1. Which of the following is a tool for forecasting project performance?
  a. Earned Value Reporting.    

  b. Project Status Reporting. 

  c. Project Status Reviews.    d. Project Scheduling Networks. 
  e. Critical Path Scheduling.
2. Which of the following is achieved through effective project management?

  a. Promised functionality. 

   b. Reduced planning time. 
  c. Resource leveled scheduling.   d. a and c 
  e. all of the above  
3. Which of the following is a principle cause of project failure?
  a. Lack of management support..

  b. Insufficient resources. 

  c. Insufficient planning.  

  d. Insufficient budgeting.
  e. Unclear requirements.
4. Which of the following statements best characterize an effective project manager?
  a. The Project Manager has effective communication skills.
  b. The Project Manager is technically competent in resolving the specified requirements.
  c. The Project Manager is an effective scheduler.
  d. The Project Manager has excellent visionary skills.
  e. b and c.
5. Project managers tend to have more ______________ .
  a. technical skills than administrative skills 

  b. technical skills than inter-personal skills 

  c. inter-personal skills than technical skills 
  d. functional competence than the project team members 
  e. control over project teams 
6. Once project schedule delays occur __________ .
  a. it is impossible to recover the scheduled time and still satisfy the project requirements

  b. it is only possible to recover the scheduled time by adding resources 

  c. it is only possible to recover the scheduled time by increasing the budget 
  d. it is only possible to deliver the promised requirements by redefining the project 
  e. the Project Plan must be restated to reflect the anticipated completion schedule 
7. What is the purpose of a Work Breakdown Structure?

  a. Defining the units of work. 
  b. Assigning responsibility to perform the work. 
  c. Budgeting the funds for completion of the project. 
  d. Defining the quality specifications for the project. 
  e. a and c

8. Which of the following reports the status of a schedule?

  a. The Critical Path. 

  b. The Schedule Performance Index.

  c. The Project Plan. 

  d. The Management Plan. 
  e. The Project Office. 
  9. Which of the following represents the lowest project completion risk?
  a. Assigning the most technically qualified person to lead the project. 
  b. Assuring that a sufficient reserve is allocated for the project. 
  c. Sub-contracting the project effort.
  d. Forming a project office exclusively for managing the project. 
  e. b and d 
  10. The role of the functional manager, or resource manager in a project environment is to _____________ .
  a.  maintain technical competencies for project assignments 
  b.  determine completion dates for the project assignments 
  c.  define the quality specification for the project 

  d.  coordinate the staffing assignments 
  e.  a and d