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BCS ISEB-PM1 - BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management

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Total 625 questions

In general, attempts to smooth out period to period resources will _____ the scheduled time and _____ project costs.

A.

Increase, increase

B.

Decrease, decrease.

C.

Increase, decrease.

D.

Increase, increase or decrease.

E.

Decrease, increase.

If project time and cost are not as important as the number of resources used each month, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?

A.

Perform a Monte Carlo analysis.

B.

Fast track the project.

C.

Perform resource leveling.

D.

Analyze the life cycle costs.

The initial development of a Project Scope Management plan uses which technique?

A.

Alternatives identification

B.

Scope decomposition

C.

Expert judgment

D.

Product analysis

Rolling wave planning is used as a tool and a technique in which of the following processes?

A.

Estimate Activity Durations

B.

Define Activities

C.

Develop Schedule

D.

Sequence Activities

Which of the following is an input to the Direct and Manage Project Execution Process?

A.

Approved corrective actions

B.

Approved contract documentation

C.

Work performance information

D.

Rejected change requests

Inspection is a tool and technique for which of the following processes?

A.

Create WBS

B.

Define Scope

C.

Control Scope

D.

Verify Scope

The procurement document is an input to which of the following processes?

A.

Develop Project Management Plan

B.

Develop Schedule

C.

Identify Stakeholders

D.

Determine Budget

How many knowledge areas are there according to PMBOK Guide?

A.

5

B.

8

C.

9

D.

12

The following reports are normally developed during the project closure phase?

A.

None of the other alternatives apply

B.

Communications Management Plan and Lessons Learned

C.

Records Archive, Closure Report, & Specifications Document

D.

Records Archive, Closure Report, lessons learned & Formal Acceptance Report

E.

Communications Management Plan and Closure report

Which Activity Duration Estimating technique incorporates additional timing for contingency purposes?

A.

Analogous Estimating

B.

Expert Judgment

C.

Optimistic Estimates

D.

Reserve Analysis

During your project meeting, a problem was discussed, and a resolution to the problem was reached. During the meeting, the participants started wondering why they thought the problem was such a big issue. Sometime after the meeting, you received an email from one of the meeting participants saying they've changed their mind about the solution reached in the meeting and need to resurface the problem.

The solution reached during the initial project meeting is a result of which of the following conflict resolution techniques?

A.

Forcing

B.

Confrontation

C.

Storming

D.

Smoothing

A team member notifies the project manager that the activities comprising a work package are no longer appropriate.

It would be BEST for the project manager to be in what part of the project management process?

A.

Corrective action

B.

Integrated change control

C.

Monitoring and controlling

D.

Project closing

You are in the middle of a major new facility construction project. The structural steel is in place and the heating conduits are going into place when a senior manager informs you that he is worried that the project will not meet the quality standards.

What should you do in this situation?

A.

Assure senior management that during the Plan Quality process it was determined that the project would meet the quality standards.

B.

Analogously estimate future results.

C.

Form a quality assurance team.

D.

Check the results from the last quality management plan.

How is quality control performed?

A.

By identifying quality standards that are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

B.

By monitoring specific project results in compliance with relevant quality standards and determining corrective actions as needed.

C.

By ensuring that the entire project team has been adequately trained in quality assurance processes.

D.

By applying Monte Carlo, sampling, Pareto analysis and benchmarking techniques to ensure conformance to quality standards.

You are a project manager for an engineering company. Your company won the bid to add ramp-metering lights to several on-ramps along a stretch of highway at the south end of the city. You subcontracted a portion of the project to another company. The subcontractor's work involves digging the holes and setting the lamp poles in concrete. The subcontractor's performance is not meeting the contract requirements.

Which of the following is not a valid option?

A.

You document the poor performance in written form and send the correspondence to the subcontractor.

B.

You terminate the contract for poor performance and submit a change request through Contract Administration.

C.

You agree to meet with the subcontractor to see whether a satisfactory solution can be reached.

D.

You submit a change request through Contract Administration demanding that the subcontractor comply with the terms of the contract.