PK1-003 Online Practice Questions and Answers

One of the MAIN purposes of a kick-off meeting is to:

A. Assign and review roles and responsibilities to the project team.

B. Allow the project sponsor to introduce the project manager to the team.

C. Review the project definition document and make the appropriate changes.

D. Ensure project team members communicate amongst each others.

A project's deliverable has been assigned to a team located in a different country. Although it is understood that daily reports are due by close of business every weekday, the external team's reports are consistently being delivered after business hours. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?

A. The external project team did not understand the report requirements due to the language barrier.

B. External project team members are always allowed to deliver reports late.

C. The project manager has not taken into consideration the time zone difference.

D. Cultural differences between the project manager and the external team were not considered.

Which of the following techniques is premised by a relatively small number of causes resulting in the majority of defects?

A. Law of averages

B. Six sigma

C. Pareto analysis

D. Ishikawa diagram

Which of the following is a component of a performance evaluation for an individual?

A. Resource utilization

B. Role assessment

C. Scope management

D. Variance management

A project with a projected budget of $100,000 is 75% complete and has a CPI of .85. Which of the following is TRUE regarding this project?

A. More project work than projected has been completed

B. The project is currently in cost overrun

C. The project EV is 63.75

D. $85,000 has been spent in the project

Which of the following would be used to facilitate communication to investors, customers, and the stakeholders throughout the project?

A. Scope boundaries

B. Status report

C. Work breakdown structure

D. Resource plan

Which of the following statements highlights key performance indicators to be documented in the project scope?

A. Efficiency gains will enable five fewer days to provide staff access

B. There will be a reduction in technology costs of one million dollars a year

C. The solution will not include integration with the finance system

D. IT staff will be able to maintain the project after completion

The IT department is currently resource constrained managing daily operational tasks. However, there are a number of subject matter experts (SME) within the department who are critical to making the project succeed. Which of the following should the project manager use to ensure the success of the project?

A. Engage a services company to deliver the project

B. Negotiate staff augmentation with the SME's managers

C. Recruit staff form the organizations strategy area

D. Perform a request for proposal

The business stakeholder has been engaged late and has just had a chance to review the approved requirements. Consequently, it has been identified that there are a number of gaps in the requirements which are critical to the stakeholder's business unit. Which of the following actions should the project manager take?

A. Initiate change control

B. Follow communications plan

C. Manage project quality

D. Prepare a performance report

A project team is ready to identify activities needed to accomplish the project. Which of the following needs to occur FIRST?

A. PERT

B. RBS

C. WBS

D. OBS

The primary purpose for documenting lessons learned during project closure is to:

A. Provide a historical resource for future projects of a similar nature.

B. Complete the post implementation/closeout report.

C. Identify post project needs for functional teams.

D. Report project deficiencies to the sponsor.

A project has been going on for three weeks, and the project manager notices that Resource A is beginning to fall behind schedule. The project manager should FIRST schedule a meeting with:

A. The project stakeholders to communicate the delay.

B. Resource A to confirm estimates.

C. The other team members to make up the schedule slippage.

D. The manager of Resource A for corrective action.

Which of the following are included in operational process compliance?

A. Audit trails, retention, and version control

B. Local, state, and federal laws

C. Tollgate approval, project phase transition

D. Change control board, committee consulting

Which of the following describes an assumption?

A. Not used on projects, because certainty is needed to proceed with planning

B. An unqualified estimate that can be firmed up later

C. Treated as true for the purpose of planning

D. A limitation that can impact the project that must be considered

Which of the following would be found in a transition plan? (Select TWO).

A. Key milestones

B. Project acceptance criteria

C. Training requirements

D. Tollgate approvals

E. Extended support