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20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: Once approved, a project baseline guarantees that project conditions and plans will never change.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Fill in the blank
1 point

In a schedule dependency, Activity A must finish before Activity B can start. This is a relationship.

03
Written response
1 point

After leaders select an investment option, which document formally authorizes the project or phase?

04
Choose one
1 point

A project team reviews how it creates deliverables to find ways to prevent defects in future work. Which quality activity is the team performing?

  1. A

    Inspecting a completed product to check whether it meets a requirement

  2. B

    Evaluating the team's process for creating deliverables and identifying improvements

  3. C

    Adding extra features to exceed the stated requirements

  4. D

    Approving a schedule change after a milestone is missed

05
True or false
1 point

True or false: Because a project has a reserve, the project manager may use it to add scope without obtaining the required approval.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

06
Choose one
1 point

A critical-path activity is forecast to finish late because a required specialist is unavailable. What should the project manager do next?

  1. A

    Immediately add overtime to the activity without checking the cost impact

  2. B

    Remove the activity from the schedule because the specialist is unavailable

  3. C

    Confirm the schedule impact and investigate resource or sequencing options with the appropriate managers

  4. D

    Ask the specialist to complete the work without confirming their availability

07
Fill in the blank
1 point

The organizes the total project scope into components that support estimating, assigning, scheduling, and tracking work.

08
Written response
1 point

At a status date, a project has earned value of $80,000 and actual cost of $100,000. What is its cost performance index (CPI)? Enter the decimal rounded to two decimal places.

09
Choose one
1 point

A senior stakeholder requests a valuable feature shortly before a release, but it could delay testing. What is the best response?

  1. A

    Treat the stakeholder's seniority as approval and begin work immediately

  2. B

    Clarify the request, assess impacts and options, then route it through the agreed decision process

  3. C

    Reject the request automatically because it was made late

  4. D

    Update the baseline first and evaluate the consequences after implementation

10
Choose one
1 point

A team expects to learn more as it delivers. Which planning approach best fits adaptive work?

  1. A

    Fix every detailed requirement and activity for the entire project before work begins

  2. B

    Plan near-term work in greater detail and use prioritized backlogs and forecasts for later work

  3. C

    Avoid schedule forecasts because adaptive work cannot be planned

  4. D

    Allow the team to change funding and compliance commitments without governance

11
Choose all
1 point

At a status date, which statements about earned value variances are correct? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A negative cost variance indicates that the project is over budget.

  2. B

    A negative schedule variance indicates less work completed than planned, measured in budget units.

  3. C

    A negative schedule variance directly states how many calendar days the project is late.

  4. D

    Earned value is the actual cost incurred for completed work.

12
Written response
1 point

A project manager adds resources to shorten critical-path work while accepting that costs may rise. What is this schedule-compression technique called?

13
Open ended
1 point

A deliverable fails an agreed acceptance test shortly before a milestone. Describe the project manager's appropriate response.

14
Choose all
1 point

Leaders are deciding whether to upgrade an existing system or purchase a new one. Which statements correctly describe the document that supports this investment decision? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A project charter, because its primary purpose is to compare investment options

  2. B

    A business case, because it explains the rationale and compares options, costs, benefits, and risks

  3. C

    A business case, because it supports the investment decision

  4. D

    A work breakdown structure, because it authorizes the investment

15
True or false
1 point

A project manager may use a contingency or management reserve as permission to expand project scope without approval.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

A project team needs an approved reference for comparing actual project cost performance over time. Which project planning element should it use?

  1. A

    A list of all funding sources available to the organization

  2. B

    The approved, time-phased budget used to measure and manage project cost performance

  3. C

    A forecast of costs that excludes approved changes

  4. D

    A reserve that the project manager can use to add scope

17
Choose one
1 point

Leaders have selected an investment option after comparing costs, benefits, and risks. They now need to formally authorize the project and establish the project manager’s initial authority. Which document serves that purpose?

  1. A

    A business case, because it formally authorizes the project manager to begin work

  2. B

    A WBS, because it approves the investment option and defines the manager’s authority

  3. C

    A project charter, because it authorizes the work and establishes initial authority

  4. D

    A cost baseline, because it compares investment options and authorizes the project

18
Written response
1 point

Activity B cannot start until Activity A has finished. What dependency relationship describes this sequence?

19
Choose one
1 point

A team wants to decompose the total project scope into manageable components that support estimating, assigning responsibility, scheduling, and tracking. What structure should it create?

  1. A

    A work breakdown structure (WBS), which organizes the total project scope into manageable components and supports planning and tracking.

  2. B

    A schedule, which records only the sequence of activities and their start dates.

  3. C

    A requirements list, which replaces acceptance criteria by listing stakeholder requests.

  4. D

    A responsibility assignment matrix, which assigns every project decision to the project manager.

20
Choose one
1 point

An adaptive team expects to learn more as it delivers increments. Which planning approach best fits this context?

  1. A

    Complete detailed plans for all project work before delivery begins and prevent later reprioritization.

  2. B

    Avoid schedules and forecasts because requirements may change.

  3. C

    Plan near-term work in greater detail and use release plans, iterations, and prioritized backlogs for later work.

  4. D

    Refine the project objectives only after all increments have been delivered.