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Project Management Skills Assessment - Answers

The document contains a skills assessment test with 10 multiple choice questions related to project management topics like critical path, resource leveling, schedule variance, and scope change impact analysis. It asks the test taker to identify key project management terms and concepts and select the best answer from the options provided for each question.

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Project Management Skills Assessment - Answers

The document contains a skills assessment test with 10 multiple choice questions related to project management topics like critical path, resource leveling, schedule variance, and scope change impact analysis. It asks the test taker to identify key project management terms and concepts and select the best answer from the options provided for each question.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS ASSESSMENT

Name: Position: Project: Date:

Question 1: If activity A has 3 days of float, will reducing its duration reduces project duration? Why? Answer: The project duration will only be reduced if we reduced the duration of (Zero or negative days of float) tasks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Question 2: Which of the following represents the most important criterion when making a selection for a project manager for a project with a large scale in a technical industry? A. B. C. D. E. Specific Technical Specialization Expertise and Qualifications in Relevant Industrial Field Financial Management Experience. Communication and Integration Skills Industry and Business Experience. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 3: Consider the following situation: A scope change as requested by a client after acceptance of the design has potential impact on several components of the project. What should you as the Project Manager do first in this situation? A. B. C. D. E. Convince the client to consider the request only upon completion of the original project Make the change if it is critical, regardless of its cost and impact, and inform the change control board. Convince the Client to Postpone the Change Estimate the Impact to the Cost and Schedule and the Approval before Proceeding Perform a detailed analysis of the impact on the Cost and Schedule, and Call a Project Team Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 4 Which of the following represents the best way to organize project activities for scheduling? A. By the Critical Path

B. C. D. E.

By the Task Start Date By the Date of Commencement of Project By Work Breakdown Structure By the Responsible Organization ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 5 Which of the following describes Fast Tracking? A. B. C. D. E. Circumventing loop holes Developing workarounds for previous problems Increased Project Risk Getting People to Work Longer Hours in Overtime Meeting Schedule Objectives by Adding Resources ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 6 Consider the following situation: The customer was given a monthly report that indicates zero schedule variance. One of the teams members are aware of at least one milestone that has not been achieved. This missed milestone will result in an overall delay in the project. Which of the following items were not reported on adequately? A. B. C. D. E. Critical Path Status Risk Analysis Communication Plan Variance Resource Management Plan All of the Above ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 7 Which of the following represents a consequence to the project in the event of a resource being added to the project team during execution? A. B. C. D. Shorter Project Completion Schedule An Indeterminable Effect A requirement for a Scope Change An Increase in Project Quality ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 8 Which of the following terms is used to refer to the adjustment of task schedules to result in more effective human resource deployment? A. Resource Fast Tracking B. Resource Planning C. Resource Leveling

D. Resource Crashing E. Resource Loading ---------------------------------------------------------------------Question 9 Which of the following statements describes the result of resource leveling? A. B. C. D. E. Push out the end date of the project. Increase total costs for the project. Require more resources. Require fewer resources. All of the above. ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Question 10 You have been recently assigned to provide an accurate project schedule for constructing a new 50-story building in Amman, Jordan. You are evaluating the network diagram for the construction project, and are in the process of identifying the critical path of the project. Based on the following diagram, which path is the critical path?

A. B. C. D. E.

[ A-B-E-FD-G] [ A-B-D-G] [ A-E-F-D-G] [A-C-D-G] [ A-E-F-G]

Thank You

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