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Intermediaries are often used to bridge the gap between a project manager and the culture in which they are working. The following are all functions they perform EXCEPT

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Help foreign project team members complete project work as the project manager specifies.

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Sally receives the following information on her project: PV = 100, AC = 75, EV = 100. How well is the project doing in terms of budget?

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25 under budget

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If a construction company in Dallas builds a bridge in Houston, the project would be classified as

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Domestic

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Principled negotiation emphasizes developing win/win solutions while protecting yourself against those who would take advantage of your forthrightness. Which of the following is NOT one of the key points of principled negotiation?

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Be honest and forthright

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The result of team building among the project's participants that states their common goals for the project as well as the procedures that will be used to achieve these goals is a

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Partnering charter

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The second step in the project control process for measuring and evaluating project performance is to

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Measure progress and performance.

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When negotiating, the tendency is to want to win! Why is this not a good approach when managing contracted relationships?

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All of these are reasons a competitive approach to negotiation should not be used when managing contracted relationships

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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of establishing a long-term partnership?

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Risk is eventually transferred to the other party

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When considering principled negotiation, revealing why you are trying to achieve something instead of demanding what you want or need is an example of

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Focus on interests, not positions.

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In this culture, preference is given to friends when hiring, contracting, procuring and sharing business opportunities. Family is also very important and trustworthiness is often gauged by the level of loyalty and attention one devotes to their family.

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Mexican

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Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that cohesion and cooperation are not undermined and the parties involved will be satisfied when the project is complete?

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Fair and incentive-laden contracts

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Needs for a project could include telecommunications, transportation, power, and availability of technically skilled talent. These are examples of which of the following environmental factors?

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Infrastructure

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Successful firms are very careful in selecting the work to be outsourced. If expectations and requirements are fuzzy or open to debate, working together can become very difficult. The following are ways to clarify requirements and procedures EXCEPT

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Make sure communication is well structured and interactions are managed to avoid confusion.

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When someone familiar with each task estimates what percent of the task has been completed or how much of the task remains, they are creating a method for assigning costs to the baseline called the

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Percent complete rule.

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When interacting with the customer, it is important that the project manager

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Speak the language of the customer.

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Ultimate success of the project is determined by

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Whether the customer is happy.

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Culture is a concept that encompasses all of the following EXCEPT

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Economic level.

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Why are extensive training and team building activities important when managing contracted relationships?

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So team members are provided with a theoretical understanding of the barriers to collaboration as well as the skills and procedures to be successful

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A project manager learns that the project is only earning $.90 of planned work for each dollar spent by looking at the

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CPI.

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The following are distinguishing characteristics of retrospectives methodology EXCEPT

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Reviews cannot be linked to percent complete.

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Which of the following methods will measure the cost efficiency of the work accomplished to date?

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EV/AC

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McDonald's is creating a multinational distribution system for all of its foreign and domestic subsidiaries. The project manager is from the corporate headquarters and he manages teams from each of the countries involved. The project would be classified as

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Global

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The earned value system starts with the time-phased costs that provide the project baseline, which is called the

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Planned budgeted value of work scheduled.

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In monitoring project time (schedule) performance, actual performance should be compared to

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Project network schedule derived from the WBS/OBS.

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When you call your Internet provider to solve a technical problem and you end up talking to a technician in India or Romania, you have just experienced

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Outsourcing

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The stages of culture shock include all of the following EXCEPT

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Repatriation.

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Advantages of outsourcing project work may likely include all of the following EXCEPT

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Reduced conflict.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the forms that stress-related culture shock takes?

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Hyperactivity

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The schedule variance for a project is calculated by:

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EV - PV

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Nancy tells her supervisor that as of right now, $1.05 worth of work has been accomplished for each $1 worth of scheduled work. Nancy got this information from viewing the

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SPI

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Which of the following is suggested as the best target for a customer satisfaction ratio?

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1.05

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A guide who leads the project team through an analysis of project activities that went well and of what needs improvement and aids in the development of a follow-up action plan with goals and accountability is a(n)

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Project facilitator.

