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AgNPVgisglessgthangzero,gsogthisgprojectgshouldgbegrejected.
BgThegdiscountedgcashgflowsgareglowergthangtheginitialginvestment,gsogthisgprojectgshoul
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Whatgorganizationgisgrecognizedgworldwidegforgsettinggprojectgmanagementgstandards?
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Yourgprojectghasgexpectedgcashginflowsgofg$1.2gmilliongingyearg1,g$2.4gmilliongingyearg2,g
andg$4.6gmilliongingyearg3.gThegprojectgpaysgforgitselfging23gmonths.gWhichgcashgflowgte
chniquegwasgusedgtogdeterminegthis?
AgPaybackgperiod
BgIRR
CgNPV
DgDiscountedgcashgflowg-gCorrectgAnswer-Paybackgperiod
You'vegbeenggivengangideagforgagprojectgbygangexecutivegingyourgorganization.gAftergwriti
nggthegbusiness-
caseganalysis,gyougsubmitgitgtogthegexecutivegforgreview.gAftergreadinggthegbusinessgcas
e,ghegdeterminesgthatgthegprojectgposesgagsignificantgamountgofgriskgtogthegorganization.
gWhatgdogyougrecommendgnext?
AgPerformgagfeasibilitygstudy.
BgProceedgtogthegprojectgselectiongcommittee.
CgRejectgthegprojectgbasedgongtheganalysis.
DgProceedgtogwritinggthegprojectgplan.g-gCorrectgAnswer-Performgagfeasibilitygstudy.
Whichgtwogelementsgshouldgalwaysgbegincludedgingagbusinessgcaseganalysis?gChoosegt
wo.
AgProjectgselectiongmethodology
BgAlignmentgtogthegstrategicgplan
CgJustification
DgCashgflowgtechniquesgtogdeterminegfinancialgviabilityg-gCorrectgAnswer-
Alignmentgtogthegstrategicgplan
Justification
Federico,gthegdirectorgofgthegmarketinggdepartment,ghasgapproachedgyougwithgangideagf
orgagproject.gWhatgaregthegelementsgyou'llgincludegingthegbusinessgcase?gChoosegfour.
AgListgofgkeygstakeholders
BgAlternativegsolutionsganalysis
CgThegbusinessgjustificationgforgthegproject
DgThegstrategicgopportunity/businessgneedgthatgbroughtgaboutgthegproject
EgThegrecommendedgsolutiong-gCorrectgAnswer-Alternativegsolutionsganalysis
,Thegbusinessgjustificationgforgthegproject
Thegstrategicgopportunity/businessgneedgthatgbroughtgaboutgthegproject
Thegrecommendedgsolution
Whichgofgthegfollowinggaregtruegregardinggprojectgportfolios?gChoosegtwo.
AgAngorganizationghasgonlygonegportfolio.
BgThegprogramsgandgprojectsgwithingthegportfoliogsupportgthegstrategicggoalsgofgthegportf
olio.
CgThegindependentgprojectsgingthegportfoliogmaygnotghaveganythinggingcommon.
DgPortfoliosgconsistgofgprogramsgandgdognotgcontaingstand-alonegprojects.g-
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Thegprogramsgandgprojectsgwithingthegportfoliogsupportgthegstrategicggoalsgofgthegportfoli
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Thegindependentgprojectsgingthegportfoliogmaygnotghaveganythinggingcommon.
You'regagprojectgmanagergworkinggongagsoftwaregdevelopmentgproject.gYougaregworking
ghandginghandgwithgagsystemsganalystgwhogisgconsideredgangexpertginghergfield.gSheghas
gyearsgofgexperiencegworkinggforgthegorganizationgandgunderstandsgnotgonlygsystemsgd
evelopmentgbutgalsogthegbusinessgareagthegsystemgwillgsupport.gWhichgpersongshouldg
makegthegdecisionsgaboutgthegmanagementgofgthegproject?
AgSystemsganalystgwithginputgfromgprojectgmanager
BgProjectgmanager
CgSystemsganalyst
DgProjectgmanagergwithginputgfromgsystemsganalystg-gCorrectgAnswer-
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Yourgprojectghasgexpectedgcashginflowsgofg$7.8gmilliongingtoday'sgdollars.gWhichgcashgfl
owgtechniquegwasgusedgtogdeterminegthis?
