Project Management For Engineers 1st Edition J Michael Bennett, Danny Siu Kau Ho - Solutions

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Stakeholders can be indetified in which project management process groups?A. * Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling B. Initiating and planning C. Planning and monitoring and controling D. Monitoring and controling and closing
It covers identification of the product/service.A. * Conceptualization Phase B. Planning Phase C. Execution Phase D. Termination Phase
The sponsor has asked the Project Manager to ensure that sufficient amount of management reserve is available for his project. What does the Project Managerexplain to the team as the primary purpose ofmanagement reserve?A. To take care of the risks identified for the project activities B. To take
What is the external entity used for?A. To show all the external works taking place outside the organisation B. * To represent source or destination of data that is external to the system C. To represent all employees who work out on the field D. To represent private event held
Which short cut key for generate a new project?A. * Ctrl + N B. Ctrl + C C. Ctrl + V D. Ctrl + Z
This holds navigation, additional information, and other contents of the website.A. Top-of-Fold B. Header C. * Side Bar D. Main Area
A common and effective project management technique is to assign more people to the team if a project gets behind schedule.A. True B. * False
It is the last phase of Project Management A. Initiation B. * Closure C. Control D. Execution
R means in SMART A. Reliable B. * Realistic C. Reconstruct
Select three of the values of Agile Project Management.A. * Openness B. * Empathy C. Assertiveness D. Endurance E. * Respect
The Project Management model separates the project development lifecycle into sprints.A. * Agile B. Waterfall
What would you do?
What would you do then?
What would you do (to her, to the team, to building management, to your own senior management/executives, etc.)?Alan offered to drive Sihe home. After cleaning herself up, Sihe came back to work.
What if the customer agrees to take the product regardless?
What if your manager tells you to omit these test results?
What would you do?
If a joint venture partner also uses this contractor, what would you do instead?
What would you do?
What should Dawn do?
Should Dawn accept the invitation to the Board of Advisers?Should Dawn accept the shares of the startup company?
What is the legal status of her inventions with UEO's professors and students?
In hectic and adverse moments, half of the group will forget about their commitments. The result is rather astonishing! Note that these are just answers on paper. In real-life situations, more will forget! Note how we presented the importance of this commitment:deemed unimportant to the provider
If the odds of completing activities 1, 2 and 3 on time are 50%, 50% and 50%, what is the chance of starting activity 4 on day 6?(a) 10%(b) 13%(c) 40%(d) 50%1 When a project manager places a purchase order for a piece of equipment, it represents:(a) Commitment (b) Expense (c) Cash out-flow (d)
The highest risk impact occurs during which of the following project life cycle phases?(a) Initiation and planning(b) Planning and execution(c) Execution and closure(d) Initiation and closure
Your company buys insurance in excess of minimum government requirements for employees working outdoors. The company reduces threats of the risk of outdoor injuries by:(a) Avoidance(b) Mitigation(c) Deflection(d) Minimizing probability of occurrence
According to the PERT calculation, what is the probability of finishing the following 3-point estimate activity between 4.67 days and 6.67 days? Optimistic: 4 days; most likely: 5 days;pessimistic: 10 days(a) 34%(b) 50%(c) 68%(d) 95%
According to the PERT calculation, what is the probability of finishing the following 3-point estimate activity within 7.67 days?Optimistic: 4 days; most likely: 5 days; pessimistic: 10 days(a) 34%(b) 50%(c) 68%(d) 95%
According to the PERT calculation, what is the standard deviation for the 3-point estimate of the following activity?Optimistic: 4 days; most likely: 5 days; pessimistic: 10 days(a) 1 day(b) 5 days(c) 5.67 days(d) 6 days
Plan Risk Responses is intended to:(a) Create steps to identify project risks(b) Formulate strategies for dealing with adverse events(c) Construct a list of previous project risks(d) Develop measurements to quantify project risks
Your old house was right next to a river. You had bad experience of flooding in the basement whenever it rained heavily. When you decide to purchase a new house, you have made up your mind to only consider houses on high grounds. You have reduced the threats of the risk of flooding by:(a)
