Question 1
During which phase is uncertainty the lowest is a Project Life Cycle:
Group of answer choices
Execution
Ideation
Planning
Termination
Question 2
What can be said of the intensity of uncertainty during a Project Life Cycle;
Group of answer choices
It is highest in the Planning phase and lowest during Execution
It reduces from the Ideation phase through the Termination phase
It is lowest in the Termination phase and highest during Execution
None of these
Question 3
What can be said of Client Interest during a Project Life Cycle:
Group of answer choices
It is of highest intensity during Execution
It starts of with high intensity but decreases in intensity as the project progresses
It is of high intensity during Ideation and Termination phases
It starts off with low intensity during Ideation
Question 4
Nineteen thousand of the 20000 artists surveyed said that the new calligraphy pen created by the project team was easy to use. This is a good measure of:
Group of answer choices
Efficiency
Future potential
Business success
Customer impact
Question 5
A Software Development Life Cycle can fit into the Execution phase of a Project Life Cycle:
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 6
Intensity of Client Interest is:
Group of answer choices
Low during Ideation and Execution phases
High during Ideation and Execution phases
High during Execution
Low during Execution and high during Ideation
Question 7
Projects are limited by:
Group of answer choices
Testing
Design
Schedule
Durability
Question 8
The company commissioned a project to build a new solar powered automobile. Along the way they learned a lot about manufacturing miniature solar panels for which the demand was growing at an exponential rate. The project was completed in record time and the project cost was recovered within the first few weeks of sales. Clearly, the. project achieved:
Group of answer choices
Project efficiency
All of these
Future potential
Business success
Question 9
Classical way of measuring the success of a project has three dimensions, the first two being the budget and the schedule. The third dimension is:
Group of answer choices
Project length
Cost of development
Quality testing
None of these
Question 10
At the stakeholders meeting, when all the discussion was centered on the budget and schedule, the Project Manager reminded the group that there was a third dimension of measuring the success of a projet and that was:
Group of answer choices
Project length
Performance
None of these
Cost of development
Question 11
The company commissioned a project to build a new solar powered automobile. Along the way they learned a lot about manufacturing miniature solar panels for which the demand was growing at an exponential rate. Clearly, the. project achieved:
Group of answer choices
Project efficiency
Business success
None of these
Customer impact
Question 12
The project to design and manufacture a toy Tesla cost the toy company $5,000,000. They were able to sell about a million of these at a cost of $4.99 a piece. As such, which dimension of success did the project team achieve:
Group of answer choices
Business success
Future potential
Efficiency
None of these
Question 13
Identify an intervener group:
Group of answer choices
All of these
Consumer groups
Politicians
Environmentalists
Question 14
The ICC decided to use artificial turf for all World Cup games, The tournament was scheduled to start in six months. The ICC selected three companies, Papa’s Greens, Mama’s Blues. and Kids Kompany as the suppliers to build the fields for the tournament.
Each of these companies is now a/an:
Group of answer choices
All of these
Intervener group
Internal stakeholder
External stakeholder
Question 15
A company’s vision is:
Group of answer choices
An internal view
A stakeholder view
None of these
A futuristic view
Question 16
One member of the Board of Directors had a deep knowledge of the project, took an interest in the outcome and steered it towards success. He could be considered a/an:
Group of answer choices
External stakeholder
Internal stakeholder
All of these
Intervener
Question 17
The Board of Directors decreed that the PMO shall set practice standards, ensure use of best practices and continuously improve effectiveness of projects through out the company. The role of the PMO, in this case, resembles a/an:
Group of answer choices
All of these
Resource pool
Weather station
Control tower
Question 18
The cricket team decided to adopt a plastic bat in place of wooden ones. Kagiso Rabada, one of the fans. of the team, got a group together to register a protest against this move, claiming that plastic was harmful to the ecology. Kagiso should be considered a/an:
Group of answer choices
Internal stakeholder
Customer group
Intervener
External stakeholder
Question 19
Asked what he does at his company, Ramon says that he is “working in the finance group as a CPA.” This is because his company is organized:
Group of answer choices
Using random structures
Along functional lines
As ad hoc groups
As a PMO
Question 20
Mr. Daniel Craig, a member of the board of WaWa, Inc., opined that the project should only be built on the iOS platform and helped the project team with all necessary things to make sure it was built on this platform. Mr Craig should be considered a/an:
Group of answer choices
End-user
External stakeholder
None of these
Intervener
Question 21
When the company decided to get into the business of building iOS applications, they should consider their Swift/Xcode skills as a:
Group of answer choices
Opportunity
Strength
Weaknes
Threat
Question 22
The Board of Directors were discussing a new vision statement for the company – a software development company. They ask you, one of their consultants, your opinion about the statement – “we will become the #1 goto company for iOS app development.”
