Development Team

c)

Scrum Master

d)

Product Owner

10.

As a project manager, your team is creating a product that will require flexibility—changes are likely to occur. Also, tasks will overlap or happen at the same time as other tasks. Which project management methodology is the best for your project?

a)

Circular methodology

b)

Waterfall methodology

c)

Iterative methodology

d)

Linear methodology

11.

Imagine that the main supplier for a construction project runs out of steel girders and needs to obtain more to complete the order. Which key component of project initiation does this scenario concern?

a)

Goals

b)

Scope

c)

Resources

d)

Deliverables

12.

During the kickoff meeting, which agenda item involves discussing how the project came to be and why the project matters?

a)

Roles

b)

Collaboration

c)

Goals and scope

d)

Background

13.

What is the correct order of tasks in a stakeholder analysis?

a)

List all the stakeholders the project impacts, find ways to involve them, and determine their level of interest and influence

b)

Determine each stakeholder’s level of interest and influence, list all the stakeholders the project impacts, and find ways to involve them

c)

List all the stakeholders the project impacts, determine their level of interest and influence, and find ways to involve them

d)

Find ways to involve each stakeholder, list all the stakeholders the project impacts, and determine their level of interest and influence

14.

What details should be in your project charter? Select all that apply.

a)

Deliverables

b)

Stakeholder analysis

c)

Scope

d)

Project goals

e)

Detailed project plan

15.

What is a strategy to overcome the planning fallacy?

a)

Expand the project scope

b)

Add task buffers

c)

Add additional teammates

d)

Increase the budget

16.

The project manager needs to plan, track, and complete work across many project phases. They also need to visually represent the team’s day-to-day tasks. Which type of tool is best for these activities?

a)

A work management software, such as Asana

b)

A presentation tool, such as Google Slides

c)

A productivity tool, such as Microsoft Word

d)

A collaboration tool, such as email

17.

Fill in the blank: The risk management process includes five steps: identify, analyze, evaluate, _____, and monitor and control.

a)

accept

b)

treat

c)

mitigate

d)

classify

18.

Fill in the blank: _____ is how a project manager makes use of productivity tools and creates processes. The project manager may need to use certain tools and processes to do tasks like create a schedule and share information.

a)

Removing unforeseen barriers

b)

Budgeting and controlling costs

c)

Managing tasks

d)

Planning and organizing

19.

In the ROAM technique, what does it mean to resolve a risk?

a)

To understand and accept a risk for what it is because it cannot be resolved

b)

To classify a risk as addressed because it no longer creates a problem

c)

To give a team member ownership over a certain risk and entrust them to handle it

d)

To reduce the impact of a risk or the likelihood the risk will occur

20.

As a project manager, you conduct a process to determine which standards of quality are relevant to the project and how to satisfy them. Which quality management concept does this describe?

a)

Quality control

b)

Quality standards

c)

Quality planning

d)

Quality assurance

21.

Associate the project phase to core tasks in a typical project LC: Create a schedule

a)

initiating

b)

planning

c)

executing

d)

closing

22.

Which of the following is true of project plans? Select all that apply.

a)

Their central component is a project schedule.

b)

They are a compilation of a project’s documents that the project team uses to carry out project activities.

c)

They contain an explanation of why a project may not meet its goals.

d)

They are a living artifact that serves as a roadmap for your team throughout the project.

23.

As a project manager, you and your team monitor project results and delivery to determine if the desired results are being met. If issues are identified, you take corrective action to resolve them. Which quality management concept does this describe?

a)

Quality control

b)

Quality assurance

c)

Quality planning

d)

Quality standards

24.

Which of the following are included in a Sprint’s set of events? Select all that apply.

a)

Sprint Retrospective

b)

Sprint Closing

c)

Sprint Planning

d)

Daily Scrum

e)

Sprint Review

25.

Imagine you have learned that a contractor who has done quality work for your organization in the past has received some negative reviews recently. You choose to hire another contractor for the current project. This is an example of mitigating risk by ______.

a)

reducing or controlling it

b)

accepting it

c)

avoiding it

d)

transferring it

26.

As a project manager, what does going under budget on a project indicate about your approach to budget management? Select all that apply.

a)

That your initial estimates were inaccurate

b)

That you accurately estimated the total cost of ownership

c)

That you could have spent more on the project to provide extra resources

d)

That you effectively conserved funds and will likely receive larger budgets for future projects

27.

When assigning tasks to team members, what two factors should you mainly consider?

a)

Overall workload

b)

Task novelty

c)

Project timeline

d)

Task interest

28.

