Chapter 4 Project Integration Management Multiple Сhoice Questions

PART 1: CHAPTER 4: PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT - MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Q1. Which process formally authorizes the project? A. B. C. D. E. Receive project approval Identify Project Manager Develop preliminary project statement Develop project charter Develop project management plan Q2. Which of the following is true about change requests that result in corrective or preventive actions? A. B. C. D. They result in changes to scope They result in changes to the project plan They significantly increase risk They do not usually affect project baselines Q3. The project management plan is complete and is ready to be baselined. However, a key stakeholder just discovered a critical omission and requests an adjustment to the PM plan. What should you do next as the project manager? A. B. C. D. Implement a formal CR Make the adjustment Consult the change control board Inform the stakeholder that this constitutes scope creep and refuse to make the change Q4. All of the following actions occur in the Direct and Manage Project Work process except which of the following? A. B. C. D. Adapt approved changes into the project’s plans Collect and document lessons learned Determine the project life cycle for the project Staff, train, and manage project team members assigned to the project Q5. The difference between a configuration management system and a change control system is? A. The configuration management system is part of the PMIS - the change control system is not B. The change control system is part of the key PMIS - the configuration management system is not C. The change control system feeds into the configuration management system and is part of the configuration management system D. Both the change control system and a configuration management system are organizational process assets Q6. Which of the following is not a process in the Project Integration Management process group? A. B. C. D. Develop project charter Close project or phase Identify Project Manager Monitor and Control Project work Q7. Which of the following is not included in a project charter? A. B. C. D. Resource management plan Risks and constraints Business case Budget limits Q8. The key output of Direct and Manage Project Work Process is which one of the following: A. B. C. D. Creating the WBS Deliverables Enterprise environmental factors Performance reports Q9. Your project team is well underway with the construction of the product of the project. Some of the work has progressed and some deliverables have been reviewed by key stakeholders. During a deliverables review, one of the stakeholders found a discrepancy in one of the deliverables that needed to be addressed immediately. The team reviewed the stakeholder’s issue and agreed that some action needed to be taken to bring the deliverable back into compliance. The best definition for this activity is called: A. B. C. D. Defect repair Corrective action Quality control Preventive action Q10. Which of the following is not true about project charter? A. B. C. D. Project charter is written by the Project Manager Project charter defines the purpose of the project Identify and authorizes the Project Manager Project charter is authorized by Executive Management Q11.!You are the project manager for a pharmaceutical company. You are currently working on a project for a new drug your company is creating. A recent change in a law governing drug testing will impact your project and change your project scope. The first thing you should do as project manager is: A. Create a documented change request. B. Proceed as planned since the project will be grandfathered beyond the new change in the law. C. Consult with the project stakeholders. D. Stop all project work until the issue is resolved. Q12. You are the project manager for the HALO Project. You and your project team are preparing the project plan. Of the following, which one is a project plan development constraint you and your team must consider? A. B. C. D. The budget as assigned by management Project plans from similar projects Project plans from similar projects that have failed Interviews with SMEs who have experience with the project work in your project plan Q13. You are the project manager of a new project to develop a new software product. Management has not required a formal project management plan in the past, but they'd like you to develop a project management plan to serve as a model or template for all other projects in the organization. The primary purpose of your project management plan is: A. B. C. D. To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle. To prevent any changes to the scope. To provide accurate communication for the project team, project sponsor, and stakeholders regarding how the project will be executed, controlled, and closed. Q14. In your project management plan development, you'll need several inputs. Of the following, which one is an input to project plan development? A. B. C. D. Assumptions Outputs from other project management processes Earned value management Business needs Q15. Robert is the project manager of the HBQ Project. This project requires all of the telephones in the organization to be removed and replaced with an Internet phone. He's learned that the removal of some of the phones has damaged the walls in the office building and they will need to be repaired. This project has a deadline and little time for repairing errors that weren't anticipated. Based on this information, which one of the following is the best example of defect repair review? A. Adding labor to a project to reduce errors during the installation of hardware B. Retraining the project team on how to install a new material so that all future work with the new materials is done correctly C. Repairing an incorrectly installed door in a new home construction project D. Inspecting work