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Q: The final decision of which projects to select is the responsibility ofa. the project evaluation team's members.b. the project evaluation team.c. community members.d. the organization's owner, president, or department head.

Q: An assumption for a construction project could bea. the materials to be used to construct the building.b. a grant will be secured to help fund the project.c. the regulations and codes required for the building.d. the size of the building that is to be constructed.

Q: The first step in project selection is toa. develop a set of criteria against which a project will be evaluated.b. gather data and information for each project.c. list assumptions.d. evaluate each project against the criteria.

Q: Some potential contractors will know more about an organization due to prior contracts and relationships. This is an unfair advantage for those contractors to submit a proposal to an RFP. a. True b. False

Q: It is fair to meet with potential contractors and provide information about the potential project while developing the RFP. a. True b. False

Q: An RFP must indicate the funds the customer has available to spend on the project. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP should indicate the due date by which the customer expects potential contractors to submit proposals. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP should provide instructions for the format and content of the contractor proposals. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP should state the required schedule for completion of the project and key milestones. a. True b. False

Q: An RFP might state the payment terms the customer intends to use. a. True b. False

Q: A contract might be for a fixed price; the customer will pay the contractor whatever the actual costs are for the materials and the time. a. True b. False

Q: A contract might be for time and materials, in which case the customer will pay the contractor a fixed amount regardless of how much the work actually costs the contractor. a. True b. False

Q: Some RFPs mention the type of contract the customer intends to use. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP might state the approvals required by the contractor. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP should list any customer-supplied items. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP should state the acceptance criteria the customer will use to determine if the project deliverables are completed according to the customer's requirements.a. Trueb. False

Q: The RFP should state what deliverables the customer expects the contractor to provide. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP must include the customer requirements and the name of the sponsor's designee a. True b. False

Q: The acceptance criteria deals with the scope of the project, outlining the tasks or work elements the customer wants the contractor or project team to perform. a. True b. False

Q: An RFP must provide a statement of work. a. True b. False

Q: The RFP must state the project objective or purpose, including any rational or background information that may be helpful to contractors so that they can prepare thorough and responsive proposals. a. True b. False

Q: A good RFP allows contractors or a project team to understand what the customer expects.a. Trueb. False

Q: The purpose of preparing a request for proposal is to state, comprehensively and in detail, what is required, from the contractor's point of view, to address the identified need.a. Trueb. False

Q: A request for proposals helps the organization decide which contractor to use. a. True b. False

Q: Part of preparing a request for proposal is soliciting the request to potential bidders on the project. a. True b. False

Q: A request for proposal is required for projects that are completed by an external contractor to an organization. a. True b. False

Q: All projects require a project charter to start the project. a. True b. False

Q: The approval date for the project is the project start date. a. True b. False

Q: The sponsor designee is the project manager of the project. a. True b. False

Q: A project should have weekly project status review meetings supplemented with written project reports. a. True b. False

Q: If the project manager is selected in the initiating phase of the project, then the project manager is likely to participate in the development of the project charter for the project. a. True b. False

Q: Project approval requirements state when the sponsor wants to review the progress of the project and make decisions about moving to the next phase. a. True b. False

Q: The project charter should include as many risks as can be brainstormed to be sure to have enough funds for contingencies. a. True b. False

Q: The constraints for a project include the requirement to outsource due to the organization's lack of having expertise with its own staff. a. True b. False

Q: The project justification includes the key assumptions for the project. a. True b. False

Q: A milestone schedule lists target dates for phases of a project. a. True b. False

Q: Meeting the acceptance criteria listed in the project charter means the customer is satisfied. a. True b. False

Q: The acceptance criteria describe the criteria necessary for the sponsor to approve the deliverables. a. True b. False

Q: The major deliverables in the project charter describe the details of the work packages in the work breakdown structure. a. True b. False

Q: Funding statements in a project charter may be broken into the amount authorized by project phase. a. True b. False

Q: The success criteria in the project charter indicate the expected benefits of the project including what the expectations are for project success. a. True b. False

Q: The project objective in the project charter indicates the deliverable, schedule, and budget for a project. a. True b. False

Q: The project description in the project charter is a high-level description of the project and references more detailed documents regarding key performance requirements. a. True b. False

