CPM Study guide exam with correct verified
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Leadership |- |ANSWER-Which |interpersonal |skill |is |displayed |by |developing |a |vision |and |strategy, |and
|inspires |people |to |achieve |that |vision |and |strategy?
Monitoring |and |Controlling |- |ANSWER-Control |procurements |is |performed |as |part |of |which |process
|group?"
A |project |expediter |position. |- |ANSWER-A |manager |and |the |head |of |engineering |discuss |a |change |to |a
|major |work |package. |After |the |meeting, |the |manager |contacts |you |and |tells |you |to |complete |the
|paperwork |to |make |the |change. |This |is |an |example |of
Executing |- |ANSWER-During |a |team |meeting, |a |team |member |asks |about |the |measurements |that |will
|be |used |on |the |project |to |judge |performance. |The |team |member |feels |that |some |of |the |measures
|related |to |activities |assigned |him |are |not |valid |measurements. |The |project |is |BEST |considered |in
|what |part |of |the |project |management |process?
Ask |management |how |the |new |project |will |affect |your |project |- |ANSWER-Your |company |just |won |a
|major |new |project. |It |will |begin |in |three |months |and |is |valued |at |2m |USD. |You |are |the |project
|manager |for |an |existing |project. |What |is |the |FIRST |thing |you |should |do |once |you |hear |of |the |new
|project?
Historical |information |- |ANSWER-You |are |a |new |project |manager |who |has |never |managed |a |project
|before. |It |would |be |BEST |in |this |situation |to |rely |on |_____ |during |planning |in |order |to |improve |your
|chance |of |success.
WBS |Dictionary |- |ANSWER-During |project |executing, |a |team |member |comes |to |the |project |manager
|because |he |is |not |sure |of |what |work |he |needs |to |accomplish |on |the |project. |Which |of |the |following
|documents |contain |detailed |descriptions |of |work |packages?
, Tell |the |stakeholders |the |scope |cannot |be |added. |- |ANSWER-During |a |meeting |with |some |of |the
|project |stakeholders, |the |project |manager |is |asked |to |add |work |to |the |project |scope. |The |project
|manager |had |access |to |correspondence |about |the |project |before |the |project |charter |was |signed |and
|remembers |that |the |project |sponsor |specifically |denied |funding |for |the |scope |mentioned |by |these
|stakeholders. |The |BEST |thing |for |the |project |manager |to |do |is |to:
Crash |the |project. |- |ANSWER-Your |project |management |plan |results |in |a |project |schedule |that |is |too
|long |If |the |project |network |diagram |cannot |change |but |you |have |extra |personnel |resources, |what |is
|the |BEST |thing |to |do?
Is |not |on |the |critical |path. |- |ANSWER-An |activity |has |an |early |start |(ES) |of |day |3, |a |late |start |(LS) |of
|day |13, |an |early |finish |(EF) |of |day |9, |and |a |late |finish |(LF) |of |day |19. |The |activity:
Agree |to |analogous |estimating, |as |it |is |a |form |of |expert |judgment |- |ANSWER-Early |in |the |life |of |your
|project, |you |are |having |a |discussion |with |the |sponsor |about |what |estimating |techniques |should |be
|used. |You |want |a |form |of |expert |judgment, |but |the |sponsor |argues |for |analogous |estimating. |It
|would |be |BEST |to
Project |is |progressing |at |75% |of |the |rate |originally |planned |- |ANSWER-A |schedule |performance |index,
|SPI, |of |0.75 |means:
Quality |Audits |- |ANSWER-You |are |the |program |level |manager |with |several |project |activities |underway.
|In |the |executing |process |group, |you |begin |to |become |concerned |about |the |accuracy |of |progress
|reports |from |the |projects. |What |would |BEST |support |your |opinion |that |there |is |a |problem?
To |identify |inefficient |and |ineffective |policies |- |ANSWER-You |are |a |project |manager |for |a |major
|information |systems |project. |Someone |from |the |quality |department |comes |to |see |you |about
|beginning |a |quality |audit |of |your |project. |The |team, |already |under |pressure |to |complete |the |project
|as |soon |as |possible, |objects |to |the |audit. |You |should |explain |to |the |team |that |the |purpose |of |a
|quality |audit |is:
Lack |of |resource |leveling |- |ANSWER-During |every |project |team |meeting, |the |project |manager |asks
|each |team |member |to |describe |the |work |he |or |she |is |doing, |and |the |project |manager |assigns |new
|activities |to |team |members. |The |length |of |these |meetings |has |increased |because |there |are |many
|different |activities |to |assign. |This |could |be |happening |for |all |the |following |reasons |EXCEPT
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answers
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Leadership |- |ANSWER-Which |interpersonal |skill |is |displayed |by |developing |a |vision |and |strategy, |and
|inspires |people |to |achieve |that |vision |and |strategy?
