QUEST The contractual statement of work (CSOW)
A Must be the same as the proposal statement of work
B Does not identify reporting requirements
C Can be at a different level of detail (i.e. WBS level) than the proposal statement of work
D Identifies the contractor’s organizational structure for the project
E All of the above
C
QUEST Which of the following can result in misinterpretation of the statement of work?
A Using imprecise language (i.e. nearly, approximately)
B Mixing tasks, specifications, special instructions and approvals
C No pattern, structure or chronological order
D Wide variation in the size of tasks or details of work
E All of the above
E
QUEST A project manager believes that modifying the scope of the project may provide added value
for the customer. The project manager should:
A Change the scope baseline
B Prepare a variance report
C Call a meeting of the configuration control board
D Change the project’s objectives
E Postpone the modification until a separate enhancement project is funded after this
project is completed according to the original baseline
E
QUEST The document authorizing functional areas to charge against the project is the:
A Work authorization form
B Scope baseline
C Project charter
D Management plan
E Linear responsibility chart
A
QUEST Going from Level 2 to Level 4 in the work breakdown structure will result in
A Less estimating accuracy
B Better control of the project
C Lower status reporting costs
D A greater likelihood that something will fall through the cracks
E None of the above
E
QUEST Graphical displays of accumulated cost and labor hours, plotted as a function of time, are
called:
A Variance reports
B S curves
C Trend analysis
D Earned value reporting
E Baseline control
B
QUEST Selection criteria for project selection include:
A cost versus benefit
B risk
C contribution towards organizational goals
D rate of return
E All of the above.
E
QUEST The purpose of configuration management is to:
A insure drawings are updated
B control change throughout the project
C control change during the production only
D generate engineering change proposals
E inform the project manager of changes
B
QUEST A work breakdown structure is most useful for:
A identifying individual tasks for a project
B scheduling the start of tasks
C developing a cost estimate
D determining potential delays
E A and C
E
QUEST A Gantt chart is useful in determining:
A the level of effort for a task
B when a task starts and stops
C how tasks are related to each other
D who is assigned to do a task
E All of the above.
B
QUEST A technical requirement has which of the following characteristics:
A easy to understand
B a communication tool between the user and the design team
C written in non-technical language
D developed in cooperation with the user
E typically describe physical dimensions and performance requirements
E
QUEST The project charter is developed by:
A senior management
B the customer
C the project manager
D both A and C
E None of the above.
D
QUEST A program is characterized as:
A a grouping or related tasks lasting one year or less.
B a unique undertaking having a definite time period.
C a grouping of similar projects having no definite end that supports the product(s) from
cradle to grave.
D a project with a cost over $1 million.
E None of the above.
C
QUEST Creation of project objectives:
A allows for data collection and analysis and progress reporting against which standards of
performance can be measured.
B is accomplished by selection of measurable variables against which performance can be
judged.
C is required before funding of the project by the project sponsor.
D all of the above.
E A and B only
E
QUEST A project is defined as:
A a coordinated undertaking of interrelated activities directed toward a specific goal that
has a finite period of performance.
B a large, complex undertaking with many objectives, multiple sources of funding, and a not
discernible end point.
C an undertaking of interrelated activities directed toward a specific goal that can be
accomplished in less than one year.
D a group of activities headed by a project manager who has cradle-to-grave cycle
responsibility for the end product.
E All of the above.
A
