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PMP Exam Simplified 5th Edition Aileen Ellis - Solutions
Interpersonal skills include:a. presentation skillsb. negotiatingc. writing skillsd. building trust
Issue logs are an input to what processes?a. manage project team, control communications, and control stakeholder engagementb. manage stakeholder engagement and manage project teamc. control communications and manage stakeholder engagementd. control communications and perform integrated change
How is the change log related to manage stakeholder engagement?a. an inputb. a tool and techniquec. an outputd. not related
The ability of the stakeholders to influence the project is:a. lowest at the start and gets progressively higher as the project progressesb. flat throughout the life of the projectc. highest at the start and gets progressively lower as the project progressesd. lowest at the start, peaks during
If sellers deviate greatly from the independent estimate we need to ask all of the following questions except:a. was the procurement statement of work clearb. is there a misunderstandingc. is there a seller who failed to respond fullyd. did the negotiations take too long
Independent estimates:a. serve as a standard… what should the work cost?b. are always prepared internallyc. are always prepared externallyd. are prepared by the potential sellers who are bidding on the work
Some government jurisdictions require what tool and technique of conduct procurements:a. advertisingb. seller proposalsc. procurement statement of workd. make-or-buy decisions
Bidder conferences:a. are used to ensure that all sellers have a clear understanding of the requirementb. are held after the proposals have been submittedc. are a meeting between the buyer and the winning seller(s)d. are used by the buyer to select the winning seller(s)
Purchase orders are usually set-up in what form:a. firm fixed priceb. cost plus fixed feec. cost plus award feed. fixed price economic price adjustment
The project management information system is an example of:a. meeting management techniquesb. enterprise environmental factorsc. facilitation techniquesd. organizational process assets
Building consensus and overcoming obstacles are examples of:a. meeting management techniquesb. presentation techniquesc. facilitation techniquesd. listening techniques
The performance measurement baseline typically integrates:a. scope, schedule, and costb. schedule, cost, and riskc. cost, risk, and procurementd. risk, procurement, and scope
Awareness of the impact of body language is an example of:a. meeting management techniqueb. presentation techniquec. facilitation techniqued. listening technique
Which of the following in an output of manage communications?a. work performance datab. work performance informationc. work performance reportsd. project communications
Which of the following is an input of manage communications?a. work performance datab. work performance informationc. work performance reportsd. project communications
Which plan is an input to manage communications?a. communications management planb. human resource planc. procurement management pland. project management plan
The theory most associated with gaining long term loyalty from workers is:a. McGregor’s Theory Xb. McGregor’s Theory Yc. Maslow’s Hierarchyd. Ouchi Theory Z
There are multiple motivational theories today. Who created the theory that is related to the management’s view of workers and not the way workers behave:a. Vroomb. Maslowc. McGregord. McClelland
Which of the following sources of power is earned, regardless of a person’s position in an organization:a. formalb. rewardc. penaltyd. expert
Which of the following represents the true Theory Y manager:a. workers are inherently lazyb. workers need to be constantly monitoredc. a hierarchy is the best way to manage workersd. satisfaction of a job well done is a strong motivator
Team performance assessments are an output of:a. plan human resource managementb. acquire project teamc. develop project teamd. manage project team
Project performance appraisals is a tool and technique of:a. plan human resource managementb. acquire project teamc. develop project teamd. manage project team
Issue logs are an input of manage project team. They are an output of what process:a. plan human resource managementb. manage stakeholder engagementc. develop project teamd. acquire project team
Another name for the collaborate technique to resolve conflict is:a. problem solveb. forcec. compromised. smooth
Observation and conversation is a tool and technique of:a. plan human resource managementb. acquire project teamc. develop project teamd. manage project team
Conflict should be:a. addressed early and usually in privateb. addressed early and publiclyc. avoidedd. viewed as an individual and not a team issue
During a fire drill, the safety manager mandates his point of view. This conflict resolution technique is known as:a. problem solveb. forcec. compromised. smooth
To clarify roles and responsibilities on the project, what tool and technique of manage project team is often used?a. team performance assessmentsb. issue logsc. work performance reportsd. project performance appraisals
Which plan is an input to manage project team?a. communications management planb. human resource planc. procurement management pland. stakeholder management plan
The technique used to manage conflict when a project situation is too important to be compromised and involves incorporating multiple ideas and viewpoints from people with different perspectives:a. smoothingb. collaboratingc. withdrawingd. forcing
Training:a. is used to increase the competencies of the individual team membersb. should always be billed to the performing organization and not the projectc. has the objective to help team members work togetherd. follows the five stages of team development
Which input to develop project team has the purpose to identify the people who are on the team:a. human resource planb. staffing management planc. project staff assignmentsd. resource calendars
Colocation may bring benefits such as:a. lower costsb. access to more skilled laborc. lower relocation expensesd. sense of community
Intangible rewards:a. should never be used if money is availableb. include moneyc. may be equally or even more effective than moneyd. should be the same for everyone, to ensure fairness
A tight matrix is another name for:a. a team where the project manager has more authority than the functional managerb. a team where the functional manager has more authority than the project managerc. a team that has members geographically dispersedd. a team that is co-located
In the five stages of team development, all of the following often occur except:a. the stages occur in orderb. teams may get stuck in a stagec. teams may slide back into a previous staged. teams skip a stage going forward
One of the purposes of team building activities is to:a. help build trust and good working relationshipsb. enhance the competencies of the team membersc. establish acceptable behavior expectationsd. place most of all of the team members in one location
The five stage model used for team development was developed by whom?a. Tuckmanb. Shewhartc. Demingd. Ishikawa
Communication skills, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution are proficiencies also known as:a. project management skillsb. general management skillsc. interpersonal skillsd. overrated skills
Which plan is an input of develop project team?a. communications management planb. human resource planc. procurement management pland. stakeholder management plan
