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

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Total 625 questions

Generally, when is the BEST time to create a procurement management plan?

A.

After the contract is signed

B.

Preceding the Conduct Procurement process

C.

During project initiating

D.

When updating the procurement management plan

The use of quality circles:

A.

provides a quick fix for most quality problems.

B.

is particularly effective in overcoming labor/management conflicts.

C.

1) Has proven ineffective in bothJapan and the U.S. and 2) is particularly effective in overcoming labor/management conflicts.

D.

has proven ineffective in bothJapan and the U.S.

E.

allows workers the opportunity to generate solutions for chronic quality problems.

What is the schedule performance index (SPI) using the following data?

BAC = $100,000

PV = $50,000

AC = $80,000

EV = $40,000

A.

1.00

B.

0.40

C.

0.50

D.

0.80

What is one of the most important skills a project manager can have?

A.

Negotiation skills

B.

Communication skills

C.

Influencing skills

D.

Problem-solving skills

Which of the following is CORRECT?

A.

The critical path helps prove how long the project will take.

B.

There can be only one critical path.

C.

The network diagram will change every time the end date changes.

D.

A project can never have negative float.

You are a project manager for Dutch Harbor Consulting. Your latest project involves the upgrade of an organization's operating system on 236 servers. You performed this project under contract.

You are in the Closing process and know that product verification is for what purpose?

A.

To verify that all the work was completed correctly and satisfactorily

B.

To evaluate project goals and ensure that the product of the project meets the requirements

C.

To verify the goals of the project and ensure that the product of the project is complete

D.

To evaluate all the work of the project and compare the results to project scope

Earned value measurement is an example of:

A.

Performance reporting.

B.

Planning control.

C.

Ishikawa diagrams.

D.

Integrating the project components into a whole.

To which process is work performance information an input?

A.

Contract administration

B.

Direction and management of project execution

C.

Create WBS

D.

Qualitative risk analysis

A project team is in which of the following processes when they finalize all activities across all of the management process groups to formally complete the project?

A.

Closing

B.

Executing

C.

Monitoring and Controlling

D.

Planning

Job continuity would be an example of _____ in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

A.

Self-actualization

B.

Physiological

C.

Safety

D.

Belonging

E.

Esteem

You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store. Your company is competing with another retail store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country.

You have been invited to dinner with the prospective foreign business partners and their spouses upon your arrival.

You know that all of the following statements are generally true except for which one?

A.

You should respect the cultural differences you'll encounter when working with your prospective foreign business partners.

B.

You should build an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation.

C.

You should spend time building relationships with your prospective foreign business partners before getting down to business.

D.

You should explain your company's rules, standards, and operating policies at your first meeting with the prospective foreign business partners.

Resource leveling _____________.

A.

Attempts to reduce resource requirements within a constraint on project duration

B.

Smooths out resource requirements by rescheduling activities within their float time.

C.

Allocates resources to activities to find shortest schedule within fixed resource limits.

D.

Smooths out resource requirements by substituting activities with unassigned resources.

E.

1) Smooths out resource requirements by rescheduling activities within their float time, or 2) Attempts to reduce resource requirements within a constraint on project duration

Which of the following is a strategy for positive risks?

A.

Avoid

B.

Transfer

C.

Accept

D.

Mitigate

Who are the audience of project charter?

A.

The senior Project Manager

B.

The project team

C.

stakeholders

D.

The project manager

Stakeholder analysis identifies what information and relates it to the purpose of the project?

A.

Requirements, influence, and functional department

B.

Interest, requirements, and functional role

C.

Requirements, expectations, and influence

D.

Interest, expectations, and influence