PM 1

1.

1 point

Which of the following outputs is often completed before initiating a
project?

stakeholder register

project charter

business case

kick-off meeting

2.

1 point

Which of the following is not a suggestion for improving user input?

Co-locate users with developers.

Develop a good project selection process for IT projects.

Have users on the project team.

Only have meetings as needed, not on a regular basis.

3.

1 point

Initiating involves developing a project charter, which is part of the
project ______
management knowledge area.

Integration

risk

communications

scope

4.

1 point

A is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or
result.

process

program

portfolio

project

5.

1 point

Which of the following terms describes a framework of the phases involved in developing
information systems?

systems development life cycle

extreme programming

rapid application development

predictive life cycle

6.

1 point

Which of the following is not a best practice for new product
development projects?

assigning project managers to lead projects

aligning projects and resources with business strategy

selecting projects that will take less than two years to provide payback

focusing on customer needs in identifying projects

7.

1 point

What is the last step in the four-stage planning process for selecting
IT projects?

mind mapping

resource allocation

IT strategy planning

business area analysis

8.

1 point

A work breakdown structure, project schedule, and cost estimates
are outputs of
the ______ process.

closing

executing

monitoring and controlling

initiating

planning

9.

1 point

is the leading agile development method.

Six sigma

Sprint

Extreme pr006Fgramming

Scrum

10.

1 point

Which of the following processes is not part of project integration
management?

closing the project or phase

developing the project charter

developing the project business case

developing the project management plan

11.

1 point

Which process group normally requires the most resources and
time?

Executing

Planning

Initiating

Closing

Monitoring and controlling

12.

1 point

ensures that the descriptions of the project’s products are correct
and complete.

Configuration management

Integration management

Integrated change control

A change control board

13.

1 point

Project work is most successful in an organizational culture where all of the following characteristics
are important except .

control

member identity

risk tolerance

group emphasis

14.

1 point

Assume that you have a project with major categories called
planning, analysis, design,
and testing. What level of the WBS would these items fall under?

1

0

2

3

15.

1 point

Which of the following is not true?

Most American companies have a project management office.

Employers are looking for project management skills in new graduates.

You can earn an advanced degree in project management from hundreds of colleges and universities.

IT hiring managers reported that project management certification did not affect starting pay.

16.

1 point

What term describes an organization’s acquisition of goods and services from an outside
source in another country?

exporting

global sourcing

globalization

offshoring

17.

1 point

A is a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project
and provides
direction on the project’s objectives and management.

contract

business case

project management plan

project charter

18.

1 point

Project portfolio management addresses goals of an organization, while project
management addresses goals.

internal, external

tactical, strategic

external, internal

strategic, tactical

19.

1 point

Which of the following is not a best practice that can help in avoiding
scope problems on
IT projects?

Follow good project management processes.

Keep the scope realistic.

Use off-the-shelf hardware and software whenever possible.

Don’t involve too many users in scope management.

20.

1 point

Many people use ______ to have a standard format for preparing
various project management
documents.

methodologies

templates

project management software

standards

21.

1 point

The nature of IT projects is different from projects in many other industries because they
are very .

technical

expensive

diverse

challenging

22.

1 point

What tool and technique is used for all processes of project
integration management?

expert judgment

project management software

all of the above

templates

23.

1 point

A ______ is a deliverable-oriented grouping of the work involved in a
project that defines
its total scope.

WBS dictionary

scope statement

WBS

work package

24.

1 point

Which tool or technique for collecting requirements is often the most
expensive and time
consuming?

observation

interviews

surveys

focus groups

25.

1 point

Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management?

meeting time goals

meeting communications goals

meeting scope goals

meeting cost goals

26.

1 point

What is the name of one of the popular certifications provided by the Project Management
Institute?

Certified Project Manager (CPM)

Project Management Expert (PME)

Project Management Mentor (PMM)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

27.

1 point

Which of the following is not an attribute of a project?

projects are unique

d. projects involve little uncertainty

projects have a primary customer or sponsor

projects are developed using progressive elaboration

28.

1 point

Why did McDonald’s terminate a large project after spending $170
million on it?

The company found a better technology.

The company decided to outsource the work.

The government requirement that prompted the project was repealed.

The scope was too much to handle.

29.

1 point

______ processes include coordinating people and other resources
to carry out project
plans and create the products, services, or results of the project or
phase.

Executing

Initiating

Monitoring and controlling

Closing

Planning

30.

1 point

Which of the following is not part of the three-sphere model for systems management?

information

business

technology

organization

31.

1 point

Which of the following statements is false?

Agile is an example of an adaptive life cycle model.

An analysis project life cycle is a collection of project phases.

The waterfall approach is an example of a predictive life cycle model.

A product life cycle is the same as a project life cycle.

32.

1 point

______ refer(s) to all the work involved in creating the products of
the project and the processes
used to create them.

Deliverables

Scope

Milestones

Product development

33.

1 point

What methodology was developed in the United Kingdom, defines
45 separate
subprocesses, and organizes them into eight process groups?

Six Sigma

RUP

PRINCE2

PMBOK® Guide

34.

1 point

Which of the four frames of organizations addresses how meetings are run, employee dress
codes, and expected work hours?

human resources

structural

symbolic

political

35.

1 point

Which of the following is not a suggestion for performing integrated
change control?

establish a formal change control system

minimize change

use good configuration management

view project management as a process of constant communication and negotiation

36.

1 point

_____ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to
meet project requirements

Project management

Project portfolio management

Program management

Requirements management

37.

1 point

Project management software helps you develop a ______, which
serves as a basis for
creating Gantt charts, assigning resources, and allocating costs.

project plan

WBS

deliverable

schedule

38.

1 point

A ______ is a series of actions directed toward a particular result.

project

goal

process

plan

39.

1 point

If estimates for total discounted benefits for a project are $120,000
and total discounted
costs are $100,000, what is the estimated return on investment (ROI)?

20 percent

120 percent

$120,000

$20,000

40.

1 point

A new government law requires an organization to report data in a
new way. Which of the
following categories would include a new information system project to
provide this data?

opportunity

directive

problem

regulation

41.

1 point

Several application development projects done for the same functional group might best be
managed as part of a _____ .

portfolio

investment

collaborative

program

42.

1 point

Scope ______ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then
sign-off on key
deliverables.

validation

close-out

completion

acceptance

43.

1 point

_____ involves measuring progress toward project objectives and
taking corrective
actions.
a. Initiating

Initiating

Monitoring and controlling

Executing

Closing

Planning

44.

1 point

Approximately what percentage of the world’s gross product is spent on projects?

10 percent

25 percent

50 percent

75 percent

45.

1 point

Personnel in a _____ organizational structure often report to two or more bosses.

matrix

hybrid

project

functional

46.

1 point

Which of the following items is not normally included in a project
charter?

a Gantt chart

stakeholder signatures

budget information

the name of the project manager

47.

1 point

A _____ is a product or service, such as a technical report, a training session, or hardware,
produced or provided as part of a project.

product

work package

deliverable

tangible goal

48.

1 point

Which of the following is not a typical reason that project teams
would use a predictive
approach versus an agile approach to managing a project?

The completion date is fairly rigid.

Large risks are involved.

The project has unclear up-front requirements.

The project team is inexperienced and dispersed.

49.

1 point

Which of the following is not a potential advantage of using good project management?

Lower cost of capital

Higher profit margins

Shorter development times

Higher worker morale

50.

1 point

What approach to developing a WBS involves writing down or
drawing ideas in a nonlinear
format?

analogy

top-down

mind mapping

bottom-up