DIRECTION: Answer the following items given below.

Choose B if both statements are true, S if both statements are

false, C if the first statement is true, and the second statement is false and E if the first statement is false, and the
second statement is true. RIGHT MINUS WRONG

1. First-level manager are the top executives of the organization. While top managers are the lowest level of
management.
2. Oral communication mostly involves hearing the words of the sender, although sometimes, opportunities are
provided for seeing the sender’s body movements, facial expression, gestures, eye contact. Written
communication, on the other hand, seeks to communicate through the written word.
3. Morris Philip Wolf and Shirley Kuiper define communication as a process of sharing information through symbols,
including words and message. In management, communication must be made for a purpose and because it has a
cost attached to it, it must be used effectively.
4. Decision-making is a responsibility of the engineer manager. It is understandable for wise managers to make
wrong decisions at times but will not correct them as soon as they are identified.
5. The network analysis is a forecasting method that examines the association between two or more variables and
may be simple or multiple depending on the number of independent variables present. Simulation, on the other
hand, is a model constructed to represent reality on which conclusions about real-life problem can be used and is
highly sophisticated tool by means of which the decision maker develops a mathematical model of the system
under consideration.
6. When managers are not effective communicators, they are more able to inform staff adequately of their
responsibilities and what is expected from them. Good communication skills also help ,managers to provide
constructive feedback to their staff.
7. Nonverbal communications are those transmitted through hearing or sight. Verbal communication, on the other
hand, is a means of conveying message through body language as well as the use of time, space, touch, clothing,
appearance, and aesthetic elements.
8. Organizing is a management function which refers to the structuring or resources and activities to accomplish
objectives in an efficient and effective manner. Staffing, on the other hand, is the management function that
determines human resources needs, recruits, selects, trains, and develop human resources for jobs created by an
organization.
9. Planning, according to Nickel and others, refers to the management function that involves anticipating future
trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational objectives. Aldag and Stearns, on
the other hand, define planning as the selection and sequential ordering of tasks required to achieve an
organizational goal.
10. Management is a process consisting of planning, organizing, directing or leading, and controlling. Explained in a
simple manner, management must seek to find out the objectives of the organization, think of ways on how to
achieve them, decide on the ways to be adapted and the material resources to be used, determine the human
requirements of the total job, assign specific tasks to specific persons, motivate them, and provide means to make
sure that the activities are in the right direction.
11. Semantic barrier is the interference with the reception of a message that occurs when the message is
misunderstood even though it is received exactly as transmitted. Personal barriers, on the other hand, are
hindrances to effective communication arising from a communicator’s characteristics as a person, such as
emotions, values, poor listening, habits, sex, age, race, socioeconomic status, religion, education, etc.
12. The basic resources of business are manpower, money, machines, materials and methods. Money is considered
the most important.
13. Operation research is a group of between 6 to 12 employees who volunteer to meet regularly to solve work-
related problems. The objective of operation research is to gain an explicit quantitative understanding of the
essential elements of an operation and the factors affecting results in order to give management a sounder basis
for decisions.
 14. The Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) is a network technique using only one time factor per activity
that enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor, and control large and complex project. While the Critical
Path Method (CPM) is a technique which enables engineer managers to schedule, monitor, and control large and
complex projects by employing three time estimates for each activity.
15. Engineering management refers to the activity combining technical knowledge with the ability to organize and
coordinate worker power, materials, machinery and money. When then engineer is assigned to supervise the
work of even a few people, he/she is not yet engaged in the first phase of engineering management.

The ________ is one that describes how to determine the number of services units that will minimize both customer
waiting time and cost service.

*1 point

A. Queuing theory

B. Game theory

C. Network models

D. Simulation

E. None of the above

You are the project manager of the GYH Project. This project will create a walking bridge across the Tennessee River. You
have been asked to start the process of creating the project scope statement and you need to gather the elements for this
process. Which one of the following is NOT needed to define the project scope?

*1 point

A. A project charter

B. Organizational process assets

C. A risk management plan

D. Requirements documentation

E. None of the above

One of the main features of PERT and CPM is their use of a network or precedence diagram which is the key in solving
typical problem. Which of the following is not a fundamental elements of a PERT/CPM network?

