PROJECT MANAGEMENT 731(2022S1PRM731)

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To crash a schedule you should:

Select one:
a. Increase the time allowed on those tasks that have float.

b. Try to invest more time on tasks that are behind schedule.

c. Replace the team members that are not performing well.

d. Put extra resources on those tasks that are on the critical path.

The correct answer is: Put extra resources on those tasks that are on the critical path.

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The project you are managing has nine stakeholders. How many channel of communications are there
between these stakeholders?

Select one:
a. 8
b. 36

c. 9
d. 45

The correct answer is: 36

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 The processes involving planning, estimating, budgeting, financing, funding, managing, and controlling costs
so that the project can be completed within the approved budget fall under

Select one:
a. Project Cost Management

b. Project Scope Management

c. Project Integration Management

d. Project Management Process

The correct answer is: Project Cost Management

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The type of Communication Methods tool that uses very large volume of information, or for very large
audience, and requires the recipients to access the communication content at their own discretion is called

Select one:
a. Push Communication

b. No answer
c. Interactive Communication
d. Pull Communication

The correct answer is: Push Communication

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What do we call an estimate of what it will cost to complete the project based on performance to date?

Select one:
a. estimating costs
b. budget at completion (BAC)
c. estimate at completion (EAC)
d. actual cost (AC)

The correct answer is: estimate at completion (EAC)

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The process of establishing the policies, procedures and documentation for planning, developing, managing,
executing and controlling the project schedule is known as

Select one:
a. Develop Schedule
b. Plan Schedule Management
c. Sequence Activities

d. Control Schedule

The correct answer is: Plan Schedule Management

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In which of the following project phases is the project schedule developed?

Select one:
a. Conceptual

b. Implementation
c. Planning
d. Design

The correct answer is: Planning

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Costs that can be directly related to producing the products and services of the project.

Select one:
a. sunk cost

b. direct costs
c. projects
d. indirect costs

The correct answer is: direct costs

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Resource smoothing also known as resource levelling seeks to ____________ in project management.

Select one:
a. reduce the amount of resources so that they can be shared with on other endeavours
b. ensure that the budget abnormalities are overcome
c. reduce resource requirements by smoothing out period-to period resource assignments
d. increase the amount of the project manager's authority so that budget dollars can be appropriated

The correct answer is: reduce resource requirements by smoothing out period-to period resource assignments

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The process of establishing the policies, procedures and documentation for planning, developing, managing,
executing and controlling the project schedule is known as

Select one:
a. Control Schedule
b. Plan Schedule Management

c. Develop Schedule
d. Sequence Activities

The correct answer is: Plan Schedule Management

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The project manager is expecting a deliverable to be submitted by e-mail from a team member today. At the
end of the day, the project manager contacts the team member to notify him that it has not been received. The
team member apologizes and says that he was not able to e- mail the deliverable, and it was sent through the
mail instead. The team member goes on to explain that he notified the project manager that this would occur
during a phone conversation they had while the project manager was traveling. "Wasn't that the conversation
we had when I told you I could not hear you well due to poor cell phone coverage?" asks the project manager.
"Yes," replies the team member. What could have avoided this problem?

Select one:
a. Paralingual communication
 a. Paralingual communication
b. Feedback during the communication
c. Better attention to determining communications requirements
d. Adding to the issue log after the phone call

The correct answer is: Feedback during the communication

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Communications are often enhanced when the sender ___ the receiver.

Select one:
a. speaks up to
b. uses more physical movements when talking to
c. talks slowly to
d. shows concern for the perspective of

The correct answer is: shows concern for the perspective of

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The original total budget for a project is called?

Select one:
a. budgetary estimate
b. estimate at completion (EAC)
c. budget at completion (BAC)
d. actual cost (AC)

The correct answer is: budget at completion (BAC)

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Costs that are not directly related to the projects or services of the project, but are indirectly related to
performing the project are called?
 performing the project are called?

Select one:
a. direct costs
b. indirect costs
c. sunk cost
d. estimating costs

The correct answer is: indirect costs

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The project has been going well, except for the number of changes being made. The project is being installed
into seven different departments within the company and will greatly improve departmental performance
when operational. There are 14 project management processes selected for use on this project. The project
manager is a technical expert as well as having been trained in communications and managing people. Which
of the following is the MOST likely cause of the project problems?

