The key components of the basic model of communication between two parties are:
A. Encode, message, medium, noise, decode
B. Encode, send, receive, replicate, reply
C. Encode, send, receive, distribute, respond
D. Encode, send, interference, decipher, acknowledgment
Peter, a project manager, is updating the status of his project. Based on the performance indices, he expects the project to finish a month earlier than the planned finish date. However, he expects the project to exceed the budgeted costs. What can you say about the schedule performance index (SPI) of the project?
A. The SPI is less than 1.0.
B. The SPI equals the CPI.
C. The SPI is greater than 1.0.
D. The SPI is equal to 1.0.
Which of the following methods of forecasting EAC and ETC is the most accurate?
A. ETC based on CPI
B. ETC based on BAC
C. ETC based on CPI and SPI
D. ETC based on new estimate
Which of the following is not an example of a procurement document?
A. Tender Notice
B. Risk Register
C. Request for Proposal (RFP)
D. Invitation for Negotiation
Which of the following roles in a project is more likely to be involved in negotiations on procurements during the Conduct Procurements phase?
A. Procurement administrator
B. Project coordinator
C. Project manager
D. Project sponsor
You have taken over the management of a project from another project manager, who is a certified PMP. This project has been completed and is in the process of closing. You discover that there is no project schedule. What do you do?
A. Add this issue to the lessons learned database.
B. Do nothing.
C. Notify the appropriate management immediately.
D. Create a schedule.
You have been managing a National freeway construction project which is intended to improve the transportation between east and west regions of a country. Being in the execution phase, the change control board has approved many change requests generated from stakeholders including the freeway transportation agency. At least half of those requests were made to bring the quality of the micro texture of the road aligned with the quality levels incorporated in the project management plan. What is the next course of action for you going forward?
A. Initiate a defect repair to repair the road or completely pave a new road
B. Initiate a preventive action to reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with the poor quality of the road
C. Initiate a change request to bring the road quality in line with the project management plan
D. Initiate a corrective action to bring the future quality of the road in line with the project management plan
While managing a large project, the project manager decided to include indirect costs as part of his cost estimate. If indirect costs are included in an estimate which of the following is true?
A. Indirect costs should be included at the activity level or higher levels.
B. Indirect costs must be included at the activity level only.
C. Indirect costs should only be included in earned value measurements and not in cost estimates.
D. Indirect costs should not be included in cost estimates.
Which of the following Manage Quality techniques relates to root cause analysis and is used to identify a problem, discover the underlying causes, and develop preventive actions?
A. Sensitivity Analysis
B. Expected monetary value analysis
C. Earned Value Analysis
D. Process Analysis
Emily is a project manager managing a town-development project. Emily has set up a series of interviews with various stakeholders to gather some experiential and historical information on risks. Which phase is this likely to happen in?
A. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
B. Plan Risk Responses
C. Understand Risks
D. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis