C722 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Business Management)
EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS A+
GRADED WITH ALL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PASS
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.
A project team is gathered together to begin the planning process to
create a new website for its client. Discussions have turned to website
capacity. Some team members believe the bandwidth of the site needs to
be higher to avoid the website freezing. Others believe the bandwidth is
too high as it is right now. A finite capacity needs to be determined to
define the estimated time to complete this task.
What estimating technique will be used?
Three-point
The project team is determining the duration for upgrading the software on
the app used on its mobile devices. An experienced technician took 15
minutes to complete the task. Two other new technicians will be
assisting. They have performed a few upgrades on mobile devices,
desktop computers, and laptop computers, which took one technician
approximately 25 minutes and the other 20 minutes to upgrade.
Using three-point estimating, how many minutes will it take for each
upgrade performed?
20
The project team is determining the duration for upgrading the software on
the app used on its mobile devices. An experienced technician took 10
minutes to complete the task. Two other new technicians will be assisting
and have little experience in software upgrades on mobile devices or
desktop and laptop computers. One technician took approximately 28
minutes, while the other technician took 31 minutes to complete the task.
,Using three-point estimation, how many minutes will it take for each
upgrade performed?
23
In the work breakdown structure given for a software development, which
component is the starting point for developing the project schedule?
Determine data format
A project manager is working on a large two-year IT project. At the end of
the first year, the project is two months behind schedule because the
interface programming is taking longer than planned. The sponsor will not
extend the deadline or the budget but is willing to eliminate an interface.
Which schedule compression technique can the project manager use?
Scope reduction
A project manager is working on a large two-year IT project. At the end of
the first year, the project is two months behind schedule because the
interface programming is taking longer than planned. The sponsor will not
extend the deadline or reduce the scope. The project manager decides to
crash the schedule to meet the project deadline.
What is the risk of this decision?
Reduced quality of deliverables
A project was authorized as an operational necessity to repair a design
flaw in the date field on a computer system that constrains the year
number to two digits instead of permitting the year to be indicated with
four digits. During execution of the activity concerned with identifying the
affected software, five relevant software modules were discovered that
had not been included in the scope baseline. The project team must
adjust the baselines to include the omitted scope.
Which change management phase does this scenario describe?
,Preparing for the change
A general contractor is managing a highway construction project that will
repair a flood-damaged road. The Department of Transportation offered
an incentive fee if the repairs are completed early. Therefore, the project
manager has established a rewards and recognition program and has
communicated this program to the project team members. The project's
recognition program will reward project team members who add value by
accelerating the project while maintaining its ability to deliver the
completed scope correctly.
Which change management phase does this scenario describe?
Reinforcing the change
A general contractor is managing a construction project that will add a
new conference room to an existing office building. The project was
documented in a fixed-price contract that specified a completion date.
The contract includes a damages clause imposing a late completion
penalty if the conference room is not ready for use by the due date. One
month into the implementation, the customer wants to modify the room's
lighting equipment. The requested change will delay the project's critical
path by three months.
Which process should be used to maintain the existing baseline?
Using a change management system to influence performance
A general contractor from Germany is managing a construction project in
Norway that will add a new conference room to an existing office building.
The project needs to collect requirements from the client prior to
developing plans to build the new conference room.
Which two actions would prove useful to plan the project's quality?
, (1) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at
project closure
(2) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
What is the purpose of the cost performance index (CPI)?
To measure a project's cost efficiency
What is the purpose of the schedule performance index (SPI)?
To determine a project's time efficiency
What is the purpose of cost variance (CV) analysis?
To determine if a project is meeting budget expectations
What is the name for the closing task where all project activities are
reviewed to determine what went right and what went wrong?
Lessons learned review
What is another name for the lessons learned review that is often used by
the military and other uniformed services?
After action report
The customer of a project validates that scope has been completed for
the second of three segments of the project.
Which closure practice does this describe?
Stage completion
The customer of a project validates that the project scope has been
completed, all invoices have been paid, and the expected benefits have
been realized.
Which closure practice does this describe?
Deliverable completion
EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS A+
GRADED WITH ALL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO PASS
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.
