As part of EVM, a project manager is calculating the to-complete performance index (TCPI) based on EAC. The data that he has is: the budget at completion for the project is $ 100,000, the earned value for the project is $ 25,000, the actual costs to date are 40,000 and the estimate at completion is $ 115,000. What is the TCPI that he will obtain?
A. 1.1
B. 0.9
C. 1
D. 0
A fellow project manager is retiring and moving to the mountains, you will be taking over his project. Before he leaves he tells you the project is on schedule, but only because he has had to “put the hammer down” on his project team and push them relentlessly. Pushing the team to perform activities to accomplish project objectives is a part of:
A. Direct and Manage Project Work
B. Monitor and Control Project Work
C. Control Quality
D. Control Scope
A complicated software project was authorized by a project sponsor. However, the users who were intended to use the product found it very difficult to articulate their requirements. What technique can be employed to elicit requirements for such a project?
A. Job overlaying
B. Hidden participant
C. Job duplication
D. Job shadowing
In a small office construction project, the following activities are scheduled in sequence.
i) Digging and pouring footings – 5 days
ii) Working on the slab and pouring – 3 days
iii) Framing the floor – 5 days
iv) Wall framing – 4 days
v) Roof framing – 6 days
vi) Insulation and drywall – 7 days
vii) Interior doors and trim – 3 days
viii) Hardware and fixtures – 2 days.
What is the minimum time to complete the project if all activities are on a critical path except number viii, and activity iii is delayed by 1 day?
A. 32 days
B. 33 days
C. 34 days
D. 35 days
For any complex project, once the project stakeholders are identified, the next step is to classify these stakeholders based on their current and desired engagement levels. What is the benefit of classifying the project stakeholders?
A. To help identify the project scope
B. To help populate the stakeholder register
C. To help define an approach strategy
D. It is a mandatory step in stakeholder analysis
You have recently joined the a new company as a project manager. While reviewing the procurement plans for a project you will be taking over, you see that the company is considering using one of the most expensive manufacturers to provide certain equipment required for the project. While working with your previous employer, you used a different supplier for the same equipment, and paid significantly less for the equipment. Without telling your boss, you call the supplier you worked with previously for a quote. Have you violated the rule of keeping the proprietary information confidential?
A. Maybe. You need to talk to your boss first.
B. No. There is no harm in sharing the information with your current employer, because you are no longer working for your old employer.
C. Yes. The supply source is proprietary information and you should not contact the supplier.
D. You have not violated any rule.
Sally’s project has got a huge number of key positive and negative stakeholders. It is very important to closely manage the influential negative stakeholders to ensure project’s success. Do the key positive stakeholders need to be managed as well?
A. No; more attention needs to be given to the key negative stakeholders.
B. The positive stakeholders need to be closely managed as well since stakeholders’ needs and expectations change over time.
C. Project stakeholders should not be classified as positive and negative stakeholders.
D. Yes; positive stakeholders should be more closely managed than the negative stakeholders.
Which term best describes the Identify Risks process?
A. Finite
B. Redundant
C. Iterative
D. Inconsequential
A project can be authorized by any of the following except:
A. The project manager
B. The PMO
C. The sponsor
D. The portfolio steering committee
Which of the following is a hierarchical representation of project risks?
A. Risk Register
B. Risk Mitigation
C. Risk categories
D. Risk Breakdown Structure