Questions from Chapter Fourteen


1.

Information is not useful to the receiver if it is not _____________.

A.

Timely

B.

Interesting

C.

Complex

D.

Scarce


2.

The people who get specific types of information from the project manager are ________.

A.

Project team members

B.

Stakeholders

C.

Project administrators

D.

People in the communication plan


3.

Which type of channel is the best for good communication?

A.

Email

B.

Phone

C.

FAX

D.

All of them


4.

How do you get the communications requirements for stakeholders?

A.

Prayer

B.

Ask them

C.

Meetings

D.

Osmosis


5.

In addition to the stakeholder needs, who else's needs should also be considered in communication requirements?

A.

The sponsor

B.

The advisory board

C.

The customer

D.

The project manager


6.

The ________ is the most important stakeholder to keep current on the project execution.

A.

Advisory board

B.

Project member

C.

Sponsor

D.

Consultant


7.

It is important to control the ________ of the software just as much as the hardware technologies.

A.

Version

B.

Amount

C.

Brand

D.

Concept


8.

The three directions of communication listed in the PMBOK are upward, downward, and ________ communication.

A.

Outward

B.

Lateral

C.

Distant

D.

Inward


9.

Project records must be ________.

A.

Lengthy

B.

Detailed

C.

Permanent

D.

Tactical


10.

The part of performance reporting that is an estimate of the future is ________.

A.

Progress reporting

B.

Schedule

C.

WBS

D.

Forecasting


11.

If the performance reporting shows a completion percentage, you are doing ________.

A.

Forecasting

B.

Scheduling

C.

Progress reporting

D.

Status reporting


12.

The report that explains the current condition of the project is ________.

A.

Progress reporting

B.

Status reporting

C.

Forecasting

D.

Schedule analysis


13.

The abbreviation for the portion of the approved cost estimate that is to be spent on tasks during a given, measured period is:

A.

EV

B.

AC

C.

PV

D.

DC


14.

The abbreviation for the amount that was budgeted for work to be performed is:

A.

EV

B.

AC

C.

PV

D.

DC


15.

The abbreviation for costs actually incurred is:

A.

EV

B.

AC

C.

PV

D.

DC


16.

What is your CPI if EV = 5 and AC = 4?

A.

.80

B.

1.0

C.

1.25

D.

2.0


17.

What is your CPI if AC = 10 and EV = 8?

A.

.80

B.

80

C.

1.25

D.

2.0.


18.

What is your CPI if EV = 20 and AC = 20?

A.

4.0

B.

1.0

C.

2.0

D.

1.25


19.

What is your SPI if EV = 8 and PV = 6?

A.

1.33

B.

.66

C.

1.0

D.

.75


20.

What is your SPI if PV=8 and EV = 6?

A.

1.0

B.

.75

C.

1.33

D.

2.0


21.

Performance reports usually discuss ________ between estimated and actual performance on the project.

A.

Variances

B.

Differences

C.

Relationships

D.

Connections


22.

________ acceptance of the product of the project is done during Administrative Closure.

A.

Formal

B.

Written

C.

Oral

D.

Electronic


23.

You should do Administrative Closure at the end of each ________ of the project.

A.

Deliverable

B.

Month

C.

Phase

D.

Week


24.

Project archives need to be ________ to be most useful.

A.

Written

B.

Oral

C.

Controlled

D.

Indexed


25.

Acceptance of the output of the project by the sponsor or customer should be ________.

A.

Early

B.

Oral

C.

Formal

D.

Indexed


26.

N (N-1)/2 is the formula for:

A.

Industrial estimation

B.

Channels of communication

C.

Risk assessment

D.

Quality levels


27.

The best type of communication method for passing information to stakeholders is ________.

A.

Smoke signals

B.

Face-to-face

C.

Emails

D.

Telephone


28.

The key factor in closing issues is the person to whom you will ________ the issue in order to resolve it.

A.

Communicate

B.

Write

C.

Send

D.

Escalate




Passing the PMP Exam. How to Take It and Pass It
Passing the PMP Exam: How to Take It and Pass It: How to Take It and Pass It
ISBN: 0131860070
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 167
Authors: Rudd McGary

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