Chapter 11

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1) Traditional, highly structured approaches to planning and managing projects are recognized as being less effective for ________ than Agile Project Management. A) construction projects B) software development C) wedding planning D) university baccalaureate degrees
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Answer: B
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2) Which adjective is most appropriate for Agile Project Management? A) Iterative B) Sequential C) Linear D) Hirsute
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Answer: A
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3) Agile Project Management is well-suited for instances where A) Customer needs are well-defined. B) Time constraints exist. C) Customer needs change quickly. D) Budget constraints exist.
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Answer:A
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4) The waterfall project development process is well-suited for instances where: A) Requirements are allowed to float throughout the duration of the project. B) Customer needs change quickly. C) Time constraints exist. D) Budget constraints exist.
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Answer: C
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5) The sprint portion of the Agile Project Management process is targeted to last: A) 10 plus or minus 2 weeks. B) 7 plus or minus 1.5 weeks. C) 5 plus or minus 1.5 weeks. D) 2.5 plus or minus 1.5 weeks.
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Answer: D
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6) The customers articulate the necessary features of a software project through: A) Stories. B) Tasks. C) Requests for proposal. D) Bid rigging.
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Answer: A
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7) In Agile Project Management, the term "scrum" refers to: A) A period of enforced chaos. B) A meeting. C) The time when code is actually being written. D) Disagreements between the customer and the project team.
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Answer: B
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8) In Agile Project Management, a sprint backlog is essentially a: A) Period of time. B) Punch list. C) Forecast. D) Meeting.
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Answer: B
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9) Which of these numerical (quantity) comparisons is CORRECT? A) Scrum meeting > Sprint B) Scrum master > Development team C) Sprint time box > Project duration D) Daily scrum duration < Development work duration
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Answer: C
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10) Agile project management features a logical series of steps that occur sequentially, each one is begun only when its predecessor is complete.
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Answer: FALSE
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11) Agile project management is well-suited for the case where requirements change in the middle of project development.
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Answer: TRUE
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19) All of these happen during the sprint phase EXCEPT: A) Technical issues are forwarded to the product owner. B) Scope clarification. C) Sprint goal modification. D) Scope renegotiation.
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Answer: C
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20) A product backlog: A) Shows remaining work in the sprint backlog. B) Is controlled by the customer. C) Shows what has been ordered to complete the project but not yet received from suppliers. D) Is a constantly evolving list.
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Answer: D
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21) Which of these is a drawback for Agile Project Management? A) Final outcomes are well-defined since Agile requirements are clearly articulated at the start of the design phase. B) The users of the project deliverable tend to be uninformed as to project status until the delivery phase once the initial bid process has ended. C) The project team will be unsure the deliverable works since testing is delayed to the very end of the project. D) The frequent rescoping of a predictable project becomes wasted expense as it won't deliver added benefits.
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Answer: D
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22) Which of these is a drawback for Agile Project Management? A) Final outcomes are well-defined since Agile requirements are clearly articulated at the start of the design phase. B) The users of the project deliverable tend to be uninformed as to project status until the delivery phase once the initial bid process has ended. C) The project team will be unsure the deliverable works since testing is delayed to the very end of the project. D) The frequent rescoping of a predictable project becomes wasted expense as it won't deliver added benefits.
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Answer: D
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23) Which of these is difficult when Agile Project Management is used? A) Fixed-price contracts between customers and the project organization B) Altering or updating the project requirements C) Knowing for certain that the software is working as you progress through the project D) The frequent rescoping of a predictable project becomes wasted expense as it won't deliver added benefits.
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Answer: A
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24) Wayne and Garth are engaged in XP and are constantly streamlining the design and improving the code. In XP terminology, they are engaged in: A) Scrumming. B) Refactoring. C) Sprinting. D) Time boxing.