An individual’s willingness to take a risk can be determined by:(a) Decision tree modeling(b) Monte Carlo method(c) Sensitivity analysis(d) Utility function
A contractor’s deliverable has been delayed by 30 days. The process of determining how this event will affect the project schedule is called risk:(a) Identification(b) Mitigation(c) Simulation(d) Assessment
In which phase of the project do you have the greatest influence on project risk?(a) Initiation(b) Planning(c) Execution(d) Termination
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis includes:(a) Enumerating sources of internal and external events(b) Identifying potential events and impact(c) Evaluating probability and impact(d) Developing contingency plans and resources
Which project management process does Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis under Project Risk Management belong to?(a) Initiation(b) Planning(c) Execution(d) Control
What does passive acceptance of risk mean?(a) Mitigate the risk by minimizing its probability of occurrence(b) Mitigate the risk by minimizing its impact(c) Have a contingency plan ready for execution(d) Take no action
Which of the following is not a tool to identify risk?(a) Delphi(b) SWOT(c) WBS(d) Brainstorming
What is the most effective process to ensure that cultural and ethical differences do not impede success of your multi-national projects?(a) Co-locating(b) Training(c) Forming(d) Teaming
Effective ways to manage stakeholder expectations include all of the following project elements except:(a) Clear requirements definition(b) Control scope change(c) Timely status information(d) Frequent cost reports
Ideally, communication between the project manager and team members should take place:(a) Via daily status reports(b) Through approved documented forms(c) By oral and written communication(d) Through formal chain of command
You used some mathematical means to analyze the current project metrics and use that to predict the future project status.This is known as:(a) Forecast(b) Trend analysis(c) Variance analysis(d) Exception analysis
If there are five people in the team, how many communication channels are there?(a) 5(b) 10(c) 15(d) 20
A likely result of using “compromise” to resolve a two-party conflict is:(a) Lose-lose(b) Win-lose(c) Win-win(d) Lose-win
Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include:(a) Withdrawing, compromising, controlling, and forcing(b) Controlling, forcing, smoothing, and withdrawing(c) Confronting, compromising, smoothing, and directing(d) Smoothing, confronting, forcing, and withdrawing
Of the following conflict management approaches, which is believed to lead to the least enduring positive results?(a) Problem solving(b) Avoidance(c) Compromise(d) Forcing
Constructive team roles include:(a) Encourager, initiator, and gatekeeper(b) Information giver, devil's advocate, and clarifier(c) Withdrawer, harmonizer, and blocker(d) Summarizer, recognition seeker, and information seeker
A project loses a team of contractors in the middle of a project.A new project team is formed to replace the old team. As the PM, what is the first topic to address to the team in the kick-off meeting?(a) Identify team roles and responsibilities(b) Review detailed schedule(c) Discuss cost
Which of the following is not part of team assembly?(a) Resisting(b) Adjourning(c) Storming(d) Performing
Your PM has a relaxed attitude and stays away from making decisions for the project. What management style is this?(a) Autocratic(b) Laissez-faire(c) Democratic(d) Participative
Which of the following is true for Herzberg's Theory of Motivation?(a) Poor hygiene is inevitable(b) Poor hygiene means low pay only(c) Improve hygiene may not improve motivation(d) Improve hygiene lead to opportunity to achieve selfactualization
Which project management process does Acquire Project Team under Project Human Resource Management belong to?(a) Initiation(b) Planning(c) Execution(d) Control
The PM is selected for a project during:(a) Initiation(b) Planning(c) Execution(d) Termination
Pareto analysis, cause and effect, and flow charts are all tools used to:(a) Perform quality control(b) Perform benchmarking(c) Plan quality(d) Verify quality
As part of the quality audit, the scope statement is checked against the work results to ensure conformance to the customer requirements. The results should be documented and used for:(a) Estimating future projects(b) Changing the future scope(c) Defining future project tasks(d) Validating the
Which of the following is NOT a project quality planning tool/technique:(a) Design of experiment(b) Cost of quality(c) Quality management plan(d) Flow chart
