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PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide 4th Edition Phillips, Joseph - Solutions

100. You are the project manager of a project that must operate by your organization’s quality policy. Management has decided to examine your project’s processes to determine if you are following the quality policy. This review process is known as what?A. Quality control B. Quality assurance C.
99. Your project team does not know how to install the new materials you’ll be using in your project. You hire a trainer to teach the team how to install the project. The costs of the trainer are described as what?A. The cost of conformance to quality B. Sunk costs C. Team development D. The cost
98. You are the project manager of the KJP Project. You, the project team, and the project sponsor are working together to complete quality management planning. The stakeholder has compared your current project scope to a recently completed project that utilized Six Sigma techniques in their
97. Several project team members want to schedule vacation days in July, but you need to confirm if Jane, a network engineer, has already scheduled her vacation. Which calendar will tell you, the project manager, if Jane is available on July 17?A. The resource calendar B. The project calendar C.
96. You are the project manager for your organization and you’ve told management that you’ll be using the critical chain method for this project. Management is unaware of this approach and they want to know more about it. What is the critical chain method?A. It utilizes just-in-time ordering.B.
95. Your project is slipping and you would like to add more labor to complete effort-driven activities sooner. What is this called?A. Cost increase B. Crashing C. Risk increase D. Fast tracking
94. You are the project manager of the KHY Project. This project involves 45 project team members from across your matrix-structured organization and will last for 18 months. You have requested a central meeting room for communications, project information, testing equipment, and other
93. You are a project manager consultant for a new project that will utilize a virtual team. Virtual teams make all of the following possible except for which one?A. Including people with mobility handicaps B. Including people that work from home offices C. Allowing projects to progress that
92. A project team comprised of people that spend little or no time meeting face to face is known as what?A. A dysfunctional project team B. A non-collocated project team C. A virtual project team D. An E-team
91. You are the project manager in a projectized organization. You believe in the Expectancy Theory. Which one of the following mechanisms will promote and reinforce desired behavior from your project team?A. Expert judgment B. Lectures and motivational speeches C. Rewards D. Punishments for poor
90. Management would like you, the project manager, to create a chart showing when resources will be utilized on your project. What chart is management asking you to create?A. A Gantt chart B. A resource histogram C. A network diagram D. A Pareto chart
89. You have invited seven vendors to create proposals for a portion of your project work. As part of the invitation, however, the vendor must have a mechanical engineer on their project team or they cannot offer a proposal. The mechanical engineer requirement is an example of which one of the
88. You are the project manager of the Home Automation Project. You are uncertain what the fee will be for wiring the home with bundled cable so you hire a vendor to examine the home and create an estimate for the SOW you’ve prepared. You’ll use this estimate from the vendor to measure all
87. You are the project manager of a construction project for a new client.The client has asked that you include an outdoor deck as part of the project—something your company doesn’t normally do, but you agree to take on this project component using a contractor to build the seating deck. For
86. You are trying to determine if you should make or buy a piece of software. If you create the software, it’ll cost your organization$45,000 to create it and $3,400 each month to support it. A vendor, however, can create the software for $12,000 and will charge you$0.17 per transaction, per
85. Your organization has tasked you with business development.Specifically, they’d like to bid on government-based contracts. Where will you likely find information on government contracts that your organization could bid on?A. Newspapers B. Historical information C. Sales channels D. City hall
84. Your organization needs to procure training classes. There are many training companies that you can hire, but you prefer to work with one particular vendor. This is an example of which market condition?A. Oligopoly B. Sole source C. Single source D. Qualified seller list
83. Betsy is the project manager of the JGB Project for her organization.She would like to solicit seven vendors for a price to supply 1000 fixtures for her project. What type of a document would Betsy issue to the vendors in this scenario?A. A request for proposal B. A request for quote C. A
82. Your organization is operating in a functional structure and you’re the project manager of a newly initiated project. Who has the power on a project team in a functional organization?A. The project manager B. The project sponsor C. The project team D. The functional manager
81. During the initial project team meeting, the project manager and the project team established ground rules for how project team meetings would operate. Tina, a project team member, is not obeying the project rules. Who has the responsibility to enforce the rules?A. The project manager B. The
80. Projects are completed by people and require ground rules to establish clear expectations. Why must the project team commit to clear guidelines on their behavior and project participation early in the project?A. It decreases misunderstandings and increases productivity.B. It increases the
79. You are the project manager for your organization and you’re working with management and several subject matter experts to create the project scope statement. Once the statement is complete, you mention that the key project stakeholders should receive a copy of the project scope statement.