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As a response to the events of September 11, 2001, the moving of personnel, materials, and equipment across international borders created border congestion with increased costs and time. This was a result of which of the following environmental factors?

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Security

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Project professionals assigned to foreign countries should have a minimal understanding of _________.

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All of these are examples of areas an international project manager should have minimal understanding of before traveling

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Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that cohesion and cooperation are not undermined and the parties involved will be satisfied when the project is complete?

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Fair and incentive-laden contracts

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What does the acronym BATNA stand for?

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Best alternative to a negotiated agreement

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The significance of personal relationships has created a system in which Mexicans are obligated to give preference to relatives and friends when hiring, contracting, procuring, and sharing business opportunities. This is referred to as the __________ system.

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Compadre

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Which of the following is NOT a potential advantage of managing international projects?

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Foreign currency exchange rates

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When you have recovered from your sense of psychological disorientation and begin to function and communicate, you are in which of the following stages of culture shock?

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Adaptation

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A CPI or SPI value less than one indicates that the project is

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Over cost or behind schedule.

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding scope creep?

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It commonly occurs late in projects

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Test 4

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:)

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If you are considering pursuing a career in project management, you should first find out what specific project job opportunities exist ___________.

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Within your company

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A new holistic approach in new commercial product development efforts where the cross-functional team collaborating to develop a new product is compared to rugby, where the whole team tries to go the distance as a unit is known as

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Scrum

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One aspect of project management that is unique is the _________ nature of assignments.

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Temporary

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In pursuing your ambition you should continually be on the lookout for ________.

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A mentor

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Managing the organization project portfolio includes the following key responsibilities EXCEPT

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Balance profit of projects.

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Project ________ varies according to the extent the project scope is known and stable and the technology to be used is known and proven.

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Uncertainty

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When considering traditional versus agile project management, all of the following are part of the traditional project management model EXCEPT

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Continuous design.

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The following are benefits of joining the Project Management Institute EXCEPT

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All of these are benefits of joining the Project Management Institute.

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When considering the agile project management process, at the end of each iteration

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Stakeholders and customers review progress and reevaluate priorities.

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Which model reviews projects over a long horizon and measures the results of major activities taken to support the overall vision, mission, and goals of the organization? This model helps answer two questions: "Did we select the right projects?" and "Did the project contribute to the long-range strategic direction of the firm?"

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Balance scorecard.

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The following are true regarding career paths within project management EXCEPT

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You can likely become a project manager as soon as you graduate from a university.

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Which of the following would be the best way to gain visibility as a skilled project manager?

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Look for opportunities in the community

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The ____________ review process can be defined as a structured process to review, evaluate, and document outcomes in each project phase and to provide management with information to guide resource deployment toward strategic goals.

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Phase gate

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Which of the following is NOT true of a development team using Scrum methodology?

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They have the authority to change features and priorities at the end of each sprint

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Typical activities of project oversight cover which two dimensions?

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Organization and project

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While agile project management does not consist of one set method, most methods are based on similar principles. Which of the following agile project management principles would be described when employing business-driven prioritization of requirements and features to satisfy customer needs?

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Focus on customer value

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Few project managers have received formal training. Typically they have mastered the job through __________, supplemented by occasional workshops on specific project topics such as project scheduling or negotiating contracts.

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On-the-job training

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Scrum relies on three key roles. A person who facilitates the Scrum process and resolves impediments at the team and organizational level is called a

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Scrum master.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the growth levels in the Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3TM)?

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Expanded (expansion of project management system).

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People find that their project management responsibilities ________ as they move up the organization's hierarchy.

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Expand

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The term that can be defined as a set of principles and processes to guide and improve the management of projects is

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Project oversight.

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When possible, you should choose to manage the following projects EXCEPT

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That are run-of-the-mill with low risk.

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_________ represents the amount of work the team commits to complete during the next sprint.

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Sprint backlog

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Many project managers' careers began by

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Volunteering for task forces and small projects within their organization.

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The major goals of phase gating are all of the following EXCEPT

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To provide a detailed investigation of variances.

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Scrum uses a series of coordinated meetings to manage the development process. During which of the following are goals and the general plan for the project established?

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Release planning meeting

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