02 Jan Question 4. Question : (TCO 8) All projects

Question 1. Question : (TCO 4) An example of resource leveling would be

fast tracking a project to finish early.

crashing a project to meet a critical deadline.

ensuring resource usage is balanced.

removing work from a project to compress its schedule.

Question 2. Question : (TCO 6) You are the project manager of a major IT project in Italy. You review your earned value report and you see that your SPI is .68. What does this mean to you?

The project is doing fine. No corrective actions are needed.

The project is slightly ahead of schedule. No corrections are needed.

The project is slightly behind schedule. Corrections are needed.

The project is very much behind schedule. Immediate corrections are needed.

Question 3. Question : (TCO 4) Which of the below is an example of an indirect cost to a project?

Concrete needed to complete a parking garage

A consultant for an IT project

Boats for a river rescue

Janitorial services for an entire building

Question 4. Question : (TCO 7) Which of the following is an example of a formal verbal form of communication?

Meeting notes made at a meeting with the VP of the company

A presentation by the project team to senior management

Contracts with a client that have been reviewed by lawyers

A memo from the senior VP of the company

Question 5. Question : (TCO 8) What document provides the project manager with information concerning what department and what individual is to provide HR support to his or her project?

The WBS

The OBS

The RAM

The RBS

Question 6. Question : (TCO 8) You are the project manager of a large, virtual financial project. You want to improve the functioning of the project team. Which of the techniques below would not likely improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the project team?

Establish a code of conduct for the project team.

Create a process to handle conflict.

Ensure all members of the team fully understand the project scope.

Hold face-to-face meetings whenever possible.

Instructor Explanation: Chapter 6

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Question 7. Question : (TCO 9) Stand-up meetings in agile project management do all of the following except which?

Provide project status.

Report on anticipated issues.

Permit group problem resolution.

Enhance collaboration.

Question 8. Question : (TCO 6) To control your project, you decide to use milestone analysis. Which of the below is not a benefit of using milestone analysis to control a project?

Milestones eliminate unnecessary changes to a project.

Milestones align schedules with suppliers.

Milestones trigger other team members’ participation in the project.

Milestones allow for periodic review of the project.

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(TCO 4) Compare and contrast top-down and three-point estimating techniques.

Question 2. Question : (TCO 6) You are comparing two projects. Using the data below, calculate the CV, SV, SPI, and CPI. Second, use the values to provide the status of each project. All values are in dollars.

Project A Project B

EV 450 550

PV 465 575

AC 425 650

Question 3. Question : (TCOs 4 and 6) Describe the 4-step general model of project control. Provide examples of each step.

Question 4. Question : (TCO 8) All projects suffer from some form of conflict at one time or another. List and describe four common sources of conflict on a project and provide examples of each from either a recent project or from your personal life.

Question 5. Question : (TCO 9) Agile project teams are typically co-located. Why is this so important to an agile project and what does it facilitate on an agile project?