The critical path activities for a project have __________ float.

A

1 day of

B

3 days of

C

0

D

-1 day of

The project manager's presentations to management are __________ communications, while planning meetings are __________ communications.

A

Horizontal, Vertical

B

External, Internal

C

Verbal, Written

D

Vertical, Horizontal

Why is the project charter used as an input to the Identify Stakeholder process?

A

The project charter can provide information about external parties related with the project and affected by the execution of the project

B

The project charter identifies key stakeholders related to the project and the responsibilities of the stakeholders

C

The project charter contains all the preliminary elements of the project management plan, without which you cannot be successful

D

The project charter is not an input to the Identify Stakeholder process

Kim needs to develop the resource management plan. Which of the following items would not be appropriate to bring to the planning meeting?

A

Templates for organizational charts and position descriptions

B

Resource management plan

C

Project management plan

D

Activity resource requirements

Jim's team has completed the WBS and WBS dictionary and the stakeholders have approved the results. Now they are meeting to break down the work packages into schedule activities. What technique should they use for this work?

A

Parametric estimating

B

Stakeholder analysis

C

Variance analysis

D

Decomposition

Deliverables acceptance criteria defines the __________.

A

Required product configuration that determines the project's success

B

Scope of the project

C

Process and criteria for accepting completed deliverables

D

Project assumptions

Which of the following is NOT an objective of the Monitor Risks process?

A

Determine if implemented risk responses are effective

B

Project assumptions are still valid

C

Determine if risk management policies are being followed

D

Determine methods to eliminate all residual risks

Project Risk Management is concerned with:

A

Negative events

B

Positive events

C

Positive and negative events

D

Neither positive nor negative events

Sandra's Project team is building a new warehouse facility. The project is challenged by significant risk of delivery problems, because it is located in a remote area. The team calculated the expected monetary value (EMV) of delivery problems for each component to derive a reserve request. Management denied the reserve request because they thought it would send the wrong message to suppliers. The sponsor told Sandra he would approve any delivery overcharge. What should she do?

A

Start the project

B

Add the reserve amount to the budget

C

Explain why the reserve must be added to the cost baseline

D

Abandon the project

Which of the following statements about requested changes is true?

A

They are processed for review and disposition through the Perform Integrated Change Control process

B

They are an input to the Validate Scope process

C

They are necessary to complete Validate Scope

D

They are rarely used because the scope on every project remains relatively constant