You should tell them that this idea belongs in their:
Group of answer choices
Mission statement
All of these
Strategy
Vision statement
Question 23
Which one of these can be an external stakeholder:
Group of answer choices
Functional managers
Upper Management
Project Manager
Customer
Question 24
A company’s mission:
Group of answer choices
Says how the company implements its vision
Is how a company wants others to view it as
Says what the company wants to be in the future
All of these
Question 25
In the current COVID – 19 pandemic, most of our classes have moved online. Many faculty members (and students) underwent significant training in using new tools such as Zoom in order to be comfortable with new processes. Shelter-n-place orders have brought several changes to the way we work/study/learn.
This is a response to risk and has involved:
Group of answer choices
Environmental changes
Training and education
Changes in service
All of these
Question 26
In a Simple Scoring model, scores are scaled as High = 3, Medium = 2 and Low = 1. What is a correct observation about this:
Group of answer choices
We should use better values for scores than 1, 2, and 3
High and Medium are equidistant since 3 minus 2 is same as 2 minus 1
A score of 3 is better than a 2 but we can not say how much better
None of these
Question 27
In a quest to be first to market, company A created a quick and easy design for a new mobile communication device ignoring the possibility that the device could slow down over time.
Company A could be exposed to :
Group of answer choices
Safety Risk
None of these
Reputation (Quality) Risk
Technical Risk
Question 28
A team of students worked on projects below, for which they had also calculated the risk and returns. The projects were:
| Course | Semester | Project | Return | Risk |
| CMPE 131 | SP 2018 | Dept Website | 5% | $1000 |
| CMPE 133 | FA 2018 | Projet Warehouse | 10% | $2000 |
| CMPE 165 | SP 2019 | Office Hour App | 15% | $3000 |
| CMPE 187 | FA 2019 | Test Case Warehouse | 20% | $4000 |
They plotted the Risk Return graph and labeled the line joining these points as the:
Group of answer choices
Risk Return Boundary
None of these
Risk Return Linear Graph
Risk Return Frontier
Question 29
One of the projects Zoom seems to have selected to execute was to provide user information to Facebook, according to news reports. As such, a darling of investors a couple of weeks ago, Zoom is losing it’s market capitalization (read stock price) due to a decline in sentiment towards the company.
In terms of Risk, we call this:
Group of answer choices
Pathos
Ethos
Good name
Good will
Question 30
In the Analytical Hierarchy Process for project selection, a pairwise comparison approach is recommended as a way to:
Group of answer choices
Convert subjetive weighting to objective weighting
Keep weight assignments simple
Attain better accuracy in weighting
None of these
Question 31
A university is creating a project selection model. They decree that in order to select projects, a committee of at least 15 members need to visit at least 10 universities around the world and compare their similar programs.
