Preguntas PMI

Contenido
Preguntas PMI......................................................................................................1 Contenido............................................................................................................ 1 Risk Management.............................................................................................1 Scope Management..........................................................................................1 Time Management............................................................................................2 Cost Management.............................................................................................2 Quality Management........................................................................................3 Communication Management...........................................................................3 Human Resource Management.........................................................................4 Integration Management..................................................................................4 Procurement Management................................................................................5 Questions with pictures........................................................................................5 Nota: La opcin correcta es la marcada con asterisco.

Risk Management
1. All a. b. c. d. of the following are factors in the assessment of Project risk EXCEPT ? Risk event. Risk probability. Amount at stake. Insurance premiums. (*)

2. If a project has a 60 percent chance of a U.S.$100.000 profit and a 40 percent chance of a U.S.$ 100.000 loss, the expected monetary value for the project is: a. $100.000 profit. b. $60.000 loss. c. $20.000 profit. (*) d. $40.000 loss. 3. Assuming that the end of a range of estimates are +/- sigma from the mean, which of the following range estimates involves the LEAST risk? a. 30 days, plus or minus 5 days. b. 22-30 days. c. Optimistic = 26 days, most likely = 30 days, pessimistic = 33 days. (*) d. Mean of 28 days.

Scope Management
1. A work breakdown structure numbering system allows project staff to: a. Systematically estimate costs of work breakdown structure elements. b. Provide project justification. c. Identify the level at which individual elements are found. (*)

d. Use it in project management software. 2. The work breakdown structure can BEST be thought of as an effective aid for communications. a. Team. b. Project manager. c. Custom. d. Stakeholder. (*) 3. Which of the following is a KEY attribute of scope verification? a. More complete project scope management plan. b. Customer acceptance of project deliverables. (*) c. Improved schedule estimates. d. An improved project management information system.

Time Management
1. To control the schedule, a project manager is reanalyzing the project to predict project duration. She does this by analyzing the sequence of activities with the least amount of scheduling flexibility. What technique is she using? a. Critical path method. (*) b. Flowchart. c. Precedence diagramming. d. Work breakdown structure. 2. A dependency requiring that design be completed before manufacturing can is an example of a: a. Discretionary dependency. b. External dependency. c. Mandatory dependency. (*) d. Scope dependency. 3. Which of the following are GENERALLY illustrated BETTER by bar charts than network diagrams ? a. Logical relationships. b. Critical paths. c. Resource trade-offs. d. Progress or status. (*)

Cost Management
1. One common way to compute estimate at completion (EAC) is to take the budget at completion (BAC) and: a. Divide by SPI. b. Multiply by SPI. c. Multiply by CPI.

d. Divide by CPI. (*) 2. Estimate at completion (EAC) is a periodic evaluation of: a. Cost of work completed. b. Value of work performed. c. Anticipated total cost at project completion. (*) d. What it will cost to finish the job. 3. If earned value (EV) = 350, actual cost (AC) = 400, planned value (PV) = 325, what is cost variance (CV)? a. 350 b. -75 c. 400 d. -50 (*)

Quality Management
1. When a product or service completely meets a customers requirements: a. Quality is achieved. (*) b. The cost of quality is high. c. The cost of quality is low. d. The customer pays the minimum price. 2. To what does the following sentence refer? The concept of optimal quality level is reached at the point where the incremental revenue from product improvement equals the incremental cost to secure it. a. Quality control analysis. b. Marginal analysis. (*) c. Standard quality analysis. d. Conformance analysis. 3. Who is ultimately responsible for quality management of the project? a. Project engineer. b. Project manager. (*) c. Quality manager. d. Team member.

Communication Management
1. Extensive use of .. communication is most likely to aid in solving complex problems. a. Verbal. b. Written. (*) c. Formal. d. Nonverbal. 2. The work breakdown structure can be an effective aid for communication in which situation(s)?

a. b. c. d.

Internal within the project team. Internal within the organization. External with the customer. Internal and external to the project. (*)

3. The MOST likely result of communication blockers is that: a. The Project is delayed. b. Trust level is enhanced. c. Conflict occurs. (*) d. Senior management is displeased.

Human Resource Management

1. All of the following are forms of power derived from the project managers position EXCEPT? a. Formal. b. Reward. c. Penalty. d. Expert. (*) 2. The highest point of Maslows hierarchy of needs is: a. Physiological satisfaction. b. Attainment of survival. c. Need for association. d. Esteem. (*) 3. The halo effect refers to the tendency to: a. Promote from within. b. Hire the best. c. Move people into project management because they are good in their technical fields. (*) d. Move people into project management because they have had project management training.

Integration Management
1. Effective project integration usually requires an emphasis on: a. The personal careers of the team members. b. Timely updates to the project management plan. c. Effective communications at key interface points. (*) d. Product control. 2. The need for . is one of the major driving forces for communication in a project. a. Optimization. b. Integrity. c. Integration. (*) d. Differentiation.

3. Which of the following describes the BEST use of historical records from previous projects: a. Estimating, life cycle costing and project planning. b. Risk management, estimating and creating lessons learned. c. Project management planning, estimating and creating a status report. d. Estimating, risk management and project planning. (*)

Procurement Management
1. Once signed, a contract is legally binding unless: a. One party is unable to perform. b. One party is unable to finance its part of the work. c. It is in violation of applicable law. (*) d. It is declared null and void by either partys legal counsel. 2. With a clear contract statement of work, a seller completes work as specified, but the buyer is not pleased with the results. The contract is considered to be: a. Null and void. b. Incomplete. c. Complete. (*) d. Waived. 3. All of the following statements concerning bid documentation are incorrect EXCEPT? a. Well-designed bid documents can simplify comparison of responses. (*) b. Bid documentation must be rigorous with no flexibility to allow consideration of seller suggestions. c. In general, bid documents should not include evaluation criteria. d. Well-designed bid documents do not include a contract statement of work.

Questions with pictures

Las preguntas que aqu se formulan son las que guardan relacin con las imgenes que se encuentran en la misma carpeta en la que est el presente documento. 1. You have been assigned to a project to build the largest natural gas pipeline in more than 20 years. The proposed 1.350-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline will provide valuable infrastructure, allowing natural gas producers in the Rocky Mountain region to deliver their natural gas to attractive markets in the Midwest and northeastern parts of the U.S. You are in the process of developing the schedule for the project duration. Which activity should you shorten in order to reduce the overall duration of the project?

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Activity Start-U. Activity T-S. Activity W-End. (*) Activity T-X.

2. You are currently the project manager at a rapidly growing retailer of highend electronics equipment. You have been tasked with a project of expanding the business overseas into the growing Asian market. You are currently evaluating opening retail stores in one of three locations: Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. You have been told that the Beijing market has a smaller market potential, but higher probabilities of success. On the other hand, the Hong Kong market has a larger market potential, but a lower probability of success. What should you do? a. Use a multi-objective programming algorithm to determine which location to select. b. Select Beijing, as it provides the highest expected monetary value. (*) c. Select Shanghai, as it provides the highest expected monetary value. d. Select Hong Kong, as it provides the highest expected monetary value.