78. The project charter must define which one of the following?A. The risk exposure from not completing the project B. The quality assurance program the project manager must operate under C. The work authorization system the project must use D. Requirements for customer satisfaction
77. You are the project manager of a large international project. Your project team will be traveling to four different countries to complete the project work. You have required the project team to complete training regarding the customs, laws, and languages for each country they will be traveling
76. You are completing a project to build a park in a community. The community is hosting a meeting where residents can ask you questions and clarify the park’s goals and features. You insist that the project team attend this meeting. Why should the project team attend?A. The team is needed to
75. Examine the exhibit. How long will the project take if Activity C in the exhibit increases by four days?A. 22 B. 26 C. 16 D. No change because there is float A 9 6 B P E 3 D 6 G C 3 F H 2
74. You fear that your project team is bloating their time estimates for their assigned activities. What law addresses bloated estimates?A. The law of diminishing returns B. Parkinson’s Law C. The Pareto principle D. The contingency reserve
73. You are the project manager of a large project to install 10,000 fixtures across a campus. Your project team has been late on their assigned work and you fear the project will be late. Which one of the following provides forecasting for the project?A. The program evaluation and review technique
72. Harry is the project manager of the HQQ Project. Management has asked him to report on the project execution and its outcomes. Which one of the following is an output of project execution?A. The project charter B. The cost baseline C. Change requests D. Quality control mechanisms
71. You are the project manager of the NGBB Project. Your project team has failed to complete the work as the project management plan demanded. What action will the project team now have to perform with your guidance?A. Quality control B. Defect repair C. Peer review D. Exit interview
70. While project management planning is essential, planning cannot continue indefinitely. At some point, the project management team must move into project execution. All of the following actions are required to execute the project management plan except for which one?A. Perform activities to
69. You are the project manager of the HHA Project for your company.Management has asked you to present your approach to project execution. Which of the following defines how the project is executed?A. The project management plan B. The work authorization system C. The project execution process
68. All of the following are accomplished during the project kick-off meeting except for which one?A. The project organization is explained.B. The project goals are defined.C. The project objectives are identified.D. The project risks are examined.
67. Your organization is partnering with a competing firm in order to complete a large construction project. You will serve as the project manager in this partnership. What is this relationship called?A. Dual-entity project management B. Dual functional structure C. Teaming agreement D. Functional
66. Management has asked you to create a project kick-off meeting for the GHB Project. When should the project kick-off meeting happen?A. When the project manager has the project team assembled for the first time.B. When the project manager has approved the project plan.C. When management has
65. All of the following statements are false about the project kick-off meeting except for which one?A. The project kick-off meeting is a team-building exercise.B. Only the project team members should attend the project kick-off meeting.C. The project kick-off meeting is led by the project
64. All of the following are desired outcomes of the project kick-off meeting except for which one?A. Provide clarifications on the project goals and objectives.B. Allow the team and stakeholders to know the points of contact within the project team.C. Learn how the current project may interact
63. While it’s not a project initiation activity, most projects can benefit from a project kickoff meeting. What’s the goal of the project kickoff meeting?A. It introduces the project goal.B. It allows the project manager, the project team, and the key stakeholders to meet one another.C. It
62. You have created the project schedule and management has asked to review the schedule. They have concerns that your labor estimates may be too aggressive. If management recommends resource leveling, what will likely happen to your project schedule?A. Nothing. Only more labor will be added.B.