Which of the following factors should you consider when setting the length of a Sprint’s timebox? Select all that apply.

a)

The likelihood that the project will go over budget

b)

How much focused time the solution Developers need to build a Backlog item

c)

The expected frequency of changes

d)

How much overhead—such as testing and review—goes into the delivery of the product

29.

During which phase of the project life cycle does a project manager hand off all remaining deliverables?

a)

Make a plan

b)

Execute and complete tasks

c)

Initiate the project

d)

Close the project

30.

As a project manager, you’re interested in working with vendors in a way that is collaborative and places an emphasis on relationships. What procurement management process should you choose?

a)

Historical

b)

Flexible

c)

Agile

d)

Traditional

31.

Which of the following factors can lead to scope creep and negatively affect the budget? Select all that apply.

a)

A vague Statement of Work

b)

Agreements about the project that aren’t officially documented

c)

Attainable timeframes and deadlines

d)

Last-minute asks from priority stakeholders

32.

Which role is responsible for assisting team members to clear obstacles and unblock their work?

a)

Product Owner

b)

Scrum Master

c)

Another teammate

d)

Key stakeholder

33.

Which of the following is a best practice when trying to clearly state what you want in an email?

a)

Include your request in the subject line of the email.

b)

Use acronyms whenever possible to keep the email short.

c)

List your request in the last paragraph of the email.

d)

Avoid associating calls-to-action with your request.

34.

What is the main advantage of the Waterfall methodology over the Agile approach?

a)

Waterfall takes a flexible approach, letting teams make adjustments as they go.

b)

Waterfall allows for easy reorganization of tasks as the project progresses.

c)

Waterfall focuses on reducing waste within an operation.

d)

Waterfall has clearly defined expectations and helps teams avoid expensive changes to a project once it has started.

35.

Which of the following scenarios represent possible opportunities that could arise from a risk? Select all that apply.

a)

Completing a milestone ahead of schedule

b)

Adopting a new spreadsheet software to streamline and simplify tasks in the future

c)

Hiring a new supplier of an item required to complete a product shortly before the project closes

d)

Adding two team members from another team to meet the project deadline

36.

Fill in the blank: A potential event that can impact your project if it occurs is called a(n) _____.

a)

problem

b)

issue

c)

delay

d)

risk

37.

Which of the following are best practices for running an effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT)? Select all that apply.

a)

Determine user credentials and access permissions the day of the test

b)

Write UAT scripts based on user stories

c)

Define and write down the acceptance criteria

d)

Let users decide their own plan for the testing process

e)

Create test cases for each item being tested

38.

Which of the following are project manager responsibilities during the initiation phase? Select all that apply.

a)

Create a budget

b)

Get project approval

c)

Define project goals

d)

Determine resources needed

39.

As a project manager, you’re identifying task dependencies. Task B cannot start until Task A is complete. Which type of dependency does this situation represent?

a)

Finish to Finish (FF)

b)

Start to Finish (SF)

c)

Start to Start (SS)

d)

Finish to Start (FS)

40.

Fill in the blank: _____ is an ongoing effort to improve products or services. It begins with a project manager recognizing processes and tasks that they should create, eliminate, or improve.

a)

Process improvement

b)

Control improvement

c)

Experimental improvement

d)

Continuous improvement

41.

Imagine you are managing a local craft festival and one of the vendors requests a larger booth at the last minute. You delegate the issue to your operations coordinator because you’re confident they can resolve it effectively. During which stage of team development does this scenario take place?

a)

Forming

b)

Storming

c)

Norming

d)

Performing

42.

Fill in the blank: _____ are the first thing a project manager needs to consider during the initiation phase.

a)

Goals

b)

Resources

c)

Planning

d)

Success criteria

43.

What’s a strategy to determine if a goal is attainable?

a)

Ask the stakeholders

b)

Post the goal on a project management forum for feedback

c)

Hire a goal-setting coach

d)

Break down the goal into smaller parts

44.

What details does a communication plan include? Select all that apply.

a)

How communications should sound

b)

Who should communicate

c)

When communication happens

d)

How long communications should be

e)

Where the information communicated is stored

45.

Which of the following are examples of key results? Select all that apply.

a)

Successfully process 50 online orders

b)

Launch a website redesign

c)

Implement online ordering

d)

Increase the number of website visitors by 25%

46.

Which of the following best describes scope creep?

a)

Changing a project before it begins

b)

Cancelling a project after it has begun

c)

Changing a project after it begins

d)

Adding members to a project team

47.

When crafting a story, what is the first step a project manager takes to think like the people they are presenting to and better understand their questions and concerns?

a)

Choose a visual representation

b)

Shape the story

c)

Define the audience

d)

Collect the data