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

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Total 625 questions

Who selects the appropriate processes for a project?

A.

Project stakeholders

B.

Project sponsor and project stakeholder

C.

Project manager and project team

D.

Project manager and project sponsor

The methods and techniques for determining the economic costs, the environmental impact, the economic returns, and the probability for success are called:

A.

Bills of materials.

B.

Pert charts.

C.

Managerial reserves.

D.

None of the other alternatives apply

E.

Feasibility studies.

Which of the following choices is a contract closure tool or technique?

A.

Contract plan

B.

Procurement plan

C.

Closure process

D.

Procurement audits

Risk event probability is defined as:

A.

the total number of possible events divided into the expectations or frequency of the risk event

B.

the fraction of the total project tasks which may be affected by the risk event

C.

the number of times the risk event may occur

D.

Both 1) the total number of possible events divided into the expectations or frequency of the risk event and 2) the number of times the risk event may occur.

E.

the total number of possible events divided into the consequences of the risk event.

Which tools or techniques will the project manager use for developing the project team?

A.

Negotiation

B.

Roles and responsibilities

C.

Recognition and rewards

D.

Prizing and promoting

Which type of control tool identifies whether or not a process has a predictable performance?

A.

Cause and effect diagram

B.

Control Charts

C.

Pareto Chart

D.

Histogram

What are the performance measurements for the Schedule Control process?

A.

SV (EV - PV) and SPI (EV ÷ PV)

B.

SV (PV - EV) and SPI (PV ÷ EV)

C.

SV (EV - BAC) and SPI (EV ÷ BAC)

D.

SV (EV - AC) and SPI (EV ÷ AC)

Control Charts, Flowcharting, Histograms, Pareto Charts, Scatter Diagrams are tools and techniques of what process?

A.

Perform Quality Control

B.

Perform Quality Assurance

C.

Quality Planning

D.

Performance Reporting

The inputs of the Performance Reporting process include all of the following except for which one?

A.

Performance reviews

B.

Work performance information

C.

Forecasted completion

D.

Performance measurements

Identifying major deliverables, deciding if adequate cost estimates can be developed, and identifying tangible components of each deliverable are all part of which of the following?

A.

Work breakdown structure

B.

Organizational breakdown structure

C.

Resource breakdown structure

D.

Bill of materials

Executing the risk response plan in order to react to risk events throughout the project is called:

A.

Contingency planning.

B.

Monitoring and control.

C.

Mitigation.

D.

Life cycle costing.

Reserve analysis is a tool and technique used in which of the following processes?

A.

Monitor and Control Risks

B.

Qualitative Risk Analysis

C.

Quantitative Risk Analysis

D.

Plan Risk Responses

What do composite organizations involve?

A.

Functional and project managers

B.

Functional managers only

C.

Project managers only

D.

Technical managers and project managers

Projects can be divided into phases to provide better management control. Collectively, what are these phases known as?

A.

Complete project phase

B.

Project life

C.

The project life cycle

D.

Project cycle

To accommodate a new project in your department, you need to move resources from one project to another. Because your department is currently working at capacity, moving resources will inevitably delay the project from which you move the resources.

It would cause the LEAST negative impact if you move resources from which of the following projects?

A.

Project A with a benefit cost ratio of 0.8, no project charter, and four resources.

B.

Project B with a net present value of $60,000, 12 resources, and variable costs between US $1,000 and $2,000 per month.

C.

Project C with an opportunity cost of US $300,000, no project control plan, and an internal rate of return of 12 percent.

D.

Project D with indirect costs of US $20,000 and 13 resources.