Select one:
a. The project manager was not trained in understanding the company environment
b. The project should have more management oversight since it will result in such great benefits to the
company
c. Some stakeholders were not identified

d. The project should have used more of the project management processes

The correct answer is: Some stakeholders were not identified

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The requirements of many stakeholders were not approved for inclusion in your project. Therefore, you had a
difficult time receiving formal approval of the project management plan for this project. The stakeholders
argued and held up the project while they held meeting after meeting about their requirements. The project
was finally approved and work began six months ago. All of the following would be good preventive actions to
implement EXCEPT:

Select one:
a. Maintain an issue log
b. Make sure the change control process is not used as a vehicle to add the requirements back into the
project
c. Keep a file of what requirements were not included in the project
d. Hold meetings with the stakeholders to go over the work that will not be added to the project
 The correct answer is: Hold meetings with the stakeholders to go over the work that will not be added to the
project

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A particular stakeholder has a reputation for making many changes on projects. What is the BEST approach a
project manager can take at the beginning of the project to manage this situation?

Select one:
a. Talk to the stakeholder's boss to find ways to direct the stakeholder's activities to another project
b. Say "No" to the stakeholder a few times to dissuade him from submitting more changes
c. Ask that the stakeholder not be included in the stakeholder listing
d. Get the stakeholder involved in the project as early as possible

The correct answer is: Get the stakeholder involved in the project as early as possible

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A project manager has a problem with a team member's performance. What is the BEST form of
communication for addressing this problem?

Select one:
a. Formal verbal communication
b. Informal written communication
c. Informal verbal communication
d. Formal written communication

The correct answer is: Informal verbal communication

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The processes required to ensure that the project is completed within the approved budget.

Select one:
a. cost management plan
 b. profit margin
c. project cost management - Given
d. direct costs

The correct answer is: project cost management - Given

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A prerequisite of effective time management is _______________.

Select one:
a. having the most advanced software package for project planning, scheduling and control
b. having a good project WBS which identifies the major project deliverables and tasks, and the person
responsible for each of them
c. knowing the dictated project completion date
d. having a well-staffed scheduling department

The correct answer is: knowing the dictated project completion date

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The relationship between two activities or an activity and a milestone, also known as a logical relationship.

Select one:
a. Lead
b. Dependency
c. Milestone
d. Internal Dependency

The correct answer is: Dependency

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The hierarchical representation of resources by category and type, which is useful for organizing and reporting
project schedule data with resources utilization information is known as
 project schedule data with resources utilization information is known as

Select one:
a. No correct answer
b. Activity Resource requirements
c. WBS
d. Resource breakdown Structure

The correct answer is: Resource breakdown Structure

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The choice of communication technology is not affected by___________.

Select one:
a. Skills of the project team
b. Sensitivity and confidentiality of the information
c. Project Environment
d. Ease of use

The correct answer is: Skills of the project team

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Which type of project cost estimate is the most accurate?

Select one:
a. Definitive
b. Preliminary
c. Order of magnitude
d. Conceptual

The correct answer is: Definitive

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 Which of the following is NOT one of the primary needs for good project scheduling?

Select one:
a. Developing better trouble shooting procedures
b. Decreasing the time required for decision making
c. Clear scope of work
d. Eliminating idle time

The correct answer is: Developing better trouble shooting procedures

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To crash a schedule you should:

Select one:
a. Try to invest more time on tasks that are behind schedule.
b. Put extra resources on those tasks that are on the critical path.
c. Replace the team members that are not performing well.

d. Increase the time allowed on those tasks that have float.

The correct answer is: Put extra resources on those tasks that are on the critical path.

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The contemporary view of conflict is that:

Select one:
a. Conflict is caused by trouble makers

b. Conflict is bad
c. Conflict is often beneficial
d. Conflict should be avoided

The correct answer is: Conflict is often beneficial

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When Activity A starts, Activity B can start it’s called?

Select one:
a. SS (Start-to-start)
b. SF (Start-to-finish)
c. FS (Finish-to-start)
d. FF (Finish-to-finish)

The correct answer is: SS (Start-to-start)

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Activity B cannot finish until Activity A is finished.

Select one:
a. FS (Finish-to-start)
b. SS (Start-to-start)
c. FF (Finish-to-finish)
d. SF (Start-to-finish)

The correct answer is: FF (Finish-to-finish)

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Which of the following is the output of the Plan Schedule Management process?

Select one:
a. Activity List
b. Schedule Management Plan
c. Project Schedule Network Diagram
d. Activity List

The correct answer is: Schedule Management Plan

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Communication management:

Select one:
a. Is Is important only in projects involving telephone, television, radio, or newspaper production facilities
and operations
b. Preparing an agenda
c. Involves the sender, the message, the medium and the receiver
d. Is not a big problem for people with normal speech, sight and hearing

The correct answer is: Involves the sender, the message, the medium and the receiver

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Costs or benefits that can be easily measured in rands are called?