Monitoring |and |Controlling |- |ANSWER-Control |procurements |is |performed |as |part |of |which |process
|group?"
A |project |expediter |position. |- |ANSWER-A |manager |and |the |head |of |engineering |discuss |a |change |to |a
|major |work |package. |After |the |meeting, |the |manager |contacts |you |and |tells |you |to |complete |the
|paperwork |to |make |the |change. |This |is |an |example |of
Executing |- |ANSWER-During |a |team |meeting, |a |team |member |asks |about |the |measurements |that |will
|be |used |on |the |project |to |judge |performance. |The |team |member |feels |that |some |of |the |measures
|related |to |activities |assigned |him |are |not |valid |measurements. |The |project |is |BEST |considered |in
|what |part |of |the |project |management |process?
Ask |management |how |the |new |project |will |affect |your |project |- |ANSWER-Your |company |just |won |a
|major |new |project. |It |will |begin |in |three |months |and |is |valued |at |2m |USD. |You |are |the |project
|manager |for |an |existing |project. |What |is |the |FIRST |thing |you |should |do |once |you |hear |of |the |new
|project?
Historical |information |- |ANSWER-You |are |a |new |project |manager |who |has |never |managed |a |project
|before. |It |would |be |BEST |in |this |situation |to |rely |on |_____ |during |planning |in |order |to |improve |your
|chance |of |success.
WBS |Dictionary |- |ANSWER-During |project |executing, |a |team |member |comes |to |the |project |manager
|because |he |is |not |sure |of |what |work |he |needs |to |accomplish |on |the |project. |Which |of |the |following
|documents |contain |detailed |descriptions |of |work |packages?
, Tell |the |stakeholders |the |scope |cannot |be |added. |- |ANSWER-During |a |meeting |with |some |of |the
|project |stakeholders, |the |project |manager |is |asked |to |add |work |to |the |project |scope. |The |project
|manager |had |access |to |correspondence |about |the |project |before |the |project |charter |was |signed |and
|remembers |that |the |project |sponsor |specifically |denied |funding |for |the |scope |mentioned |by |these
|stakeholders. |The |BEST |thing |for |the |project |manager |to |do |is |to:
Crash |the |project. |- |ANSWER-Your |project |management |plan |results |in |a |project |schedule |that |is |too
|long |If |the |project |network |diagram |cannot |change |but |you |have |extra |personnel |resources, |what |is
|the |BEST |thing |to |do?
Is |not |on |the |critical |path. |- |ANSWER-An |activity |has |an |early |start |(ES) |of |day |3, |a |late |start |(LS) |of
|day |13, |an |early |finish |(EF) |of |day |9, |and |a |late |finish |(LF) |of |day |19. |The |activity:
Agree |to |analogous |estimating, |as |it |is |a |form |of |expert |judgment |- |ANSWER-Early |in |the |life |of |your
|project, |you |are |having |a |discussion |with |the |sponsor |about |what |estimating |techniques |should |be
|used. |You |want |a |form |of |expert |judgment, |but |the |sponsor |argues |for |analogous |estimating. |It
|would |be |BEST |to
Project |is |progressing |at |75% |of |the |rate |originally |planned |- |ANSWER-A |schedule |performance |index,
|SPI, |of |0.75 |means:
Quality |Audits |- |ANSWER-You |are |the |program |level |manager |with |several |project |activities |underway.
|In |the |executing |process |group, |you |begin |to |become |concerned |about |the |accuracy |of |progress
|reports |from |the |projects. |What |would |BEST |support |your |opinion |that |there |is |a |problem?
To |identify |inefficient |and |ineffective |policies |- |ANSWER-You |are |a |project |manager |for |a |major
|information |systems |project. |Someone |from |the |quality |department |comes |to |see |you |about
|beginning |a |quality |audit |of |your |project. |The |team, |already |under |pressure |to |complete |the |project
|as |soon |as |possible, |objects |to |the |audit. |You |should |explain |to |the |team |that |the |purpose |of |a
|quality |audit |is:
Lack |of |resource |leveling |- |ANSWER-During |every |project |team |meeting, |the |project |manager |asks
|each |team |member |to |describe |the |work |he |or |she |is |doing, |and |the |project |manager |assigns |new
|activities |to |team |members. |The |length |of |these |meetings |has |increased |because |there |are |many
|different |activities |to |assign. |This |could |be |happening |for |all |the |following |reasons |EXCEPT
