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Module 4 Planning and Control Flashcards

1
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Only one of the following is and output 
of the Collect Requirements process:
A. Scope management plan
B. Stakeholder register
C. Requirements management plan
D. Requirements traceability matrix
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Project Charter is an input to …
A. Verify Scope
B. Collect Requirements
C. Create WBS
D. Control Scope
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You are the project manager for the ABC 
Project. The project must be completed within 
six months. This is an example of which of 
the following?
A. Schedule
B. Assumption
C. Constraint
D. Planning process
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In which of the following is a project scope 
statement created?
A. Validate Scope
B. Control Scope
C. Define Scope
D. Create WBS
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A project manager is in the process of 
scope verification of a deliverable with the 
customer. What is the MOST important 
thing the project manager should ensure?
A. Accuracy
B. Timeliness
C. Acceptance
D. Completeness
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A customer is not happy with a project 
deliverable. What is your BEST course of 
action?
A. Tell the customer it meets the scope 
of work and get the customer's 
agreement to proceed.
B. Determine why the customer is 
unhappy with the deliverable.
C. Meet with the team to determine 
changes needed.
D. Meet with the customer and offer a 
substitute project deliverable.
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You are the project manager for your 
organization. You need to ensure the 
customer formally accepts the deliverables 
of each project phase. This process is 
known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?
A. Earned value management
B. Validate Scope 
C. Quality control
D. Quality assurance
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A project manager is concerned about the
amount of gold plating that has occurred on
past projects. All of the following would be
of use in controlling gold plating EXCEPT?
A. A staffing management plan
B. A project charter
C. A work breakdown structure
dictionary
D. A risk management plan

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Which of the following is a basic rule or
guideline for creating a work breakdown
structure?
A. The first row should describe the products
of the project.
B. Each level of a work breakdown structure
is a smaller segment of the level above.
C. A work breakdown structure should be like
a to-do list, listing in chronological order
every activity that needs to be done to
complete the project.
D. A work breakdown structure should be
organized by functional areas

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Which of the following processes is not 
a part of Project Scope Management?
A. Create WBS
B. Perform Quality Control
C. Control Scope
D. Collect Requirements
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Uncontrolled project scope changes 
are often referred to as 
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?
A. Scope creep
B. Scope verification
C. Value Added Scope
D. Scope control
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A project manager believes that 
modifying the project scope may 
provide added value for the customer. 
What should the project manager do?
A. Change the scope baseline.
B. Contact the customer to determine 
if the change adds value.
C. Call a meeting of the change 
control board.
D. Change the project's objectives.
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Which of the following is an output of 
Control Scope?
A. Workarounds
B. Work Performance Information
C. Transference
D. Risk assessment
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A client has asked you to add to the scope
of the project. The project is under budget
and a little ahead of schedule. What should
you do?
A. Approve the change.
B. Determine the effects of the change
on the project.
C. Ask the sponsor for approval to
make the change.
D. Get approval from the configuration
change board.

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A project manager approaches you to
understand the Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) in better detail. You tell him that:
A. The WBS is a detailed project plan and includes the
effort, resources and dates on which the tasks for the
project are completed.
B. The WBS is a task oriented decomposition of work
that identifies each task and the resource required to
accomplish the task.
C. The WBS is a deliverable oriented hierarchical
decomposition of the work to be accomplished by the
project team to accomplish project objectives.
D. The WBS is a Gantt chart which contains details
about the project deliverables required to be done by
the project team.

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Which of the following is a KEY output of 
validate scope?
A. More complete project scope 
management plan
B. Customer acceptance of project 
deliverables
C. Improved schedule estimates
D. An improved project management 
information system
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When should validate scope be done?
A. At the end of the project
B. At the beginning of the project
C. At the end of each phase of the project
D. During the planning processes
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A project manager may use \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to 
make sure the team clearly knows what 
work is included in each of their work 
packages.
A. The project scope statement
B. The product scope
C. The WBS dictionary
D. A schedule
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All of the following are part of the scope 
baseline EXCEPT?
A. Project scope management plan
B. Project scope statement
C. Work breakdown structure
D. Work breakdown structure dictionary
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20
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Which of the following are USUALLY illustrated
BETTER by bar charts than network diagrams?
A. Logical relationships
B. Critical paths
C. Resource trade-offs
D. Progress or status

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D

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21
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What is the duration of a milestone?
A. Shorter than the duration of the longest
activity
B. Shorter than the activity it represents
C. There is no duration
D. Same length as the activity it represents

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C

22
Q

You have been hired by a contractor, who wants
you to manage a construction project for one of
their clients. The project team has been working
for six weeks. You need to determine whether
the team is ahead of or behind schedule. Which
of the following tools and techniques is the
BEST one for you to consult?
A. Performance Measurement
B. Project Management Software
C. Schedule Change Control System
D. Bottom up Estimating

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A

23
Q 
When fast-tracking a project, you should 
focus on:
A. as many activities as possible.
B. accelerating the performance of noncritical activities.
C. reducing the project duration by 
overlapping normally serial activities.
D. reducing the project duration by 
decreasing critical activities.
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C

24
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You are managing a project with a total budget
of $450,000. According to the schedule, your
team should have completed 45% of the work
by now. But at the latest status meeting, the
team only reported that 40% of the work has
actually been completed. The team has spent
$165,000 so far on the project. How would you
BEST describe this project?
A. The project is ahead of schedule and under budget
B. The project is ahead of schedule
C. The project is behind schedule
D. The project is behind schedule and out of budget

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C

25
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In completing CPM analysis on his project, the
PM discovers two ‘longest’ paths with a
duration of 16 days. What does this represent
to the project?
A. Opportunity to finish two different
ways.
B. Probably an incorrect calculation.
C. Greater risk.
D. Less risk to the schedule, since either
will suffice to complete.

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C

26
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Which type of sequencing 
relationship in the list below is the 
most common:
A. Finish- to-finish
B. Finish- to-start
C. External
D. Dummy
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B

27
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The precedence diagramming method
(activity-on-node) is different from the
arrow diagramming method (activityon-arrow) because a precedence
diagram:
A. Can use PERT
B. Has four relationships among activities
C. Has only finish-to-finish relationships
D. May use dummy activities

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B

28
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Which of the following includes 
asking team members about the time 
estimates for their activities and 
reaching agreement on the calendar 
date for each activity?
A. Activity sequencing
B. Schedule development
C. Scope definition
D. Creating a project charter
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B

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Which of the following is part of 
Activity Resource Estimating?
A. Obtain time estimates
B. Develop the schedule
C. Show network dependencies 
per activity
D. Make-or-buy decisions
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D

30
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Which of the following is NOT an 
activity resource estimating tool or 
technique?
A. Bottom-up Estimating
B. Expert Judgement
C. Alternatives
D. Analogous
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D

31
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A WBS serves as an input to many of the 
project management processes. Of the 
following, which is not true?
A. WBS serves as an input to activity 
sequencing.
B. WBS serves as an input to activity 
definition
C. WBS serves as an input to resource 
planning.
D. WBS serves as an input to cost 
budgeting
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A

32
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An activity cost estimate includes all of the 
following resource categories EXCEPT:
A. Labour
B. Materials
C. Equipment 
D. Time shortages
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D

33
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Your best cost estimate for an activity is
$200,000, but the estimate you document has
a range of $100,000 to $400,000. This ranged
estimate represents a(n):
A. Cost estimate
B. Budgeted estimate
C. Order of magnitude estimate
D. Variable estimate

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C

34
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Which of the following represents 
processes concerned with establishing 
and controlling the baseline?
A. Plan Resources and Contain Costs
B. Estimate Costs, Develop budget, 
and Develop Schedule
C. Determine Budget and Control Costs
D. Cost Estimating, Resource Planning, 
and Cost Control
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C

35
Q

You are managing a project that is part of a large
construction program. During the execution of your
project you are alerted that the construction of a
foundation is expected to experience a serious cost
overrun. What would be your FIRST course of action?
A. Evaluate the cause and size of the overrun.
B. Halt execution until the problem is solved.
C. Contact the program manager to see if
additional funds may be released.
D. Determine if you have sufficient budget
reserves to cover the cost overrun.