AgDiscountedgcashgflow
BgIRR
CgNPV
DgCost-benefitganalysisg-gCorrectgAnswer-Discountedgcashgflow
Thegexecutivesgingyourgorganizationgtypicallygchoosegwhichgprojectsgtogperformgfirstgbygr
eviewinggthegbusinessgcasegandgthengdetermining,gbasedgongtheirgexperiencegwithgsimil
argprojects,gwhichgwillglikelygperformgwellgandgwhichgwillgnot.gWhatgformgofgprojectgselect
iongmethodgisgthis?
AgDecisiongmodelgtechnique
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CgExpertgjudgment
DgBusinessgcaseganalysisg-gCorrectgAnswer-Expertgjudgement
Whichgofgthegfollowingggeneralgmanagementgskillsgdoesgagprojectgmanagergemploygupgt
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AgProgramming
BgCommunicating
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DgProblem-solvingg-gCorrectgAnswer-Communicating
Yougreceivegagrequestgfromgcustomergservicegtogdevelopgandgimplementgagdesktopgma
nagementgsystemgforgthegcustomer-supportgstaff.gWhatgtypegofgprojectgrequestgisgthis?
AgLegalgrequirement
BgTechnologicalgadvance
CgBusinessgneed
DgMarketgdemandg-gCorrectgAnswer-Businessgneed
Whichgofgthegfollowinggaregreasonsgforgbringinggaboutgagproject?gChoosegthree.
AgSocialgneeds
BgStakeholdergneeds
CgStrategicgopportunity
DgBusinessgcasegjustification
EgMarketgdemand
FgFeasibilitygstudyg-gCorrectgAnswer-Socialgneeds
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Whatgisgonegdisadvantagegofgagprojectizedgorganization?
AgOncegthegprojectgisgcompleted,gthegprojectgteamgmembersgmaygnotghavegothergprojec
tsgtogworkgon.
BgThegfunctionalgmanagersghavegcontrolgovergwhichgteamgmembersgaregassignedgtogpr
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CgCostsgareghighgbecausegspecializedgskillsgaregrequiredgtogcompletegprojectsgingthisgty
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DgThegorganizationgdoesn'tgworkgonganythinggthatgisn'tgproject-related.g-
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Oncegthegprojectgisgcompleted,gthegprojectgteamgmembersgmaygnotghavegothergprojectsg
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Thisggeneralgmanagementgskillgconcernsgobtaininggmutuallygacceptablegagreementsgwit
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AgLeadership
BgProblem-solving
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Yourgprojectghasgexpectedgcashginflowsgofg$7.8gmilliongingtoday'sgdollars.gThegproject'sgi
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AgNPVgisglessgthangzero,gsogthisgprojectgshouldgbegrejected.
BgThegdiscountedgcashgflowsgareglowergthangtheginitialginvestment,gsogthisgprojectgshoul
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CgThegdiscountedgcashgflowsgareglowergthangtheginitialginvestment,gsogthisgprojectgshoul
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, DgNPVgisggreatergthangzero,gsogthisgprojectgshouldgbegaccepted.g-gCorrectgAnswer-
NPVgisglessgthangzero,gsogthisgprojectgshouldgbegrejected.
Agprojectgmanagerghasgthegmostgauthoritygundergwhichgorganizationalgstructure?
AgFunctional
BgProjectized
CgStronggmatrix
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Yougaregworkinggingagmatrixgorganization.gChoosegthegresponsesgthatgdescribegthisgtyp
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AgMatrixgorganizationsgcangbegstructuredgasgstrong,gweak,gorgbalanced.
BgProjectgmanagersgandgfunctionalgmanagersgsharegauthorityglevels.
CgMatrixgorganizationsgtypicallygaregorganizedgalonggdepartmentalglines,glikegagfunction
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EgResourcesgaregassignedgtogthegprojectgwithingtheirgrespectivegfunctionalgareasgbygagp
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Matrixgorganizationsgcangbegstructuredgasgstrong,gweak,gorgbalanced.
Projectgmanagersgandgfunctionalgmanagersgsharegauthorityglevels.
Matrixgorganizationsgtypicallygaregorganizedgalonggdepartmentalglines,glikegagfunctionalg
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Whatgisgthegdefinitiongofgagproject?gChoosegtwo.
AgAgprocessgusedgtoggenerategprofit,gimprovegmarketgshare,gorgadheregtoglegalgrequire
ments
BgAgtemporarygendeavorgundertakengtogcreategaguniquegproduct,gservice,gorgresult
CgThroughgthegusegofgprojectgmanagementgtechniques,gwhichgaregrepeatablegprocesse
s,gagseriesgofgactionsgthatgaregperformedgtogproducegthegsamegresultgmultiplegtimes
DgAggroupgofginterrelatedgactivitiesgthatgcreategaguniquegbenefitgtogthegorganization
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