TECHNICAL TEST Project Coordinator

1. The measurement which best shows the difference between actual work and actual costs is
a. Cost variance
b. Percent over or under
c. Schedule variance
d. CPI
e. This is not a valid measurement

2. Workarounds are determined during which risk management process?

a. Risk identification
b. Quantitative risk analysis
c. Risk response planning
d. Risk monitoring and control

3. Quality is:
a. Meeting and exceeding the customer's expectations.
b. Adding extras to make the customer happy.
c. The degree to which the project meets requirements.
d. Conformance to management's objectives.

4. The breakdown structure the lowest level of the breakdown for the project manager is called the:

a. Activity.
b. Task.
c. Work package.
d. Cost account.

5. A project manager has just been assigned to a project. The document that recognizes the existence of the
project is called:

a. The statement of work.

b. The project assignment.
c. The project charter.
d. The product description.

6. The WBS for the project represents:

a. All the tangible items that must be delivered to the client.

b. All the work that must be completed for the project.
c. The work that must be performed by the project team.
d. All the activities of the project.

7. Which of the following conflict resolution techniques will generate the MOST lasting solution?

a. Forcing
b. Smoothing
c. Compromise
d. Problem solving
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8. Decomposing the major deliverables into smaller, more manageable components to provide better control is
called:

a. Scope planning.
b. Scope definition.
c. Scope base lining.
d. Scope verification.

9. Risk tolerances are determined in order to help:

a. The team rank the project risks.

b. The project manager estimate the project.
c. The team schedule the project.
d. Management know how other managers will act on the project.

10. A project manager has just been assigned to a new project and has been given the preliminary project
scope statement and the project charter. The first thing the project manager must do is:

a. Create a project scope statement.

b. Confirm that all the stakeholders have had input into the scope.
c. analyze project risk.
d. Begin work on a project management plan.

11. Contains detailed descriptions of work packages?

a. WBS dictionaries
b. Scope of work
c. Budget estimates
d. Cost estimates

12. You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before and are asked to plan a
new project. It would be best in this situation to rely on ____________ during planning in order to
improve your chance of success?
a. Your intuition
b. Your training
c. Historical records
d. Responsibility charts

13. A detailed project schedule can be created only after

a. A project plan is created
b. WBS is created
c. A budget is created
d. A project control plan is created

14. Ideally, communication between the project manager and the project team members should
take place:
a. Via daily or weekly status reports.
b. Through approved template forms.
c. By written and oral communication.
d. Through the formal chain of command.
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15. A project schedule completion date will change if:
a. The critical path is shortened.
b. Contingency funds are used.
c. Float time is allocated too late.
d. Project resources are added early.

16. The most crucial time for project risk assessment is:
a. When a problem surfaces.
b. During the planning phase.
c. During the closeout phase.
d. After the schedule is published.

17. The presence of communication barriers is most likely to lead to

a. Reduced productivity
b. Increased hostility
c. Low morale
d. Increased conflict
e. Increased stress

18. Quality audits:

a. Are not necessary if you do it right the first time.
b. Must be performed daily for each process.
c. Are important only for technology-oriented products
d. Are none of the above.

19. Time Management is the allocation of time to a project's processes of:

a. Planning
b. Estimating
c. Scheduling
d. All of the above.

20. Scope baseline once established and approved is used:

a. As the basis for making future decisions.
b. To accomplish verification measures.
c. To evaluate potential changes.
d. All of the above.