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1)A(n) _____ is an event that could affect a project negatively.?

?                a. uncertainty

?                b. webinar

?                c. risk

?                d. issue

 

?2. Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) is a _____ technique because it analyzes a large, complex project as a series of individual tasks.

?                a. top-down

?                b. three-point estimate

?                c. bottom-up

?                d. six-point estimate

 

?3. The _____ is the most pessimistic outcome of a task.

?                a. worst-case estimate (W)

?                b. best-case estimate (B)

?                c. probable-case estimate (P)

?                d. dominant-case estimate (D)

 

?4. The first step in the creation of a Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM) chart is to _____.

?                a. determine the logical order of project tasks identify

?                b. determine the status of all tasks

?                c. identify all the project tasks

?                d. the graphical planning aids to use

 

?5. Project planning, an activity of a project manager, _____.

?a. includes monitoring the progress of the a project, evaluating results, and taking corrective action when necessary to stay on target

?                b. includes identifying project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

?c. focuses on long-term challenges and goals, the importance of stakeholders, and a commitment to the firm’s role as a corporate citizen; consists of staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members

?d. involves requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating the a project team’s workload

 

6. When two or more concurrent tasks depend on a single prior task, each of the concurrent tasks is called a(n) _____.

?                a. descendent task

?                b. discrete task

?                c. antecedent task

?                d. successor task

 

?7. _____, a human resource issue, is a possible cause of cost overruns in an organization.

?                a. Poor monitoring of progress

?                b. Inaccurate demand forecast

?                c. Unrealistic estimates

?                d. Inadequate training

 

?8. A _____ is a proactive effort to anticipate a risk and describe an action plan to deal with it.

?                a. risk management plan

?                b. risk identification plan

?                c. risk balance plan

?                d. risk response plan

 

9. Project managers always must be aware of the _____, so they can monitor the vital tasks and keep a project on track.

?                a. absolute path

?                b. dynamic path

?                c. critical path

?                d. relative path

 

10. _____ lists each risk and assesses the likelihood that it could affect a project.

?                a. Risk identification

?                b. Risk analytics

?                c. Risk dominance

?                d. Risk averting

 

11. A _____ is a review of a project team member’s work by other members of a team.?

?                a. foundational walk-through

?                b. structured walk-through

?                c. critical walk-through

?                d. baseline walk-through

 

?12. When several tasks can start at the same time, each is called a(n) _____ task.

?                a. concurrent

?                b. model

?                c. asynchronous

?                d. baseline

 

13. _____ is a full-featured program that holds the dominant share of the project management software market.

?                a. Microsoft Project

?                b. Apptivo

?                c. GanttProject

?                d. Gantter

 

?14. A _____ includes a review of a project’s scope, stakeholders, budget, schedule, and any other internal or external factors that might affect the project.

?                a. change management plan

?                b. configuration management plan

?                c. debt management plan

?                d. risk management plan

 

15. Project monitoring, an activity of a project manager, _____.?

a. requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating a project team’s workload

?b. includes identifying and arranging project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

?c. consists of staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members

?d. involves the creation of a specific timetable, usually in the form of charts that show tasks, task dependencies, and critical tasks that might delay a project

 

?16. Microsoft’s risk management model includes _____, which specifies the risk type.

?                a. description

?                b. trigger

?                c. category

?                d. probability

 

17. Using a(n) _____, a project manager can convert task start and finish times to actual dates by laying out the entire project on a calendar.?

?                a. Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) chart

?                b. Scatter chart

?                c. Pedigree chart

?                d. XY chart

 

18. Project scheduling, an activity of a project manager, _____.?

?a. includes monitoring the progress of a project, evaluating results, and taking corrective action when necessary to stay on target

?b. involves staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members

?c. includes budgeting a project based on the number of modules and their complexity in a project

?                d. requires guiding, supervising, and coordinating a project team’s workload

 

?19. A(n) _____ is a condition, restriction, or requirement that the system must satisfy.

?                a. milestone

?                b. index

?                c. constraint

?                d. viewport

 

?20. A _____ negotiates with users who might have conflicting requirements or want changes that would require additional time or expense.

?                a. project reporter

?                b. project coordinator

?                c. software developer

?                d. software tester

 

?21. A continuous risk-tracking process can _____.

?                a. notice changes in existing risks

?                b. revert reported risks

?                c. prevent new issues

?                d. prevent human resource turnover issues

 

?22. A(n) _____ is a recognizable reference point that can be used to monitor progress.

?                a. event 

?                b. task

?                c. alert

?                d. notification

 

23. A _____ cannot be started until a previous task is completed.?

?                a. precursor task

?                b. predecessor task

?                c. concurrent task

?                d. dependent task

 

24. Critical Thinking Questions 
Mauricio, a project manager at a reputed firm, has been assigned to handle a new project that the firm has received. This project involves a lot of scheduling that has to be handled by Mauricio. 

