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    The document contains a 15 question quiz on project management topics. It includes multiple choice and true/false questions that test understanding of key project management concepts like the critical path, Gantt charts, time and cost tradeoffs, project budgets, risk analysis, and lessons learned. The questions cover topics such as identifying true and false statements about project constraints and the critical path, selecting the most appropriate definition of terms like project slack, and choosing the best answer regarding project schedule and cost variances, and cross-cultural team management.

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    QUIZ-II- Project Management -2013-14 (ePGP-04/eEPOM-05)

    Total marks: 15 Time: 10 min


    I.

    State whether the following statements are true/false


    1. One can trade off time and cost when managing a project, but the projects technical specifications
    must be maintained exactly as specified by the client initially. F
    2. The shortest time to complete a network is equal to the duration of the longest path through the
    network. T
    3. If task duration estimates are carefully made, the project manger needs to only examine the critical
    path when conducting a risk analysis.
    F
    4. Milestones on a Gantt chart are tasks with duration of zero.
    T
    5. A Gantt chart cannot depict a critical path, only a PERT/CPM chart can. T
    6. The projects objectives are set by the client and therefore, do not need to be related to the firms
    mission. F

    II.

    Tick the most appropriate among the given alternatives


    7. Sources of risk on a project include:
    a.
    Acts of nature.
    b.
    The client.
    c.
    Skills of the project team.
    d.
    Senior management.
    e.
    Only a and b.
    8. A project budget is:
    a. An expression of organizational policy.
    b. A plan for allocating resources.
    c. A means of assigning cost to the project.
    d. All of the above.
    e. Only b and c.
    9. What is project slack?
    a. Amount of time a non-critical task can be delayed without delaying the project.
    b. Amount of time the critical path of a project can be delayed without delaying the project.
    c. Amount of time an activity on the critical path can be delayed without delaying the project.
    d. Difference between how long the project would take if all tasks were completed based on their
    pessimistic versus optimistic time estimates.
    e. None of the above.
    10.
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.

    Which of the following is not an element of the Gantt chart?


    Actual progress.
    Variance of the critical path.
    The current date.
    Scheduled milestones.
    All of the above are elements.

    11.
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    Students Syndrome in project implementation refers to


    Special problems associated with Sports projects
    Team members playing games with project managers to avoid extra work
    Pre-mature failure of projects
    Postponement of the work till the due date of the project

    12.

    The cost variance is positive and the schedule variance is also positive, then it indicates
    that
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    Project is under budget and behind schedule


    Project is over budget and behind schedule
    Project is under budget and ahead of schedule
    Project is over budget and ahead of schedule

    13.

    Who should be involved in the creation of lessons learned, at closure of project?


    (choose the BEST answer)
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    Stakeholders
    Project team
    Management of the performing organization
    Project office

    14.

    The organization has recently started outsourcing work to a low cost, high value
    engineering center located in a different country. Which of the following should the project manager
    ensure for the team as a proactive measure?
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.

    A training course on the laws of the country


    A course on linguistic differences
    An exposure to the cultural differences
    A communication management plan

    15.
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.

    Which of the following is typically used as the best estimate of task duration?
    Expected time.
    Pessimistic time.
    Optimistic time.
    Most likely time.
    All of the above.

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