Examen Projects 2

1. Collect requirements, define scope and create WBS processes are performed towards the beginning of the project and updated as necessary, using the integrated change control process; what life cycle is it describing?. Adaptative life cycle. Iterative life cycle. Predictive life cycle. Agile life cycle.

2. In which knowledge area is the project management plan developed?. Executing. Scope. Planning. Integration.

3. What is the expected cost using the three-point estimation technique, if the most likely cost of an activity is €4,000, the most pessimistic is €7,000 and the most optimistic is €3,000?. 3622,12€. 5488,06€. 4600€. 4666,66€.

4. Quality can be defined as: 1. fitness for use, 2. Opportunity, 3. Tolerance, 4. Customer satisfaction, 5. Complexity, 6. Doing things right the first time, 7. Zero defects. 1,4,6,7. 4,6,7. 2,5,7. 1,3,4,6.

5. Which project management method is structured in the following four elements: principles, themes, processes, project environment?. PMBOK. prince2. Scrum. Extreme Programming.

6. What are the characteristics of the projects?. An effort in which human, material and financial resources are organized in a novel way to undertake a unique scope of work, of given specification to create a tangible outcome. A temporary endeavor in which human, material and financial resources are organized in a novel to achieve beneficial change defined by quantitative and qualitative operational objectives. An effort in which human, material and financial resources are organised to undertake ongoing activities within an organisation and within constraints of cost and time. A temporary endeavor, to create a unique product, service or result, limited by planned benefits, a target schedule and defined budget.

7. The objectives of project risk management are to........ the.......... and impact of positive risks and................ the............. and………     of negative risks, in order to optimize the chances. Increase, opportunities, strengths, decrease, weakness, threats. Decrease, opportunities, strengths, increase, weakness, threats. Decrease, probability, impact, increase, probability, impact. Increase, probability, impact, decrease, probability, impact.

8.   Which document provides a structure for managing changes to the product scope?. Project Charter. Project Statement of Work. Scope Management Plan. Requirements traceability Matrix.

9. What are some of the keys for the development of multinational programs and their projects?. Need for access to new markets, optimal use of existing resources, system of purchase. Access to new innovation technologies, projects of high economic or technical risk. Overdependence upon technology, autonomy in decision-making, and project location. Acquiring a deep knowledge of the culture, establishing closer an lasting links and not to limit expectations to stereotypes.

10.    The management reserve is established for: For identified risks. For project funding requirement. For unidentified risks. For risk response plan.

11. The................ is measured by the amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed or extended from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint. Late Start. Total float. Duration. Early finish.

12.    In what situation is the work completed on February 7,8, and 9 (three last days)? (GRÁFICO) – necesitamos gráfico. As planned. Ahead of schedule. Ahead of schedule as planned. Behind schedule (wuolah).

13. What is the process of prioritizing individual project risks by for further analysis or action by assessing their probability of occurrence and impact?. Plan Risk Management. Plan Risk Response. Perform Qualitative Analysis. Perform Quantitative analysis.

14.    Emperor Palpatine is: The project manager. A functional manager. The project sponsor. A project team member.

15.  We need to compress the schedule and we have no option to increase the project budget. What technique could you apply?. Critical path method. Fast tracking. Crashing. Precedence diagramming method.

16. What is the part of the budget intended to address the known unknowns that can affect a project?.  Management allowances. Contingency reserves. Risk response plan costs. Management Reserves.

17.   According to the concept of risk. Choose the wrong answer: Uncertain event that would have a negative impact on objectives. Risk can have either a negative or positive impact on objectives. A risk is the potential trigger point and may be internal or external. A risk is measured by a combination of the probability of a perceived threat or opportunity occurring, and the magnitude of its impact on objectives.

18.   The costs of quality include (Indicate the wrong answer): The cost of conformance and non conformance. The internal and external failure costs. The cost of conformance and internal and external failure costs. The costs of prevention, appraisal and failure costs.

19. How is a milestone usually represented? 1. Diamond 2. Red Bar 3. Checkered flag 4. Roadmap. 1,2. 2,3. 1,3. 3,4.

20.   Calculate the critical path. ABCE. ADE. ACE (wuolah). ADCE.

21.   Darth Vader is: The project manager. A functional manager. The project sponsor. A project team member.

22.   Indicate the wrong answer: Project manager becomes the link between the strategy and the team, creating business value. Integration is a critical skill for Project Managers. Project Manager focus on the following skills: Technical project management, leadership and strategic and business management. Project Manager is in charge of planning and execution of the activities of an organisation.

23.    You must incorporate and engineer to fill a key position in your international project based in Algeria. All candidates have the same level of technical knowledge. Who would you choose?. A Spanish engineer who has lived in India, the USA and Germany, with a medium knowledge of French.  Local engineer with high level of Spanish. A Spanish engineer who studies his career in France. Local engineer with a high level of English.

24.   What do we understand by manage by stage?. A project is managed following different stages, as initiating, planning, executing,controlling and closing. A project is divide into a series of management stages to review progress and decide if there is sufficient business justification to continue the project. PMBOK principles determine mange by step as a good practice. In the iterative lifecycle, deliverables are developed in stages.

25.     Sequence the planning processes of the project schedule: 1.Estimate Activity Duration; 2.Define Activities; 3.Plan Schedule; 4. Develop Schedule; 5. Sequence Activities. 1,4,5,2,3. 2,5,1,4,3. 3,2,5,1,4         . 5,2,4,3,1.