1. The duration of a project is five months. The total cost initially allocated was $30,000. The project is in the third month, The total expenditure in the project for the first two months is $12,500. The project is ahead of schedule and on budget for work completed. What is the cost variance of the project? ______
3. If the Free Float of task B is 12 days and the Total Float is 24 days。 Suppose that the very beginning date is postponed for 26 days,what effects would be made for the program's completed date? ______
A.This task would not be located superior to the critical path
B.The beginning date of the immediately following schedule activities would be postponed 14 days
C.The completed date of the program would be postponed 2 days
5. Project X is 60% completed, behind schedule and over budget. The sponsor has withdrawn funding due other higher priority projects and the department manager has reassigned all team members to Project Y. What should the project manger do? ______
A.Revise the project management plan to reflect the change in scope
B.Meeting for Project Y
C.Document and archive lessons learned on Project X
9. What is the method for quantilying qualitative data to minimize the effect of personal prejudice in vendor selection? ______
A.Risk categorization
B.Screening system
C.Independent estimating
D.Weighting system
A B C D
D
[解析] 加权系统是指把定性数据加以量化,以减少个人偏见对供方选择影响的方法。
10. 为了减少个人偏见对供应商选择的影响,下列哪种是把定性数据定量化的方法?______
A.风险分类
B.筛选系统
C.独立估算
D.加权系统
A B C D
D
[解析] 加权系统是指把定性数据加以量化,以减少个人偏见对供方选择影响的方法。
11. It is doable to transfer risk by use insurance. Suppose that some capital assets total value is 3,000,000. The probability of the assets being destroyed is 2.5%. The insurance fee is 40,000 while to buy insurance. Is it worth to buy insurance? ______
A.for insurance fee is equal to the likelihood fee that the assets may lost, there is no merit to buy insurance
B.for insurance fee is lower than the lost anticipate fee, it is best to buy insurance
C.for insurance fee is lower than the lost anticipate fee, it is no good to buy insurance
13. A client requests a scope change request after accepting the design. This change will have a potential impact on several project components. What is the project manager's most appropriate response? ______
A.Convince client to delay change
B.Analysis infections of schedule and cost due to the change, and have meeting with team members
C.If this change is critical, then implement it and inform the CCB
D.Estimate the cost and schedule affected by the change, get approval before implement
15. The following is calculated for the project. Earned Value=S200,000 Planned Value=S300,000 Actual Cost=$210,000 What is the status of the project? ______
17. The project manager for a construction project acquires the approval on a change order to provide additional concrete foundations. This change is analyzed using a Monte Carlo simulation but weather conditions are overlooked. Also, the risk of physical harm to the team members performing the outdoor work was not considered, The project must be finished on time, as part of the foundation for venue of a local festival. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Accept that the project goes into default, and pay the price for not finishing scope on time as stipulated in the contract
B.Stick to the original plan and reversal procedure
C.Consult the project sponsor and meet with the major stakeholders to look for alternatives
D.Keep this new knowledge within the project team, and hope for a change in temperature that will allow completion of the project
19. An organization and a subcontractor have identified a potential positive impact to a project. The project manger is asked to develop a response in dealing with the positive impact. What does the project manager do? ______
A.Investigate options to create a risk sharing partnership with the subcontractor to manage opportunities
B.Mitigate the risk to keep the project within scope
C.Do nothing and comply with the project charter
D.Transfer the opportunity to the project sponsor to develop the next steps
23. The project manager identifies candidates for the project team based on needed competencies to deliver the agreed scope. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Negotiate with functional managers to allocate the resources to the project
B.Negotiate with the identified resources to join the project
C.Escalate the resource needs to the project sponsor immediately
D.Update the risk management log with the need for competencies
25. During the project execution phase, the project manager realizes that a task on the critical path is delayed. The project manager decides to fast track the critical path activities. What is likely to be the impact of this decision on the project? ______
A.The project will be on schedule but cost and risk will be higher
B.The project will be within the budget but time and risk will be higher
C.The project will have less risk but cost and time will be higher
D.The project will be on schedule and within budget but risk will be higher
27. Company ABC is evaluating three consulting companies to find a consultant to perform professional services. They request information on how the three consulting companies allocate fringe benefits to their clients. What type of cost is company ABC asking about? ______
29. Company ABC adopt year-summary for decritiation of asset. They spent $17,000 purchasing one computer. It is estimated that the computer can be sold with $2,000 three years later. Thus, how much will be the asset decritiation of this computer in year three? ______
31. The project stakeholder adds ten more additional activities to the project. What will this impact the CPI? ______
A.CPI will become better
B.CPI will become worse
C.CPI will keep the same
D.No way to confirm
A B C D
D
[解析] 没有给出所增加的额外活动与预算间的关系,所以无法判断。
32. 项目发起人向项目中增加10个额外的活动,这对该项目的CPI会产生什么影响?______
A.CPI变好
B.CPI变坏
C.CPI不变
D.无法确定
A B C D
D
[解析] 没有给出所增加的额外活动与预算间的关系,所以无法判断。
33. A project is made of three activities. Activity A is lasting for 5 weeks, activity B is lasting for 6 weeks, activity C is lasting for 7 weeks, the taxis is A-B-C. While, it will take 1 week for resource distribution of activity B, and activity C will start in 1 week after the beginning of activity B. What is the shortest time limit for this project? ______
35. A new project manager is assigned to a project that is already in progress. Because there are so many resources involved, the new project manager is confused about who does what. What document can the new project manager consult to clear his confusion? ______
39. The project manager observes that some project team members begin to work together and adjust work habits. However, they do not trust each other. The project manager may conclude which of the following about the team? ______
A.It is in the norming stage of development and will most probably move on the performing stage
B.It is in the norming stage of the development and will most probably slip back to the storming stage
C.It is in the storming stage of development and will most probably move on to the norming stage
D.It is in the storming stage of the development and will most probably slip back to the forming stage
41. Due to resource constraints, a project manager determines that a portion of the project work must be outsourced. Which of the following inputs are required to ensure the requirements and the timeline are met? ______
43. Remote project team members request that project meeting times are changed to a time within the remote team's working hours. However, local team members do not agree with this proposal. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Arrange a team meeting with all parties to determine a suitable time
B.Discuss with the sponsor to decide upon a suitable time
C.Accept the remote team's request for a trial period
D.Reject the remote team's request as it is not in the communications management plan
45. The project manager identifies that a finish-to-start dependency for an activity on the critical path is missing. The project schedule was already communicated to the customer. What should the project manager have done to avoid this issue? ______
47. A project's total cost is $200,000. The project management requests a study to verify whether the project will run behind schedule. The project has a 35% chance of incurring a penalty of $20,000 due to a delay in completion. There is a 65% chance that the company will earn $500,000 on the project. What is the expected monetary value? ______
49. During project execution, the project manager discovers that a key supplier is having financial difficulty and could discontinue operations. What should the project manager do to address the issue? ______
A.Organize a vendor conference and select a new supplier
B.Request a quote from another supplier for the outstanding work
C.Cancel the existing contract and award a similar contract to another supplier
D.Implement the risk response plan to control the risk
51. A project team reports that the peer review process has non-valued activities. The quality team must review the observations and process the overall adherence. Which of the following does the qualityteam perform? ______
53. A project manager is assigned to a project with a demanding client. The project is dynamic and requires constant improvements and client feedback. Which of the following approaches should the project manager adopt for this project? ______
A.Extreme project management approach, as the project's goal is unclear
B.Agile project management approach, as it is fast and iterative
C.Traditional project management approach, as it is simple and intuitive
D.Lean six-sigma management approach, as it fits the project constraints
55. During project closing, the project manager reviews the deliverables with the customer. The customer expresses concern about a deliverable, and both parties agree that it does not comply with the requirements specification document. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Accept the issue as a defect and create a change request
B.Evaluate the change and update project documents
C.Use a requirement traceability matrix to verify completed requirements
D.Establish that deliverables were validated by a key user
57. In a project to upgrade a company's accounting application, the project manager sends weekly emails regarding the project's status and the next activities. A key user of the application complains that application outages are affecting their work performance. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Continue working according to planned activities
B.Report the key user to their supervisor
C.Review the stakeholder analysis and update to include the key user
D.Review the stakeholder analysis and inform all stakeholders to include the key user in all emails
59. A team member complains to the project manager about the lack of praise for their achievements. To avoid this issue, what should the project manager have conducted in the develop project teamphase? ______
61. After the project team has brainstormed project risks, what should the project manager do next?______
A.Analyze and prioritize the risk
B.Assign risk owners
C.Identify risk mitigation strategies
D.Report the risks to the stakeholders
A B C D
A
[解析] 识别风险之后,首先要进行定性风险分析。
62. 在项目团队就项目风险进行头脑风暴以后,项目经理接下来应该做什么?______
A.分析并确定风险的优先顺序
B.分配风险所有者
C.确定风险缓解策略
D.向干系人报告风险
A B C D
A
[解析] 识别风险之后,首先要进行定性风险分析。
63. After completing the final development of the produce, the project manager is ready to transfer the ownership of the project's deliverables to the on-going support team. Which of the following is an input for the project's next phase? ______
65. Local community leaders express concern regarding the start of a construction project, which could cause delays to the project. The project manager would like to analyze and record which document? ______
