Contested changes are requested changes when the buyer and seller cannot agree on compensation for the change. They are also known as all but which one of the following?
A. Disputes B. Demands C. Appeals D. Claims
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
Claims administration is a tool and technique in the control procurements process. When the buyer and seller cannot agree, this is also called claims, disputes, or appeals and should be documented, processed, monitored, and managed throughout the contract
life cycle.
The workaround that you used to deal with a risk that occurred should be documented and included in which following processes?
A. Report performance and monitor and control risks B. Validate scope and perform quality assurance C. Direct and manage project work and perform integrated change control D. Monitor and control project work and control risks
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
A workaround is a form of corrective action, as it is a response to a threat that has occurred for which a prior response had not been planned or was not effective.
On your systems development project, you noted during a review that the system had less functionality than planned at the critical design review. This note suggests that during the control risks process you used which following tools and techniques?
A. Risk reassessment B. Variance analysis C. Technical performance measurement D. Reserve analysis
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
Technical performance measurement compares technical accomplishments to date to the project plan’s schedule of technical achievement. Deviation, such as less functionality than planned at a key milestone, can help to forecast the degree of success in
achieving the project scope.
Thinking back to lessons that your company learned from experiences with its legacy information systems during the Y2K dilemma, you finally convinced management to consider systems maintenance from the beginning of the project. However, maintenance
should______________
A. Always be included as an activity to be performed during the closeout phase B. Have a separate phase in the life cycle for information systems project because 60% to 70% of computer systems' life-cycle costs generally are devoted to maintenance C. Not be viewed as part of the project life cycle D. Be viewed as a separate project
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
Projects are efforts that occur within a finite period of time with clearly defined beginnings and ends. Maintenance is ongoing and of an indefinite duration. A maintenance activity, such as revision of an organization’s purchasing guidelines, may be viewed as a
project but is a separate and distinct undertaking from the initial project that generated it. At this point, the project has been completed, and its deliverables are transferred to operations for implementation.
Because risk management is relatively new on projects in your company, you decide to examine and document the effectiveness of risk responses in dealing with identified risks and their root causes. You therefore______________
A. Conduct a risk audit B. Hold a risk status meeting C. Ensure that risk is an agenda item at regularly scheduled staff meetings D. Reassess identified risks on a periodic basis
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
The risk audit is a tool and technique in the control risks process with two purposes: to assess the effectiveness of risk responses and to evaluate the effectiveness of the risk management process.
You are leading a team to review and improve the project selection and prioritization method. You know that the two most important questions to answer are "can we do the project?" (feasibility study) and "should we do the project?" (cost-benefit analysis). The
team is considering many different management concerns, including financial return, market share, and public perception.
The most important criterion for building a project selection model is______________
A. Risks B. Realism C. Ease of use D. Benefits realization
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
A project selection model should reflect the objectives of the company and its managers; consider the realities of the organization’s limitations on facilities, capital, and personnel; and include factors for risk–the technical risks of performance, cost, and time as
well as the market risk of customer rejection.
You have been assigned as the project manager for a major project in your company where the customer and key supplier are located in another country. You have been working on your project for six months. Recently, you traveled to this country, and at the
conclusion of a critical design review meeting, which was highly successful, you realized you were successful in building a high-performing team. You had your own team members, who work in a weak matrix structure, on a conference call during this meeting.
Although it was difficult to reach agreement on some key issues, you therefore relied on your interpersonal skills in______________
A. Facilitation B. Negotiating C. Influencing D. Decision making
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
All are useful skills for project managers. In this situation influencing was necessary as the project manager has little or no direct control over tem members as they work in a weak matrix. The ability of the project manager to influence stakeholders in a timely
basis is critical to project success.
Team building should be ongoing throughout the project life cycle. However, it is hard to maintain momentum and morale, especially on large, complex projects that span several years. One guideline to follow to promote team building is to______________
A. Consider every meeting a team meeting, not the project manager's meeting B. Conduct team building at specific times during the project through off-site meetings C. Engage the services of a full-time facilitator before any team-building initiatives are conducted D. Develop the project schedule using the services of a project control officer and then issue it immediately to the team
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
Team building should be made as important a part of every project activity as possible. Given that there are many meetings on projects, each team member should be made to feel that it is his or her meeting and not just the project manager’s meeting. This will
foster greater contribution by each team member.
You are managing a project in which your team members all work in the same geographic location and have worked together previously on many projects. Everyone is aware of the various strengths and weaknesses of the individual team members and their key
areas of expertise. As a result______________
A. A kickoff meeting is recommended B. Team-building activities will not be needed on your project C. You should expect minimal conflicts and changes to occur D. Rewards and recognition will be handled smoothly throughout the project
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
Even if team members already know one another, a kickoff meeting should still be held because the meeting always includes more than meeting team members. Specific expectations for the project can be discussed as well as other important administrative
details. It also gives people an opportunity to express their commitment to the project’s objectives.
Behavior roles of team members influence the team's process, behavior, and effectiveness. An example of a task-oriented role to perform is that of a(n)______________
A. Harmonizer B. Initiator C. Devil's advocate D. Group observer
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
To initiate something means to get it started. In the project environment, that typically means a task.
