ch13 Student 1 A project monitoring system involves all of the following except cid 10 cid 10 A Determining what date to collect B Determining how when and who will collect the data C Adjusting the data D Analysis of the data E Reporting current progress 2 Adequate project controls have the advantage s of cid 10 cid 10 A Holding people accountable B Prevents small problems from getting large C Keeping focus D Both A and B are correct E A B and C are all correct 3 A typical project progress report would contain all of the following sections except cid 10 cid 10 4 The first step in the project control process of the measurement and evaluation of project performance is 5 The second step in the project control process of the measurement and evaluation of project performance 6 The third step in the project control process of the measurement and evaluation of project performance is A Progress since last report B Problems and issues since last report C Current status of project D Corrective action planned E All of these are typical sections cid 10 to cid 10 A Set a baseline plan B Determine the project objectives C Determine the project deliverables D Analyze the project budget E Review the project priority matrix cid 10 is to cid 10 A Review the baseline plan with top management B Analyze inputs to control system C Compare plan against actual D Measure progress and performance E Review spending with team members cid 10 to cid 10 A Review the baseline plan with top management B Analyze inputs to the control system C Compare the plan against actual performance D Measure both progress and performance E Review spending with team members cid 10 to cid 10 A Take appropriate action B Prepare a report to top management C Follow up on corrective action D Measure progress and performance E Review spending with team members 7 The last step in the project control process of the measurement and evaluation of project performance is 8 In monitoring project time schedule performance actual performance should be compared to cid 10 A Budgets for the current year B Top management s targets C Project network schedule derived from the WBS OBS D Progress on similar past projects E Previous status reports cid 10 9 A typical tool used to communicate project status is a cid 10 cid 10 10 A tool used to monitor past project schedule performance current performance and to estimate future A Project network diagram B Gantt Chart C A PERT chart D Both A and B are correct E A B and C are all correct schedule trends is a simple line chart known as a cid 10 A Project schedule control chart B Gantt chart C PERT chart D Network diagram E Milestone chart cid 10 11 An Earned Value System used to monitor project progress includes comparison of cid 10 cid 10 A Actual costs versus budget B Schedule progress versus plan C Quality progress versus plan D Both A and B are correct E A B and C are all correct 12 The earned value of a project is the cid 10 cid 10 A Project cost to date adjusted for project scope changes B Total project cost to date C Cost incurred minus the planned cost D Percent of the original budget that has been earned by actual work E None of these are correct 13 The cost variance for a project is calculated by cid 10 cid 10 A EV AC B AC SV C PV EV D CU EV E EU PV A EV AC B AC SV C PV EV D CU EV E EV PV 14 The schedule variance for a project is calculated by cid 10 cid 10 15 Baseline project budgets are derived from cid 10 A The organization s overall budget B Time phasing the work packages C Top management directions D Both A and C are correct E A B and C are all correct cid 10 16 Of the following costs which are not included in baseline cid 10 cid 10 17 The method most frequently used in measuring project progress is the cid 10 cid 10 A Materials B Equipment C Labor D A and C but not B E All of these are usually included A 0 100 percent rule B 75 25 percent rule C 50 50 percent rule D 25 75 percent rule E Percent complete rule cid 10 schedule system cid 10 A BAC EAC and ETC B VAC EAC and BAC C CV SU and BAC D PV EV and AC E TCPI EV and PV cid 10 project will be at completion cid 10 A BAC B EAC C ETC D VAC E TCPI A SV CV B EV PV C EV AC D AC SV E AC CV cid 10 date cid 10 A SV CV B EV PV C EV AC D AC SV E AC CV 18 Generally the method for measuring accomplishments centers on comparing cid 10 cid 10 A Earned value with the expected schedule value B Earned value with the actual costs C Actual costs with budgeted costs D Both A and B are correct E A B and C are all correct 19 Which of the following are required to assess the current status of a project using the earned value cost 20 Which of the following methods of variance analysis is the best indicator of how far off the budget a 21 Which of the following methods will measure the cost efficiency of the work accomplished to date cid 10 cid 10 22 Which of the following methods will measure the scheduling efficiency of the work accomplished to 23 An index value less than one indicates that the project is cid 10 cid 10 A Under cost or behind schedule B Over cost or ahead of schedule C Under cost or ahead of schedule D Over cost or behind schedule E On cost or on schedule cid 10 24 Scope creep affects cid 10 A The organization B The project team C The project suppliers D Both A and B are correct E A B and C are all correct A Project erosion B Scope creep C Specification adjustments D Specification refinements E Continuous improvements cid 10 cid 10 which of the following cid 10 A EV BAC B EV PV BAC C AC EAC D EV AC BAC E EV PV EAC which of the following cid 10 A EV BAC B EV PV BAC C AC EAC D EV AC BAC E EV PV EAC A VAC EV PV AC B BAC EV EV AC C PV AC VAC EV D EV AC BAC EV E BAC EV BAC AC A VAC EV PV AC B BAC EV EV AC C PV AC VAC EV D EV AC BAC EV E BAC EV BAC AC 25 Small refinements that eventually build to be major changes are known as cid 10 cid 10 26 The percent complete index that looks at percent complete in terms of budgeted amounts is …