A project team is gathered together to begin the planning process to
create a new website for its client. Discussions have turned to website
capacity. Some team members believe the bandwidth of the site needs to
be higher to avoid the website freezing. Others believe the bandwidth is
too high as it is right now. A finite capacity needs to be determined to
define the estimated time to complete this task.
What estimating technique will be used?
Three-point
The project team is determining the duration for upgrading the software on
the app used on its mobile devices. An experienced technician took 15
minutes to complete the task. Two other new technicians will be
assisting. They have performed a few upgrades on mobile devices,
desktop computers, and laptop computers, which took one technician
approximately 25 minutes and the other 20 minutes to upgrade.
Using three-point estimating, how many minutes will it take for each
upgrade performed?
20
The project team is determining the duration for upgrading the software on
the app used on its mobile devices. An experienced technician took 10
minutes to complete the task. Two other new technicians will be assisting
and have little experience in software upgrades on mobile devices or
desktop and laptop computers. One technician took approximately 28
minutes, while the other technician took 31 minutes to complete the task.
,Using three-point estimation, how many minutes will it take for each
upgrade performed?
23
In the work breakdown structure given for a software development, which
component is the starting point for developing the project schedule?
Determine data format
A project manager is working on a large two-year IT project. At the end of
the first year, the project is two months behind schedule because the
interface programming is taking longer than planned. The sponsor will not
extend the deadline or the budget but is willing to eliminate an interface.
Which schedule compression technique can the project manager use?
Scope reduction
A project manager is working on a large two-year IT project. At the end of
the first year, the project is two months behind schedule because the
interface programming is taking longer than planned. The sponsor will not
extend the deadline or reduce the scope. The project manager decides to
crash the schedule to meet the project deadline.
What is the risk of this decision?
Reduced quality of deliverables
A project was authorized as an operational necessity to repair a design
flaw in the date field on a computer system that constrains the year
number to two digits instead of permitting the year to be indicated with
four digits. During execution of the activity concerned with identifying the
affected software, five relevant software modules were discovered that
had not been included in the scope baseline. The project team must
adjust the baselines to include the omitted scope.
Which change management phase does this scenario describe?
,Preparing for the change
A general contractor is managing a highway construction project that will
repair a flood-damaged road. The Department of Transportation offered
an incentive fee if the repairs are completed early. Therefore, the project
manager has established a rewards and recognition program and has
communicated this program to the project team members. The project's
recognition program will reward project team members who add value by
accelerating the project while maintaining its ability to deliver the
completed scope correctly.
Which change management phase does this scenario describe?
Reinforcing the change
A general contractor is managing a construction project that will add a
new conference room to an existing office building. The project was
documented in a fixed-price contract that specified a completion date.
The contract includes a damages clause imposing a late completion
penalty if the conference room is not ready for use by the due date. One
month into the implementation, the customer wants to modify the room's
lighting equipment. The requested change will delay the project's critical
path by three months.
Which process should be used to maintain the existing baseline?
Using a change management system to influence performance
A general contractor from Germany is managing a construction project in
Norway that will add a new conference room to an existing office building.
The project needs to collect requirements from the client prior to
developing plans to build the new conference room.
Which two actions would prove useful to plan the project's quality?
, (1) Defining traceable and verifiable requirements that can be validated at
project closure
(2) Establishing metrics that describe what to measure and how to measure it
What is the purpose of the cost performance index (CPI)?
To measure a project's cost efficiency
What is the purpose of the schedule performance index (SPI)?
To determine a project's time efficiency
What is the purpose of cost variance (CV) analysis?
To determine if a project is meeting budget expectations
What is the name for the closing task where all project activities are
reviewed to determine what went right and what went wrong?
Lessons learned review
What is another name for the lessons learned review that is often used by
the military and other uniformed services?
After action report
The customer of a project validates that scope has been completed for
the second of three segments of the project.
Which closure practice does this describe?
Stage completion
The customer of a project validates that the project scope has been
completed, all invoices have been paid, and the expected benefits have
been realized.
Which closure practice does this describe?
Deliverable completion
