1、A program can best be described as:

　　A A grouping of related activities which last two years or more

　　B The first major subdivision of a project

　　C A grouping of projects, similar in nature, which support a product or product line and have no definable end point

　　D A product line

　　E Another name for a project

　　ans:C

　　2、Ensuring that all work is both authorized and funded by contractual documentation is the responsibility of:

　　A The project manager

　　B The functional manager

　　C The project sponsor

　　D The client

　　E All of the above

　　ans:A

　　3、The project charter is a document designed to tell _____ exactly what the project entails.

　　A The project manager

　　B The project office

　　C The project team

　　D The project sponsor

　　E Anyone associated with the project

　　ans:E

　　4、Work authorization forms are needed in order to:

　　A Authorize line organizations to charge against the project

　　B Establish an audit trail

　　C Develop a structured methodology for release of funds

　　D All of the above

　　E A and C only

　　ans:D

　　5、The scope baseline/project charter is prepared by the:

　　A Project manager

　　B Project manager and project office

　　C Project manager, project office and functional team

　　D Project manager, project office, functional team and project sponsor

　　E Project manager, project sponsor and customer/user

　　ans:E

　　6、Typical characteristics of a work package include:

　　A Representation of units of work at a level where work is performed

　　B Clearly distinguishes one work package from all others assigned to a single functional group

　　C Limits the work to be performed to relatively short periods of time

　　D All of the above

　　E A and B only

　　ans:E

　　7、Problems can occur in properly defining a project because:

　　A Project goals may not be agreeable to all parties

　　B The plan was “too loose,” thus allowing priorities to change

　　C Low turnover of project personnel

　　D Too much communication between the client and project personnel

　　E The project objectives were quantified

　　ans:A

　　8、In preparing a good project definition, experienced project managers will:

　　A Concentrate mainly on the end product rather than costs or benefits. These come later.

　　B Realize that only the “tip of the iceberg” may be showing. As a project manager, you must get beneath it.

　　C Understand that a project definition/plan is a dynamic rather than static tool, and thus subject to change.

　　D Try to convert objectives into quantifiable terms.

　　E All of the above

　　ans:E

　　9、Project life cycles provide a better means of measurement of progress and control. The four phases of a project are conceptual development, _____, _____, and _____.

　　A Preliminary planning, detail planning, closeout

　　B Implementation, reporting, termination

　　C Development, implementation, termination

　　D Execution, reporting, finishing

　　E Implementation, termination, post-audit review

　　ans:C

　　10、The contractual statement of work （CSOW）

　　A Must be the same as the proposal statement of work

　　B Does not identify reporting requirements

　　C Can be at a different level of detail （i.e. WBS level） than the proposal statement of work

　　D Identifies the contractor's organizational structure for the project

　　E All of the above

　　ans:C

　　11、Which of the following can result in misinterpretation of the statement of work?

　　A Using imprecise language （i.e. nearly, approximately）

　　B Mixing tasks, specifications, special instructions and approvals

　　C No pattern, structure or chronological order

　　D Wide variation in the size of tasks or details of work

　　E All of the above

　　ans:E

　　12、A project manager believes that modifying the scope of the project may provide added value for the customer. The project manager should:

　　A Change the scope baseline

　　B Prepare a variance report

　　C Call a meeting of the configuration control board

　　D Change the project's objectives

　　E Postpone the modification until a separate enhancement project is funded after this project is completed according to the original baseline

　　ans:E

　　13、The document authorizing functional areas to charge against the project is the:

　　A Work authorization form

　　B Scope baseline

　　C Project charter

　　D Management plan

　　E Linear responsibility chart

　　ans:A

　　14、Going from Level 2 to Level 4 in the work breakdown structure will result in

　　A Less estimating accuracy

　　B Better control of the project

　　C Lower status reporting costs

　　D A greater likelihood that something will fall through the cracks

　　E None of the above

　　ans:E

　　15、Graphical displays of accumulated cost and labor hours, plotted as a function of time, are called:

　　A Variance reports

　　B S curves

　　C Trend analysis

　　D Earned value reporting

　　E Baseline control

　　ans:B

　　16、Selection criteria for project selection include:

　　A cost versus benefit

　　B risk

　　C contribution towards organizational goals

　　D rate of return

　　E All of the above.

　　ans:E

　　17、The purpose of configuration management is to:

　　A insure drawings are updated

　　B control change throughout the project

　　C control change during the production only

　　D generate engineering change proposals

　　E inform the project manager of changes

　　ans:B

　　18、A work breakdown structure is most useful for:

　　A identifying individual tasks for a project

　　B scheduling the start of tasks

　　C developing a cost estimate

　　D determining potential delays

　　E A and C

　　ans:E

　　19、A Gantt chart is useful in determining:

　　A the level of effort for a task

　　B when a task starts and stops

　　C how tasks are related to each other

　　D who is assigned to do a task

　　E All of the above.

　　ans:B

　　20、A technical requirement has which of the following characteristics:

　　A easy to understand

　　B a communication tool between the user and the design team

　　C written in non-technical language

　　D developed in cooperation with the user

　　E typically describe physical dimensions and performance requirements

　　ans:E