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From an agile project management perspective, which of these constraints are considered to be fixed?
Resources and schedule
Typically, the senior customer representative is responsible for which of the following project roles?
ensures the needs of the customer's organization are identified and prioritized
Which of the following roles is typically associated with the project manager?
the person assigned by the performing organization to lead the team that is responsible for achieving the project objectives
Typically, a steering team or leadership team is responsible for all of the following project related roles EXCEPT:
providing rigid policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
A project manager in agile projects who serves and leads in a collaborative, facilitation manner is called a:
scrum master
Project failure can result from all of the following causes EXCEPT:
support of senior management
Which of the following actions will likely cause a project to fail?
unclear or conflicting stakeholder expectations
Projects are considered successful for all of the reasons below EXCEPT:
the team has demonstrated heroics to meet project objectives
Achieving project success is determined by all of the following EXCEPT:
involving only important key stakeholders
Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge includes the activities of purchasing or acquiring products, services or results from outside the project team?
Procurement management
Which of the ten knowledge areas defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully?
Project scope management
When applied to project management, the human resource management knowledge area typically involves which of the following activities?
organizing, managing and leading the project team
In the PMBOK, the five logical groupings of the project management inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs are called the:
project management process groups
Which of the following statements regarding project life cycles is most accurate?
Many different project life cycle models are used, for different types of projects.
Which of the following statements correctly describes project management?
Project management applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities.
In an adaptive or change - driven project life cycle:
early results lead into planning later work.
Once projects are completed, they will typically yield all of the following results EXCEPT:
make or buy decisions
Projects often require tradeoffs among all of the following EXCEPT:
programs
All of the following factors have influenced the increased reliance upon project management in recent years EXCEPT:
the decreased demands of ongoing operational work
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ project management?
processing deposits and withdrawals in a bank
Which of the following examples is NOT a typical or appropriate situation to employ project management?
conducting a routine, standard customer service operation
All of the following are advantages associated with assigning both core team members and subject matter experts to the project as soon as possible EXCEPT:
early assignment of SMEs to the project saves money
The process of improving the competencies, team interaction, and the overall team environment to enhance project performance is known as:
Develop project team
All of the following are among the activities a project manager should undertake to develop a highly effective team EXCEPT:
assess sponsor capability
It is argued that project teams progress through five stages of team development. Which of the following sequences best represents this progression?
forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
During which stage of team development do team members attempt to jockey for power, ask many questions and establish dubious goals?
storming
High-performing teams include members who typically hold which of the following values?
a high need for achievement
The personal values of team members on high-performing teams can be enhanced through which of the following team behavior practices?
constant focus on improvement
The personal values of team members on high-performing teams can be enhanced through all of the following beneficial communication practices EXCEPT:
encouragement of personal conflict
All of the following are among the types of capabilities that are useful for project team members EXCEPT:
insensitivity towards others
Assembling the right quantity and variety of skills and experience for the project team can be quite challenging. One strategy is to staff the project with a combination of experienced and less experienced workers. All of the following are benefits associated with this approach EXCEPT:
The project manager can dominate the more junior team members
Which of the following is among the widely accepted project team success factors?
effective communication including performance feedback
All of the following are among the methods project managers can use to develop individual and team capabilities EXCEPT:
utilize coercive powers
Project teams often adopt ground rules to address which of the following relationship topics?
protect confidentiality
Project teams often adopt ground rules to address which of the following process topics?
manage meetings
All of the following are among ground rules that have proven widely useful to project teams EXCEPT:
avoid conflict at all costs
All of the following represent common methods for making decisions on contemporary project teams EXCEPT:
The sponsor is asked to make all of the decisions
Frequently, project managers lack legitimate power based upon position and instead resort to persuading others based upon personal relationships. This type of power is known as:
referent power
Reward power relies upon persuading others based upon giving them some form of reward. It is most appropriately used when:
a team member performs well.
Which of the following styles of handling conflict is most appropriate whenever there is enough time, trust can be established, the issue is important to both sides and buy-in is needed?
collaborating / problem solving
All of the following are among the common task-related sources of project conflict EXCEPT:
personalities
All of the following are among the steps of the negotiation process EXCEPT:
use "good cop / bad cop" technique
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