Project Management 91 Quiz Answer Key 1

Project management Terms in this set (91) Which of the following was an intangible benefit when a large corporation implemented a company wellness plan to encourage and support healthy employees' lifestyles? A. Improved productivity B. Reduced payments for insurance C. Better decision-making capabilities D. Reduced sick days taken C Elena is working on a project to D create a new pet leash for her pet supply company.Which of the following items is a deliverable, as opposed to a requirement? A. A leash handle that can adjust the length to between four and eight feet B. Luxury options in a range of leathers C. Leashes available in red, brown, and navy blue D. Prototypes to showcase at stakeholder meetings Which of the following elements of a project is a project manager NOT responsible for performing? A. Gathering budget estimates B. Overseeing the completion of deliverables C. Completing a routine task D. Coordinating the work of team members C Pedro had to keep the large B trees from the nursery watered for three days when the landscape crew rescheduled the date when they could help him plant. Which of the triple constraints was impacted? A. Cost B. Time C.Quality D. Scope If Olivia managed a project to create a new advertising campaign for a client and estimated the price for purchasing three new licenses for graphic development software, which of the following estimate types did she make? A. Resource B. Cost C. Process D. Time B Which of the following is the least likely reason for failure of Stacey's construction project if several stakeholders involved in the project were unable to agree on the final design of the deliverables? A. Problems with unforeseeable circumstances B. Problems with project participants C. Problems with communications D. Problems with the project process A One of Mary's employees, Adam, notified her that there is a good chance that one of the marketing assistants included some copyrighted images in the ad campaign by mistake. Mary asked Adam to have the marketing assistants immediately research the images used for copyright issues and create new images to replace any problematic images.What is the probability of this risk occurring and what is the impact on the project? A. Low probability and high impact B. Low probability and medium impact C. High probability and low impact D. Medium probability and low impact C Which of the following D correctly describes the impact of a risk? A. Impact is used to determine the methodology for a project. B. Impact is the chance a risk will happen during a project. C. Impact is derived from documenting assumptions about the project. D. Impact is the effect a risk has on progress towards completion. Which of the following describes a program? A. Several projects that address the same opportunity B. Several activities that are recurring C. Group of work with welldefined results D. Has a specific budget and end date A Which of the following A stakeholders are assigned specific tasks needed to meet deliverables? A. Project team members B. Project sponsor C. Project manager D. Key decision maker The phase-based A methodology is similar to the iterative methodology in which of the following ways? A. Both are commonly used to manage projects. B. Both incorporate planning in the early stages of a project. C. Both work well with projects that are easy to understand. D. Both segment project work into mini-projects. Which of the following is NOT a major responsibility of a project manager? A. Provide ultimate decisionmaking authority B. Manage stakeholder expectations C. Determine deliverables D. Develop a project scope D Which of the following D describes the value a project has for an organization? A. Project objectives B. Stakeholder expectations C. Project charter D. Business case Which of the following is a C checkpoint where some aspect of the project work is approved in order to proceed? A. Operation B. Phase C. Gate D. Deliverable Which item in the scope document can be used to develop the key question, "How?" A. Requirements B. Governance C. Estimates D. Objectives B Which of the following D elements is NOT detailed in the scope document? A. Assumptions B. Estimates C. Expectations D. Budget In which of the following ways B does a project manager obtain quantitative data to review stakeholder expectations? A. Perform observations B. Review historical project data C. Create focus groups of key stakeholders D. Conduct one-on-one interviews Which question corresponds to a project outcome expectation? A. Who will make decisions during the project? B. Who should be informed as the project proceeds? C. What advantages will result from the project? D. What do stakeholders believe is provided by the D Mary Ann is a project manager B who is managing the construction of a new house. What is the earliest phase of the project in which Mary Ann would assign jobs to the construction contractors? A. Phase 3 B. Phase 2 C. Phase 1 D. Phase 4 Hunter is managing a silent auction and extra items were added last minute. An hour before the start of the auction, he estimated the extra space needed to display these items and recognized he would need to arrange for more tables. Which key project manager skill did Hunter use? A. Analytical skills B. Interpersonal skills C. Organizational skills D. Communication skills A