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Self-test

1. Of the following, which one is not a component of the project change control system?
a. Scope change control system
b. Cost change control system
c. Schedule change control system
d. Charter change control system

2. Which of the following is a component of the PMIS?

a. Quality management system
b. Configuration management system
c. Quality management plan
d. Scope management plan

3. Which knowledge area includes processes from all five Process Groups?
a. Quality Management
b. Procurement Management
c. Communication Management
d. Integration Management

4. A project scope change has been approved, and the project performance baseline needs updated to
reflect the change. What baselines make up the project performance baseline?
a. Scope baseline, cost baseline, schedule baseline
b. Scope baseline, project management baseline, schedule baseline, quality baseline
c. Cost baseline, schedule baseline, quality baseline, risk baseline
d. Cost baseline, project management baseline, schedule baseline, risk baseline

5. Wade has just taken over as project manager on the existing BTX project. Wade wants to understand
the procedures for management of the project's scope, including how likely changes are to occur to it.
Which of the following would provide Wade with this answer?
a. Project charter
b. Project management plan
c. Project scope statement
d. PMIS

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6. Which document makes sure the project is aligned with the organization's strategic objectives?
a. Statement of work
b. Project charter
c. Milestone list
d. Project selection methods

7. Ursala needs to make sure that an off-site facility needed for a portion of the project work is reserved
exclusively for the team's use. Where can she find out what the dates when the facility will be needed by
the team?
a. Resource calendar
b. Schedule management plan
c. Milestone list
d. Procurement management plan

8. Val's organization has agreed to perform and manage a project for a customer. She has assembled the
contract and statement of work from the customer, and she's preparing to initiate the project within her
own organization. Which project management process is Val performing?
a. Identify Risks
b. Conduct Procurements
c. Develop Project Charter
d. Identify Stakeholders

9. Haresh is reviewing bids from vendors for materials needed by his project. He is scoring the vendors
based upon predetermined criteria, and from this score he'll present three vendors as candidates for further
review before final selection. Which process group are these activities in?
a. Initiating
b. Planning
c. Executing
d. Monitoring and controlling

10. Which of the following best describes what a statement of work is?
a. A written description of the project's deliverable
b. The executive vision of the project's objective
c. A companion document to the WBS
d. The document that guides the project execution

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11. What document explicitly lays out how the project will be managed?
a. Project charter
b. Process improvement plan.
c. Schedule management plan
d. Project management plan

12. The project deliverables have been validated against the project scope statement and the customer has
reviewed them. Kemp now needs to complete the process, but is unsure what document or procedure is
exactly required for the customer to formally sign off and accept the deliverables. Which of the following
is the best source for him to find the procedures for the customer's acceptance of the deliverables?
a. Statement of work
b. Procurement management plan
c. Administrative closure procedure
d. Customer management plan

13. Min is a member of the project management team, and she's in charge of activities that will be labor
intensive and repetitive. She's going to define the methods she'll utilize to improve the efficiency of her
team's activities. Where should she document this?
a. Process improvement plan
b. Human Resource management plan
c. Schedule management plan
d. Quality management plan

14. As part of monitoring and controlling activities, Adam is finding that the probability for a known risk
has increased. The vendor has agreed with his findings and wants to install an additional hardware
component that might mitigate, but not eliminate, the risk. After thoroughly reviewing, Adam concurs. So
what should be his next step?
a. Make the necessary adjustments to the project management plan.
b. Adjust the schedule so that the component can be installed while not affecting other project work.
c. Add the risk to the risk register.
d. Introduce a change request

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15. Hayzel is the project manager for a project that has a high likelihood of change requests due to the
inexperience of the organization and team in the application area. She is afraid the scope is likely to
change even though the team will work closely with the customer in defining the project's deliverables.
Where should Hayzel document this likelihood?
a. Scope management plan
b. Change control system
c. Configuration management system
d. PMIS

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Self-test answers

1. D: The project change control system includes the scope, cost, and schedule change control systems.
There is no such thing as a charter change control system.

2. B: The configuration management system is a component of the PMIS.

3. D: Integration Management is the only knowledge area that has processes in each five of the process
groups.

4. A: The project baseline is made up of the scope, cost, schedule, and quality (if applicable) baselines.

5. B: How the scope will be managed is the purpose of the scope management plan, and it's a subsidiary
plan of the project management plan. Since the scope management plan is not listed, the project
management plan would be Wade's first choice.

6. B: The project charter provides the business reasons for the project and the justification for the project.

7. A: The resource calendar provides the schedule when work will be performed as well as when specific
non-human resources, such as facilities and equipment will be needed.

8. C: The contract and statement of work are inputs to the Develop Project Charter process.

9. C: These activities are in the Conduct Procurements, which is in the Executing process group.

10. A: The statement of work is a written description of the project's deliverable. That is used to establish
the project's scope. It's usually provided by the customer, but the project manager may have to work with
the customer to create when one doesn't exist.

11. D: The project management plan is the comprehensive document that guides the execution and
monitoring and controlling of the project.

12. C: The criteria for acceptance would be found in the project scope statement, but the actual approval
and sign-off requirements, including any documents or correspondence needed, would be found in the
administrative closure procedure.

13. A: The process improvement plan describes how the methods to track and eliminate waste,
inefficiencies, and non-value-added activities will be undertaken.

14. D: Adam should first introduce this as a change request. He should definitely not adjust the schedule
or make any changes to the project management plan until the change is approved. Since it is a known
risk, it's already on the risk register, so it doesn't need added (though the register will need updated).

15. A: The scope management plan, a subsidiary plan of the project management plan, is the critical place
the likelihood of scope changes should be documented.

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