Select one:
a. contingency reserves
b. tangible costs or benefits
c. intangible costs or benefits
d. management reserves

The correct answer is: tangible costs or benefits

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The method of estimating project duration or cost by aggregating the estimates of the lower-level components
of the WBS is known as:

Select one:
a. Parametric Estimating
b. Alternative Analysis
c. Bottom-up Estimating
d. Three-point estimating

The correct answer is: Bottom-up Estimating

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Extensive use of ___ communication is most likely to aid in solving complex problems.

Select one:
a. Written
b. Formal
c. Verbal
d. Nonverbal

The correct answer is: Written

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Resource levelling attempts to:

Select one:
a. Increase the amount of the project manager's authority so that budget dollars can be appropriated.
b. Balance the demand and supply of resources considering the availability constraints.
c. Reduce the amount of resources so that they can be shared with on other endeavours.
d. Ensure that the budget abnormalities are overcome.

The correct answer is: Balance the demand and supply of resources considering the availability constraints.

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During the development of the 131 000 m₂ Mall of Africa, various uncertain factors which can hinder the project
had to be identified and managed. Factors such as heavy rain, workers strike load shedding did have an impact
on this project. Which project characteristic is being identified by this example?

Select one:
a. Project objective
b. Project time frame
c. Project risk
d. Project customer
 The correct answer is: Project risk

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The work breakdown structure can be an effective aid for communication in which situation(s)?

Select one:
a. Internal within the project team
b. External with the customer
c. Internal and external to the project
d. Internal within the organization

The correct answer is: Internal and external to the project

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A cost estimating technique that uses the actual cost of a previous, similar project as the basis for estimating
the cost of the current project, also called top-down estimates.

Select one:
a. bottom-up estimates
b. top-down estimates
c. budgetary estimate
d. analogous estimates - Given

The correct answer is: analogous estimates - Given

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The process of identifying and documenting relationships among the project activities to arrange the activities
in the most efficient and effective order.

Select one:
a. Hammock Activity
 b. Resource Levelling
c. Sequence Activities
d. Resource Smoothing

The correct answer is: Sequence Activities

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In which of the following project phases is the project schedule developed?

Select one:
a. Implementation
b. Planning
c. Conceptual
d. Design

The correct answer is: Planning

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Communications under a contract should tend toward:

Select one:
a. Informal written communication
b. Formal written communication
c. Formal verbal communication
d. Informal verbal communication

The correct answer is: Formal written communication

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Developing an approximation or estimate of the costs of the resources needed to complete the project is
called?
 Select one:
a. direct costs
b. controlling costs
c. indirect costs
d. estimating costs

The correct answer is: estimating costs

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Which of the following is NOT part of the primary needs for good project scheduling?

Select one:
a. Eliminating idle time
b. Developing better trouble shooting procedures.
c. Decreasing the time required for decision making
d. Cutting costs and reducing time

The correct answer is: Developing better trouble shooting procedures.

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The decision to request an increase the resources for a project is the responsibility of the:

Select one:
a. Customer
b. Functional manager
c. Project manager
d. Director of project management

The correct answer is: Project manager

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 The successful project managers spend most of their time:

Select one:
a. Communication with the project team
b. Studying project results.
c. Planning with the top management
d. Planning with their personnel

The correct answer is: Communication with the project team

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What is the term used for processes that are required to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection,
creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management , control monitoring, and the ultimate disposition of
project information?

Select one:
a. Project Integration Management
b. Project Communications Management
c. Project Procurement Management
d. Project Scope Management

The correct answer is: Project Communications Management

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______ is a technique used for dividing the project scope and project deliverables into smaller, more
manageable parts.

Select one:
a. Decomposition
b. Crashing
c. Milestone
d. Dependency

The correct answer is: Decomposition

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What is the term for an iterative planning technique in which the work to be accomplished in the near term is
planned in detail, while the work in the future is planned at a higher level

Select one:
a. Decomposition
b. Reserve Analysis
c. Alternative Analysis
d. Rolling Wave Planning

The correct answer is: Alternative Analysis

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The process of estimating the type and quantities of material, people, equipment, or supplies required to
perform each activity

Select one:
a. Estimate Activity Resources
b. Sequence Activities
c. Activity List
d. Hammock Activity

The correct answer is: Estimate Activity Resources

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The purpose of status meetings is to:

Select one:
a. Exchange information about the project
b. Issue work authorizations
c. Confirm the accuracy of the costs submitted by the team
d. Have team members report on what they are doing

The correct answer is: Exchange information about the project

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