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    1.You are the project manager of the NYQ Project for your organization. Your project is slipping on some tasks and you would like to implement duration compression for this project. Which one of the following is a duration compression technique that generally does not increase risks within the project?

    1. Crashing

    2. Fast tracking

    3. Resource leveling

    4. Lead time for all fixed duration activities

    2.What should be the goal of the individuals on the project team?

    1. To make the company more profitable

    2. To help each team member finish his or her tasks

    3. To focus on completing their own tasks

    4. To finish their work as quickly as possible

    3.Why should a project manager host a regularly scheduled team meeting?

    1. A meeting allows team members to report on their activities.

    2. A meeting allows the project manager to make changes to the project scope.

    3. A meeting allows team members to air grievances about other team members.

    4. A meeting allows the stakeholder to identify requirements.

    4.What concept is defined in the Law of Diminishing Returns?

    1. Work expands to fill the amount of time allotted to it.

    2. Padding the time surrounding activities causes project risks.

    3. Adding labor increases project costs.

    4. You can’t exponentially add labor to reduce project duration.

    5.What is a work authorization system?

    1. A method to approve work that’s been completed

    2. A method for the project stakeholders to approve the project work

    3. A method to allow successor work to begin based on the completion of predecessor work

    4. A method to allow the project manager to track uncompleted milestones

    6.Why should a project manager allow team members to report on completed milestones in a team meeting?

    1. To create team development through project work

    2. To create a sense of pride in the work accomplished

    3. To create internal competition on the project

    4. To create peer pressure to outdo the other team members

    7.Why should you review the upcoming assignments in a project team meeting?

    1. To remind the team members of the work they must complete

    2. To remind the team you are in charge of the project

    3. To confirm the team members know their duties for the week

    4. To confirm the project is moving and on track

    8.Your project has a budget of $280,000 and is 30 percent complete. You have spent $90,000 on your project, however, due to some rework and additional time from a vendor. Your project is supposed to be 50 percent complete by this time. What is your earned value for this project?

    1. $56,000

    2. $84,000

    3. $140,000

    4. 0.93

    9.Your project has a budget of $280,000 and is 30 percent complete. You have spent $90,000 on your project, however, due to some rework and additional time from a vendor. Your project is supposed to be 50 percent complete by this time. What is your CPI for this project?

    1. 0.93

    2. 93

    3. 0.60

    4. $6,000

    10.Your project has a budget of $280,000 and is 30 percent complete. You have spent $90,000 on your project, however, due to some rework and additional time from a vendor. Your project is supposed to be 50 percent complete by this time. What is your SPI for this project?

    1. 0.93

    2. 0.60

    3. 0.77

    4. 1.01

    11.Your project has a budget of $280,000 and is 30 percent complete. You have spent $90,000 on your project, however, due to some rework and additional time from a vendor. Your project is supposed to be 50 percent complete by this time. What is your EAC for this project?

    1. $300,000

    2. $210,000

    3. 1.03

    4. –56,000

    12.Heather is working on an operating system rollout to 1,256 workstations. The rollout is completed through imaging software, but there are scripts that have to be run at each workstation to complete the installation. The task has been assigned 400 hours to complete. Heather reports that she has committed 200 hours to date but is only 30 percent complete on the assignment because the process is taking longer than originally planned. What should a project manager do in this instance?

    1. Remove Heather from the assignment and reassign another team member.

    2. Add resources to the assignment to decrease the length of time to completion.

    3. Add additional time to the critical path.

    4. Remove all of the time from the management reserve and apply it to this assignment.

    13.When a project is taking more hours to complete than originally planned, which of the following is a viable solution to reduce the hours required while maintaining costs?

    1. Use less expensive materials.

    2. Fast-track the project.

    3. Assign additional resources.

    4. Apply management reserve.

    14.True or False: Assigning additional resources to a task will always reduce the amount of time required to complete the task.

    1. True, added labor reduces task duration.

    2. False, added labor doesn’t affect fixed duration activities.

    3. True, added labor is called project crashing.

    4. False, added labor, or project crashing, won’t reduce project duration.

    15.What is the risk in reassigning a lagging task to a consultant you’ve hired to complete the task?

    1. Additional time

    2. Additional costs

    3. Demoralization of the project team

    4. Decrease in management reserve


      

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