A

A

36
Q

The Cost Performance Baseline is a time-phased
budget and is used as a basis to measure,
monitor, and control overall cost performance of
the project. It is usually displayed in the form of:
A. An S-curve
B. An inverted S curve
C. Pie-chart
D. A Z curve

A

A

37
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Your project is half-way through a delivery schedule.
As the project manager, you want to understand how
much work is left. What is the most accurate way to
determine the remaining work to be done by the
project team?
A. Earned value technique
B. Bottom Up method
C. A manual forecast
D. Rolling wave method

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C

38
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Which of the following are NOT inputs to the
Determine Budgets process?
A. Cost baseline, Requirements traceability
matrix
B. Project schedule, contracts
C. Basis of estimates, Activity cost estimates
D. Project schedule, Resource calendars

A

A

39
Q

An estimating technique that uses a statistical
relationship between historical data and other
variables is known as:
A. Parametric estimating
B. Analogous estimating
C. Bottom up estimating
D. Historical analysis

A

A

40
Q

Consider the following cumulative measures:
BAC = 200
AC=120
Predicting that all future work will be accomplished at
the budgeted rate, the estimate at completion (EAC)
is:
A. 120
B. 160
C. 200
D. 240

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D

41
Q 
Approved change requests usually 
include all of the following except:
A.Modifications to the terms and 
conditions of the contract.
B.Modifications to the pricing
C.Seller invoices
D.Modification to the description of the 
products, services or results to be 
provided.
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42
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In which type of contract must the 
buyer exactly specify the product or 
services being procured?
A.Cost plus award fee contract
B.Fixed price contract
C.Cost-reimbursable contract
D.Partnership contract
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43
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Outputs from the Close Procurements process
include:
A.Closed procurements
B.Formal written notice that the deliverables
have been accepted or rejected
C.The Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request
for Quotation (RFQ), and the contractor’s
working proposal.
D.Lessons learned documentation

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44
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What is the purpose of a bidder 
conference?
A.Select a vendor
B.Get qualified leads
C.Provide vendors with a clear 
understanding of the procurement 
(technical and contract requirements).
D.Develop a seller list
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45
Q 
Different types of contracts are 
appropriate for different types of 
purchases. Which of the following is 
not one of the three broad categories of 
contracts?
A.Cost-reimbursable
B.Time and Material
C.Fixed-price or lump-sum
D.Fixed-quotation
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46
Q

Your company requires that before you purchase
any supplies for the project you are working on,
you need to solicit quotes from three separate
suppliers before submitting the purchase request
to the finance department. What type of input is
this in to the procurement process?
A.Organizational Process Assets
B.Enterprise Environmental Factors
C.Procurement Management Process
D.Make or Buy Decision

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47
Q 
Make-or-Buy analysis is a tool used 
in which process?
A.Plan Procurements
B.Conduct Procurements
C.Administer Procurements
D.Analyze Procurements
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48
Q

Your project has been terminated immediately
due to a cancellation by the customer. What
action should you take FIRST?
A.Call a meeting with the customer
B.Enter Close Procurements
C.Ask your team leads for a final status report
D.Verify this change against the procurement
management plan.

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49
Q

The most important thing to focus on in
contract negotiation is:
A.To negotiate the best price possible for
your project.
B.To maintain the integrity of the scope
C.To negotiate a deal that both parties are
comfortable with
D.To make sure legal counsel or the
contract administrator has approved your
negotiating points.

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50
Q

You have completed a project and delivered
the full scope of the contract. The buyer
agrees that you have technically satisfied
the terms of the contract but is not satisfied
with the end results. In this case, the
contract is:
A.Contested
B.Complete
C.Poorly written
D.Lacking terms and conditions

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