The impact of the unavailability of resources must be:a. kept quiet unless someone asksb. reflected in key documentsc. used to blame senior management for project failured. not allowed to affect the project
Communication planning is very important with:a. pre-assignmentb. acquisitionc. virtual teamsd. multi-criteria decision analysis
Resource calendars document:a. who is responsible for what deliverablesb. the time periods that each team member can work on the projectc. the reporting relationships of project team membersd. the successors of each activity
Multi-Criteria decision analysis involves:a. hiring individual consultantsb. negotiating with functional managersc. forming teams whose members live in widespread geographic areasd. using criteria to rate potential team members
Hiring consultants or subcontracting work to an outside organization is an example of?a. organizational process assetb. enterprise environmental factorc. negotiationd. acquisition
Organizational structure is an example of:a. organizational process assetb. enterprise environmental factorc. negotiationd. acquisition
If the project manager is unable to acquire the required resources to complete the project he should:a. try to move to a better projectb. be clear that management is responsible for project failurec. cut corners on the work and hope no one noticesd. request management support to get the required
Having to use the resources promised as part of a proposal is an example of:a. negotiationb. acquisitionc. pre-assignmentd. virtual teams
One of the positives of utilizing virtual teams is:a. feelings of isolationb. difficulty in communicatingc. expense of technologyd. new possibilities when acquiring team members
Which plan is an input to acquire project team?a. communications management planb. human resource planc. procurement management pland. stakeholder management plan
Perform Quality Assurance is a(n):a. planning processb. executing processc. monitoring and controlling processd. closing process
The tool used to understand a goal in relation to the steps for getting to the goal is:a. tree diagramb. activity network diagramc. process decision program chartsd. affinity diagram
What diagrams are also known as activity on node and activity on arrow diagrams?a. tree diagramb. activity network diagramc. process decision program chartsd. affinity diagram
What diagram is used to visualize the parent-to-child relationship in a decomposition hierarchy?a. tree diagramb. activity network diagramc. matrix diagramd. affinity diagram
A diagram used to generate ideas that can be grouped to form patterns is:a. affinity diagramb. activity network diagramc. matrix diagramd. interrelationship diagram
A structured, independent review to determine if activities comply with policies, processes, and procedures is known as:a. quality auditb. process analysisc. affinity diagramsd. product analysis
Which of the following is a tool and technique of perform quality assurance:a. process analysisb. product analysisc. variance analysisd. reserve analysis
Which of the following is a tool and technique of plan quality management:a. benchmarkingb. project management information systemc. sensitivity analysisd. organizational theory
Which of the following is an input into perform quality assurance:a. deliverablesb. quality auditsc. quality control measurementsd. change requests
Perform quality assurance includes:a. the improvement of quality processesb. identifying which quality standards are relevant and determining how to satisfy themc. monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate
It seems like we have been planning the project forever. The baselines are now approved and the team is excited to begin the real work. Frustration has set in already related to not only the number of meetings but the way the meetings are being handled. It seems some people come to the meeting
Which of the following is an output of direct and manage project work?a. work performance reportsb. work performance datac. organizational process assetsd. enterprise environmental factors
The project management information system (PMIS) is:a. part of the organizational process assetsb. part of the enterprise environmental factorsc. a subset of the configuration management systemd. a subset of the change management system
Which of the following is a tool and technique of direct and manage project work?a. change control planb. configuration management planc. project management information systemd. organizational process assets
The primary output of direct and manage project work is:a. deliverablesb. work performance reportsc. approved change requestsd. denied change requests
As the project manager, you are experienced in managing a small team of people.Now your team includes over 500 members located in 4 different countries. It looks like communication is a problem. As an example, Hiram was running late finishing the development of the product. Ravi did not know this
As a project manager you face many decisions on a daily basis. Some of these decisions are small and others have many long-term implications. At this point you are trying to decide between using in-house labor or an outside consultant for a critical design aspect of your product. You are currently
An important aspect of configuration management is configuration identification. Which item(s) below are often kept under configuration control?a. stakeholder analysisb. bottom-up estimatingc. parametric estimatingd. quality plan
You have just been assigned as the project manager of a very large project that involves people from many cultures. Although your projects have been cross-cultural in nature before, this project includes the opportunity to work with people from many cultures new to you. While cultures awareness on
You began your career fifteen years ago as a project engineer. After several successful years as an engineer, you moved first into a junior and now into a senior project manager role. Your mentor suggests that you read your company literature, including its annual report and strategic plan. After
Your project is to implement a standard customer management system throughout your organization. The sales team manager is your primary customer. You and the sales manager are often in conflict. It was suggested that you try active listening the next time this manager complains to you about the
You have been named the project manager of a project whose purpose is to design, build, and set up a customer call center. This call center has been determined to be was vital in driving the organization’s strategy forward.Setting up the call center may be viewed as a(n):a. key performance
A typical knowledge transfer life cycle has five steps. Of the five steps, which step is often the one least likely to be in place in an organization:a. identifying the knowledge that is relevant and valuableb. capturing and retaining that knowledgec. sharing that knowledge with othersd. assessing
A project to improve water delivery in your community has been progressing on schedule. However, a critical task, performed by Gamze, is not progressing well. You have approached Gamze first and now her manager to try to understand the delay and to offer help. Based on comments from both Gamze and
Based on history the project manager knows that a major challenge on projects is having the right resources available. The human resource plan, if well-developed should help us acquire and manage project resources. Another plan that may also help us do this is the:a. stakeholder management planb.