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Answer: B
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25) Wayne and Garth are engaged in XP and are writing code while sitting at one terminal. In XP terminology, they are engaged in: A) Scrumming. B) Refactoring. C) Pair programming. D) Time boxing.
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Answer: C
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26) A key element of extreme programming is: A) Frequent communication among programmers, but infrequent communication with the customer. B) Understanding the problem completely before coding begins. C) A hierarchical management structure. D) Avoidance of programming features until they are actually needed.
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Answer: C
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27) A scrum is one iteration of the Agile planning and executing cycle, that is, the actual "work" being done.
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Answer: FALSE
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28) A product backlog is the final list of what is needed to complete the project.
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Answer: FALSE
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29) The one element that Agile shares with traditional project management in a software development environment is that all testing is done at the very end of the project.
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Answer: FALSE
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30) The one element that Agile shares with traditional project management in a software development environment is that all testing is done at the very end of the project.
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Answer: FALSE
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31) Refactoring is the continuous process of streamlining the design and improving code; not waiting until final testing to edit and fix code for a software project.
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Answer: TRUE
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32) Extreme programming advocates a large development staff, several times the number of programmers than would appear in a traditional software project, since the objective is to deliver the project quickly.
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Answer: FALSE
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33) The first step in TOC methodology is to: A) Identify the constraint. B) Exploit the constraint. C) Subordinate the system to the constraint. D) Elevate the constraint.
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Answer: A
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34) ABC project organization has one workstation that is capable of generating the drawings that their clients study before accepting ABC's bid. ABC is currently in the midst of three proposal projects and knows which proposed project will be most profitable and which will be least profitable. The workstation is scheduled so that the most profitable project's work is done first and the least profitable project work is done last. This is an example of: A) Identifying a constraint. B) Exploiting a constraint. C) Elevating a constraint. D) Subordinating a system.
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Answer: B
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35) XYZ project organization has one workstation that is capable of generating the drawings that their clients study before accepting XYZ's bid. XYZ is currently in the midst of three proposal projects and knows exactly when it will need to use the workstation. All other work to be done, both before and after the workstation is used, is scheduled such that it flows to the workstation and keeps it busy. Resources used after this step are less critical; so while the subsequent work and resources are important, they aren't viewed with the same reverence as the workstation. This is an example of: A) Identifying a constraint. B) Elevating a constraint. C) Subordinating a system. D) Exploiting a constraint.
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Answer: C
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36) Keith welds a one-fourth-inch diameter ball bearing and a three-eighths-inch diameter ball bearing on each end of an eighth-inch diameter cylinder. Sure, the work is tedious, but he knows he's doing his part keeping this country running and lining his employer's pockets with sweet cash. His employer hopes to speed up this activity by hiring another skilled worker, and in doing so will: A) Subordinate the rest of the system. B) Identify the constraint. C) Exploit the constraint. D) Elevate the system constraint.
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Answer: D
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37) The Central Limit Theorem says that if a number of probability distributions are summed: A) The standard deviation of the sum equals the sum of the standard deviations. B) The variance of the sum equals the sum of the variances. C) The standard deviation of the sum is greater than the sum of the standard deviations. D) The variance of the sum is less than the sum of the variances.
