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521. Project management provides organizations with a methodology to:
A. Become more efficient and effective in accomplishing goals that cannot be handled well by the traditional structure
B. Manage high risk repetitive work
C. Provide clients with multiple points of contact
D. Provide guidance in accomplishing repetitive activities
E. All of the above
ANS: A
522. Random cause or system variation is:
A. generally present in every process
B. the responsibility of the inspection of the process
C. the responsibility of the workers of the process
D. the responsibility of management
E. A and D only
ANS: E
523. The most frequently used construct in Precedent Diagramming Method is:
A. Start to Start.
B. Finish to Finish.
C. Start to Finish.
D. Finish to Start.
E. Dummy activity.
ANS: D
524. The person sending a message is NOT influenced by which of the following
A. sender's credibility
B. receiver's assumptions
C. receiver's evaluative and tendency
D. receiver's attitude and needs
E. sender's knowledge
ANS: C
525. A common mistake in communications is to _____ of the receiver.
A. overestimate the knowledge
B. underestimate the knowledge
C. underestimate the intelligence
D. overestimate the intelligence
E. None of the above.
ANS: A
526. A key to successful Management by Objectives (MBO) is
A. insuring that employees have clearly defined objectives
B. involving employees in decision meetings
C. permitting employees to set their own objectives
D. allowing employees to perform their own evaluations
E. A or C.
ANS: E
527. Sunk costs are:
A. future costs held in reserve.
B. costs invested in commodities.
C. expended costs over which we have no control.
D. expended costs over which we have no more control
E. tax credits
ANS: D
528. The degree to which a company accepts and utilizes project management is often dependent upon the _____ and _____ of the project.
A. Competition, dollar value
B. Type of industry, manpower requirements
C. Size, nature
D. Quality requirements, manpower requirement
E. Type of industry, risk
ANS: C
529. The specification for a particular part is 10" + or - 0.015". The standard associated process produces parts with a means of 10" and standard
deviation of 0.002'. The process capability index is:
A. 0.002
B. 1.0
C. 2.5
D. 7.5
E. None of the above
ANS: C
530. Which of the following is indicative of negative float?
A. The late start date is earlier than the early start date.
B. The critical path supports the imposed end date.
C. The early finish date is equal to the late finish date.
D. When leads are employed in the schedule.
E. The project is sinking.
ANS: A
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