1. | One of the functional managers wants to make a major scope change during the execution of the project. The project manager's action should be to: | A. | Refuse the change. | | B. | Complain to the sponsor. | | C. | Detail the impact of the change for the functional manager. | | D. | Make the change and go on. |
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2. | In Scope Change Control, the project manager must make sure that: | A. | The team is involved | | B. | The changes are beneficial | | C. | Schedules do not change | | D. | The sponsor takes charge |
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3. | As changes are brought forward, the project manager should always: | A. | Refuse to consider the change | | B. | Install the change immediately | | C. | Consider the impact of the change | | D. | Stall until given further instructions |
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4. | The one function that must be on the CCB is the: | A. | Sponsor | | B. | Executive manager | | C. | Team lead | | D. | Project manager |
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5. | After a change request has been denied, you should: | A. | Record it and save it | | B. | Get on with the next request | | C. | Forget it | | D. | Tell the project team |
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6. | Change requests are made against the: | A. | Charter | | B. | SOW | | C. | Executive summary | | D. | Project baseline |
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7. | Change requests should be: | A. | Formal | | B. | Timely | | C. | Interesting | | D. | Long |
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8. | If change requests are not done formally, this often leads to: | A. | Management excellence | | B. | A new scope statement | | C. | Scope creep | | D. | Information creep |
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9. | The Change Control Board should: | A. | Be flexible | | B. | Have appropriate authority | | C. | Include the project manager | | D. | All of the above |
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10. | The CEO comes into your office (cubby). He or she asks for changes to be made in the scope of the project but doesn't have enough time to go through a formal procedure, and because everyone on the project actually reports to him or her, it is expected that you get these things done. You should: | A. | Run like hell. | | B. | Make sure the project team knows you are important enough to talk to the president. | | C. | Determine what will happen if the change is made and then report that to the president. | | D. | Run like hell. |
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11. | The tools and techniques used to gather, integrate, and disseminate the outputs of project management processes are called a: | A. | SOW | | B. | Scope Statement | | C. | Management system | | D. | PMIS |
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12. | The baseline version number of a document is:
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13. | Version control numbers should change when: | A. | Major changes are made | | B. | Scope change is involved | | C. | Any change occurs | | D. | The sponsor says so |
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14. | Version control helps make meetings easier because: | A. | People like it | | B. | It keeps everyone on the same page | | C. | It is easy | | D. | It is a predecessor to a SOW |
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15. | A formal procedure for sanctioning project work is a: | A. | Charter | | B. | Scope Statement | | C. | Statement of Work | | D. | Work authorization |
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16. | Verbal authorization of project work is often seen in ________ projects. | A. | Smaller | | B. | Strange | | C. | Large | | D. | Important |
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17. | Procurement items are detailed in the: | A. | WBS | | B. | SOW | | C. | Charter | | D. | Scope Statement |
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18. | The acronym for the value of the work already completed on the project is:
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19. | EV, or Earned Value, is the same as:
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20. | PV is the same as:
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21. | If your AC = $25,000 and your EV = $20,000, how are you doing? | A. | Over Budget $5,000 | | B. | No variance | | C. | Under Budget $5,000 | | D. | You are in deep yogurt |
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22. | If your AC = $3,000 and your EV = $3,400, how are you doing? | A. | $400 | | B. | No variance | | C. | +$400 | | D. | Here's that yogurt again |
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23. | Your Earned Value is $10,000 and your Actual Cost is $8,000. That means that your CPI is: | A. | Incomprehensible | | B. | .80 | | C. | 1.25 | | D. | 80 |
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24. | Your Earned Value is $10,000 and your Actual Cost is $12,000. What is your CPI?
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25. | Your EV = $8,000 and your PV = $6,000. What is your SPI?
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26. | Your EV = $500 and your PV = $600. What is your SPI?
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