WGU C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (NEW)
Caesar, the chef, reportedly ordered a number of expensive gadgets without
anyone's knowledge before he left. The budget for the project includes money
for mid-line appliances. What does this illustrate?
a. Failure of the project
a. The creep of scope
b. Management of quality
d. ANSWER for risk mitigation b. scoop creep
Scope creep happens when a member of the project team incorporates
improvements without conducting a thorough assessment and obtaining
agreement.
You find out that the flooring subcontractor's estimate of how long it would take
to finish the floor installation was a pretty big mistake. What does this
illustrate?
a. Risk evaluation
b. Difference
b. Data on work performance
d. Quality control - RESPONSES b. Difference
Errors in estimating the length of the activities could be the source of variances.
It is your responsibility as the project manager to evaluate the work that has
been done. What is the best tool to use?
, a. Baselining
b. A diagram of a network
c. EVA, or Earned Value Analysis
d. Traceability matrix for requirements - ANSWER c. EVA, or Earned Value
Analysis
The process of evaluating the finished work is called EVA. The project manager
can compare real expenses and completed WBS work activities using EVA.
You are well into the restaurant's last upgrades, and everything is proceeding
according to plan and staying inside the allocated budget. Then, for a whole
week, a strange snowstorm stops all work. You recognized this incident as a
possible risk since it is always possible.
To proceed with the work, which document should you consult?
A project charter
b. WBS, or work breakdown structure
d. A matrix of resource responsibility
d. A backup plan - ANSWER d. A backup strategy
Contingency plans are pre-made solutions to any problems that can arise while
the project is being carried out. Since you recognized this as a concern, you
ought to have a backup plan in place for handling the situation.
Project expenses must be tracked against the baseline. What is accurate
regarding cost monitoring? (Select everything that applies.)
a. Cost monitoring is incorporated into the timetable.
b. Costs are continuously monitored.
b. Throughout the project's execution, project expenditures are tracked.
ANSWER A: Cost monitoring is incorporated into the schedule.
C. Throughout the project's execution, project costs are tracked.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (NEW)
Caesar, the chef, reportedly ordered a number of expensive gadgets without
anyone's knowledge before he left. The budget for the project includes money
for mid-line appliances. What does this illustrate?
a. Failure of the project
a. The creep of scope
b. Management of quality
d. ANSWER for risk mitigation b. scoop creep
Scope creep happens when a member of the project team incorporates
improvements without conducting a thorough assessment and obtaining
agreement.
You find out that the flooring subcontractor's estimate of how long it would take
to finish the floor installation was a pretty big mistake. What does this
illustrate?
a. Risk evaluation
b. Difference
b. Data on work performance
d. Quality control - RESPONSES b. Difference
Errors in estimating the length of the activities could be the source of variances.
It is your responsibility as the project manager to evaluate the work that has
been done. What is the best tool to use?
, a. Baselining
b. A diagram of a network
c. EVA, or Earned Value Analysis
d. Traceability matrix for requirements - ANSWER c. EVA, or Earned Value
Analysis
The process of evaluating the finished work is called EVA. The project manager
can compare real expenses and completed WBS work activities using EVA.
You are well into the restaurant's last upgrades, and everything is proceeding
according to plan and staying inside the allocated budget. Then, for a whole
week, a strange snowstorm stops all work. You recognized this incident as a
possible risk since it is always possible.
To proceed with the work, which document should you consult?
A project charter
b. WBS, or work breakdown structure
d. A matrix of resource responsibility
d. A backup plan - ANSWER d. A backup strategy
Contingency plans are pre-made solutions to any problems that can arise while
the project is being carried out. Since you recognized this as a concern, you
ought to have a backup plan in place for handling the situation.
Project expenses must be tracked against the baseline. What is accurate
regarding cost monitoring? (Select everything that applies.)
a. Cost monitoring is incorporated into the timetable.
b. Costs are continuously monitored.
b. Throughout the project's execution, project expenditures are tracked.
ANSWER A: Cost monitoring is incorporated into the schedule.
C. Throughout the project's execution, project costs are tracked.
