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Restrictions that affect project development are:


A) Problems.
B) Constraints.
C) Stop-limits.
D) Limitations.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The project's scope fixed at a specific point in time is the:


A) Scope.
B) Design.
C) Historical standard.
D) Baseline.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Work authorization functions as the formal "It's OK to begin work," on the project.

A) True
B) False

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The status accounting step of configuration management functions primarily as:


A) A hierarchy.
B) Binding arbitration.
C) Cost control.
D) Memory.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Scope management is the function controlling a project in terms of its goals and objectives during the execution phase.

A) True
B) False

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Which statement about scope management is BEST?


A) Scope management must take place during the conceptual development, full definition, execution, and termination phases.
B) Project goals don't matter in scope management as long as the budget is not exceeded.
C) Scope management is accomplished in a single step by any one project team member.
D) Scope management can begin once a project hits operational level.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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As the 80th change order floated across his desk, the project manager wished that he had kept the first 79. What money he had saved in scrap paper might well be lost in charges that could never be recouped from the client. "What I need is better:


A) Trend monitoring," muttered the manager.
B) Configuration control," sighed the manager.
C) Specification control," fumed the manager.
D) Document control," whimpered the manager.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What are work breakdown structure elements that must be completed to conclude the project deliverables?


A) Activities
B) Tasks
C) Work packages
D) Milestones

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In order to allocate costs more precisely, a company will assign:


A) Bar codes to each activity.
B) Activity codes to each subdeliverable.
C) WBS codes to each activity.
D) Level 4 codes to each package element.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Systems for monitoring the project's scope, schedule, and costs during the design stage fall under the heading of:


A) Configuration control.
B) Acquisition control.
C) Design control.
D) Specification control.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Closeout documentation that follows a formal reporting structure, including analysis and documentation of the project's performance in terms of cost, schedule adherence, and technical specification performance, is:


A) Historical records.
B) Financial closeout.
C) Hierarchy reporting.
D) Post-project analysis.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Project team members can identify who should be notified of task completion status by checking the:


A) Control account.
B) Linear responsibility chart.
C) Statement of work.
D) Monthly joint review report.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The ambitious sprinkler system project was finally over and it was hard to believe that it took only two years. The project manager leaned back in his office chair and admired his emerald green lawn and flower garden that was filling in nicely. He was amused by the birds that had gathered to bathe and drink at a persistent puddle just outside his window, a harbinger of the first major repair of his own shoddy workmanship. His review of receipts for the job was less entertaining; between trips to the local home improvement store, consultations with plumbers, city inspectors, and some hired labor, he had sunk a small fortune into his lawn. The manager's:


A) Historical records made for interesting reading.
B) Post-project analysis would someday appear in Better Housekeeping.
C) Financial closeout would be forever hidden from his wife.
D) Project plan was a document for the ages.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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A work package may be composed of one or more subdeliverables.

A) True
B) False

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What is a statement of work and what are the key elements it contains?

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A statement of work (SOW) is a detailed ...

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The exchange that is specified by the contractual documentation documents is:


A) The terms.
B) Valid consideration.
C) Reciprocity.
D) Fair and unencumbered.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The project closeout step requires project managers to consider the types of records and reports they and their clients will require at the completion of a project.

A) True
B) False

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Updates on how the project is performing against milestones can be accomplished by issuing a report containing:


A) S-curves.
B) Schedule status.
C) Earned value.
D) Technical performance.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The statement of work should contain:


A) Information on the key objectives for the project.
B) A brief and general description of the work to be performed.
C) Expected project outcomes.
D) All of these are elements of a statement of work.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A baseline is the project's scope fixed at a specific point in time.

A) True
B) False

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