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Which of the following is not a stage in an issue resolution
process?
a. Share the issue with stakeholders. A
b. Track the issue to closure. c. Escalate to the sponsor.
d. Apply change control.
Which of the following are challenges for a project manager de-
veloping and leading a project team?
1) Issues and incompatibility amongst team members
2) Getting the right skills and attributes amongst team members
3) Co-location of team members in the same geographic area
C
4) Lack of accountability of team members
a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 1, 2 & 4
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. 2, 3 & 4
Which of the following is an activity in a typical change control
process?
a. Recommendation.
A
b. Justification.
c. Planning.
d. Continuous improvement
The purpose of quality assurance is to:
a. provide confidence the project will satisfy the relevant quality
standards.
b. determine a set of procedures and standards for project man- A
agement.
c. inspect, measure and test deliverables and processes.
d. define the scope and specifics of a project's deliverables
A project manager might use a PESTLE analysis in order to:
a. mitigate all possible risks to the project.
b. identify and mitigate factors that may affect the project. B
c. control technological change during the project.
d. consider team social roles in early stages of the project
Which of the following are phases in an iterative project life cycle?
1) Concept 2) Feasibility 3) Deployment 4) Development
a. 3 and 4 only
D
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following is the responsibility of a project manager?
a. Ensuring a project is aligned to the organisation's strategy.
b. Focusing on project benefits and aligning priorities. C
c. Achieving the project's success criteria.
d. Improving process, tools and techniques used in a project
To develop and establish a proper communication plan within a
project, the project manager needs to consider which type of
analysis?
a. Budget. B
b. Stakeholder.
c. Resource.
d. Schedule
Which of the following is a responsibility of the project sponsor?
a. Creating a project cost breakdown structure.
b. Authoring the project management plan. D
c. Creating a project work breakdown structure.
d. Owning the project business case.
Portfolio management includes prioritising:
a. projects and/or programmes that contribute directly to the or-
ganisation's strategic objectives.
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b. projects with exceptionally high returns on investment.
c. projects and programmes over business as usual.
A
d. projects which maximise change over those which maximise
investment
Which of the following actions would not help a team leader
influence the performance of their team?
a. Creating an exclusive environment.
A
b. Providing clear roles and responsibilities.
c. Promoting openness and honesty.
d. Developing a trusting relationship.
One difference between a project and business as usual is:
a. projects achieve specified benefits but business as usual has
only vague benefits.
b. projects drive change whereas business as usual continues
existing activities. B
c. projects have tightly controlled budgets whereas business as
usual does not.
d. projects have unclear deadlines but business as usual has
multiple milestones
The purpose of project progress reporting is to:
a. ensure a simpler critical path.
b. enable the tracking of project deliverables. B
c. ensure stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
d. provide an increased total float.
Which of the following is the purpose of an estimating funnel?
a. Keeping resource usage to a minimum to help reduce costs.
b. Supporting the production of comparative estimates.
c. Identifying where costs can be minimised when preparing a D
budget.
d. Representing increasing levels of estimating accuracy achieved
through the life cycle
One advantage of virtual communications is:
a. that nonverbal signals can have an impact on discussions.
b. it's easy to detect signs of conflict within the project team. C
c. access to a wider resource pool for the project.
d. that the project team will always be co-located.
Which technique could be used by a project manager when re-
sources are limited?
a. Resource aggregation.
C
b. Resource estimation.
c. Resource levelling.
d. Resource expansion
The main aim of quality management is to:
a. prepare a high-quality management plan.
b. ensure that deliverables meet appropriate standards. B
c. validate the use of consistent standards.
d. determine whether to accept change requests.
Which of the following is a purpose of issue management?
a. To stop issues occurring within the project.
b. To address and resolve the issues that occur. B
c. To address and resolve uncertainty.
d. To reschedule activities to reduce costs
Product breakdown structures illustrate the required scope of
work by a hierarchical structure itemising the:
a. components of each product.
A
b. budget of each product.
c. benefits of each product.
d. risks of each product.