61. You are hiring another organization to complete a project for your organization. Which document would include information about performance reporting requirements, operation transfer issues, and post-project support of the deliverable?A. Proposal B. Request for proposal C. Bid D. Statement of
60. Management has asked you, the project manager of the KJU Project, to provide an estimate of the project costs. Their decision to move forward with the project will be based on your initial estimate. You have just started the project so what estimate type will you likely provide?A. Rough order
59. You are working with management on the project planning processes.They want to know why you’re spending time on risk management planning so early in the project planning. Which one of the following is the best response to management’s concern?A. All projects have risks.B. Risk management
58. There’s a risk that a new law will cause your project to fail. What risk response can you use for this possible law?A. Mitigation B. Transference C. Exploit D. Acceptance
57. You have identified a risk within your project dealing with the installation of the electrical system in a building expansion. You have hired a licensed electrician to complete this portion of the project. This is what type of risk response?A. Transference B. Mitigation C. Procurement D.
56. It’s difficult to capture and analyze all risks that may affect the project objectives. One approach is using the risk register. What exactly is the risk register?A. It’s a central database for all risks within an organization.B. It’s a listing of all risks that have been identified
55. Risk identification and analysis includes careful consideration of project requirements, scope objectives, the nature of the project work, and the project documentation. Based on this information, which one of the following statements must be examined for risk?A. The product requires a foil
54. You are the project manager of the Highway Automation Project and are facilitating the risk identification process with your project team and other key stakeholders. You have encouraged the participants to identify as many project risks as possible. All of the following are acceptable risk
53. One of the most important processes of risk management is risk identification. When does the risk identification conclude?A. With the planning process group B. With the execution process group C. With the closing process group D. When the project customer deems all the risks have been
52. Risk analysis is an iterative process within any project. It sometimes helps to classify and break down the risk events to provide a deeper understanding of them. Which structure lists the categories and subcategories for risks within a project?A. The work breakdown structure B. The
51. Not all risks are negative, and some negative risks are worth accepting into the project based on the impact, the possible outcomes, and the perceived benefits that the risk may bring. What terms describes a person’s or organization’s willingness to accept risk?A. Utility function B. Risk
50. A project manager is completing a project to build a new condo. He needs to confirm that any field drawings by the architect match the office drawings that will go into the project archives. Which project management system ensures that changes to the project scope and the product scope are
49. You are the project manager of a new home construction project. You are inspecting the home as part of quality control. You’ve noticed faulty work during one of your quality control inspections. What is needed?A. Project scope change control for the new work B. Recommended defect repair for
48. The configuration management system accomplishes all of the following except for which one?A. Provides opportunities to validate and improve the project by considering the impact of each change B. Provides opportunities for the project management team to communicate all changes to the
47. A change has been proposed to the project scope. You have routed the change through the change control system as planned. You need to examine cost, time, quality, human resources, communications, risks, and procurement when examining the proposed change. Your manager wants to know why all of
46. You have hired another company to complete a project for you. You would like to change some details in the project scope which will affect the contract between you and the vendor. Which system would manage these changes?A. The schedule change control system B. The cost change control system C.
