C722 Unit 8
Questions and Answers
1. A quality audit should .
c. be performed by the customer before paying for project deliverables
d. be performed continuously during project execution to identify problems: c. be performed by the customer before
paying for project deliverables
Quality control is the process of motivating and changing the project execution to ensure that activities are being
executed and will result meeting the customer requirements.
2. True or False.
While checklists are used by project managers when accepting commodities and specialized inputs from vendors,
project managers rarely use checklists when hiring temporary employees since human resource managers are re-
sponsible for ensuring that every position needed for a project is filled.: False: Checklists can play an important part
hiring temporary personnel as well as in verifying that commodities and specialty products were delivered as expected.
3. An estimate of how much money will be needed to complete the project can be identified by using the .
a. CPI
b. ETC
c. PCIC
d. SPI: b. ETC
Estimate to completion
4. is the formula for calculating the ETC.
a. EAC= AC+ ETC
b. ETC= (BAC-EV)/ CPI
c. PCIB= EV/ BAC
d. SPI=EV/PV: b. ETC= (BAC-EV)/ CPI
5. True or False.
Most employees prefer discussing project failures rather than project suc- cesses because failures are viewed as
challenges to overcome.: False
6. While various technology platforms can help with the norming and storming phases, they will probably not
help which team get to the performing stage?
a. Adjourning
b. Co-located
c. Virtual: b. Co-located
7. At any time during a project's execution phase, you can perform the assess- ment of what?
b. Actual Cost
d. Earned Value: d. Earned value
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Questions and Answers
8. The is calculated by dividing the remaining work by the remain- ing budget.
a. CPI
b. TCPI
c. SPI
d. ETC: b. TCPI
To Complete Performance Index
9. What is the first step in monitoring a project schedule?
a. Analyzing the completion status of activities
b. Proposing schedule changes
c. Identifying scope creep
d. Calculating all schedule variances: a. Analyzing the completion status of activ- ities
10.In project management, reporting is best described as
.
a. archiving information to website for stakeholder access
b. communicating project status information to stakeholders: b. communicating project status information to
stakeholders
11. measures the percent complete based on the new Esti- mate at Completion
(EAC).
a. ETC
b. PCIC
c. CPI
d. SPI: b. PCIC
Percent Complete Index Cost
12.While it is officially called an index, the is actually an estimate of project
completeness and is included as an estimate rather than with the previous efficiency indexes.
a. ETC
b. Percent Complete Index
c. CPI
d. SPI: b. Percent Complete Index
13.Which of the following includes work and invoices already paid, as well as any expenses that have been
incurred but not yet invoiced or paid?
a. Budget at Completion
b. Planned Value
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Questions and Answers
c. Earned Value
d. Actual Cost: d. Actual Costs
Questions and Answers
1. A quality audit should .
c. be performed by the customer before paying for project deliverables
d. be performed continuously during project execution to identify problems: c. be performed by the customer before
paying for project deliverables
Quality control is the process of motivating and changing the project execution to ensure that activities are being
executed and will result meeting the customer requirements.
2. True or False.
While checklists are used by project managers when accepting commodities and specialized inputs from vendors,
project managers rarely use checklists when hiring temporary employees since human resource managers are re-
sponsible for ensuring that every position needed for a project is filled.: False: Checklists can play an important part
hiring temporary personnel as well as in verifying that commodities and specialty products were delivered as expected.
3. An estimate of how much money will be needed to complete the project can be identified by using the .
a. CPI
b. ETC
c. PCIC
d. SPI: b. ETC
Estimate to completion
4. is the formula for calculating the ETC.
a. EAC= AC+ ETC
b. ETC= (BAC-EV)/ CPI
c. PCIB= EV/ BAC
d. SPI=EV/PV: b. ETC= (BAC-EV)/ CPI
5. True or False.
Most employees prefer discussing project failures rather than project suc- cesses because failures are viewed as
challenges to overcome.: False
6. While various technology platforms can help with the norming and storming phases, they will probably not
help which team get to the performing stage?
a. Adjourning
b. Co-located
c. Virtual: b. Co-located
7. At any time during a project's execution phase, you can perform the assess- ment of what?
b. Actual Cost
d. Earned Value: d. Earned value
, C722 Unit 8
Questions and Answers
8. The is calculated by dividing the remaining work by the remain- ing budget.
a. CPI
b. TCPI
c. SPI
d. ETC: b. TCPI
To Complete Performance Index
9. What is the first step in monitoring a project schedule?
a. Analyzing the completion status of activities
b. Proposing schedule changes
c. Identifying scope creep
d. Calculating all schedule variances: a. Analyzing the completion status of activ- ities
10.In project management, reporting is best described as
.
a. archiving information to website for stakeholder access
b. communicating project status information to stakeholders: b. communicating project status information to
stakeholders
11. measures the percent complete based on the new Esti- mate at Completion
(EAC).
a. ETC
b. PCIC
c. CPI
d. SPI: b. PCIC
Percent Complete Index Cost
12.While it is officially called an index, the is actually an estimate of project
completeness and is included as an estimate rather than with the previous efficiency indexes.
a. ETC
b. Percent Complete Index
c. CPI
d. SPI: b. Percent Complete Index
13.Which of the following includes work and invoices already paid, as well as any expenses that have been
incurred but not yet invoiced or paid?
a. Budget at Completion
b. Planned Value
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Questions and Answers
c. Earned Value
d. Actual Cost: d. Actual Costs