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The definition of benefits management includes which key activ-
ities?
a. Planning, analysis and integration of project benefits.
C
b. Justification, validation and acceptance of project benefits.
c. Identification, tracking and realisation of project benefits.
d. Realisation, acceptance and integration of project benefits
Which of the following statements about scheduling is false?
a. Defines the sequence of activities.
b. Considers work calendars and time contingency. C
c. Provides a baseline for safety considerations.
d. Quantifies the required resources.
Which of the following defines the term 'deployment baseline'?
a. The starting point for creating a resource histogram.
b. The basis for creating an organisational breakdown structure. D
c. The starting point for the monitoring of project risks.
d. The basis for progress monitoring.
Which of the following is an activity in a typical configuration
management process?
a. Evaluation.
B
b. Identification.
c. Registration.
d. Justification.
Stakeholder analysis supports effective stakeholder engagement
by:
a. identifying stakeholders with high levels of power and interest.
A
b. ensuring stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
c. justifying the preferred project option to stakeholders.
d. providing information to all stakeholders.
Which of the following is a project?
a. Introducing a new information technology system.
b. Operating a national rail network. A
c. Organising ongoing catering in the armed forces.
d. Managing day-to-day security for senior politicians
One purpose of a typical project business case is to:
a. carry out earned value analysis.
b. allocate resources to the project. C
c. analyse cost-benefit of the project.
d. plan project work packages
One disadvantage of physical communication is:
a. its significant environmental impact when compared to other
forms of communication.
b. that no audit trail is available for review at a later date by project
team members. A
c. it is reliant on technology being available to all relevant members
of the project.
d. that your body language may not reflect what you're saying
when passing on information
One of the benefits of developing communication plans in projects
is that this ensures:
a. the power and influence of stakeholders is understood.
C
b. that all communication is delivered face to face.
c. your message is understood.
d. clear reporting lines for the project.
A project life cycle which combines approaches from the linear
and iterative life cycles is known as project life cycle.
a. a hybrid.
A
b. an extended.
c. a reduced.
d. a combined.
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The purpose of project management is to:
a. organise management plans.
b. keep all stakeholders happy. D
c. control change initiatives.
d. effect beneficial change.
Which of the following statements refers to how scope is managed
in a linear project but not an iterative project?
a. Teams can act on new knowledge to change the scope.
b. Teams can re-prioritise requirements within the scope. D
c. The scope of work is the starting point for the implementation
of change control.
d. Scope definition is assumed to be fixed for the whole project
One difference between an issue and a risk is an issue:
a. must be recorded but a risk does not.
b. is an uncertain event but a risk is not. C
c. is a certain event but a risk is not.
d. always affects scope but a risk does not
Communication includes:
1) exchanging information
2) managing stakeholders
3) confirming there is a shared understanding
4) building relationships within your team C
a. 2 and 3 only
b.1 and 4 only
c.1 and 3 only
d. 2 and 4 only
A project manager requires a team member to focus on the
team's objectives and draw out other team members. Which of the
Belbin's team roles is most appropriate?
a. Shaper. D
b. Monitor evaluator.
c. Specialist.
d. Co-ordinator
An extended project life cycle can be defined as:
a. an approach that adds operational and termination phases to
a linear life cycle.
b. an approach that adds adoption and benefits realisation phases
to a linear life cycle. B
c. a framework for conducting a cost-benefit analysis once a
project has closed.
d. a framework for ensuring the re-deployment of assets post
project.
One aspect of quality planning is to:
a. plan the audit of a project to provide assurance to the project
board.
b. provide confidence that a project will achieve its objectives in
C
the required time frame.
c. specify the acceptance criteria used to validate the outputs are
fit for purpose.
d. confirm routes for reporting to ensure effective communication
Which of the following is not a key element of project scope
management?
a. Define outputs.
C
b. Identify outputs.
c. Share outputs.
d. Control outputs
Which of the following is a difference between deployment base-
lines in linear life cycles and iterative life cycles?
a. Linear project life cycles set the deployment baseline for the
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Which of the following is not a stage in an issue resolution
process?
a. Share the issue with stakeholders. A
b. Track the issue to closure. c. Escalate to the sponsor.
d. Apply change control.
