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Formal project authorization

Gabe Young — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:01:03 +0000

What is the name of the document that formally authorizes a project?

A. Project management plan
B. Requirements documentation
C. Project charter
D. Project scope statement

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Quality audit

Gabe Young — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:01:02 +0000

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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Project — what’s the official definition anyway?

Gabe Young — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:01:42 +0000

According to PMI®, a project is a(n) __________ endeavor undertaken to create a __________ product, service, or result.

A. special, permanent
B. temporary, unique
C. approved, capable
D. organized, needed

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Defect frequency

Gabe Young — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:01:40 +0000

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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Risk response strategy

Gabe Young — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:01:21 +0000

While planning a project that involves building a unique product for a client, you decide to build a prototype in order to reduce the risk of not meeting expectations. This is an example of what type of risk response strategy?

A. Avoid
B. Transfer
C. Mitigate
D. Accept

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Test the deliverable

Gabe Young — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:01:08 +0000

The project you are managing is nearing its end. Your testing team is currently inspecting the final deliverable. Which process is your project on?

A. Verify Scope
B. Control Scope
C. Perform Quality Assurance
D. Perform Quality Control

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False information on the PMP® application

Gabe Young — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:01:12 +0000

George, one of your co-workers, is applying to take the PMP® exam. When you ask him about the process, he tells you that although he does not have enough experience to qualify, he is simply increasing his actual project hours to fill any gaps. You know this is wrong and the best thing for you to do is:

A. Tell his manager that he is being unethical
B. Confront him and recommend that he apply for the CAPM® exam instead
C. Notify PMI® directly
D. Do nothing

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Situational heuristic

Gabe Young — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:01:36 +0000

You, the project manager, have a deliverable due in three days, just in time for your client to showcase at her annual event. However, you just learned that a shipment has been delayed and it will push your delivery date out by a day. What is the first thing you should do?

A. Notify your client
B. Notify your manager
C. Evaluate the options
D. Assess the impact

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Labor cost

Gabe Young — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:01:17 +0000

While planning your budget, you decide to categorize your types of costs. Labor, the biggest cost on the project, is best categorized as a(n):

A. Fixed cost
B. Variable cost
C. Direct cost
D. Indirect cost

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Contract communications

Gabe Young — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:01:05 +0000

Contracts should typically be communicated through:

A. Informal written
B. Informal verbal
C. Formal written
D. Formal verbal

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