Your team just finished a final round of regression test on a product. Five minor defects were found. The team worked hard to fix the defects and re-tested the product (with defect fixes)just in time for release to the customer next Monday. What cost of quality applies to the effort spent by the
Which project management process does Perform Quality Assurance under Project Quality Management belong to?(a) Initiating(b) Planning(c) Executing(d) Monitoring and controlling
You have been contracted to manage a project. The estimated cost of the project is $1,000,000. Your earned value calculation indicates that the project will be completed on time and under budget by $200,000. Your personal profit will decrease by$2,000.Given the estimated decrease in personal
Which of the following is not a cost estimating method?(a) Parametric modeling(b) Vendor bids(c) Bottom-up(d) Critical chain
What is the precision of a preliminary estimate?(a) +/− 50%(b) −25%/+75%(c) −10%/+25%(d) −5%/+10%
You have been contracted to manage a project. The estimated cost of the project is $1,000,000. Your earned value calculation indicates that the project will be completed on time and under budget by $200,000. Your personal profit will decrease by$2,000.At the completion of this project, you will
A project was estimated to cost $1.5 million and scheduled to last six months. After three months, EV = $650,000 PV =$750,000 AC = $800,000; what are the schedule and cost variances?(a) SV = +$100,000, CV = +150,000(b) SV = +$150,000, CV = −$100,000(c) SV = −$50,000, CV = +150,000(d) SV =
The measure used to forecast project cost at completion is:(a) CPI(b) SPI(c) EV(d) AC
Earned value performance data can be compared to all of the following project management tools except:(a) Critical path analysis(b) Technical performance metrics(c) Risk mitigation plans(d) Forecasted final costs and schedule estimates
You estimated an activity with an effort of 10 staff-days. If you were given two resources to work on it, and each resource has a productivity factor of 80%, and each day you pay $200 for each resource, how much do you need to budget for the activity?(a) $625(b) $1250(c) $2500(d) $5000
For a project with SV = −$200 and CV = −$200, what conclusion can be made on the project status?(a) You are ahead of schedule and below budget(b) You are behind schedule and over budget(c) You are on schedule and on budget(d) None of the above
For a project with SPI = 0.90 and CPI = 0.8, what should you as the project manager do?(a) Discuss rationale with the team and take corrective actions(b) Thank the team, relax and go for a celebration(c) Re-baseline the schedule, since the original baseline might be too aggressive(d) Do nothing
Which of the following applies to opened work packages?(a) Distributed budget(b) Undistributed budget(c) Reserve(d) Target fee
Which of the following is known unknown?(a) Distributed budget(b) Undistributed budget(c) Management reserve(d) Contingency reserve
For a project with SPI = 1.60 and CPI = 2.0, what should you as the project manager do?(a) Discuss rationale with the team and take corrective actions(b) Relax and go for a celebration because you are ahead of schedule and below cost(c) Examine the WBS and ensure that there are no missing
Which of the following is not a direct cost?(a) Labour(b) Travel(c) Material(d) Administrative overhead
You have been hired to plant trees for 10 days. You are supposed to plant 10 trees per day and you are paid $10 for each tree planted. After 4 days, you planted 50 trees and you were paid $500. What are the SPI and CPI for the project?(a) SPI = 0.8, CPI = 1.0(b) SPI = 1.25, CPI = 1.0(c) SPI = 1.0,
Elements of changing a project schedule include all of the following except:(a) Obtain the appropriate levels of approval(b) Submit the appropriate change requests(c) Evaluate the impact of a change to the schedule(d) Adjust the project end date to the schedule variance
Which of the following methods is used to control the project schedule:(a) Pareto Diagram(b) Performance measurement(c) Parametric modeling(d) Statistical sampling
A generally accepted method to confirm accuracy of task progress is through:(a) Earned value(b) Probability versus outcome(c) Maximum ceiling(d) Work breakdown structure
The purpose of fast tracking a project is to:(a) Increase productivity(b) Reduce project duration(c) Increase schedule tracking controls(d) Reduce project risks
Your project is behind schedule due to conflict between team members. Having resolved the conflict, to get the project back on schedule, you should consider:(a) Crashing the schedule(b) Performing resource leveling(c) Conducting reverse resource allocation scheduling(d) Utilizing the critical chain
