Question 1

Developing a technology is an example of

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A)  Process
B)  Project
C)  Scope
D)  All of the above

Question 2

Resource requirement in project becomes constant while the project is in its _____ progress stage.

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A)  40 to 55%
B)  55 to 70%
C)  70 to 80%
D)  80 to 95%

Question 3

Five dimensions that must be managed on a project

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A)  Constraint, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
B)  Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, Staff
C)  Features, priority, Cost, Schedule, Staff
D)  Features, Quality, Cost, Schedule, customer

Question 4

Level which includes disposition of project's assets and personnel, is

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A)  First Stage
B)  Second Stage
C)  Third stage
D)  Fourth stage

Question 5

The five stages of the coping cycle are (in order) :

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A)  Denial, defence, discarding, adaptation, internalization
B)  Defence, denial, discarding, adaptation, internalization
C)  Denial, resistance, discarding, adaptation, internalization
D)  Denial, defence, resistance, adaptation, internalization

Question 6

What is the critical path through the network above?

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A)  ABGHIF
B)  ABDEF
C)  ABGHIF& ABDEF
D)  ABCEF B

Question 7

A Gantt chart is used to show a project timeline diagramatically.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The project life cycle consists of

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A)  Understanding the scope of the project
B)  Objectives of the project
C)  Formulation and planning various activities
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Improving quality through small, incremental improvements is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

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A)  Just-in-time
B)  Six Sigma
C)  Total Quality Management
D)  Kaizen

Question 10

Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

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A)  USA
B)  UK
C)  Japan
D)  Korea

Question 11

Favored technique for resolving conflict is

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A)  Negotiating
B)  Conciliation
C)  Removal of participants
D)  Not entertaining them

Question 12

Projects provide an excellent growth environment for future executives and for developing

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A)  Sales skills
B)  Manufacturing skills
C)  Managerial skills
D)  Execution skills

Question 13

A critical path network diagram does NOT:

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A)  Help determine the amount of float
B)  Identify the particularly important activities
C)  Calculate earned value
D)  Calculate the duration of the whole project

Question 14

Changes to the project involve moving from:

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A)  Project control stage to project definition stage
B)  Project control stage to project planning stage
C)  Project control stage to understanding the project environment stage
D)  None of the above A

Question 15

"How will conflicts over resources/facility usage between this and other projects be settled?", is critically settled at level

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A)  Main program
B)  Project formation
C)  Project Buildup
D)  Project Buildup.

Question 16

What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10?

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A)  ABCF
B)  ABCEF
C)  ABGHIF
D)  ABGHIF & ABDEF

Question 17

Dunphy and Stace (1993)  identified:

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A)  Three styles of change management
B)  Two styles of change management
C)  Four styles of change management
D)  Five styles of change management

Question 18

If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means:

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A)  Project is on budget and on schedule
B)  Schedule Variance Index is 1
C)  There is no schedule variance
D)  There is no cost variance D

Question 19

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

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A)  Individual responsibility, incremental improvement, use of raw data
B)  Collective responsibility, continual improvement, use of raw data
C)  Group responsibility, staged improvement, knowledge
D)  Involves everyone, continual improvement, use of data and knowledge

Question 20

Considers the total cost of ownership, or development plus support costs, for a project.

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A)  Learning Curve Theory
B)  Life Cycle Costing
C)  Parametric Modeling
D)  Rate of Performance

Exam 8: Project Management and Quality Control

Developing a technology is an example of

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Resource requirement in project becomes constant while the project is in its _____ progress stage.

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Five dimensions that must be managed on a project

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Level which includes disposition of project's assets and personnel, is

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The five stages of the coping cycle are (in order) :

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What is the critical path through the network above?

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A Gantt chart is used to show a project timeline diagramatically.

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The project life cycle consists of

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Improving quality through small, incremental improvements is a characteristic of what type of quality management system?

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Where was Total Quality Management first developed?

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Favored technique for resolving conflict is

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Projects provide an excellent growth environment for future executives and for developing

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A critical path network diagram does NOT:

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Changes to the project involve moving from:

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"How will conflicts over resources/facility usage between this and other projects be settled?", is critically settled at level

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What would be the critical path if the duration of activity C increased to 10?

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Dunphy and Stace (1993) identified:

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If the Earned Value is equal to Actual Cost, it means:

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Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

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Considers the total cost of ownership, or development plus support costs, for a project.

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