Project estimating is usually applied to:a. costsb. communicationsc. organizational budgetingd. vendor bid and analysis
A benefit provides no value until the benefit is:a. receivedb. approvedc. utilizedd. accepted
Deliverables are an important output of projects. While initiating the project we should identify:a. all the project deliverablesb. the project deliverables that will be outputs of the initiating and planning processesc. only those deliverables going to the project customerd. the key deliverables
A bridge design and construction project is being initiated. The core team disagrees on what should and should not be included in the project charter.Which of the following should be part of the project charter:a. the key deliverablesb. the project schedulec. the project requirementsd. the change
A young and inexperienced project manager, you are struggling. Your mentor suggests that you place less emphasis on organizational policy and procedures and more emphasis on understanding organizational culture.Which of the following is not usually considered one of the common experiences that
We are trying to determine where to add feeding buffers and project buffers. The most likely tool and technique we will use is:a. critical path methodb. what-if analysisc. resource levelingd. critical chain method
As we control our progress with respect to our schedule, we like to illustrate project progress. This is best visualized through:a. a milestone chartb. a bar chartc. a project schedule with logical relationshipsd. a schedule management plan
At this point in our planning, we have defined the logical relationships between activities and estimated project resources and durations. Now we need to determine early and late start and finish dates for project activities.This information tells us:a. the exact project end dateb. the amount of
You need to present to your management on the status of project. Most likely you will use:a. a milestone chartb. a network diagramc. a project schedule with logical relationshipsd. a schedule management plan
Based on changing market demands you have been notified to pull in your project schedule by several weeks. Tentatively, you and your team discuss fast tracking the schedule. To fast track, you hope which of the following statements is true:a. you have extra money in your budgetb. the project is
Your project team has a very consistent number of resources. Moving around activities to fully utilize these resources is called:a. critical path methodb. critical chain methodc. resource levelingd. crashing
Affinity diagrams:a. sort ideas into logical groupsb. vote on ideas so as to make a decisionc. generate ideasd. prioritize ideas for action
Another name for soft logic is:a. mandatory dependencyb. discretionary dependencyc. external dependencyd. hard logic
When using rolling wave planning:a. all work is planning in detailb. near term work is planning in detail and future work is planned at a higher levelc. near term work is planning at a higher level and long term work is planning in detaild. all work is planned at a high level
The critical path method assumes:a. no resource limitationsb. that resource optimization has already occurredc. resource limitationsd. all start and finish dates are fixed
Crashing and fast-tracking are examples of what tool and technique?a. critical path methodb. resource optimizationc. schedule compressiond. modeling techniques
Reserve analysis is a tool and technique of what process?a. define activitiesb. sequence activitiesc. develop scheduled. estimate activity durations
Resource optimization is a tool and technique of what process?a. define activitiesb. sequence activitiesc. develop scheduled. estimate activity resources
Alternative analysis is a tool and technique of what process?a. define activitiesb. sequence activitiesc. develop scheduled. estimate activity resources
Alternatives generation is a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. collect requirementsb. define scopec. collect requirements and define scoped. define activities
Rolling wave planning is a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. collect requirementsb. define scopec. collect requirements and define scoped. define activities
Prototypes are a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. collect requirementsb. define scopec. collect requirements and define scoped. define activities
Leads and lags are a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. estimate activity durations and sequence activitiesb. sequence activities and develop schedulec. develop schedule and estimate activity resourcesd. estimate activity resources and estimate activity durations
Facilitated workshops are a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. collect requirementsb. define scopec. collect requirements and define scoped. define activities
Affinity diagrams are a tool and technique of what process(es)?a. collect requirementsb. define scopec. collect requirements and define scoped. define activities
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