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

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Total 625 questions

Which is a tool or technique used in scope definition?

A.

Templates, forms and standards

B.

Change requests

C.

Stakeholder analysis

D.

Project assumptions

Co-location can help with:

A.

Bringing customers together.

B.

Building the team.

C.

Decreasing project rental costs.

D.

Decreasing project time.

Which of the following strategies is used to deal with risks that may have a negative impact on project objectives?

A.

Exploit

B.

Share

C.

Enhance

D.

Transfer

Root Cause Analysis related to ________.

A.

Process Analysis

B.

Performance Measurements

C.

All of the other alternatives apply

D.

Quality Audits

Which project management process ensures the seller's performance meets procurement requirements and that the buyer performs according to the terms of the legal contract?

A.

Plan Procurements

B.

Perform Quality Assurance

C.

Administer Procurements

D.

Conduct Procurements

Which may be employed to shorten a schedule without changing the scope of the task?

A.

Alter to task priorities.

B.

Releasing resources earlier from tasks which were scheduled with a late start.

C.

Fast tracking or Crashing

D.

Fast tracking.

E.

Crashing

You receive 25 new computers from the seller, but were expecting only 20. In looking at the contract, you see that it says "seller to provide twenty (25) computers."

What should you do FIRST?

A.

Issue a change order through the contract manager.

B.

Return the five extra computers.

C.

Make payment for the 25 computers.

D.

Call the seller and ask for clarification.

The LEAST effective form of communication for complex situations is:

A.

formal

B.

verbal - face to face and formal

C.

informal

D.

written

E.

verbal - face to face

Which one of the following is not an acquisition method?

A.

negotiation

B.

invitation

C.

purchase

D.

advertising

E.

all are acquisition methods

The person in the organization that authorizes the commencement of a project is the ______________?

A.

Project Admin

B.

Sponsor

C.

Project Manager

D.

Senior Manager

Most project (and non-project) managers prefer _____ communications.

A.

Lateral

B.

Oral

C.

Downward

D.

Written

E.

Upward

Which of the following is a KEY output of the Verify Scope process?

A.

A more complete scope management plan

B.

Customer acceptance of project deliverables

C.

Improved schedule estimates

D.

An improved project management information system

Which of the following are inputs to Activity Definition?

A.

Project Scope Statement and Work Breakdown Structure

B.

Activity list and Arrow Diagram

C.

Change Requests Lists and Organizational Process Assets

D.

Project Management Plan and Resource Availability

Parametric cost estimating involves _____________.

A.

using a statistical model to estimate costs

B.

calculating the individual estimates of work packages

C.

defining the perimeters of the life-cycle

D.

using the WBS to do bottom up estimates

E.

Both 1) using the WBS to do bottom up estimate, and 2) calculating the individual estimates of work packages

Life seems to be going very well for your close friend, a fellow PMP. She has taken a trip to France, bought a new car, and stocked her wine cellar with a half dozen expensive bottles of wine, all within the last six months. After a few cocktails one evening, she tells you her secret. The vendor she's working with on the $4 billion project she's managing has given her all of these items as gifts.

Which of the following should you do? (Choose the best answer.)

A.

You tell your friend these gifts probably aren't appropriate and leave it at that.

B.

Your friend doesn't see a problem with accepting these gifts at all. You know this is a conflict of interest situation and should be reported as a PMP Code of Professional Conduct violation.

C.

You and your friend have a long conversation about the gifts, and she decides to return them (with the exception of the trip) and not accept any more gifts in the future.

D.

You're happy for your friend and say nothing.