Which of the following are challenges for a project manager de-
veloping and leading a project team?
1) Issues and incompatibility amongst team members
2) Getting the right skills and attributes amongst team members
3) Co-location of team members in the same geographic area
C
4) Lack of accountability of team members
a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 1, 2 & 4
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. 2, 3 & 4
Which of the following is an activity in a typical change control
process?
a. Recommendation.
A
b. Justification.
c. Planning.
d. Continuous improvement
The purpose of quality assurance is to:
a. provide confidence the project will satisfy the relevant quality
standards.
b. determine a set of procedures and standards for project man- A
agement.
c. inspect, measure and test deliverables and processes.
d. define the scope and specifics of a project's deliverables
A project manager might use a PESTLE analysis in order to:
a. mitigate all possible risks to the project.
b. identify and mitigate factors that may affect the project. B
c. control technological change during the project.
d. consider team social roles in early stages of the project
Which of the following are phases in an iterative project life cycle?
1) Concept 2) Feasibility 3) Deployment 4) Development
a. 3 and 4 only
D
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 2, 3 and 4
Which of the following is the responsibility of a project manager?
a. Ensuring a project is aligned to the organisation's strategy.
b. Focusing on project benefits and aligning priorities. C
c. Achieving the project's success criteria.
d. Improving process, tools and techniques used in a project
To develop and establish a proper communication plan within a
project, the project manager needs to consider which type of
analysis?
a. Budget. B
b. Stakeholder.
c. Resource.
d. Schedule
Which of the following is a responsibility of the project sponsor?
a. Creating a project cost breakdown structure.
b. Authoring the project management plan. D
c. Creating a project work breakdown structure.
d. Owning the project business case.
Portfolio management includes prioritising:
a. projects and/or programmes that contribute directly to the or-
ganisation's strategic objectives.
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b. projects with exceptionally high returns on investment.
c. projects and programmes over business as usual.
A
d. projects which maximise change over those which maximise
investment
Which of the following actions would not help a team leader
influence the performance of their team?
a. Creating an exclusive environment.
A
b. Providing clear roles and responsibilities.
c. Promoting openness and honesty.
d. Developing a trusting relationship.
One difference between a project and business as usual is:
a. projects achieve specified benefits but business as usual has
only vague benefits.
b. projects drive change whereas business as usual continues
existing activities. B
c. projects have tightly controlled budgets whereas business as
usual does not.
d. projects have unclear deadlines but business as usual has
multiple milestones
The purpose of project progress reporting is to:
a. ensure a simpler critical path.
b. enable the tracking of project deliverables. B
c. ensure stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
d. provide an increased total float.
Which of the following is the purpose of an estimating funnel?
a. Keeping resource usage to a minimum to help reduce costs.
b. Supporting the production of comparative estimates.
c. Identifying where costs can be minimised when preparing a D
budget.
d. Representing increasing levels of estimating accuracy achieved
through the life cycle
One advantage of virtual communications is:
a. that nonverbal signals can have an impact on discussions.
b. it's easy to detect signs of conflict within the project team. C
c. access to a wider resource pool for the project.
d. that the project team will always be co-located.
Which technique could be used by a project manager when re-
sources are limited?
a. Resource aggregation.
C
b. Resource estimation.
c. Resource levelling.
d. Resource expansion
The main aim of quality management is to:
a. prepare a high-quality management plan.
b. ensure that deliverables meet appropriate standards. B
c. validate the use of consistent standards.
d. determine whether to accept change requests.
Which of the following is a purpose of issue management?
a. To stop issues occurring within the project.
b. To address and resolve the issues that occur. B
c. To address and resolve uncertainty.
d. To reschedule activities to reduce costs
Product breakdown structures illustrate the required scope of
work by a hierarchical structure itemising the:
a. components of each product.
A
b. budget of each product.
c. benefits of each product.
d. risks of each product.