67. A project manager obtains seller responses, as well as selects a seller to provide one of project's key components. The project manager completed which of the following processes? ______
69. A project manager is asked to estimate an activity's duration. Using historical information, the project manager learns that this activity has routinely taken 12 days to complete. The project manager's colleague works on a similar project and performed the activity in 10 days. However, the functional area expert states that, due to challenges on the project, it will take 18 days to complete. If the project manager uses PERT estimation, what would be the activity's duration? ______
71. After a project review, the project manager asks a technical leader to conduct a causal analysis of all the incidents and then prioritize the incidents. Which of the following tools and techniques should be used? ______
73. Due to an interpersonal conflict between two team members, team morale and productivity are negatively affected. What conflict management technique should the project manager use to resolve the conflict immediately? ______
75. Each time a project component is tested, the component passes user acceptance testing and fulfills all requirements. What process did the project manager implement and execute repeatedly? ______
77. A project change is identified. However, due to a high risk to the overall project, the change request board projects the change. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Communicate this to the project management office
B.Schedule a corrective action
C.Record rejected change request in the change log
79. A project manager schedules weekly team meetings according to the communications management plan. Some team members report conflicts with the time and miss some of the meetings. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Provide minutes for all meetings
B.Reschedule a compatible time for all team members
C.Apologize and explain difficulty in aligning all team members
81. During project execution, the project manager learns that the project sponsor will send a team of external consultants to review whether the project activities are on track to meet the project requirements and timeline. This is an example of which of the following types of action? ______
83. Midway through a project, a stakeholder complains about the project scope and requests new deliverables. What should the project manager do next? ______
A.Request additional funds from the sponsor
B.Perform a variance analysis and update the work breakdown structure
C.Clarify the stakeholder's new expectations and negotiate modification requests
85. A project team is developing the work breakdown structure (WBS) for a project. Completion of the project is contingent upon delivery of multiple subprojects. To move forward with the WBS, what should the project team do? ______
A.Generate a decomposition of the subproject
B.Use a rolling wave planning technique until all deliverables are clear and agreed upon
C.Divide the deliverable of the subproject into work packages
D.List missing deliverables as a risk to the risk register
87. A project exceeds the budgeted cost because external consultants cannot complete their work until they receive input from a company's internal expert. However, this internal expert is assigned to other projects. To prevent these incremental costs, what technique should have been used in the planning phase? ______
A.Resource leveling to manage the resource constraints
B.Crashing schedule to bring additional resources to the project
C.Fast tracking technique to schedule tasks in para and decrease time
D.Cost reserve analysis to fund the unplanned costs
89. A project manager has 10 people on the project team, including the project team, there are 25 stakeholders that could communicate with each other. How many potential lines of communication are there? ______
91. During a construction project, the project manager wants to outsource the building of a boundary wall at the construction site. Prospective vendors are invited to a conference. The architect of the procuring company prepares a cost estimate to construct the boundary wall which is not shared with the prospective vendors. What technique should be used to conduct procurements? ______
93. After reviewing the task list, the project manager notices that fewer resources are required at the beginning of the project than during the middle of the project. The project manager wants to balance demand for resources with the available supply. This activity is an example of which of the following? ______
95. A project management office (PMO) manager is appointed within a global company. This company claims that although projects are delivered on time and with budget, the results do not meet the company's business needs and are no aligned with the strategic plans. Which of the following should the PMO manager propose to correct this situation? ______
A.Identify the risk of not meeting expectations and present it at the next weekly project meeting
B.Perform quality audits on an ongoing basis to ensure that project results meet the expectations
C.Review the communications management process to ensure performance reporting is efficient and effective
D.Review the inputs of the organization project charters to ensure statements of work and business cases are considered
97. While working with the project team to prepare a network diagram, the project manager notices a series of activities can be performed in parallel, but must be finished in a specific sequence. What activity sequencing method is required? ______
99. Activity 1 of project A has an external dependency (finish-to-start) from activity 2 of project B. The external dependency was identified as a schedule delay risk for project A. However, the project manager accepts the risk, which causes a delay. After accepting this risk, what should the project manager have done to minimize the impact? ______
A.Communicated the existence of the risk to the sponsor