AY0809 October Semester

IT Project Management

Tutorial 13: Revision
Test 2 possible questions: 9,11,12,13,17,18,29
Objectives:
1. Revision on initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling 
processes

Test 2 possible questions: 9,11,12,13,17,18,29

Q1. A series of activities to create a unique product or service by a

specific date is best described as which one of the following?
A. A program
B. An operation
C. A project
D. A portfolio

Answer: C

Q2. Project managers use _____ to identify, evaluate and manage

changes throughout the project life cycle
A. a change control board
B. integrated change control
C. a baseline
D. configuration management
Answer: A

Q3. Which of the following is not a suggestion for performing

integrated change control?
A. use good configuration management
B. minimise change
C. establish a formal change control system
D. view project management as a process of constant
communication and negotiation

Answer: B

Q4. Scope _____ is often achieved by a customer inspection and then

sign-off on key deliverables.
A. verification
B. validation
C. completion
D. close-out

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Answer: A

Q5. What is the first process in planning a project schedule?

A. milestone definition
B. activity definition
C. activity resource estimation
D. activity sequencing

Answer: B

Q6. Which of the following is false?

A. A resource breakdown structure is a hierarchical structure
that identifies the project’s resources by category and type
B. Duration and effort are synonymous terms
C. A 3-point estimate is an estimate that includes an
optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic estimate
D. A Gantt chart is a common tool for displaying project
schedule information

Answer: B

Q7. If the actual cost for a WBS item is $1500 and its earned value was
$2000, what is its cost variance, and is it under or over budget?
A. the cost variance is -$500, which is over budget
B. the cost variance is -$500, which is under budget
C. the cost variance is $500, which is over budget
D. the cost variance is $500, which is under budget
Answer: D

Q8. If a project is halfway completed and its schedule performance

index is 110% and its cost performance index is 95%, how is it
progressing?
A. it is ahead of schedule and under budget
B. it is ahead of schedule and over budget
C. it is behind schedule and under budget
D. it is behind schedule and over budget
Answer: B

Q9. What is the purpose of project quality management?

A. to produce the highest quality products and services
possible
B. to ensure that appropriate quality standards are met
C. to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it
was undertaken
D. all of the above

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Answer: C

Q10. What of the following is not part of project human resource

management?
A. resource estimating
B. acquiring the project team
C. developing the project team
D. managing the project team
Answer: A

Q11. A _____ maps the work of a project as described in the WBS to the
people responsible for performing the work.
A. project organisation chart
B. work definition and assignment process
C. resource histogram
D. responsibility assignment matrix
Answer: D

Q12. Which of the following is not a tool or technique for managing

project teams?
A. observation and conversation
B. project performance appraisals
C. issue logs
D. Social Styles Profile
Answer: D

Q13. Which of the following is not a process in project communications

management?
A. information planning
B. information distribution
C. performance reporting
D. managing stakeholders
Answer: A

Q14. If you add 3 more people to a project team of 5, how many more
communication channels will you add?
A. 2
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
Answer: D

Q15. A _____ report describes where the project stands at a specific point
in time

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A. status
B. performance
C. forecast
D. earned value
Answer: A

Q16. A risk _____ is a document that contains results of various risk

management processes, often displayed in a table or spreadsheet
format.
A. management plan
B. register
C. breakdown structure
D. probability/impact matrix
Answer: B

Q17. Some project managers like to assess team performance by using a

technique known as MBWA which stands for _____
A. management by wondering around
B. management by wandering around
C. measuring by work areas
D. measuring by watching alertly
Answer: B

Q18. Which of the following is not an output of the integrated change

control process?
A. project management plan updates
B. approved corrective actions
C. forecasts
D. deliverables
Answer: C

Q19. Your boss believes that all of your project team members avoid
work as much as possible. He or she often uses threats and various
control schemes to make sure people are doing their jobs. Which
approach to managing people does your boss follow?
A. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
B. Theory X
C. Theory Y
D. Herzberg’s motivation and hygiene factors
Answer: B

Q20. Which type of diagram shows planned and actual project schedule
information?
A. a network diagram

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B. a Gantt chart
C. a Tracking Gantt chart
D. a milestone chart
Answer: C

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