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WGU C722 Project management Pre-Assessment
Exam Questions And Correct Verified Answers
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A general contractor is managing a construction project nthat will add a new conference room to an existing office
building. The project was documented in a fixed-price ncontract that specified a completion date. The contract
20
nincludes a damages clause imposing a late completion npenalty if the conference room is not ready for use by nthe
due date. One month into the implementation, the customer wants to modify the room's lighting equipment. The
requested change will delay the project's critical path by three months.
Which process should be used to maintain the existing nbaseline?
a) Using a change management system to influence performance
c) Focusing on the original scope
am
b) Absorbing the change request in the baselines for time and cost
d) Using the risk management system to process change nrequests -ANSWER- a) Using a change management
system to influence performance
Ex
A general contractor from Germany is managing a construction project in Norway that will add a new
conference room to an existing office building. The project needs to collect requirements from the client prior to
developing plans to build the new conference room. Which two actions would prove useful to plan the project's
s
quality?
a) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at project closure
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b) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
c) Using inventory to protect against defects during project implementation
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d) Changing the work plan to account for the project experiencing common variation
e) Using slogans and numerical quotas to exhort resources to work harder -ANSWER- a&b
a) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at project closure
b) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
Ex
,A project was authorized as an operational necessity to repair a a) Preparing for the change
design flaw in the date field on a computer system that
constrains the year number to two digits instead of permitting
the year to be indicated with four digits. During execution of the
activity concerned with identifying the affected software, five
relevant software modules were discovered that had not been
included in the scope baseline. The project team must adjust
the baselines to include the omitted scope.
Which change management phase does this scenario
describe?
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a) Preparing for the change
b) Managing the change
2
c) Reinforcing the change
d) Upgrading the change
20
A general contractor is managing a highway construction project c) Reinforcing the change
that will repair a flood-damaged road. The
Department of Transportation offered an incentive fee if the
repairs are completed early. Therefore, the project manager has
established a rewards and recognition program and has
communicated this program to the project team member. The
am
project's recognition program will reward project team
members who add value by accelerating the project while
Ex
maintaining its ability to deliver the completed scope correctly.
Which change management phase does this scenario
describe?
ts
a) Preparing for the change
b) Managing the change
c) Reinforcing the change
r
d) Upgrading the change
pe
Ex
, What is the name for the closing task where all project b) Lessons learned review
activities are reviewed to determine what went right and
what went wrong?
a) Closeout review
b) Lessons learned review
c) Client deliverables review
d) Project manager review
What is another name for lessons learned review that is often d) After action report
used by the military and other uniformed services?
6
a) Rules of engagement
2
b) Activity report
c) Protocol assessment
20
d) After action report
The customer of a project validates that scope has been d) Stage completion
completed for the second of three segments of the project.
Which closure practice does this describe?
a) Iteration completion
b) Phase completion
am
c) Deliverable completion
d) Stage completion
Ex
The customer of a project validates that the project scope has c) Deliverable completion
been completed, all invoices have been paid,and the expected
benefits have been realized.
ts
Which closure practice does this describe?
r
a) Iteration completion
pe
b) Phase completion
c) Deliverable completion
d) Stage completion
Ex
What is the purpose of the cost performance index c) To measure a project's cost efficiency
(CPI)?
a) To measure a project's labor costs
b) To measure a project's cost effectiveness
c) To measure a project's cost efficiency
d) To measure a project's actual costs
WGU C722 Project management Pre-Assessment
Exam Questions And Correct Verified Answers
26
A general contractor is managing a construction project nthat will add a new conference room to an existing office
building. The project was documented in a fixed-price ncontract that specified a completion date. The contract
20
nincludes a damages clause imposing a late completion npenalty if the conference room is not ready for use by nthe
due date. One month into the implementation, the customer wants to modify the room's lighting equipment. The
requested change will delay the project's critical path by three months.
Which process should be used to maintain the existing nbaseline?
a) Using a change management system to influence performance
c) Focusing on the original scope
am
b) Absorbing the change request in the baselines for time and cost
d) Using the risk management system to process change nrequests -ANSWER- a) Using a change management
system to influence performance
Ex
A general contractor from Germany is managing a construction project in Norway that will add a new
conference room to an existing office building. The project needs to collect requirements from the client prior to
developing plans to build the new conference room. Which two actions would prove useful to plan the project's
s
quality?
a) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at project closure
rt
b) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
c) Using inventory to protect against defects during project implementation
pe
d) Changing the work plan to account for the project experiencing common variation
e) Using slogans and numerical quotas to exhort resources to work harder -ANSWER- a&b
a) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at project closure
b) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
Ex
,A project was authorized as an operational necessity to repair a a) Preparing for the change
design flaw in the date field on a computer system that
constrains the year number to two digits instead of permitting
the year to be indicated with four digits. During execution of the
activity concerned with identifying the affected software, five
relevant software modules were discovered that had not been
included in the scope baseline. The project team must adjust
the baselines to include the omitted scope.
Which change management phase does this scenario
describe?
6
a) Preparing for the change
b) Managing the change
2
c) Reinforcing the change
d) Upgrading the change
20
A general contractor is managing a highway construction project c) Reinforcing the change
that will repair a flood-damaged road. The
Department of Transportation offered an incentive fee if the
repairs are completed early. Therefore, the project manager has
established a rewards and recognition program and has
communicated this program to the project team member. The
am
project's recognition program will reward project team
members who add value by accelerating the project while
Ex
maintaining its ability to deliver the completed scope correctly.
Which change management phase does this scenario
describe?
ts
a) Preparing for the change
b) Managing the change
c) Reinforcing the change
r
d) Upgrading the change
pe
Ex
, What is the name for the closing task where all project b) Lessons learned review
activities are reviewed to determine what went right and
what went wrong?
a) Closeout review
b) Lessons learned review
c) Client deliverables review
d) Project manager review
What is another name for lessons learned review that is often d) After action report
used by the military and other uniformed services?
6
a) Rules of engagement
2
b) Activity report
c) Protocol assessment
20
d) After action report
The customer of a project validates that scope has been d) Stage completion
completed for the second of three segments of the project.
Which closure practice does this describe?
a) Iteration completion
b) Phase completion
am
c) Deliverable completion
d) Stage completion
Ex
The customer of a project validates that the project scope has c) Deliverable completion
been completed, all invoices have been paid,and the expected
benefits have been realized.
ts
Which closure practice does this describe?
r
a) Iteration completion
pe
b) Phase completion
c) Deliverable completion
d) Stage completion
Ex
What is the purpose of the cost performance index c) To measure a project's cost efficiency
(CPI)?
a) To measure a project's labor costs
b) To measure a project's cost effectiveness
c) To measure a project's cost efficiency
d) To measure a project's actual costs
