CPMS Practice Test

Question 1 of 40

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What does the scope triangle represent?

A way to determine the cost of a project.
A quality control program.
A resource guide.
A system in balance before any project work is done.

Question 2 of 40

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Scope creep is _____________.

something to be avoided at all costs.
a change in resources availability.
something that will happen.
the addition of features done by team members

Question 3 of 40

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True or False: A risk matrix is a form of dynamic risk assessment.

true
false

Question 4 of 40

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a S.M.A.R.T. goal statement?

Realistic
Specific
Ambitious
Measurable

Question 5 of 40

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Which of the following are requirements gathering techniques?

Interviews
Observation
Prototypes
Use case scenarios
All of the above

Question 6 of 40

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The critical path is ______________

the list of most important tasks.
a traditional project management lifecycle.
the sequence of tasks with zero slack or float.
the sequence of tasks with the most resources.

Question 7 of 40

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True or False: Slack can be used to level project resources.

true
false

Question 8 of 40

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How long should planning a project take?

one full work day
it depends upon the type of project
three to four days
one month

Question 9 of 40

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When does integration risk occur?

When project team members aren't co-located.
When team members do not like one another
When the client and the team do not agree on the requirements.
When more than one team works on a project and the parts of the project are brought together at the end of the project.

Question 10 of 40

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BEAR is an acronym for ___________

Break-Even-At-Release
Buy-Even-After-Release
Break-Even-After-Release
Break-Early-And-Recovery

Question 11 of 40

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Which of the following is the preferred approach to create a project work breakdown structure (WBS)?

Using project management software
Bottom-up approach
Subteam approach
Both top-down and bottom-up approaches
Top-down approach

Question 12 of 40

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Which of the following is an example of functional decomposition for a WBS for a bicycle manufacturing project?

Power system
Brakes
Handlebars
Design fender

Question 13 of 40

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For scheduling purposes, which of the following is NOT a project resource?

Equipment
Overtime
Project manager
Facilities

Question 14 of 40

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The best definition of Conditions of Satisfaction (COS) is ________

A list of project requirements.
A formal document that is used throughout the project.
A structured interview between the project manager and the person(s) requesting the project.
A legal contract between a consultant and an organization

Question 15 of 40

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Which of the following groups does NOT need to be at the scope planning meeting?

Financial consultants
Facilitators
Project team
Client group

Question 16 of 40

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Which is the correct sequence of the Linear PMLC?

Launching, planning, scoping, monitoring and controlling, and closing
Scoping, launching, planning, monitoring and controlling, and closing
Scoping, planning, monitoring and controlling, and closing
Planning, scoping, launching, monitoring and controlling, and closing
Scoping, planning, launching, monitoring and controlling, and closing

Question 17 of 40

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A ______ is any tangible, product, service or result of an activity.

goal
schedule
deliverable
yield

Question 18 of 40

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True or False: A goal statement should set a specific completion date.

true
false

Question 19 of 40

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What is the following diagram?

Part of a Gantt chart
Part of a network diagram
A start-to-start dependency
A finish-to-start dependency

Question 20 of 40

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Framing a house after you build the foundation is a _________.

Good idea
Project manager's choice
Technical constraint
Budget constraint

Question 21 of 40

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Which of the following is NOT a category of risk used in a risk assessment?

Cost
Organizational
Project management
External

Question 22 of 40

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True or False: When a project has a serious cost overrun; project managers should redesign the project to keep it within budget.

true
false

Question 23 of 40

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Which of the following is NOT a component of creativity.

Expertise
Motivation
Artistic temperament
Flexible and imaginative problem solving

Question 24 of 40

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If you need to assess the organizational support of creativity you can __________

Conduct a KEYS survey
Put a questionnaire in the lunchroom
Compute the rate of project failure
Review the policies and procedures manual

Question 25 of 40

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When planning a risk mitigation strategy, which of the following should NOT be considered?

Accept the risk
Cancel the project
Avoid the risk
Transfer the risk
Reduce the probability of the risk

Question 26 of 40

1 point(s)

Scope creep is likely to result in ____________

An increase in time to market
Happier customers
More customers
Increased profits

Question 27 of 40

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True or False: The advocacy decision making process is the best process for project management.

true
false

Question 28 of 40

1 point(s)

What are the two forms of conflict?

Productive and destructive
Personal and institutional
affective and cognitive
affective and effective
cognitive and intuitive

Question 29 of 40

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How often do you need project status meetings?

Every Friday
At least once a week
No more than once a week
Once a month

Question 30 of 40

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True or False: Motivation is the easiest component of creativity for a manager to influence.

true
false

Question 31 of 40

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Which of the following is not a recognized learning style?

Diverging
Accommodating
Converging
Decomposing

Question 32 of 40

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How often do kick-off meetings occur?

At the start of every new process
At the start of every new phase
Once, at the beginning of the project
At the start of every fiscal year

Question 33 of 40

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The ideal project war room ____________

Has no windows
Has walls covered with whiteboards
Has a cubicle for every team member
Has only one phone

Question 34 of 40

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Identify two traditional project management lifecycles.

Incremental and linear
Incremental and adaptive
Incremental and iterative
Iterative and linear

Question 35 of 40

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True or False: There is no place for nay-sayers on the project team.

true
false

Question 36 of 40

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In traditional project management lifecycles ___________________.

The complete solution is known at the beginning of the project
Closing the project happens naturally
Scope change requests are encouraged
Scope changes can not occur

Question 37 of 40

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What are the five portfolio management phases?

Initiate, Evaluate, Plan, Rank, Execute
Establish, Evaluate, Rank, Select, Manage
Establish, Evaluate, Prioritize, Manage, Close
Initiate, Evaluate, Rank, Manage, Close

Question 38 of 40

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What does an SPI of 1.2 and a CPI of .7 indicate about a project?

That it is behind schedule and under-budget
That it is ahead of schedule and over-budget
That is ahead of schedule and under-budget
That it is behind schedule and over-budget

Question 39 of 40

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Which of the following is not a step in the Graham-Englund Selection Model?

What can we do?
What should we do?
How will we do it?
When will we do it?

Question 40 of 40

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What is a NOT a sign of a distressed project?

A cost performance trend that will result in failure
A schedule performance trend that will result in failure
A risk effect has materialized
A sponsor who has been demoted
A number of team member have left the organization and haven't been replaced

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