Mauricio has decided to use a project management tool for this project. He wants the tool to be free and cloud-based so that there is no need for software to be installed. Help Mauricio in identifying the project management tool that best fits the purpose.?

?                a. Smartsheet

?                b. Apptivo

?                c. Microsoft Project

?                d. Gantter

 

?25. Microsoft’s risk management model includes _____, which represents the likelihood that the risk will happen.

?                a. probability

?                b. trigger

?                c. category

?                d. description

 

26. A task that represents several activities is known as a _____.

?                a. task  review

?                b. task name

?                c. task group

?                d. task  ID

 

27. When a project manager first recognizes that a project is in trouble, one of the options available to the manager includes _____.

?                a. delaying the project deadline

?                b. reducing the project resources

?                c. expanding the project requirements

?                d. eliminating controls and procedures

 

?28. A _____ chart displays complex task patterns and relationships.

?                a. Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT)

?                b. Pareto

?                c. Gantt

?                d. Scatter

 

29. A _____ involves breaking a project down into a series of smaller tasks.

?                a. value breakdown structure (VBS)

?                b. work breakdown structure (WBS)

?                c. concept breakdown structure (CBS)

?                d. risk breakdown structure (RBS)

 

?30. _____ give team members of a project an opportunity to share information, discuss common problems, and explain new techniques.

?                a. Project review reports

?                b. Board meetings

?                c. Project status meetings

?                d. Status reports

 

?31. Effective project reporting requires _____.

a. strong intervention skills

?                b. strong leadership skills

?                c. strong negotiation skills

?                d. strong communication skills

 

32. Project reporting, an activity of a project manager, _____.

?a. includes identifying and arranging project tasks and estimating completion times and costs

?b. includes informing management, users, and the project team about the progress of a project

?c. consists of staffing, which includes selecting the project team and assigning specific tasks to team members

?d. involves the creation of a specific timetable, usually in the form of charts that show tasks, task dependencies, and critical tasks that might delay a project

 

?33. The first step in creating a work breakdown structure (WBS) is to _____.

?                a. mark all recognizable events

?                b. list all tasks

?                c. determine time requirements

?                d. estimate task completion time and cost

 

?34. A _____ is a series of events and activities with no slack time.

?                a. foundation path

?                b. critical path

?                c. risk path

?                d. baseline path

 

35. When maintaining schedules, if enough _____ and frequent checkpoints exist, problems will be detected rapidly.

?                a. activity diagrams

?                b. data flow diagrams

?                c. viewports

?                d. milestones

 

36. _____ can involve a modeling process called what-if analysis, which allows a project manager to vary one or more element(s) in a model to measure the effect on other elements.

?                a. Resource list analysis

?                b. Trigger analysis

?                c. Quantitative risk analysis

?                d. Qualitative risk analysis

 

37. Two or more concurrent tasks often depend on a single prior task, which is called a _____.

?                a. discrete task

?                b. wireframe task

?                c. predecessor task 

?                d. beneficiary task

 

 

?38. A(n) _____ is a series of tasks that, if delayed, would affect the completion date of the overall project.

?                a. critical path

?                b. dynamic path

?                c. absolute path

?                d. relative path

 

39. A _____ represents the work that one person can complete in one day.?

?                a. person-day

?                b. work-day

?                c. work-duration

??                d. person-work

 

?40. The three legs of a project triangle are _____, scope, and time.

?                a. requirements

?                b. resources

?                c. environment

?                d. cost

 

?41. A _____ displays the same information as the Gantt chart, including task dependencies, but uses task boxes to include much more detail.

?                a. semantic wireframe

?                b. mesh topology

c. ring topology

?                d. network diagram

 

?42. _____ give the project managers an opportunity to seek input and conduct brainstorming sessions.

?                a. Status reports

?                b. Project review reports

?                c. Project status meetings

?                d. Board meetings

 

?43. A _____ consists of horizontal bars, connected with arrows that indicate task dependencies.

?                a. Gantt chart

?                b. viewport

?                c. Scatter chart

?                d. wireframe

 

?44. Adding more people to a project actually might increase the time necessary to complete the project because of a principle called _____.

?                a. Brooks’ Law

?                b. Bernoulli’s Law

?                c. Hooke’s Law

?                d. Moody’s Law

 

45. A _____ might involve maximums for one or more resources, such as time, dollars, or people.

?                a. successor task

?                b. constraint

?                c. task ID

?                d. milestone

 

46. Microsoft claims that the Microsoft Project software can _____.

?                a. link risks with specific vendors

?                b. link risks with specific tasks and projects

?                c. eliminate risks

?                d. prevent risks

 

?47. Two or more _____ depend on a predecessor task.

?                a. dependent tasks

?                b. concurrent tasks

?                c. ancestor tasks

?                d. precursor tasks