45. Because change can have a significant impact on a project’s success, there must be a documented approach to change management for the project scope. Which plan documents the project scope change control system?A. The project management plan B. The project scope management plan C. The change
44. Which system is responsible for identifying and documenting the functional and physical characteristics of a product or component that a project is creating?A. The requirements gathering process B. Stakeholder analysis C. The planning process group D. The configuration management system
43. In most projects, change is inevitable. Change for time, cost, scope, and even contracts must be captured, analyzed, and incorporated into the project plan. What system controls changes within a project?A. Change control system B. Change control board C. Cost change control system D. Change
42. You are the project manager of the NHH Project and are working with your project team to create the WBS. One portion of the WBS cannot be decomposed until later in the project. You have decided to wait until more details become available about the element and to decompose the deliverable at
41. Holly Ann is the project manager of the GVF Project, which is similar to the HGF Project she just completed. She and the project team are about to begin creating the WBS for the GVF Project and she would like to use the WBS from the HGF Project to create the current WBS. This is an example of
40. The process of breaking down the project scope into the WBS is called what?A. Progressive elaboration B. Rolling wave planning C. WBS composition D. Work structure
39. Mary is the project manager of the GHQ Project. Her project is part of a program in her organization. Thomas is the program manager, while Joan is the project sponsor. Who creates the WBS?A. The project manager B. The project sponsor C. The project team D. The program manager
38. The difference between what was planned and what was experienced in the project is called a project variance. Project variances are often compared against the project baselines, such as time, cost, and scope.What document serves as the scope baseline? (Choose the best answer.)A. The summation
37. Management would like for you to identify each deliverable within the WBS with a number. The numbering system you should use with your WBS is called what?A. Chart of accounts B. Bill of materials C. Code of accounts D. WBS dictionary
36. What should be implemented when determining how detailed the decomposition of the deliverables in the WBS should be?A. The 8/80 rule B. The law of diminishing returns C. The priority of the project D. The timetable to create the WBS
35. A major component of project planning and management is the project’s work breakdown structure. The smallest item in the WBS is called what?A. A leaf object B. A task C. A work package D. A deliverable
34. You would like to create a matrix chart that shows each team member’s involvement with each activity. What is this chart known as?A. The RACI chart B. The Pareto chart C. The Roles and Responsibility Matrix D. The HR Interaction chart
33. You are managing a project in a matrix-structured organization. You would like to create a chart that depicts each department’s contributions to the project. Which one of the following can best accomplish this goal?A. Work breakdown structure B. Project network diagram C. Text-oriented
32. Project managers may need to work with union labor as part of the project execution. This requires planning and consideration of all the union agreements, rules, and restrictions. A contract between the performing organization and a union is an example of which one of the following?A.
31. It is important for the project manager to identify the organizational structure she is operating within to better plan the project. Which organizational structure provides the least amount of power for the project manager?A. Functional B. Weak Matrix C. Strong Matrix D. Projectized
30. You are the project manager of the XHG Project. Your manager has determined that the project must be completed by January 31. In order to meet this constraint, what will you and the project team likely need to do?A. Work overtime B. Add more project team members C. Schedule backward from the
29. The project scope statement includes constraints, assumptions, and requirements. All of the following are examples of constraints except for which one?A. A preset project budget B. A project that has been completed before C. A project due date as defined by management D. A project that requires
28. You are the project manager for a new construction project. There are several building codes that your project team must adhere to during the design and construction phases of your project. The building codes are examples of which one of the following?A. Standards B. Government-imposed
27. The project team is obviously struggling over who will be leading the project. This happens in which phase of team development?A. Forming B. Storming C. Norming D. Performing
26. Assumptions must be identified and documented as part of project planning. Which one of the following is an assumption?A. The project must be completed by November 1.B. The project must cost less than $250,000.C. The project must be completed in the summer because the weather is better.D. The
25. You have scheduled your project team to work full-time on the project work of building a brick wall during the week of August 16.You have allotted six hours of labor per worker for each day of the week. The six hours of labor is considered what?A. An assumption because you believe the project
24. Mari, the project manager, has allotted two weeks for travel delays within her project. She has no proof that travel days will happen. This is an example of what?A. Change control B. Constraint C. Ineffective project management D. Assumption
23. You are the project manager of the BDS Project. Your project must be completed by October 13 and cannot exceed $250,000. October 13 is an example of which one of the following?A. A constraint B. An early finish for the project C. A scheduled completion date D. An assumption
22. The project management team is creating the project charter and they are relying on several tools to help them. They want the project charter to be accurate to ensure its approval. Which one of the following is not a tool or technique that should be used when creating the project charter?A.
21. Your organization completes projects for others. Which one of the following documents serves as input to project charter creation and approval?A. Project calendar B. Project constraints C. Contract D. Risk matrix
20. You are the project manager of the GHQ Project for your company.As part of project initiation, you need to identify and analyze the project stakeholders. Management recommends that you utilize a salience model as part of this activity. What three components are measured in a salience model?A.
