Question 1

All of the following accurately describe skills that an owner's representative can use during the project when making tradeoffs EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

While managing change, team building, and knowledge of criteria are all skills an owner's representative can use to make tradeoffs during a project, inspecting quality into the project is not a skill but rather a result of the owner's representative's oversight and attention to detail.

Question 2

Which of these guidelines should be used to handle project information needs?

Accepted Answer

Providing information soon enough so that it is useful to the recipient is the most effective guideline to handle project information needs. This ensures that the information is relevant and can be acted upon in a timely manner. Targeting communications to as many people as possible (A) can lead to unnecessary communication overload, while replacing communication methods as soon as new methods emerge (B) can be inefficient and confusing. Using emails as the only form of communication (D) can also be limiting and may not be suitable for all recipients.

Question 3

One useful method of process improvement involves consideration of how another organization performs a process with an eye toward determining how to improve your own performance.This method is known as:

Accepted Answer

Benchmarking involves selecting a process or method of another organization that is considered best in class and comparing it to your own organization's process in order to identify areas for improvement. This helps to identify best practices and learn from what other organizations are doing well. Therefore, benchmarking is the most suitable method in this scenario. Option A, C, and D do not accurately describe this approach.

Question 4

Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project - Monthly Performance Report
(October 31,20XX)
-Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.What valid conclusion can you draw regarding the project cost performance as of October 31,20XX?

Accepted Answer

The correct conclusion regarding the project cost performance as of October 31, 20XX, is that the project is $8,000 over budget. This conclusion is typically drawn from comparing the budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP) against the actual cost of work performed (ACWP). If the ACWP exceeds the BCWP, the project is over budget by the difference.

Question 5

Some organizations rely upon a formally chartered group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing,evaluating and approving changes to the project.This group is typically known as a:

Accepted Answer

The group responsible for reviewing, evaluating and approving changes to the project is typically known as a Change Control Board (CCB). This group ensures that proposed changes are thoroughly evaluated for their impact on the project's scope, schedule, and budget. The CCB is composed of relevant stakeholders such as the project manager, sponsor, and other subject matter experts. It also ensures that changes are made with proper documentation and impact analysis.

Question 6

Which of the following serves as an important guideline concerning project inspections?

Accepted Answer

Inspecting at milestones identified in the project charter is an important guideline for project inspections as it ensures that progress is being made in line with the project plan and objectives. This helps to identify any issues early on and take corrective action to keep the project on track.

Question 7

Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project - Monthly Performance Report
(October 31,20XX)
-Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.Your analyst has determined that your estimate to complete (ETC)is $226,000.Based on your performance to date and assuming future performance will proceed at the same level of efficiency as past performance,what is your estimate at completion (EAC)?

Accepted Answer

To calculate the EAC, we can use the formula EAC = AC + ETC, where AC is the actual cost incurred to date. The AC for this project can be calculated as $324,000 (cumulative actual cost for the first three months). Therefore, EAC = $324,000 + $226,000 =$550,000.

Question 8

Project managers interested in controlling quality on projects will often concentrate upon project inputs.Which of the following are important considerations for the project managers concentrating on inputs to ensure project quality?

Accepted Answer

Ensuring that the workers assigned are capable of doing their work is a critical input consideration for maintaining project quality, as it directly affects the quality of the work produced.

Question 9

The process of reviewing all change requests,approving changes,and managing changes to deliverables,organizational process assets,project documents and project management plan; and communicating their disposition,is known as:

Accepted Answer

The process described in the question is the definition of the Perform Integrated Change Control process. This process involves reviewing all change requests, approving changes, managing changes to deliverables and project documents, and communicating any changes to stakeholders. It is a critical process to ensure that changes are properly evaluated and implemented in a controlled and organized manner. Options A, B, and D describe related processes, but they do not specifically address the activities outlined in the question.

Question 10

All of the following accurately apply to project performance reporting EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

The same report format may not be suitable for all stakeholders as they may have different information needs and level of project involvement. It is important to customize the report format based on the stakeholders' requirements.

Question 11

Which of the following measures is best suited for determining whether the project is on,ahead or behind schedule?

Accepted Answer

Schedule Variance (SV) is the best measure to determine whether a project is on, ahead, or behind schedule. It is the difference between the Earned Value (EV) and the Planned Value (PV) and indicates whether the project is ahead or behind schedule. If the SV is greater than zero, the project is ahead of schedule, if it is less than zero, the project is behind schedule, and if it is equal to zero, the project is on schedule.

Question 12

All of the following accurately describe earned value management EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Earned value management is a powerful tool for both performance reporting and forecasting. It helps the project team understand progress in terms of both cost and schedule, and it is used as a decision-making tool.

Question 13

Change control includes which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

Change control is a process that involves identifying, documenting, approving or rejecting, and managing modifications to documents, deliverables or baselines. This helps ensure that changes are made in a controlled manner and that they align with the project's goals and objectives. Brainstorming and implementing new ideas, recruiting and training team members, and identifying changes to the project charter are all important activities, but they are not directly related to change control.

Question 14

The Budget at Completion (BAC)is the sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project.As such it is equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

The Budget at Completion (BAC) represents the total planned value of the project, which includes all budgets established for the work to be performed. It does not include the total earned value (which is the actual value of the work completed to date) or the total actual cost of the project (which is the total amount spent on the project up to a certain point in time). Therefore, choice A is the best choice.

Question 15

Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project - Monthly Performance Report
(October 31,20XX)
-Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.What valid conclusion can you draw regarding the project schedule performance as of October 31,20XX?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project...

Question 16

Control quality generally includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Management by objectives is a management strategy, not a part of control quality processes. Control quality focuses on monitoring and recording results of executing quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes.

Question 17

When a project manager asks clarifying questions and paraphrases what is being communicated to them,he or she is using ?

Accepted Answer

Clarifying questions and paraphrasing are both techniques used in active listening, where the listener is fully engaged and focused on fully understanding the speaker's message in order to respond appropriately. Passive listening, on the other hand, involves only receiving the message without actively processing or engaging with it. While information gathering and soft skills are both important aspects of project management, they are not necessarily related to this specific behavior of active listening.

Question 18

In which of the following tools would a normal or bell-shaped curve be expected if no special conditions are occurring?

Accepted Answer

A histogram is used to represent the distribution of numerical data. If the data is normally distributed, it will form a bell-shaped curve on the histogram. Therefore, if no special conditions are occurring, a normal or bell-shaped curve can be expected on a histogram.

Question 19

Figure 14.1 Drug Surveillance Aircraft Project - Monthly Performance Report
(October 31,20XX)
-Consider the project performance report presented in figure 14.1.As a project manager,these results should lead you to...

Accepted Answer

The report shows that the avionics work packages are behind schedule, so as a project manager, actions should be taken to understand why this is happening and find remedies to get back on track. Option B is incorrect because there are no budgetary overruns shown in the report. Option C is also incorrect as the report does not show any schedule performance issues with the training work packages. Option D is not applicable as there is no indication in the report that the project will not require all of the budgeted funding.

Question 20

While the manage communications process is underway,effective information distribution often requires the project manager and team to accomplish all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Developing responses to identified risks is not necessarily related to information distribution and is better suited for the risk management process. The other three activities listed are important in achieving effective information distribution during the manage communications process.

Quiz 14: Determining Project Progress and Results