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The definition of benefits management includes which key activ-
ities?
a. Planning, analysis and integration of project benefits.
C
b. Justification, validation and acceptance of project benefits.
c. Identification, tracking and realisation of project benefits.
d. Realisation, acceptance and integration of project benefits
Which of the following statements about scheduling is false?
a. Defines the sequence of activities.
b. Considers work calendars and time contingency. C
c. Provides a baseline for safety considerations.
d. Quantifies the required resources.
Which of the following defines the term 'deployment baseline'?
a. The starting point for creating a resource histogram.
b. The basis for creating an organisational breakdown structure. D
c. The starting point for the monitoring of project risks.
d. The basis for progress monitoring.
Which of the following is an activity in a typical configuration
management process?
a. Evaluation.
B
b. Identification.
c. Registration.
d. Justification.
Stakeholder analysis supports effective stakeholder engagement
by:
a. identifying stakeholders with high levels of power and interest.
A
b. ensuring stakeholder acceptance of project deliverables.
c. justifying the preferred project option to stakeholders.
d. providing information to all stakeholders.
Which of the following is a project?
a. Introducing a new information technology system.
b. Operating a national rail network. A
c. Organising ongoing catering in the armed forces.
d. Managing day-to-day security for senior politicians
One purpose of a typical project business case is to:
a. carry out earned value analysis.
b. allocate resources to the project. C
c. analyse cost-benefit of the project.
d. plan project work packages
One disadvantage of physical communication is:
a. its significant environmental impact when compared to other
forms of communication.
b. that no audit trail is available for review at a later date by project
team members. A
c. it is reliant on technology being available to all relevant members
of the project.
d. that your body language may not reflect what you're saying
when passing on information
One of the benefits of developing communication plans in projects
is that this ensures:
a. the power and influence of stakeholders is understood.
C
b. that all communication is delivered face to face.
c. your message is understood.
d. clear reporting lines for the project.
A project life cycle which combines approaches from the linear
and iterative life cycles is known as project life cycle.
a. a hybrid.
A
b. an extended.
c. a reduced.
d. a combined.
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The purpose of project management is to:
a. organise management plans.
b. keep all stakeholders happy. D
c. control change initiatives.
d. effect beneficial change.
Which of the following statements refers to how scope is managed
in a linear project but not an iterative project?
a. Teams can act on new knowledge to change the scope.
b. Teams can re-prioritise requirements within the scope. D
c. The scope of work is the starting point for the implementation
of change control.
d. Scope definition is assumed to be fixed for the whole project
One difference between an issue and a risk is an issue:
a. must be recorded but a risk does not.
b. is an uncertain event but a risk is not. C
c. is a certain event but a risk is not.
d. always affects scope but a risk does not
Communication includes:
1) exchanging information
2) managing stakeholders
3) confirming there is a shared understanding
4) building relationships within your team C
a. 2 and 3 only
b.1 and 4 only
c.1 and 3 only
d. 2 and 4 only
A project manager requires a team member to focus on the
team's objectives and draw out other team members. Which of the
Belbin's team roles is most appropriate?
a. Shaper. D
b. Monitor evaluator.
c. Specialist.
d. Co-ordinator
An extended project life cycle can be defined as:
a. an approach that adds operational and termination phases to
a linear life cycle.
b. an approach that adds adoption and benefits realisation phases
to a linear life cycle. B
c. a framework for conducting a cost-benefit analysis once a
project has closed.
d. a framework for ensuring the re-deployment of assets post
project.
One aspect of quality planning is to:
a. plan the audit of a project to provide assurance to the project
board.
b. provide confidence that a project will achieve its objectives in
C
the required time frame.
c. specify the acceptance criteria used to validate the outputs are
fit for purpose.
d. confirm routes for reporting to ensure effective communication
Which of the following is not a key element of project scope
management?
a. Define outputs.
C
b. Identify outputs.
c. Share outputs.
d. Control outputs
Which of the following is a difference between deployment base-
lines in linear life cycles and iterative life cycles?
a. Linear project life cycles set the deployment baseline for the