19. The project charter should always address all of the following except for which one?A. The project purpose B. The assigned project manager and authority level C. The summary budget D. Project team members
18. Eric is the project manager for his organization and he’s been working on drafting the project charter. In this case, Eric needs to define who will issue the project charter since he’s the person writing it. Who issues the project charter?A. The project manager B. The project sponsor C. The
17. Eric is the project manager for his organization and he’s been working on drafting the project charter. Beth Ann, a project team member, asks why Eric needs to create the charter at all if everyone already knows this project is going to happen. What is the purpose of the project charter?A. It
16. Sarah, the CIO, wants to know why you have requested so many meetings with the users of the software your project is creating. While she acknowledges that the users are stakeholders, she doesn’t understand why you believe these stakeholders should be involved so much during the initiation
15. You must identify and perform stakeholder analysis. Key project stakeholders always include all of the following except for which one?A. Project manager B. Customer/user C. Performing organization D. Vendor
14. Benjamin’s project is to build a new bridge over a small creek. The government leaders want the bridge to be completed as soon as possible because of the economic impact the construction will have on the businesses in the community. An environmental group, however, has concerns that the
13. You are the project manager of a home construction project. You are interviewing the homeowners to determine their wants and needs for the home construction. You are discussing, room by room, what they’d like in their home. This long process is called what?A. Risk analysis B. Quality
12. As a project manager, you have to document the constraints within your project team. All projects have the Triple Constraints of Project Management, which is made up of which three factors?A. Time, cost, and scope B. Time, cost, and quality C. Cost, schedule, and stakeholders D. Time, scope,
11. You and the project sponsor are working together to create a project scope statement. The project sponsor has concerns about the demand for safety for the electrical requirements for the project work. The concerns about safety should be documented as which one of the following?A. Initial risk
10. Stephen is the project manager of a construction project. He has written into his project plan that the project work be completed during the summer months because the weather is typically better for construction than in winter months. This decision is an example of which one of the following?A.
9. Beth is a project manager for her organization and she’s just been assigned a new project. This project has a deadline of May 15 and a budget of $250,000. A project with a budget that must not exceed$250,000 is an example of which one of the following?A. Assumption B. Risk C. Management
8. Jerry is the project manager of the NHQ Project for his company.He’s working with the project sponsor to define the high-level scope statement of the project. The project scope statement defines many things, including all of the following except for which one?A. Project boundaries B. Product
7. During scope definition, Robert, the CEO and stakeholder, demands that the project obtain customer satisfaction to be successful. What is the danger in this request?A. Customer satisfaction is not quantifiable.B. Customer satisfaction is not known until the project has been paid for.C. Customer
6. You are working with your project team to create the project scope for a web-based application to gather information on clients. Henry says the web application can be created with JAVA programming.Marsha agrees, but insists the application can also be created with ASP technology. This is an
5. You are the project manager for the creation of a new warehouse in Knoxville, Tennessee. You and the project team are creating the scope statement and are evaluating the function, purpose, and activities that will take place within the warehouse to help the project customer gather all of the
4. As a PMP candidate, you should recognize the different methods an organization can use to select projects. Benefits comparison is the most common approach to select projects, but constrained optimization, a more specialized approach to project selection, is also used by organizations. Which one
3. A group of executives, subject matter experts, stakeholders, and managers that convene to ask questions about a potential project, its value, and likelihood of success to determine which projects should be initiated is called what?A. A change control board B. A project steering committee C. A
2. You are the project manager for your organization. Your management team is determining which project should be initiated based on the present value of two projects. Project A will be worth $750,000 in three years. Project B will be worth $478,000 in two years. What is the present value of
1. You are the project manager for your organization and you’re working with your supervisor to define the difference between projects and operations. You explain that projects are unique while operations are the core business. Projects are typically initiated for all of the following reasons

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