PM Test Center » quality http://pmtestcenter.com FREE daily project management test questions for PMP®, CAPM®, and Project+ exams! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Prevention over inspection http://pmtestcenter.com/prevention-over-inspection?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prevention-over-inspection http://pmtestcenter.com/prevention-over-inspection#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:01:29 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=589

As a general rule, when determining how to manage quality on a project, quality must be __________ in, not __________ in.

A. Built, scheduled
B. Planned, inspected
C. Tested, worked
D. Pushed, pulled

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While preparing a quality management plan, you decide that sampling is appropriate for tests. When asked, you explain to your client that, typically, sampling is preferred when at least one of the following is true except:

A. It is not cost effective to test the entire population.
B. There is a high confidence level that there will be a low number of defects.
C. The WBS is less than four levels deep.
D. There is not enough time to test the entire population.

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/when-to-sample/feed 2 Low grade and low quality http://pmtestcenter.com/low-grade-and-low-quality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=low-grade-and-low-quality http://pmtestcenter.com/low-grade-and-low-quality#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:01:26 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=579

Which of the following statements is true regarding low grade and low quality?

A. Low grade is a goal, low quality is how you measure it.
B. Low grade and low quality mean the same thing.
C. Low grade is achieved by the team, low quality is determined by the project manager.
D. Low grade is acceptable, low quality is unacceptable.

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Which of the following quality experts labeled the term Zero Defects?

A. Deming
B. Shewhart
C. Crosby
D. Juran

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Joseph is looking for a way to track how long it takes his team to perform final testing for each tractor. When a tractor gets approved to deliver for a customer, he would simply like a graph that displays a just single point for the time result for that final test. Over time, he would like to see how his team progresses. What type of quality control tool should Joseph use?

A. Scatter diagram
B. Run chart
C. Pareto diagram
D. Control chart

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/quality-control-tool-with-one-variable/feed 0 Fitness for use http://pmtestcenter.com/fitness-for-use?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitness-for-use http://pmtestcenter.com/fitness-for-use#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:01:02 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=317

Fitness for use, which refers to a product’s effectiveness, was coined by which quality pioneer?

A. Deming
B. Shewhart
C. Crosby
D. Juran

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At the beginning of your project, the sponsor requests that you, the project manager, ensure that costs are controlled. One of the areas that you know that could greatly affect the bottom line is the cost of nonconformance. While creating the quality management plan, you document that a typical cost associated with nonconformance, which is:

A. Training
B. Document processes
C. Testing and inspections
D. Scrap and rework

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A quality management tool used to determine show cause and effect is:

A. Decision tree
B. Pareto diagram
C. Control chart
D. Fishbone diagram

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You are performing a quality audit to determine whether or not your project team’s testing activities follow your organization’s project policies. What process are you working in?

A. Perform Quality Assurance
B. Perform Quality Audit
C. Perform Quality Control
D. Perform Quality Activities

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]]> http://pmtestcenter.com/quality-audit/feed 2 Defect frequency http://pmtestcenter.com/defect-frequency?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=defect-frequency http://pmtestcenter.com/defect-frequency#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:01:40 +0000 Gabe Young http://pmtestcenter.com/?p=188

Adam wants to show his stakeholders defect types ranked by frequency of occurrence. What tool should he use?

A. Pareto chart
B. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
C. Control chart
D. Cause and effect diagram

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