1.
You are the project manager of the OQH Project and are working with the project stakeholders to determine the project requirements. You and the stakeholders are discussing as many solutions to the project as possible. A recorder documents all of the solutions on a whiteboard so everyone can see the ideas and how they may be related. After the solutions have been documented, you lead the group through a voting process to discuss and rank each idea and requirement that has been proposed. What is this requirements gathering called?
Correct Answer
B. Nominal group technique
Explanation
This is an example of the nominal group technique. This approach asks for as many ideas and solutions as possible but includes a ranking of the concepts to better guide the requirements development.
2.
You are the project manager for the HGD Project and will need as many inputs to the scope planning as possible. Of the following, which one is not an organizational process asset?
Correct Answer
C. WBS
Explanation
The WBS is not an organizational process asset.
3.
You are a project manager for your organization. Sarah, a project manager in training, wants to know which project documents can stem from templates? Your answer should be what?
Correct Answer
C. Scope management plans
Explanation
Scope management plans can be based on templates. For the record, so can the WBS and project scope change control forms.
4.
You are the project manager for a technical project. The project product is the complete installation of a new operating system on 4,500 workstations. You have, in your project cost and time estimates, told the customer that the estimates provided will be accurate if the workstations meet the hardware requirements of the new operating system. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Assumption
Explanation
This is an example of an assumption since the workstations must meet the hardware requirements.
5.
You are the project manager for the NBG Project. This project must be completed within six months. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer
C. Constraint
Explanation
A project that must be completed by a deadline is dealing with time constraints.
6.
Which of the following best describes the project scope statement?
Correct Answer
C. The process of managing all of the required work—and only the required work—to create the project's deliverables
Explanation
A project scope statement focuses on completing all of the required work, and only the required work, to create the project's deliverables.
7.
During the planning phase of your project, your project team has discovered another method to complete a portion of the project scope. This method is safer for the project team but may cost more for the customer. This is an example of:
Correct Answer
B. Alternative identification
Explanation
Alternative identification is a planning process to find alternatives for completing the project scope.
8.
You are the project manager of a large software development project. There are hundreds of requirements that need to be documented, annotated, and communicated to the project stakeholders. Management would also like to report when the requirements should be created and when they're actually created by the project team. What document can help you monitor all of the characteristics of each requirement?
Correct Answer
C. Requirements traceability matrix
Explanation
The requirements traceability matrix can help the project manager track and monitor all of the characteristics of each project requirement. It helps to communicate the requirement's status and completion, and it records any notes or comments about each requirement.
9.
You are the project manager for the JHN Project. Mike, a project manager you are mentoring, does not know which plan he should reference for guarding the project scope. Which of the following plans does Mike need?
Correct Answer
A. The scope management plan
Explanation
The scope management plan provides details about how the project scope may be changed.
10.
You are the project manager for the JKL Project. This project has more than 45 key stakeholders and will span the globe when implemented. Management has deemed that the project's completion should not cost more than $34 million. Because of the global concerns, the final budget must be in U.S. dollars. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Budget constraint
Explanation
This is an example of a budget constraint. The budget must not exceed $34 million. In addition, the metric for the values to be in U.S. dollars can affect the budget if most of the product is to be purchased in a foreign country.
11.
You are the project manager for your organization. You need to ensure the customer formally accepts the deliverables of each project phase. This process is known as
Correct Answer
B. Scope verification
Explanation
Scope verification is the process of formally accepting the deliverable of a project or phase.
12.
Which of the following is an output of scope verification?
Correct Answer
C. Formal acceptance
Explanation
Scope verification results in one thing: formal acceptance.
13.
Where can the project manager find work package information such as the code of an account identifier, a statement of work, information on the responsible organization, quality requirements, and information on the required resources?
Correct Answer
C. WBS dictionary
Explanation
The WBS dictionary provides all of this information—along with information on milestones and contract information—and then cross-references each work package with related work package information.
14.
You are a project manager for a large manufacturer. Your current project is to create a new manufacturing assembly line that will allow your organization to create its products with less downtime and faster turnaround time for its clients. A stakeholder has presented a change request for your project, which will likely increase the cost and time needed to complete the project. All of the following components are not part of the change control system except for which one?
Correct Answer
C. Tracking systems for the proposed change
Explanation
The only answer that describes a component of the change control system is the tracking system for the proposed change.
15.
A project team member has, on his own initiative, added extra vents to an attic to increase air circulation. The project plan did not call for these extra vents, but the team member decided they were needed based on the geographic location of the house. The project team's experts concur with this decision. This is an example of:
Correct Answer
B. Ineffective change control
Explanation
The project team member did not follow the change management plan's method of incorporating changes into the scope.
16.
Which of the following is an output of scope control?
Correct Answer
B. Recommended corrective action
Explanation
Recommended corrective actions are outputs of change control. Poor performance leads to corrective actions to bring the project back in alignment with the project plan. Recall that a corrective action is a change request.
17.
You are the project manager for the JHG Project. Your project is to create a new product for your industry. You have recently learned your competitor is also working on a similar project, but their offering will include a computer-aided program and web-based tools, which your project does not offer. You have implemented a change request to update your project. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. A change due to an external event
Explanation
The change is requested to remain competitive with the competition—an external event. Change is inevitable and requires a change control process to manage.
18.
You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. A new government regulation will change your project scope. For the project to move forward and be in accordance with the new regulation, your next action should be?
Correct Answer
C. Present the change to the CCB
Explanation
Presenting the change to the change control board is the best choice.
19.
You have finished the project scope according to plan. For the customer to accept the project, what must happen next?
Correct Answer
B. Scope verification should be conducted.
Explanation
Scope verification concerns itself with the formal acceptance of the product.
20.
You are the project manager for an airplane manufacturer. Your project concerns the development of lighter, stronger material for commercial jets. As the project moves towards completion, different material composition is considered for the deliverable. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer
B. Alternatives identification
Explanation
Alternatives identification is the technique to consider different approaches, materials, and solutions for the project work.
21.
You are the project manager of a large project. Your project sponsor and management have approved you to outsource portions of the project plan. The _______________ must document project scope management decisions.
Correct Answer
D. Project management team
Explanation
The responsibility to ensure project scope management decisions rests with the project management team.
22.
A project team member has asked you what project scope management is. Which of the following is a characteristic of project scope management?
Correct Answer
C. It defines the processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required—and only the work required—to complete the project successfully.
Explanation
Project scope management defines the processes to ensure that the project includes all the work required—and only the work required—to complete the project successfully.
23.
One of the stakeholders of the project you are managing asks why you consider the scope statement so important in your project management methodology. You answer her question with which of the following?
Correct Answer
C. The project scope statement serves as a reference for all change requests to determine if the change is in or out of scope.
Explanation
The scope statement serves as a point of reference when considering if change requests are in or out of scope
24.
A WBS serves as an input to many of the project management processes. Of the following, which is not true?
Correct Answer
A. WBS serves as an input to activity sequencing.
Explanation
The WBS does not directly serve as an input to activity sequencing
25.
You are the project manager of the WIFI Project. You would like to meet with a stakeholder for scope verification. Which of the following is typical of scope verification?
Correct Answer
B. Reviewing the performance of the project deliverables
Explanation
When it comes to scope verification, the customer is concerned with the performance of the product.