Among the six criteria for a project selection model, this clearly ignores:
Group of answer choices
Flexibility
All of these
Ease of use
Cost
Question 32
There are several models for project selection, among them, a Check List. One of the redeeming factors in favor of using a Check List is its:
Group of answer choices
Precision
Objectivity
Simplicity
Ability to tackle complex projects
Question 3
A team of students worked on projects below, for which they had also calculated the risk and returns. The projects were:
| Course | Semester | Project | Return | Risk |
| CMPE 131 | SP 2018 | Dept Website | 5% | $1000 |
| CMPE 133 | FA 2018 | Projet Warehouse | 10% | $2000 |
| CMPE 165 | SP 2019 | Office Hour App | 15% | $3000 |
| CMPE 187 | FA 2019 | Test Case Warehouse | 20% | $4000 |
While choosing among four project ideas for their senior project, they noticed the following –
A team of students worked on projects below, for which they had also calculated the risk and returns. The projects were:
| No | Project | Return | Risk |
| 1 | MOOC | 8% | $1650 |
| 2 | Parking App | 15% | $2500 |
| 3 | VR Classroom | 19% | $3900 |
| 4 | E-Car | 22% | $9000 |
Using the Profile Model, which project should they choose:
Group of answer choices
Parking App
MOOC
E-Car
VR Classroom
Question 34
There are several models for project selection, among them, a Check List. One of the redeeming factors in favor of using a Check List is its:
Group of answer choices
None of these
Ability to address trade-offs between projects
Risk oriented analysis
Cost
Question 35
When it comes to project selection models, numerical models:
Group of answer choices
Have an element of subjectivity
Can apply similar criteria across projects
Make it easier to compare projects
All of these
Question 36
Our department requires to invest about $100000 to start a new masters program in Game Development. Expected returns on this investment is given in the table below.
| Year | Revenue (in $) |
| 1 | 10000 |
| 2 | 20000 |
| 3 | 30000 |
| 4 | 40000 |
| 5 | 49968.42 |
The department has a policy to use NPV as a decision model for projects with horizons of 5 years or more (hence the table shows data for 5 years!) and their cost of capital is 12%
What can you say about the new MS Game Development program:
Group of answer choices
Estimates are all wrong!
Estimates show a breakeven period of 5 years
Estimates have a negative NPV
Estimates have a positive NPV
Question 37
In the movie Godfather, the idea of moving the family (mafia family, that is) to Las Vegas from New York and into the casino business was a brainchild of Michael Corleone. He thought of the idea, marketed it to family members, negotiated with concerned parties, obtained land and implemented the move. Such an idea had never been thought of before!
You could classify Michael as what kind of Project Champion:
Group of answer choices
Godfather
Archangel
Entrepreneur
Creative Originator
Question 38
McEnroe, project angel advised Edberg to invite Becker a customer, Ivanisevic a member of the board of directors and Chang an investor to project meetings on a quarterly basis. But Edberg ignored the advise.
Edberg clearly does not understand that meetings help:
Group of answer choices
Provide visibility to a project
Show what a waste of time they are
All of these
Create opportunities to find funds for a project
Question 39
Lima is a line manager at iQiQ. Proma is a project manager at the same company. Obviously Lima and Proma are different in many ways.
One such differences is that:
Group of answer choices
Lima wants to do things right – Proma wants to do the right things
Lima is strives for control – Proma inspires trust
Lima is focused on potential – Proma is focused on the bottom line
Lima wants to innovate & change – Proma wants status quo
Question 40
At the first project meeting, after setting project objectives, Stefan declared that Goran would be in charge of development, Michael would be responsible for marketing and Boris would be responsible for infrastructures. This was followed by a discussion of the budget that was given to Stefan the previous day.
Which of these goals of a meeting is Stefan exploiting:
Group of answer choices
Meetings are good for defining major roles
Meetings are good for updating information
Meetings are good for setting and reinforcing objectives
All of these
Question 41
During a critical stage of a project, Ryan heard that Megan was having a hard time managing her new born and the demands of the project. He called Megan and told her sternly to find a babysitter for her child and work on the project the next three weekends additionally.
What qualities of Emotional Intelligence did Ryan failed to exhibit:
Group of answer choices
All of these
Empathy and social skill
Self awareness
Self regulation
Question 42
Behavioral Ethics involves:
Group of answer choices
Understanding why people behave the way they do
All of these
What an organization ought to do in a given situation
Making sure a process is fair to all
Question 43
Twoface works for Wayne Enterprises building environmentally friendly electric cars. The Joker offers him a pastime job during weekends to build him a small one seater electric car and offers him double the salary he is getting at Wayne.
If Twoface accepts the job, he will put himself in an unethical situation you would call:
Group of answer choices
Conflict of interest
Fraud
Bribery
Nepotism
Question 44
A student team in CMPE 195A nominates Rex as their project manager. Rex has just finished Ch 04 in our class and wants to practice “Leadership as a Partnership,” principles.
What are some of these principles:
Group of answer choices
Joint Accountability
All of these
Exchange of ideas
Right to say no
Question 45
iTags was an important project for the company and one of the board members, Mr Tanaka was very fond of the project. When he learned that it may encounter regulatory issues, he negotiated with the government to resolve the issues. Next he dealt with a competitor to remove legal hurdles. Following that he fired an high level executive who was trying to sabotage the project. Mr Tanaka also monitored Samurai, the PM and promoted him and the project throughout the company. Whenever his help was needed, he was right there rendering it.
What type of Project Champion would you call Mr Tanaka:
Group of answer choices
Entrepreneur
Creative originator
Archangel
Godfather
Question 46
Spiderman has recently joined the Avengers organization which manages the limited parking spaces on our campus. All parking spaces are allotted via an online auction for which Spiderman is put in charge. Thanos calls Spaideman and tells him “if you don’t get me a parking place for my Boomobile, I will flick my fingers and you will be the first one to go!”
What Thanos is doing may be termed:
Group of answer choices
Bribery
Fraud
Extortion
Embezzlement
Question 47
The small business decided on a new corporate credit card and appointed Romano as the project manager for the implementation project. When he discovered that the credit card company was involved in a governmental investigation, Romano discussed the issue with the steering committee (read stakeholders) and effectively changed their minds to switch to Discover Card.
Romano clearly understood that leadership meant:
Group of answer choices
Twist facts and change people’s minds
All of these
The way you influence the team and stakeholders for the good of a project
Enforcing personal opinions
Question 48
Which of these is not a part of Emotional Intelligence:
Group of answer choices
Technical Expertise
Empathy
Self motivation
Social skill
Question 4
A work authorization:
Group of answer choices
Addresses contractual obligations
Is developed for external clients mainly
Gives a project a formal “go ahead”
All pf these
Question 50
In a cost plus contract, cost of materials is borne by the:
Group of answer choices
Client
Client and the service provider
No one
Service provider
Question 51
Control systems ensure that changes to baselines are applied:
Group of answer choices
Clients and service providers equally
By anyone that needs the change
In a systematic manner
All of these
Question 52
The top layer of a WBS consist of work packages:
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 53
A WBS creates logic for tracking cost, schedule and performance:
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 54
Which of these is an activity in Scope Management:
Group of answer choices
Information gathering
Conceptual development
Alternatives analysis
All of these
Question 55
The WBS helps communicate project status:
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 56
A project deliverable is an outcome that is all of these except:
Group of answer choices
Sponsored
Measurable
Tangible
Verifiable
Question 57
Configuration Management does not include:
Group of answer choices
Component Identification
Component Accounting
Budgetary planning
Component Review
Question 58
Scope reporting should include:
Group of answer choices
Cost status, schedule status and performance
Detailed technical specs
Detailed budget
Detailed schedule
Question 59
Reasons why specifications change include:
Group of answer choices
Initial planning errors
All of these
Client requests
New domain knowledge
Question 60
Who pays for materials in a turn key contract:
Group of answer choices
Service provider
Client
Both the client and the service provider
No one