that has been corrected because it was done incorrectly the first time Q16. You are the project manager of the NHG Project. You have had to terminate a contract with a vendor. What is this an example of? A. B. C. D. A special case of contract closure Mitigation A contract claim Scope closure Q17. The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following does the project plan NOT provide a baseline for? A. B. C. D. Scope Cost Schedule Control Q18. You are the project manager for your organization. When it comes to integrated change control, you must ensure that which one of the following is present? A. B. C. D. Supporting detail for the change Approval of the change from the project team Approval of the change from a subject matter expert Risk assessment for each proposed change Q19. Keisha is the project manager for her organization and she's working with her project team to develop the project management plan for a new project. The project team is confused about the change management plan and how it governs changes within the project. The project plan provides what in regard to project changes? A. B. C. D. A methodology to approve or decline changes A guide to all future project risk management decisions A vision of the project deliverables A fluid document that may be updated as needed based on the CCB Q20. You are assisting the project manager for the DGF Project. This project is to design and implement a new application that will connect to a database server. Management has requested that you create a method to document technical direction on the project and any changes or enhancements to the technical attributes of the project deliverable. Which one of the following would satisfy management's request? A. The configuration management system B. Integrated change control C. Scope control D. The change management plan Q21. You are a project manager of a project that is part of a program. There has been some conflict among the project team about who assigns activities and directs the project execution. In this scenario, who directs the performance of the planned project activities? A. B. C. D. The project manager and the project management team The project team The project sponsor The program manager Q22. You have just informed your project team that each team member will be contributing to the lessons learned documentation. Your team does not understand this approach and wants to know what the documentation will be used for. Which one of the following best describes the purpose of the lessons learned documentation? A. B. C. D. Offers proof of concept for management Offers historical information for future projects Offers evidence of project progression as reported by the project team Offers input to team member evaluations at the project's conclusion Q23. Fred is the project manager of a bridge construction project. His organization and the city inspectors both have an interest in the success and overall performance of the project and have asked Fred to identify the approach he'll use to measure and report project performance. Which one of the following measures project performance? A. B. C. D. WBS The project plan The earned value technique The work authorization system Q24. Configuration management is a process for applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance of the project implementation. Which activity is not included in configuration management? A. B. C. D. Controlling changes to the project deliverables A method to communicate changes to stakeholders Automatic change request approvals Identification of the functional and physical attributes of the project deliverables Q25. The project manager can help write the project charter, but is not the person signing the project charter. Regardless of who actually writes the charter there are several elements that should be included in the document. All of the following are addressed in the project charter, except for which one? A. B. C. D. Requirements to satisfy the project customer, project sponsor, and other stakeholders Assigned project management and level of authority Summary budget Risk responses Q26. Terri's organization is moving through the process of selecting one of several projects. Her organization utilizes mathematical models to determine the projects that should be initiated. Which one of the following is an example of a mathematical model used to select projects for selection? A. B. C. D. Future value Linear programming Present value Benefits/cost ratio Q27. You and the project management team are creating a project statement of work. As part of this activity, which one of the following should be referenced in the project statement of work document? A. B. C. D. Risk responses Organizational process assets The initial work breakdown structure A reference to the strategic plan Q28. The project management plan has several purposes and all projects should have a plan. What is the purpose of the project management plan? A. B. C. D. It defines the project manager and their level of authority on the project. It authorizes the project manager to assign resources to the project work. It defines how the project will be planned and executed. It defines how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and then closed. Q29. The project steering committee is considering which project they should invest capital in. Mary's project promises to be worth $175,000 in four years. The project steering committee is interested in Mary's project, but they would like to know the present value of the return if the interest rate is 6 percent. What is the present value of Mary's project? A. $175,000 B. $220,000 C. $43,750 Q30. You are the project manager for your organization. A change has recently been approved by your organization's change control board. You need to update the scope baseline and what other document? A. B. C. D. ! The cost baseline The quality baseline The risk management plan The change log