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1. The owners of a restaurant supply store are looking for ideas
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for a project to provide a new service to their customers.
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Which of the following ideas submitted by employees best aligns
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with the owners' request?
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A. Reorganizing the warehouse for more efficient retrieval of
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products B. Creating a series of monthly specials, advertised
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through social media C. Reconfiguring parking spaces to make it
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easier for customers to get in and out D. Purchasing a
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refrigerated truck and offering to deliver products to customers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Purchasing a refrigerated truck and offering to deliver
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products to customers |\ |\
2. The IT department of a hospital is currently carrying out a
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project to launch a new Electronic Medical Record system.
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Which of the following strategic goals would be achieved by this
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project?
A. Reducing the amount of data that needs to be protected under
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HIPAA B. Decreasing health provider errors due to
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miscommunications among doctors and nurses C. Increasing the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
amount of space available for patients to recover from outpatient
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procedures D. Training doctors and nurses on the features of the
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new software |\
,B. Decreasing health provider errors due to miscommunications
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among doctors and nurses
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3. Which of the following would be established to organize the
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work required to coordinate several related initiatives that a
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company plans to complete over the new fiscal year? A. Portfolio
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B. Program C. Project D. Product
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B. Program
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4. Which of the following is a knowledge area of the PMBOK?
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A. Quality Management B. Assessment Management C. Earned
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Value Management D. Project Management
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A. Quality Management
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5. Which two of the following are certifications from the Project
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Management Institute? A. PMP B. CAPM C. PRINCE2 D. ITIL|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. PMP
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B. CAPM
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6. What is the term for a project manager who dedicates the
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majority of her time executing work breakdown structure tasks
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and relatively less time coordinating the work of others?
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A. Risk-averse B. Dedicated C. Sustained D. Working
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, D. Working
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7. Which of the following is the lowest level of project
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management maturity for an organization? |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Ad hoc B. Integrated C. Conflicted D. Matrix
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A. Ad hoc
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8. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a balanced
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matrix organizational structure?
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A. The project management office may not release required
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resources in a timely manner B. Project team members may be
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overwhelmed by operational tasks and project work C. Lessons |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learned from previous projects may not be shared with others D.
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Project indirect overhead costs are dramatically higher
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B. Project team members may be overwhelmed by operational
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tasks and project work
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9. In what situation would a functional organizational structure be
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used for a project?
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A. The company has a strong PMO and dedicated project
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managers B. The project work to be completed is primarily
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consulting for other companies C. The company is committed to
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implementing PMI standards D. The project work will be carried |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
out all by team members in the same department
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