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Answer: B
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38) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall variance of the project? Activity Predecessor Length Variance A -- 10 4 B A 12 3 C B 16 5 D C 14 6 A) 4.24 B) 8.41 C) 18 D) 24
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Answer: C
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39) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall standard deviation of the project? Activity Predecessor Length Variance A -- 10 4 B A 12 3 C B 16 5 D C 14 6 A) 24 B) 18 C) 8.41 D) 4.24
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Answer: D
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40) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall variance of the project? Activity Predecessor Length Standard Deviation A -- 10 2 B A 12 1 C B 16 2 D C 14 3 A) 18 B) 8 C) 2.82 D) 5.56
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Answer: A
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41) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall standard deviation of the project? Activity Predecessor Length Standard Deviation A -- 10 2 B A 12 1 C B 16 2 D C 14 3 A) 8.00 B) 4.24 C) 2.82 D) 5.56
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Answer: B
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42) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall variance of the project's duration? Activity Predecessor Length Standard Deviation A -- 10 2 B A 12 3 C A 16 2 D B, C 14 3 A) 13 B) 17 C) 26 D) 35
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Answer: B
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43) A project consists of four activities with information as shown in the table. What is the overall standard deviation of the project's duration? Activity Predecessor Length Standard Deviation A -- 10 2 B A 12 3 C A 16 2 D B, C 14 3 A) 6.2 B) 4.1 C) 2.8 D) 5.1
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Answer: B
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44) Which statement about critical chain methodology is BEST? A) Activity durations estimated at a 50% level of successful completion are shorter than those estimated at a 90% level of successful completion. B) Aggregated activity durations at a 90% level of successful completion are shorter than aggregated activity durations at a 50% level of successful completion. C) The total safety buffer for aggregated activity durations is smaller than the sum of safety buffers for individual activity durations at any likely level estimate. D) None of these statements is correct.
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Answer: C
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45) Which of the following statements about CCPM activity networks is CORRECT? A) Project workers are more likely to meet a deadline for their activity than miss it. B) There are no milestones in the CCPM activity network. C) Project workers are more likely to miss a deadline for their activity than meet it. D) There is no project delivery deadline in the CCPM activity network.
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Answer: B
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46) An important departure from traditional project management is that critical chain project management logic: A) Changes from a late finish to an early start approach. B) Factors in the effects of resource contention. C) Adjusts expected activity durations to reflect a 95% probability of completion on time. D) Creates a separate safety margin for each activity in the project.
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Answer: B
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47) Which statement about critical chain project management is BEST? A) CCPM is a complete solution to current project management scheduling needs. B) In a multi-project environment where resources are shared, it is impossible to avoid multitasking. C) There is substantial large-scale empirical research that confirms the efficacy of CCPM. D) Lack of milestones within CCPM make coordination with external suppliers and subcontractors much easier.
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Answer: B
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A scrum master is the person in charge of the group, and assigns tasks to individuals..
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FALSE
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Instead of using earned vale analysis and gantt charts to track progress. scrum uses...
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Burndown chart
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Slack is a communication software that allows members to directly message others in teams
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TRUE
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Kanban is a type of traditional project management method
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FALSE
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An advantage of agile management is late detection of defects
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FALSE
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which of these is not part of the agile manifesto
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Customer collaboration over contract negotiations
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what is amanda martins position
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Program manager
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This is a project management tool that helps organize and track progress of a product using notecards and project boards
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Trello
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which of these project network rules is false
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Conditional statements are allowed
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the term scared cow refers to a project considered to be immune from critical
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TRUE
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A project is over cost or budget if the CPI = 1 to 2
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FALSE
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A group of experts who review a project proposal by pointing out tis flaws and weaknesses is called..
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Murder project team
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All of these are preferred in the Agile Manifesto expect
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Process and Tools
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The final review of the product with the product owner is called the
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Sprint review
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Scrum is known to be one of the best Agile development practices today. A crucial leader in scrum is the scrum master. The duties of a scrum master include
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Setting up meetings, monitoring work, and facilitating release planning
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Which of the following corporations founded "Kanban"
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Toyota
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the following is a good example of the use of "kanban"
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Sushi ordering menu
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The lego simulation we did in class was an example of
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scrum
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Sandra mentioned the most important quality in project management is to be..
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Kind
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On the first day of the lego simulation we used___ to organize the tasks
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swimlanes
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on a trello card, you can do all of the following except?
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Automatic forward and backward pass calculations
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what is the tool that allows teams to rank the importance of stakeholders and cost information about them
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stakeholder register
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students who attended MGMT 4060 have meet the education requirements certification?
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CAPM