2016PMP项目管理师考试(英文)模拟试卷(1)

The project manager can enhance project communication and team building by doing all the following except—

As a project communication management process, administrative closeout consists of verifying and documenting project results to formalize acceptance of the project product by the customer. The output generated from administrative closeout activities consists of—

When communicating with an action-oriented person, a project manager should—

The presence of communication barriers is most likely to lead to—

Empathic Listening entails understanding another person’s frame of referenceTo exhibit empathic Listening skills, a project manager should—

A project manager who wants to create a receptive atmosphere for communicating should

Which of the following terms describes the strong pressures within a group to conform to group norms at the expense of critical and innovative thinking?

The tool technique used for communication planning is—

In general, disagreements among stakeholders should be resolvedin

When the project team is not collocated, establishing a way to help team members communicate quickly and frequently is essential. One practical approach is to---

The weatherman predicted there is a 45% chance of rain and a 10% chance that the rain will be accompanied by wind What is the probability that the baseball game will be called due to rain and wind?

While identifying the risks associated with a new project, the PM finds that the vendor feels there is a 15% chance that their employees will go on strike Which would impact the delivery of a critical component of the project? Upper management indicates there is a 25% probability there will be a hiring freeze which will limit the new personnel which can be hired for the team. What is the probability that both risk issues will occur and impact the success of the project?

A situation in which one of two or more risk events will follow an act, but the precise nature of these events may not be known and the probabilities of their occurring cannot be objectively assigned, is the definition of:

A proposed project will have an initial outlay of $1,500. At the end of year one, there is a 0.3 probability of loss and a 0.7 probability of a $2,000 revenue At the end of year two, there is a 0.4 probability of a $200 loss and a 0.6 probability of a $5,000 revenue Assuming an interest rate of 10 percent compounded annually, what is the expected net present value of the project?

Uncertainty is often used in conjunction with the term risk, implying that uncertainty is risk. Uncertainty is an unknown situation, which may result from a lack of information to sufficiently quantify the probability of occurrence of an event and to determine the most likely outcome Therefore, and uncertainty that has a potential for a major impact on a project should be:

Lease and rental of equipment for short periods of time to perform specified project work is a common practice The equipment poses ______ unless the contractor (lessor) ______

It is possible to transfer risk through the use of insurance If the estimated probability of damage occurring to an asset is 2 percent, the insurance cost is $5,000, and the total worth of the asset is $300,000, is it worth insuring the asset?

The term deflection has a number of meanings, but in terms of pure risk mitigation strategies, deflection is accomplished by:

Performance of a contract can bring liabilities other than the stated and implied warranty and guarantee that have implications of risk, but are perhaps not as visible Two of these liabilities are ________ and ________ infringements.

The project manager establishes a risk models that will be used on the Boston project. The risk model shows the risk events and provides the probabilities of occurrence What is missing from this risk design?

The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a method of scheduling projects. In the context of risk, PERT is better than the Critical Path Method because it deals with the _______ associated with ________.

The concept of standard deviation is important in risk analysis since standard deviation measures an estimate’s variability. Therefore, the _______ the standard deviation of an estimate, the _______ its variability and risk.

During the risk analysis process, it is determined that one identified risk event cannot be avoided, mitigated, or insured This risk event is a critical item that could cause the project to fail if it occurs. The best option for the project manager is to:

Bo calls his project team to quantify and assess the risks of their project. The benefits the team will gain from this exercise include all but which of the following?

Sensitivity analysis and brainstorming are two of many different methods to identify risk. What are the advantages of using sensitivity analysis?

The total amount of risk that is calculated for a project is found by:

A project of 2 million has an adverse event that has the probability of 50% of occurrence and a potential loss of $20,000. This represents an expected negative value of:

The assigned values of risk for a project is best accomplished through a structured methodology that ensures all project elements are evaluated The project tool that is best suited for the structured analysis of the project risk is the:

What is the most accurate method of obtaining project information that can reduce the amount of risk?

Contained within the first step of a five step process to determine the risk analysis of the project’s risk events, a process of ________ is performed to see if the risk should be included or excluded as part of the project scope

In a project environment, functional managers are responsible for:

In order to approve a project, management using simple, as well as complex, sophisticated tools to determine how the project fits into it’s strategic plan. When the project selection includes an in-depth analysis, using complex, sophisticated tools, is os considered to be part of what project phase?

On a small project, one of the vendors informs the PM that he will substitute a better quality pipe for the pipe included in the initial plan since the pipe originally quoted is unavailable Due to circumstances, the vendor indicated there would be no additional cost to the project. He also informs the PM that, due to a slight delay in delivery of the pipe, he will work on another task ahead of schedule Where will the PM record these modifications?

Change requests are an integral part of a project, and one of the ways a PM controls scope changes. Change requests are a result of:

To integrate approved scope changes, the PM should begin with:

ABC company commonly used Sum of the Years method to calculate depreciation on assets. They purchased a computer which cost $15,000, knowing they can sell it at the end of three years for $3,000. How much depreciation is taken the third year?

Your company has established a reward and recognition system for its project management professionals. Project cost performance is used as a criterion to determine rewards. What should you do to ensure that rewards reflect actual performance?

The initial cost of your project is $25,000, which will save the company $6,000 per year for the next four years. Using the above table If your company wants a 12% ROI, what is the NPV of the project?

If the project was supposed to have $1.000worth of work accomplished, but only completed $850 worth of work, what is the Scheduled Variance?

In fixed price contract which of the following holds true?

One of the types of cost estimation is Order of Magnitude This estimate

The BCWS=$250, the ACWP=$350, and the BCWP=$200, Calculate the Cost Variance

Which one of the following is NOT a trade-off decision that must be made in the development of the project plan?

Cost controls can be best described by which of the following?

Cost Variance (CV) is which of the following equations?

Which of the following type of contracts is most preferable to the contractor doing the project work?

To assist in budget control, it is suggested that the estimate occur at the _______ level of the WBS.

Which type of project cost estimate is the most accurate?

What is the purpose of the work breakdown structure (WBS)?

When costs increase because of changes in the scope of work, the project is experiencing-

Cost estimating can be best described by which of the following:

A buyer has negotiated a fixed-price incentive contract with the seller. The contract has a target cost of $200,000, a target profit of $30,000,and a target price of $230,000. The buyer has also negotiated a ceiling price of $270,000 and a share ratio of 70/30. If the seller completes the contract with actual costs of $170,000, how much profit will the buyer pay the seller?

Contracts may be written in any form that is understandable and enforceable, so project personnel often attempt to be "creative" in developing the contract's terms and conditions. If all the following options are available, the best course of action to meet the requirements of the project is to-

Three techniques used for procurement planning are-

Which item is not a basic element of a contract?

Which of the following terms represents a contract type category?

When a seller breaches a contract, the buyer cannot receive-

The contracting function in an organization is considered to be decentralized when-

Payment bonds are often required by the contract and require specific actions under the stated conditions. Payment bonds are specifically designed to ensure that the prime contractor provides payment of-

Buyers use a variety of methods to provide incentives to a seller to complete work early or within certain contractually specified time frames. One such incentive is the use of liquidated damages. From the seller's perspective, liquidated damages are what form of incentive?