*1 point

A. Activity

B. Events

C. Arrow

D. Time

E. None of the above

You are the project manager for your organization, and the following illustration represents your project. Based
on the following illustration, how long will the project last?

A. 15 days
B. 12 days
C. 14 days
D. 41 days
None of the above

Henry is the project manager for his organization, and management has asked him to create a project management plan
to define the scope statement. Which project management plan guides the creation of the detailed project scope
statement?

1 point

A. The charter

B. The project management plan

C. The project scope plan

D. The project scope management plan

E. None of the above

Marty is the project manager of the Highway 41 Bridge Project and he's working with his project team members to create
the WBS. Marty shows the team how to break down the project scope into the WBS components, but the team doesn't
understand how far down the breakdown should occur. What is the lowest level item in a WBS?

1 point

A. A deliverable

B. A work package

C. An activity

D. A leaf object

E. None of the above

This identifies the project and defines the business need of the project and gives direction for collecting the project
requirements. It will also contain high-level requirements that can be refined for details regarding the project
stakeholder’s expectations.

*1 point

A. Project management plan

B. Project charter

C. Agreements

D. project documents

E. Work Breakdown Structure

A scope change has been approved in Marcy's predictive project. All of the following must be updated to reflect the change
except for which one?

*1 point

A. The project scope statement

B. The WBS

C. The WBS dictionary

D. Defect repair review

E. None of the above

You are the project manager for our organization. When it comes to intergrated change control, you must ensure that
which one of the following is present?

*1 point

A. Supporting detail for the change

B. Approval of the change from the project team

C. Approval of the change from a subject matter expert

D. Risk assessment for each proposed change

E. None of the above

It involves identifying quality requirements and standards for the project and documenting how it will demonstrate
compliance.

*1 point

A. Quality Assurance

B. Quality Control

C. Planning Quality

D. Total Quality Management

E. None of the above

The framing activity cannot begin until the concrete has cured for 36 hours. The time between the concrete activity and
the framing activity is best described as which one of the following?

*1 point

A. Hard logic

B. Lag time

C. Lead time

D. Finish-to-start relationship

E. None of the above

It is the process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of the time spent on specific activities
especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity.

*1 point

A. Cost management

B. Time management

C. Integration management

D. Scope management

E. None of the above

Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) was devised in _________ for the POLARIS Evaluation Branch of the Special
Project office of the U.S.Navy, helped by the Lockheed Missile System division and the Consultant firm of Booz-Allen &
Hamilton.

*1 point

A. 1948

B. 1958

C. 1858

D. 1858

E. None of the above

____________ refers to analyzing and evaluating the actual progress against the plan. Reallocation of resources, crashing
and review of projects with periodical reports are carried out.

*1 point

A. Project crashing

B. Planning

C. Controlling

D. Communicating

E. None of the above

Mike, a project manager in your company, is falling behind on the project schedule. He has elected to crash the project.
What is crashing?

*1 point

A. Adding lag time between all project activities

B. Adding lead time between all project activities

C. Adding additional project resources to the project work

D. Removing all unneeded project deliverables

E. None of the above

Complete this sentence: Project scope management is primarily concerned with defining and controlling
____________________.

*1 point

A. What is and is not included in the project

B. What is and is not included in the product

C. Changes to the project scope

D. Changes to the configuration management system

E. None of the above

The project plan provides a baseline for several things. Which one of the following does the project plan NOT provide a
baseline for?

*1 point

A. Scope

B. Cost

C. Schedule

D. Control

E. None of the above

You are the project manager of the Data Warehouse Project. You have just recently created the project network diagram
and you now want to identify the critical path. Which one of the following best describes the critical path?

*1 point

A. It is always one path with no float.

B. It determines the earliest the project can finish.

C. It has the most activities.

D. It has the most important project activities.

E. None of the above

You are working with your project team to respond to some delays in the project schedule. You have elected to crash the
project schedule, and management wants to know what effect this will have on the project as a whole. What happens
when a project manager elects to crash a project?

*1 point

A. The project will end early.

B. The project will end on time.

C. The project costs will increase.

D. The project team morale will decrease.

E. None of the above

This is the process of the project customer accepting the project deliverables and happens either at the end of each project
phase or as major deliverables is created.