A project schedule completion date will change if:(a) The critical path is reduced(b) The contingency is no longer available(c) No float time is available(d) Project resources are reduced
Based on an initial planning session, you realize that the project cannot meet the desired end date. You immediately negotiate with the manager of another project to transfer an experienced staff to your project and take over some activities. This technique is known as:(a) Crashing(b) Fast
Refer to following diagram:(a) A has a free float of 2(b) A has no free float(c) B has a free float of 2(d) C has a free float of 2 ES=4 EF=7 Activity B ES=0 EF=4 LS=6 LF-9 LS=0 Activity A ES=6 EF=8 LF=4 LS=6 Activity C L.F=8
What is the following diagram known as?(a) Gantt chart(b) Precedence diagram(c) Activity-on-arrow diagram(d) Activity-on-node diagram Activity B Activity D Activity A Activity F Start End Activity C Activity E
A Gantt Chart is a:(a) Activity-on-arrow diagram(b) Milestone chart(c) Schedule communication tool(d) Activity-on-node diagram
Refer to the following diagram:(a) A has a free float of 1(b) A has a free float of 2(c) B has a free float of 3(d) C has a total float of 2 ES=5 EF=8 Activity B ES=0 EF=4 LS=7 LF-10 Activity A ES=6 EF=8 LS=0 LF=4 Activity C I.S-6 L.F-8
For an activity with ES = 4, EF = 7, LS = 6, LF = 9, the activity has:(a) Total float of 2(b) Free float of 2(c) Total float of 3(d) Free float of 3
Which project management process does Develop Schedule under Project Time Management belong to?(a) Initiation(b) Planning(c) Execution(d) Control
You estimated an activity with an effort of 10 staff-days. How many days will it take to complete the activity if you were given 2 resources to work on it, and each resource has a productivity factor of 80%, and availability of only 50%?(a) 8 days(b) 12.5 days(c) 16 days(d) 25 days
What is the critical path of the following diagram?(a) A-B-D-F(b) A-B-E-F(c) A-C-E-F(d) There are more than one critical paths Start Activity A 4 days Activity B 2 days Activity C 4 days Activity D 5 days End Activity F 2 days " Activity E 3 days
Due to cuts in funding, your project has been terminated. The“validate scope” process:(a) Should be delayed until the project is completed(b) Should determine the correctness of the work results(c) Should establish and document the level and extent of completion(d) Will form the basis of the
Reviewing work products and results to ensure that all were completed satisfactorily and formally accepted is to:(a) Manage risk(b) Control quality(c) Control change(d) Validate scope
A requirement document is important because it:(a) Provides the basis for making future project decisions(b) Provides a brief summary of the project(c) Approves the project for the stakeholders(d) Provides criteria for measuring project cost
All of the following assist in determining the impact of a scope change except:(a) Project charter(b) Baseline(c) Performance measurement(d) Milestones
Your company has to offer its service on the internet to increase its market share. You are asked to start planning for this project.What is your first step?(a) Identify the risks(b) Plan the scope(c) Establish a resource plan(d) Complete a cost and schedule estimate
A precise description of a deliverable is called a:(a) Specification(b) Baseline(c) Work package(d) Work breakdown structure
The decomposition process is a technique used to construct a:(a) Precedence diagram(b) Critical path method diagram(c) Variance analysis(d) Work breakdown structure
During project scope planning, the work breakdown structure should be developed to:(a) The sub-project level(b) The level determined by the PMO(c) A level allowing for adequate estimates(d) The cost center level
What is the bottom level of a work breakdown structure known as?(a) Work packages(b) Milestones(c) Project components(d) Deliverables
A key activity for achieving customer satisfaction is to define:(a) The business case(b) Requirements(c) Product specification(d) Change control
Project A requires investment of $3,000 this year, $2,000 in year 1, and $1,000 in year 2; and it promises income of $1,000 in year 2,$2,000 in year 3, and $4,000 in year 4; what is its IRR? Similarly, Project B requires investment of $3,000, $2,000, $1,000; and promises income of $1,000, $2,000,
Project A promises income of $1,000 in year 2, $2,000 in year 3 and $4,000 in year 4; Project B promises income of $1000, $2000 and $4000 in years 0, 1 and 2 respectively. The total income for both projects is $7000. Which project is more beneficial based on PV calculation? Project A Project B PV

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