WGU C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT 7
MODULE 23 AND 24 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You must finish your _____________ before you can begin estimating how
long any component of the restaurant project will take.
WBS a. Resource accountability b.
a. WBS c. risk register - ANSWER
Before you start predicting duration, the WBS must be finished.
You must start estimating how long the restaurant kitchen reconstruction will
take. Demolition is the first activity. Who should be the main contributor to the
estimations of time needed for this?
a. The chef Caesar
b. The parties involved in the initiative who stand to gain financially
c. The project manager, you
d. General Contractor Serge - ANSWER d. The general contractor, Serge
Since Serge will be performing the work, he will have the most accurate
estimate of how long the task should take.
Your contractor, Serge, has estimated how long it will take to finish the kitchen
demolition. He responds, "I have been doing this forever," when you ask him
how he arrived at the estimate. My experience has shown that this estimate
should be accurate.
What kind of estimating technique does he employ?
1. Beta
c. A single point
, Answer: c. Triangular b. One-point
The contractor is using his prior experience to create a one-point estimate.
What issues do you have with the estimating technique Serge utilized to provide
you with the estimated duration?
a. Accurate calculations are more difficult than with other approaches.
b. One-point forecasts might be too optimistic or pessimistic, depending on who
supplies them.
c. This estimate is free of problems. ANSWER a. One-point estimates allow the
person providing the estimate to be either overly optimistic or overly
pessimistic.
Unreliable duration estimates are produced by one-point estimating, which
depends on the experience of the individual giving the estimate. This person
may be overly optimistic or pessimistic.
The following time estimates for the necessary demolition work have been
provided to you by your contractors:
Four days is the optimistic estimate.
Nine days is the most likely estimate.
17 days is the pessimistic estimate.
To the closest day, what is the simple average?
a. Twelve days
b. Ten days
c. 13 days
d. Nine days—ANSWER b. Ten days
The simple average, calculated using the formula O + M + P/3, is 10 days.
To the closest day, what is the weighted average?
Four days is the optimistic estimate.
Nine days is the most likely estimate.
17 days is the pessimistic estimate.
MODULE 23 AND 24 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You must finish your _____________ before you can begin estimating how
long any component of the restaurant project will take.
WBS a. Resource accountability b.
a. WBS c. risk register - ANSWER
Before you start predicting duration, the WBS must be finished.
You must start estimating how long the restaurant kitchen reconstruction will
take. Demolition is the first activity. Who should be the main contributor to the
estimations of time needed for this?
a. The chef Caesar
b. The parties involved in the initiative who stand to gain financially
c. The project manager, you
d. General Contractor Serge - ANSWER d. The general contractor, Serge
Since Serge will be performing the work, he will have the most accurate
estimate of how long the task should take.
Your contractor, Serge, has estimated how long it will take to finish the kitchen
demolition. He responds, "I have been doing this forever," when you ask him
how he arrived at the estimate. My experience has shown that this estimate
should be accurate.
What kind of estimating technique does he employ?
1. Beta
c. A single point
, Answer: c. Triangular b. One-point
The contractor is using his prior experience to create a one-point estimate.
What issues do you have with the estimating technique Serge utilized to provide
you with the estimated duration?
a. Accurate calculations are more difficult than with other approaches.
b. One-point forecasts might be too optimistic or pessimistic, depending on who
supplies them.
c. This estimate is free of problems. ANSWER a. One-point estimates allow the
person providing the estimate to be either overly optimistic or overly
pessimistic.
Unreliable duration estimates are produced by one-point estimating, which
depends on the experience of the individual giving the estimate. This person
may be overly optimistic or pessimistic.
The following time estimates for the necessary demolition work have been
provided to you by your contractors:
Four days is the optimistic estimate.
Nine days is the most likely estimate.
17 days is the pessimistic estimate.
To the closest day, what is the simple average?
a. Twelve days
b. Ten days
c. 13 days
d. Nine days—ANSWER b. Ten days
The simple average, calculated using the formula O + M + P/3, is 10 days.
To the closest day, what is the weighted average?
Four days is the optimistic estimate.
Nine days is the most likely estimate.
17 days is the pessimistic estimate.