*1 point

A. Collecting the project requirements

B. Defining project and product scope

C. creating the Work Breakdown Structure

D. Verify the scope

E. Control the scope

You are the project manager of a new project to develop a new software product. Management has not required a formal
management plan in the past, but they would like you to develop a project management plan to serve as a model or
template for all other project in the organization. What is the primary purpose of your project management plan?

1 point

A. To define the work to be completed to reach the project end date

B. To define the work needed in each phase of the project life cycle

C. To prevent any changes to the scope

D. To provide accurate communication for the project team, project sponsors, and stakeholders regarding how the project
will be executed, controlled and closed

E. None of the above

Which schedule development tool does not consider the availability of the project resources but instead considers when
the work may take place in the project?

*1 point

A. The critical path method

B. The critical chain method

C. Schedule compression

D. Arrow on the node method

E. None of the above

Ronald is the project manager for his company. He has created a project network diagram for the activities in the activity
list and he's trying now to begin the process of float determination. He's asked for your help. Examine the following
illustration. Which path is the critical path?

*1 point

ABFGJL
ACFGJL
ADEHJL
ADIKL
None of the above

It involves selecting a demonstration standard of performance that represents the very best
performance for processes or activities very similar to the firm’s orientation.*
1 point

A. Quality
B. Benchmarking
C. Total quality management
D. Networking
E. None of the above

This is all about the project deliverables and is a breakdown of the project scope into hierarchy of
deliverables.*
1 point

A. Project charter
B. Work package
C. Work Breakdown Structure
D. Product scope
E. Project scope

It is an imaginary activity which does not consume any resource and time. These are simple used to
represent a connection between events in order to maintain a logic in the network.*
1 point

A. Preceding activity
B. Succeeding activity
C. Arrow
D. Dummy activity
E. None of the above
Beth is the project manager of her company and she's asked you to help her with project schedule
network analysis. Examine the following illustration. If Activity B is delayed by two days, how late will
the project be?

A. The project will not be late because Activity B may use float
B. The project will be late by one day
C. The project will be late by two days
D. The project will be late by four days
E. None of the above

As the project manager, you are averse to change once the scope statement has been approved. You do not want changes
to enter the project because they can have a wide impact on the project as a whole. Which process defines how the project
scope can be changed?

*1 point

A. The integrated change control process

B. The project integrated management system

C. The project management information system

D. Change control

E. None of the above

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. What is the first thing you should do as project manager?

*1 point

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

E. None of the above

You will use the scope management plan to define the project scope statement. You'll also use this plan to build the scope
baseline. Which two items are parts of the scope baseline for the project?

*1 point

A. The project scope management plan and project charter

B. The project scope management plan and the WBS

C. The WBS and WBS dictionary

D. Time and cost baselines

E. None of the above

DIRECTION: Identify what is being asked on the following question. Use CAPITAL LETTERS only.

The _______ of an activity in the non-critical path is the amount of time available by which it is
possible to delay its completion time without extending the overall project completion time.*
1 point

Your answer

Based on the time estimates in scheduling, the start and finish times for each activity are worked out
by applying forward and ____________ pass technique, critical path is identified, along with the slack
and float for the non-critical paths.*
1 point

Your answer

Though both PERT and CPM technique have similarity in terms of concepts, the basic difference is;
CPM has single time estimate and PERT has _______ time estimates for activities and uses
probability theory to find the chance of reaching the schedule time.*
1 point

Your answer

Crash time is the _______ possible activity time; crashing more than the normal time will increase the
direct cost.*
1 point

Your answer

In the network, the _________ which represents the activity is identified by a numbered circle at its
tail and another numbered circle at its point.*
1 point

Your answer
In the network, among various paths, the ________ path which determines the total time duration of
the project is called the critical path.*
1 point

Your answer

___________ denotes the completion of all preceding or predecessor activities and beginning of one
or more succeeding activities.*
1 point

Your answer

In the network, the _______ is the amount of time by which the start of an activity may be delayed
without affecting the overall completion time of the project.*
1 point

Your answer

In PERT, the ________ is the deadline date by which time activity must start if the project is to be
completed on time. *
1 point

Your answer

The two important components of any activity are the ______ and time. It is directly proportional to
time and vice versa.*
1 point

Your answer