Q: The project purpose in the project charter may include prior documents for selecting the project. a. True b. False

Q: The project title should be a code word even if the project is not confidential. a. True b. False

Q: Surveys of stakeholders can be used to gather only quantitative data. a. True b. False

Q: The project charter is also called a project authorization or a project initiation document. a. True b. False

Q: The reaction of an advocacy group is categorized as a negative consequence for a project. a. True b. False

Q: Projects that are not similar cannot be compared when making a selection to move forward with a project. a. True b. False

Q: Disadvantages for doing a project may have a positive impact on an organization. a. True b. False

Q: Quantitative benefits of a project are the intangible benefits of completing a project such as employee morale. a. True b. False

Q: Unexpected events are reasons for an organization to decide to initiate a project. a. True b. False

Q: Every project that is identified is selected to be completed. a. True b. False

Q: The initiating phase of the project life cycle starts with recognizing a need. a. True b. False

Q: A project team is contacted by a stakeholder about a concern related to their project, the project team should a. communicate with the stakeholder individually to deal with the concern. b. send a mass email to all stakeholders to let them know the project is on time and under budget. c. ignore the concern because one stakeholder is not important. d. share the concern with all the other stakeholders to see if they agree.

Q: A stakeholder has concerns about a project, the project team should a. wait for the stakeholder to contact the project manager about the concern. b. prepare a defense for their project decisions. c. write letters to all the stakeholders to not worry about the project. d. be proactive and contact the stakeholder.

Q: The stakeholder register is a convenient tool to keep a. stakeholders at a distance from the project. b. all stakeholder information consolidated and up-to-date. c. all communications open to all stakeholders. d. lessons learned.

Q: The list that includes key contact information, role or specific topics of interest, expectations, any known issues, and areas of potential influence for each stakeholder is known as the a. stakeholder register. b. list of prior projects. c. lessons learned list. d. project technical specifications.

Q: Describe how communication could be impacted for a project that is a multinational and multilingual project.

Q: How could currency fluctuations and exchange rates impact the accomplishment of the project objective and customer satisfaction?

Q: The project planning process of project management includes what steps?

Q: The project management process involves two major functions: first establishing a plan and then executing that plan to accomplish the project objective. Describe how the project manager can help these two functions be successful.

Q: Why should feedback be obtained from a project's sponsor?

Q: Give an example of a project and describe when its performing phase is complete?

Q: Describe benefits of including the people that will be involved in performing the project when planning the project.

Q: Describe what each of the following mean in project planning: what, how, who, how long, and how much.

Q: Describe what it means to "plantheworkandthenworktheplan."

Q: Jake, a project manager for XYS Company, is developing the project plan for the implementation of a new technique to reduce the level of carbon dioxide emitted after a manufacturing process. Sara, a project manager for ABG Company, is developing a project plan to survey customers about how they have implemented a new product. Describe the similarities and differences of at least three project constraints that Jake and Sara may face during their projects.

Q: Describe five things that a project manager can do to make sure a customer is satisfied:

Q: The schedule for a project specifies when each task should .

Q: List examples of three projects.

Q: Give an example of a project objective.

Q: Describe a project that could be completed to help repair a city that has been damaged by an earthquake.

Q: Give an example of a project.

Q: Corrective action must be taken for a project whena. actual progress to the planned progress shows the progress is ahead of schedule.b. the technical specifications have been met.c. the actual cost of the activities is less than the funds received for the work completed.d. the actual progress is less than the planned progress.

Q: While performing the work, all the activities in the baseline plan must be performed in accordance toa. what the person responsible for the activity wants.b. lesson learned from prior projects.c. how the sponsor has completed all their projects in the past.d. the project schedule and technical specifications.

Q: Projects documents are organized and archived in thea. initiating phase.b. planning phase.c. performing phase.d. closing phase.

Q: The project plan is executed in thea. initiating phase.b. planning phase.c. performing phase.d. closing phase.

Q: Resources are identified and selected in thea. initiating phase.b. planning phase.c. performing phase.d. closing phase.

Q: Projects are identified and selected in thea. initiating phase.b. planning phase.c. performing phase.d. closing phase.