The Project Management Knowledge Areas Questions

37. Tools included in Perform Integrated Change Control : a) Project management methodology. b) Expert judgment. c) Project management information system. d) Project plan updates. 38. Which is an acceptable cause for rebase lining a $10 million project? a) The client has authorized a $100,000 addition to the scope of the project. b) The contractors company has instituted a Quality Program in which it has pledged to spend one million dollars during the next year. c) The productivity in the Drafting Department is lower than anticipated, which has resulted in 1,000 additional hours over what was budgeted. d) The Engineering Department has converted to a new $200,000 CAD system. 39. Which process is included in Project Integration Management? a) Develop project management plan. b) Control scope definition. c) Review scope verification. d) Conduct procurement surveillance. 40. The configuration management system is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to: a) Identify and correct problems arising in functional areas of project implementation. b) Identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product or component. c) Test new systems. d) Estimate and control risk. 41. A Change Control Board (CCB) is: a) A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for ensuring that only a minimal amount of changes occur on the project. b) An informal group that has oversight of project implementation. c) A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing, evaluating, approving, delaying, or rejecting changes to the project, with all decisions and recommendations being recorded. d) The project manager and several key team members working to ensure cost and schedule control during the life of the project. 42. The Perform Integrated Change Control process includes all of the following change management activities EXCEPT: a) Reviewing and approving requested changes. b) Resource leveling. c) Maintaining the integrity of baselines by releasing only approved changes for incorporation into project products or services, and maintaining their related configuration and planning documentation. d) Controlling and updating the scope, cost, budget, schedule, and quality requirements based upon approved changes, by coordinating changes across the entire project.

43. All of the following are characteristics of the project management information system(PMIS) EXCEPT: a) It is a standardized set of automated tools available within the organization and integrated into a system. b) It is used by the project management team to support generation of the project management plan, facilitate feedback as the document is developed, control changes to the project management plan, and release the approved document. c) It is used by the project management team to monitor and control the execution of activities that are planned and scheduled in the project management plan. The PMIS is also used to create new forecasts as needed. d) It is used by the project management team primarily to generate presentations to key stakeholders. Typically, a separate, manual system is used for the Integrated Change Control process, to facilitate feedback and control changes across the project. 44. All of the following are characteristics of the project charter EXCEPT: a) It is the document that formally authorizes a project. b) It is issued by a project initiator or sponsor external to the project organization, at a level that is appropriate to funding the project. c) It is used primarily to request bids for different phases of a project. d) It provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities.